Yep. Norwegian by birth. Parents are still there. Moved to America to learn to fly. Married a yank. Had a family. America’s fall into dystopia scared him enough to move it all to Norway. The commute bothers him not a whip. In fact, it is pretty common for pilots here to live in Europe. Your airline was a source of national pride with him. He flat loves you guys!
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Sounds like a great guy! 
We’ve had a few colleagues commuting from the US too.
Wow, I cannot begin to wrap my mind around commuting across the pond. He’s made out of sterner stuff than I am! 
Pretty cool how small the world is though! 
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I love Clarkson’s Farm. It’s hilarious and fun to watch.
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I met Gerald about 6 weeks ago. Wandering around our local town with his shopping. Lovely old boy, said hello (possibly) and then wandered off smiling
Legend
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I loved series one refreshing change from the old Top Gear format and really funny in places.
Talking about cars have just seen this history of Ford RS
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Dystopia scared him? If I were him, I’d worry about trolls in Norway. 
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Based on personal experience, if it’s not building sim pits, I’m not buying it. 
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Watched Robin WIlliams in a movie he did in 2009.
World’s Greatest Dad
Just a little too quirky for me.
It was written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait which definitely explains its uniqueness.
Wheels
| Budget | $10 million[2] |
|---|---|
| Box office | $295,750[3] |
I’d actually never heard of it, and thought I’d seen nearly all of Robin Williams’ films.
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It’s definitely one of his that you can skip. It popped up in my Amazon feed so I decided to give it a shot because of Robin. I watched the entire movie but it never got funny nor was their any irony in the story.
Wheels
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I haven’t minded some of his more quirky films, Moscow on the Hudson is one of my favourite Robin Williams movies. I don’t know if was because he was such a complex actor or that some movies that you expect to be funny weren’t and other so called serious films (inadvertantly?) were?
But yeah, unless you are a huge fan and this is the one movie you haven’t seen yet… I also reckon you can give it a miss.
I watched Devotion the other night and enjoyed it. I haven’t read the book yet nor really know much about Jesse Brown and Thomas Hudner other than what the film and some recent searches tells me but I recommend it. Real aircraft used wherever possible and it shows.
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I like that movie too. Maria Conchita Alonso gives it bonus points though. 
Planes of Fame in Chino California was heavily involved with that movie. Their Bearcat, Corsair, & Mig 15 were definitely used in the movie. Their Corsair was the only three bladed prop version used in the movie. I only saw one scene on the ground where you distinctly saw the 3 bladed prop. Most of the time it was flying making that distinction impossible.
- Bearcat: Grumman F8F-2/G-58A 'Bearcat' | Planes of Fame Air Museum
- Corsair: Vought F4U-1A 'Corsair' | Planes of Fame Air Museum
- Mig -15: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis 'Fagot' | Planes of Fame Air Museum
Wheels
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I watched devotion the other night as well. Great flying scenes and introduced me to two characters I did not know. Recommended film.
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Thanks @chipwich for the Slow Horses suggestion. I have just finished binging Season One and about to start on Season Two.
Sorry rest of the world but I think the Brits do spy thrillers better than anyone else…
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Is The Wire any good? Had it on my watchlist for a month or so but haven’t started it yet. F1 archive keeps winning the entertainment race over breakfast.
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The Wire is great! Very well done.
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I second that affirmation on The Wire! Great show.
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