| I'm Matty, Fly Me - 01.26.05 |
| submitter: | Smart Set |
| location: | Cranford, London, UK |
| This was the next mattress I found, just around the corner from the first, and miraculously placed for a side view of the aircraft. A woman looked out of an upstairs window here, too. The mattress still had a pink sheet on. |
| category: | *Mattress de Milo* |
| comments: | 48 |
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| psychobabble commented on 06.02.05 | | whilst we are looking back with fond memories - this ***stands out*** |
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| Ragster commented on 02.11.05 | | Salingster, if you'll do the pointing! it seems like London is a better place for matt huntin' than oslo. |
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| wim commented on 02.10.05 | | well, "hieringbiete" is fun if you don't mind that every glas you drink, be it limonade, beer,water or wine, tastes and smells like onions and herring; it is supposed to sober up, but one needs a strong stomach to survive after 5 days of carnavalesk drinking |
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| Salinger commented on 02.10.05 | | Ragster, we'll definitely have to hunt when you get here! will N mind? SS - great photo! |
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| Smart Set commented on 02.10.05 | | Takk, Rag! |
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| Ragnhild commented on 02.10.05 | | And by the way, SmartS, I still think this is a brilliant picture. |
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| Ragnhild the Weegie commented on 02.10.05 | | Herringbiting sounds like fun. We too have Fastelaven, but no big parties. Just eating whippedcream-filled buns and birching our parents. |
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| Smart Set commented on 02.10.05 | | I think "weegie" means NorWEEGIans. |
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| wim commented on 02.10.05 | | woeps, as in Holland, we call it Vasteloavend, and today is "hieringbiëte" (biting the herring) |
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| wim commented on 02.10.05 | | oeps, |
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| wim commented on 02.10.05 | | what is a weegie? In Belgium we don't call it mardigras. In Dutch it is Vette Dinsdag (meaning the same thing), in Germany they call it Karnaval, as in Holla |
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| Smart Set commented on 02.09.05 | | Photoshop? Well, I got this film processed at the chemist's, if that's what you mean. |
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| Vogon3 commented on 02.09.05 | | what you need is photoshop and you can stay in and keep warm |
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| Smart Set commented on 02.09.05 | | Trivia fans, this photo is the only one of my streetmattress photos taken on film, as opposed to digitally. The reason for this was that I needed a 28mm lens for this photo, and my digital camera's lens is only a 38mm at widest - insufficient to include a mattress and a 747-400 in the frame. Also, the lack of shutter lag meant I was able to capture the plane in exactly the right spot. |
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| Smart Set commented on 02.09.05 | | About 15 minutes at this house. These de Milos don't just take themselves, y'know. |
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| Vogon3 commented on 02.09.05 | | how long did you hang about then
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| Smart Set commented on 02.09.05 | | I know, but you see, the woman, who was not old, but young and attractive, and the little character were not there at the same time as the plane. And *they* call it a de Milo. |
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| ragge commented on 02.09.05 | | thank you |
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| Vogon3 commented on 02.09.05 | | I would have thought you could at least have tried to get the matt, plane, old woman, and little character in this shot and you call it a de milo |
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| Smart Set commented on 02.09.05 | | Actually, a little character came to the door while I was there, but the woman told him to get lost. |
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| Vogon3 commented on 02.09.05 | | This simulated paneled door constructed in UPVC and imitation leaded glass, the glass is double glazed with a 10mm vacum section between layers, this is for heat and sound insulation, but given the location of the house a grant would have been made available to the home owner because of the proximity to the airport. The door frame is also made in UPVC and thus taking away what little character this house once had. |
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| Smart Set commented on 02.09.05 | | It did cross my mind to edit out the nosewheel to make it look like it was just flying past, not landing, but that would have been unethical. |
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| rag commented on 02.09.05 | | what can you tell us about the very interesting-looking door on the left-hand house? |
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| Vogon3 commented on 02.09.05 | | And for those who dont know this one is landing |
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| Vogon3 commented on 02.09.05 | | 6 footers |
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| Smart Set commented on 02.09.05 | | Winglets. Of course! |
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| Vogon3 commented on 02.09.05 | | 747- 400 |
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| Vogon3 commented on 02.09.05 | | Want to know more go to the jet forum.....http://forums.aircraft-info.net/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=5 |
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| Smart Set commented on 02.09.05 | | So just which model are we looking at here? |
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| Vogon3 commented on 02.09.05 | | Boeing launched its 747 program in 1966 when Pan Am placed an order for 25 of the giant double-decker jets. 30 years later (as of 1996), the 747 is still the largest commercial airliner ever built. After delivering 167 of the original 747-100s, Boeing moved on to the more powerful 747-100B and then delivered 225 of the 747-200 series which carried a standard load of 374 passengers. These early models have as many as 971 lights, switches, and gauges on the flight deck. In 1983 the modernized 747-300s entered commercial service with an extended upper deck and more fuel-efficient engines. The latest, and largest, version of the 747 was put into service by Northwest Airlines in early 1990. These 747-400s typically carry 420 passengers as far as 8,000 miles and feature 6-foot-high winglets as well as an even longer upper deck. Plans for a still larger 747-500 are underway. With well over 1000 747s delivered, the fleet has carried more than 1.8 billion passengers for more than 24.7 billion miles. Two 747-200s serve as presidential airplanes (Air Force Ones) and another was modified to shuttle the U.S. space shuttle between California and Florida |
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| Vogon3 commented on 02.09.05 | | what about a bit of its history
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| Smart Set commented on 02.09.05 | | You're such a tease, Vogon. Vogue on, then. |
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| Vogon3 commented on 02.09.05 | | it might be interesting |
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| Smart Set commented on 02.09.05 | | No, thanks. |
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| Smart Set commented on 02.09.05 | | wim, the woman has gone - forget about her. She was no good for you. |
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| Vogon3 commented on 02.09.05 | | Do you wanna know what plane that is ss
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| rag.etc. commented on 02.09.05 | | W: over where? isn't mardigras a thing for american frenchies? We weegies aren't that good at carnevals,really. |
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| ragnhild commented on 02.09.05 | | wim: unfortunately, i wasn't on the plane. But if SS will try next week, closer to Stansted, maybe you can see me!!! |
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| wim commented on 02.09.05 | | over here it is mardigras, do Norwegians have carnaval Ragnhild? |
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| wim commented on 02.09.05 | | Hey Ragnhild, were you on the plane? |
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| ragnhild commented on 02.09.05 | | now, how did that happen? why did i write that twice? |
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| wim commented on 02.09.05 | | where is the woman? |
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| ragnhild commented on 02.09.05 | | This is art. Real life immitating Photoshop. |
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| ragnhild commented on 02.09.05 | | This is art. Real life immitating Photoshop. |
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| Wetspot commented on 02.08.05 | | Its a landing pad! great shot |
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| Vogon3 commented on 02.08.05 | | What a plane matt |
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| ART-chitect commented on 02.08.05 | | (*silence*) |
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| psychobabble commented on 02.08.05 | | Surreal - a magnificent shot******* |
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