tractionman

So am I, it's the irish land that holds all the luck.

must be something in the water too...

Well, the Celtic Tiger was found to be walking on quicksand...

Some traders undoubtedly boost their profits with exorbitant P&P charges, but I wouldn't say this was one of them.

That's not too bad at all. When I go to the post it is an approx. 15mile round trip plus £1.00 parking, I do try to post a few items at once but inevitably a late payer will mean I often take just 1 parcel!

Don't forget PayPal take another 3.4% of the postage charge.

It was on Drama, a Freeview channel, Monday evening, eight til nine.

And if you don't watch it I'm going to come round all your houses and smash up all your toys!

odd, dont seem to have drama on freesat - should be 156 but nuthin...

Aye, the rains getting warmer now...

I too had 21st March in mind AND apparently there have been more snowy Easters than Christmases in the last century or so. I will nevertheless say that it does feel like Spring today.

I remember a good 6 inches of snow fell at Easter in 1981, in Wiltshire!

slow down as all this rushing the job wont do, and wear yourself out he he

Minitrains Brigadeloc next!

At this rate I'll get my Smallbrook Gn15 kit built in 2033...!

I'm on my second already. No will power some people!

Having stuff is good ... and healthy. Not having stuff shows a lack of ambition and imagination. It is also a well known fact that you cannot have too many locos

Yes, the numbers are a bit scary - best not think about it too much. I feel better already. In fact now I have cleared the board of stock it looks a little empty... another 3F would keep the other(s) company.

Hoped against hope that the rumours on Monday weren't true but sadly they are. Currently spinning Spirit of Eden and will move onto Laughing Stock and the solo album before bed. On vinyl of course.

I only have Laughing Stock and the solo album on CD, but vinyl for the others. A 12" single or two somewhere as well.

Laughing stock is a strange semi official pressing from around 10 years ago. Solo album vinyl was a re-release not too many years ago.

Recommend in a similar vein I Trawl the Megahertz by Paddy McAloon (Prefab sprout). Sadly though the recent release are all miss pressed (off centre). 

Just checked with Michael Fish. Almost got blown away with his reply.

Hope those at sea around the Irish coast and the Scottish and Welsh west coasts get to safety.

Well said.

I reckon you're owed it at least :-)

Ack!

That's good as I'm seriously tempted owning one of these tanks!

... especially when Hattons have them listed at

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hadn't spotted the Hattons price, pretty good, but as you say, not sure what 'pre-order' price really means these days!

Good wasn't it.

Missed it.

If BBC 4 it will be repeated a hundred times.

....and didn't he make it sound fun and something good to be involved in with mates. Xlnt piece but then Loose Ends is a great programme.

I liked the bit when he said instead of rock stars spending their evening on drugs they were 'playing with their trains'! nice one

Thanks for that link Keith, I am listening to it now

Enjoy...!

Cheers, twas nice while it lasted!

Bless 'em

Both! It's only money

Hi Keith you have a pm, Craig.

and then if I did get the Atlantic I'd just have to get the single wheeler too!

Talking Loud and Clear.....

One of my favourite bands and an excellent album.Very underrated.

tis a cracker, and the re-release comes with a second CD with a remix of Julia's Song, fantastic!

In less than two months the nights start drawing out again.

summer? did we have any?

True enough, not a lot of summer on the Emerald Isle, and up in the north here the winter days are shorter and nights longer sadly, if only hibernation was possible! Oh to wake up on a sunny spring morning...

But who'd have a 15?

I'm so behind the times- I didn't know they'd extended the numbers into the 50s.

But you could choose at least 28 numbers between 1 and 59 that refer to tops locomotive classes

Nice

How long before this update gets locked?

Depends how well behaved we all are!

And you need the people figures around the Buffet too...

... and the concrete platform lamps, and new BR sign... it's all SO tempting!

don't forget you also need to source the curled up sarnies as well

ooh thanks for the heads up

a tenner a piece too, which I think is good value.

You Know how to live...

yep, pushing the boat out! Bottle of Punk IPA too, yum.

they might have caught him by now...

There was a chap at Paddington this morning at the platform end about to be nabbed just as I arrived...

I love this programme.

Me too!

Brave thing, showing your wife how much you spend ;-)

I think if I was in the 10k bracket she might not be quite so understanding!

Jammy. I bought a GC subway for a tenner. Still looking for a GC booking office.

I was about to buy one on Ebay too for £38... good thing I dithered.