It’s The Latte Latte Delta Tea Break 2018

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by Mike Harte

Mike, you're beginning to show your age.

I believe that in modern parlance that Max would be considered the "go to guy" on such matters.

[grantp]

Originally Posted by Mike Harte

Mike, you're beginning to show your age.

I believe that in modern parlance that Max would be considered the "go to guy" on such matters.

That sounds about right.

Partly because it does not imply in any way that the person to be gone to has any relevant and useful knowledge at all. That gets a high score for deniability. A big plus in the modern world.

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

You know you’re getting old when..... Someone doesn’t just hold open a door for you- they go out of their way to open it. OK, I was carrying kit bag in one hand and shopping in other.

BTW, one for Max. I see from the OZ forum that a race suit manufacturer has been selling race suits with an out of date homologation. Were they S. Hemisphere based only?

Exciting moment in the Winter Olympics- we were on course for a silver medal at one point, but managed to finish 7th. Phew, that was close- but on the other hand, if the athlete had got a medal we’d have had to listen to the beeb eulogising over it for the next week!

Just think Mike, if it had been you holding the door for a 'lady', you would have been accused of being a sexist dinosaur, or whatever in this topsy-turvy age!

[bauble]

When wandering through the Luton Mall, dodging dusky and swarthy faced characters and odd looking people speaking in a strange tongue, I thought that a new law should be introduced that meant foreigners were obliged under pain of something very harsh, to give way to the native Englishman on all occasions.

Not much chance I suspect in this PC world I live in.*


*No jokes about electrical shops - PLEASE (Viv, Mike, Terence et al)

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

You know you’re getting old when..... Someone doesn’t just hold open a door for you- they go out of their way to open it.

Specially if you were sitting into a flying airplane, the second before!

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by bauble

When wandering through the Luton Mall, dodging dusky and swarthy faced characters and odd looking people speaking in a strange tongue, I thought that a new law should be introduced that meant foreigners were obliged under pain of something very harsh, to give way to the native Englishman on all occasions.

Not much chance I suspect in this PC world I live in.*


*No jokes about electrical shops - PLEASE (Viv, Mike, Terence et al)

I'm just wondering if I should Curry favour by following that instruction...

[Tim Falce]

Originally Posted by bauble

When wandering through the Luton Mall, dodging dusky and swarthy faced characters and odd looking people speaking in a strange tongue, I thought that a new law should be introduced that meant foreigners were obliged under pain of something very harsh, to give way to the native Englishman on all occasions.

Certain types of personage of which a lot reside in Luton think it below themselves to give way to anyone, Never hold a door open for said types as they consider it as you being subservient.

[VIVA GT]

On the few rare occasions my dear wife and I venture into Leicester together (it has been suggested that she may not like being seen out with me) we are astounded that we spend most of our walking time side-stepping oncoming pedestrians. We are clearly polite and do this as a natural reaction, but on the few occasions when I've decided to tough it out, I've still been the one who side-steps. How do these (other) people know that we will move out of their way?

[Gerard C]

Leicester, Luton or Paris it seems we meet the same kind of people. What is �* la mode here is to use the baby strollers as pedestrian bumpers! I dont appreciate either this kind of shocking attitude. This is how our world goes. Sad.

[bauble]

I would not want you chaps to think me 'racist' or chauvinistic I have to admit that I did meet one nice foreigner once. Can't remember where or when but I am sure I remember it.


Gerard as we have never met I do not include you in the above. I have little doubt that for a Frenchie you are quite nice.

[Gerard C]

Ami Robert, you mean Froggie? :white flag

Because we got a silver medal in skiing our national TV referred to one of our previous champion, Henri Oreiller. Do you remember he was a rallye driver too (Alfa and Ferrari?

[delta]

Is there anyone else daft enough to be testing at Sillystone this Friday 16 th Feb . We are but I was unable to book a garage . Would like to be able to share a garage if poss and of corse pay towards the cost . We just have a couple of single seaters . Thanks . Iain

[Mike Bell]

Compared with recent weather, Friday @ Silverstone is looking OK- certainly hardly any chance of rain (or snow)..... Sun may even show itself at times.

You’ve been spoiled by South Africa!

[compte deGraves]

Does anyone know of a Matt Telling, Porsche driver? He has bought a house in our tiny hamlet in England and the immediate neighbour thinks a racing driver in his 30s equals heavy drinking and all night barbies!!!

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by compte deGraves

the immediate neighbour thinks a racing driver in his 30s equals heavy drinking and all night barbies!!!

No, that's a racing driver in their 60s....... No names!

[E.B]

Originally Posted by compte deGraves

Does anyone know of a Matt Telling, Porsche driver? He has bought a house in our tiny hamlet in England and the immediate neighbour thinks a racing driver in his 30s equals heavy drinking and all night barbies!!!

He is Australian. (Seriously, he is)

[Mike Bell]

“Put another shrimp on the barbie” then, and stock up on Fosters......

[Mike Bell]

Another smile at a news headline this morning, this one on the net-

“Terrifying video shows jet engine falling apart mid-flight”

(The cowling came off a 777 engine, but it continued to it’s destination and landed perfectly...... )

One passenger posted a pic in a tweet showing the cowl-less engine and him holding up the emergency info card. Caption ‘I don’t see anything about this in the manual’!

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Another smile at a news headline this morning, this one on the net-

“Terrifying video shows jet engine falling apart mid-flight”

(The cowling came off a 777 engine, but it continued to it’s destination and landed perfectly...... )

One passenger posted a pic in a tweet showing the cowl-less engine and him holding up the emergency info card. Caption ‘I don’t see anything about this in the manual’!

Probably more unnerving for the person on the ground upon who's head the cowling landed?

Mike, do you remember the mid-air crash between a Canberra & Victor over Holt many years ago? Fortunately it happened at night as bits of debris landed all over the place, otherwise there could have been a lot of injuries on the ground. An entire wing landed in the 'L' behind two rows of cottages just along the road from our house. We were on holiday at the time & missed it all!

[midgetman]

We are testing today here at Clay. 40mph winds and rain. Freezing cold. Utterly, utterly awful. The lad seems to be enjoying himself though, as 10 year olds do!

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[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by midgetman

We are testing today here at Clay. 40mph winds and rain. Freezing cold. Utterly, utterly awful. The lad seems to be enjoying himself though, as 10 year olds do!

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Will you be developing new lines in thermal racewear?

[grantp]

Originally Posted by midgetman

We are testing today here at Clay. 40mph winds and rain. Freezing cold. Utterly, utterly awful. The lad seems to be enjoying himself though, as 10 year olds do!

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Half term activity day?

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by John Elwin

Mike, do you remember the mid-air crash between a Canberra & Victor over Holt many years ago? Fortunately it happened at night as bits of debris landed all over the place, otherwise there could have been a lot of injuries on the ground. An entire wing landed in the 'L' behind two rows of cottages just along the road from our house. We were on holiday at the time & missed it all!

I didn’t remember it, but looked it up on the web. The eye witness report is worth reading-

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=22784

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

I didn’t remember it, but looked it up on the web. The eye witness report is worth reading-

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=22784

Quite a graphic description, isn't it?

I still remember the stunned atmosphere that had overtaken the town when we returned from North Wales the day after. I went with my father to see the wing that had fallen behind the nearby cottages, I still have a photograph I took. One resident recounting how he had just returned to his back door after walking his dog down the lane when the wing fell behind him!

There was a large scrapyard nearby & I often wondered how much of it fell in there, never to be found.

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by John Elwin

Quite a graphic description, isn't it?

Certainly very detailed. This lighter comment struck me-

"My pal and I were travelling towards Holt in his ancient Morris Minor on the night of the incident. We were about 5 miles from Holt after Cowleys's finest had just managed to get us up one of the highest and steepest hills in Norfolk (about 300ft !) in second gear."

For those not familiar, there are some short but very steep hills in that area of Norfolk!