Mike
Newbie
 Offline
Posts: 33
We are The Flying Baguettes!
|
 |
« Reply #75 on: June 11, 2012, 09:52:01 pm » |
|
Big load up of the transit tomorrow after I have left work early ready for the convoy down on Wednesday.
Tomorrow is going to be a long slow morning with guaranteed last minute work issues. Must remember to stick out of office on early!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
landman
|
|
« Reply #76 on: June 11, 2012, 09:53:50 pm » |
|
Trying to keep my mind off departure with a 2.25 hour train journey each way to/from Wales tomorrow.
It has to be better than driving 125 miles each in the pouring rain?
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Crouch..........bind..........set
|
|
|
|
Barry
|
|
« Reply #77 on: June 11, 2012, 09:58:25 pm » |
|
Cost centre # 1 has just got back from uni, I'm out the habit of checking ingredients lists for what he's allergic to.
Whoops!! Where's the epipen.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
pretzel
|
|
« Reply #78 on: June 11, 2012, 10:58:54 pm » |
|
Everything ready for stashing in the Cayman first thing for the drive to Pompey from South Wales. Not too sure what our Antiopdean guests are packing into their Megane estate but looks like more than you would need for a fortnight's worth of camping for a family of 6, and we're staying in a gite! Still that's the price of taking a very small child to Le Mans  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
A man's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another drink - W.C. Fields
|
|
|
|
wishy
|
|
« Reply #79 on: June 11, 2012, 11:09:25 pm » |
|
Pete.....
Been there, seen the movie, read the book etc etc.....
This year....Dad....." is there enough room for our beer"!!!!
Andy
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Bob T
|
|
« Reply #80 on: June 12, 2012, 02:38:42 am » |
|
Service and brush up on the car Weds then early start Thurs for a bolt down the M20 to the raft across.
Chomping at the bit already.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Any car which holds together for a whole race is too heavy - Colin Chapman
|
|
|
|
geoffd
|
|
« Reply #81 on: June 12, 2012, 09:12:07 am » |
|
Getting ready for Le Mans?, panicking yesterday thats what I was doing, Father inlaw fell ill and wouldn't go to hospital, (he's 79, had a couple of strokes and an awkward old git) I felt this years race rapidly fading away for me, but a few words in his shell like had him perking up in no time, and off to hospital for some drugs and drips. Those few words? Well I just said, "how about a few days peace and quiet away from the missus"  So as of now the panic is over. Let's hope today is fine, and we can catch that ferry for Pompey at 11:00 tonight! |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Of course I buy green cars, my Aston is green, my MGB is green, my Disco Sport is green, oh, that's not what you meant by green?
|
|
|
|
Lawnmower Man
|
|
« Reply #82 on: June 12, 2012, 09:23:04 am » |
|
Getting ready for Le Mans?, panicking yesterday thats what I was doing, Father inlaw fell ill and wouldn't go to hospital, (he's 79, had a couple of strokes and an awkward old git) I felt this years race rapidly fading away for me, but a few words in his shell like had him perking up in no time, and off to hospital for some drugs and drips. Those few words? Well I just said, "how about a few days peace and quiet away from the missus" So as of now the panic is over. Let's hope today is fine, and we can catch that ferry for Pompey at 11:00 tonight! I hope allis well with your Dad Geoff. I plan to get really Grumpy if I get to that age. Final preparation has started I have the plane Canada Phil is travelling in on http://flightradar24.com/ he's just crossing the Bristol Channel. I will be setting off to pick him up in about an hour. Geoff I'm meeting up with No-Panic Neil in the J.D. Weatherspoons pub in Port Solent around 19:00. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
![](http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/weathersticker/cgi-bin/banner/ban/wxBanner?bannertype=wu_bluestripes_metric&airportcode=LFRM&ForcedCity=Le Mans&ForcedState=" for Le Mans, France Forecast")  La Légend s` écrit sous vos yeux. |
|
|
|
LangTall
|
|
« Reply #83 on: June 12, 2012, 10:00:46 am » |
|
I'll do a last roundup at Paddy's this morning, getting some last stuff at his place, so we know what we will fall short off tomorrow. Then tonight 'clothes packing', and putting the tent pegs with the correct tent.  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
 This film should be played at high volume, so don't come complaining about it! And who the hell is Steve? |
|
|
|
Steve Pyro
|
|
« Reply #84 on: June 12, 2012, 10:32:03 am » |
|
We've had a minor worry with the '65 Cadillac. A 'test' drive on Sunday revealed some grumbling front wheel bearings. Thankfully, Andy was able to lay his hands on a couple of sets yesterday and spend the morning fitting them.
If all goes to plan, we'll set sail in the land yacht this arvo to be in Newhaven this evening for a few sherbets prior to the Wednesday a.m ferry.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Steve  East Anglian cobras 
|
|
|
|
geoffd
|
|
« Reply #85 on: June 12, 2012, 01:59:20 pm » |
|
Getting ready for Le Mans?, panicking yesterday thats what I was doing, Father inlaw fell ill and wouldn't go to hospital, (he's 79, had a couple of strokes and an awkward old git) I felt this years race rapidly fading away for me, but a few words in his shell like had him perking up in no time, and off to hospital for some drugs and drips. Those few words? Well I just said, "how about a few days peace and quiet away from the missus" So as of now the panic is over. Let's hope today is fine, and we can catch that ferry for Pompey at 11:00 tonight! I hope allis well with your Dad Geoff. I plan to get really Grumpy if I get to that age. Final preparation has started I have the plane Canada Phil is travelling in on http://flightradar24.com/ he's just crossing the Bristol Channel. I will be setting off to pick him up in about an hour. Geoff I'm meeting up with No-Panic Neil in the J.D. Weatherspoons pub in Port Solent around 19:00. Thanks for the kind words, it's the Father inlaw though, sadly I lost my father to that hatefull asbestos cancer three years ago  . No further news on the inlaw front, so I'm taking that as good news! Having not got home from the hostpital till 11:30 last night, we have to pack and load the car (luckily not camping!) before leaving later, so we'll probably not get down to pompey until gone 9, but might have to crack open a bottle of something in the LD queue to celebrate actually getting there! |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Of course I buy green cars, my Aston is green, my MGB is green, my Disco Sport is green, oh, that's not what you meant by green?
|
|
|
|
wishy
|
|
« Reply #86 on: June 12, 2012, 10:58:16 pm » |
|
Bertie is loaded and ready to go!!!........................10 hours and we'll be off |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Perdu
|
|
« Reply #87 on: June 12, 2012, 11:16:14 pm » |
|
We've had a minor worry with the '65 Cadillac. A 'test' drive on Sunday revealed some grumbling front wheel bearings. Thankfully, Andy was able to lay his hands on a couple of sets yesterday and spend the morning fitting them.
If all goes to plan, we'll set sail in the land yacht this arvo to be in Newhaven this evening for a few sherbets prior to the Wednesday a.m ferry.
Pottering down south at the godawful hour of half three in the morning, rendesvousing with BobT at some godawful coffee shop at half six then joining you at Newhaven. Don't I SAY DON'T let them close the gates before we get in then we can belly up to the bar on the boaty thing  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Ha ha you can't a fool me, there ain't a no sanity clause!"
|
|
|
|
wishy
|
|
« Reply #88 on: June 13, 2012, 09:12:36 am » |
|
Well.......had to leave the lights on for errindoors.........now heading in a southerly direction to La Sarthe .......see you all down there!! |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
gatordad
|
|
« Reply #89 on: June 13, 2012, 12:13:20 pm » |
|
Sitting in vero beach, Florida getting ready for the tenth annual Breakfast At Le Mans party in my house. We've got 22 hours of tv coverage here and pretty much stay up all night watching the race on the SPEED channel. We do go to Sebring every year, Daytona 24 in February and the Indy 500 so we are motorheads. I love France and want to go to LM but has t worked out. Anybody going to Sebring are welcome at our spot between turn 3 and 4 on the track. I enjoy the banter on this site. We have maybe 10-15 guys at my house with a giant tv. Wave at us on the pace lap please if any of you can still stand up by then. I think we would fit right in there. Btw, Brian Redmond will be around at some time tomorrow. Any words for the old codger? Have fun!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Too Dumb For Opera, too smart for NASCAR
|
|
|
|
