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    After reading that item I immediately took out a...

    After reading that item I immediately took out a two-year FCM, Eric.
    And I echo Scott's words....thank you for your dedication and hard work.
    I've been a member of Flightsim/Trainsim for over 20...
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    Cool! :) Tuscan Red works here without a...

    Cool! :)
    Tuscan Red works here without a problem. (Chosen because that was the NSW trains' livery back in the 1960s).
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    @VERN: Over the years the only mods which I have...

    @VERN:
    Over the years the only mods which I have kept (I've tried dozens) fall into these categories - Weapons (and only ballistic...I don't use sci-fi weaponry); Environment (a greener world and...
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    Well, to be honest, Mike....I've become bored...

    Well, to be honest, Mike....I've become bored with it.
    As I said earlier, for me it is just another chapter of SE4.
    But I'm bound to get back to it at some point but it won't become a regular game.
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    It has this tendency to suck you in.....well,...

    It has this tendency to suck you in.....well, maybe not everyone, but I certainly do. :)
    No mods at all, Vern?
    Wow! June 2019 was the first - and last - time I played FO4 without mods.
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    Although she is some 15,000 kms away from...

    Although she is some 15,000 kms away from Wisconsin, my daughter (42) has followed the Packers since 1998, the year she finished college and became an18-year old adult......or so she thought she was...
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    Thanks for that, Mike. As it's free I may just...

    Thanks for that, Mike.
    As it's free I may just give it a try.
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    Installed and into the first mission in the...

    Installed and into the first mission in the Campaign (solo player....no multiplayer for me).
    Having played SE4 you'll be at home with the controls - they are the same.

    Initial impression is that...
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    :D Yeah....they are bots but I gather from what...

    :D
    Yeah....they are bots but I gather from what you say that you don't need to manage them if you don't want to.
    Sounds like how I felt about a job once. :D


    Hmmm. May be of interest, then....
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    Are you playing completely alone or are you also...

    Are you playing completely alone or are you also managing an AI squad?
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    Mike.....just noticed that Sniper Elite 5 is 50%...

    Mike.....just noticed that Sniper Elite 5 is 50% off.
    Have bought it and will download/install overnight.
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    Back in the 1970s a young probationary cop I knew...

    Back in the 1970s a young probationary cop I knew (from the small country town I lived in) was finishing his training in Sydney and was asked where he would like to be stationed for his initial...
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    Another Aussie-ism, Mike. :) Means the same as...

    Another Aussie-ism, Mike. :)
    Means the same as "beyond the black stump", "back of beyond", "out to buggery", etcetera. :D
    Did you click on the link? You'll see that it's all of those sayings!
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    Yes, most certainly......and other ore such as...

    Yes, most certainly......and other ore such as tin. It's Australia's oldest mining town.
    BHP (Broken Hill Proprietary Limited) - a huge corporation now known as BHP-Billiton - takes its name from...
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    Did you know Silver City Airways was originally...

    Did you know Silver City Airways was originally set up and owned by an Aussie company!?
    The term "Silver City" was often used back then as a colloquial reference to Broken Hill, in NSW, because of...
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    Shame on you, Mike! It was, of course, Sir...

    Shame on you, Mike!
    It was, of course, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith.......not some bloody Yank! :D

    Serious question.....was the Hermes an Imperial Airways unit or......?
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    Well, my stand-out flight was in 1953, from...

    Well, my stand-out flight was in 1953, from Sydney to Auckland and return, in a Short Solent flying boat operated by TEAL.
    So there! :D

    Note that there are very few still alive today who can say...
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    Although I've never flown on many* of those...

    Although I've never flown on many* of those you've mentioned, I do come from the same era and have the same opinion as you regarding modern stuff.
    A far cry from the days when I created so many...
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    Yeah.....I think I watched the same video, Mike....

    Yeah.....I think I watched the same video, Mike.
    Trouble for me is that's its an MMO, and that turns me off.
    I gave up taking orders from people when I retired! :D
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    It's the mods which have done the job of...

    It's the mods which have done the job of maintaining my interest over the past 4 years, Vern.

    I played the vanilla game on every level, from Easy through Survival, then played through the DLC...
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    Agreed. I don't like games which have "Make it...

    Agreed.
    I don't like games which have "Make it to here and you can Save!" as the method.

    Quick saves are the way to go, as a minimum: each save does so on top of the previous save. No...
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    I have never seen the movie but did read the...

    I have never seen the movie but did read the book, upon which the movie is based. Excellent story. I must see if the movie's available as a DVD.
    EDIT: Yes, it is. Just checked. :)


    Yep....one of...
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    HAAAAAA! ;) Good one, Mike! :D

    HAAAAAA! ;)

    Good one, Mike! :D
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    Yeah, it is what it is, that's for sure. I've...

    Yeah, it is what it is, that's for sure.
    I've done quite a few videos over the years for YT, both with and without commentary, and not once have I ever considered sticking my ugly mug in as a...
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    That's strange....so have I. :confused: Dunno...

    That's strange....so have I. :confused:
    Dunno why, but I just become bored with what I'm playing, go to some other game, get bored, switch off and read a book!

    I am awaiting the release of two...
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