tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827913953256830077.post8934741777790705217..comments2023-03-25T00:42:27.513-07:00Comments on Grizz and the view from the spare room.: Roger Tango! Ready for take off.Ben Grizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226520351219176677noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827913953256830077.post-81956724336377806902011-12-01T00:24:59.483-08:002011-12-01T00:24:59.483-08:00Happy to spend all day on a fence with a camera le...Happy to spend all day on a fence with a camera lens, but never noted a serial number in my life (military aircraft fleet numbers are so small in NZ you don't really need to :) ).<br /><br />Having done a fair bit of that, I totally know the kind of anorak you refer to, and try to be the opposite (you know, could pass for normal). Many has been the time I have overheard two examples arguing over something, knowing they are both wrong but not bothering to step in since it wouldn't be worth the effort. Number one rule, especially with non-spotters is "don't be a dick". Not everyone is as interested in the shiny noisy things as you are...Worst I ever saw though was at a show about ten years back. Hot sunny day, two of them in the crowd with unwashed flight suits bearing every unrelated patch or badge you could think-of (i.e. definitely not aircrew or linies), and one of them keels over and falls in a heap. Does his mate do anything useful like put him in recovery position, call for help or anything? Nope. After helpfully making sure his pal was still breathing, he went right on back to watching the show...Off-Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463368579157846130noreply@blogger.com