Early Risers.

[Smiffy2]

Personal Development progress.

 

Dug out the box with the old soldering irons and bits and pieces. Discovered I'd given my Weller irons away and the best I have is from Lidl. Copper bit so corroded it had a deep crust.

 

Started putting together a Gibson wagon underframe, burned fingers and so forth. Tough. You need to keep in practice. Some of it will be superglued... It could have been better designed, to be honest. Soldering a piece of 10 thou brass on edge to another piece as a butt joint ain't easy and then soldering overlays onto that without unsoldering it I found impossible. So I replaced some parts with L channel. Would have been easier if the parts had been folded (or the channel included) in the first place.

 

In the middle of all that the parrot vice arrived - lovely bit of kit, weighs several kilos and has properly machined jaws. Should make bending and folding a bit easier. And working with metal. In fact the first job was holding the copper bit so that I could file and bend it back into shape.

 

Now at the blisters and burns stage. I should blog this, really...

[Barry O]

Happy Birthday Tony.

 

Jock welcome back! (and when can you restart night time tinctures?)

 

Been to discuss wringing money out of HMRC with my accountant (should be OK) followed by a trip to the Post Office - its a busy day - more domestics I am afraid... then to finish some more mineral wagons (doing the rust patches today)

 

Traffic level 100% higher early doors as everyone heads for school etc.

 

Stay calm and stay safe!

 

Baz

[Jock67B]

Happy Birthday Tony.

 

Jock welcome back! (and when can you restart night time tinctures?)

 

Been to discuss wringing money out of HMRC with my accountant (should be OK) followed by a trip to the Post Office - its a busy day - more domestics I am afraid... then to finish some more mineral wagons (doing the rust patches today)

 

Traffic level 100% higher early doors as everyone heads for school etc.

 

Stay calm and stay safe!

 

 

Baz

Thanks Baz, I'm afraid it's a single glass of red wine with dinner till we see how the one kidney copes on its own! I'm being carefully monitored by Joanna and Karen my nursing sister daughter you might guess!

Kind regards,

Jock.

[skipepsi]

Happy Birthday Tony, many more to come......

[45156]

Afternoon All

 

Well see what happens when you pop out for a few hours to the shops - Jock's back with us, and as chipper as ever - speedy recovery, china, and get back to the single malts as soon as you can - if for any reason you can't enjoy these, I can supply my address.  Also great posts from Ian and Sherry - AND Tony's birthday.

 

Promised 30747 that I'd make the dinner - hope she enjoys sausage and mash.

 

I also promised to walk the dog, so I'll go and meet 30747 off the bus.

 

Regards to All

Stewart

[DonBradley]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONY and wishing you many, many more

[AndyB]

Afternoon all and a happy birthday to Tony.

 

Lunch today proved challenging. As part  of my "lower cholesterol, lower bp, lose weight" campaign I decided to have sardines on toast. 

Let's just say that they aren't my favourite and I had to opt out after a couple of mouthfuls. 

 

The chilies that I've been growing have now started to ripen. However, one slight hitch is that Mrs B "tidied up" my seedling trays some months back and so we don't actually know what some of the varieties are. Well, as Eric Morecombe would say..."We know what they ARE, we just don't know WHICH they are." Scotch Bonnet is fairly obvious but some like Naga Jalokia could be mistaken for a much milder variety. So, I've bought some chicken and will set to later today or later this week.

 

News on the job search is that I'm down to the last 3 for one particular job and a decision is imminent; I suspect that I'll be looking for a job for some time to come. I'd like to be more optimistic but know that getting one's hopes up is likely to only make a let down harder to swallow.

 

Perhaps for this reason I'm not making any real progress on modelling. I've got all the stuff but can't settle or really find the enthusiasm anymore. 

 

On the (distinct) up side the sun is shining and the children will be home from school soon. 

 

Have a nice day everyone. Andy

[45156]

Life's little mysteries continue

 

Why is it that having decided that the cutlery would be a lot easier to access in a new position, so easy that we keep going back to the old location to get the eating irons?

 

Why, if there is a big digital TV retune tomorrow has my TV told my TODAY to scan for new channels?

[byron]

Afternoon All

 

Well see what happens when you pop out for a few hours to the shops - Jock's back with us, and as chipper as ever - speedy recovery, china, and get back to the single malts as soon as you can - if for any reason you can't enjoy these, I can supply my address.  Also great posts from Ian and Sherry - AND Tony's birthday.

 

Promised 30747 that I'd make the dinner - hope she enjoys sausage and mash.

 

I also promised to walk the dog, so I'll go and meet 30747 off the bus.

 

Regards to All

Stewart

Sorry Stewart, Of all the drinks around, single malt is recommended for Jock. When I was on dialysis, I shared a ward with a Headmaster - we were restricted to a few sips of liquid at a time, and about a teacup full at most per 24 hours! Superwife thought scotch would make the suffering easier - it did. A couple of nights into the routine, ward Sister caught the two of us and went gently insane. As luck would have it, our specialist Doctor called in and told the Sister that we were doing the most intelligent thing he had seen.

 

Mike

[Debs.]

Been having an attack of the 'creatives' with the laser-cutter:

 

Collet box (wooden part re-used from another item): laser-cut in 5mm. clear-perspex for the 6 collet chuck`s stand and yellow perspex for the collet set rack.....when finished there`ll be an upper set of laser-cut clear perspex forms (glued into the box lid) to retain the chucks in carriage.

 

 

 

'Angel light' machine light made using a proprietary 160mm dia. ring of LED`s : (costing just £3. each: people fit them to cars for decoration).......laminated using three concentric rings of laser-cut 4mm. perspex (two in coloured and one clear; as the lens) to mount the LED`s within.......add a 12v. plug-in transformer and "let there be light" (just where it`s needed).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PhilJ W]

Happy birthday Tony.

[Sidecar Racer]

 

The chilies that I've been growing have now started to ripen. However, one slight hitch is that Mrs B "tidied up" my seedling trays some months back and so we don't actually know what some of the varieties are. Well, as Eric Morecombe would say..."We know what they ARE, we just don't know WHICH they are." Scotch Bonnet is fairly obvious but some like Naga Jalokia could be mistaken for a much milder variety.

 

So, I've bought some chicken and will set to later today or later this week.

 

 

 

 So are you going to feed  the chillies to the chicken to try and work out which are the

hot ones and which are the mild ones ??????

[Happy Hippo]

Modern tram in Oslo: 31 Aug 14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And tucked away behind the cathedral, was this vintage version.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apologies for the  quality.

 

Camera phone snaps!

[BoD]

Following a few suggestions today I have changed my Facebook photo to a more recent one but I'm not planning to change the RMweb avatar photo!

If it's still a good likeness of you why bother?

Many happy returns.

[AndyB]

 So are you going to feed  the chillies to the chicken to try and work out which are the

hot ones and which are the mild ones ??????

 

Not sure that a chicken would appreciate that. 

I may try them on various children first; whilst pottering in the garage earlier I detected that the children in the neighbourhood do a good line in screaming and screeching.  

Just need to calibrate them first. 

[Tony_S]

Birds may not be sensitive to peppers. The stuff that (some) people add to bird food to deter squirrels is some sort of pepper. 

[jamie92208]

Not sure that a chicken would appreciate that. 

I may try them on various children first; whilst pottering in the garage earlier I detected that the children in the neighbourhood do a good line in screaming and screeching.  

Just need to calibrate them first. 

Sounds like my late father's kind of ruse.  he was a chemistry teacher and felt that the lethal dose of poisons needed updating and the current 3rd form were excellent candidates. 1g for the 1st, 2 for the second etc.

 

Jamie

[petethemole]

Where did he teach, St. Custard's?

[laurenceb]

Afternoon all and a happy birthday to Tony.

 

Lunch today proved challenging. As part  of my "lower cholesterol, lower bp, lose weight" campaign I decided to have sardines on toast. 

Let's just say that they aren't my favourite and I had to opt out after a couple of mouthfuls. 

 

The chilies that I've been growing have now started to ripen. However, one slight hitch is that Mrs B "tidied up" my seedling trays some months back and so we don't actually know what some of the varieties are. Well, as Eric Morecombe would say..."We know what they ARE, we just don't know WHICH they are." Scotch Bonnet is fairly obvious but some like Naga Jalokia could be mistaken for a much milder variety. So, I've bought some chicken and will set to later today or later this week.

 

News on the job search is that I'm down to the last 3 for one particular job and a decision is imminent; I suspect that I'll be looking for a job for some time to come. I'd like to be more optimistic but know that getting one's hopes up is likely to only make a let down harder to swallow.

 

Perhaps for this reason I'm not making any real progress on modelling. I've got all the stuff but can't settle or really find the enthusiasm anymore. 

 

On the (distinct) up side the sun is shining and the children will be home from school soon. 

 

Have a nice day everyone. Andy

If we see a mushroom cloud over Hampshire we will know you picked the wrong ones!

Birthday Greetings Tony

Laurence

[AndyB]

Birds may not be sensitive to peppers. The stuff that (some) people add to bird food to deter squirrels is some sort of pepper. 

 

So, when I put out birdfood and the packaging says "Unfit for human consumption" they actually mean, "Grab a lager and sit down for a nibble fest!" 

All these years wasted.... 

[NGT6 1315]

Evening all. Head aching and too drained for posting anything but a cordial "welcome back" to Jock. And, best wishes to everyone else, especially if in need for some good vibrations!

[grandadbob]

Saw this earlier - guess what it made me do. (Yes Mike - I know what you said but......)  

 

 

[NGT6 1315]

Frida is getting high from a bag of catnip while Kiki looks on:

 

[Coombe Barton]

Good to see you back, Jock. And yes, we were concerned.

 

Good luck again, Don.

 

Happy Birthday, Tony.

 

Nice ones of Ian and Sherry

 

GP visit for me today about Blood Pressure. Apparently I'm doing OK on the weight loss. He has upped my dose, though. Expected that he would.

 

[EDIT] Talking to the doc he congratulated me on recovery from a major operation. I said that the consultant said it was a small procedure. He said that this was correct but 'twas a major operation. Now I don't feel so bad about recovery taking some time.

 

[ANOTHER EDIT] Sandy's just reminded me that the consultant said it was major when we last saw him.

 

And finally

 

Driving north from Birmingham tonight met four snowploughs travelling in the opposite direction. Errrrrm ...

Edited September 2, 2014 by Coombe Barton

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Great to see Jock back. Fair wind for a speedy recovery.