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    Concerns over Eskom's alleged street light switch-off in Gauteng

    Street lights Street light poles streets Johannesburg. A World Class African City™
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    Have you ever been to an airshow?

    Not sure. It's from a tribute article to him: https://www.flightlineweekly.com/post/glen-warden-tribute-to-an-aviation-legend His wife died tragically not too long before in the infamous dual albatross CFIT incident.
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    Have you ever been to an airshow?

    Nice! Was always good to see Glen Warden in the mirage III. I remember at Swartkop one year when he departed he did a full burner unrestricted climb to 30000 and stayed on comms throughout. He was up there in no time, leveled off and then said he'd be on the apron in Hoedspruit in 15 mins...
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    Concerns over Eskom's alleged street light switch-off in Gauteng

    Sounds to me like the residents... ...are being kept in the dark.
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    From world-class to collapse in 15 years

    But, but... ke nako?
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    SA Police firearms used in crime in South Africa

    Ramashockface dot jpeg.
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    Have you ever been to an airshow?

    A very notable one was 2002 IIRC? The B-1B year. Badly sunburned and hoarse from cheering at the sky. :)
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    Have you ever been to an airshow?

    Could swear I heard Harvards off in the distance somewhere last week. Now I know I wasn't going nuts. Must have been practicing.
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    Have you ever been to an airshow?

    I would always go to the AAD shows and Air Museum ones but not so much in the last few years with our declining airforce and planes like the Aerosud Mirage F1 and the black Mirage III no longer featuring, along with the Hawker Hunter and Blackburn Buccaneer. IIRC the Swartkop show was this past...
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    Solar generation in rain/cloudy conditions

    Got probably juuust enough rain here to pull that off and not leave dust spots. Looks like I can breathe easy this weekend and leave the ladder in the garage for now.
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    Solar generation in rain/cloudy conditions

    It is quite a shocker for us here in winter to see a distinction beween the brown muck below the horizon and the brown muck above it.
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    Solar generation in rain/cloudy conditions

    Crisp air and good AQI for a change means good solar efficiency today. Long may it last.
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    Full-blown war against foreigners in South Africa

    Locals ubuntu-ing hard as always...
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