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  1. big jim

    Just found out my mum has been given the all clear from cancer

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    2. Barry O

      Barry O

      great news jim.

    3. KalKat

      KalKat

      Hussah! :)

    4. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Classic news for you all.

  2. big jim

    not enjoying brizzol, feel very uneasy walking round the town centre for some reason

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    2. big jim

      big jim

      im so glad its not me being paranoid, ive never seen so many drunks, druggies, drunk druggies in a city centre before as for cyclists on the pavements and jumping red lights....

    3. big jim

      big jim

      i may have a free morning tomorrow so if i do i will drive out to clifton to see the bridge and maybe go model railways direct in portishead

    4. brianthesnail96

      brianthesnail96

      The Harbour isn't so bad- was there last Tuesday as it happens. But no, not just you...

  3. big jim

    has been signed off work for a week :-(

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    2. big jim

      big jim

      More like a leaky injector!!

    3. 69843

      69843

      Ah....oh!

    4. steve22

      steve22

      Lots of kind thoughts from lots of us on RMWeb; your mates, pals and buddies.

  4. big jim

    anyone else annoyed by the apostrophe in the peters SPARES not spare's advert that come up now and again

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    2. New Haven Neil

      New Haven Neil

      Kipper's proudly displayed here at a local producers drives me, er, nut's

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Ah, the plural society...

    4. Tim Dubya

      Tim Dubya

      which is?

  5. big jim

    anyone else spotted the stig on here yet?

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    2. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      No.

       

      And on that bombshell ...

    3. Ruffnut Thorston

      Ruffnut Thorston

      At least the Stig is in the queue! ;)

    4. Ruffnut Thorston

      Ruffnut Thorston

      Forget the Pug....

       

      Ivor The Engine Rules...OK! ;)

  6. big jim

    happy birthday to me! the big 40

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    2. acko22

      acko22

      Happy 40th Jim!!!

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Wait 'til you get to my age....

    4. Swifty11

      Swifty11

      Happy birthday Jim! Hope you've had a great day!

  7. big jim

    I’m still alive despite telling my wife I’ve bought a 2nd mini

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    2. Hroth

      Hroth

      TMI

    3. Patrick

      Patrick

      You told her over the phone?

  8. big jim

    Had a PPI payment today, now do I get a 2nd hand VW phaeton or convert the garage to a layout room?

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    2. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Whatever you do don't start havering. They say it makes you blind.

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Havering is as near to Essex as you're going to get.

    4. railroadbill

      railroadbill

      I was going to post a joke about railway layouts not producing the toxic emissions of VW cars then I saw

      Horsetans's gag about Havering and burst out laughing.

  9. big jim

    now do i buy a Hornby network south east 50 to run with my sinfin tanks

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    2. Tim Hall

      Tim Hall

      Today! Bizarre, but true.....

    3. steve22

      steve22

      I want to see all the comments on this; it won't let me.

    4. big jim

      big jim

      same here

  10. big jim

    is there anything to do in frome for the afternoon tomorrow?

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    2. bgman

      bgman

      PUB!

    3. big jim

      big jim

      No pub as working in the evening, no book of mormon either!

    4. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      OK then Jim, how did you get on in Frome last night, then?

       

      And by the way, that's one more step nearer the source of the Devon logs, my friend!! ;-)

       

       

  11. big jim

    Some a**ehole has been in my wifes car while we were unloading the shopping and nicked her ipod from the glovebox

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    2. big jim

      big jim

      I'll Let the police do their thing!

    3. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      Fingers crossed it'll all work out, Jim!

    4. Rugd1022

      Rugd1022

      Hope they do him Jim. Presumably, if he swiped it while walking past the car, he's a 'local'...

  12. big jim

    the bloke who nicked my ipod actually got a 4 week suspended sentence TO BE ADDED to the existing 8 week one he was already serving for the commiting the same crime on someone else, absolute joke!!

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    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Didn't want to say "I told you so", but....

    3. big jim

      big jim

      you have got agree though, it does make a mockery of the justice system!

    4. BoD

      BoD

      Almost as daft as the driver who was banned for life.......... for the sixth time.

  13. big jim

    "CLIFF........"

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    2. Jim49

      Jim49

      Hanger?

    3. big jim

      big jim

      trainshed terry was correct.....its what the young ones shout as the bus goes over the cliff in the final "young ones" episode

    4. Trainshed Terry

      Trainshed Terry

      Prize = a tripmon a class 70. LOL

  14. big jim

    hospital tomorrow for a camera where i don't want a camera to be!!

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    2. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Good luck. Another 'tunnel' experience then :)

    3. Londontram

      Londontram

      Don't forget to order copies, two 8x6 and half a doz passport size

    4. AndrewC

      AndrewC

      The ultimate "belfie"

  15. big jim

    Orange and black, blue and orange or green?

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    2. cal.n

      cal.n

      And some nice new brush machines...

    3. newbryford

      newbryford

      but blue and orange, or green means no yellow........

    4. Peter Kazmierczak

      Peter Kazmierczak

      A chocolate orange is good.

       

      Best wishes whatever.....

  16. big jim

    just before my dj set yesterday all the tunes on my ipad dissapeared apart from one and i had to resync the pad, shades of father ted!!

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    2. big jim

      big jim

      We had vinyl too on NYE but i sold mine back in the early 2000s so used my ipad with my djpro mixer, some reason there are a good 500 tunes that didnt sync over, all 90s dance tunes so ive got to find them on my HDD later and get them on!

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      "Livin' In A Ghost Town"....

    4. Marcus 37

      Marcus 37

      Or was it "My lovely Horsetan" . Sorry couldn't resist.

  17. big jim

    my ipod thief has been arrested and locked up until court late next week

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    2. muddys-blues

      muddys-blues

      The Thief will probably have some do-gooding lawyer respresenting them, and they will get a 2 week correctional holiday at Disneyworld

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      3 weeks if they really misbehave.

    4. big jim

      big jim

      with any luck he will be found dead with a needle in his arm before long, do everyone a favour!

  18. big jim

    Oooh, learning class 60s soon for the logs, sweet!!

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    2. Indomitable026

      Indomitable026

      56s?

      Unreliable?

      Surely not...

    3. Swifty11

      Swifty11

      On logs in particular 56094 yes

    4. Indomitable026

      Indomitable026

      I mean, it's not like Foster Yeoman turned to GM because of their 'reliability'

  19. big jim

    having a clearout of stock, ebay or classifieds? desiro, Heljan 86, drs 47, 50007, wsmr coaches

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    2. JJGraphics

      JJGraphics

      Classifieds!

      Did the trick for me recently and the people on RM can be trusted not to mess you about.

    3. johnb

      johnb

      I'd agree, I've dealt with some really nice people on here

  20. big jim

    my 10 yr old has just asked me to buy led zepplin "good times, bad times" for his ipod as its a good song, respect!!

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    2. DougN

      DougN

      My 11 yo doesn't listen to anything but sings in Latin! Then again he is in the national boys choir of Australia !

    3. davefrk

      davefrk

      It's no wonder kids are looking back when one hears the manufactured 'pulp' they call music on certain radio stations these days, the kids aren't daft...

    4. skipepsi

      skipepsi

      The kids are alright... or won't get fooled again?

  21. big jim

    Busy week coming up, shunting tomorrow, train round the bicester chord sunday and instructing on 70s and 37s

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    2. beast66606

      beast66606

      Well done on the instructors course Jim.

    3. big jim

      big jim

      Cheers!

    4. The Stationmaster

      The Stationmaster

      Good stuff Jim, just take care shunting and don't twist about too much.

  22. big jim

    has found an orange flashing light on the outside of a class 70 i didn't know was there

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    2. Worsdell forever

      Worsdell forever

      Is it the orange flashing light to let you know there is an orange light flashing?

    3. 69843

      69843

      No, the orange flashing light is the 'everything is ok' light

    4. steve22

      steve22

      "Go morning Jim. This Class 70 will self destruct in five seconds..."

  23. big jim

    might be able to go and see book of mormon on saturday

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    2. bigP

      bigP

      --

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      It's the mind.

    4. Simon Moore

      Simon Moore

      Are you going for a Guinness world record ?

  24. big jim

    get your tax return in by the 31st jan, oh if you want debt to come out of your tax code it has to be in by 30 dec, they tell you on line after filling it out in january

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    2. big jim

      big jim

      very homer simpson there dave

    3. Tim Dubya

      Tim Dubya

      Dutch Sandwich!

      http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06ygl19

    4. vitalspark

      vitalspark

      Send them some buffers on account Dave..

  25. big jim

    Has rejoined the gym, this last few weeks of health problems has made me rethink my lifestyle, last time i went i lost 3 stone, hope to do it again

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    2. big jim

      big jim

      same here

    3. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Go for it matey.

    4. Swifty11

      Swifty11

      Good luck Jim mate!!! I really should join, keep forgetting to

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