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Post by ulstermayniac on Jun 23, 2009 11:47:01 GMT
Doofey - That was my fave part too.  Daisy - Yes, those viewing figures speak for themselves. |
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Post by Liz on Jun 23, 2009 12:58:19 GMT
One word for the start of the series... stunning! ;D
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Post by banned on Jun 23, 2009 23:22:28 GMT
;D After much giving of the look to my computer, it finally played the episode, and it was worth the wait, what a cracking start to the series!!
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Post by ulstermayniac on Jun 23, 2009 23:46:15 GMT
Yay! You got to see it!!  |
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Post by lew on Jun 24, 2009 5:50:31 GMT
For those who voted......thank you  now no one knows what you voted, so don't be shy, shall I get the pom poms out.....  for about 80 odd members who are on here we're missing a lot. So I'm wondering if it's worth it, thoughts please, otherwise I'll not waste my time or anyone else who starts these threads. |
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Post by nobody on Jun 24, 2009 10:34:41 GMT
Just watched it again still good but i think i should have given it a 9 instead of a 10 and save the 10s for episodes like the Vietnam one.
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Post by crumbs on Jun 24, 2009 11:33:00 GMT
Greetings
Haven't been on for ages for loads of reasons - mainly not good but things are looking up! Anyway, I enjoyed this episode lots. What really struck me (and I'm sorry if this has been covered before but I haven't had time to catch up) was how jolly Richard was. It seemed to me that he was properly properly better physically and mentally (it can take eons of time to get over head injuries I believe). He looked sparky and made me laugh lots - as they all did of course.
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Post by quintia on Jun 24, 2009 11:42:26 GMT
After much thought, I gave it a 9. It would have been a 10, but the news was horrible. I usually love the news, but it seemed forced. The race was fabulous, as was the Lotus review. The Stig "reveal" was awesome, and although I don't follow F1, Michael Schumacher was a good sport.
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Post by lew on Jun 24, 2009 11:53:37 GMT
Nice to see you back crumbs |
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Post by ulstermayniac on Jun 24, 2009 16:41:01 GMT
Something has just occured to me. When Richard was at the petrol station, he was talking on his phone to James, I think, and a voice came over the PA system asking him not to talk on his phone. Anyone have any idea why that would be? I know you are not allowed to use them in hospitals and stuff, but why not at a petrol station?
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Post by (Ali) on Jun 24, 2009 16:46:36 GMT
Something has just occured to me. When Richard was at the petrol station, he was talking on his phone to James, I think, and a voice came over the PA system asking him not to talk on his phone. Anyone have any idea why that would be? I know you are not allowed to use them in hospitals and stuff, but why not at a petrol station? Some people think that cell phones could spark fires to petrol fumes. It hasn't really been proven but most stations have signage up about phone use. urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa062399.htm |
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Post by inky on Jun 24, 2009 16:47:23 GMT
Because they are a fire risk (allegedly), something to do with the signaligniting the fumes  Used to work in a filling station and it was one of the 'rules'. |
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Post by fishtank1231 on Jun 24, 2009 17:11:49 GMT
Something has just occured to me. When Richard was at the petrol station, he was talking on his phone to James, I think, and a voice came over the PA system asking him not to talk on his phone. Anyone have any idea why that would be? I know you are not allowed to use them in hospitals and stuff, but why not at a petrol station? Some people think that cell phones could spark fires to petrol fumes. It hasn't really been proven but most stations have signage up about phone use. urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa062399.htmthey tested that on Mythbusters and I do believe that they couldn't blow it up |
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Post by ulstermayniac on Jun 24, 2009 17:14:08 GMT
Ah right, that isn't something I had ever heard of before. Thank you. |
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Post by Wyvern on Jun 24, 2009 20:53:29 GMT
It's a shame Brainiac was made for Sky, not BBC - Richard tested the mobile phone petrol explosion theory by attempting to blow up a petrol-soaked caravan with a mobile and failed. So he tried with lots of mobiles - and failed. But then he proved that you can blow up a petrol-soaked caravan using the build-up of static in a pair of nylon trousers. It's a pity he couldn't have turned around and explained that he'd 'scientifically' proved that trousers were more dangerous than phones on a petrol station forecourt |
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Post by TheDaisy on Jun 24, 2009 21:00:01 GMT
he'd 'scientifically' proved that trousers were more dangerous than phones Not something you hear every day ;D |
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Post by ulstermayniac on Jun 24, 2009 21:02:08 GMT
No its not, but it is very funny! Great story Wy! |
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Post by maureen on Jun 27, 2009 19:14:35 GMT
YES! I got to see this last night. I really enjoyed it alot. I was happy to see James win, but boy was Jeremy gorgeous, especially with the soot around his eyes making it look like he had on eye liner.  |
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Post by ulstermayniac on Jun 27, 2009 19:31:44 GMT
Jeremy was gorgeous. One of the best bits for me was when he declared "I'm doing this to beat a car, why? Why am I doing this?" but he was really going for it. And when he mentioned his old girlfriends house. I laughed a lot at that part. |
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Post by TheDaisy on Jun 27, 2009 22:25:46 GMT
My favourite bit was "Make millions of coal go in there!" I'm afraid I did snort at that part ;D
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Post by eshalda on Jun 27, 2009 22:42:36 GMT
My brother and sister in law were on the Tornado - not that I'm jealous of course.
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Post by TheDaisy on Jun 27, 2009 22:46:10 GMT
My brother and sister in law were on the Tornado - not that I'm jealous of course. Were they? Lucky lucky people *grrrrr* ;D |
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Post by ulstermayniac on Jun 27, 2009 22:49:46 GMT
What I can't get over is just how quickly the coal burns away! And what poor sod has to clear out all the ashes!? (and the bits of bacon)
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Post by TheDaisy on Jun 27, 2009 23:01:45 GMT
What I can't get over is just how quickly the coal burns away! And what poor sod has to clear out all the ashes!? (and the bits of bacon) Back in ye olden days, the railways would employ boys straight out of school to clean the locos, and they would then become firemen, and then drivers, as they got older. Most of the ashes would be dropped out of the bottom of the firebox once the train had got back to the shed, and then the next morning (very very early!) the cleaners would come in and make everything all shiny again |
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Post by ulstermayniac on Jun 27, 2009 23:22:26 GMT
Aww, that's a lovely story!! Thank you for that. *goes all railway Children with Jeremy* Do you happen to know what they did with the ashes? Did they bury them in the ground or something? They must have disposed of them somehow. I have only got a coal fire to heat my house, what I do it put mine in the bin and then they eventually end up on landfill. Can't imagine that's what happened back then though! |
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Post by TheDaisy on Jun 28, 2009 0:25:30 GMT
No idea. They would have gone into the ashpit at the depot (or by the side of the line in an emergency) but I have no clue as to what would have been done with them after that.
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Post by ulstermayniac on Jun 28, 2009 0:46:31 GMT
Maybe that's just something we are not meant to know. |
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Post by starfish on Jun 28, 2009 22:47:21 GMT
Something has just occured to me. When Richard was at the petrol station, he was talking on his phone to James, I think, and a voice came over the PA system asking him not to talk on his phone. Anyone have any idea why that would be? I know you are not allowed to use them in hospitals and stuff, but why not at a petrol station? Upon watching this episode again, regarding to guy on the loud speaker about the mobile phone. Richard ignores & continues to speak to Jeremy. Keep looking behind Rich you see the guy come out wearing a tie heading towards Richard to tell him off lol |
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Post by ulstermayniac on Jun 28, 2009 22:56:44 GMT
Yes I noticed that when I saw the episode again. Not good. Poor Richard, as if he didn't have enough to worry about. |
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Post by lew on Sept 27, 2009 15:50:01 GMT
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now no one knows what you voted, so don't be shy, shall I get the pom poms out..... 
for about 80 odd members who are on here we're missing a lot. So I'm wondering if it's worth it, thoughts please, otherwise I'll not waste my time or anyone else who starts these threads. 
I held you, you felt me, I touched you, you kissed me.......
