RMweb Premium Barry O Posted June 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 27, 2015 quick game today - Sheff Collegiate 130 all out york 135-2...nice tea, sunny day, home early ... another game tomorrow...nuff said Baz 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted June 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27, 2015 Mowing the lawns. Wonder if I could persuade a herd of hungry goats to drop by every week or so? I am not sure how well Robbie would cope with that. Aditi said she would cut the lawns this afternoon but after she started I declared myself fit enough to push an electric lawnmower. It was less stressful than watching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 AndyID, that 'trailer' looks like a very useful 'spare room' - wouldn't it have been easier to find one nearer to home? There has to be a story lurking in there! Hi Jock, Not a very exciting story I'm afraid. We bought it in 2005 (A long weekend drive from Idaho to Chicago to pick it up!) We were not using it much, so we gave it to #2 daughter in California. She was going to bring it up to Idaho next month for a family get together (#1 daughter is coming over from NJ) but her husband's boss decided to put GPS tracking on all the company vehicles, so he can't use his company truck to haul it great distances. They have not been using it much either since their second child arrived, and storing the thing in CA is expensive, so we decided it might as well be back here. Petrol prices are not as bad as they were, so MrsID and I might go for a jaunt later in the year. The Durango and Silverton springs to mind as a possible destination. Spent the day in the car yesterday returning grandson to the Tacoma area. The view of Mt Ranier was superb, but, of course, I didn't have my camera. This was an "easy" 700 mile round-trip. (Imagine doing Carlisle - London and back in one day ) Also a lot less expensive than hauling the travel-trailer. I manage about 12 miles/gallon (US) hauling it with the truck. The Jetta (diesel) does 50 mpg if I'm not too lead footed. Incidentally, despite the monstrous 5.7L engine in the truck, it can manage as much as 22 mpg on a long journey. When the engine is lightly loaded, it operates as a four cylinder by trapping exhaust gas in the chambers and disabling the injectors. Cheers! Andy 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I am not sure how well Robbie would cope with that. Aditi said she would cut the lawns this afternoon but after she started I declared myself fit enough to push an electric lawnmower. It was less stressful than watching. Had to cut ours. Couldn't see the dogs! 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post New Haven Neil Posted June 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2015 (edited) Some cars of the Manx Electric Railway. The first - 1893 The last - 1906 Not much development - but the motors are much more powerful and the trucks better. In between - winter saloons - 1899 Powered until last year by - Dr Frankenstein, I presume! Mercury arc rectifiers. A very different tramway - strictly an electric railway, not a tramway - to Dom's! edit - no idea whey the winter saloon appears twice! Edited June 27, 2015 by New Haven Neil 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted June 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 27, 2015 Thanks for sharing, Neil! I've been wondering whether driving trams (yes, I took note of MER being concessioned as a railway but the cars appearing to be sufficiently closely related to contemporary trams technically!) might have been easier one hundred years ago. I suppose there'll have been much less automobile traffic at the time, though I would assume actually handling the trams of the time easily made up for that! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post New Haven Neil Posted June 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2015 They're not too bad to drive, Dom, straight air brake though, not automatic. Originally just hand brakes like a traditional tram. The railway is 17 miles long, and very scenic. 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted June 27, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2015 (edited) Evenin' all, Smashing fundraising coach trip to Newark today inc. a 90 min cruise along the River Trent towards Nottingham. A few visuals..... View towards Gainsborough along the tidal stretch of the Trent, past Newark castle Departing from Newark castle to enter the lock controlling the entrance to the non-tidal section of the Trent The new Staythorpe P.S. with ALE crane extended Enjoy what you do Dave Edited June 27, 2015 by Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted June 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 27, 2015 Hard drive recorder has gone down - electronics for donkeys.... 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 27, 2015 Evening all from Estuary-Land. No adverse traffic reports so I decided to chance the A12 and visit the 'open day' at Ipswich, this involves the local model railway club, the Ipswich Transport Museum and various other similar organisations around the town, all joined by a free vintage bus service. In fact the A12 wasn't too bad, the idiots seem to have stayed in bed, well most of them anyway. I did see the most appalling piece of idiocy before I got to the A12, on the A130 there was a man driving a Mercedes convertible tapping away on an I-pad resting on the steering wheel! What an absolute cockwomble, if he hit something (very likely in the circumstances) and the air bag went off he'd get his I-pad full in the face, luckily he was pulling off and I was glad to put some distance between myself and him. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted June 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 27, 2015 They're not too bad to drive, Dom, straight air brake though, not automatic. Originally just hand brakes like a traditional tram. The railway is 17 miles long, and very scenic. Hard to beat that scenery indeed! As for technology, the German regulations of today require trams to be equipped with dynamic brakes as the primary system, holding brakes and electromagnetic track brakes. Holding brakes are usually provided as spring loaded systems with electromagnetic, electro-hydraulic or electro-pneumatic actuation which are applied roughly below 5 kph when the dynamic brakes generally fade and which entail a fail-safe level in that they also apply if all electric systems aboard fail. This, in turn, means they require an operating voltage (typically, 24 V) to be released. The T4D and Leoliner cars we have in Leipzig have electromagnetic holding brakes, while NGT8 and NGT12 have electro-hydraulic holding brakes. Trailers are generally equipped with electro-hydraulic brakes which offer the advantage of being adjustable and thus being usable as primary brakes, while electromagnetic brakes are either on or off! The magnetic track brakes, which on our cars in Leipzig have between 4.5 and 7 tonnes of braking force a piece depending on type, are installed to provide sufficient braking force for quick deceleration in emergency or poor adhesion conditions. They are most commonly fed from the 24 V auxiliary circuit, though vintage trams may also have them powered directly from the traction circuit – usually fed with either 600 or 750 V DC. Leipzig has 600 V, though an upgrade to 750 is being planned but with no definitive target dates as of yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Smiffy2 Posted June 27, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2015 So. One pizza-making session, one sunny picnic on Potter's Field and 260 photos later... The boy with a new bike was well happy! A few pictures that don't involve assorted children: Flags at City Hall Personally I think this is an excrescence, but everyone else likes it. This isn't bad. Near London Bridge And I'm amazed this still remains, largely untouched. 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27, 2015 Nice to see the MER Neil - Laxey looking very fine as ever! It is alas no longer possible to do what we did on holiday on the island when I were but a lad and take the steam train from Douglas to Ramsey returning on the electric train - my idea of an excellent day out! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon G Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 The sun did manage to get out for a few hours here today, so some of the cricket watching at St Bees School was very pleasant. Pity No 2 sons batting didn't match it! Did manage to catch up with a lot of people I hadn't seen for a while which was nice. On returning home, we realised there was nothing much in for dinner, so thinking about the recent posts on ERs about home cooking etc, I managed to rustle up a chicken stir fry. We would usually put a purchased stir fry packet to give it flavour etc, but didn't have any in, so I made a marinade out of what I found in the cupboard - honey mustard, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, soy sauce and garlic. The result of this mish-mash was surprisingly good, with moist tasty chicken and a good tang to the whole dish. I will have to do it again, but I wont remember how much I used of each ingredient, so it probably wont be the same! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Evening all. I hope you had an enjoyable Saturday. Things have been up and down here. The school summer fair demanded my attention for a couple of hours this morning. This resulted in more unsavourory conversations at home and accusations of ignoring the family! I was not keen on attending the fair myself, especially as I had been convinced to volunteer for the stocks and spent a good portion of time having large wet sponges fired at me. The new head teacher took over later, but one member of staff who had volunteered contrived to go AWOLwithout getting a single hair on her head wet. I spent the afternoon on gardening chores which seemed to appease the wife. I had read on Facebook that the sole flying Vulcan Bomber was doing a fly past at East Midlands Airport this afternoon. Despite being on the flight path there was no sight or sound of this wonderful machine. Sarah and I enjoyed some much needed time together this evening with a delightful M and S meal, washed down with a bottle of bubbly to celebrate one year in our new house. Enjoy the rest of your weekend 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 27, 2015 The sun did manage to get out for a few hours here today, so some of the cricket watching at St Bees School was very pleasant. Pity No 2 sons batting didn't match it! Did manage to catch up with a lot of people I hadn't seen for a while which was nice. On returning home, we realised there was nothing much in for dinner, so thinking about the recent posts on ERs about home cooking etc, I managed to rustle up a chicken stir fry. We would usually put a purchased stir fry packet to give it flavour etc, but didn't have any in, so I made a marinade out of what I found in the cupboard - honey mustard, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, soy sauce and garlic. The result of this mish-mash was surprisingly good, with moist tasty chicken and a good tang to the whole dish. I will have to do it again, but I wont remember how much I used of each ingredient, so it probably wont be the same! My mum used to bake cakes and prepare meals from scratch, like most housewives in the 50's/60's. She never ever measured anything, the nearest to measuring anything was probably x number of eggs, she never even had a set of scales. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I will have to do it again, but I wont remember how much I used of each ingredient, so it probably wont be the same! Ah! So you bought a copy of MrsID's "Extemporaneous Cooking And How She Is Done" 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Morning all, Gordon, sorry I missed the significance of the plus sign - does that mean that people like Mr McIlroy have a +lots handicap if they play at a club. You will have deduced that I'm a non-golfer! Simon, I've long been an exponent of the 'ad-lib' school of cooking, but the flavour always comes out like the previous attempt somehow. I guess that practice is the key? Neil, another superb couple of sets of crisp images, and it really is a line with a fantastic 'backscene'! More lovely shots from Dave(TG) and to top it off, a set from Dick with the atmospheric quality of black and white! Thank you all for sharing them with us gentlemen. Tired after garden chores and a couple of taxi runs to take granddaughter to her weekend job, so it's nightcap and bed now. Hope all of our ailing members enjoy a recuperative Sunday, Kind regards, Jock. G'night all! 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two_sugars Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Goodnight all and sleep well. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Night all 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightengine Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Can someone remind me of the name of the halt that was halfway between Teignmouth and Newton Abbot please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy2 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Teignbot? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Teignbot? Naw! I'm sure it was Newtmouth. (I believe it's not uncommon for some undergraduate students to catch it.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Morning all, 04:30 on a Sunday - why on earth....... Current weather report from my exile in Bedworth; grey and raining. However SWMBO has kindly brought some sunshine that is cup of tea shaped. When all you normal folk get to read this, I'll hopefully have had a bit more sleep. Wishing you all a happy day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I was idly watching the Science Channel tonight: “Outrageous Acts of Science” and was startled wide awake by the #1 act featuring an old pal of mine, Jerry Miculek who I haven’t seen for years.... The so-called outrageous act was Jerry bursting a regular toy balloon attached to a target from one kilometer away. Now if he used a specialist sniper rifle it would have been good BUT he used a 9mm Para Revolver. A Smith & Wesson model 929 which is his “signature”. Probably one of the most outstanding feats of marksmanship ever filmed. Jerry’s a natural shot. The last time I saw him was at a S&W demonstration in Greensboro. The dink from S&W was blowing hard by saying that Jerry had shot against members of the 22nd SAS in Hereford and wiped the floor with them in terms of speed using a revolver compared to their automatic pistols. It was at that point that he winked at me and later apologized for the crass behavior of his colleague. It’s true that Jerry is probably not only the most accurate but also the fastest (particulately in reloading the weapon) with a revolver in the World today. It’s not bad considering he is probably the same age as the average “Early Riser”. Anyway it was good to see him again albeit on TV. Best, Pete. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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