Thread: HAVE YOU EVER.... ?

Class! That's why they have those little flight monitors Croc! Get with the programme! (or maybe don't drink so much when you fly!!)

Originally Posted by Johanna

Class! That's why they have those little flight monitors Croc! Get with the programme! (or maybe don't drink so much when you fly!!)

Drinking is much more exciting than staring at the monitor!

Wait!!!! Croc, you are taking my title away!! I thought I was the ONLY one geographically challenged here!!

Or are you the King and I am the Queen???

In that case, this is from the princess....
She is also an ace at spelling..... :"":

Originally Posted by rockzmom

Wait!!!! Croc, you are taking my title away!! I thought I was the ONLY one geographically challenged here!! Or are you the King and I am the Queen???

Well, I ought to be excused, to me everything is relative to the stream of the river.

Grown your own vegetables?
No, my mom has though.

Fixed a broken car that wouldn't start?
No, it look me long enough to learn how to drive, can't imagine how much longer it would've been to actually learn how to fix the car! Plus, I have a natural talent for breaking things rather than fixing them.

Fainted?
no

Been robbed (mugged) on the street?
No

Crossed the International Date Line?
No

Shot/trapped an animal and later eaten it?
No.

Been awake for 48 hours without any sleep?
a few times; not planning to do it again anytime soon, though!

Been on a serious hiking/camping trip in the wilderness?
no, definitely not my thing!

Fired a [real, potentially lethal] weapon?
No, and have no wish whatsoever to do that.

Picked berries or mushrooms in the forest?
plenty of times with my granddad - he actually used to put the mushroom in my beret <lol>

Made your own applesauce or similar, from scratch?
no. not much of a cook, it has to be said!

Been in Church for an Easter or Christmas Service?
sure, plenty of times.
Visited Kazakhstan?
No.

Lived in a house that did not have electricity/and or running water?
not really, no.

Been inside a Mosque?
No.

Built a computer from separate components?
no. I tend to break every single thing I touch, and that doesn't go very well with building a computer!

Been in the military?
No.

Travelled without paying on public transport?
When I was a teenager, yes. Been caught like twice, and that's about when I stopped doing that

Visited Texas
No

Been on TV?
hah, yeah, local TV when I was a kid

Passed out from too much booze?
passed out as in lose consciousness? then no.

Been arrested by the police?
no

Travelled on the Transiberian Railway?
nope

Bought a VERY EXPENSIVE piece of clothing that you NEVER used?
no, I'm rather careful with my money

Lived in a different country than the one you live in now?
yes, Scotland

Kept a blog or a diary for over a year?
yes, I kept a diary for about 2,5 years when I was in high school.

Had your house broken into?
No.

Studied a foreign language other than Russian/English?
German and Latin. Hated both.

Painted a room yourself?
no

Made a dress / skirt / trousers / top yourself that you use often?
nope

Won a big competition?
No

Been attacked by a hooligan?
no

Won in a lottery?
don't play lottery

Originally Posted by Aimak

Fired a [real, potentially lethal] weapon?
no

Been in the military?
Yes.

Извини, ты наверное не понял первый вопрос. Мне сразу вспомнилась шутка про самые элитные русские войска - стройбат, которые настолько свирепые, что им даже оружие не дают, только лопаты.

Originally Posted by Basil77

Originally Posted by Aimak

Fired a [real, potentially lethal] weapon?
no

Been in the military?
Yes.

Извини, ты наверное не понял первый вопрос. Мне сразу вспомнилась шутка про самые элитные русские войска - стройбат, которые настолько свирепые, что им даже оружие не дают, только лопаты.

Basil...you forgot this one...

Originally Posted by Aimak

Shot/trapped an animal and later eaten it?
Yes. In army have shot a bear

Aimak, did you use a bow and arrow to shoot the bear?

croc... you are off the hook now.. we have moved on to Aimak!

Originally Posted by Johanna

Respect to you for replacing the gears!

Thanks, but I wasn't happy at all doing that. To be honest I HATE fixing cars. I just couldn't afford mechanic at that time. Thank God I don't have to do this anymore.

About Ladas: I think they're cute..

Well, cognition comes through comparison. I learned to drive on such a car (I was about fourteen then):



And when I drove my father's LADA for the first time (the one that he gave away to me later), I was feeling like :"Wow! such a great car!" It looked like this (even a color is the same):



But comparing to modern cars it's just a cr@p.

Because they are basic there aren't a lot of things that can fail.

They are basic, yes. But you'll never believe how D@MN LOT of things CAN and DO fail in these Ladas!

Aimak - Shot a bear! Wow!

Originally Posted by Aimak

Built a computer from separate components?
Yes. I have collected the first computer in 1989

Also impressive - most people did not even use computers in 1989! At least not at home.

Originally Posted by Basil77

But comparing to modern cars it's just a cr@p.

Yes, compared to the latest BMW, probably true...
But think about the value for money! It can perform all the tasks that are required of a car. For 1/50th of the price of a new BMW (I'm just guessing)
Does it have heating?

I just defend them because I think the 1970s Lada looks like a cute Lego car, from a modern perspective

The car that you got from your father is..... elegant! Classic. It looks like it was made in the 1950s. I would not have recognised it as a Lada. (but I hardly recognise any cars so that's not very surprising).
I wouldn't mind having a car that looked like that. Honestly.

It's not legal to drive in Russia when you are 14, right? I guess you and your father must have ignored the minimum age...

Fired a [real, potentially lethal] weapon?
no

Been in the military?
Yes.
Извини, ты наверное не понял первый вопрос. Мне сразу вспомнилась шутка про самые элитные русские войска - стройбат, которые настолько свирепые, что им даже оружие не дают, только лопаты. [/quote]

Да ты прав, я вопроса не понял. Но я служил в ПВО на радарах. Так-что оружием (автоматы) практически не пользовались. Только если брали его так просто - пострелять в тайге или поохотиться. Я служил на точке. 60 км до ближайшего населенного пункта.

Originally Posted by Johanna

Aimak - Shot a bear! Wow!

Originally Posted by Aimak

Built a computer from separate components?
Yes. I have collected the first computer in 1989

Also impressive - most people did not even use computers in 1989! At least not at home.

Да в 1989 я собрал свой первый компьютер - Синклер. Процессор - Z 80X если не ошибаюсь. Язык - Basik. Приходилось очень много паять. Основная проблема была - сделать клавиатуру и купить микросхемы. Мы на нем тогда играли

Yes in 1989 I have collected the first computer - Sinclair. The processor - Z 80X if I am not mistaken. Language - Basik. It was necessary to solder much. The basic problem was - to make the keyboard and to buy microcircuits. We on it then play.

Grown your own vegetables?
No. I've planted a lemon a few months ago. =)

Fixed a broken car that wouldn't start?
Each time when it happens.

Fainted?
No

Been robbed (mugged) on the street?
No


Crossed the International Date Line?
No


Shot/trapped an animal and later eaten it?
No. Only a fish.

Been awake for 48 hours without any sleep?
No

Been on a serious hiking/camping trip in the wilderness?
Not so serious, just for 2-3 days.

Fired a [real, potentially lethal] weapon?
Yes, most powerfull was AK-47.

Picked berries or mushrooms in the forest?
Yes, every year.

Made your own applesauce or similar, from scratch?
Just a wine (if I get it right)

Been in Church for an Easter or Christmas Service?
A few times.

Visited Kazakhstan?
Transiently on the way to the other stan.

Lived in a house that did not have electricity/and or running water?
No

Been inside a Mosque?
Yes.

Built a computer from separate components?
Many times. I never bought a computer entirely. =)


Been in the military?
Yes, sir!

Travelled without paying on public transport?
in 90s.

Visited Texas
No

Been on TV?
No

Passed out from too much booze?
Это мордой в салат? =) No.

Been arrested by the police?
No

Travelled on the Transiberian Railway?
No, too long distance.

Bought a VERY EXPENSIVE piece of clothing that you NEVER used?
No, just EXPENSIVE.

Lived in a different country than the one you live in now?
No, only on military service.

Kept a blog or a diary for over a year?
No

Had your house broken into?
No

Studied a foreign language other than Russian/English?
German.

Painted a room yourself?
I can't paint. =(

Made a dress / skirt / trousers / top yourself that you use often?
No

Won a big competition?
No

Been attacked by a hooligan?
No

Won in a lottery?
Some roubles.

Johanna "I'd love to hear more about this trip when you feel inspired!"

На мой взгляд все красоты, когда едешь по Трассибирской магистрали, открываются, когда проезжаешь через Уральские горы, а так же когда едешь по Восточной сибири. Байкал - это вообще что-то сказочное. Ну и Амур. (Это когда из Хабаровска едешь во Владивосток). Енисей не впечатлил.

In my opinion all beauty when you go on Трассибирской highways, open, when pass through the Ural mountains and as when you go across Eastern Siberia. Baikal is in general something fantastic. Well and the Cupid. (it when from Khabarovsk you go to Vladivostok). Yenisei has not impressed.

Originally Posted by Aimak

Yes in 1989 I [s:323km3b6]have collected[/s:323km3b6]assembled (or built) the first computer - Sinclair.

Originally Posted by translationsnmru

Originally Posted by Aimak

Yes in 1989 I [s:2oqzoe5c]have collected[/s:2oqzoe5c]assembled (or built) the first computer - Sinclair.

In 1989 in was more like 'constructed'.

"In 1989 in was more like 'constructed'." Не совсем понял

Originally Posted by Aimak

"In 1989 in was more like 'constructed'." Не совсем понял

to buld - строить
to assemble - собирать (из запчастей)
to construct - конструировать (собирать из ничего) В то время, как ты сам говорил, надо было паять и проявлять техническую смекалку.

(to collect - собирать, к примеру, отходы или мусор).

спасибо, что разъянил. при дословном переводе получилась чушь.

Originally Posted by Aimak

Language - Basik.

Did you mean BASIC (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code)?