Miss Prism

I took an impromptu trip last week as I had a couple of hours to kill in London.  Went from Farringdon to Ealing Broadway and then back to Paddington for a walk to Euston.

Quite impressed by it all, but it's just a rapid transit system, so underground on steroids.  I imagine for the people that use it daily it's great though, no sooner has one train left another one is arriving.

As you can see from my album I was more interested in the architecture, design and artworks. As you say they are just rather smart tube trains. I prefer to travel facing forward and when I bagged a forward facing seat I found they were definitely more comfortable than the dreaded Thameslink 700s.

Great album.

Was it Handbags yet again by any chance?

I was thinking more in terms of speed of postings.

Google has recently altered something in the back end for images generally. At work when I try to image search & do funky tricks with it I get awful results now.

That's odd. I used Google to identify a couple of fairly obscure images (of a bridge in France) yesterday and it found the source almost immediately.  However, it's possible that either Google is favouring its own competing photo sharing/storage site.

Always remember that if a commerical service gives you something for free then you're the product not the customer.

I've just carried out a search on Google for BR green class 37 using the search term BR green class 37 flickr.  Every result was for green class 37s on Flickr.

You have to be specific on what you are looking for, otherwise you'll end with random results.  Same with every major search engine.

Yes; all we can do is help those who can.

Not in Scotland, according to Radio 3.  "Wet and gloomy"

Looks ok here.  I'll be doing something more constructive, sorting things out in the shed*.

I submitted my postal vote last week!

* Get boxes out into the daylight, look at them, rearrange, put them back in the shed...

Yes - I didn't realise it was on until I heard the sound at the beginning and nipped into the living room to find it on so i only missed the first minute or two.  They do tend to repeat the 'Look At Life' programmes aftera few weeks  so it might be on again some time.

A few weeks?

I wonder when that might be - and what "festive turkeys" might be on the "mainstream" channels?

The one about the Black Arrows - 111 Sqn aerobatic team with black painted Hawker Hunters - was repeated after only three weeks.  The only detailed 'Talking Pictures' schedules so far available go up to 12 December.  However this was listed in the Radio Times as 'Blue Pullman' so if it will be repeated shortly it looks as if it could be found that way if you're prepared to wade through the RT up until 31 December - assuming that it will be repeated before then of course?

Erm... You know that Windows famously alternates between good and bad versions, don't you? ;-)

XP Good, Vista Bad, 7 Good, 8 Bad, 10 Good...

Makes one wish to transfer to Apple. Son in law  uses both systems, W10 for work and Apple for all personal uses  There is no doubt which he prefers.

“XP Good, Vista Bad, 7 Good, 8 Bad, 10 Good...”

10 not as bad as 8, but that doesn’t make it good. 7 was better. Myself, I use Mac out of choice, and only suffer W10 because it’s thrust upon me by my employer. Even then, I still do most work on the Mac. 

Maybe it's a Cadburys thing ? 

I'm glad I didn't use bollox instead of 'flaky'...

When I was a very young child, I thought that if I shouted right into the speaker on the TV, they'd be able to hear me. It never worked, sadly.

Invest in a foam brick to chuck at the screen, that'll help too.

Don't worry as Mr Humphries is actually and really, really leaving the morning shout over anyone interviewed (except in very special circumstances) programme.

One is burn't 'tother roast!

Good luck with the first two,

enjoy the second !

Zap....Pow....Wham....Teabag...

One can but hope that Dapol will do a different series from the one chosen by Hornby.

Or that Dapol go for a Manor instead, assuming Bachmann don’t announce it!

But you still need to oil it.

Optical alignment is your friend here...

Gift of the gab motion.

Brexit is unlikely to make any difference as toys and models are duty free or Zero rated under WTO Rules or a free trade agreement with Canada.

At least HM Customs don't appear to charge an Entry Fee in addition to any duty or purchase tax liable at the time of import.

New Zealand Customs Service charge a flat rate Entry Fee of $45.80 + purchase tax on imports of $400 (approx £217) or more.

A lot of the increased focus by Customs on personal imp...

taxation is theft

Import duty or VAT?

Sounds like a government report on an organisation put into Corrective Measures.

Alas poor VNC, i knew it well...

VNC .. Still there on my Forum Index page.

That's bizarre. Yep, the VNC tab's always been there, but it's not worked for a week or so, but it's back up and running now. Ah well, i'd best get back under me bridge!

Probably explains my stress headache! lol