Early Risers.

[bbishop]

Morning awl,

 

Did anyone watch Question Time last night?  Because it came from my old school, St Dunstan Catford.  I noted the mess the BBC had made of the Great Hall, then turned off when the first began to speak.

 

Bill

[Tony_S]

Morning all.

The visitor from the garage door company the other day just took enough measurements for a quote. Someone is coming today to measure everything accurately. I will be letting him in to the other neighbours garages to measure up for their doors too.

It is quite overcast today. 

Tony

[BlackRat]

12 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

I also hate the new software, the posts I follow thing is pure fantasy, its slow to load, its just....carp.  Sorry Andy.  I usually get used to new looks and software, but this really is just too awkward, clunky and....crepe. 

 

The same software is used by other fora I frequent with little problems, so it must be the more complicated needs of RM that is the issue.  I don't envy Andy Y's work, it's not his fault, it is probably the inappropriate demands of this particular site.

 

The result, is I struggle to find content I really, actually do follow, so its a quicker look in, get frustrated, and pee off to another place.

 

Have to agree........ mind you on the positive side, I hardly spend anytime here at all now, compared to the old site and as a result...... many things 00 wise have been completed or ........started.

 

A bonus.......I think.

[jamie92208]

7 hours ago, Happy Hippo said:

Good morning and a Happy St David's day to you all. 

  

Contrary to popular belief, Welsh rarebit is not posh cheese on toast, but a virg*n from Prestatyn. 

I was always told that a Welsh virgin was a sheep that a Welshman had failed to catch.  

 

Anyway good morning from a sunny but cool Charente.    Various bits of work got done on a certain layout got done yesterday and some brownie points were earned by shortening a watch strap for the boss.   Not a lot else got done but we did enjoy Death in paradise.   Very formulaic but enjoyable and I must say that the replacement DS was looking rather nice.

 

Today the first task is to go to the fang mender which may or may not be pleasant, I will report later.   This afternoon 3 friends are coming over to help me put up the lighting rig and pelmet on a certain layout.   

 

Good to hear from Mal and that he is now in his new home.    

 

Regards to all.

 

Jamie

[grandadbob]

Good morning all,

Dull and dismal outside.

Feeling carp inside.

I may return later.

Have a good one,

Bob.

[Andrew P]

I TRIED to do a GDB yesterday!

 

Cutting some wood, and the saw came out from the cut and ran across the top of my fleshy bit between the Thumb and the rest of my hand. No real damage, just a LARGE GRAZE, that bled like a pig due to the Asprin and other tablets I'm on now.

 

I now have a red stained wooden shelf.

Edited March 1, 2019 by Andrew P
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[lightengine]

8 hours ago, Happy Hippo said:

Good morning and a Happy St David's day to you all. 

  

Contrary to popular belief, Welsh rarebit is not posh cheese on toast, but a virg*n from Prestatyn. 

Prestatyn Caerphilly I guess.

Taxi!

[Dave Hunt]

8 hours ago, Happy Hippo said:

Good morning and a Happy St David's day to you all. 

  

Contrary to popular belief, Welsh rarebit is not posh cheese on toast, but a virg*n from Prestatyn. 

 

Presumably having not met a Scouser who tried to persuade her to, "Prestatyn der gerl."

 

Coat?

 

Dave

[New Haven Neil]

Morning.

 

Off to the old frats bike club soon, although its a bit murky and not quite dry I think a run down on a bike is called for. It's the BMW's turn to get woken up - it even has indicators that work.  It's old (28), made before the current generations of indicator-free German vehicles.

 

Of course last week it was glorious, and I was laid up poorly bairn.  Still not 100% right TBH, maybe 70%.  A little better each day, and the cough has reduced a fair bit. A very tenacious lurgy.

[BSW01]

Good morning everyone 

 

It’s another dull start to the day here in the northwest. Once Sheila has got herself ready we are off for our weekly tour of the Trafford Centre. We’ll be there a lot longer than in usually the case when I go on my own! As usual the journey home will take us past the butchers where we’ll pick up the weekly meat rations and hopefully a pastie for dinner. Later tonight we have James and Amelia coming for tea. They couldn’t make it last week, so I’ll be nice to see them, as we haven’t seen them for 2 weeks now.

 

back later 

[81C]

Morning All 

I was up with the Lark to visit the small room Her was snoring so I didn't return to bed instead I turn on the telly and flicked through the text news pages I can stand those scwarking news readers.

I hope my dear friend GDB feels better soon nothing worse than feeling carp after just out of bed.

Her is out with her old workmate (not that one Neil) for coffee they didn't meet up earlier in the week but she still managed to spend money, more brownie points earned with last nights meal

I cooked this is getting into a bad habit but at least some weight is coming off both of us so can't be bad.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                          must get on P.L. Aytime 

[newbryford]

Planned POETPEx today

 

Everything is ready for DL to be loaded for Preston Exhibition.

Looking forward to playing trains again - even though this is show 3 in 4 weekends...….

Then that's it until October.

 

Lots of work to be worked.

 

Have a good Friday if you can.

 

Cheers,

Mick

 

 

[grandadbob]

Back sooner than I thought.  Feeling carp due to sore throat and much splutting and coughering. Still nowhere near as bad as some people seem to have suffered though.

We had a great time at Nicki's yesterday for Joe's 17th birthday. This time I didn't overdo it with the food and drink consumption.

A quick visit to Sainsbury's is needed shortly to get some cold relief stuff.

Edited March 1, 2019 by grandadbob

[PhilJ W]

Morning all from Estuary-Land. A bit greyer and cooler than of late, but a lot better than this time last year. Nothing much doing at the moment so the intention is to get moving on the shed. The shed is actually warmer now than it has been recently due to it being in the shade all day this time of year so it keeps the night time chill so with the (slightly) warmer nights its not as cold. Have a good POETS day all, be back later.

[roundhouse]

Morning

 

Getting  a lot of USA rolling stock ready to put on the bring and buy table at freemo South this weekend. Layout mostly loaded yesterday. Our first show this year is Ally Pally later this month - just 14 proper showx this year as a few either have moved, have had ot change their layout expenses budget or just havent confirmed the invites. Suits us to have fewer anyway but its nice to have a few long distance large shows. Just found out a friend is now taking his new Swiss layout ot Warley but I should already be there doing other things.

 

Need to go up in the loft and find more boxes for freight cars that have been sitting on a shelf for years since they were replaced for use on the layout. Then out for brunch with the local On30 group.

[The Stationmaster]

Morning all,

 

Somewhat soggy and dismal out there and the milkman failed to show up for whatever excuse reason.  Big day planned as Mrs Stationmaster will be attending the dentist in Tilehurst so we shall be visiting the trainspotting branch of Waitrose and I might even get a chance to pop off and do some trainspotting while she is engaged in conversation with the dentist.  To add to my linesiding entertainment we shall also be visiting the Class 165 spotting branch of Tesco as we have a preference for their chunky cod pieces in breadcrumbs compared with the Waitrose offering - so it'll be fush & chups tonight.

 

I really ought to get outside and restack the bricks but the weather is hardly encouraging for that task and in the meanwhile somebody who has found me on RMweb wants 'some advice' fora book he is writing - I've come across this sort of thing before so I'll keep him at arms length answering his questions via PMs I think.  On one occasion back in big railway days our PR folk handed me a draft of a forthcoming book from Ian Allan to check for factual errors and after abouta. dozebn pages I gave up because I found I was rewriting the thing, it was atrocious - but I think it was still published.

 

Have a good day one and all.

[jamie92208]

To the dentist I have been, very  quick, very efficient.   It turns out he is a railway enthusiast and has a Marklin model railway.   Things can only get better.

 

Jamie

[New Haven Neil]

As Phil says, last year the weather was a bit different.  The old fatrs club was a bit quiet this morning so after my breakfast I went for a ride - this is Druidale, about a thousand feet high - this time last year there was several feet of snow up here, today a pleasant ride along a deserted road on the old Beemer.  11c even that high. 

 

I recently treated the old girl (the bike...) to a fancy new and outrageously expensive rear shock absorber and spring, all calibrated to the riders weight etc (a bit fat) it has absolutely transformed the ride, even on these bumpy single track lanes.  You get what you pay for.

 

[Barry O]

Walkabout nearing the end point. I will need a holiday after this!

Must be me but I don't have many problems on here and some things which were hard to do before are now quite easy....

 

Baz

[Tony_S]

Aditi has been defrosting the freezer. This has been expensive. She was putting items in the fridge to keep cool and dropped a large container. It didn’t smash but it did smash the salad tray. Not available in the UK. Similar ones that would do are but at ridiculous prices and postage. Ordered from Belgium, should be here on Monday or Tuesday. It isn’t even a Belgian fridge!

Tony

 

Edited March 1, 2019 by Tony_S

[81C]

Tony try these people next time I used them a lot for bits and pieces customers used to break ,get on their mailing list as offers are posted weekly.

http://email.espares.co.uk

[tigerburnie]

Still on the slow road to recovery, but did manage a bit of the "G" word,  well I sowed a packet of radish seeds in the greenhouse border for an earlier crop, back by the fire with my feet up now, decaff coffee and home made rock cake time.

[Simon G]

Afternoon all,

Not been on here for a few days.  On Monday, Mrs G and I decided that the weather was so nice, we would have a couple of days in the central lakes.  A B&B near Hawkshead was duly booked and we had a great 2 days, visiting places you wouldn’t go in summer, as it would be too busy.  These included Coniston, Tarn Hows, Hilltop (Beatrix Potter’s house in Sawrey, Hawkshead, Ambleside and Wray Castle.  We arrived home on Wednesday evening quite knackered, but really pleased we had decided to do it.  As a result, more short trips are likely, with candidates being Edinburgh or Glasgow, then we can go by train.

 

Yesterday we partially spent testing the 8 GWR Bachmann locos I bought from the local auction recently.  Quite a bit of time was spent sorting out failed wiring, as a previous owner had hardwired DCC chips into tenders.  All the locos now run quite well, so I need to decide which to keep and which to sell on.

[PhilJ W]

Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. The house next door is finished and the tenants have moved in and almost immediately have started causing problems. He has a large (Transit sized) van that he parks right next to my drive. This causes a problem as it obstructs my view of any approaching traffic from the right and the driver of any vehicle approaching will not be able to see me. I just telephoned the letting agents and they're just not interested.

Edited March 1, 2019 by PhilJ W

[Gwiwer]

Good afternoon from 1C82 currently at Newton Abbot. My HST farewell has produced the expected HST. It has been absolutely rammed with customers standing the lengthbof the aisle and jamming the doorways so far; hopefully a little respite will ensue as we head farther west. 

 

Updates may follow later.