The Night Mail

[polybear]

4 hours ago, Northmoor said:

In a Banana Republic, the elected politicians are replaced in a coup by the military, who promise elections, which for very unfortunate administrative reasons never quite seem to happen.

 

In Britain, the elected politicians - who studied PPE at Oxford University - are replaced in a parliamentary coup by another group from their own party, who also studied PPE at Oxford University.  After a few weeks or months, the ousted politicians form a group that enable another parliamentary coup and form a new government of people who mostly studied PPE at Oxford University.

 

Eventually, when the law prevents the governing party from hanging on to power any longer, we have a general election and they are replaced by a new government, formed of members of a different party, most of whom studied PPE at Oxford University.

 

Just what's so interesting about all this Personal Protective Equipment they're all studying?

Askin' for a friend....

[bbishop]

Ian, as you are on-line, any news on Sherry?

 

I'm completing a set of charity accounts, then dressing in PPE for this evenings fun and games.  Probably old boys spending 12 hours propped against the Royal British Legion bar, staggering into the fresh air and ...clonk.  Bill

[Tony_S]

4 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

Decoderisator has arrived, now to install it into the Ducket Peckett then try to make a decision as to what livery it is to carry.

I have just preordered (due very soon) a Hunslet. Livery is already quite pretty so no need to change.  I hope I have a decoder that fits. I have some with the correct number of pins but may be too chunky. 

[Happy Hippo]

Just now, Tony_S said:

I have just preordered (due very soon) a Hunslet. Livery is already quite pretty so no need to change.  I hope I have a decoder that fits. I have some with the correct number of pins but may be too chunky. 

Which Hunslet, the large Penrhyn variety?

[PhilJ W]

35 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said:

I wonder if a shop called Cake Republic would be a success?

Depends as to whether the profits are consumed by the staff.

[Tony_S]

36 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said:

Which Hunslet, the large Penrhyn variety?

The little one, Britomart to be exact, I will order one of the Penrhyn versions nearer the time of their release.  After waiting years for my Fell (to be fair it was as predicted) I now wait for an “arriving next week”. At least, unlike Peco’s recent Prince, the Bachmann offerings are DCC ready. 
I have got a model of the Penrhyn Hunslet in its Ffestiniog 2 4 0 form already that I made from a kit a long long time ago. It is so old it actually has an Ibertren Cuckoo chassis which are not easily found nowadays despite loads of kits still specifying them!

Edited November 11, 2022 by Tony_S

[Tony_S]

4 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

Depends as to whether the profits are consumed by the staff.

Or their friends! One summer when she was a student, Aditi worked in a cake shop. All the fresh cream cakes were significantly reduced at about 4.30. A lot of her friends arrived around then. 

[Oldddudders]

15 minutes ago, bbishop said:

Ian, as you are on-line, any news on Sherry?

Final stitches removed yesterday by an excellent practice nurse, whose previous work in Torbay surgical wards caused her to opine that Sherry was doing rather well, only a week - actually 10 days - after a cardiac procedure. But she woke up today seriously breathless, which is always frightening. Much better now - and the migraine dazzles that had been coming and going for a week seem to have stayed away, too.

 

Her cardiosurgeon had warned there would be good days and bad days. We hope to get to the church coffee morning tomorrow, but I'm not taking bets. It would be immensely good for her to have company other than mine - true for most people, actually! - but Sherry does not yet feel strong enough for visitors.

 

 

[Northmoor]

Has everyone else's links in "Content I Posted In" and "Content I Started" disappeared during the maintenance outage today?

[AndyID]

6 minutes ago, Northmoor said:

Has everyone else's links in "Content I Posted In" and "Content I Started" disappeared during the maintenance outage today?

 

TNM didn't show up! Took me some time to find it.

[PhilJ W]

6 minutes ago, Tony_S said:

Or their friends! One summer when she was a student, Aditi worked in a cake shop. All the fresh cream cakes were significantly reduced at about 4.30. A lot of her friends arrived around then. 

A few years ago the local M&S used to mark down the cakes about half an hour before the store closed. There was more often a queue forming up to half an hour before the prices were reduced. 

[PhilJ W]

11 minutes ago, Northmoor said:

Has everyone else's links in "Content I Posted In" and "Content I Started" disappeared during the maintenance outage today?

 

4 minutes ago, AndyID said:

 

TNM didn't show up! Took me some time to find it.

I found it on 'Content I follow' together with some other threads.

[Danemouth]

According to this thread the database is being reindexed following maintenance

[Happy Hippo]

1 hour ago, AndyID said:

 

TNM didn't show up! Took me some time to find it.

Some might call that a small mercy!

[Dave Hunt]

The outing with HH yesterday evening was most enjoyable despite his thinly disguised attempt to brainwash me by arranging that on our arrival we would be met by the sight of a train headed by a pannier tank running on 32mm track. Fortunately my resolve was up to the task and by persuading the host to run his Gauge 1 live steamer I distracted HH from his nefarious scheme and all was well.

 

Dave 

[Winslow Boy]

That's the thing about hippo's. They can be easily distracted by cake or live steam. So always have some cake to hand and never ever emit steam.

Edited November 11, 2022 by Winslow Boy

[br2975]

Today has been a good day.

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A visit to the Swansea County Court, where Mrs. br2975 had brought a case against a woman who had absconded with almost £1k of her, and her work colleagues payment for a Christmas Function last year.

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Despite having been found liable in a previous hearing, and instructed to pay what is now in excess of the original sum, the defendant submitted an application notice (a form of appeal) seeking a personal hearing.

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The defendant failed to appear today, the judge was less than impressed, and rubber stamped the previous decision - all in under five minutes.

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I spent more time in the court toilet than in the courtroom.

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Mrs. br2975, whilst  pleased with the result was a tad deflated by not being able to "rip her neck off"

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Within the hour, we were in our Cardiff local, toasting a job well done.

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ADDENDUM

Initially Mrs. br2975 was told "this is not a police matter" - and was advised to contact "Action Fraud"

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Be aware, from my personal and professional experience, Action Fraud is as much use as a "cup of cold p*ss"

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The civil justice aka County Court system is a minefield to the lay person, and appears totally confusing and not geared to 'the man in the street', with poorly trained and sometimes obstructive minions..... persistence is the key.

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Edited November 11, 2022 by br2975

[Dave Hunt]

Nice to see the good guys winning for once.

 

Dave

[br2975]

46 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said:

Nice to see the good guys winning for once.

 

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Thanks dave

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I suspect 'enforcement' will be the next step.

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One of the companies that featured in the t.v. programme "Can't pay, we'll take it away" has an office a mile or two away, literally in our road........ 

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Experience suggests, you owe £1,000, they take property valued at 3 or 4 times that amount, to cover their costs.

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Watch this space.

[Dave Hunt]

2 hours ago, br2975 said:

The civil justice aka County Court system is a minefield to the lay person, and appears totally confusing and not geared to 'the man in the street', with poorly trained and sometimes obstructive minions..... .

 

Is there any part of the legal system in this country that isn't so?

 

Dave

[skipepsi]

9 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said:

 

Is there any part of the legal system in this country that isn't so?

 

Dave

NO...

[AndyID]

Out walking Shona the Wonder Scottie this morning we saw a plane flying down the lake. It looked and sounded a lot different from the usual aircraft we see.

 

That's because it was a B25 (the type used in the '42 Tokyo Raid) on a commemorative Armistice/Veterans Day flight. Unfortunately I did not have my camera.

[AndyID]

Only another 80+ feet to go 😀

 

 

The steel tubes are all hollow which is just as well or I'd never be able to pick the thing up, but it's quite strong. If I support the ends and put my full weight on the middle it does not bend. (Mind you, at around 176 pounds I'm a relative light-weight.)

[SM42]

1 hour ago, AndyID said:

Only another 80+ feet to go 😀

 

 

 

Not unlike the amount of skirting I've still got to paint

 

Andy

[Mike Bellamy]

16 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

 Lovely runner though, totally silent.

 

Neil - you need Paul Martin at EDM Models of York. He developed the Minerva Peckett sounds with Paul Chetter and is the authorised installer of this sound system - or he sells a DIY kit.

 

https://ngtrains.com/shop/product/minerva-peckett-dcc-kits-installs-and-decoders/

 

As the original loco worked in Swansea Docks, one of the functions includes the sounds of seagulls . . . . . . . . 

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