Oldddudders

Twistin’ The Night Away - Sam Cooke

6 minutes ago, polybear said:

 

Is that what they call "Bondage?"

What James gets up to off-camera is his affair.

3 hours ago, brushman47544 said:

…and rain and bad light…

Sunday afternoon on Brockham Green?

16 minutes ago, Fishplate said:

 

I don't ☹️

And you thought Ascot was an affair of hats and horses?

The late Mark Gurries would be shaking his head at some of this. 

15 minutes ago, jcarta said:

You haven't said "Did it make it back"? 😁

We did, but 4-up w camping equipment meant it was overloaded. 55 mph was the max, even on autobahnen, as it became unstable from there. It was awful on Belgian pavé And the clutch played up - dealers visited - but I think one driver was hamfooted with it. When the owner took over it seemed fine again. The brief skirmish with a trolleybus in Trieste - that driver again - didn't result in more than a scrape, fortunately. 

An acquaintance is a guide at Exeter Cathedral. Such an appointment required many months of study and an exam, despite having held the same post at Gloucester Cathedral. I wonder how he pronounces it. If we see him we'll ask. 

2 hours ago, phil_sutters said:

A couple more from Eastbourne yesterday

 

Flaminia Coupé, I think. 

2 hours ago, Johann Marsbar said:

I like the Police Hillman Imp in J3849.

Hope theirs was more reliable than the one my Father owned!

I'll have you know that in 1966 four of us went camping in a 1964 Hillman Imp - from Surrey to Dubrovnik!

Rockin' Twist - Flips

3 hours ago, Dunsignalling said:

Unfamiliarity with slam door stock: How many people booking on mainline steam specials will not have previously encountered Mk.1 stock on heritage lines? 

All the Harry Potter nutters from the USA, Japan and other parts of the world. 

Irthlingborough! A place name I had forgotten! In the BR HQ open-plan office full of support staff for TOC Privatisation, 1994-6, there seemed to be several young ladies who lived there, commuting from Wellingborough. Must have been a good peak-hour service. 

12 hours ago, Gilbert said:

My Photos from Friday are here- click on the wagons...

 

They are of variable quality - my apologies - my normally very good phone camera did not seem to like the light in the hall....

A fine and comprehensive portfolio, thankyou. As for quality - most people would think they'd done quite well to take them!

10 minutes ago, Limpley Stoker said:

Those enticing sheds should be very handy should Rose Cottage ever be occupied by a miller from a nearby mill!

Sheds w a full complement of doors are in short supply hereabouts....

Living In The UK - Shakatak

2 hours ago, Captain Kernow said:

Sport reference?

Afraid so, Captain. Something to do with 22 grown men chasing a bag of wind like bees round a honeypot. Baffling. 

26 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said:

Even if it is "Sold Out at Rapido" it may not be "Sold Out at Alternative Retailer".

Certainly for the wagons, Rapido are clearing whole batches, so the website says sold-out. But the bigger dealers may have plenty left. E1s are a much bigger investment, but dealers may still have some over and above their client pre-orders. 

Sky Hunt - DJ Steaw

4 hours ago, PenrithBeacon said:

Attacking trains had a tactical value, but strategically it was better to destroy workshop facilities

Wasn't that what the Dambusters set out to do, by flooding and beggaring power supplies?

4 hours ago, GrumpyPenguin said:

Read it before & it goes against everything I was taught/practice as an electrical engineer.

Oh well, as they say in Spain, hacienda that, then. 

Miles After Dark - David Benoit

55 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said:

Thank you for all the suggestions about spending my windfall guys. I have, however, decided that it will be spent on various bits for my layout, basically to avoid creating ill-feeling among those left out should I choose one of your suggestions ( although I can confirm that Oldddudders’ idea didn’t even get onto the starting blocks).

I am deeply, but deeply, disappointed.

Official comment from Newey

https://www.pitpass.com/77587/Now-was-a-good-time-to-take-step-back-take-a-bit-of-a-break-says-Newey

2 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said:

Just won £150 on Premium Bonds. Now, what can I spend that on?

Something GWR, perhaps?

One Mint Julep - Ray Charles