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by AlbatrossFlyer
August 13, 2001 9:07 pm
Forum: Ticket Buying Stories
Topic: If I Ran TicketMaster, I'd .....
Replies: 8
Views: 1993

i think it was the prior tour he did it, but he definitely did the will call on one of his tours specifically to cut down on the scalping.

didn't phish also try it?
by AlbatrossFlyer
July 30, 2001 10:11 am
Forum: Ticket Buying Stories
Topic: Chicago Ticketmaster Screw-up
Replies: 88
Views: 9458

T27 - i'm curious, when you ordered online did you get the seat assignment displayed and then listed on your email confirmation for the tickets you ordered?
by AlbatrossFlyer
July 28, 2001 10:26 am
Forum: Jokes
Topic: The good, bad & ugly
Replies: 1
Views: 767

1. Good: Your wife is pregnant. Bad: It's triplets Ugly: You had a vasectomy five years ago. 2. Good: Your wife's not talking to you Bad: She wants a divorce Ugly: She's a lawyer 3. Good: Your son is finally maturing Bad: He's involved with the Woman next door Ugly: So are you 4. Good: Your son stud...
by AlbatrossFlyer
July 27, 2001 1:11 pm
Forum: Ticket Buying Stories
Topic: Chicago Ticketmaster Screw-up
Replies: 88
Views: 9458

seems to me that since TM knows who bought what when, that re-issuing new tickets for the show is the proper solution. but that would cost TM money out of their own pocket.
by AlbatrossFlyer
July 20, 2001 12:59 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Fantasy Island Grumman Widgeon For Sale on eBay
Replies: 4
Views: 3134

hate to say there's a lot more than 3 widgeons still around. not many still have the original ranger engines, most have been re-engined for improved performance.
by AlbatrossFlyer
July 19, 2001 12:41 pm
Forum: Ticket Buying Stories
Topic: Chicago Ticketmaster Screw-up
Replies: 88
Views: 9458

call a lawyer instead, yeah we all hate 'em. but a nasty threatening letter may actually produce some tickets.
by AlbatrossFlyer
May 22, 2001 11:31 am
Forum: Jimmy Buffett Discussion
Topic: 6-ft tall inflatable Corona Bottle
Replies: 31
Views: 5338

medcopter, good to see you're still around. i just happened to "acquire" one of the inflatable hemi dancer airplanes. having the same idea, i weighed it and it comes in just under 2 pounds. unforunately at 2 lbs it must have about 28 ~ 29 cubic feet of volume to float. don't think it comes...
by AlbatrossFlyer
May 15, 2001 5:33 pm
Forum: Jimmy Buffett Discussion
Topic: 6-ft tall inflatable Corona Bottle
Replies: 31
Views: 5338

the online version of the Encylopaedia Britannica references him as Hieron II, tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily later named king by his countrymen after defeating the Mamertini a body of Campanian mercenaries who had been employed by the former tyrant of Syracuse, Agathocles. perhaps tyrant in this connot...
by AlbatrossFlyer
May 15, 2001 4:55 pm
Forum: Jimmy Buffett Discussion
Topic: 6-ft tall inflatable Corona Bottle
Replies: 31
Views: 5338

i quote from Introduction to Fluid Mechanics 2nd ed. by Fox and McDonald pg. 87 perhaps the 3rd "I" got lost somewhere between the manuscript and the printed page..... my other references do not include either II or III after Hiero's name. perhaps i'll check some of the online encylopedias...
by AlbatrossFlyer
May 15, 2001 2:40 pm
Forum: Jimmy Buffett Discussion
Topic: 6-ft tall inflatable Corona Bottle
Replies: 31
Views: 5338

an interesting sidenote and history lesson...

the blimp problem is actually the Archimedes' Principle which he discovered 220 B.C. when he was commissioned by King Hiero II to determine if the king's new crown was made out of pure gold or not. eureka!
by AlbatrossFlyer
May 15, 2001 2:31 pm
Forum: Jimmy Buffett Discussion
Topic: 6-ft tall inflatable Corona Bottle
Replies: 31
Views: 5338

yes i would, but it's proprietary data and the basis for my highly regarded margarita recipe.
by AlbatrossFlyer
May 15, 2001 1:47 pm
Forum: Jimmy Buffett Discussion
Topic: 6-ft tall inflatable Corona Bottle
Replies: 31
Views: 5338

actually if i remember correctly it's 240 allowing for some waste/foamy pitchers/and untapable leftovers.
by AlbatrossFlyer
May 15, 2001 1:09 pm
Forum: Jimmy Buffett Discussion
Topic: 6-ft tall inflatable Corona Bottle
Replies: 31
Views: 5338

other useful calculations:

how many 8 oz glasses of beer are there in a 1/2 keg of beer??
by AlbatrossFlyer
May 15, 2001 8:36 am
Forum: Jimmy Buffett Discussion
Topic: 6-ft tall inflatable Corona Bottle
Replies: 31
Views: 5338

yeah, but it pays the bills
by AlbatrossFlyer
May 14, 2001 4:38 pm
Forum: Jimmy Buffett Discussion
Topic: 6-ft tall inflatable Corona Bottle
Replies: 31
Views: 5338

here's a little math and physics to see if your corona blimp is even possible. using helium, the volume of the inflatable bottle has to exceed the weight of the bottle according to this formula: volume (cubic feet) > 14.374 * weight (lbs) weigh the bottle on a postal scale and you can probably appro...