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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours, too. J

There's always the advantage that you can also turn them over, to cheer yourself up, when some tricky modelling problem gets to you.

There's almost always a pack of Caramel Wafers in the cupboard and has to be replenished rather frequently. Odd co-incidence, I used to like their Mallow Teacakes, many years ago, but hadn.t bought one for many decades, until the end of last week - and then this appears. Rather unusually for these days, it seems to remain an independent company, somewhat unusual for this day and age. The "Big Boys" seem to have swallowed up almost everything else {Sorry, couldn't resist}. Their website is quite an interesting read.

I have had the privilege to meet Adrian and his good lady, at a Show. There is no better example of a true gentleman and skilled craftsman, that I am aware of, through more than seven decades. Not only did he have the skills, but presented them with clarity and humour. My thoughts go to his family, who must be missing him more than any of the rest of us can imagine. Rest in Peace, Sir.

That's certainly pretty much the idea and it's true. Pick the finest recruits you can, select the intelligent and physically able, then stick them in aeroplanes and send them out to fight, in the most dangerous part of air warfare. The others make mighty fine support workers, keeping the remainder of "the finest" in the air, {A truly remarkable job they do, too!} back at base. Referring back to Retorte's comment about the speed bump and a Senior officer hitting it, who should know what to do once in the air. Of those remaining on the ground, there are numerous other, very capable, officers organising the support - 'though lacking the ability to know what to do, once the car takes to the air.

They are perfectly able to click click something they can eat, even if they simply don't care to eat it... 🤐

Unlikely, since the great majority of senior officers haven't qualified to wear Wings..... possibly best not to refer to other lack of experiences, "some" choose to pontificate on.....

Can't recall his name - probably doesn't have time to contribute to these intellectual conversations..... 🙈 🙉 🙊

Better job than some Firemen..... 😉

Love it. I was going to copy it here, but common sense overcame the urge!! 😂

Looks like the pedestrians have the best deal, for a change... Julian PS. I wonder how many insurance claims have been filed against the installers?

My mother was a "needlework" teacher {Shows how long ago that was} and must have known that story, as she had her own version. She never was one for exrended discussions, so her version was - - a stitch in time saves nine!

It wouldn't be so bad, if there were accurate records..... In a previous life, I had sometimes replied, that I simply hadn't said "that" - simply, because I had not said "that"..... to receive the angry retort..... "But that's what you were thinking!!" There are a few moments in life when it becomes clear that it is time to move on...

Thank you, that seems to be pretty conclusive...

The little blue salt wrap died out shortly after Ready Salted and other flavours appeared {cheaper manufacturer costs - salt spray and no blue bag??} It took some years for them to appear again, as a novelty item - what fun to be retro { I'm not sure they had that term back then, but that was the idea.}. If I'm honest, I can't recall exactly when the blue bag returned, but I have the impression that it was somewhere in the 80s, possibly even after?? I can remember the pleasure of seeing them again, but few shops seem to stock them, which is a shame.

Ok... new computer sounds good. I've not seen the film, where was that 9F filmed? It looks quite UK ish - which might have contributed to the 9F??

Never mind the new computer, stick to our generation solutions..... https://www.theloupestore.co.uk/Headband-Loupes/Headband-Magnifier-Kit---LED.html 😎

Recent science suggests that, given time, it has a built-in silencer..... Perhaps time for it to have a wacky sign, too?

No, no, no, there isn't..... please, there really isn't..... 😱... 😱... 😱

Well, not quite, we had 2 of the 3, post WWII, but you did have to make curry yourself and find the spices first, Yogurt had to be ordered from the milkman who would deliver it with the milk, or purchased at one of the milk farmers, at the farm. I never saw kebabs until the 90s, I think that they might have been around before that, but there few outlets of that kind on RAF camps. 🙂

All you have to do, is read all the labels and set the machine to the lowest temperature mentioned..... ..... Then you can go off and listen / read / watch pink floyd - if you really must..... P.S. Personal choice of accompaniment to waiting for the washing machine to complete it's cycle, is perfectly legal - well mostly!

Father spent the WWII years in N Africa. From his descriptions of the beast, one whiff of the front end of it's digestive system and any of the deposits from the other, would defy proper description; so "extra sour" was likely to be, at least, as close to an accurate description as anyone might be willing to do more than guess, let alone consider personal research!

I got VOIP last year and there were two options for replacing the copper landline telephone connection, at the time. Option one was to go to a shop and buy a VOIP compatible telephone, which would plug into the Fibre modem, or keep your old phone and buy a modem, to connect between the router and the phone. There should be no reason to loose the email address, which your internet provider should integrate into the change-over / upgrade. Some internet providers will also support either phone option, but if your's doesn't then a place like www.thevoipshop.co.uk can also do it for you, with your same telephone number. There are, of course other suppliers, but this one was quick, simple and efficient {just a satisfied customer}.

I managed to find the table I was looking for. It's near to the bottom of the page, with a few more comments about where they went. https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/8f-90750-90774-2-10-0-mos-wd-austerity/#:~:text=The 2-10-0 Austerity,2-8-0s.

True, apologies, my error there, saying Region markings - they were BR from 1948 and were initially Black, until Crests got applied later as they appeared / opportunity became available. I have seen a table showing where the locos were distributed to, after WWII, but I can't find the B** thing now. I have amended my post, with a strikethrough and correction.