RMweb Premium southern42 Posted August 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2018 ' Evening all from red dragon land. Rainy season continues... Not a lot done today but decided to tackle some boxes of old paperwork. More than I expected so I will have to dump half in next week's recycle collection. Unfortunately the box files have had it too, so they will have to go out as well. At least I have made a start... Good news, parcel arrived this morning. One bogie wheel put back in place and injector stuck back on while Miss Apprentice looked on. Runs nicely. More money I owe him. 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post New Haven Neil Posted August 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted August 13, 2018 The calm after the busy day in the garden. The She shed..... 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2018 Evening all from Estuary-Land. Not been to bad weather wise today with the odd light shower but I can hear (very) distant thunder. Not a lot else to say and its muggatee time so I'll be back later. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post grandadbob Posted August 13, 2018 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 13, 2018 Evenin' each, Late posting today as I've had multiple telephonic and IT problems/failures. It seems it does no good whatsoever to use profanity at these devices but it does make me feel better. After installing and uninstalling something a few times and bouts of rebooting (including nearly kicking the things into orbit) I appear to be in communication with the world again. The reason for all this kerfuffle was trying to get photos from my phone to my laptop and this has now been done. Hopefully you will see a couple of them here from yesterdays scaling of the North face of the O2. This was a great success and SiL Steve, Abbie, Joe and Gemma had a great time. They think I made a wise decision in not going as the descent was harder than the climb up. After watching them most of the way up the rest of us retired to a bar and had a drink or two until they came and met us for a meal which wasn't too bad at all. More drinks were of course consumed during the meal and on the river bus back to Bankside before catching a train home. Just for once all our trains were running smoothly and on time. Once we got home we had another couple of drinks to round off a really enjoyable day. 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightengine Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 BTW if you happen to see any eagle feathers lying on the ground don't be tempted to keep any. That could get you into a lot of trouble. Don't tell me there is a National Eagle Lobby protecting eagle feathers in an amendment to the constitution? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted August 13, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2018 Don't tell me there is a National Eagle Lobby protecting eagle feathers in an amendment to the constitution? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_feather_law 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post southern42 Posted August 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) OH! WOW! Ray has had an e-mail from our NWMES Vice-Chairman re this September's Engineering in Miniature. I am on the FRONT COVER! Setting off with dignitaries on "The Brigadier," a 5" gauge 1500 class loco, at the West Shore Miniature Railway's Grand Opening and the Society's 70th Anniversary. Guess who is running down to WHS tomorrow! Well, I did not expect that! Thought you might like to know, too. . Edited August 13, 2018 by southern42 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted August 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2018 In need of a few bits. Modest order placed with an outfit I have never used before. Goes by the name of T***kS***k Then the serious stuff can begin. In the meantime it's Goodnight from me. And the cat says it's Goodnight from Him. 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 OH! WOW! Ray has had an e-mail from our NWMES Vice-Chairman re this September's Engineering in Miniature. I am on the FRONT COVER! Setting off with dignitaries on "The Brigadier," a 5" gauge 1500 class loco, at the West Shore Miniature Railway's Grand Opening and the Society's 70th Anniversary. Guess who is running down to WHS tomorrow! Well, I did not expect that! Thought you might like to know, too. . Well done kid, you must be Chuff Chuff Chuffed. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightengine Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Congrats Polly 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Don't tell me there is a National Eagle Lobby protecting eagle feathers in an amendment to the constitution? There's joke about a bald eagle. Not sure it will survive a transatlantic crossing, but here goes. I stuck in the jokes thread. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Shedman5 Posted August 13, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2018 Morning all from Estuary-Land. Slept like a log last night, so I'm now bright eyed and bushy tailed but I'm not sure how long it will last. I see that they are announcing the first contestant for the next bout of Strictly come dancing this morning. I'm not sure of which sleb she is as I usually avoid such trivia but if you want to see why Botox should be more strictly controlled you just had to watch what looked like a talking mannequin with lips so swollen that she looked as if she'd been punched in the mouth. Apart from the usual shopping trip for bread and papers I will be doing the same today as yesterday, absolutely nothing. Muggatee awaits so its be back later. Her name is Katie Piper and if you google her you will see that she had sulphuric acid thrown over her face a few years back and is still receiving treatment! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Her name is Katie Piper and if you google her you will see that she had sulphuric acid thrown over her face a few years back and is still receiving treatment! And she has shown immense bravery. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Good afternoon tea all. Good luck and break a leg track joiner to Andy. Welcome aboard (literally, it seems) and into the madness to yet another Andy. Are we to rename this place AR? Moan-day began well but it was not set to last. Something broke down astride the points at New Malden, got going again briefly but only coasted down the hill to fail again part-way to Norbiton. Result? No morning peak trains through Kingston which is our busiest line in the Down a.m/ peak. A good many folks were somewhat miffed at being redirected via Suburbiton and the local red buses; a few Shepperton trains were rerouted via Richmond though that of necessity omits Kingston. All was recovered by 11.00 when it was time to leave. Since being home I have attempted to glue cork to a shiny veneer-effect surface. The jury is out on the result. Back in my band-management days our drummer had a Sonor Hi-Lite Maple kit with Zildjian cymbals and more sticks than you could get into one holder. It was usually part of my job to assist in the removal (the popular name for which would, I suspect, trigger the profanity filter) of kit from a second-floor flat via the fire escape, load into the van and carry to the stage for set-up. And the reverse post-gig which often meant I was humping* the gear up an outside fire-escape in the dark at 2 or 3am. I am still trying to get the now-useless tapes they made recovered somehow. A friend has managed to clean up and de-wow similar tapes for other bands on the circuit at the time but in my case we no longer have contact with any of the members to seek permission. Fun times though. Even if I never came home with anything in my pocket. It's only rock 'n' roll but no-one can afford to pay a decent rate. * if that shows as a row of hashtags on the post then it's triggered the filter as I thought. If not - well you know what I meant a couple of lines earlier now! Avvergoodun. Drummers had the most kit, and was usually last to pack up, but as the Bassist, I had the heaviest Amps, Next time, I'll be the Singer, or just play the Harmonica, haha. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BSW01 Posted August 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2018 Good evening everyone The morning started off well and I was making good progress sorting out some of the rubble when it started to rain. However, as it was getting on towards 12:45, I decided to pack up and head in for dinner. After dinner I went to the workshop and made a start on a brake van that I’m building for Max. So far I’ve put brass bearings in the axle boxes and built the chassis. I’ve tested on a short piece of track and it’s now running very well. After tea I went to Salford Quays for a swim but I only managed 4 laps (2k) as I got caught in some heavy traffic and when I finally got to the desk, there was nobody there, so I had to wait to check in. The water was cool, but not so cold that I needed to put on my wetsuit. Polly, congratulations on being on the front page! Goodnight all 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted August 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2018 Goodnight all! Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2018 Her name is Katie Piper and if you google her you will see that she had sulphuric acid thrown over her face a few years back and is still receiving treatment! And she has shown immense bravery. My apologies to the young lady. And with that goodnight all. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightengine Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Her name is Katie Piper and if you google her you will see that she had sulphuric acid thrown over her face a few years back and is still receiving treatment! I have seen a couple of docus she has presented and after all she has gone through and then she still has the guts to front such programmes she has my respect. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AndyID Posted August 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) Just ordered a new fridge. No, I mean an actual fridge. It doesn't have a freezer compartment. (We already have a freezer downstairs in the garage.) Our current fridge gives me a pain in the neck. The freezer compartment is on top and the fridge bit is always overcrowded. I'm six feet tall and I can never find anything. The replacement is six feet tall too and has a 20.5 cubic feet capacity (or 1160.991 imperial pints ) Edited August 14, 2018 by AndyID 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chrisf Posted August 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2018 Good morning one and all How quickly holidays wear off when stupidity has a hand in things. This morning saw a tiresome conversation with the surgery receptionist, Checkpoint Charlene. Once again the prescription I went to fetch had only one of its two pages, meaning that without the second page it would have been difficult to submit my next order for meds in three weeks’ time. Eventually she got the message and printed off the second page with rather less than good grace. A trip to WHSmith to collect some comics was protracted because they have moved everything and I could not find them. Then it was home to argue the toss with the AA over my car insurance renewal. Some creative accountancy from Paige in the call centre reduced the increased premium to manageable proportions without my being placated with a Marks and Spencers voucher for £50. It’s as if I had never been away. Andyram, A2B Models is looking good and I’m sure we all hope that your optimism will be vindicated. Robert, you have had more than enough sadness and I’m sorry not to have been around to say anything before now. Mal, you are clearly a learned man and I salute you. Being described as a beacon is an intriguing concept … I was delighted to learn at Sidmouth that Tolquhon, a teenage quartet from East Aberdeenshire with a penchant for French-Canadian music, have been into the studio and I’m looking forward to the arrival of the finished product in October because it will be good. Remember who told you first: I am seldom if ever wrong about such things. On my doormat when I returned home on Saturday was the DVD of “Love, Simon” which you may be sure that I shall watch when I have caught up with other things. It is no exaggeration to describe it as probably the most important gay-themed movie of the past 10 years. Give me a few more days and I hope to say a bit more about Sidmouth. The hessian bag has, I think, 18 new CDs in it and happens to be decorated with a concertina with a rainbow where the bellows ought to be. I have a matching T-shirt which you might just see if you are anywhere near Cardiff city centre in a couple of weeks’ time. Warm thoughts as always to all in distress or missing Chris 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRat Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Nite all........all parked out! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Morning All, We have a nice bright sunny morning in this part of the world, but it started off quite cloudy - which also indicated that the mornings are starting to draw in because it was actually quite dark when we got up! There isn't a lot else to report today, it looks like I have a day of testing. Have a good day everyone... 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted August 14, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 14, 2018 Good moaning to all from a village that's rather cloudy and overcast at the moment. I managed to get most of the wardrobe built. It's an old one that used to be in the back bedroom in the UK. One or two minor pieces have gone missing and two parts have been glued back together and will be fitted today. I spent the afternoon wrangling wires on the layout and actually got an object to move along some parallel pieces of metal using the proper controller. A pleasant walk round the village ensued. One final piece of furniture to build this morning and a bike to check for a friend then hopefully some more time working on the layout. Regards to all. Jamie 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted August 14, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 14, 2018 Ey up! Mugatea being drunk then time to get ready to go to Castleford. 100 overs scheduled today between 11am and 6pm...oh for the same over rates in professional Cricket! Enjoy whatever you do today and let's hope our missing ERs are ok. Baz 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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