Early Risers.

[Chris Snowdon]

1 hour ago, The White Rabbit said:

 

 

Yes - 'cheap frames', whether paintings/prints or other artwork are often popular. And tapestry work can attract serious interest - when I was looking to rehome my grandmother's work, someone drove 50-odd miles to collect (via Freecycle). Having worked in a heritage railway's fundraiser (sorry awl!) I was often surprised at what sold. Freecycle is free, so you can always ask/try. 

Sorry for my long-winded last one - In short, I agree with White Rabbit!

 

regards

cs

[Chris Snowdon]

2 hours ago, The White Rabbit said:

 

Ignoring that famous joke, I like to think that he's scoring-out hull-numbers.  There's an important part of "Das Boot" which deals with that.

[Coombe Barton]

Posted by a friend

 

At the dinner table earlier;

Friend; oh that’s Paddy from Emmerdale.

Her daughter: what’s that ?

Friend; soap opera. Like Eastenders or Coronation Street.

Daughter: oh is that the one on that street with a black door and the number 10 on it??

Friend; crying laughing!!!!!! Yes I guess Downing Street is like a soap opera so why not

[pH]

I was in a Walmart store today - in western Canada! - and the muzak started to play  “Hippy Hippy Shake” by the Swinging Blue Jeans. There’s a blast from the past!

[Debs.]

5 hours ago, The White Rabbit said:

 

On the subject of 'third class travel' or as a marketing person might euphemistically say, 'open air premium class', I'm going to dredge up old memories and upset the awl... 

 

 

A chilly day but great views! 

😉

We said, run a "Waterloo Special".....🙄

.....not a Porterloo Special!?🫣

[monkeysarefun]

16 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

Every morning I do the NY Times Wordl, I've not only got the word on the second or third attempt but I've beaten the bot on six successive tries

 

 

Good luck keeping that streak up today - it reckons it got it in 2 goes...

 

 

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by monkeysarefun

[Ozexpatriate]

4 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

Two more views:

Flavio, do you know where that ferry operated?  And in which period it operated?

 

I'm wondering if it is the Seikan N.R. rail ferries that crossed the Tsugaru Strait from Hokkaido to Honshu.

[iL Dottore]

43 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said:

Flavio, do you know where that ferry operated?  And in which period it operated?

 

I'm wondering if it is the Seikan N.R. rail ferries that crossed the Tsugaru Strait from Hokkaido to Honshu.

The period, according to the information plate, was 1930 - 1945 and it was a freight service. I don’t recall what the ports of call were.

 

As I am back in Tokyo from the 14th onwards (I’m in Hokkaido 7th - 14th) I may just return to the museum (I was fighting jet lag yesterday) if I do, I’ll get better pictures and also photograph the passenger service ship run by one of the Japanese Railways.

 

Edited 3 hours ago by iL Dottore
Correction of texts

[Ozexpatriate]

1 hour ago, iL Dottore said:

The period, according to the information plate, was 1930 - 1945 and it was a freight service. I don’t recall what the ports of call were.

I was guessing they might have been the Seikan ferries. Their service did end in 1945. The major freight was coal.

 

#2 Seikan Maru entered service in June 1930.

 

During July 14-15, 1945, eight of the twelve, Seikan N.R. rail ferries operating in the Tsugaru Strait between Hokkaido and Honshu (ports were Hakodate and Aomori) were sunk by carrier-borne aircraft from four carriers* of US Task Force 38. Two were beached and two under repair were damaged.

 

This had great strategic significance as it dramatically curtailed coal supplies (by an estimated 160,000 tonnes monthly) to Honshu and meant that the Japanese ability to prosecute the war was effectively limited.

 

No coal - no heavy industry, no electricity, etc.

 

* USS Essex, USS Randolph, USS Bataan, USS Monterey. Very detailed official report here.

 

A week or so later on July 24-28, Task Force 38 (along with Task Force 37**) would attack and damage almost all the remaining capital ships of the IJN at Kure.

 

** Ships, including aircraft carriers from the British Pacific Fleet (like HMS Indefatigable) which joined Task Force 38 on July 16.

[New Haven Neil]

Morning, from a rock that is dawning, or something similar. 12C and windy, however dryness encourages the Old Farts bike club run out for a brunch to happen, I have to get flu-jabbed first though.  Normal one, not Wu-flu, which seems to have fallen out of favour here, unless 'over 65' which they interpret as 66, not 65 1/2 which I am!

 

Think I'll take the old BMW out, (it has indicators that work) not ridden it for ages but my foot is feeling OK today and it needs a run.  The gear-change on it is a struggle with the mashed foot but you don't need to change gear often as it is a torquey old beast.  Shan't be going too far though, as I'll pay for it in pain afterwards.