Possibly this is too much effort
I am supposed to be spending this weekend at @antisoppist's. On account of being utterly exhausted and unable to face the train (plus a bit of coronavirus paranoia, nothing must keep me from skiing in a fortnight!), I am not. I am therefore trying to watch the crosscountry ski racing.
Eurosport only has 'ambient sound' streaming, with commentary on highlights this evening. NRK has worked out how to stop VPNs. I have even checked German Eurosport via VPN - also no commentary.
I am therefore watching the men's 50km cross-country race from Oslo in the manner in which some people watched Channel 4 - or now Sky - cricket, with the pictures on a muted TV and Test Match Special on the radio. Eurosport images, NRK sport radio on the computer. Oh yes, it is foggy there and the public has not been permitted in the stadium. Of course, I can actually understand only very little of the commentary, but at least it conveys the excitement. And I have got an app that gives standings at the time checkpoints. It sort of works, and accompanies the ironing.
It is lovely and sunny, so normally a walk would be a better alternative, but alas not today because I am attempting to rest as much as humanly possibly to try to get over this bug that has been a nuisance since January. Moral of the story, however inconvenient take the time off work the first time you are poorly.
ETA Too much effort. I'll watch the highlights and hopefully if it's a good race someone will put it on YouTube. Yesterday's women's race was brilliant.
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Eurosport only has 'ambient sound' streaming, with commentary on highlights this evening. NRK has worked out how to stop VPNs. I have even checked German Eurosport via VPN - also no commentary.
I am therefore watching the men's 50km cross-country race from Oslo in the manner in which some people watched Channel 4 - or now Sky - cricket, with the pictures on a muted TV and Test Match Special on the radio. Eurosport images, NRK sport radio on the computer. Oh yes, it is foggy there and the public has not been permitted in the stadium. Of course, I can actually understand only very little of the commentary, but at least it conveys the excitement. And I have got an app that gives standings at the time checkpoints. It sort of works, and accompanies the ironing.
It is lovely and sunny, so normally a walk would be a better alternative, but alas not today because I am attempting to rest as much as humanly possibly to try to get over this bug that has been a nuisance since January. Moral of the story, however inconvenient take the time off work the first time you are poorly.
ETA Too much effort. I'll watch the highlights and hopefully if it's a good race someone will put it on YouTube. Yesterday's women's race was brilliant.
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