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Hi Phil, If they get an observable mouse infestation would a cat be of any use ? Gibbo.

That may well explain your avatar, lol. Tell me Dave, do the stupid allow for you ? In any case it is the arrogant bullies that hide behind "authority" that I don't like which is what the post you think reads like eloquent crap is explaining that they have had their time. Attach a pair of 20's and have a day out to Skegness. Gibbo

Hi Spikey, Probably the accountants as welded on may well be cheaper than a clamp and a bolt !!! Gibbo.

Hi Clive, As you so eloquently point out I can't send this via internal email so here it is shared because I am a most generous soul who is only to pleased to speak and share his own truth. Here is some fun for you all to regale yourselfs with, it involves the symbolism of card number thirteen of the Tarot, that of Death, unlucky for some ! As you will see the most prominent archetype is death (1) wearing back armour riding a pale horse(2), death carries a black flag with a white rose upon it (3). The king is dead (4) he lies upon the floor and has lost his crown (corona) (5), the child is stunned (6) and the woman, perhaps the kings queen is in a repose that suggest complete capitulation (7). To the side of the woman is a bishop who is pleading for clemency (8), it will not be given, he shall be next to fall. In the back ground the Sun (9) rises between the two pillars of severity and compassion (10) with its corona (crown) (5) forming the arch that joins the two (11). Kronus or Saturn is the grim reaper, he represents the passage of time bringing death and with death, rebirth. Black is the alchemical colour of Saturn. Saturn is also known as the Black Sun. The pale horse is representative of the White Sun that being the one the traverses the sky marking precise points within the passage of time by way of particular days. The square black flag represents the black cube of the alchemical Saturn or the Black Sun and the passage of time, the white rose signifies the White Sun marking your place in time in days, those of your birth, life and death. You may note that the rose has five petals and the leaves between them proscribe an inverted pentagram of the left hand path which is that of black magic. At the end of an age, 2160years, the power structures die and are replaced by new ones that have to battle their way to prominence by defeating the old systems and cultures. The dead King is representative of the now collapsing structures of government which by 2030 will have totally changed from those which were solid in 2012 The crown or corona is the energy of both the Black and White Sun's energies that imbue the ages, one has to give way to the other hence the displaced crown or corona. The child of the king is representative of the population governed by the now dead system who have become confused by lack of leadership and direction. The queen without her husband the king is now rendered barren, unable to reproduce what went before. All that is left is the remaining dogma of the previous age that will go the way of the barren queen, its teachings and methods now impotent over the new age. The rising sun represents a new dawning, that of the new age. Severity and compassion are the two pillars of masonry, the path between them is that chosen by those that carry the virtue of the new dawning age that will pass into the golden light of the sun. The arch supported by the pillars signifies the building of that new age. So folks, next time the news waffles on about Black Lives Matter, it is absolutely true, I am one of those black lives. The age is Aquarius and its Ruler is Saturn for the Crown or Corona of Jupiter has fallen. Gibbo.

Hi Clive, Well you see its all got a bit like this clip because I have my own thoughts and observations which I am kind enough to share with the rest of the world, however, as you know from being big enough to have looked me in the eye I am somewhat stronger than Winston Smith !!! We do seem to live in an up side down world don't we ? Either that or between 0:37 and 0:42 O'Brien is talking in metaphorical terms about your antics with old Hornby coaches ! Gibbo.

Hi Rugd, Roy Chubby Brown doesn't seem to be wearing his trademark jacket in the above photograph. Gibbo.

Hi Clive, Philosophically revolution brings you back to the same place, I much prefer evolution in that I wish to become an ascendant of my ancestry rather than a descendent. Gibbo.

Hi Dave, How about this for too much truth, all else is reaction to it one way or another: As the embedded link shews Roger Waters' song Watching TV might contain content that you could more than easily see on the news any night of the week. It would seem that I'm as "Amused to Death" as Roger Waters is ! Gibbo.

Hi Phil, I am most terribly sorry to say that your comment causes me to think, "Don't judge others by your own standards !". Gibbo.

Hi Northmoor, Look on the bright side, 24 hours of not having to put up with environmentally sensitive, politically correct virtue signalling isn't a bad thing now is it !!! Gibbo.

Hi Folks, This chap makes me laugh, mostly for his ability to use profanity in his songs, although not this one: Gibbo.

Hi Mike, Fortunately the de-railer had been replaced in this particular incident, in which the power car was at the time stationary. I know this for he who was responsible for the incident spoke with me about how, why, what, and when, it all happened, so that we could consult his astrological chart to see if we could identify the planetary aspect that may have caused his momentary lapse in concentration. Gibbo.

Hi Andy, Looking at the bogies is that a centre cab version of a D1000 western ? Gibbo.

Hi Phil, Fair answer and I understand your reasoning for it, I think your thoughts about regulations may have more to do with the application of the panel than the collision in the yard. My experience of shunting is that that if visibility is a problem then the move stops until clarification of the situation is realised. I also know that the reason for the collision was that a set of points was not put back after the power car had been attached to the set, the following move being misrouted as a result. Painting everything yellow is not, and will not ever be a substitute for paying attention to what is going on trackside, either on the running lines or in yards. Gibbo.

Hi Phil, The sign in the picture doesn't actually mention anything at all for should you check a copy of The Oxford Guide to Style you may find that said sign is indeed a sign, as opposed to a notice of instruction, for it is not written in English. It is in fact nothing more than a collection of capital letters arranged to fool those that are unable to read written English. Gibbo.

Hi Phil, Then all the ends of all stock needs to be painted yellow at that rate. In any case the incident was a propelling move and therefore the diver of the propelling locomotive had no view of the end of his train or indeed the power car that was damaged, he was taking hand signals from the shunter that had not reset the points. Should the power car have been fitted with buffers it would have been nothing more than a rough shunt for according to the download the the collision speed was below the threshold for a full inspection of the couplings. Gibbo.

Cornish by the looks of it !!!

Hi Q, If anyone needs the supposed authority that calls itself HMG to tell them whether a piece of the earth is attractive or not then the colour of the sign along with what is written upon it does become somewhat academic. Gibbo.

Hi Denbrige, Unlike Swindon, both Doncaster and Voronezh are situated on Река Дон. Gibbo.

Hi Folks, Although I didn't have a camera with me yesterday I spotted a sign in a shop window that said, "All paints reduced to clear" My thought was, "Wouldn't that be varnish ?" Gibbo.

Hi Clive, I marked you post as funny because I like the no nonsense approach to making a six wheel wagon underframe. Gibbo.

Hi Rodent, Ask @jessy1692 as he built one and is likely to as much as any one else: Gibbo.

Hi Phil, Just wait until Mercury goes retrograde on the 27th ! Gibbo.

Hi Tom, The livery of 37 197 is that of Riley & Son's (E) Ltd of Bury, it was dreamt up by an employee, Dave Green, who worked on the locomotive's overhaul before being it put out for spot hire. As far as I know the livery was based on a corporation bus livery from somewhere in Yorkshire. The locomotive was eventually sold to DRS in 2004 and since scraped in 2012. Gibbo.

Hi Stephen, Just remember, bigamy is having one wife too many.........as is monogamy ! To placate the feminists, bigamy is having one husband too many..........as is monogamy !