RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 27, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2022 3 hours ago, The White Rabbit said: German names for some of their armour: Tiger, Panther, Brummbar (Grizzly Bear - Panzer IV), Elephant, Leopard, Puma, Lynx... British names: Crab, Locust, Kangeroo, Dingo, Ram, Firefly. And one phrase which has stuck in my mind while somebody eminent was discussing early British defensive tank 'doctrine', "...concealed tanks will emerge from their hiding places like savage rabbits". (And this was before the Pythons' Caerbannog Rabbit)! Well somebody chose a name out of the MoD tank name book.. Challenger was going to be Cheviot.. a mean Armoured sheep... Luckily, sense prevailed Baz 6 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 27, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2022 I've got my E-mails back and they sent me a form to claim for the loss of service, I completed the form online and sent it off. Now to see what happens. 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post 45156 Posted October 27, 2022 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2022 Evening All Apologies and genric greetings, as much skipping has happened due to generally being busy elsewhere. Just had our builder/joiner round to shave the doors to accommodate the new carpets - we can now close all the upstairs doors again - it cost less to have him do it than the £20 per door that was quoted be the carpet supplier - it was half that amount. 30747 had to have an emergency visit to the fangmeister as her crown fell off on Tuesday, and luckily they had a space this afternoon and she is now encrowned again. However she had to be numbed up, as the space needed to be cleaned up using the drill, and to ensure a snug fit - so dinner which should have been steak and kidney pud with veg and mash for two turned out to be air fried scampi and string chips (cripsy and delicious) for one, and a mug of soup for one. Back tomorrow is a maybe, as yet another trip to Leominster, then a visit to the quack for 30747. Regards to All Stewart 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted October 27, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2022 It seems that Prince H is gonna call his book "Spare". That should go down well at Buck House.....🤣 Mind you, as it seems he's getting a cool £20M for it then I doubt he gives a flying f....... Hmmm, maybe Bear should consider life as an Author.....I could call the first book "Bear"; it rhymes with "Spare", so that's a pretty good start..... 1 1 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 27, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, BSW01 said: Other British tank names Churchill Valentine Matilda Comet Tetrarch Crusader A10 A13 Churchill.. heavy tank Vickers Armstrong LimitedEngineers Newcastle on Tyne(!)- private company design Mantilla.. infantry tank Comet ..what became a Main Battle Tank but the next generation of the Cruiser tank) Tetrach.. glider Bourne tank Crusader.. Cruiser tank A10,A13 no tank name book at that time Centurion ws the first UK Main Battle Tank Next up Conqueror followed by Chieftain, Challenger (1) , Challenger 2 and now... Challenger 3. Scimitar, Sabre, Sultan etc are all light vehicles (aka Dinky Toys) of about 4T.. part of the Combat Vehiles (Tracked), Fox was a member of the Combat Vehilce (wheeled) as was Vixen... See there is a reason for these names... Baz Edited October 27, 2022 by Barry O 11 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andyram Posted October 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2022 Evening all I hope that you are well. I have fallen a bit behind with the news so apologies if I missed anything. The post Covid issues remain although the cough has eased somewhat but the tiredness remains although last night proved to be a late one. A customer decided that they simply had to have their item, ordered on Tuesday, delivered last night so it was an unplanned drive over to Nottingham. On the positive side, the customer's house was just around the corner from a friend of mine who, having helped with directions to the appropriate street, then invited me around for a coffee and a catch up. It was one of the few social opportunities that I have managed whilst the girls have been in the US. 14 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 4 hours ago, Erichill16 said: Father Xmas lives at the North Pole( next door to Polybear) and there are no penguins up there. Yes, penguins do not live in the artic. I share your objection relative to a Coca-Cola commercial featuring penguins and polar bears. However, the notion of a magical workshop inhabited by toymaking elves on melting sea ice offers leeway for some solecism in the geographical range of penguins. 5 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Tony_S Posted October 27, 2022 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2022 Generations of people in the UK have chortled at “Why don’t polar bears eat Penguins?” Because they can’t get the wrappers off. 3 3 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted October 27, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2022 The new weather app on my iPad (updated today) makes air quality index more prominent. Having seen some of the figures for places with forest fires I suspect that our AQI of 2 is pretty good and that we can breathe safely. 13 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, polybear said: It seems that Prince H is gonna call his book "Spare". ... I could call the first book "Bear"; it rhymes with "Spare", so that's a pretty good start..... Presumably based on the expression "an heir and a spare". Bear and a spare? Edited October 27, 2022 by Ozexpatriate Spelling 5 2 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Barry O Posted October 27, 2022 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) No Azummmmmmaaaa tonight.. a proper IC225 in Swallow Livery.. Nice Baz Edited October 27, 2022 by Barry O 21 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PupCam Posted October 27, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, polybear said: It seems that Prince H is gonna call his book "Spare". That should go down well at Buck House.....🤣 Mind you, as it seems he's getting a cool £20M for it then I doubt he gives a flying f....... I presume it's an abbreviation of the phrase "Heir and a Spare" 🤔 Well, he's currently not the Heir ..... In Other News Perhaps Puppers has identified another project? https://silodrome.com/de-havilland-mosquito-project-plane/ Oh well. Perhaps not ...... Edited October 27, 2022 by PupCam 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, The White Rabbit said: German names for some of their armour: Tiger, Panther, Brummbar (Grizzly Bear - Panzer IV), Elephant, Leopard, Puma, Lynx... British names: Crab, Locust, Kangeroo, Dingo, Ram, Firefly. As a World Of Tanks player working up the British line can attest there is/was also a Tortoise and a Badger.. Edited October 27, 2022 by monkeysarefun 8 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 27, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2022 Haven't heard of a "Badger".. but Tortoise.. yep.. Covenanter, charioteer.. and the original Challenger (WW2 style), black prince... some great names.. Baz 6 4 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post New Haven Neil Posted October 27, 2022 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, BoD said: We never holiday for sunshine. We are not heat/pool/sunlounge people. We would rather be looking at/doing something interesting. Even if it is wet we don our coats and hats, stick the umbrella up (if possible) and just get on with it. The long and winding road.....having transport is essential to really get the flavour of the place. It's not all TT races! PS - guide available for visitors - runs on bacon butties and coffee. Edited October 27, 2022 by New Haven Neil 25 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simontaylor484 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 47 minutes ago, Barry O said: No Azummmmmmaaaa tonight.. a proper IC225 in Swallow Livery.. Nice Baz I saw said train last week heading over the viaduct leaving Leeds towards York. I agree it looks really good 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium The White Rabbit Posted October 27, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Barry O said: ... Centurion was the first UK Main Battle Tank Next up Conqueror followed by Chieftain, Challenger (1) , Challenger 2 and now... Challenger 3. Scimitar, Sabre, Sultan etc are all light vehicles (aka Dinky Toys) of about 4T.. part of the Combat Vehicles (Tracked), Fox was a member of the Combat Vehicle (wheeled) as was Vixen... See there is a reason for these names... Baz Changing services (and nations), I always thought the Japanese naming conventions for their ships was logical and had a poetic balance. Wikipedia I'm afraid - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_ship-naming_conventions#:~:text=Establishment of ship naming conventions 1905 [ edit],names%3A They were named voluntarily by Naval Minister. I wonder why C & S as initials. Any clues? 4 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 27, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2022 There are 7 sets of IC225s. All will be in this livery according to the set owner/manager. Baz 3 1 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Barry O said: Haven't heard of a "Badger".. but Tortoise.. yep.. Covenanter, charioteer.. and the original Challenger (WW2 style), black prince... some great names.. Baz World Of Tanks as a game originally began with historic tanks of WW2 but as it has evolved over the years the need to add more and more tanks means its time period has stretched to the present day and also project tanks and 'what ifs' that never saw the light of day are represented. The Badger is one such - "The Badger is an anti-tank vehicle based on the body of the FV-214 Conqueror heavy tank; the main gun was planned to be a 120mm gun, but the project was cancelled before any were built." WOT is a Russian game and thus shows a pretty noticeable Russian bias, Russian tanks are death dealing snipers that have a cloak of invisibility so any shots you fire at them often mysteriously just disappear into space. That said, the "best" tank in the game overall is definitely considered to be the FV4201 Chieftain, once you earn the L11A5 120mm gun. Edited October 27, 2022 by monkeysarefun 4 9 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 31 minutes ago, PupCam said: Perhaps Puppers has identified another project? https://silodrome.com/de-havilland-mosquito-project-plane/ Would you be able to take enough time off from your job? (Like the bandana!) 1 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 ... Seeing students - the ones not turning up, Two messaged me, one saying “I can’t make it” just after the scheduled meet time, the other two hours after the meet time saying “When it is?” ,,, https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2022/10/27/lumpy-decline/ 7 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 One of the more unusual subjects for a sculpture: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/cheadle-giant-cheeto 4 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted October 27, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2022 14 hours ago, Barry O said: I then travel to Canley for our conference The one just outside Coventry? It had the pleasure of my company twice today. Briefly. Just passing through, you understand. 7 hours ago, BoD said: Our doctor's system tells you what number you are in the queue. As does ours. Though it doesn't suggest how long you might wait. I was "Next in line" once and waited a further 15 minutes. 26 minutes ago, Barry O said: There are 7 sets of IC225s. All will be in this livery according to the set owner/manager. Very smart they look; I was witness to a couple of them on a recent foray down the line towards Y**kshire. But all I got offered to ride on was a Zoomer. I'm not sure whether those are better than the opposition's Pendalini or not. I have completed seven trips on the latter in the past few weeks with one being on a refurbished set. The others were all very tired and mostly somewhat defective in catering and hygiene departments. The refurb - perhaps unsurprisingly - was all working with hot drinks, paper where it should be in the cubicles and no excess of liquid (which it is to be hoped is only spilled water) on the floors therein. The "Friday Charter" set used between Crewe, London and Manchester also looks very smart and is in the traditional IC livery rather than the LNER "ox-blood" variant. 49 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said: As a World Of Tanks player working up the British line can attest there is/was also a Tortoise and a Badger.. The concept of an Ar$etortoise to match the Badger boggles the mind! 8 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 27, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2022 Yes Canley in Coventry @Gwiwer. World of Tanks is absolute junk.. aidedand abetted by a USEx National Guard expert whomakes some wild assumptions.. Baz 7 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 27, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2022 @monkeysarefun the Conqueror was fitted with a 120mm gun.. it was large, heavy and the commander sat in a separate cupola which could counter rotate to the normal turret. Baz 4 10 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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