Early Risers.

[newbryford]

Minor detour to work today to avoid traffic on the back lanes attending a local farming event - called "North Sheep"...………...

 

(Hmmmm - that sounds like it could be a good name for a layout)

 

It's being held in a series of marquees constructed on farmland in Rathmell Bottoms. (Readers who have noted my past references to RB will be aware that it is well known for flooding...……..)

It has been reasonably dry for a few weeks, but in keeping with any show that requires fields for parking, it absolutely chucked it darn yesterday with lots of standing water on the roads nearby.

 

There appear to be a number of tractors on standby for rescuing vehicles from the fields that will have become a bit less car parking friendly overnight...…………..

 

I will avoid the area on my homeward commute tonight.

 

Have a good HUMP day folks.

 

Cheers,

Mick

[lightengine]

Nice sunnyish day here in sunny Teignmouth.

I'm off to lie down in a dark room. Just read Modbury and how Ian made a smoke box door dart in 2mm. What precision modelling.

[81C]

Morning All

Bright with a layer of thin cloud here at the moment.

Her has gone out so peace prevails saying that I did get a scowl form Her and we did watch the Trump interview on one of those naff breakfast shows in silence. 

Nothing planned yet unless the car comes back early afternoon.

I will have a peek at the DJM thread then wander through the gold lounge.

                                                                                                                                     Better get a move on or nothing will be done today enjoy yours. A.S.Louch 

[PhilJ W]

Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. I have just heard that the D-Day flypast has been delayed by an hour or more. I have decided therefore not to go and watch it. Probably get a lot better view on the news this evening anyway.

[BoD]

Afternoon all.

 

I'm sitting twiddling my thumbs waiting for a phone call as car is in for service and M.O.T.  The M.O.T. was booked for 10:30 so it looks like, hopefully, it's a no news is good news situation.  

Just sitting here is dangerous, I've already ordered an Alpha mimic from DCC concepts and am browsing other 'things'.  I could go and play trains I suppose.

Edited June 5, 2019 by BoD

[Dave Hunt]

3 hours ago, Happy Hippo said:

The RSDG were a fine regiment, although their rather natty no 1 dress hat made them look a bit like  traffic wardens.

 

Regiment of Suspicious and Dodgy Guards?

[Happy Hippo]

1 hour ago, Dave Hunt said:

 

Regiment of Suspicious and Dodgy Guards?

Really Slow and Dopey!

[TheQ]

We have a man bolting the air ducting through to supports they put in the roof space yesterday.

Meanwhile we have a section of ceiling covered in plastic Sheeting..

 

Because a man fell off the ladder yesterday and grabbed the only thing around, the ceiling, and pulled a section down..

 oh once up there all  suited and booted they found the asbestos level  so low it was almost off the bottom of the sacle..

 

I could have told them that, we had cementatious asbestos sheeting the sheets of which were taken off whole, when they replaced the roof. that stuff is almost totally safe unless you saw it or grind it up.

Edited June 5, 2019 by TheQ

[jamie92208]

6 hours ago, chrisf said:

 

I look forward to meeting you!  I'll be the one sitting in the front with a block of A4.

 

Chris

I sincerely do hope tha the block is A4 and not C4. That would enliven the proceedings .

4 hours ago, newbryford said:

Minor detour to work today to avoid traffic on the back lanes attending a local farming event - called "North Sheep"...………...

 

(Hmmmm - that sounds like it could be a good name for a layout)

 

It's being held in a series of marquees constructed on farmland in Rathmell Bottoms. (Readers who have noted my past references to RB will be aware that it is well known for flooding...……..)

 

 

Cheers,

Mick

First of all Mick, we might need an EA alert. I hope that there were no Welshmen in wellies around.

 

Yes Rathmell Bottoms.  Allegedly the most valuable farming land in Yorkshire, when the Fylde Water Board proposed biulding a reservoir there in the early 60's. At all other times it was cursed and valueless. My late dsther used to call them the Rathmell rice fields.

 

Jamie

[The Stationmaster]

On 04/06/2019 at 11:54, PhilJ W said:

Snow in Queensland!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-48507582

 

Hope the bloomin' Signalman slipped over in it if he was the miserable git who wouldn't extend me the courtesy of a quick look round that 'box when i was in Aus back in 2004.    Just cos his lady friend happened to be in the 'box and they were watching Aussie Rules footie on a (probably illicit) tv.   and a very nice signal box to - from the outside!  But odd that they should use a photo taken in NSW to illustrate an article headed Queensland.  And this is what it looked like in spring time

 

 

Some time today I'll probably catch up, only three more pages to go.

[Dave Hunt]

6 hours ago, chrisf said:

 

I look forward to meeting you!  I'll be the one sitting in the front with a block of A4.

 

Chris

 

Bloomin' 'eck Chris. A block of A4? Is that an indication of how many black marks I'm likely to get or how much doodling you're likely to do to pass the time? More importantly, will the tie be present?

 

Looking forward to meeting you too, though.

 

Dave

[PhilJ W]

Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. The Dakota D-day fly past has been delayed 1.5 hours so I'm glad I didn't go after all. I was going to watch it on the box anyway. 

[Dave Hunt]

1 hour ago, jamie92208 said:

I sincerely do hope tha the block is A4 and not C4. That would enliven the proceedings .

Jamie

 

Well, I am hoping it will go with a bang Jamie.....

[The Stationmaster]

Right finally caught up after a couple of days absence/being unable to get here (because 'here' was apparently in 502 land for most of an evening) and other nonsense plus the DJM thread providing much reading but little of any surprise to those of us who have known various things for a long time back - pity about folk losing money.

 

So we've had rain - quite a proper job bit of rain yesterday and some G word done but little more J word so it still lurks out there despite there being less of it that there was this time last week.  The Good Doctor is, I understand, now in Romania having had bogies changed en route from Moldova  (the train's bogies that is) so should by now have finished her trek from Transnistria to Transylvania.  Meanwhile the lad is off to Madrid tomorrow for a work session with the Spanish branch and no doubt a trip round some eaterie's menu which he'll probably have even less idea of than a French menu (but no such troubles in Dublin).  

 

We used to regularly use a small family run restaurant in Montmartre when in Paris on leisure trips and their English language menu needed only a glance before you asked for the version in French - the latter actually being understandable.   The restaurant I used regularly when over there on work trips was just round the corner and I didn't need a menu there as I knew it off by heart - it never changed in the four years I was a regular customer.  The big advantage of staying in the same hotel in Pigalle, which we used when over there for work trips, was that the walk down to Gare du Nord took us past an absolutely top notch ironmonger's shop which was ideal for finding all sorts of useful tools and stuff you couldn't find at home.  So work trips to Paris did have some things to offer apart from good lunches at sensible prices, cheap cigarettes and the ability to get decent wine for acceptable prices.

 

Great news about DEbs and i hope taht has finally sorted things for her.

 

Enjoy the rest of your day one and all.

[chrisf]

17 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said:

 

Bloomin' 'eck Chris. A block of A4? Is that an indication of how many black marks I'm likely to get or how much doodling you're likely to do to pass the time? More importantly, will the tie be present?

 

Looking forward to meeting you too, though.

 

Dave

 

I dare not rely on one sheet of A4 in case I lose it.  Then where would we be?  As for The Tie, I am surprised by how popular it has become.  Heaven help us when it starts signing autographs!  It's a definite maybe.

 

Chris

[Shedman5]

Afternoon, grey and dismal outside but not raining at the moment, great to hear the news re Debs.

 

A busy day today, kicked off with the dentists followed by my Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm screening all clear on both accounts which is good news, though it means I wont see my lovely dentist for a while!

Just finished wiring the last set of lights on my layout  getting to old to be underneath baseboards, if and a big if i build another layout some thought will be given to hinged baseboards for easy access to wiring!!

[Ian Abel]

Great news about Debs.

I have to add, BEFORE she manages a return to ER ---> trains, TRAINS, TTTRRAIIINNSS, more TRAINS, oh and trains 

 

Happy HUMP day everyone.

Nothing of interest yesterday really, I was expecting to have the screen on my mobile replaced (we've got them insured) but when the guy arrived he determined the other damage rendered the screen irreplaceable on this particular model. So I get a replacement phone instead. Should arrive tomorrow.

 

17 and sunny first thing, headed for 27, better than yesterday but still higher humidity than is particularly acceptable

 

Carry on.

Edited June 5, 2019 by Ian Abel

[Ozexpatriate]

1 hour ago, The Stationmaster said:

 But odd that they should use a photo taken in NSW to illustrate an article headed Queensland.

One suspects that photographs of said snowfall in the Stanthorpe area might not have impressed as much to an audience who sees snow on perhaps an annual basis.

 

Based on this report from the ABC, the amount of snow in the southern downs would be described in most places where snow is frequent as a "trace".

[BoD]

Has anyone heard anything from Rick (Gwiwer).

He hasn't visited the site since 21st May.

[JohnDMJ]

11 hours ago, BoD said:

 

Are you really sure you should be going?

 

Don't forget this is in London; no buses for ages then three come along at once!

 

10 hours ago, chrisf said:

 

Absolutely!  Walking in the parade is one of the objectives I set myself for 2019.  Given that this time last year it had never even occurred to me to attend a Pride, it will be quite something to be part of the biggest one in the UK.  The answer to your next question is that all the buses will be long gone by the time those of us at the back set off.

 

Chris

 

Take pride in what you're doing. Yesterday, Google celebrated 50 years of Pride.

[JohnDMJ]

A plea for help, if I may?

 

I am preparing an article, as some of you already know, with the working title of 'Scale vs. Gauge'.

 

Back in the late 70s, this fine book was produced and I was given a copy. However, as I am (still) in the process of moving house, my copy is buried in a box deep in the rooms of boxes.

 

I recall that there is a section devoted to the development of the model gauges, starting at Gauge 1 and descending via 0 to H0 etc.

 

I am looking for a scan of this part of the book for reference in my article and will duly credit you (by full name, not RMWeb handle) as well as the book.

 

My deadline is 21st June!

 

Thanks in advance.

[lightengine]

2 hours ago, JohnDMJ said:

A plea for help, if I may?

 

I am preparing an article, as some of you already know, with the working title of 'Scale vs. Gauge'.

 

Back in the late 70s, this fine book was produced and I was given a copy. However, as I am (still) in the process of moving house, my copy is buried in a box deep in the rooms of boxes.

 

I recall that there is a section devoted to the development of the model gauges, starting at Gauge 1 and descending via 0 to H0 etc.

 

I am looking for a scan of this part of the book for reference in my article and will duly credit you (by full name, not RMWeb handle) as well as the book.

 

My deadline is 21st June!

 

Thanks in advance.

Will you then contact all manufacturers and request that they print boxes, adverts and all other printed matter with the correct detail?

Model railway pedants on these forums constantly correct, whilst manufacturers maintain the errors.   

[Coombe Barton]

https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2019/06/05/sandys-treatment-day-169/

[tigerburnie]

29 minutes ago, Coombe Barton said:

https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2019/06/05/sandys-treatment-day-169/

My wife's got one of those timers for grilling my bacon...…………...

[New Haven Neil]

Mixed weather day of wetness and intermittent not wetness.  So no racing - it's desperate.

 

Great news about Her Debship.