[14:39] <zmoylan> oh yeah, still a bank holiday in the uk
[14:39] <zmoylan> ,weather killiney
[14:41] <slashbel> they're only allowed an extra holiday so they can use it to worship their overlord
[14:43] <zmoylan> safe driving around the west of ireland in the wet?
[14:43] <slashbel> aye, it was grand
[14:43] <slashbel> there will be more videos soon
[14:44] <zmoylan> just the rain in ireland seems to bring out the looniest of drivers who behave like it's never rained before
[14:45] <slashbel> there isn't too much traffic out west
[14:46] <slashbel> and considering that on some overtakes i was up to 140, i was probably one of the looniest out there ;)
[14:46] <zmoylan> true.  there are parts you'd swear you were the only person for miles.
[14:47] <zmoylan> i kinda am easy on folk on motorbikes speeding.  they have something to lose.  it's the car drivers who'll be saved by their airbags, roll cage that kill others i detest.
[14:47] <slashbel> i wasn't going fast
[14:47] <slashbel> it's just you open up the throttle on a bike to overtake a car, you accerlerate from 70 to 140 very rapidly without realising it
[14:48] <slashbel> http://youtube.com/slashtomeu
[14:51] <zmoylan> i've seen some of your videos.  very good camera work.
[14:51] <slashbel> that's ebel's helmet cam
[14:52] <zmoylan> you'd think the vibration, rain would make it unworkable but it's at least near broadcast quality
[14:52] <ebel> It's a wide angle, 170° camera, so it's sorta hard to get wrong
[14:53] <slashbel> those videos are only SD, the camera will do HD
[14:53] <ebel> slashbel: not SD, SD is like 640×480, those are 720
[14:54] <slashbel> the camera is attached to helmet, so ebel absorbs much of the vibration of the bike
[14:54] <zmoylan> but where would you store the files? :-)
[14:54] <ebel> re: vibration, that's more noticable when camera is attached to bike. When it's attached to my helmet, my body acts as shock absorber
[14:54] <zmoylan> wonder if google glasses if they're ever launched change that market?
[14:55] <ebel> vibrations are noticable when attached to bike (e.g. here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pOKQQiupJ4&t=6s look at the top left of the image)
[14:58] <zmoylan> hah, sheep.  mutual road kill :-/
[15:01] <ebel> fecking loads of sheep in connemara
[15:01] <slashbel> aye, loads
[15:01] <zmoylan> shh, they're the locals! :-)
[15:03] <slashbel> we stayed the last 2 nights in north mayo. the owners of the place had a few souveniers from the fatima shrine and the showers we cold (i presume because a cold shower is good for the soul)
[15:04] <slashbel> were cold*
[15:04] <zmoylan> cold showers are good for the heart and wake you up.  also cheaper.
[15:05] <slashbel> regular exercise is better for the heart, and i like a warm shower
[15:06] <zmoylan> ah, you're a softie.  a good cold shower followed by a cold breakfast is the proper way to start the day.
[15:06] <slashbel> before you put on your horsehair shirt?
[15:07] <zmoylan> i've had relatives out in the west that lived by that.  i think it freezed all the germs to death :-)
[15:07] <zmoylan> real horsehair?  luxury!
[15:09] <zmoylan> always will remember a retired man down in seapoint dun laoire.  he used to swim in the sea every day.  we'd be covered in heavy coats sheltering out of the wind and rain and he'd walk past in speedos.  tough bugger.
[15:11] <slashbel> and for just €6 you can swim in a heated pool :)
[15:11] <zmoylan> crikey, last time i went to a pool it was less that a ir£1
[15:12] <zmoylan> it _may_ have been some time ago
[15:12] <slashbel> was that child rate?
[15:13] <zmoylan> think i was 14 so yup.  crikey  26 years ago.  get off my lawn, mumble mumble.