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  1. DavidLong

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

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    2. DavidLong

      DavidLong

      I thought you might be going.

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Unfortunately I didn't manage to get my application in :-(

    4. Phil Copleston

      Phil Copleston

      I'd be asking for the same as one of my great great grandfathers was from Sligo... But unfortunately, I don't think that qualifies me :-(

  2. DavidLong

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

  3. DavidLong

    Jack Wilshere in for a medical at Bournemouth. What could go wrong . . .

    1. DavidLong

      DavidLong

      you only needed to ask once but indeed he is. When he's allowed out of the treatment room . . .

    2. Del

      Del

      He'll get seasickness...

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      At the time when it was rumoured that Sturridge might leave Liverpool for Arsenal, the joke was that he would be a natural fit with Wilshere....in the treatment room.

  4. DavidLong

    is getting increasingly irritated by Google animations.

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    2. Ian J.

      Ian J.

      I have Google set up as my default search engine in Firefox's search text box. I never see the Google animations because I never see the main Google page... :-)

    3. Kylestrome

      Kylestrome

      I like Duck Duck Go, if only for its name :-)

       

    4. DavidLong

      DavidLong

      Adblock Plus is my real friend :-)

  5. DavidLong

    Just had three nights at Mirystock House, now two nights at The Speech House. Perfect!

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    2. Tim Dubya

      Tim Dubya

      Cheers, nice one!

    3. Donw

      Donw

      Between the two is speculation the cycle path followes the line it is almost a model rail curve.

    4. Phil Copleston

      Phil Copleston

      You're back there again (so soon)! Just like a second day at a show, perfect for catching up on those bits of gricing we missed last weekend... :-)

  6. DavidLong

    Seems that the Shapeways site didn't like my Explorer browser. Tried Chrome and no problem. Weird. Never had that happen before!

    1. Phil Copleston

      Phil Copleston

      I believe Shapeways will over-print objects with a metal coating too - errr, chrome or otherwise ;-)

  7. DavidLong

    Given up trying to order from Shapeways. Horrible site.

    1. 3 link

      3 link

      Pm Steve Fay of this parish, he should be able to help you as he has had plenty of dealings with them.

    2. DavidLong

      DavidLong

      Thanks. I've sent him a PM.

    3. Phil Copleston

      Phil Copleston

      Indeed. I found it frustrating too.

  8. DavidLong

    RTT still showing BUS for Carlisle-Glasgow. NR says line open at 04.35. Assume NR knows best.

    1. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Feeds from various NR systems to RTT take a while to vatch up. 1S39 curr between Carlisle and Glasgow (10:31/22Feb)

    2. DavidLong

      DavidLong

      Ah good. I should get a bit longer at Model Rail Scotland on Friday now.

  9. DavidLong

    Where did 'smokebox dart' come from? Aren't they just smokebox door handles so why not just call them what they are?

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    2. Mikkel

      Mikkel

      In Swindon pubs, they did things a little differently.

    3. SHMD

      SHMD

      "Drop lights!"

    4. The Stationmaster

      The Stationmaster

      I don't know but it is something which has long puzzled me (like lots of other expressions used by railway modellers).

  10. DavidLong

    As f365 has it "Mourinho 'mutually consented' by Chelsea". :-)

    1. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      He's so sick he needs a doctor's note!

    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Not so special now.

    3. DavidLong

      DavidLong

      The Unhappy One

  11. DavidLong

    Looks like a wet Santa Special at the ELR on Saturday. Same as last year. No change there then . . .

  12. DavidLong

    Off to Canada today. Just a ninety minute ferry ride!

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    2. JCL

      JCL

      Weather's lovely here, and will be tomorrow too.

    3. DavidLong

      DavidLong

      Victoria was excellent. On the MV Coho now and about to leave back to Port Angeles.

    4. peach james

      peach james

      Well, you could have let me know... not though anything exciting is happening here !

       

  13. DavidLong

    Pacific Rim Hobby, Port Angeles. Nice people. Recommended! http://olypen.com/prhobby/

    1. Phil Copleston

      Phil Copleston

      Ahhh life on the rim. Nowt like a reet good hobby shop. Now I know where to go for my N scale supplies, should I find myself in the Pacific Northwest ;-)

  14. DavidLong

    When and why did electro-diesel become bi-mode?

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    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      When the expression 'having a good idea' was turned into 'blue sky thinking' and old-fashioned stuff ceased to be 'cool'.

    3. Mad McCann

      Mad McCann

      Shouldn't that be two?

    4. dvdlcs

      dvdlcs

      There are 10 kinds of people. Those that understand binary, and those that don't...

       

      Unless Simon was being ironic...

  15. DavidLong

    Charlie Adam sent off for a stamp - he is 'that sort of player' . . .

    1. Tim Hall

      Tim Hall

      A philatelist?

  16. DavidLong

    Charlie Adam sent off for a stamp - he is 'that sort of player' . . .

  17. DavidLong

    google.com is not responding due to a long-running script . . .

    1. AndyB

      AndyB

      The Mouse Trap?

    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      "do no evil do no evil do no evil do no evil do no evil do no evil do no evil do no evil", etc. ad nauseam

    3. MarkC

      MarkC

      Other search engines are available...

  18. DavidLong

    My grandson is getting a Ninky Nonk train for Christmas. East Coast will have to wait until next year before they get theirs ;-)

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    2. Steve Purves

      Steve Purves

      Acid telly for babies.. what thr F are the haa hoos....

    3. DavidLong

      DavidLong

      The Magic Roundabout for the 21st century.

    4. Dungrange

      Dungrange

      It's the sense of scale that gets to me. Igglepiggle and co seem massive beside the ninky nonk when it drives past the bandstand, yet they seem very small when thy are inside. The Night Garden must really distort space-time!

  19. DavidLong

    "Windows is checking for a solution to the problem" (I don't know why it bothers, it won't find one and never has)

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    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      LOL

    3. DavidLong

      DavidLong

      I find that the little cross in the top right hand corner is the best solution ;-)

    4. Trebor

      Trebor

      Other alternative should be considered, like the nearest skip!

       

  20. DavidLong

    Following on from 'train station' we now seem to have the even more ghastly 'train tracks'. I'd say that it sounds like something a six year old would write but that would be to insult a lot of intelligent six year olds . . .

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    2. Judge Dread

      Judge Dread

      And the correct pronunciation!

    3. sammyboy

      sammyboy

      On a tramway, do you call them tramlines or tram tracks?

    4. eastwestdivide

      eastwestdivide

      oh no, not this discussion again

  21. DavidLong

    Amazing number of Minitrix locos on ebay and they all have bids on them. Unbelievable!

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    2. Friar Tuck

      Friar Tuck

      Think OO9 and chassis for kits ;)

    3. steve22

      steve22

      The several I once owned before selling my N gauge stuff were superb runners. If anyone is buying them for 009 chassis I'd say they know exactly what they're doing.

    4. DavidLong

      DavidLong

      009 may be a plausible explanation.

  22. DavidLong

    When did "may I help you" become "are you alright there"?

    1. Bon Accord

      Bon Accord

      It probably started on Merseyside. "You alright derrrr laaaa?" etc.

  23. DavidLong

    Rams cafe, Gravesend :-)

  24. DavidLong

    Sunny and 12 degrees in Mancunia. Good day for some woodwork out in the garage :-)

    1. Phil Copleston

      Phil Copleston

      Scorchio in Mancunia! Unfortunately it was cold, lowering and grey here in Cornubia. I weird reversal of the expected norm!

  25. DavidLong

    Reading 'Britain's New Railway' (1966). You can tell it is 1966 because Mr.Nock refers to problems and not challenges ;-)

    1. 2mm Andy

      2mm Andy

      and presumably passengers and not customers?!

    2. DavidLong

      DavidLong

      Finally caught up with it almost 50 years after the event. Discovered that Nock took BRB's shilling to write it.

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