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   Darryl Johnson  wrote:   
   > On 2024-02-29 1:29 PM, Sir Tim wrote:   
   >> Mark  wrote:   
   >>> Mark  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Please post your predictions for the GP in Bahrain before the start   
   >>>> of P1 on 29/02/2024.  Times for various timezones appear below, but   
   >>>> the cutoff is start of practice.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Pole position:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> P1:   
   >>>> P2:   
   >>>> P3:   
   >>>   
   >>> Traditionally, I have been more tolerant of late entrants in the first   
   >>> round, and I am particularly minded to be so this year given the shift   
   >>> to Thu-Sat running for these rounds...but the weekend starts very   
   >>> shortly!   
   >>   
   >> I wonder whether the demise of Google Groups support for Usenet content   
   >> might have affected our entry list?   
   >>   
   >   
   > Only one  voice here, but I have fallen into a bit of a funk over the   
   > winter and will not be participating in the pool (this season). I will   
   > still tune in to read comments and news, but will likely post even more   
   > infrequently than in the past.   
   >   
   > I'm happy with Eternal September as me news source and my mail program   
   > (Thunderbird) lets me treat it just like regular mail.   
   >   
   > Still healthy enough, although old age aches and pains tend to   
   > contribute to the mental state. Beats being dead though, or so I'm told.   
   >   
   >   
      
   Sorry to hear this, Darryl. I’m 85 and, like you, suffering physical and   
   mental decline but I fully intend continuing to follow F1, as I have since   
   the 1950s. The pool provides a little extra interest (thanks Mark).   
      
   --   
   Sir Tim   
      
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