RMweb Premium great northern Posted March 30, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 minute ago, cctransuk said: Could it be, therefore, that by some means or another you are already registered for over 70s online shopping at Sainsburys? Perhaps, when you previously (?) registered for online shopping, you were required to give a date of birth. If so, the system will already know that you are over 70. Just a thought ...... John Isherwood. I don't think so John, I can't recollect ever registering with them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted March 30, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2020 And straight after posting the above, the nice lady did ring back, told me their customer services are dealing with it, that I will have an e-mail within 72 hours, and will be registered as a priority customer within 24 hours after that. So, if I have at some time in the past already done something with them, they will find out. Nice to have some good service for once, especially at at time like this. 5 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Just now, great northern said: I don't think so John, I can't recollect ever registering with them. Most odd - I can't think how they can already have your e-mail address. By their very nature, e-mail addresses are unique. However, and easy test is to try and log onto the Sainsburys website, using your e-mail address. It will ask for your password - which of course you don't believe you have! Click the Forgotten my Password tab and see what, if any, options it offers you to change your password. If you are offered any options, use them to change your password - this will tend to indicate that you DID register previously. Regards, John Isherwood. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted March 30, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, cctransuk said: Most odd - I can't think how they can already have your e-mail address. By their very nature, e-mail addresses are unique. However, and easy test is to try and log onto the Sainsburys website, using your e-mail address. It will ask for your password - which of course you don't believe you have! Click the Forgotten my Password tab and see what, if any, options it offers you to change your password. If you are offered any options, use them to change your password - this will tend to indicate that you DID register previously. Regards, John Isherwood. Tried that John. Immediate response that they are not accepting new registrations, so that seems to confirm I'm not already registered with them. I did try logging in as an existing customer. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 30, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2020 You are a contrary lot, you are. I put up that photo of the B1, which I don't rate at all, but you make it the most popular on the page! Never mind, this evening you get another A4 to look at. The 6.40 slow KX-Grantham seems to have been regularly hauled by V2s A3s and the occasional A4. This is one of those occasions, and Andrew K will no doubt get a more challenging job when it returns home. Then we have a prime example of light on the wrong side of the subject for the time of day. 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RFS Posted March 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, great northern said: And straight after posting the above, the nice lady did ring back, told me their customer services are dealing with it, that I will have an e-mail within 72 hours, and will be registered as a priority customer within 24 hours after that. So, if I have at some time in the past already done something with them, they will find out. Nice to have some good service for once, especially at at time like this. As a customer registered some time ago, I was told I was a priority customer via email from the Sainsbury's chairman. I don't recall giving my date-of-birth when I registered, but I think it is included with my Nectar card which my account is linked to. Anyway Sainsbury's have really sorted things out for us (I'm 75 now but don't really believe it!) and there are plenty of slots available so well worth you pursuing it. Just checked the website before this post and there are free slots for each hour of the day for Thursday, Friday and Saturday (at least for our neck of the woods).. Slots are now only being released a week in advance. Hopefully I won't be having issues with a weekly delivery. Today's delivery had only one unavailable product and there were only 3 substitutions. Edited March 30, 2020 by RFS 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 10 hours ago, great northern said: You are a contrary lot, you are. I put up that photo of the B1, which I don't rate at all, but you make it the most popular on the page! Never mind, this evening you get another A4 to look at. The 6.40 slow KX-Grantham seems to have been regularly hauled by V2s A3s and the occasional A4. This is one of those occasions, and Andrew K will no doubt get a more challenging job when it returns home. Then we have a prime example of light on the wrong side of the subject for the time of day. Good morning Gilbert Thats a lovely photo of A4 60003 framed by the bridge in the background. To me that front three quarters view show of the A4 Pacific’s at their best. Your photo are a real tonic in these troubled times. Regards David 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmditch Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Re B1s and A4s. I don't see why pictures of the former should be less popular than those of the latter. After all, a picture of a B1 is only 1/410 (409?) of those possible, while for an A4 the proportion is 1/35 (34?). Also, I like B1s. I may even remember seeing one! (In the 1950's that is.) 1624 went up Goathland Bank very splendidly with me in the train on 30th November last. Thank you for the photographs, and the entertainment. Good luck with Sainsburys! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted March 31, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2020 23 minutes ago, drmditch said: Re B1s and A4s. I don't see why pictures of the former should be less popular than those of the latter. After all, a picture of a B1 is only 1/410 (409?) of those possible, while for an A4 the proportion is 1/35 (34?). Also, I like B1s. I may even remember seeing one! (In the 1950's that is.) 1624 went up Goathland Bank very splendidly with me in the train on 30th November last. Thank you for the photographs, and the entertainment. Good luck with Sainsburys! It wasn't the subject that bothered me actually, I like B1s too, and have taken some photos of them that I was very happy with. No, I just feel this was a poor effort from the technical point of view. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 31, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2020 We have a beautiful morning here, but the cloud is forecast to roll in later. Never mind, I have lots of images in store. We are still on those I took six days ago though, so I'm having to remind myself what some of the trains are. Having done so, I can confidently announce that the 8.00am KX-Leeds is just running in from the south, with 60048 Doncaster leading. this was taken across and into very strong light, but with a lot of cropping on the right hand side I think it is actually quite successful. From here of course Doncaster headed under the roof, and we had the incident where it emerged propelling that BG. I wasn't prepared to be beaten though, so for photographic purposes it was reversed a little way. I'm not sure what the passengers would think of that, as it is a non stop service. 22 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2020 28 minutes ago, great northern said: It wasn't the subject that bothered me actually, I like B1s too, and have taken some photos of them that I was very happy with. No, I just feel this was a poor effort from the technical point of view. Even my small number of steam locos I seemed to have acquired four B1s. Also No 19 my carriage heating unit from Hanging Hill. It is an old Replica B1 and sadly has a broken axle but plans are a foot to sort that out and reinstate it in to capital stock. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 So Clive, your going to give it a 34A Shedplate. Kind regards,keep safe, Dozy Del. (The Yellowbelly.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 31, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2020 This is starting to get seriously good. After my usual couple of hours messing about and spending time on here, it occurred to me that because I always run trains and take photos between about 1200pm and 3.00pm, that does not mean that I can't do it at other times. So, the forecast today being sunny early on, and then clouding over, why not (gulp) go up there earlier. So I did, and found that down the south end it is much easier to get good results when shooting against the light at that time of day. In fact, it seemed easier everywhere. So I ran three trains, taking my time, and looking for vantage points that I'd previously ruled out. And, lo, everything ran perfectly, I got some very promising images, and had a jolly good time, until I started to feel a bit off, and had the sense to give myself a break. I now have about a fortnight's worth of images in store, so I can afford to put up a few more. Here's the first one, Doncaster again, a bit further along its journey. 35 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 31, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2020 Image store is a bit full, so funny things are happening when I try to find a particular folder. I have one more shot of Doncaster, after which i can delete a folder, which will help, so here it is. 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 31, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2020 On to another day's images, and we start with another WD. This one though has a very heavy load, made up of mixed goods and a lot of loaded coal. In fact, getting somewhat carried away, it finished up with 74 behind the tender. To my surprise, it took the lot away from the fiddle yard without too much effort, but when it found the train in tension round the fairly sharp curve into the station it was a different matter. With a lot of slipping and the occasional helping push it got round, but I won't be trying it again. The load was out of all proportion to the sze of the layout anyway. Then I decided I would try to convey the length of the train, but that was silly too, as some of it was still exiting the fiddle yard when the image below was taken. Even from high up, not much of the train can be seen. It does however make quite a striking picture. Soon after the WD disappeared, 60003 got the road and set off for Grantham. I know I self criticise when pictures don't come up to my expectations, so perhaps I should also comment when they do. This one does achieve the sort of effect I'm constantly searching for. 43 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted April 1, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2020 There is only one occasion during the day when Up and Down Midland services pass at PN, and this is it, just after 9.30am. So we have a Spital Bridge Claud heading into Platform 6 on its way to Leicester. and a Derby based Compound heading for the last stop before the end of its journey. Two lovely pre grouping 4.4.0s for the price of one. 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted April 1, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1, 2020 I have been good this afternoon. Power walked a four mile round trip to a little Waitrose store attached to a filling station. No-one in there except staff, and they were properly partitioned off. So I got some supplies, and very good exercise. Anyone who knows Saxondale island on the A52 will be aware that there is a very steep hill up the old A46 from there. Having got home, I succumbed to temptation and ordered something quite expensive that doesn't fit in with my layout timeframe at all. So it turned out to be a very costly walk. What is it? You'll have to wait and see. 6 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, great northern said: I have been good this afternoon. Power walked a four mile round trip to a little Waitrose store attached to a filling station. No-one in there except staff, and they were properly partitioned off. So I got some supplies, and very good exercise. Anyone who knows Saxondale island on the A52 will be aware that there is a very steep hill up the old A46 from there. Having got home, I succumbed to temptation and ordered something quite expensive that doesn't fit in with my layout timeframe at all. So it turned out to be a very costly walk. What is it? You'll have to wait and see. Accurascale deltic? Edited April 1, 2020 by davidw 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted April 1, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, davidw said: Accrascale deltic? Nope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieR4489 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Hogwarts Express? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted April 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1, 2020 The "Hush-Hush" in the original Grey - and a P2 "Cock of the North" in LNER Green? Regards Chris H Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, great northern said: Nope. Not really surprised. Steam punk range? Edited April 1, 2020 by davidw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwordsmith Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Aargh- Gilbert’s bought a diesel.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold A Murphy Posted April 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2020 On the other hand, are there Stirling singles still to be had? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted April 1, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1, 2020 38 minutes ago, JamieR4489 said: Hogwarts Express? Not that kind of magic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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