Robert Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Same here Dominik - 39°C outside (the sensor isn't in the sun either) and 33°C inside. Look on the bright side - just think how much you are saving on your electricity bill by not having air con! I've got air con - but it isn't switched on. It eats electricity like it's going out of fashion. Not one of my best purchases! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted July 10, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 10, 2010 Whoa - leaving the house around 4:30 felt like walking into a furnace. Not too much going on on the streets either. We also cut Albert's fur back a little as it was quite long in some areas. Trude's fur, however, is quite short, so she did not require this kind of treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted July 10, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 10, 2010 Now Gordon a garden railway could involve a demolition order for a bush and a shrub making the snake homeless and subject to deportation, the Isle of Wight would be far enough I suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted July 10, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 10, 2010 Not necessarily. It could be a homing snake and, according, to DD they do swim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Got bored this afternoon, so unscrewed a few bits on my 9F and then one thing led to another....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted July 10, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 10, 2010 Ok cleaver then kebab skewer then BBQ. Actually depending on whether or not it is a protected species. It might be a bit too much to expect Gordon to drag it out of the shrub and photograph it for us to identify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted July 10, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 10, 2010 It could be a homing snake (...) If it's infrared guided, it'll most likely be a sidewinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted July 10, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 10, 2010 ...... that has just hit Gordon's 9F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Got bored this afternoon, so unscrewed a few bits on my 9F and then one thing led to another....... The patented Hornby jigsaw puzzle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilC Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Got bored this afternoon, so unscrewed a few bits on my 9F and then one thing led to another....... OK......Who is going to run the book on how many parts are lost / misplaced ? With regard to the snake ... I always found a shovel / spade / rake was a suitable tool for irradication purposes Cheers PhilC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 The patented Hornby jigsaw puzzle... ...'cept this a Bachmann one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted July 10, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 10, 2010 ...'cept this a Bachmann one... They did license it after all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted July 10, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 10, 2010 ...'cept this a Bachmann one... This is SO going to end in tears..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted July 10, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 10, 2010 If anyone really wanted to annoy Gordon they could add a few extra bits of wire or screws to the now CKD 9F. I started to dismantle an American Bachmann 4-6-0 before reading it was impossible. Even with an identical model to compare it to I couldn't see where some of the bits of piping came from. I'm now back from the club barbecue and in a few minutes I'll be doing dinner but it won't take long as my wife had suggested I just get lots of Chinese food from Marks and Spencer yesterday as it wouldn't be nice to have to come home and cook after a day out playing with trains and eating. I was very good and did notice that she had been to the hairdresser when I returned home. It is interesting that her hairdresser charges 6 times what mine does for a haircut. It must be because mine is next to Benfleet station and hers is next to Brentwood station. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted July 10, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 10, 2010 ...'cept this a Bachmann one... Their service department are very understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted July 10, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 10, 2010 Their service department are very understanding. To adapt a quote by Will Riker: "Fate - it protects fools, little children, and Bachmann 9Fs." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted July 10, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 10, 2010 Hmm - today's maximum temperature was 39.8° and the minimum from last night was 20.2 - though I guess tomorrow'll be another scorcher. They're saying it is to be slightly cooler by Tuesday, but then to heat up again from Wednesday onwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDMJ Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Gordon: Anyone know the rules on moulded plugs? Piece of kit arrived yesterday with a moulded on Euro plug. Of course I can cut it off and fit a UK one, but I thought the law was that any mains appliance had to be supplied with a moulded plug suitable for the country of sale. Not aware of any laws stating that the appliance has to have the appropriate plug, although most companies do provide adaptors. If it is a 2 pin europlug, then an adaptor can be bought on which you open the back, place the europlug in and close the back to leave a UK 3 pin plug to go in the wall. Something like this will do the job. Alternatively, if you are competent in wiring a plug, then that's equally OK! HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 That 9F has been drastically weathered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 ... and I've just discovered elsewhere that it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDMJ Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 That 9F has been drastically weathered. Extreme case of metal fatigue and corrosion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Well it's 2am and I'm wide awake. Just been woken by the security light and the sight of two lads running across the gravel out of our driveway. Probably the same oiks as before, but I now believe they are nicking our logs from the pile next to the front wall of the house... Why anyone would want logs in this heatwave is beyond me.. We've been here since '95 and never had a problem, so it's a little irritating/unnerving. I 'spect it's only a game to them. I just hope they grow up soon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted July 11, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 11, 2010 Morning all... Didn't sleep all that well - it just is too warm . I could, of course, have a nap later on! Will report back as soon as I am a bit more present... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted July 11, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2010 Moring all Looks like yet another beautiful day here. Already very warm. It can't last can it? Gordon: Make some 'Beware of the Snake' signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Morning All, No snakes here, and no dismantled 9F's. I have got a Bachmann 04 in bits in the cellar (if that counts) - It's never been the same since I chipped it. As Dominik said, the weather here is just insane. It was still 28°C at midnight last night. I popped into town to watch the Germany game with friends and contemplated cycling home at eleven o'clock because it was actually pleasant by that time. In the end, I caught the train because of the time factor. Time for some breakfast I think! Have a good day everyone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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