Early Risers.

[DaveF]

 

I went out before 10 and had a good walk along the beach, this time further south than yesterday, south of the promenade.  I did about 1.5 miles, if I had gone to the southern end on the sand it would be well over 2 miles.  I decided not to have a coffee at the van in the carpark but came home and sat down in a comfy chair.

 

Then I got on with some muddling and did a bit of acrossword - one I am for some reason finding very hard.   Then it was time for a chicken salad follwed by fresh grapefruit (no sugar).  In the afternoon I tidied some bookshelves - that is one pile of books off the floor.  I also found a small booklet about an obscure area of the north pennines which had parallel strips of steel - one day I may go and look at the remains.

 

The greenhouse plants have been watered and some more deadheading done.  Then there was another shower - there have been several sharp ones since lunchtime - so I came back inside and had a cup of tea and cake just a cherry bakewell.  I also rang Peco about a missing magazine, a second copy will be sent, I'm not the only person with the problem apparently.

 

It will soon be time to have "proper tea" and start another book.

 

David

[grandadbob]

Evenin' each,

The Back and The  Knee here.  Our owner has been on his feet for about 4 hours in The Shed and has possibly overdone it as we are hurting.  However he has managed to ballast roughly 12 feet of track which in real terms he believes equates to about 300 yds.  Not bad for a one man P-Way gang.  Only about another 500 yds for him to do.  We are not looking forward to it.

 

Edited July 25, 2023 by grandadbob

[tigerburnie]

22 minutes ago, grandadbob said:

Evenin' each,

The Back and The  Knee here.  Our owner has been on his feet for about 4 hours in The Shed and has possibly overdone it as we are hurting.  However he has managed to ballast roughly 12 feet of track which in real terms he believes equates to about 300 yds.  Not bad for a one man P-Way gang.  Only about another 500 yds for him to do.  We are not looking forward to it.

 

I actually found ballasting quite therapeutic, though because I built my layout at around 3 feet 6 inches(imperial measurements as it's a pre Beeching steam one) it was less strenuous on the back, no leaning down.

[PhilJ W]

Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. Despite sleeping well last night I felt the need for some eyelid inspection after lunch, it ceased only half an hour ago. Now its time for dinner, cauliflower cheese. I've applied to up my equity release so that I can buy my new car. I'll pop down to the dealer and book a test drive tomorrow.

[grandadbob]

@tigerburnie  TB my OO layout is 3 feet 3 and a bit inches high so not really too low for a just about 5 ft 10 ins GDB.   However The Back likes to complain even when I'm standing up straight!  OTOH my O gauge shelf is above the OO and is 5 feet 2 inches high so I use a step for that although it's only got some bare track on it.  Three link couplings are a bit of a pain, (that's putting it mildly) I didn't really think it through properly when I built it and it's on the "list" to be redone..........eventually.

Edited July 25, 2023 by grandadbob

[New Haven Neil]

Shhhh...

 

 

@PhilJ W The story of 34/Maria is complex - have a look here!

 

https://manxelectricrailway.co.uk/loco-no-34-1995/

 

[Erichill16]

Not all doom and gloom here.

Bil just been and collected some of his stuff and swmbo brought me these back from Penistone !

[Tim Dubya]

Popped in on Derek and his dawg.  She's almost sussed out the fetch with a ball game.  When she gets hyper she can't give the ball back but after she's calmed down she will bring it back and put it in your hand.  She will also throw the ball at you if she can get a bit of purchase on a bit of green fluff off it.

Swapped a bottle of Jam Shed Malbec (my current favourite, the Shiraz is a blinder too) for a lift to 'scos and home.

 

Time to crash in front of the TV 👍

 

 

Edited July 25, 2023 by Tim Dubya

[grandadbob]

The Shiraz is one of my favourites too.

[PhilJ W]

Just had a phishing e-mail asking me to renew my TV licence. The sender had an e-mail address ie (Ireland?) instead of uk. I sent it to my spam folder and blocked the sender.

[Coombe Barton]

... Next it was someone unused to driving large motorhomes getting stuck doing a 385 point turn on a car park entrance ...

https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2023/07/25/postcards-from-the-periphery-2023-06-covid-variable-by-total-and-region/

[Tim Dubya]

4 minutes ago, Coombe Barton said:

https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2023/07/25/postcards-from-the-periphery-2023-06-covid-variable-by-total-and-region/

 

Pizza stones, a game changer here too👍

[polybear]

4 hours ago, grandadbob said:

Evenin' each,

The Back and The  Knee here.  Our owner has been on his feet for about 4 hours in The Shed and has possibly overdone it as we are hurting.  However he has managed to ballast roughly 12 feet of track which in real terms he believes equates to about 300 yds.  Not bad for a one man P-Way gang.  Only about another 500 yds for him to do.  We are not looking forward to it.

 

 

Has GDB seen Norman Solomon's all-in-one track laying and ballasting demo?  Does it in a couple of minutes or so.  The rest of us?  Perhaps not.....

 

1 hour ago, Erichill16 said:

Not all doom and gloom here.

Bil just been and collected some of his stuff....

 

Bear "had a word".....🤣

 

1 hour ago, Erichill16 said:

.....and swmbo brought me these back from Penistone !

 

Bear "had another word......" 🤣

[TheQ]

Evening Awl,

Left knee here. I objected to the person I propel, crawling beneath someone else's unit of parallel bits of metal, collecting a unpowered thing that sits on parallel bits of metal, then crawling back under again.

I been reminding him all evening since then it was not a good idea...

 

After that I spent two hours at our quarterly meeting, a couple of minor things to change on my report.

Most of the evening was discussing our up coming show. Now I have the details it will be posted on this forum tomorrow along with many local area forums and Facebook groups.

 

Then I made like a ganger for a few minutes before departing home in light rain.

 

Discussed at our meeting, Our chairman sent out several emails asking for donations of £750 to other committee members... Only if you carefully looked the email address was not,  .UK but somewhere south of the equator...

 

 

Muggachoccy gone,

Good night Awl.

 

[Dave Hunt]

9 hours ago, monkeysarefun said:

Something is getting lost in translation because THIS is what I meant by a donk.

 

When I was in the RAF, donk was a common slang term for an engine of any sort.

 

Dave

[Dave Hunt]

1 hour ago, PhilJ W said:

Just had a phishing e-mail asking me to renew my TV licence. The sender had an e-mail address ie (Ireland?) instead of uk. 

 

Me too, which was potentially dangerous because my TV licence is actually due at the end of this month. It makes me wonder whether the scrotes have access to some records that they shouldn't or was it just coincidence?

 

Dave

[tigerburnie]

My problem with wine is I have become a bit(or a lot) of a wine snob, I'd only drink French, nothing else will do in the Red wine market, they really know what they are doing with my taste buds. There is however a problem I have an embargo on anything French until they get rid of the  petulant child that is Macron. Luckily there is a solution at hand, draft scrumpy in a box from the West Country, not only have I not fallen out with those from Devon, Dorset, Zummerzet, Glaws or Hereford but as a bonus by buying online I have navigated around the Scottish governments stealth tax on alcofrolic nectar......................................hic.

[Erichill16]

Evening All,

A busy and tiresome day here, knackered and balance playing up. 
Water leak not sorted yet, it’s not on the cistern, but on the hot water feed to the sink. A tile has been smashed to gain access to the void but in the wrong place as the leak is not where it was predicted to be. The leak is barely accessible from the hole and we only have one spare tile. Turdycurses. 
The hot water has be isolated and work will continue tomorrow.

Goodnight.

[PhilJ W]

Evening all from Estuary-Land. I might be changing my car soon but I have to get it taxed by the end of the month. At least its only £35 for the year.

17 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said:

 

Me too, which was potentially dangerous because my TV licence is actually due at the end of this month. It makes me wonder whether the scrotes have access to some records that they shouldn't or was it just coincidence?

 

Dave

I thought that as well but I've been paying by direct debit for years so wherever they got the information from it must be pretty ancient. Another couple of errors were they used the name from my e-mail address which has a number tagged on the end and that was included as in 'Dear P***** W******#' and the date was American, month-day-year. 

[PhilJ W]

Goodnight all.

[BSW01]

Good evening everyone 

 

Well my day didn’t pan out as I wanted it to, I ended up getting a sander on the filler, as I’d put more on than I thought I had. Then whilst sanding, it started to rain, so I had to stop, re-hang the door and wait for it to stop. Thankfully the rain didn’t last long. But it rained more than once, so I was constantly starting and stopping. Of course, that meant taking the door down and putting it back each time. However, whilst I was sheltering, I managed to sort out the door catch and lock, so it now closes and locks easier than before. The weather in the afternoon was much better and the door is now ready for painting.

 

I know this isn’t a scientific measurement, but on Thursday afternoon, I was using a bucket to mix the nematodes I bought the day before. When I’d finished applying them, I unintentionally left a bucket outside, where it remained over the weekend. I only noticed it yesterday morning, when I was walking back to the house. When I went to pick it up, I found that there was about 4 1/2in of water in it. This is what fell during Friday, Saturday and Sunday! 

[BSW01]

Goodnight all 

[pH]

Apart from dinosaurs, Drumheller is also known for hoodoos:

 

 

[Ozexpatriate]

On 24/07/2023 at 01:54, PhilJ W said:

There is a theory that global warming will make Northwest Europe cooler. Meltwater from the polar regions is fresh water and this will cut off the Gulf Stream which warms up our climate.

By coincidence, this was in the news today:

 

CNN: A crucial system of ocean currents is heading for a collapse that ‘would affect every person on the planet’

Quote

... the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current – of which the Gulf Stream is a part – could collapse around the middle of the century, or even as early as 2025.

 

Relatedly, an ocean buoy off the south Florida coast reported ocean water temperatures >38°C (101.1°F).

 

CNN: Florida ocean temps surge to 100 degrees as mass coral bleaching event is found in some reefs

CBS: Florida ocean temperatures surpass 100 degrees Fahrenheit, potentially a world record 

 

[jamie92208]

12 hours ago, tigerburnie said:

I actually found ballasting quite therapeutic, though because I built my layout at around 3 feet 6 inches(imperial measurements as it's a pre Beeching steam one) it was less strenuous on the back, no leaning down.

 

12 hours ago, grandadbob said:

@tigerburnie  TB my OO layout is 3 feet 3 and a bit inches high so not really too low for a just about 5 ft 10 ins GDB.   However The Back likes to complain even when I'm standing up straight!  OTOH my O gauge shelf is above the OO and is 5 feet 2 inches high so I use a step for that although it's only got some bare track on it.  Three link couplings are a bit of a pain, (that's putting it mildly) I didn't really think it through properly when I built it and it's on the "list" to be redone..........eventually.

For some reason my layout was built with the track bed at 1 metre off the floor.  It' s actually quite comfy to work on and the lower back doesn'complain too much.  3link couplings are still tricky at that height. 

 

Good moaning.  We could do with some rain here.  However I managed to cut most of the grass yesterday.  This morning will be, as yet, unspecified pottering. 

 

Regards to all and Sundry. 

 

Jamie