Hroth Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 19 minutes ago, jcredfer said: I saw a recent story, that they had to clear the inhabitants out for a while, as they suspected Legionnaires was present... Oops. Yes, they kept stamping around all night, leaving sand everywhere... 1 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 17, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 17, 2023 'How can I forget, sarge (sob). Her name was Sandie!!!'. Knew a Somali bloke who'd been a PT instructor in le Legion d'Etrangers. Lovely guy, liked a beer and a putting-the-world-to-rights session up the pub, he was on the last plane out of Dien Bien Phu. Wouldn't hurt a fly, probably the toughest man I ever knew. One of my memories of him is the pair of us in stitches of helpless laughter talking about Tarzan, which he'd loved as a kid in Somalia (a truck would turn up every so often at his village with a genny, screen, and projector, and Tarzan was a favourite. I was just a bit surprised that a kid who knew what crocodiles were because he had to watch out for them when he was collecting water would be fooled by the rubber one that Johnny Weismuller was alway wrestiling with... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 5 minutes ago, The Johnster said: 'How can I forget, sarge (sob). Her name was Sandie!!!'. Knew a Somali bloke who'd been a PT instructor in le Legion d'Etrangers. Lovely guy, liked a beer and a putting-the-world-to-rights session up the pub, he was on the last plane out of Dien Bien Phu. Wouldn't hurt a fly, probably the toughest man I ever knew. One of my memories of him is the pair of us in stitches of helpless laughter talking about Tarzan, which he'd loved as a kid in Somalia (a truck would turn up every so often at his village with a genny, screen, and projector, and Tarzan was a favourite. I was just a bit surprised that a kid who knew what crocodiles were because he had to watch out for them when he was collecting water would be fooled by the rubber one that Johnny Weismuller was alway wrestiling with... In the Bond movie they used real Crocs! And it wasn't a stuntman, it was a crocodile wrangler called Ross Kananga. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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steve1 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 On 16/08/2023 at 13:38, Tim Dubya said: ? steve 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Jimmy Krankie has released her biography, get the untaxed version today! 2 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted August 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 18, 2023 3 hours ago, steve1 said: ? steve Jim from Corras 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardbealach Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 UNDERSTANDING RAILWAY MODELLING AND eBAY I have never bought or sold any model railway items on eBay, but a recent conversation has helped my understanding of what it’s all about. The scene is set in a model railway clubroom. eBAY MODELLER “I have just won a bid on eBay for a 00 gauge 2-6-4 tank. I have been watching it for a while. Got it - quite a bargain - for just under thirty quid”. ME “I thought you modelled in N Gauge?” eBAY MODELLER “Yes I do, but just fancied buying the 2-6-4 tank”. ME “Does it run? Let’s try it out on the test track. I presume it is in analogue and not DCC” eBAY MODELLER “Yes, it’s in analogue”. The locomotive fires up and hops jumps and skips around the test track. eBAY MODELLER “I think there must be something wrong with it”. ME “Maybe you should check to see if the wheels need cleaning, or maybe the pick-ups need adjusting. Or it might even have an electrical connection problem”. eBAY MODELLER “Hmmm! I need to think about it. Don't you have a mate who can fix locomotives? What would it cost me to have him have a look at it?” ME “Not sure, but maybe around forty pounds plus parts”. eBAY MODELLER “Forty quid! Not paying that. Think I will put back on E-bay and sell it. After all there is not even a scratch on the manufacturer’s box it came in”. And that is my understanding of railway modelling and eBay [Alisdair] 1 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted August 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Tim Dubya said: I know for a fact that isn't real because I was looking yesterday for restaurants on trip advisor and no shell garage appeared in their list. Nice bit of cut & paste. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 51 minutes ago, melmerby said: I know for a fact that isn't real because I was looking yesterday for restaurants on trip advisor and no shell garage appeared in their list. Nice bit of cut & paste. We've got a "Restaurant" review for a Shell fuel stop like that in Swindon as well. Turns out it's because there's a branch of Greggs tucked inside. The Bacon Rolls for £2.50 are well reviewed.😃 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted August 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 18, 2023 2 hours ago, ardbealach said: UNDERSTANDING RAILWAY MODELLING AND eBAY I have never bought or sold any model railway items on eBay, but a recent conversation has helped my understanding of what it’s all about. The scene is set in a model railway clubroom. eBAY MODELLER “I have just won a bid on eBay for a 00 gauge 2-6-4 tank. I have been watching it for a while. Got it - quite a bargain - for just under thirty quid”. ...snip... I have gotten some very great deals on ebay; trains and non-train stuff. And, yes, once or twice I have gotten stuffed. But overall, I am pleased with my ebay experience. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted August 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 18, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, KeithMacdonald said: The Bacon Rolls for £2.50 are well reviewed.😃 Definitely fake then!😁 Edited August 18, 2023 by melmerby 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 The current Draxbridge loco fleet. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted August 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 18, 2023 Mine (the UK OO fleet, anyway) has a couple of 45s, a 66, a 71 and a Brighton Belle. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 31 minutes ago, J. S. Bach said: Mine (the UK OO fleet, anyway) has a couple of 45s, a 66, a 71 and a Brighton Belle. That's good. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 "I'm in my wedding dress!" "Yes, you look lovely. COME ON!!!" 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 18, 2023 I follow “Justin on Eurostar” on Twitter, he gets one of his French collegues to announce British railway trips, todays is spectacularly good, let’s take a trip along the Cambrian coast……. https://x.com/eurostarjustinp/status/1692553642803413348?s=46&t=_D0idSTEdpin4MyBN8ca4g 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, big jim said: I follow “Justin on Eurostar” on Twitter, he gets one of his French collegues to announce British railway trips, todays is spectacularly good, let’s take a trip along the Cambrian coast……. https://x.com/eurostarjustinp/status/1692553642803413348?s=46&t=_D0idSTEdpin4MyBN8ca4g It just have to be a British train with the seats lined up with the window pillars. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted August 19, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 19, 2023 6 hours ago, PhilJ W said: It just have to be a British train with the seats lined up with the window pillars. Just imagine if they made car windscreens like that! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Jonboy Posted August 19, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 19, 2023 53 minutes ago, kevinlms said: Just imagine if they made car windscreens like that! Have you seen the width of the pillars either side of a modern car windscreen, can easily lose cyclists and small cars at roundabouts and certain none 90 degree junctions with mine….. 3 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted August 19, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 19, 2023 Ice cream stick shoving machine having a bad day at work. https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/15uqi71/looks_like_the_machine_did_not_get_its_paycheck/ 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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