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Glad the BBS seems back to normal. I was getting serious withdrawal symptoms!

Just been surfing around looking for interesting stories. I ended up on Sky news and noticed they have live web cams all over the place.

I was absolutely fascinated by the one in the Crown Bar, Belfast. Watching the updates every 30 seconds, it's quite funny to see people interacting. I do feel like a bit of a voyeur though. I wonder if the punters know they're being watched?

Anybody been there?

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

Answers

no - what is the URL?

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

Chevy its:

http://www.sky.com/News/webcam/ then select your camera.

You can watch last orders (and maybe a live burglary in the middle of the night! :o))

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


Damn!

I could just do with a pint now.

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


just got it - that is ssoooooooo cool

watching it whilst listening to the ambient channel on netradio 8-)

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


Pilgrim - Need a pint? - some of us have one - or something similar

8-)

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000



Not just a pint Chevy, I need the whole pub experience.

Screach, what you doing tomorrow night?

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


Pilgrim - U still watching it?

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

Yep,

have you spotted something Chevy?

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


U think that blond bird is a Belfast pro with a punter?

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

Well she was on her own earlier! Could be...

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


3 students next to her though.

Seems a bit like The Forth ;-)

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


It can get kind of addictive can't it?

I don't reckon she is btw. The negotiations have gone on for a bit too long. :o))

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


And the Barmaid piling the glasses looks like Laurent Charvet!

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

... or Mr Spock.

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

Ha Ha!

Anybody else tuned in yet? It's better than Emmerdale!

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000



Is that a pile of plastic cups in the middle of the bar?

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

I think they're on top of a coffee machine. - Are we sad or what!!!

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

Not sad - just observant - in a nitpicking sort if way.

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

Well I observe that the bloke with the blond is gagging for it!

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

You're a sad pair of barstewards!

Pilgrim, I was contemplating going out for a beer with #2 son and his lass. However, as they just decided to go to Skiathos on Wednesday they might not be up to ganni' oot. I'll give you a ring on me way back from Warwick the morra teatime. OK?

PS. Did I tell you I setup a webcam in your hoose last time I was there? That bliddy dog's a menace. Hope the carpet's dried out by now.

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


Sad US?!?

yup - the blond bird's bloke is gagging for it.

But, how will we tell if he gets it tho?

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


Well screach you really must have set up a webcam 'cos you're right about the bloody dog!

For those that don't know I'm dog-sitting an Old English Sheepdog bitch for a fortnight while my mate is on his honeymoon. Talk about hard work.

We bathed her today. Now that was fun! I've been taking her on longer and longer walks and today she's refused to go past the end of the road. Then Janice tells me that Derek (my mate) told her she doesn't like to walk very far! Mind she runs around the garden all day like a dingbat. Very demanding of attention - it's totally put Janice off wanting a dog anyway!

I'll cross my fingers for tomorrow then Screach.

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


TBB (i.e. The Bolnde Bird) has is smoking a fag.

Good sign or bad sign?

Where are the BBS women when U need them?!?

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


I know Chevy. We need a trained psychologist to interpret what we're seeing. It seems pretty bleeding obvious though! I wonder what time last orders is?

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

Whoops! They've buggered off!

I'm sure she spotted the camera just before they did a runner. :-))

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


But the 3 on the left - the one that looks like Woody Harrelson is coping off.

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

coping = copping

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

You mean the one that looks like Screacher in a rug? She only has eyes for him.

Pity the other bloke can't take a hint and vanish!

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


Helllooooo!

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

Hellloooo - U mean Jennifer Anistone?

With a celtic wristband?

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


Just had a look lads.......I had lunch in that bar last time I was in Belfast.....its just up the road from our offices over there and across the road from the Europa Hotel.....the most bombed hotel outside Beiruit apparently.

It is the oldest boozer in Belfast and is really ornate. The little booths you can see at the back are all the way round the pub, and they all have doors on them making them all little individual rooms. You can imagine all the plotting and planning that went on in those booths.

Great food and superb Guinness by the way.

.....and yes....the blonde gets it soon by the looks!

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


Notice how the camera stuck when she appeared?

I wonder if someone at sky is controlling it??

Jennifer Aniston - what an imagination!

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


LAAAAAAAAAST OOOOOOOORRRRRRDDDERRRRRRRRRRSSSS PPPUUUUURHHHHLEEEEAAAAAAASEUH!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

Damn - they've aal gon hyem.

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

My money was on you having been there ITK! :o))

I'm afraid I've never been to Ireland, but it is on my list of things to do - though I thought I'd try Dublin.

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


Just checked the list of cameras. I reckon I've been to 40% of them. Sh1t - I hope they don't record them - well apart from the one in Pilgrim's bog.

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

Aye, deffo Chuckin oot time!

Screach, I think Dougal's spotted you on most of them!

(Only joking Doug - honest :o)))

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


Do you reckon that bloke on the booth at the back has died.....has hasn't moved yet.

Get the Mr Muscle squirter on the R/H side of the bar......very decorative.

Pilgrim....as I said, its just up the road form our office over in Belfast and its either the Crown or Mr Mulligans for lunch.

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


Seems to be cl;earing out now....but the tele is still on over the door....

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

ITK. Isn't Jennifer Aniston in the booth with him? I don't think I'd want to move either. :-)

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

I didn't see where she arrived from......she just turned up at the bar and started scratching her whatsit!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

We need them to set up a webcam in a nightclub now. Can't you fix it up at the Beeb ITK?

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

Nah....I've had enough to drink....I'm off to bed....night night all!

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

Me too.

See ya!

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


Jim Bowen and Eddie Large know they are being watched!!

they are posing soooooo much.

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


Used to live 5 min walk from the Crown when I was at Queens university- oldest pub around! Thought we were in with a couple of young ladies in there one night till we realized they cost money....ehem!!

Decent pub next door called Robinsons- scary night there once....a group of 6 fellas got booted out and they decided to launch a frontal assault on the pub- bouncers were well outnumbered+hid inside....big front windows had stuff thrown thru them + boots started coming thru cracked front doors! Took police about 15 mins to get there- scary!

Apart from the sectarian stuff(never witnessed anything 1st hand in 25 years there) N.Ireland actually has a low crime rate and is a nice place to live.

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000


So it's not worth hanging round to see if there's a fight then Spud?

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

- or a burglary!

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

I thought U had gone to bed Pilrim?

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

Just off now Chevy. Goodnight!

-- Anonymous, July 17, 2000

You ever drink in Laveries when you were at Queens Spud? Had a few cracking nights out there.

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

The net-equivalent of the Baujolais Run - getting on as many of the Sky webcams as possible in a single day :-)

Must get some quality flashing as well!

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000


Pilgrim/Chevy, Ive stood for the past hour in the Crown Bar, not a move at all, nae barmaids, nae punters , what`s the craich?

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Just checked Buff.

Looks like Claude Greengrass (Bill Maynard) just walked in!

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000


Couldn't get that url to update automatically. Now using: http://www.camvista.com/ireland/belfast/crown.php3

nice pair just walked in!!

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000


bloke at bar gazing longingly!!

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

I just followed the camvista link and came across more videos from Belfast pubs and clubs. What is it about the place? http://www.bobsbelfast.com/files/bobvidcam.asp

Yep it's getting lively now.

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000


Whats the fella dein now ! : - ) Now theyve sneaked off hey howay .

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Anybody got a trip to Belfast planned?

We need to get a Toon top in the picture!

Maybe we should try to get as many cameras as possible filled with Toon tops on the same day same time!

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000


Nice one Pilgrim!

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

He's just not going to buy him a pint, is he? ;-)

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

I told you it was addictive! Come on who's watching? Answer here!

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

I'm watching. And feeling parched!

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

I'm off to a real one now!

Who's gonna phone up to get a strip-o-gram for that gadgie in the Crown?

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000


Oi! He's nicking the lightbulbs!

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Right who wants a pint of scotch ?

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Did the auld gadgy leave , or has he gone to the carsey ?

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

I told you he wasn't going to buy him a drink!

That lass at the back wants to put that menu down an'all...eaten a big breakfast already by the looks of things...

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000


I wonder if they'll accept switch/ credit cards over the phone. We could get the geezer pissed!

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

It finally answers that question niggling at the back of your mind that somehow everyone else is having a great time and it's just you with no life....evidently not :-)

This is the premise TV has worked on for years: people are so pathetic that they would rather watch other people not enjoying themselves than do anything that might take effort. Extraordinary!

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000


Hey, They've got a website http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/crown/

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Come on without , come on within , you aint see nothing like the mighty Quinn .

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Sting - my thoughts exactly!

It's students disco night tonight. Says fun and frolics on the website!

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000


How long's that guy in the jumper with the white stripe going to sit staring at his Guinness. Come on get it down ya..

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

It's all gone dark....

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

You didn't try and e-mail the Corinthian Table to their website did you Softie?

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Ha ha ha! Bastard... :-)

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Oh no, it's back up. Mick Quinn's upped and offed, but dodgy jumper man's still waiting for his mates...

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Skirt at 11.00 o'clock! Didn't see her come in...wait until she turns round...

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Aaargh! Face like a blind cobbler's thumb! Don't think much of your Sting...:-)

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Didn't it used to be called the Crown Licquor Saloon, rather than just the Crown Bar?

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Not much happening now. A woman blowing her nose. It is a very addicting site though. And making me thirsty! Will have to log on later when the evening crowd comes in. :-)

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

She seems a bit upset. Probably heard your comments Softie? Whaddaya reckon. One pint then off? Or will she go for the re-fill? The tension is unbearable..

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Uh uh. Off she goes. An empty bar....everyone back to work I suppose. Bizarre concept..

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Can't we get a message to the bar and tell them to make it more exciting!

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Apologies all, just bobbed out for a bite to eat! So did the punters by the look of it.

Windy the website calls it the Crown Liquor Saloon - you're spot on.

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000


He's nivvor 18!

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Looks like he's just picked up his mum's piggy bank and emptied it!

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

What the heck am I deein wrang, nee bother finding the bar, been inside for two hours noo, can only see top o barman`s heed, half a guy sitting at the bar and a female in the background,neebodies movin, like the Toons midfield start of last season. Howay Pilgrim, you were the one who invited us ower, btw is it penshioners prices in the afternoon?

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

You'll just have to wait 'til tonight Buff and hope it livens up! :o))

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Waheeeeeeeyyyyy, is that Buff????

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Got to admit this is rivetting stuff. I cannot wait to see who comes in next.

No, really, I cannot wait. good night everybody.

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000


Tedious observations No.1

Either there's a particularly fascinating piece of period wallpaper just off screen to the right, or there's a television or something. Also seems to get it's fair share of lone female drinkers..

I visited the place in 87 - and have to admit it still ranks as one of the best pubs I've been to. Full of character, with lots of partitioned areas for getting discretely hammered. You can even ring a little bell to get the pints in. The height of civilization and a real haven from the grey, armoured landrovers that used to patrol around outside.

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000


hrmmmm...there's something wrong either with my browser or their webcam. It's stuck on a couple who seem absolutely riveted to something off to their left. Or else the guy is taking the longest sip off his pint ever.

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

Well that couple are gone. I guess I shouldn't put this place high on my list of places to meet lone, single men then?

Anyone been watching that snug directly in front of the camera? Is it the same group in there all day, or have there been different people in? If it's the same group, they must be legless by now!

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000


This is one of the oldest webcams around. A while ago companies needed to show off what videoconferencing line speeds were like. They could either link to their own offices or find something more interesting. The Crown was one of the fruits of this.

I know to be sure it's been there at least two years.

One of the other sites was of a duck pond in Norfolk, which showed similar activity levels, although I believe less Guiness was consumed.

I'll be across for Xmas so I could go in and try and get a shirt in the frame. We have been in for lunch time drinks before, it's really spot on. Although it's closeness to the Europa meant it's had more than its fair share of new windows over the years. One night about 6 years ago we'd been just round the corner up to about 10 p.m and a huge bomb took the area apart about midnight. It was strange the army were everywhere, they knew something was up but couldn't stop it.

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000


More like The Blue Oyster Bar tonight; lurds of blerks with taches, like.

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

yipes...looks like a quieter version of the old-folks singles night that took place in one of our hotels while I was on Mexico duty. Great night for people watching. ;-))

-- Anonymous, July 18, 2000

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