Florence Locomotive Works Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Morning all, I’m currently sitting in the Spokane Airport, as we fly home today. However yesterday I made some interesting purchases at an antique store. The first is a set of 1890s drill bits in original box, which has a rotating drawer. The other two things were a “Eagle” oil can, as my current can leaks, and a circle drawing tool. Here are a some photos. Douglas 16 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted July 31, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: Such taste, such style. And only £140 a ton........ Too late...long gone..... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted July 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2021 22 minutes ago, Florence Locomotive Works said: I made some interesting purchases at an antique store. Will you be able to take them when you fly home? If so, I hope you have a generous checked baggage allowance! 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted July 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2021 13 minutes ago, polybear said: And only £140 a ton........ Too late...long gone..... The next loco I ran was light green so perhaps I shouldn’t upset anyone’s artistic sensibilities by posting a photo of that. It did have a train of pretty coaches though. 6 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florence Locomotive Works Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 33 minutes ago, Tony_S said: Will you be able to take them when you fly home? If so, I hope you have a generous checked baggage allowance! No our friend up here is shipping them home. Speaking of home our flight out of Denver just got cancelled. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted July 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2021 48 minutes ago, Florence Locomotive Works said: No our friend up here is shipping them home. Speaking of home our flight out of Denver just got cancelled. Google maps suggests a 57 hour cycle ride home from Denver for you. I hope the next flight doesn’t take that long. 4 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted July 31, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 hours ago, Tony_S said: Some Midland Red I see at least one major mistake; the door is on the wrong side! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted July 31, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Florence Locomotive Works said: Douglas One of our local hardware stores still sells cans like this in at least three different sizes. Different brand name, though. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted July 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2021 10 minutes ago, J. S. Bach said: I see at least one major mistake; the door is on the wrong side! Fortunately you can’t see the ice cream van sides. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florence Locomotive Works Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, J. S. Bach said: One of our local hardware stores still sells cans like this in at least three different sizes. Different brand name, though. Probably Goldenrod, I had one by them in the same style. My current oil can is by them as well, I don’t recommend keeping steam oil in them, as they start leaking out the bottom seam after 4 months. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted July 31, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 hours ago, polybear said: And only £140 a ton........ Too late...long gone..... Worth more than that due to the copious amounts of non ferrous metals used in locos of the GWR. They might be scrap but at least they are GWR scrap. 2 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted July 31, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Happy Hippo said: Worth more than that due to the copious amounts of non ferrous metals used in locos of the GWR. They might be scrap but at least they are GWR scrap. Sounds like a good idea? 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florence Locomotive Works Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Afternoon all, We are currently marooned in a hotel in Denver, trying to get ourselves a better flight than leaving at 3 Pm tomorrow and flying Houston then Tulsa. Hippoty hoppity we seem to be United Airlines property. Douglas 1 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted July 31, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 31, 2021 And Lord alone knows where your luggage would end up! Dave 2 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florence Locomotive Works Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 28 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said: And Lord alone knows where your luggage would end up! Dave Thankfully we didn’t check any bags, all carry on. 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted July 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2021 21 minutes ago, Florence Locomotive Works said: Thankfully we didn’t check any bags, all carry on. My son was flying from Calgary to Houston to meet me. He had some really cheap ticket that involved I think 3 changes of plane. However the first plane broke down on the runway so he was put in a hotel and on a direct flight the next morning and arrived a few hours later than originally planned. At Calgary initially he was told to go away and check in the morning. However the woman in the queue behind got cross and informed them they couldn’t treat him like that and negotiated on his behalf. She was a lawyer, she was cross about a young person being misinformed. 5 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted July 31, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Dave Hunt said: And Lord alone knows where your luggage would end up! Dave From the beginning of the jet age: Breakfast in London Lunch in New York Dinner in Los Angeles Baggage in Rio de Janeiro 2 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Florence Locomotive Works said: Afternoon all, We are currently marooned in a hotel in Denver, trying to get ourselves a better flight than leaving at 3 Pm tomorrow and flying Houston then Tulsa. Hippoty hoppity we seem to be United Airlines property. Douglas I feel your pain, Douglas! We got screwed over by United when flying Houston-Calgary-Vancouver. Not only did we miss our connection in Calgary, we missed the last flight of the day. They did put us up in an airport hotel, but gave us nothing for meals or for the excess parking costs in Vancouver. (The checkin clerk at the hotel told us to go back and demand a food voucher, but by then United had closed for the night and gone home.) I had a fairly long correspondence with United’s “customer services” department during which they lied to me about the reasons for the delay, but would not refund any money. I ended up telling them that I would add them to my ‘do not fly with’ list and have only flown United once in the six plus years since, when it would really have been ‘cutting off my nose to spite my face’ not to. 1 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florence Locomotive Works Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 No progress has been made and it’s looking very likely our seats our going to be sold out from under us as we are flying on United Miles. What a joke. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted August 1, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2021 Hope you make some progress Douglas. It doesn't sound good. Here i've just been to let the hens out and on the way through the shed the redstarts were very vocal. On the way back i saw the fledgling trying to gdt out through a window. I was able to trap it gently usi g an old margarine carton and a dustpan, it's amazing what comes to hand. Then it was taken out and put near where one of the parents was making a racket. They are now reunited. A good start to the day. Jamie 16 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, Tony_S said: I thought I would give the green engines a run today. All I see is some wheeshy, steam thing Green engines? See my profile pic for a proper green engine Andy Edited August 1, 2021 by SM42 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted August 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 1, 2021 29 minutes ago, SM42 said: All I see is some wheeshy, steam thing Green engines? See my profile pic for a proper green engine Andy My green diesels could probably benefit from a run too but I think blue locos will get the next day out. Not today though as I will be driving to Enfield, not diesel powered though. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted August 1, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Florence Locomotive Works said: No progress has been made and it’s looking very likely our seats our going to be sold out from under us as we are flying on United Miles. What a joke. The last time we flew with United was London - San Diego via Minneapolis in 1989. The service was so poor and the cabin staff so surly that Jill swore she would never go near a United aircraft ever again, and we haven't. The flight from Minneapolis was delayed because of a staffing problem and their 'customer service' was so appalling that there was a near riot among the passengers. How bad the experience was is shown by the fact that I still remember it from all those years ago and it sounds as though things haven't changed much. Dave 1 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted August 1, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Tony_S said: My green diesels could probably benefit from a run too but I think blue locos will get the next day out. Not today though as I will be driving to Enfield, not diesel powered though. All my locos could do with a run. With the exception of the 14xx and the little Fowler 0-4-0 dm which I sound fitted earlier in the year, none have turned a wheel since the latter half of 2019! Perhaps the purchase of some of Peco's '0' gauge set track curves might be an idea? Can anyone explain to my why the British and Irish Lions only bothered to turn up for the first half of the second test match against South Africa yesterday? 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted August 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Dave Hunt said: The service was so poor and the cabin staff so surly that Jill swore she would never go near a United aircraft ever again, The United Calgary to Houston flight Matthew was transferred to was,ok but he said he would prefer not to fly with them again. He had to put up with a few hours of a flight attendants’s impersonation of a London accent and some silly dance every time he was near him. The return flight was operated by Air Canada. Apart from the fact that they wouldn’t accept his Canadian bank card ( Nat West was fine though) it went quite well. Tony 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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