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Wouldn't just be easier to install a footbridge?

On his birthday too.

Thats a model surely?

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Happy birthday Mick. The parcel I was expecting yesterday never arrived. Earlier this morning it was still shown as being on its way but later changed to being delivered 'sometime'. So I tried to change it. But it took half an hour and I still got nowhere. I have never had a problem with other parcel services but UPS are the pits. I usually ignore those 'how did we do?' e-mails but I'll make an exception in this case. I'm sure polybear has one of these sat on his left shoulder from what he wrote about doctoring the wine. But it set me thinking about the con man who called yesterday. He was rather lackadaisical about social distancing but was wearing a mask but I was not. It just so happened that the call from the surgery offering me the jab occurred while he was here. If in the unlikely event of him coming back I'm going to tell him that I didn't have the jab as I tested positive (which I'm not) for covid and he'd have to isolate for 14 days. Come to think of it over the next few months its going to be one way of frightening off these parasites.

Goodnight all.

Our MRC chairman is a lorry driver taking containers in and out of Tilbury. If a container is to be opened the port workers stand well clear. Thats because they are often not tightly packed but everything is virtually thrown in and a few people have been injured by objects falling out of containers when they are opened.

If it causes even one fatal accident the junction should be altered. Either made a staggered junction as in the video or a roundabout.

The only problem with the Metrobus was it was like many cars of the 50's and 60's, prone to corrosion. There were a few taken into preservation that eventually had to be scrapped because of corrosion.

It also appears to have not one but two gas cylinders (and possibly more out of sight). The extra gas for cooking perhaps?

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Evening all from Estuary-Land. Just had a very enjoyable Zoom talk from the B17 society, organized through SEERS. My friend managed to join in, he had no trouble, I suspect he will be a bit more eager towards the internet in future. I imagine the high number of care homes and OAP's is the reason for the slow vaccination rate. Where I live there's a greater mix of ages.

They were followed by the Titan, which was a cross between the rear engined Routemaster and the Bristol VR. Many of them were fitted with the L12 engine which was basically the AEC AV690. In fact a lot of the last Leylands such as the Marathon was an AEC in all but name.

Four letters ending in P.

I doubt if I'll see the chap who came round this morning again but if I do I'm ready for him. The former colleague I mentioned yesterday, who retired the same time as me just so happened to have been the boroughs housing manager. I communicated with him earlier this afternoon and he gave me a few tips such as the relevant trading standards laws re. cold calling. He also tells them that he is a retired trading standards officer and that they cant run away quick enough. I also received a call from the GP surgery today offering a covid jab tomorrow. I did ask if it could be done early next week but they said sorry they won't be doing any next week it was either tomorrow or in a couple of weeks time. Apparently they've done the over 75's and had a few jabs left over so they were ringing around the over 70's to offer the jab. For various reasons I will not be able to attend tomorrow so someone else will get the jab but I should be able to get it as soon as more vaccinations arrive.

Once Leyland had got its hands on AEC it died a slow lingering death under Leyland management. The air suspension was more successful on the Routemaster but still needed development. But Leyland were more interested in pushing their own products even to the extent that they refused to produce the rear engined Routemaster for London Transport instead offering the Atlantean. London Transport then went to Daimler which was then independent of Leyland for their rear engined deckers.

Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. Just had a caller who wasted an hour of my time. The wind has caused some slight damage to my roof. One corner has lifted at eaves level resulting in a couple of broken tiles, not a great problem as my tame builder will soon fix it. This guy knocked on the door and came out with the old spiel about working 'down the road' and he saw the damage and would I like him to fix it for me. He also said he'd have a look so out came a ladder and up he went. When he came down he said he would have to look in the loft to see if there was any daylight shining through. He was so insistent that I let him go into the loft, there he 'discovered' that the battens were 'infested with woodworm' and showed me a small piece of wood that was a bit damp but no sign of woodworm. I then went up into the loft and he showed me the 'affected area', about a square foot where he had moved the felt. He then said that to treat it would cost £4,750! When I said I could not afford it it eventually came down to £2,000. The 'treatment' that he offered was to spray the inside of the roof with resin which is something that should never be done. I've heard about this treatment, all it does is seal in any rot and can only be removed by replacing the whole roof. He asked for my e-mail address but I asked for a business card. He said he didn't have one on him and he'd put one through the door, I'm not holding my breath. If he does I'll be passing it on to trading standards.

About 18 months ago our society (SEERS) had Simon Kolner as a guest speaker. He said that Hattons (and some others) have a habit of accepting all pre-orders and expecting suppliers to cover them. The result is that Hornby will not guarantee that those extra orders will be filled, from any trader. Unfortunately this has resulted in some smaller traders not taking pre-orders.

Agreed, back in the day (1960's) Pay was far more evenly distributed and with negligible unemployment job security was guaranteed, unless you were really stupid or got caught with your fingers in the till. Mind you you were expected to work hard for what you got. There are still a few organisations where the employer treats their workers with respect and invariably they are the businesses that prosper. Exactly the sort of business I mean. The company has a good public reputation and is highly profitable and the staff are happy and well paid. If the CEO of that company was Prime Minister the corvid crisis could possibly be almost over by now.

Morning all from Estuary-Land. The sore foot gave me an alarm at 05:30 this morning. So I took my bath, applied a fresh dressing and afterwards continued with the eyelid inspection. Three subscription magazines arrived in the post this morning so plenty to keep me occupied while I wait for UPS to deliver a package from Shapeways.

Goodnight all.

Essex 1947. Look out for the City Coaches 6 wheel Leyland Tiger near the beginning. Plenty of other buses as well.

Essex 1947.

Just opened up Farcebook and a membership request for a group that I administer popped up from a for a former colleague. I admitted him to the group and PM'd him as well. I remember him as one of the nicest and friendliest people that I knew.

Evening all from Estuary-Land. No more signs of the sciatica, if it was that but Arthur Itis and the sore foot are trying to make a comeback so pills and ointments have been deployed. Its wet and blowing a hooley outside at the moment and I still have to put the bin bags out. Tea has brewed and I'm about to tackle Farcebook, be back later.

The ambulance would probably be the best version if you wanted to do a conversion to the 'bread van' minibus as the chassis is slightly wider.