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RAF training course just South of York, a few of the students liked to go to into York to the Black Cat Disco, for a few bevies and sample some of the feminine delights, seemingly available. Apparently some would, occasionally, have a "Grimmy" contest. {No need for much imagination there, I guess.} Much hilarity over Scores, at the Mess Bar, when they got back. Even more hilarity one evening, when one of their midst, gave a Thumbs-up behind the back of his latest "Grimmy" conquest, followed by her being seen, openly, giving a Thumbs-up to her mates, at the bar. "That's telling your mates you scored?" he asked. "Yes" she replied, "Just won the Grimmy bloke contest!" 🤣 ..... Err, nope, I was not one of the group, having more respect for my immune system.

I wonder at how the chassis and suspension might cope with all those CCs? 👺

Now there's mental image I could do without..... 🙈

Oh, so true. I do confess that I can readily recognise a Class 08 / 09 from a Prince's Teddy. Ok, I didn't have an Anorak, but the army did give me a 2 week railway operating course, but driving Basra, has rather stuck in the memory. Shhh, now and don't tell Andy..... ..... he is Ok to keep his Teddies.

Like it..... but not having been an Anorak in my yoof, it took a few seconds to get there. 💥 🤣

That's the difference, a Life Sentence is a set of many conditions set on someone, which lasts for the whole of a Lifetime, even 'though you may have a shorter Prison Term, within those many conditions. Getting out of the Prison is on Licence, but not free of the Terms of the Sentence, get them wrong and you are back inside. I seem to remember there has been a recent case, where someone reached the end of the time allocated for his Prison Term, but his behaviour was such that it didn't fulfil the other Terms set for a Licence to be granted, so he stays inside, at least for now. I hope that might help.

Any news as to when the Motorail car transporters might be due, to pick them up??

All seems not quite so relevant at the moment..... the weather got there first. Harnham is to the right on the other side of that lot. The small sluice gates to control the water flow to the meadows, are several feet under that.

Probably not him, as he is modelled actually on his feet, whereas his time was spent drawing up false expense claims, or flat out on his back as a result of what he really purchased with the money - we earned!! Anyone got access to a suitably deep Cess Pit, where the key might be safely deposited when they do eventually lock him up.....

Perhaps as well before a number of possible disastrous consequences occurred, things like boiler water levels, boiler temperatures / pressures, or lack of, other traffic {presumably someone raised the alarm and alerted controllers, various, to keep that risk down??}. Just how does anyone get to think that's a good idea?

At the time, there was quite a bit of debate about, quite how unwitting the gentleman's trip really was, as many thought that simply closing the throttle, or HP Cocks, {Fuel cut-offs} would have prevented him from having to take all that trouble, in the air... {???} He was, after all qualified, Lightening" for carrying out ground test engine runs {ie. firing up and controlling the engine testing runs}. He would have to be very familiar, indeed, with the control process before he got that qualification. He had, apparently, also taken a flying course, available for some Engineer officers, which took them through to get their Wings, so was rather better qualified than Wikipedia would suggest. The idea being that they would make better Engineers, if they, properly, understood what went on in the air, as a result of their work on the ground. My Wg Cdr in Berlin was one such qualified Engineer Officer, wearing his Wings with justifiable pride. I'm not for coming to firm conclusions on "conspiracy theories", but even a "Frightening" takes time to run down the length of a runway..... That said, I wasn't there, so the possibility of jammed levers, throttle gates, confusion in the moment, things happening too fast to think properly... Who of us might put their hand up and swear that they would have been able to think clearly through massive noise, acceleration, vibration and G forces, that two afterburners would cause..... ..... Not me. Julian

As the RN pilot replied, it would certainly be "fast" and given it was a Phantom, quite possible / likely to burst a tyre or two. Flapless landings are certainly not common, due to RAF servicing standards, but not unheard of. Dependant on what runways might remain available, possibly also overrun, off the end / into an arrestor net / onto an arrestor run off area {If you're lucky enough to have one of either}. Other possibilities included landing on motorways, with obvious attendant risks. His point was that he was better off taking his chances giving it a go, rather than sit, waiting for one of the buckets of russian sunshine,{supposedly} en-route. If you can walk away, it's a good landing.....

Haa... You're quite right, there go many of us. :)

Don't the Swiss tend to live longer than most other nations? So, would the iron be being applied to the topology or the population? :)

Of course, but hardly noticeable when you've gone up and down all those mountain things, they have there. 🙄

Ha!! I spent years living there, you don't fool me for one minute..... ..... and I taught photoshop in school, too.... 🤣 PS. I will admit to being on the cliffs of the North coast 'though... 🤔

An intended ride through Churchill Gardens pathway, in Salisbury turned out like this... ..... Yes, I was a chicken and declined to see if it was as cold and deep as the fence indicated!!

Maybe, if you have to ask the price... you can't afford it. 🙈

Just the modeller expressing that nagging doubt that we all harbour..... ................... there has to be an honest MP, somewhere in all that number..... ..... ..... ... .. .

I thought it might look like a female, rather than a male. The casual way he / she / it walked away from the car made me wonder about some sort of revenge behaviour. If it was stolen, the person would scat quickly, so as to reduce the time they may be spotted. If it was a failed motor, they would have been reluctant to leave, step to one side, to avoid personal co-lateral damage, yes, but go?... Recent acrimonious divorce and finds she / he / it still has his car keys... well now then - there's a reason not to stay. Want the best price to replace your car? Leave it in front of an oncoming train, walk away and report it stolen {preferably reported, some time before you leave it, so as not to be accused of thinking of the excuse, after the event. ..... ??

Witnessed on one Tactical Evaluation at an RAF station in the far North of the Kingdom {first time I've used that expression feeling it's an accurate expression}, there was a practice Fly-off {cuzz - Buckets of, Exercise, Soviet Sunshine were on their way}. Umpires went round ticking their Clip-board checklists and stopped next to a Phantom, which was mid-service, so still lacking Flaps and Bang Seats. An umpire paused by the aircraft and stated that it could not be included in the ready count. The {RN} pilot happened to be standing by and disagreed. The {RAF} umpire stated, firmly, that it wasn't fully servicible, due to having no Ejector seat and no Flaps. The Navy pilot, looked the RAF umpire and stated, that, with the scenario threat of incoming nukes, I'll grab a box and take my chances, up there. With almost a "Gotcha sneer" the RAF umpire said, "How the hell are you going to land a Phantom, with no Flaps?" Calmly the Navy pilot turned to look the Umpire straight between the eyes and very firmly, said - - "Fast!" Looking at the Umpire's reaction made it very difficult indeed, to keep a straight face. 🤣 NB. He did get tick on the checklist - and a note was made, for future exercises, to include different standards for what could count as a flyable aircraft. 🧐

I had a closer look and it seems to be the heater matrix from the cabin air intake. It also shows an alloy steering wheel and what looks like, Dog Tags hanging from the rear view mirror. {He nearly needed them!!} The Bonnet is also not in view, with a polished bulkhead on show, so maybe some sort of Hot Rod meeting - perhaps without having checked what those bolts, remaining on the bench, might be for..... 🤔

It might make someone wonder where the Bell Housing went....???? ..... along with the gearbox and the connected other stuff..... ???

Or, old illustration of ignorance of defensive animal behaviour.

Shouldn't that read - "Ah, but in Glasgow you didn't need rails to see locomotives going along the streets... and still don't!" First city of Kil't-ur.....