The Night Mail

[jamie92208]

1 hour ago, polybear said:

 

The Boss managed to hand an entire strip of wallpaper upside down when decorating his kitchen - but didn't spot it until the end.  So he invited SWMBO & kids in to see the finished job - and they never spotted it, so it stayed that way ever since.  They never did find out.

Just like the Midland ventilsted van whete I put the sides on upside down. It's run round my layputs for yeats and no one has noticed.  Obviously a shortage of rivet counters around.

 

Jamie

Edited December 1, 2022 by jamie92208

[Happy Hippo]

Just to show the difference in wood finishes.

 

The first is the raw frame after repairing it and then cleaning up:

 

 

 

The reverse side of the frame after a coat of beeswax.  It brings out the woodgrain very well:

 

 

 

Finally after months of bare wood sleepers, we finally got the undercoat and track dirt paint onto the point work of Pantmawr North.  Next week we can sort out the ballasting:

 

 

br2975 will notice his old 'baccy tin and ice cream tub!

 

 

 

[J. S. Bach]

5 hours ago, Dave Hunt said:

 

I'm led to believe that there is some sort of club for those who love garlic to excess and there is an annual dinner where garlic is used as part of every course.

 

Now, I do like garlic but .........

 

Dave

There was an annual garlic festival in Gilroy, California.

[J. S. Bach]

4 hours ago, Happy Hippo said:

I'll have to do better with the Hippodrome next time you visit.

 

However, being the gentleman you are, you never mentioned my inability to please at the time of your last visit.

A Hippo in a submarine???? 🙀

[Tony_S]

53 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said:

br2975 will notice his old 'baccy 

 

My Dad must have had thousands of those Golden Virginia tins!

[Happy Hippo]

1 hour ago, J. S. Bach said:

A Hippo in a submarine???? 🙀

Do you really want me to demonstrate a hippo blowing main ballast?

[J. S. Bach]

NO!!

[jamie92208]

1 hour ago, J. S. Bach said:

A Hippo in a submarine???? 🙀

I know a song about a goat rhat blows up a U bost if that helps.

 

1 hour ago, Tony_S said:

My Dad must have had thousands of those Golden Virginia tins!

Ditto except that they were Red breast and St Bruno.  A lot of my Meccano is in former tobacco tins.

 

Jamie

Edited December 1, 2022 by jamie92208

[J. S. Bach]

8 minutes ago, jamie92208 said:

I know a song about a goat that blows up a U boat if that helps.

Yellow?

[Dave Hunt]

6 hours ago, Happy Hippo said:

........being the gentleman you are.......

 

I think you're confusing me with my twin brother.

 

You will recall the old saying - "An officer and gentleman? Make your mind up."

 

Dave

[Dave Hunt]

2 hours ago, J. S. Bach said:

A Hippo in a submarine???? 🙀

 

Helps the sub dive more quickly.

 

Surfacing though........

 

Dave

[Dave Hunt]

Breaking news.

 

Just had an offer on Dad's houses that I've accepted.

 

Fingers crossed.

 

Dave 

Edited December 1, 2022 by Dave Hunt
pore speling

[Happy Hippo]

Talking of houses, the house three doors down on the opposite side of the road has just come on the market:

 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?searchType=SALE&locationIdentifier=REGION^13142&insId=1&radius=0.0&minPrice=&maxPrice=&minBedrooms=&maxBedrooms=&displayPropertyType=houses&maxDaysSinceAdded=&_includeSSTC=on&sortByPriceDescending=&primaryDisplayPropertyType=&secondaryDisplayPropertyType=&oldDisplayPropertyType=&oldPrimaryDisplayPropertyType=&newHome=&auction=false

 

 

 

[Oldddudders]

24 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said:

Talking of houses, the house three doors down on the opposite side of the road has just come on the market:

 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?searchType=SALE&locationIdentifier=REGION^13142&insId=1&radius=0.0&minPrice=&maxPrice=&minBedrooms=&maxBedrooms=&displayPropertyType=houses&maxDaysSinceAdded=&_includeSSTC=on&sortByPriceDescending=&primaryDisplayPropertyType=&secondaryDisplayPropertyType=&oldDisplayPropertyType=&oldPrimaryDisplayPropertyType=&newHome=&auction=false

 

 

 

Twin of yours?

[SM42]

25 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said:

Talking of houses, the house three doors down on the opposite side of the road has just come on the market:

 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?searchType=SALE&locationIdentifier=REGION^13142&insId=1&radius=0.0&minPrice=&maxPrice=&minBedrooms=&maxBedrooms=&displayPropertyType=houses&maxDaysSinceAdded=&_includeSSTC=on&sortByPriceDescending=&primaryDisplayPropertyType=&secondaryDisplayPropertyType=&oldDisplayPropertyType=&oldPrimaryDisplayPropertyType=&newHome=&auction=false

 

 

 

 

Do not let Mrs SM42 see that

 

Andy

[Northmoor]

3 hours ago, J. S. Bach said:

There was an annual garlic festival in Gilroy, California.

I believe Melrose in the Scottish Borders has an Onion Festival.  I wonder if they show sad films at the cinema at the same time?

[Dave Hunt]

1 hour ago, Happy Hippo said:

Talking of houses, the house three doors down on the opposite side of the road has just come on the market:

 

Perhaps the North Hipposhire TNMs could club together and buy it as a clubroom?

 

Dave

[Winslow Boy]

1 hour ago, Happy Hippo said:

Talking of houses, the house three doors down on the opposite side of the road has just come on the market:

 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?searchType=SALE&locationIdentifier=REGION^13142&insId=1&radius=0.0&minPrice=&maxPrice=&minBedrooms=&maxBedrooms=&displayPropertyType=houses&maxDaysSinceAdded=&_includeSSTC=on&sortByPriceDescending=&primaryDisplayPropertyType=&secondaryDisplayPropertyType=&oldDisplayPropertyType=&oldPrimaryDisplayPropertyType=&newHome=&auction=false

 

 

 

 

Your rich. Right next rounds on Richard. And next after that and that.

 

I when I were a lad there were sixteen families living in tha next room to us -said in a broad Yorkshire accent.

[BoD]

6 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said:

 

Perhaps the North Hipposhire TNMs could club together and buy it as a clubroom?

 

Dave

Wait a bit. The price will plummet when people start asking about neighbours.

[SM42]

14 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said:

 

Perhaps the North Hipposhire TNMs could club together and buy it as a clubroom?

 

Dave

 

I've got £2.50 and 15 litres of pink emulsion 

 

Andy

[newbryford]

1 hour ago, Happy Hippo said:

Talking of houses, the house three doors down on the opposite side of the road has just come on the market:

 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?searchType=SALE&locationIdentifier=REGION^13142&insId=1&radius=0.0&minPrice=&maxPrice=&minBedrooms=&maxBedrooms=&displayPropertyType=houses&maxDaysSinceAdded=&_includeSSTC=on&sortByPriceDescending=&primaryDisplayPropertyType=&secondaryDisplayPropertyType=&oldDisplayPropertyType=&oldPrimaryDisplayPropertyType=&newHome=&auction=false

 

 

 

 

It would probably be nearer £2M if they had better neighbours........

[PhilJ W]

10 hours ago, Dave Hunt said:

 

You've got two noses??? Now that's what I call a rugby injury!

 

Dave

He only had one nose when he started playing rugby.

[Tony_S]

1 hour ago, SM42 said:

 

Do not let Mrs SM42 see that

 

Andy

I showed it to Aditi. She didn’t like it, so we won’t be moving to Shropshire. 

[Winslow Boy]

36 minutes ago, SM42 said:

 

I've got £2.50 and 15 litres of pink emulsion 

 

Andy

 

So when's the east wing due to be decorated then Andy?

 

Just asking as I believe someone might be in the market for some magnolia 'thinning'.

[PhilJ W]