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  1. I think "Furryboots" would be a very appropriate name for a GNoSR layout.

    1. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      getting the furry boot across the river?

    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      A layout sponsored by Celtic Sheepskin?

    3. 60159

      60159

      ...... and furryboot would it be exactly? Ken Fitamean

  2. Saw my first Airbus 380 up close this week - that is one BIG plane!

    1. Bon Accord

      Bon Accord

      I saw my first one at Paris CDG earlier this year and you only appreciate the true size when you see it next to a 'normal' aeroplane. Impressive engineering for sure.

    2. DJM Dave

      DJM Dave

      Not bad inside either. Flew on an Emirates on last year to Manchester. Nice in flight entertainment, seats a bit wider and more legroom.

      You never think its going to get up enough speed to take off though.

    3. samkiller42

      samkiller42

      I saw one of the first aircraft flying over my house while it was on display at Goodwood, Then saw another at Toulouse

  3. Invisible ink rules!

    1. SHMD
    2. KevinWalsh
    3. halfwit

      halfwit

      I've done search and can't find any rules concerning the use of invisible ink.

      Am I missing something?

  4. Repeat after me - Measure twice, drill once ... measure twice, drill once ...

    1. Tim V

      Tim V

      I think you mean the mantra I was taught, measure twice, cut once!

    2. pH

      pH

      It applies to drilling as well!

    3. Tim V
  5. Why is David Pleat still employed as a commentator?

    1. Tim Hall

      Tim Hall

      Why was he EVER employed as such?

    2. waggy

      waggy

      Small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts.

    3. Tim Hall

      Tim Hall

      Enduring image

  6. ... and it's snowing again.

    1. Ian J.

      Ian J.

      Snow? In March? Whatever next?

    2. uax6

      uax6

      No, March NEVER gets snow...

    3. Ozexpatriate

      Ozexpatriate

      We're expecting it at higher elevations here tonight, thankfully not on the valley floor.

  7. has been to the US and back today.

  8. Is an electric loco, powered by electricity generated in a coal-fired power station, an external combustion machine?

    1. SHMD

      SHMD

      Ask Leonard

    2. Metr0Land
    3. Rowsley17D

      Rowsley17D

      Should it not be called a locomotive since it cannot move except by using external power?

  9. I had forgotten about squeaky snow.

    1. MickD

      MickD

      Beware yellow snow!!!

    2. Mad McCann

      Mad McCann

      I'm amazed that snow can hold ANY secrets in Canada! ;-)

       

    3. Blackthorn

      Blackthorn

      There's always the dog poo you've missed in the back garden...

  10. Coldest day so far this year.

    1. PhilEakins

      PhilEakins

      .. and the wettest!

    2. bgman

      bgman

      Tuck ya vest in then ! :)

    3. Tim Hall

      Tim Hall

      Odd, it was the warmest one here.

  11. Memo to self - do not leave snow to get wet before shovelling it.

    1. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      A jet engine helps fairly reliably, I am told.

    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Not yellow snow, is it?

    3. Mad McCann

      Mad McCann

      I find that once it gets wet enough, a mop gets more useful...

  12. Bacon butty in Paradise.

    1. Ozexpatriate

      Ozexpatriate

      Sounds like a song by Jimmy Buffet's English cousin.

    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      A bacon butty in Paradise would be a sausage sandwich, then

    3. steve22

      steve22

      'Take my ham, I'm a stranger in paradise...'

  13. Opening beer bottles with pliers - I can't be bothered going upstairs for the opener.

    1. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      As long as you don't do it with your teeth! That makes me cringe every time...

    2. Satan's Goldfish

      Satan's Goldfish

      I tried using my teeth once. Chipped a tooth, can still feel the sharp bit. One of the more fun ways of bottle opening (useless trivia time) is using a bayonet cover as fitted to the SA80 rifle. The cover has a couple of multitool abilities, one of which is a bottle opener :-)

    3. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      For the implement commonly called "aiming liquid" over here? :-D

  14. Just seen our first hummingbird of the year at the feeder.

    1. trisonic

      trisonic

      None here yet. We get the Ruby-throated variety.

    2. pH

      pH

      Our usual ones are Rufous Hummingbirds, though we have seen a very occasional Anna's.

    3. Tim Hall

      Tim Hall

      Well that's not the UK then.

  15. OK, we have enough snow. You can stop now!

    1. JCL

      JCL

      You aren't kidding! I've someone's car in the ditch next to my house!

    2. uax6

      uax6

      Send some over here, I'd like a to have some snow for a change.

  16. Note to self - use smileys!

    1. PhilEakins
    2. pH

      pH

      ... and avoid misinterpretation.

  17. breakin' rocks in the hot sun.

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Listen to the sound of the men

      Working on the chain

      Ga-ee-ang...

    2. the penguin of doom

      the penguin of doom

      You can wait for a life time to spend your days in the sun-she-yine..... ;o)

  18. Some of these rugby players remind me of Vogons - sorry.

  19. Driving Houston freeways on a very wet Saturday night, in a large, unfamiliar car is not fun.

    1. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      So not quite the lure of the open road, then?

    2. AndrewC

      AndrewC

      I share your pain. Been there done that about 18 years ago. The Sam Houston in heavy rain isn't much fun to drive.

  20. NASCAR on a road course (Watkins Glen) this weekend -that's always fun!

    1. A1X

      A1X

      that sounds brilliant

    2. 69843

      69843

      I give Ambrose a good chance.

       

      After all, he has a good record on road circuits.

  21. Gung hay fat choy!

    1. darren01

      darren01

      i'm not fat just big boned!

      lol

    2. SHMD
  22. A 'fire and forget' bid just won. Now - did I really want it?

    1. Nelson Jackson

      Nelson Jackson

      I always do that and the result is always, where am I going to put it, am I going to finish it etc.

    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      It's a bit late now!

  23. I've got some recent pictures of Colorado narrow gauge rolling stock (not locomotives) - active and preserved. Would anyone want me to post them here?

    1. 46444

      46444

      It would be rude not too! ;)

    2. PGH

      PGH

      Yes please, make sure its somewhere we can find them - Narrow Gauge Modelling & Prototype for example

  24. Don't the bears know they're supposed to do that in the woods, not in my back yard?

    1. trisonic

      trisonic

      Yeah, but it keeps the Deer away from your tomatoes...

    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      I blame NotDapolDave myself!

  25. Just had my first pint(s!) of Tim Taylor's in over 30 years. Just as good as I remember.

    1. ozzyo

      ozzyo

      sounds good to me, now all you want are the other eight pints.

    2. Barry O

      Barry O

      Leeds Show= Ram Tam time!!

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