The totally off-topic thread

JohnK · Jun 27, 2013

medhead said:
I saw one briefly yesterday about the booking engine but it seems to have disappeared. Maybe merged into the ASA thread. I'm not sure the fit together but who am I to disagree.

The website changes have nothing to do with the status of Any Seat Awards.

Clearly without any doubt....

JohnK · Jun 27, 2013

drron said:
well QF have p***** mrsdrron off.Flying SYD-ARM.Checked in online and selected 2B.At gate bumped to 12B-the last row.WP doesn't seem to mean much.

Happens to me quite a lot but when i complain about it no one cares.

drron · Jun 27, 2013

serfty said:
Maybe Mr. Windsor taking his retirement ...

He would fly to TMW.FA in the rear jumpseat did look after her though.And told she was the only WP on the flight.

Buzzard · Jun 27, 2013

Just had to log on again (and get another point

) - Mark Webber leaving F1. Apparently going to race a Porsche in something or other. Shame to see him go but at least we still have Ricciardo who will hopefully gety moved up the Red Bull ladder.

JessicaTam · Jun 27, 2013

Buzzard said:
Just had to log on again (and get another point ) - Mark Webber leaving F1. Apparently going to race a Porsche in something or other. Shame to see him go but at least we still have Ricciardo who will hopefully gety moved up the Red Bull ladder.

Will he see out the season?

*scurries off to visit F1.com* - back soon.

edit: Found it

Red Bull’s Mark Webber has announced that he will leave Formula One racing at the end of this season and join Porsche’s new sportscar programme in the World Endurance Championship and Le Mans 24 Hours.

SeatBackForward · Jun 27, 2013

JessicaTam said:
Will he see out the season?

*scurries off to visit F1.com* - back soon.

edit: Found it

Nah, you couldn't see that one coming...:banghead:

He's too much of a veteran to be Vettels lackey, surprised he stuck with it for so long to be honest.

Princess Fiona · Jun 27, 2013

And just too late for all those FASA's I won't now be taking, my new travel wallet arrived today

JohnK · Jun 27, 2013

The more you don't like something the more it happens....

JessicaTam · Jun 27, 2013

SeatBackForward said:
Nah, you couldn't see that one coming...:banghead:

He's too much of a veteran to be Vettels lackey, surprised he stuck with it for so long to be honest.

I agree that he was very patient. I would have hoped that he would have had a drive with another F1 team for a season or two before leaving the sport.

I think Ricciardo is a bit young/inexperienced yet for a prime team drive. Maybe he could go to Williams and they could give Maldonado the boot.

SeatBackForward · Jun 27, 2013

JessicaTam said:
I agree that he was very patient. I would have hoped that he would have had a drive with another F1 team for a season or two before leaving the sport.

Agreed. Would have been good to see him in a tier two team again. Its always better watching a top driver in a weaker car. My favourite driver for a time was Jean Alesi but then he joined Ferrari. Then I liked Frentzen but he joined Williams! Sadly Webber will be in the same category.

I think Ricciardo is a bit young/inexperienced yet for a prime team drive. Maybe he could go to Williams and they could give Maldonado the boot.

Well that wasn't a factor for Lewis Hamilton!

I think F1 needs a radical overhaul to prevent issues like team orders being a bigger deal than quality driving.

JohnK · Jun 27, 2013

Pushka said:
This thread is so much nicer than the politics one.

That would depend on which way you look at it.

JessicaTam · Jun 27, 2013

JohnK said:
That would depend on which way you look at it.

TBH, Any way!

JohnK · Jun 27, 2013

JessicaTam said:
TBH, Any way!

Really? Sometimes I don't think so.

anat0l · Jun 27, 2013

shellthom said:
So golf - I found out yesterday stood for Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden at trivia last night...

Didn't know that one! All I know about how golf came to be was by Robin Williams (reposted from the humour thread some time ago)

(Warning: contains swearing... a fair bit of it)

Robin Williams: The Invention of Golf! - YouTube

Buzzard · Jun 27, 2013

JessicaTam said:
I agree that he was very patient. I would have hoped that he would have had a drive with another F1 team for a season or two before leaving the sport.

I think Ricciardo is a bit young/inexperienced yet for a prime team drive. Maybe he could go to Williams and they could give Maldonado the boot.

....Past a Maldonado on the left hand side......

JohnK · Jun 27, 2013