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  1. There now follows a review of the lavatorial facilities on a Class 800 'Abominator':

    The location of the lavatory paper dispenser is almost at floor level.  This is not satisfactory for a gentleman who wishes to urinate standing up.

    The water outlet above the wash hand basin shows a marked disinclination to operate within acceptable timescales. 

    The adjacent 'hot air' outlet is weak, ineffectual except over unrealistically lengthy timescales and shows a poor standard of character. 

    The curved sliding door occasionally needs help from guests to fully close.

     

    Review ends.

     

  2. Not sure that the Carpet Fairy will accept blame for the tin of Evo Stik missing in the railway room. The search did turn up a tub of Cascamite I lost about two years ago.

  3. I voluntarily ate a sprout today. Just one. First time in 45 years I've done that. Still don't really like them. I'm not going to be ill now am I?

    1. rockershovel

      rockershovel

      My good wife claims to like them, and smuggles them in wherever she thinks they will go undetected. I found one in the turkey curry on New Years Day...

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  4. is back on his ship, after 12 weeks at home. It's as though I haven't been away

  5. Oh dear, this Channel 5 malarkey has kept me up way beyond my bed time.

  6. I’ve been hovered up, by 10 suckers and one that only blows. 1 has been tagged by every passenger and 2 have an ID crisis. SVR 50’s at 50

  7. Save me from two FARTING Jack Russels

  8. Nene. Is it nen or neen? heard both on the BBC this morning

    1. rockershovel

      rockershovel

      I’ve lived in Peterborough for thirty five years and worked for the Rivers Authority at one time, and until quite recently, I’d never heard the “nen” pronounciation at all.

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  9. Christmas can indeed now begin after hearing the magnificent Kings. The first lesson was remembered as like yesterday when it was read as a nine year old. The Latin version of 'Oh Come All Ye Faithful' was remembered. Perhaps the brain is still in order. Glad Tidings to all.

    1. rockershovel

      rockershovel

      Just got in from the Children’s Carol Service at my daughters village church, full house!

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  10. Ah Coyote Ugly is on later. The film that spreads the message that anything is possible as long as your willing to strip and dance first.

  11. Ah Coyote Ugly is on later. The film that spreads the message that anything is possible as long as your willing to strip and dance first.

    1. rockershovel

      rockershovel

      Really? We seem to be stuck in the Harry Potter timewarp...

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  12. I've always struggled with the word insouciance.

  13. Inappropriate Eisenbahn ad in September Continental Modeller?

    1. rockershovel

      rockershovel

      In no particular order, better or worse than the Specsavers "gearstick" advert, or the "exploding Volkswagen"?

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  14. Inappropriate Eisenbahn ad in September Continental Modeller?

    1. rockershovel

      rockershovel

      I haven't seen this, but "tasteless German humour" tends to be something of a tautology..

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  15. coming to the end of my first year as an apprentice, i had ages left for ages until now when its a few short weeks... gonna be spending quite some time in the library finishing paperwork...

  16. Any one prepared to admit to actually enjoying barbecued food?

    1. rockershovel

      rockershovel

      What sharris said. I went to a sheep roast staged by some Argentinian colleagues a while ago, and it was really good. Otherwise I tend to avoid them...

       

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  17. How many incarnations where there of Freda the Blue Peter Tortoise? Her spots always appeared to change after hibernation....

    1. rockershovel

      rockershovel

      It also seems that Petra was substituted at short notice as a pup!

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  18. How many incarnations where there of Freda the Blue Peter Tortoise? Her spots always appeared to change after hibernation....

    1. rockershovel

      rockershovel

      According to Wikipedia, Blue Peter had no fewer than five tortoises at various times.

       

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  19. Just watched a cracking game of rugby! Amazing play by England. Well done Eddie, what a brilliant job you have done!

    1. rockershovel

      rockershovel

      Hopefully, the Borthwick/Gustard partnership are the intended succession

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  20. Salt and vinegar pork scratchings - wrong in so many ways!

  21. I think the reason I hate christmas so much is that you're bombarded with it from September onwards and I just get fed up with it, especially all the commercialism that has nothing to do with why Christmas exists.

    1. rockershovel

      rockershovel

      I love Christmas. Haven't done it this year for lack of opportunity, but I often work a trip in Nov/mid Dec and come back to it. Just relying on the usual thick skin and wilful ignorance this year, though.

       

       

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  22. A Scotsman and a Canadian walk onto Centre Court on Sunday.

  23. Go Home Mr Obama, in or out, it's NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS

    1. rockershovel

      rockershovel

      of COURSE it's his business, who do you think is writing TTIP ?

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  24. Three years ago today I aplied to become a train driver now I'm sitting in the seat living the dream.

    1. rockershovel

      rockershovel

      There aren't that many people who can say they are doing what they want to do - good luck

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  25. After battling with Windows 10, the getting delayed by a W7 update, finally a working computer - Linux!

    1. rockershovel

      rockershovel

      W10 is a curse, iCrap is worse... I bought a MacBook and I'm hugely disappointed

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