The Night Mail

[newbryford]

4 minutes ago, J. S. Bach said:

I want one! Well, at least the car with the pan on it.

 

Otherwise known as 975091 "Mentor". I've literally just ordered a few bits to finish my model of it.

[SM42]

33 minutes ago, newbryford said:

 

Otherwise known as 975091 "Mentor". I've literally just ordered a few bits to finish my model of it.

 

That is one of the projects that has been long in the planning at SM42 Towers and very short on the doing. 

 

Maybe one day. 

 

Andy

[SM42]

We are back from the cinema again. 

 

Just the 4 of us in the audience. 

 

We has the small screen today. Less than 50 seats. 

 

The film; Plane. 

 

Typical action film but good entertainment if you don't look too close 

 

Andy

[J. S. Bach]

39 minutes ago, SM42 said:

 

That is one of the projects that has been long in the planning at SM42 Towers and very short on the doing. 

 

Maybe one day. 

 

Andy

After the "garden job"?

[Winslow Boy]

37 minutes ago, SM42 said:

We are back from the cinema again. 

 

Just the 4 of us in the audience. 

 

We has the small screen today. Less than 50 seats. 

 

The film; Plane. 

 

Typical action film but good entertainment if you don't look too close 

 

Andy

 

So you leaving us to figure out the plot was then. And your starter for ten is - it has a plane  in it -electric?

[SM42]

4 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said:

 

So you leaving us to figure out the plot was then. And your starter for ten is - it has a plane  in it -electric?

 

Wouldn't want to spoil it, but an aeroplane is involved. 

 

Rather like yesterday's film had a cartoon cat wearing boots in it, there is a clue in  the title as to what it is about

 

Andy

[SM42]

8 minutes ago, J. S. Bach said:

After the "garden job"?

 

Well after.

 

It's been on  the to do list for  years along with a lot of other RTC stock

 

Andy

[Winslow Boy]

1 minute ago, SM42 said:

 

Well after.

 

It's been on  the to do list for  years along with a lot of other RTC stock

 

Andy

 

I would be only to happy to come and provide horticultural advice Andy- mates rates of course.

[Happy Hippo]

Well the LBV Port bottle has taken a hammering this evening.

 

 

[SM42]

First job in the garden is rebuild the patio. It's wrecked after the building work and then sort out the hotch potch of shrubs intend borders and the finally the lawn. 

 

Might need another shed somewhere too.

 

Then we can start at the front. 

 

But first, the West wing needs to be finished and that is being held up by a succession of guests that Mrs SM42 has invited to stay. 

 

I may get some progress made on Monday

 

Andy

[J. S. Bach]

Night Owl from the Piedmont.

[AndyID]

6 hours ago, newbryford said:

All this talk of garden railways.

Have you seen mine?

 

 

 

Some of those 37s are not much younger than me.

[BR60103]

The first year we had the motorhome we asked the dealer to winterize it. Basically, drain all the water from tanks and replace water in pipes with antifreeze.

When we got far enough south on our winter trip, I hooked it up to the hose and started to replace it with water. A stream started to run over the floor from under the sink. We found a serviceman in the campground and found that there was a big chunk of ice in the water heater. This had not been drained during the service. We had a weekend in the campground while the serviceman found a replacement tank. Since then, I've done all my own winterizing. 

I forget if we managed to get the dealer to pay for the replacement tank.

I probably should have checked when I found that the freshwater tank hadn't been emptied, either.

 

[jamie92208]

Good moaning from the Charente.  We had two functions to go to yesterday. One an 80th birthdaybparty for a Brit in the village.  2 hours of boredom was enough.  Then at 7pm we went to a hunt dinner at the village hall.  We were the only Brits there among 83 French.  €20 all in, including drinks.  Music by a 9 piece hunting horn group and several hours of good conversation, hilsrity and general good cheer. We rolled home in the moonlight about 12.30.  One of the highlights was our 85 yr old neighbour showing us how to rinse our soup bowls out, with red wine.  This was then drunk from the bowl.  

 

Jamie

[Oldddudders]

9 hours ago, newbryford said:

 

Otherwise known as 975091 "Mentor". I've literally just ordered a few bits to finish my model of it.

A very short glimpse of Mentor in action at about 12.35 here. 

 

Edited February 5, 2023 by Oldddudders

[Dave Hunt]

Ah well, managed to get over the disappointment of England’s performance yesterday. Mind you, it’s getting easier as they’ve given me plenty of practice recently ☹️ The recovery was helped by a few libations of happy water - traitorously I suppose of Scottish origin  - and due to continue soon with a bacon ‘n egg butty. Such is life.

 

Dave

[Dave Hunt]

10 hours ago, SM42 said:

We are back from the cinema again. 

 

Just the 4 of us in the audience. 

 

We has the small screen today. Less than 50 seats. 

 

The film; Plane. 

 

I don’t think Jill would be happy if I took her to see a film about woodworking.

 

Dave

[Compound2632]

11 hours ago, Winslow Boy said:

Quite right ruination of good piece of turf is what I say.

 

Oh come on even a non-Rugby fancier such as myself can see that's a vegan argument. If the game didn't exist, the good piece of turf wouldn't exist.

[Dave Hunt]

Well said Stephen. Unfortunately the good piece of turf at Twickenham is rather wasted at the moment.

 

Dave

[Winslow Boy]

16 minutes ago, Compound2632 said:

 

Oh come on even a non-Rugby fancier such as myself can see that's a vegan argument. If the game didn't exist, the good piece of turf wouldn't exist.

 

13 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said:

Well said Stephen. Unfortunately the good piece of turf at Twickenham is rather wasted at the moment.

 

Dave

 

Of course it would it'll just be used for something far more sensible like bowls or better yet croquet.

 

I thought they were going to use Twickenham to supply turf to racecourses or polo grounds.

[Oldddudders]

30 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said:

 

 

Of course it would it'll just be used for something far more sensible like bowls or better yet croquet.

 

I thought they were going to use Twickenham to supply turf to racecourses or polo grounds.

Racecourses increasingly look to have an all-weather surface. Guarantees racing in Winter weather. 

[Gwiwer]

1 hour ago, Dave Hunt said:

 

Ah well, managed to get over the disappointment of England’s performance yesterday

 

Not an egg-chasing fan here but living as close as we do to the stadium it’s hard to avoid all forms of contact with the major events. 
 

Maybe it didn’t go the way the home side would have liked but it was a tight game and one converted try at the other end would have changed things. 
 

My Welsh friends, however, are still drowning a lot of sorrows. None has yet surfaced to greet today. 

[Happy Hippo]

2 hours ago, Dave Hunt said:

Well said Stephen. Unfortunately the good piece of turf at Twickenham is rather wasted at the moment.

 

Dave

That rather depends on whether you are from North of the border or not.

 

Closer to home, we Welsh now only tolerate the Irish as their country acts as a buffer between us and the Atlantic Ocean.

 

I did have the option of both Scottish and Irish medication last night but opted for neutral Portugal.

[Northmoor]

I only caught bits of the rugby but have very divided loyalties anyway, being born in England to English and Scottish parents, but brought up in Wales from the age of two.  I was more disappointed that my football team continued their long slump.

 

We were out watching Rob Newman on stage last night and my choice of interval drink was a suitably neutral Italian beer.

[Tony_S]

15 minutes ago, Northmoor said:

being born in England to English and Scottish parents, but brought up in Wales

I was born in Birmingham  to parents and grandparents from Birmingham. I wonder if that is why I am not that interested in football or rugby…