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  1. thats the grass cut, gates restained, pathway weeded and patio cleaned, now its shed time!

  2. driven 60002, 021, 047, 085, 087 and 095 all within the last 2 weeks!

    1. class"66"

      class"66"

      Awsome Jim!!

      Which one runs the best out of them Jim??

    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      But when are you coming down to Devon with one of 'em?!

    3. bgman

      bgman

      Bet your control knob is red hot !

  3. Doncaster here i come

    1. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Watch out for Tornado later this p.m.

    2. big jim

      big jim

      not getting there til about 18:30 then away to leamington spa with the colnbrook tanks!

    3. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      That's a shame mate. Which route does the tanks take?

  4. GO WEST!!....no actually later i'm going east!

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    2. big jim

      big jim

      thought that was spagna?

    3. sigtech

      sigtech

      Nope- definitely "Go West"....

    4. black and decker boy

      black and decker boy

      I'll be going North to Paradise (well Rochdale), clear the way please

  5. just checked my bank balance, greece is the word!!

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    2. class"66"

      class"66"

      Its payday for me!!

      Off to Haslington models...

    3. big jim

      big jim

      you'll have to wait til thursday!

    4. gridwatcher

      gridwatcher

      Sell some firewood to the gippos at Appleby if you are passing?

       

  6. groundhog day!

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    2. admiles

      admiles

      60087 again per chance?

    3. big jim

      big jim

      Yep, a week of the logs again!

    4. Swifty11

      Swifty11

      May just head down and see you on one of them then if your on the Carlisle to chirk?

  7. Dreampt that my fathers day present was a ride on a bus full of strippers that dropped you off at the top gear test track for 2 laps with the stig!! .....I got socks

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    2. Dave47549

      Dave47549

      Jammy git, I didn't even get the socks....

    3. beast66606

      beast66606

      Sadly I only had 1 lap with the stig, the strippers say "Hello"

    4. David Todd

      David Todd

      Oh, you woke up,then.

  8. im sure a network rail train just went past on the WCML with an orange loco up front

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    2. beast66606

      beast66606

      Where and when Jim ?

    3. yorkie_pudd

      yorkie_pudd

      High speed Satsuma possibly lol

    4. modfather

      modfather

      not a needle one?

       

  9. Here i go again, crewe to carlisle with 60087 on the logs

    1. darren01

      darren01

      Have safe run.

    2. class"66"

      class"66"

      Sounds like fun...

    3. muddys-blues

      muddys-blues

      I was trying to make the words fit to the classic Whitesnake song !!!!

  10. not in the mood for work tonight!

    1. class"66"

      class"66"

      Think we all have days like that jim..

    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Just sign the road to Devon, Jim - you'll never get bored! ;-)

    3. Simon Moore

      Simon Moore

      Working at night in any line of work sucks BIG TIME. I swore to my wife I would never work nights again it made me very ill.

  11. oh look, the lune gorge...again

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    2. Crisis Rail

      Crisis Rail

      On the Logs Jim?

      60002 was off Preston on the Lindsay this am.

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      You're starting to sound very blas

    4. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Come on Jim, Devon's waiting for you!

  12. Too nice for work today, just had the back garden finished so was enjoying the sun now ive got to go and work a pair of 56s then a class 60 crewe to carlisle

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    2. big jim

      big jim

      wish i was, stuck at oxenholme, fatality at lockerbie!

    3. Jack374

      Jack374

      2 'grids' for 9 tanks?! Did one fail?

    4. big jim

      big jim

      Nope, running in multi too, had to shut off up shap!!

  13. A fine array of planes flying over the house tonight on final approach to manchester and liverpool, emirates A380 was impressive at 3000 ft banking round

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    2. SHMD

      SHMD

      I used to love Concorde coming into Manchester (then once a month) but only if the wind ment she came in over the Pennines. :)

       

    3. big jim

      big jim

      3 link, thats what i use, a virgin a380 went over too, los angeles to london, banked over the house at 38000 ft

    4. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Maybe this is where London's third runway should be.... The North West.

  14. Just watched "man down" for the first time, can't believe ive never seen it before

    1. Purley Oaks

      Purley Oaks

      keep taking the c**k pills, Jim, and careful where you conga...

  15. Class 60 training tomorrow, the instructor is a fellow rmwebber!

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    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      I presume this means you will be talking shop all day.

    3. big jim

      big jim

      not me toton to kingmoor but that 60 is going on the logs from tomorrow,

    4. Jack374

      Jack374

      Ah right cheers, how was the trip?

  16. Class 60 training tomorrow, the instructor is a fellow rmwebber!

  17. Red arrows just flown over the house, nice! Heading to blackpool looking at the website

    1. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Check out the Vulcan website as well mate. Well worth knowing where that is as time is running out for the dear old beast.

    2. BigAndy

      BigAndy

      I think the Arrows are displaying at the '3 Queens' event in Liverpool today - so similar direction.

       

    3. Boco_D1

      Boco_D1

      Always cool, I get them flying over now and again when they land at Brize Norton

  18. well i got verbally abused by a passenger earlier, apparently im not "the king of the f-ing train" all because i asked him to wait to let passengers off first as he was pushing a young girl with a pram out of the way

  19. ooooh, doing class 60 training next week

    1. pitbull1845

      pitbull1845

      Great, can you bring one down to Eastleigh please!

    2. class"66"

      class"66"

      Sounds like fun!!

    3. beast66606

      beast66606

      Excellent - enjoy yourself.

  20. lets try again...made my first powerpoint presentation today, mock safety brief, put it together on the ipad using the microsoft app, quite impressed with it

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    2. Tim V

      Tim V

      I've sat through too many power points.....

    3. big jim

      big jim

      mine ended with lots of my pics

    4. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Even more XLNT then.

  21. book of mormon tonight!

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    2. trisonic

      trisonic

      Jim deserves the Royal Box - free!

    3. big jim

      big jim

      Not had a london job for months so having withdrawl symptoms, no homework tonight so having a fun evening

    4. beast66606

      beast66606

      Makes a change ! - enjoy.

  22. has just discovered im only 1 1\4 hour from london by train, course finishes at 16:00 everyday and there is an offer on 'book of mormon' tickets this week

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    2. big jim

      big jim

      lets make it 401 then!! (4 times actually)

    3. MickD

      MickD

      Only joking Jim,enjoy.

    4. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      *facepalm*

  23. not looking forward to a 200 mile drive to hampshire this afternoon

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    2. surfsup

      surfsup

      Which part of our county are you driving to Jim?

    3. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Look on the bright side, it could be a 200 mile drive to <insert witty comment here>

    4. big jim

      big jim

      surfsup: petersfield

  24. 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?

  25. chirk here i come (unfortunatly!)

    1. DJM Dave

      DJM Dave

      i know that feeling! :-)

    2. beast66606

      beast66606

      On the rare beast 66849 ?

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