Phil Copleston

Nene. Is it nen or neen? heard both on the BBC this morning

We are experiencing a high volume of calls . . .

Rosebay Willowherb is out.

Yet another failure on the lines out of Waterloo today. Feeling like it's a very flaky system.

The title of Elton John's 1971 album 'Madman Across The Water' seems curiously appropriate at present; whether you live over here or over there!

is mightily relieved that the Jeep has sailed through its MOT....sigh...!

Never mind the bureaucratic mentality, the only constant in my universe is that nearly full Railmatch spray cans will always fail at the most inconvenient moment!

School holidays have started. Train to Manchester like a creche.

I have an idea - let's make apostrophes chargeable. Then there would be some incentive to get them right and not slam one in everytime a word ends with an S

Don't forget the SWAG Summer curry evening at Newton Abbot is this Friday, 7th July - http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/123557-swag-summer-curry-evening-2017/&do=findComment&comment=2767086

A gnome walks into a shoe shop and asks to speak with the manager.

Our local campanologists hum the tunes of famous arias as they pull on their ropes. They're called The Humdingers.

The Baron can't believe the ad in the May 2017 CM for Peco code 83 track featuring a picture of a layout which prominently shows a piece of trackwork which doesn't appear to be

11.46 LLJ to HHD not loco-hauled. Disappointing.

Is off to hear Colin Divall give a talk on the political implications of the Beeching Report tonight.

Off to the Irish Embassy for the IRRS 70th anniversary event. I may also ask for political asylum ;-)

Kim took me to Corfe / Swanage today for my birthday treat. Steam, fish and chips and a walk on the beach with the dogs. Now at home in front of the wood burner with a large G&T, pretty much perfect day really!

There are Klingons on the starboard bow.

Fat quarters.

Earlier today, I went into one of those sporty, outdoorsy kind of shops in Newton Abbot, and asked the young lady assistant where they kept their cagoules. 'Please follow me', she said, and proceeded to lead me to the ladies one-piece swimwear section. 'Sorry, not my colour', I muttered and hurried out.

Whither England?

is pleased that the wrongly purchased item can be returned and will be refunded by the vendor

notes that there has been no rebuttal from The Captain regarding his naughtiness.

is fed up with hearing BBC news readers/'correspondents' (not the pros and knowledgeable sports folks) who announce "only good enough for bronze/silver" .Do these script writers think that the person in question didn't giver their all?...and as for that patronizing twit A Swiss who delivers like one of those nodding dogs on car back shelves....there...off my chest now...!

'Measure twice, cut once ', there's no fool like an old fool.