Dave Hunt

I remember in the late '70s parking next to a Vanguard at Brindisi that turned out to be a purely cargo aircraft. Until then I didn't know such a thing existed. Dave

And none that can be seen from the pub. Dave

You can have three guesses. Clue - it isn't the panniers Dave

I meant to say the other day that when you take Pantmawr North to shows I'll be glad to come and help. Dave

The great weathering powder catastrophe is now sorted. After washing the affected area I applied some fine green scatter material followed by another light layer of grass and apart from the fact that the grass is now a bit longer all is OK. Oh, and there is a rather attractive dark patch on the rug by the corner of the layout. Dave

Glücklich (AKA Lucky) was the first hippo to have a wooden leg, false teeth, a glass eye and hearing aids following a series of unfortunate accidents. Dave

That they are all slippery customers who crack on whenever they can? Dave

Are the sides of those carriages painted Fresh Flour Andy? Have you been busy? Dave

Twas I who gave him the moniker a few months ago in these hallowed pages but only after I had asked him what an SM42 was. At one time I thought he was the 42nd member of some strange cult involving whips and rubber garments. Dave

Ten minutes and no bangs heard. Seems that we still have a hippo in our midst. Shame about that policy I sold Nyda yesterday. Dave

And been told that storing and using hydrogen is dangerous whereas electric cars with those nice, safe lithium batteries..... Dave

I would set him free....... .....after first letting the local people and the firefighters know where and when. Dave

I'll remember that for September. LDC OK though? Dave

Car 2 and a toastrack. Happy days. Sigh........... Dave

We've got guests arriving tomorrow for the weekend so I've just finished making a batch of coconut biscuits with dark chocolate and a LDC. Must go and do some quality control testing. Dave

In the context of the discussion on venison...... Q. What do you call a blind muntjac? A. No idea. Dave Explanation available if required

A master class on lettering if ever I saw one. Dave

That can be very uncomfortable in the nether regions.... Dave Edit: for our Antipodean correspondents I'm not referring to footwear.

They don't do a soot clearing crew do they? Dave

In answer to the Bear, no, BiL never did discover who the miscreant was who put the kipper into the heater box. There were several candidates but no-one ever owned up. I was in the clear as I was best man and had been with him nearly all day before they set off. To all who suggested ways of recovering the sadly sooted corner of my layout, I've just had a go with a weak solution of soapy water and alcohol applied using an old toothbrush and gently teasing it out. Since it is right on the edge of the layout I was able to work the dirty water out without it polluting the rest and judging by the filthy water that has come out it may have worked, at least to some extent. Once it has dried I'll see how successful I've been and if it is still unacceptable I'll chuck on a load of shrubbery. Dave

Someone (and no, it wasn't me) put a kipper in the heater box of my BiL's car when he and his new wife were going on their honeymoon. The smell stayed permanently in the car. Dave

One corner of my layout currently has the filthiest grass imaginable. That's because I dropped a container of soot weathering powder on it. I've tried vacuuming it off but it's still excessively grubby so I think I'll have to rip it up and redo the area. Turdycurses 😟 Dave

The closest I have ever been to NJ is passing over it on the way out of JFK. Have I missed something? Dave

Is No. 26 going to be painted in something other than James Bond Bentley Neil? Dave

Once going through Minneapolis my No.1 son accidentally stepped onto the 'Do not cross until called forward' line, and I mean onto, not over. The female immigration person saw this, leapt to her feet and yelled at him to get back then proceeded to give him a mouthful of abuse, threatening to send him to the back of the queue. Eventually a more senior official came and calmed her down, then indicated to my son to go to another desk and had a quiet word with the Rosa Klebb woman. Dave