Oolite Bulletins

@ClymAngus: I don't recall you paying the extra 20% Cargo Protection Insurance, cheapskate. Read the shipping reciept: "All cargo not under protection of the optional Cargo Protection Insurance (CPI) cannot be made the responsibility of the ship crew or commander. All cargo unprotected by CPI m...

Trust me, the state the old crate's in at the moment, I don't think I'll be shipping out any time soon. I'll just have to keep my head down, just in case there's still any value in handing it over to the Gal-Fuzz. In other news, the cargo hold is surprisingly empty of everyone's favourite intergalac...

Entrance?
I'm still picking up the pieces from that landing......

Captain Hesperus

2353 hours. Soladies High Orbital station, Inbound Traffic Control. Kabden slumped down in the chair next to his shift partner, Orvide. The birdman glanced at the human briefly, his amber eyes still and impassive. Kabden took a long slug from his can of Red Bill and shuddered as the concentrated caf...

Hah! I've never met a space station I couldn't crash into!
Pretty though.

Captain Hesperus

Yeah, wormhole. The blue 'lollypop' on the scanner gave it away...

Captain Hesperus

BTW, did you want a small, cute and fluffy friend to relieve the stresses and strains of interstellar travels? Only Cr30...

It's like the Eurofighter Typhoon. Aerodynamically, it's a tumbling brick, but all the celver computer-jiggery-pokery makes it fly like a standard fighter (better in fact, since it's inherent lack of aerodynamic qualities allows it to manoeuvre radically different to other aircraft). Take this analo...

Thanx for the fast response. What a great forum this is for helpful members, and I have been on a few that are not so great, so I do know. Rumour has it that this is the friendiest forum this side of Riedquat. Just beware furry feline sales-types and their cute pet offer you just can't refuse... :)...

Screet wrote:

...and next a Narn Cruiser, please

Screet

No.

One of these.


Captain Hesperus

What, not even a complimentary Trumble? :P Why, yes indeed! Even as we speak, an Anaconda loaded with the finest of my stock is winging its way (albeit without crew, flight controls, or indeed, any safety devices) to land on your death trap highly-desirable planetoid. Enjoy, complements of HIATUS! ...

Kaks wrote:

Well, that furry fiend can still be spotted on these very boards, even though he disappeared for a while following that slightly unwise purchase...

...know what I'm talking about, Captain H?

I'll refer you to my Lawyer:

Mr. Gantrel wrote:

Caveat Emptor.

'Nuff said.

Captain Hesperus

ClymAngus wrote:

of course this is all a touch accademic if we can't find it?

Maybe an appeal to the big G himself?

<kneels down>
No, promises, but I'll see what I can do.....

<prays>

Captain Hesperus
Grand High Poobah of the Church of Giles the Creator

Not sure about the upward angle of the docking port though. I might have to fix that. :D Well, close observation and careful listening will tell you that Giles did lose all his forward shield and one and a half energy bars docking, so perhaps a more perpendicular docking slot would be a good plan.....

<poor Russian impression> Komrade, in Kommunist systems, all asteroid fields are arranged in manner such as zis. Only in foolish Capitalist systems are asteroids arranged in random manner. Is simples, Kommunist way is better. Long Live the People! </poor Russian impression> Captain Hesperus

Tut-tut, What IS the Lave Academy teaching these young Jamesons these days? I'd have thought Lesson One would have been: When in doubt, check the User's Handbook located in the glove box beneath the right centre console. Welcome to the community, Commander McMahon, and would you like to purchase a c...