Updated Silly Souls menu appears to be minus the two beef items in the earlier menu posted around on twitter. Cocktails curated by Vicky et al (owner #ZoishIrani is likely to young to drink, but can she curate?) ...and while I don't know if the earlier menu with beef items was authentic, it would be no surprise in Goa. Or elsewhere in India. And also likely to be buffalo rather than cow meat (beef is generic; "buff" is used only in India for buffalo; the French use boeuf for beef)

Runway 34 is a disaster, start to end. It takes Bollywood expertise to wipe out all trace of fact and credibility in a script based on a real incident (9W555, 2015, Runway 14/32, not 34)

Where do I start? "Landing blind"? Yeah. PIC lands aircraft with his EYES CLOSED. 1/n No, pilots don't land eyes closed. That's not what landing blind is. Even w. ILS and Autoland they need to see instruments. One PIC who bet his FO that he could land blind (on instruments only, windows covered) crashed the plane, killed 70, went to jail.
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On Aug 7, 2020, Air India Express 1344 from Dubai overran Kozhikode’s tabletop runway, into the ravine, killing 21 of 190 on board. The Vande Bharat flight was bringing back Indians stranded due to Covid-19. An unusual factor in this crash: Ayurvedic anti-diabetic drugs. 1/n Air crashes are rare, and caused by multiple factors aligning. On IX1344, these included poor CRM (a junior FO unable to speak up to a senior captain making errors), and a captain taking unprescribed drugs, including ayurvedic 'medication' that could cause hypoglycemia. 2/n

Covid19's financial devastation: Thread.

A close friend and neighbor, S (well off, head of a small tech firm) tested positive in April. Healthy, walked twice a day...at age 50, he was clearly unprepared to die. In mid-May, he died, intestate (no will),no joint accounts.. 1/n S left behind his wife A, two kids, and two parents, all staying in the same house. And a whopping medical bill at Apollo. Insurance and his company helped clear some of that. Savings, the rest. But the 6-member family had lost their main earner. 2/n

The outgoing CJI will be remembered for a single thing - unprecedented, blind loyalty to the govt, overtaking even Ranjan Gogoi. Up ahead: governor? RS? BJP ticket?

CJI Bobde’s Last-Day Suo Motu COVID Case Sums Up His Disappointing Tenure | @VakashaS thequint.com/voices/opinion… How judiciary helped Hitler and Stalin in destroying political opposition theprint.in/opinion/how-ju… via @ThePrintIndia #Bobde #Gogoi

How Google translate assumes gender (I tried these translations out now, inspired by @JediKhare's tweet/thread). Oddly though while the first translation of a term follows gender stereotypes, subsequent or derivative usage is translated variously. So some balancing is happening.

The Heritage Transport Museum in Taoru, Gurgaon is extraordinary. Four floors of transport history, from tramcars and vintage cars to boats and aircraft and books and art. Rs 400 ticket, more than worth it. Great audio commentary. 46 km, 75 min fm Delhi airport. Plan a full day. Slices of history at the Heritage Transport Museum, Taoru Gurgaon.

Maruti 800, so full of smileys.
Rajdoot GTS (Bobby. Also, the dream bumper raffle prize at Xavier Fair back in school, 1980s).
Chevy Impala and other big American cars.
A Dodge pickup with Pakistani art.

Uber/Ola strike tomorrow? So my Uber driver from DEL airport told me. Also told me reasons - which sound grim. Uber/Ola have become unsustainable for the driver-partners who have invested in cars, and they're badly stuck--with situations similar to farmers with loans. My @Uber_Delhi driver was extremely articulate. He asked me what I knew about their economics. Then he explained: "Uber/Ola take 60% of what you pay. Uber charges you over Rs 10/km, gives me 6.40 less 20%. My fuel expenses are 3.50 / km. I'm left with less than 1.70/km." 2/4