Nearholmer Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) Mars will be colonised by Musk and several hundred droid-pigs, I guess (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53956683). Given that everyone, pigs included, will need life-support suits if they venture outside, it could all end up looking a bit Davros and the Daleks (last seen performing at the Kursaal, Southend in 1974). Or, maybe he has this in mind: Sorry, not totally related to Edwardian railways I confess. Edited September 1, 2020 by Nearholmer 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted September 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 1, 2020 15 minutes ago, Nearholmer said: Mars Sorry, not totally related to Edwardian railways I confess. I don't know about that. It kept us going for a good few pages not so very long ago! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Compound2632 said: I fear that if we colonise Mars we will turn out to have learned nothing from our colonisation of Australia. I concur. I fear for the Little Green Men/Women/etc when Humankind arrives on Mars! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Wouldn't it be best for Musk to go Solo on the first "trial" journey to Mars, but then dial in the co-ordinates for Jupiter, as a check on the accuracy of the Nav system..... Julian PS. I could help to do the calculations for the journey, as I still have my Portland Course Plotter to hand. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 1 hour ago, jcredfer said: PS. I could help to do the calculations for the journey, as I still have my Portland Course Plotter to hand. I've got an old RYA textbook on coastal navigation, if that's any help? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) You can often see Jupiter with the naked eye, wouldn’t point, fire and forget suffice for these purposes? Edited September 1, 2020 by Nearholmer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 15 minutes ago, Hroth said: I've got an old RYA textbook on coastal navigation, if that's any help? Sounds perfect for the task in hand. Do you think he might find my boat's Compass helpful, too? 2 minutes ago, Nearholmer said: You can often see Jupiter with the naked eye, wouldn’t point and fire suffice for these purposes? I think that would be fine for 90% of the way, but he may find the `plotter and the RYA book useful for "aiming-off" into orbit as he gets nearer, although there are those, who might advise the direct "bull's-eye" approach. Julian 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Buhar said: just seen Tony Abbot's comments on Coronavirus (though what connection that has with his trade brief, I don't know). He did create a Knight Of Australia award when PM to award those who had given fair dinkum outstanding service to Australia, then chose Australia Day to announce he was giving one to Prince Phillip, who is therefore now a Knight Of Australia. Went down extra well with everyone here since the only bloke who had the right gear to look like a true blue Aussie knight was Ned Kelly . Just bringing that up to illustrate that he is just a mental so will probably do or say any stupid thing at any time so just better get used to it. Heres a picture that Ned Kelly posted on Instagram (in those days you had to actually post stuff using a stamp, and it got uploaded via mail coach) showing him enforcing P4 standards on Victorian Railways. Edited September 1, 2020 by monkeysarefun 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said: He did create a Knight Of Australia award when PM to award those who had given fair dinkum outstanding service to Australia, then chose Australia Day to announce he was giving one to Prince Phillip, who is therefore now a Knight Of Australia. Went down extra well with everyone here since the only bloke who has the right gear to look like a true blue Aussie knight was Ned Kelly . Just bringing that up to illustrate that he is just a mental so will probably do or say any stupid thing at any time so just better get used to it. Heres a picture that Ned Kelly posted on Instagram showing him enforcing P4 standards on Victorian Railways. For a moment there, I thought that was Trump's version of "I have a Railroad dream"! Julian Edited September 1, 2020 by jcredfer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 37 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said: Heres a picture that Ned Kelly posted on Instagram (in those days you had to actually post stuff using a stamp, and it got uploaded via mail coach) showing him enforcing P4 standards on Victorian Railways. Can't be Ned, he's not wearing his tin hat! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 46 minutes ago, Hroth said: Can't be Ned, he's not wearing his tin hat! He socially distanced himself from that image after visiting Ned Kelly World on his trip to Glenrowan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Brilliant! I rather enjoy very homemade tourist attractions like that, which are pretty much extinct in England but still crop-up in Ireland*, and if it wasn't for a deep hatred of air travel, and a serious pandemic (they all are, I suppose), I'd be booking a trip to Aus right now. * Where Ned is regarded as a native son, although I think it was actually his father who was. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium nick_bastable Posted September 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 1, 2020 is the Mayor ignoring my question to the floor or taking advice and hiding in a fridge ? Nick B 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brack Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 8 hours ago, Compound2632 said: I fear that if we colonise Mars we will turn out to have learned nothing from our colonisation of Australia. Insert punchline regarding inhospitable, dry, rocky, desolate red wastelands where we've sent several missions in search of intelligence? Or are you suggesting that if we colonise mars then 200 years later some cheating little oiks will return to earth to sandpaper our (cricket) balls? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 I can't see this ending well .......... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm 0-6-0 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 14 hours ago, Buhar said: Just seen Tony Abbot's comments on Coronavirus (though what connection that has with his trade brief, I don't know). Have we signed a deal with Australia that involves the importation of idiots? Totally unnecessary, we have plenty of our own, thank you. Alan Which tells you why his own political party chucked him out of the post of PM and later on his electorate decided to chuck him out of his seat. Tones is what we Australians are trying to not be seen as. But as I said a couple of pages ago Australia's loss is Australia's gain. Oh one other thing there are secret moves afoot here to have his citizenship revoked so you Poms may have to keep him for ever BWAAHAAHAA ............. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 9 hours ago, nick_bastable said: is the Mayor ignoring my question to the floor or taking advice and hiding in a fridge ? Nick B Yes?! Wouldn't want to see one of these on a plate..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanth 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted September 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 2, 2020 11 hours ago, nick_bastable said: is the Mayor ignoring my question to the floor or taking advice and hiding in a fridge ? I think we should respect His Worship’s privacy. He will, without doubt, be along when he is ready. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted September 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2020 15 hours ago, Hroth said: I've got an old RYA textbook on coastal navigation, if that's any help? Combined with a Dalton's Computer that should do the trick. 15 hours ago, Nearholmer said: You can often see Jupiter with the naked eye, wouldn’t point, fire and forget suffice for these purposes? What's that grey thing? A piece of cheese? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 So I believe. But then, it all looks different from where you’re standing. (Juvenile Uranus humour self-censored from posting) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted September 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, Nearholmer said: So I believe. But then, it all looks different from where you’re standing. (Juvenile Uranus humour self-censored from posting) I used to tell my pupils that Uranus was first seen in Slough. I then discovered that William Herschel's first observations of the planet were made while he was still in Bath, before he built his observatory in Slough. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted September 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, Compound2632 said: I used to tell my pupils that Uranus was first seen in Slough. Not in a mirror? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Edwardian Posted September 2, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) Fun day at York today, reviewing initial livery samples for the D Class. Bear in mind this is only the initial livery sample - the production version will reflect the changes agreed today): Not only, but also, saw this beastie in the flesh: Edited September 2, 2020 by Edwardian More Pictures 23 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 I could convince myself to get a D Class, its so pretty.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 There's parallel frothing about these locos going on in the coarse-0 world, where the production sample of a nice tin one is expected next Spring. If/when it does emerge, I will upset everybody by opting for an SR liveried one, I think. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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