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Ok, here's some news you can use.

ALWAYS check the AM/PM of your alarm clock. Better yet, if it can display the 24 hr clock, use it! :)

We got to the hotel by about 8:30-ish, I set my alarm clock in order to wake up at noon, get a workout and to go to Brighton or to explore Crawley a bit.

Low and behold, I set the alarm clock for 12.... AM! DOH! So here it was, 5pm before I realized I had overslept.

So here are the most boring photos ever! :)

Here's Crawley:
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Fairly quiet, suburban town...
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Shopping mall near the hotel:
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Park near the shopping mall...
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You know, these things are handy because I kept looking the wrong direction while crossing the roads:
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Windy, rainy, dark. Buggers!
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Stand 51, mid...
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Cool underpass. Unfortunately, we didn't get to taxi under it:
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Coasting in over NE Canada:
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Planes were having a hell of a time in the crosswind and low level turbulence, but by the time I pulled my camera out, ehh, most of the drama had subsided. The camera shaking is mostly from the wind.
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Doug Taylor;790137 Planes were having a hell of a time in the crosswind and low level turbulence said:
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Yeah..the turb has been pretty bad this week..we experienced it pretty much halfway over and some other crews coming in today also mentioned the rough ride.
 
Doug!


What......No pictures of you getting "gate raped" by LGW airport security?




Take that, Osama bin Laden! Now you can't use my 4.5oz of toothpaste to take down my plane! Good show, British Security!
 
Is Crawley right by the Airport?

The crews at dads airline stay at the airport, but get a free pass on the Gatwick express to get into town.
 
Pictures like that area make me wonder why my mom HAAAAATED English boarding school! How dreary....next time set that alarm right so you can go into town mister:D
 
That stinks you guys stay so far from Central London. Enjoy the trip and get some sleep when you get back to the states.
 
Mad Doggy Dog said:
Doug!


What......No pictures of you getting "gate raped" by LGW airport security?
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I'd like to call my experience at Gatwick "Non-Consensual Physical Contact".

Holy cow! I hate to say it, but... oh, this is going to cost me cool points, but they're more anal than the TSA.

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Doug Taylor said:
I'd like to call my experience at Gatwick "Non-Consensual Physical Contact".

Holy cow! I hate to say it, but... oh, this is going to cost me cool points, but they're more anal than the TSA.

Txt msg torrent in three....two... one... :)
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That's why I always love going to Italy for a layover. :)
 
OldTownPilot said:
Is Crawley right by the Airport?

The crews at dads airline stay at the airport, but get a free pass on the Gatwick express to get into town.
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I think we might stay at the same hotel as it's full of airline people.

Does he stay at a hotel that's a misspelled version of a failed GM brand?
 
I never understood how English people could be so darn cheerful all the time with the drury weather that seems to almost always be present.
 
Ahh. You know, we're pretty close to the airport, but it still take about 15-20 mins.

Riding a bus in the UK is weird. You get in on the wrong side, way too many traffic circles and you can't anticipate the turns. Makes a brother dizzy.
 
Haha, I loved London while I was there on vacation. So much history if you have the time to tour the city.

At least you didn't try to drive there, Doug. Really dangerous when switching sides in a car. Not to mention the drivers over there are also insane.
 
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