DonB

My wife is very firmly of the opinion that archaeologists, especially on site at a Dig,  "Make it up as they go along" 

6 hours ago, darren chpamn said:

Will the fishery protection team  come to check the pots are legal to use?

 

It's the size of the catch which is the deciding factor, (by coincidence I caught an item on TV yesterday while channel hopping showing the creatures being checked for age i.e. size, before being landed, undersize  lobsters being returned to the water)

EDIT>.....Countryfile "Cornwall" on BBC 8th Nov should be viewable via iplayer for some weeks also showed china clay quarry and possible attempts to restart mining for Tin. 

My ealiest memories of the MRN and MRC  are the year 1950, where IRCC I looked open mouthed at the size of a layout owned by a guy called Fleewood Shaw. His background was never mentioned as far as I recall. Edward Beale seemed to be everywhere, I still have his book "Modelling in 2mm scale"  from that era.

Not just in AI systems -- others here must have shared my experience of having new boss with great ideas of making his mark. Warnings of "we tried that"  were brushed aside and eventually the "New" system fell apart and we were left to pick up the pieces. Usually took about 2 years for the chickens to come home to roost!

I've been to Calais .... enough said !

Daft question : 

Can you change the "wall paper " in your virtual railway room ?

2 hours ago, KNP said:

 

Yes, it sort of reappeared yesterday, I am adamant in was in the Goods Yard when I was setting up the camera!!! 

Then looking through the lens via the iPhone it was there?

I expect it was something to do with lens refraction and the fact I had the camera hanging upside down from the tripod that caused it to appear on the lane.......

I think that it was all smoke and mirrors.......Wait ... there's no smoke!

On 18/10/2020 at 13:56, Poggy1165 said:

I just think of these things as logos. You see logos every day - literally - it doesn't mean we're all illiterate.

 

The GCR did not just paint its five pointed star on wagons. It was part of the house flag on its ships, for example, and it was used on certain posters, which implies it meant something to Joe Public. The McDonald arches are better known, as a result of modern communication techniques, but they do a very similar job.

Some years ago, driving from Slough to Windsor with my (then) 5-y-o grandson, who had been demonstrating that he remembered the songs he had learned at school, we passed a brightly lit fast food outlet. "Oh, look", child said "It's Old MacDonald's".  

15 hours ago, Northroader said:

 

I just want to go out there and give everybody a big fat kiss.

Assuming that you escape from whatever is restraining you, where can I safely hide ? 

Oh dear, the vicar is advised to keep his head down,  since he is reported to be about to become promoted to Rural Dean and thus likely to be offered a Bishopric, eventually. He may be unique in attaining such exalted status in his native province if we believe our colleague St.Enodoc's.  insinuations.

8 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

I thought you said you lived in Melbourne...

 We were married by our local Rural Dean, who went on to become Bishop of Sodor and Man,  (Honestly!!)  (Almost on topic)

2 hours ago, 5BarVT said:

I predict they will be uncooperative and will resolutely remain on the platform.

:-)

Paul.

Meanwhile wouldn't the usual GWR practice be to run back to the nearest T/T for turning so that it hauled its train cab first ? shouldn't take longer than a week 

6 hours ago, Annie said:

A colourised photo I found of Bromsgrove from the air.  I don't know what date this was.

You can see why I chickened out with modelling the wagon works and only did the barest vague representation instead.

 

I had a similarly colourised print in my office of the works where I was employed ( a framed print about 15x24 inches ) I was able to date it to 1927/8 by knowing what buildings were built and when. I wonder what happened to it after I left?

These aerial pictures were, and are, supplied by Aerofilms in the UK. I believe they were hand coloured to order, certainly the colours of our picture had very little veracity compared with the reality of the site in the1970s.

As an inveterate Plonker I see no reason to change, Although one does get a bit fed up with getting the blame for everything that goes wrong,  doesn't fit, is the wrong size, or is misshapen.

As an aside I must deny all knowledge of, or responsibility for, any engine shed doors being dislodged ! My expertise was obviously not required so I wasn't there at the time, yer honour.

5 hours ago, Compound2632 said:

 

A former colleague of mine, on a business trip to Dublin, enquired of his hosts about the truth of the tale that one could survive on a diet of just Guinness. He was told no, for a healthy diet one would need to drink, per day:

• one pint of milk,
• two pints of orange juice, and

• forty-seven pints of Guinness.

A friend who having been ill was seriously under weight . His Doctor told him to have a couple of pints of Guinness mid-morning and two Mars bars mid -afternoon.  

The "battle of Mickleton" sparked my interest and a quick Googe gave http://www.vaguelyinteresting.co.uk/the-battle-of-mickleton/... an account of the "Battle" which, for me, threw a new light on Brunel's attitude if things didn't go as quickly as he thought they should . 

On 30/08/2020 at 08:08, KNP said:

Eye level pictures are my favourite and my default way of taking pictures.

They are the way we normally see things for real.

They are difficult as you need the the lens at eye level which up until I got my compact camera was near on impossible to say the least for my Nikon DLSR.

With the advent of remote control via the eye phone the whole process got easier.

I say easier but you still have to place the camera in and amongst the scenery with all the inherent risks that entails and there has been many a repair done afterwards to trees, shrubs, point rodding, and other items that got flattened.

But, for you, the intrepid reader we Percy Vere (sounds like one my names for a figure!!!) and push on regardless of effort and sacrifice needed to obtain that picture that otherwise might not have been taken had the challenges had been thought about beforehand..... 

 

  

I vaguely remember a cartoon character in a newspaper(?) called Percy Vere towards the end of WW2 Intended to encourage / keep the workers producing the munitions etc. All good propaganda!. (not done a search to verify my recollections)

My paternal grandfather had his own business as a bespoke tailor (he made Army Officers uniforns during WW1 ) and as befitted the quality of the suits he produced he always wore a shirt with detachable wing collar even after retirement

I always wore a tie at work, it was a "dress code" for all male Staff members.

I recall one of the draughtsmen (in the late 1990s ) removing his tie during a very hot summer. He was called to a senior manager's office and reminded of the "dress code"and threatened with suspension If he didn't comply. Despite pointing out that the females throughout the offices were all wearing very light summery frocks. and, as he heatedly ( ! ) noted , that the ( female ) personnel manager was on that day wearing a blouse "resembling a vest",  he was told to get back to work and wear a tie.  

3 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said:

 

No. It didn't come into being until 2005. It could be investigating the modelmaker, though . . . . . . . . . . .

My ignorance showing again! Who did accident investigations prior to 2005?

Seems likely that any investigation at Little Muddle could lead to severe restriction of pocket money and withdrawal of driving permits.

Thanks for the here and now (Model) scenario, but my post was really as much to do with my ignorance of the historic reaction within the GWR (and the RAIB ? ) to such a happenstance as the damage inflicted on the company's infrastructure.  There must be a "Little Muddler" who knows the GWR rule book and what the reaction at Swindon would have been to the requirement of replacing a Loco shed door outside its scheduled maintenance period.       

Sorry not to have made that clear. 

Can't help... sorry, But be careful what you wish for. 

Stubby47 of this parish entered the 2011 challenge with a (Not 4mm scale!) "rest room"

He has never been allowed to forget it!

Good to see that the working gang are nearly prepared to tackle the damaged shed door. 

There remains the question ... who pays for the repair and has the correct authorisation been obtained??

Would the Station Master have a budget to allow him to get the job done?  Or is there an Area Manager involved ?

Would Swindon be the ultimate source of the funds and new door?  Who's head will roll when the enquiry into the damage is reported upon?

Would the RAIB be involved to check that there were no dangerous practices involved.  ?? 

The shareholders are already muttering about the unnecessary expense.......

The quick answer must be.... Rule one applies!.... it's your layout.

A bit different if you are working with a Modular group who may want to standardise such matters 

3 hours ago, nick_bastable said:

 

where is everyone ?

 

Nick B

I wasn't here 'cos for 2 days when I tried to log into RMweb I got a message saying  "no connection  fault at host server" just assumed that an upgrade being applied. didn't check AndyY's facebook page .... never frequent the site!

I didn't want to add to your worries , but Fradley Park is a at Lichfield few miles south of me at home, and a lot of our parcel deliveries come via Hermes site at Fradley usually at least with some superficial damage to the outer wrapping.

Fradley was a war-time bomber base and a number of the earth covered hangars exist and are used by a variety of distribution companies. 

The airfield may have been used for the glider paratroop air drop into N. France as part of the D-Day landings.

Certainly when I did my Air Cadets glider training course in 1947(or 48) on a very wet non-flying day we entered one of the original hangers to find Horsa Troop carrier glider stored there.   

We attached the wings to the fuselage (all the bits were present) and using the on-site winch our RAF instructors got it off the ground in straight and level flight the length of the airfield!  Much self congratulating ensued!

Sadly I have never flown in a glider since those days! but given the opportunity i would love to do so.

More likely, a visit by a roving "Gypsy" family with horse drawn Caravan, the male head of the family setting up a "rag and bone " collection service(?)

The female members developing a fortune-telling and clothes-peg  selling enterprise calling door-to-door. followed by an inevitable visit by the local plod , and eventual evacuation leaving the derelict property in even worse condition. Could take a whole summer the get the required paperwork to finalise. I'm sure that  John Aherne's legal outfit. ( Quibble and Cuss ) would be delighted to offer advice.

Now, there's a challenge to fill those idle moments during the ongoing pandemic.!