RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said: The late N&W steam also floats my boat, O Winston Link to blame - I have the books, I have the records..... Yes, O Winston Link was an inspiration. My brother gave mevonevof his books asxa birthday present once. Much appreciated.the David P Morgan quote is from the N & W chapter in The Mohawk thatvRefused to abdicate andcother tales of steam. Jamie 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted April 22, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2021 17 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said: The late N&W steam also floats my boat, O Winston Link to blame - I have the books, I have the records..... He went through quite a few flash bulbs in some of his pictures. Incredible stuff. 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2021 57 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said: He went through quite a few flash bulbs in some of his pictures. Incredible stuff. Did everyone see the C4 episode in their railway series a few years back, when OWL had most of the world's known remaining flashbulbs set up for another classic night shot - and forgot to set the camera, so they were all wasted? 1 2 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2021 It turns out it was BBC, not C4, in Locomotion. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted April 22, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) I currently have a couple of the old South Greenfield baseboards erected on the drive. A completely non railway modelling event, but they do make a very convenient extendable and extendable and extendable work bench. We are blessed with some good weather again so activities are currently taking place outdoors. The day before yesterday I dug out two trenches (I have had lots of practice at digging these in the past) and we laid in 24 Hawthorn plants and a couple of small holly bushes to bolster a very scrubby hedge line at the front of the property. It will mask the goings on in Muddy Hollow (Forward) from the kitchen window. Yesterday the turf was deployed onto the other side of the bank to fill in some potholes that have appeared due to the onslaught against the dandelions. Scone making this afternoon. That will be far more fun. Edited April 22, 2021 by Happy Hippo 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) I set off to plumb in the rain collector in the yard at the end of the house. I was partially successful and need a couple of fittings to finish the job. Whilst there and having stepladders to hand I also spent time taking ivy off the boundary wall then continued and cleared a lot of jungle from the corner of the yard. Whether or not any brownie points points wil be awarded for my efforts, I have yet to discover. Lunch now awaits. Jamie Edited April 22, 2021 by jamie92208 5 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22, 2021 3 hours ago, New Haven Neil said: I have the books, I have the records..... "I have them in my keeping, full of trains that run by night when normal folk are sleeping." With apologies to The Lincolnshire Poacher. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalview Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Today is the first day of the annual battle against the mole(s). Every year they appear in the garden from a different direction..... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2021 Waiting for the domestic appliance repair man to arrive to fix the sprung loaded oven door. I heard a definite 'twang' last weekend and have deduced the spring has failed. Replacing said spring entails removal of the built-in oven from the kitchen units, then dismantling of the side of the oven, so I have declined to attempt this myself. Both sides' springs will hopefully be replaced, along with the door seal, which has now passed it's best. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, coastalview said: Today is the first day of the annual battle against the mole(s). Every year they appear in the garden from a different direction..... I thought they always came upwards... 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Ah yes but do you have the T-shirt and hat to go with them. Will be back shortly as I've just spotted a marketing opportunity. Does any one know how to transfer images onto t-shirts? 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22, 2021 19 minutes ago, coastalview said: Today is the first day of the annual battle against the mole(s). Every year they appear in the garden from a different direction..... Bury the little bu@@ers alive, oh hang on. 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2021 1 hour ago, coastalview said: Today is the first day of the annual battle against the mole(s). Every year they appear in the garden from a different direction..... It shows that you must have nice soil full of earthworms. 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalview Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 56 minutes ago, Tony_S said: It shows that you must have nice soil full of earthworms. Small consolation when we have a lawn full of mole hills 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted April 22, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2021 1 hour ago, coastalview said: Small consolation when we have a lawn full of mole hills You could always get rid of them by digging a pit and fill it with water. It would be nice to have a western outpost in which to wallow! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2021 The first time I saw a mole I was amazed at how tiny it was. I suppose Wind in the Willows wasn’t a good source of information. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22, 2021 On 21/04/2021 at 08:18, jamie92208 said: Or even one of these, though Dave H will have to sit down before viewing Jamie 17 hours ago, Dave Hunt said: I'll sit down automatically as the sight of Norfolk & Western superpower like this makes me weak at the knees. ...snip... Dave A double-shotted set of them blasting through Clapham Junction!!!! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22, 2021 4 hours ago, coastalview said: Today is the first day of the annual battle against the mole(s). Every year they appear in the garden from a different direction..... Well, you get to play Whack-a-mole" with real moles! 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22, 2021 On one of our school cross country runs the farmer used to catch moles and hang them on the barbed wire above the dry stone wall ( Apparently Dales sheep could get over 12' walls but got completely confused by one strand of barbed wire on top of a 4' wall.). Anyway as young teenagers we were always interested in how long it took for the corpses to decompose. I was also interested in the view on the other side of the road of a small BR standard shunting the lime sidings at Giggleswick. Jamie 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalview Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: You could always get rid of them by digging a pit and fill it with water. It would be nice to have a western outpost in which to wallow! We do have a stream at the bottom of the garden if that helps. Not sure the other occupier of this house and head gardener would approve of a Hippo wallow! According to the mole catcher guy they are very strong swimmers. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted April 22, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2021 A country tradition that has fallen out of fashion since the turn of the century, has been the habit of mole catchers nailing their victims to the gate of the property then had been working at. They were pinned up, not as a deterrent to other moles, but to prove that the catcher had been doing his job. I don't think I'd be very popular if I did this to the local rat population after I'd shot them. We remove their remains all gloved up and even then with a pair of tongs, after which they are incinerated. I don't like leaving them out for the buzzards and owls, as I don't want them ingesting the lead pellets we use. 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22, 2021 Just had a very interesting Zoom talk by Nick Thompson of Southern Locomotives Ltd. He also showed us a replica Bulleid light pacific valve gear made from Meccano. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: Just had a very interesting Zoom talk by Nick Thompson of Southern Locomotives Ltd. He also showed us a replica Bulleid light pacific valve gear made from Meccano. Bear can hear young Douglas reaching for the Meccano already.... 1 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22, 2021 Prompted by the earlier comments re O Winston Link's books on the Norfolk & Western and it being my birthday on Sunday, I had a look online for some of the less common ones but gave the idea up when prices like £179 were involved. Dave 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted April 22, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2021 24 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said: Prompted by the earlier comments re O Winston Link's books on the Norfolk & Western and it being my birthday on Sunday, I had a look online for some of the less common ones but gave the idea up when prices like £179 were involved. Dave I was given nearly twice that much for my copy of Ride the Sandy River! Some of the American railway classics go for extraordinary sums of money. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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