Ian Abel Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 HUMP day and a drive into the office. Managed to leave about 10 minutes earlier than usual, therefore ALSO managed to miss/avoid the cluster of cockwombles I usually encounter - result Work mostly yesterday, and some evening time spent continuing to add accessory parts to locos. Begun fabricating cylinder drains for unrebuilt BB/WC, looks like they will do a treat. Other than work today, will pick up Jemma late afternoon from the airport as she is inbound again for another 4-5 day trip. I do like the fact that she's based here in Minneapolis even though she's living in Montana. Means she usually overnights with us either the day before her trip starts, or when it ends. -9 and sunny driving in, with -2 listed as the high, but from now on for the next week expected to be/remain above zero. Unseasonably warmer than usual. Carpe hump day. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted February 17, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2016 Afternoon all Thoughts are with those undergoing maintenance and repairs, best wishes to everyone else. I have successfully completed some work on the baseboards. Not much though. I find woodworking difficult these days. Since I started wearing hearing aids I have nowhere to put the pencil. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon G Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) Galatea made an impressive sight and sound as it went past me, just south of St Bees station. Video taken with iPhone, which has turned out quite well. I must see if I can extract a still image from the video to post, but I am still new to videos on iPad and iPhone, and haven't tried editing them yet. A friend was on the opposite side of the line to me with his camera, planning to get a shot of Galatea with St Bees Head in the background. he showed me the results, which worked perfectly, except that the smoke from the loco obscured St Bees Head! My earlier post about a Duchess on the Cumbrian Coast line seems to have been a bit premature! The UK steam tours website is now showing Saturday's trip as being with Galatea again. I don't mind missing that as a result of being on the Ratty. Edited February 17, 2016 by Simon G 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted February 17, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2016 Very light dusting of snow on the outside world, I just noticed after emerging from a bit of a lie-in! Yucky weather predicted from the weekend onwards, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Galatea made an impressive sight and sound as it went past me, just south of St Bees station. Video taken with iPhone, which has turned out quite well. I must see if I can extract a still image from the video to post, but I am still new to videos on iPad and iPhone, and haven't tried editing them yet. A friend was on the opposite side of the line to me with his camera, planning to g My earlier post about a Duchess on the Cumbrian Coast line seems to have been a bit premature! The UK steam tours website is now showing Saturday's trip as being with Galatea again. I don't mind missing that as a result of being on the Ratty.et a shot of Galatea with St Bees Head in the background. He showed me his pictures, which worked perfectly except that the smoke from the loco obscured St Bees Head! Even better if you could attach the video! I know myself and a certain Scotsman would appreciate the sights and sounds of one of Stanier's finest. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium southern42 Posted February 17, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) Some pale blue sky, pinky clouds and a bit of late afternoon sunshine and it's stopped raining. Ray dropped me off at the 'corner shop' (these days it's in the nearest garage a mile across the field, round trip 6 miles by road) to get a few groceries, earlier. I've not had fish fingers with oven chips since the kids left home, but found they well suited recovery from illness on my recent visit to see dd. Seeing some in the shop freezer, I bought a box of 12 fish fingers and a small bag of chips. That'll do a couple of meals and recovery from lingering cold! Edit. It was 2oC outside this afternoon.. Edited February 17, 2016 by southern42 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted February 17, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2016 it has rained here all day.. swimming pool/ice skating rink front garden full of water again. Been busy weathering.... lost of mineral wagons are now inked up ready for some dust but this will have to wait till Friday as tomorrow involves a trip to see our House in Barrow. - Lots of work having been done there we need to see it before the new people move in next week. Have a great evening everyone! Baz PS Polly is that Fish Fingers with tomato sauce/ tartare sauce/mayonnaise? Her indoors used to work on the Fish Finger line for Birds Eye in Grimsby during her summer hols. (one job was a codblockknockerouter). She won't buy any thing other than Birds Eye fish fingers 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post iL Dottore Posted February 17, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2016 Afternoon all, Just passing through - as is my wont. I hope that Jock has had a positive scan (i.e. no change [sD: stable disease] or a small improvement [PR: partial response]). I have been developing drugs against cancer for the best part of 15 years and one of the things I have gained from reading Jock's posts is a sense of what it is like to be a cancer patient. For me getting a perspective of what is behind the dry data we accumulate has been illuminating. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for him. I am pleased to announce that, apart from 6 days "off the wagon", I have been adhering to my diet since January 1st. No mean achievement as I love to both cook and eat good food. Unfortunately, to quote Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: (Full Metal jacket) I am still a "disgusting fat body", so no beer, booze, cake, pies, pastries and pasties for a while. My knees will thank me (despite the orthopaedic surgeon giving me the thumbs up on the two protheses, they still hurt on occasions - especially in this sort of weather) Such is life. Mrs iD has many sterling qualities (I only deserve the very best) and one of these is that she can be, at times, an inspired photographer. For your amusement, and because we haven't had any doggy photos for a bit, I present Mrs iD's superb photo of the Wolfpack in Autumn near the Holiday Hovel: You may not be surprised to learn that a number of friends and acquaintances have asked for copies. If she has one fault as a photographer is that she insists on photographing me. I mean, really! As bbishop alluded to in an earlier post, Mrs iD and meself are going to get our first new car. To date, Mrs iD has always gone for showroom models or demo vehicles (considerable reductions over original sticker price), unfortunately all the showroom models of our choice of vehicle (the Skoda Yeti) that we have seen have been either already sold and/or in white (which Mrs iD loathes). So we have plumped for a brand new Yeti kitted out to our specs. Should be fun. Anyway, I hope that all that are ailing get well (or better) and that everyone has a splendid remains of "hump day" Toodle-pip iD 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 17, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2016 Galatea made an impressive sight and sound as it went past me, just south of St Bees station. Video taken with iPhone, which has turned out quite well. I must see if I can extract a still image from the video to post, but I am still new to videos on iPad and iPhone, and haven't tried editing them yet. A friend was on the opposite side of the line to me with his camera, planning to g My earlier post about a Duchess on the Cumbrian Coast line seems to have been a bit premature! The UK steam tours website is now showing Saturday's trip as being with Galatea again. I don't mind missing that as a result of being on the Ratty.et a shot of Galatea with St Bees Head in the background. He showed me his pictures, which worked perfectly except that the smoke from the loco obscured St Bees Head! Seen as WCRC have been banned (again) as of tomorrow, it may not run on Sunday. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightengine Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Left the missus home town at 11.26 and had just under 2 hours in Bruxelles Midi. Its a charming station if you want your mobile nicked, but these days there is Rail Security, police and army patrolling. The interior is improving though. 14.56 Eurostar,17.20 Waterloon 21.21 Exeter Central home. Cases packed to the gunwhales with chocolate, wine, beer and various other commodities but not my late FiL gun that we found in one of his cupboards. My wife suggested we brought it back with us as a souvenir. Yeah thanks for that idea! I missed not getting caught when I nicked a Greek flag in Athens in 73. Probably would have been a bit unluckier this time with a gun. When we were last there we found (we thought his only gun and a group of live ammo) which we took to the police station. As a former para he must have retained them. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted February 17, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) Seen as WCRC have been banned (again) as of tomorrow, it may not run on Sunday. Cheers, Mick Good grief, not again. What happened this time? I would look elsewhere but topics like that seemed to get locked down pretty quickly. I have my two Johnson Press/Northern Rail tokens ready and waiting but my options seem to be growing fewer by the day. Edited February 17, 2016 by BoD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted February 17, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2016 Evening, mad busy at work as Steve was off for the day, and deliveries arrived from Bachmann, Hornby, Gaugemaster and Accucraft - all together! We also still have builders in working on our extension, almost finished now thank crunchie. Apologies if anyone got a dusty box, just everything is covered in grey dust! Me too...oh no, that's my normal hair colour..... Also the engineering sample of IoM Railway 16, 'Mannin', the last and biggest of the Manx Peacocks arrived for me to sus out fitting R/C to, arrived. Oh yummy, it's a cracker. Photos tomorrow. 15mm scale live steam by the way. Why was it, I wonder, that ten seconds after I posted the shot of Donk fiddling with the hard drive recorder (he found two blown capacitors by the way, and repaired it) the forum went down? It hadn't recovered by the time I went to bed, I suppose he was up all night helping Andy get it sorted. Good grief, not again. What happened this time? I would look elsewhere but topics like that seemed to get locked down pretty quickly.I have my two Johnson Press/Northern Rail tokens ready and waiting but my options seem to be growing fewer by the day. http://orr.gov.uk/news-and-media/news-and-announcements/2016/heritage-train-operator-prohibited-from-running-rail-services 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Question I got asked at work today, from a H&S perspective. People want to use helium balloons for promotions. What was the fire risk from helium. In the words of Homer Simpson - D'Oh! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon G Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Seen as WCRC have been banned (again) as of tomorrow, it may not run on Sunday. Cheers, Mick According to the UK Steam Tours website, the Cumbrian Mountaineers are run by The Railway Touring Company and not WCRC, so they might run, unless they are reliant on WCRC staff and locos/rolling stock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted February 17, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2016 In the words of Homer Simpson - D'Oh! Said in a very squeaky voice? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted February 17, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2016 You may have been relieved that I haven't been bothering you all with my observations lately. This has been down to the fact that the move had been agreed for the 11th Feb but due to problems in the chain, one surveyor taking a dislike to a bit of flat roof and someone else failing to get a completion certificate for building work it got postponed. I did contact BT to advise however they did cut off my broadband and telephone on the 11th. very helpful when trying to sort out a house move. We did finally on the 12th agree on a completion date of the 19th ( the building control officer having visited and issued a certificate. I am in the dark as to how the flat roof was resolved). I did try to get the phone and broadband restored for a week which kept being promised next day but when on Tuesday a nice lady phoned to say they were expediting the order and it would be provided by the 26th. I just checked what was going to be provided and it was the restore. I suggested that as we would no longer be living there they might as well forget the restore. She did however promise to supply the phone at the new address for the 19th. Broadband would have to wait for the Monday. How you may ask am I able to log in. Well with everything packed beds dismantled etc. we have decamped to the Motorhome on the nearby campsite and having some left of a years sub for wifi on CC sites I can actually log on. It is rather like getting the chance of a pushbike when your sports car ( i.e. BT Infinity) has been nicked. But still most welcome. As service is slow I cannot sensibly catch up. I do hope all are as well as can be hoped. My commiserations to those who have befallen various problems calamities or the like. One thing I did read was ID gaining an insight into how cancer affects patients. Mind you Jock may be unusual I have not seen much complaining or moaning from Jock. Both gentlemen are an inspiration. Don Don 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 17, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2016 Evening all from Estuary-Land. Normally I'm at the model railway club tonight but as I'm on the painkillers for the sciatica I decided not to chance driving. Just sent an e-mail to the head cockwomble CEO of Atlas Editions. They really are the pits to deal with and if they didn't produce such desirable models I would tell them where to stick their series. Thats enough ranting for now, the new painkillers are kicking in and I'm now feeling quite cheerful. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDMJ Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) Evening all, Managed to achieve flanged transport on 4/5 journeys again, even if class 313 was involved! Call me a Luddite if you will Chris It has to be done! ChrisF: you're a luddite! HUMP day and a drive into the office. Carpe hump day. Strangely, I've always known it as PIVOT day! Afternoon all, Just passing through - as is my wont. "hump day" It may be your won't but you did! Now that's a phrase I haven't heard for a while - has some interesting connotations outside of the mid-week aspect! Thoughts and wishes, etc., etc. Night all! Toodly bye! (if you recognise that phase, you're certainly showing your age, or fanaticism with a certain comedy series - I know which one, but do you?) <edit> You'll probably name the character who used it too! Edited February 17, 2016 by JohnDMJ 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 28XX Posted February 17, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) Evening all. (Knees flex). A smashing afternoon with Leah. Her understanding of English has reached a level where she can sit and have a story read to her without getting impatient and wanting to turn the page to see the next picture. This opens the floodgates because 28xx has done some am-dram and loves to read aloud and dramatise the story with character voices. Then she got out a saucepan and a wooden spoon to 'cook' while I prepared supper. "Ding-ding" I say. "Ding ding" comes back from the pan. "Ding-ding". Yes, unmistakably she's copying. Now the clincher. "Train entering section!" I cry. "Ding-ding". THE TRAIN IS COMING!!" "Ding-ding!" And so ad infinitum. Pure gold!! Regards to all Stevo Edited February 17, 2016 by 28XX 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 18, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18, 2016 Goodnight all. (Is there anybody there or have you all gone to bed?) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two_sugars Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Tried for a while to get on but computer say "no". . . Goodnight Everyone . . .Sleep well.. John 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium southern42 Posted February 18, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18, 2016 it has rained here all day.. swimming pool/ice skating rink front garden full of water again. Been busy weathering.... lost of mineral wagons are now inked up ready for some dust but this will have to wait till Friday as tomorrow involves a trip to see our House in Barrow. - Lots of work having been done there we need to see it before the new people move in next week. Have a great evening everyone! Baz PS Polly is that Fish Fingers with tomato sauce/ tartare sauce/mayonnaise? Her indoors used to work on the Fish Finger line for Birds Eye in Grimsby during her summer hols. (one job was a codblockknockerouter). She won't buy any thing other than Birds Eye fish fingers Birds Eye fish fingers and salt n (Sarsns) malt vinegar on the chips. I worked one summer hols in bar wrap at Nestles although that also meant unwrapping (Pink Panther bars and vending machine coffee). Seen as WCRC have been banned (again) as of tomorrow, it may not run on Sunday. Cheers, Mick There's already been notification from one tour company that they were cancelling tours until further notice. Sad business. ' Night all. Let's hope for better things to come. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 18, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18, 2016 Mornin', Evenin', Whatever............. I've no idea. An early finish for normal work today meant that I could do some much needed wheel cleaning for the upcoming exhibition this weekend. Then a couple of hours head down before the night shift. Thankfully another shortish shift. Quite busy at the end as about 25 of the wedding guests descended into the bar after the festivities ended in the main function suite next door. A much more relaxed atmosphere than a few nights ago. Different full-time night guy on tonight who was well ahead of normal duties and it's on his say-so that he's let me go early. Ta! He's also very good behind the bar and is easily able to handle the crowd. Normal work resumes at 11am Thursday, so plenty of time for some zzzzzzz. Same again tomorrow night, but probably with less wheel cleaning. Have a good Thursday folks. Cheers, Mick 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted February 18, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18, 2016 Morning all. Welcome back to RMweb. The boss says we don't qualify for Delay Repay ..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Good grief, not again. What happened this time? I would look elsewhere but topics like that seemed to get locked down pretty quickly. I have my two Johnson Press/Northern Rail tokens ready and waiting but my options seem to be growing fewer by the day. According to Wikipedia, the ORR claim there have been seven more incidents since the infamous SPAD at Wootton Bassett. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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