Lovelock Family & Snoopy Robot Boat News & End of September 2024 video

[Robin Lovelock on robin@gpss.co.uk]

Hi Guys. The important link is http://www.gpss.co.uk/rbblog11.htm but, for those than can handle it ...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/aECe404rQnA?si=z3fV5MqQUxtJZJvk  is a 1.2 hour video with the trails of photos shot between Friday 27th until Monday 30th September 2024. The video starts with Robin's usual amusing introduction, shot on Monday 30th and recent days, walking down their front drive at 22 Armitage Court in Sunninghill. Robin shows you Snoopy's Robot Boat in the front garden, on 24/7 Static Test, researching improving solar power. Now solved ? The boat should soon be ready for a Bray Lake Test, before a 2024 Atlantic Attempt. Photo trails show how, with the right help, they might get the house, back to what is was several decades ago.  This, and earlier videos, have important detail for potential helpers in "property maintenance" ;-) They need plenty of experience and "common sense" ;-) After the photo trails, Robin wraps up with video shot in July 2023: prophetic words of James Lovelock about Global Warming, and Robin's suggestions about the DVLA. He still has not received his driving licence. Most guys would be annoyed, but Robin is often amused by incompetence - so long as it does not result in suffering, pain, or death. It has been very "inconvenient", with more load put on June, coping brilliantly with her health problems. She has still not seen her Magnolia House Doctor. Yes, as can be expected, from Robin's career, then hobby interests, there are plenty of examples of people, GPS Tracking, and technology being exploited. e.g. wildlife and people caught on CCTV; Sunninghill Comrades Club; Pub Lunches ;-) The automatic subtitles/captions were soon available, with translation into any language. Well Done Youtube Guys, whoever and wherever you are ! ;-) Footnote: Youtube used to give a choice of three images, for the "title picture" - and now just one. Often a good choice. You can do it yourself - and not an image bigger than 2 MB ! Not difficult with old Paint. Google and Youtube things change - fewer people to employ and pay ? Bring back people, simply aided by A.I.  ! :-)

That's the Youtube description above, and I must admit I liked their choice of the Renoir painting hanging up in our hall :-)

I am sending out this email, to overlapping networks of friends, many of whom are overseas, and some in active war zones. 

I also have to reply to email in my in-tray, including from guys like candidates in our local elections, coming up soon, and my "Grumpy Old Men" friends, including neighbours and old workmates. I am continually surprised by how these networks overlap !

One common thread in communication is that it can be done far more efficiently by web pages, such as my Snoopy Robot Boat "Blog11" on http://www.gpss.co.uk/rbblog11.htm  - by occasionally visiting and looking at the update date at the top, to see if it has changed, before you decide to look at it again. 

That "Who has visited this page" at the bottom shows the same to everyone. You can see how you appear, and roughly where other visitors are. It reduces the need for me to send out messages like this.

Of course, it does not help, even, as this morning, it said there were visitors to "Blog11" on http://www.gpss.co.uk/rbblog11.htm  from Ascot - remarkably accurate if Sunninghill, Ascot. BUT, this could have been my neighbour Stuart, who is the oldest, wisest, or most capable of us, neighbour Richard,

who rarely visits a link of mine, or maybe even that local election candidate. Or was it one of the interesting guys I was speaking to in the Sunninghill Comrades Club last night ? :-)

Take Care

Robin

http://www.gpss.co.uk  and http://www.gpshobby.info  and http://www.nhscare.info 

and Snoopy on http://www.gpss.co.uk/autop.htm  :-)