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Anyone with an ounce of humanity in their soul won't be judging you Big James. Best wishes Guy

Redundancy struck me 3 times in the 90's when this country was busy de-industrialising itself. Luckily my commitments were not great at that time so I became self employed and I've never regretted my decision for one moment. Turn adversity into opportunity and the best of luck.

Cool? or just a cogent reminder that motor cyclists contribute important proportion of organs to those awaiting a transplant. Guy

Jarrah was a wood used for sleepers for many years, thousands of tons of it were brought to this country. Probably many are still at work on preserved railways and the national network. Guy

As apprentices we used to nip out to a barbers called Quick Tommy, he wasn't very good but he was quick. Chaps used to come back to work with bleeding 'clipper rash' if not part of their ears missing, Tommy's motto was "The only difference between a good hair cut and a bad one is a fortnight" Guy

As far as exotic names goes I don't think you can beat Witherslack, South Cumbria. Also has a railway reference. Guy

Can you imagine the look of utter horror that would be found on the average railway enthusiast face on Christmas morning as he/she opens this ! Possibly worth £160 to capture for posterity. Guy

Went to Bury on Saturday and what an excellent gala it was. High point for me was the two standard 4 tanks in tandem. Worth the 5 a.m. get up. Guy

Best of luck Nigel, I hope the weather is kind to yous that weekend. Guy

Maryport is not far away, it's got lots of history (as far back as the Romans) and the harbour is a delight. You may need to take a phrase book with you should you want to converse with the locals though. I would also call at Whitehaven, it has the distinction of having being bombarded by John Paul Jones in the american war of independence. Guy

The trawler men of the East coast 'got their own back' in some degree as a portion of them were recruited to man the Q Ships. Guy

I wonder if 'Austerity' has hit the Civil List ? Or does it grow to accommodate the number of individuals receiving hand outs from it. Guy

I'm not an expert but have you tried cleaning your gutters out and give your U bends a good rodding? Works every time for me! Guy

Very interesting I would like to see some more photos of your progress on other wagons your group is restoring. Sorry, but you don't seem to have posted a name? Guy

Is there a possibility of the mini me ageing while positioned on your layout and you staying young AMJ? If so put my name down for scanning. Guy

I wonder what the scam is? Guy

When I think back 30 y the only website I encountered then was the in outside toilet. Guy

As someone who has suffered from depression/anxiety from teen years on, I can only but sympathize with your condition. My own journey through this debilitating disease has been helped, I have found, by keeping physically active and mentally occupied. Easy to say and not too easy to put into practice I hear you say and quiet rightly so. My advice would be to start with setting achievable goals, don't embark on projects which are too complicated and over long. And, an important thing this, give yourself credit for completing even the most trivial task, this allows you to build a sense of things being worthwhile. It was realised early on that men returning from service in the Great War and who showed symptoms of 'Shell Shock' (now known as post-traumatic stress disorder P.T.S.D) could be helped by occupation therapy, simple tasks such as basket weaving and later through self expression such as painting and poetry. We as modelers have a head start, in so much as we have the skills, tools and materials at hand necessary to perform our own, self administered, occupational therapy. I can only conclude by giving my best wishes to anyone who finds them selves bedeviled by the Churchillian 'Black Dog'. Guy

With regard to the e-bay items why don't you contact e-bay Resolution Centre? Never done it my self but you have nothing to loose and that's what it's there for. Guy

Sorry John you are wrong, no need to turn off the main isolator to the house once you have proved the circuit you wish to work on to be dead (hence the table lamp). The only thing I would add is, make sure no one else is liable to energize the circuit once you have switched it off. Guy

Ray Von, If you feel competent please don't be put off replacing the socket yourself. To make sure you have switched of the socket at the fuse box, plug in a table lamp while it's still live then switch off the circuit observing the lamp has gone off. When undoing the wires connected to the socket look out for any hard or crumbling insulation, this is caused by excess heat and cable may need replacing. If not, then proceed to replace the socket making sure you connect up the cable cores to the corresponding terminals ( If you don't know the colour coding then I would doubt your competency to do the job) . You can buy a plug-in socket tester quiet cheaply and this will confirm that the socket is wired correctly. Also I would monitor the socket over the next few weeks to check its not getting warm to touch. Guy

Nice shed, electrics are first and you'll have to drill the framing to take the cables, I would do this a approx. eves height . Then I would photograph the cable run to make sure that when fixing the lining boards you don't accidentally go through a cable. Regarding lining I've used Stirling Board before, it's not too costly, cuts easily and looks tidy. Have you got a main (supply) cable down to the end of the garden btw? To comply with Regs you'll need to put in a local consumer unit (2 way Garage Unit will suffice) And please remember - 'A shed is for life not just for Christmas' Best of luck Guy

Hans Rosling has done a few excellent TED talks, worth watching on Youbend. Guy

Sad news indeed, I'll miss him. He had (and he would agree) the worst singing voice I have ever heard, often used with great hilarity on 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue' Guy

I agree with Ray Von, drill the head off and hopefully you may have enough of the screw shank left in the body to turn out using locking pliers (Molegrips). Only other thing, do you know for sure the screw is a Philips and not a Pozidrive? (or visa versa) I ask this because the two heads have different internal profiles, and the correct driver will have more purchase. Best of luck Brian. Guy