SOS Junction. If anything happens would someone wake me up please..

[Mallard60022]

My dear SWMBOAAT is an O.T. (now retired) and so I have advice on how to get in and out of the loft when my legs finally stop working. I'm also OK if I have a Stroke as she was a Stroke and Brain Injury Team specialist. I count myself damn lucky.

Phinkimokmostly

Edited October 14, 2017 by Mallard60022

[Clive Mortimore]

Safety in retirement as you are both capable of dealing with 'situations'. Excellent.

Philth 

No, last time I was poorly I could hear her on the phone, " Is that the Co-op?" pause "he is 5 ft 8ins" pause "14  1/2 stone" pause "not to sure how wide across the shoulder, I just go and measure him".

[The Blue Streak]

My Mam was an RN in Cardiff where she did useful nurse stuff,

My wife works in a Pharmacist and is completing her Cert 3 in Pharmacy stuff,

My siblings all took up occupations that were of a constructive or helpful nature

 

Me - I used to be in the Army where I blew stuff up

and now I'm a Engine Driver where I - er blow stuff up

Edited October 14, 2017 by The Blue Streak

[Clive Mortimore]

My Mam was an RN in Cardiff where she did useful stuff,

My wife works in a Pharmacist and is completing her Cert 3 in Pharmacy stuff,

My siblings all took up occupations that were of a constructive or helpful nature

 

Me - I used to be in the Army where I blew stuff up

and now I'm a Engine Driver where I - er blow stuff up

I done the Army bit before being a nurse.

 

294 Cfn Mortimore

[The Blue Streak]

CFN - Reme Craftsman ?

 

or Clive something something ?

Edited October 14, 2017 by The Blue Streak

[bigwordsmith]

I was in the army long enough to,learn that some bits of mountain are less supportive than others and staff sergeants have little sympathy for wounded subalterns

 

I dated a few nurses, my first wife was a pharmacist, but I only found true happiness when I married a Caledonian Girl off the telly 25 years ago!

[The Blue Streak]

Back to Light Pacifics -

 

Hornby R3115 Exeter - is this particular version affected By any of the previously mentioned problems ie. gear train, btb's etc ?.

 

Just Asking for a friend you understand

 

[NHY 581]

Quite a nursey direction this thread has taken. My dear old Mum was a nurse.

 

 

I well remember her sticking my 11yr old finger back together after a particulary violent encounter with a 1/32nd scale member of the 8th Army.

 

 

 

 

She will be gone six years next Wednesday......

 

Rob.

Edited October 14, 2017 by nhy581

[bgman]

I like nurses !

[The Blue Streak]

I like nurses !

 

Cue Jenny.

 

[Tim Dubya]

Mrs Dubya is a book restorer...

[Clive Mortimore]

CFN - Reme Craftsman ?

 

or Clive something something ?

The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers................hence my building topic Rough Engineering Made Easy

 

REME is 75 years old this month, I am very proud to have Arted and Marted

 

REME motto Arte et Marte twist to open in Latin and the instructions on the belt buckle.

Edited October 14, 2017 by Clive Mortimore

[Clive Mortimore]

I like nurses !

Who's the enema for ? Mr BG? I am on my way........

[Oldddudders]

Sherry’s mum was a nurse, as was her late sister - struck off for alcoholism. Sherry’s ex-sil was a nurse, who chose to train at Yeovil rather than a London hospital, which her educational achievements would have enabled. Sherry’s cousin is a Sister, quailified to dispense medicines, as well as being an ordained minister of the Cof E. As she said to me - if she gets the meds wrong, at least she can give them the last rites!

[timbowilts]

Well I’m married to an ex-nurse who started in geriatric nursing, moved to working on a stroke unit (via a spell as a school nurse!) and finished her nursing career in a hospice. That should fit her up to care for me adequately in my pending retirement

 

Tim T

[Tim Dubya]

Who's the enema for ? Mr BG? 

 

[The Blue Streak]

It ain't half hot Mum!

What a fantastic show that was, I remember it well.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y2WIOa7CEI

Edited October 14, 2017 by The Blue Streak

[Tim Dubya]

It ain't half hot Mum!

What a fantastic show that was, I remember it well.

 

You can get the DVD box set, I don't think it'll ever be on TV, more because of the homophobia than the casual racism... ar$e

 

(I had put it in the trolley when I saw it in Sainsburys but it was removed and left in the bread aisle... I know my place)

[brushman47544]

Back to Light Pacifics -

 

Hornby R3115 Exeter - is this particular version affected By any of the previously mentioned problems ie. gear train, btb's etc ?.

 

Just Asking for a friend you understand

 

Exeter.JPG

Is it the Sanda Kan one or the later production? I haven't yet run my SK one, but apparently there were build quality issues with some. Not so the later one.

 

Edit: the SK one correctly doesn't have the AWS battery box on the front buffer beam.

Edited October 14, 2017 by brushman47544

[Mallard60022]

Talking of gear trains, I almost unboxed my failed machine '45 this afternoon but didn't quite make it. I did check that the replacement gear set is in the envelope; it is.

I really should take the plunge and take it to bits.       

[Stubby47]

I went in my loft today to play/test the pulling weight of the train of clay hoods.

 

Need more, I think, but the Baccy 25 handled them no problem.

[Mallard60022]

I was in the army long enough to,learn that some bits of mountain are less supportive than others and staff sergeants have little sympathy for wounded subalterns

 

I dated a few nurses, my first wife was a pharmacist, but I only found true happiness when I married a Caledonian Girl off the telly 25 years ago!

I wish they all could be Caledonian.........?

[New Haven Neil]

OOh.  I used to recruit nurses....then Doctors.....then went mad (aka into NHS management.)  I'm better now.

 

Recruiting nurses was OK,  recruiting doctors was a complete nightmare.  About 10% of them were the people you expected and wanted them to be (as someone you may meet on a table - operation for the use of) and with respect to any here, the other 90% were arrogant a$$holes who had forgotten patients are people too. and they're probably frightened out of their lives.

 

Back off topic, I have one of the recent Exeters, that will become City of Wells (and I don't care of it is correct or not either, but it is the configuration I like!).  It runs fine, no issues at all.

[Mallard60022]

OOh.  I used to recruit nurses....then Doctors.....then went mad (aka into NHS management.)  I'm better now.

 

Recruiting nurses was OK,  recruiting doctors was a complete nightmare.  About 10% of them were the people you expected and wanted them to be (as someone you may meet on a table - operation for the use of) and with respect to any here, the other 90% were arrogant a$$holes who had forgotten patients are people too. and they're probably frightened out of their lives.

 

Back off topic, I have one of the recent Exeters, that will become City of Wells (and I don't care of it is correct or not either, but it is the configuration I like!).  It runs fine, no issues at all.

Swap you a City of Wells (I have two) for Exeter! I have no idea why I'm suggesting this as I was going to redo  the Wells versions as 34070 and/or one of the others that retained the Raved tender (e.g. 34072 or '78).

Philth

Edited October 14, 2017 by Mallard60022

[The Blue Streak]

Is it the Sanda Kan one or the later production? I haven't yet run my SK one, but apparently there were build quality issues with some. Not so the later one.

 

Edit: the SK one correctly doesn't have the AWS battery box on the front buffer beam.

 

 Back off topic, I have one of the recent Exeters, that will become City of Wells (and I don't care of it is correct or not either, but it is the configuration I like!).  It runs fine, no issues at all.

 

Unsure if SK or Ref, It's apparently New Old Stock and reasonably cheap, and If they still have it next week I think I might have a looksy. As I like the High sided tender. I was having a look at some of the Hornby WC's that are more recent, but if these are just as good then I'm always happy to save some $.

 

I want one because My Dad used to rave on about light Pacifics, him being a Dorset lad an all (I know Exeter is in Devon but he did spend a bit of time over that way). I think He'd be blown away by the quality and detail on the newer RTR stuff.