bagpipes331 Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 I nipped in to my workshop for 'a couple of minutes' for a quick session of clumsiness and mayhem, but due to unforeseen stupidity with a pair of handrails, time quickly passed me by. On hearing a sound at the front door, I downed the tools which weren't soldered to me, and taking my advanced years in to account, made a spirited dash from the clumsy room (workshop) through what was now a pitch black kitchen. At this precise moment, I unknowingly took up a new form of sport called "bouncing off the kitchen door' Mrs B says that I no longer resemble a muppet, and lovingly calls me panda eyes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted December 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 5, 2014 It all ended amicably enough............................ Screen Shot 2014-11-30 at 11.25.21.png "I'm going to to it as soon as I figure out how to get it's pyjamas off." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted December 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 5, 2014 That's m a k e l o v e Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 It's not fair ..... and it's not funny ......... this Loco has disaster following it in a Mile-Wide wide trail ........ First off I bought it second hand, checked it ran and all that ....... got it home and found it had some damage to 4 out of 6 ladders on the Tender, one of the Smoke Deflectors had been glued back on at some stage, then found the cab window frame on the right-hand side was broken ............... Clearly the Loco had belonged to one of the Clumsy Club - and he/she had forgotten to place the Club Sticker on the Smoke Box Door to warn people about it's history ..... this is absolutely against rule 14.3.(s47), although I don't expect the culprit to own up, any time soon ....... Inside view.... Inside the cab damage by JulianR 2013, on Flickr and outside view ........ Outside cab damage by JulianR 2013, on Flickr The gentleman back at the shop offered complete refund, but I would only have had to find another suitable candidate .... at which the kind gentleman fetched a strip of brass of a suitable thin/thickness and knocked £10 of my next purchase .... It would be difficult to be fairer than that and I accepted, hopefully with sufficient good grace and appreciation. ... This week, I got round to having to find some quiet job to do, as MD upstairs sleeping off 7 hours of the night vomiting on the hour every hour from 02.00 to 08.00 ... So, measure up, score up - and a nice brassy slice up ........ Cut a slice by JulianR 2013, on Flickr Seems to fit well enough, although there is a slight curvature on the top of the frame, which will require a slightly thicker layer of glue ... Check the fit by JulianR 2013, on Flickr and apply the glue ... and check again check the glue by JulianR 2013, on Flickr I should have been sensible and left it at that ............... but you all know how those thoughts are swiftly placed to the back of the queue ........ I packed it up and took it down the the nice man in the local Salisbury Model Shop ....... Well - wouldn't it be a good idea to get a good match for the paint inside the cab? ... you can see the thinking there, I am quite sure ...... and of course, I could ask about finding some rather finer Steps and ladders for that Tender? .... so back in the box and - 'orf I jolly well went ......... Ssoooo .................. you will all instantly recognise the circumstances were perfectly set so that it now also requires the 2 x steps, plus the 2 x ladders on the Tender - plus - replacing a Sprung Buffer from the front Buffer Plate, the other Smoke Deflector needs glueing back on, the Cab Window [on the repair side] glueing back in and another set of steps to be replaced ........ Apparently the previous owner wasn't the only person able to drop the Loco from the table onto the floor ........ [Note: MD = Mini Driver; for those new to the Thread.] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagpipes331 Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Just noticed a familiar shape tucked round behind your dust bin............ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Thank you ...................... Just noticed a familiar shape tucked round behind your dust bin............ Screen Shot 2014-12-10 at 19.39.21.png ............ that's amazing ... I was wondering where it had gone ............ it looks as though I might be able to add those ladders, steps, buffers and the window after all ..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I'd like to take the opportunity to thank you for some big belly laughs over the last year,and somewhere to come and whinge when something goes wrong, and know it will help me to look on the brighter side of life.A big thank you to the thread owner and the contributors and their humour. A very MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railsquid Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Which reminds me, picked up a Christmas tree yesterday: Got one for the living room as well: Gives off a nice warm natural light. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted December 24, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 24, 2014 Have a merry clumsy Christmas all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 All you have to do for a REALLY stress-free Christmas .............................. Have a merry clumsy Christmas all. ............................................................ ................................................... is - WALK AWAY from that workbench ........ .. Yea ... likely ....... ....... Merry Christmas all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SM42 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I finished work at 2 o'clock and the last of the shopping done on the way home. The baton of Christmas stress at SM42 towers has now been handed over to Mrs SM42 as Christmas dinner (Polish style) is in full production mode. I have been ordered to stay out of the way and only appear when things need taking out to the bin (not dinner I hope) and then present myself for eating of said dinner when sent for. May I take this opportunity to wish you all in clumsy land a very merry Christmas and a clumsy new year. Andy Who will be taking extra care when eating carp later. Too many bones for the clumsy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam*45110*SVR Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I think this Christmas ad will sum up most of our clumsy Christmas' !https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvUmQg0Nhwc Merry Christmas, Sam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Well now I've recovered from all that food and drink I shall tell a little tale of caution from the festivities. May be we could all learn somthing, I did. Mrs SM42 being a benevolent type (when she's not persuing a missing Clumsy Club Chairman or someother international crim) had bought a charity candle for the Christmas dinner table. Now these candles have a sort of wrapper that indicates the year and gives a nice little decoration to an otherwise plain church type candle. "Is this wrapper fire proof?" I ask. "Yes," says Mrs SM42 " I think so" (Now I think some of you can see where this is going.) Anyway cut forward a few hours and the Christmas dinner table is bathed in the gentle glow of candlelight. Mid way through the turkey, the light changes and becomes a little more intense and flickery. No more is gentle light of a candle creating that Victorian look to the Christmas table. We have been transported back to Medieval times and the table is now lit with a blazing torch where once there was a candle "Fireproof? You said darling", Andy with singeing around the edges Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railsquid Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I trust it kept the turkey nice and warm. Meanwhile I am still mystified by the continuing absence of a very short NEM couple spring which evidently sprung its way off an NEM coupling. I surmise the existence of said spring following the dissection of a nominally identical NEM coupler, which due to an administrative error in the Department of Murphy I was able to reassemble without recourse to any form of instructions or manual application of impetal force. Tragically an attack of lateral thinking resulted in replacement of short NEM spring by one modified laterally by the application of a pair of modelling pliers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grumpy Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Just found my specs by sitting on them..........and as I rose to investigate the familiar (in my world) sound of crunching, my egg sandwich fell runny side down on the carpet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagpipes331 Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Whilst enjoying my delicious carpet fluff free egg sandwich, I couldn't help but notice the crisis at the NHS. Clearly we must carry the lion's share of blame for this unprecedented melt down. I dare say my NHS parking season ticket will be going up again this year!! Still, I'm doing my bit to ensure safety is a top priority as our new CLUMSY clubhouse is built (on a shoe string), and made sure I got in top quality, safety conscious tradesmen.................... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 6, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 6, 2015 Whilst enjoying my delicious carpet fluff free egg sandwich, I couldn't help but notice the crisis at the NHS. Clearly we must carry the lion's share of blame for this unprecedented melt down. I dare say my NHS parking season ticket will be going up again this year!! Still, I'm doing my bit to ensure safety is a top priority as our new CLUMSY clubhouse is built (on a shoe string), and made sure I got in top quality, safety conscious tradesmen.................... TWITS.png One slip and he'll slice his toes off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railsquid Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 as our new CLUMSY clubhouse is built (on a shoe string), For future reference, how do you keep the clubhouse balanced on the shoestring? Also do you just use the one shoestring (small clubhouse, maybe T-gauge projects only?) or use several tied together? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted January 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7, 2015 For future reference, how do you keep the clubhouse balanced on the shoestring? Also do you just use the one shoestring (small clubhouse, maybe T-gauge projects only?) or use several tied together? A picture of our beloved Chairman trying to get to the club house, whilst balancing on a shoe string. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I think this Christmas ad will sum up most of our clumsy Christmas' !https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvUmQg0Nhwc Merry Christmas, Sam you have this labelled PRIVATE yo need to change it to PUBLIC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railsquid Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I trust it kept the turkey nice and warm. Meanwhile I am still mystified by the continuing absence of a very short NEM couple spring which evidently sprung its way off an NEM coupling. I surmise the existence of said spring following the dissection of a nominally identical NEM coupler, which due to an administrative error in the Department of Murphy I was able to reassemble without recourse to any form of instructions or manual application of impetal force. Tragically an attack of lateral thinking resulted in replacement of short NEM spring by one modified laterally by the application of a pair of modelling pliers. Different train, same coupler type - spring sprung into the maw of the carpet monster. Hmm, checking the Japanese on the back of the package it does say "Not for sale to CLUMSY people". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 For future reference, how do you keep the clubhouse balanced on the shoestring? Also do you just use the one shoestring (small clubhouse, maybe T-gauge projects only?) or use several tied together? aaaah....you didn't read the small print....tut tut.... IF you post on this thread...... you are automatically a full paid up member of the Clumsy Club INC. .......no get out of jail free card .....and Bagpipes331 as the chairman has the right to arbitrary decide what those fees will be, he can also hold an extra ordinary meeting....by himself at home when he reads his own heating bills raise a second charge. You are normally requested to send him a blank signed cheque.....which he will fill in and bank asap....so that you are not late with your payments........ and should he miscalculate and over charge......he has the right to use this excess for an exotic holiday for him and his second in command (debatable) i.e. his wife.... on the understanding that he at least posts one picture giving us a clue where they went. I do believe that subs are due.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 and don't even get him started....on the whereabouts....of the secret headquarters of the club..................... which he moves....and changes......as soon as we get a sniff of its whereabouts......in order to attend meetings.......and get to spend some of our club fees...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 7, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7, 2015 Is it payment time again? My bank account has just come out of intensive care after the last payment. Trouble is the ink I use doesn't take to rubber my cheque book is printed on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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