Steamport Southport

Looks like a school canteen!

Funnily enough I noticed them yesterday. I had a Saveaway so went on a flying visit to New Brighton to scout for pubs, then Birkenhead to watch a Sex Pistols tribute band! Still don't like those glorified tram things though.

For a fair whack of that time it was in BR livery though. https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/45428-lms-5428-45428/ So I assume it's in it's most recent condition rather than 1970s. Jason

Yeah, sod off buses, especially those Welsh ones! Seriously. I was on the bus yesterday and all the signage was in Welsh! I don't know what was scarier, the fact it was in Welsh or that I could understand it.... BTW this is supposed to be a Wales flag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 looks strangely like the England flag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🫤

You can say that again.

Where dew drops cry and the cats meow!

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The camera is in the toaster that also talks to the washing machine and kettle!

How big do you think the level crossing gates are? You're talking about cavalry horses not you local carthorse. Grand National fences are about six foot high with a bloomin' great ditch and they usually clear that no problem. Two of them were five miles away in a matter of minutes!

Because it's also there to tell you that someone has been opening up your fridge when you aren't there.... Loads of people have shared kitchens nowadays. I believe they are pretty common in the Far East where Samsung are from.

No, as the old Hornby Black Five and Princess were very dated. What's more they are guaranteed sellers which has been proven as the Princesses have sold out quite a few runs out of a class of twelve. We'll wait and see with the Fives, but there were only 842 of the things and there are nearly twenty of them still in existence and most of those are running about, many on the mainline. Even with "lampgate" they will sell. Also see the 8F and Fowler 4P 2-6-4T. They definitely need total new tooling to modern standards. Hundreds built and got everywhere. For the record I did say the Hornby 9F was pointless as there is nothing wrong with the Bachmann version. But they do sell, so Hornby probably did get that right. But that was their choice, with their money taking the risk if it flopped. The Hornby/Airfix/Mainline/etc. Manor, Mogul and Prairie were also very dated. The Airfix Prairie is nearly fifty years old, the Mainline Manor and Mogul were over forty. So it was time for new ones. Is there really demand for tens of thousands of a new Collett Goods when there is a tooling that only dates from 2007? I seriously doubt it as everyone's probably got enough. Three or four people saying they will buy one doesn't guarantee anything. Jason

I can understand some complaints (all minor), but "bling"? So they release it in the correct livery and people still moan.... Jason

Didn't last long. Without digging the books out to give exact dates I think they were removed after about four years. Certainly gone by 1954. https://www.rail-online.co.uk/p129376112/e38c653e0 Jason

A Cockney is doing well on "Who wants to be a Millionaire" and he's got £500,000. Chris Tarrant asks him the big question. " For £1million, who was the great train robber? Was it: A, Ronnie Barker... B, Ronnie O'Sullivan... C, Ronnie Corbett or D, Ronnie Biggs?" The Cockney says "I'll take the money please Chris." Chris reminds him that he still has his 3 life-lines left. Cockney replies "I'll just take the money Chris." "You don't want to phone a friend or ask the audience? Not even a fifty fifty?" asks Chris. "No thanks, I'll just take the money Chris" "OK" says Chris, looking bemused "Give him a round of applause ladies and gentlemen, he goes away with £500,000, however before you go you'll obviously want to know what the answer is." Cockney said "No thanks Chris. I knew the answer." "You knew it anyway! Are you mad? Why didn't you answer it?" asks Chris Cockney says, "I might be many things Chris....but I ain't no grass."