Early Risers.

[PhilJ W]

Goodnight all.

[Andrew P]

39 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said:

Oh no I haven't - I only posted it once and only just got back hetre and it's only there once on my screen.  Very weird.  do you get extra rations for moving to 'ampshire?

 

They'd be the odd one out because none of the others made electric irons (as far as I've ever heard)

Honest Guv, It was there, one either side of my Post, most strange, and I only had TWO Weetabixfor breakfast, and NO alcohol all day.

[The Stationmaster]

3 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

Honest Guv, It was there, one either side of my Post, most strange, and I only had TWO Weetabixfor breakfast, and NO alcohol all day.

How odd.  I only posted it once and it only came up the once before I went off elsewhere   and there was only the one post there when i came back this evening and was rather puzzled by your post about it being there twice.  Maybe it's some sort of bonus gift for Gold members but you don't know you've been given it because you can't see it but others can?  I only had a Sandwich Spread sandwich for breakfast and haven't had any alcohol since April.

[Andrew P]

17 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said:

How odd.  I only posted it once and it only came up the once before I went off elsewhere   and there was only the one post there when i came back this evening and was rather puzzled by your post about it being there twice.  Maybe it's some sort of bonus gift for Gold members but you don't know you've been given it because you can't see it but others can?  I only had a Sandwich Spread sandwich for breakfast and haven't had any alcohol since April.

I always said you Gold Star people were the special ones. You paid for that EXTRA POST and then to have it myseriously removed. haha.

Edited September 3, 2020 by Andrew P

[J. S. Bach]

31 minutes ago, Erichill16 said:

Is it me or is the moon brighter than Normal tonight?

Hmmm, I do not know; it is still daylight here! I will look later, though.

[Erichill16]

1 minute ago, J. S. Bach said:

Hmmm, I do not know; it is still daylight here! I will look later, though.

Thanks!

[The Stationmaster]

G'night all

[southern42]

‘ night.all and nos da

[TheQ]

OK then time for a question from me.  What's the link between Arthur Ransome and Ian Fleming ?

 

Mooring awl,  inner Temple Hare, 

6.25 hours sleep so far.. Only one wake up and turn over.. 

 

The landrover wiper motor or the wiring to it,  is fried, a short to earth . I don't have the time to take the dashboard apart to get at it.  So it will be a garage job... I'll drop in and see them on my way home tonight.  I'm going to get the MOT  done at the same time,  I'd been intending to bring it forward anyway,  having it done in December when I might need it with bad weather seemed a bit silly.. 

 

Also on the way home,  there is a long shopping list from SWMBO... 

 

I stopped off at the surgery yesterday to pick up this month's issue of pills.  I note big notices on the surgery walls,  of closure of the dispensary in the mornings for the first week in October,  for drive through,  flu vaccinations for the over 65s and the vulnerable. ( by invitation only) . As a diabetic will I be invited?  We've not yet heard from the company about their vaccinations,  I'll. Take whoever comes up. First. 

 

MRC tonight,  I'm not sure who else will turn up, it will mostly be a review of what's the state of play with what I've left there,  and the first stage of moving the current under construction part of the layout back... 

 

Time to get ready for work. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tony_S]

Morning all.

Up early today as I have to report to the hospital in Basildon at 8am. Breakfast had to be before 6am. 
Tony

 

[BokStein]

 

5 hours ago, The Stationmaster said:

Ah, so the link is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the book written by Ian Fleming (his last one) - which takes us to the cars which carried that name - which leads to Count Zobrowski who built the cars named Chitty Bang Bang  at his home Higham Park - which in turn leads to the 15 inch gauge railway which he built in the grounds of Higham Park - and then his later plan with Captain Howey to build a railway to which infrastructure and stock were sent from Higham Park and that latter railway is the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway which makes a link to Romney Marsh.

 

Bit like Quite A Long Way Round Britain Quiz  is taht one.

 

I agree that it is a long-winded connection (and I could have taken it further), but you are correct!

 

Fleming and Zborowski were good friends and F used to spend many hours riding Z's garden railway. Z not only built the cars but also drove them competitively at circuits like Brooklands.

 

Dr Syn was the fictitious character invented by author Russell Thorndyke; by day, he was the meek and mild Vicar of Dymchurch but by night, he organised the smuggling runs along the coast. In this respect, Loco 10 (I believe) of the RH&DLR is named "Dr. Syn".

 

[Tony_S]

1 hour ago, TheQ said:

K then time for a question from me.  What's the link between Arthur Ransome and Ian Fleming ?

Spies, secret agents .

[chrisf]

Greetings one and all!  Wishing speedy relief to Rick and Simon for the pain and inconvenience of their bad backs.

 

The care home in Shirehampton where my Aunt Gladys is ensconsed is one of what may or may not be a select few that allows visitors.  I made the call yesterday and with ease that surprised me have arranged to see her at 11 am on Tuesday.  I get 15 minutes with her at a cost of something like seven hours on the road but for something that I had feared impossible it is a price worth paying.  I promised her that I would sign her plaster but if we are to be separated by a pane of glass this could prove difficult.  Nevertheless I shall buy a sharpie on the next fodder run so as to be prepared.

 

In readiness for its forthcoming unaccustomed exercise the car had its first service yesterday.  It seems wasteful to have this done with a mere 5,376 miles on the clock but we all know where the blame for that lies - that ruddy virus.  The man on reception apologised that the valeting that had been promised could not be done.  "Indeed?" I replied, icily.  "This does beg the question of why I was offered it."  Oh.  A compromise was engineered and the car was washed outside but not hoovered inside.  There was a distinct air of using the virus as an excuse - no newspapers, tea or coffee.   How would I while away the time while the service was taking place?  As if on cue my phone pinged.  The incoming message was from my e-friend Harry, who is on holiday near Cardiff.  We caught up with this and that and the time flew by.  On the way home I had a late breakfast at Morrisons.  It was very nice but the crone on the till neglected to tell me that I should have made my own tea.  Where would we be without telepathy failure?

 

Nearly forgot - I first met Chris116 at a 3mm Society function ages ago, which is how I know that his father was the eminent radio producer Denys Jones, which is where my reference to inside knowledge came from.  All right?  Stay bright! 

 

Best wishes to all 

 

Chris

[jamie92208]

Good moaning. The sky is bright and it's due to get to 30 degrees today. Sitting goi g through various online thi gs whilstvwaiting for Sudter Drac, aka Dominique to arrive. As it's a starving test my breakfast is still awaited.  After that not a lot on the agenda.  There is a gsre post to erect and I have to meet a swimming pool engineer at the house we look after.

 

Tony, I hope that the day goes well.

 

Regards to all.

 

Jamie

[TheQ]

28 minutes ago, Tony_S said:

Spies, secret agents .

Almost but not quite, the answer...

 

Bootiful sunrise this morning, just enough clouds to make everything pink and orange..

Ben the High speed Collie, spotted some rabbits as he came out of the house, whoosh  he was off down the garden, he came back very pleased with himself..

 

I've now started looking at tablet computers to replace SWMBOs, which she's cracked the screen on and is very slow, finding a fast one that isn't silly money is an interesting problem, and we'd like GPS.. Strangely the amazon fire has the correct chip inside,  but it's never been enabled and you have to use a GOS dongle..!?

 

Like many factories this place works on Just in time delivery ... Therefore the virus has stuffed this, we have a very large order, but it's held up because it needs 1 relay... a very specialist relay only made by one place in the world.. That factory closed for 3 months due to the virus... and we have of course no stocks...

 

 

 

[Andrew P]

All the best for Rick and Simon, I hope your O.K. again soon and to Tony, I hope things go O,.K. for you as well.

[Andrew P]

37 minutes ago, chrisf said:

Greetings one and all!  Wishing speedy relief to Rick and Simon for the pain and inconvenience of their bad backs.

 

Nearly forgot - I first met Chris116 at a 3mm Society function ages ago, which is how I know that his father was the eminent radio producer Denys Jones, which is where my reference to inside knowledge came from.  All right?  Stay bright! 

 

Best wishes to all 

 

Chris

I just read that bit in red as 3am, I thought, WOW, that's an early start. The other half of the brain should wake up soon.

[BoD]

Sending positive thoughts to Tony and trusting that things go as planned. Which I’m sure they will.

[Barry O]

Ey up!

Sorry @jamie92208 i have only managed tp catch up with postings on here. Been a busy week.

 

To do today, collect outstanding medication, get hair cut, prepare for a lockdown in Leeds....yep if you have street parties, raves and the such like cases rise...to the point where we have a local lockdown. Dr Eldest Herbert is in one in Greater Manchester still.

 

Her indoors is off volunteering at a charity shop today. Means I can do what I want (Ha! Ha!). I will do my listed items first then on with painting plastic and nickel silver items for miniature models of transporr items to run on.

 

Time for a mugatea then ..kickstart Friday and time to getonwithit!

Baz

 

 

PS @chrisf you always make your own tea in Morereasons...

 

 

 

 

Edited September 4, 2020 by Barry O

[chrisf]

1 hour ago, Andrew P said:

I just read that bit in red as 3am, I thought, WOW, that's an early start. The other half of the brain should wake up soon.

 

Well - when I called on my aunt for a cuppa on the way to Sidmouth I would be on the road by 4.45 am and reach her at 8 am. This enabled me to miss all the rush nours between here and there.  I've not worked out the times in detail yet.  To be with her at 11 am will involve an early start but not quite that early!

 

Chris 

[New Haven Neil]

8 hours ago, Erichill16 said:

Is it me or is the moon brighter than Normal tonight?
 

 

Its been sunny all day so it probably had a good charge..... 

 

Windy here this morning, which is a pest as we are having an outdoor eating experience (don't say BB'X' as that makes it rain) with two sets of neighbours this afternoon.  Pah.

 

Some progress on the, er, thing in the garage that isn't motorbikes yesterday, started a bridge from LCut Creative, very impressed with the quality. 

 

Annoyed with our Pharmacy (well known UK chain), been hanging on for a part prescription to be filled, with 'it's on this afternoon's delivery' promises for a week - turns out they don't have it in stock on the island at all and won't for two weeks, which they knew but chose to keep me hanging on.  I now have to recover the partially dispensed script (always causes issues) and go elsewhere, to a non-chain Pharmacy, a little further away, where they do have it.  Who will also be getting my trade in future!

[Mike Bellamy]

20 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

Norton still produces motorbikes in the UK.

 

Going back to motorbikes . . . . . . . the 'new' Norton company based at Castle Donington went bust earlier this year and now has Indian owners. The previous owner has been under investigation for pension 'irregularities'

 

There were a number of local news reports and I have linked to a couple below - typical for a local news website, there are more adverts than anything else . . . . . . .  

 

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/norton-motorcycles-facing-winding-up-3719056

 

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/business/norton-motorcyles-bought-out-administration-4057830

 

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/business/ex-norton-boss-stuart-garners-4266062

 

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[Coombe Barton]

I now know I:m back at work.

 

Marking.

[BSW01]

Good morning everyone 

 

It’s a sunny day but there are some clouds around, hopefully if the seaweed twirlers have got it right there shouldn’t be any rain today. I’ll set of to the butchers shortly to collect the weekly meat rations and a pastie for my dinner. I’ll have muggertea No2 when I get back then head off to the Trafford Centre for part to of the weekly shop. As for the rest of the day afternoon, there are no plans so I might sit and read again and no doubt do a spot of eyelid inspection too. 

 

Tony. I hope all all goes well at hospital today. 

 

Stay safe, stay sane, enjoy whatever you have planned for the day, back later. 

 

Brian

[southern42]

' morning all from red dragon land.

 

The sun is defying the pine cone predictors - keep shining, I won't tell.  Promise...  

Click and Collect sorting went well yesterday - bags were actually separated into cold stuff, bread, fruit and veg, and packets and tins.  Only, who put the eggs at the bottom of the bag?  Thankfully, although the box was crumpled, the eggs survived in tact - just!  Fortunately, I had saved an empty box and transferred the eggs into it.

 

No plans for today except, hopefully, some tooting of the flute.

 

Fitt   and Elfie taking their time to resume normal duties!

 

Hope Rick and Simon are OK again, soon, and all goes well for Tony.

 

Take care and play safe. 

_________

Best wishes

Polly