RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted September 13, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2012 Morning all , nice photo's Mike , I might have to sell up and move on board permanantly , thats ' posher ' than my place , I mean , carpets and curtains , I have to decide on one or the other . And three meals a day would be really nice . Sun is shining here but it was noticably cooler earlier , I'll see if it's warmed up when I go for the papers . Have a good day all . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Morning all. Not much to report. Climbing last night, swim tonight, then gentle Friday and Saturday ahead of the big run on Sunday. Grey but dry (so far) in Edinburgh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted September 13, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2012 And three meals a day would be really nice . I think that was three meals a day plus morning coffee and afternoon tea. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 13, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2012 And this morning driving in to work noticed the swallows gathering on the wires ... Talking of swallows these three youngsters were seen sitting in a veg garden on Lundy and twittering loudly as they were fed by mum & dad swooping down every few minutes to deliver the latest tasty morsel I'm not sure when these will be ready to head away. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted September 13, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) I've just received an offer by email from DFDS Special deals Harwich to Esbjerg Take an exciting short break to enjoy a taste of the vibrant Dutch capital and get a unique journey at sea too. Edited September 13, 2012 by Tony_S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 It's that Eurozone freedom of bounders stuff. Allows things to move around easily. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 That would certainly be a unique journey! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon hudson Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Morning all North Wales is cool with sunny spells (at least on the coast) first day off for a while so catching up.Just come back from the docs yearly MOT.Mmm rather indifferent aint getting older a ######. Still on the bright side I woke up this morning.Trying to make some pease pudding like my mams. Enjoy the day nay. Sieze the day 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted September 13, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2012 I'll see if it's warmed up when I go for the papers . It has . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted September 13, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2012 .Trying to make some pease pudding like my mams. I'm not normally prone to squeamishness but the thought of what my mother presented as pease pudding about 50 years ago still makes me shudder. Has it not become trendy again? I'm sure I saw a mention of it recently on a menu. I think I went for the black pudding accompanied by mushy pea veloute on that occasion. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I've just received an offer by email from DFDS Special deals Harwich to Esbjerg Take an exciting short break to enjoy a taste of the vibrant Dutch capital and get a unique journey at sea too. Seems someone needs a geography lesson and some knowledge of European capital cities.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) Seems someone needs a geography lesson and some knowledge of European capital cities.... Ah, but maybe their "cafe's" still serve Englishmen........ Still it would make me feel more secure in their knowledge of Navigation if they got their countries right. A job for Cap'n Mike, I think. I once sailed with my compadres from Harwich to the Hook and shared a table in the bar with the Irish Cultural Attache to Copenhagen. None of could stand by the time we arrived and they had had to push our respective cars off to one side of the ferry. Best, Pete. Edited September 13, 2012 by trisonic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon hudson Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Re - pease pudding I'm not one of the trendies I think it's like Marmite. I have always liked it, and it turned out fine.I usually have it cold but couldn't resist a tatser whilst hot,it took this 56 yr old back 50 yrs!! I even remeberd the old rhyme. So if weather gets a tad cooler I think a ham shank will be on the go time for some proper broth 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Breaking news. My son finally got his induction pack from G4S today. He's going to be working at the Olymp...... oops! 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 A belated 'morning all', although it feels like the middle of the night to me as I finished work at 9am and still haven't been to bed yet...! Thought I might get an hour or two's kip on the engine at Banbury before my relief turned up, but the offloader chappies are so efficient down there that we spent nearly two hours running round on the up side and shunting over on the down... it was a beautiful sky over Oxon though so it was all done under a lovely canvas of early Autumn light, and I did manage to get some reasonable piccies between shunts... need to shrink them a bit before I can post them though due to the 2MB per file limit. It really is a joy working at Banbury with three different types of signal controlled by two 'boxes and their friendly Bobbies, with colour lights, upper quad and lower quad semaphores. A couple of hours before I took my train down my mate had worked another down to Oxford and reported seeing crystal clear stars over Cropredy, I looked up as I passed through and blimey the heavens looked stunning. One of the best things about this job is seeing your surroundings in a different light and watching the seasons change... it's really quite humbling sometimes 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted September 13, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2012 I won't quote all the above post it is perhaps why farmers are 'down to earth' 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 You have a pretty wonderful job Nidge. Driving trains and getting to see the beautiful daybreak each morning. I must admit that's one of the things I do miss about not flying these days. The views early morning and early evening were often spectacular. If ever you need some company early morning, let me know.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I'm pleased Mike managed to find that errant buoy. I would imagine it could cause some damage to a small vessel. That fellow in the wellies hooking a buoy looks to have a hazardous job in high seas. No H&S line attached? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debs. Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 ........their "cafe's" still serve Englishmen........ Oh my dear-Lord...... I realise that one is bound to encounter cultural differences when one is abroad; but surely not 'that' kind of thing......... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 13, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2012 I'm pleased Mike managed to find that errant buoy. I would imagine it could cause some damage to a small vessel. That fellow in the wellies hooking a buoy looks to have a hazardous job in high seas. No H&S line attached? Hooking that Canadian buoy was a very ticklish operation and definitely very near their normal operating limit for buoy work (possibly even a bit beyond it?) - there was a lot of discussion between Captain and 1st Officer about the way they would tackle it). They all wear lifebelts (and other PPE) when working there but I think a safety line would get in the way and cause more trouble than it would solve as there are lines, slings, and chains all over the place when buoy handling. That deck feels rather near the sea when you're on it as the pic below might show (taken during our 'guided tour' when there were no buoy ops in progress so it was safe for us to go there and we only had a head wind at about Force 3 - and fortunately not on the same 'guided tour' as our visit to the Ward Room bar 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashcombe Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 . A couple of hours before I took my train down my mate had worked another down to Oxford and reported seeing crystal clear stars over Cropredy, I looked up as I passed through and blimey the heavens looked stunning. One of the best things about this job is seeing your surroundings in a different light and watching the seasons change... it's really quite humbling sometimes Similarly clear skies over Torbay last night. Wish I knew more about the stars and could recognise the various constellations. Magical. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 This might be helpful: http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted September 13, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2012 Similarly clear skies over Torbay last night. Wish I knew more about the stars and could recognise the various constellations. Magical. Astronomy is one of those things I wish I knew more about. I can't remember the names of stars in the constellations and can only name a few obvious ones. I've got a computer program on one of my other laptops that is very good. If you want to know what something is you can tell it to show the direction you are looking in and name the star or planet. I'll find the laptop and see what the program is called. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debs. Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 For man-made items in orbit: I use the heavens above website and once one has registered and entered a home location; the timing, vector and azimuth of overhead/transiting satellites and the ISS are easily found. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Similarly clear skies over Torbay last night. Wish I knew more about the stars and could recognise the various constellations. Magical. If you've got a smart phone (as opposed to a stupid one I guess) there are a couple of really good cheap and free apps. I use SkyView free and Night Sky. Just point at the sky and it identifies what ever you are looking at. Skyview also tracks Hubble and the ISS. I used to be really good at astronomy but living in the light polluted UK my star spotting isn't what it used to be. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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