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As I said earlier Mike I haven't been down that way since they started the resignalling. You have got me thinking though. As the new system is all driven from the box at Ryhope, I wonder just how far south it covers. I will have to do some investigation.

They have all gone, certainly as far as Hartlepool - I'm not sure about Seaton Carew and beyond. Must have a trip down to check. Seaham box is still there, at least until they sort the crossing farce out.

Get well soon Debs.

You should have left the duplicate Don. It would have contributed to the 1000 Just got an email from H.M. saying that she was disappointed but thanks for the effort anyway. She also said 'ps. Warren, who is DD?' Thanks for the replies Dave. Morning all . .

I did pass Dave. I took the B wotsit from Hawick to Newcastleton. I saw 'the crew' but it was about four o'clock and I wasn't alone otherwise I would have stopped. It's the first time I have been out that way for a long, long time and not far south of the viaduct there is what looks like a signal box (Shankend?). I didn't stop but it looked in remarkably good nick and the windows looked quite new. What is that about, or was I seeing things? Is it allowed (or even possible) to walk along the track bed from the heritage centre to the site of Riccarton Junction?

Yes, the good weather meant I didn't get to the Middlesborough exhibition but headed off to the borders and the debateable lands instead. A really enjoyable day out so really I wasn't too bothered about missing the show. On the way back I stumbled across this: I'm sure it will be familiar to at least one ER. Sorry about the poor quality. Next time I head out I must remember to take my cameras and not just my mobile phone.

That's very magnanimous of you Gordon......... .... fond memories and Glasgow in the same sentence.

Morning all It's grey here but……….… are you ready for this…… ..… are you sitting down….… ……. it's not raining!! I know, I may sound delusional* but it's true. I hope to get to the Middlesbrough exhibition later, all being well. * well, more delusional than usual.

That's because everyone is watching the football.

I occasionally enjoy watching this: http://webcam.deg.net/?a=showcam&w=showliveimage&o=pla If your broadband is up to it, it is almost (but not quite) real time.

There should be an EEC directive insisting on straight sausages. It would make them easier to cook. Much more sensible than straight cucumbers or bananas.

That's not fair. Yr 11 left yesterday and it should be sunny at hot. It is neither. It is the law that it has got to be sunny and hot during revision/exam time.

My word, it's raining. The sign post at the top of the street has just fallen over.

Has anyone heard how the build up to the Olympics is going? I haven't heard it mentioned in the news for .... oh ....... at least five minutes.

My word, its raining. I can't tell you how overjoyed I am that I am not DD's pole.

........ but not a certificate in wrapping.

Why? North is a straight line?

What post?

Morning all Very heavy rain here. Now where have I heard that before?

A permanent path between home and the jeweller's? It's not the back I would be worried about.

The teams in the second quote all won the title in those seasons. They weren't second place totals but winning totals. So 89 pts was not only the highest total for second place but would have won outright most other seasons.

Have you seen Barton's attempted justification on twitter? Quote from the BBC site Couldn't believe I'd read that. Disgusting.

'Any plans to return to Wittering any time soon?' You mean he'd stopped wittering?

Did Barton get his licence from the Luxembourg Board of Control?

If I pack my satchel and lay out my uniform first I may get away with it.