jcredfer

This brought, not a smile, but a huge grin.....

Look closely at the motorcycle passenger, who was clearly having a great time.

I have included my 17 yr old daughter's interpretation, below...

Small Dachshund, loving every moment, looking at everything going, grinning from ear to ear.  Possibly something about them being in the open air and a plethora of smells, on olfactory overdrive.

(NB. For those as old and out of touch as me - "Unbelievably hard" is the new "Fantastically Cool", which, in our day meant, go and put on a pullover and winter coat.  As for the double change for going out on a summer's day and having a gay time.....  🙉 

4 minutes ago, The Johnster said:

 

You can say that again...

Pressed "Submit" and got a message saying here was too much activity, try again after "X" seconds.  I eventually gave up and reloaded the Forum, to find that he messages were not - quite - true as you so rightly observed   🫠.  I'll report it and I'm sure Andy can clear it up.

6 hours ago, figworthy said:

 

Posting error

6 hours ago, figworthy said:

 

Posting error

5 hours ago, figworthy said:

 

It certainly seems to be around here.

 

Many years ago, someone told me of a stretch of road in Berlin where the traffic lights were on a set sequence, at a road speed ideal for the urban environment.  I can't remember if it was as a result of calculation or experimentation, but it seemed that they were also spot on at 120MPH.

 

Adrian

I am not certain if I made the particular, comment referred to, but, having spent 3 years in Berlin, I can certainly confirm the set sequence, at 50Kph (approx 30Mph).  It worked day after day, into and return from work.  The road was originally built as a military road from the centre of Berlin to the training areas and is absolutely straight, for efficient movement from / to the barracks.  Apparently, officially opened in 1911, although I had to look that up, being unable to witness that, as it was the year before the birth year of my father.

There were those who postulated a multiple of the set limit speed, for hitting green lights all the way, too, I never bothered to try. The Maths would work and there may well have been folks who gave it a go for a few lights.  In reality testing the theory for anything more was completely impractical, back in the 80s, as traffic volume and traffic police, would have brought it to a stop, at anything more than a few sets of lights. (The latter being an expensive end to the test, too!!)

4 hours ago, Schooner said:

This should be attached as the TL:DR to every article, comment and pub conversation on the subject.

 

EDIT: /soapbox

A lovely gentleman, who visits quite regularly, just loves a conspiracy theory.  In the midst of the Covid melee, he he came out with the "Fact" that the Lateral Flow kits were highly carcinogenic and therefore should be banned.  I told him that I wasn't in the slightest bothered, should that be proved to be so, as I was not in the habit of consuming any of the test substances, either before or after the test.  To his credit he broke into a broad smile and wandered off down the path, to his car, chuckling.    🤣

5 hours ago, Edwardian said:

Official Day 4. Today we headed back to the Wall from the Blenkinsopp Castle Inn. Fairly level going into Gilsland, where we had our first brush with the Newcastle and Carlisle Ry.....

 

 

Ascending the western bank we find ourselves at Milecastle 48, so, yes, you can have a Roman Milecastle right next to the line on your model railway. Truly, there is a prototype for everything.

 

 

.....

 

.....  and with amazing foresight, they even left a track plan;  descent scale size, too.     🙆‍♂️

Enjoy

Best wishes

1 minute ago, CameronL said:

Is that the special large-button version for the over-70s?

Of course not.....   the user type is clearly visible.....

Oh, my word, am I in serious trouble now!!    😱

2 hours ago, Hobby said:

Lucky we aren't all rally drivers then...

Given the  skills needed for the driving challenges, at the speeds they achieve, when compared to the normal road circumstances - you may wish to reconsider that remark.

1 hour ago, johnofwessex said:

 

But what does the current arrangements cost?

 

Clearly we dont have unlimited resources but how might we use them more effectively and what might a change in how we do things impact on behaviour?

First:- The current costs are defined by what the Gov't and Local Gov't are currently putting in place.  That will only alter when those who wish to get elected perceive that the population will not vote for them, unless they vote for increased amounts.

Second:-Those currently responsible for using those funds, as are now available, will have been running Policing priorities through on a constant process.  In short, they are already doing what you are asking and the solution is what you see on the streets and in the news.  {Care needs to be taken, with the later, as they are selective about what they think will sell.  There is clearly much more going on, than they could possibly report, let alone give a balanced picture of the complete situation.}

Those levels of priority are passed to the Call centres and police deployed accordingly, based on the supplied information from callers.  A "Fail to stop" is mostly dealt with by an appropriate response car + Blues &Twos, it's quite frequent and mainly with a successful outcome.  Should the offender escalate the incident, by causing damage to persons, property, or other actions, then more resources are deployed to cope.  It does occasionally escalate to a major problem and many units are deployed to deal with it, accordingly.

As Kevin summed up, the priorities "Any system MUST be policing those who HAVE broken the law, not those who MIGHT break the law!"  What you suggest is already being done - and with very stretched resources - and it shows - Police, NHS, Housing, Infrastructure.....  the list goes on.....  and comments here will not make one iota of difference.  We all have a vote and may use it as each individual wishes.

1 hour ago, KeithMacdonald said:

DLR / TLTR ?

 

 

Abbey Road DLR

https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.532&mlon=0.004&zoom=15#map=15/51.5320/0.0040

 

Abbey Road studios and the famous road crossing

https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.531944&mlon=-0.178333&zoom=18#map=17/51.53163/-0.17699

Love the blue texts, someone has a good sense of humour.

20 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said:

Harris County (Houston)  can be quite different in many regards from other parts of Texas.

Yes, I'm absolutely certain that you are completely right.  I worked with US Army, Navy and Marines for 5 years of my RAF time, involving hundreds directly and indirectly, also some in civvy time; of which only three were anything other than a complete delight to work alongside.  Those three were all Texans and the, complete and utter, picture of the worst of the Texan caricatures often depicted.  However, it doesn't take much to work out that, in the hundreds of others I worked alongside, there were far more than those three, from the same State and back home, Stateside, of course.

11 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said:

Of course it was. I imagine it takes a lot more than say 50°C* to bake bread. 

 

* Allowing for a generous increase over ambient in that brick mail box.

 

I did say "almost plausible". The heat in south Texas really has been extreme.

Around 180 / 190C, dependant on what you're making, and given the demeanour of many of the inhabitants, one might be tempted to wish.....    🤣 

Joking, of course.....     honest.....    😇 

44 minutes ago, Tim Dubya said:

If they do think that, they would {almost} be correct.  No difference, in principal, to the birds, just a different medium, but called swimming.  Crabs and other non flying / swimming critters, like us - landlocked.  

I wonder if any of the monkeys and apes look at us and become wannabees??

22 hours ago, Tim Dubya said:

Good point...

 

When you are on any road to somewhere new, there are always those that can't / don't want to keep pace.

It's a safety net to compensate for all those who charge down dead ends...   🤔

On 09/07/2023 at 19:04, Edwardian said:

In other news, what conditions have delayed are (i) the application of brain to solve the Great Shrinking Engine Shed Mystery, so please bear with, and (ii) my plans for a plaque tournante at Castle Aching.

 

Recently I was invited to inspect the underside of the Amberdale turntable, and was kindly lent instructions to replicate same. All I can say for the moment is that, despite my protestations, my host seemed unable to comprehend the degree of electrical dufferness of Yours Truly. He has clearly never met such a simpleton before and too generous to believe such an idiot could exist.

 

While I may yet make some attempt at comprehension of an electrically powered turntable, I was suddenly inspired to go all Old School and follow the Reverend.

  

I feel for your suffering the affliction, a constant drain on an already suffering system.  Much sympathy, from here.

Following the Reverend, may be taking to the cloth, just to get into a Sunday morning Communion.  A quick look at the plans looks simple enough, until consideration of how many circular layers there are and how many measurements to achieve a satisfactory fit. a good Router and a plentiful supply of good wood for the layers would also seem to be high on the list.  I am also minded of how little it takes to get a derailment, or just a stop.

There might be a possible alternative.  I have a Peco turntable, which is often viewed by some biased folk from above their nasal protuberance - {or maybe those, simply lacking the know how!}.  There is talk of saggy bottoms, dreadful motor noise, wheels not touching the rail, or taking the weight of the Bridge, lack of accuracy lining up the Bridge rails and more.  People are kind enough to illustrate their disappointments on video and very clear the observations are.  With a little attention to detail and good modelling practice, these turntables can be simply first class.  The kits also include the mechanism to switch the polarity of the Bridge rails as it rotates.

I am, of course aware that you are looking for something for less length than the A4 that the Peco, 00, TT can rotate.  They also make similar kits for N Gauge, which might well be long enough or your needs, at 151mm or 5 15/16".  Fitting a wider set of rails should be less trouble than making a completely new Bridge, from scratch.  It seems to me that it is not much help to continue with the possibilities of the alternative, should the 151mm not be sufficient for the wheelbase {not over the buffer length}, so I should pause here, lest I waste everyone's reading time.

Just to whet your appetite...

Wishing you well and restoration to good health very soon.

Julian

1 hour ago, Buhar said:

Shouldn't you have posted that in another thread?

 

Alan

That would be fine if they were British.

5 minutes ago, Edwin_m said:

That's clearly a very logical rule, as you clearly can't control the horse with a phone in one hand and a baguette in the other.  Not to mention the umbrella you need to keep dry.  

I believe it would not be normal to control horses without the use of, at least, one hand, however, the Horse Guards, Band do have Kettle Drummers, with a Drum-stick in each hand and a waterproof hat.  Rather than attempting to control those magnificently calm mounts, by telepathy, they resorted to attaching the reins to the stirrups -  granted, not your normal equestrian mode - but, apparently very effective.

13 hours ago, Nearholmer said:

Millinery madness.

 

The Jarvis Brook Chapter of the Mothers Union take a break from producing sons for the empire to ready themselves for unarmed combat against moral turpitude (which is mostly used for cleaning paintbrushes). 1910.

 

 

 

Only 50 years to Hot Pants and the Mini.....      🙈 

Must be the greatest and most rapid fashion change in history {With the possible exception which Eve was responsible for, of course!}.

{Edit, to correct 40 years to 50, well spotted by Hroth.  Memory getting less accurate, it was all those multiple flared out petticoats earlier.}

53 minutes ago, Dick Turpin said:

The driver looks distinctly female and no other traffic in sight...     🙄.....   🙊 

Hat, coat, gone.....

53 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

Sunshine at Sheep Dip.

 

 

Beautiful model.  May I ask how they would have fuelled it?

Julian

3 hours ago, Hroth said:

 

Funnily enough, the March was written as an exercise in Elgarian pomposity by Eric Coates in about 1954.  When the film makers initially asked him to provide music, he turned them down, before relenting and providing the March as an overture.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dam_Busters_March

 

Wartime aircrew wouldn't have the foggiest idea about it!

 

Indeed so, I can only imagine that their, latter day, reaction to the March would be appreciation of the musical effort to celebrate their efforts.....

Hopefully, long - very long - before they got introduced to a version by a Ukulele Orchestra!     😱

1 hour ago, Hroth said:

 

Did you ever see their BBC Proms concert?

The rendition of The Dambusters March has to be heard to be believed...

 

.....   accompanied by so many wartime Aircrew turning in their graves.....    🙉