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  1. 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.

  2. Have rediscovered the floor tiles *under* my workbench. This is worrying - what am I doing?

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    2. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      There was a very large 'dust and dog hair' horizon.

    3. buffalo

      buffalo

      perhaps you need a flotation tank to separate the dust/dog from lost parts?

    4. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      Fortunately the only small objects that could be under there at the moment is swarf! (I have a very understanding SWMBO)

  3. Stir up Sunday - making the Christmas Puds

  4. Enjoy your day at Warley tomorrow, Andy.

  5. The workbench is clear!!!!! Bit of a different story with the dining table, though - can't find that.

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    2. halfwit

      halfwit

      The bin is your friend, feed the bin.

    3. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      Fed the bin, but the dining table is still full! The rest of the house lacks storage room as well. It's the books that are taking up the room.

    4. halfwit

      halfwit

      Our house also lacks storage, seems to be full of canoeing kit at the moment (walking, biking, and climbing kit in the loft). Seriously cut down on train stuff this year (Ebay is also a friend) but there's still a kit mountain.

  6. Have just rediscovered that my workbench is made of wood, and there's a cutting mat on top of that. Haven't seen them in some time - not this clearly, anyway.

    1. Boris

      Boris

      I'm sure Lord Lucan is under all the stuff on my table!

  7. Sorting out magazines of the railway variety. Taking longer because I'm finding stuff to read in them while I'm doing it.

    1. backofanenvelope

      backofanenvelope

      Isn't that always the case..

    2. petethemole

      petethemole

      which may lead to keeping and not chucking?

    3. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      Nothing is being chucked - too much of a magpie for that.

  8. Not going to Warley - but SWMBO out and I'm home alone online and with a credit card :)

    1. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Steady boy, steady. Best not to have had a drink or two - oh but it's only 09.09!

    2. Highlandman

      Highlandman

      That could be hideously expensive and bad for your health.

    3. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      's OK - she's agreed to most of it. Well, some of it. Well ...

  9. Back from sponsored dog walk - didnt know Weston Hall had an extensive 7 1/4 inch gauge system.

  10. Dogs are doing a sponsored walk tomorrow to get an off road wheelchair for Jo so she can take Kaiser out - http://www.joandkaisercaninecapers.co.uk/

  11. 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.

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

  13. Fireworks have just started up again (10:45pm) - and we're in a market town of 2000 people, not a conurbation. Just proved that despite the recession some people do have money to burn.

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    2. DavidBird

      DavidBird

      I'd just let the cat out, thinking they'd finished. Started up again! 10.50pm!

    3. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      Dogs still very nervous. One wouldn't eat at all, and still won't.

    4. RJS1977

      RJS1977

      Police have just arrested two youths. One had been drinking battery acid, the other had eaten a firework. The first was charged, but the second was let off.

  14. Sitting at the desk with a dog trying to crawl up each trouser leg - they don't like fireworks.

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    2. lordhinton

      lordhinton

      you have it easy, my malimute howls at them, we have to keep her in a room with loud music or something louder than them or just put up with her ):

    3. coachmann

      coachmann

      Sitting at the desk with a dog trying to crawl up each trouser leg - There's no answer to that...

    4. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      And there's been fireworks on Halloween, and they're at New Year as well.

       

  15. Can't do Wycrail this year - it's bonfire night and we'll have frightened dogs and wouldn't be home in time. Going to do Wolverhampton instead.

  16. Free neturons - no charge.

    1. Horsetan
    2. (The) Youth

      (The) Youth

      watch out for the physicians with hadrons chasing them...

    3. beast66606

      beast66606

      I used to give away electrons but got fed up with all the negativity.

  17. Just primed the Bendy MDF backscene - another coat later - PROGRESS!!!!

    1. gwrrob

      gwrrob

      As recommended by Mr Nevard by chance ?

    2. Coombe Barton
    3. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      Second coat done - needs a third

       

  18. Something's wrong - I'm mocking up buildngs - this is too much like progress!

    1. halfwit

      halfwit

      I made some progress once. Luckily inertia kicked in.

    2. Mikkel

      Mikkel

      Be careful with too much progress at one time. In the worst case, it can even lead to results!

    3. slow8dirty

      slow8dirty

      It'll never catch on.

       

  19. Layout lighting completed AND a lid fitted - wonders are unceasing this weekend.

    1. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      But having done all that now trying to get the track to fit - errrmmmmmm ...

  20. SWMBO has a cold and has lost her voice. Should I celebrate or not?

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    2. DonB

      DonB

      Tea and Sympathy gets "brownie points" and perhaps a bit of slack later on!

    3. coachmann

      coachmann

      Have a look in the Dyson. Thats where I find everything I've lost.

    4. Pugsley

      Pugsley

      Celebrate quietly!

  21. Rediscovery of the day - newly soldered things are hot.

    1. Worsdell forever

      Worsdell forever

      I'll be sure to make a note of that...

  22. After a weekend of struggling with lighting rig have realised that I lack some vision of simplicity - visit to Wickes tomorrow for the wherewithall to complete it.

  23. Lesson of the day - how to cock up building a lighting rig

  24. I'm in bad company - I'm home alone for the weekend. :) :)

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