Attending the Monaco F1 Grand Prix - is it worthwhile for a non F1 fan?

Martin wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 21:13:52 +0100, (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

Martin wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 21:02:50 +0100, (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:
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I feel terrible saying that- I mean, the sportsmen are all so honest.
They only lie if they're told to.

I haven't seen any Santander ads recently...

Too busy banking in the low countries.

If you pay me a huge salary, I'll suggest you buy a few of them too...

Any idea why an HSBC tracker mortgage is 4.5% ATM?

Because they care so much about their customers?

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ah martin has found a new useless thread

"Martin" a écrit dans le message de
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On Tue, 26 May 2009 19:37:06 +0100, "Ian F."
wrote:

"tim....." wrote in message
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If you turn up on the day without a pre-booked ticket for a seat, at
best
you will be fighting for the standing spaces.

Call me anal,

Ian al?
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Martin

Martin wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 21:18:11 +0100, (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

Martin wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 21:13:52 +0100, (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

Martin wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 21:02:50 +0100, (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
[]
I feel terrible saying that- I mean, the sportsmen are all so honest.
They only lie if they're told to.

I haven't seen any Santander ads recently...

Too busy banking in the low countries.

If you pay me a huge salary, I'll suggest you buy a few of them too...

Any idea why an HSBC tracker mortgage is 4.5% ATM?

Because they care so much about their customers?

Duh I thought it was because they were robbing *******s.

Their ads always say how much being a global company makes them care, so
they must be true. Still, could do worse than being a banker here at the
moment. Not thinking of any other profession in particular...

--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
www.davidhorne.net (email address on website)
"The fact is that when I compose I never think of and never
have thought of meeting the listener." -George Perle (RIP 2009)

David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
Ian F. wrote:

"tim....." wrote in message
...

If you turn up on the day without a pre-booked ticket for a seat, at best
you will be fighting for the standing spaces.
Call me anal, but I can't for the life of me imagine why anyone would just
turn up to an event like this without having a ticket!

If it was me, I'd have pre-booked months before, confirmed, photocopied the
tickets, and put them in a safe until the day! A slap-dash attitude just
puzzles me, that's all - to my mind, it's just as easy and much less
stressful to have all your ducks in a row.

I find it easier to find F1 completely uninteresting!


I had lunch right after the start and fell asleep on the sofa .. should
have enjoyed the sun instead. Lunch was mozarella with some rocula and
tomatoes with acieto balsamico, finest spanish olive oil and fresh
basil, french bread and just a small glass of sauvignon washed down with
german mineral spring water and Italian espresso to round off.

Tom P wrote:

David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
Ian F. wrote:

"tim....." wrote in message
...

If you turn up on the day without a pre-booked ticket for a seat, at best
you will be fighting for the standing spaces.
Call me anal, but I can't for the life of me imagine why anyone would just
turn up to an event like this without having a ticket!

If it was me, I'd have pre-booked months before, confirmed, photocopied the
tickets, and put them in a safe until the day! A slap-dash attitude just
puzzles me, that's all - to my mind, it's just as easy and much less
stressful to have all your ducks in a row.

I find it easier to find F1 completely uninteresting!


I had lunch right after the start and fell asleep on the sofa ..

The language mix in the ingredients probably put you to sleep. Certainly
bored the tits of me.

--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
www.davidhorne.net (email address on website)
"The fact is that when I compose I never think of and never
have thought of meeting the listener." -George Perle (RIP 2009)

In article ,
Rod wrote:

I guess my main problem is that I'm not sure I'm that interested in
the race itself - rather I think the "atmosphere" might be fun around
the place, and I rather question whether I wouln't enjoy p***ing away
the cost of a seat (270-450 euro for race day) in the casino more...

That's ridiculous price.

Just to stand at one turn of the race to see cars going by?

I can see checking it out for an hour or so but the whole day?

Well I guess you have to be an F1 fan but if you're only seeing one
small section of the track, how do you get a sense of the whole race?

Probably better off watching on TV.

"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message
...

The language mix in the ingredients probably put you to sleep. Certainly
bored the tits of me.

LOL! Not to mention the 30,000 calories!

Ian

On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:49:03 +0100, Rod
wrote:

I read that
it was possible to get tickets on the day, though on reflection I'm
not sure if it was saying this for the race day itself - and it does
seem improbable that tickets will be easy to come by.

i think so, I think its something to pre book
--
Mike

On Tue, 26 May 2009 22:22:34 -0700, poldy wrote:

Well I guess you have to be an F1 fan but if you're only seeing one
small section of the track, how do you get a sense of the whole race?

Probably better off watching on TV.

at most tracks there are screens, I would say if you are an F1 fan you
probably go and see a race after watching for years on TV, there are
people who go to lots but most will be like my neighbour who did
Monaco as a one off treat. It will not matter about following the
race, its seeing it all first hand for once.
--
Mike

Martin wrote:
On Tue, 26 May 2009 23:30:18 +0100, (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

Tom P wrote:

David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
Ian F. wrote:

"tim....." wrote in message
...

If you turn up on the day without a pre-booked ticket for a seat, at best
you will be fighting for the standing spaces.
Call me anal, but I can't for the life of me imagine why anyone would just
turn up to an event like this without having a ticket!

If it was me, I'd have pre-booked months before, confirmed, photocopied the
tickets, and put them in a safe until the day! A slap-dash attitude just
puzzles me, that's all - to my mind, it's just as easy and much less
stressful to have all your ducks in a row.
I find it easier to find F1 completely uninteresting!

I had lunch right after the start and fell asleep on the sofa ..
The language mix in the ingredients probably put you to sleep. Certainly
bored the tits of me.

)

Is there something wrong with drinking German tap water that we should be made
aware of?

The tap water is even better quality than the bottled water.


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