Originally Posted by ZOA NOM (Post 7066080)

ZOA = three letter Air Traffic Control designation for Oakland Air Traffic Control Center
NOM = NAS (National Airspace System) Operations Manager

If you fly anywhere between the Nevada/Utah border and Japan (to include the entire Pacific Ocean), or the Oregon/Ca border and Paso Robles, your aircraft's safe arrival is my responsibility.

Originally Posted by Dottore (Post 7067023)

Mine was my nickname when I lived in Nairobi.

It means "endowed like Obama" in Kenyan.

Originally Posted by Embraer (Post 7066855)

mine's simple...used to be an instructor on the Embraer 135, 140, 145, 170, 175, and 190 series airplanes. Now I'm a controller at ZLA. i work the FIV's all of time. if you're ever in the PKE, BLH, EED, HEC, TNP, TRM area of ZLA, say HI. my initials are PB. you can tell it's my area of ZLA...it's the busiest on the freqs.

Originally Posted by tweezers74 (Post 7067060)

When I was in junior high and on the tennis team, my coach started adding "ers" to everybody's name, either their first or last name to come up with their nickname. Mine just happened to come out tweezers which everybody thought was hilarious. Some of the girls also played with me on the golf team so I had friends calling Tweezers all the time, off the courts and course and it stuck. 74? My birth year. :)

Originally Posted by onlycafe (Post 7067805)

name of my restaurant.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1351880547.jpg

Originally Posted by slodave (Post 7066846)

I spent a few years in San Luis Obispo. I'm not slow. ;)

Originally Posted by onlycafe (Post 7067805)

name of my restaurant.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1351880547.jpg

Originally Posted by Baz (Post 7066598)

Bazza (or Baz) is the nickname I was given by some Australian house guests of mine in the early 80's.

Back then NSB was an official stop on the Association of Surfing Professionals and on that occasion we had the pro surfing contest I had extra room & opened up my place for the head of competition (Aussie 'Fatty' Al Hunt), the Aussie judge (Terry Day aka T'day), the South African judge (Tim Williams), plus a couple pro surfers (Aussie Greg "Little Ando" Anderson and Mike Lambresi from Cal.)

My house was the 'unofficial' headquarters for traveling pro surfers to stop and check in with the competition officials for a whole week...it was unreal. Was made an honorary ASP member and everything.

Living with the Aussies for a week was a real experience, let me tell you...ha ha...I could tell you stories!

Anyway....the morning they left they stuck a miniature Aussie flag in one of my house plants with a nice thank you note addressed to "Bazza"....and the rest is history! :)

Originally Posted by 72doug2,2S (Post 7067856)

Calzone is not pronounced like ozone.

kal-'zO-nA

Originally Posted by pwd72s (Post 7067859)

Originally Posted by Seahawk (Post 7067899)

Can some one, anyone, point me to a better looking car, ever?

Originally Posted by Buckterrier (Post 7067912)

She certainly is gorgeous. I thought that when I saw it on Paul's post. I didn't know what the story was or is behind Paul getting rid of his Porsche for the 'Stang.