Time for a new tease ;)

[Pocci]

Remember the good old Mercury days?

At T-15 minutes it was necessary to hold the count again to make a final check of the real-time trajectory computer. A small electrical part had a problem and this resulted in an hour and twenty six minute delay. Shepard was on top of the Redstone for so long now that he had to urinate. "Gordo!" he said, talking to Gordon Cooper, a fellow Mercury Seven astronaut and principal prelaunch communicator. "Go, Alan." "Man, I got to pee." "You what?" "You heard me. I've got to pee. I've been up here forever."

Shepard wanted to be let out but there wasn't time to reassemble the White Room. Thinking that he could be up there for hours, he told them he was going to do it in his suit. Unfortunately, there was no urine collection system and the medics were concerned he would short-circuit the leads. "Tell 'em to turn the power off!" Alan snapped. Cooper, with a chuckle in his voice said, "Okay, Alan. Power's off. Go to it."

Shepard couldn't hold back any longer and the liquid pooled in the small of his back. His heavy undergarment soaked up the urine, and with 100 percent oxygen flowing through the suit he was soon dry. The countdown resumed.

At T- minus two minutes and forty seconds and counting, Shepard heard that dreaded word again, "Hold". There was a little computer problem. Getting frustrated, he yelled, "I've been in here more than three hours. I'm a hell of a lot cooler than you guys. Why don't you just fix your little problem and light this candle?"
(copied from http://www.thespaceplace.com/history/mercury/mercury03.html )

/Armin

[Admin]

........... "I've been in here more than three hours. I'm a hell of a lot cooler than you guys. Why don't you just fix your little problem and light this candle?"
(copied from http://www.thespaceplace.com/history/mercury/mercury03.html )

/Armin

Yes, and fixing that "little problem" might have saved his life 

/Admin

[JLM]

If you guy's hurry up, I'll leave you freeze dried ice cream and lemonade under the tree.

[Pocci]

Admin, I didn't want to urge. I only want to throw in a nice story.
But how about a new hint?

JLM, don't eat yellow snow.

/Armin

[Admin]

Admin, I didn't want to urge. I only want to throw in a nice story.
But how about a new hint?

JLM, don't eat yellow snow.

/Armin

I know - didn't feel "urged" 

/Admin

[Admin]

OK guys,

Weather is improving... we'll get a (hopefully) final ETA in about 10'. We're preparing RC1 for a quick internal test and if all is cool, we restart the countdown very soon.

/Admin

[JLM]

I think that so far this is the most frequently updated thread-my god!

[Greggy_D]

And on Christmas Eve JLM..... lol

[Admin]

Yeah - a tight and geeky community allright! This is a great way to spend Christmas - with like-minded friends!

/Admin

[erk84]

cheers mates:)

[JLM]

Okay ADMIN spill it! Are you guys just doing this to tick us off and are you releasing this service pack at Midnight?

[Pocci]

Midnight? Which Midnight? There is a midnight every hour. 

/Armin

[JLM]

I was meaning midnight eastern GMT-5.00-Romeo.

[Greggy_D]

We use that excuse for drinking......."It's 4'o Clock somewhere!"

[FAAmecanic]

Remember the good old Mercury days?

At T-15 minutes it was necessary to hold the count again to make a final check of the real-time trajectory computer. A small electrical part had a problem and this resulted in an hour and twenty six minute delay. Shepard was on top of the Redstone for so long now that he had to urinate. "Gordo!" he said, talking to Gordon Cooper, a fellow Mercury Seven astronaut and principal prelaunch communicator. "Go, Alan." "Man, I got to pee." "You what?" "You heard me. I've got to pee. I've been up here forever."

Im sure you all have seen it...but if you havent watched the movie "The Right Stuff"... it should be a pre-requiste before downloading SSM2007 

"My name es Jose..."