GMKAT7 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Good evening folks, Probably just as well to not mention hot boxes then? Cheers, Nigel. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Oldddudders Posted March 27 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 27 I got back from UK on 7th March, and have hardly been well since. Started as a cold, but that was fairly short-lived. Then I was short of breath and the usual asthma meds weren't having much effect, so I went to the doc. She prescribed anti-biotics and steroids, short courses of each, and a chest x-ray. The latter revealed not much, but the x-ray facility recommended a scan, which I have now booked for 3rd April - the first available date. They asked for me to have a creatinine blood-test first, so I rang the doc to get a prescription. That was last week, but nothing has arrived, so I rang again today - she's on holiday. So that's that. In the meantime she had prescribed a further, longer course of both anti-biotics and steroids, and I'm just about finishing those. I still don't feel great, but breathing is normal at least. At 75 you become aware that being weak and wishy-washy can happen fast. Friday I see my rheumatologist about the osteoporosis, and she is always fun. Hopefully she will prescribe the usual annual infusion of zoladronic acid, which does seem to increase my resilience in terms of standing etc. All this means I have struggled to have the motivation to do even basic modelling tasks, but yesterday I grasped the bullet and put decoders in three recent arrivals - hardly a task of Herculean proportions!.The Kernow GWR railmotor is a delight, and I'm very pleased with it. It had been on the expected list for more than a decade, and was worth the wait. Next was a model first announced even longer ago - an LS Models Picasso railcar, decorated as X93953. Of 250 such railcars, this was the only one decorated in blue and white, when, after a late-in-life refurbishment, it was put to work on the Bréauté - Fecamp branch in Normandie in the '80s. I wanted this one because it is the only Picasso on which I have ridden, being preserved by my local line, the Transvap. Their P Way is absolute rubbish - but the big railcar smoothes it all out! Third model is the Wisbech & Upwell GE tram loco, which arrived as part of my Rapido mystery bag, much to my delight. It needed a Next 18 decoder, so looking in my stash I found a boxed lordly LokPilot. Sadly this proved to be duff, and it has been replaced by a rather more humble Dapol Imperium, which works perfectly. 4 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 7 minutes ago, GMKAT7 said: Good evening folks, Probably just as well to not mention hot boxes then? Cheers, Nigel. Oh so many railway terms would cause apoplexy Andy 3 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMKAT7 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Hello SM42, You are so right, if I mention muff couplings I'm sure AYMod will put me on the naughty step after getting a visit from the thought-police. Yours, Finbarr Saunders. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted March 27 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27 13 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: but yesterday I grasped the bullet Careful, you'll have the man from Manutopea asking all sorts of awkward questions: Was it hot? Was it still moving? Did it hurt? What does it look like now? Just mentioning it for a friend..... 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal Digger Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 It's getting to be hard work keeping up here! 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted March 27 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 27 6 hours ago, Dave Hunt said: Spelt f i l t h Dave HMG should send them texts: "Dear filth, we hope you like the Ruskies cos' that's your new home - your Passports have been cancelled, permanently - as have any pensions you may have been entitled to (but hopefully you won't live that long anyway)" 4 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Interesting listening to the radio on my travels today. Two songs containing an alternative word for manure were played at some point. One unedited, the other edited. The latter got away with being played in the UK for several months before it was edited. Another tune that originally contained an expletive was played in its English speaking world safe alternative version. You just can't tell what is going to happen nowadays. Andy 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted March 27 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 27 There is a song "AFTERNOON DELIGHT" by the Starland Vocal Band (1976) that, I am sure, would peg today's censorship meters! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh3tmBwtS5Q&ab_channel=StarlandandMore 4 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Happy Hippo Posted March 27 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 27 Mercenaries have been part and parcel of the military machine for many years. Despite their undying loyalty to the British Army and the impeccable standards they have in combat, The the British Gurkha Regiments are mercenaries. Although it may be distasteful for the two individuals to have joined the Russian forces in the fight in Ukraine, the same can be said for the British ex servicemen and civilian volunteers who have gone to Ukraine to fight for the Ukrainians, they are exactly the same in legal terms. any ex serviceman who still has a reserve liability is in trouble! If they are involved in terrorist activities then they can be convicted under terrorism laws (one already has), but they only become traitors if they are British citizens fighting against the UK in a conflict. Unfortunately, I blame the Americans for their sanitising of the mercenary trade by creating the 'Private Military Contractor' who despite their claims to the contrary, are just guns for hire, and can be used in situations where regular troops, (and I include elite and special forces in this group) would not be used. They both have form, and neither, as far as I am aware, have never served in the British Army. One was convicted of terrorism offences after fighting for pro Russian rebels in the Ukraine. Having been released from prison, he has now returned to restart where he left off in 2017. The other is a drug addict and alcoholic, who identifies as Irish, and not British. Neither are highly trained or decorated ex combat veterans, and will probably end up disappearing in the mud and back to anonymity when their luck runs out. 10 4 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted March 27 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 27 8 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said: Although it may be distasteful for the two individuals to have joined the Russian forces in the fight in Ukraine, the same can be said for the British ex servicemen and civilian volunteers who have gone to Ukraine to fight for the Ukrainians, they are exactly the same in legal terms. any ex serviceman who still has a reserve liability is in trouble! Those UK Citizens fighting for Ukraine are at least on the side that HMG has chosen to support as well by virtue of significant provision of weapons 2 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 It gets more complicated when you consider people going from the UK to work with the IDF in Gaza. The IDF is a recognised army and is presently involved in a conflict with a known terrorist organisation. But the actions of the IDF is receiving some very close monitoring from the UN because of how it has carried out its response to the atrocity last October. Drawing the line between good and bad organisations is becoming blurred. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted March 27 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 27 1 hour ago, Happy Hippo said: Careful, you'll have the man from Manutopea asking all sorts of awkward questions: Perhaps he has a Macc lads album (Macclesfield - not quite Manutopia but not far off) .......now THAT will set the profanisaurus wilting. 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 14 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said: Perhaps he has a Macc lads album (Macclesfield - not quite Manutopia but not far off) .......now THAT will set the profanisaurus wilting. Eh up! Can you still get Boddingtons? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted March 27 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 27 4 hours ago, Winslow Boy said: Apparently balls but I'm no expert. There’s no need to be rude about it. Dave (funny that the auto censor doesn’t pick that one up considering some of its dislikes) 2 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Dave Hunt Posted March 27 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 27 Horace the cat is literate! Not only that but he knows who I am! He has just walked across the keyboard and spelled dad on the screen. I wonder if I can get an Arts Council grant for him. Dave 4 16 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 3 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: Careful, you'll have the man from Manutopea asking all sorts of awkward questions: Was it hot? Was it still moving? Did it hurt? What does it look like now? Just mentioning it for a friend..... You missed one - was it round? 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 1 hour ago, Steamport Southport said: Eh up! Can you still get Boddingtons? Only if you have a punt apparently. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted March 27 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 27 1 minute ago, Winslow Boy said: Only if you have a punt apparently. And where people say Eh-yup, which is a Yorkshire and not a Manchester term. A memorable advert, but clearly created by a Southerner who'd never actually been North of Watford. I preferred the one spoofing aftershave adverts, with Melanie Sykes in the ice cream van. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 6 minutes ago, Northmoor said: And where people say Eh-yup, which is a Yorkshire and not a Manchester term. A memorable advert, but clearly created by a Southerner who'd never actually been North of Watford. I preferred the one spoofing aftershave adverts, with Melanie Sykes in the ice cream van. I believe a proper mancunian - that's not a Manutopean by the way, annunciates with a drawn out m. As I'm neither a Manutopean nor mancunian I can't possibly comment. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 6 minutes ago, Northmoor said: And where people say Eh-yup, which is a Yorkshire and not a Manchester term. A memorable advert, but clearly created by a Southerner who'd never actually been North of Watford. I preferred the one spoofing aftershave adverts, with Melanie Sykes in the ice cream van. I think you're mistaking the Boddingtons advert for my reference to The Macc Lads! "Eh up!" not used? Try The Macc Lads and tell me that it's not a local term! However, I can't link to any of the songs as I'll probably get banned for life! Certainly not for anyone of a nervous disposition (or anyone else). Every single song is very near the knuckle. Think of this bit to the tune of Hey, Hey We're The Monkees. Eh up! We're the Macc Lads, wе go down the pub When the ale's down our necks, we go and get some grub 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted March 27 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 27 Night Owl from the Piedmont. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 3 hours ago, J. S. Bach said: There is a song "AFTERNOON DELIGHT" by the Starland Vocal Band (1976) that, I am sure, would peg today's censorship meters! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh3tmBwtS5Q&ab_channel=StarlandandMore No, no, no! It's obviously about enjoying Turkish Delight in the afternoon with a few of the neighbors while watching an Apollo launch. How else could you explain "sky rockets in flight"? 1 1 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 7 minutes ago, AndyID said: No, no, no! It's obviously about enjoying Turkish Delight in the afternoon with a few of the neighbors while watching an Apollo launch. How else could you explain "sky rockets in flight"? Obviously some things just don't 'translate' well. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Just back from seeing a vein doc regarding my very close veins. The right leg is obviously extremely dodgy but after a bit of ultrasound examination his professional opinion is that the peripheral veins on the inside of both legs are completely banjaxed. (although he might have put it slightly differently). He can fix them with a minor op in his surgery now scheduled for early July. He could do the ops next week but I have to be under his supervision for three months if Medicare is going to pay for it. 1 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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