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  1. Southernman46

    is glad not to be a fruit fly

    1. Castle

      Castle

      Too true - you wouldn't get a wagon kit done let alone build a layout...

  2. Southernman46

    is going to spend tomorrow inspecting tunnels on the Portishead branch - got to pay for that Brighton Belle somehow.

  3. Southernman46

    is horrified/ guilty at the number of "unfinished" wagon projects on his "workbench"

    1. Kev_Lewis

      Kev_Lewis

      My record was 24. It's down into single figures now though.

  4. Southernman46

    is listening to RUSH with a big grin on his face

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    2. Southernman46

      Southernman46

      I WILL dine on honeydew :-)

    3. SHMD

      SHMD

      2112 - my first album. (I think!)

    4. gridwatcher

      gridwatcher

      Twaddle....... the band that made me a Punk Rocker at school.

       

  5. Southernman46

    is lobster coloured on the upper surfaces after a day on the GW main line - phew !!

  6. Southernman46

    is looking forward to tonight where he can say as part of the track safety brief "Don't fall off the seawall into the sea"

  7. Southernman46

    is musing on whether a 56 & 2 x 60's will tempt him into the grey day today

  8. Southernman46

    is not getting a Gresley buffet car, crikey !!

  9. Southernman46

    is not go to watch the Olympic flame arrive as he's pig-sick of it already !! Why does every event have to be OTT these days ?

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    2. ozzyo

      ozzyo

      To 838 well I Don't think it's in the commons

    3. eastwestdivide

      eastwestdivide

      - Why does every event have to be OTT these days ? - as Springsteen sang, 57 channels and nothing on

    4. N15class

      N15class

      My Grandfather won a medal at the 1912 games, no one knew he had won it until he died in 1965, not even his wife.

  10. Southernman46

    is not looking forward to a long shift i Box tunnel tonight and no I'm not going to look for any stored steam locos :-)

    1. DJM Dave

      DJM Dave

      Go on, you know they are there along with hidden access to secret bases!

    2. Southernman46

      Southernman46

      I've got more chance of locating one of your blue Westerns for sale :-))

    3. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Watch the sunrise through the east portal.....(Not Western Sunrise...)

  11. Southernman46

    is not looking forward to explaining to the pickets that I don't belong to the RMT

    1. sem34090

      sem34090

      Never fear, comrade Southernman46, the glorious great and undefeatable RMweb is standing beside you!!!

    2. Hroth

      Hroth

      The usual expression of support is "We're behind you!". All the way to the office door....

       

      (How did it go?)

  12. Southernman46

    is now in a whether to "give-up 00, concentrate on O gauge quandry ??"

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    2. Earl Bathurst

      Earl Bathurst

      Haha after telford on the weekend found myself asking the same question :)

    3. steve fay

      steve fay

      snap

       

    4. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      Go for it. I did 5 years ago and it encouraged me to build, not just buy.

  13. Southernman46

    is off to Hinksey for FLT's & hopefully a 56.

  14. Southernman46

    is off to Radyr to be trained as an Engineering Supervisor - £6 to get into Wales !!!!

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    2. eastwestdivide

      eastwestdivide

      How do you get two whales in a car?

    3. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      Open the boot, put in whales, close boot. Simples.

    4. Phil Copleston

      Phil Copleston

      Six quid seems a bargain for a piece of heaven - Croeso i Gymru!

  15. Southernman46

    is on the way to Exeter with Mrs SM46 to get her first clutch of Quails

    1. Debs.

      Debs.

      A quail-quotient! :-)

  16. Southernman46

    Is there anything better than a chesse & onion sandwitch with a bottle of beer on a sunny morning ? :-)

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    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Chess and onion? What's wrong with pawn mayo?

    3. PaulRhB

      PaulRhB

      cake, nuff said

    4. Skinnylinny

      Skinnylinny

      Cheese and onion sandwich, beer, and the knowledge that you don't have to go to work for a week?

  17. Southernman46

    is watching "Patton" a great film even on the umpty-ninth time of seeing - George C Scott masterful !

  18. Southernman46

    just back from inspecting Newnham tunnel - too awake to sleep - excited by going to see Calne show later

  19. Southernman46

    just back from inspecting Newnham tunnel - too awake to sleep - excited by going to see Calne show later

  20. Southernman46

    just spent 3 hours under a bridge at Savernake getting wet and cold earming Blue Pullman vouchers

    1. devondynosoar118

      devondynosoar118

      Will it be worth it?

      Did look good in MR this month.

    2. eastwestdivide

      eastwestdivide

      if you were getting wet under the bridge, I'd hate to think what it was like on top! "Nice day at the office, dear?"

    3. The Stationmaster

      The Stationmaster

      There used to be a very cosy PW cabin just a tad west of the bridge at the station site -where'd it go?

  21. Southernman46

    Just watched doc about Dambusters and now watching "The Pacific" and giving thanks I was born in 1962and not 1922

    1. coachmann

      coachmann

      1942 was a good year...

  22. Southernman46

    Last weekend as unemployed man :-)

    1. skipepsi

      skipepsi

      Good Luck

  23. Southernman46

    Likes the Stones "Doom 'n' Gloom - The lads can still cut the mustard !!

  24. Southernman46

    might be loving the wrong thing for the right reasons

  25. Southernman46

    Mmmmm custard doughnuts ! And Keefer's a star !

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