RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2020 11 hours ago, webbcompound said: an inordinate amount of sailing You can never have too much sailing. 8 hours ago, Buhar said: Australian humour Be careful what you wish for... 6 hours ago, brianusa said: I doubt toilet rolls would have made a good substitute for mothers but with today's plunderers, it may be so. Brian. I don't find them a good substitute for mating either... Having said that (and wishing that I hadn't) I bl00dy well can't find them at all right now. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2020 7 minutes ago, Annie said: Topic? - there's a topic? Glad to see that someone else is awake - especially as it's you Annie! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Annie Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2020 44 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: Glad to see that someone else is awake - especially as it's you Annie! Autumn has arrived here and the weather here is lovely and cool so I'm doing better with wakefulness and not suddenly falling asleep so often. I'm wondering if I can make a GER wool wagon for my Norfolk layout. ........ ON TOPIC WARNING ALERT! Please remain in your seats and keep calm. Normal transmission will resume shortly. 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-Pete Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 7 hours ago, monkeysarefun said: That makes complete sense given that the toilet roll craziness seems to have originated here in Aus.. Actually I think you'll find this little scrote is responsible, apparently he'll do anything to get his hands (paws?) on them... 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2020 I found this in a back number of The Locomotive Magazine: 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Annie Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2020 Metamorphosed: To change into a completely new form or type. (Cambridge Dictionary) Is that just a posh way of saying it's been rebuilt? Anyway I like it, - I like it a lot. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 2 hours ago, St Enodoc said: I think it's Private Frazer... Illustrating the essential dichotomy of Human Nature. Jones, keep calm and everything will be ok. Frazer, don't bother, it'll get worse. 8 hours ago, sem34090 said: I'm musing about what, if any, might be the positive effects of the virus. Reduced global air travel? At present any potential positive effects come at great cost, it's chucking the baby out with the bathwater. On the other hand, it has reduced industrial pollution in China and it's probably having the same effects on countries that are more or less locked down. DON'T GO OUT. IT'S FOR YOUR OWN GOOD. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 Oh dear, this wretched 'flu. The difficulty is that my internet, always poor, never really recovered from Storm Ciara and is degrading by the day. What I fear is isolation without any viable link to the outside world. Damn you BT and successive Governments for all your broken promises of superfast broadband!!!! Covid-19: I wish I had it, because then it would be over with. A fortnight plus of 'flu and then the prospect of Covid-19 is irritating. Of course, it's impossible to know for sure what I have or haven't got, as no test or diagnosis is available. This hardly matters as there is no treatment and no vaccine, merely the instruction to isolate, yet I find it has become important to me to know. For the elderly and vulnerable, Government advice seems to come down to a bleak "Stay at home and die alone!", and I fear for my parents. However, once I have managed to get through a necessary amount of work, I should make an effort to motivate myself to return to the West Norfolk, which I have neglected for more months than I can recall. A timely intervention ..... 59 minutes ago, Compound2632 said: I found this in a back number of The Locomotive Magazine: Brilliant, Stephen, though you might have a word with the Locomotive Superintendent, as he seems to have forgotten to instruct the Aching Constable staff to remove the Westinghouse gear! Really must do some WNR modelling! 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webbcompound Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 3 hours ago, St Enodoc said: I think it's Private Frazer... Or in a cynical mood, it is more likely to be Private Walker 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Hroth said: Illustrating the essential dichotomy of Human Nature. Jones, keep calm and everything will be ok. Frazer, don't bother, it'll get worse. One aspect (among many) of Croft and Perry's genius was their characterisation of Jones as someone who would say one thing (Don't panic!) while doing the exact opposite. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2020 39 minutes ago, Edwardian said: you might have a word with the Locomotive Superintendent, as he seems to have forgotten to instruct the Aching Constable staff to remove the Westinghouse gear! 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 33 minutes ago, webbcompound said: Or in a cynical mood, it is more likely to be Private Walker Perched on top of a mound of loo rolls and cases of hand-sanitiser... 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2020 2 hours ago, St Enodoc said: One aspect (among many) of Croft and Perry's genius was their characterisation of Jones as someone who would say one thing (Don't panic!) while doing the exact opposite. Perhaps they knew my father in law who keep saying don't make a fuss when it was him fussing not anyone else. He loved Dad's Army but didn't see the similarity between Jones and himself. Don 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I think the little soul looked prettier with her pair of cylinders instead of a black patch. dh 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, runs as required said: I think the little soul looked prettier with her pair of cylinders instead of a black patch. dh I hadn't bothered to keep the CorelDraw file where I'd dome the editing, just the JPEG output, so had to re-import into CorelDraw; I didn't bother to spend time blending the patch in. Psst! Anyone want a used Westinghouse pump? Fell off the side of an engine, know what I mean, Gov? 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Just now, runs as required said: I think the little soul looked prettier with her pair of cylinders instead of a black patch. dh Edit It reminds me of the Rolls Royce salesman responding to an American's critical question about the starting handle in the car's comprehensive tool kit. "Have you ever noticed the spots on your chest Sir? They are for the most unlikely event of you having a baby." 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Edwardian said: Oh dear, this wretched 'flu. The difficulty is that my internet, always poor, never really recovered from Storm Ciara and is degrading by the day. What I fear is isolation without any viable link to the outside world. Damn you BT and successive Governments for all your broken promises of superfast broadband!!!! Covid-19: I wish I had it, because then it would be over with. A fortnight plus of 'flu and then the prospect of Covid-19 is irritating. Of course, it's impossible to know for sure what I have or haven't got, as no test or diagnosis is available. This hardly matters as there is no treatment and no vaccine, merely the instruction to isolate, yet I find it has become important to me to know. For the elderly and vulnerable, Government advice seems to come down to a bleak "Stay at home and die alone!", and I fear for my parents. However, once I have managed to get through a necessary amount of work, I should make an effort to motivate myself to return to the West Norfolk, which I have neglected for more months than I can recall. A timely intervention ..... Brilliant, Stephen, though you might have a word with the Locomotive Superintendent, as he seems to have forgotten to instruct the Aching Constable staff to remove the Westinghouse gear! Really must do some WNR modelling! I do feel for you. However you only have to look at the situation in Italy where the Health system is nearing the point of collapse to realise the drastic measures being introduced are necessary. The aim in this country is not to isolate people and leave them to die alone but to avoid overloading the system with mild cases but that if the symptoms persist or worsen after a short period of isolation to be able to take the serious cases into the NHS and give the support needed. So unless you succumb very quickly when the actual cause of death is likely to be pre-existing such as pneumonia you will be cared for. The danger of course is should the number of caes esculate to quickly we may well reach a point of having to decide who gets say use of a ventillator. I do however feel that there should be testing for those self isolating so that they know whether they have had Corvid19 or something else and for the authorities to be able to monitor the situation properly. I assume the resources to do the testing are not available or needed more urgently elsewhere. A system for people to record the fact that they are self isolating would help with monitoring. The big concern with not monitoring is when is it safe to relax the restrictions. Of course as a pensioner the advice that the over 70s are more susceptable is not welcome but the fact that a pension is a guarranteed income is very welcome. Don Don 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I've just had a bash at "de-westinghousing" the poor dear and also blodged out the "anti-copying" artifacts.... 4 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Annie Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2020 Very nicely done Mr Hroth. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 Great work by both Compound and Hroth. I hardly have the heart to mention that her West Norfolk number is in fact .... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2020 13 hours ago, runs as required said: Anybody else remember that scary Amrican 1960s doorstep of a textbook by 'Morgan" on Psychology? There was a horrendous bit of cruelty, starkly b+w photographed proving how 'baby monkeys prefer cloth mothers to wire mothers'. dh Largely discredited piece of work: the “cloth mother” had a much friendlier face (large eyes, etc) than that of the “wire mother”. Classic example of confounding variables! 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold NeilHB Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2020 They really are lovely photos Simon - thanks for sharing! The Eastern & Midlands stock in view in a couple of the photos does look remarkably like it is of Midland origin - or am I missing something? I'm wondering if I could get away with repainting a couple of 7mm Slaters kits... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 At last, a unequivocally positive outcome of Covid19, the Eurovision Song Contest has been cancelled! Hope that helps... 6 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2020 44 minutes ago, Hroth said: At last, a unequivocally positive outcome of Covid19, the Eurovision Song Contest has been cancelled! Hope that helps... It gets better, most of the soaps have cancelled filming. Who knew panic buying would cause the BBC to run out of Eastenders? Gary 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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