RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted November 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 11, 2014 Debs, look away now, for there's train stuff in there... The Spottings of Autumn in the Saxon Lands And for samples... 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Evening All, Bitterly cold here and yet more surprises on the dog front. Having survived her onion snack and being scheduled to be spayed on Thursday, Lucy promptly goes into oestrus! Apart from having to deal with unwanted canine suitors (possibly including Schotty, despite him being castrated a month ago), I have to get some "doggie nappies" to prevent unwanted "fluid damage" whilst she is in the house (although she is very good at keeping herself clean). This also postspones her being spayed for about 6 - 7 weeks. Fortunately, unlike some other females I have known, Lucy doesn't suffer from PMT (or should it be POT - Pre Oestrus Tension?). Interestingly, our vet friend has informed us that Lucy is mostly Viszla (a Hungarian Hunting Dog and one that is "high energy, gentle-mannered, loyal, caring, and highly affectionate. [which] quickly form close bonds with their owners..."). Which explains her sweet nature! Well, I had better dash, I have to get to the pet shop for supllies. Enjoy the evening iD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adams442T Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) Debs, look away now, for there's train stuff in there... The Spottings of Autumn in the Saxon Lands And for samples... I'm not going to say I 'like' this, 'cos I'm quite scared of Debs....................... Oh, Bu&&rit, there, I've 'liked' it, I'll just keep my head down for a while...................... Edited November 11, 2014 by Adams442T Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted November 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 11, 2014 A wise decision, Peter, for she will most certainly unleash the Furies… 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy2 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Back from the dentist. Bit numb... Didn't do the root canal work on the top, took some more x-rays and did the bottom instead. Back in a week for more root canal work and a crown prep. And a visit to the hygienist. Let joy be unconstrained... Still, Ioanna said I was brave. Didn't get a lolly though, or even a sticker! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted November 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 11, 2014 Mine was fitted by the local fire service as part of their fire awareness initiative, and is a non-replaceable battery, as it has a long life lithium cell in it - when it dies, which should be ten years, then you dispose if it in an envirnonmentally friendly way and get a new one. They didn't tell me about the cleaning business, and this is why we had the rude awakening. Our last house had mains powered alarms, with backup ni-cads, and they all started to chirp together in a power cut after about two hours. Got the shopping, and dinner is now on the go, and it looks as if I'm needed to help there, somehow. A decent hammer will silence most smoke alarms :nono: Our supposedly kitchen friendly heat sensor linked to the other smoke alarms now prvents me from having decent toast - just on the verge of blackening. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted November 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 11, 2014 Debs, look away now, for there's train stuff in there... The Spottings of Autumn in the Saxon Lands And for samples... It might be just me but this one looks like it might have come straight from the pages of Thomas the Tank Engine. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy2 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) On the whole poppy thing and the losses in Normandy in 1944, it's Remembrance Day in France of course, which is a national holiday. Instead of the poppy the French wear a cornflower. A friend on Facebook put up a picture of hers and I asked if she could get me one for next year. She can, but she also posted this, which I think is worth a thought on a day like today: The longer I'm here, the more I understand why the French are pro-European. Britain lost hundreds of thousands of young men, but we didn't have villages of women and children rounded up and set on fire, as in Oradour. Of course they don't want another war because they suffered so hideously in the last two. A bleuet Edited November 11, 2014 by Smiffy2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 It might be just me but this one looks like it might have come straight from the pages of Thomas the Tank Engine. Hmmm... more like the Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe. Best, Pete. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted November 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 11, 2014 It might be just me but this one looks like it might have come straight from the pages of Thomas the Tank Engine. Funny that you should have picked the 232! The reply notification e-mail doesn't show any photos quoted, so I assumed you had referred to the 701! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted November 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 11, 2014 Hmmm... more like the Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe. Best, Pete. Or Futurama. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted November 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 11, 2014 My chicken preparation has left the house with a Meditteraean aroma. Aditi requested the spatchcock chicken recipe she did recently. I'm not totally sure whether she appreciated my calling it roadkill chicken. Aditi helpfully informed me the recipe was on the internet. I just made something up. A friends six year old granddaughter has the same idea, she calls it 'splat' chicken. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) Morning all, Pete you've got a lot nearer what really happens with our very complex weather systems - even more complex here than your side of the pond. A very simple rule is that air, and hence wind, tends to move from an area of high pressure to one of low pressure (which makes 'simple' UK weather forecasting, er, 'simple' but there are more complexities because of the way air moves in cyclones and anti-cyclones plus the shifting about of the Jet Stream. Here is a very useful 'starter' from the Met Office which gives a good basic explanation of the effect of the cells in the Troposphere and how they influence air movement - http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/learn-about-the-weather/how-weather-works/global-circulation-patterns That apart it looks like another exciting (not) day ahead as I'm already deputed to wield the vacuum cleaner and no doubt a bit of shopping from Tesco. I'm not at all sure which Tesco establishments are losing customers as ours seems as busy as ever! Have a nice day. Hmmm.. interesting - I’m not sure anyone takes those Cell Theories so seriously anymore over here. “Trade Winds” for example are very predictive but they don’t seem to follow the cell patterns as you would expect. Air follows lines of equal pressure and where the demarcations are close together then it gets windy - usually designated by closely packed isobars. There are, however anomalies like Derechos - which occur more over continental areas and therefore quite rare in the UK. Of course it is far more complicated and chaotic - which is why meteorologists tend to rely on satellite observations i.e. “What happened there might happen here in two days” - but don’t tell them I said that... Best, Pete. Edited November 11, 2014 by trisonic 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted November 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 11, 2014 Hmmm.. interesting - I’m not sure anyone takes those Cell Theories so seriously anymore over here. Are they past their cell by date? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 The laptop is much, much closer to having a frisbee experience. Was in a meeting today when a smell of hot plastic while I was working on it prompted me to shut it down. Working from home tomorrow prior to a visit to the dentist. Might actually get some work done, unlike most of today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) Just back from Remembrance Day ceremony. The war memorial, at the Canadian Legion, is right beside the CP tracks. There were two sets of switchers working the local yard. At 11.00, both sets stopped for two minutes, then sounded their horns at the end of the silence. That seems to be a CP tradition, at least locally. One year, with a strong wind in the right direction, we could hear the horns from the Port Coquitlam yards, a couple of miles away. Edited November 11, 2014 by pH 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 It might be just me but this one looks like it might have come straight from the pages of Thomas the Tank Engine. How about this one? http://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:GE_E60_locomotives_of_the_Black_Mesa_and_Lake_Powell_Railroad#/image/File:Bmlpe6002.jpg 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted November 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 11, 2014 A friends six year old granddaughter has the same idea, she calls it 'splat' chicken. I am not totally sure what it will be like when served. Aditi said she was definitely going to be home at 7.30 but she phoned at just after 8 to say she was just leaving! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted November 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 11, 2014 I can remember a journey from Canterbury to Solihull on my BSA C15 motorbike. I had to get off every 15 minutes and hug the engine to warm up. I got to Towcester and thought I should have a hot drink as it was something below zero. The cafe in the town centre wouldn't serve motorcyclists. I wasn't sorry when in a warmer time I noticed they had closed due to lack of custom. You went HOW FAR on a C15????? Without breaking down???? Wow, world record attempt! Needless to say my experiences of such a device were not a laugh a minute. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted November 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) Are they past their cell by date?If so, a depression will result. (Trying to precipitate a downburst of punning.) Edited November 11, 2014 by 1216 025 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted November 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 11, 2014 You went HOW FAR on a C15????? Without breaking down???? Wow, world record attempt! Needless to say my experiences of such a device were not a laugh a minute. It was an upgrade to my BSA Bantam. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post New Haven Neil Posted November 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2014 Think I'd rather have the Bantam, as long as it wasn't a really early one! The British bike industry has dragged itself back though....... 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Evening all folks, Just caught up with all the posts and started to write a fairly lengthy one myself but when nearly complete, the site froze on me and when I refreshed it had cleared my post! Too tired to attempt it again having looked after the kids again today - their mum is due back Thursday evening and they have been happy to chat on 'Face Time' with my iPad! Well done those who observed the remembrance protocol today, and how touching to read pH's post about the CPR locos joining in. Won't get on my soap-box about the British motorcycle industry, having 'served my time' in the workshop of my dad's bike shop, I have lots of inside knowledge of the malaise that strangled it! Congratulations/commiserations to those who deserve them, I'm off to finish the nightcap and get some sleep, Kind regards, Jock. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Pete(trisonic), thanks for the weather info - caused me to spend some time googling but accurate prediction is truly difficult to achieve! G'night Pete! Kind regards, Jock. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I feel that AndyY and his team deserve a great deal of credit for observing the two minute silence by closing the site for that short time - a truly laudable action! Thank you gentlemen, Kind regards, Jock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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