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The first batch for today were taken on visits to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway a long time ago. Grosmont J72 69023 Joem station pilot July 83 C6074.jpg Grosmont 45428 Eric Treacy Grosmont to Pickering 31st May 89 C11942.jpg Grosmont Fowler 21 29th April 84 C6472 Grosmont Class 25 D7628 31st May 89 C11937.jpg Beckholes J72 69023 and Hunslet 92 Waggoner Grosmont to Pickering 29th April 84 C6483.jpg Goathland Class 5 5428 leaving for Crosmont Aug 75 C2233.jpg David

Alloa again.

For this afternoon we visit Scotland , with a few photos at Glasgow Central and some views on the West Highland. Glasgow Central 156494 and 156502 26th Feb 94 C19310.jpg Glasgow Central 303011 to Wemyss Bay 2nd March 91 C15621.jpg Glasgow Central 156513 to East Kilbride 2nd March 91 C15626.jpg Tyndrum view south 11th May 85 C6849.jpg Rannoch Moor 37259 and 37121 WBHS Newcastle to Fort William 11th May 85 C6864.jpg Spean Bridge 11th May 85 C6869.jpg David

On goes the WD, while the 9F continues to wait while parcels are dealt with. Flying Fox then runs through with the relief to the 3.10 Newcastle. Actually, I now have two flying foxes in my aquarium, though they look more like fish to me. They are supposed to be very good at eating algae, but predictably they have so far entirely ignored the stuff. Storm whatsit has also blown the filter unit to my pond apart overnight, so I now have very little water where it is supposed to be, and a lot where it isn't.

A couple of days catchup and foremost, thoughts to John and Andy. Every 4 weeks, we have a rostered Saturday that three of us plan to crack-on with the long term projects that require a decent input of relatively uninterrupted manpower. Such a day has now earned the moniker "Super Saturday" and this was no different. The main task was hanging a 60-70 feet continuous backscene behind our showroom l&yout. The next was to reconnect a number of power zones to a different configuration to test some alternate connection diagrams. Both tasks accomplished in plenty of time for me to POE and visit Baz-land for this week's hockey fix. Blackburn Hawks only have one game this weekend - away at Whitley Bay and work hours wouldn't allow a visit there on Sunday (and the weather isn't looking too clever either) , so a trip over the windy M62 with Junior NB as co-pilot to Leeds tonight was the alternate choice to watch Leeds Chiefs play only their second home game in the new (but still unfinished) rink near Elland Road. They have been playing "home" games at other rinks, such as Blackburn and Widnes. (This may seem an odd choice of locations,but the Leeds rink owners - Planet Ice - also own Blackburn and Widnes ice pads. 6 of the Leeds team have previously played for Blackburn in the past two years, so that was a good reason to go and watch. It was quite interesting to watch an audience that were mostly comprised of folks new to watching the game. The opponents were league leaders Telford Tigers who had won all of the previous encounters this season. A close and fast game, ending up 2-2 after full time, so 5 minutes of 3 on 3 sudden death before a penalty shoot-out. Telford gave away a penalty to make it 4 on 3 for a Leeds powerplay golden goal winner to please the new crowd. Man of the match was a former Blackburn favourite (and former fave of Junior NB before he left) Towards the end of the game, I was accosted by a (new) Leeds supporter to be informed that I had the best replica shirt of all that he had seen during the night. He even offered to buy it, but seen as it was a game-worn signed shirt from a one-off charity match, there was no ready sale! This is the shirt. It only comes out a couple of games per season. It will be carefully folded away until next time. Ollie Lomax has just retired from playing 3 months ago - having come through the ranks from a Junior rising to team Captain last season. I'm hoping to play golf with him and other current/former players later this year as the team are organising a golf day. Junior NB regularly chats to Ollie's daughter at home games as Junior is her swimming teacher! Junior's next hockey fix will be the Carolina Hurricanes against the New York Rangers, mine will be Blackburn Hawks v Solihull Barons - Midlands Cup Final, first leg - I may venture to the 2nd away leg the day after. Work to be worked Sunday, catching up the little jobs that Super Saturday pushes to the side. I hope Ciara doesn't cause too much upset for those in Eastern Atlantic areas. Stay safe folks. Cheers, Mick

Still god du lurgy. Gud dight ebberyone. Dave

Posted a few comparison pics on the Exhibitions page as Alloa due to be at the SEC in Glasgow in a couple of weeks . Possibly already listed some of these but as they are to hand.

More coal, and another WD, plodding onwards once more. It should get to Ferme Park before nightfall.

Evening all. Just a brief note to thank-you all from your supportive comments. Much appreciated. Andy

Having finished the work and uploaded it, now stretched out on the sofa without the excuse that I can't disturb the dog if I get up, so better get a move on and do things, including the ironing. [EDIT] however a quarter of an hour later I haven't moved

Morning all from a rather draughty Lincoln. The night was somewhat disturbed but the kitchen is occupied with mother and son preparing Sunday lunch. Yorkshire Puds, leg of lamb, cauliflower cheese and Apple pie have been mentioned. Yesterday rugby was watched in a town centre pub then a good meal was had. All in all a good day. Ferry sailings are being watched. There is a good chance that our sailing to St Malo on Monday may be diverted to Cherbourg which will be a pain. An extra 150 miles of driving would result. Regards to all and stay safe. Jamie

This is annoying. What I had not quite finished typing has disappeared into cyberspace. You don't get rid of me that easily. So: Good morning one and all. Ah. What came next? Oh yes. I said something about my lurgi entering its final phase. My head is emptying itself of snot and a king size kitchen roll has come in very handy as a lot of surrogate handkerchiefs. Then I mentioned my trip to Doncaster yesterday and the absence of a decent breakfast outlet on the A1. To console myself I had a carvery lunch at the racecourse but felt disappointed that I was not offered a receipt when I paid by card. How, I wondered, do people check their statements without them? Perhaps we have become a nation of trusting souls. This bit is new. I encountered many faces that I know but could not put names to all of them. If I have to say "Remind me who you are" I feel such a fool and run the risk of causing offence. I was just saying that I had enjoyed meeting fellow RMwebber Edwardian, to whom I delivered merchandise which he had bought from someone living relatively near me. OK, all caught up now. I had better make my porridge before that vanishes into bl00dy cyberspace. Best wishes to all Chris

Well that's that then. We've worn out yet another doctor. We received letters today informing us that our current doc is retiring. That makes four in the last ten years. In fairness one of them had to give up because of cancer. We only got to see him once. We suspect MrsID has something to do with it. She was a patient of a doctor in California. She called to make an appointment and was informed that her doctor had died. Turns out he had done himself in.

OK you win you #hit bag I've just come back from shopping with a pack of bacon yes the will to slim has just #ucked off out the window it's bacon butties for lunch.

Windy, as everywhere. Bacon Butty, as a lot of places Coffee, as prescribed Doing bu99er all at the moment, as common. The rest of the day heralds some work for which the deadline has passed, ironing multiple shirts for work and then seeing, when the storm's abated, how much damage has been done. I know from the localfire service reports that tomorrow's route to work is currently blocked by leaves (with tree attached) on the line, but fortunately I will be travelling in daylight. for the rest, I'm staying put.

Just damped down a little: however, I supect the victors on Dublin will go on to win the 6 Nations. The good news is that I now don't have to save up for a bottle of 2020 Grand Slam Penderyn whisky, and the 2019 bottles will remain unopened for at least another year. I had got up early to bend up and solder the last crossing nose assembly, but as I was firing up the soldering iron, we experienced a two hour power outage, so any thought of electrical assistance was put on hold. Teas was made by the old fashioned method of boiling water on the gas stove. As I was doing this I wondered how we would cope when all forms of energy apart from electricity are now being castigated prior to being banned. This was a follow on from a conversation I had with some learned friends yesterday evening. They were explaining to me about how wonderful the Norwegian plan is where huge amounts are being invested in renewable energy systems such as hydro and wind. The irony is that they can only afford to do this because they sell huge amounts of fossil fuels (gas and to a lesser extent oil), from their North Sea enterprises. Time to fire up the Quattro soldering iron again!

Couple more pics of the fiddle yard. Where the rolling stock is are yards 1 & 2. Yards 3 & 4 are further down - as seen in the other pic

Good morning all, It was very wet and windy when I went to bed and it still is. However the good news is that, like Q, I managed 7 hours uninterrupted sleep which is very unusual. Also like Q Amber liquid may well have been responsible. Lots more wind and rain expected today. The only casualties due to the weather I can see are a wheelie bin from neighbours over the road has blown from their back gate, along their alley and onto the pavement. A wheelie bin lid is open next door and the cover has partially come off our garden table. A proper inspection will be made after breakfast although no signs of any offers to make that yet despite having taken tea up earlier to the catering Head of Department. The dragon's fire seems to have been extinguished in Dublin. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Mind you, my team seemed to be trying to do their best to lose for most of the game by hoofing the ball into the lower reaches of the stratosphere and wondering why it was blowing back over their heads or straight into touch or basically anywhere but the right direction. Yes the weather was bad but I was somewhat surprised at the tactics. Apparently I was a very naughty boy because I kept saying things like FFS louder than I should and was duly reprimanded. Never mind, at least they won. The Shed was visited with a smidgeon of success. I may try again today but will watch the game in Paris later and hope that Flying Pigs visit the stadium. I know that's a stupid forlorn hope but surely one is allowed to dream. Still no signs of I/C Catering so I may make a pre-emptive strike and rattle a frying pan and open the fridge. That will bring her out of hiding.* Have a good one, Bob. * It has and shortly the aroma of bacon and eggs etc will waft through the house.

Yesterday was placid and calm. The storm hit last night and was rattling the sashes all night. Today is the Day That Never Dawned. It's still raining and blowing a gale, but it's still dark and grey at 8am. I wonder how my fellow parishioners are faring? Clearly yesterday was the right day to have gone to Doncaster, A good show. Our Regularity was there with Lydham Heath. It was a pleasure indeed to meet him finally. Once again I was reminded that S really seems to be the perfect scale. If I ever have skill, world enough, and time to model something that needs to be hand-built throughout ... More on the excellent Lydham Heath later, but first, courtesy of the indomitable ChrisF, who kindly hauled it from Bedford, and who is charm itself, I present, Achingham Gas Works. EDIT: Well, it's now light enough to see outside, and I find that I am besieged. Water is running, fast , down the lane to front of the house, under my gate and to the front door. This has never happened before. Meanwhile, at the back of the house, the beck has burst its bank and is pouring into the garden. This has never happened before. The pictures fail to capture the rate at which the water is gushing. I do hope all Parishioners are safe and sound.

Morning all from blustery Bedfordshire. First weather casualty of the day as the brown wheelie bin has clattered over and is currently laying on its side on the lawn. I'll probably pre-empt the other two bins suffering the same fate as they're both empty. The brown bin is garden waste (last emptied in November), the recycling bin was emptied on Friday and the little used household waste bin has yet to trouble the scorer this week. Yesterday I took advantage of the spring like weather to mow the lawns (haven't stopped growing all winter) and change the reversing bulb on my car. I was rather concerned about the latter. ISTR I only changed it a couple of years ago and then it had taken another bulb with it, which the check control system hadn't flagged up. I'd had to repair the bulb holder (m*delling skils and materials came in handy there) and was worried the repair had failed and it would mean a new holder at £25+. All was well however and it was just the bulb. The extra time and m*delling tokens will be put to good use. I'm debating whether to just batten down the hatches today or venture out to take in a 9 AM gym class. I felt the benefit of doing an unplanned class yesterday morning and am feeling the (good) aches this morning. With the contract keeping me busy, gym visits are a rare commodity and I want to avoid my monthly membership fee becoming a charitable donation. Stay safe out there.

Evening all, The wind is getting up now. I apologise for having that kebab earlier The fricken gate is still banging but every time I go out to latch it someone makes use of it a few minutes later leaving it swinging in the breeze. Born in a barn, some folk. Others are just too lazy ..... G,night. Stay safe. Keep your hair on.

With the track having had a clean, a bit more testing was done. One of the regular pannier tanks on the goods services from Leominster: In the mid-1960s, British Railways trialled a D95XX 0-6-0 on the branch and tested clearances etc.:

Afternoon All With apologies profuse to Andy and John that I have not been able to offer condolences any time recently, but I only read the respective posts about five AM when listening to the wind and rain. I have been so busy with other matters. We had planned until the storm was forecast to go to the first open day at Gresgarth Hall's gardens - no such luck, and decided to stay at home instead - which I had planned to do nothing much, other than pootle about, but 30747 had other ideas, and when I was hoovering, suggested that as I was pulling out all the furniture, I might as well get the carpet shampooer out as well. It is windy here, but not as bad as some areas of the country, and the wind speed in quite moderate - I think that Fraggle Rock has certainly come off worse, but apparently the worst is yet to come - currently, it is sunny and cloudless! Wind speed I would estimate to be about 35mph with gusts to 50. One main reason for my non visiting here has been that there has been a failure of our hot water just after the filling loop was changed. A call to Homeserve was made at 5am on Friday morning - but even at that early hour, they were unable to attend that day, and would be out yesterday morning. So I went to my writing class, and then into town to visit the market. I was looking at a copy of Stanier 4-6-0s of the LMS on the book stall, which has been there for some weeks at £6. I was just about to pick it up when somebidy else bought it - b&gger. But I then went into a charity shop nearby, and there was a copy there (in a shop where I've never seen railway books before) at £2, and on a BOGOF offer, and I found a copy of Bob Pixton's Main Lines Around WIgan prices at £2 which I got free - result. So on Saturday, the engineer arrived in good time, and quickly diagnosed the fault, as being that a cover to the combustion chamber was loose due to a broken clip - so not caused by anything done on Thursday. Of course, he didn't have that part, and said he would order it - went on his tablet to do so, and found that a firm in Preston had two in stock - rang them, and they were open until 12, rang his control and got them to block him off for the rest of the morning, drove to Preston, picked up the clips, and returned to fit them within just over an hour - service beyond the call of duty, and I have emailed Homeserve to compliment his efforts. Back tomorrow? WHo knows, LASAR and a visit to the bank are indicated, so maybe not. Regards to All Stewart

I think I've only been in a Wetherspoons once. The experience was memorable in not wanting to repeat. I'll go elsewhere

Other people get trampolines in the garden. A fox has arrived in ours.

Morning. An evening of power cuts last night, mostly of short duration until 8 when it went foomp until after 10. Then it was off and on all night, everything in the modern world beeps when power is restored it would seem. It then went off again at 8 until 11.30 or so. There are trees down everywhere, 40mm rain which is less than expected, but round 2 is on its way apparently, the 'real' storm Ciara as this was only the pilot. All ferries and flights are cancelled, probably for the next two days, so the UK is once again cut off. Barometric pressure is in its boots, my gammy foot agrees, the arthritic remains of the bits that aren't fused protesteth loudly.

** Newsflash! ** Local social media news groups reporting that Storm Ciara has damaged the roof over Platforms 1 & 2 at Luton station, causing thousands of pounds worth of improvements. In all seriousness, anyone familiar with Luton station will know it desperately needs investment and the money spent on repairs will probably be the most it gets for years.

Good morning everyone So far the wheelie bins are where I left them yesterday, but we heard some of the neighbours bins being blown about during the night! The only thing that seems to have happened so far is a couple of potted camellia plants have blown over in the back garden, they can stay like that until the wind has died down! As usual, there are no plans for the day, but as evervthat may well change. Back later

There is a lovely aroma emanating from the kitchen area.

Morning all. Some sensible dogs refuse to go out if the weather is bad. Not ours. We have been out, he has breakfasted and is now curled up asleep again. It’s a dogs life. Having moaned about it, it’s not raining that heavily here and it’s no windier than it was a few days ago, which was best described as a stiff breeze. I wonder if worse is yet to come over here. It would, under normal circumstances, be my first day of the year running the layouts at the National Trust but I got a phone call yesterday saying they wouldn’t be opening. Apparently they are obliged to close if the wind is forecast above a certain speed. I didn’t expect many punters anyway. I don’t particularly fancy watching France embarrass Italy this afternoon so I may well end up fitting a load of drainpipes that were recently constructed. Seize the whatsits.

Down by the sea side..the Pacific that is. Nice drive, a bit of a walkabout. Time for a beer!! Carpe Diem ERs Have a great day Baz Ps can you make sure you get rid of the Ed colds etc before I get back...

Mooring Awl, I hope you are all securely moored, The wind map shows gusting 49 for us, with a peek of 72in North Wales at the moment. It's wind direction means it's fighting it's way through the trees in the garden before hitting house and boat. I've had a very good nights sleep of 7 hours, which was helped by some Amber liquid.. Ben the snoring Collie has shown no sign of wanting to venture out, he just opened his eyes without moving when I arrived at the sofa. Then he returned to the snore. What I'll do today I have no idea, it depends of the conditions when daylight appears. Time to... Stay safe folks..

Sort of....... I'm (meant to be) travelling BUT - SWI later, National Rail shows this: Whereas Realtime Trains shows this: Hmmmm! I wonder....... Mornin' all, by the way Edit: I've found two pieces of information that correlate, see below: The top two on this list ^^^ correlate with National Rail, so I'll be going for the 10:43 as planned. Note to the awl, this post is about pain - not train; am I immune?

Evening all, Getting a bit gusty outside but the really strong stuff is promised for tomorrow with gusting up to Full Gale strength (and the national rail network already into positive planning for once). The lad doesn't return from Albania until Monday and having seen his pics of Tirana on Farcebook I definitely won't be adding it to my bucket list although it might suit those who dont like crowds and can tolerate abysmal attempts at architecture. The Good Doctor will be making her way home from Oxford - off a night shift - in the morning but fortunately she isn't driving as she's still getting used to night turns. As far as Norway is concerned I would tend to go for Hurtigruten because you get to see a lot of places, sometimes not for very long, and the not so huge vessels are relatively small but with space to keep clear of the herd (usually a herd of US widows from what we saw0. Only problem at present, but with some exceptions to come, is that the only way to get onto one is to fly to Bergen or get there overland. But once aboard I found the trip really enjoyable - we saw a pod of whales (twice - once going northbound and again coming back south), we saw the Northern Lights (for about 5 minutes - blink and you'd have missed them). We went slap bang on the Spring Equinox so we had equal length days & nights plus it snowed every day we were north of the Arctic Circle and tipped down with rain the day we got back to Bergen although we'd had good weather there on the day we arrived. We did four excursions - dog sledding plus the ice hotel on one; Sea Eagle watching from a much smaller boat to which we transferred with both vessels underway, great fun; a concert at the Arctic Cathedral in Tromsø which was superb; and a visit to the Arctic Museum then a bar listening to a local storyteller. We loved just about every minute of it except the need to get there & back in a cramped airborne cigar tube. Once our regular ship goes out of traffic in a couple of years from now we certainly fancy going again sometime. Possibly on one of their sailings from England which has a benefit of avoiding the aviation bit but has the disadvantage of missing the numerous coastal stops with the ship's forklift trucks dashing about loading and unloading cargo. Lovely country but it costs a mint for everything except reindeer soup (which I thoroughly recommend).

'Jennifer', an ex-LNER J72 sold out of service in the early 1950s and now one of the regular locos of the Vale of Radnor Light Railway sits outside the goods shed at Capel Bethesda, after working a short train down the valley:

Evening all, Weather is, weather with wind and rain and even a bit of thunder and lightning earlier on. Alas the railway industry seem to be covering itself in good old fashioned total lack of communication because after some pretty good prior information they seem to be doing nothing to actually update various usual web sources with any comments about what is actually happening or, more pertinently. what isn't happening. The only decent source is Real Times Trains and a spot of educated guesswork which led to me driving the Good Doctor over to Reading after divining from information there was on RTT that the 17.15 Reading to Birmingham XC service would actually run because there was a train in the platform to form it. So at least no reliance on non-information from NR or GWR about what was, or more likely wasn't, happening between Reading and Paddington. Her Good Doctorship joined the train over 20 minutes before departure and it was already full and standing, probably because the GWR Paddington - Oxford service 30 minutes earlier hadn't materialised. We drove over in what seemed uncannily like the eye of the storm - no rain and very little wind. But coming back I ran into what might politely be described as 'rain coming down like stair rods' before I'd even got out of Reading and the wind was back again - all rather peculiar for this part of the world I thought. It is of course now back to blowing about and raining but the wind is not as strong as it was earlier and is now much more westerly than it was earlier when it was coming from the south/sou' sou' west. Oddly (??), and except in Reading, the roads weren't particularly quiet although probably not quite as busy as they usually would be at that time on a Sunday but Reading was pretty bereft of car traffic. An OFs (railway style) group I belong to regularly meets in a Wetherspoons in Exeter and the service isn't bad although we did shift our pre-Christmas lunch to 'The Ship Anson' at Portsmouth this Christmas just past because some of our number weren't too happy at Exeter the previous Christmas. But we get good service at The Imperial and the fact that they could serve 22 cooked but not overdone/dried up meals as near simultaneously as the layout of our private room allows is in their favour. But it was odd last autumn that they couldn't go out and buy any eggs when their delivery failed. The staff however are good - probably because Tim Martin is a regular visitor to that branch and does talk to customers. Talking of OFs' lunches etc we have an 'over 60s' club in the town which reportedly does quite a reasonably priced lunch on weekdays. I'm not at all sure what 'over 60s' means - does it mean over 60, or over that decade? Anyway whenever I pass by it seems to be full of old folk so we're not much inclined to try it, whatever 'over 60s' means. Lunch today was my usual of sautéed mushrooms and grilled bacon on toast and dinner this evening - just for the two of us - is SMOG, so cold sausages around tomorrow and no fighting with the offspring over the OG (onion gravy). Enjoy the rest of the evening and may everything which is meant to stay in one place remain there while the wind does its worst.

Evenin' each, Rugby match in Paris watched and I quite enjoyed it, much more than the one in Edinburgh yesterday. It's been chuckinitdown and blowing a lot all day but has just eased off. Visited local 'Spoons many times over the years, OK and cheap, but just lately they seem to have really gone down hill and the last couple of visits have resulted in me walking out because of lack of staff and queues at the counter. Don't think I'll be going back any time soon. Just heard that eldest grandaughter Abbie is stranded in Essex. She's been at a friend's house for the weekend and a 21st birthday party. No trains home from there and no trains are running to our local stations until tomorrow. She got a cab (it was going to cost £60-£80!) but the QE bridge was closed so traffic being routed through the tunnel and that was rammed and there was an accident on the M25. Cab driver said it could take 3 hours or more so she phoned her friend and went back there for the night. They work near St. Paul's Cathedral so will go to work together in the morning....providing the trains are back running. Bloody glad that I'm retired.

Wet and windy here also. I ventured outside to check for damage but none so far. I have one wobbly fence post but the rest of the fence is holding it up...so far. I was in Eastleigh 'spoons yesterday about 5.30 for a while. I didn't intend to eat, as I sometimes do on a Saturday, but the kitchen was closed, so no food. Whatever had shut the kitchen had also taken out the glass washers, so no pint glasses! I had a bottle of Angry Orchard but they got the washers working again, so I had a couple of pints of Black Dragon before the bus home, where I had a big fry-up, a rare treat, and more cider. I thought I'd sleep well after an almost sleepless previous night but was kept awake by wind, internal as well as external, until about 5. So today I may be Grumpy. I have the T-shirt. Stay dry and firmly anchored down, Pete

One reason why we often avoid Wetherspoons although with so few pubs left in Redhill its hard to avoid and is fine for breakfast. Not used the app as the guest ales never used to appear on it when I installed the app. Not sure if that's changed. The one that we walked out of in Purely we have done the same the last few times we have been in there but at least I made use of the gents whilst my other half waited to get served so it wasnt a wasted stop off Yes Luton station is a bit of dump, often used to go to the bricklayers pub. Euston station is wedged due to problems on the West Coast so only allowing passengers to exit the station at present

Morning all. The Hill of Strawberries is extremely windy. According to observations at nearby Heathrow we are blowing 7 gusting 10 on the Beaufort scale. There are bins rolling around outside and it makes no sense to intervene until the storm eases. There has been little rain so far but the bulk is forecast in the coming three or four hours along with the worst of the wind. Heathrow is still open for business. I wouldn't want to be flying today though the wind is at least close to direct head - tail and not across the runways. Sleep was an intermittent affair last night owing to the noise of the storm and the usual Saturday night activities of Neighbours, Various at all hours. This morning the internet has been a very intermittent beast. There has been a 4G signal most of the time but our wifi has not been available except for brief moments. I reset the box twice but to no avail suggesting the problem is upstream. As of a few minutes ago everything seems to have returned to normality. We are taking the advice to stay home today. Nothing much was planned anyway and our local trains are resting to allow the Orange Army to do their thing. SWMBO is slaving over a warm computer and I am browsing when service allows because the alternative is swearing at wires and wondering why they don't do what I expected them to. All things being well I shall return later. Stay safe for now. Heads down. Wigs superglued. Beware of airborne fences.

Update from increasingly blowy Bedfordshire. Ventured out shortly before 9AM. One or two hardy souls were braving the elements; hanging onto coats, hats and anything strong and stable. Roads littered with inevitable tree debris and bin contents. Anyone in the fence panel and tree surgery professions is doing good business today hereabouts. Police directing traffic near the park on New Bedford Road due to a fallen tree , which had been reduced to logs and chippings when I passed by on my return journey. Managed the gym class and feel quite virtuous if somewhat kn*ckered as a result. Squeezed in a supermarket stop on the way home to stock up with essentials before it got too busy. Hatches will now be battened down and washing, ironing and maybe some m*delling awaits. Regards to all.

Went outside and cut the inkle frame, needless to say I had no trouble with sawdust getting in the way,. Replaced the blades of the planer, had huge trouble with one it wouldn't hold in place.. Then discovered it was thinner than the rest, good job it's a pack of 10.. I'm being given the hint By Ben the time for a long walk Collie. Having looked at the weather radar I agree I have time to get him round before the wet stuff arrives.. 67mph out there at the moment..

Good evening everyone Laundry has been laundered tidying up has been done and the wheelie bins have been corralled and secured together with quite a few cable ties and are positioned behind the garden wall, so hopefully they will stay put overnight. A bit more progress has been made on the circuit boards, but I’m still awaiting the delivery of some bits, this has mostly been cutting up veroboard to the sizes required, I’ve done enough for about 30 boards altogether today, all that needs doing is the edges require dressing. For the electronic bits and pieces, I’ve ordered them from a company that I haven’t used before and if this is any indication as to what their reliability and speed of delivery is, I doubt I’ll be using them again. Goodnight all

Afternoon, After torrential rain which has seen the road to the next village become inpassable due to flood water the sun is now out and blue sky prevails. However that has not stopped the wind which seems to be getting stronger. It was nice and toasty in the shed this morning as I ran a few trains as I tend to do on a Sunday morning. Time now for the morning papers crossword etc and a glass of something to keep me company. Enjoy what's left of the day and be safe Alan

Good morning. A very good day yesterday with old friends in South Croydon. Most turned up including one form Cheshire, another from Hampshire and another from West Sussex plus those of us more local. One friend form Norfolk couldn't as he has no trains for a few weeks. Plenty of ale consumed before heading home by bus via Wetherspoons but we didn't stay as service was carp as we had been waiting for a while due to staff disappearing then reappeared once the bar was getting crowded and just served the first person they saw who had just walked in, so we walked out and headed home for food. Very breezy here with the tall fir trees bending over quite a lot in the gusts so have yet to venture to the shed. It has given me chance to sort out a last minute request to help out with a show where they have had an exhibit drop out, so in two weeks time we will have our first show of the year.

The Farmer Goes To Town A farmer stopped by the local mechanic's shop to have his truck fixed... they couldn't do it while he waited, so he said he didn't live far and would just walk home. On the way home he stopped at the hardware store and bought a bucket and a gallon of paint. He then stopped by the feed store and picked up a couple of chickens and a goose. However, struggling outside the store he now had a problem..how to carry his entire purchases home. While he was scratching his head he was approached by a little old lady who told him she was lost. She asked, "Can you tell me how to get to 1603 Mockingbird Lane?” The farmer said, "Well, as a matter of fact, my farm is very close to that house. I would walk you there but I can't carry this lot." The old lady suggested, 'Why don't you put the can of paint in the bucket. Carry the bucket in one hand, put a chicken under each arm and carry the goose in your other hand?' 'Why thank you very much,' he said and proceeded to walk the old girl home. On the way he says 'Let's take my short cut and go down this alley. We'll be there in no time.' The little old lady looked him over cautiously then said, 'I am a lonely widow without a husband to defend me. How do I know that when we get in the alley you won't hold me up against the wall, pull up my skirt, and have your way with me?' The farmer said, 'Holy smokes lady! I'm carrying a bucket, a gallon of paint, two chickens, and a goose. How in the world could I possibly hold you up against the wall and do that?' The old lady replied, ' Set the goose down, cover him with the bucket, put the paint on top of the bucket, and I'll hold the chickens.'

It was absolutely lovely and delicious and mouthwatering and yum yum yum. Possibly "slightly" fattening but what the hell!

You B'stard I'm still trying to knock weight off. Morning All Thanks to those who answered my enquiry about cruises can't stand floating on water it's like paint drying but chuck in the whales and the northern lights and my babe has me hooked. just noticed there is no food in the fridge not been out for several days I normally pick up odds and ends so it's off to Horrorsons to do battle with the buffoons that want to walk in your way, it's great living here the bins are in a sheltered area, one thing I did notice when throwing some glass away the pink bin was full to the top with wine bottles. Better get on lots to do J Constable

Ben awoke, we've patrolled, so far no rain, and everything is where it was yesterday.. Choices for breakfast , bacon butty or porridge... Just looked at the Sailing clubs web cams, motor boat looks OK, white tops coming down the River, I don't expect they'll be sailing today. https://www.horning-sailing.club/webcam.php