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    Once gave a double glazing salesman both my landlord's representative and my landlord's contact details. I am sure both the Home Secretary and HM Queen Elizabeth welcomed the brochures, never did fit double glazing to my quarters though.
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    In the space or 2 days I had 5 cold calls on home phone from "my local energy consultant". 4 different voices regurgitating the script, So ingrained is the recitation of the script they do not respond to any attempt to stop them once they are in flow.
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    So was mine, in 1982 and it was old then, left at a garage after suffering a major lack of oil in engine.
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    If you were around in the 1980's, a large part of the electronic valve market was being supplied with valves sourced from Russia. Used them in kit designed to operate after the Russians had dropped Nuclear Bombs.
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    Once read that you had to watch the production line and see the stuff sealed into the container to have any chance of what you ordered having the same parts being used inside as the sample you viewed being delivered.
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    Currently on display outside our village shop
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    Old enough to remember those Government Information Films on TV urging us to unplug everything at night before retiring to bed.
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    Need more than a single pole switch in the equipment to isolate it then.
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    Are you a reader of Nathan Lowell's "Traders Tales" ? Same ploy in one of his books.
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    A few years ago I went to a presentation on counterfeit electrical switch gear and fittings. Horror tales of missing components in RCB's and low spec materials. Some reference here has been made to"ghost shifts". From that presentation we learned that as the counterfeit offence in China only occurs when the item is a "retail" product, then a temporary work site was set up, the workers, components and packaging brought to site, and the whole batch assembled and stuffed into a shipping container which went straight to the port. Also tales of a large location, multi-football sized where in 6'x6' booths you could find vendors offering products, and orders would be accompanied by a query as to "what logo do you want on the product ?" One trade mark quoted was "IVI K", not really similar to "MK" unless you have poor spacing 🙂 In another industry, a stage lighting fixture (spotlight) was available in a knock off version where instead of a left and right casting for the body shell, two left hand castings had been bodged together.
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    Some years ago we traveled on West Highland, the option to use the "Jacobite" was available, however we used the service train, same views, through larger cleaner windows (on that day), and get photos of a steam engine as well. (do the drivers still clean the service train windows at Fort William ?).
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    SMRG's 3rd Mini Exhibition Sidford Social Hall, Byes Lane, Sidford, Sidmouth, Devon EX10 9QX Club and member layouts supported by invited layouts Hall has multi-Level floor with ramp access however some layouts will be on stage. Entry - £4 Cash only (Exact money welcomed) Accompanied Children Free Refreshments will be available. Please note there is limited car parking adjacent to the hall in Byres Lane - Pay & Display parking is available at Sidford Church Street Car Park EX10 9RL, 3 mins walk from the hall. Please see SMRG website for additional details & updates Club Exhibition Web Page List of layouts as of 1st April Club Layouts - Sidford - 0 Gauge SMRG Barton Marsh- OO Gauge SMRG Sidvale - N Gauge SMRG (Modern Image) O & N gauge are currently "work in progress" Plus Modular Layout - OO9 Gauge Dartmoor OO9 Group Dartmoor 009 Group Website North Park - BR (SR) 3rd Rail, Diesel & Steam - OO Gauge Culm Valley MRC Culm Valley MRC - North Park Field Park Yard - 1940/50's Steam Shed - OO Gauge Shirley Fielden Moor Boxes - Multi-Country/period - N Gauge Boxfiles Kevin Staden Moor Boxes - Website Merefield -1940/50's Steam - O Gauge Dave Harding & Paul Doran Moore St Union Terminal - Us 1960's Passenger HO Gauge Paul Corkrum - SMRG Further Layouts to be added. All Above Subject to Availability
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    Once read of a case where a tax appeal hearing (i.e. Special Commissioners) took place in someone's living room due to the persons illness. IR35 case 2004
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    Almost looks like a model from a Welsh Sheep source. Photo source : William Stevens on Flicker North British: 0-4-0DH, NBL27429 1955 ARMY 408 at Army Yardley Chase OESD Depot. Photo dated 10th July 1980. This was linked to the BR Network at Bridge Street Northampton and MOD operated the former Northampton - Bedford line from there as far as Piddington for this traffic. This was last year of operation. Lots of material on internet about the site.
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    Sometime in early 1960's to Royal Horticultural Hall(s) under parental supervision, next show visit a little delayed, 2005 at Abingdon.
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    Slightly smaller scale Seen at Thornbury Nov 23 show "Train Trailer" See photo at bottom of page
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    If you are looking for inspiration,iff you can find a copy of "Modelling American Short Lines and Industry" Edited by Chris Ellis, (former editor of Model Trains International), ISBN 978-0-904811-24-7, that gives a description of several American Short Line's operations, and also describes a model based on one of them. Another one published by Chris is "Modelling American Yards and operations" ISBN 978-0-904811-34-4, both published by Kristall Productions but probably out of print now. From these descriptions propelling moves over distance were not uncommon.
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    Picked up one for £10 at the last toyfair I attended, body repainted dipped in black gloss paint. Only needed for chassis. Seller usually has a box of 0-4-0 /0-6-0's all under £20.
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    HM missed removing the price labels from some item's, bit off if it was a gift.
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    Not in public
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    What do you base a mileage claim on ?, the Inland Revenue Business rate is 45p per mile for the first 10.000 miles.(and then 25p per mile over 10.000), It is not just fuel but all the other costs that this payment is meant to cover. If people are using this figure in good faith due to the lack of any guidance from the exhibition manager, then it may be unfair to be critical to them all. In my case, I have a vehicle from my employer with personal use permitted, and the only variable cost is fuel, so I am able to charge Inland Revenue Fuel only rate for it.
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    If it was Mainline you were after, model shop in Swindon seemed to be able to sell new boxed Mainline well in to 2010's, I was told they bought the entire factory stock at closure, not sure if true.
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    Started but not finished https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/146826-1970s-childhood-layout-in-a-caravan/
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    Even C.J.Frezzer produced a layout plan for a location he called Ruritania
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    Agree, described a lot once as "floor sweepings" and "broken bits from the waste bin" and "rubbish you would not put on eBay", and it sold to a seller who tried to make his money back on it by listing it individually as parts.
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