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  1. Graham_Muz

    So that's two blog posts prepared and ready to publish tomorrow...

    https://southern-railway.com/ one being the 1st is the usual picture of the month...

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    2. Dungrange

      Dungrange

      A LSWR open wagon to go with the vans?

    3. St. Simon

      St. Simon

      Oh, you're such a tease! 

    4. woodenhead

      woodenhead

      Excellent choice

  2. Graham_Muz

    I'm not saying that this unseasonable good weather (in the south, sorry Scotland) is confusing, but I caught myself thinking "gosh it's getting dark early" before remembering it's October!

  3. Graham_Muz

    Happy Great Britain relieved of America day…

    1. AY Mod

      AY Mod

      Oh yeah; that's your day too innit? HB2U.

  4. Graham_Muz

    At what point does utter tosh become a newsletter... asking for a friend...

  5. Graham_Muz

    Oh the joy of implied statements of fact or caution' expressed without any actual full research...

    Just because one hasn't seen something doesn't necessarily mean it didn't exist... 

    Happy Sunday and now I'm off on my holibobs. 

    1. Compound2632

      Compound2632

      I'm not convinced that thinking you've seen something proves it exists, either.

  6. Graham_Muz

    Time for me to step away for awhile...

  7. Graham_Muz

    What is it about music gigs which makes certain adults loose all sense of how the alphabet and sequential numbers work...

    1. RJS1977

      RJS1977

      It doesn't help when the PA operator can't count beyond 2.... ;-)

    2. Dagworth

      Dagworth

      Sound engineers never count beyond two, because on three you have to lift something

  8. Graham_Muz

    Upon meeting Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor Castle in 1989, having gained the Queens Scout Award, she noticed I was Venture Sea Scout, and asked what I did for my expedition, after I replied "a hike through the mountains of Corsica", she said with a grin "oh not in a boat then" RIP Your Majesty and God Save The King.

    1. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Being Her Maj she was much too polite to mention the fact you weren't wearing any malachite.  RIP Brenda.

  9. Graham_Muz

    Happy 80th Birthday to my dear Wonderful Mum thank you for being you, and fighting since May to be able celebrate today! Love Ya!

  10. Graham_Muz

    Some water droplets falling though the air... not sure what it means anymore... however, I do know that the Queen reigns but does not precipitate...

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    2. The Stationmaster

      The Stationmaster

      I counted their density yesterday evening - about 5 drops per 4" square of ground surface every 5 minutes (well actually for the 5 minutes during which they landed).

    3. Ian Hargrave

      Ian Hargrave

      But now….whisper it soft…..here at Frost City Heights,the proper stuff is starting to fall to such an extent that it has actually managed to wet the paths and patios. But how much and for how long?

    4. Harlequin

      Harlequin

      Voluminous nocturnal precipitation here in the heart of Devon.

      Pond was 6in down, now brimming again.

       

  11. Graham_Muz

    Hopefully only one more day of people being self appointed meteorologists, metallurgists, Highway and fluid dynamic engineers... #heatwave

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    2. Graham_Muz

      Graham_Muz

      I'm sorry you are so easily offended or can't see any humour in the original status 

    3. Compound2632

      Compound2632

      I'm not the one offended; those who were offering genuine expertise might justly be. I think you misjudged the tone of your post.

    4. Graham_Muz

      Graham_Muz

      Luckily I'm not offended by your opinion... ;) 

  12. Graham_Muz

    It seems Cadbury's got the shape better... 

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    2. The Stationmaster

      The Stationmaster

      This topic is starting to get a bit Flakey

    3. St Enodoc

      St Enodoc

      Oooh, the Flake advert girl...

    4. Hroth

      Hroth

      Stop drooling, it's unsightly!

  13. Graham_Muz

    Having to consider end of life care for my mum is not what I wanted to be doing this week...

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    2. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      Very sorry to hear this. I'm sure your effort will be appreciated, whatever way things will go from here… :-(

    3. Rowsley17D

      Rowsley17D

      While our experiences are very individual, my FiL went through this a couple of weeks ago. All were very professional and caring. He slipped away very peacefully with family around him.

    4. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      Sorry to hear this.

       

      A number of us have "been there" - and I agree with the sentiments already expressed.

       

      Take care.

       

  14. Graham_Muz

    Seasons greetings click the link for my festive blog https://southern-railway.com/2021/12/19/wishing-you-a-merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year-3/?amp

  15. Graham_Muz

    Country cottage living and railway modelling collide this morning with the smell of bread baking mixed with that of spray etching primer…

    1. Hroth

      Hroth

      An acquired taste...

       

      Try mixing orange blossom water with Seville Orange marmalade next time you make some, evidently its a taste explosion!

  16. Graham_Muz

    Back at the desk in our Chiltern Hills office today. Looking through and sorting nearly 800 photographs taken over the last couple of days during our site visit and survey...

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    2. Graham_Muz

      Graham_Muz

      I wasn't in a roundhouse or a tunnel for that matter...

    3. beast66606

      beast66606

      An IEP would be a cracking model - I'll get my coat.

    4. truffy

      truffy

      @beast66606 there are very few times that I lament the passing of the groan award. This is one of them! Well played!

  17. Graham_Muz

    I wish to officially congratulate the milk in my fridge for lasting longer than the European Super League.

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    2. Hroth

      Hroth

      Just thought, you could present The Milk Cup....

       

      Hat, coat, outski.

    3. RJS1977

      RJS1977

      Accrington Stanley? Who are they?

    4. Graham_Muz

      Graham_Muz

      BBC copying me pah! how very dare they... they are far too left wing / right wing / need defunding (*delete depending on any narrow minded views that exist...)

  18. Graham_Muz

    When you get asked to Peer Review an article for a brand new magazine and it turns out to be penned by an exceptional railway modeller, albeit not Southern, and friend... #imnotreallyworthy

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    2. Compound2632

      Compound2632

      Sounds a bit smutty to me...

    3. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      "Nothing in this for me!"

       

      "I'm missing my 'D&E' fix!"

       

      Seriously though, somebody was always going to come up with comments of this nature - and I'm sure you'd prefer this to be merely in jest.

       

      I don't know much about this new publication - but, from what little I've seen, it looks like it's likely to have "quality" written all over it.

       

      When model railway shows finally return, I'd be very interested in seeing a sample copy.

    4. truffy

      truffy

      I have the opposite problem, invites from garbage-quality open access 'journals' to act as peer review or editor for articles that will be published anyway as long as they pay, irrespective of their merit. #theyrenotatallworthy

  19. Graham_Muz

    Daylight robbery...  someone’s stolen an hour.... how very dare they...

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    2. AY Mod

      AY Mod

      I didn't like it, the lighting was rubbish and it never got up to temperature. Can we keep this one? The colour is slightly better and when it arrived it meant it was closer to bacon butty time. 

    3. DonB

      DonB

      Don't know if it had anything to do with time or temperature but today SWMBO went posh and served up Cinnamon Swirls ! Very tasty but would rather have had a bacon butty. 

    4. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      Personally, I can't help wondering why the UK can't just do away with the summer time / winter time nonsense - and just stick with GMT.

       

      It'll probably take most of this week for my body clock to fully adjust - so I can get back the lost sleep.

  20. Graham_Muz

    Canute Road Quay features in the April 2021 issue of BRM Magazine and Fisherton Sarum makes surprise appearance on BRM TV grahammuz.com/2021/03/19/can… Print copy published today.

    1. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Excellent, well done, Graham. Looking forward to reading the article when my subscription copy arrives.

  21. Graham_Muz

    Happy Wednesday, having a boost today...

    1. truffy

      truffy

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    2. vaughan45

      vaughan45

      Surely you're (Malt)teasering us

    3. Platform 1

      Platform 1

      Next Wednesday, can we have a Picnic?

  22. Graham_Muz

    Today is 'mostly cloudy' and kaolin...

  23. Graham_Muz

    Am I the only one not watching #LineOfDuty #neverseen 

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    2. woodenhead

      woodenhead

      Like Broadchurch, say no more.  We were given that on DVD, my wife refused to watch the next series.

       

      Each to their own of course, enough people like and watch these programmes to make the channels want to make more of them.

    3. Tony Teague

      Tony Teague

      Never watched it / not remotely interested.

    4. woodenhead

      woodenhead

      Started watching Dr Foster last night on Netflix.

       

      She works for the NHS but has no comprehension of the term 'patient confidentiality' or how to be professional, and her husband is having an affair which she knows fully about but has yet to confront her husband that she knows.  Looked at the wife, what would you have done - I'd have out on my ar$e when she found the hair apparently.

       

      Two episodes in and there are so many holes in the script that I am not sure I can keep going with it but somehow we are, two more for tonight I think.

  24. Graham_Muz

    That's the #Census2021 completed this lunchtime, I resisted the temptation to state  my Religion as "Southern Railway"!
    #jobdone 

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    2. Graham_Muz

      Graham_Muz

      Does "Elders Fyffes" bananas count 

       

       

    3. Hroth

      Hroth

      Thanks for the reminder, my submission had been sitting uncompleted since the 8th...

       

      I wonder how many Jedi Knights have completed their census forms?

       

    4. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      Probably a lot less than did 20 years ago, I should imagine ... .

       

      I seem to recall that, following a viral campaign, a number of people who didn't wish to state their religion were treating this as a "mind your own business" option.

       

      I wonder how many still think that the force is with them ... .

  25. Graham_Muz

    As is often the case in Britain Piers have a habit of self combusting...

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    2. phil-b259

      phil-b259

      However some Piers seem to be remarkably resilient to adverse events - I note Southend Pier is still around despite having caught fire multiple times...

    3. RedgateModels

      RedgateModels

      and some are bought by very good families (distant relative so I'm told). It will still be so bracing though once completed

    4. kevinlms

      kevinlms

      In the case of Southend, have ships driven through it too. Too bad the Queen no longer has the Royal Yacht to drive through Piers.

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