Hello and welcome to Fridays Levy Letter. Its the end of another week and I hope its gone well for you. Thank you for the big response we had on last nights programme, lots of comments there about Boris Johnson, and Costa Coffee as well. It seems like Boris isnt the most popular man around Lincolnshire these days. Keep your messages coming in, we read them all of course, and if youve got anything you think we should know about, or anything you want to have a say on, get in touch. You can email us on [EMAIL PROTECTED]
And keep the interesting pictures coming in too. The quality is very high these days, so if youre a keen photographer, or if youve taken something a little bit special or unusual, let us see it by email or put a hard copy in the post. I look forward to seeing them. Plane As you may know, I have a casual interest in aviation, and theres a frightening story in the news today about a plane that had to land with a hole in its side, just below the wing. There are pictures of the damage on the BBC News website if you want to see for yourself, and its amazing that something like that could happen, and that everybody got out unharmed. Apparently its still not known what caused the 3 meter gash in the planes side, but one of the interesting things about this is how the passengers behaved. Understandably a lot of them were sick, and very frightened by the ordeal. Its one of those things you try not to think about, but might wonder; how would I behave in that situation? It must have been terrifying, the cabin pressure was affected as a section of the floor gave way, and parts of the ceiling collapsed. The plane also made a rapid descent from 40,000ft to 25,000ft. Imagine that. Incredibly, witnesses report that everybody behaved calmly, applauding the pilot, and listening to the cabin staff rather than screaming and panicking. One of the passengers later said their calm behaviour was partly because they didnt realise the extent of the damage until they disembarked and saw the huge hole in the side of their plane. Its not a story to calm those already afraid of flying, but the impressive thing is how the plane and pilot were able to land safely even with serious damage, which is quite reassuring. But its an interesting story, as long as you dont have to experience it yourself! Friends Its common sense that were influenced by the friends we keep, things like fashion, language, and even behaviour, but how about weight? New research suggests that the weight of your friends could influence how heavy you are, with overweight friends causing you to put on weight yourself. The study looked at 27,000 people across Europe, and discovered that your opinions about what is attractive, and acceptable, are influenced by the choices of others around you. This means obesity could be a social phenomenon, not just a physical or medical one. It sounds very impressive and scientific, but its kind of common sense if you think about it. I think we all compare ourselves to people we know, and this new research seems to confirm that to understand our own behaviour, it can sometimes be helpful to look at the people around us. Mobile Well the way we access the internet and even watch television is changing quite rapidly these days. You can, of course, watch Look North on our website at www.bbc.co.uk/looknorth. Now one of the worlds major technology manufacturers is predicting that the world of mobile internet is going to explode in the next few years, with people accessing the web on their phones, and watching video content on the move and over internet connections. Its all about having the same abilities you have at your desk, anywhere and anytime. I wonder if you really want to take your desk with you, sometimes its nice to get away from all the emails and messages, isnt it? But the big companies are all predicting that well want to work, and watch TV on our computers and on mobile devices. Of course, if youre not very technology savvy, its difficult enough working some mobile phones without surfing the web and watching videos. But in the future, it looks like well be carrying around everything we need in our pocket devices. Well thats almost it for todays Levy Letter, and for this week. I hope you have a very good weekend, and if youve got anything planned I hope it goes well. Let me know if you get up to anything interesting, and remember to take some unusual pictures for us to show on the programme. This Sunday is your last chance to register for tickets to the Last Choir Standing event in Hull coming up soon. Therell be a giant sing along next month in the city centre and some choral performances to enjoy. Ill be there at Queen Victoria Square underneath the Big Screen on Saturday 9th August at 3pm. If you want to be part of the seated audience, then you need to register for the tickets on the website bbc.co.uk/lastchoirstanding or by telephone on 03700 100 150. If you want to get seats, then go online or on the phone, maybe doing both using your mobile internet device, and reserve your place. If youre a sports fan, this weekend, the opening semi-finals of the Challenge Cup will be live on the BBC Big Screen in Queen Victoria Square - including Hull FC's game on Sunday afternoon against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. If the weathers good, itll be a great way to watch the games. Have a good day, and Ill be back with the letter again on Monday. Bye for now Peter Your email address will be held by the BBC and kept confidential, and will only be used in relation to this newsletter. You will be given the option to unsubscribe from this newsletter each time you receive it. Please visit the BBC's Privacy & Cookies Policy (www.bbc.co.uk/privacy) for more information And for the latest news and more where you live, go to: http://bbc.co.uk/humber and http://bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the BBC Look North newsletter, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/looknorthhull/newsletter/newsletter_index.shtml, enter your email address in the unsubscribe box. 1.94.4
