FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast - Southend-on-Sea 9th December

[Davywalnuts]

Not by me, unfortunately, but you could try pestering DavyWalnuts to run one - he's ½ a ride down from the beginning of the year.

Ha!!

But seriously, I have no sense of direction......

And seriously again, 28th/29th December sounds great to me. BUT, please lets not hi-jack this thread.... someone start another one if they are interested and I shall attend...

 

[ceepeebee]

there's also the (very outside) chance of seeing a re-entering Phobos-Grunt

I am a little afeared for my feet though, there's no way I'll sneak a pair of winter boots into the arsenal, especially when I need some new everyday shoes..

 

[dellzeqq]

there's also the (very outside) chance of seeing a re-entering Phobos-Grunt

I am a little afeared for my feet though, there's no way I'll sneak a pair of winter boots into the arsenal, especially when I need some new everyday shoes..

ha! Do you not know that this will vapourise and be completely harmless? Why, I was questioning one of the UK's most eminent just the other morning, and he assured me that nobody would ever be inconvenienced by falling space junk. So there!

And if it did fall on us, it would fall on our heads, so I wouldn't worry about the winter boots. Get a helmet!

(I have an empty preserve jar for you - having eaten all the grape jelly)

 

[dellzeqq]

Adrian C
Andrij B
Anne H
Benjamin B-M
Bruce R
Charles E
Chris Br
Davy W
Els V
Fred C
Grahame D
Greg C
Joan A
John E
John T
John Ty
User10571 B
Kim W
Mark P
Martin B
Miranda S
Nigel C2
Nigel W
Olaf S
Rebecca O-B
Sandra S
Sonia W
Stuart A
Stuart G
Susie F
Tim D
Tim H
Tim O
TJ A
Werner W
Ian M
Peter W
Mike M
Sam W
Ruth H
Ian A
Simon B
Cate R
Charles B
John E
Joan McG

 

[redflightuk]

Yes please Simon. Haven't done Southend for a while and it's a good one for me to ride home from.

 

[StuAff]

Are there two Stuart As or is that a typo?

 

[jefmcg]

This is officially insane, but please add me

tx

- joan

 

[TimO]

ha! Do you not know that this will vapourise and be completely harmless? Why, I was questioning one of the UK's most eminent just the other morning, and he assured me that nobody would ever be inconvenienced by falling space junk. So there! ...

No, I said you wouldn't be inconvenience by anything which I put in orbit, but I had nothing to do with this 13 ton behemoth.

I think there's some French and German involvement, but most of the instruments seem to have come from the Russian Space Research Institute (IKI). As far as I know there's no UK involvement whatsoever, and even the little European involvement seems to be on an individual basis, and not via ESA which would generally be the case if there was a significant European element.

 

[CharlieB]

Are there two Stuart As or is that a typo?

…and is Charles E a typo for me?

 

[ceepeebee]

ha! Do you not know that this will vapourise and be completely harmless? Why, I was questioning one of the UK's most eminent just the other morning, and he assured me that nobody would ever be inconvenienced by falling space junk. So there!

And if it did fall on us, it would fall on our heads, so I wouldn't worry about the winter boots. Get a helmet!

(I have an empty preserve jar for you - having eaten all the grape jelly)

oh yeah, a (relatively) small (hold on - 13 tons isn't *that* small is it?) thing like that will break up like a mossie on a windscreen in our super-thick atmosphere.

(how was the grape jelly? due to having a bunch of strawberry jam I've only had it to sweeten up gravy and make dipping sauce so far)

 

[ianrauk]

Room for me? If so... yes please

 

[dellzeqq]

…and is Charles E a typo for me?

nope - he's the one dressed in thick fast pants (S. T. Coleridge ibid)

 

[dellzeqq]

No, I said you wouldn't be inconvenience by anything which I put in orbit, but I had nothing to do with this 13 ton behemoth.

I think there's some French and German involvement, but most of the instruments seem to have come from the Russian Space Research Institute (IKI). As far as I know there's no UK involvement whatsoever, and even the little European involvement seems to be on an individual basis, and not via ESA which would generally be the case if there was a significant European element.

ha! Blame the Euro, why don't you? I've half a mind to bring this to the attention of Gary A

 

[dellzeqq]

oh yeah, a (relatively) small (hold on - 13 tons isn't *that* small is it?) thing like that will break up like a mossie on a windscreen in our super-thick atmosphere.

(how was the grape jelly? due to having a bunch of strawberry jam I've only had it to sweeten up gravy and make dipping sauce so far)

well it appears that our resident rocket scientist is not so sure of his vapourisation.

Grape jelly was awesome. Perfect on toast.

 

[dellzeqq]

Room for me? If so... yes please

of course!