The Lockdown! LM2020

The Lockdown! LM2020

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fatboy18

Original Poster:

19,153 posts

218 months

BeeGT

392 posts

223 months

Tuesday 28th April 2020
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Fantastic, I'm missing June 2020 even more after seeing this.

LawrieC

583 posts

111 months

Tuesday 28th April 2020
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Our alternative plan was to meet at the big garden of one of our team, park caravans, erect tents and put on last years DVD, with a few beers and a barbeque, but I'm not sure we'll be able to do that in June.

Not dissimilar.

chrisring

206 posts

152 months

Wednesday 29th April 2020
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Great Vid
I believe Radio Le Mans are going to re run a previous 24 hour race.
I plan to spend time in the garden, bbq, beer and listen to RLM and schedule a few Zoom meetings with fellow race goers

LawrieC

583 posts

111 months

Wednesday 29th April 2020
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What would we do without Zoom.cool

I'm surprised that the broadband and phones etc can cope with it all.

I think Zoom at 4pm on the original race day has to be done, but half of my lot are on dial-up and phones with buttons eek

fatboy18

Original Poster:

19,153 posts

218 months

Wednesday 29th April 2020
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chrisring said:
Great Vid
I believe Radio Le Mans are going to re run a previous 24 hour race.
I plan to spend time in the garden, bbq, beer and listen to RLM and schedule a few Zoom meetings with fellow race goers
Sounds perfect, Get one of your neighbours to turn on the hose pipe and direct it over the fence now and again, Le mans always seems to get the odd shower hehe

gt6

1,463 posts

192 months

Wednesday 29th April 2020
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You could also get a few complete strangers to walk into your garden and pee against the fence to give it that authentic feel. Sorry bug bear of mine

LawrieC

583 posts

111 months

Thursday 30th April 2020
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Not so fast, they've found a cure!

It cuts the duration of symptoms from 15 days down to 11, and the mortality rate is cut by a third.

Well, its almost a cure, but it does give more options for easing the lockdown.

chrisring

206 posts

152 months

Thursday 30th April 2020
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I live in Cornwall, we get similar weather to Le Mans!
Don't tell the tourists...but it rains a lot down here!!


fatboy18 said:
ounds perfect, Get one of your neighbours to turn on the hose pipe and direct it over the fence now and again, Le mans always seems to get the odd shower hehe

chrisring

206 posts

152 months

Thursday 30th April 2020
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I have a dog to do that for me.. it always will pee wherever I set up chairs or Bbq in the garden!

gt6 said:
You could also get a few complete strangers to walk into your garden and pee against the fence to give it that authentic feel. Sorry bug bear of mine

nutsyH

580 posts

205 months

Friday 1st May 2020
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Nice to see the LM humour still going strong.

LawrieC

583 posts

111 months

Friday 1st May 2020
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chrisring said:
I have a dog to do that for me.. it always will pee wherever I set up chairs or Bbq in the garden!
At Le Mans, we used to have a Martin that did much the same rolleyes. biggrin

chrisring

206 posts

152 months

Friday 1st May 2020
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We all have one of those in the team!
quite possibly me on occasions!!



LawrieC said:
At Le Mans, we used to have a Martin that did much the same rolleyes. biggrin

Tyre Smoke

23,018 posts

268 months

Friday 1st May 2020
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To do this properly, you need to set up your Argos gazebo (straight out of the box) not using instructions, whilst drinking as many warm Stubby beers as you can. Try to do this in your front garden as close to, if not encroaching a bit on your next door neighbour's flower bed. Get a 1980s ghetto blaster and scour ebay for some Dutch techno music. Do not play this yet.
If possible, run an extension cable via several un insulated joints from the nearest lamppost to your gazebo. Start lining up your empty stubbies along the front of your lawn where it joins the pavement. If you can, set up your Argos tent. Again, no instructions and consume as much warm beer as you can stomach. At this point, get you most sober mate to drive your car (uninsured obvs) to the local tip and pick up an old fridge with a noisy motor and dodgy door seal. On the way home, go via the supermarket and buy up all the disposable barbecues and more warm beer. Don't forget the meat for the barbecue and a French stick. Purchase nothing else.
On return to your front garden, plug in the fridge and fill with beer. If there's room, put the meat in too. If not, place it under your car which should now be on your lawn half under the gazebo. If the electric supply is still working, great. If not, sneak into your neighbour's garage and plug your extension cable in there.
Break out the folding chairs and consume more beer while encouraging anybody driving past to 'spin it up' and cheering/jeering as appropriate. Make lewd comments you wouldn't dare to make normally at home to any female passing by. About 8pm light the barbecue and half cook the meat. Consume more beer and after dark fire up the ghetto blaster with Dutch techno until 4am. If your neighbours complain, tell them to f--k off in as many European languages as you can. If you need a wee or a dump, your neighbour has plenty of flowerbeds. Don't forget to take a big roll with you though. In the morning, wake up and discover the now stale French stick on the grass. Decide it doesn't look too bad and consume half with a warm beer because someone left the fridge door open all night.

God I miss Le Mans.

joema

2,687 posts

186 months

Friday 1st May 2020
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I think I'm going to go and sit next to the M3 with beer in hand.

Vette_1978

3,247 posts

229 months

Friday 1st May 2020
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LawrieC said:
chrisring said:
I have a dog to do that for me.. it always will pee wherever I set up chairs or Bbq in the garden!
At Le Mans, we used to have a Martin that did much the same rolleyes. biggrin
We also have a Martín, although he usually starts fires and fights with trees.

fatboy18

Original Poster:

19,153 posts

218 months

Friday 1st May 2020
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Tyre Smoke said:
To do this properly, you need to set up your Argos gazebo (straight out of the box) not using instructions, whilst drinking as many warm Stubby beers as you can. Try to do this in your front garden as close to, if not encroaching a bit on your next door neighbour's flower bed. Get a 1980s ghetto blaster and scour ebay for some Dutch techno music. Do not play this yet.
If possible, run an extension cable via several un insulated joints from the nearest lamppost to your gazebo. Start lining up your empty stubbies along the front of your lawn where it joins the pavement. If you can, set up your Argos tent. Again, no instructions and consume as much warm beer as you can stomach. At this point, get you most sober mate to drive your car (uninsured obvs) to the local tip and pick up an old fridge with a noisy motor and dodgy door seal. On the way home, go via the supermarket and buy up all the disposable barbecues and more warm beer. Don't forget the meat for the barbecue and a French stick. Purchase nothing else.
On return to your front garden, plug in the fridge and fill with beer. If there's room, put the meat in too. If not, place it under your car which should now be on your lawn half under the gazebo. If the electric supply is still working, great. If not, sneak into your neighbour's garage and plug your extension cable in there.
Break out the folding chairs and consume more beer while encouraging anybody driving past to 'spin it up' and cheering/jeering as appropriate. Make lewd comments you wouldn't dare to make normally at home to any female passing by. About 8pm light the barbecue and half cook the meat. Consume more beer and after dark fire up the ghetto blaster with Dutch techno until 4am. If your neighbours complain, tell them to f--k off in as many European languages as you can. If you need a wee or a dump, your neighbour has plenty of flowerbeds. Don't forget to take a big roll with you though. In the morning, wake up and discover the now stale French stick on the grass. Decide it doesn't look too bad and consume half with a warm beer because someone left the fridge door open all night.

God I miss Le Mans.
clapclaphehe

LawrieC

583 posts

111 months

Friday 1st May 2020
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It does all sound too familiar