Early Risers.

[45156]

Mrs H must be building up to wanting something!  Oh, shopping in York I should imagine.

 

Well, from experience, if she likes china and glass, try to make sure that she misses Mulberry Hall - can be even more painful on the wallet than most model shops.

 

Seriously, if brownie points are sought, and you are planning to take her to Betty's for afternoon tea and it's too busy, there's another branch called Little Betty's which is in Stonegate and is almost always less busy, and is very quaint in a way which the larger branches aren't - quality is just as good - as are the prices.

 

I've got to say that York is just about my favourite place to visit in the whole country, what with the NRM, and some of the best cafes pubs and shops around - including a couple of very good music shops, numerous antique centres, a whisky specialist, and the aforementioned china and glass emporium all within walking distance of each other - of course, with your current job, you won't need to visit Monks Bar Models - oh well, why not!

 

Early wilt again, and I'm thinking it's down to some of the pills that I'm taking, as I can't get much past eight without falling asleep in the chair, and then getting a rude awakening from Lily when she comes over to see what I'm up to.  Well, I'll be turning in soon.

 

Nighty Night All

Stewart

 

 

 

[AndyID]

visit Monks Bar Models - oh well, why not!

 

What a brilliant idea! A model shop that serves beer too.

 

There's an interesting shop in Metaline Falls (where "The Postman" was filmed). At one counter they sell sewing/quilting stuff, and at the opposite counter they sell wines and spirits.

 

 

EDIT: sells to serves

Edited October 5, 2015 by AndyID

[Coombe Barton]

Talking of strange combinations of shop, the butchers in Portree on Skye also is the knitting shop.

[AndyID]

Talking of strange combinations of shop, the butchers in Portree on Skye also is the knitting shop.

 

Don't go there unless you want to get sheared.

 

Presumably they sell a lot of mutton?

 

I'm sorry. I know that was really baaaaad.

[roundhouse]

I have tired myself out installing windows

 

That's windows on tbe station building.

 

Finally I have hung a few net curtains but still a few to go.

It's certainly curtains for me.

 

Bed time

 

Goodnight.

[emt_911]

Night all

[PhilJ W]

Goodnight all.

[lightengine]

http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Flowers-prompt-increase-Moguls/story-27888532-detail/story.html

 

Someone may find these items interesting from the local Torquay rag.  This link opens to the article and there are 6 more articles linked in the page.

[AndyID]

As Halloween is not far off I thought it might be appropriate to share a (true) horror story from the auto business:

 

When I worked as a grease monkey at a long since demolished filling station a very long time ago, the owner proudly told me how some poor punter had insisted there was something seriously wrong with his engine, or maybe it was the gearbox, can't remember which. So, they took his "jam jar" in and "fixed" it with a "Gold Seal" replacement, courtesy of a can of Halfords gold spray paint. (I kid you not.)

 

Apparently, said punter was entirely happy with the transaction. I suppose the moral of the story is;

 

"Be careful what you ask for."

[The Stationmaster]

G'night all - log shifting & stacking has taken its toll and left me well tired so an earlier night for once.

Edited October 5, 2015 by The Stationmaster

[jamie92208]

Evening all from a rather wet village.   Off early in the morning to take the boss round various appointments then getting ready for a trip to WW1 battlefields on Wednesday with Supersonic of this parish.   It should be a good 3 days.  We both have relatives buried there so are visiting the two graves plus going to the Menin Gate on Thursday evening.

 

Goodnight all.

 

Jamie

[Jock67B]

Evening all,

Stewart, PSA group cars (Peugeot/Citroën), normally have one locking wheel bolt on each wheel, and you should have been supplied with a tool to remove the chrome covers, as well as a special socket (normal to get two of these), matched to the code of your locking bolts. I always have the alloys and the hubs smeared with copper grease and re-torqued before taking delivery of a new car, although it certainly helps to have been involved in the trade. The tiredness you are suffering is almost certainly caused by the pain control medication, and hopefully it will get better as you wean yourself off that. Keep taking it steady.

Ian(Abel), terribly sorry to hear that Gemma's sinus problem is severe enough to ground her. It probably wouldn't be so serious for an office worker! Seems particularly sad after the amount of work she put in to getting her wings.

LE, that was a lovely link from the local paper - although completely wrong regions for me, the period matches when I was living in railway accommodation whilst my father was a driver.

Soon be into Tuesday, the days seem to be passing at lightning speed. Best wishes to all who are ailing, I'm off to try to get some sleep now, in the hopes that I don't get woken by pain in the middle of the night. Sleep tight and look out for bed bugs!

Kind regards,

Jock.

G'night all!

[Jock67B]

Jamie,

Your post appeared as I was typing mine! We've done the battlefield trips quite often - I'm lucky to have a wife in Joanna who likes similar things to me. We are both very interested in History, and the need to see that the awful carnage of that terrible conflict is not forgotten. The 'Menin Gate' is very moving, and we always marvel at the stillness experienced whilst in the graveyard environs. We regularly visited the large cemetery st 'Terlincthun', just South of Boulogne, which has the remains of casualties from both sides interred near to one another. It is really sad to note that a large percentage of the deaths occurred after the end of hostilities. The reason for this was the large field hospital established nearby, and I always find it sad to think that many of these poor souls would have felt that they were safe, only to succumb to the poor surgical techniques of the day, or the scourge of infection!

Hope you find it a moving experience, and have a safe journey,

Kind regards,

Jock.

[jamie92208]

Jamie,

Your post appeared as I was typing mine! We've done the battlefield trips quite often - I'm lucky to have a wife in Joanna who likes similar things to me. We are both very interested in History, and the need to see that the awful carnage of that terrible conflict is not forgotten. The 'Menin Gate' is very moving, and we always marvel at the stillness experienced whilst in the graveyard environs. We regularly visited the large cemetery st 'Terlincthun', just South of Boulogne, which has the remains of casualties from both sides interred near to one another. It is really sad to note that a large percentage of the deaths occurred after the end of hostilities. The reason for this was the large field hospital established nearby, and I always find it sad to think that many of these poor souls would have felt that they were safe, only to succumb to the poor surgical techniques of the day, or the scourge of infection!

Hope you find it a moving experience, and have a safe journey,

Kind regards,

Jock.

Thanks for that Jock.  Dave only found out about his great uncle recently and Friday will be the centenary of his death which is why we are going. My father's cousin was killed at Arras in 1917 and I've done quite  a bit of research about it.  I've got the original letter of condolence written to his parents by the CO and have discovered that he is buried within sight of the no mans land where he was killed trying to rescue one of his men (He was a Lieutenant).  As he was from Lancashire I plan to leave some red roses.  I don't think that his parents ever visited.  I hope to post some photos in due course.

 

Jamie

[southern42]

Late on tonight as I've just posted some pics on the Wigan 2015 thread #113.

 

Some extra ones I've saved for here.

 

Friday, we set out in sunshine, the fog out at sea with the Great Orme and West Shore Miniature Railway in the distance (I briefly wondered what passenger numbers would be with a promising weekend ahead).

 

This is going to be a cracker with Eaton Gomery and rolling stock like this next to us!

 

Wigan, Sunday morning.

 

Best in Show, Diesels in the Duchy.

 

Since exhibiting at Cleckheaton (Bradford MRE) with a rectangular tar wagon, we aim to have a courtesy wagon at the front of the layout to reflect the club/society or location.  Park Lane Pit was in the Ashton-in-Makerfield district of Wigan on the Pemberton branch line.*

T9 30715 newly weathered and renumbered arrived from Grimy Times but a fault with the motor housing unit (a common problem with this model) prevented us from running it.  Ray fixed it earlier this evening giving us some alternative train and loco movements to work out as illustrated in "Branch line to Padstow" (Middleton Press).

 

Well, yet again, it's time to say goodnight and nos da.

 

 

* Edited after further reseach.

Edited October 6, 2015 by southern42

[newbryford]

The usual greetings to all..... from another late night at the NB household.

 

No mountain biking tonight - the broken axle hasn't been fixed as I only took it into the local bike shop this afternoon. It is in very capable hands as the man that runs the workshop was once the mechanic to Bradley Wiggins and Chris Hoy amongst others.

 

And my left knee is a bit tender - it feels like I've twisted it, but can't remember doing so probably golfing over the weekend. So quite fortunate that the bike is not serviceable yet otherwise I'd be tempted to ride and make it worse.

 

A visit to the local doctor for a minor skin irritation resulted in being offered my annual flu jab - I am slightly asthmatic, so am "at risk" - ahead of a booked appointment for the jab later in the week. Future appointment duly cancelled.

 

It looks like NB junior is settling in well at uni. Her first society outing was this evening with the swimming club - it looks like she's going to make a few extra friends outside of her course colleagues there. Mrs NB was particularly worried that she might not settle in, but into a third week now and looking good.

 

Mrs NB is already getting itchy feet now that Junior is away - she's looking at booking our next "big" holiday after her 50th trip to Peru earlier this year. We celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary in March 2017 and we're already saving for another big adventure. I'm told it may involve time travel...........!  Apparently I have to attend an appointment with a travel agent tomorrow.

 

As I've not been distracted by a bike ride, the wiring on the layout continues apace and hopefully will be finished by the weekend, ready for testing in the next 2-3 weeks.

 

And on that note, I bid you all goodnight and a good pre-hump day tomorrow.

 

Cheers,

Mick

[Two_sugars]

Jamie. . . The Menin Gate evening memorial always feels special. . .Maybe because my Grandad has no known grave. . .He is listed on the Berkshire Memorial between Menin and Ploegsteert along with others from 8th DLI.

 

Today I took a pair of wings from my nephews MG to be blasted/primered. . . pick them up again on friday.

 

 

Goodnight Everyone . . . .Sleep Well.

 

 

John

[laurenceb]

Night all

[trisonic]

Talking of strange combinations of shop, the butchers in Portree on Skye also is the knitting shop.

I once knew a bar in Easky, Co. Sligo that doubled as the local Undertakers. By coincidence I started on “Puckoon” there whilst sipping on a pint.

 

Best, Pete.

[AndyID]

The driving standards thread seems to be heading for lockdown. Does anyone have any kitten or sparkly unicorn pictures to calm posters down?

 

Bit short on unicorns and kittens at the moment, but here's a nice piece of sparkly blue track in case things flare up again.

 

[railsquid]

Always good to have a sparkly unicorn available in case of emergency.

 

[emt_911]

Morning all. Another damp morning and certainly starting to feel autumnal.

 

It appears that Jock may have had a better night at last with no early hours posts from him.

 

Have a good day everyone

[Jock67B]

Morning all,

As you can see my wish wasn't granted and I've just taken a shot of Oramorph at 5.20am Tempting fate I know, but it might just be slightly less painful than before so here's hoping that a good night's sleep is on the horizon!

Mick(NB), good to hear that your young lass is fitting in so well - although more years ago than I care to admit, I remember making more friends outside the engineering department than in. Don't forget that there are many students in the same situation, and they tend to look after one another. My mobile number is always available for dramas if you need it - just PM me, but the university authorities also tend to keep an eye on how the students are settling in.

Look forward to hearing what Mrs NB has dreamt up for your dream anniversary holiday!

Has anyone else, as I have, decided not to bother with the 'driving standards' thread?

Pete(trisonic), we had a pub in the village of Thornwood, between Epping and Harlow on what used to be the A11 main road (now closed as by-passed by the M11!). It was run by the undertaker from Epping, and he had a row of lock-ups and a service facility for the hearses and following cars in the pub car-park! My dad inherited a four and a half litre Austin Princess (one of the funeral following cars!), with low mileage and a low speed history! It came about when we stopped for a pint on the way home from his bike shop on a Saturday night. Said car had been reversed into one of the lock-ups and left as a spare for a couple of years - the landlord glibly stated that night, that anyone who could move it out of his way, (the rear hand-brakes had rusted and seized on and it wouldn't budge, being rear wheel drive!), could have it for their trouble! Guess where 'Jock' senior and yours truly spent the best part of Sunday, on crawling boards with a couple of trolley jacks, stripping out the offending axle. That done, a new battery and it ran like a dream - mum used to go to work in it, averaging about 4.5mpg, but at that purchase price, she could afford the fuel! As I recall with all the space a limo affords, it was a fine courting car, but I won't develop that theme any further.

Having bored anyone looking in, I'm going to try to get a couple more hours sleep now,

G'night again,

Kind regards,

Jock.

[grandadbob]

Good morning all,

Dry at the moment but more rain forecast for today with some thunder.

Unlike Mick my wiring doesn't continue apace but rather more slowly, so slow in fact that yesterday it went into reverse as I had to relay some track. I am being pressured by The Boss to get things finished as she wants the old layout cleared from the other bedroom by mid - November because from then until the New Year the room will be needed for various visitors. 

She's a bit unhappy as she went back to work this morning after 10 days off. At the rate I'm going it might be done by November next year!

Have a good one,

Bob.

[chrisf]

Good morning one and all

 

I wish I could tell you that the sigmoidoscopy saga had a happy ending.  Once again the laxative with which I was issued failed to complete the job properly and the doctor could not see what he was doing.  I've made jokes about being too full of sh!t before but this is no laughing matter, being a waste of everybody's time and NHS money.  Where we go from here I know not but the first port of call will be my GP next Monday.

 

Mike Stationmaster: happy to confirm what you say about Swiss narrow gauge.  The largest network is that of the Rhaetian, serving Chur, Davos and St Moritz among other notable places.  Then there is the line from Montreux to Zweisimmen which calls at Gstaad, and that from Interlaken to Luzern where you reverse at Meiringen, home of the meringue, if you do not wish to alight and look at the Reichenbach Falls.  Both of these are true main lines.  On top of that there are a number of what we would call heritage lines, not all of which operate in the winter.  The one from Arth Goldau to the top of the Rigi used to produce steam over New Year.  As one has come to expect from the country in which they lie, it is all very efficient.  Unlike Moviprep ...

 

Hope you all have a better day today than I did yesterday

 

Chris