Hey, hey, welcome to Monday, hope all is well where you are. Another week begins, and we are right in the middle of the summer break. So far, so good, there's still F1 news trickling in to tide us over, and there's plenty happening elsewhere in the world to keep us occupied until the action starts up again in a few weeks. Here are some of the things I've been perusing:
F1 stuff
- Pat has written about the BBC/Sky deal with a pretty balanced view of all sides of the argument.
- Over on F1Minute, there's a sixty second update regarding some news filtering out from Ferrari's Wrooom Summer event. Seems like Alonso is still favourite over there in Maranello.
- RG has a great update to the new teams' championship, although I don't suppose we can call it that anymore really. Still, excellent work.
- Finally, Mr C also highlighted some of the great work done by Tony, taking F1 statistics and making them readable. I love a good graph.
Other stuff
- In Sidepodspace news, Jordan and Steven are still recruiting people for the Sidepodtrek expedition - a space exploration project to seek out free-to-air F1 coverage. I think I'm down as official panda keeper, but there's plenty of space for you on board. Pick a role and let us know!
- I also managed to get round to updating my blog with information about my visit to the National Space Centre. It wasn't that great.
- All Doctor Who fans will by now have seen the trailer for Series 6, Part 2, but I do love this screen capture breakdown. It takes a while to load and must have been a lot of work!
- I'll finish with a happy birthday to the world wide web, as it has turned 20 years old! It's certainly changed my life. It's hard to imagine where we'd be without it.
That's all for now. Hope everyone had a good weekend and the week ahead also treats you well. I'll put in an early call now for anyone who feels like volunteering for a one-off daily - I've got this coming Saturday free, and next Tuesday as well. Let me know if you're interested, and I'll see you in the comments.
hullo new week.
I'll do the Daily this Saturday.
I'm still calling it New Teams because compared to everyone else, they are. But from next season I'm thinking of adding 'fairly' or 'moderately' at the start.
:)
relatively new?
That would make more sense.
I really don't like that term "backmarkers", fwiw. All the blood, sweat and tears that goes into each race only to be compared to an immovable object. :(
Christine visited the National Space Centre? Wait! We have a National Space Centre?
New-ish?
Not Newey, I don't think that will work.
New-ish Team seems a bit of a mouthful
Younger teams?
Possible.
That was my thought too, right after 'is that a competitor to Big Yellow Storage?'
Would the Military expression "Greenies" or "Newbies" be any better? I mean really, those new teams have really only been out of boot camp and may or may not be in some sort of specialized combat school (think Junglue Warfare Training would be most like F1).....
How can a viist to the National Space Centre be not that great. I mean, even if worst came to worst and you became a gP for the "vomit comet", centifuge ride, you got to to the exact same thing I had to, not have to put up 250 hours flying, 750 hours gliding, and tons of hours studying at cadet camp and not have to do the Gibbit Dunket crash land into water simulator, and you only got to do it once !
What about The Twenties?
Assuming they finish in the bottom 3 again this year?
Hmmm, er, hmmmm, how about "Mobile chicane" ?
Come one folks! even Tundraland has a National Space Centre......
I am kind of looking for something slightly more positive...
I am constantly impressed by your innovative quoting techniques Jordan. Every one is different. How do you do it? :)
heeh!
*hugs*
Ha :)
It is a cunning method to signal something like the original brackets. Although so far I am not getting the message
Ta for the linky
We have a space agency too now.
We can book it and have a space mission
http://www.spacecentre.org.uk/Page.aspx/150/TEAM_BUILDING/
Do they have Sky TV?
Experimentation. What all good Ship's Tactical Officers should do. Run all possible situations though the simulator and hope it works in real life....
Now, I need to talk to the ship's engineer to see if we a sow a minefield and how large will it be if we need to take the ship from a dead stop to ludicrous speed......
Best ask Christine
You want to use a minefield to power the ship? That sounds like a primitive version of warp drive
happy birthday internets. here's the machine that started it all: http://www.flickr.com/photos/scobleizer/2251820987/in/photostream
The first option 'Challenger Centre' is £800+ and 2hrs long
The half day and full day experiences will be a tad more I suspect
I like the note. Do not switch off the internet
Hah, the Internet started on a Mac ancestor :D
Never knew that
Space missions are expensive
No wonder Gene Rodenberry decided to eliminate money in the future
Or rather, OS X's ancestor. To be more accurate
No I want to work out the time need to arm say 50 mines in the cargo bay, open the cargo bay doors to that mines get sucked into space, make the jump to ludicrous speed any any enmey chasing use will have to clear the emergency minefile first....
I am just altering the standard Imperial procedure of disposing the all the junk inthe holds before making the jump to hyperspace to suit a tactical "run like hell" situtation....
I am too tried that currently, the shields may be able to hold off what - two spitballs and the third spitball willl blow the ship apart....
And invent the transporter. It was invented because he didn't have the budget to land the Enterprise on each planet they visited which was his original plan
Why don't we just beam the mines to where we want them rather than chucking them out the door. We have a starship not a truck.
What he did not have "Black String" technology? God a decent model and fishing line would have worked prefectly - I mean the rocks where rubber!
'Black string' had not even been thought about then
Cause I have to assume you will be sucking the power source dry geting us enough juice to launch us into ludicrous speed here Steven. I mean you are distorting space-time into plaid! for crying out loud!
My methoid just uses the vaccum of space to get the minefield done. And that's what the crew wearing the Amon unifroms are for....If they die, tsk, tsk........!
Steven, You are so kind...... :p
I think we may need more 'black string' to tie the crew to the walls before the door is opened
Odd photos
Gorilla and Coke
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/photos/the-week-in-photos-5-08-11-1312541190-slideshow/gorilla-photo.html#
Odd place to take a bath
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/photos/the-week-in-photos-5-08-11-1312541190-slideshow/sculpture-giant-bather-presented-hamburg-20110803-112634-139.html
I think it there still the slight problem of cabin depressuration that you still need working on. The Spacesuits will wrk, but I think they will be too bulky to arm the mines before hand.
No, i think that arming the mines and running to the other side of the airlock is hte best solution. Just how long do they have to make this situtation work?
I am sure we can create a force field to seal the outside from the inside. I need more time to understand the 'black string' engines before I know how long
Wow! you have exceeded my knowledge of "black string" technology already. I understood it as an anti-gravity device. But yeah, when you have that much power to hover in mid-air, I guess it makes sence that more power will propel the ship to move forward either verticvally or horizontially....
Steven, maybe we should ask guille2306 how this Black String stuff works - he's the Science Officer....
Good idea
Today is Roger Federers 30th birthday so I can stop freaking out that he is in his 20s still. Feels weird he's younger than Alonso :)
Morning all
:)
that is weird
How well do you know your Formula 1 history?
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sounds like fans will have a lot less chances to get inside F1 with Geoff gone from Virgin!
http://startinggrid.blogspot.com/2011/08/frustrating-security.html
Wow - I joked last week that F1 is doing as much as humanly possible to cut off fans in every conceivable way.
Now I'm beginning to believe it.
Not pointing that at Geoff in any way, but it's more a thought regarding F1 as a whole
it definitelly depends on the circuit, the guards at Spa had dogs, the guards in Singapore were non existant.
Interesting. I wonder if that has much to do with regards to crowd expectations by the various promoters?
The guards at Spa wouldn't let me past to meet with you guys in the pits. We had to convince them we were together. Rather odd..
F1 hates fans. They just want money. They seem to believe the two are not related.
What is interesting is how F1 thinks that people won't look for alternatives, yet there are many other enjoyable forms of Motorsport available.
Take for example yesterday at the Classic Car event that we had Legends Cars racing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_car_racing) which were fantastic and really going for it.
I just think that if things continue as they are, people will find something else to watch!
I actually think it's worse than that. I know a lot of fans that have lost patience with F1 over the years who have just turned their backs on motorsport altogether.
That said, sports in general has a money problem. That's why the NFL came from a lockout and the NBA is currently in one. People keep watching them anyway.
I won't, everything else bores me.
But Bernie still gets new viewers from somewhere else. For every Brit who's given up on F1, 2 or 3 Indians take it up as a passion. The numbers are in Bernie's favor.
Maybe they will. I'm just getting annoyed with F1 as a whole right now. Seems like after 2008 the sport has shifted - and there are many reasons for it.
So many of these "pro-sports" have simply become too overvalued - not that many within would care. The Premiership is another example of a sport overvaluing itself
They'd only care if people stopped watching. Problem is, they still are.
My wife would agree with you, but then even she enjoyed the races yesterday. The alternatives are
1. Get your car fix some other way
2. Stop watching.
Neither are good for the sport.
He really is despicable isn't he.
where does 3) keep watching because I have no problems with F1 at the moment go :D
Unless they're shown on free-to-air, what does it matter? The only live motorsport that will be left on free-to-air is MotoGP on BBC2 and BTCC on ITV4. There's a reason they're not on the main channels.
Yes. Yes, he is.
That's because you are one of the lucky ones who can without extra cost. As long as Danish TV or RTL does, I can too (I hate the ad breaks though).
But if the sport continues to annoy me I may take a break for a while!
thats my main problem with the recent 'F1 is dead!' hysteria. Waaaaay too Britcentric.
The reason for the hysteria is that one of the main markets for F1 cannot afford to keep the coverage on free to air, even with a guarantee of millions of viewers. It's a symptom that the sport does not care about it's fans and just about money.
It's all well and good for the haves of this world to say that, but there seem to be a lot of have nots and that is definitely a bad thing. If F1 loses viewers in the UK, then as far as I am concerned it has big problems as the UK is one of the pillars of support.
BTCC is a nothing motorsport, but MotoGP has the potential to capture the imagination - and those with short attention spans
Many very easily forget how much of F1 is actually based in the UK. Motorsport is massive, massive industry in this country alone - moreso than most countries, so potentially losing millions of eyeballs is a big, big thing.
Indeed. Hence the justification for the hysteria. This is a serious problem I think.
I understand all of that but F1 is not going to be dead by the end of 2012 as so many people seem to think.
I don't I've seen anyone suggest that, but it will not have the numbers that it thinks it will get. The Premiership has proved that numbers on PPV don't work.
its not PPV
Yes it is. It has been since 1992
F1 won't be.
Everything on Sky is PPV - it's depends how much and how many times one is required to pay for it.
thats not what ppv means.
There are different variations of PPV. The first being to pay to receive a station, the next is a second-tier PPV to receive a specific programme within that package.
That's a very short timeframe and I don't think it will die out, but there is a risk of a long slow decline here.
PPV means pay-per-view, not all pay tv falls into that.
Definitely.
Bernie tried it before and it only failed because it was on ITV. I am certain he will try it again at some point.
Surely the fact you have to pay for it makes it pay per view?
eh??
I think Amy would know the definition to be honest?
no, its only pay per view if you're paying for one specific event. The only PPVs we show are boxing, wrestling and MMA. All the other sports are just part of your subscription package.
ppv to me = pick up the phone and pay for a show. that isn't what f1 will be?
I used to watch boxing all the time on Sky. Then it went PPV and we basically stopped. I don't think I've watched any boxing since!
Fair enough, but I consider it PPV when money leaves my account to watch a programme (not that I ever do)
even if you're only using your Sky to watch F1 you're not specifically paying for that programme when they take your money.
I guess I'm in a weird place where I work for a pay tv company but theres no way I'd ever actually choose to have it.
Good golly. How on Earth did we get from Hungarian security barriers to Sky..?
;)
f1 is dyyyying. I'll come to the funeral if there is cake :D
I don't think it's dying or that it will die out. I just think it will get smaller and less relevant.
They'll still have cake though ;)
In all fairness, I've never bought this "F1 is free-to-air" nonsense either, considering how I pay my TV license...
I'll do up a nice sponge. What toppings do you like?
Less relevant?
;)
ooh on a sponge just some jam and cream would be lovely thanks
Are you picking at my words?
Wouldn't think of it.
Lovely jubbly
What did you mean then? I guess what I am saying is that once it is out of people's minds, there'll be less effort spent on it.
I think what's happening is that F1 is trying very hard to undo all the hard work of the last 30 years...
What I mean is I'm sure there are plenty of folk in the world that would consider a bunch of V8 single-seaters pounding around circuits not very relevant.
And I would agree with you there.
Gahhh.... I've been trying to avoid the IndyCar result and what do I do? Go on Autosport.
#SuperExtraBonusFacepalm
Hungary FOM race edit up. It would've been a good song choice from FOM... had it not been the 3rd time they got a song from the same artist this season.
I wonder who did the deal for that one...
Me too. It's just weird - they weren't this... limited in previous years. I'm almost tempted to say lazy, but I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt... for now, anyway.
I wouldn't say lazy at all. I actually think whoever they signed the licensing deal with for these tracks could well be a specific artist centric.
And now for something completely different...
"British Pedal Car Grand Prix 1987"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD-xcMvzWAE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSZZq7AWUzA
Really?
bbc license fee then. clearly not ppv.
It could be, I guess. Just disappointing, considering they had a much wider choice of music in years past.
Which artist BTW? I can't check the race edit here.
In all fairness, I've been making the point all along that there is no such thing as FTA
We Are the Ocean. They were also featured in the Spanish and European race edits.
every edit starts with a helicopter shot over the brow of a hill. they're getting lazy.
hahaha! good point. :D
I was looking for something else. I am an idiot.
In edits, yes, but the artist may be dictated by an outside deal.
but then you can't claim everything is pay-per-view?
unless you're going to invent a new name for the thing that means you pay per viewing of a single event.
pay-once-time-per-each-event seems a bit wordy.
I wouldn't say that, but when I want to avoid a result I stay off the internet. I managed to do it for 30 hours for the Hungarian GP ;=
on our network we call them a Main Event :D
My point originally (as I laid out in my post last week) was that I'd effectively be paying for F1 twice and I'm not prepared to do that
Kai and Lukeh go spanish!
http://www.caranddriverthef1.com/formula1/articulos/2011/08/06/mi-experiencia-en-goodwood-2011
http://www.caranddriverthef1.com/formula1/articulos/2011/08/08/los-deportes-motor-no-son-simples-deportes-es-una-forma-vida
Pictures by Lou, translation by me :D
that's cool. i don't disagree. i just don't think you can call f1 on sky pay-per-view either :)
yay!
Yeah, but if I don't complain, my hair will fall out
is that what happened to Bassano? :D
:)
Hey all, i've just had a thought while out and about.. with Sky making f1 inaccessible to many for much of the season.. will days like the Mercedes World opportunities to watch the GP there stop or just become more popular. Baring in mind that all GPs shown around lunch time here.. so most of them European of course are shown for FREE there.?
It might be a while before we anything about future team deals to be honest
I have a feeling the bulk of the 10 live races will be the European ones.
On BBC, that is.
good point. we'll have to see i guess. Was just a though :)
I think if BadgerGP or a team or someone like that ran an event to show a race that was not live on BBC that it would be quite popular...
thought even.
If they still show races for free and it's not shown on the bbc i'll be heading to West Byfleet i think.
Today, I'm entertaining myself with the 1985 Detroit GP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5MdaZ9f8h4&feature=related
:)
agreed, but the concept doesn't scale well. the bigger the room the farther you are from the tv, the more noise there is.
oh yes. although i was wondering, as they show them live is that a way of getting round the fee..
I agree. But at the same time, there will be people desperate enough to see it live who won't care.
I sometimes wonder how busy the pub here that was my saviour back in the tape delay days is now that everything is on TV live.
Ooh. I'd be keen to know too. I'll bet it's none too busy.
the key group probably still go because they were all mates but the stragglers like me have surely decreased.
Oooohhh... interesting
Hiiiii :)
I'm happy to report that nick and I are very much alive and kicking
Hey all....
Just reading through the daily links and found this gem on Christine's page (talking about previous astronauts)
" I have never really thought about the other people that went to the moon – more than just the giant step guy"
It makes me chuckle for some reason!
But yeah could've told you for free the National Space Centre is embarrassing at best! The gift shop at Kennedy Space Centre is more interesting and informative.
Pat's comments on the TV are very similar to mine.
Key point he makes which i'm sure is applicable to many other fans:
" I think one day I’m just going to have to make savings elsewhere and stump up for Sky. That may come at the expense of attending races, including Grands Prix"
That's exactly the position me and my gf are in. Do we stump up the borderline robbery charge Silverstone/Bernie demand or pay for a 1 years Sky Sports subscription? I can't afford both next season and I wonder if Silverstone will notice any knock on effect from unsold tickets. The whole thing (cost of watching F1 live or on TV) is kinda killing the sport for me at the moment. I'm really struggling with the concept that a seat at the Le Mans/BTCC/F3/FIA GT etc is £30 for the weekend yet a seat at Silverstone is bordering on £300 (and that's the cheaper options!)....
Need some love from F1 at the mo.....boo hoo :-)
Interessssssting...
"AirAsia shares suspended amid share swap speculation"
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/08/08/360447/mas-airasia-shares-suspended-amid-share-swap-speculation.html
What does that mean? They'll both own part of each other?
looks like a takeover by tony.
Normally it means one is taking over the other.
yeah that...
Aye - wonder if it's a competition thing.
maybe he just wants to fly to Sydney that badly :D
i can only assume tony has his hands on a supply of limitless pills: http://mrschristine.com/2011/08/06/film-watch-155-limitless/
it's the only explantation.
He probably sells them. At this stage, I think he can sell anything. Or buy anything...
heh.
So... is it just me, or is formula1.com down right now?
It's you
Could swear it wasn't accessible earlier. Oh well, ta! :D
One more thing on the race edit music:
German GP: Wait for Me - Rise Against
Hungarian GP: Waiting - We Are the Ocean
Two back-to-back songs on waiting! I wonder what they're waiting for...
Sounds like Adele and all her songs seem to revolve about some bloke she used to date until he left
Why they keep leaving you then love?!
:-)
Perhaps they all refer to the same bloke? :D
Either way it's boring. ;-)
At least she sings well. :)
Yeah she has a great voice, still think they're much better out there though ;-)
Are they waiting for what he's talking about?
Did I plug this already? I forget. Excellent new discussion on the Sidepodbook group, about books that actually cover driving the cars: http://www.shelfari.com/groups/86343/discussions/383620/Books-about-driving-racecars
I think they're waiting for Vettel to DNF. :D
I can see it being a bit of a let down to be honest
I think what he's talking about is Bad Wolf
:)
Am I the only one that missed it was Liuzzi's 30th birthday last Friday?
cake!
Cake and go-karting!!
Sounds like a fun thing to do for a 30th birthday. The only way it could possibly be improved would be with a jumping castle and a squishy-ball pit :)
Hang on, he's thirty and still dresses like a Backstreet Boy?...I'll reserve comment.
Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/tweets-of-the-week-who-runs-the-world
Enjoy a little something from the Sidepodcast back catalogue.
- Daily: 19th August 2010
Originally published 19 August 2010.
not sure these belong in the comments, but over the summer break christine is hand-picking stories from the f1minute archive and publishing them to twitter and facebook. you can follow along here:
https://twitter.com/f1minute
https://facebook.com/f1minute
Good evening
Seems the Turkish GP is trying to stay on the calendar for next after all. We shall see
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/93692
Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/chequered-conflict-by-maurice-hamilton-kindle-review
Who would get dropped though if it was included? 20 calendar maximum, someone would have to give
We could only pray it'd be Valencia but I can't see Turkey staying in if there's more money to be lost
Bahrain?
Same here, shame really as it's probably Tilke's best effort. It's just in a completely useless location.
I really get the feeling we haven't seen the end of that place
I think Turkey are being kept sweet in case Bahrain doesn't improve, but you're right, they'll be back one day
21 race calendar.
I also wonder if Korea will last more than a couple of years
Last year was a bit 'just in time'. This year should be telling, hopefully it'll be dry :D
So does that make it 10 or 11 for us mortals? :)
ha!
Dan Wheldon has started testing the 2012 IndyCar
http://indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/44480-on-track-for-new-era-in-2012/
What do you think of the design, Pat?
I don't think it is as revolutionary as they think it is. And a lot of the edges are a bit 'jaggedy' for my tastes. I like the flowing lines around the engine cover though.
Someone on Twitter just pointed out, at least the fin is gone
I'm hopeful that a lot of it can be changed if/when aero kits are opened up.
The engine is a good choice.
I suppose I have to see it on the track. It's not grabbing me from this shot. The theory is interesting, though, for it to come complete except for steering wheel seat and wheels. How is that different than now?
I like having different body coverings for ovals vs. road course. That only makes sense.
It isn't except I think they provide a steering wheel (are teams expected to make their own now?). The difference is with engine choice and aero kits.
I want to hear the 3.5 liter V-8. That's an important component. :)
Got it.
Evening all.
Why does the new Indycar have an asymmetric front wing that looks like it is only designed to turn right?
It'll be a 2.2L V6, they have the 3.5 V8 now
It looks symmetrical to me but only after looking closely, the upper surface is at an angle which looks odd from the angle of the photo.
Look at the right end plate. There is no top half to it
It's fugly. Sorry. Looks too much like a new F1 car.
If you look at the left, I think the wing surface is at an angle which meets the endplate at the top, the right side does the same. The right does seem to be missing the raised bit nearer the tyre though.
I think there are faint echoes of a Hispania or GP2 in there..
oh. Well I still want to hear it. hehe
Is this anything to do with the different bits for ovals vs road courses? How much is actually going to be different?
Look at the shape of the left end plate and the wing plane has to be a bit below the notch in the end plate to function. There is no point in an endplate that doesn't cover the end of the wing plane. Half the right end plate is missing.
We need better photos though
You think the wing is 50/50? Could be. The right could be the oval wing and the left the road course wing
I can't tell from the pic.
So do I, CART had 2.25L V6 turbos and sounded fantastic.
There will be a completely different front and rear wing package.
Maybe the rear isn't that different. :)
This is how they were unveiled at Indy.
http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2011/05/11/1226053/832765-2012-indycar-road-prototype.jpg
Yeah, not doing it for me yet...
ok, that's a lot clearer to see the difference side by side.
me neither, but I'm trying to be positive. *weak smile*
I'm not sold either but I'm pinning my hopes on the aero kits being not too restrictive and someone coming up with something less ugly
The oval car front end looks weak and irrelevant.
Sounds good. I think they may have done the right thing, and I am sure they will be ok come next year. I mean, I got used to the 2009+ F1 cars, so anything is possible...
I'm still disappointed they didn't go for proper chassis competition.
This is true. :)
Yeah, I think seeing them moving and on track is what will do it for me.
Me too, but it may have saved the sport because of cost cutting...
They remind me of the little toy cars for kids.
The oval car reminds me of a dragster because everything happens behind the driver
So it would be fast on Indy's straights but not necessarily so on other ovals..?
No idea but the front of the car looks like it doesn't do anything.
I think it is either to break speed records at Indy whilst keeping other ovals sane (Texas!), or just a mockup and nothing like how it'll turn out. The front wing on the road course car at IMS looks different to Mid Ohio.
Mind you, I did a Google image search to find that IMS pic and after closing the big pic of the new car and seeing a page full of the current car, it makes that car look a decade old.. which of course it is.
Very clearly different.
I can imagine at the shorter ovals they will either put bigger wing flaps on or put a lot more angle on them
They use the road course wings at Milwaukee
Not wishing to discuss the situation but just saying that there's a lot of stuff kicking off local to me. Am at home indoors and safe, lots of sirens outside
Will check in later
Good to hear you're safe at your home Bassano.
good to hear you're safe, please do make sure you do :)
Keep your head down. Be safe
Thanks for letting us know, I'm glad you aren't on the main street.
Keep us posted. Thanks for letting us know.
Agreed. Thanks for letting us know mate!
Am close enough but can't hear any aggro yet
Reading unconfirmed reports on the local forum that it's nearby
I saw a story about fires in Croydon, riots in a few other parts of London and Birmingham
Anyone heard from leigh?
He was here earlier.
Last comment was 16:46
he tweeted 50 odd minutes ago.
I don't have his mobile, anyone?
no :(
I do but will try a tweet first
No response, have texted
Giggles just tweeted to say they are ok
At least 4 business here with smashed windows according to twitter. Convenience store looted
Nice to see CNN has it;s finger on the pulse
http://twitter.com/#!/faisalislam/status/100672047763562497
Lord knows what Fox News are gonna make of it
Just sent a tweet to Jackie checking she's OK too.
Leigh ok
Thanks Pat
Good stuff
Just talked to him on the phone
oh thanks pat.
Thanks man!
Evening folks
Hey leigh. Good to see you're safe and alright tonight.
Cheers Lukeh,
I had a wander down my road a few minutes ago - not pretty. Some destruction of shops, still a little looting going down.
Just a horrible mess.
Hi Leigh, cheers for ringing back
Hi Leigh. Thanks for checking in mate.
Glad you're okay.
Police presence on main road here now as Post Office can't be secured after doors broken. Reports of a 'feral youth' locked in a looted convenience store by public. Seems to be calming down now here
Oh dear,
@andy_hone_snapa has just dug himself a rather large hole on Twitter
Again. Does he never learn?
I genuinely can't / won't post what he tweeted here. Definitely an eyebrow raiser.
Sigh.
Glad you folks down there are all safe by the way.
What a moron. This is nothing to do with immigrants
i saw that and have been trying to ignore it. *hides under bed* least his girlfriend told him off.
Awful.
I don't follow him but it was retweeted by somebody I do follow... Amanda... hmmm...
i think i liked it better when i didn't know what some people thought on twitter and i could just see their work :(
not getting into this conversation, but have unfollowed amanda.
can't unfollow andy, i already knew the kind of person he is.
No idea who amanda is, but Andy annoyed with that. But yes, I'm not getting into the politics of it - I'm not even going to engage him on it, such was the stupidity of his statement.
Indeed. Didn't really want to comment on the actual subject.
We have been pretty good on here tonight ... Twitter has gone mad though.
i'm not judging you.
I've been careful to avoid any political aspect and just use SPC as a tool to check everyone's ok in case they can't access twitter etc
I know. I just wanted to say it. It's nights like tonight I'm quite proud to be part of this community, because on here and on Twitter the discussions have been very good.
In somewhat happier news, this guy has just managed to run the US of A coast to coast in 100 days for charity, which is just really, really impressive: http://twitter.com/#!/rungeordierun/status/100694459905347584
That's a marathon a day! Awesome!
He must be cream crackered
The Oatmeal guy just did a 50 mile extreme mountain marathon. Amazing!
Wow!!
That is seriously awesome.
I cannot imagine how tough he must be to do that. The pain and strains must be incredible!
I don't think he'll be walking for a few days.
*high fives*
He and Eddie Izzard should be friends after all the running Eddie did, too.
I can't imagine that.
Oh, that was also mega impressive. Eddie Izzard is a man of many surprises though I suppose :)
I just can't imagine it. Not only physical but incredible mental strength!
Especially from someone up here to do it too, considering the fact most of us ain't the fittest of folk.
some people are just amazing. I'll never be able to fully understand how people can bring themselves to complete such challenges. I have nothing but respect and awe for them. What a great story R.G thanks for linking to it.
You've reminded me now of Team Hoyt now with that little bit of inspiration, I *must* find that video...
here it is. Just.... awesome. So inspirational.
Wow
That's ace - swimming with his bro in the dinghy!
To give a bit of backstory to team hoyt, it's a father (Dick) and son (Rick) team who run triathlons and marathons and everything, Rick suffers from cerebral palsy and his father who is about 65-70ish as far as I rememember pushes/swims/rides with his son in all of these events for all those miles and have done for years and years. It's quite incredible.
Some people are just brilliant.
A better angle on that 2012 car
http://media.racer.com/images/2011/08/08/1a0_186331.jpg
Much clearer angle of the wing
Eddie Izzard did the Abbey Road thing
http://dirtydurty.com/post/8140232773/eddie-izzard
... in Santa Monica...
Fortunately, I was just using the Frog and the fly as an earth-bound example. We will not need a Frog trainer
Phew. Given how difficult it is to get any volunteers for this mission the chances of finding a qualified space frog trainer who would want to go would be slim.
I was think of expanding Christine's role from Panda trainer to Animal Trainer to cover that issue. Of course we then have to ask how would we reward that frog if he does his job well - will Christine - "Kiss That Frog" ? :P
I see you have perfected time travel. WHy have you moved to yesterday's post?
What do you think of following the Airplane 2 idea and moving Lou from the 1st Officer's seat to the Skipper's seat or commanding officier's seat?
This way Lou can have whatever rank from Captain up to Fleet Admiral....
Any turth to the rumours that Capt. Lou might double the daily cupcake ration , Steven ? :P