Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 3]
Discussion
Frank7 said:
Fred made a lot of sense to me with his two cents worth, but maybe I didn’t get the memo on prices, can it seriously cost you up to 13 grand for two adults and three kids for two weeks AI?
If it was 1k p.p., five people would only come to five grand, unless you’re eating dinner at Majorca’s answer to the Ritz every night, and drinking 5 star cognac too, and if it’s AI, then you wouldn’t be going out for dinner would you?
I appreciate that comparisons are odious, and I’m not talking like for like, but last month my wife and I were invited out to Malagá, for a family get together.
I’m only used to booking flights, and vacation pool houses online, I’d never been AI in my life, so I left it to her.
She found a hotel, 4 star, AI, return flights from Stansted, granted it was 5 days, 4 nights, not two weeks, and it was just us two, but it came to £342 each.
All it cost us on top of that, was the car park at Stansted, and a taxi from Malagá Airport to the hotel and back.
I took €400, and came back with €250, so I find the suggestion of over £10k a tad mystifying.
I very often miss something glaringly obvious, just show me where, and I’ll apologise to Welshbeef for not seeing it.
It’s because hotels do not put 5 physical people in a normal room. If it was 1k p.p., five people would only come to five grand, unless you’re eating dinner at Majorca’s answer to the Ritz every night, and drinking 5 star cognac too, and if it’s AI, then you wouldn’t be going out for dinner would you?
I appreciate that comparisons are odious, and I’m not talking like for like, but last month my wife and I were invited out to Malagá, for a family get together.
I’m only used to booking flights, and vacation pool houses online, I’d never been AI in my life, so I left it to her.
She found a hotel, 4 star, AI, return flights from Stansted, granted it was 5 days, 4 nights, not two weeks, and it was just us two, but it came to £342 each.
All it cost us on top of that, was the car park at Stansted, and a taxi from Malagá Airport to the hotel and back.
I took €400, and came back with €250, so I find the suggestion of over £10k a tad mystifying.
I very often miss something glaringly obvious, just show me where, and I’ll apologise to Welshbeef for not seeing it.
They put you in a junior suite or suite or duplex instead - or a full on swim up room as that’s only where the room capacity meets the 5 head need.
£8k was the norm the £13k was in Marbella(but it was B&Q and didn’t look all that).
Note the hotel star ratings are 4*+ or 5* and it’s the peak 2 weeks in Aug
Frank7 said:
Fred made a lot of sense to me with his two cents worth, but maybe I didn’t get the memo on prices, can it seriously cost you up to 13 grand for two adults and three kids for two weeks AI?
If it was 1k p.p., five people would only come to five grand, unless you’re eating dinner at Majorca’s answer to the Ritz every night, and drinking 5 star cognac too, and if it’s AI, then you wouldn’t be going out for dinner would you?
I appreciate that comparisons are odious, and I’m not talking like for like, but last month my wife and I were invited out to Malagá, for a family get together.
I’m only used to booking flights, and vacation pool houses online, I’d never been AI in my life, so I left it to her.
She found a hotel, 4 star, AI, return flights from Stansted, granted it was 5 days, 4 nights, not two weeks, and it was just us two, but it came to £342 each.
All it cost us on top of that, was the car park at Stansted, and a taxi from Malagá Airport to the hotel and back.
I took €400, and came back with €250, so I find the suggestion of over £10k a tad mystifying.
I very often miss something glaringly obvious, just show me where, and I’ll apologise to Welshbeef for not seeing it.
Look at TUI sensatori for example and you’ll see - these are very nice but nowhere near the maximum you could go toIf it was 1k p.p., five people would only come to five grand, unless you’re eating dinner at Majorca’s answer to the Ritz every night, and drinking 5 star cognac too, and if it’s AI, then you wouldn’t be going out for dinner would you?
I appreciate that comparisons are odious, and I’m not talking like for like, but last month my wife and I were invited out to Malagá, for a family get together.
I’m only used to booking flights, and vacation pool houses online, I’d never been AI in my life, so I left it to her.
She found a hotel, 4 star, AI, return flights from Stansted, granted it was 5 days, 4 nights, not two weeks, and it was just us two, but it came to £342 each.
All it cost us on top of that, was the car park at Stansted, and a taxi from Malagá Airport to the hotel and back.
I took €400, and came back with €250, so I find the suggestion of over £10k a tad mystifying.
I very often miss something glaringly obvious, just show me where, and I’ll apologise to Welshbeef for not seeing it.
227bhp said:
Shiv_P said:
227bhp said:
Why is there two people in an F1 safety car?
Is the passenger telling the driver where to go?
iirc the passengers operates the buttons and sIs the passenger telling the driver where to go?
t and heads communications and the driver drivesStevieBee said:
227bhp said:
Shiv_P said:
227bhp said:
Why is there two people in an F1 safety car?
Is the passenger telling the driver where to go?
iirc the passengers operates the buttons and sIs the passenger telling the driver where to go?
t and heads communications and the driver drives
""The safety car often seems slower than it is, but in actual fact, I tend to drive at my limit during the safety car phase. This means that in Monza, for example, on the main straight I drive at approximately up to 280 km/h. Just look at the figures: A Formula 1 race car on average is 35-45 seconds faster with every lap it completes, depending on the length of the track. This means that a Formula 1 car can overtake the safety car every three laps. It’s pretty incredible how well the safety car measures up."
https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/inside-f1...
Gad-Westy said:
Why are footballers salaries always quoted in £/week? Unlike just about any other profession.
I read (although not verified) that it is done becuase football is a working class sport and a lot of working class people used to (or still do) get paid weekly? And so it was relatable?Could be b
ks of course but sounds possible.p1stonhead said:
Gad-Westy said:
Why are footballers salaries always quoted in £/week? Unlike just about any other profession.
I read (although not verified) that it is done becuase football is a working class sport and a lot of working class people used to (or still do) get paid weekly? And so it was relatable?Could be b
ks of course but sounds possible.Gad-Westy said:
p1stonhead said:
Gad-Westy said:
Why are footballers salaries always quoted in £/week? Unlike just about any other profession.
I read (although not verified) that it is done becuase football is a working class sport and a lot of working class people used to (or still do) get paid weekly? And so it was relatable?Could be b
ks of course but sounds possible.Gad-Westy said:
Another one from me.
What is the practical purpose of the "Police, follow this vehicle" signs on the back of security vans?
Normally they are likely to be full of expensive tools, or often conduct work in dodgy/sensitive/important areas that have either a high crime rate or are worth protecting for some other reason.What is the practical purpose of the "Police, follow this vehicle" signs on the back of security vans?
If the patrol car is on a routine patrol it can opt to follow the van out of due diligence.
Gad-Westy said:
Another one from me.
What is the practical purpose of the "Police, follow this vehicle" signs on the back of security vans?
There's no comma. It says "Police follow this vehicle" which is a statement, rather than a request. To alert would-be-carjackers that they have equipment in the security van which allows the police to follow it (or track it) in the event of it being broken into/stolen/involved in an accident?What is the practical purpose of the "Police, follow this vehicle" signs on the back of security vans?
p1stonhead said:
Gad-Westy said:
Why are footballers salaries always quoted in £/week? Unlike just about any other profession.
I read (although not verified) that it is done becuase football is a working class sport and a lot of working class people used to (or still do) get paid weekly? And so it was relatable?Could be b
ks of course but sounds possible.AWF90 said:
Strange its quoted like that as they are paid monthly.
No stranger than quoting yearly and paying monthly.I've had a couple of jobs paid weekly but quoted yearly. Come to think of it I've never had a job or contract quoted weekly. PAYE has always been quoted yearly and paid monthly or occasionally weekly. Contracts quoted daily or hourly.
Welshbeef said:
A question on time.
Why does time go slower on the top of a mountain than at sea level (fact was discussed at length today on R4 9am). They went as far to say that your head is actually younger than your feet marginally due to time travelling quicker at your feet than your head.
Because the further you are from the centre of the earth the faster you are moving, and relativity comes into play Why does time go slower on the top of a mountain than at sea level (fact was discussed at length today on R4 9am). They went as far to say that your head is actually younger than your feet marginally due to time travelling quicker at your feet than your head.
Welshbeef said:
A question on time.
Why does time go slower on the top of a mountain than at sea level (fact was discussed at length today on R4 9am). They went as far to say that your head is actually younger than your feet marginally due to time travelling quicker at your feet than your head.
That's why I never do handstands.Why does time go slower on the top of a mountain than at sea level (fact was discussed at length today on R4 9am). They went as far to say that your head is actually younger than your feet marginally due to time travelling quicker at your feet than your head.
MartG said:
Because the further you are from the centre of the earth the faster you are moving, and relativity comes into play
So if you had a doppelgänger on the moon from birth and you on the Earth let’s say you r 60 years old. Who would be older and by how much? Or is the moon a bad example as it has gravity of earth & moon
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