Good day to you, it’s Gavin again, introducing you to Wednesday yet again. But it's not just any old Wednesday today, oh no - this is the Wednesday before a fantastic weekend of Sport, with Le Mans, F1 and the World Cup all happening, there's something for everyone...
- With Le Mans Free Practice and Qualifying starting tomorrow, here's a gallery of Scrutineering pics from Speedhunters. Mulsanne's Corner reports that it was a non-event, but it's a great way for fans to see the cars and drivers up close. What do you think of the BMW Art Car?
- There's been a bit of F1 news too. Results from round 7 of the SofaF1 Championship have been posted, Joe Saward has been talking about a proposed Russian round of F1 at Sochi (where the Winter Olympics will be held), and finally James Allen has been discussing Jean Todt's initiative to link F1 drivers to safer roads.
- In another interview, Jean Todt was quoted as saying "...the strong man is not he who speaks the loudest". Quite a refreshing change, don't you think?
- Christine and Mr. C. have posted Mark Webber's lap of Montreal on the Red Bull Simulator, which is powered by rFactor Pro. Always worth watching - Cheers guys :D
- David Croft from BBC Radio 5 Live announced who will be replacing Anthony Davidson in the commentary box this weekend (as Ant will be driving a Peugeot 908 at Le Mans). He announced it via his Twitter account, which Pat W summarised for us in the comments. Looks like a cool lineup!
- McLaren have admitted to a communication breakdown at the Turkish Grand Prix, which led to Jenson overtaking Lewis. So are we 'drawing a line' under this issue too then?
- Apparently Valentino Rossi's leg is healing quite nicely. Good to hear, get well soon Vale, we miss you...
- I have been listening to a podcast called Guardian Football Weekly for a while now - and they have started a series called 'World Cup Daily'. Essential listening for the upcoming football festival I reckon.
- Finally, here's a couple of oddball videos for you. First, a classic Abbott & Costello Sketch about why 13 multiplied by 7 is 28, and a great video from Improv Everywhere where a bunch of people just freeze on the spot in Grand Central Station, New York. Brilliant Stuff!
Well that's all from me - plenty of links to keep you happy, so see you in the comments :)
Hello Wednesday. Great daily Gavin! Thank you :)
and now, i sleep. night all! xx
I disappear for twenty minutes and you start a new day and everyone leaves
Night all who left
Just saw that ladies' response from Joe's site - it's not actually on the page, but it came in my "follow-up comments" e-mail.
Interesting indeed.
(now i'm definitely off to bed)
:)
I'm not very good at short posts
Return airfares from melbourne to london for $217. That is cheaper than i can get to nz! Gosh air asia is amazing. If only the dates matched some sort of reason that I had to be in europe for.
to charge that kind of prices is easy, to sustain the business for long term while charging such prices is a different matter ...
It doesn't build loyalty in me because I certainly wouldn't fly with them if they weren't having an amazing sale but I won't complain if they have a sale that matches my holiday plans :D
Morning.
Great weather for ducks (and F1 ;) )
WHAT HAS JAMIE MURRAY DONE TO HIS HAIR!
Good morning,
How are you all today?
??
he used to be cute. Now, now not so much.
I DON'T KNOW???
What the..?
http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/formula-1-news/236571/11-year-old-montreal-driver-joins-ferrari-academy/
ooh link fail. This is better.
I was so upset I had a caps moment.
So did his hairdresser I think...
He tweeted this. http://twitter.com/jamie_murray/status/15517988059 I don't think that's a good enough excuse.
I reckon someone messed up his cut and he decided to shave it...
Ooh is there Le Mans stuff happening today?
good question - must check
Yes: http://www.lemans.org/en/races/24h/handy-information/schedule-week.html
Gavin,
Is that French time or UK?
Today is important because the practice sessions have replaced the Le Mans test day.
Also, you have to see night qualifying, it's Five Pints of Awesome...
Well I assume French?
Wonder if it is to stream on the site?
sweet
Oooh thank you.
ahh, apparently the amazing sale is making more people angry than happy. That's to be expected.
A Franck post: http://iheartfranck.com/2010/06/09/getting-ready-for-le-mans/
I'll never forget standing at the finish line in the middle of thousands of crazy french people waving flags and singing La Marseillaise... awesome...
Hiya. Yep there is. Was editing a guest post until late last night because it is really long (the result of combining mine and Alia's work!).. Actually in screen length it may be shorter than the Indy one, but the number of words is way higher and it scares me. :)
Will finish it over lunch and email you? Is it better to have it for practice or qualifying?
Morning guys
Nothing on lemans.org other than a French audio feed and a webcam, usually.
Will need Justin.tv of Speed or Eurosport, pref. while listening to RLM
Luverly!
As far as I know, we want it for qualifying, but presumably it can go up when it's ready to allow for any other comments as well?
I think last year was all about Justin.tv for video, and RLM to listen to the fabulous Hindhaugh gradually lose his voice.
Hi Lukeh. How are you?
Better than yesterday thanks, how is everyone else?
I'm OK :)
not too bad
That was my thinking too.
I am feeling proud of myself. I just made my first ever frittata and it's tasty!
Woohoo!
Oh yeah amy, they are re-releasing earthwork jim today on the xbox but all HD'd up and whatnot!
What did you put in it?
woooo!
Hehehe, Mr C!
*earthworm jim, even. for he is a worm, not a worker
potato, feta cheese and sundried tomatos. The recipe called for all kinds of other things, and no tomatos, but when I worked at the hospital and we had frittata on the menu that is what was in it and I always liked it :D
Very suspcisious I say. No mention of it for years and years then it appears in the comments recently and it's suddenly brought back ;)
here is a picture :D http://twitpic.com/1v8bl4
That does look good. I am hungry now.
I've never heard of a frittata, it looks good though
I only recently learned the difference between frittata and quiche :D
Hmm. Go on, what is it?
apparently the main one is quiche has pastry
Oh yes! It's obvious now you say it.
thats how I felt when my mum told me :D
Amy I have a suspision jamie shaved his hair off cause of andy... I think they both got a new cut or something, which was exactly the same? I remember the BBC comms people mentioning it. I'm sad too, he does not look as good with no hair :(
Hey everyone!!
Andy got a haircut too, but his went from being shaggy to being respectable, not from being normal to AWFUL. Thumbs down Jamie :(
morning :)
Jetstar said today it would start offering direct Melbourne-Singapore daily flights from December 16, kicking off at a limited, discounted $99 one-way special fare.
Why oh why are all these low cost carriers making it TOO EASY for me to go to Grand Prix cities? :(
i think Mayer they got the same haircut and jamie decided he wanted to be different? Not a good look for him.
its enough to make me pleased I'm not watching tennis this week so I don't die any time soon.
not sure how my iPod got Mayer from andy...:s
:D I hear fed won his match in straight sets :)
heheh I am not watching Rogers New Wife as most of the rest of the field is kind of boring, and I'm not watching Queens because Rogers not there :D I shall watch the final of both though, perhaps the semis since they should be on during the weekend.
:D hehe semis and finals are often much better to watch though :)
I would have liked to have watched Rogers doubles match because he doesn't play it too often, but he lost in the first round, and doubles matches are very rarely on internet streams :D
i has no idea he played doubles, that's cool!
Isn't Roger so good that he just plays doubles by himself?
he plays with this random swiss man who isn't very good, they just play every now and then because they are friends. It's super odd.
He played with his wife once, back when she still played and he was still ponytailed. It's cuuute. She's rubbish though
oh and how could I forget this! EEEE!
I didn't know she was a tennis player!
they met at the 2000 Olympics when they were both representing Switzerland <3. She really was rrrrrrrrrrubbish though.
ahhhh :)
Going out with the best tennis player ever wouldn't exactly make you look good though! :)
I love Stan just because of that. I probably wouldn't be a Stan fan if they hadn't been the cutest Olympics doubles pair ever.
ahh but he was rrrrrrubbish then too. He was also a gangly 19 year old with a horrible haircut. She must have been very wise to see what a stylish man he would become :D
and people say I stalk jenson!
;) wasn't awful hair like that the fashion back then?
nooooo! Although it might have been in tennis, lots of them had ill advised ponytails.
Speaking of tennis, this was Nadal's Tim-like status:
IN LONDON!!! EN LONDRES!!! HAD A GREAT PARTY ON SUNDAY !!! GRAN FIESTA EL DOMINGO!!
GRACIAS A TODOS POR EL APOYO, LOS MENSAJES!!! THANKS TO ALL FOR THE SUPPORT, THE MESSAGES!!!
woahhh! Maybe it is a Spanish thing?
..... I now want Alonso to get Twitter :)
I can see it now... I AM BETTER THAN FELIPE!!!!!! SOY EL CAMPEON!!!!
THEY'RE OUT TO GET ME
Did we know that the "vodcast" was made by USP?
Also now has a subscribe button. http://www.castroldriverrankings.com/vodcast/
probably :-)
New jet lag at 5,45 am. Nuevo jet lag a las 5,45 am. (Jaime)
THAT'S THE WAY IT SEEMS
DISAPPOINTMENT HAUNTS ALL MY DREAMS.
THEN I SAW HER FACE..
RON DOESNT LIKE ME
Hiya. Yep there is. Was editing a guest post until late last night because it is really long (the result of combining mine and Alia's work!).. Actually in screen length it may be shorter than the Indy one, but the number of words is way higher and it scares me. :) {Comment #31}
Sounds really good, Pat :)
Nothing on lemans.org other than a French audio feed and a webcam, usually.
Will need Justin.tv of Speed or Eurosport, pref. while listening to RLM {Comment #33}
I've done a bunch of Le Mans links, but unfortunately I don't have a video link.
The MWM Facebook collective will hook you up.
Oh yeah amy, they are re-releasing earthwork jim today on the xbox but all HD'd up and whatnot! {Comment #42}
Ooh! I've got the original version of that for the PC.
The MWM Facebook collective will hook you up. {Comment #90}
Where are they? I've tried searching for that and it didn't come up with anything.
Wait until later. It's like magic...
Wait until later. It's like magic...
Ah. It'll be after I get back from interview practise.
Here's an article about Adverts for a cheese brand called 'Panda'. http://www.bitterwallet.com/commercial-break-dont-say-no-to-the-cheese-panda/30591
I think it's SFW, although I don't think Mrs. C. will approve...
Thanks.
I wrote an opening para, a note on qualifying, a table of session times, then put in your Peugeot and Audi bios. Sounds simple enough, is actually 5000 words..
To save space I've just got 3 lines on each of the other classes (not each car, each class - we can put the others as comments or use as reference material).
So last night I was pruning and got it a bit shorter.
I'll still fill the gaps in the bio list tonight if I can though, so we have something to refer to at the weekend.
You can always split it into a live commenting type thread, and then another post as a guide.
Could do, wasn't sure if lots of threads/posts would be wanted
I have such an odd idea for a blog related birthday celebration but it's all good fun :)
Totally up to you. It only happens once a year so you're more than welcome to post multiple things. Also... if they all mentioned Franck, even better :)
Thanks, will do that then. :) I can do a quick live one at lunch and edit the guide when I get home. If people could use the live one for all of today's track stuff and the guide for questions about teams/drivers..
That has already been taken care of :)
I haven't done any images or logos, not had time..
No probs. It already sounds better than anything we could have done :)
You're welcome to use any of my pics from last year ;)
Thanks :)
I'm aware I'm fretting again, I'm a bit on edge from work..
Thanks! :) Where are they?
Facebook and Flickr, I think... if you need larger ones let me know and I'll send you some later...
Just Facebook, in a few albums. Take your pic :)
or pick, rather...
Will do, ta
How do you want crediting?
Just (c) Gavin Brown 2009? Not sure actually...
© 2009 Rubber Goat Inc.
;)
i shoulda guessed.
damn them, now it almost makes sense. still a stupid name.
Who or what is USP?
5live f1 commentary, chequered flag podcast, talent company for the likes of croftie and samos.
Pretty much if you want to make a podcast and need to outsource it, these guys will do it for you. They also do the F1 coverage for 5 Live...
Why? Just because USP made it?
i hate the rain!! silly weather stopping the tennis... again..
christ no. it's still crap whoever made it.
it makes sense that it's a subscription feed offering syndicated content. so "odcast" now makes sense, over "just a youtube video".
Aaaahh - I does be see now!!
Alex! Oddcast would be perfect name for your programme!!!
thinking about it, the castrol video really is the same show as this from 2008, only with some rankings tagged on the end:
2008: http://www.youtube.com/user/USPContent#p/u/75/goMLMlSxKUI
2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkme3FRJPHU
or this one rather (which even has murray): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HGLkFrr_Bg
Ah I see
hence the convo we had yesrerday.
*wonders who's actually reading this thread*
Try waving.
*waves back*
wow
http://twitpic.com/1v82bn
:)
You never said anything about it being offered for download, "subscription" can mean anything.
podcast suggests you download it to your ipod. pod comes from ipod, and cast is the syndicated subscription feed bit of it. none of which castrol had yesterday. twas just an embedded video on a webpage.
i kinda said that here, didn't i?
http://sidepodcast.com/2010/06/08/daily-8th-june-2010/comments/#comment-800515
maybe christine's rankings needs a vodcast. who could replace murray?
christine, of course!
lukeh 2nd choice
3rd mr chandhok
4th jake
This was me after a Karting Le Mans race ;)
http://twitpic.com/1v9ll7
christine has to be the out of place voice that appears right at the end.
chandhok can't introduce his own rankings!
Sadly Alex Lester on Radio 2 has already taken that one http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/oddcast
Boo...
yaaayyyy covers coming off at Queens! Tennis time! :D
btw, I just coped the website to this comment and it shortened. Previously I was using the link button and when I do that it does not shorten like this http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/oddcast
Now I know how to do it correctly I'll make sure I do that in the future.
noooooo! I was just considering sleep! Must. avoid. tennis.
they arent playing yet :(
phew!
Anyone see the news on Massa today?
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/ferrari-renews-alonso-and-massa/
Are Red Bull and Ferrari determined to stop us having a silly season or something? Or do they really not want Kimi to come back?
i really don't think Kimi wants to come back.
I think the silly season may depend upon whether Merc take up Schuey's 2011 option
Kimi also signed a two-extension with Citroen last week
neither do i, i reckon he's enjoying rallying too much
*two-year extension
wohoo they are back on court!
#sorryamy
anyone any good at jedi mind tricks. norbert, ross, nick, you will not sign him,
I am not watching! But I am not sleeping either. Fail.
This could be a very quiet summer...
ahh, that makes more sense. have removed the link button from comments on posts, it'll go from realtime next time it gets updated.
Is that why quoted shortened links don't always work?
For Christine or Mr C - I have submitted the LM qualifying live post for review :)
I hope it is okay. I used the image link suggested in the sidebar, I'm not at home so I can't refer to the one you gave me and it won't let me edit a past post to check.
yeah
where does that leave funny URLs with apostrophes and things that don't shorten properly when put into a comment?
actually no. if you mean, when you click a shortened link, it doesn't go anywhere, that's likely because of the way it was copied. am working to improve that.
not sure, i might be able to improve that. am still using some very old and crappy wordpress code. will keep ya posted, but commenting improvements are next on the list once i've sorted the seasons, archive, and shows pages.
I'm tired just reading that list.
:)
of the 15 or so pages that needed updating, that's all that remains, so we're doing pretty well. realtime and lclt have both taken a backseat in the meantime though.
my to do list for the day was 'do a load of washing' and 'transcribe 30 minutes of Joe' and that was too much to handle :D
Mine is 'try and watch MotoGP' and 'blogging'... but I may have to shelve those and do something else...
;)
cheers sir. what time should it go up?
i still have an old interview with A&R chap from a music company that i still haven't transcribed over a year later - i'll not be doing it tonight either
Can it go up at about 3? Or before if you think is ready. Sorry I'm late, I meant to have it finished last night.
I couldn't see a schedule button but I must admit I was alt-tabbing away a lot towards the end, trying to look like I was working ;)
Alt-tab is the best invention ever :)
no probs, do you not have publishing rights?
*pokes christine*
It is, I love it!
I tend to make mistakes if I'm too quick with it though..
Windows-Tab is also nice on Windows 7...
I just writes my stuff and presses send :)
crazy awesome stuff (via tony on twitter):
http://youtu.be/xGsfDDxhFN0
Have upgraded you to author now, which means you can hit publish and/or schedule things in the future.
For this one, I've scheduled for you. Should be up any second now.
woot!
Blogging is therapeutic, was in a horrible mood earlier what with being swamped with spreadsheets and paperwork all day, and not enough sleep.. Got all that finished, wrote a blog post with some food, all better :)
Brilliant, thank you :)
Woooooooooo: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/06/09/live-le-mans-24-hours-practice-qualifying/
now the fire alarm goes off...
I just got the twitter fail whale for the first time in ages
...
Was going to tweet about the f1 in schools here:
#F1 in Schools at #Yas http://youtu.be/phW4gjqry0Q looks amazing, wish i had had the chance to do it!
false alarm..
more rain at queens stopping Nadal's match this time :( boo!
is there a reason why people can't play in the rain? it's not like they can't get dry again.
isn't it something like making sure the players don't slip on the wet surface ad crease themselves?
sounds about right. wimps :)
playing on wet grass would ruin the court.. but the main reason is wet surfaces.. especially wet grass can lead to many injuries and things. i'm sure when Amy reads this in the morning she'll correct me if i'm wrong, but i think it's mainly because it can get so dangerous.
kind of like those wimpy racing drivers with their helmets and seatbelts
you're not going to die on a wet court, surely?
I would pay good money to see you try and play tennis on a wet grass court.
footballer play in the rain. just sayin'
#footballismoreawesomethantennis
hehe.
you could end up slipping over and getting a serious injury or something.. you know what tennis players are like always having bad knees and stuff ;) would be awful for them to slip over and end up damaging their career or something..
how can it be different from say, rugby? it's just grass.
snow i could accept. would affect the bounce, but a bit of drizzle?
are you saying footballs should wear helmets and seatbelts when playing a match?
and how many times do footballers fall over and get carried off the pitch?.. ;)
running for a tennis ball is kinda different than running for a football.. you can garentee the football isn't going to come back at you a few seconds later.
hmmmmm
When tennis balls get wet they don't bounce.
have you ever tried to play tennis with a heavy wet tennis ball?.. wet tennis ball + wet grass court = very low bounces and many broken tennis strings.
ahhhh. interesting.
TRIVIA QUESTION TIME
:)
erm, yes.
:D
What was so bizarre about the changeable weather conditions at the Non-Championship International Trophy race at Silverstone in April 1973?
Nadal wins in straight sets. fun times.
it didn't rain at silverstone? went from mildly sunny, to hot and back again.
Madness.
ridiculous, in hindsight. sorry for suggesting it.
Not too far away, but a bit more extreme than that
it snowed? ;)
Hullo again
partially correct
Any other takers??
*waves*
a blizzard?
It snowed and then it was so hot the sun melted the snow.
Bingo (of sorts)!!
Source of fire alarm found... water in the sensor.
If you put a fire out with water, that means it would stay on?
I guess the Schumi-Merc thing could still change, but unless Ross decides to rejoin Ferrari (yes, it's a rumour going round), it won't change.
This also guarantees that Kubica will stay at Renault. And with Petrov doing a solid job on track (racing) and off (financially), he'll probably get renewed too.
We may see some fun and games at Force India with Liuzzi and di Resta, but other than that, this will probably be the quietest Silly Season since 2002 (where of the major teams, the only change was Alonso replacing Button at Renault).
???
:D
in April?
Hi to the people I missed.
I'm subtly getting my desk cleared slightly early so in 10 mins I get out the door, straight home to watch LM :)
The 1973 International Trophy at Silverstone in April 1973 started in absolute blazing sunshine, when in the closing laps a snowstorm appeared from nowhere covering the circuit. Regardless of the conditions, the race continued with Jackie Stewart taking the win in his Tyrrell some laps later.
Once the race finished, the nice and sunny (albeit cool) conditions returned...
By the way, for anyone still reeling from yesterday's fact about how slow Jean-Denis Deletraz was, please do have a look here for some more light hearted info.
:)
http://www.f1rejects.com/drivers/deletraz/biography.html
anyhoo folks,
must dash - going to head home
back later
:)
..aaand home
Lou, I finally got round to hearing that Uprising cover you mentioned this morning.
Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeary me.
i know, tell me about it.. :(
The backing singers actually terrify me. Geniuinely scare me. It's like howling cats.
Also, come on england?! Grrrr it's a song about the rubbish banks not the flipping world cup...
hehehe i love Karun :)
'I think Fernando and I should swap hire cars ! http://twitpic.com/1vb7y4'
hehe!
yaaaayyy for Djokovic winning :)
Heh! :)
This could win tweet of the day so far for me though, Indy Lights driver Pippa Mann to Pressdog..
@pressdog pdog, you know I love you, but please don't root for me next weekend - kiss of death not something I need! ;)
this is such a good day for tennis Cillic is playing next :)
ehehehehehe!!!!!! i just bought the.most.perfect camera bag EVER! at such a bargin price!! i love ebay.
ehehehehe! :D
Afternoon SidepodPeople
Mr C: Any reason why I shouldn't install Safari 5 just yet?
I haven't looked at the #Apple blogs today
Here's the feed I was watching, which now has tennis, for the tennis fans..
http://www.sports2stream.com/2010/06/24-hours-of-le-mans-live-streaming.html
Hi
bbc red button are doing a grand job of coverage today :)
hello!
do it now. it makes sidepodcast better.
I mostly use DD but, ok! :)
am addicted to the new safari reader. removes all advertising from autosport. it's bliss.
Mostly use F1 Insider App or Click to Flash when on iMac
i should probably give up on the daily thread until le mans is over. back at 11pm!
There's a two hour break between sessions.
i can't see the active thread in mobile doohickey, where should i be?
http://sidepodcast.com/2010/06/09/live-le-mans-24-hours-practice-qualifying/
McLaren take way too long to activate membership. What are they doing, putting my 'personalised membership card' in the autoclave?
ooooo Mclaren membership!... *slowly puts card away*... i have spent too much money for one day..
Got a pic of your Crumpler?
i has ordered it. pic when it arrives and i put all my stuff in it. i have a feeling the moment i get it i will be planning a day out somewhere to try it out. it should come in time for goodwood :D eeek how fun! :)
Cool, I need to pic a lens soon
*pick
[doh, photographer's slip?]
hehe lemme know which one you decide on in the end :)
Will do
Is looking like Sigma or Nikon, up to 200mm
ah good choice. my sigma is lovely :) as is my Nikon :)
Silly Twitter and it's naughty whale :(
Though, I hear it's Tweetdeck
Back to the iPad and Twittelator, then :)
evening folks
got radio le mans on the aul' speakers - keeping me happy for the mo.
Hi Leigh
Fancy seeing you here ;)
:)
yo off to dublin this weekend, bassano?
Aye
Guinness o'clock from Saturday till Monday :D
uh-huh
shame, i'm actually flying back on tuesday for five days
Just found out from my local pub [well, one of], on twitter:
Roof terrace coming soon, real soon ........
Wonder if I can tweet my order when I'm walking down there in future?
that may be a step too far...
Will be doing another London meet-up in the not so far future, will give ya a shout
No, it's very close. About 400m
sounds good, but i may have to be careful with my cash for the next while
:/
awful, jut awful
Alex has turned me to the cheese side. I think he's some kind of Pun Vader
Evening :)
Hi Alison
I have birthday presents. I'm liking this day off malarkey :D
Hello
Are they not a week late?
Thought that counts right?
2nd class mail from Dubai? ;)
Nope, you have to wait until next year now. Its the law
Hah no such luck :P
Absolutely
I'll take mine now, I'm not fussed how late they are
Absolutely. That's my excuse when I am late
RLM discussion
I am really worried that if I win the lottery 20 million will only let me do Le Mans twice. I really worry about that.
:D
Aaaargh I'm so annoyed!! My mum came down today and she brought all my mail (and presents) but the specific letter I was waiting for isn't in there, it's all just generic pointless letters!
Boo to snail mail
I need a PIN it's really starting to get properly irritating now. I can't do anything without it because they have a stupid card reader thing to do things on the internet too.
Jenson's face just popped up on http://www.ustream.tv/channel/le-mans2010
Inside Grand Prix. With the Weird Narrator. Who talks as if he always in the third person. Perhaps he talks in Haiku. Or he's not English?
could be worse: http://insidegrandprix.com/
I have it on but I am listening to RLM and doing other stuff at the same time. I just looked over and saw Jenson's face and mentioned it ine case "anyone" may be interested
NOOO Why would you do that to me, she annoys me so much
Oh sweet Lord!
could be kangaroo tv podcast
*shudders*
:)
:)
hai
Vat iz rong wis the vay they are speeking?
How baaaad was that?
#SorryBob
Jon, I love that you call them the SHOUTY RANKINGS :D
http://twitter.com/jonwaldock/statuses/15794602551
they said they're fixing it. lord knows when.
Bradley Lord is fixing it? Or he just knows when?
I was just talking about the content ;)
#DoubleSorry [but true]
heeeh. there's no solution to that :)
Is it new, it seemed a bit... stilted
Unless they start F1 Jackanory
noooo! maverick is doing that.
been around for a while. may be the 3rd one i've heard.
One thing is for sure - it will be the last one I hear!
Hmm, is it getting better
Maybe he's just not a natural narrator
ummm. no.
he could do with someone else to talk to, i would suggest.
what i really don't understand though, i what relevance it has to kangaroo tv at all? bob, or the podcast?
He was supposed to do that for sidepodradio. How did that not happen?
They seem to be really pushing this year, make or break?
he wriggled out of it. nick saved him i think.
not sure, they have the new deal with autosport live, but i don't know who's paying who.
their biggest problem has to be the iphone app. if you have that in your pocket at a race, do you need ktv?
I don't get Ferrari extending Massa's contract
Is it just me who thinks they should get a Top 5 driver or will no one else partner Alonso?
Have you seen the roaming charges?
I'm considering a MiFi if I can sort out a Belgian SIM and get it registered
keep in mind that in 2008 is complained that it wasn't a touch screen device and that it needed to be more iphone like.
not that i saw this coming or anything, but i said it on a podcast and everything.
for silverstone?
Marino Franchtti on RLM saying one of the things given to Dario for winning Indy was a 24 carat Remington shotgun. US events have the weirdest prizes
:lol:
Evening everybody. I am commenting from my hospital bed. For those of you not on Twitter I have an eye infection and have been admitted to Stoke Mandeville hospital for Intensive treatment.
Everywhere else
...or does alonso not want anyone else?
Doesn't another race give a guitar trophy or something?
right. but how many people travel to a race overseas, really?
I am not sure Alonso thinks that. Who are the top 5?
Hope everything is going ok mate
That's really chronic
Get well soon, do you have lots of iDevices to keep you occupied?
Not Massa, for a start
oh my! had no idea. where's LPG?
Ouch. How long are you going to be there for?
:( i said this on twitter, but get well soon Andy!
Yes. Someone won it and smashed it to bits
So who?
LPG is at home I hope.
Mike Conway was on GMTV this morning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9iFnI31RSM
i bet you picked it up outside. i keep saying outside is bad, but do ye peoples listen? nooooo.
Of course. And most importantly, a charger. :)
I have a friend picking up Camera Kit and Dock in Phoenix today.
Want a nice case, have seen none I like
I listen. I work in a windowless room inside another windowless room.
:)
He talks like Jenson, how odd
Air conditioning got you then?
Kubica could've been tempted. Err....
He does, eh?
But they pump in iAir :)
Lewis is going nowhere. Alonso is already there.
:D :D :D
Maybe Andy isn't 100% compatible with it
oooh the status of my Spa Tickets has gone from 'not shipped' to 'prepared'
eeeekkk!! how exciting!! :D
i think i'm turning into Amy with this ticket stalking..
Okay, just cut to the chase and put Rob in the car
He does most of the work anyway
well... he was in the honda young driver programme :)
They're putting them in envelopes or have gone to the shops for more toner?
From SHOUTY website:
Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn has told the German car maker to think 'long and hard' before considering supplying engines to another outfit.
Brawn, however, believes Mercedes is already supplying engines to as many teams as it can, and he reckons it would be a mistake to add another one
Wouldn't that earn some cash?
I love that Giggles Snr is now on Twitter:
So here we are, new tech (iPad) with the free music download meets old tech (piano). Result... Not good. http://yfrog.com/2tmupj
He is behind one Mercedes engined team and doesn't want to risk being behind another
are we sure mclaren will be keeping mercedes around for much longer. new factory is coming along nicely. room for an engine dept?
What was the engine deal for 2011 & '12 or something
Let the new engine be thoroughly tested, don't forget Ron's in charge. It probably cleans up after itself after blowing an oil seal
hahahaha
Just remembered I need to read my 'study notes' for tomorrow's training
Special Federal Aviation Regulation 88 doesn't sound fun
Fuel tank ignition avoidance
[btw]
McLaren will build their own engine. Ross being Ross will not want any remotely competitive team having the same engine. He will be quite happy for HRT and the like to contribute a few quix but to stay out of the road. I can't imagine Schumacher is happy with the current situation either. He is used to being undisputed number on and now he and Nico are fighting to be number three
If Ron is involved he will blow a gasket before it does
Here's my Fantasy Racers Post for Turkey: http://f1numbers.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/fantasy-racers-turkey-2/
Sounds like a really good idea
true enough. he's really going to hate it if f1 goes michelin.
Yeah, pretty much
Could be handy...
Imagine if it goes to Pirelli and they start favouring an Italian team. That would really make his day
He's about to get used to it
hehe :)
At this stage I wouldn't be surpised if Todt gave it to Kwik Fit
Speaking of aviation safety I saw thison the news last night and the pilot claimed he just tapped his brakes and ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M491wgIAjRY
This kinda explains where Giggles gets it from
@IgorAndronov:
I thinc that 26 is too manej letters for us to haffe in our alphabet and suggest we economise to 20 bj eliminating k, q, v, x, y and z.
Although there is little impact with the reduced alphabet some changes are inefitable. I become Andronoff, others maej be impacted more...
I don't trust people who want to fly with 4 wings or without a di-hedral
Very sensible. Although I become Steffen Roej so maybe not. On the other hand I am not sure I would mind being Dutch
It has an advantage if you land on your head. If that had been a mono then they could literally have landed on their heads
:lol:
That would make me Gaffin Brown - suddenly I am Welsh!
Personally, I prefer my fuselage to have a crown or even an upper deck. [it's more peaceful up there and you're near the Nigels]
That would really confuse your accent!
A lot less likely to land on your head if one of the Nigels taps the brakes
I think that's why we have anti-skid and rerverse thrust.
It all makes sense now
And don;t have two wheels widely spaced right at the nose
Yeah, not enough wheels either
<18
[slightly] on topic
I saw some hardcore aircraft spooters the other day. They were outside the tube station, on the elevated foot bridge, waiting for the Singapore Airlines A380 [the double decker]
It was 05:55
There was at least 15 of them!
[]
you're not going to die on a wet court, surely?
I would pay good money to see you try and play tennis on a wet grass court. {Comment #191}
My performance would probably be just as terrible on a wet grass court as a dry one because my service rallies would typically be one ball long, followed by about 10 minutes of attempting to track down where the ball had gone.
Last role call for viva f1 quiz
http://www.vivaf1.com/chat.php
*that'd be 'spotters', not spooters, obviously
Horner has finally said something sensible on the Webber/Vettel crash
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84256
Interesting final character there. Plane spotters are strange
Sorry but I am going to skip it tonight as I am just going to get something to eat and watch Le Mans
I was going to add a descriptive term for them and decided against it. They're geeking out like the rest of us I guess but...
I think he has got to Stage 5 now
http://www.essortment.com/all/stagesofgri_rvkg.htm
Wine says 'No' but I may dip in and be nosey
forgot to say ya to gavin for today's daily.
No probs mate ;)
i meant "yay", not "ya" :)
Mr C: I really enjoyed writing the intro for the WWDC event, I realise I've been really slack but I will do the 2 iPad posts
1 x Timing App & 1 x MFC 'thoughts on', quite soon
We got it ;)
excellent, if you'd like editor/admin privileges, just yell. we always encourage more blogging.
nice one. people keep searching for ipad timing app stuff in the search box, so i'm guessing that one will be a popular post.
I am NOT getting a blog! ;)
never suggested such a thing. but if you'd like to blog here...
I wanted to really give it a thorough testing including feedback to the devs [on both platforms]
I just hope I can get WiFi in Dublin this weekend
Though, the Guinness is from just down the road
#Priorities
Point taken
I really think the community site could be the next stage, here
Lots of talented and knowledgeable folk, which has always been a strength
The community adding more input, being the key
please throw the ideas out there, if there's anything we can do. especially if it means less writing for me.
Well, that is a bit of a white lie
never suggested such a thing... in that previous comment?
My niece [who has my mobile number] wants me to send my contact details via facebook PM
I could just text, ring, email or visit [she's fairly local]
Are they expecting job interviews on Facebook too? :(
Kids!
*tuts
Here's something interesting I got from Tag Heuer in my e-mail inbox:
"Want to interview Jenson Button face to face?"
Hmm, tough one...
*falls over*
it's a competition though?
what you gotta do?
Yep, you have to send in 4 journalistic style questions - one regarding Jenson and Tag Heuer, one about Jenson and McLaren, one about his racing experience and one of your choice.
Will they accept a trade for a rubens?
get to it!
:)
awesome!!! start thinking of questions then :D
So, if I say my 20 year old TAG went for repair this week, would that help?
It's been ultra reliable for 2 decades
I'll try try to squeeze Jenson in there somwhere
Easy peasy
did rubens wear tag heuer at brawn with jenson?
is being at mclaren better than being with rubens at brawn?
Does jenson wish he had more experience than rubens?
Can i meet rubens?
remind me never to meet Jenson with you :P
;)
I've already got the Tag Heuer one: "If you had the chance to design your own Tag Heuer watch, what would it look like and what would you call it?"
I'm trying to get Lewis into the McLaren question :P
Well the Brawn people did say I was the only person they saw at Goodwood last year with a Rubens hat!
#justsaying
maybe he'll turn up at goodwood this year..
You need to get a Williams one, you might get some VIP treatment
he better *shakes fist*
They'll probably send the Hulk or Bottles or whatever his name is
or McGregor of course
nooo lets not start that again...
:)
I will forever maintain that is a rubbish place for a sponsor.
How's this for the McLaren one?
"Do you see your partnership with Lewis Hamilton like the days of Senna and Prost, but without the controversy?"
or brilliant.. seeing as it gets in thousands of pics. :)
it can make a fool out of stupid people :(
#needsmorerubens
(or, in reality and not my little odd world, sounds like a good question)
Mclaren will love that question!!..
they are forever pushing the Senna and Prost things.. before Mclaren Jenson didn't make a big deal of his respect for Prost.. but now :D
Mr Chandhock....
some guys have put a simulator on the back of a golf cart and are driving it around the spectator areas.... mad ! http://twitpic.com/1vckow
You're assuming there will be no controversy when in fact, there will
Two very talented drivers, is a given
Though I wish it were not
Earlier I was considering:
"How does McLaren differ compared to the other F1 teams you have driven for?"
You need a unique question, one that everyone else will miss
Take some time to think of a good angle
"Do you think Rubens should have joined you at Mclaren?"
*runs*
Are you still keen on journalism Scott?
:)
Well, there was this one I've been brewing over:
"If you were Lewis, what would you make of your better start to the season?"
...as third driver?..
Lewis wouldn't be going anywhere..
how about
'when will you be leaving Mclaren to head back to brackley where you belong?'
mm maybe not..
Yeah, that'll work
Does it make sense worded like that?
Sorry, I was being facetious
Don't mention a season start when Mclaren didn't start at #1 or #2
McLaren are playing catch up and they know it [but are nearly there]
Maybe something about drivers input towards mid-season development
Feedback, input, etc
Hmm, ok:
"How would you compare McLaren's work rate in developing the cars compared to the rest of the grid?"
Tag-Heuer: What feature do you consider most important in a Tag-Heuer time piece?
McLaren: There has been some brushes between team mates on the racing track recently. What is your opinion on how McLaren copes with driver equality?
Racing: Is speed the key reason to why you love racing? If so, what do you think of your hero Alain Prost's 95% rule?
Other: You have gained quite the reputation for making good tyre and overall strategy calls. Would you consider becoming a race engineer after your F1 driving career is over?
and... don't ask Jenson what he would do if he was Lewis... he's Jenson and probably doesn't really mind that Lewis had a worse start to the season than he did :)
I agree.
Should probably ask about Rubens.
Include the driver [they are the corporate representative]
How would you compare the style* of Jenson's vs Lewis' feedback to aid development and the technical engineer/driver relationship?
[something like that]
*less critical, technically, more individual
Cool-ness
Let them race
I can;t log in to Viva again
I think I signed up in 007 mode [ultra hard password]
You just missed a Rubens question and everything
Gutted!
#sarcasm :D
I'll just have to get it right then ;)
How about the other two?
So, I didn't just register for Cupidtino at all, oh no, not me
Err
95% rule?
Race Engineer: Don't mention 'when it's over'
[for a driver: "it'll never happen]
Team owner/leader maybe
Alain says he'll only drive at 95%, never at full speed unless required. He'll go around at the slowest speed possible and still win if he could.
But team owners don't nearly have as much impact on the team directly so his skill won't be used. Team principal sounds good though.
Yeah, I get that, but he was boring to watch
Too much precision, though that is to be admired
Owner/Principle?
Is it a bad time to mention the meet-up on July the 1st, pre-Goodwood?
Yeah, but Jenson says Alain is his idol. So does he really like the thrill of speeding on the track? Or does he like outsmarting the rest and winning more?
Will be the best option, though I suspect he won't nearly have enough cash.
I like watching Jenson when he has work to do on the track, he pulls nice, clean moves
Maybe scrappy & manic vs smouth & thoughtful overtaking. Debate?
Sponsors pay the bills
@SniffPetrol:
Dear trees, My car makes the CO2 that helps you to breath. And how do you repay it? By LEAKING SAP onto the paintwork again. You b******s.
:lol:
Brawn (despite their 'ultimate' pairing, world championship, and lovely livery) did not last. (I refuse to associate it with the M-thing)
Based on the debate, I've come up with:
"Do you prefer to win races on raw speed and pace or by precision, tactics and strategy?"
:D Do you want to be a Kimi or a Schumi Alain Prost?
actually that was a really bad comparison.
Haven't seen Lukeh here... :)
Viva quiz question: What are the national racing colours of Belgium?
Lukeh's answer: Belgium's national colours according to Lukeh are "It's red and yellow and green and brown and scarlet and black and ocher and peach And ruby and olive and violet and fawn and lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve And cream and crimson and silver and rose and azure and lemon and russet and grey And purple and white and pink and orange and red and yellow and green and brown Scarlet and black and ocher and peach and ruby and olive and violet and fawn And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve and cream and crimson and silver and rose And azure and lemon and russet and grey and purple and white and pink and orange And BLUE!!"
I'm getting tired of this whale
Is it a big brother thing or what?
Who's trending massively today?
No, that's the BMW Art Car ;)
:D hehe!
Answer: I just want to win
Find the unique question
OMG He got all the colours correct. Amazing. (or maybe he just copied the lyrics from somewhere :P)
He knows too many colour names for a boy, I blame Lou
Or Adobe :)
I think I just sulikened SPC to Scientology:
We'd make a great cult if we could be bothered
*likened
Are BP messing with Twitter or do I have to blame the Israelis?
It's working for me now
Is very temperamntal, last time this happened Michael Jackson was in the news
Did Justin Bieber fall over?
hey everyone
Hello Leigh
Hehehehe, that was a fun quiz :D
Updated PING -->
The 2011 Formula 1 World Championship Grid - http://tinyurl.com/34j4jns
This is why twitter is struggling
Justin Bieber Googles Himself
Seeing as twitter is borked again, I'll ask here... is lou around at all? Thought she might like to know I am a jonsi hypocrite :D
My friend today asked me about Jonsi and said it with a J... and I had to stop and correct him. (despite what I always end up saying)
It is thought that 'yeah, but, no, but' about BB is bring twitter down
So, is he the big Yay?
im here... just. phone is off and am thinking of turning off our router too.. but that is a long story.
wohoo! :)
definitely ;)
Not for awhile. Revising?
#DrinkingWithEm
Was right then
:)
revising = yes..
wish i was drinking with em.. haven't seen her in weeekkkkss..
That's some bender
#Jealous
#TooMuchSaahfLondonSlang
Anyone know who the driver representative on the steward panel is this week?
Isn't it Villeneuve?
I hope it's jean alesi. It wont be but I hope it is.
hey bert, it's fittipaldi
:D she's put herself basically in isolation... which at this precise moment in time feels like a very good idea. if i could close off my world to be just motorsport and revision i would be happy.
I would think so, but have not seen anything.
nope. fia say emerson fittipaldi
#needsmorejean
fia media center: http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/f1_media/Pages/pre_event.aspx
hooray - it's EMMMMMMMMO!!
:D
Your teachers may disagree but she has the right idea
When it's over, we should celebrate
It's not localised
i'm up for that!
It just so happens, I excel in that field
I believe you may have seen my C.V.
Proof that triathlon wetsuits are not pretty....
http://twitpic.com/1vd44p
JENSON AND MIKEY!!!! :D :D :D
ah that has cheered me up :)
Yikes
Chatting to a friend I haven't talked to for a while, he asked me what I was up to so I told him and his question was..."have you met mr alonso?/ hamilton/ button"
*facepalm*
I have one of them, its horrible, honestly the tightest thing you can ever wear
right, bed time. night all xx
night lou
Buonne Notte Louisa
night folks
shall return tomorrow at some stage
:)
Ciao
My liver is very happy to be in a different motorhome to bassano.
So, am tryinging out eharmony [google it]
Am struggling to keep up with 7 'matches' per day!
Phew, that's a lot of new tabs
I transcend camping site gaps :)
Did I mention you'd be drinking for me until we reached Belgium?
Unless you fancy driving, Amy?
Me drinking in a moving car = that thing we can't talk about
See previous response :)
i must get on an do stuff. cheers to alia and pat for the excellent posts, catch you all later.
'do stuff'?
This is unheard of round these parts
Driving would be fun! Wrong side me the road and all plus the fact I'm not that sure I legally can in Europe :D
Course you can. Worst they can do is deport you
You can't - but you can as a tourist...
Get an International licence
[one more thing to track]
Can insure you if you wanna try, opposite side is easy
Ooh i wouldn't want to do the whole way but some might be fun. Auto or manual?
Manual
If you have to ask...
Most of it is cruising on the motorway
Gavin?
I can't drive with my licence - so take your pick...
NZ only?
Job done, jumping back over here
That is good. I can't drive autos, they are devil cars. An idp will cost me $31.50, thats not too bad
Restricted licence - I have asked before and hire companies refuse to lend me a car. Mrs. Goat is a travel agent so she knows who to ask!
Pleasure :)
Why can't you drive in Europe with an NZ license? What is so difficult about autos?
You could be 'temporarily' living in the Uk and if the insurance isn't prohibitive, we could maybe do it
I'm quite surprised I've not got a shotgun yet
Not enough sheep
BB?
I like autos as they are easy but I prefer Manuak
AAAAMMMMYYYY: http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?subset=NewZealand.2010160.terra.1km
Haven't seen it... yet
Nice satellite picture via MODIS/NASA today showing the snow over the South Island
Shotgun?
potential overplanning
I liked having an auto in town when I did 'office hours'
I like to drive more when I have the freedom of shiftwork and a manual
I think i'm just not used to them. The idea of having to have my foot on the brake for the ignition to start is foreign to me. When I take my foot off the accelerator and don't slow down it scares me. According to the RACV an idp is required by belgium and france. Not in the uk though :D
Not bothered which car I am in BTW...
She's claimed that aaaages ago
The rest of em are too indecisive
Yet we may be over-subscribed, go figure
I can't imagine having an automatic, I love my manual so much, i love holding the gear just a tad too long going round a corner, and getting a downshift just right, i feel in control too, i cant imagine not changing gear. 2 hands on the wheel all the time? pah :P
I had an auto for three years and didn't need to do that.
That still happens
Sit in Knightsbridge traffic for half an hour.
It has its upsides
[a girlfriend who drives auto only can also be influential]
It's handy in a city but absolutely garbage in snow or ice
yeah i guess so, traffic does suck with ti but i dont mind too much
You will.
Also handy when 3 weeks after you end up with one you bork your ankle and it at least means that you can still drive
(LPG misses the mitsu :-( )
Evening everybody. I am commenting from my hospital bed. For those of you not on Twitter I have an eye infection and have been admitted to Stoke Mandeville hospital for Intensive treatment. {Comment #322}
That's a pity. Hope the treatment goes well and you can go home soon.
You want to do UK [once we get out of Saahf London] and I'll take over in France?
I am so pleased not to be at home now, it is cold enough in melbourne without snow!
Good night guys!
Jon,
I see Wayne Boyd got a drive for somthing called Sino Vision Racing from the last round of the F3 championship
http://www.britishf3international.com/drivers.php
I hope not, I likes my manual
ahhh so thats why i kept getting lots of press releases, i always delete them :D
I've never heard of the team
Drive to work at the same location after a decade and a half, your left foot wants a break for a while
So do but after years of being stuck in traffic I decided that I had to try to see if I could live with one. I couldn't
I used to drive my flatmates auto and I had to do that in her car. Before we make any plans it might be worth seeing what insurance would cost. If its anything like here it will be too expensive since i'm under 25
Night Sir
More points for Karun
http://twitter.com/karunchandhok/statuses/15806262081
New to me to. They have a website http://sv-racing.net/ It doesn't seem to mention their new driver though
I wasn't going to lock you into a pit stop strategy but I can enquire :)
Not a Saab by any chance. They tend to make you do odd things like put the car in reverse before you can take out the ignition key in
night
Night
I tried left foot braking today, scared the living day lights out of me, its amazing how rubbish your left foot is at applying gradual pressure compared to your right foot. Thats what i found anyway
:D
First time you try it you realise how much better you are than when you started driving lessons.
*clears throat*
ahahahahahahahahaahahahaha
"Our Chassis is a Delara F393 and is powered by a Mercedes-Benz Engine running on Cooper tyres."
That thing is built in 1993, they race those chassis in club F3!!! oh my, its going to be bad
It was a toyota. She used to get really drunk and try and drive so as the sober one i would talk her into letting me do it. She used to give me petrol money to say thanks and i didn't like her enough to point out it wasn't my car
Saab 900, the best car I ever owned
The auto didn't have an ignition lock though
You have got to be kidding. I only scanned the website for a mention of his drive
You haven't been doing it since you were six
bah?
It doesn't really take that long to get to grips with it. I mean you really shouldn't do it for safety reasons
Amy: can you see your parents' house
http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?subset=NewZealand.2010160.terra.1km
A chassis that old should be in the national class
But it doesn't look like one. I think they've got confused between the history of Dallara and their current car.
Just a few accidents
It can't cost significantly more to buy a 3 year old chassis than a 17 year old one.
agreed, looks relatively recent, i like that they think the 1993 was a good one
This is a 393. http://www.auto-rennsport-page.de/bilder/turckheim/05/43_A.JPG
This is their car. http://pixelhorizon.ehclients.com/svr/wp-content/gallery/the-car/2010410139392233.jpg
You have to choose somewhere safe to try it. It's like handbrake turns. Don't try them at 80mph first
Really, that's not as fun as the high st though
Recent but not latest.. I'm sure it doesn't have as many flickups and aero devices as the cars I saw at Silverstone, so maybe the generation before current..
I think they were trying to say that the F393 established Dallara's dominance, and so they've got a Dallara.
I dont know why my instructor never told me to do the emergency stop with my left foot, it would be amazing
I think the F393 in the post is extraneous. I think it is meant to say our car is a Dallara and is powered by........ Then they should do the history bit
What would move the clutch?
Turn your foot 90 degrees? ;)
I actually stalled in my test doing an emergency stop and dropped no marks for it.
Because people have a tendency to put both feet on the floor at the same time. If you are going to try to brake with your left foot you need to program your brain to know whether in an emergency you are going to brake with your left or right foot at any time. Not as easy as it sounds
Anyone know who the driver representative on the steward panel is this week?
I hope it's jean alesi. It wont be but I hope it is. {Comment #501}
I believe he may be busy ;)
Speaking of indecisive, pamela would like decisions made because she wants to know if she has a ride to spa or has to book a train before she leaves for europe soon.
Neither Sino Vision driver is listed in the National class so it must be a current model
i must get on an do stuff. cheers to alia and pat for the excellent posts, catch you all later. {Comment #530}
You're welcome, and thank you for offering the opportunity :)
Lou needs to decide what she's doing. Err, umm doesn't count ;)
Bug her
I would suggst Lukeh & Lou with Pat but I don't know Lukeh's plans
Amy, you're in charge, I won't be around much this weekend
Car for me with lou i believe
Get this completed, the accomodation is full
How are thwey getting there?
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Travel
I was waiting for people to tell me. So if she wants to book a place in a car she should.. :)
No problem.
Whose car, yours, Lou's. Details please
I dunno, lou told me we were going with one of the cars driving? :S
This is why I brought it up so early
#SorryMrC
You're in charge of asking Lou and getting a decision by Monday
ok then..
Right you're in with me then. :)
I think I was genetically engineered to be a delegator :)
That's the spirit
I was not engineered to be a planner :( this is why lou plans because I really can't.
I tend to do a little bit, then say "oh sod it I've done something towards it" and leave it for a while.
Ooooh, thats odd. Lou just texted me about car details.
She says that it would be easier if she gets picked up on the way to the eurotunnel place as it's not far from her, if thats not a problem?
so we're both in with one of the cars but i'll get in at London with whoevers car and then she gets picked up on the way there... if that makes sense and is OK? But we're both going for one of the two cars definitely.
I just want sh*t done, I realise that time is near and is not urgent .. yet
There was the hope that folk would start caring about how they are getting there
She's Lurking :)
Lukeh, when and how are you getting to London?
And would it be easier to meet Pat in that scary bit of England? [West of Hampshire ;)]
*waves at Lou*
Not a problem. I've thought for a while that's what would happen.
Convoy?
can't get away with nothing around here! ;) I can't sleep ad saw your tweet so text lukeh.... And then decided to check the comments... Someone take the Internet away from me.
Definitely
If it saves you a train fare we can definitely meet on the Weds and you come up with me, I'm going there anyway ;)
Emily & RG have more self control than you ;)
No iPhone until exams!
That would make sense
Have a chat and decide by the weekend
The antipodeans need to make plans before they start rowing
If pamela and gavin and i are all in the same car it would be quite antipodean :D
I had to google antipodeans :(
#brainfail
that's true. I may turn our internet off or something. I'm goin to sleep in a moment but when I saw your tweet I went into planning mode. Bad times.
Depending on what you want to do on the way back of course. I mean you can get two singles if you didn't want to return the same way, if that isn't too pricey.
I might just get an open return in terms of train tickets. Lasts a month and the same price usually for me as two singles.
Well Lou and Lukeh are set. I'd suggest putting Pamela in with you and Amy in yours. So that leaves two spots which it seems can be taken by Chris and Gavin because everyone else is a question mark, so they can work themselves out. Sorted.
I'll have some space on the way back [after Brussels]
Can meet people somewhere if they want to get home
Let's plan getting there first
Just thinking in terms of train tickets, if a return is cheaper. Because it would be even cheaper to book this far ahead.
Right, sleep for me. Up in 6 hours :( night all
Gavin's likely crashing on my floor on the Wed
Pat/Lou/Lukeh: Get the wiki filled out as soon as you can please
I'll assess the situation on Tues night when I've sobered up from Dublin
Pah! :)
Night Jon
perfect. Sleep time. See you soon peoples xx
Return time is tricky, later on Monday is better
Night Lou
night
Yup. As long as I'm in my bed by 1 or 2am as I have a stocktake to do next day. I'm just going to work the times back from that, but I haven't done it yet and probably won't until we know how long it takes to actually get there.
Night Jon and Lou
We need a meet up to plan
And then get drunk
But plan first
Okay. Where's Lukeh staying?
Will do it now. Can always be changed if need be.
May not be able to afford that
Pass, I have Pamela possibly in the spare room, depending on where Amy is staying
OK, then maybe an IM/breakout session or something
But soon
done
Now how easy was that?
I was planning to discuss at Goodwood with whoever turned up, guess we don't need to now :)
I'm not sure what else there is to discuss.
I haven't confirmed that yet but am still interested
No, we're done
The rest is with me on Amy & Pamela's accommodation
Cool. I think Lukeh's gone, will chat with him at Goodwood on the best place to meet, several options.
Waiting to get paid so I can book my Goodwood ticket (and EuroTunnel)
End of the month or mid?
I'm paid fortnightly and the next one is Friday. Unfortunately my rent is due Thursday. I'm slightly tense.
When I was skint, I had a bills account for rent and stuff
It really helped. Well, that and the overdraft facility
ï am still confused about my accommodation, I asked Alex and he said hmm and mentioned his brothers wedding but he also asked for the dates i am in town and said he would put it in his diary. I am not sure if that was a yes :D
Oh I'm making use of the overdraft, I'm in the middle of shunting it over to a card that has 0% on balance transfers for 9 months, better than paying 'em interest.
That'll give me breathing room to put money in a new account to use for bills. Then offload the card ASAP.
Ok, then you need to be more direct
You can stay here if you are unsure or want an easy route
did that with my credit cards
had a 3k debt. got rid in a couple of years, and two cards.
I did it when I was in my old place with lower rent, worked a charm. Two cars with low rates on, by the time the deal expired the other guys were offering a good rate to tempt me back.... every five months jump it across, nominal fee for the transfer, pay off £50/mth, lovely.
evening btw
(been lurking too long tonight)
Evening :)
I'm winding down with Earl Grey. Plan is bed in 10 mins.
I'm way past mine
Night
night Bassano
Night