johnofwessex

Then make a fuss

Interesting document here https://www.southyorks.police.uk/media/9243/op-parksafe-v2.pdf You CAN get points for parking

Pity it was a Van and not a Telehandler............

https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/24111656.hms-prince-wales-seen-off-isle-wight-sunday/ And the most reliable ship is.......... It seems that there is (was) a mounting in the stern for a machine gun should HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Queen Elizabeth be unavailable

I am told that we dont rea;;y need the SAS, just send in the scaffolders

My father had a series of large family saloons, like the Austin 1800 & Princess's. When my brothers & I reached 'driving age' in about 1980 he bought a 1.3 Marina Coupe for us to learn on. Nippy(er) and rolled like a ship in a rough sea Youngesdt's first trip in it was with my mother driving, she wasnt as worried about bending it as the previous family cars and as she said if she coukd get home a second sooner it was an extra second to do the washing/cleaning/dinner in He's never been the same since and that was over 40 years ago.

This https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/29/us-car-costs-insurance-unaffordable explains why SUV's are so 'popular'

Fascinating, thank you very much, its an insight that goes far beyond both shipping and the subject under discussion.

But did any Railway Companies - or The Navy have their own coal mines? Not as far as I am aware.

I do wonder if we are going to look at Driver Training / Certification it should include an interview with an appropriate professional such as a probation officer to weed out any obvious twats

There is of course a question of the sorts of vehicles we allow on the roads and their top speeds

I remember the look on a drivers face as he hit the planter on a chicane in Norton St Phillip having tried to push in front of my car

I might suggest that the opportunity to take a pot shot at the offending vehicles might best be done at slower speeds to minimise the danger to those not involved but there are no doubt things that might stop these vehicles beyond what is currently in use. Possibly some sort of 'fixed' installation at strategic points like crocodile teeth you see on some private roads https://www.entryparkingposts.com/index.php/2/

What was the dispute with Bachmann?

Richard Davies said that the Hattons Management could not find a way to make any bits of the business profitable. I would assume that they would have looked at the option of simplifying the offer/overseas services/website as part of this

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/04/west-midlands-police-fight-rise-of-frightening-100mph-street-car-racing Now what I dont understand, and clearly its a different sort of risk and of course there is the impact on the officers concerned as well as the potential risk to them of drivers using their cars as a weapon. BUT this week Police shot & killed a man with a crossbow who had broken into a London home. So given the risks that these prats pose both to the public and the Police why dont they get dealt with by armed officers and shot if they dont stop?

It seems to me that the obvious losers are going to be British outline modellers abroad which in turn suggests that there is a business opportunity somewhere. Given that many UK suppliers are either owned abroad = Bachmann or have European brands - Hornby setting up a EU based shop may be quite straightforward

Did any other classes of locos in Green have double arrows?

I dont like hanging around alongside a lorry. I would have thought though that as a Garrick member you would have a chauffeur

The Driver was quite right to be upset Yu do have a Right of Review for Anti Social Behaviour issues https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/report/asb-case-review/

Could the fact that the loco is being run static contributing? Clearly if its moving there will be some airflow to cool it, even if its only over the body

The problem I suppose is that the loco hadn't passed a signal..............

Q more livery froth

Is it limited to 75mph?

Oh dear...........