York 'Eye' thingy

[aka pixi]

Didnt know whether to put this in news, P+P or here, so if its the wrong category then sorry

I just saw on tv this morning about the York Eye thing(big wheel in York) anyway the reporter said that there was a VIP car on the wheel with a tv in it. What on earth would anyone want to watch tv for on a ride? It must last all of 3 minutes, just enough time to watch the adverts lol. Or maybe someone will pay for 10 turns on the trot so they can watch Corra or something.

[Robinia]

lol pixi!!!! I thought exactly the same when I saw it.
It would be great to stop the wheel when they're at the top & have a newsflash on the tv telling them they were going to be stuck up there for 24 hours! Then put loads of progs on about water.....hahaha ..... :o)

[aka pixi]

yayyyyyyyyyy an answer, I mean, ahem, hi there robinia lol. hope you are doing okay :) lmao at the newsflash, that would be well funny. I just couldnt believe what I was hearing this morning, I was like 'eh? a tv? what for? lol

[dot.hawkes]

They had one in manchester last week near the Harvey Nichs store, i wonder if it is the same one and it is touring the provinces! I think the one with the TV actually is a CCTV one showing the wheel in action, morning pixi, how many eggs will the Easter Bunny be bringing you?

[aka pixi]

hi dotty, lol well that must be the most boring tv in the world then. awww i asked the easter bunny not to fetch me any eggs cos i eat way too much chocolate as it is. Come sunday i will be whinging when i dont get any. How bout you? Is the bunny visiting your house?

[whiffey]

I do not understand how people can go on wheels like that, the London Eye for example. Stuck in a little transparent cabin for an hour or so. What happens if you are caught short, or get panicky ?

[aka pixi]

hi whiffey, I have mild claustrophia so wouldnt dare go in one of those little cars anyway. hmmm you would think the VIP car would have a tiny toilet installed just in case. oh and what happens if you run out of chocolate?

[whiffey]

Little chance of that pixi ! The CO-OP are doing Lindt Milk chocolate for 99p a bar, so I am buying 2 a day, no word of a lie. I have at least 10 bars on top of my piano now, 12 by this evening.

Interesting that you have mild claustrophobia. How do you handle the London Underground ? For me now it's a no-no. I arrived at Victoria one morning and just got carried underground in a mass of humanity. It was horrible, never again.

[dot.hawkes]

I am quite off chocolate lately pixi! But a big bunch of daffs from the grandson would be a special treat this year!

Whiffey why do you want so much chocolate? have u had any of those Lindt Bunnies, they lok really cute!

[aka pixi]

wow i love lindt choccy, I have some of the 85% plain in the pantry. I have never been on the underground whiffey, it would freak me out being near so many people lol

aww dotty, i cant understand how peeps can go off choccy lol A big bunch of daffs would be lovely, ours are in full flower in our garden, though they are only the minature ones.

Well its hellhole time so I gotta go, have a great day everyone byeeeee xxx

[jno]

an hour? You'll be lucky whiffey. About 20 minutes on the London Eye and there are rumours that they speed it up a bit at rush hour although they deny it. If you're apt to get caught short, go before you go. Can you really get claustrophobia when you're in a glass container?

[whiffey]

jno, claustrophobia is widely held to be a fear of confined spaces. The fundament of it however is really 'loss of control'. Glass cabin yes, but you have no control over being or not being in it. If I was told to sit in a chair in the middle of a huge field and not move for an hour, I would find it disturbing.

How did we get on to phobias ? My fault. Eeek !!