Porcy Mane Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Found elsewhere and thought it worth bringing in here. Sorry Nidge don't cry! Surprised the house is still standing. 28168738_1828813263795901_7987756322452770731_n.jpg Looks like the Big Issue seller got flattened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 quite a line up out side the old abatoir at Philips park whilst filming takes place inside https://flic.kr/p/Gk25vf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) "Two gallon and two shots please" I suppose only those of a certain age will understand that. http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=British%20Transport%20Commission&objid=1996-7038_BTF_7486 Edited February 19, 2018 by Porcy Mane 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Posted this in another thread but I think it's worth an airing here. https://flic.kr/p/dSpwQ6 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Funnily enough, I've just been doing some 'research' on mining activities, and although not directly related to batteries, (although it might be relevent with the ever increasing numbers of electronic driver 'aids' that are now apparently essential in modern cars) I found this quite interesting; "Levels of metals recycling are generally low. Unless future end-of-life recycling rates are stepped up, some rare metals may become unavailable for use in a variety of consumer products. Due to the low recycling rates, some landfills now contain higher concentrations of metal than mines themselves." A (worryingly long) while ago I regularly had dealings with a company in the gold mining town of Kalgoorlie who were making an excellent profit by recovering all the old mine tailings from the previous 100 years. Reprocessed through modern equipment they yielded payable gold and the extraction costs were minimal compared to digging and crushing virgin rock. Sooner or later, if there's money in it, someone will work out how to mine landfills for all the stuff we've wasted over the last few decades. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 20, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2018 "Two gallon and two shots please" I suppose only those of a certain age will understand that. Two gallon and two shots please.jpg TwoShotsPlease-1996-7038_BTF_7486.jpg http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=British%20Transport%20Commission&objid=1996-7038_BTF_7486 I'll have the Standard 10 Companion please. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I'll have the Standard 10 Companion please. I reckon the Riley One Point Five might be more fun . 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 "Two gallon and two shots please" I suppose only those of a certain age will understand that. Two gallon and two shots please.jpg TwoShotsPlease-1996-7038_BTF_7486.jpg http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/photo?group=British%20Transport%20Commission&objid=1996-7038_BTF_7486 My dad always used Redex in his cars, most garages had a dispenser at the side of the pumps - all this before self serve became the norm. His cars never had engine problems though they just rusted away !! Brit15 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 My dad always used Redex in his cars, most garages had a dispenser at the side of the pumps - all this before self serve became the norm. His cars never had engine problems though they just rusted away !! Brit15 I used to put Redex in the dampers on the SU Carbs on various BMC cars. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 ....Sooner or later, if there's money in it, someone will work out how to mine landfills for all the stuff we've wasted over the last few decades. Will new landfills be required to take the waste from the waste extraction? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 (edited) I'll have the Standard 10 Companion please. Nowt better than a good old shooting brake. I reckon the Riley One Point Five might be more fun . I wonder if the bloke that bought the suit in Burtons (now a Mcdonalds) shop window (directly above the 1.5) had much fun in that. Funny how the BTC photographer got the location wrong. Just goes to show, never trust an archivist. P Edited February 20, 2018 by Porcy Mane 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penlan Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 For a wide range of Classic and older cars, with attendants (usually), there's always the Facebook page 'Vintage girls and transport'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Nowt better than a good old shooting brake. I wonder if the bloke that bought the suit in Burtons (now a Mcdonalds) shop window (directly above the 1.5) had much fun in that. Funny how the BTC photographer got the location wrong. Just goes to show, never trust an archivist. P I bought my first ever suit from Burtons - 48 inch bottoms, double breasted with landing flaps for lapels - 68 years ago and my grandkids still go camping in it. Allan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I bought my first ever suit from Burtons - 48 inch bottoms, double breasted with landing flaps for lapels - 68 years ago and my grandkids still go camping in it. If there's any photographic evidence of this.... don't show us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 A (worryingly long) while ago I regularly had dealings with a company in the gold mining town of Kalgoorlie who were making an excellent profit by recovering all the old mine tailings from the previous 100 years. Reprocessed through modern equipment they yielded payable gold and the extraction costs were minimal compared to digging and crushing virgin rock. Sooner or later, if there's money in it, someone will work out how to mine landfills for all the stuff we've wasted over the last few decades. It seems to be a standard practice with pit-heaps from coal mines to screen the waste for usable coal before levelling them; some heaps apparently produce large quantities. In pre-WW2 Swansea, there was someone who made a large sum by buying a redundant chimney that ran up Kilvey Hill from an early zinc-smelter; those who mocked him for his purchase were soon laughing on the other side of their faces when they discovered that silver had condensed from the fumes as they cooled going up the stack. I can well imagine that similar treasure is to be found on the site of many an old working or smelter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 It seems to be a standard practice with pit-heaps from coal mines to screen the waste for usable coal before levelling them; some heaps apparently produce large quantities. In pre-WW2 Swansea, there was someone who made a large sum by buying a redundant chimney that ran up Kilvey Hill from an early zinc-smelter; those who mocked him for his purchase were soon laughing on the other side of their faces when they discovered that silver had condensed from the fumes as they cooled going up the stack. I can well imagine that similar treasure is to be found on the site of many an old working or smelter. I'd guess that the requirements of those burning coal has changed. At one time I would have thought that coal was needed in largish lumps, whereas grit and dust would have been regarded as waste. Modern coal use, however, seems to rely on pulverised coal, and so pretty much every fragment in the waste heap can now be used. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) A while ago I posted some pics of Lawrence Harvey's 1966 Wood & Pickett Mk1 Cooper S, here's another... And Macca and Linda arriving at Abbey Road in her W&P Clubman, 1977... it came up for sale recently and has been repainted white... Edited February 21, 2018 by Rugd1022 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 If there's any photographic evidence of this.... don't show us. Sorry, but couldn't resist it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chriswright03 Posted February 22, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2018 For a wide range of Classic and older cars, with attendants (usually), there's always the Facebook page 'Vintage girls and transport'. Hmm. Thanks for that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) Bit of shameless nostalgia... Cute Wolseley Hornet, anyone recognise the location...is it Seaton Junction..? Old Enzo and Big John in 1964... Sir Reg of Pinner, 1972... Edited February 22, 2018 by Rugd1022 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Bit of shameless nostalgia... ....Old Enzo and Big John in 1964... ENZO 7 JS 70e.jpg Repeated in this month's Classic Cars magazine, featuring Surtees' old 330GT, complete with flaking paint patina, original Borani knock-offs, etc..... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) It could well be Seaton Junction... steve Edited February 22, 2018 by steve1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 seen this tootling around Audenshaw finaly got a pic yesterday https://flic.kr/p/GoJkkL 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
w124bob Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 With thanks to John Turner we get a train and car(sort off) at Delph, so thats a donkey engine in the bay. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Just to flag up that we (Cholsey & Wallingford Railway) have an MG Magnettes day coming up at Wallingford station on 31st March, if anyone's interested. (Note that this was arranged after our flyers listing running dates for the early part of the season were printed). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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