Peter Kazmierczak

I found that internal candidates were sometimes at a disadvantage. They knew all the answers but often didn't tell us during the interview in sufficient detail. We knew they knew, but if they didn't tell us, we couldn't tick the blinking box...

Just back from Wimborne to pick up a prescription. Went on the bus. The one going was an ex-London one with two sets of doors. Though down here in Dorset, we only use the front one - might be too confusing for the locals. Also popped into the local museum where they have a secondhand book selection. Came away with three books on ----ways, as you do...

I did once say I was NORAD, in an American accent...

Thanks guys.

The real Stanley was very much in a coal mining district; close to West Hallam (coal mine next to the GN station) and Stanley Footrill Colliery (running to a coal wharf in Chaddesden, Derby via a rope-worked tramway). Not really canal country... This imaginary branch from Bramcote would've gone near to the large Stanton ironworks though.

Eventually they were. AEI (which included BTH) became part of GEC, as did EE.

An optical illusion or something else? Do the tops of the rails tarnish more quickly after painting the sides? Recently painted the sides of the railways in Humbrol 113 and the rail heads appear to tarnish quicker. Or is it just me needing a trip to the opticians?

The wisteria flowers every year, despite my best efforts to over-prune it...

Think it's safe to say that spring has finally arrived.

When presenting your ticket on the GW, they had to be “Shewn”. Using the archaic form of "shown", the GW might well have been correct though. It implies that something has been demonstrated or proven, rather than simply displayed. So you have to prove you have the correct ticket, rather than merely showing it.

Very clever start to Bachmann's announcement, with the filming/narration in the style of BTF filmography (if that's a word...)

Andy is obviously a follower of 1970s ecological dystopian thrillers...

I'd rather we climb onto the climate bandwagon than ignore it...

Each journey begins with one step...

Thought that the brickwork by the loading dock looked too pristine, so I hacked a bit off... First photo is before; second after.