Working the tower at Amsterdam

**azzaro** · 03-31-2011, 11:16 AM

Well, here I am in Holland. Our friend Jan has interceeded on my behalf and secured me a job in the remote tower at Schiphol airport. He assures me the complete absence of other controllers is due to National Cheese Day (or some such). He also taught me some useful Dutch phrases to help me blend in: Veel geluk! (good luck); Het spijt me. (sorry); Waar is het toilet? (where's the bathroom); Deze memeer betaalt alles (this gentleman will pay for everything) and perhaps the most important one; Mijn hovercraft zit vol palingen (my hovercraft is full of eels). Thanks, Jan!

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**azzaro** · 03-31-2011, 11:20 AM

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**azzaro** · 03-31-2011, 11:24 AM

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**azzaro** · 03-31-2011, 11:29 AM

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OK, I'm done here. Good bye... The ah, the tower door is, ah, locked... Hello! Is anyone out there?.. Oh Jan! ... JAN! GET ME OUTTA HERE!

**tm4usa** · 03-31-2011, 11:35 AM

Nice work, as usual Bob, i would really love to work in the tower with you someday

, you're a talented photographer, keep up the good work.

**bigwingboy** · 03-31-2011, 12:02 PM

Thank you so much for sharing these excellent images. Great planes and scenery. Incidentally, my hovercraft is full of eels too.

G

**azzaro** · 03-31-2011, 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by tm4usa

Nice work, as usual Bob, i would really love to work in the tower with you someday

, you're a talented photographer, keep up the good work.

Thanks! Much appreciated. There are plenty of towers left to mess up... er, I mean work at. Let me know where you'll be. — Bob

Originally Posted by bigwingboy

Thank you so much for sharing these excellent images. Great planes and scenery. Incidentally, my hovercraft is full of eels too.

G

I think all the work the AI designers and programmers do deserves to be featured. Thanks for looking. — Bob

**lifejogger** · 03-31-2011, 09:07 PM

Wow, Bob another great set of shots of AI. You probably didn't see Jan because I don't think he is allowed to fly such sophisticated aircraft as the ones in your picts.

**NMLW** · 03-31-2011, 10:02 PM

Nice bit of spotting in Amsterdam Bob. A whole lot of nice AI in this one.

I think Jan is busy cleaning and deboning the eels to make a good stew.

**peer01** · 04-01-2011, 05:20 AM

Great show again my friend, a pleasure to have you here!

I'm afraid I lost the key

Don't worry, I'll have look for it after the weekend. You forgot the most important sentence: "Het is niet mijn fout!" (It's not my fault!)Oh, and I hate fish. And choppers. So the combination is impossible