Early Risers.

[Joseph_Pestell]

2 hours ago, southern42 said:

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 apricot and mixed spice bun loaf 

 

 

That sounds nice!

[J. S. Bach]

What a way to start my week after attending the aforementioned insulator show in Springfield, OH*; the lawn awaiteth the proper application of:

 

A little over an hour later, I can now relax and bother ER!

 

*All the attendees wore their masks and as close as possible suitably distanced. The show host even had commemorative masks made:

The person pictured is Steve Blair, he passed away several years ago. He was the one who started the Mid-Ohio Insulator Show and worked it up to the best insulator show in the US (maybe the world) so we have a toast to Steve every year. this year the bottle showed a Jack Daniels (black) label but I think that NASA had something to do with the contents! Whooo, that stuff was strong!!!

 

[Erichill16]

I would agree, probably  the best insulator show in the world. 

Ps. How many insulator shows are there?

[simontaylor484]

That looks like a really nice zero turn mower

[J. S. Bach]

42 minutes ago, Erichill16 said:

I would agree, probably  the best insulator show in the world.

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Have you been there? Maybe I know you under your real name? With that comment you have my curiosity peaked!

 

42 minutes ago, Erichill16 said:

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Ps. How many insulator shows are there?

Probably about thirty nationwide and a few random ones in Europe.

 

11 minutes ago, simontaylor484 said:

That looks like a really nice zero turn mower

Thank you, it is and do I enjoy driving it. My previous 42" tractor took about an hour and a half. With this 52" it takes about an hour. Not having to go through a complicated reversing procedure makes a big difference in wheel time.

[Coombe Barton]

... and is there enough? ...

 

https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2020/11/09/breakthrough-not-quite/

[simontaylor484]

I take it it is electrical insulators you are talking about 

[NGT6 1315]

Major earworm here currently:

 

 

[southern42]

apricot and mixed spice bun loaf
 

2 hours ago, Joseph_Pestell said:

 

That sounds nice!

 

It was.   I used soft apricots Instead of my usual dried fruit mix & soaked them in boiling water & some golden syrup before adding to the rest of ingredients. 
  

 

Looking forward to finishing off the bun loaf over the next few days!

[tigerburnie]

G'night all

[Erichill16]

Evening All,

Hope I haven’t offended anyone (J.S.Bach in particular) with my last post. It’s great to have hobbies as we all here do. It’s a way of getting away from the hum drum of every day life and a time for self indulgence. I got my toolbox out this evening and picked up a plastic aeroplane kit that I’d started months, well actually a couple of years ago and spent a bit of time indulging.

Other than than not much to report. Picked Harry’s possessions up, had an hour with Mil and then an hour or so in the garden. So now to bed and a goodnight to you all.

Robert

[Erichill16]

Sorry, missed congratulations out for Dom and his soon to be extended family.

All the best

Robert

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[simontaylor484]

50 minutes ago, southern42 said:

apricot and mixed spice bun loaf
 

 

It was.   I used soft apricots Instead of my usual dried fruit mix & soaked them in boiling water & some golden syrup before adding to the rest of ingredients. 
  

 

Looking forward to finishing off the bun loaf over the next few days!

Not if a certain bear or hippo raid you

[Tony_S]

It was Monday and the gas man arrived. He came round the back of the house and entered by the door next to the boiler to help keep,a distance. 

I had a half hour phone consultation with a physiotherapist from the heart rehab clinic. The suggestions seemed sensible and achievable. 
We had a phone call with MiL. She is getting agitated about the cost of her new level of carer support.  She doesn’t need to but to her it seems like a lot of money. Fortunately everyone in the family is saying the same thing to her.

Aditi and I went for a walk to the postbox. Around Diwali time sisters are supposed to give their brothers some saffron and rice to mark their forehead. Brothers are supposed to buy their sister a household implement.  Aditi posted some rice and saffron to her brother.  She is owed over 50 years of saucepans now but she doesn’t mind. 

Tony

[J. S. Bach]

1 hour ago, simontaylor484 said:

I take it it is electrical insulators you are talking about 

Yes, telegraph, telephone, radio, and power.

[Barry O]

Goodnight to most, evening to some, morning to others!

Baz

[newbryford]

Congrats to Dom and Mrs Dom.

 

Local fracture clinic attended.

This is me pressing one finger fairly firmly against the other. No pain, but it really shouldn't look like that.

 

Not a lot more they can do than operate to cure the odd shape and the result is likely to be less mobility and future aches. Carry on the self-physio was their opinion.

 

Mrs NB starts her new job tomorrow. 2 days per week with the possibility of more.

 

4 day week beckons.

 

Have a good one folks.

 

Cheers,

Mick

 

 

 

 

 

 

[The Stationmaster]

G'night all

[PhilJ W]

Goodnight all.

[laurenceb]

Congratulations Dom

Night awl

[BSW01]

Good evening everyone 

 

Well I spent most of the morning in the garden, at one point I thought I was going to have to give up as it started to rain, but that only lasted a few seconds, so I carried on. I was even able to sit outside the workshop and have my muggertea in the sunshine.

 

The afternoon was spent in the workshop, putting the finishing touches on the figure I painted yesterday. He’s now had a small brass pin inserted and glued in one of his feet. I then drilled a hole in the deck of the bridge and the figure inserted, but it can be easily removed when track cleaning is required. The hole is small enough to almost invisible if I decide to leave the figure off, but the pin is tight enough for the bridge to be held upside down without the figure falling off. 

 

After tea the Sainsbury’s Grand Prix was undertaken. I was half expecting to find the shelves stripped bare,  but was pleasantly surprised to see everything was as normal, well as normal as things can be in the current situation that we find ourselves in that is. 

 

Goodnight all 

[J. S. Bach]

Night Owl from the Piedmont.

[BR60103]

On reporting:  A few years ago, there was a presentation about possibly reducing the sales tax a few percent (or was it raising?)  The assembled reporters apparenty couldn't figure out how much difference it would make on a several hundred dollar appliance. (and without having to reduce to Lsd). No telling what they'd understand about statistics.

 

It's like stories on the railways -- given what I know about them, I often can't figure out what happened. And why was the conductor driving the train?

 

 

[chrisf]

Greetings one and all, with Happy Families to Dom.

 

On the 1 o’clock news yesterday, and also at other times, there was some distressing news about a victim of the virus.  I have written before of the fine Welsh band Calan.  In common with so many other bands, all their gigs were cancelled abruptly in March when they were in mid-tour in America, leaving the band members very strapped for cash and with no work in prospect.  One of the band members, Beth, has been so badly affected by anxiety as a consequence of what the virus has done that she has forsaken music and gone back to teaching for the foreseeable future.  There are obvious knock-on effects for the rest of the band.  In addition to being a fine singer, Beth is a superb clog dancer.  I can recall her dancing on a tombstone at St Pancras Old Church!  The really awkward bit is that her father is the band’s manager.  I fear that many more mental health issues attributable to the virus will come to light before long.  It really brings it home when one of the victims is someone you know.

 

Tonight the Hitchin Battalion of the Royal Corps of Train Spotters enters the wonderful world of Zoom.  I forget the subject of the “meeting” but I know the speaker and I am as sure as I can be that it will be all right on the night.

 

Best wishes to all

 

Chris

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[jamie92208]

Good moaning from down ere.  It's gradually getting light. I was hoping for a lie in but a cold call at 07.19 from a withheld  number put paid to that. Pah as Baz would say.

 

Firstly congratulations to Dom and family. I hope that everything  progresses well.

 

Our baby was 36 yesterday so we surprised her with a video call that we all enjoyed. More jungle got cleared, about 60 % done now, hopefully  some more today.  The gent at the tip was very helpful in telling me whick skip, everything had to go into.  Much confusion as wall tiles in France are not tiles but carrellage.

 

Anyway shopping will be shopped this morning and after some jungle work, not a lot else.

 

Regards tomall.

 

Jamie