Early Risers.

[AndyID]

I think I've mentioned before that I'm actually the president! The president of our little community water association no less. I got stuck with it when the previous incumbent "done a runner". Then our treasurer, who is married to one of the residents decided she would prefer to be single. She is now living in her (married) previous-husband's basement. The good news is I've been able to talk another resident into taking on the treasurer role.

 

Next Tuesday will be a big day. Some of the plumbing in the well's pump-house is significantly knackered. The local well plumbing "experts" have been contracted to sort it all out which means that the water will be shut-off for the day. I hope it all goes well (did you see what I did there?) but if it doesn't it won't affect me too much cos I'm off to California on Wednesday AM.

 

 

[grandadbob]

Good morning all,

S-Day plus1.

The sun is trying to burn through the cloud and it should be a mainly dry day with the chance of some showers later.

I was up about 3.00am but not because I wanted to go a-singing and a-dancing but because I couldn't sleep! Had a cup of tea then went back up and dozed fitfully for a couple of hours. Now up and raring to go. Well not quite because the first task is  a visit to Sainsbury's. 

After that however it will be time to dig out the big angle grinder and the demolition hammer to cut a channel through the concrete from the house and into the garden across the back gate entrance. This will be for the armoured  cable for the shed power supply. Another trench will have to be dug by the shed. That should keep me quiet for a while.

Message from Steve tells me that he's still searching for a laptop for me as the one we favoured is now er out of favour.

Have a good one,

Bob "One shed" Trenchdigger.

[roundhouse]

11 minutes ago, AndyID said:

I I got stuck with it when the previous incumbent "done a runner". Then our treasurer, who is married to one of the residents decided she would prefer to be single. She is now living in her (married) previous-husband's basement. 

 

 

 

 

Must be something in the water

 

Morning from shed day 2 - unfortunately mine will take much longer than GDB's whos shed looks excellent. Still deciding on roof construction. I was thinking of insulation roofing felt then battens and finally crinkly tin but builder said that would sweat. However with the air gap between the tin and felt plus insulation I am not so sure it will. Must have a word with the friend (3 sheds) who has used it on one of his.

 

More tea making and modelling for me - must get my FEC geep finished along with decals on my Amfleet coaches so I can make use of my Amtrak cabbage for Devon Freemo.

[roundhouse]

1 minute ago, grandadbob said:

Good morning all,

S-Day plus1.

The sun is trying to burn through the cloud and it should be a mainly dry day with the chance of some showers later.

I was up about 3.00am but not because I wanted to go a-singing and a-dancing but because I couldn't sleep! Had a cup of tea then went back up and dozed fitfully for a couple of hours. Now up and raring to go. Well not quite because the first task is  a visit to Sainsbury's. 

After that however it will be time to dig out the big angle grinder and the demolition hammer to cut a channel through the concrete from the house and into the garden across the back gate entrance. This will be for the armoured  cable for the shed power supply. Another trench will have to be dug by the shed. That should keep me quiet for a while.

Message from Steve tells me that he's still searching for a laptop for me as the one we favoured is now er out of favour.

Have a good one,

Bob "One shed" Trenchdigger.

When you have finished digging do you fancy doing a 110 foot trench for my cable - I do have insurance but would need to check if it covers injuries

[BSW01]

Good morning everyone 

 

It's slightly dull but still quite warm here in the northwest. Breakfast has been consumed and I'll shortly be setting off for the swimming pool, this will probably be the last time I go to the pool until late September early October, as next week open water swimming will begin. That reminds me, I must gig out my wetsuit.

 

Back later 

[81C]

Morning All

The cloud has been burnt off and it's nice and bright I'm off for a haircut, return to clear mess up in the conservatory and wait for a text from

Screwfix to say my Dremel accessories are in store, I might pop into Hobbycraft to see if there is any offers on acrylic paint.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Must get on  O.D D'job.

[Kingzance]

Good mid-morning from a land currently free of May Morris Men. Best to Gwiwer and his good lady! For those wanting to trench, I would happily assign on long term loan the tracked mechanical devices rumbling around nearby if it were in my power. To avoid the future use of talc, creams etc, do make sure your apexes are well ventilated.

Cribbage went well, 5 - 2 in our favour and several glasses of falling-over water imbibed, my last as a sexagenarian! Consequent to that, a Type 7 GWR signal box from China via Leicestershire and Kernow awaits plonking strategic placement on Kingzance but I am told that modelling is on hold today. Live long and prosper - oh, sorry, that it is three days time, isn't it.

[bbishop]

Morning awl,

 

Sutton Ambulance Station has been duly warned.  I must drop off Monday's paperwork at Mottingham Ambulance Station (which, logically, is nowhere near Mottingham) then up to Waterloo to acquire tickets to Salisbury for the South Western Circle meeting on Saturday.  I can purchase tickets on the day but the bike must book in advance.

 

Keep well most of you (GDB is beyond hope), Bill

[PhilJ W]

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Quite warm this morning with hazy sunshine but not going to last according to the seaweed twirlers. I hope that Bob has alerted the necessary emergency services that he is using an angle grinder. Thats it for now, be back later.

[lightengine]

Overcast here in sunny Teignmouth today but I can see Shaldon which means there is no sea mist.

 

Very impressed with GDB's shed.  If he just clads it internally with foam rubber he will be safe for years.  But I have a feeling electricity, pointy sharp things, tools and other weapons of infinite danger will soon fill it.

 

Having just covered my river bridge in DAS and scribed stonework into it, what is the favoured method of painting it?  Does it need an over all coat of something akin to mortar colour and then paint the stones? Any suggestions greatfully received.

[Barry O]

Happy Birthday  Kingzance

[81C]

All this talk of Morris Men remember the Cloggies from The Private Eye magazine or even the Droogie's from The Clockwork Orange .

 

I'm back from the barbers Her has highjacked me to try on old clothes which I had done  2 days ago she like to buy stuff wear it once hang it in the wardrobe

for a year then take it to the charity shop and wants me to do the same I've told her she can wear clothes more than once ,I always keep a

bag of odd's and sod's for decorating and the like Her doesn't think that's a good Idea.

better get on Her is on the prowl. 

[petethemole]

Beltane greetings! I passed on the opportunity to watch Morris dancing at dawn, but Mrs mole turned out to play for Red Stags at Southampton Bargate, with King John's Morris also dancing. I trust the Ampthill event went well and that Chris is enjoying his beers.

 

Happy Birthday to Kingzance.

 

I shall shortly resume construction of a garden box to accomodate mower, tools etc. evicted from their shed...by shoes.

 

Have a good May Day.

 

Pete

[Tony_S]

Morning all.

I thought I was awake early but clearly not as Aditi woke me “are you awake?”, “I am now”, “it is bin day”.

So I got up and and put out the small quantity of non recyclable waste we have amassed over the past fortnight. 

When I dug the trench for our “summerhouse” or big shed as I call it, it seemed quite a task. It was only about 6 metres once I had got past the concrete path round the house. Digging a trench just over 600mm deep through heavy clay wasn’t as easy as I thought. I don’t think I could do it now. 

Tony

 

[AndyB]

GDB+sleep deprivation+power tools. 

What could possibly go wrong!

Edited May 1, 2019 by AndyB

[SouthernRegionSteam]

59 minutes ago, lightengine said:

Having just covered my river bridge in DAS and scribed stonework into it, what is the favoured method of painting it?  Does it need an over all coat of something akin to mortar colour and then paint the stones? Any suggestions greatfully received.

 

What a fab looking bridge!

 

Whilst I know it's a totally different structure, THIS is what I did for Sandy Shore's lighthouse.
Put simply, I did exactly what you suggested; an overall wash of mortar colour (making it thin enough so that it'll seep into the mortar courses, but not so thin that it immediately runs off!), then followed by painting random stones in slight variations of the "correct" stone colour (which in this case was slight variations of the mortar colour as the stone was so similar in colour). Any final washes (immediately rubbed off with a paper towel) or perhaps some drybrushing here and there can then be done to weather the structure further.

[bbishop]

Sheds, I'm building four at the moment.  but they are all to 1:45 scale.  I've decided to have one with open doors and a Volkswagen truck (donated by TonyA) sticking out the front.  Cliché, I know!  But I have been in the garage, modifying the sliding doors.

 

No reports of a trauma shout in Sutton, still time.  Bill

 

 

[grandadbob]

Only just got back from Sainsbury's due to the usual stopping for a natter with Her Ladyship's old workmates and customers. What do I find when I look on here....my online buddies all taking the p!ss. Never mind, I can take it.  Coffee first and then powering up the tools.

[PhilJ W]

Morning yet again from Estuary-Land. Been trying to work as best I can with the 'new' Facebook, user friendly it is not. I think I've viewed all of the new posts on the groups but I cannot be certain.

[Coombe Barton]

11 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

I found the sidebar, eventually. Whatever happened to 'If it aint broke don't fix it'? And with that, goodnight all.

No - the message is "It's finally working well - lets **** it up!"

[81C]

Her has gone out and I've completed the task of replacing the curtain rails it was becoming quiet therapeutic sitting calmly and achieving something without Her nattering in my ear hole better than watching

cabbages in a pub car park where any sensible person would be inside at the bar getting p!ssed. 

GDB how dare you infer we take the p!ss out of Sainsburys.

BTW how was the Lady at till No 2 today ? , powering up the tools sounds dangerous I hope your wearing your PPE. 

[Ian Abel]

Hump day, morning all.

 

Either I've lost the plot, OR, managed to miss some memo?? Today at the top of the RMWeb pages, between the banner/menu and the content I'm seeing an "Adchoices" advertising strip with all kinds of junk advertising unrelated to anything I'm interested in especially mostly NON-model railway.

Is this some nefarious new feature to try and get me/us to go "Gold"? Presumably a Gold membership would rid me of that non-model advertising banner? I know there's always been advertising there, but it used to be just model railway related, didn't it? Or am I seriously losing it!

 

Oh well, not the only carp seen on 90% of the web nowadays <sigh>

 

Not much going on, just working away.

 

3 cloudy with drizzle, may make 9 later for the high.

 

Tally ho...

[AndyID]

7 hours ago, roundhouse said:

Must be something in the water

 

Morning from shed day 2 - unfortunately mine will take much longer than GDB's whos shed looks excellent. Still deciding on roof construction. I was thinking of insulation roofing felt then battens and finally crinkly tin but builder said that would sweat. However with the air gap between the tin and felt plus insulation I am not so sure it will. Must have a word with the friend (3 sheds) who has used it on one of his.

 

More tea making and modelling for me - must get my FEC geep finished along with decals on my Amfleet coaches so I can make use of my Amtrak cabbage for Devon Freemo.

 

My shed has a tin roof with a layer of insulation to prevent condensation. Seems to work.

[PhilJ W]

Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. I will be doing battle with Farcebook again shortly. I'm sure that they must have a department that thinks up new ways to p!ss off their users.

1 hour ago, Ian Abel said:

Hump day, morning all.

 

Either I've lost the plot, OR, managed to miss some memo?? Today at the top of the RMWeb pages, between the banner/menu and the content I'm seeing an "Adchoices" advertising strip with all kinds of junk advertising unrelated to anything I'm interested in especially mostly NON-model railway.

Is this some nefarious new feature to try and get me/us to go "Gold"? Presumably a Gold membership would rid me of that non-model advertising banner? I know there's always been advertising there, but it used to be just model railway related, didn't it? Or am I seriously losing it!

 

Oh well, not the only carp seen on 90% of the web nowadays <sigh>

 

Not much going on, just working away.

 

3 cloudy with drizzle, may make 9 later for the high.

 

Tally ho...

I spotted one banner ad this morning that had appeared on another site that when I clicked on it my firewall threw up the shutters. I use an ad blocker but on RMweb and other free sites I disable it but if that sort of ad pops up I might reconsider it.

[pH]

9 hours ago, AndyID said:

I think I've mentioned before that I'm actually the president! The president of our little community water association no less. I got stuck with it when the previous incumbent "done a runner". Then our treasurer, who is married to one of the residents decided she would prefer to be single. She is now living in her (married) previous-husband's basement. The good news is I've been able to talk another resident into taking on the treasurer role.

 

Sounds like we may have a rival to "Chronicles of La Sarthe"!