Early Risers.

[PhilJ W]

Evening all from Estuary-Land. Teas made, now for the crossword and sudoku. Mentioning hair this came up on facebook.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2wHgB1uCT9w

[TheQ]

Evenings Awl, 

10 mm hair that's 5ft in N scale ish. The height of the 0.6mm square fence posts I have been inserting tonight to keep the sheep off the tracks..  Please don't stand to close to the layout you might get a transplant..

Some one left a box of power supplies to pat test for their layout,  they failed with out me even getting them out of the box.... Bare transformers with no enclosures!!!  I'll mention that at our Christmas dinner on Tuesday.. 

 

It was heavily  chuckinitdarn as I went to the MRC,  only 3 of us most of the night,  which went up to 5 for a short time.  The club chairman is under orders to keep his feet up,  so a couple of others went to see him and some are missing presumed going to Peterborough tomorrow. 

 

On the way home on one back lane the water was around 9 inches deep,  OK for me in the landrover,  but the car behind slowed somewhat. 

 

Muggachoccy time,  good night Awl.. 

 

[The Stationmaster]

G'night all

[BSW01]

Good evening everyone 

 

Well it’s been a week since I last posted an here and quite a lot has happened. As there has been so many posts since then, I’ll just have to pass on generic congratulations, commiserations to all who need then. You may recall that last  weekend I was unwell, I had some flu like symptoms, feeling tired, aches and pains and unable to stay warm, but with no coughs, sneezes or headaches. By Saturday there was a slight improvement, but not enough for me to partake in a family get together at a local Indian restaurant. By Monday I was much better, which was lucky, as we were due to meet up with some friends in Harrogate on Wednesday.

 

After that it we were a little busy getting everything ready for our trip, as my incapacity put us a bit behind. Thankfully the trip went ahead and all was well and we enjoyed couple of relaxing days there. As usual, I visited Starbeck Model shop whilst there and I even managed to get myself a new wetsuit, from a recently opened ‘dive shop’.

 

Tomorrow I will be at the Manchester Model Railway Show, the plan is to catch the 9:17 train from our local station, which is only 10 minutes walk from home and to be in Manchester for just after 9:30. 

 

Goodnight all 

[Barry O]

Ey up!

Goodnight from Peterborough 

Baz

[PhilJ W]

Goodnight all.

[chrisf]

Good morning one and all

 

I’m off to Manchester for the show.  The journey on Virgin West Coast is seldom uneventful but the last day of the franchise is fast approaching and may even be here.  You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone ...  I have important business at the demo stand and hope to meet lots of inmates around the show.

 

Best wishes to all

 

Chris

[TheQ]

Mooring awl,  inner Temple Hare, 

A good nights 3 piece sleep,  3.75 hours in bed,  4 on the sofa in two bits.. 

 

In an hour when daylight occurs I'm sure brown eye will want out. 

The strong winds seem to have temporarily eased. 

 

The second nearest house seems to have copied Blackpool illuminations, as a general review with the number of extra things out side this election,  the Christmas party will win... 

 

Plans for today,  boat work and tool box building,  

Hello  brown eyes has turned up earlier than expected, 

 

Time to go on patrol. 

 

 

 

[monkeysarefun]

[TheQ]

Back off patrol,  I think Ben the desperate Collie,  superseded Ben I'm scared of the dark Collie,  we weren't out for long. 

There is a hint of red in the east, as the lone cockerel tries to announce Dawn is on her way,  whilst being drowned out by the beeping of reversing JCB, the rumble rumble rumble of beet dropping into tin trailers, and the roar of Artics manoeuvring ..Quiet this countryside... 

 

Unlike Australia I need more heat,  so the stove has been loaded up.

 

Time for breakfast and a Muggacoffee not necessarily in that order.. 

 

 

[Ozexpatriate]

2.2 Mha is a lot of ground.

 

The very destructive wildfires in California in 2017 burned 559 kha (0.559 Mha) with an additional 183 kha in Oregon and more in Washington. In terms of area consumed, this year's Australian fires are about three times this area. (Property damage, particularly in California is likely worse.)

 

2019 fires on the US west coast were bad, but not as bad as 2017 with about 102 kha burned in California through the end of November. 

 

I noted the link to a story on water theft from a fire fighting tanker in South East Queensland. The town of Canungra is officially out of water.

 

Edited December 7, 2019 by Ozexpatriate

[monkeysarefun]

I drove home a long Silverdale Road Friday afternoon through thick smoke , this is later on in the evening...

 

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/i-could-smell-the-hair-on-my-face-cooking-at-the-scene-of-the-blow-up-20191206-p53hf8.html

 

The fires are predicted to burn until February, since there is no rain forecast before then.

 

Just wanted to add that almost all of Australias rural fire fighters  are non-paid volunteers

 

 

 

 

Edited December 7, 2019 by monkeysarefun

[grandadbob]

Good morning all,

There is a glimmer of something bright through the clouds and it should be a dry day with sunny spells.

Bad night here as my right hip is playing up. This caused a lot of fidgeting which woke up The Boss which is not a good thing to do. Oh no. 

A quick visit to Sainsbury's required as extra supplies needed for lunch. My oldest friend and his wife are visiting their son and family who live locally and are popping in to see us.

Shed visited for a while and new purchase tested. Wow! However I need to learn how to drive it properly to get the best out of the sounds and it has also identified a fault in my trackwork.  No surprises there!

It sounds like "we need to get a move on" will be uttered shorty as I hear the approach of 

Have a good one,

Bob.

 

 

Edited December 7, 2019 by grandadbob

[Dave Hunt]

Muggocoffee consumed and now off to Whitchurch to catch the train to Manchester where I hope to see some other ERs. Yesterday was a pure mode***ng day and much was achieved in trac***ing but ny back is telling me this morning that too much bending over was involved.

 

Have a good one.

 

Dave

[Kingzance]

Morning,
 

I felt decidedly meh yesterday, even going to bed mid-evening. Although somewhat improved this morning, I would not attend Peterborough based on present indications so I do hope the improvement continues.

 

I am supposed to be installing some lights at daughter’s today, I will just go and instruct son-in-law I think but will make the final terminations myself. I also should pop up to the Sports Club and check on something for Tuesday’s meeting but I will defer that. Wood-burner has been in for around 10 days now and as SWMBO didn’t get any more logs in, it has extinguished itself due to a lack of fuel - she can clean it whilst I’m doing the lights.

 

Onwards and slowly upwards, sympathies to sufferers!

[leopardml2341]

Back from Germany with German Germs

 

Now't more to say really.

 

Best wishes to all.

Edited December 7, 2019 by leopardml2341
Capitalisation

[PhilJ W]

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Getting ready for the Brentwood toy fair and on my way shortly. Thats about it, be back later.

[tigerburnie]

My brother is visiting, so taking him over the hills to the whisky shop in Aboyne, looks like it might be a nice day, but rain/sleet/snow forecast depending how high we go, have a good day all, best wishes to those feeling under the weather.

[81C]

Morning All

Overcast and dull

I'm off to look at another flat I'm getting fed up with the inactions of the freeholders of the flat I'm buying the roof repair has gone from Wednesday to Saturday without being informed 

the estate manager has small man syndrome coupled with being a total #rse'ole he is a nightmare to deal with and not loose your temper in the process once I've done the viewing I will visit 

to see if the roof has been repaired if not I will be onto someone more senior to ask what the hell is going on it's totally f'ed up the move date we could have completed yesterday.

A Czech Lady has asked for a date next week it has been difficult to talk to her with her command of English not being very good I'm getting there. 

Better get on things to do enjoy your weekend  I. Datamenni 

 

[Kingzance]

30 minutes ago, 81C said:

Morning All

Overcast and dull

I'm off to look at another flat I'm getting fed up with the inactions of the freeholders of the flat I'm buying the roof repair has gone from Wednesday to Saturday without being informed 

the estate manager has small man syndrome coupled with being a total #rse'ole he is a nightmare to deal with and not loose your temper in the process once I've done the viewing I will visit 

to see if the roof has been repaired if not I will be onto someone more senior to ask what the hell is going on it's totally f'ed up the move date we could have completed yesterday.

A Czech Lady has asked for a date next week it has been difficult to talk to her with her command of English not being very good I'm getting there. 

Better get on things to do enjoy your weekend  I. Datamenni 

 

I assume you are hoping that she has sufficient understanding of our language and its double-entendres to take a firm grasp of your English thing I Datamenni? 

[Kingzance]

As I intend (still) to venture forth to the NFRM tomorrow, anyone with any recommendations on static grass applicators?

[The Stationmaster]

Morning all,

 

Reasonable weather at present, the rain is hanging back unyil tomorrow it would seem.   Most recent fellings, mainly cherry, were tested in the woodburner yesterday evening with highly satisfactory results so we might avoid having to buy a load of logs this winter.

 

Today the lad and I will pop down the road (a slight exaggeration as it's around 8 miles) to one of the nearest to home model railway events on the calendar - the Reading 0 Gauge trade show.  Be not afeared this does not (necessarily) mean a change of heart scale as this show also sees a number of any scale related items from a whole range of purveyors of such things and you can at least get near to Hobby Holidays at this venue (if he attends this year).  Plus a good burger van outside as it happens (usually).

 

Enjoy your day if you are proceeding to one of the more important shows and commiserations if you are a unable to make it for any reason - alas a seasonal lurgi seems to be doing the rounds at present.

[TheSignalEngineer]

Off to Manchester this morning. Makes a change from wrestling with my old desktop computer which seems to have broken Windows. All data is backed up so not a problem from that aspect but it seems to work O.K. on some days then goes into I'm going to shut down without warning every ten minutes mode. Possibly a driver issue from an update as sometimes display won't work then another day it keeps losing the mouse, although when I plug in a  spare one it works. Run the diagnostics and it says Windows is all fine. 

Perhaps a couple of hours at the show when I've been to the shops will clear my head and I can get back to some m*****ing.

[jamie92208]

Afternoon all from a slighly damp Charente.  No modelling shows to visit nearby so I might even head for the shed later.  Beth is slowly getting to grips with using insulin but the nurses are giving slightly difficult dietary advice.  Hopefully things will calm down and sort themselves out soon.

 

I am shortly to head for the utility room to remove an ancient and very small and yseless dishwasher.  This is plumbed in to the same waste ststem as the shower, the washer and a pair of sinks. We often get a sewerage smell comi g out if the trap in the shower.  My cunning plan is to remove the double drainer sink and the cupboard it stands on. Then survey and try and sort out the plumbing.  Then install a single sink on a new cupboard plus a dishwasher we've been given.  This should keep me out of mischief for a while.  However I may well have to vidit the trainspotting branch of a builders merchant a coupke of times......

 

Regards to all.

 

Jamie

[81C]

Back home having check the other flat out, the dirty B'stard had had a tom tit just before I got there the place was a sh!t hole the entire block was dirty parking was a joke I couldn't get out quick enough.

A visit to the flat I'm buying revealed the roof had been repaired earlier this morning, absolutely brilliant only took them a month to action the complaint.

I will get on with my day.