lightengine Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Beautiful day here in GWR country, sunny, dry and bright. Storms approaching apparently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 All in all it may be cold here but I seem to have the better weather than Europe (on the whole). No big snow storms thus far (we have about an inch on the ground). Can I recommend the brand “Under Armour” for intense cold? Marvelous stuff. Best, Pete. Totally agree! My garment of choice whilst golfing. Thankfully having lost a bit of weight I can wear the compression top. Keeps everything under control and ensures I stay warm for a few hours. The only possible drawback is not getting changed for the bar afterwards when you will cook gently…... http://www.underarmour.co.uk/en/mens-coldgear-evo-long-sleeve-compression-mock/1221708.html?dwvar_1221708_color=600&cgid=mens-tops-longsleeve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Well the sun's out now and rther pleasant too, in compensation for this morning's deluge. Remembered wife's birthday, so I am ahead for 2015; sent her off to the office with filled cake boxes with which to treat the rest of the staff. ...miniature hamster... See, you learn something new every day. I thought these were made in a factory, before being dyed bright yellow or purple and stuck on Hallmark etc. novelty cards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2015 Morning, well it is here as its 05,30 and still dark in downtown LA. After arriving a few minutes early into LA Union station last night we went straight to the pub, the Angel City Brewing Co about 10 minutes walk and only 5 back to the hotel. Just one pint of their really nice cloudy wheat beer as we had plenty during the day. It's in an old warehouse building and on the mezzanine floor they were holding a comedy night. Downstairs they were changing over the paintings on the back wall. They have various art displays around the place. Outside the food vsn was by a local missionary group but didn't look as appetising as the Mexican food van the night before so it was to Quizzinos, a similar chain to Subway. Back in the room it was time for a cup of tea but they only have herbal or Earl Grey and I can't find our stash of ordinary tea bags so a Earl Grey it was!! Time for a quick photo of the skyline at night before calling it a night. This one I have cropped. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) http://www.underarmour.co.uk/en/mens-coldgear-evo-long-sleeve-compression-mock/1221708.html?dwvar_1221708_color=600&cgid=mens-tops-longsleeve Crumbs, that's some makeover you've been through since your appearance on Eggheads...! Edited January 8, 2015 by sixoh8sixoh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Just been working out a bit….. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Back in the room it was time for a cup of tea but they only have herbal or Earl Grey and I can't find our stash of ordinary tea bags so a Earl Grey it was!! Tea, Earl Grey, Hot ... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2015 I've always preferred the Earl's much younger and prettier Lady Grey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Abel Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 BIN day and continuing bloody cold here as I dragged the bin to the correct location! RIP Tiffany, very cute, and who knew there were MINIATURE hamsters, the regular ones are small enough - at least compared to Bob, our only current domestic critter frame of reference! Hmm, Packages - Expecting 1, currently 0, BUT it is too early yet for deliveries, and since this is a guaranteed delivery no doubt it'll arrive - we don't suffer from "Yodel" here (yet!) Various insignificant activities, in no special order; i) Sourced my needed point and 3 yds. of track from the "other" model shop yesterday, as it's on the route to/from the office and Wednesday is "office day" - YAY, score 1 for track and point obtained. ii) Visited MiL yesterday evening and she seems to be recovering remarkably well given she's 97! Able to walk some with a frame and get herself into a wheelchair from the bed. iii) Mrs decided the ring (Christmas present) would be better as a pair-of-earrings, so we descended on the jewelers after visiting MiL and lightened my wallet even more! iv) Jemma on "Ready Reserve" today, meaning she gets to sit in the crew room at the airport, in uniform, for 8+ hours - what fun!! v) Choir rehearsals resume tonight with a two rehearsal "panic" before the Martin Luther King concert we're doing Sunday 18th. Weather is now consistently below-average, -16 at BIN placement time, with -28 wind-chill and light blowing snow, might reach -10 if we're lucky. Have a good BIN day, don't piss off the BIN men too much with holiday cleanup rubbish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Shedman5 Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2015 Afternoon, well despite the forecast the weather has turned out quite good here, sunshine, blue sky and no wind and 8c. 12c forecast for tomorrow but with gales and heavy rain, we will see. Under Armour, yep compression shorts and top during the winter for indoor tennis as the building is like a giant aircraft hangar with 8 courts side by side and its cold! well by my standards! Ian (Abel) said Weather is now consistently below-average, -16 at BIN placement time, with -28 wind-chill and light blowing snow, might reach -10 if we're lucky. I could not cope with that at all! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2015 Now sitting in a nice warm train at Fenchurch St. Trying out the wifi, seems to work! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2015 Thus far our BIN day has gone quite well thank you Ian - with the guinea pig owners being away we have had use of their recycling bin as well as ours this week so quite useful. However the lorry doing the garden rubbish bins seems to be running very late, presumably overwhelmed with redundant Christmas Trees. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 One for the aero-philes, or as one bird said to another "I reckon you'd make a noise like that, if your backside was on fire!" A little bit of a Lockheed Martin advertisement, but an interesting piece on the by Col (Ret) Buzz Carpenter, a SR-71 Pilot, particularly the part about flying over Hanoi that's mentioned below. The SR-71 flew so high, that one of the SR-71 Pilots was having to go thru special treatments of his face outside of where his oxygen mask was because he had got so much sun/radiation from the years of flying. Great aircraft. The very classified PWA engines were made in the West Palm Beach facilities. http://www.chonday.com/Videos/sr71jetplane1 It flew over Hanoi to let US POW's know they were not forgotten. Not one, but three of them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AndyB Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2015 Afternoon all, Had to pull the large industrial bins across the school playground yesterday - two man job. Good day at school although others are starting to notice it is quite "full on" as a role. Get a 25 min break after the first 6 hours on duty. I've invested in some shoes that have more bounce in them - getting a bit old to be on my feet for 6 hours without sitting down. In fairness I can see how to streamline a few 10 minute tasks in the day and shaved off 15 minutes this morning off one process. Result! Think I may have a pint and a curry tomorrow evening. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2015 Afternoon All Caught up, but not a lot to report, and off out to walk the dog, so back tomorrow. Regards to All Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Talking of BIN days, I was a little concerned yesterday, to see that someone had left a large pile of black bags at the 'bin collection point' which happens to be outside our house (our's being the first house in a road up which the bin men do not venture). The bin men must have been full of seasonal good cheer as they took the lot. Otherwise I would have had the unenviable job of going round the neighbours to find the culprit (actually, I have a pretty good idea who it is) and ask them to retrieve said bags. Getting a bit cold here but no sign of the mega storm yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) Just seen reports that all flights to and from Scotland cancelled due to the storm. Hope none of you up there suffer any damage from it. Also loads more cancellations out of London Bridge tonight on top of the recently withdrawn services. Our Amtrak is running on time at the moment. Just been sniffed by the Police k-9 unit presumably for drugs. Luckily the fog didn't stop at U.S.!! Edited January 8, 2015 by roundhouse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Just seen reports that all flights to and from Scotland cancelled due to the storm. Hope none of you up there suffer any damage from it. Bah, what storrm?! The flags are hanging limp at the front of the building here in Edinburgh! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Afternoon all, Back from hospital with a result - I'm back on the chemo for another month ! Still suffering a little from the nasty bug that struck me a few days ago so I will try to catch up with everyone's posts as the week progresses. Thought this pic might amuse you - me and my siblings on the staff allotments near the shed at Hurlford 67B in around 1952. I'm the one in the middle with one of dad's drivers hats on and the bike was, I believe a 'Sloper BSA' which dad was doing a major rebuild on in the shed he had built from dismantled old G&SWR wooden coal wagons! As you can see, the allotment was never used for agricultural purposes. This was probably the start of 'Jock Kerr Motorcycles' which is why he eventually left BR in the sixties and moved south to start a motorcycle tuning, repair and sales business. One happy customer was none other than AndyP of this parish in his competition motorcycle days!! The chimney stack just visible at the top right is on the end of one of the blocks of maisonettes built by the G&SWR in the 19th century to house railwaymen and their families. We lived in the lower maisonette below that very chimney! Kind regards, Jock. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2015 Bah, what storrm?! The flags are hanging limp at the front of the building here in Edinburgh! Is that because they're frozen to the poles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2015 Sorry guys if this is making you jealous but today's weather here in SoCal But dont worry too much as I will be back to reality with a big thump next week!!! 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2015 Morning Evening all… So bad was last night that doctor's orders are to stay home tomorrow and for sleeping pills in the evenings for three days to readjust my clock. I did let the appointment for next week in place to check back. Wonder if I should work on developing a "bite me" attitude towards some persons… (None on here, I hasten to add!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2015 bliss, i can sleep in my own bed tonight instead of the cab floor of 70804 (which is surprisingly comfy!) my train tonight has been cancelled 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2015 bliss, i can sleep in my own bed tonight instead of the cab floor of 70804 (which is surprisingly comfy!) my train tonight has been cancelledSo are all the London Bridge troubles even affecting engineers trains?????Sorry, I just couldn't help saying that!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2015 Good evening peoples. A much better day at work today, John having worked out most of the IT bugs with the IT suppliers - I know 'losing it' helps no-one, but I would have been close yesterday if I had been dealing with it all! I'm normally so even tempered too! Jock - Jock Kerr Motorcycles - why on earth hadn't I made the connection! You had left enough clues..... Winds here just building up now, the ferry is cancelled tonight and of course the return in the morning, so the UK is cut off again! Hope you will all manage. Today is Friday for me, so I may just risk a glass of red. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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