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Morning all from Estuary-Land. Hit by my first bout of hay fever this morning but it seems to have settled down now. I have now decided to shelve my plans for the old coal shed and after a bit of tidying up and a lick of paint its going to revert to its original purpose as a storeroom. The main reason is that despite a 'cull' of the stuff that came out of there there I still have a lack of space to put it all. In the meantime while it is empty as well as the aformentioned paint I will add a few shelves and other extras. Thats it for now, be back later.

I know aproximately where a very early Morgan 3-wheeler with a single cylinder JAP engine is buried. Problem is that it was buried in the 1930's and its unlikely that anything remains.

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Goodnight all.

By the looks of it the mattress 'rolled' under his front wheel and when he put his foot down to steady himself it landed squarely on the mattress.

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Wall to wall sunshine first thing this morning but now a bit hazy but should stay dry. AndyB, why not offer the mattress to GDB so that he can place it below his stepladder? Here the item http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-39493099

Goodnight all.

Alexanders and Northern Counties produced not only bus bodies.

Is there any difference?

Evening all from Estuary-Land. Strange that the subject of Leah Betts has come up as just a few days ago on one of the Essex Facebook groups it was mentioned. This was in respect of the 'Range Rover' murders at Rettendon which took place only a few weeks after Leah's death. Apparently those murdered were responsible for supplying the drugs that killed Leah. The surprising thing was that it was over twenty years ago, I was thinking it was more recent.

Morning all from Estuary-Land. A bit dull and overcast this morning and there is the occasional drizzle predicted. Andrew, I watched that item on the collapsed house. Apparently the planning application had just been put in and had not been cleared for work to start, even if they are insured I can't see the insurance paying out. Fortunately no one was hurt and there was no damage to neighbouring properties. Glad to see GDB back, so its not a ghost who was adding to the likes but he's keeping up tradition even on holiday. Thats it for now, be back later.

Goodnight all.

Neil, I saw a lady in Tesco's today with her foot in one of those boot things which I imagine you have to wear on your ankle. She was getting around on what looked like a childs scooter with a raised pad on which her injured leg was kneeling, the 'scooter' had 5 wheels so was very stable. I asked the lady where they came from and she told me that they can be hired. They will even deliver one to your door, the only problem that I can see is that they might not include the Isle of Man http://www.kneescooterrentals.co.uk

They can be if your talking on a cell phone.

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Quite foggy this morning but it has now disappeared. Strangely I have received a couple of 'likes' from GDB, one for a post from a week ago together with a few recently for older posts. I don't keep an exact count of the number of likes I receive so I can't tell if they've been added to my total, very strange. No e-mails this morning as Virgin Media seems to be down, dialed their contact number and got a recorded message so at least its not my end. Not surprised really as for the past few weeks when into my e-mails its been running slow a a flag kept popping up at the bottom of the screen 'Server not found'. Just checked and it appears something is happening. Bye for now, be back later. EDIT update on the e-mail front, still not getting any access.

Goodnight all.

The local Tesco's had various bottles of beer on reduced to clear a couple of days ago so I thought I'd try one, Lagunitas IPA. Have'nt tried it yet but will report back when I do. Went to get some more the next day but now sold out.

It was quite common for showmen and circus operators to transfer bodies from one vehicle to the next.

I had the details of the diesel locomotive plus dozens of photographs and measurements I had taken of the locomotive on the K&ESR. Unfortunately the model project fell through and a lot of stuff wasn't returned to me. I'll be getting a copy of BRM first thing in the morning.

The picture of the Tuc-Tuc reminds me. In one of those 'stupid drivers' compilations on Youtube you see a Tuc-Tuc slowly overturn, no damage to the vehicle or the 14 men who climbed out.

Evening all from Estuary-Land. Good bargain today, Oxford diecast Scania lorry model for £1, a few issues due to it being unboxed such as the mirrors broken off and a loose wheel but I have the neccessary spares. Popped into Pitsea Tescos on the way back but to get into there I had to go via Pitsea itself as the queue for the nearby leisure park extended right onto the A13. The usual cockwombles abound but nearly one less, on a hand held mobile and riding a pushbike, only just avoided hitting him as he blithly pedalled across in front of me. Better luck next time.

Morning all from Estuary-Land. A flying visit this morning as I'm off out shortly, C & C's were neccessary, be back later.

Goodnight all.

I'm logged into Facebook and its still not available.

How many base model Mk. I Cortinas are left? Very few if any I expect.