The Night Mail

[Dave Hunt]

12 minutes ago, Hroth said:

 

Can't be any more boggling than a Tapir, and they can accidentially tread on theirs...

 

I did wonder why their eyes always seem to be watering.

 

Dave

[Happy Hippo]

I can't see what all the fuss is about.

 

Here is a picture of my helmet:

 

[Hroth]

30 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said:

I can't see what all the fuss is about.

 

Here is a picture of my helmet:

 

 

Looks more like a terrified tortoise!

 

[Happy Hippo]

4 minutes ago, Hroth said:

 

Looks more like a terrified tortoise!

 

But I can stand on it without my eyes tearing up🤣

[Hroth]

5 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said:

But I can stand on it without my eyes tearing up🤣

 

A bonus point, I suppose...

 

[Winslow Boy]

1 hour ago, Happy Hippo said:

I can't see what all the fuss is about.

 

Here is a picture of my helmet:

 

Sans hippo though.

[br2975]

One down, only two to go.

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This Thursday will see the final scheduled trainload of Welsh mined coal; from Cwmbargoed D.P. (Ffos-y-fran) to Margam, for Tata Steel, Port Talbot.

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However, coke will continue to be imported through the Port Talbot deep water harbour until the blast furnaces at Port Talbot cease production later this year.

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Importing the coke, instead of mining it here in Wales boosts our 'green credentials'

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In order to reduce our footprint further, our leaders at Cardiff Bay are now planning to force Welsh farmers to reduce their livestock herds by 10% and grow trees instead.

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All this crossed my mind earlier as I stood in an empty Welsh field, surrounded by trees, awaiting the arrival of the late running 6C83 11:30 Cwmbargoed - Margam, the antepenultimate Welsh coal train.

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Welcome to Wales.............................

 

 

[Hroth]

I'm surprised the trains don't have to run at 20mph too, "to reduce emissions"...

 

[New Haven Neil]

What a sad state of affairs.  I shook my head in disbelief when I saw coal imported to Tyneside some years ago, but it's OK because it's green, because it's someone else's carbon footprint. Pah.

[Canal Digger]

1 hour ago, New Haven Neil said:

What a sad state of affairs.  I shook my head in disbelief when I saw coal imported to Tyneside some years ago, but it's OK because it's green, because it's someone else's carbon footprint. Pah.

There is also the 'carbon footprint' resulting from the transport of the coal/ coke from wherever to take into account.

 

1 hour ago, br2975 said:

In order to reduce our footprint further, our leaders at Cardiff Bay are now planning to force Welsh farmers to reduce their livestock herds by 10% and grow trees instead.

madness, utter, complete ...

[iL Dottore]

18 hours ago, J. S. Bach said:

And wearing a tutu?

You only had to go and open your mouth, didn't you?

[woodenhead]

2 hours ago, br2975 said:

Importing the coke, instead of mining it here in Wales boosts our 'green credentials'

 

That's because they've heard you can purchase imported coke down the pub or on any street corner....

 

Of course once they get wind that the locally produced pure source has been curtailed they'll sell you lower quality stuff at a higher price.

 

I imagine it will need quite a few bags to fill a blast furnace.

[ian@stenochs]

21 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

You only had to go and open your mouth, didn't you?

Very unusual to see 3 one legged girls in the same picture!

[AndyID]

6 hours ago, Happy Hippo said:

I can't see what all the fuss is about.

 

Here is a picture of my helmet:

 

 

At this altitude a helmet and a brandy to calm the nerves ain't all bad 😂

[jamie92208]

As you've shown me yours I'll sow you mine.

 

Jamie

[jamie92208]

Re the coke and blast furnace situation, the idiocy of shutting down all the capacity for the UK to produce it's own steel from raw materials when we have the coking coal and limestone, I better not comment on.   Strategic resource comes to mind.  In the 1930's the steel industry was subsidised to keep the capacity to produce armour plate and large gun barrels.

 

Anyway today has been interesting.  Beth finally got to see the surgeon about her dislocated shoulder.   A positive outcome.  Her rotator cuff as apparently done a disappearing act but the very nice surgeon is h=going to replace the joint with an inverse prosthesis.   Lots to do over the next few days.

 

Jamie

 

[SM42]

Well it seems we escaped the motherland just in time

 

An outbreak of protesting farmers has spread and now the hunting community have joined in. 

 

The map of Poland showing locations of protests today looks like a bad case of measles. 

 

Access to Poznan Airport was almost  impossible today according to our local correspondent. 

 

Andy

[New Haven Neil]

My helmet....with middle aged hooligan inside.

 

[PhilJ W]

1 hour ago, ian@stenochs said:

Very unusual to see 3 one legged girls in the same picture!

I counted only one one legged girl and one with no legs at all.

[PhilJ W]

2 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

You only had to go and open your mouth, didn't you?

And a spare leg tucked under the arm of the girl seated second left.

[Hroth]

2 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

You only had to go and open your mouth, didn't you?

 

2 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

And a spare leg tucked under the arm of the girl seated second left.

 

Who appears to have an unhealthy interest in looking up Hippos tutu...

 

Meanwhile the pair on the far left appear to be painting something behind Hippo!

 

[J. S. Bach]

Night owl from the Piedmont.

[Dave Hunt]

8 hours ago, Happy Hippo said:

I can't see what all the fuss is about.

 

Here is a picture of my helmet:

 

 

Mine's a bit different

Dave

 

 

 

 

[Winslow Boy]

59 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said:

My helmet....with middle aged hooligan inside.

 

Not wishing to cast doubt of your claim and all Neil, but how do we know it's you under all that leather and inside the helmet. That could be your 'stunt double' or just some random photograph you happen to have downloaded of the intra watsit.

[Dave Hunt]

Yesterday early evening I had another go at removing some of the winter detritus from our pond then when I went to do the same thing this afternoon a great big blob of frog spawn had appeared so I've had to leave the place where it is alone until the little ones all get out. Mind you, any excuse not to delve around up to the armpit in bl**dy cold water is gratefully received, especially when you think what the frogs have been up to in there.

 

Dave