I can hear you all yelling at me 'RG, I'm stuck here in northern Europe with simply nothing to do. How shall I spend this dull Monday while I pray for that awful volcanic ash from Iceland to go away?' Well, visitor of Sidepodcast, welcome, to the kind of new look Daily Post. With, as you can probably guess, a new writer. Each day of this week will feature a different writer of the Daily. Tomorrow, you will have the lovely Marilene here. But for now, you are stuck with me.
So, what should you look at while you are stuck at home?
- It was an unusually exciting Chinese Grand Prix yesterday. And typically, Sauber and Timo Glock didn't manage to reach ten laps (for the second race in a row). Lukeh has an excellent recap on his blog and I keep looking at the new teams (don't look if you are a Timo Glock fan...).
- And while you are thinking about the race, why not send in a voicemail to Sidepodcast? This will be edited into a bit of a montage, so a perfect excuse to air your thoughts. You can call them on +44 121 28 87225, Skype them by finding the username sidepodcast or even e-mailing a mp3 to them at [email protected]. Go onnnnn.
- And a final little plug, in preparation for the new F1 game by Codemasters coming up in September, Lewis has written about the good and the bad of F1 games in the past. It is a good little read so please do check it out!
That is all for this Monday, so while the volcanic ash grounds thousands of people, I still have to go to school. 'But wait' you cry 'for your heroic efforts in keeping me busy, how shall I repay you?'. Well, you can catch me on my blog The Northern Waffler, or at Triple League Racing where I co-blog, or if you are so desperate, follow me on twitter @SauberRG.
Have a good Monday (if possible).
woo-hoo. new daily, thank you v.much r.g.
Hooray my 2 day working week has turned into a 1.5 day working week :D my flatmate is really trying to ruin my post race debrief dinner though!
post race debrief dinner?
With Pamela, I presume?
Morning, folks. Just dropping by before I go round Shanghai today. A shame I'm missing the Expo... it's just 2 weeks away.
I think you, your parents, Paul and Pamela all really want to see the harbour bridge and opera house this week.
Ye, with pamela. Mr c, its the new craze sweeping the world, sidepodcast meetups. Youre just like a social network only not making billions. And all is sorted with my flatmate, I have to meet first potential new flatmate at 7, then I can go to dinner and she will meet the ones at 7.30 and 8. Flatmate hunting is hard.
Alas jeremy moving 1 person from sydney to melbourne is easier than moving 4 people the other way.
A bit cheaper too :-)
Travelling by bus is very very uncivilised! We're stopped in services for 40 minutes, 10 miles from my house :( also very early which at this time in the morning isn't good as by the schedule i could get home by public transport in the morning...
Morning all. Excellent daily RG :)
Morning :)
Did we know that the bbc "nowcasts" the weather during the grand prix?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/weather/ianfergusson/2010/04/formula-one-weather-forecast-c.shtml
Morning. It is a good daily.
I didn't know the weather had a blog!
I think it's better to post sidepodcast correspondants to each race.
Where was Journeyer anyway?
Well, Big Ben has twitter......
Do we have anyone for the next race?
Spain? Must be the only race Amy isn't going to
Lady snowcat will be in spain
Is Kimi making an appearance?
Not that I know of. He will be in Monaco though
Morning guys, loving RG's daily :)
Hello hello. How's it going?
Brawn2bWild is in Spain, isn't she? I don't know if she's going to be at the race though.
Not too bad cheers, just realised my dissertation has to be in a week today so the worries are growing :(
How is everyone else?
Aww, but you know it's fabulous.
One of my friends was telling me about her son's dissertation and apparently it's all about the gadgets and gender stereotypes in James Bond. This does not sound quite as meaningful as yours!
It sounds fun! :)
Not that mine wasn't fun, it just didn't have James Bond
What is yours about?
Well, no, exactly. Perhaps all dissertations should have a little bit of James Bond.
Whoever decided to have grands prix on sundays must have realised monday night is $15 night at the bar by my house.
Is there a way we can work James Bond into Lukeh's dissertation? What's yours about?
Studying computing in primary schools and the enhancement it has towards special educational needs
My brother did his dissertation on hysteresis in something or other. I did the same degree as him and I just had to google to find out what that word even means. Must be why he earns twice what I do!
Also, james Bond.
Can be quite fun actually. Depends on what sort of computing the primary schools have in mind.
Tracking secret agents, car chases, and gadgets.
Well there was a mr bond in one of the schools I went into! :o
You might want to check that up. Just in case.
The headteacher's name wasn't Q but I'm hopeful
in Shanghai I am. No wifi at the circuit, though, so I couldn't chat in realtime with you guys over the weekend. :(
Ah well. Hope it was fun. Did you see Schumi?
yes, but not up close. And no autograph. :(
The headteacher would be M. The science teacher is Q
hi :)
or technology,
morning all
Hi pat and jon
enhance, enhance!
That's the spirit... I'd suggest you add this in there somewhere, they'll never notice:
For example when James Bond needs to learn something about a baddie he has some specific requirements which are outside the norm. These special educational needs are often met by Q branch with their wizzy gadgets.
First person doesn't like the room. I will cry if someone doesn't want it by the time I get home from dinner.
i am shocked at all these irl meetups. we've really got to keep on top of them.
irl?
oh, you don't mean indy car do you?
in real life :)
That is all for this Monday, so while the volcanic ash grounds thousands of people, I still have to go to school. {Original entry}
I'm back to college tonight :) Hope I don't have to talk too much as my sore throat has got worse overnight.
anyone read this week's grandprixplus? mike doodson writes about an audience with joe in melbourne.
http://www.grandprixplus.com/
well, briefly. for a paragraph anyhow :)
Keeping on top of melbourne meetups is easy. If its a monday and its after a race, 99% chance of a meet up
that is brilliant. if it were anyone else, i ask for a guest post about the idea...
Pamela could do it? :P
ooooh.
Morning, how is everyone?
It seems that even the BBC don't count Bahrain as an official race :D
Jake Humphrey presents highlights from the third race of the 2010 Formula 1 season, held in Shanghai.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00s2ys0/Formula_1_2010_The_Chinese_Grand_Prix_Highlights/
It seems that even the BBC don't count Bahrain as an official race :D
Jake Humphrey presents highlights from the third race of the 2010 Formula 1 season, held in Shanghai. {Comment #61}
:D
I saw that.
Yay Mike. I wish I had recognised him on the night!
Did we know McLaren are flying to Spain? They chartered a plane and will drive their personnel the rest of the way.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83047
I think @TheFifthDriver tweeted it
Afternoon all
:lol:
Next year it'll be known as the practice race :)
Hi. Earlies this week?
Any news on Nick's movements? Last I heard he was commenting/tweeting about driving to Madrid or Morrocco...
Nope, last late shift today
In fact, I'm about to leave
At least there's a lot less traffic heading that way, no taxis past Hammersmith, a rarity!
Nothing surprises me anymore with that lad
Maybe Alison will make him see sense and just stay put
Ah ok. I imagine you're either hugely busy or hugely not busy..
Must be a nice change!
Catch ya later
That might as well be my new title
"When James Bond Needs To Learn - A Study into Computing And Double-Oh-Seven"
The last 'proper' input we has planned is due out today
Then the rest of our scheduled checks are overseas
We'll have alternative stuff on the back burner but people will be scattered to the four winds. We're blanking Pitot & Static ports all weekkend
See ya..
hehe
Due to my intense negociation skills, (mainly talking about the will of Allah) I have been able to negociate an extension to saturday with both estate agents
So i am working from home here untill wednesday when i hope to fly
You should go brakedancing on the runway! :D
Ah good :)
Or you could hitch a lift with the navy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8628878.stm
oops wrong link, I closed the tab I meant to link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8628878.stm
oh.. no I didn't, ignore me
Hi folks,
Afternoon
:)
Hi
Quiet today...
How are you Pat
paddock life: http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/83056
Busy morning, I'm on lunch now. Yourself?
#sidepodspace update
First landing attempt of the day scrubbed due to precipitation and cloud. If they are going to make the next opportunity they have to initiate thee de-orbit burn in 50 minutes.
Normally there are only two windows at Kennedy every 24 hours so if they miss the next one they need to reset everything and go tomorrow. They have the option of landing in Edwards in California but they don't normally take that on the first landing day.
in work - just taking an easy lunch now
love this insight from andrew ferraro on china photography:
...it was down there that I got some great shots of Lewis Hamilton after he crashed out in 2007. But I saw fellow photographer Darren Heath running up from where the big screens were - and he was obviously running for a reason!
http://www.autosport.com/features/article.php/id/2755
The best story though is from long-time AUTOSPORT friend Luis Vasconcelos, who wanted to get back home to Portugal as quickly as possible. His plan to Shanghai-Kuala Lumpur for an overnight stop; Kuala Lumpur to Bahrain, Bahrain to Cairo for an overnight stop, Cairo to Casablanca and then Casablanca to Porto.
Yeesshh!!
funny because it's true. I've had a very nice bullet point list for the last month though.
Good afternoon.
The cloud was gone from Finland for a bit but it is back :(
booo! I hope you can get where you need to go :)
Hm, maybe I could go by bus to the sea and then swim.
we need to get hold of Kimi and ask if we can use his boat.
I'd rather have the private jet he used to get home from Turkey
good point.
But you'll still need clear skies, whether it is Kimi's jet or a public plane :P
#sidepodspace update
There will be no shuttle landing today due to low clouds in the vicinity of the Kennedy Space Center. Deputy head of the Astronaut office Chris Ferguson tried some landings in the shuttle training aircraft but had to abort them without getting near the ground as he had no visibility.
The first landing opportunity tomorrow at Kennedy is 6:33am with another an hour and a half later and there is the option of landing at Edwards at 8am with a second 90 minutes later.
It's a long swim to Bavaria ;)
I just found out about a restaurant here that is only existing for two weeks and is all a huge marketing exercise for yellow pages, but I don't care that it's all a big viral scam, I just want free food. So I know what I'm having for dinner tomorrow night :D
That's true, but I don't want to go there, I want to got to my awesome but secret summer job location.
The cloud has 239h to clear Finland
You have an awesome but secret summer job? Sounds intriguing.
If he's got the money to it then great! I don't think I could be one of the people sitting around for days.
no I'm going to be a maid or something in a hotel but it is in a awesome but secret location.
I'm not doing very well at not jinxing it, am I?
not when someone knows the secret!
I still don't have a clue about the secret location apart from the fact you can swim there from Finland.
But I had to tell someone. And you are the Amy. All will be fine.
awesome!! *needs to buy weekend subscription again*
weekend subscriptions are brilliant btw.
it's summer in 239hrs?
yes, didn't you know? *ignores the snow outside*
ace!
we'll have to ask pamela later.
I have not told a soul! I don't want to jinx Kathi more than she has jinxed herself :D
hehe. I'm hopeless :D
it looks interesting
Unfortunately I don't know anything.
hehe :)
not sure if people have seen this but Tony Fernandes seems like a lovely man
sorry ppl. meant to say: If you stuck in asia bring your ticket to airasia counter in MY & SG and for rm99 u can go anywhere in Asean #fb
http://twitter.com/tonyfernandes/status/12454896501
I have changed my mind because I heard about queues of 300+ people and I don't want free food that much.
I don't know if this has been talked about but it is so awesome, it bears repeating:
http://currawong.net/2010/04/11/the-stunning-pictures-of-sleeping-insects-covered-in-early-morning-dew/
WOW!!
oh.my.god!! that's amazing!
Beautiful.
it makes me very glad that I don't get covered in condensation while sleeping. Brrrrr.
well, if you're going to look at it that way, I'm glad I'm not an insect :)
I am also glad that insects are not people sized because this is terrifying.
If you follow the mail link there are more
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1260946/The-stunning-pictures-sleeping-insects-covered-early-morning-dew.html
I bet the dew disappeared quickly when the flash went of millimetres in front of their eyes
the cynic in me suggests the insects were probably captured and doped first. i don't believe they wouldn't move long before a photographer got near otherwise.
afternoon all
and it says that he used a torch to find them too, so i am inclined to agree
The cold probably dopes them as they have no real body mass to hold a body temperature. I would guess when the temperature gets low enough they are like reptiles. Effectively he temperature anaethetises(spelling?) them
ahh, could be. interesting.
By the way these are the kind of things you need a lite panel for in still photography.
litepanel specifically? or just a good light?
Litepanel because you don't want to warm up the insects... Steven explained why while I was writing my comment.
(hearts) litepanels.
They also don't heat up Christine which is more important
hehe. that too.
although she has the super-massive fan to keep cool. that could be an issue for insects.
I think the next thing you need to get is a smoke machine then you could make rock videos :)
It could be a bigger issue for the photographer who would need to carry 3 miles of power cable
ha. i used to have one of those. i suspect christine might object to the smell.
...
...
yay for litepanels!
that's what the fan's for!
wouldn't that blow the smoke away?
...
...
...
yay for litepanels!
They do smell.
:)
:D
after this conversation, £1,213.93 per panel seems like bargain!
That's the spirit Mr C... Although thats 3 iPads
Or 4
you want me to light christine with ipads?
that's an insane amount! imagine the lens you could buy for that amount of money though! :D
Multifunction!
that's the price for a big litepanel. There are smaller ones in the couple of hundreds range.
wouldn't light christine though. i worked out we'd need three large panels and a small one.
What are you trying to say?
run Mr C run!
umm, you're not an insect?
oh my goodness!!! wouldn't you rather just... use a normal light and get christine one of those cool ice jacket things the f1 drivers use? ... or use the fan you bought?
hadn't thought of that :)
but yes, the fan was just fine.
Australian travellers were likely to pay more to travel to Europe over the next few months, Flight Centre spokesman Haydn Long said, adding: "It's a case of supply and demand.
"Overwhelmingly, people who have been affected still want to go to Europe later in the year and flights are already fairly full because we are coming into peak season.
"Any seats that are available are going to be that much harder to get and it's going to be the more expensive fares."
Forward planning win!
I think that is too #mfc
translated: airlines want their money back.
Amy Beats the Volcano sounds like as good film
because I'm a nerd I quite like looking at my flights online to see how much more they cost now compared to when I booked them 5 months ago.
I was at Glasgow airport the other day and most of the other people there were TV crews broadcasting about how no-one was there. For live TV they were using on litepanel less than 6 inch by 6 inch
Amy 1 - unpronounceable volcano 0 :)
:D
one litepanel not on litepanel
I feel like the unpronounceable volcano is lying to me because with a name like that it sounds like it should be Finnish and thus I should like it.
a 6" litepanel? haven't seen that. lemmie look.
They were shooting her head and shoulders only but they were in an open area with dodgy background lighting
People say Welsh is confusing but the Icelandic language looks insane!
I prefer Hopelandic :)
Isn't that what I showed you the other day... It's incredibly bright!
ahh, okay. the it's baby one's bigger brother. much more sensible price.
*wonders if you can rent them to play with*
it looked like the 3" one from the pics. but you didn't say, so i assumed.
aw :(
oooh speaking of Welsh, while my mum is here she wants me to help her plan her trip since apparently that's what I do, but she wants me to tell her what she "must do" in Wales. Um, I don't know?
me too!
Well, there's cardiff... and...
...a tardis on a road in newport...
.....trains out of wales, too.....
Is it a diagonal measurement?
mini one is: 3.3" W x 3.3" H x 1.5" D
bigger one is: 5.5" W x 4" H x 1. 5" D
:D
You have a mountain!
In all seriousness, definitely have a look round cardiff and cardiff bay especially. Tenby is a lovely part of west wales as is havordford west and you could always go into the Brecon Beacons to do some trekking, not of the star variety.
Urrrmm... there's Mount Snowdon as well, and in Newport we have a transport bridge. I think that is literally everything thing in Wales.
Oh, and Barry Island!
if she likes going on pretty walks the brecon beacons are lovely!
does this help? - http://www.visitwales.co.uk/things-to-do-in-wales/wales-top-ten/
I like the idea of going to castles!
Icelandic is nothing like Finnish! Finnish has a reasonable amount of letters in their words.
I think she also wants to see other parts of the UK too, she started rambling about London congestion charges. I shall hit up the comments for advice at some stage in the next 10 days, for sure :D
I think I say that just because it has an ö in it's name :D
Ah yes, Wales has loads of castles. Chepstow Castle is amazing, as is caerphilly castle Newport's is literally a wall.
he has more than one... pen y fan is awesome!..
hadn't seen this one before either: http://www.litepanels.com/lp/products/ringlite_line.html
"You'll see a lot of sheep in Wales. They're the main attraction at Ewe-phoria. "
It's just like home!
i want to go to a castle now... damn my silly alevels.
Caerphilly castle - Awesome
Newport castle - not so much
We definitely have to go in some eventually, some of them are pretty amazing.
Wales also has a cool Haven/Butlins park thing. It rules.
I love castles, they are awesome. i also wanna go to a national trust place... just cause they are awesome.. and summer wouldn't be summer without a trip to a castle..
.....#therearemanycastlesnearme
.....#ihadastrangechildhood
I've never been to a proper castle. My country is too young for that sort of carry on :( I've been lead to believe everyone over there lives in houses older than New Zealand.
omg! you have to go to a castle when you're in England! or at least the tower or london.. that kinda counts as a castle.. :)
Castles are fascinating structures. When I was in hospital in caerphilly a few years back you could see it's castle from my window standing out in the middle of the town with a moat surrounding it and it looked so cool, I've never really gone inside it though if only for a very short trek with my mum when I was really young. It's hard to be impressed by our castle in Newport because it's next to a main roundabout in the city centre and all that's left of it is a wall and a few towers that are faling apart, in about 100 yards of length.
Wiki says the main tower there was built in 1078. My home town was invented in 1848. Stupid young country!
1848?? wow.. my house was built in 1542 (i think)... so i might be among the people who live in a house that's older than your town... ;)
wow!! My house was built 20 years ago
#rubbish
Well, I live in a place named after a castle, I think thats pretty nice (even if it is rather an old castle these days)
Afternoon all.
i bet you can have a conservatory, have your roof fixed or even change your windows if you want to... we're not allowed to without filling in hundreds of forms and meeting members of the council and things. having a listed house sucks.
*waves*
Our home is a council house so i dont think we're allowed ourselves ;) although that's nowhere near the annoyance that sounds though...
Go on the train up Snowdon. I did and it was misty, all I saw was the horrible building at the top. Should be nice in summer?
:)
They've replaced the building up there now with a really modern building! So there's something to look forward to ;)
I seem to remember a nice steam train journey near Aberystwyth.
I'm sure time can be found. There's bound to be several on the way to Spa and we have time to stop. Or any of the other places you're going in Europe
There's lots of reeeeeeeally old things in Rome so I think lots of 'wow this is really old my mind is blown' moments will happen there
I shall have to go and see :)
i wanna go to rome!
Why do some F1 reporter think it is a good idea to fly to Helsinki? You can't really drive anywhere from here.
the more the merrier!
i don't have any money to go :( however if i ave to take a gap year then who knows what might happen!
You can get on a boat then drive from wherever the boat ends up.
I may be going to rome...
so many people are going to italy this year!! i'm so jealous :(
Pamela and I were discussing tonight how insane we find it that Europe is right there and lots of people in the UK haven't been to most of it because to us trapped down here it's like an awesomely expensive adventure, but you are still at school so you have a good excuse :D
Well, we're thinking of it. Going down to Sarrento, seeing if its possible to go to Rome.
Does an italian restaraunt not count?
*hides*
outside is overrated.
but you have Joe on a boat in Monaco right there!
yeah. not a bottomless pit of money though.
and a lot of things to do here.
i'd totally go on an adventure like that if i could..i've always wanted to go to Italy.
stupid money :( still, you need a lot more of it to get to Monaco from here. Someone should build a tunnel.
The language barrier puts people off I think.. that and the exhange rate is really not good for us at the mo
Lots of people here want to go down under though. I guess it is a "grass is always greener" thing.
terrible. coupled with the fact if you leave the navy have to bring you back.
Like pay rent...
not sure, take me to another one and i'll tell you :P
i was thinking more of being creative. but yeah.
I can assure you flights to Nice in late May are considerably more than the rest of the time..
thats true, I've never understood the appeal of Australia as a tourist destination, I am just here because they pay me more :D (and they have yearly visits from Roger and Heikki)
If it does then I've been to India and China loads of times
:)
you can set your mind at ease.
There was a guy in the paper a few weeks ago who has been to 200 countries or so. I bet he must've been really hungry.
cheapest flight is €317. That's more than half what a flight to Bangkok costs. I'd rather go to Thailand.
Apparently the ring lites are the thing they started with
smaller ones. but not that massive.
My dad lives in an old house with a modern extension. The old bit is from the 16th Century the new bit from the 17th!
It's really crazy over there how old stuff is that you are sitting on!
Aha! The guy who had the baby litepannel knows people at Vitec who bought them a while ago (they also own Manfrotto). Apparently he had lunch with mr lite pannel and then felt guilty that he didn't own one.
So he doesn't really want it? If it was just a guilt buy maybe he should pass it on to someone who if they liked it would buy more in the future. ;)
Oh he did really want it sadly... He's been using it over the weekend. He was telling me today that he's had to go and buy more storage because he's been taking too many good pictures.
they didn't give him one for free?
the 5" one is news to me, so i've learnt something new today.
They can't because of his job, which I can't explain other than to say, he can't accept gifts.
oh right. well we can accept them on his behalf.
So we can rule out politician as his occupation
having said that, isn't it really dodgy to walk into the office with a brand new litepanel? claiming you felt guilty?
I have to clear up the office and take the post, I shall leave you with the latest missive from Joe, which is quite entertaining :)
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/f1-not-the-most-important-thing-shock/
heh :)
I think he meant guilty in another way... But it's hard to explain.
:)
Pat have you got the new Blur single?
I wasn't aware there was one!
I want to be on that plane to Rome.
joe beat alonso and schumi to a flight? and then upgraded himself?
He's a canny chap.. Also note how he got on the Nice flight ahead of the 6000 people in Dubai who are presumably all trying to get to anywhere in Europe..
although he's not actually on it yet
Edd Straw's and adam cooper's flights to helsinki got cancelled.
Looks like nothing is flying in Finland
http://www.flightradar24.com/
the last plane that got out is the FIF453 which is now above Estonia. It had to dodge the cloud (you can see when you click on it) *is amused*
I had no idea that you could get plane trails.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexjsnell/4533185271/
cool!!!
ooh there is a lot more planes about than when I looked a couple of days ago. Good luck Europe!
Awesome, took a different route home to avoid a road closure and it turned out to be quicker
Hehe :) reminds me of an odd bus service we have that goes a longer way home for me but gets home quicker than the bus that goes down the main road
Oh dear, apparently another icelandic volcano had begun erupting
Apparently the volcano is exploding again :(
they should have a gp there, at least it would rain...
Katla?
Is it the big one next to the little one that caused the cloud?
That's the big one. Last time it erupted it kept going for 2 years
I like that the new one is possible to pronounce.
apparently its Hekla.
Hekla apparently
http://twitter.com/STOPOBAMA2012/statuses/12464975875
Beat me by 5 seconds
but you have a source :D
http://www.ruv.is/hekla I have pics
Only a tweet
here is an awesome pic of the unpronounceable one
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1004/icevolcano_fulle.jpg
That is incredible.
:o
looks very scary, but very awesome...
I have a map. Both Katla and Hekla are at the bottom of Iceland.
#don'tpanic
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/en/index.php?eID=tx_cms_showpic&file=uploads/pics/iceland_volcanoes.jpg&title=iceland_volcanoes.jpg&width=1500m&height=900m&caption=Simplified+map+of+Iceland+showing+its+active+volcanoes&md5=efd9d4c4644ce411c964adda55b001bb
Due to the similarities, I think they were named after Catherine and Heikki.
Nice little map showing why there are so many volcanoes on Iceland. They need to tow the island a few miles east away from the fault line
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/en/iceland.html
it looks big :(
#panicsslightly
Did you ever consider that maybe you are obsessed?
reasonable assumption
The Chinese are worse, so it's OK.
Going by the map key it is a major active volcano.
Great volcano tweet
http://twitter.com/maree/statuses/12465489064
Watching twitter for volcano tweets: This popped up http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/apples-4th-generation-iphone-revealed/
methinks gizmondo are gonna be in a lot of trouble. they say it was lost, apple say stolen.
indeed, surely if you had the prototype you'd be careful not to leave it in a bar.
Boston Nig Picture has volcano pics. Only seen the first one and it is awesome
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html?camp=localsearch:on:twit:bigpic
BIG not NIG
Oops! What a cockup.
Looks kinda odd...
probably not finished.
Maybe a decoy
jake needs to speak to joe: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/jakehumphrey/2010/04/a_great_weekend_and_now_longer.html
also could be. we'll know for certain in the summer :)
Just downloaded and listening now..
No9 and 30 are amazing!! :o
Apparently Hekla is Iceland's most famous volcano and I guess that is not because it never erupts. There is a webcam permanently covering it but the screen is blank now
http://www.checkitlive.com/camera/hekla-volcano-iceland.html
Icelanders called the volcano the "Gateway to Hell."
*meep*
I love this. Hekla webcam has been moved to the bottom of the page due to the eruption of Eisquigglybum. I guess it could have its normal position back soon
http://reykjavik.mydestinationinfo.com/en/hekla-volcano-webcam
mega shirts!
Just found that.
From my previous link
Question on Eggheads. In which year was Jenson Button born? 1980, 1985 or 1990
1980
Makes you as good as the Eggheads and faster
i'm quite 100% sure its 1990. He totally looks 20.
Evening! Thanks for the plug, RG!
At the service.
im scared i got that so quickly..
Or even at your service.
Should we invite Nadal to Spa?
Hi Rafito, how are you?
I know you are an avid formula one fan, but I don’t know I you ever get the chance to go watch races. Have you been to one yet and matched it live?? If not, which race would you like to watch the most.
Thank you, you’re my number 1.
Michael
RN: I have never been to one and I always wanted to. I know my PR guy has tried several times but we can't find the time to go. Maybe one day. I would like to see the Monaco Grand Prix.
:)
yes! do itt!! :)
It's quite a nice round number to remember though.
He would help your stalking
He could translate between us and Tim. Although I think Tim has better English than Rafa anyway.
The options for his age from those dates is 20, 25 or 30 and he has been in F1 for ever
I'm seeing that reports of another volcano eruption may not be entirely accurate.
that's true, and the fact i know he's 30.. lol
I saw a couple of tweets saying that. The first mention of the eruption I saw was Reuters though
not forever.. Rubens has been around for longer... ;)
they're now denying it: http://twitter.com/Reuters/status/12466552451
The latest phase of tweets seem to suggest only a plume of gas from the second volcano but no eruption yet.
#standbytopaniclater
'k
I await the next tweet "We heard a loud bang, but it was just our hoover conking out not a volcano"
How about this one as an explanation?
http://twitter.com/KristenBays/statuses/12467015190
Lower third fail
oh my lord
Those Icelandics are at it again. Now switching the cameras around. What won't they do?
eyja i can pronounce though.
Far be it from me to apportion blame but who do we know who recenty acquired the ability to create lower thirds?
:)
:)
:)
It's like Outkast but with more Fonz'. Eyyyyyyyyyy!!
...yaaaa, eyyy yaaa.
Here's the big picture on the Enyaknottyfrappucino volcano: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html
oh my lord i hate linux
*smashes up eeepc*
nooo don't smash it up... sell it.. and you can put some money towards one of those litepanel things you like so much ;)
it's soooooooo annoying
if i ask why are you going to tell me about coding and things?..
nope. it won't play skype voicemails. they play fine on the mac skype.
ooh. any reason why it hates skype? ... do eeepcs come with linux?
Kathi made Skype work first time on her last linux change. Of course she has Finnish internet
she have the eeepc when we go to spa then :)
no idea. i need to make a plan to replace it though, because it's as useless as a chocolate teapot right now.
omg.. if Amy's around then she should maybe not look at this
http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/buying_and_selling/article7099669.ece
My friends family are putting their 900 year old property on the market... with its
'40 rooms, set over four floors, plus 56 acres of grounds, with ancient fish ponds, a swimming pool, tennis court, knot garden, driving range and putting green.'
If i had that kinda money i'd be able to go to italy...
hehehe i love that saying :D
Wow that sounds like a nice place, but.. a garden of knots?
If you had that kindof money you could buy a lump of Italy
goodness knows what that is... I don't like the idea that you can live somewhere for years and not actually have been into all of the rooms..
that would be awesome ;)
have they let you take pictures?
It could be a typo and really be a not-garden. Like a patio.
no.. i'm not that good a friend.. plus she doesn't like my photography so it wouldn't go down too well :P
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot_garden
Oh dear RG...
The daily has no mention of the Turkish Rally....
And it was soooo good...
i spy a volunteer...
;)
Ahh I see
It's no better for Windows...
grrrr.... i hate skype
:)
Well... it did come across me... It simply didnt make the cut.
Alan 'RG' Sugar
Is she blind?
Might not be a good name for a Spurs fan :)
she's kinda into art and photography, and turns her nose up at others work... and the idea of wanting to be an f1 photographer... when i said friend.. i was being nice, i mean 'girl in my class'
*stares evily at Lukeh*
#sorryRG
Coud've been worse - could've called you Christian RGross :P
True, then I coulda shaked my Underground Ticket at you.
That makes it worse....
I shall keep that in mind...
that's the spirit
:D
And you still want to buy a PC? :D
Erm, that doesn't sound too good...
Some scientists made a chocolate teapot recently. It worked too.
You think?...
Was it featured on a TV show hosted by a man from Top Gear?
Did you guys know who was the top Turkish driver in Turkey....
Burcu Cetinkaya who is.... a girl...
http://www.rallybuzz.com/cetinkaya-rallyofturkey2010/
Great job Burcu on a tough tough event...
She's heading for the IRC so I think I'll keep a watch out for her....
Although I know what you mean, the idea of there being a programme called Jeremy Clarkson's Chocolate World makes me wish I ran the BBC
Webber has made it to Europe!
http://twitpic.com/1gvqzo - Rome airport time to get the boxing gloves on to find my bag!!
No. http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/kitchenscience/exp/how-useless-is-a-chocolate-teapot/
i disagree with the conclusion: So a chocolate teapot is really not very useful, but slightly more so than you would expect.
that's basically what i assumed would happen. if you make it out of really thick chocolate you might get a cup of tea out of it.
But the tea must be chocoate flavoured. Not necessarily a bad thing but not techincally your cup of tea
a new way to make hot chocolate maybe?
also a good point.
be fine for hot chocolate though.
:)
I think the point is that it doesn't melt completely, which most people would expect.
Would anyone like to talk to me about some knitted wool shower curtains I have for sale?
I haven't tried it with the eeepc yet.
Hm I could do that now actually.
this twitter motogp thing is kinda funny..
'News Update: Multiple World Champ Agostini Rejects Offer of #TwitGP Wildcard - "Schumacher has shown there is no value in going back".'
I have absolutely no idea what it's going to be or whats happening?
:D
Suzi Perry is behind it i believe. it's to keep all the motogp fans happy/ give people something to follow this weekend seeing as their race was cancelled.
TwitGP
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/19042010/58/disappointed-fans-flock-twitgp.html
Hiiiii
I am safely home :D I have been home before but I was basically asleep until I had to go to work.....
Have you abandoned Nick in London?
Sadly yes. I really hope he doesn't try to row to Morocco, or any such maniacal scheme in my absence......
That would take him hours
hey Alison
You and I both know that.
Have any of you ever heard of Field Fisher Waterhouse? I have a very weird letter from my doctor saying they've applied for access to my medical record....
no?.. they have a wiki page though?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Fisher_Waterhouse_LLP
"Field Fisher Waterhouse advises on House of Fraser Dubai opening"
#blamenick
They are a big firm of lawyers
There is also a parody site so they have upset someone
http://field-fisher-waterhouse.com/
So so strange. There's a number on the request. They say they're acting on behalf of the GMC..... I'll ring them tomorrow and ask them what they want. Very very weird!
Is it related to your medical training or have you sued a doctor?
If they tell you that they want the truth, you must immediately shout at them 'you can't handle the truth'.
I've never sued anyone..... The dates are weird too. They've asked for 2001-2006
So that is before you were an apprentice doctor. Refuse them access until you get an explanation and as the doctor why they didn't give ou more info.
Well I need to return a form to my doctor before they'll respond to the request so no worries there. I'm just very confused.....
Looks like they represent the GMC in lots of cases
http://www.thelawyer.com/gmc-picks-field-fisher-for-manchester-case-work/96853.article
Yeah I started university in 2006
Have you had any weird diseases or new drugs or drugs that have since become suspect somehow? Naturally I don't expect you to answer. I'm just trying to jog your memory.
Really really no. I've also had no dealings with the GMC in nearly 2 years.
LPG says it is likely they are looking for info on a doctor that you have had contact with. This may be an exercise in finding fault even if you have never had a problem with your GP or anyone else in the practice.
She advises to say no if you have no issues.
Here's my Driver Consistency Post for China: http://f1numbers.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/shanghai-driver-consistency/
I'm going to write my Fantasy Racers post tomorrow night I think...
No smoke without fire is an interesting saying...
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/04/19/ferrari-deny-alonso-massa-rift/
I think I last heard it used in F1 circles sometime in...when was it?...
Oh yes... 2007...
Makes sense. It's just like dealing with Bernie. Don't look at the obvious but look at one or two stages removed
Ah okay. Sounds like good advice :D
Have we even heard from Felipe after the race?
I thought that was a great move by Alonso.
Apparently he did have a little chat with the Brazilian press...
To add to my pile of curious mail, my computer is going bezerk trying to update everything at once. Modern computers really are not designed to be switched off for a week!
I only caught a quick glance at it but I read that Massa ended up on the grass. Too much commenting and the like during the race.
Did you Mr Goat?...
That's very interesting...
He did. It was a very cheeky move by Alonso.
There were a lot of cheeky moves by a lot of naughty drivers. But at the end of the day it was all good racing - we shouldn't stifle that, especially this year!
agreed. next time rob tell instruct massa to do the same.
Hehe. I'd love to hear that conversation.
It's probably not broadcastable but it would be very funny!
Mum found another radar site but this one has the restricted area highlighted
http://www.radarvirtuel.com/#
Good night guys ;)
Left a bit, left a bit. He is nearly level. OK now punt him on to the grass
Night Gavin
:D
Sounds like a ferrari transmission in 1997
laters
Rob: "beeyoutiful"
see ya
bye
Night mate.
Wow is that the time? Where did that go? I was playing with my game spreadsheet..
It was but forcing Massa off the road wasnt hugely sportsman like
You get great info on each plane there
Evening all
I have always suspected Brawn did that
I still reckon he caught Massa fast asleep as well
Good news: I scored 91.5% on this week's terminology practise test (pass mark 75%)
Bad news: Several of my blog entries have received massive spam attacks :(
oh of course, and i dont blame him at all, he's been consistantly faster the 'whole' season, just not sure i would have advised trying it on a pitlane that small knowing what happened to hammy a few years ago
God I hate Skype.
Closely followed by "well done lad"
:D
alternatively of course "good boy"
Well done
BOO spammers
:D
Nice stuff :)
Shame bout the spammers though :(
Scottish and northern England airports to open tomorrow afternoon. Southern English airports likely to still be closed tomorrow night.
oo i've just noticed it's Alia's sidepodanniversary today :)
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/SPC+Regulars
awesome!! *needs to buy weekend subscription again*
weekend subscriptions are brilliant btw. {Comment #108}
They're also about the same price as a copy of F1 Racing on subscription (incidentally the newest issue arrived in my postbox this afternoon).
Who wrote today's daily?
#RGfail
oo i've just noticed it's Alia's sidepodanniversary today :)
http://wiki.si...com/page/SPC+Regulars {Comment #471}
I hadn't noticed that :D That's my second sidepodanniversary...
yaaay
mines next monday!
Hmm, is this like the government testing the Poll Tax in Scotland first?
Let the first plane fall out the sky on us nice.
Errrrr, I checked the Sidepodcast calendars and they fail to mention the fact of Alia's sidepodanniversary.
#shiftingtheblame
Happy sidepodanniversary Alia.
Why didn't I invent that hashtag months ago
That was more or less what I was thinking.
Hmmm...
Wiki says the main tower there was built in 1078. My home town was invented in 1848. Stupid young country!
1848?? wow.. my house was built in 1542 (i think)... so i might be among the people who live in a house that's older than your town... ;) {Comment #206}
So do I. My house was built in 1691.
@lukeh i was just looking for info on getting my passport renewed and things, and noticed seeing as it will be your first passport you may need to have a passport interview.. so don't leave it till the summer... :)
a passport interview?! whats that? is lukeh dangerous?
a passport interview??
DO IT NOW
or as soon as the dissertation stress is over
BBC are reporting a fresh ash cloud may scupper plans to reopen Scottish airspace, so there's little danger of planes falling on you, Steven.
The passport people are getting stressy about terrorists so you have to go and prove you are you.
Hey, at least RG volunteered!
All part of the current government's control freakery.
Does an italian restaraunt not count?
If it does then I've been to India and China loads of times {Comment #242}
And I've been to China several times despite being ineligible for a visa there...
I am not taking my crash helmet off
it's a new thing apparently... they want to try and stop identity theft.
ugggghhhhhhh.
Not for getting it done, but for the stupid interview. How stupid.
#stupid.
is that ugh directed at me? or the passport people?
Ah ha. How did you prove before that you are you?
a passport interview?! whats that? is lukeh dangerous? {Comment #484}
Lukeh is unknown to the passport authorities, so the government wants to know if he's a terrorist or criminal or likely to become either of those things.
Thankfully I got my first adult passport 12 days before that rule was introduced!
i wasn't suggesting it was a fail.. was just saying :)
a nod & a wink
is that ugh directed at me? or the passport people? {Comment #496}
The passport people and especially the stupid government, I think.
By sending documentation - Birth Certificate etc. plus a photo signed by someone in authority who knows you - doctor, teacher, solicitor, social worker or school governor.
You took your driving licence and a photo to the post office, they checked it and sent it to the passport people, and a shiny new passport would be sent to you.
But now you can only do that for renewals or address changes I think.
Hmmmm I'm not convinced on this reasoning.....
Neither am I.
it doesn't sound too bad...
The interview takes about 30 minutes and is done in a friendly manner. Mostly you will be asked to confirm facts about yourself – facts that someone trying to steal your identity may not know.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Passports/Applicationinformation/DG_174153
Ooooh ooooh ooooh! Do I get more Nick time? I managed to get someone to swap me some shifts so I had time to go down tomorrow night again but then it looked like he was going to be able to fly?
and how do you prove to the driving licence people that you are you?
Passport number :P
Like what your favourite colour is? and how many oranges are in your fruit bowl?
By sending them your passport of course
Are you still daaaansauf?
Oh yes I forgot about that part.
O-kay I think I prefer our system :D
:D
when i went they asked questions from things on the form, and about the person who countersigned my application.
No. I have fled North for some respite :P
And why you are more interested in rallying this year...
30 minutes? why on earth would it take so long? ridiculous. bet you spend most of that time on your own while they go for a cig br.. i mean check things.
Wheres Nick-ty-Nick-Nick?
Insane..... As if the person fraudulently wanting the passport wouldn't have been the one filling in the form?
and now the stupid regulations on photos are well..stupid :(
I can't remember, it was too long ago :)
there's nothing wrong with the south :)
You can get a passport or a driving licence using your birth certificate.
i also had to give my signature and a picture was taken (i think) my interivew was in 2008 so i don't really remember.
Not at all except by respite I mean work.
How on earth am I supposed to fill in my father's personal information if I haven't seen him for 15 years?
#stupidstupidform
well, it's....er, it's just not the north :)
Can we collectively adopt you?
Its the south, its all scary doon there. Too big.
i can see that might be a problem..
I don't think you have to if you don't know
Hmmmm I guess you just have to leave it blank if it's stuff you just can't find out at all. Maybe you should ask your mum for some help with it first though.
Just seen this guys tweet on Alfonso's travel arrangements...
Love it...
http://twitter.jamesallenonf1.com/search?n=grumsta
sounds a bit like dewsbury town centre on an evening
Now I sound like a Blue Peter presenter....
methinks gizmondo are gonna be in a lot of trouble. they say it was lost, apple say stolen.
indeed, surely if you had the prototype you'd be careful not to leave it in a bar. {Comment #304}
Could you please tell the Ministry of Defence this? I've lost count of how many laptops with confidential data they've managed to lose in the past few years...
Will have to go through it with mum tomorrow, although I could happily leave the father section empty :)
All you need now is to make something out of paper mache
#oldschooljoke
don't forget the sticky back plastic
I really don't think it's a big deal if there are gaps, I wouldn't fret about it.
Agreed. Still, they accepted the photo LPG took of me which I edited before printing it out. My licence photo expired in April 09 and I only got a new one a couple of months ago.
Do you have to pay for a new card when the photo expires?
Yes. Another pointless "improvement" to the system. Whatever was wrong with the old paper licence (I still have mine, sadly it has the wrong address on it).
wow! that's really lucky. when i got my last passport, we had to have several taken. first my hair needed to be tied back, then they insisted i have one without my glasses, and then another in a different photobooth thing cause apparently it made me look too pale. The result was a passport photo that looks nothing like me, so every time i go through passport control i'm always nervous they wont think it's me!
If you look anything like your passport photo you are too ill to travel.
Taking them at home is really much easier!
or like a criminal in my case
You should be allowed to keep your glasses on provided your eyes are not blocked by the frames.
Yes, especially as you can edit them before sending them off :D
i really don't understand why they need an image of me that doesn't look like me....
Eurgh that is a joke right? Everyone is shocked that I have a nice smily picture on my driving licence. When I got it, the regulations only specified a passport size photo, nothing about being ill and grumpy....
we tried that.. the post office guy just kept giving it back to us saying it wasn't right.
No, sadly it is not. You are not allowed to smile anymore.
But I always smile :D I can't help it :D
their excuse was something about how the frames might be hiding a birth mark or something. It took us 2 months to get a passport, and cost us heaps of money :s
My new passport image (which I just got today), I'm trying to wonder what made me so grumpy on that day..
this may almost makes me want a tv again: http://www.trustedreviews.com/home-cinema/review/2010/04/19/3view-Freeview-HD-500GB-PVR---Hands-On/p1
a pvr that records programmes, but also streams iplayer, lets you tweet and can control your radiators... sorta.
Probably thinking about all these stupid rules and restrictions
That's plainly insane. Did you show him that you didn't have a birth mark lurking under your glasses? I'd have complained about him or gone to another post office....
I think I won't take my passport to Belgium. I'd just forget it somewhere.
I quite like having a little card with a photo on it, it helps when you get carded in the shop... It also means we don't need ID cards.
Perhaps someone upset you....
That's rubbish, the guidelines recommend removal, but it's not essential.
http://www.ips.gov.uk/cps/rde/xchg/ips_live/hs.xsl/36.htm
http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/@travel/documents/digitalasset/dg_174925.pdf
Then you won't get to Spa Kathi...
Noooo....
yep i did, he explained that other people may not know that.. or something. Mum was furious.
having to have your picture taken? (it would for me)
That was probably it.
There is no need for ID cards or for all the security circus. None of it is going to change anything. It is all for show
The whole purpose of carding is to soften us all up for ID cards. It won't be long before we all have to provide ID to buy age restricted products :(
I will have my ID card with me. They don't have any strange extra regulations - I hope.
Don't go there again! He just sounds plain weird.... It can be a bit of a lottery though. My housemate had one set of photos rejected and she sent the application back with the other pair of identical photos and they were accepted.....
Kathi won't need it as she's already in continental Europe. Sadly the UK refuses to sign up to the Schengen Agreement, which allows free passage within it's borders.
oooh yes please
:)
oooo that's very odd. yeah i don't think we will, it was a total pain.
Well I'm off to bed. Night.
see ya.
night! x
'Challenge 25' is very annoying..
Night Lukeh
Night mate and I should be doing the same too. Night and lotsa love
night mr lukeh
night Lukeh
i'll be off too, night all
Not all European countries have signed up to Schengen...
Night both
Do people actually do it? I don't remember the last time I had to show ID
Oh I forgot that I will need to get into the UK. But last time I went with only my ID card. So that should be fine too? Or did you change something?
Shift change.
Night leavers
A lot of Europeans are allowed to travel on their ID card alone, no need to even have a passport.
I've not been ID'd for a while either
Maybe you look old. #blamenick
But all the ones Kathi needs to travel through have :)
For us at unnamed supermarket, if our bosses catch us not challenging 25 we can get cautioned, or someone is sent in from an authority casually dressed and catches us not challenging, then we can get prosecuted.
#nothere
I have french friends who came over without as they didn't have passports. This was maybe 2 years ago now though, you might need to double check? Should be okay though. They didn't even open my passport last time I came back to the UK so......
All.The.Time, in Morrisons and Co-op. They insist I should take it a compliment that a 30yo is asked for ID to buy a few cans of beer. It highly irritates me to the point I've nearly walked out leaving a trolley full of shopping, if it weren't for the hassle of going shopping again. :) That said it hasn't happened since my birthday..
see ya
You can't be prosecuted unless they're underage though.
When was that? We used to be able to fly internally just with a photo driving licence but apparently we need a passport now too.
Are you kidding? I had to show ID in Dubai a lot but the drinking age there is 21. Other than that, I don't think I've needed ID more than once or twice since I left school?
You should just walk out - that gets the message across very well.
What irritates me more are the stories about people getting stopped from buying alcohol simply because they have an under 18yo person with them.
Complete rubbish.
And by rubbish I mean a different word that cannot be used here.
They are very hot on it here. I guess my town has a lot of underrage drinkers though.
Get on the IRIS scheme... it's great when you fly into Heathrow.... especially when it's not Terminal 5....
I thought that was only on RyanAir and EasyJet. You don't need a passport to travel within the UK.
Thanks I did. ID card is enough.
Christine was saying that both her and Mr C got ID'd at a petrol station because they were together and getting wine. It's obserd
I've served alcohol before with my job and on occasion have refused groups because some of them are underage. I really think the law is not meaning parents can't go grocery shopping with their children though.....
true story. i had to walk away because i didn't have ID and we both had to have it.
There's no point, they'd only do it again. I had the same person ID me more than once, they don't remember. Maybe they would if I walked out..
But yeah we've had many instances reported to the local paper, especially about the Co-Op, of people not being able to buy a bottle for themselves just because they had someone with them that looked underrage or near to it. There have even been elderly people asked for it, and they were alone. Ridiculous.
I quite like having a little card with a photo on it, it helps when you get carded in the shop... It also means we don't need ID cards.
The whole purpose of carding is to soften us all up for ID cards. It won't be long before we all have to provide ID to buy age restricted products :( {Comment #570}
We already do where I live (including for children's safety scissors with 3+ ratings), but that's not making ID cards any more accepted an idea round these parts. It just means everyone ends up taking their driving licences or passports whenever they want an age-restricted product. Unfortunately the government is planning on forcing everyone who gets a passport to get an ID card as well eventually.
As far as I can see, all ID cards will do is make it easier for us all to have our identities stolen.
Woah, no way!!! I would like not to have a passport at all if it didn't mean I was trapped here.....
Yeah I took a couple of flights between here and Scotland on those airlines with just a drivers card. One less thing to forget..
Crazy as it's perfectly legal to give alcohol to a five year old provided you are at home.
clearly the places i live arent quite as hot on this, i buy drinks reasonably reguarly and hardly ever get ID'd
It's a pity Bassano's not here to confirm it, but I don't think BA require photo ID. Not everyone has it and no one should be forced to have it.
You obviously live in insane parts of the country! I'm not exaggerating when I say I've shown ID about twice my whole life.
that's just silly. Although having said that i was asked to show my ID the other day when buying a bottle of wine, but was told that even though i was old enough they weren't allowed to sell it to me because i entered the shop with a minor (a young girl from my school said hello) and even though she wasn't with me i could be buying it for her. I was not impressed.
Thats because no-one lives up north, they're surprised if they see anyone at all :P
I was asked for it a lot when I was 18 - and a touch below ;) - which is fair enough. By the time you get to 22 you get a bit tired of it. By the time you get to 30 you want to throttle them.
Total madness.
I heard that
#nothere
I've flown with the appropriate credit card within mainland UK but not to Ireland or to the Continent...
That said, if you had a minimum wage job, you'd want to ID everyone too. What's the point of getting into major trouble and risking thousands of pounds in fines if you can just blanket refuse to make a judgement....
Evening folks =)
Ireland should be fine too as we have an "agreement". Someone on my training course mentioned that Ireland were thinking about joining the Schengen area, but that would mean putting passport control in on the Irish border :)
Evening!! How are you?
Both the dreaded Ryanair and the slightly less objectionable but still far from comfortable Sleazyjet wanted passports both to Northern and Southern Ireland...
in the past, i'm pretty sure i've flown to dublin using just a credit card. many years ago though.
Pretty good, working on a guest post. Sidepodcast.com may be plastered on a regional autocross champion car (well, it's already on the car, I just need to win the championship) if everything goes well.
Is this not the coolest picture?
w00t!
It wont be done till next week though =( I left my camera at home with the video footage of my runs that day.
PING: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/04/19/f1-debrief-a-little-bit-cheeky/
Oh, dloading now =)
Great timing. Just reached the end of the Joe show
I was looking for volcano news and look what I found (scroll half way down)
ooooo!!
that is an old picture!
Volcano news is confusing for me. Should I go down tomorrow night or not??? I suck at decision making :(
Why not make a decision in the morning? Even if it lifts what are the chances of Nick getting on a plane?
He's not booked until Wednesday morning. I don't think there's much of a chance it's going to lift right across Europe and his flight path goes basically down through all of it. I'm not a meteorologist though!!
Night all. Just realised the time. Another early start for me tomorrow.
Nigth Andy
Then you is silly if you dont
even if he does fly out on wednesday it's an extra day. I'd go if i were you
If he caught his flight as scheduled, I think we'd see each other for about 4 hours :P
You want a day with Nick?
So many jokes.
So little time
we did that already ;)
You're all so mean to me :(
*sigh*.. no.
not you
THe comment was in reply to Lou not you. I am curious why she wants to spend time with Nick
people are so touchy this evening :)
ahh i see, that's kinda difficult.
Who are you calling people :(
:D
No we're not
:)
:)
i don't... if it was the same for Lukeh and I is what i meant...
Dammit you got there first :)
If I go, there goes another £50 out the Spa fund :P
Steven's being mean to me and trying to get me in trouble... as usual ;)
For anyone who missed it earlier the space shuttle didn't land today owing to a cloud of water. It will now attempt to land tomorrow at 12:34pm tomorrow. There are two landing slots at Kennedy in Florida and another two at Edwards in California within a two hour spell. If they don't take any of those four slots they reset for Wednesday
Get Nick to pay. Problem solved
Moi?
oh no!! but then again.. we did decide in the pub that you can get the money for spa from nick ;) remember?
I haven't listened to the new one yet because I felt the need to write a blog post. I wondered why I felt all tense, much better now. :)
http://toomuchracing.com/2010/04/20/thoughts-on-motogp-qatar/
Ignore if you don't like MotoGp..
Evening folks
The Daily Pinger's still not working then! ;)
evening
erm, i see no daily. who's on it today?
Ah Lou
Did we mention to you the Classic car event at Crystal Palace soon?
Oops. me. Almost done. :P
Nick told me not to come :(
hehe. no worries, i had no idea it was even midnight.
I don't know. I just presumed they were locked'n'loaded, ready to auto-release
Makes sense, its a long way to travel just to see him for a couple of hours, if he does leave on time..
Ah, no worries
We work on SidepodTime after all :)
ooo no?... what date?
hi
I'm not sure that's the logic :P
:( i suppose there is nothing stopping you going back down if his flight doesn't leave and he is stuck here?.. or nothing stopping him coming up north? (seeing as the northern airports may be opening first?)
Other than my full-time job?
ah... other than that... ooops..
May 30th/31st - Bank Holiday Weekend
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorsport/7586296/Racing-returns-to-Crystal-Palace.html
&
http://www.motorsportatthepalace.co.uk/
It crept up on me too, only got a couple of the things done that I wanted to do..
£8 advance!
oooo!!! half term weekend too! i could certainly do the monday... *pencils into diary*
Roary the Racing Car will be there
i wonder if Luke's up for a motorsport themed day out.. i don't fancy going on my own.
This does sound great for pics -
'Visitors will also be able to stroll around the open paddock, watching mechanics at work, chatting to the drivers and soaking up the relaxed atmosphere, doubtless helped by the circuit's parkland setting.'
hence the discount? :)
Giggles & I should be there, Katherine too most likely, not sure which day yet
I expect we'll goad Fourstar & family to join us
The first day, Sunday, will be dedicated to both modern and older machinery, with everything from standard shopping cars to fire-spitting World Rally Cars expected, and just about everything in between. Bank Holiday Monday will celebrate the history of motor sport at the Palace, with cars dating from 1899 to 1972, plus a few modern surprises littered throughout the day.
cool! :) i think the monday will be the best day for me anyway (doesn't want to miss the Grand prix)..
I might need to bring my lens purchase forward ;)
oooo!!! and i need to get mine cleaned (stupid dust on the sensor)..
Lukeh usually has uni on a monday though, i wonder if he's on holiday then too... *debates risking getting into trouble by ringing and waking him up to ask*....
Tomorrow should suffice
I doubt he'll have lessons for Bank Holiday Monday
Early night for me... or rather, 'I should stop going to bed so late'.. see at some stage tomorrow..
Unis are almost always off on bank holiday mondays
Night Pat
hehe i want him to come to a recording of QI in london the next day though... i shall discuss with him tomorrow :)
byee!
ahhh that's good to know. :)
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