IainB Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 Just now, ruffdiamond said: It's a pity you didn't need a p!ss by the time you got to Donington services,,, might have saved you a great deal of time? Thought I'd wait to piss in Scotland 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 minute ago, iainb said: Thought I'd wait to piss in Scotland Suppose you could put that down as the most expensive p!ss you've ever had? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldtimerRay Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Diamondboy said: It got called off at lunchtime, long before anyone sensible would have set off for the meeting, unless you are coming from outside the uk..... Tell that to the Newcastle supporters who arrived at the gates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 minute ago, ruffdiamond said: Suppose you could put that down as the most expensive p!ss you've ever had? Worth every penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scunny1 Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 Two miles from the track and it was a steady drizzle from 7.30pm onwards , with a deluge at 8.50pm. So weather forecast was correct, early call off correct and if you can't be bothered to check websites before travelling boo hoo! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupy Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 28 minutes ago, StevePark said: Did Newcastle not run a service of this kind a few years back? Yes they did but I could be wrong but was it just for home meetings only.I remember when you used to ring a premium rate number to listen to commentary trackside after every 4 heats and get the scores and scorer’s etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Diamondboy said: It got called off at lunchtime, long before anyone sensible would have set off for the meeting, unless you are coming from outside the uk..... That isn't the point though. I don't mind travelling only to discover the weather intervenes, it happens and I would check in advance. If promoters pick and choose for whatever reason, then so will I. Even more galling if I was local. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan555 Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 49 minutes ago, OldtimerRay said: Tell that to the Newcastle supporters who arrived at the gates I’m just baffled that they’ve come from Newcastle when the meeting was postponed at 12 it was posted all over Scunthorpe and speedway GB social media along with the Scunthorpe speedway website! What more could be done ?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Ryan555 said: I’m just baffled that they’ve come from Newcastle when the meeting was postponed at 12 it was posted all over Scunthorpe and speedway GB social media along with the Scunthorpe speedway website! What more could be done ?! Why would you check though? There was no real substantial rain forecast, it seems these days if you do decide to travel you must stop every 15 minutes to check it's not been cancelled on a whim 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldtimerRay Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, Ryan555 said: I’m just baffled that they’ve come from Newcastle when the meeting was postponed at 12 it was posted all over Scunthorpe and speedway GB social media along with the Scunthorpe speedway website! What more could be done ?! Put it on the speedway forum ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scunny1 Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, iainb said: Why would you check though? There was no real substantial rain forecast, it seems these days if you do decide to travel you must stop every 15 minutes to check it's not been cancelled on a whim Take it from a local it was very wet!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan555 Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 Just now, scunny1 said: Take it from a local it was very wet!!! Yeah I’m about 10 minutes away from the track it couldn’t have gone ahead this evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan555 Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, iainb said: Why would you check though? There was no real substantial rain forecast, it seems these days if you do decide to travel you must stop every 15 minutes to check it's not been cancelled on a whim The forecast did get worse and I’m about 10 minutes from the track and the meeting could no way have gone ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan555 Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, OldtimerRay said: Put it on the speedway forum ? Someone did put it on here within the hour of it being called off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupy Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Ryan555 said: The forecast did get worse and I’m about 10 minutes from the track and the meeting could no way have gone ahead I was told it was rideable but not to race on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan555 Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 minute ago, soupy said: I was told it was rideable but not to race on. At the end of the day it’s not like we are at the end of the season and have to get the meeting done there’s plenty more Fridays 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 43 minutes ago, iainb said: Why would you check though? There was no real substantial rain forecast, it seems these days if you do decide to travel you must stop every 15 minutes to check it's not been cancelled on a whim With British Weather why would you not check.If there was no substantial rain forecast what was the official reason for cancellation.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Fromafar said: With British Weather why would you not check.If there was no substantial rain forecast what was the official reason for cancellation.? Scunny website said "Please note that, due to a deteriorating weather forecast for tonight, Scunthorpe v Newcastle has been postponed. No re-staging date as yet." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 11 minutes ago, StevePark said: Scunny website said "Please note that, due to a deteriorating weather forecast for tonight, Scunthorpe v Newcastle has been postponed. No re-staging date as yet." Sounds like rain was expected .Don’t know people wouldn’t check weather or websites in this day and age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted May 21, 2022 Report Share Posted May 21, 2022 6 hours ago, Fromafar said: Sounds like rain was expected .Don’t know people wouldn’t check weather or websites in this day and age. People do check, in fact i did check this forecast as i was going to watch it on BSN, i saw that showers were forecast and thought nothing more of it. As I've said there was no storm forecast or any prolonged rain. If the club want to call it off that early that's fine, I'll just mark them down as one of the many clubs not to bother to travel to anymore as they can't be relied on to get a meeting on 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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