Hey everyone, and welcome to Sunday! I’m not sure about you but I’ve already had a very busy weekend, so I’m pleased it’s a bank holiday in the UK! Today is going to be very busy as well, as we have much to discuss and follow, here are a few things to start with;
- Yesterday Eurovision day was embraced by the comments, Amy wrote her first guest post in honour of the occasion and we all live commented the event. Alex even did an extra special Eurovision Giggles Radio as part of the build up! We weren’t the only f1 fans to appreciate Eurovision though, f1 twitter feeds were full of comments about the show from people in Turkey such as Will Buxton.
- With yesterday full of Eurovision and F1 goodness what can we look forward to today? More racing of course! Mark Webber secured his third successive pole yesterday, can he make it three wins in a row? We’ll have to tune in at the usual time to find out! Does anyone have any predictions? What are Jenson’s chances of winning from 4th? Will Mclaren leave anything in his car this weekend?
- I know what you’re thinking… one Formula 1 race just isn’t enough to satisfy your motorsport needs for this Sunday. Well fear not! You can also tune into the Indy 500, or follow the Rally of Portugal.
- If you find some extra time between all that motorsport you might also want to check out the tennis today. It’s going to be an excellent day at Roland Garros, with Federer, Murray, Cilic, and Soderling amoung just a few great players in action today. For a full schedule of play visit the official website.
- With such a busy day of sport ahead why not try and squeeze in a listen of the latest Aside with Joe podcast, if you’ve not already heard it. If you’re a fan of Joe (and lets face it, who isn’t!) and if you’re going to the Canadian GP, or live near by I highly recommend you check out Joe’s Canadian meet up plans. Having been to the London event I can’t stress enough how great it is.
Well, I think that’s enough to keep everyone busy, if UK residents are wondering how they will spend their day off on Monday, why not consider going to motorsport at the palace event in London. I hope you all have a lovely day!
ooh, new daily. damn that was quick lou.
not that quick... but before 4am.. sorry mr c ;)
gah, you puts me to shame :)
WOW You got a lot in there in not very long
:P
tomorrow is a busy day... is it wrong i'm more excited about the tennis than i am about the f1?
sounds about normal around here :)
How did Amy manage to avoid writing a guest post this long? I thought she did won on the Oz GP. Memory must be playing up
No it is only Turkey. I'm pumped for Indy. Writing a post features some great writing from the Indy blogosphere is giving me even more fever.
Yes.
she said she would but never did, i suggested we interview her about it in Spa and then get her to transcribe it :P
but Soderling v Cilic! and Murray! and Federer all in one day!... it doesn't feel like an F1 weekend :(
I remember you saying that. I just didn't know she had avoided writing anything. She spent all that time at the Melbourne race and spoke to Heikki as well as meeting all the sidepodpeeps and her first guest post is about Eurovision. I don't understand that
:D
Jenson and Lewis up with the Red Bulls and Vettel's car shook itself to bits in quali so you could get a McLaren 1-2
the only mclaren 1-2 I want involves jenson winning :) I think it's the fact this week has been dominated by thoughts of leaving school etc, i'd kinda forgotten about f1...
I am amazed Lewis has been faster so far because this track should suit Jenson better. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he is faster than Lewis in the race
let's hope they don't make any silly mistakes!
And now I must sleep. Night all! Xx
night lou
good evening
Is it Euro-safe to come out now?
Night Lou
Probably not
night
:(
I may be tab surfing then :)
Hi & bye Lou
See ya Monday at 'the palace'
what's tab surfing?
Switching between browser tabs when Eurovision talks arise ;)
oooh. i think i'm euro'd out for the moment.
Someone is bound to bring it up again
Mr C: Have you tried the Wired Magazine app yet
The future of digital periodicals, well the start anyway
#MFC
i have. i do like it, however, i think it could be improved.
it's impossible whether to know if you should scroll down, and ads look like editorial.
When you tap on the screen, the whole 'timeline' appears shrunken at the bottom with page shapes but I know what you mean. Some pages have down arrows. Is a good start though
1st time I've ever read it
The Marvel Comics app is gorgeous
I used to love comics as a kid
agreed. i love the video on the homepage.
i should add that because it's PNG images and not text. you can't copy and paste.
Yeah, Toy Story 3 looks like more of the same great fun
Probably intentional :(
i'd image so. makes sharing quotes v.tricky. gp+ looks good, but autosport crashes good reader.
Do we reckon there'll be a [Pirelli] tyre deal announced tomorrow?
I hear Michelin are attempting one last shot at negotiating a [parallel?] deal
not really following. certainly possible, and the teams need to know.
Shall probably pick that up now
Not sure if I got that from tweets or the silly BBC gossip page
http://twitpic.com/1rva8j
I have seen a few stories about Michelin. Martin Whitmarsh said the teams would have a meeting with Michelin this weekend and a decision would be made by Canada
has lou gone?
Yeah, saw that. Looks great
Aye, to mourn a lost camera I believe ;)
She went to bed about half an hour ago
One that was damaged by someone at the school ball. Any comments Emily? ;)
ah okay, she's such a lightweight at staying up late :P
and shh the camera stopped working of its own accord! it had lived a long and fruitful life.
It gives her an excuse to buy an EP1 or whatever it's called
:D
They said it would be decided by Monaco
I hear the ball went well, did you enjoy it
I want to see pics of your feathered head dress
This was only a baby camera. Her first ever digital. It's not even her best baby camera which is probably why it was taken to a drunken ball
Typical F1. WHat they say and what they do bear no relation
if it's monaco 2011, the first five races could be fun!
:)
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sadly the feathered head dress was lost somewhere between the fourth and fifth bottles of wine being opened ;) and the ball was lovely ty!
no luckily she gave me her oldest, most bashed up olympus which i proceeded to bash up even more. it has endured being taken all over the place though :)
I've written 3 blog posts in 24 hours, most productive day ever*.
*even if technically it crossed two days
Race start times - http://toomuchracing.com/2010/05/29/start-times-30-may/
Vote for the IndyCar oval and road trophies - http://toomuchracing.com/2010/05/29/vote-for-the-indycar-roadoval-trophy/
This is what Indy means - http://toomuchracing.com/2010/05/30/this-is-what-indy-means/
Not F1 but what the hey. The latter has examples of good writing from around and about.
anyway goodnight all x
how many does she have??
Night Emily
night
Good night
At least 3 that I've heard of
The little Nikon she brought to the Jonsi gig looked great. Massive zoom and pretty good auto-ISO, Lou said
i haven't seen any pics yet. was it a good night?
Spectacular
http://toata.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/83-recovering-from-the-gig-like-no-other/
I think Lou's been midly busy ;)
Was the pre-quail show worth watching?
*Quali*
I don't wish to know about poultry
I think I know why I haven't done a very good job of blogging recently. I've just realised that I've spent 3 hours explaining (or attempting to explain) the 24h Le Mans timetable for a forum...
Didn't see it
not really, the 2nd half I saw
Like Indy it's too complicated
What was the deal with Liuzzi being slower with the F-duct car?
he's not very good
Like Indy it's too complicated {Comment #75}
It wouldn't be so bad except it turns out things like the drivers' briefing don't work quite like the F1 versions do. Some of the stories Martin Brundle tells about Le Mans...
Well, I've long thought that but I've been trying to see what Joe appears to see in him
I've failed so far
At least the mullet's gone
Fairly straightforward no?
Scrutineering in the town on Mon/Tue, qualify midweek, parade Fri, race Sat/Sun.
Bring on Force Di Resta!
or he's not doing it right
He was good in F3000 when he won the championship and he looked like he could be good. But so did Badoer
What was the deal with Liuzzi being slower with the F-duct car? {Comment #76}
Both Force India drivers have been struggling with when to deactivate the SRW (which is what Force India calls their F-duct). In particular, both of them have repeatedly missed Turn 8's brake and turn points. After Sutil had finally binned it partway through FP3, he decided to give the SRW a miss for the rest of the weekend. Liuzzi persevered, went off at Turn 8 on his first flying lap on soft tyres and didn't make up for it on the second lap.
The SRW is apparently a big improvement. However it doesn't appear to be very user-friendly...
+1
SRW = Stalls Rear Wing??
:)
I was surprised to see DC being critical of Kobayashi's skills today
Not enough honesty in F1 these days. Regardless of whether anyone agrees
Probably
Hint: take hand away from inlet and steer for corner
Fairly straightforward no?
Scrutineering in the town on Mon/Tue, qualify midweek, parade Fri, race Sat/Sun. {Comment #80}
The good news with scrutineering is that they even say when each car will be done. I like detail touches like that.
Just try explaining to a forum used to F1 that a Le Mans driver briefing has been known to entail such things as drivers having phone calls in the middle of the briefing and (on one occasion witnessed by Martin Brundle) someone bringing their young and not-particularly-interested daughter to the session...
SRW = Stalls Rear Wing?? {Comment #86}
Close. It officially means Switchable (i.e. it can be on or off) Rear Wing.
Sounds like they need a Doohickey
Mr C, you should rent them out
They can be quite relaxed about that sort of thing :)
:)
i has ipad fixes to make first
That never crossed my mind. I wonder what names other teams use. I know McLaren don't all it an F duct. They call it RW80
Hint: take hand away from inlet and steer for corner {Comment #89}
Sounds like a good plan. Maybe it's one of these things that this type of wing benefits from the knee rather than any part of the arm being used to switch it on and off.
Ooh, cool
Have you noticed if you play a youtube or other video link from Twitter, hit 'done' or the home button and the audio carries on playing?
Not sure if it's a bug or intentional background playing
Just try explaining to a forum ...
Sounds like they need a Doohickey
Mr C, you should rent them out {Comment #92}
I'm not sure a Doohickey will solve this one given that no other forum members were online when I wrote the piece. It's more a question of anticipating what they'll want to avoid potential confusion later on.
The hand covering seems to be an early form to test the theory. I guess you need a few seconds before the corner [like a braking zone] to re-establish downforce before turning in
As FI probably found out
Have you noticed if you play a youtube or other video link from Twitter, hit 'done' or the home button and the audio carries on playing? {Comment #97}
It'll still be stuck in the cache or something equally daft.
ahh, nope. will add to list. have been trying to figure out a usable "post comment" shortcut that works on pads/desktops
Only works on some Twitter clients
Which do you use?
I think you have decent on screen buttons for that but that's just me
Can you enable the 'Go' button?
Good luck with that. There doesn't seem to be any extra keys on the iPad keyboard does there?
on the keyboard? don't think so
Twittelator for iPad is my fave
Tweetdeck is too buggy just now
Tweeterena is not bad though
it's very... minimalist!
How do 'entry fields' enable it on web pages?
Also, previous and next
I was hoping echofon would be out for the iPad.
I am looking for a decent free option
Has anyone tried tweet deck?
yeah that works fine for search etc. (try searching on sidepodcast on the ipad).
it doesn't appear to work for multi-lline boxes that allow line-breaks
as bassano said. it crashes a lot
Bird Eye is great for displaying your pics [it's pics only, like PhotoNest]
Sticky Beak is really nice is if you want to arrange by tweeter
Feels like a beta to me and not really utilising the real estate
Tweeterena
Hmmm. Ok.
There are too many options!
Sorry, I meant Twitterrific
Ok, yep that looks like an option.
:-) or that
Not that many free ones but some decent ones for very little cash
I think I have $3 left in my iTunes account. I need to be selective.
Also, like the iPhone. I use Boxcar that gives you a pop-up for DM's or Mentions
Pre-pay. Very sensible
That was the idea. Otherwise I would n,ever stop buying apps
When the Timing App drops in price [should be after the mid way point] buy it
Um, already did ;-)
Struggling to get out of bed. At this rate i'll never manage to buy any veges and my roast will quite literally just be meat.
Then you know how great it is already
That app sold me the iPad
It's nearly noon, think of the roast and go!
Am going to go to bed and get some decent sleep for a change
Night all
night sir
that german song is growing on me
Morning everyone... Thankfully the doohicky is working again!!! Woohooo!
I am so mad, grrrrrr. I went to cook my roast and someone has put it back in the freezer. It was in the fridge for a reason! GRRRRR
Time for http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/
never a good idea when you have to live with people for the foreseeable future :D
Oh noes!
I have gone for a microwave defrost but it's never quite the same :(
Agreed. Best avoid the passive aggressive options.
But if you did want to go that way a note wouldn't be best here. Best would be to invite them to share your roast dinner with them then say, "yes it will be just coming up to room temperature at x so we could eat at y." and then they'll realize their mistake but be trapped.
nobody is home! They have ran away from me. Someone has also "cleaned" under the stairs today by moving all the useless crap under there out into the house. I have put it all back again. No point putting a bean bag with not enough beans in it into the lounge if it means I can't open the fridge because its right in front of it.
Oh dear. Other people are a nightmare.
Who wants to buy me a one bedroom apartment? :D :D
In my first year of sharing I had 6 different flatmates.
Then I moved in with, sometime commenter Nick (not that Nick), and we successfully flatshared for 7 years.
Morning all, typical emily dropping into the comments late at night :)
Feeling a bit better this morning?
much better :) sadly all my gadgets are still broken. I think I'm going to miss giggles radio again :(
me too :( after my 5am wakeup call I need to get some sleep tonight :(
Morning all
Oh noes :(
ah well...
It's going to be an interesting one today as the letter Q doesn't really have too many good songs. So a bit of an interesting selection but hopefully still good.
Lots of waffle though.
Morning. Hope all is well with you.
You missed me playing Cliff Richard in the Eurovision special yesterday!
You played it? There was a show?!
There was an impromptu Eurovision show yesterday afternoon... I think the replay is available on the Eurovision thread.
Aww, will have to watch that soemtime then
will catch the reply though :) silly aunt having a party on a sunday. Doesn't she know that I have stuff to do/watch :)
hello :)
yes there was a show.. You didn't read the daily did you? ;)
Oh yes I see now :P
Morning all.
Hiya christine, how are you?
Mmm, don't feel 100% today but can't put my finger on what's wrong so can't complain.
Lots of sport to keep us amused today though.
Ooh it's very annoying when you feel like that :(
indeed there is! :)
i hope you feel better soon Christine!
I'm off to my aunt's now.. i hope i get there in time for the race coverage.
byee!! xx
Se you later, byee!
roast is ready! it appears to have survived its microwave defrosting unscathed
Hey folks.
Hello folks.
:D Can we have some?
http://twitter.com/gcreighton/statuses/15034315409
Hehe.
Good morning.
My Doctor Who post: http://smarterthanyouraverage.com/2010/05/30/cold-blood/
Immediately I love the idea of a spoiler header :)
Hehe. I figured it was more fun than a bold sentence. I'm sure you could come up with something much more fun though! :)
Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/05/30/turkey-2010-race-result/
Standings posts:
http://sidepodcast.com/2010/05/30/turkey-2010-driver-standings/
http://sidepodcast.com/2010/05/30/turkey-2010-team-standings/
Although you don't need them because Mr C's clever trickery means the standings on the homepage have updated too.
For those watching the Indy 500 later, here's a schedule, and in UK time, so you can choose when to join:
5pm ABC TV starts. Not sure when Race Control starts. I'm hoping to have both running.
5.33pm Drivers introduced to the crowds. I love to listen to the cheers/boos.
5.54pm US national anthem and flyover
5.56pm 'drivers to your cars'
6.03pm Back Home Again In Indiana, balloon release
6.05pm 'drivers start your engines'
6.06pm Parade laps including the two-seater IndyCar ahead of the field
6.12pm Green flag
I might be quite excited. Great F1 race, hopefully another good race later.
Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/05/30/live-giggles-radio-q/
Ping -->
Looking towards the Indy 500 - http://theformulaoneandmotorsportsarchive.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/looking-to-the-2010-indianapolis-500/
Never heard of this Wollen fella
oh dear - I spelt it wrong, didn't I...
cross the t's and change the e to an o.. :)
will do
:)
beautiful racquet smash there from Stan.
All round beautifully play by Stan I think. Just not good enough.
Time for a good cycle in the blistering sunshine and then the Indy500!!
:D
Thanks for the plug!
Yay for Feds winning quick so I can now watch Jo-Wil! :D
I am zzz after this, I hope to wake up to no more Andy Murray.
just to give giggles an extra headache. leigh's indy 500 post is scheduled for 17:30 and the race begins at 18:00.
Yeah... Silly old Motorsport... I'm not going to be done by then I don't think.
that's okay by me. am going to have x2 tabs open with ye olde comments in each.
I've got a ye olde and a doohickey in tabs in one FF, and Race Control running in another (will do soon anyway).
Loving the tweets coming from Indy already
Official feed is up at indycar.com
not so official ABC feed http://justin.tv/mrja
no sound on official feed at mo though, unless its me
Yep. Which is fine while Giggles is on :)
true
Driver introductions imminent.
ping: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/05/30/indianapolis-500-race-day/
Back folks
35 minutes to go!!
:D
What!! What's this about C Horner saying Webber pushed into Vettel?! Do you not have eyes man??
*sits back in the daily* :)
so... i missed the forum.. is it worth watching? I was so upset Jenson looked sad in the press conf. although it is handy to be able to turn off the comms on red button to be able to hear the drivers chatting when they fetch their water. no one looked happy at all.
(hearts) Jenson being awesome today. 2nd isn't bad at all! :) and he's still the only mclaren driver this year not to be gifted a win :D
It was a loooooong forum but I thought it was very good today. Plus it had Ant on it again so lways win :P
Lewis was unhappy at Jenson today definitely
ANT!!!! i loved all his comments today :)
urgh, stupid Lewis with his stupid girlfriend and stupid sense in fashion! i don't care if he's angry with Jenson, Jenson raced so well today and backed off sensibly.. none of this taking each other out business.
I also love that JB overtook schumi after the start... Schumi had a huge line of cars behind him for most of the race!
Lewis was right to race, and they both did it sensibly. for me it summed up Lewis' attitude as a Mclaren driver that he felt Jenson shouldn't have come after him. Also he called him his best teammate ever after the race - I dunno why he had to clarify that. Seemed an odd thing to say, not saying he's wrong or anything but just seemed odd to bring that up.
When Schumi overtook on the first corner I thiought uh oh but the genius gave it straight back :P
*Jenson was right... not Lewis...
was he being sarcastic? i thought he was bffs with Heikki?... i'm thinking Lewis doesn't mean it really, it's a way to clear the air and show the media there is nothing wrong i suppose. Jenson is much better with the media, that interview in the build up was amazing :)
aw i'm sad the rain has stopped play in Roland Garros! :(
erggghhh stop raining in france!!! i want to watch some tennis!!
yaaaayyy!! covers coming off the court!! wohoo!
im going to ask a silly question... is there anyone not watching the indy 500?
*raises arm*
:)
andy murray is back on court!!! wohooo!!! lets play some tennis! :)
Oooh, tennis and Indy at the same time, I think.
yay!! hiii christine!
Andy lost the first set? Oh dear. Amy will be pleased though.
Amy had her Lewis victory today (even if it was gifted ;) ) she can let me have a Murray win. I think after a 20min break he might be able to make it 1 set all.. which would be good :)
The crowd at RG seem quite boisterous today.
And Andy is in a bit of a strop. Big surprise!
Well Sauber did get a good result.
hehehe :D
Language!
aw chill out Murray... it's only Tennis
grandprix+ now available:
http://www.grandprixplus.com/
now i have a debit card of my own i can subscribe!! wohoo!!!! :)
yay. let us know what you think of it.
What are the chances Andy can do another comeback?
will do, i'm very excited :) my first online purchase :)
I have just tuned in, seems he has a lot to do
with the mood he is in at the moment i'm going to say low... pull your socks up murray! you are better than this!
hey, sidepodcast has a link in gp+
:)
(hearts) joe.
Am gonna switch Murray off, he's making me very depressed being in such a big grump.
He is not impressing. I think Amy's hope when she wakes up will come true as she desired
aww
Haiiiiii!
I'm in the worst mood ever :(
Andy Murray's lost in straight sets
nothing good ever happens when he is grumpy...
what's up Alison? i'm here to listen..
We're off to watch a film now. Decompress after a day of racing!
Enjoy ;)
Whoda thunk it! :)
Enjoy!
i'm watching my first tv programme on my ipod tonight, due to my dead laptop.. dr who looks lovely on the touch screen :)
Ooh which one? Sounds like a plan..
have fun! :)
Have fun
I think my laptop is starting to want to join yours :(
uh-oh.. your laptop is newer than mine too!
First a camera now a laptop. You are on a destruction spree. Although to be fair after you went to bed last night Emily turned up and admitted she broke the camera
I'm watching F1 on my PC and commenting on my netbook. I see Jake's replaced his trusty clipboard with an iPad already...
Goood evening all. How are we today?
I know!! It's turned into a toaster into the last month or so. I know I love toast, but yeeeesh. Overheating much,
Hi Jon
i didn't break my laptop... the charger is just dead :( ah yes.. true story. My ipod touch is dying too :( the headphones don't always play music through both ears! This has all happened in about 4 days..
... don't get me started on my internet connection..
excited, and tired.
Hey Jon. Hung over after my awesome flatwarming, but quite good after the GP ;)
are your earphones faulty or your iPod?
GP was rather good, I didnt watch it live and fell asleep in the first half, but the second half was good. Glad hammy won.
it appears to be my ipod this time :(
Hey Jon, quite good, enjoying today's racing really.
On the 40th anniversary of Bruce's passing too. Legendary.
Was the 500 good?
Tomorrow should be good too, sprints are fun!
Really not happy at the theatrics of THAT Woman today. Never mind Webber vs. Sebber, give that woman an Oscar!
And Ferrari's 800th GP
She was happy, leave her alone :P
Not sure what you guys thought but I felt that although Webber could have given Seb a touch more room, Seb had enough spaec and shouldnt have moved over
Annoys me we have her again and no more much nicer Jessica, bah.
Can she be happy away from the camera then please?
Well that I can't disagree with!
Why should Webber give him more room?
:(
no oscars for her, she doesn't deserve to be rewarded!...
I miss Jessy :(
She even butted her way into the discussion after the race! Boo.
Shouldn't this be in the post race debate thread?
oh really? boo
Jenson won loads of races while he was with her, and never once did she do that and she was probably happy too.
Oooh didnt see that, appologies.
That's my point too - and she's encouraged to do that by the TV director.
Yup. Jake and co were talking and she 'was passing by' and jumped into the group next to DC's mic
That's why I mentioned it ;)
I don't know what she's really like, but she comes across very fake and for an F1 girlfriend, she loves being in the foreground too much when the others seem to enjoy being in the background. It comes across better that way.
Big boo to the BBC for interviewing her on the grid and FOM for continuosly showing her during the race. I don't care what she thinks TBH...
99% of f1 fans would agree with you
Just to quickly butt in folks for a moment
Indy500:
That is definitely not good though unsurprising
I'm off to sleepies, night everyone.
See ya buddy :)
see you tomorrow!!! :) hehe
Night Lukeh
Thanks Leigh
Good news everyone,
Awesome.
Not awesome they were injured just that it was not a lot worse
Oh.MY.God!!! I've just watched Dr Who!!!! :(
Boo eh?
I want to know how the Doctor's memory didnt disapear like Amy's did, very odd
Time travellers remember those caught by the crack, and Rory is not from the Doctor's personal time line ;)
Well I'm loving the discussion in the other thread but I am just too tired. Goodnight peeps!
i must now sleep, up early in the morning. hopefully i'll see Alex, Kat andd Bassano at one point tomorrow :) night all!! xx
Tony Fernandes is not a happy bunny
http://www.manipef1.com/news/articles/11015/
Monza ticket and murray lost. Monday rules.
+ Jon :P
night lou
oh yeah! ;)
+ Leigh
:)
shhhhh :( night Amy :P
woooop, its gonna be epic
i shall rephrase my comment...
'hopefully i will see lots of SPC people tomorrow :)' night all you lovely people! xx
Night
Have a great day
I have an irritating problem. I need to give a county as part of my address. I live in Merseyside. For some reason it's no listed. What other county am I likely to also live in???
Is merseyside a county? wouldnt that be liverpool?
Lancashire? Cheshire?
Liverpool is a city. Merseyside has been a county since the 70's. I think someone needs to tell Paypal. They probably have me as Cheshire or Lancashire.
Lancashire
just googled anfield road liverpool.
Bits of Merseyside are in both.
but everywhere else on google maps just comes up with liverpool
Yeah. I think I'm in the Lancashire bit. But it really isn't Lancashire anymore. It's Merseyside.
Pippa Mann has no sponsors?!? How is this possible.
http://www.picturesofengland.com/mapofengland/counties-map.html
you're not wrong, mersyside is a county according to this map
Merseyside is a weird new county though. It's a metropolitan county so it does all the admin side. Apparently it's not accepted by the postal service though :P
It would have let me choose Greater Manchester though which is exactly the same kind of set-up. Maybe they just hate scousers.
Rightio. I'm too tired for this. Sleepy time.