lightengine Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Craggy Island Parochial House.jpg Thats a great photo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Yesterday, in a well know large chainstore hoping to be successful, rather than chasing across the city for my purchase of the following item this is what happened - Me... "Excuse me, do you sell Daylight Bulbs please ?" Assistant......"We won't be stocking them until March or April in our Gardening Section sir" Me.... "No, not for the garden its for my study" Assistant.... "I'm not certain if they'll come already potted" Me....."Sorry maybe I didn't explain myself correctly, its to fit in my angle poise lamp" Assistant.... "Oh! No we don't sell them but we do sell lamps " she said pointing across to the shelf "Ooops, we don't have any of those left either sorry sir !" I give up ! And YES this really happened ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Craggy Island Parochial House.jpg Hang on, who's playing Father Dougal? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JeremyC Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) Yesterday, in a well know large chainstore hoping to be successful, rather than chasing across the city for my purchase of the following item this is what happened - Me... "Excuse me, do you sell Daylight Bulbs please ?" Assistant......"We won't be stocking them until March or April in our Gardening Section sir" Me.... "No, not for the garden its for my study" Assistant.... "I'm not certain if they'll come already potted" Me....."Sorry maybe I didn't explain myself correctly, its to fit in my angle poise lamp" Assistant.... "Oh! No we don't sell them but we do sell lamps " she said pointing across to the shelf "Ooops, we don't have any of those left either sorry sir !" I give up ! And YES this really happened ! When I was an Engineer Cadet I asked the electrician on my first ship for a bulb and was told lamps go in lights, bulbs go in gardens. Edited January 27, 2017 by JeremyC 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 27, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 27, 2017 When I was an Engineer Cadet I asked the electrician on my first ship for a bulb and was told lamps go in lights, bulbs go in gardens. and thermometers. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Coryton Posted January 27, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2017 When I was an Engineer Cadet I asked the electrician on my first ship for a bulb and was told lamps go in lights, bulbs go in gardens. Doesn't the same thing apply on the railways? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightengine Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) Saw this earlier on FB. Apologies if it has been posted before. A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She reduced altitude and spotted a man below. She descended a bit more and shouted: "'Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago but I don't know where I am". The man below replied "You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude". "You must be a technician." said the balloonist. "I am" replied the man "how did you know?" "Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you have told me is probably technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information and the fact is, I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip with your talk." The man below responded, "You must be in management". "I am" replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?" "Well," said the man "you don't know where you are or where you're going. You have risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise, which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my f****** fault! Edited January 27, 2017 by lightengine 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adams442T Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Yes, well............. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted January 27, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2017 Yes, well............. Thomas the tank.jpg I think of something like that every time I see "Thomas the Tank" written down. Including on the web site of a company specialising in importing Bachmann 00 Thomas models. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted January 27, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2017 From the All Line Rover map (not hugely distinguishable from a map of Network Rail). I wonder if the inhabitants of Newcraighall enjoyed their move south? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted January 27, 2017 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2017 My wife certainly likes to get her point across to the dirty b'*rds regards the mess outside our house 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 My wife certainly likes to get her point across Hope it doesn't backfire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I went to the airport today, to pick up my mate. Got tasered. Security didn't like me shouting 'Hi, Jack'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 27, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 27, 2017 Hope it doesn't backfire. i know what you mean, i did think 'jesus' when i got home yesterday, my wife says since she wrote it shes had loads of dog walkers stopping to tell her its not them! we know whos doing the fag ends, a young girl sneaks out of her grandparents house for a crafty smoke in the evenings away from them and sits on our wall out of view of their house, not had a chance to speak to her yet and i dont want to drop her in it with her guardians 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) i know what you mean, i did think 'jesus' when i got home yesterday, my wife says since she wrote it shes had loads of dog walkers stopping to tell her its not them! we know whos doing the fag ends, a young girl sneaks out of her grandparents house for a crafty smoke in the evenings away from them and sits on our wall out of view of their house, not had a chance to speak to her yet and i dont want to drop her in it with her guardians In this street, nobody seems to have a dog and dog walkers generally don't come down to the dead-end. Hence no dog logs. However, to compensate, I do have a few Eastern European neighbours who are very fond of cannabis, and some weekends around here in summer are a bit like walking round certain parts of Amsterdam. Likewise some of their compatriots who are refurbishing a couple of the houses here seem partial to the weed as well..... Doesn't seem to affect the local Orthodox religious community, but then again maybe they don't know what the smell is. Edited January 27, 2017 by Horsetan 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 However, to compensate, I do have a few Eastern European neighbours who are very fond of cannabis, and some weekends around here in summer are a bit like walking round certain parts of Amsterdam. Well, at least they don't smell like horse. Factoring in the contact high should we disregard any posts made late on Sunday then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Blobrick Posted January 28, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2017 Doesn't the same thing apply on the railways? Yes indeed it does. I have spent years trying to get that across to my colleagues, to which they reply a lamp is the thing you put a light bulb into ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Yes indeed it does. I have spent years trying to get that across to my colleagues, to which they reply a lamp is the thing you put a light bulb into ! Or paraffin if it is an older tail lamp. Unless you call them something different if it is not electric? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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