WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY (PICS)
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Thanks Reuben. Number 1 only. On account of my not eating ever
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Me in the can. First day at the new job
lefty OD and 777S work issue ginghamgood luck with the new job @Matty123 !
Thanks Ed! First day went great. Now I sit in traffic for an hour or so
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Bad ass…. @Giles was that your first time meeting Dean?
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The high school I teach at is having exams and today the seniors had a major one. When this happens we empty the school of freshmen and sophomores by sending them on a 10km hike in the foothills above where I live. Normally I’ll accompany a class but my knee isn’t up to a 10km cross country walk yet, so I got the job of ascending the first top on the route and manning a check point there. It’s a gentle 30min ascent from my front door and the weather was nice (read 10C and windy, pretty good for spring).
It all got a bit hectic at the check point, around 400 16-18 year olds went through it in the space of three hours but I got some pics on the way up at 8am while it was still quiet.
The view to the south/south east:
Typical Scandi “kos”. The Norwegian bit says “hug me”:
The view to the west. I live in the burbs about 13km from town. What you see in the distance is town. To the left of these pics you can make out the runway at the airport. 737's land there all day long, believe it or not.
More inspirational wood art [emoji849]
As I was nearing the top this fekker showed up. There’s a major military airbase next to the civilian airport. This bugger was obviously due in there. It was loud and huge. I only had my compact camera so no sense of scale but I assure you all, it didn’t look like it should be flying. Anyone know what type of aircraft?
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Slaving away for The Man on a Friday.
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Giles and I were saying what amazing photos @neph93 - thanks for sharing
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@Madame:
Giles and I were saying what amazing photos @neph93 - thanks for sharing [emoji8]
Thank you and my pleasure. It’s not my intention to brag, but this is literally my back yard. It is pretty tame compared to the mountains which are only a short drive away. Having a sunny day makes it all look much better too.
Regarding the plane, Wikipedia doesn’t mention the Norwegian Air Force as having Globemasters which leads me to suspect it is a NATO Heavy Airlift machine. This would make sense as there is a massive underground NATO listening station 30 mins drive from where I live.
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Btw @Madame Buttonfly the wild flowers you can see in the woods are Hvitveiss a relation of the more famous “Edelweiss”. This particular area is famous locally because they are absolutely everywhere.
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There’s an accreditation board for international qualifications in Norway that approved my bachelors and post grad certification. It was eighteen years ago but I can’t remember it being difficult or controversial.
I’m still trying to improve my Norwegian wherever I can and understand the in’s and out’s of the language better. I didn’t have much formal training in it when I first moved here. But I was speaking Norwegian well and able to converse in most situations after about a year and a half of living and working in the country.
I came here with the intention of settling down eighteen years ago. I’ve never lived in another city or town as long as I’ve lived in Bodø. I have a wife, an ex-wife and enough children here to start a basketball team so I’m pretty settled. I’ve no intention of returning to «the hostile environment» of the UK.
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