Sparky

Yeah, sorry Tony. It's just that Laleham is just down the road from me, and sod's law dictates that I'll break down in Norfolk if I go that way!

1. Cliff (gghc87) 2: Pete (peteyg) 3: Hilly (Hilly) mutant behavoral problems depending 4: Daz (dazman3) 5: Bo (botus) 6: Glyn (Splashout) 7. Peter (pitstoppete) hopefully. new house buying permitting. 8. Matt (Caulkhead68) - subject to car being back on the road (currently with Troy having some work done) 9. Rog (SE OWNER) - what he said... 10. Gary (sparky) - wife working again. She's getting suspicious.

Ooooh - something local! More likely to get to this one than the other. Happy to help put a smile on kids' faces. Hope the below follows convention... 1. sparky - 89 Turbo

I spent the last couple of days in New York. At JFK, wheels down to getting in a cab was 45 minutes. Returning to Heathrow, we started our hold pattern at 0600 this morning. Following the usual abysmal processes involving landing, finding a stand (off-terminal), being shoehorned into a crappy bus, queueing interminably at immigration (in the UK/EU line!), waiting forever for baggage, waiting even longer for a shuttle to the car park, I finally got to my car almost 3 hours later. And virtually every human I met was miserable and disinterested. Heathrow is a shambles. Give me US Immigration any day.

Hi Gertjan I believe this is the one you want.

The Twin Towers (and thousands of people) no longer exist because security wasn't up to scratch. I will gladly comply with any regulations that go some way to ensuring greater safety. What do people consider to be a happy medium?

Couldn't agree more. And why even try, when the government will give you it on a CD for free? Somebody somewhere knows all about me AND my kids, thanks to their ineptitude. Makes a rough pointer on a map pale into insignificance.

I believe x-wind limit for 320 is either 35 or 38kt. Pretty sure HAM was around that mark yesterday! Left wing damaged, but not as bad as it looked.

I think it's such a shame there's such polarity over these things. Anything like this will display as much or as little as you want it to. So, for those who want to participate, it's a handy social tool adjustable to ANY level of accuracy and privacy that one desires. And if you don't want to play, well, no problem. It's a bit like saying "I don't drive cars - they kill people." Yes they do, when used irresponsibly. But when used within guidelines they're very handy! Likewise Web 2.0 - it's here to stay, and we can't do a thing to change it. It is already changing the social framework of the world. Those who wish, though, can simply avoid it. And for the record, I dislike Facebook, and all its sinister affiliates in the business of marketing personal information.

Absolutely. I hear the crosswind was above limits for that a/c anyhow.

I enjoy a good frisky landing, and I've had my fair share. But this is one I'd draw the line at. It happened at Hamburg yesterday. Left wing strike, lots of soiled seats, and probably the end of a flying career. Grab it while you can - this one's disappearing for some reason(!): http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ddb_1204404185

Understood, Mat, thanks. Shame though - it's an incredible piece of technology at zero cost, and the possibilities are endless. But so be it.

Apologies as promised! Searched for it, but didn't find - probably incorrect words. Hey ho. So it didn't pan out? Bibs's link gives me a blank, but it looks like it wasn't using Google, which is much more function-rich. Edit: Sorry - I see it was changed to Google membermaps. My proposal was something a little more labour-intensive ultimately, but far more configurable.

If this has been covered before, then apologies. For my sins I run a development team which is just breaking into web 2.0 technology (dragging our heels). I'm not very good at this stuff myself, but I've always been interested in mashups - in this example, a method of merging web-based data sources. So I thought I'd have a play. I'm intrigued to know the geographical spread of Esprit owners, and a Google Maps mashup is the ideal solution. I'm initially playing around with the Google interface, but eventually would like to migrate something more interesting to my server (or yours, Bibs, if interested). Have a look at the following: Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp....654297&z=6 Google Earth: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp...2&output=nl (safe to open the file, honest) ... and click the blue marker. In this case, the geographical placing is where I took the photo rather than my house. I appreciate people may not want to give their precise address, but the town would do! Alternatively it could be used as a photo/data bank, as in my example. Text, all kinds of data, photos and video are possible. At the moment it's just a manual thing, but a hosted user-updated database shouldn't be too difficult. Thoughts?

On her way to work at approx 0945 today, the wife spotted a red Stevens (she thinks) going clockwise around the M25 somewhere around M40/M4. She thought it was me! So if you saw a mad redhead waving like a loon on the opposite carriageway, you've just met the trouble.

At last! Had to pop down to Brooklands today, so thought I'd give Newlands Corner a go. Fantastic to meet Cliff! First Esprit I've seen (apart from when buying) for years - literally. I was beginning to understand what a giant panda must feel like. (To missus): Can I have an S4s now?

Next weekend doesn't work for me - I'll be in NYC getting bladdered at an early Paddy's day yahoo. So, do I take it I'll be Billy No Mates at Newlands Corner tomorrow?

Ah, but mine's a carb turbo - no cat. Haven't figured out the provenance of the exhaust yet; I have 4 tailpipes! Sounds luvverly though. Did a bunch of ignition stuff today, and searched for loose wiring for ages, but didn't find the throttle jack cables. However, not noticing any adverse effect.

All myself, except for anything that needs engineering/fabrication. I find it quite refreshing to work on something that isn't dependent on a dozen computers. Just like the old days.

So, is anybody going to make this? Being a newbie and looking to my first hoon, it'd be nice to meet a few members. Esprit currently behaving - although I haven't even made a dent in that long list. Bloody kitchen.

Coincidentally I've just found out my throttle jack's disconnected. Haven't even found the wiring yet. Common issue?

Hmmmm - wife's at work again that day! I just hope the car's in the mood...

Wow. I was out just a little bit longer than expected - around 4 hours longer. When I got home the missus said I deserved the break! So she stays. For the moment.

Wife at work again. Instructions received to clean up at home. So - do what I'm told, or hoon? Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng Sod it. I'm off to Brooklands.

As an ntl (spit spit) customer, I 'inherited' Virgin Media. Now, much as I hate lining Beardy's pockets with cash (don't get me started on that one), the service is incredibly reliable and delivers exactly what it promises. Every six months or so, we call Virgin and tell them to give us a reason to stay, Sky much cheaper, blah blah, and without fail they give us service improvements or discounts. At the moment I'm getting 20Mb from them at