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I quite like that. Some of your metaphysical imagery is really particularly effective.

Interestingly, four photos and three different positions for the two brakes. I wonder if there was any rhyme or reason to this or was it just the easiest/quickest way to make up the trains from the available carriage’s locations in sidings etc.

Which rather makes a mockery of their self scan tills and hand held ‘zappers’. No need to queue at a till any more - just stand around waiting for the, increasingly scarce, member of staff to come and remove the tags and verify that you are indeed allowed to purchase the product. I’m not sure that they have thought this one through.

It’s noticeable the variation in the location of the numbering and lettering. By necessity different on each side too. Further proof, if any is needed, of the idea of working from photographs where you can.

Gosh, if that’s the case I had better make an effort to try some.

Maybe I’m in a low mood tonight but is it just me? Perhaps it’s to do with covid. Or soshul meeja. Or Mr Putin. Or any other number of things but I feel that the world is a much less kinder place. A less nicer place to be. The whole place seems a less tolerant. Nobody cares for other people or their point of view. Whereas it used to be live and let live today it seems to be you are with us or against us. From the very top of society to the bottom. At least we can come into RMweb (mostly) and ERs (specifically) and it is a friendly, supportive place. I probably just need a drop of the malt.

There is a picture of the buffet counter in Parkin's book on the MK1s as well as the usual plan of the interior layout. Rob is correct in what he describes above. One interesting point is that on the opposite side of the counter the second bay (which is now the first) has only three seats. Parkin does say though that there was quite a bit of variation and the final result depended on where the conversion was carried out and indeed the individual carpenters. I converted a couple fairly recently and posted pictures on my own thread although they disappeared in the crash. I must get round to re-uploading them at some point. Wat I did though was more of an impression of the counter that a fully accurate model of it.

R.I.P. Phil Bennett. Legend.

How was the bird?

I’m led to understand that these aren’t mutually exclusive events.

For some reason I don’t think they would ever think that a good idea in this country. A 14 day first class rover is/was £1250. Making rail transport easier and cheaper would …. Oops … sorry … heading into forbidden territory.

It’s ok. The end of the check in queues are back to the village green.

I first saw 'orange' sheep a good few years ago now when travelling through Galloway and Ayrshire. I thought I was seeing things.

Take the easy option and say you are discouraging rustlers https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/14764718.farmer-dyes-his-sheep-orange-to-deter-sheep-rustling/

A huge welcome back Dave.

Fifteen and a half now. Blind as a bat, deaf as a post, legs have started to give way occasionally and he bumps into or falls over things. BUT … for as long as he isn’t suffering he will get all the love and attention he deserves.

Crumbs. You don’t mean Baz has gone to his makers do you?

Many happy returns, Flávio. One must ask, does CC have both an official as well as an unofficial birthday? If so, what gets trooped?

Gosh, miss a couple of days or so and the number of new pages overwhelms. Best wishes where needed. I was given a prize for French at Junior school. It must have been something of an innovation to have it in Junior schools back in the sixties but as I remember it, it comprised two classes sitting cross legged in the hall twice a week watching a fifteen minute programme on a small, by today's standards, black and white TV. I can't for the life of me remember what the programme was called but I did enjoy it. The language teachers in my first two years of senior school soon extinguished my enthusiasm and any interest I had and so I never took a language as an option. Something I often regret now. Not knowing when I was to have my cataract op we hadn't booked any holidays this year. I have just rectified that by booking a few days in the Orkneys of all places. I fancy it will be a holiday of history and myth with perhaps a visit to Highland Park distillery too. I am particularly looking forward to seeing the chapel built by Italian POWs. Stay safe folks

I noticed that. Couldn’t help give a little chuckle. Some misguided people though, still insist on calling Leeds the North East when it is in fact down in the South West.

We’ve locked up the women, children, and ham and peas pudding stotties.

Those tension lock couplings stick out like a sore thumb.

Would you like to borrow my copy of ‘Grasses’ by Hubbard (the penguin version)? I could never work them out either.

Start em young… Grandson (aged 1yr ) earlier today. As you can probably guess he has us wrapped round his little finger.

I bet that hertz