Grand Central 2,654 Posted December 30, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: I don’t have a problem with it being used although I not sure it’s worthy of a mention in the star piece , my point was the odd way it was worded like I had no background in speedway at all just some angry bloke on twitter , of which i don’t really use twitter that much , it felt a bit like someone trying to make a point , while we are on the subject of twitter Phillip do you know who runs the speedway GB twitter account ? Yes, it was oddly written. But then Peter Oakes has had a few odd moments this year . I noticed he has even had to bring up the Italian weirdo again, when raking over those particular coals once more seems very ill judged. But his fixation is seemingly very strong. Personally, I would have thought that particular episode's coverage in the The Star would have gone down in the LOSER section itself, alongside the Peter Collins cock-up interview. Which were surely low points of the year to rival at least some of those that were chosen.. Edited December 30, 2017 by Grand Central Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halifaxtiger 5,318 Posted December 30, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, bellevueace said: Bloody hell the winners and losers in the star is all light hearted, why do some appear to take it so seriously? Hence some appearing in both categories. I know for a fact that Isle of Wight do not regard their entry as 'winners' as light hearted (and rightly so, if there were winners last season they are surely one of them).. To be fair, it does say in Speedy Star that some of the mentions are firmly but, to me, you can't mix serious comment with something that is anything but. Frequently, people have trouble determining which is which. Edited December 30, 2017 by Halifaxtiger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bellevueace 913 Posted December 31, 2017 Theres no doubt there were others who would also class themselves winners who were not included, its one persons opinion, its meant to be tongue in cheek so why anyone would get upset is beyond me, I take your point regarding the Isle of Wight though as they have done a fantastic job down there and full credit to them. Happy New Year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gee jay 234 Posted December 31, 2017 nothing to do with s/star but try this one . a card delivered to my mother at 39 wood street in wales was addressed to 39 wood street , adelaide , south australia . it had an airmail sticker and been franked . brought it down with me to give to our postman , which i did and the next day it was back up at my mothers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martinmauger 584 Posted December 31, 2017 My family's 'record' for stuff sent by air mail to relatives in Florida, USA is 4 days. A friend of ours entered a compettion via a stamped envelope: comp address with 1st class stamp on the front, answer and her address on the back. It was posted through her front door the next day.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scaramanga 902 Posted December 31, 2017 i had similar wasnt airmail but postie said this isnt yours is it then twice the same week its threough the door Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hagonshocker 1,956 Posted January 4, 2018 Anyone having issues getting there copy today? My reserved copy at Swindon newsagent didn’t show today Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted January 4, 2018 Only ever now 2 copies in the place where I buy SS. Have to race there on a Thursday morning to get a copy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruno 1,790 Posted January 4, 2018 I'd imagine their a day behind because of New Years Day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hagonshocker 1,956 Posted January 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, bruno said: I'd imagine their a day behind because of New Years Day Shouldn’t be it was on time last week after 2 BH’s have now heard weather issues Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHILIPRISING 7,298 Posted January 4, 2018 1 hour ago, bruno said: I'd imagine their a day behind because of New Years Day THE SS staff work New Year's day ... this week's was as per usual schedule. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHILIPRISING 7,298 Posted January 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Richard Weston said: Only ever now 2 copies in the place where I buy SS. Have to race there on a Thursday morning to get a copy. WHERE is that please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulco 7,075 Posted January 4, 2018 Suppose it depends where you are in the country , my missus went into WH Smiths in Paisley this morning and they had 5 copies on the shelf , well 4 after she left . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted January 4, 2018 1 hour ago, PHILIPRISING said: THE SS staff work New Year's day ... this week's was as per usual schedule. And as usual, it hit our doorway this morning. Many thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcatdiary 3,165 Posted January 4, 2018 26 minutes ago, Tsunami said: And as usual, it hit our doorway this morning. Many thanks. As did mine which is and has been since I complained nearly 100% reliably on a Thursday. A few years ago after my subscription copy kept getting later and later I had a word with our local postman who I knew fairly well and he told me the problem isn’t the local post office but the regional sorting office (their priorities) he advised me to write or email the local manager which I did and for the last 5 years my copy has nearly 100% arrived on the Thursday like it did over Christmas and New Year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites