Early Risers.

[TheQ]

Estimated time to clone C to E 2:05:07

Time to go watch the cockwombles in the snow on the news and pour a Highland park..

[Ian Abel]

Snowed overnight, but not much. SWMBO's birthday today - a significant one - and she wanted to be taken to a specialist fabric shop in Brum, which has a lot more snow than we did. We came away with a small carrier back, not even a quarter full - at eighty quid. Then I took her to a birthday lunch. Sainsbury's cafe ain't bad. 

 

Then to son's (via flooded roads) to drop things off and home in time for the crunch pot ice under the tyres to be noticeable.

 

Now in. Outside a small suspicion, and ready to cook tonight.

Happy birthday to the Mrs John...

[New Haven Neil]

If we're quiet, I'll phone you up pretending to be a customer with a "problem".

 

Cheers,

Mick

 

Going to be the other way - fried PSU2.....

[Ozexpatriate]

I've been separated from my computer for a few days and 327 early riser posts have appeared since I checked out on the 22^nd.   While I skimmed a few pages, I doubt I shall get to all 13, or most of the posts therein.

 

A belated Merry Christmas to all, and sympathy for anyone whose holidays were troubled by bad news or ill health.

 

The Portland area had a highly variable encounter with the white stuff on Christmas Eve. Where I live there was a light dusting of snow with some freezing rain later. Further north, the metro area had snow early in the day as well.

 

My Christmas Eve guests took about two hours to drive home where 45 minutes would normally suffice.  Despite temperatures near freezing all day on Christmas day, roads on the south side of town were clear so I attempted to repay my guests with a visit in the late afternoon. The microclimates here being what they are, the further north I ventured, the more snow was evident on the shoulders, (not to mention abandoned vehicles from the previous day) but the roads themselves were passable and ice free. 

 

I arrived with the sun setting and temperatures dropping and more than a little anxious about how my rear-wheel drive car would manage the conditions I was imagining developing, I bid them holiday tidings and promptly went home before the roads iced again to yet more televised (American) football and the Christmas Dr. Who episode.

 

Best wishes to all - I hope the holiday cheer lasts through the New Year's weekend.

Edited December 27, 2017 by Ozexpatriate

[New Haven Neil]

It wasn't so bad at work, very busy with orders and not too many of 'those' calls at all.  Whoop.  Stocktaking on Friday though....ugh.

[newbryford]

It wasn't so bad at work, very busy with orders and not too many of 'those' calls at all.  Whoop.  Stocktaking on Friday though....ugh.

 

Likewise with the phone calls - only one of "those" and a few similar emails - so I got lots of office layout wiring done. If it's the same tomorrow, I should finish the wiring and make a start on installing 20 point motors.

 

There may be some playing trains testing done in between. 

 

Just waiting now for the odd sight of 325 mail units being dragged via the S&C passing by my back door. I think it's the first time this has happened.

 

In the meantime, some food will be consumed.......

 

Catch up later

Cheers,

Mick

[lightengine]

Lovely sunny morning on the beach here today.

[Tony_S]

Wrong type of snow flakes on the line? I'll give you 'snow on the line' alright!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=facDr2lTAUM

(skip to ca 41:00 entering Myrdal station and 1:06:00 for Norway's answer to the weather conditions!)

 

I have been from Myrdal to Flåm. It wasn't snowing though just torrential rain.

[emt_911]

I've spent most of the day modelling fighting with a Dapol Country Inn kit for a friend of the family. It's taken most of the day just to clean up the windows so that they look half decent.

 

An evening away from the workbench and I may carry on with the kit tomorrow. At least it gave me a reason not to venture outside.

[Tony_S]

This is what you missed then Tony

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlSuu9wD4_M

 

I have seen that video!

The rain made all the rivers and waterfalls quite spectacular on our journey.

[Tony_S]

I've spent most of the day modelling fighting with a Dapol Country Inn kit for a friend of the family. It's taken most of the day just to clean up the windows so that they look half decent.

 

An evening away from the workbench and I may carry on with the kit tomorrow. At least it gave me a reason not to venture outside.

I had that when it was an Airfix kit when I was a child. Would it still be the original mould?

[PhilJ W]

Goodnight all.

[emt_911]

I had that when it was an Airfix kit when I was a child. Would it still be the original mould?

It certainly looks bad enough to be from the original.

[emt_911]

Night all

[BSW01]

 

The day started out bright, cold, but thankfully, we’ve had no snow. However, I do think it’s going to freeze over tonight. Once the shopping had been done and put away, I once again returned to middle earth, this time though I was tidying up and getting together all that I need to permanently fix the buildings that I made Max on his train layout.

 

Boy was I glad when it was time to take the kids home, they’ve been particularly tiresome today for some reason, maybe they’re still hyper from Christmas but whatever it was, they were as high as kites and very boisterous! I had to have a drink once I got back home! However, before that was consumed, I managed to earn a few brownie points by bagging Sheila a pair of boots she’d had her eye on for a while. They had been reduced from £225 to £95 and it would also seem that I bagged her the last pair too!

 

Vincent, they’re like that now, gawd knows what they’ll be like in a few years time!

 

Goodnight all.

[southern42]

' Evening all from red dragon land.

Thinking of Debs and John and anyone suffering ill health or loss.

 

A few days away with family was both enjoyable and welcome as I was not in tip top condition this Christmas. Sunny when we left England, watching the moon getting brighter as the sun went down.  Rain along a bit of the North Wales coast.  Snow on the mountain tops but dry for unloading the car when we arrived home.

 

To cheer us all up here is a road sign we passed on Christmas Eve on our way to our daughter's.  Message included below as it is not very clear in the photo.

 

 

BE A JEDI

USE THE FORCE

 

NOT YOUR PHONE

 

 

' Night all and nos da.

[The Stationmaster]

G'night all

[laurenceb]

Thoughts with Debs & Rick

Night awl

[TheQ]

The wind, has eased from the 60 mph of yesterday to a mere 17 mph now.

the rain has stopped.

 

My plans for today:

Check the landrover tyre, if necessary go to the tyre place and get it fixed.

Go into battle getting the SSD update on the computer finished

Maybe, go down to the motor boat and do a little routine work, I need to check the weather over the next few days to choose the best day..

 

Meantime see if I can get a little more sleep

[pH]

Happy boxing day all.

Sunny but cool here. However a trip out to Largs thrn bus to Wemyss Bay Station meant that we got a fair few nice shots.

now back in Glasgow for our final evening in Scotland this year.

I see from your last picture that you also got to visit Gourock.

[grandadbob]

Good morning all,

Quite frosty here but a dry & sunny day is forecast although it will remain coldish.

Up at 5.30 to wake Abbie as she has to be at work at 7.00. Glad to say her Dad is picking her up so I haven't got to go out.

My other 2 dark lake Birdcage coaches are due today and I'm awaiting a message giving me a one hour time slot from DPD. Hopefully their service will be better than Yodel - it has been in the past.

Our "tribe" are moving back home today so the place will be a bit lot quieter. All we have to do then is to return the house to order.

Have a good one,

Bob.

Edited December 28, 2017 by grandadbob

[pH]

Not far from us, though http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42490947

From that BBC report, I see that Northamptonshire police have a "Roads and Armed Policing Team" (RAPT). An interesting combination of responsibilities - I hope there's never any confusion!

Edited December 28, 2017 by pH

[BlackRat]

From that BBC report, I see that Northamptonshire police have a "Roads and Armed Policing Team" (RAPT). An interesting combination of responsibilities - I hope there's never any confusion!

Nationally it has been going on for over 20 years now........not aware that there's been any confusion.

[AndyB]

Morning all and it's a frosty one hereabouts. 

Not much planned - pottering to see relatives, then a glass of wine and a mooch at some railway-related books. 

Still a number of days of holiday to go until the return to work in the NY. 

 

The new rolling stock is looking good - on the sheet of lining paper with lines drawn in vaguely oval shapes. 

 

Have a nice day everyone. 

[TheQ]

The police out patroling the roads, are already in their cars " out there" when guns are called for, it's normally in a hurry. So they are the ideal teams to have their weapons available locked in the boot.

 

Plans change, I've been out with Ben the Border Collie on his morning patrol, we have two trees down. Both old and ancient, One does need clearing as it is blocking access to part of the jungle. I'll start with the chainsaw on stick, clearing the ivy, the odd bramble, and small branches before waking the neighborhood with the petrol chainsaw.

 

Ben was a good boy two Muntjac ran out in front of us from the direction of the model railway shed. It might be he'd just found one of his tennis balls and was stood over it. At one point Ben and one of the deer were just 40 ft apart facing each other not moving.