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  1. truffy
    Mike, while I commend your later valiant attempt to get this thread back on topic, I should point out that there are some advantages to being paid on a set day each month. For example, it allows you to set the date for those fixed monthly payments, such as mortgage, to go out while your account is still flush with cash.
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    Huh? I just did. Or have I missed the point?
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    And the problem with the handy-dandy texty linky thing is...? Try these or these (posted on a phone just to prove a petty point in the internet)
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    KMRC have all but the one that @robmcg has in mind available (R3840). I almost pooped myself when I got a 404 for it, but that's simply because it's no longer available, and my preorder is safe. Rob, if I were you, I wouldn't procrastinate for too long. Hornby seems like a safe bet. Derails have sold out their allocation, but are taking EOI for an expected extension (possibly as a result of the Rails fallout): https://www.derails.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&filter_name=w1&product_id=2608
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    I was led to believe that that is the reason why we get 13 instalments of annual salary in Switzerland. Although why people can't just put a monthly sum into a spare tax account, like I do, is anyone's guess. Legacy from a time when that wasn't so easy, I guess.
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    Eee, you had it privileged. ‘Olidays fer us were spent at t’bottom of garden, wit’ only an empty crisp packet for shelter. But we were ‘appy...and the shiverin’ kept us warm. them were the days But when you tell the kids of today, they don’t believe you.
  7. truffy
    Exactly! You just keep going until your feet get wet!
  8. truffy
    Since moving to Switzerland, I’ve had to get used to being paid 13 times a year. Once every month, and two payments in December. I have no idea why that is.
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    You overlooked the most anticipated volume in the series: Shadows of the APT (yes, it's a thing)
  10. truffy
    And, yet, the world turns.
  11. truffy
    My guess is that it would have to be more substantial than that or they'll fall off. Otherwise hubcapgate will blow up like axleboxgate before it, with hubcaps falling off in tunnels, awkward scenic positions, etc. And nobody wants that.
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    I agree with the idea of a premium for fancy liveries, although there are actually three tiers in the cases of this particular model, which rather complicates the situation: super-fancy (SECR silk); moderately fancy (SR, SECR grey scraped, BR lined); and plain black. I don't think that I'd want to pay the same for the SR as for the SECR silk. But YMMV.
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    I had a three month stint in the US back in the early 2000s. Craving proper chocolate, I was excited to find a box of Cadbury creme eggs in store. This was followed by a deflating disappointment when I bit into one. It’s only then that I read the fine print on the box: “made under licence by Hershey” I believe that they add sodium butyrate to prevent heat spoilage. It’s that that gives the vomit notes. It also prevents enjoyment. Sorry for the OT
  14. truffy
    You did better than me. I got about a quarter of the way in, and he still hadn't said anything of note. At that point, my algorithm closed the browser tab. I guess rambling is just the nature of unscripted live feeds.
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    It depends on how far back you have to go for the days to be “good old”. FOMO was invented after t’internet. Before that, there was only unidirectional marketing, which is like a flat white compared to a cappuccino...no froth.
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    Alas, not so much now. Even Markit's retailers are having problems. I received a partial refund for an order with Roxey Mouldings, which included the following: Dave then goes on to advise how to go about placing future orders. But it's clear that Roxey (and others?) are having similar frustrations with Markits. Great products. I hope they don't disappear because of the owner's ambivalence/availability.
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    Have you tried adding a load to the Bachmann wagons to bring them up to the weight of the Cavalex?
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    Is this an aitch vs. haitch thing? It's not a speech defect, it's a regional difference in pronunciation. Flat vowels bother me more, but that's just because I'm a southern pansy. But this has just led be to appreciate, as a kettle man, how beautiful the HST really is. I'm glad that I have Hornby's FGW 125 (R2812) with dynamic lines carriages. It makes a truly eye-catching train.
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    But, in "the good old days" FOMO wasn't a thing.
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    Could be worse. ‘Montana Muses’ anyone?
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    Actually, they wouldn’t have been LCDR livery anyway, since they would’ve gone into SECR pregrouping. Stupid me. I don’t know much use and love they would’ve received under SR, but they would certainly have been refurbished prior to camping use. So in that photo they would be green. But, as you say, whether Maunsell or malachite, or a variation of either it’s difficult to say.
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    At least twelve ex-LCDR 6-wheelers on SR https://sremg.org.uk/coach/camping.html Although I’m not sure whether they’re wearing SR or LCDR livery. Probably the former. The latter isn’t among any of the first three batches.
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    Unfortunate typo? DJH, surely? Ahhh, so much more positive and diplomatic than my initial thought, which was ‘ploughing the same old furrow’.
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    Hmmm, I think I prefer the shade of green on Hornby's. The Rails/Dapol one seems to be edging uncomfortably towards malachite
  25. truffy
    Actually, I believe that the announcement is a direct response to my earlier suggestion for the iconic 9F to AS standards. I also believe that a man, and possibly pigs, may fly.
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