Early Risers.

[grandadbob]

Not a bad day today, no honestly. No mishaps occurred.

Timber for shelving arrived and is in place in the shed so I've now got plenty of room for loco and coaching stock storage.

"Carpetman" turned up just about on time to measure up for artificial grass.

Tomorrow should see the old boards being moved into the shed but I won't be able to do any layout building for a little while yet.

Kids were here earlier and as usual brought a smile to my normally miserable visage. 

Still aching all over so liquid medication has been taken, possibly not quite enough yet.

[New Haven Neil]

Evening.

 

Fraggle Rock bakes in 18c shock......it's hot for here at this time of year!  Takes a while for the moderating sea to warm up.  Fraggles wandering about semi-naked (not this one!) in case this IS summer.

 

Actually achieved more than I set out to do today at work, this may be a record!

[Sidecar Racer]

3 hours ago, jamie92208 said:

Morning/afternoon etc to all and sundry. GDB I can sympathise. I am often accused of snoring and acquir bruises. Presently my accuser is snoring away well while I ytpe away on the tablet. However this report will not be believed in due course.  

 

 

 

 I'll just leave this here .

 

 

[New Haven Neil]

So true...

 

[Ozexpatriate]

8 hours ago, Ian Abel said:

... how time flies (as does she <- is that clever or what?!?!?!)

Time flies like an arrow.

Fruit flies like a banana.

[Ozexpatriate]

1 hour ago, New Haven Neil said:

Fraggle Rock bakes in 18c shock......it's hot for here at this time of year! 

Our faux summer is over. After more than three weeks with no precipitation and weekend temperatures flirting with 32°C, normalcy has returned in the form of light rain showers and a high temperature flirting with 16°C. That has felt like an abrupt change.

[Ian Abel]

16 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said:

Time flies like an arrow.

Fruit flies like a banana.

Biggles' flies undone

[Two_sugars]

'Scuse me, Ian A. . . .you spoilt us last time you wus in New York so . . . . .wot car yer got this time?

 

 

John

[PhilJ W]

Evening all from Estuary-Land. I once didn't use Tesco that often I used to stroll down into town almost every day but now as I'm growing older the pins are not up to it. If I'm going to use the car Tesco's has the advantage of free parking, the parking fees in the town centre are extortionate and many of the stores have closed leaving it like a ghost town.

2 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

Evening.

 

 Fraggles wandering about semi-naked (not this one!) in case this IS summer.

 

 

TMI!

[Ian Abel]

48 minutes ago, Two_sugars said:

'Scuse me, Ian A. . . .you spoilt us last time you wus in New York so . . . . .wot car yer got this time?

 

 

John

Sadly, they had nothing but pedestrian carp so this time I'm in a Ford Fusion...bad timing as I was beat out to the only muscle car by about 2 minutes

I do like the Fusion here, 2019 model so all the bells/whistles for those that use them, and I generally do, but it's no convertible Mustang

[Barry O]

Goodnight all!

Baz

[Ian Abel]

1 minute ago, Barry O said:

Goodnight all!

Baz

Nite Baz et al.

Orf to find something for dinner - all the client worker bees have buqqered off already so I may as well go too

[bbishop]

16 hours ago, chrisf said:

Of course, it’s not too early for me to think about what I should wear when I march in the parade at Pride In London on 6th July.  If anyone feels like chipping in any ideas, bear in mind that I will be right at the back of a very long procession.  All the stars like the Band of the Royal Marines, the Amazon float, all surviving Routemaster buses and Tom Daley will be long gone by the time the Individuals Group moves off, rather closer to dusk than I might have wished.

Chris

 

Chris,,

 

Just keep well away from those nasty buses!  Bill

[Coombe Barton]

https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2019/05/14/sandys-chemo-day-140-of-147/

[Gwiwer]

Good evening all from Inverness. A cracking trip. Superb weather. Stunning scenery (well the hillier bits anyway) and ran more or less to time on 1S17 Highland Chieftain. 

 

 

 

 

[Tony_S]

I have just been reading about the Canvey Island Monorail. I can’t think about monorails without recalling the Simpsons monorail episode. The Canvey version also involved money loss!

Edited May 14, 2019 by Tony_S

[PhilJ W]

Goodnight all.

[laurenceb]

Night awl

[newbryford]

42 minutes ago, Tony_S said:

I have just been reading about the Canvey Island Monorail. I can’t think about monorails without recalling the Simpsons monorail episode. The Canvey version also involved money loss!

 

Monorail, monorail, monorail................

 

 

 

 

[BSW01]

Good morning everyone 

 

This morning’s Sainsbury’s Grand Prix went without a hitch, in fact I was back home within an hour, there were a few bottles of our favourite wine at reduced prices, so the wine cellar was duly topped up. Once I’d put away all the shopping and had a muggertea I put my wetsuit outside on the washing line to dry. 

 

After dinner I made the carrot that had been requested for tomorrow night and whilst it was in the oven, I went outside and turned my wetsuit inside out, to give the inside a bit of an air. By early evening it was dry and I’m hoping to go to Salford Quays again on Thursday evening.

 

 Goodnight all 

[The Stationmaster]

G'night all

[jamie92208]

Evening all from Roseville.  Our day started after breakfast with a trip to Walmart.  True to firm there was a Walmatian in front of us at the till.  In her 20's and so big that I told Rachel that both she and Laura could hav got into the shorts she was wearing.  Fortunately I have a strong stomach and my breakfast stayed in place.  Beth was trying to keep a straight face.   Then we spoke to the kids and little Emily before meeti g our friends avter lunch. After chatting we went to Folsom and saw the historic town centre and the closed railway museum. Then a chinese meal at the appropriately named Fats.  Now back at the motel and about to break out the beer.

Tomorrow we head for Nevada.

Goodnight all.

 

Jamie

[Robert]

Morning All,

 

It is a nice bright morning in this part of the world.  Sunny, but still very cold.  It was down to 4°C this morning - which isn't unusual, but we haven't seen it in the last few years.

 

Time for a coffee!  Have a good day everyone...

[chrisf]

Good morning one and all, with thanks to Bill for sound advice as always

 

Some m*d*ll*ng got done yesterday in the shed where the layout lives.  I still feel like the snail who spends all day climbing up a wall only to slip back again overnight but one must not rush things.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it!  In the evening Poorly Pal and I went to a Hitchin branch RCTS meeting.  At the end we discovered once again that those attending a meeting in tne adjoining church have no clue whatsoever of how to park cars.  Tonight Area Group meets in a pub that is new to most of us.  It is just too far from Harpenden station to justify taking the train and walking at each end of the journey and it looks as though we will be spending much of the meeting arguing about where we will meet for lunch in two months' time.

 

After a welcome respite there may be turmoil ahead.  The other half of the problematic relationship has taken to not answering questions that I ask him on Messenger, for various reasons the only means of communication open to us, and I don't understand why.  Asking more questions presents obvious difficulties!  Clearly we have a problem and I'm not at all sure how soluble it is.  The worst case scenario is that the friendship comes to an end.  Some would welcome that outcome and I can see why but it is not at all what I want.  Ironically, in a conversation in March he told me to "answer the question".  Sounds like a plan to me!  Meanwhile I believe I can hear the black dog scratching at the door of his kennel.  Re-establishing contact  with Sarah the counsellor may not be a bad idea.

 

Another day in paradise tomorrow, folks.   Best wishes to all

 

Chris

[TheQ]

Mooring Awl Inner Temple Hare,

6 hours 40 minutes of solid sleep yippee. I enjoyed that. Although on opening my eyes there was a bit of panic as it was daylight, it was however 04:45 and just before dawn.

 

Nice picture reminding me of My schooldays from Gwiwr looking down river from Ness (Tomnahurich street)  Bridge about 500 yards from my old school.

 

In 18 days time we will be looking forward to dawn as during the 3 Rviers Race  it's much easier to count all the boats through when you can see them. Also of course it's starts getting warmer as the sun comes up Across Hicking broad .  This morning there is mist on the rivers and little wind, at the moment the forecast for the start on Saturday 1st June is north easterly (not good) 6mph (not enough) gusting 14 ( just about enough), Switching to southwesterly overnight 8mph (still not enough).

 

Watching a economics bit on TV and the experts are generally saying with or without Trump, with or without Brexit, we are coming up to another economic crash. As we do every 10 years or so. The fact that we are approaching what is called full employment, no matter how poor some of the jobs are, is usually a sign of increasing wages for a short period, which appears to have started, a squeeze therefore on companies profits... and then it all goes pear shaped.

 

Well, having mention temperature, I suppose i'd better wander down the lab and get on with testing that temperature meter..

 

But first,

Time to check the company spam..

 

 

Edited May 15, 2019 by TheQ