RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted February 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22 Is it just me or is page 1760 a duplicate of 1759? Dave 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted February 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22 Ah, it seems to have settled down now and the previous duplication has stopped but for a while the two pages were duplicates. Dave 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 22 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22 3 hours ago, TheQ said: Gordon of Khartoum? No, Gordon my Gopher. A very able modeller who gave up 7mm scale to concentrate of rebuilding a For Pop. He brought around some welding kit for me this morning that he no longer needs. I now need to learn how to use it properly. 10 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Well what a disappointment today has been. As regular readers of my dribble will recall I have been exercising my carpentry skills. So you can imagine my delight when HH said that he would be able to plane timber using his new planester. Right I thought that's just the thing and grabbing my unplaned pieces of timber I placed them in my panniers and set off to Hipposhire. Well I arrived at HH's establishment, Planing Hippo's only to be greeted by an 'elderly' gentleman - i use that term advisory, in overalls that had seen better days. I asked if HH was around as I wanted some planing done. The man grunted something about playing choo choos with some mate. Well least ways that's what I thought he said. I don't follow local dialects and Hipposhire is quite a hard to follow. Anyway I said I would get the timber from my panniers. I which point he said I'm not having anything to do with panniers and grabbing what appeared to be a pink tutu and marched off. So there we have it. I've been left high and dry timber unplaned and unable to complete my wood work. Therefore I must caution anyone thinking of using this service. Do not mention panniers. 1 16 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Dave Hunt Posted February 22 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted February 22 The roofers having roofed, tidied up (well, nearly) and departed, all is gradually returning to normal at Hunt Towers except for the full skip that is still inhabiting the driveway and the damp patch on the lounge ceiling that is slowly drying out. Jill is so happy about them leaving that she even encouraged me to go down to the shed this afternoon. There really is a silver lining sometimes. Dave 17 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 hour ago, Dave Hunt said: Is it just me or is page 1760 a duplicate of 1759? Dave Sometimes the forum behaves in a "quirky" manner. This morning I had some notifications that, when selected, took me to a place where I had apparently made no posts, though obviously kind members had felt moved to select an expression... Oh well! 1 1 3 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted February 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22 2 hours ago, Dave Hunt said: Is it just me or is page 1760 a duplicate of 1759? Dave 2 hours ago, Dave Hunt said: Ah, it seems to have settled down now and the previous duplication has stopped but for a while the two pages were duplicates. Dave It seems to happen from time to time - I've had it in both my photo thread and Early Risers David 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted February 23 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23 Night Owl from the Piedmont. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 23 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23 Off for the joys of another round of SLT at the ophthalmic department at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital this morning. Whilst I am being seen, Nyda can go shopping: It's more effective use of time as she doesn't then just have to sit in the carpark, or pay the car parking fee, which can build up rather quickly. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbishop Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 15 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: No, Gordon my Gopher. A very able modeller who gave up 7mm scale to concentrate of rebuilding a For Pop. He brought around some welding kit for me this morning that he no longer needs. I now need to learn how to use it properly. More digits flying into the ether. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Tony_S Posted February 23 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, bbishop said: More digits flying into the ether. Nicely charred though.Back when I was an science teacher over forty years ago, Instead of disposing of significant quantities of petroleum ether properly the colleague who had used my lab before morning break had just poured it all down the sinks. After break I had what was rumoured to be the worst class in the school , and I was going to attempt to demonstrate something. I lit the Bunsen on my desk and there was a woompf sound and flames came out of the sink, quickly followed by all the other sinks producing flames. I just said “out, now” and amazingly they got up and left the room.. Except for one little lad, who was ecstatic. He was the local arsonist. I was his hero after that. In those days we had asbestos mats to protect the benches so I just walked round dropping a mat over each plug hole. Edited February 23 by Tony_S 6 2 4 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 23 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23 50 minutes ago, bbishop said: More digits flying into the ether. I was thinking more along actually fixing a metal one on with a very stiff tip. 1 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 23 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23 As for the other ether or aether, I studied for A level physics from 1969 to 1971. Our A level text books were so old they had chapters on the propagation of light through the aether. We were told to ignore those chapters. 9 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 9 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said: I was thinking more along actually fixing a metal one on with a very stiff tip. Would that be planed or unplaned. Asking for a friend- yes I know but I do have some just not that many. 1 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 23 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23 5 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said: Would that be planed or unplaned. Asking for a friend- yes I know but I do have some just not that many. I would hesitate to use a a welder with timber, or try to machine down steel bar with a wood thicknesser. 1 2 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 minute ago, Happy Hippo said: I would hesitate to use a a welder with timber, or try to machine down steel bar with a wood thicknesser. So unplaned then. That's all you had to say HH. You don't have to go into the technical guff I'll accept your word. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted February 23 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23 There are times when TNM really does move to a different plane.... 1 3 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 23 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23 15 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said: You don't have to go into the technical guff I'll accept your word. So remember: My edict is that Pannier tanks are wonderful machines. 2 1 1 2 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted February 23 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23 10 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said: So remember: My edict is that Pannier tanks are wonderful machines. Did you ever happen to land on your bonce when the chute failed by any chance? Askin' for a friend..... 2 1 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 23 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23 3 minutes ago, polybear said: Did you ever happen to land on your bonce when the chute failed by any chance? Askin' for a friend..... He posted a picture of his helmet a few days ago. It didn't look dented. 5 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 23 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23 28 minutes ago, polybear said: Did you ever happen to land on your bonce when the chute failed by any chance? Askin' for a friend..... So nice to see you back from inspecting the Alaskan cake bunkers. 5 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 28 minutes ago, Tony_S said: He posted a picture of his helmet a few days ago. It didn't look dented. But it had a camo cover on it, ideal for hiding dents... 7 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 23 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23 21 minutes ago, Hroth said: But it had a camo cover on it, I didn’t see that… 1 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbishop Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 4 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: So remember: My edict is that Pannier tanks are wonderful machines. Only the Belgian ones. 5 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 5 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: I was thinking more along actually fixing a metal one on with a very stiff tip. As a retired Army Gentleman, do you enjoy a good cigar with your port? If so, I would suggest a metal digital prothesis with a built in cigar lighter. Most handy! Should further workshop accidents of a similar nature occur, you could add a cigar cutter to your digital collection. 1 1 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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