Early Risers.

[Barry O]

1 hour ago, Coombe Barton said:

Ely and a short walk

 

https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2019/12/29/sounds-of-the-season-29-the-first-sunday-of-christmas-music-at-ely/

Strangely wnough her indoors was singing a carol to "on Ilkley Moor ba tat" on Christmas day. It certainly sounds a bit more joyous in that rendition. Far too many choirs slow carols and hymns down..is it to fill time on recordings????

 

Busy day fixing..couplings...not many left to check and fix.

 

Baz

 

[Tony_S]

33 minutes ago, Barry O said:

Far too many choirs slow carols and hymns down..is it to fill time on recordings????

I saw a tv programme about carols recently. I thought a couple of the choirs were not only slow but had also entered gurning competitions. 

[leopardml2341]

Hello folks,

 

Missed a couple of days (I think) here so I've done a quick read through and hopefully hit the correct ratings buttons.

 

Today has been an 'everything is going to go wrong day' so I gave up on trying to achieve anything useful sometime ago.

 

A load of ironing do a bit later, but in the meantime a cuppa.

 

Evenin' all.

[big jim]

Nice sunset earlier 

 

 

going to disappear into the man cave in a bit to cut some wood for the layout the head to bed as I’m in work tomorrow, road learning loco from bescot to hams hall for a couple of other drivers 

Edited December 29, 2019 by big jim

[AndyID]

It's about time I got up. I must unto the dumpsters today but before I can do that I'll have to take Shona and myself for our constitutional then clear the snow off my truck.

[pH]

9 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

Back when we lived on Tyneside we would go to the Metro Centre (shudders) on days like this after a period of poor weather, not to shop, but to walk around and around without wind, rain and other detritus spoiling things. 

 

There are "mall walking" clubs in Canada - not surprising, given what winters can be like.

[PhilJ W]

Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. Had a good day expending modelling tokens but all on things with rubber encased wheels. The young'n was taken to Smyth's where he became enamoured with a scooter powered by a treadle mechanism to the extent of riding the display one up and down the aisles. One was duly purchased but when his dad started to assemble it either part of the mechanism was missing or faulty and it wouldn't work. So later this week it will be going back for a replacement.

[Coombe Barton]

3 hours ago, Barry O said:

Strangely wnough her indoors was singing a carol to "on Ilkley Moor ba tat" on Christmas day. It certainly sounds a bit more joyous in that rendition. Far too many choirs slow carols and hymns down

I prefer it to the tune of Lyngham, we we had on Sounds of the Season 5

 

 

[AndyB]

11 hours ago, AndyB said:

Dave, HH,

I'd propose a tactical retreat to The Three Fishes. I'll set up a beachhead there later.

Cheers!

 

Salopian bridgehead established.

 

No sign of the fly boy or the parachutist.

 

[Tony_S]

2 minutes ago, AndyB said:

No sign of the fly boy or the parachutist

Isn’t it all about stealth nowadays...

[Barry O]

Evening all!

Had a busy day. Hopefully I shall be seeing some ERs next week. 

 

Beautiful sunset here tonight.

 

TTFN

Baz

[AndyB]

14 minutes ago, Tony_S said:

Isn’t it all about stealth nowadays...

Apparently!

[roundhouse]

42 minutes ago, AndyB said:

 

Salopian bridgehead established.

 

No sign of the fly boy or the parachutist.

 

The Three Fishes is a superb pub where we were drinking Three Tuns Stout only yesterday but Shrewsbury was wedged with large groups of drinkers so we only stayed for one and moved on.  Walked out of Loggerheads due to it being way too queued up to get served. The station was that packed with queues forming down the stairs to the barriers and thus jammed up preventing people entering the station that it looked very unsafe. never seen the station or town that crowded before in all the years we have been visiting. Will definitely avoid at holiday times in future.

 

A good day in Lichfield today visiting various drinking establishments then back in Brum to finish the evening.

 

Home to dry out for a day then it all kicks off again.

[Dave Hunt]

53 minutes ago, AndyB said:

 

Salopian bridgehead established.

No sign of the fly boy or the parachutist.

 

Sorry to have missed you Andy. Not stealthy enough to get out of the hangar undetected while the CO is handing out secondary duties of the domestic variety. I did manage to get to a refuelling rendezvous for half an hour but it was about twenty five miles from you. Don't know where the parachuting pachyderm was though.

 

The fly boy  

[tigerburnie]

Evening all, nice enough day here, went to a garden centre to get some seeds in the half price sale, had my monthly free coffee from the loyalty card and back home for lunch. Ordered some weathering powders to try my first go at making brand new stuff look more like the real thing, I'll practice on a wagon or two before getting carried away on the more expensive stuff.

[Happy Hippo]

15 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said:

 

Sorry to have missed you Andy. Not stealthy enough to get out of the hangar undetected while the CO is handing out secondary duties of the domestic variety. I did manage to get to a refuelling rendezvous for half an hour but it was about twenty five miles from you. Don't know where the parachuting pachyderm was though.

 

The fly boy  

Mud encrusted

Drinking char.

The kitchen and fridge ain't that far.

Digestive biscuits and a whole blue cheese

Plus a bottle of port, I'm easy to please.

 

 

PS thanks for the beer Andy, it was much appreciated..........................................

 

You didn't see me?

 

Well, I was on tiptoes and wearing my black ninja suit!

Edited December 29, 2019 by Happy Hippo

[jamie92208]

And here was little old me thinking that HH had migrated to the muddy hollow (sud) that is still at a good size.   Here the shed has been visited and 2 doors look resplendent in their proper new colour.   I even did a bit of wiring above the new bench to start replacing the old 3 phase sockets with 240v outlets.  A nice roast beef dinner with some lovely Yorkshire puddings was then taken and whilst watching a bit of TV we finished off a bottle of bubbly and that washed down a chocolate eclair each.

 

We also had a rather spectacular sunset looking out towards the aforementioned muddy hollow.

Goodnight all.

 

Jamie

[AndyB]

19 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said:

Mud encrusted

Drinking char.

The kitchen and fridge ain't that far.

Digestive biscuits and a whole blue cheese

Plus a bottle of port, I'm easy to please.

 

 

PS thanks for the beer Andy, it was much appreciated..........................................

 

You didn't see me?

 

Well, I was on tiptoes and wearing my black ninja suit!

Oh that was you. 

My. You've had some work done since we last met!

[Barry O]

Goodnight all!

 

Baz

[brianusa]

Late riser today again !

The pretty sunset shots are a welcome relief for those in the PNW as its been  grey and gloomy for ages now.  Depends where you are but today has finally seen the sun come out.  Not much time to do anything today, very late elevenses, more like oneses; read the paper, answer EMs, cook dinner, watch some telly and thence to bed again later.  Need to call electrician tomorrow as part of a circuit went out last night.  Right now extension cords to the fore!

"And thats the way it is" as Walter Cronkite used to say.  Who's Walter Cronkite...................................

     Brian.

[JohnDMJ]

4 hours ago, big jim said:

Nice sunset earlier 

 

 

going to disappear into the man cave in a bit to cut some wood for the layout the head to bed as I’m in work tomorrow, road learning loco from bescot to hams hall for a couple of other drivers 

 

Just out of curiosity, what does 'road learning' involve?

[laurenceb]

Night awl

[tigerburnie]

G'night all

[BSW01]

Good evening everyone 

 

Another day when not a lot has been done, although Sheila has been quite busy and my main task has been to keep out of the way. I wasn’t going to argue with that and so plenty of reading and research has been done.

 

Later this evening I spoke to my brother in Canada and as is the norm with our conversations we talked about nothing in particular, but did so for just over an hour. 

 

After that, I poured myself a pint of ‘Old Speckled Hen’

 

Goodnight all

[AndyID]

Made it to the dumpsters but as soon as I got back on the road the front right tire started to deflate. The local cowboy builders who shouldn't even be dumping there are forever sweeping all the carp and nails out of their trucks. The effers got me again!

 

By the time I got home it had dropped from 40 psi to 23 psi. Managed to swap it for the spare after I had discovered where the jack and tools are hidden and eventually worked out how to drop the spare which is held under the truck be by a hand operated winch. Those big wheels are not half heavy.