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That was my old dads favourite coffee drink and from memory I thought I liked it!. Well a couple of years ago I saw some in a small supermarket and bought a bottle............made one drink and the rest went down the sink.........Yuk!!. I guess though 70 years ago it was just about all you could get. My first memory though of real coffee though was whenever we went to town(Derby) with my great aunt Mary she would insist on taking us to the Kardomah Cafe where they served the genuine stuff..........never forget that aroma!! Mike

I have the same thing happen to me but I think that "well preserved" for them might mean "pickled" Mike

I live in country South Australia, opposite climate issues but some horrendous road conditions. I own a Toyota Prado (Ruth and I have owned three of them over the past twenty years) all bought at approximately two years old, 416K mine's never missed a beat, Ruths at 217K same story. Just wouldn't go past them for rough conditions. Mike

I have lived and driven in every State in OZ, SA drvers on average are the worst I have come across........and I live here🙄🙄🙄. Mike

Me to a tee......him, not her, brave lady!😇 Note to John..........Always carry Barbecue tongs and a broom when in Oz😃but you've been here before so I suspect you already have them in your suitcase😃. Hope you have a great time. Mike Grant Denyer's wife Chezzi is praised for taking on a venomous brown snake as she goes into 'fierce mumma mode' to protect her young daughters The wife of TV personality Grant Denyer has been praised for her fearless reaction to finding a deadly brown snake in her family's backyard. The eastern brown snake is highly venomous and is responsible for about 60 per cent of human snake-bite deaths in Australia. Grant posted a video on Instagram on Monday of his wife Chezzi shooing away the reptile with a pair of barbecue tongs while he and their three daughters, Sailor, Scout and Sunday, took shelter inside the house. Grant Denyer's brave wife Chezzi scares off a snake Chezzi Denyer, the wife of TV personality Grant Denyer, has been praised for her fearless reaction to finding a deadly brown snake in her family's backyard. She shooed the reptile away with a pair of barbecue tongs (circled) after it approached the family dog The footage shows a quick-thinking Chezzi grabbing a broom and tongs then confronting the snake, which was getting uncomfortably close to the family dog, outside their back door 'When Mr Brown comes to visit, trust the chick who had snakes as a kid to take care of it,' a proud Grant captioned the footage on Instagram. In the video, Grant could be heard in the background shouting, 'Do you see it, Chez? It’s coming for the stairs.' Grant (left) posted a video on Instagram on Monday of Chezzi (right) dealing with the snake while he and their three daughters, Sailor, Scout and Sunday, took shelter inside the house 'Just a mum trying to cook dinner on time when the kids spot a big snake coming for the dog,' Chezzi replied calmly. The snake eventually retreated to the paddock and Chezzi then returned inside to serve dinner for her family. The Denyers' famous friends praised the mum of three for her reaction to the snake. In the video, Grant could be heard in the background shouting, 'Do you see it, Chez? It’s coming for the stairs' The snake eventually retreated to the paddock and Chezzi returned inside to serve dinner for her family The Morning Show host Larry Emdur commented: 'Bro, firstly I love it how you scream for Chezzi (what a brave husband and protective father you are).' 'Mum is so brave… I love you, mum!' added Lisa Wilkinson.

Can definitely recommend Pirates Life and The Big Shed Brewery(American Pale Ale)and it's close to the Railway Museum. Mike

Wow, what an amazing tranformation...........fantastic model. Mike

I made some buns once!!, ended up painting 'em red and selling them to the local cricket club, probably would have lasted a couple of seasons and broken a few bats!!☹️☹️. Mike

Didn't know him but he sounds like a lovely gent...........love one of those on my property RIP Mr Shooter. Mike

I'm pretty sure it did originally but by the time I first visited Tamworth in January 1958, there were only a few left with the sloping smokebox and by then the class were all referred to as "semis", at least by trainspotters in the midlands. It does seem however, that, engine nicknames differed according to your location. Yes, I remember that signal very well and the excitement it generated when pulled off.. Mike

Some to add: Jubilees........Jubs, Jubes Patriots........Pates, Pats Brittanias.....Brits Stanier 8F.....Eight Freights Princesses......Prinnies(yuk!!) Black Fives......Mickies Princess Coronations...........Semis. I know "semis" has been mentioned before but along with "mickies"for the fives, was the nickname given by the Brum fraternity at T amworth, who pronounced it "Simmy on the moyne when first sighted"............Happy Days😊😊. Mike

Me too, we probably use the same polish!!😢😢. Mike

Has anyone tried one of these?, I have looked at the You Tube reviews and it seems to be be reasonable starter for a DCC Novice like me. I have a couple DCC locos to try, so any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Rgds..Mike

No Mike, your views are not old fashioned. There are some of us that were around at the time of this horrible crime and deplore the actions of the vermin that basically ended any normality to Jack Mills subsequently short life. The fact that much of the Press treated it as an almost " Robin Hood " type event, disgusted me then and still does today. Mike

Revenge?, Furious?, Howe?, Valiant?, Repulse?, Fearless?, Courageous?, Glorious?, Resolution?, Achillies?, Leviathan?..............Obvious innit!, next loco will be a long neglected long firebox Jubilee🤪🤪🤪. Oops better go to bed now....🤒. Mike

That's almost Sir Humphrey!! Mike

Superb stuff! Rgds...Mike

I believe all of the wheelsets on a 9F are flanged, the flanges on the middle set have a more shallow profile. Mike

Oh dear, my rule one philosophy just disappeared, two three packs ordered..........I am so weak!!!😊. Mike

It.my birhday!!! 10/10/1946🥂, it will be a Kitson ex LMS saddle tank..........some hope!!, 😢😢. Mike

That is hilarious. Mike

That looks excellent John, I saw her at Derby along with a number of "first generation" diesels" at the Horticulteral Show in '59-60 ...........didn't see many of the flowers though!!😁😁. As a "spotter though, it was a yearly highlight on our calendar. Mike

without trolling through all of the posts, have these seen any use on or near the London Midland region in the fifties/sixties, they are lovely but I never invoke rule 1.(sad I know!!) Mike

Your model looks superb Mike

that looks brilliant..........just like the prototype