Positively Montreal!!!
Captain's Log: 06/09/11 2105Z. After successfully transporting a Giant Panda to its new digs in the Granby Zoo, in the province of Quebec, Canada, the intrepid aircrew of the Sidepodcast Airways Osprey has a brief layover in Montreal-Dorval airport in preparation for the long haul from Montreal back home to Rockall, with refueling stops in St. John's Newfoundland and Reykjavik, Iceland. With the Flight Plans filed, the Osprey being refueled, and being loaded with supplies to keep the residents of Rockall going for a few more weeks, the aircrew have a few hours to rest and secure provisions for the long flight home. Their travels take them to Ile Notre-Dame, home of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, where we pick their story already in progress...
Capt. Allen: "Well, have you pinpointed our position yet, we have the centre of the American Pavilion on our left intersecting the front doors of the Casino behind us"....
First Officer Lou: "Yes, the marmot hole should be right around here"....
Animal: "Excusez-moi, mais ce qui sont vous fasiant?"
Capt: "Tiens! Mon Français est terrible. I am looking for the marmot that lives at the Casino Hairpin, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. I believe his name is Maurice."
Animal: "Sorry, there are no marmots here. Try Vancouver Island. There's a Maurice Marmot there that skies and snowboards."
Lou: "Then who are you?"
Chuck Wood the Groundhog: " I am a groundhog. My name is Charlie Wood. You can call me Chuck."
Capt: "So Chuck, I believe you actually live on the inside of the Casino Hairpin ?"
Chuck: "Oui. It has great views of the cars coming around the corner."
Lou: "You are not afraid of the F1 cars, then ?"
Chuck: "No, but jez, you think It would be easier to collect autographs from drivers than to invade the circuit while the race is running. Honestly, I am more afraid of the camera boom vehicles. They should be more careful where they plant their support legs. One of them squished the tail of mon cheri. She looks like ...not sure how to say it ... le quel est a appelé l'anglais 'un castor'."
Capt: "Ouch, what happened to her afterwards?"
Chuck: "She is currently being looked after in the Veterinary Clinic at the Biodome de Montreal they are trying to come up with a way to fix her flattened tail."
Lou: "What is the Biodome de Montreal ?"
Chuck: "Well it started life as the velodrome for the 76 Olympic Games but now it is used as an indoor zoo. Except for the Rain Forest and Antarctic sections, they concentrate on Quebec type biospheres. Mon Cheri hangs around with Lucille Loutre."
Capt: "Let me guess, since "Loutre" is French for Otter that means Lucille is a Francophone Otter. That should make Christine happy."
Lou: "So where's a good place to eat around here?"
Chuck: "I am not sure, since we groundhogs are so cute, we can get free handouts from the tourists at le Monde amusement park. (There are tons of Youtube videos backing this up) You might want to try Schwartz's Deli if you want their world-famous Smoked Montreal Meat sandwiches, but be warned, the queue is slower than a HRT!"
Capt: "Look out Crazy Driver!"*
Chuck: "M***e ! That driver was going to turn me into a Mary Gallagher!!!!!"
Lou: "Who is Mary Gallagher ?"
Chuck: "You mean was... Her Headless Ghost is supposed to stalk the streets of old Montreal every 7 years. Her next appearance is in 2012."
Lou: " EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKK! A Ghost !!!!! Let's go see her! I want to take pictures of spirits! Now's my chance."
Capt: "Easy, there..... There's no such things as ghosts. Trust me, the only place I get to see spirits is in the cellar of my house...."
Chuck: "Really, the people who run the Ghost Tours would beg to differ..."
Capt: "That's just silly stuff. I have a good idea, let us check out the Planetarium so that you can brush up on your navigational skills.
Lou: "But why should I go to a Planetarium ? We have on-board GPS, Radar, Distance Measuring Equipment, LORAN and Radio Compasses..".
Capt: "And if the electronics short out at night? I think you should hit the books on your celestial navigation, rookie....We will talk it over at a Starbucks. For now let us say that shooting the stars is just such a lost art as writing up and understanding lap charts... ":P
Lou: "But what will we do for now?"
Capt: "Hmm, I am not sure - with the Habs out of the Stanley Cup playoffs, I can not treat you to an (ice) Hockey game. Well, we could always run the Lachine Rapids....or you can learn how to scuba dive here... Want to join us Chuck ?"
Chuck: "Do I look like un castor to you? I can't swim ...."
Lou: "Does not Joe Saward have that "An Audience With Joe" coming up?" Think we are going be fogged in?"
Capt: " Yeah, if we are lucky, we should check it out. Say, since Chuck does live in the hairpin you just maybe the critter that Christine is after. After Joe's show, how about a free ride in an airplane to Rockall ?"
Chuck: "No thanks, I am afraid of heights."
Lou: "But I thought you where a Woodchuck, Chuck"
Chuck: "I would be if not for my fear of heights. the reason why I am a groundhog is that I hog the ground."
And with that we leave our fearless aircrew without a Montreal Mascot and Christine without a marmot. Lou wonders what the price will be of this failure. The Captain then reveals his cunning backup plan....
Lou: "Do you think Christine is going to be mad at us for not bringing back a marmot?"
Capt: "Do not worry, this isn't SPECTRE and Christine is not going to drop you into a shark tank for a single failure. Besides, we can always tell Christine that the Backstreet Boys are having a joint concert with The New Kids On The Block at Copps Coliseum on August 6th at what goes for my Hometown now..." That should make her happy.
To be continued in the comments?
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Daily: 9th June 2011
- Live: 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours - Qualifying
- Canada 2011 - Race information
- Daily: 8th June 2011
- Bahrain, for the record
Hi Thursday. Some kind of crazy fun daily. :)
the kiwi shop that takes me a 2.5 hour round trip to get to now sells online and shipping is only $2 more than the train ticket to got there. Time to place a giant order, I'm running low on tomato sauce! #Thursdayrules
Wow, Lou, I didn't know you spoke French.
I'm watching the beginning of the Stanley Cup Final in Boston.
Game 4
Which is...?
um...I could go with:
a. a hockey game
b. Boston Bruins vs. Vancouver Canucks
c. a great matchup with heavy hits into the boards
d. fun
Ok, thanks for the help :D
I cast a wide net. hehe
Rightio, I best get some sleep or I'll be half zombie in the morning... Have a good night folks :)
You too.
*must tear self away from Kindle*
Hooray for lazy internet ordering
Good luck in the interview.
I'm off too or I'll be tired again at work.
i want to become an ice hockey fan because everyone i know win is into it is REALLY into it. I respect when people are that passionate about a sport, plus i was quite entertained by it during the winter Olympics
Night Alison
oh yes.
And good night Pat.
Night Pat
Can anyone here build a website for me? I need help with one that looks professional and not like what I can afford, which is not much right now.
Yeah I wish I could force it to lock at a certain time of night... :P My phone is also still intermittently receiving texts that I was first sent days ago so I'm not sure it's going to be the best nights sleep I ever had.
or help me find resources where I can do more on my own or something? I really need a website. I'm not sure what to do. :(
Probably a few but the likely candidates are particularly busy
Have you looked at Squarespace.com ?
I know Christine didn't get on with it but I imagine you won't be liable to the spam that she got
I like that idea. Parents would love to buy it for their kids, too. :)
phones have an off switch you know :)
oops. Pardon. :)
I'll look. The main thing is for it to look polished. Thanks.
C'est bien. {mutters French swear words in a southeastrn direction....}
I have done the rounds of all the kiwis I know to see if they want anything since shipping is the same price up to 25kg, I'm nice like that :)
If you use
If you use http://www.squarespace.com/macbreak you should get a discount too
Hey man, it's been almost 100 degrees for 2 days. My classroom has been 90 degrees for the past 2. Gimme a break {mutters Swedish swear words in a northwesterly direction} ;)
That looks pretty great at first glance. Thank you!!
Kai you should send an E-mail to Chrstine asking wher she got her other web sites made up. ==> Mrs. Chrisitne.com, I heart Franck, F1 minute, etc.... and find out from her how much it is setting them back for comparision purposes.
Are they not on wordpress?
Not any more, I think
All of them? Then what the heck I am doing wrong then ? I know that my blog could use a complete rebuild.....
Salut Steven!
Good idea, thanks.
retracts all swearing from before. :)
Thanks Pat. I started this as part of that series where everyone was trying to come up with positive thoughts about the race in case the tires, DRS and KERS bombed this year. I went with the thought that Montreal as a race, does not really need my help, but what is there to do after or during the race that people can do.
Throw in a air crew on layover later, and the story wrote itself....
This is the massive thunderstorm Jake just landed in (if the radar view shows in this link)
http://www.wunderground.com/radar/mixedcomposite.asp?region=a5&size=2x&ID=OKX19
or at least part of it that the radar can see from here.
lewis hamilton thinks squarepace are frickin' stupid.
i'm not here, but feel free to ask christine tomorrow. more: http://mrschristine.com/2010/12/16/sorry-seems-to-be-the-hardest-word/
Thank you, Mr C. :)
?
Chritine's experience was not so good, as I mentioned
Anyway, sleeps for me. G'night folks
good night
that meme will catch on eventually, i swear.
I'm sure we can work on it. ;)
Frickin' won't
:)
Night Bassano.
yeah, and that's frickin' stupid.
hehe
Night Bassano
@"Lewis Hamilton":
More driving against Vettel ad less thinking memes please, I do not want Veteel to have a total cakewalk this year...
Kai,
It may also be worth having a word with Lukeh. He is a bit of a computer genius on the quiet.
Excellent. He was actually the first person I thought of for design elements, too, given his obvious artistic talent, and my total lack of it.
He's even more of a genuis with computer graphics, so for your websites images ==> stuff like titles, scripts, fonts, images pictures and anything else non-text, talk to Lukeh.
Absolutely. Will do. Thanks.
Sleep for me. Good night, guys. :)
Night
Night Kai.
Watching game four of the Stanley Cup.
Vancouver is chocking it away. Actually, Boston has been knocking them out of their skates.
Five left in the second period, 3 - 0 Boston.
Cascadia is never, ever going to win anything.
Night everyone..
For even Boston to give up four goals in a period would be quite a feat, but there's still games 5 and 6....
today's Google logo plays music!
I wish I could play :-)
It is awesome, but i have the same issiue!
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Daily: 9th June 2011
- Live: 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours - Qualifying
- Canada 2011 - Race information
- Daily: 8th June 2011
- Bahrain, for the record
Ive just read that even though there are 2 DRS zones in monaco, there is only one detection point?
Super Sillyness
Surely you mean Canada?
That's one big DRS zone if it isn't ;)
Hi all,
Quick in, Quick out :)
OMG; the Delta Wing is going to run at Le Mans next year!!! http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92080
Wow, when they said 'big announcement', they weren't kidding!
Is it me, or does that pic make it look so much like that it fits to race there?
I love the headlights on the rear tire covers. It seems like an elegant idea.
Woah, not sure how i managed that... Interview man is running late. How annoying!
I was actually wondering why you'd laugh at something from last week. :D
I just opened up my kindle browser and it posted. Weiiiiird!
Sometimes it can take one a long time to fully appreciate a joke
For example to truely appreciate the oldest joke in the world you really need to learn Ancient Sumerian.
For the record the joke is, essentially, "Have you ever noticed that young women who wish to marry, never fart on their future husband's lap".
Bit crude those Ancient Sumerians!
Have you not heard that ancient caveman joke?
"Why did the Mammoth cross the plain? To get to the other side!"
Morning!
A lovely little short piece of a camera fixed to a hula hoop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GVrO1VYAOI&feature=youtu.be
Montreal, monaco, all mmms,
Woah, dizzy.
Its in its own category, but can it win outright?
wow. I can't do that for toffee - we got given an exercise one with weights in but it's too hard eh!
Now im craving hula hoops!
Mmmmm, Hula Hoops
morning folks...
I heard this last night - I think there's to be several Delta Wing entries if it comes about
I'm really looking forward to this though. To be honest, I really dig some of Ben Bowlby's ideas, but I wonder if they will keep the aero kit principle of the project?
Here's more from Dan Gurney and others
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CI2bigSjKM&feature=channel_video_title
:)
Here's something that might cheer Thursday up a little: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/f1minute/id441832606?mt=8
oh, an app !
Awesome :)
Also cheery news... I wrote a blog post... about terrible jokes:
http://gamboling.co.uk/2011/06/09/why-did-the-cat-fall-off-the-roof/
For me, apps are like shiny things are for my cat. Show me one and I immediately get distracted. I can't get enough of them.
I think for next year at least, its just a lone entry, garage #56
I guess if it proves itself it could open up to more in the future
In blog news, I'm shutting down "Easy Music for Difficult Ears" after 4-and-a-half years and am setting one up purely for the "Something for the Weekend" section. Will be back on The F1 Archive with some bits and bobs later today.
So how is everyone then?
:)
I've been waiting to see this since it was originally proposed last year. Can't wait to see how it does.
I want it to win :)
Audi and Pug would go mental though, so it probably wont happen
It'll take time, but it's certainly brings a new meaning to the Prototype category
You made an app? Excellent!
Highcroft? Hmm...
Well, I was more of a cheerleader :) But it took a lot of cheering! Hard work them Apple things.
WoWsers!
Who knows..? Maybe the split with Honda was in the works the whole time?
It's really rather neat. I love it!
Now I'd like some news that is not about Bahrain so I can update it :)
Good stuff, I just added my absolute favorite.
This is definitely a positive Thursday!
Apps and blogs and jokes ahoy!
love it :)
I have good news. My interview went very well. I've got the job :D
blimey this Thursday is looking up :)
Super Extra Bonus Congrats
:D
The interviewer man kept me waiting 90 mins after our appointment time until he had time to speak to me so... I can still tell it's a Thursday I reckon :P
Here is a video showing how to use the app: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeHSI32z5TQ
Wow! That was quick :)
#Whooo #Whoo
#ItWasTheKindleWotDidIt
Well it's a bit wonky :)
I sent you a message. You didn't get it?
It definitely helped me pass the time while I was waiting :D
Nope, i tried to call you earlier
I saw thanks :)
Deja vu?
Every day of my life I think :D
I'm pretty sure you said the same thing yesterday!
Yes!!
I love how the Financial Times sent me FIVE EMAILS telling me what sort of stuff I can find on the website. Thanks guys!
Let me guess, are they all related to timely financial information? :)
It appears so. I was disappointed not to find many cookery recipes for sure ;)
Phew well I feel a lot better now.
Trying to work out if I should buy insurance for my kindle...
Morning from an Overcast Tundraland. The Temperature is already 21 C and it is 7:17 am.
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/caqc0363?ref=homecity is calling for 0. 5 cm of rain to fall on both Saturday and and Sunday in Montreal. With Isolates showers on Saturday and light rain on Sunday.
The poor groundhogs/woodchucks members of the Marmot family are going to get wet!
Has anyone been able to work out where are the two DRS zones in Montreal? Logic sayy the backstraight but do you really want The Wall of Champions be teh boundary between the two DRS zones?
Or just look after it, which is the cheaper option
Well done on the job. What is it?
theres kindle insurance? how odd.
Woo and indeed, hoo
Great move. Purchased and tried out. Love it! :)
I would not be surprized if they insure insurance itself.....
Aren't the DRS zones the back straight + the pit straight?
There's definitely gadget insurance
Any bets this weekend for who will "paint" the Wall of Champions"?
I so wouldn't insure any of my gadgets individually. My contents insurance covers a set amount of stuff "carried outside the home" though.
Has Hamilton done it yet?
You should look into this Eric. I hear that bakers love to make dough.... :P
Don't think so
Pastor - a given. A Toro Rosso, very likely to be Hymie, if so. Someone getting out of the way of Kobayashi :)
Not usually up to value of something like an iPad
I got too choose the value, I made sure it did :)
Yeah so does mine I guess. I don't have any cover for accidental damage though. Tbh I'm more likely to break it by dropping it than anything else.
I could understand if it was a bit pricier but even if you broke it they're not that much to replace these days, Kindles have gotten cheeeeap.
Thanks. Internal promotion. Temporary management job for 3 months to cover someone who's moving. There's no-one in the area who can take it permanently so I think they just want a bit of time to parachute someone in from elsewhere or have a bit of time to recruit externally or whatever.
Nisha (sp?) at Manipe F1 has figured out the DRZ zone.... http://www.manipef1.com/news/articles/12213/
What kind of insurance is that!
I think it's called "a scam"
Well I don't own much of value tbh.... It covers theft mainly. I don't have cover for accidental damage of any of my stuff.... The excess would be higher than the value of my possessions half the time.
Naoise. Gaelic names are quite challenging :D
Fair point
Man, that's crazy. The DRS zone is the whole back straight from the hairpin to the 1st corner. You just get the feeling that Koby's going to try to take the chicane flat out .... Doubt if it will work, but if anyones going to try it.....
LEROY JENKINS will......
$139? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002Y27P3M/?tag=gocous-20&hvadid=5729120357&ref=pd_sl_cazfqv6ny_e
Should I get this instead of an iPad and wait for the next one to come out?
How would one write "Man, I was far off-base on that one" in Gaelic? :-)
At least you tried ;)
I really wouldn't say you should get either instead of the other, as much as the media seems to compare them I use them both in completely different ways and everyone else I know with both does too.
It's awesome! But it depends what you want it for. It's not really an equivalent item to an ipad.
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Daily: 9th June 2011
- Live: 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours - Qualifying
- Canada 2011 - Race information
- Daily: 8th June 2011
- Bahrain, for the record
Agreed
If you only want an eReader, Kindle is fantastic
The iPad does many other things... at a price
I see. All very good points. I think I would like an e-reader now and wait for an iPad 3.
If in doubt, phonetics work everytime
I picked up a Nook Color from Barnes and Noble. (Not sure if they supply to Europe) It's has an Android system under it's proprietariness. I "rooted" it and installed full Android OS on it. It's not quite an iPad, but it's more than just a reader.
I'd recommend it. Not that I've ever used the Kindle 3 but if the Kindle 2 is <3 I'd imagine the 3 is too :)
There are a few things that comes to mind...
- Teams are really going to have to think of the gear ratios properly and really consider the forecast, specifically the wind.
- I am worried about the run-off area coming in to the final chicane. If something goes wrong, the wall (pit-lane - front-straight) is close and there are often safety vehicles in the entrance of the pit-lane.
Though this may all be moot... current long-term forecast has 70% chance of rain.
Showers though, aren't they. Difficult to get a reliable forecast at this time for an hour and a half window
We'll just have to wait for the official FIA weather predictions that are sent out to the teams... and expect the opposite.
Although I am pretty sure that teh pit lane section there is straight, so that you can lock up your tires and not have to worry about not having to hit something for a couple of seconds, which should be enough time to get some sort of traction or slow down.
I have a feeling there will be a ton of speeding though the pit lane penalities,a lthough.
The only thing I don't like the sound of is powered by a 300bhp 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
I'm not liking this trend towards lower cylinder turbos
When the ran through the specs last year, they were talking top speeds of 275-300 kph with it. the sounds of racing cars has never been a factor for me ever.
Le Mans is really different though. It seems like each car has it's own sound...
Bear in mind, this was originally for IndyCar
Some run-off, but with cars regularly running 320-330KPH, and who knows what with DRS... things come up fast.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=circuit+gilles+villeneuve&ie=UTF8&hq=circuit+gilles+villeneuve&hnear=&ll=45.503373,-73.522927&spn=0.003406,0.004179&t=h&z=18
The sound isn't the issue, you can tune an exhaust. I just don't like the trend that seems to be bowing to green pressure rather than technical innovation
As long as the sound is ok and it keeps manufacturers in the sport I'm OK with it.
Getting ridiculous amount of power from tiny little engines seems quite innovative to me.
LM is the perfect place for this car, love this news. :) I was against it being an IndyCar.
Its all about the power to weight ratio. every kilo has to justify itself with KW*
*(BHP, but i dont like metric to not metric ratios)
300bhp & 1.6-litre isn't that ridiculous
I do like the concept though, I hope it's competitive with some of the other classes
Full Tilt for 24 hours though?
If this is the starting point think about where it'll be in five or ten years.
Isn't that the design brief? It's what they do
??? It isnt? For what a fan jet?
But road car engines have this capability now, or fairly close
The Delta Wing looks a lot better with the two sportscar roll hoops instead of the one airbox though
Turbo 4 cylinder
That's possibly the point though, acheive the same results using an underpowered engine with better fuel mileage.
I think 300BHP is still a lot for that engine
If it works, I'll be the first to applaud
I admire the concept, I'm just unsure of the results. Good to see someone try something new though
Well, it is either that or make the first part of the chicane and pray to nail the second part of the chicane, or else that Quebec provincial flag makes one awesome crosshair for about where you are going to end up on on the concrete wall.......
There is some irony in how "concrete" Welcomes are in Quebec, isn't there....?
Time for breakfest. Then off to work. bye everyone.
Bye Jordan, have a good day
see ya man
I'm thinking of writing rules for a Le Mans drinking game for saturday. Can you guys think of any ideas?
So far I have
1. Drink when Hindy makes a reference that Sportscars are better than F1
2. Drink when Franck appears in person on TV
FRANCK!
3. Drink when Christine says "FRANCK!"
Those are the people who live in the Gerkin in London: Swiss Re. The "Re" stands for Reinsurance. People who insure insurance companies. There are several of them. Lloyds of London is another. And they insure each other too so it's turtles all the way down.
:lol:
Who insures the insurers? ;)
Oops.
4. Drink when a parochial reference is made to something only someone from the UK would understand
Oh God, Hindy's stint will be hell
We probably won't be sober enough to watch Canada quali at that rate. :P
Drink when anybody mentions insurance?
Hmmm I think I have got confused ;)
Bolton has a Le Mans festival this weekend: http://bit.ly/9QydrP
Ping: http://www.f1minute.com/news/jean-todt-calls-for-20-races-on-the-2012-calendar
*excitedly checks the app...*
Hehe. I'm not sure how instant it is.
I just don't get the point of publishing a provisional calendar and then saying there won't be that many
Ooh, it's on mine. IT WORKS! Not that I had any doubt.
Unless he has heard the many complaints. But... that would be the FIA paying attention and that seems unlikely.
Me too. Good work
Autorefresh for v1.1?
They thought it would be popular? After a good start, the FIA have slipped back into old habits
I should think so. Save your requests and we'll have a post up at some point soon :)
Obviously much plugging to come too, I hope
Ok Ok... I've got
one...some...But it's great... just a few tweaks :)
Mine too - not too far behind.
Christine, this is an awesome idea - I don't sync my phone that much so to just turn on the app and the podcasts are just there is great - makes it so much easier to listen to!
I have left a 5 star iTunes review...
Same, in Danish too ;)
I have at least one too :)
Oh yes, that's on my list too
Let's restart the lame flame war :D
Wooohoo!
The Lame War!
They don't have an app, do they? :P
OMG. There's an app for this now?? WOW!
What's the app name? Will download it tonight. :)
No but they love a good review counting session :D
I'll bet you can guess ;)
F1Minute
:D Hahaha! Indeed. Will this include SPC podcasts too?
That's how you trick them we say, "you write great reviews of our app, and we'll do the same for yours". And they'll be all like, "yeah lets write loads of great reviews and then we'll get great reviews for our app" and we'll be all like, "hahaha"
Nope. I'm not even sure that's possible because of the massive file sizes. Dunno.
:)
It would be difficult to download them over 3G...
Probably only streaming possible
True. But that would be truly mind-blowing.
I think Apple sets a limit. I must admit most of my knowledge is gained from listening to Mr C's mutterings though.
I do believe that if anyone can sort it out... then Mr C can sort it out :)
Usually, if it's to download rather than stream, it's 20MB. It used to be 10
Not sure of streaming limitations
Afternoon all. Just popping in between press conferences. So far the only person to have refused to answer a question today is the prez of the FIA...
No surprise there, then. What did you ask him?
While I think he should answer his critics, I do agree that Le Mans isn't the time to be discussing F1
And hi Stuart, what's the atmosphere like there?
Hi Stuart,
Enjoying France?
:)
Whether he thought F1 had been damaged by the Bahrain business.
Correct, but you have to take these opportunities when the window opens, otherwise these people hide away and only talk to hand-picked media outlets.
Thank you for the Franckage!
Agreed. The pressure is important but he has an easy get out buy staying on topis for the event
*on topic
Hot!
Lots of people out and about but very few people in the grandstands as yet - track action's a way off yet.
Drunken Brits? Check.
He was delayed somewhat in the slight work backlog that's built up. I think I need to clone myself.
Well yes. Or prioritise better ;)
Hmm. Yes. That is a point. Press conf and marathon transcription beckons. Audi-os!
Have fun!
Have fun
I'll bet the campsites are rocking :)
Eek. Difficult question. No wonder he stayed on topic.
Hey everyone! anyone watching the tennis? Andy will be on soon :)
Hi Lou
No, we are playing with the F1 Minute app :D
ohhh i saw that this earlier and downloaded it straight away! Love it!! :)
Any idea who you will see tomorrow at Queens?
I think we've earned a bit of tennis-time.
DRINK!
Oh no! I am going to be responsible for quite a lot of hangovers.
not yet, but i'm hoping Roddick vs Verdasco will be a possibility. Fernando just needs to win his match now (which i'm sure he will) and then if Murray wins he'll be playing too.. ahhh soo exciting. There is a possibility for so many good matches tomorrow they can't possibily fit them all on centre court, specially with the rain so we may get to see some good ones! eeekk!
STOP! Tennis Time!
yaaay! aww Pat Cash didn't get tickets to the tennis at the olympics either. i feel his pain.
Any comedic moments at Le Mans to report stuart, aside from Mr Todt?
from @Wimbledon:
Official announcement from the Referee's Office: the following players have withdrawn from The Championships - Men's singles: Berankis, Mathieu, De Bakker; Women's singles: Bacsinszky, Schnyder, Safina, Dulko, Szavay, Kleybanova
Poor Christine, learns who Dulko is and now shes going awol
Boo. But she did go out injured in the match I saw.
I heard that Ant Davidson asked Mcnish if his AUDI was running. Allan said "aye!" and Ant replied "then you better run after it!"
Great work on the f1min app mrC, it works great! :)
Doohicky/dashboard/fbfb apps to come next? :P
oddly after retiring in that one she still played her next doubles match.
Hmm, selective injuries.
We certainly have more ideas. Not confirming anything though :)
oh gosh! i thought they were kidding! Alistair Mcgowan is commentating at Wimbledon?
I haven't watched any Queens yet because it ain't on TV until the semifinals so I might go make some toast, slather on some Nutella, then settle back with a stream :)
hhehe!! you have to watch tomorrow! :) yaay for Queens!
We'll be looking for you on TV.
if you see Delpo you must take many photos with your awesome skills so I can show my friend who oddly thinks hes the most delicious man to ever walk the planet.
:D i just hope it doesn't rain too much.. i'm trying to work out which camera to take!
hehe i'll take photos of everyone we see :)
tennis player wise....not the crowd, that could be freaky.
Good to hear that ... you guys didn't seem keen on making an app before...
Something about a different/new code language now.
as I was making my toast I see one of my flatmates has finished the spag bol they made 3 days ago and then left sitting on the cooktop, uncovered, taking a bit out of it each night.
I don't understand how these people have not died from severe food poisoning, it's not the first time they've eaten something thats been at room temperature for 3-4 days. They even have worse food hygiene standards than Nick!
If it's a life long habit they probably have a brilliant immune system by now :D
That umpire has the thickest coat I've ever seen. Lou, wrap up warm tomorrow.
Perhaps it's that the risk is overstated. My mom freaks out that I leave a sandwich with mayonnaise in my un-cooled (ok, there are a few beers) backpack when I go to races. As if 10 minutes out of the fridge the mayo turns in to Charlie Manson.
Subs Article! http://plus.autosport.com/premium/feature/3580/the-mystery-of-abu-dhabi-wrc-loss/
Looks like Bin Suleyam has blocked Abu Dhabi getting a WRC rally.
Could be Dubai-Abu Dhabi rivalry, or the local federation not wanting to cede control to abu dhabi tourism
It's lovely when the sun's out but gets chilly in the shade
my friend and i were thinking of bringing many layers. i have a nice warm waterproof honda coat that i found yesterday. may wear that..
capital letters no longer required? :)
HTML5-ness
doesit have a wet surface and a dry surface?
:D hehe no, but you've just reminded me of my honda umbrella! i'm bringing that too :)
Don't know if this got posted..... Le Mans spotter guide. Fortunately for the Audi drivers there is a clear side-shot of the #60 Aston, so they know what to look for.
http://www.spotterguides.com/le-mans-2011-guide
speaking of coats, the Nike store finally got the running jacket in stock in my size so I ordered it, but I do notice the shipping address is "Amy Fulton, Australia"
hmm. Might have to email them about that. Stupid website didn't even have a place to enter a shipping address!
Speaking of Audi, any word on whether their car got fixed after last night's smash into the Aston Martin - frightening accident if ever there was one
hehe wow, you weren't hoping on getting that jacket any time soon were you? :)
it'll probably show up just as the weather improves and I no longer require a running jacket :)
Erm Murray.. what are you doing?.. win this please O.O
I like that the bbc call Tipsy Tips'vic
Not sure... looking for info on motorsport.com and saw this... Holy cow!
http://www.motorsport.com/#/all/news/deltawing-announced-for-2012-le-mans-24-hours/?v=3&f=1&s=1&i=1
:D
Aye - had a big discussion about it earlier. Can't wait.
Again, quoting from Motorsport, the Audi Wednesday report article... "The safety concept of the new LMP1 sports car proved its viability as well: damage occurred primarily to body parts. A repair before the final qualifying session will be possible without any problem,"
She looks good to go!
Good stuff. I was surprised at how little on-sight damage was done to the Aston - that was a big hit
right, I have sent an email to Mr Air Asia to make sure he hasn't forgotten about me, turns out I haven't heard from him since April!
From 5LiveF1: Thanks to a thunderstorm the paddock now looks like this! http://yfrog.com/h7sosqpj
oh gosh that is some time ago!
Amy is your air asia prize the same thing as the Spark reporter?
New post ping: http://mrschristine.com/2011/06/09/l-is-for-landguard-fort/
nope
Yeah, rolled through about 30 minutes ago, 10 minutes of crash-boom-bang. Nothing bad. Last night had about 30 minutes of the stuff. Clearing up.
Did you see my picture of lightning the other day? http://www.flickr.com/photos/rubbergoat/5806008346/in/photostream
nooooo not rain!!
Sounds like fun!
oooh I like the lowering of the umpire
i just got all confused about Andy Murray being on the radio 'this coming wednesday' when i realised this is a repeat. ahh silly queens, stop raining!
i don't understand their spark reporter thing. i am yet to see how you can become it, yet people still 'win' just... hooow??.
Is it a Fan Club Members' thing?
ohhh players are back on court! :)
i'm not sure, lotus say to sign up for the spark newsletters/emails for more info, yet ive had nothing! :(
Wow
yaay!
I must admit I was looking forward to the proposed reserve driver... http://yfrog.com/gzzu7gyj (from Checo himself, I think its his Dad).
Hi people
ohh Murray, you should have won that game :/
hello!
Hi RG
It makes me sad that I will now never have the chance to see Sir Stirling race. I hope he has a very long and happy retirement.
Christine can you be mean about Murray please, he's not doing as well as he should be.
Well, it's not a surprise is it. Silly Murray.
he's picked up his game in the last few games but there was a moment i was a little worried he wouldn't be a queens tomorrow!
ohh near Tipsy is getting angry..
*dear.
If they are both angry, goodness knows what will happen.
World Endurance Championship officially announced by the FIA
http://www.lemans.org/en/races/24h/update/The-FIA-World-Endurance-Championship-is-unveiled--_4068.html
ohh gosh they may well be. Murray seems a bit tame in comparison to Tipsy tho..
It must be the sunglasses.
hehe! i think Tipsy needs to take them off, he keeps hitting the net. i'm not sure he can actually see anything!
Ping -->
Sir Stirling Moss Retires - http://theformulaoneandmotorsportsarchive.wordpress.com/2011/06/09/sir-stirling-moss-retires/
Tie break! ohh murray you could have wrapped this up by now!
wohooooo!! Murray wins :)
Must have been Christine being mean about him.
More proof that correlation is cause :)
hehehe Pat Cash is kinda funny. right i must go out now, a nice afternoon of tennis so far, hope those watching enjoy the Rafa match! see ya! x
Aww. Glad I got to see him race at le mans a couple of years ago then.
We went driving looking for a fruit and veg farm. Instead we find a place that sells grilled chickens. Dinner is served!
Good stuff
Enjoy a little something from the sidepodcast.com back catalogue.
- F1 Digest 2009 - Britain GP
Originally published 22/06/2009
I'm not sure that 'slotted overalls' are legal
Hullo gang.
Hey Lukeh
Hi bassano, bagged the day off for the meet up good sir :)
Cool. Good job Sir
How is everyone who's around?
I'm thankful Sidepodcast has taught me how to deal with the eternal jinx that is Thursday, phew :)
@FifthDriver just tweeted that Lewis and Jenson are confirmed for Goodwood FoS, not sure who is doing which days yet
Day off today but the sun has been nice in between the odd shower and pesky appointments
And you, how's the job?
Considerably better than yesterday :)
Same weather here, would love our summer to decide if it wants to be summery or not. I'm gonna find michael fish and demand answers.
Going well, bit of a rough day today dealing with lots of dodgy questions but it was my first real proper day dealing with both the system and the calls at the same time with someone shadowing me. I do like the mental challenge of being on the spot though very much. Getting there slowly, much more comfortable towards the end of the day.
That's good, being challenged is important for me too. Otherwise I get bored
Have you seen these recent posts on sidepodcast.com?
- Daily: 9th June 2011
- Live: 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours - Qualifying
- Canada 2011 - Race information
- Daily: 8th June 2011
- Bahrain, for the record
Boo Lemans and their geo-locked streaming on eurosport player!
I wanted to pay... now to enter the pirates den
It's getting worse here. My browser just crashed, so combined with the live timing not auto-updating, I've basically got Twitter and here, and even those not all the time :(
Just had a brief Safety Car - presumably a practise.
Eurosport player is terrible, i have an account now, which lasts for 1 month but there is no way to pay to activate it!
Are you using the app or the website?
trying to signup on the website, app is blocked
Fisi's car has power steering failure and is in the pits :(
Oh, of course
Isn't there an email to confirm or something?
Could we please stick to one thread for LM stuff? ta.
I'm trying. It was showing as the qualifying thread when I posted but it looks like it's ended up in the daily :(
It isn't always easy to get working.
no, giving it another go with a different email
Goodness knows why not though eh... If someone wants your money for something, you'd think they'd let you hand it over!
omg it works!
What a ridiculous process. they could learn a lot from sky
No swearing please
Hello all. From @TheFifthDriver:
@JensonButton will be at Goodwood on Saturday July 2nd, with @LewisHamilton taking to the hill on Sunday 3rd
Glad am there Sat to see Jenson :)
Hiya Janna
I'm going for the Saturday only too, so that's awesome. Lou should be delighted too, planned out very well for her :)
Hi Janna
Hopefully Bruno will be there all 3 days so I can go and hug my BFF for the 3rd year running :)
One step ahead of myself, chat with him even. Ahem.
Will he remember you though!
Of course*, we're bestest friends :)
*This translates to I'll hide my crushing disappointment well
Awww :)
Am I going to have to restrain you? Looks like we will be spending the Sat stalking ;)
Well last year I forgot I shook his hand so I shook it again, we'll have to see how embarassing it gets :)
Hehehe. You can't have expected any less.
Evening all
I see as soon as Christine killed off iheartfranck because he was invisible he popped up on autosport
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92085
Hehe. I did kill it off just before his one week of fame, though.
Bad timing. You know he will probably win Le Mans now and you will have missed out on the biggest event of his career
I will take credit for it.
He didn't predict the end of iheartfranck did he :(
Quite right too
:D
Can see the headlines already - 'Montagny: I Did It for Christine From the Internet'
♥
Manipe makes a good point about Canada's DRS Zones
@ManipeF1: Don't be surprised if FIA make changes after Friday once they've analysed practice data. They've done it before - in China
From @ScarbsF1:
Pat Symonds reprimanded: This months Professional Engineer Magazine, had an advert by the 'Institute of Mechanical Engineers' (IMechE) Finding their member Pat Symonds guilty of misconduct over Singapore 2008 crash-gate and severely reprimanding him. Isn't this all a bit late? http://yfrog.com/h74yzvkj
Nacho nacho time. Nacho nacho time.
Trying to influence any decision on him returning to the paddock with Virgin?
Probably just professional body slothdom
Bueno bueno. Yummy yummy.
A thunderstorm woke me up last night at 1:30, and I started trying to solve something I needed to do at work today and I was worrying about a student and her family and I couldn't go back to sleep until 3am. So, I'm a bit tired. I'll make tonight an early night.
I'm trying to be good with my food (and my wallet) but I've decided I deserve a treat!
you do! In celebration of your new job!
Further proof that too much thinking is bad for your health
I've also woken up a couple of times over the last two nights. Had an earlier night last night but didn't fix it and still tired.
I then had a dream playing out the whole scenario today so when I woke up I felt like I already took care of it, so it made the actual doing very simple. :)
Sleep deficits usually take 2 nights to recover. Apparently
Ooh, interesting
You should train people to do that :)
hehe. It was similar in some ways, getting to work through the obstacles before they actually happened in order to avoid them. Plus, the subconscious doesn't know time, so part of me felt like I already did it.
I know it's daft because I ordered & paid for it, but it always feels like a treat when the nice man from Tesco brings me food :)
Marble [or Malteser] guards for McLaren's brake ducts in Montreal, via Scarbs
http://yfrog.com/h872cdcj More of McLarens chicken wire brake ducts...
We call those "gopher catchers".
:)
Ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/sidepodchat-fly-on-the-wall-with-senna-director-asif-kapedia
other ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/bahrain-racing-between-iraq-and-qatar-place
Perfect for daily-writing accompanyment :)
what time you finishing the daily? x1 more post coming soon.
Not for a while, plenty more to pack in
xxx
Mr C
Nokia lost another one
http://evertiq.com/news/19797
And their finances are shot to hell
http://evertiq.com/news/19793
This storm is going to be bad. I'm a little nervous. So far just pitch black at 5pm and heavy rain, bad thunder/lightning.
am contemplating writing windows mobile apps, for the first time in a decade. microsoft can save nokia... maybe.
Ohh that sounds horrible. I don't envy you in the slightest... can't deal with night time uberstorms!
You have to think there is going to be a bid for at least part of the company by Microsoft
This is a 'severe thunderstorm with tornadic activity, but now I can't watch the breaking news 'cause I unplugged my tv. It's a bit scary.
My prediction of Micro$oft buying their phone Division may come true sooner than I thought
Pillow + duvet + hide = profit
Hardly going to help the situation though is it....
windows 8 look cool!
lawn chair+garage+now getting into my car in the garage = even better, close to hiding
Keep quali on for distraction.
You think Windows Mobile will take a bigger chunk than Android?
I understand Android's fragmentation causes issues for developers but...
MS has the financial muscle to stop the markets chewing the company up
Safer than in an actual building?
I'm not that big on this kind of news etc. but the way I see it computer company well past its peak buying out yesterday's phone manufacturer is close to irrelevant.
lukeh nailed it in his daily: http://sidepodcast.com/post/daily-3rd-june-2011
MS don't make computers but I take your point
Incidentally Microsoft announced a redesign of the Xbox dashboard at E3 and it's going to the Windows Mobile type of design.
Lost power, but now it's on and off intermittently. Seems to be subsiding a bit.
I'm inside my car that is inside my garage that is under my apartment.
#layersofsafety
#dontlaugh
Is this Inception 2: The Storm
oooh. Let's write it. hehehe
More from Tony Stewart and Lewis Hamilton :)
http://axisofoversteer.blogspot.com/2011/06/tony-stewart-gets-stuck-in-hamiltons.html
Night All
I am going to have to sit on tomorrow's daily to squeeze it down so it fits in the suitcase.
AAAAARGH!!! A moth landed on my face!!!!
And?
ping: http://sidepodcast.com/post/introducing-the-f1minute-iphone-app
I have a bit of a thing about insects.
Oh. Thanks for sharing.
Did you swat it?
More like hoping squealing would put it off...
Did you do that at the interview too?
If you don't give me the job, I'll sqeam and sqeam and squeam :)
The storm has moved through. A wicked one, but even with power on and off I ended in the 'on' position, so yay! Lots of damage around and power outages in the state, but temp has now dropped 20 degrees. ahhhhh.. relief.
Thanks for all the birthday messages yesterday, both here and on Facebook. I miss you all. Stay safe, and be nice to each other ;-)
Phew
Do you get another day off school?
hehe
Cute.
I did see some trees down in that town, and I'm hearing sirens, but NO MORE days off, we'll have to make them up, and I have a plane to catch to London and can't make any more up. 9 is enough.
Seems the daily is all done so I'd better head to bed. Night guys!
Night Lukeh
Good night :)
Night Lukeh
90,000 people without electricity right now.
Does everyone know about the huge lump of sun that blew off this week?
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/News060711-blast.html
Oh and before I go, just made me laugh on twitter, is it me or is DC rocking the Christian Horner look a bit?
http://yfrog.com/gykmdfpj
#nothere
Christine won't miss out on it. It'll be on Sidepodcast instead of a site on its own :)
That is very slow, even if acting on the 2009 investigation rather than the incident itself.
Depends on the magnitude of the deficit. But basically if you borrow an hour of sleep, you have to pay the majority of it off at some time, and if you leave it too long it's with interest.
Ooh, I can have a lie-in tomorrow (unless the new kitchen fitting makes too much noise!)
That doesn't sound like it'll be quiet
It won't. I'm worried it will ruin my lie-in plans. And if I complain it'll be "we've waited 28 years for this kitchen fitting, don't think you can delay it going in any further!"
For Mr C:
No 'iTunes In The Cloud' for United Kingdom Until 2012 say PRS
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/06/09/no-itunes-in-the-cloud-for-united-kingdom-until-2012/
Go to sleep with earplugs
That won't be enough if they start doing the kitchen - I have very sensitive ears.
Stirling Moss has retired from racing aged 81. End of an era
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92105