Interesting places / pictures

[Mud Dog]

A village in Afghanistan, hewn out of the rock.

[Family_Dog]

Cool!


-F_D

[OOOOMS]

Amazing and no foundation required :wink2:

[Mud Dog]

Low maintenance as well!

[Mud Dog]

The Worst Beach in the World ......

Maho Beach is a beach situated in St Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles, on the Dutch side of the island. The location is known worldwide because of the Princess Juliana International Airport that is situated immediately adjacent to the beach.

Incoming air traffic is known to have to touch down as close as possible to the beginning of runway 10 due to the short runway length of 2,180 metres/7,152 ft, resulting in low-flying aircraft on their final approach over the beach. Due to these low flying airplanes (including large passenger airliners such as the Boeing 747), the location is very popular with plane spotters.

People standing on the beach may also be blown into the water because of the jet blast from aircraft taking off from runway 10. The beach can also experience large waves which makes it popular with windsurfers and skimboarders. The local government warns that closely approaching and departing aircraft can “result in serious injury and/or death.” An additional fence has been added recently behind runway 10 to prevent irresponsible tourists from hanging on to the main fence surrounding the runway to be “blasted” by the aircraft engines’ flow.

As of 2008, it is one of the few places in the world where one can view aircraft in their flightpath virtually just outside the end of the runway. Watching airplanes over the beach is such a popular activity that daily arrivals and departures airline timetables are displayed on a board in most bars and restaurants on the beach, and the Sunset Beach Bar and Grill has a speaker on its outside deck that broadcasts the radio transmissions between pilots and the airport’s control tower. Sign warning passers-by about the risks of jet blast.

The beach itself is white sand and has little to no vegetation because of the jet blast erosion. The Caravanserai Resort, the popular Sunset Beach Bar and other restaurants/night clubs such as Bamboo Bernies and Bliss are located nearby.

On October 16, 2008, the Maho area of St. Maarten suffered a direct hit from Hurricane Omar and destroyed the Sunset Bar and Grill while also destroying Bamboo Bernies and Bliss. As of November 2009, Sunset Beach Bar and Grill and Bliss have both re-opened. Omar reduced the beach to boulders, and damaged the nearby Royal Islander Club La Plage which re-opened February 14, 2009.

Runway 10/28 was originally runway 09/27 which was changed as a result of geomagnetic alterations since the original construction. This change occurred on November 1, 2008.

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[CasKru]

I'm guessing the occupants of those first set of pics get rocked to sleep every-night

Cool pics

[Mud Dog]

I'm guessing the occupants of those first set of pics get rocked to sleep every-night

Cool pics

Modern day Flintstones.

[Mud Dog]

Gibraltar's Airport runway and vehicular traffic crossings are at the same level!!!

"Never run a red light!"

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[warthog]

Thanks M_D, that is very cool.

[Mud Dog]

Some 'unusual' water crossings .....

[OOOOMS]

Not sure if I would try that......

[Mud Dog]

Some more interesting / strange dwellings .......


Sjoe! Dunno if I would trust those two little pillars at the bottom!

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Most people use trees for a wind-break!

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Imagine the panic if you hear a branch cracking!

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Wonder how they got that car into there ....

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Simply .... YOH!

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[Mud Dog]

Tree below and flowers above.... SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST WEIRD!

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Not during hurricane season, thanks!

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Got a dampness problem at home?

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Yeah! Why not just use an old derelict bridge!

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Hmmmm .... might want to speak to Al Gore about global warming!

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[4x4Maniac]

Is it just me or is te blonde on the 7th last photo topless!!! Bwhaha!

[Mud Dog]

Sheesh Werner! Your eyes are sharper than mine, that's so small ...... but it makes me wonder why you were looking there!
Anyway, I went back and asked her to cover up for the forum's sake.

[Thunder02]

Really cool pics Andy

[4x4Maniac]

Sheesh Werner! Your eyes are sharper than mine, that's so small ...... but it makes me wonder why you were looking there!
Anyway, I went back and asked her to cover up for the forum's sake.

Hehe, I have a keen eye for the detail...

[Mud Dog]

Had some storm activity here last night ......

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[MOFASA]

WOW cool pic of the lightning....

[Mud Dog]

Here's a couple more .......

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[Bos Vark]

weet dit is nie n foto nie, raak is intresting.

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[Family_Dog]

Thank you Bosvark, tonight I will be tying myself down in my bed and I ain't a-movin' for nothin'!!!!!


Afraid of heights? Me? Nope, I'm terrified, and now even more so! What person in his right mind would "walk" that "trail"?

F_D retires now to his kennel...


-F_D

[Mud Dog]

weet dit is nie n foto nie, raak is intresting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDhRvvs5Xw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Definitely not for the faint hearted or those with a fear of heights.

[Donkey]

WOW! Thanks for the interesting pics oom Andy

[Mud Dog]

This is interesting to watch ....


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[CasKru]

Interesting... also interesting to me is if you look at the guys face, he looks like someone that is hanging upside down here on Earth with where the blood then rushes to your head.

[Mud Dog]

Also interesting to watch ...... http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014 ... ow/100752/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Obelix and Dogmatix]

AWESOME, really makes one think about where we come from!!! :!: :!: :!:

[Mud Dog]

AWESOME, really makes one think about where we come from!!! :!: :!: :!:

Do you mean what we've done in recent history or where we come from (as in human origins)?

If you're interested in the history of the human race, there's tons of reading material on the matter with some very varied viewpoints - most suggest that the earth was inhabited by technologically sophisticated life long, long before biblical times. Being of Christian faith I battle to get my head around some of these theories, but also having an open mind (or at least I think so), I also take cognisance of what the Old Testament does NOT say. For example it doesn't say that Only Adam and Eve were created, in fact they were NOT the only ones, because when Cain was cast out of Eden he went off and "found himself a wife in the Land of Nod". Also, to God "a day is as a year and a year is as a day" - i.e. He does not work within the restrictions of time, so when we find ancient fossilized human remains that precede the biblical era as we perceive it, to me it doesn't mean that either the science is wrong or the Bible is wrong - both could be right.

[Obelix and Dogmatix]

AWESOME, really makes one think about where we come from!!! :!: :!: :!:

Do you mean what we've done in recent history or where we come from (as in human origins)?

If you're interested in the history of the human race, there's tons of reading material on the matter with some very varied viewpoints - most suggest that the earth was inhabited by technologically sophisticated life long, long before biblical times. Being of Christian faith I battle to get my head around some of these theories, but also having an open mind (or at least I think so), I also take cognisance of what the Old Testament does NOT say. For example it doesn't say that Only Adam and Eve were created, in fact they were NOT the only ones, because when Cain was cast out of Eden he went off and "found himself a wife in the Land of Nod". Also, to God "a day is as a year and a year is as a day" - i.e. He does not work within the restrictions of time, so when we find ancient fossilized human remains that precede the biblical era as we perceive it, to me it doesn't mean that either the science is wrong or the Bible is wrong - both could be right.

Oom Andy

I was only referring to the recent history, but thanks for the refersher! with you on the issue of faith.

[Mud Dog]

That's a bit too close for comfort

EVA Air Boeing 747-45EM taking off from runway 36L at Amsterdam-
Schiphol,Netherlands ...
The great timing and angle just makes this shot, and the size of the 747,
look surreal.
The distance to the fence was 145 meters(475ft)... Yikes!
I wonder if anyone computed the take-off distance prior to the trip?

This is an amazing picture of a disaster that didn't happen. From the smallest
airplane to the largest, weight & balance calculations are a critical part of flight
safety. From the looks of this 747, the weight was within the CG envelope*, but
if they'd have added one more 'marshmallow' to each snack tray, this BIRD
might not have cleared the fence!!
*Centre of Gravity (Weight & Balance).

[yotaman]

Sleepless nights

[Pumba]

Hulle is lekker gesuip :!:

[Cleaner]

Hulle is lekker gesuip :!:

Ek hoop nie so nie!!! Imagine jy moet in die nag gou opstaan vir 'n vinnige piepie of daai fris rum poef die volgende oggend!!

[4x4BEES]

Dan sal hy sekerlik sy g@t afval

[Mud Dog]

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[Mud Dog]

Cool link ....

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