Jon Fitness Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 All the best Steve. JF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmudriver Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Hope all goes well with the op, Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Thank you all, I'm in my own room at the moment with the Op planned for this afternoon. a bit boring but I've got my IPad so I can get online. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted July 23, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2015 Thank you all, I'm in my own room at the moment with the Op planned for this afternoon. a bit boring but I've got my IPad so I can get online. Track building in hospital rooms is not recommended I understand Hope all goes well this afternoon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Thank you all very much but my stay in room D7059 has just come to an abrupt end as they have just cancelled my operation again!!! Now it's looking very bleak for me getting to Telford!! Looks like it could be early September now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) Thank you all very much but my stay in room D7059 has just come to an abrupt end as they have just cancelled my operation again!!! Now it's looking very bleak for me getting to Telford!! Looks like it could be early September now. Oh dear Steve, I'm so sorry to hear this, it happened to my 11 year old son, a last minute cancellation whilst sitting in the bed waiting to go down. You have my sympathies. Jinty Edited July 23, 2015 by Jintyman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Thing is there is some poor person in a worse condition than me so I won't complain too much!! After 3 years another month isn't going to make much difference Still on a more positive note I've had some paint arrive so I can carry on with the engine shed 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Steve Impressed with your philosophical attitude. I fear I would not be so placid! Fingers crossed for your Telford trip. S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted July 23, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2015 There seems to be an awful lot of these last minute cancellations these days, there was a bit on the local news a while back of a woman that had, had several cancellations that the last time she put a dressing gown on over the gown and went straight to the local bbc radio studio, she was interviewed live on the radio. Not surprisingly she got her op a few days later. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted July 23, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2015 There seems to be an awful lot of these last minute cancellations these days, there was a bit on the local news a while back of a woman that had, had several cancellations that the last time she put a dressing gown on over the gown and went straight to the local bbc radio studio, she was interviewed live on the radio. Not surprisingly she got her op a few days later. Hi I will try to answer, hopefully without getting political. In days gone by, when I done my nurse training, we had wards and operating theatres that were not full to capacity. This was seen as being uneconomic, spare staff and resources can be a waste of money. What this spare capacity done was to allow for fluctuations in the public's need of our health service. What has slowly happened is the spare has gone out the window. Now the plan is to fill up the ward and operating time with elective surgery, so should there be no emergencies all the patients will have their operations. Should there be an emergency, some poor nurse has to tell Steve to get dressed and go home so she/he can admit the next bed occupancy (accountant talk for patient). No thought is given to the patient who has tried to organise their life, not only for the hospital visit but for when they return home. Let alone the additional work dumped on the staff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 The staff were great I don't envy the position they are put in. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted July 23, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2015 Yes but someone is probably getting paid a lot of money to come up with these daft ideas. No doubt quite a bit of hospital staff time is wasted handling patients for the cancelled ops. This is what I call the photocopier trick. The accountant decides to get rid of a photocopier on each floor to save money and get a pat on the back. Productivity in all departments is wasted due to staff having to travel up and down between floors, wait at the copier because it is always busy and inevitable other staff have to take your calls while you are away at the copier. I have never come across an accountant who takes the WHOLE cost into account it is always just the bit that suits them. My sympathies Steve it cannot be easy. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) I recall a story from one of the footplate histories I read, in which a mogul was replaced by a prairie tank on a particular route - the theory being that the turnaround time at the terminus could be reduced as it was not necessary to turn the tank loco. The driver wasn't much impressed, so a few strategic fills-right-up at the intervening water cranes ensured that they didn't run out of water, but also that they missed the connections that the turned mogul would have made. Passenger complaints rapidly reversed the rostering decision. We had a similar issue in a previous employ - a cost-driven numpty director overruled the standard "if you're flying more than x hours, you go business" so we all went economy everywhere - one colleague had a meeting scheduled in Japan, but decided after the flight that he was altogether too tired to attend. Rang customer & apologised. Next available meeting, three days hence. Japanese hotel cost for extra three days far exceeds upgrade cost. Stupid ruling rescinded. Not just accountants. The latter called himself an engineer. Not putting in print what his team called him... Edited July 23, 2015 by Simond Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmudriver Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I sympathise with you Steve and with what Clive has said. When I had my heart bypass a few years ago I was due to go to theatre at 0830. I was ready to go, in my gown, dosed up with premeds when they told me at 0820 that the op couldn't be done as the theatre staff had had to work late the night before, if not overnight, on an emergency or two, so they couldn't staff the theatre. Obviously, under the influence of premeds, I wasn't at all bothered (I was a bit later on!) but I had it done 2 weeks later, as they had promised. As you say, Steve, there was someone worse off that needed it and I did get done soon after. I hope yours does happen when they say it will. Rod Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyo Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Thank you all very much but my stay in room D7059 has just come to an abrupt end as they have just cancelled my operation again!!! Now it's looking very bleak for me getting to Telford!! Looks like it could be early September now. Hello Steve, I've tried to phone Jody to see how you were getting on! Now having coming on line and reading this I'm so sorry for you. all of this just sounds so s4!t for you I'll give you a bell soon. ATB Paul. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) Thanks Paul, I did get your message but I was dozing after a rough night sleep, it was a bit late once I woke up so didn't return the call. Operation is booked for the 3rd of September so Telford is now out of the window which to be honest is my biggest gripe!!! I was looking forward to it this year. So it will have to be Reading which should hopefully see the MOK 9F ready for collection which would be a nice end to the year. Edited July 23, 2015 by steve fay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Bad luck, mate, they cancelled me twice too. Both times for ladies who "just could not stand the pain". PM'd you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81A Oldoak Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Never mind accountants, try working with actuaries. They are people who found accountancy too exciting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) Back on to the diesel shed & On to painting the individual components, the brick work is BR Bauxite although halfordsred oxide works just as well or a bit of each is even better. Then picking out the concrete lintels image.jpg Whilst the concrete paint was out I gave the concrete hard stand a first coat Edited July 26, 2015 by steve fay 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Where's the diesel shed for? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 It's a test build Jeff for Intentio designs. It should be on there stand at Telford for sale 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) Just had a thought, now I have ATC ramps I need the bell sound as a selectable DCC sound option !!! Andy Jack how about asking Steve at SWD about doing it? Almost every GW loco should have it Edited July 27, 2015 by steve fay 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
two tone green Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Will ask when he is back from holiday. Ting a ling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 I thought about that. Would be nice to arrange a bell or hooter dependent on the electrical state of the ramp - or maybe a magnet? Best S 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 On reflection, it would be easier to have the sound system "under" the ramp, triggered by a magnet on the loco, and the sound dependent on the signal being approached. This should be relatively simple to arrange, and, as long as the speaker is sufficiently close to the track, should be believable. Watch this space... Best Simon 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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