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  1. Coombe Barton

    Have carefully put all gauges in a single box marked 'Gauges'. Now can I find it????

    1. Worsdell forever

      Worsdell forever

      in the box marked 'scenics'

    2. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      No, was in the drawer marked "Measuring Tools, Calipers, Micrometers, Gauges". The top drawer in the unit next to my workbench. My fault - I'm trying to be organised.

  2. Coombe Barton

    Merry Christmas. Anyone guess what the collective weight gain by forum members will be by the end of today?

    1. 46444

      46444

      In brussels?!!

  3. Coombe Barton

    Memo to self. Check the S***ing B2B setting on new S4 wheelsets BEFORE deciding that the track's rough and spending hours with a hot iron!

    1. 10800

      10800

      Not something you can take for granted any more, if you ever could.

    2. halfwit

      halfwit

      At least your shirts are now neatly pressed.

  4. Coombe Barton

    SWMBO away for weekend, so no Peterborough, but plenty of modelling time - or RMweb time or ...

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Beer?

    2. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      Cider

  5. Coombe Barton

    Showed this to a group of potential Chartered Accountants today

    1. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Splendid! Do any of them have gorilla potential?

    2. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      Yes - possibly more than had Chartered Accountant potential :)

  6. Coombe Barton

    Trying to get vacuum cleaner apart to replace a belt. Not straightforward!

    1. 69843

      69843

      Got a bit pudgy has it?

    2. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      It was one control that was holding the lot together - one ****ing control, but the fixing was hidden under another bit that had to be pulled out first. Deep joy! But got it done.

  7. Coombe Barton

    There was a guy in Saisbury's car park last night loading up his car and whistling Christmas carols.

    1. Worsdell forever

      Worsdell forever

      There's a guy works down the chip shop swears he's Elvis...

    2. 46444

      46444

      See above! ;-)

  8. Coombe Barton

    Have just spent five minutes watching Shaun the Sheep. That's the only TV I'll watch all week.

    1. halfwit

      halfwit

      Shaun is great!

    2. SHMD

      SHMD

      That's mine and my four and a half year old sons favourite programme.

  9. Coombe Barton

    Remebering that little lumps of nickel silver flying from a Dremel mill are seriously hot. No prizes for guessing how I found out.

    1. coachmann

      coachmann

      As with hot bufferbeams. Never wear shorts when soldering!

    2. witherbrow

      witherbrow

      trick is to get as many bits in your eye as possible and then go for an MRI scan the next day

       

  10. Coombe Barton

    Got as far as Bridgnorth for our llong weekend in Ludlow and car dropped clutch. Six hours later we're back home. @rse!

    1. neal

      neal

      Sorry to hear that, mine went when on holiday in the peak diistrict last year? Did you make the most of it by dropping into the SVR while you were there. Shiny new BofB being run in, might have cheered you up. N

    2. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      We got to Bridgnorth at 18:30, got home 00:30, so nothing doing. Found an overpriced chippie, though.

  11. Coombe Barton

    Did you realise that nine months today is Christmas Day? (and the second word you're looking for is "OFF!")

    1. AndyB

      AndyB

      Saw the first advert in a tv mag for Christmas baubles this week. That'd be BEFORE the start of BST. Grrrr.

    2. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      If you go to Dartington Crystal in Great Torringtom they have a 'Permanent Christmas Display' in their shop. ot impressed.

  12. Coombe Barton

    Tree up - outside trees lit, porch lit. What's happening? There's still a week to go before Christmas!

    1. halfwit

      halfwit

      Yer gardens on fire?

    2. Debs.

      Debs.

      Welcome to festivity island: Merry Isthmus! :-)

  13. Coombe Barton

    Just back from Wigan

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Ah yes, they played West Brom today....

    2. halfwit

      halfwit

      Lie dream of casino soul...

  14. Coombe Barton

    According to SWMBO, she's just put the Doodahs under the Wotsit. If you find the English Language could you please return it to this house?

    1. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      But according to SWMBO, she knew what she meant!

    2. Pennine MC

      Pennine MC

      Ah yes. My wife deals with 'things'. If she can't think of the word, it's 'that thing'

  15. Coombe Barton

    Just stopped one of my socks from racing round the kitchen. No, not what you think, it was in a dog's mouth!

    1. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      And no, she doesn't need to go to the vet!

    2. coachmann

      coachmann

      Foot & mouth?

  16. Coombe Barton

    Dogs + park + sunny morning + fox poo = bathtime!

    1. halfwit

      halfwit

      Again?

    2. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      Not the first time I've posted something similar!

  17. Coombe Barton

    Is mocking up buildings - or something like that, anyway.

    1. Catkins

      Catkins

      Is it 'Mocking up', or just 'mocking' :D

    2. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      Not quite - the "up" is still there. The one letter change is in the first word.

  18. Coombe Barton

    Just discovered that the surface of my desk is WOOD!

    1. Trainshed Terry

      Trainshed Terry

      You did a bit of clearing the desk for the next intake of projects then. LOL

    2. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      It was just the overflow from the workbench.

  19. Coombe Barton

    Dogs + park + sunny afternoon + fox poo = bathtime!

    1. Pannier Tank

      Pannier Tank

      I wish!

    2. beast66606

      beast66606

      And the dog too ?

  20. Coombe Barton

    ARRRRGGGHHHHHHHHHH! Harrods and Selfridges open London Christmas displays - http://is.gd/4gsPga

    1. MiDAS

      MiDAS

      It is only 5 months away, the olympics are 12 months so if we go by that we should have christmas displays for next year on Boxing day

    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      That's for the benefit of the Middle Eastern market. Seems they want to get all their shopping done before they go home for Ramadan....

  21. Coombe Barton

    Bit light for November ...

    1. halfwit

      halfwit

      Snow soon then...

    2. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      Sleet, oh beautiful sleet...

  22. Coombe Barton

    Just run up the new 2TB drive - only doubled my storage capacity for a laptop - mind boggling, now I've thought about it.

    1. Trebor

      Trebor

      just be aware, it is also double the amount of data to lose as well !

    2. Trebor

      Trebor

      just be aware, it is also double the amount of data to lose as well !

  23. Coombe Barton

    SWMBO gets worried when I'm cooking and she hears the word "Oops!"

    1. halfwit

      halfwit

      Not worried enough to order a takeout though?

    2. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      "Oops" means that I've made a mess. "Arrrggghhhhh!" means that it's takeaway time.

  24. Coombe Barton

    Just spent ten minutes looking for the Optivisor. And yes, you guessed - wearing it!

    1. halfwit

      halfwit

      Oh dear...

    2. Melly

      Melly

      Ah....senior moment then !

  25. Coombe Barton

    Is thinking of installing an under-workbench lighting system. Spending enough time down there looking for bits I've dropped.

    1. halfwit

      halfwit

      Perhaps we should all just work on the floor...

    2. Mikkel

      Mikkel

      If we did, the bloody things would start falling upwards.

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