It's the 3rd of December as the countdown to Christmas continues. Another countdown to note: It's 100 days until the season starting Bahrain Grand Prix. On a sad note, I'd like to highlight the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster if for no other reason than a lot of people seem to have never heard of it or forgotten about it despite having killed thousands and still effecting many lives 25 years on. A moving collection of pictures at Boston.com's Big Picture tells the story.
- In F1, it's the final day of Formula 1 action for 2009 as the teams complete their Young Driver's test. However, one place the teams don't look like heading any time soon is France as yesterday plans for the proposed Flins-Mureaux circuit were officially confined to the scrap-heap. Throwing in the matter of Christian Horner bringing up the subject of engine parity and it'll be interesting to see exactly what Thursday Thoughts will be upfor discussion later today.
- Talking of Thursday Thoughts, Joe Saward yesterday instigated something of a Wednesday Musings as he pondered the state of Formula 1 at a time that an air of doom and gloom lingers around the sport in the wake of economic and political crises. Half-full or half-empty he asks? I've always been of a mind that the glass was over-designed for the job in hand but Joe raises some good points as always and suggests F1 is doing fine with some room for improvement.
- And finally, spare a thought for the Italian policemen who crashed the force's prized Lamborghini Gallardo.
That'll do for now. You can keep up with Jackie and myself over at PitlaneFanatic where our advent calendar review of the year might just find a buyer for Honda at some point today (I won't give away who buys them just yet). That just leaves one final thing, and I've always wanted to say this... see you in the comments.
before i head off to sleep i just wanted to say great post Maverick :).
oh and there are now 99 days of the off season left :) heheh
night all! xx
What happened to autoping?
Night Lou
Night Lou
Giggles Advent calendar is on time
"That just leaves one final thing, and I've always wanted to say this... see you in the comments."
:-) Good post Mav.
well 97 if you take off free practice and quali
night!
Thanks
I'd never heard of Bhopal, terrible.
I like the idea of Bhopal getting a mention in the daily.
I'm always surprised by how few have, plenty of people have heard of Chernobyl
Nuclear is bigger news than chemical
There was a report a while ago suggesting the number of deaths at Chernobyl was less than 50
Difficult to assess the impact of either disaster in terms of casualties
No. I think it was the general air of incompetence surrounding Bhopal that was more worrying.
Immediate victims maybe but long term victims may be many, many times more.
I worked in the Ukraine in the early 90s and was told that because of the residual radiation no-one including the police could go into the area. THe only people who did were growing poppies with heads the size of dinner plates because they could afford absolutely the best nuclear suits.
It was more avoidable than Chernobyl
Just read Christian Horners interview in autosport. Bit of a worry for RBR if Renault do pull out. If they have to Jam a Cosworth or a Fezza engine in the back of a car that Newey will obviously wrap tighter than a fat girls sock they will be all over the show, and you may as well chalk up less than 5 podiums for the year. I feel for the drivers. They have to be the most charismatic and down to earth pairing i can remember
If Renault pull out or sell-up, I can see them still supplying engines
I don't really believe they'll leave it anywhere near that late to make a decision. The situation should be clear in one or two weeks time.
I hope so. very much! But i agree with Clapper. Renault seem to be the type of company that would still supply engines at a minimum. They have a rich recent history in F1
The problem is that Carlos ghosn the top guy at Renault would only supply engines if he could make a profit from it.
Yes. I heard the Joe Saward podcast, and what he had to say about Ghosn was interesting,and as a RBR fan, a real concern. "le cost cutter"
More to the point, they're already designed and built them - they've already made the major financial input into them
Thats right, and pulling out when the overheads are low because of the freeze would be commercial suicide
The facility just has to break even to be worth it. Even in marketing terms it's still a huge asset, especially if RBR continue to shine
long day, best get to bed... catch you tomorrow
Goodnight Pat
I've been using the LCLT tonight, thought you'd all run off!
As a simple monetary benefit, they might be able to.
I think it would be low cost advertising if it was marginal.
:-D
There was a ping, you must've missed it
Not necessarily. There is a fixed price they have to offer the engines for and that may not cover the cost of running an engine program for one customer.
Just a question, how do i include the quote of teh person im replying to like the rest of yas do?
sidepodcast.com/realtime
Night Pat
select the thread you want from the drop down box, then click reply and then click on whatever someones said to quote it
How are you commenting, Real Time or Live Commenting?
Night Pat
I should think ye olde
Only as far as Thursday
OH NO
thursdays a bad day
If you are using http://www.sidepodcast.com/realtime/ just click on the part you want to quote
Thanks for the advice guys. My browser doesnt support that action. Im at work, and we have some antiquated government blocks etc. So will use it when im at home.
thanks again tho
Anytime
Realtime
In the normal comments all you have to do is copy and paste the bit you want to quote and put
at the end. You have to make sure there are no spaces between the or between the text you want to quote and the blockquote command.
I'll start a fight here,then go to lunch LOL, WHO IS THE FASTEST DRIVER OUT THERE NOW?
Ignore that comment. Trouble with trying to explain it is that it quotes stuff.
Out there now?
I am, i could run round Jerez and be faster than all the cars out there
Lewis. Fight over
Take 2
In the normal comments all you have to do is copy and paste the bit you want to quote and put at the start and at the end. You have to make sure there are no spaces between the or between the text you want to quote and the block quote command.
Preview button monsiour Roy?
Fastest? Vettel. Needs to work on his mistakes sometimes though...
Yay, my James Allen On F1 just came!
Oh, and hello everybody.
Failed again. Read the newbie manual. I can't find the link to it. Does anyone know?
Was trying to work out why the post arrived at 1am, but then realised...
howdy hey neighbourino
Steven Roy. . . That was a quick fight, and i couldn't agree more. He really is incredible. I just finish reading his book "my story" i was surprised at how good it was actually.
I don't believe it exists. Publish and be damned
http://www.sidepodcast.com/about/new-to-sidepodcast-quick-start-guide/
Bottom of the home page
http://www.sidepodcast.com/about/new-to-sidepodcast-quick-start-guide/
Heh. I actually think it may have been there for couple of hours though, the parcel was under my doormat and may have been there since before I woke up.
Hey Sean
Read that Bill. It will make your life here a lot easier and help you understand a lot of things we say. If you think there is anything that should be added to it post a comment and Christine will pick it up and add it.
Hello.
Thanks again steven. Will have a crack at home tonight. im sure i'll figure it out. After all im an F1 nutter so that autmatically makes me intelligent. :-)
Anything you want to know just ask. There is always someone around who will help
gee, tehre isnt much fight about the fastest. seems lewis is the popular choice judging by the lack of retorts
that and the fact that its 1.30am
For most of you.
12.30 pm here. need more vampires on the stream then
Here also. You an Aussie?
shhh
Im off to sleep. Got a lovely presentation in 6.5 hours. If that goes well then bring on teh weekend! :D
Good luck. I have to go to Brisbane this weekend...
Yeah mate. im in tassie. Where are you? wish i was in Brissy tho
I'm off to bed. Work in the morning.
Here's a vampire for you though :-[
Sydney.
Dont get to meet many F1 fans down here. press covereage is poor. thanks god for sites like this
Checlk out the listener's map
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Listener+Map
or
http://platial.com/map/Sidepodcast-s-Listeners/594335/
We've a few Aussies and Kiwi's here
Good night guys
Night.
Hello all!
Hello Joe.
Hey, not much going on?
Not really. It's 2am in Sidepodland so most people are sleeping. As for me, nope. You?
No, just at work, had dinner and bored
Bored sounds pretty right for me too.
How do you satisfy your need for sports during the off-seasson?
I have football (American) and baseball gets going around the same time as the teams start packing up and getting ready to race
Luckily football (soccer for you and most people here is Aus as well) runs through the F1 off season and I am just as bigger fan of that as I am of F1, so I'm good.
I've started to watch a little NFL and collage football on ESPN here. haven't picked a team yet though.
My American football teams are doing terrible, so the playoffs will barely hold my interest. I just got a phone call from the St. Pete Grand Prix (indycar) trying to get me to buy tickets for the end of March, don't think I'll go though
Go PATRIOTS!!!
I watched the Saints take them apart on Monday night
great post mav. am looking at the big pics now. have also plugged your calendar on christine's blog here:
http://smarterthanyouraverage.com/2009/12/02/advent-calendars-without-chocolate/
(a plug within a plug there)
and now i must be off.
hey bill, meant to be around this evening, will try and be around this time tomorrow. appreciate your comments.
so bill you heading up to the aus gp next year? Sounds like a few of the spc crew will be there so meetups may happen.
I really hope to be heading down but I'm not sure if it will happen at this stage.
Don't know if this was mentioned by Danny Green beat Roy Jones Jr in 1 round last night. Its pretty funny to watch but I'd have hated to paid to see it. ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfkXMFUuWm8
our systems got overloaded last night with people who paid $49.95 to watch it. Cost 41c per second as my manager said this morning.
Always scary that... releasing a feature you won't be awake to see go live, Good news that it worked :)
and even though i am in the future i still havent watched it. You should make it nokia compatible so i can watch it before i leave work ;)
Good daily Mav... just thought... it could have been Wednesday Wonderings. To go with Monday Musing, and Friday Finking
#sorryamy :)
that hashtag - is there any situation it isnt appropriate for?
Morning guys!
Drug Dealers?
Don't think so.
So today is an interesting day as tonight I am going out to a party... And it's black tie. So full dinner jacket and the black bow tie for those unfamiliar. Always seems odd to be dressed up like that.
Morning :)
;)
is Murray Walker going to be there?
I don't think so. One always hopes that they will look like James Bond, but all you really need to do is avoid looking like the Penguin.
its good practice at dressing up for the wedding at williams.
"so bill you heading up to the aus gp next year? Sounds like a few of the spc crew will be there so meetups may happen"
AM aiming at itamy. Would be gold to meet the SPC crew. it'l be sweet to meet people of my own kind, and who dont get bored when i dribble all the crap i got floating around uphere. LOL
why wont my live commenting thing doohickey work. i cant see threads, but i get the rest
Morning all,
Following a tip-off from @adrianatkinson yesterday I watched last night's episode of Spooks with interest...
It's very nerdy, but of minor interest to F1 fans: the fellow who gets stabbed to death in an underpass about 20 minutes in is none other than Fuji TV cameraman Rupert Shelbourne...
Are you on the realtime doohickey, or the LCLT?
Also, what browser are you using?
Ooooh... cameo. :D
:D :D
Mav,
As Dank has observed, someone is ripping off your content (albeit with the minor courtesy of sticking a link to your site at the bottom.
He didn't sing Word Up, though!
Professionally speaking, is that as wrong as it sounds, even though a link is provided? I must say I hate the idea of it!
To my mind, it's like me coming into your house and walking out with your DVD box set of the Sopranos, then putting it on my shelf for all to see - albeit with your address stuck on the back with a Post-It note.
explorer. i cant tell teh difference between them. the one i was on had the video in the left and the thread seed drop down list below. and the text box was saying loading comments, but it built me up the let me down.
Video on the left means you're on LCLT. What browser are you using?
internet explorer
Bill,
Is your browser up to date? The live comments screen has trouble on older machines...
Mooooorning all
Hmm... It sucks that someone would be so unoriginal to leech someone's content like that rather than make their own!
how do i tell. im on vista and id get the pop up telling me it needed updating. i imagine.
Does your Internet Explorer have tabs? Then it should be OK... try Firefox, Safari or Chrome too...
You should be on at least IE7. It should work for IE7, but I'm not 100% sure it does.
Try this instead: http://www.sidepodcast.com/realtime
Does that work for you?
Morning all.
Goood Morning Mrs Blachford, Good Morning Everybody.
NB: Am stressed up like im going into a school, hense ^^
Morning, Christine.
*dressed
A school uniform?
Hey the boss herself! nice to meet you :-)
Yeah i have tabs. the link (journeyman) just had a tab at the bottom that said read more, then a message popped up saying message could no be parsed. I think the "p" in front is a typo tho. LOL
Hello Bill.
:D Yeah, looks like Firefox or Chrome is the way to go for you. Do you have either of them?
na, ad right now i cant be parsed!! got to put my twins to bed
Ooooh. Your twins sleep rather early though. :)
Let's hope Mr C can shed some more light on the situation once he comes in.
saying i need to enter a valid web address. suggest one?
You don't have an email address?
If you click on Help and then press About what version does it say there Bill?
yeah oi have email. thats entered already. can i just add f1.com or something. i wont, coz i dont wana breach bernie. ill lose my house!! :-)
internet explorer 8. im with the jiggy
im in australia. its 745pm over here
Oooh, yeah, me like
More pictures?
I complained to GoogleAds - they don't like their ads been used on stolen material - hoping to hit them in their pockets.
Maybe SPC should do the same
Thursday Thoughts for this week
Woooohoo!
Oh yeah... Absolutely.
how dare I come home from work early to ring my parents and they not answer. Boooooo.
How dare you, indeed. :P :D
I have to go to the supermarket because I have to take chocolate biscuits to work tomorrow and I don't have any! I need to leave the house! Come on mum! :D :D
James Allen reckons Renault are on the brink of quitting...
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2009/12/renault-on-point-of-quitting-f1-deal-with-prodrive-under-study/?utm_campaign=UA-7628173-1&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter
Sure explains the bread man's switch to Sauber this week
...and selling out to Prodrive. Prodrive-Renault is a good idea. DR also knows his way around Enstone, and he's probably the best guy who can take over and hit the ground running.
And with Renault still providing engines, RBR should be fine if they can't get their hands on the Mercs.
And then there were Ferrari and Mercedes...
Some of FOTA's threats from earlier in the year look weaker by the day
As least THOSE two look like they're gonna stay. And Renault will still be around as engine suppliers - that's what they were always best at.
Hulkenberg says that Ferrari contacted him about filling in for Massa as well.
"It would have been bad for me not only to leave GP2 when I was in a position to win the title, but also for my reputation to be affected by bad results in F1.
"Look what happened to [Romain] Grosjean. A couple of tough races and then someone like [Kamui] Kobayashi turns up for two races and looks really good. It must have been very tough for him."
Ouch!
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80411
Painful, but true. Sometimes, it's not always the best idea to take the first seat offered to you. :)
No Hulk, engage brain THEN talk
It makes good soundbites for us though, so keep it up
To be fair, Kobayshi had 4 days of testing behind the wheel of the TF109 before the season, hope the Hulk uses his time as wisely and that other teams learn from that
Morning everyone.
Morning
Dave Richards back in F1. Bring it on! that guy is a genius.
From James Allens column.
"As for engines, as I wrote here last week, Renault will continue to supply engines for 2010 and it is not hard to imagine that this arrangement would continue until the end of 2012 when the engine formula is set to change . . ."
So like they did between 97 and 02, come back when theyve had a few years off to concentrate solely on the new formula and be back in front within a cpl years if not straigt away.
Hmmm. They were engine suppliers from 1989-1997, then weren't in F1 at all from 1998-2000 (it was Mecachrome making the engines). They weren't doing any R&D work for the new technology in their absence.
When they came back, they tried this 120-degree wide-v10 engine that delivered nothing like the power they needed it to. Their only saving grace at the time was their rocket-powered start (thanks in part to a launch control system, then when that was banned, decisions they made on car weight distribution).
Only when they went back to the 90-degree V10 in 2004 did they become a regular podium/win/title contender again.
All that said, since they're staying in as engine suppliers, I imagine they would indeed do R&D for whatever the engine formula is in 2013.
boo, phone call done but now its 9pm and I can't be bothered going to the supermarket. But I know I won't go before work in the morning. I guess I'd better go now :(
Do it, and live comment your way there. Make it a supermarket adventure.
WHy would anyone need to take choccy biscuits to work. Do you work in a coffe factory?
I don't know, they've cut back their workforce considerably - they'll have to do a lot of hiring to tackle a completely new F1 engine.
we're having a morning tea and everyone has to bring something so to stop everyone turning up with the same thing they put up a list of suggestions and I chose the chocolate biscuits :D
I like this idea. I'm pondering stopping in somewhere to pick up some tea on the way home because I just realised I haven't eaten.
Oooh good. What are your options?
im outside. Its cold.
Walk a bit faster?
Go inside?
supermarket is at the far end of the street so sussing what else is open as i walk past. So far just the 7 eleven.
What time is it?
Surely it must be between 7 and eleven? Or are 7 elevens 24 hours now?
Kia-Prodrive-Renault? :-P
Liking the suggestion of Korean involvement
the bar/patisserie is open. No take away food but might pick up desert. Japanese open too but doesnt appeal.
I am aware it's like 9pm and you're in australia but I'd recommend hunting down a Greggs
Dessert is more important of course.
Hehe.
i just got money out of the atm, took my card but didnt take the money. Went back a minute later and its gone. I hope someone enjoys my $50 :( i feel dumb :(
Oh no!
Booo! :(
I've done that before. Most annoying feeling ever :(
the thought of desert distracted me :( now i need it to cheer me up. Stupid thursday :(
Was there a queue, you might have got lucky and the machine took it back in?
Thursdays are evil. This is not quite the adventure I anticipated!
no queue the street is pretty empty. I did a balance check and it was down $50 but i shall cross my fingers that does not update instantly if it takes money back. Got a double pack of timtams for $4.99 so the $5 limit from my work was not breached. Then i got custard square for dessert. Now i think ill buy a pie.
Mmm, Tim Tams.
lamb and rosemary pie purchased. Now i go home.
@andrewbensonf1 L'Equipe newspaper says Renault are actively looking for ways to quit F1 as a constructor and supply only engines. Should be taken seriously
Strange, he never said Eddie should be taken seriously about Schumi!
Still, this is what you get when you start publishing trash, you have to add "Should be taken seriously" to the end of the serious stuff
i dont even like tim tams but i know everyone else at work will!
It is impossible not to like Tim Tams.
Excellent job!
I read that as 'Uh oh, this isn't from a joke source'
Hmm... that's made me crave Timbits
Wow.
Resisting the urge to ask why we shouldn't take his usual tweets seriously
You should!
ahh now I am in bed. Nothing else bad can happen to me here! (I hope)
Phew!
and I just opened my dessert bag and the lady gave me two pieces! I cannot eat that much, but now I can have some tomorrow :D
the good day - bad day balance is partially restored
Time to run off to uni to get on with this silly database/evil access assignment, boo :(
Shall be back soon fingers crossed!
lost $50, got $5.50 worth of dessert for free. But it tastes so good, I'd pay $50 for it if I had to :D
She obviously knew you were having a bad day!
that and the case was still almost full and they were closing in an hour :D
Afternoon all.
The maggot is still racing around the hot chop today I am afraid (which means I am still busy).
I'm grumpy today because I participated in a bachelor party which I was forced to stay until the end because I planned to crash at his house. Big mistake, I'm £100 poorer and I was forced to attend venues where I didn't want to go!
Huh, he's ignoring me :-(
His house being a mate who organised it, mind!
Not a surprise!
While it's raining in Jerez, a quick reminder about Thursday Thoughts
did amy miss finn news?
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/93393039/Getty-Images-Entertainment
or just me?
!
I signed his pact.
Is that the Sign/Join/Do Something the Pact thing again? I am not talking about it in a podcast again. I always get it wrong.
It's just subliminal advertising for the alcohol sponsors isn't it?
sí, unete el pacto ;)
just checking.
hes competing against Lewis, I had to.
Even I had trouble voting in that one. It's just too weird!
The weather is evil. Raining like crazy and blowing me away when I go out. sunny and innocent when I get to uni. Boooo!!!!
I like to believe that all ads are real and they really are competing against each other. And one day, Heikki might pick me up if I call a taxi.
You do that Amy ;)
Alex has brought an absolute disaster to my attention
http://twitter.com/alexandronov/statuses/6300966227
Noooooooooooooo
I should sue Ricky Gervais, my belief that ads always tell the truth surely influenced the plot of his latest movie.
Hello, good morning and potato to you all.
Just had another driving lesson, and had my first taste of driving in the wet - on a dual carriageway.
and potato? :)
Ah yes, I remember that first lesson for me on a wet dual carriageway. I spent the majority of it crapping myself :D
There's a guy on YouTube called Ashens who reviews rubbish pieces of tech, like crap games systems and things like that. I know in one of his videos he says at the beginning "Hello, good day and potato to you all" No idea why, he just does! :D
I knew I recognised it!! Ashens is brilliant, his Popstation review always gets me.
:D
It wasn't heavy rain, and surprisingly I was just fine. Going 70 with the wipers on didn't faze me one bit.
I did almost every lesson in the dark and in the wet - the test was rather weird in dry, sunny conditions
He says it in his review of Renegade 3 :D
Well I can now say I've driven in the dark and in the wet. Although more so at night than in the rain.
I still really dislike how in the dark in the rain all the road markings seem to disappear.
Or maybe not, just started watching and it's not there :P
Well Potato to you too Scott!
Ah here it is :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zUkK14bHDk
Boo I set my PVR to record Aircrash Investigations while I was out and it recorded the first four minutes of a show I don't normally watch, but it looked interesting, so now I am watching the episode online. This is why I don't sleep enough!
That program makes destruction fun!
The episode was one where a wasp built a nest in a pitot tube and thus 189 people died. Wasps are so evil!
can't microsoft come up with a spell checker that automatically changes the tense of an entire document - I'm correcting someone's report and the whole thing is in present tense. grrrr
I bet the wasps survived just fine didn't they?
probably! When I hop on my plane in 3 weeks time I might just have to ask if they have checked for insects ;)
"Can you not give me seats close to the wasps?"
I shared a plane with the wasps rugby team once
Bloody hell!
Have revolutionised the Thursday Thoughts wiki page.
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Thursday+Thoughts
Well, revolutionised might be overstating it a bit.
But you won't fool the Christine of the Revolution
Toyota say they have no plans to sell the team which leaves the 13th place on the grid to Sauber
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80420
I have my 2nd choccy digestive biscuit of the day. more tea vicar?
ooh a cup of tea would be nice right now. I wonder if she who sleeps near the kitchen is asleep.
No reason to sell - especially if the new team does a Brawn and makes them look bad!
You can buy the plans though and, in a special clearance sale, they're throwing in Kobayashi! Strange.
Great. Prove how bad Toyota were with a baseline to compare to? Toyota Fail at pulling out of the sport too!
#MFC
What's TWIT worth? http://leoville.com/whats-twit-worth-to-you
Leo wants us to decide what he's worth!
A Database Error, apparently ;)
Perhaps selling it will show that Toyota still has good intentions for the sport and will help in negotiations with FOM?
Must be tempting for someone like Williams or Force India to buy the plans to keep the new teams at the bottom
Oh, you just know Williams will, won't they?
Should have demanded them as part of breaking their engine contract, but no, Williams moved too early
Kimi news: Turun Sanomat reporting that Kimi's transfer to rally with Citroen will be finally announced this afternoon. Please don't let me down Mr Kulta.
Mr Kultra!! What an awesome name. Kinda like MK Ultra
And his first name is Heikki. :D
Kulta is Finnish for gold and is also used like honey/darling/sweetheart/...
Epic name.
*throws a brick at Visual Studio 2007*
worst. program. ever. even worse than Crashccess 2007
lukeh... there isn't a visual studio 2007?
Oops. 2008. Different year, same bleh.
hehe. best software microsoft ever made.
But I'm not writing a blog
:P
It's just being rubbish about my access database and there seems to be absolutely no reason why.
because you're using access.
Not my fault! We have to use it :(
fair enough. if i were pointing the finger, it would be in access' direction.
Access currently leads in the amount of times crashed unecessarily so I'm happy to agree there
So it's the the Danish word 'Skat' then?
Some causes are worth revolting over
:P
>>insert your own reply here, because I can't think of one<<
I agree. I feel the same way about my Multi Tasking assignment.
I've not got any that will pass moderation
I am reading websites telling me how to pack for a holiday. It's like organisational heaven.
AUTOSPORT reporting Kimi won't take part in the New Zealand rally. Lady Snowcat won't be happy.
booo me neither. Not that I was going to go, but it'd be nice to think he was in my country :D
I enjoyed reading this archive article about a young driver test in September 1993. Paywall, though.
http://www.autosport.com/features/article.php/id/2529
Thursdays = Boo
This'll do wonders for WRC's audience figures
great idea.
Considering how many Kimi fans there are in NZ, that's a bad move :(
I'll start watching it again and I refused to this year!
Just because of Kimi?
Yeah sure, why not? Makes rallying a heck of a lot more interesting...
My wife has just called me - she has just received a copy of my James Allen book.
Now, it was supposed to be delivered by UPS to my door (I live in an apartment building). Because it was delivered during the day, nobody was home, so apparently they left a loose piece of paper on the street telling her that it was sent to the warehouse.
A loose piece of paper that could have been soaked with rain or blown away. I mean, these guys are supposed to replace the postal service, but they are just as idiotic! Moral of the story: get stuff delivered to your work!
I found a parcel just left by the back door at the weekend that had been there for 5 days!
You would think that with the postal services of the world down for the count that couriers would come through and justify the higher prices with superior service!
Funnily enough, a mistake meant the same item was sent twice and I got the second delivery before the first because I happened to be in when that came
Joe reckons by the end of the day that David Richards will buy Renault F1 and rebrand it as Aston Martin.
Now there's a team worth supporting!
will DR convince Kubica to stay and not jump to Merc?
I reckon he will.
He'll complain about it but does he have a choice other than Brawn (who probably don't want him)?
if I were Merc, I might want him over Heidfeld.
Just in the taxi on the way back from Classic Team Lotus and my god... what a place. It might not look much but what it contains is just stunning.
Based on 2009 performance? ;)
What's the job that they offered?
What did they say?
that and long-term viability. I see Kubica with way more potential at this point in his career compared to Heidfeld.
To add to the statistics in the original entry... ...it's 1000 days until the London Paralympics!
Basically it would be unpaid but I'd be helping out on te marketing side of things with all the merchandise and such. I'd only be there 3 days a week though. Nevertheless, I really want to work there.
just a thought - if DR plans to convert it into Aston Martin, might Renault decide to work closer with Newey, RBR, and Vettel instead in the long term?
thats awesome :)
my comment vanished. Basically, I said if your heart says yes, what's your head saying?
Depends if they stick around or not. Certainly Red Bull would welcome it!
Sounds good. Is that what you were aiming for?
and it might convince RBR to stay once and for all. I wonder what Citroën think of all this though.
Why Citroen?
WRC team being sponsored by Red Bull as well.
Afternoon everyone :)
hello mr andronov. Looks like we're in for a busy afternoon.
Ah gotcha. But Red Bull sponsor VW cars in the safari Rally and Audis in DTM amongst others though?
And it's my turn to write the Daily post tonight (and my Thursday Thoughts!)
I guess so. But the fact that they're both French companies may add a different dynamic to it.
Following a tip-off from @adrianatkinson yesterday I watched last night's episode of Spooks with interest...
It's very nerdy, but of minor interest to F1 fans: the fellow who gets stabbed to death in an underpass about 20 minutes in is none other than Fuji TV cameraman Rupert Shelbourne... {Comment #118}
Never thought I'd hear of a F1 cameraman trying out life on the other side of the lens.
where is this decided, BTW? I wanna join in. Hehe.
http://www.ferrari.com/English/News/Pages/091203_F1_Massa_family.aspx
Felipe and Felipe Jr
4 days old and I've already seen more pictures of him than I have of DC's kid :D
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Daily+Post+Guest+Writers
Renault to Prodrive? Is that the main thing?
Yeah pretty much. I said to them that anything they can offer me would me uch appreciated as it helps me get a foot into the door of this kind of industry.
Seriously, guys, you would love it there. If you ever get a chance to visit CTL, go. I met Clive Chapman and also the team manager, who was Senna race engineer when he was at Lotus. They also had in rhe workshop Fittipaldi's Type 72, Mansell's car from '84 I think and also the original car which Jim Clark won the Indy 500 with. It was simply mind-blowing.
I haven't seen any pips of Mini DC, so thats true for me
Does that kid have a collared shirt on? The cruelty!
yep. Baby Massa: 1. Baby DC: 0.
*cough* Mini Alex *cough*
The Indy car had come all the way from the Henry Ford Museum to be restored and then once it's done it will go back over and then make an appearance at Goodwood. Plus they also had one of Clark's cars from 1963. I did also ask if they had any of the '90s cars with the Lambo engines. They said they did, but they were locked away in a shed on site.
he already has more hair than Mr Clapper.
oi ;)
:)
oh dear ;)
http://grandprixdiary.com/2009-grand-prix-drivers/ferrari/exclusive-why-kimi-had-to-go
Kimi hat?
You are not four days old.
Have to say, this looks a lot better than this year's Renault...
http://originalgaijin.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/webupload2.jpg
:O!
Gorgeous!
Still? That was supposed to go in the booky-wook, but it was in bits so we had to borrow a later model from Donington.
ooh the AGPC wants my market research to help improve next years event. They should learn the best way to get people to fill in lame surveys is to offer a prize :D
am not a fan
It was a Type 72 in JPS colours and it was one of Emerson's cars. I don't know which one it was exactly.
there's a lot I don't like about it...
...but then I'm comparing to this year's renault
Am a fan!!!
right, I told them their twilight start time sucks. I expect they will listen to me and change it at my request.
It's a grower...
I've left Alex in suspense all day but I can finally reveal today's hilarious joke in my Advent Calendar door
What food do snowmen eat?
Icebergers!
Hehe.
I wish mine had jokes :( Instead all I can tell you is the four shapes the chocolate has been in so far: Christmas tree, Santa hat, Snowflake, Christmas Pudding.
:)
Afternoon :)
Not all of yours have been Christmas related... I worry about one of your advent jokes beating mine to the pun-ch...
your arrival has reminded me to close Skype before I go to bed tonight. #sorryalison
Hehehe I'm not annoyed! I was just so curious.... I was sat there thinking "how does one person turn their computer on and off so so regularly....."
the computer is on 24/7 but the internet disconnects every 2 minutes or so :( stupid neighbours wireless :(
It must drive you actually mental! How do you use the internet for anything?
with much cursing and moving around the room trying to find a place where the signal is constant. Then I give up and disconnect it and use my 3G usb dongle thing instead. But it is after 1am and after 1am is offpeak times so it is when I do all my downloading, so I need to try and stay on the proper wireless :(
You have to remember at one point Amy was using a laptop whose screen wasn't connected to its keyboard by anything other than the wires.
I dug that one out yesterday to see if it would read my memory stick :D I really need to dispose of it.
Yay!!! From Jonathon Noble
Sauber has been handed the 13th slot on the 2010 Formula 1 grid, the FIA has just confirmed
Sky Sports saying Sauber are the 13th team?
and from Mr Noble
Sauber has been handed the 13th slot on the 2010 Formula 1 grid, the FIA has just confirmed
well in that case
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. yes. yes. yes. wooooooooo.
Oh, hi everyone.
:D
Christmas came early for RG!
Awww how are your Finns getting on? :(
always with the news at going home time!
Its been a hard year. Oh, I need a drink
GAH!
noooo idea *hollers for Heikki*
If Renault drop out in the same day... what a strange afternoon Kubica will be having
are you doing overtime today, or me?
I will.
thanking ya. nothing on the fia site yet.
and this: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80429
PING: http://sidepodcast.com/2009/12/03/sauber-secure-13th-grid-slot-for-2010/
you need to hire an assistant.
I ain't moving no comments though.
Hmm, we would struggle with a pay packet. We can offer only Milky Bars.
I'd work for Milky Bars :D
Alas, I don't think I'm capable of keeping on top of news of any variety....
hehe. call it work experience you don't need to pay them for that.
Good afternoon SidepodPeople
Sauber news brings cheer, for a change
Afternoon :) I'm off out now for an early tea with a friend then it's work time :(
i will do later.
no renault news until 7pm, ya hear?
Renault holding a press conference now...
(I jest)
that woulda saved a whole lotta hassle... and emotions
come to think of it. so would i. not sure what that says about me!
Scott: Don't you have a full-time job at the moment?
Could the Lotus volunteer work lead to anything in the future?
Well they did say it would be unpaid "to start off with". What they mean by that and how long I'd have to be there before I get a wage I don't know.
I'd want something a little more defined if I was doing it for free. But that's me.
Part-time work as well could be very tiring
If I did this for CTL, I wouldn't really have a choice. I need some way of sustaining myself and I can't live off JSA forever. I need some kind of income.
Scott,
Have you tries the Mike Gascoyne version of Lotus?
Yup, sent a covering letter and CV to them. No reply as of yet.
They are bound to have had thousands of applicants
I did read recently they'd had about 1,000 applications already.
Will the CTL work be there in the future?
Maybe now is not the right time
Well I was looking for weekend work but because the racing season has finished, there wouldn't be anything for me on those days. So right now, part time work on weekdays is all they'd be able to offer.
Perhaps. God, this is tough.
Some exciting dressing up going on for me, fourstar and the mysterious Jeremy from the Pole Poll on Sofaf1.com all on the drop :)
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-2-306
ahh, going casual.
Needs more blue shirt
:P
For a moment I thought it was Red Bull day at the office ;)
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/02-ricciardo-jpg
Work function then?
:)
The Christmas party! Ridiculous dressing up like this, but there you go!
I wish my Christmas party was black tie!
Not much productive goings on tomorrw then
To the max!
some sidepodstats for you.
last months uptime/downtime for mediatemple hosted sidepodcast.com:
uptime: 99.88%
downtime: 49 minutes
outages: 3
last months uptime/downtime for slicehost hosted f1minute.com:
uptime: 100%
downtime: 0 minutes
outages: 0
Interesting story from Joe. Prodrive to by the Renault team probably and Carlos Ghosn to possibly move from Renault and become head of GM. Given Renault history Ghosn's replacement will be an F1 fan who will have a new team in a couple of years.
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/more-about-renault/
That's quite good that
not complaining :)
MT seem to be improving. I haven't noticed much downtime for a while
Evening guys and gals
Hi Jackie
Helllllo :D
that is true. although customers appear to be leaving in droves, due to a ballsup on their part that saw 10% of customers sites hacked.
very soon we may have the whole server farm to ourselves :)
Hi Steven
hey jackie.
for lou: http://www.f1wolf.com/2009/12/2010-season-countdown-100-days-to-go.html
i have to shoot off again in a bit, will do thursday thoughts when i gets back:
http://www.pitlanefanatic.com/blog/index.php/1311/thursday-thoughts/
Noooooooo.
You making new goodies for the site?
oops.
What's nooooooo about it? too long till it starts up or don't you care anymore?
Not long enough! It can't be time to countdown to the season already.
I think the countdown started on the Monday after the Abu Dhabi fiasco
I wish it was 10 days away
Boo.
Or at least if we had some good news to look forward to, seems F1 is set on self destruct
Before I go:
#mfc
Welcome Google Public DNS: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/introducing-google-public-dns.html
Good night.
Here's something to take your mind off it
http://toddyenglish.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/teacup-bunnies.jpg
Night Journeyer
Is the Sauber news not good?
I have plenty to take my mind off it - that's the problem!!
It's not officially been confirmed has it?
The FIA published a statement, see the break-out thread
It has, yup: http://sidepodcast.com/2009/12/03/sauber-secure-13th-grid-slot-for-2010/
There is a breakout thread and I'm super duper happy smiley facey. So I think so, yes.
There is lots of good news. We are finally getting rid of the manufacturers and we have new teams and drivers coming into the sport. We have seen the back of Max. Bridgestone are going which means no more stupid green stripes on the tyres. We have Alosno back in a competitive car and the possibility of Ferrari getting interesting again.
I can see lots of good news.
Ah, missed that, so some good news then
Evening all,
Are Renault still in F1 ?
Good evening
for now but they'll probably be bought out if not
Hi Gavin
We're awaiting the outcome of today's meeting
Hey Pat
Hey Gavin and Pat
Just about. A lot of sources expecting Prodrive to buy the team but no decision from the Renault management meeting yet. Being French they are probably still at lunch
It is traditional to mark every 10 days until February. I may have made that up.
Prodrive are always saying yes we'll enter when the time is right .. but it never is
It should be a tradition :P
Sounds like a really good way to get a foot in the door, congrats.
The Indy car was on static display at Goodwood this year, I took pics and remember seeing something that said they were hoping to get it running in time for next year's event. Almost worth going just for that.
Aha, the link Mr C posted was for F1Wolf. I remember his 'every 10 days' posts last year, maybe that's where I got that from
4 days old and I've already seen more pictures of him than I have of DC's kid :D {Comment #337}
That would be quite simple in my case - if David's kid have five heads I wouldn't know because I've never seen a picture of him...
There is a debrief on this Sunday, yes?
More Brian Kerramba USF1 magic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAD9uD_fBhY
and from Mr Noble
Sauber has been handed the 13th slot on the 2010 Formula 1 grid, the FIA has just confirmed {Comment #375}
This is great news for F1 and the best possible news for Hinwil. We need more people like Peter Sauber in the world :)
Christmas came early for RG! {Comment #378}
If my guesstimations are correct, I think Christmas is about to come early for me too (Sauber represents Fisi's best chance of a full-time 2010 race seat).
Quick plug, I bet you can't guess on what:
http://thenorthernwaffler.blogspot.com/2009/12/sweet-dreams-are-made-of-these.html
Hopefully yes.
Shall get the voice out for some voicemailling then.
I'm very disappointed in you Mr Kulta. Well anyway I'm going to bed. Good night everyone.
Byeeee
See ya Kathi
Good night Kathi
Well, here are my Thursday Thoughts: http://f1numbers.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/thursday-thoughts-engine-parity/
And here's a post from me on today's news:
http://zerodownforce.blogspot.com/2009/12/drive-to-survive.html
So what have we learned from testing?
That we want footage to generate some interest
That Disco Dan likes Disco Music.
And that he actually might be quite fast.
And that DD is a silly nickname
Hulkenberg needs to watch our for road cones in the pitlane
He added fuel to the fire with that pose!
Paffett should have been in F1 ages ago and Paul di Resta looks to be finally getting a foot in the door
He's been in the top 3 on all 3 days. That's gotta count for something. He needs a 3rd and test driver role with Force India and they need to have a few of these test days through next season.
Just posted my Thursday Thoughts at http://www.pitlanefanatic.com/blog/index.php/1311/thursday-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-912
hi guys
Hi.
Toby Moody just tweeted this video of Group B rally cars. I'd never really understood the appeal... until now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozntieZs8Bg
*waves from geek zone*
Those were the days. I am just old enough to remember seeing these monsters in person!
My Thursday Thoughts:
http://zerodownforce.blogspot.com/2009/12/thursday-thoughts-is-engine-parity.html
They were awesome cars. Insane but awesome. I will never understand why there was never an accident with a hundred fans killed in some rally at that time. It took forever before they started treating safety seriously
Trouble was, the FIA were too busy fussing over F1 at the time that they never really paid proper attention to the WRC at that time and just let it run amock. Only Henri Toivonen's fatal accident in Corsica sparked their attention once again and got them sorting it out properly.
From watching the video, the cars were hairy and dangerous and the rest of it but the bigger concern for me was the spectators just standing in the middle of the road! Some of them were very lucky. That could have happened with any car.
I'm trying to come up with a response.
to the question i mean
It's said that at the end of a stage, a severed finger was found in the door mirror once!
I also happen to know that for 1987, Audi were in the process of developing a new engine for the Quattro which was reportedly going to produce 1000hp.
There was a batch of big accidents. Ari had ahuge on in Argentine and Bettega was killed as well.
I still see spectators doing that. Rally drivers are a special kind of crazy, those spectators are even specialer!
I suspect someone was about to fit rockets to their car, the way things were going. Would have worked well, with all those wings.
Wouldn't be surprised. I remember driver interviews where the driver would say they just aimed at the fans because they would get out of the way. Totally iresponsible.
'twas lucky McRae wasn't driving at the time!
Audi's problem was not power but the location of the engine. It was a transverse wngine in front of the front axle line. That didn't matter to begin with because they had a huge advantage with 4 wheel drive but one Lancia, Peugeot etc got their cars sorted the Quattro had a big problem.
Indeed. Don't forget Sergio Cresto's accident on the Sintra stage of Rally Portugal that tragically killed 30 spectators. There's a clip of that accident and Tony Pond adamantly saying he would not continue at the risk of killing spectators.
Hence, "Killer Bs".
Man they looked great though.
In most rallies now there are marshals actually doing their job rather than using their tabard to get a good position to take photos. Once the course cars started offering marshals the choice of handing over their tabards or their cameras the marshals became a bit more interested in marshalling. Then the organisers started cancelling stages if the crowd was in dangerous positions.
Yup, all that weight ahead of the front wheels meant handling was a problem. That, plus the car was on the clumsy side anyways.
Shame he needed to see so many people killed before he realised the problem. Cresto was Toivenen's co-driver
Unfortunately, here in Oz, they have gone crazy safe. You can't walk out into a stage any more, there are selected "spectator spots" where you are placed about 200m away from the cars and get to see them "over there somewhere". Lucky I actually got to see Ari Vatter(lots of letters) up close back in the day
Oh yeah, that's right. I meant Joaquim Santos in a Ford RS200.
I haven't been out on a rally stage in years but I always liked to be next to a substantial tree just in case.
I remember that. Louise Aitken had a huge accident on Sintra as well where her and Tina Thorner ended up sunk in a lake and had to swim out of the car.
Sure, but at least you could get out there. Now days, they call off teh stage if a spectator is seen outside the designated area. Ah, the good old days....
I can't say I've ever wanted to attend a rally...
In a British forest if you are more than a couple of metres from the side of the road you can only see trees.
Wasn't that the one where her Astra tumbled down the side of the hill and there's shots of her swimming in the water?
You've never seen a BDA Escort sliding at full speed? Awesome
It is a great atmosphere and awesome experience.
Yes
Evening all :)
In Britain it means standing around in a cold, wet, muddy forest freezing your nads off to watch maybe 8 WRC cars and a host of 1600cc or less junior categories, that's if the stage isn't cancelled because of the conditions or some other thing.. Maybe I could do a summer one but they are miles away.
Hi Andy
Evening
That is one of the reasons I haven't been on a stage for a while. That and the fact the RAC is only in Wales now.
Why do people insist on shouting in librarys whilst on the phone?!?
Because consideration is a dying trait?
No side tone.
Same reason they do it in the supermarket. Do what I do - answer all their questions.
I nearly went to the Sunseeker which is near Poole I think, but I couldn't get motivated enough, not knowing any of the drivers.
I guess we'll have to wait until tomorrow for Renault news
About 4:30 then?
It's almost empty anyway, so i think she's purposely searched for the most densely filled area and then her phone went
HELLO
IM IN A LIBRARY
(and no she wasn't doing a Dom Jolly impression)
But did her phone play the "Nokia" theme?
Nope. Some song that was TOO loud, i know this because the water from my ears (just been swimming) has only just gone, so my hearing is still a bit rubbish.
Night guys!
G'night Gavin
Perhaps she'd been swimming too? ;)
hmmmm
night
Night Gavin
So, Daniel Ricciardo eh? Might be the next Aussi in F1. I wonder is Red Bull might put him in STR to replace Tim?
that would be very very very naughty
Why?
Oh and I suppose you will now tell me Ricciardo is already signed up for F Renault next year.
Apparently Jaime has already signed a contract for next year
What he said
He has? Ah well.
Seems all my hopefuls have nowhere to go. I've given up on DiResta
My excuse is it's not on the SPC "who goes where".
Because it hasn't been officially confirmed yet by Torro Rosso.
Tims management have said a contract has been signed
Well, it hasn't been confirmed by STR but Jaime's people are saying he has already signed
A bit 'up in the air' really
I wonder if they read it properly
Ah. One of "those" contracts. ;-)
Ooh, I've just noticed this pop up:
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/12/03/waving-from-behind-the-barriers/
It's been there for 2.5 hours ;)
Works best if read in a Steven Roy voice.
That's funny, because when I read it now, I do just that in my head.
Me too :D
Really?
Odd
Really.
Apologies to Scott, who I am sure does a great Scottish impersonation.
I blame Steven Roy (obviously). He's been in my ear on the way to work every morning this week.
I think on my podcasty catchy upy rota means I get to listen to Mr Roy tonight.
Same, although not the listening to work every morning bit. :P
I am down to 792 podcasts! Sub-800! This is a milestone.
Do you ever think that you might be over-subscribing a little?
Yup. But they're all good.
Can't say fairer than that
Hmm, 2 hours before I leave for the airport. I should probably start packing...
And good morning!
They are? You must put a listening list up somewhere.
Hi Sean
Hope Brisbane treats you well
my Thursday Thoughts entry... which became a bit of a rant..
http://toomuchracing.blogspot.com/2009/12/thursday-thoughts-f1-engine-parity.html
He's one to keep hold of, for sure
Cheers. And yeah, hopefully is probably a good word to use as well. ;)
Wrote one last year: http://sidepodcast.com/2009/01/05/is-that-an-ipod-in-your-pocket/
Perhaps it is time for an update.
*kicks self*
Look at the wiki boy.
That's roughly the same number of RSS articles currently unread in Google Reader...
Well done
I think he could be the third driver next season for either Red Bull or Toro Rosso
I think he should do that and do GP2
Is it GP2 he's doing? I thought it was one of the Renault formulas?
and change his name to Sebastian
No idea. I have no idea whats happening with him
Aren't you Mr Feeder Series? ;-)
http://www.sidepodcast.com/2009/11/29/who-are-they-anyway-red-bull-young-drivers/
From Wikipedia:
World Series by Renault - On 30 October 2009, Ricciardo was signed by Tech 1 to compete in the 2010 season
WSR (Thanks Christine)
I hadn't heard that. But my excuse is that i dont pay much attention to F3
Neither do I, until I heard someone called Ricciardo was an Australian ;-)
I heard of him at the end of the season when he won, usually I watch F3 on Channel 4, but not this season
Jon, what is WSR - 3.5 litre? How does it compare to GP2 and F2?
WSR is technically the name of the events, the WSR that we think of is actually called Renault 3.5
In terms of performance/lap times, GP2 is fastest, followed by Renault and F2 is quite a bit off that, but alot cheaper, so each has it's own positives/negatives!
I'm off home, see y'all in 10
OK, thanks.
3hrs later:
http://sidepodcast.com/2009/12/03/thursday-thoughts-is-engine-parity-necessary-for-2010/
*kicks off ridiculously high heels*
hi everyone? all had a good thursday?
Hello Sir
I sent you & Christine an MFC related link for digital publication content earlier
Hi lou.
Yes, Thursday has been awesome.
Thursday was totally awful. Luckily, it is now Friday.
wow!
Hi Lou
I think the Sauber news has pleased all
hi. it has been ok
sent it how?
I'm not sure why though...
Emailed to you each
Couldn't see an appropriate and recent MFC article
I got it. Will explain how email works to Mr C.
ahhh yes that is good news :) my day has been sooo long.. and my feet hurt alot.. note to self never attempt to sing in/do front of house/back stage at a concert in really high heels...
also.. playing tennis in the rain for 2 hours today wasn't great... but the sauber news makes my day worth it :D
:D
Which is why I sent it to you too
in heels?
It made my day, yesterday's day and tomorrow has already started very well.
i don't have it??
meanies :(
eheheh noooooo.... but i might as well have.. it was horrible. i got absolutely drenched :(
:D :D :D
me at sidepodcast dot com?
yup.
That would be quite amusing actually.
oh.wait.
i do have it. bugger.
...
...
nope, there's no way of commenting my way out of this one.
:lol:
Another point to Christine ;)
You definitely shouldn't play tennis in high heels]
oh actually something good did happen to me today..
i found out i won x3 prizes in the annual inter school photography competition yesterday.. and what makes it even better was it was x2 1sts and x1 third.. the 2 1st prizes were for motorsport related shots so i'm told.
1 for this one, and another for and i quote 'a photo of a car on a track' and i entered a few panning shots so i'm not sure which one...
But yay for them liking my motorsport related photographs, tis encouraging for my future.. kinda...
YAY! :D
Go Lou!
Cool. Well done
Congrats!
Well done Lou
Yay for lou :D
since i've been freaking out the last few days about not being right for photography (stupid nerves etc) it's the piece of encouragement i needed i think...
Right, bed for me. Sweet Sauber dreams for me tonight :D.
I'll try not to dream about Jaques in the car though. Anways, night all. lotsa love.
Night RG
night RG :)
ooh, did you see this:
http://www.f1minute.com/2009/12/02/captain-america/
is it me, or is that hildebrand a dead-ringer for jv?
seconded :)
night
Based on a shot of his eyes?
I think it's just you
oh.
Ermmmm?
You seeing things that I ain't here?
thank you :)
Finished packing.
Lunch time!!
Has lou gone?
i'm here... just.. how can i help you?
Did you get my twitter?
i'll check..
dm
oh you mean from earlier today? not just sent. i did, thank you so much :) will act on it tomorrow morning :)
cool, just wanted to check
if you need any more then just shout.
thank you! :)
i must sleep now though. it's been a busy day.
night all! xx
Night.
Nightlou
Good night Lou
night
Alright then, I'm off to the airport. I'll catch y'all in a couple of days.
Have fun!
see ya
blimey. see ya sean.
byeeeeee, have fun!