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What you choose not to do dictates to other people what they can and cannot do.

Can that justification be extended to include a J50 from Hornby, a sweet runner? I wonder if the preserved J52 ran through LB?

To my mind, one of the best-looking locos ever. I love the pre-paint shop picture!

Apparently, walk-in booster jabs now available locally for those eligible (Sunday onwards for me).

Engine and van - P1 by Dave King and 8 wheeled GN van. The GN fencing is a 3D print by Isinglass.

I own a P1 built by Dave King using one of his own conversion kits, a fine looking model of an unusual prototype.

Are some of them not already full-time protesters?

I would have thought 60 would constitute a batch. Collins' definition of mass production relates to a "standardized pattern on a large scale by means of extensive mechanization and division of labour".

I am sorry to hear of the closure and of the implied tension. I have very much enjoyed reading your Edgware thread and your contributions on this and other forums so a big thank-you, and I hope your circumstances improve and you will be able to return to layout building.

which is seriously in need of a revamp to help it round curves

17'. I think I have one of these tucked away out of use because it looked too toy-like, but with a decent underframe I could live with a 2mm discrepancy.

Surely the fermentation process gives off carbon dioxide?

Robin, it's a long time since we've heard about the locals, especially the sisters. Are they still impressed by that nice Mr Pole?

I used to understand it. Now it seems - or it's interpretation - to change every week.

That makes me a bit sad that those of us of more limited experience are prevented from learning by the negativity of others' responses.

I ordered a test kit from the NHS website about 5 pm on Friday and it came through the letterbox at 9.45 the following day. I find that impressive! Changing track (ouch), has anyone yet received their booster jab or an invitation thereto?

Might I suggest contacting the Trix Twin Railway Collectors' Association, http://www.ttrca.co.uk/ ?

Make them still bigger....

I would like to see exhibition conditions of entry as follows: 1) Visitors able to produce "vaccine passport" or equivalent given green wrist bands, mask wearing to be discretionary. 2) Visitors unable to produce such documentation to be given orange wristbands and required to wear a mask (FFP2?), available at point of entry if required. Under these conditions, I would probably be prepared to visit an such as GETS but appreciate that some attendees might then choose to stay away. I wonder what the effect on visitor numbers would be?

This is a good show which I have previously enjoyed but my personal choice is to avoid attending shows that don't require proof of Covid jabs and/or wearing of face masks, at least for a while.

Thanks very much to you and the team - well done!

What experience do members have of downloading Total AdBlocker and running it on Microsoft Edge under Windows 10? Reviews seem rather mixed.

Sitting in the Devon garden last weekend about 12' from the feeders and 15' from a tall hedge. Sudden heavy rustling from the hedge, thought a number of sparrows had entered together. About a minute later another commotion as 4 or 5 sparrows entered the hedge together and a SparrowHawk exited it across the garden, empty beaked and clawed. We've had them swoop across the garden to take prey from the feeder before but never previously had them using cover like this.

A cowboy, who just moved to Wyoming from Texas , walks into a bar and orders three mugs of Bud. He sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finishes them, he comes back to the bar and orders three more. The bartender approaches and tells the cowboy, "You know, a mug goes flat after I draw it. It would taste better if you bought one at a time." The cowboy replies, "Well, you see, I have two brothers. One is in Arizona , the other is in Colorado . When we all left our home in Texas , we promised that we'd drink this way to remember the days when we drank together. So I'm drinking one beer for each of my brothers and one for myself." The bartender admits that this is a nice custom, and leaves it there. The cowboy becomes a regular in the bar, and always drinks the same way. He orders three mugs and drinks them in turn. One day, he comes in and only orders two mugs. All the regulars take notice and fall silent. When he comes back to the bar for the second round, the bartender says, "I don't want to intrude on your grief, but I wanted to offer my condolences on your loss." The cowboy looks quite puzzled for a moment, then a light dawns in his eyes and he laughs. "Oh, no, everybody's just fine," he explains, "It's just that my wife and I joined the Baptist Church and I had to quit drinking." "Hasn't affected my brothers though."

May I take the opportunity of asking what shade(s) of grey - hopefully not 50 - LNER modellers paint their freight stock? I have used Precision enamel but have always thought it to be rather dark. I would like to use an acrylic such as Vallejo "black grey" but it also does look to be on the dark side.