Coombe Barton Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Vampires and more bad jokes. https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2020/04/12/paschal-greeting/ 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Night awl 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Gwiwer Posted April 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2020 3 hours ago, AndrewC said: Release the Kraken, err Awl. You’ve done it now. We are all dooooooooooooomed. Oh no. It's one of those Go When Ready pannier thingys I must confess to owning two. One is moderately-weathered black and the other lightly-weathered and LT maroon. They will not feature in this topic. State of Play as at stumps: Chocolate Bunny is minus his ears, chocolate eggs are down by about 50%, lamb roast was declared "yummy", there are still some hot cross buns in the freezer, we are full for potatoes, tomatoes and toilet rolls until further notice, the small wooden peg which I threatened to make this morning has not been made and the latest movie version of "Emma" was largely snoozed through whilst occasionally being prodded by SWMBO as she made comments on the costumes and locations - my only comment was "boring and made more so by Bill Nighy playing himself again". And so to bed with Day Four of this very long weekend to follow. The weather forecast suggests the wind will swing NE'ly and strengthen causing the temperature to drop from 25 to just 10. That's a day for not sitting outside then. Writing or muddling might ensue. Until then g'night all and sleep as well as your circumstances allow. 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 G'night all 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted April 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Happy Hippo said: You can go off some people........... At least we can be grateful that they never painted them yellow. They did look OK in red though. Jamie 2 3 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted April 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Happy Hippo said: You can go off some people........... At least we can be grateful that they never painted them yellow. Don't know about that. Ish... 6 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Painting them LT red is bad enough! Brian 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2020 Evening all from Estuary-Land. Still keeping up with Farcebook (just about). Traffic has increased dramatically since lockdown and many groups have had dozens of new members. One of my groups had 50 applications for membership in half an hour this afternoon. I'd better get back now. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post The Stationmaster Posted April 12, 2020 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, newbryford said: As good as yellow... That's not yellow, that's improved engine green (not that I can see any improvement). 2 1 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted April 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2020 41 minutes ago, brianusa said: Painting them LT red is bad enough! Brian About the only decent colour they were ever painted! Red engines rule! Dave 1 3 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post The Stationmaster Posted April 12, 2020 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2020 Somebody rang for a yellow taxi? 9 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted April 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2020 It would appear that some of us are, how can I say it, edging towards the "dark" side of the forum. I am sure that the awl is currently being sharpened! As Andrew C says.. we are doomed! Baz 3 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted April 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2020 Goodnight awl! Baz 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post BSW01 Posted April 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2020 Good evening everyone Like yesterday, we both need up getting out of bed late again this morning, so once up I went straight outside and did a little bit of gardening, mainly weeding but I did plant a peony that had been in a pot since last year. After dinner I spent the afternoon in the workshop making an adjustable bracket for the Hall effect switch and a platform so that it could fitted to the temporary turntable. Initial tests have been very good, the line on the table lining up with line on the bracket almost exactly. But the turntable isn’t powered up yet and I was rotating it by hand so that may well have given results that will differ from when it is powered. So, I then turned my attention to the control board and put power to it, nothing. After a bit of investigative work I discovered a faulty diode, once that was changed I was able to the main control relay to operate. I then added to 2 rotational relays and was able to get the clockwise rotation control working ok, but not the anti-clockwise rotation. So further work is needed there, which I will do tomorrow, as I’m having a day off from the garden. Initial tests show it to be wired and connected correctly, so I’m hoping it’s just a bad solder joint somewhere. Goodnight all 18 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post southern42 Posted April 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2020 ' evening all from red dragon land. Toot on the flute and bike ride on the spot. More dandelion heads removed and plants watered. Began tidying a raised bed in need of some TLC and discovered the dead roots I removed from the struggling tree fern had jumped back into life in the form of some new roots, and several small fronds. Saw to the rescue (remove dead roots) and a new small tree fern is sitting in a pot to be nurtured into tree fern no.2. Amazingly, I even got some m*d*ll*ng finished which I did not expect. Followed by Sunday roast and well co-ordinated rhubarb crumble and custard for pudding with no fuss, no mess up! But for now, it is ' night all and nos da. __________ Best wishes Polly 19 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2020 Goodnight all. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDMJ Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, The Stationmaster said: That's not yellow, that's improved engine green (not that I can see any improvement). A pannier tank ex Brighton Works??!! 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted April 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2020 G'night all 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted April 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13, 2020 5 hours ago, Ian Abel said: ...snip... fruit-of-the-vine ...snip... 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted April 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13, 2020 Good night owl from the Piedmont. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted April 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13, 2020 Mooring awl. Inner Temple Hare, Just over 4 hours sleep so far, more I hope Imminent. Ben the snoring Collie has ignored me filling that doggy questionnaire mentioned in JC's blog, I suspect many of my answers are not in line with the average. We are lucky, in that we chose the this place for the dogs, it has 1.5 acres of garden and few neighbours. Then being in the countryside even with the influx of second homers, on our long walk it's rare to see anyone as they tend to stick to the tarmac we go down the grass and mud lanes. Someone mentioned the wind going to move to the north , it has. There's a strong wind hitting the house and I can here the sea roar as it hits the coast to the north of us. We used to get big yellow taxis flying low over the sailing club until they moved them away from RAF Coltishall. Something to do with various pilots being club members, One of whom settled within sight of the club when he retired. As a member of the RAF I didn't volunteer to get a lift in such a taxi, as it normally meant being dumped into the north sea so they could practice coming to get you... Time to... join Ben in snoring.. 15 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Greetings one and all Sunday lunch was accompanied by a sense of achievement. What a long time it has been since I roasted a chicken, with the obligatory trimmings of stuffing, roast potatoes and parsnips. I washed it down with a rather fine but inexpensive hock. Oh, such decadence. The carcase has been dismantled and the pickings should yield a couple of meals. One will be risotto if I can remember how to make it. I took the precaution of making lots of gravy which will be a good start. I felt suitably replete whilst watching "Death on the Nile", nowhere near as escapist as the scheduled Indiana Jones movie that got pulled to make way for the daily virus update. If all those remarkable people who panic-bought bog roll had only realised, they could have used the Radio Times. I have had some e-correspondence with my friend Rob in Theydon Bois. We both enjoy the Ffestiniog Travel trip to Switzerland at C*****mas and New Year, which is how we met, and discussed contingency plans to escape the traditional British C*****mas if the Swiss trip does not go ahead. Maybe I am crying before I am hurt but the prospect of the festive season home alone does not appeal after everything else this year. If last year be a guide the prospectus should arrive ere long but these are troubled times. I am still smarting at losing my trip to Dublin, which all the determination in the world could not have made happen. In those far-off days when the world was normal, this would have been the time for the forward look. Against all odds, something nice is due to happen on Wednesday. It should have been Area Group lunch but this has been transmuted into a Zoom hook-up, in the evening and without the food and drink. I had better do a bit more m*d*ll*ng so as to have something to show the webcam. Best wishes to all Chris 10 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2020 9 hours ago, AndyID said: I remember hammering along in our Ford Crown Vic. Did you have flashing lights on the top I have a few of them with such lights, all HO scale though. 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted April 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13, 2020 Cold grey chilly windy, what a difference from yesterday. Just waiting for the ping to indicate a much needed porridge is ready.. I have the sniffles, I suspect hay fever, not something I get much, the change in the weather may remove the threat for a couple of days.. Ping Plans for today, Carve the foam to make a mould for the lead part of the keel. Make the hillside behind the bus shown yesterday, more difficult as something that slides sideways with lots of parallel bits of metal will sit beneath it 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post BoD Posted April 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2020 Morning all. Caught up and now that I’ve read Chris’s daily missive I can get on with the rest of the day. Which will be pretty much like yesterday. and the day before and the .... As long as Chris is posting, Baz greets us and Q tells us how he has slept I feel that there is still some sense of normality left in the world. Missing Robert’s reports in though. 9 13 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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