>Thought of this just now as heard tail-end (huh!) of interview with >him on Toady. Must have started at about 7.20 am in the morning.
As opposed to 7.20 am in the afternoon ... (-:
>Tout de bonbon, >Anne, sleepless Gumrat.
I was surprised how good quality it is.
I'm very tempted to make a similar one showing the stupidities of British Gas's payment webpage; OK, not a million-seller, but might still shame them into fixing the bugs in it that have been there for well over a year (and I've been telling them about).
Trouble is, they'd probably say it was copyright and do me. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. **
>It did occur to me though as I listened - why put a guitar of great >sentimental value in the hold, unless it was VERY well wrapped up ?
I didn't hear the full interview so didn't hear it was of sentimental value, but anyway: assuming it was in the sort of case shown in the video, that case looked pretty robust. I would expect a guitar in such a case to stand the sort of knocking about that the baggage handling mechanism (conveyors and so on) would normally apply. If there really is throwing about as shown on the video, then I think the airline should make this very clear in their material (say, publish the maximum G forces to be expected! Actually, that would be fun: someone should put a suitable tri-axial accelerometer and recording equipment in a piece of luggage, and find out what forces actually are experienced). -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. **
> In message > <8c7c0a93-2150-4eb2-bc64-3f969e971...@h31g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>, > Gumrat <Gum...@gmail.com> writes: >> On 11 July, 14:24, Penny <s...@labyrinth.freeuk.com> wrote: >>> On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 01:59:16 +0100, Gid Holyoake <ab...@brynamman.org.uk> >>> scrawled in the dust...
>>>> Fly United >>> Oh, you don't want to do thathttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo >> Thought of this just now as heard tail-end (huh!) of interview with >> him on Toady. Must have started at about 7.20 am in the morning.
> As opposed to 7.20 am in the afternoon ... (-:
It's an old "joke" which dates back to about the same time as "Incroyable, mais vrai!" -- Tout de bonbon, Anne, Seriously, Traditionally-Traditionally Built Gumbat
BrritSki <Brrit...@iname.com> writes: >It did occur to me though as I listened - why put a guitar of great >sentimental value in the hold, unless it was VERY well wrapped up ?
these things go in the hold because of the idiocy of the airline staff. musician books a seat (at huge expense) for his instrument and puts it in an "ordinary" carrying case. airline staff insist that it has to go in the hold, and baggage staff break the carrying case.
i heard an interview recently with christian lindberg, who'd flown here for a concert and been treated to this idiocy. having arrived, he had a panic rush around london to find an appropriately classy trombone for him to play his concerto on. fortunately he was successful, and played something in the studio.
one assumes he would have claimed a large number of thousands of pounds for mending the thing[*] (as well as demanding a refund for his second seat that they've not allowed him to use), and yet the idiot checkin staff continue to do this sort of thing.
[*] _you_ may think "mending a squashed trombone can't be all that difficult" (and indeed i did too, at first), but we're talking about a precision instrument here, being played by the greatest virtuoso alive -- i don't imagine it takes many microns out of true to affect the playability. not as bad as smashing a violin or 'cello, but pretty bad. -- Robin Fairbairns, Cambridge
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6...@soft255.demon.co.uk> writes:
> I didn't hear the full interview so didn't hear it was of sentimental > value, but anyway: assuming it was in the sort of case shown in the > video, that case looked pretty robust. I would expect a guitar in such > a case to stand the sort of knocking about that the baggage handling > mechanism (conveyors and so on) would normally apply. If there really > is throwing about as shown on the video, then I think the airline > should make this very clear in their material (say, publish the > maximum G forces to be expected! Actually, that would be fun: someone > should put a suitable tri-axial accelerometer and recording equipment > in a piece of luggage, and find out what forces actually are > experienced).
A few years ago I watched them loading a plane at Vilnius airport. Each package was individually picked off the trailer (uncovered, in pouring rain) and thrown with great enthusiasm into the hold of the plane.
Including at least one marked "fragile", "glass" and "this way up".
I didn't hear the story behind this (I've been away on the South Island) but it sounds a bit like the plot of All the Way from Memphis. -- Online waterways route planner: http://canalplan.org.uk development version: http://canalplan.eu
>"J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6...@soft255.demon.co.uk> writes:
>> I didn't hear the full interview so didn't hear it was of sentimental >> value, but anyway: assuming it was in the sort of case shown in the >> video, that case looked pretty robust. I would expect a guitar in such >> a case to stand the sort of knocking about that the baggage handling >> mechanism (conveyors and so on) would normally apply. If there really >> is throwing about as shown on the video, then I think the airline >> should make this very clear in their material (say, publish the >> maximum G forces to be expected! Actually, that would be fun: someone >> should put a suitable tri-axial accelerometer and recording equipment >> in a piece of luggage, and find out what forces actually are >> experienced).
>A few years ago I watched them loading a plane at Vilnius airport. Each >package was individually picked off the trailer (uncovered, in pouring >rain) and thrown with great enthusiasm into the hold of the plane.
>Including at least one marked "fragile", "glass" and "this way up".
>I didn't hear the story behind this (I've been away on the South Island)
Oh, have you been looking to see where Moike and Vicky stayed then? I still think they should have been around the Bembridge area (the 'posh' end of the island) rather than Newport. My TA listening friends in Newport rather agreed with me.
On 6 July, 09:46, David <nos...@nomaps.amnops.invalid> wrote:
> Busy reading umra and glanced out of the window to see a google > streetview car turning round just outside the house at the end of our > close a couple of minutes ago.
> Any otherrat noticed their place being streetviewed?
> -- > New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te!
> On Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:46:03 +0100, David <nos...@nomaps.amnops.invalid> > scrawled in the dust...
> >Busy reading umra and glanced out of the window to see a google > >streetview car turning round just outside the house at the end of our > >close a couple of minutes ago.
> >Any otherrat noticed their place being streetviewed?
> Not my place but my daughter's near neighbour was standing at her window > when their street was 'done' in Sheffield. They haven't blurred her face, > the window must have confused the face recognition imp. > -- > Penny > There are unexpected holes in my ignorance. > umra Nicknames & Abbreviationshttp://www.umra.freeuk.com/nicks.html
Across the road from my house only one of the cars on the drive has had it's number plate blurred. Obviously the software didn't pick up on the car beside the house and the number is there for all to see...
A shop on Crookes, in Sheffield has the reflection of the camera caught on it and the butcher looking out of the window at the car.
Liz, stopping now as 2 posts in an evening is far too much, must have a lie down....
Liz3Turn <liz3t...@hotmail.com> writes: >On 6 July, 09:46, David <nos...@nomaps.amnops.invalid> wrote: >> Busy reading umra and glanced out of the window to see a google >> streetview car turning round just outside the house at the end of our >> close a couple of minutes ago.
>> Any otherrat noticed their place being streetviewed?
>> -- >> New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te!
>Why isn't there any Street View cameras in Germany?
>Liz
I read somewhere in a heated discussion about the subject that Germany has treated it slightly differently: here, I believe you can have your property's pictures removed if you ask (though with differing reports of how difficult it is to succeed in doing so); Germany apparently is different in some respect here from most other countries in which it is being applied. I can't remember the details, but I have a feeling it might be opt-in rather than opt-out. Sebastian? (Oh, and sorry for remembering your name wrong recently; I felt it was wrong as I typed it, but couldn't quite put my finger on why. From what you said, the alternative I used was one others have used too; anyway, I don't think I apologised in that thread.)
As I typed "countries in which it is being applied", I wondered - are they intending eventually to apply it everywhere? If so, I wonder what the attrition rate of the cars will be, in some (I'm afraid I am thinking African) countries! Actually, some parts of the good ol' USA too [the pictures will show the muzzle flashes ?!?*] ... and of course some states with attitudes like the USSR used to have ...
* Here, some of the concerns are that it's a burglar-aid (which houses are worth burgling, what alarms they have, etc.); in e. g. Montana is it, could show which ones are heavily defended and to be avoided at all costs! -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. **
"Any fool can set up a Web site, and most of them have." - Mike Moore (or quoted by)
chris mcmillan <spam....@ntlworld.com> writes: > Oh, have you been looking to see where Moike and Vicky stayed then? I > still think they should have been around the Bembridge area (the > posh' end of the island) rather than Newport. My TA listening friends > in Newport rather agreed with me.
Didn't know they'd gone there (I've not listened for a good few years now!). No, I was south-south: the Undercliff. -- Online waterways route planner: http://canalplan.org.uk development version: http://canalplan.eu
>> Oh, have you been looking to see where Moike and Vicky stayed then? I >> still think they should have been around the Bembridge area (the >> posh' end of the island) rather than Newport. My TA listening friends >> in Newport rather agreed with me.
>Didn't know they'd gone there (I've not listened for a good few years >now!).
> You wouldn't have done then. It was in any case only a one line throw away. >
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