June 12, 2015

Now boarding, Flight 9¾ to Hogwarts…

Severus Snape checking in passengers at Laguardia? What’s going on here?   Well, it’s actually not the Potions Master of Hogwarts, played in the movies by Alan Rickman. It’s David Dolci, an American Airlines gate agent. After several years of…

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Boeing: 38,000 new planes needed in next 20 years

Boeing’s 7500th 737 leaves the assembly plant. Boeing expects many more. Boeing Corp. photo   Boeing predicts the world’s airliner fleet will double over the next 20 years, from about 21,600 now to 43,560—and between growth and…

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Gasoline Alley: Rides from 1931 – 1945

Our visit to Gasoline Alley in Calgary continues.  We’ve previously looked at the museum’s collection of  antique gasoline pumps ,  vehicles from 1907 – 1917 and 1918 – 1928 .  We continue with the last of the vehicles, my…

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Now boarding, Flight 9¾ to Hogwarts…

Severus Snape checking in passengers at Laguardia? What’s going on here?   Well, it’s actually not the Potions Master of Hogwarts, played in the movies by Alan Rickman. It’s David Dolci, an American Airlines gate agent. After several years of…

Read More

Gasoline Alley: Rides from 1931 – 1945

Our visit to Gasoline Alley in Calgary continues.  We’ve previously looked at the museum’s collection of  antique gasoline pumps ,  vehicles from 1907 – 1917 and 1918 – 1928 .  We continue with the last of the vehicles, my…

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