RMweb Premium Popular Post NGT6 1315 Posted October 13, 2015 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2015 Half shifts do have their advantages! Having driven through the dawn across the fields between Schkeuditz and Leipzig, I'm now back home and have also returned the bike home which I had left at Wittenberger Straße after my accident. Amazingly, no major traces could be seen! Of course, before the ride, I needed to prepare… …1229 "Duisburg" which is one of those cars outfitted with flange greasers, the purpose of these explicitly being not just enhancing running and tracking properties of the car itself, but also to grease all curves on the network not outfitted wit stationary grease dispensers. These devices are fairly common on German tram systems to help alleviate wear and noise in curves which would otherwise be strongly affected by either due to their radii or roadbed alignment. Here, 1229 was signed for the interim destination of Central Station where I drove first after depot sortie. The ITCS units automatically switch routes and destinations at predefined locations if required, such as termini or divergences. And that's what the ITCS terminal indicates prior to depot sortie. As you can see, I had Turn 1128, and at the moment of this photo, more than 15 minutes to wait till sortie. The CCTV screen is set at the top left of the NGT12's cab and can display either the feed from each individual camera, or quad-split feeds from groups of four cameras. I usually default the screen to the quad image of Cameras 9 through 12 as these allow me to monitor the rear end of the car. This is also useful to check whether there might be any motorists behind your tram about to do something stupid! Up at Schkeuditz – the abbreviation for the terminus there being "RHSK" in reference to it being located on Rathausplatz – during turnaround. There is a rest room and a lavatory in the house to the right, which in the past was the admin building of the fully fledged (though small) depot which existed here. The Schkeuditz terminus is currently being refurbished, with new track having been laid through the reversing loop. The small printed sign put behind the bottom of the windscreen is our way of highlighting diverging routes during engineering work, such as is currently ongoing. This week, Lines 10 and 11 are routed around the Western Circuit, calling at Central Station West, Goerdelerring, Thomaskirche and Neues Rathaus (the latter stops being summarised under Dittrichring, which is the section of the Ring Road where they are located) before rejoining the usual routes at Leuschnerplatz. Yes, it was chilly, but I did need a commemorative photo after all! 30 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2015 Morning all, Well all posts have been ticked in the appropriate manner but various indications suggest it might not have worked - so due apologies. Yesterday evening's event was quite interesting - unfortunately a late start (reaction over-running Town Council meeting), then further delayed by technical problems (projector linked to laptop not doing what it was supposed to do) so it definitely had a touch of railway about it. The Notwork Rail man had cancelled his attendance at short notice - over running engineering work? But Mark Hopwood, boss man from GWR was very good - all sensible stuff although I still wonder about the veracity of what he is saying on a particular timetable issue. The Crossrail bloke was a pleasant fellah, just the sort you need as an 'Area Community Relations Officer' (honest!) and easy to take apart and leave floundering over timing and timetable issues where he managed three different answers (correction - one 'it's up to other people' and two 'answers) to the same question which happened to be posed in different ways by different people. All I can say is that Crossrail trains are going to have utterly amazing performance and will need station dwell times which match those of the CBD in Sydney (18 seconds). But overall quite informative and interesting, and the meeting over-ran (without NR's help). Have a good day one and all 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two_sugars Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 You were right, Lurker, Venus is very bright at the moment. . .I f you get up a little earlier, you will also see Jupiter, Mars, and I think, Saturn, all in the same part of the Sky. Morning All. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted October 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2015 Cars you can talk to. I've had a couple of them but I was very much in the role of psychiatrist to the car as patient. "So, here we are again. By the side of the M25. You're sounding overheated. Why don't we take some time out whilst you cry on the hard shoulder." I was somewhat taken by surprise when Aditi's car started to talk to me. I was pairing her phone with the car's Bluetooth system and started being told how to proceed. I haven't set up the voice control on the Fiesta or Freelander. The voice controlled sat nav in Texas has made me wary. Matthew still doesn't know what he said to make it change screen to something unhelpful! 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted October 13, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 13, 2015 I was somewhat taken by surprise when Aditi's car started to talk to me. I was pairing her phone with the car's Bluetooth system and started being told how to proceed. I haven't set up the voice control on the Fiesta or Freelander. The voice controlled sat nav in Texas has made me wary. Matthew still doesn't know what he said to make it change screen to something unhelpful! Star Trek is reality! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 'king Internet/BT/roadworks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 13, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 13, 2015 Morning all from Estuary-Land. I thought I'd heard rain last night and the patches of damp this morning proved it. Pete, I drive a Hyundai as well and they are justifiably popular on this side of the pond getting top marks for reliability most years. Congratulations and commiserations where necessary, be back later. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Oldddudders Posted October 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2015 News from the Debs front. A pic posted a few mins ago shows she is being looked after by a Professor - well, she is a Doctor herself! - and has had an ICD fitted. Wikipedia tells me this is a heart aid of some sophistication. And her breakfast was consumed! 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon G Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Busy day today as we have two friends who live in France coming for dinner, along with four of their friends who we haven't met. I invited them some time ago, and Mrs G wasn't too impressed. As a result, I promised to do all the necessary cooking and cleaning. Farmers casserole & blackberry and apple crumble to make. Blackberries duly picked, and everything else bought. Cleaning underway, although I have now been instrusted to clean the living room windows and more besides! I had better get back to it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted October 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2015 Star Trek is reality! It wasn't Star Trek that came to mind it was 2001. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I've had a few heated conversations with cars myself. Particularly the Metropolitan in the Old Cars thread. Basil Fawlty moments I guess. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2015 I was somewhat taken by surprise when Aditi's car started to talk to me. I was pairing her phone with the car's Bluetooth system and started being told how to proceed. I haven't set up the voice control on the Fiesta or Freelander. The voice controlled sat nav in Texas has made me wary. Matthew still doesn't know what he said to make it change screen to something unhelpful! I know one word these talking cars don't understand - I get the damn thing by accident if I press the wrong part of the indicator control stalk and if I use Anglo-Saxon terminology to tell it to go away the flippin' woman just mutters 'not understood'. I ask you - some fancy electronic gizmo for so called 'voice control' and it can't even understand basic (very basic as it happens) language. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightengine Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Almost clear blue sky here in sunny Teignmouth today. The rail station footbridge has almost been stripped out of all the decayed timber. The windows have all gone but I am not sure about the flooring. The ironwork looks in bad shape from the outside. Hopefully the timber and the windows were not holding it all together. It is beginning to look like the Kapellbrucke in Lucerne, plenty of viewing spaces. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) You gave enough clues. I started looking for Korean cars assembled in the US as you mentioned not Japanese. The Elantra matched your description. Nearly rejected it as I initially didn't find one with a 2 litre engine! Tony Well, I leased at exactly $200.00 per month at 15K miles per year for 36 months. It is also taxed and “MOTed” for the duration. I thought it was a good deal. Right-hand drive was a surprise....... I couldn’t find a US spec photo for the 2016 model...........that photo makes it look bigger than it is. As Liz is at college I’ve had to budget for $100K for fees, tuition and living. When she gets out I want to get a Camarro. Undecided whether to get a new one or (which I prefer) finding a 1972 SS body (1972 aren’t considered as collectable over here as 1967 - 1971 therefore cheaper) and fitting a small block Chevy 350Ci with aluminum heads and stroked out to 383ci (updating injection, ignition and brakes with suspension to coil overs). Something like this: http://momentcar.com/images/1972-camaro-1.jpg (the trunk is open). Except more retro profile tyres. The designer of the 1972 body has admitted he was influenced by Jaguar. Best, Pete. Edited October 13, 2015 by trisonic 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted October 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2015 As Liz is at college I’ve had to budget for $100K for fees, tuition and living. Best, Pete. Matthew showed me his application form for Utrecht. The fees weren't high but they showed typical costs for living expenses and asked how they were going to be met. I was amused that Matthew put "self funded". Part of his course is about planning research for when this course is complete (two years). All of the " interesting " places are in North America; Toronto, North Carolina and UCLA. I have no idea how PhDs are financed in such places, I suspect I will be finding out! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AndyB Posted October 13, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 13, 2015 How'd you feel about it if your ex did the built-in sat nav voice and your Mrs is in the car? "Turn left in 200 yds" "Why do you always do what she wants?" "Ok, I won't". "Make a U-turn," "See, you're doing it again." "Yes, dear....I mean no dear, no I don't mean you, I mean her.....oh, I don't mean anything anymore." Ironically they both get on very well, which is even more bizarre. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Well, I leased at exactly $200.00 per month at 15K miles per year for 36 months. It is also taxed and “MOTed” for the duration. I thought it was a good deal. I couldn’t find a US spec photo for the 2016 model...........that photo makes it look bigger than it is. As Liz is at college I’ve had to budget for $100K for fees, tuition and living. When she gets out I want to get a Camarro. Undecided whether to get a new one or (which I prefer) finding a 1972 SS body (1972 aren’t considered as collectable over here as 1967 - 1971 therefore cheaper) and fitting a small block Chevy 350Ci with aluminum heads and stroked out to 383ci (updating injection, ignition and brakes with suspension to coil overs). Something like this: http://momentcar.com/images/1972-camaro-1.jpg (the trunk is open). Except more retro profile tyres. The designer of the 1972 body has admitted he was influenced by Jaguar. Best, Pete. I have to admit I fancy the red thing at the left-hand side! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Matthew showed me his application form for Utrecht. The fees weren't high but they showed typical costs for living expenses and asked how they were going to be met. I was amused that Matthew put "self funded". Part of his course is about planning research for when this course is complete (two years). All of the " interesting " places are in North America; Toronto, North Carolina and UCLA. I have no idea how PhDs are financed in such places, I suspect I will be finding out! Don’t let me put a dampener on Mathew’s continuing education................... As you know US Universities “hammer” out of Stater’s. The fees for Rutgers are doubled, for instance. Lord knows what they do with people from a different country, but I understand that the Chinese students are keeping Princeton (as an example) in the black. Best, Pete. I have to admit I fancy the red thing at the left-hand side! The Duke? Best, Pete. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted October 13, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) Just heard that the body panel that the repairer had been awaiting for the Peugeot is at last in transit to their premises, as it had to be sent from France, as the UK warehouse didn't have the part in stock, hence the delay. Car should be back by the end of the week, all being well. Now waiting for this week's e-mail confirming when the shopping is coming, who is bringing it, and what is not included (hopefully nothing). Walked to as far as the pub and back this morning, which is actually pretty good for this stage of recovery. Edited October 13, 2015 by 45156 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 The Duke? Best, Pete. Not sure but it looks like an Enduro bike 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2015 When she gets out I want to get a Camarro. Undecided whether to get a new one or (which I prefer) finding a 1972 SS body (1972 aren’t considered as collectable over here as 1967 - 1971 therefore cheaper) and fitting a small block Chevy 350Ci with aluminum heads and stroked out to 383ci (updating injection, ignition and brakes with suspension to coil overs). Something like this: http://momentcar.com/images/1972-camaro-1.jpg (the trunk is open). Except more retro profile tyres.. ISTR before the Camaro was launched, one of the mags - Card & River, Rod & Truck maybe - had a press-fleet example on test. They pulled into a petrol (ok, so gas) station and the 'pump jockey' called to his mate "Hey - come and look at the Chevrolet Mustang!" Ford had really hit the mark with their pony-car. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Dread Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Just listening to the TV news tonight reporting on the 100th anniversary of the death of Edith Cavell that Cavell is being pronounced to rhyme with gavel. All my life I've pronounced it Ca - vell to rhyme with yell. (as has everyone else I know) Have I/we been wrong all these years? Last month I sold my EM layout to a chap in Clevedon, north Somerset. I agreed to deliver it and asked for overnight accommodation in a B&B. He arranged this at a place in the town called Cavell House. It was a girls school in days gone by and she attended there. This link explains www.cavellhouse.com/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ian Abel Posted October 13, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) Pete - I'm sure you'll like the Elantra. My son has had one for about 3 years now and really likes it, very pleasant drive too for a smaller car. However, he did say he'd not buy another one! No idea why, as he's had no problems or complains about the current one... kids, eh!!! Mildly frantic yesterday evening as we're having a new furnace/air-conditioning/ductwork installed in our rental property. Yesterday was the removal of the old "octopus" original equipment. This included some asbestos abatement as they used to use asbestos taping on the old huge ducts for the original gravity heating system. The folks doing that work were also supposed to remove the ceiling from a room in the basement, all discussed and paid for, to facilitate the installation of the new ductwork. Renter sent pictures last night of nice empty space, but we noticed the CEILING wasn't removed <sigh>. So, quick phone calls and emails resulted in a "sorry, our error, we'll be over first thing to take the ceiling out". Far as we know right now everything is proceeding as planned, already been called by both crews that work is advancing <phew>. Before and after removal of old "octopus" furnace and ductwork... The new systems take a tiny portion of space compared to the nasty thing above, and provide far better heating and the addition of central air-conditioning, with a 95% efficient system. Should see a dramatic reduction in the heating energy costs for the renter, and of course, a significant resale value increase for us. Today is surprisingly "as forecast", for a change. 5C when I retrieved the newspaper, overcast and a whisp of breeze, expecting 15 for a high. Enjoy Tuesday everyone. Edited October 13, 2015 by Ian Abel 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted October 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2015 Don’t let me put a dampener on Mathew’s continuing education................... As you know US Universities “hammer” out of Stater’s. The fees for Rutgers are doubled, for instance. Lord knows what they do with people from a different country, but I understand that the Chinese students are keeping Princeton (as an example) in the black. . Same here. Matthew felt that the Masters programme he did last year was more of a cash cow than an academic programme. He liked Calgary and seems to really like Utrecht. Matthew's fees in Utrecht are the same as a Dutch person. I had a look at fees structures for the places Matthew mentioned. The UCLA one is understandable, the Toronto one is not, and the North Carolina one confused my Android device. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Afternoon all, Haven't had a chance to catch up fully, but before the next few chores, I thought I'd pop in a short post! Not a brilliant night's sleep thanks to ongoing alimentary system problems, probably caused by the bug I appear to have picked up, but the main thing was that the pain level again seemed lessened! Bill, I liked the images of the 'New Gauge' on the Lea Valley site - my father had a workshop for developing racing motorcycle engines in Ware for a few years, and I can remember that all the Lea Valley water board lands were kept well manicured, all the way to Rye Meads sewage treatment plant and on down in to Edmonton. It looks as if the same sense of pride in the appearance still exists today! Pete(trisonic), I arrived at that conclusion as I went to sleep last night, but Tony beat me to posting it. (I have in fairness, a bit of experience in the field!). The Hyundai marque has really advanced in the last few years, principally since it became a separate company when the giant conglomerate split up a few years ago. Apparently, all the separate elements of the group are still run by members of the original post war founder's family! In the UK they now offer a five year, unlimited mileage warranty, and the build quality is considerably better than that in the first tinny little cars to come here from Korea. European market models are mainly produced in the Czech Republic these days. Lovely looking, but sadly too low for me to get in and out of now, so Joanna and I will stick to our Citroën C3 Picasso for the moment! Ian(Abel), many thanks for the update on Debs, sounds like the famous sense of humour is still intact. Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery, and I really hope that the operation will eventually allow her to function better! Rick, I'm glad to read that you seem to have the pain under control - we await the outcome of the quest for a cause! Sherry, very cheering news that you should be back to your best in time for the 'welding' - I now go off to my graveyard/headstone chores with a light heart! Hope the same news comes from all our other ailing members when I look back in later, Kind regards, Jock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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