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  1. An £18million pay off for being a failure, nice work if you can get it.

    1. pheaton

      pheaton

      he is the special one.....after all

    2. adb968008

      adb968008

      Where next, I bet not inthis country.

    3. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Is this another story from the obscure and mysterious world of sport?

  2. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

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    2. Hroth

      Hroth

      We're all up the smelly creek, minus any means of propulsion...

    3. DonB

      DonB

      Is this Boss#2, #3, or #4 ??

    4. Barry Ten

      Barry Ten

      Can she come up with a Bargain?

  3. Is it too early to put the sprouts on yet......

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    2. Hroth

      Hroth

      Dunno - I don't let them over the threshold!

    3. BoD

      BoD

      Hello everyone. My name is Bod and I am an ….. er….. I mean I.... er…. I like sprouts.

    4. AndyB

      AndyB

      I take it you mean for Xmas 2019.

  4. I've always thought Jimmy Greaves was England's greatest goalscorer. ....

    1. chris p bacon

      chris p bacon

      jumpers for goal posts

    2. St Enodoc

      St Enodoc

      Quite right. And Alan Gilzean was Scotland's...

    3. KDG

      KDG

      He also drove a Ford Escort Mexico

  5. Form an orderly queue, the Spice Girls have reformed and are touring. No Posh though, there's a surprise.

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    2. gwrrob

      gwrrob

      Spice up your life Grahame.

    3. Northroader

      Northroader

      I’ll tell you want they want, what they really, really want..

    4. DougN

      DougN

      Sorry can't go back to the end of school and first years of Uni. Let those sleeping dogs lie...

  6. Nice to see the bosses layout at the top of the page.

    1. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Brownie points....................may come in handy when the thread gets a bit risky?

    2. Ryde-on-time

      Ryde-on-time

      It looks stunning in this months mag

  7. Snooker loopy nuts are we, Me and him and them and me.

    1. Richie Kynaston

      Richie Kynaston

      Yes remember that well! Sad news today.

    2. Liam

      Liam

      Love the spoof England World Cup song that appeared on Dead Ringers myself!

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      There Ain't No Pleasin' You

  8. Anyone watching Battle of Britain Model Squadron on ch.4

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    2. KDG

      KDG

      Shocking types

    3. The Fatadder

      The Fatadder

      Now set to download...

    4. No Decorum

      No Decorum

      Thank you for telling me about it. Excellent stuff.

  9. Pannier Papers No.7.....

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    2. toboldlygo

      toboldlygo

      Rarer than a Dodo..

    3. gwrrob

      gwrrob

      Tell me about it.

    4. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Should be due another print run.....in a few years' time.

  10. On a silent summer evening, the sky's alive with light, a building in the distance, surrealistic sight.

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    2. Hroth

      Hroth

      Dodgy haircuts all round....

    3. toboldlygo
    4. 46444

      46444

      Are you an office clerk far away in time?

  11. Wonky plums....

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    2. Londontram

      Londontram

      It's the hot weather

    3. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Go to a proper tailor, ready to wear is no use in cases like this

    4. Hroth

      Hroth

      Hold 'em and spin again...

  12. When are you too old to wear a pair of sneakers.

    1. 46444

      46444

      Never 2 old...Keep it Old Skool....

    2. Ian J.
    3. Hroth

      Hroth

      When you're too old to wear sneakers, you graduate to brothel-creepers....

  13. We're only making plans for Nigel, we only want what's best for him.We're only making plans for Nigel, Nigel just needs this helping hand.

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    2. Barry Ten

      Barry Ten

      I heard the engine's dying breath, Castles and Kings all starved to death ... oh wait, wrong song.

    3. Liam

      Liam

      Oh plans. For a minute I thought you were saying 'planes for Nigel'.

    4. bgman

      bgman

      Oh ! Exteceee ! Other drugs are available

  14. Now how is possible to give a King a Knighthood then ?

    1. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Your locos are all such characters, Robin, that I would have thought that they all deserve a knighthood.

  15. Scenes that some viewers might find distressing.....

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    2. bgman

      bgman

      A naked tree !

    3. The White Rabbit

      The White Rabbit

      A tree being cut down? (Dogmatix).

    4. Jim49

      Jim49

      Boris up to his tricks again?

  16. GWR 4082 is the centre of the world's media attention this weekend.

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    2. Peter Kazmierczak

      Peter Kazmierczak

      I thought it got swapped for Bristol Castle?

    3. Liam

      Liam

      Too right a Swindon masterpiece should be in the limelight.

    4. Hroth

      Hroth

      Count the rivets.....

  17. How can Israel win Eurovision when they're not even in Europe !

  18. Much Ado About Nothing.

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    2. gwrrob

      gwrrob

      Yes and back to the 80s, it's a shame we can't have the music instead.

    3. 7007GreatWestern

      7007GreatWestern

      Oh I dunno Rob, there's Hornby's super duper 14xx to look forward to. I can hardly contain my exciteme........Zzzzzzzzz

    4. Captain Kernow
  19. Anyone travelled on the GWR Night Riviera train.

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    2. BR(S)

      BR(S)

      Did it last year from Paddington to Penzance. First train I've been on in ages where the passengers were in a party mood and really wanted to be there! Slept ok and I'm 6ft 1, pleasant breakfast delivered to cabin.

    3. BR(S)

      BR(S)

      Waiting until the new coaches have been delivered and tested before going on the Caley sleeper

    4. uax6

      uax6

      I'm going on the Caley sleeper hoping for the Mk3's...

  20. It's going to be great to see Clarkson's take on Millionaire next month.

    1. Londontram

      Londontram

      Do you think? Personally I can't stand the arrogant Pratt and this has spoilt the program for me.

    2. Hroth

      Hroth

      There are more and more programmes that annoy me so much that I watch less and less television.

    3. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      Some say the show should be a "knockout" success.

       

      All I know is it won't feature some guy in a white helmet and racing overalls.

       

      And on that bombshell ... .

  21. Your call is important to us, thanks for holding..........

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    2. ian

      ian

      "Did you know that you can also use our website..."

    3. Kylestrome

      Kylestrome

      If you would like to wait for another ten minutes, press "3"

    4. uax6

      uax6

      If your are reporting that your broadband isn't working please use our web reporting page.....

  22. Today I bought a self assembly wardrobe but so far nothings happened.

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    2. Peter Kazmierczak

      Peter Kazmierczak

      When I last went to IKEA (other stores available) a chap called Alan Key was very helpful.

    3. LNER4479

      LNER4479

      Maybe some of the fixings are missing?

    4. sharris

      sharris

      I bought one of those - I ended up with a Billy book case. It turned out I'd bought a shelf-assembly wardrobe.

  23. The great Selwyn Froggitt and Greengrass has passed on.R.I.P Bill.

    1. Re6/6

      Re6/6

      Indeed, l remember him way back when he and Terry Scott were a double act.

  24. Who's idea was it to get the new UK passport made in France.

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    2. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      A port-manteau?

    3. Adams442T

      Adams442T

      Incompetent Tories!

    4. Pacific231G

      Pacific231G

      We can hardly say that we want open frictionless trade with the EU one minute and restrict their right to bid for a UK contract the next. Of course if we staying in the EU we could simply claim national security like the French government does.

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