Captain Kernow
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Knit one, purl one.
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What a good idea! - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-63114535
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Watching the covering of HM Queen's funeral, I noted one comment that the coffin of King George VI was conveyed from London to Windsor by train.
Just as well that was not planned for yesterday, then - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-62952485
I feel very sorry for those who's journeys were disrupted or even thwarted.
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Morning Cap'n,
The train had to go to a specific line at Windsor in order to transfer the coffin. I'm not sure if what is on the other side of where the transfer would take pace would still be accessible and if there's room to re-lay the line in question. You also need somewhere to put the second train (yes, the plan involved two trains) and even back along that required some track to be laid to deal with them. Top & tail wouldn't be a problem at all but it's a matter of gaining access to the right part of the station and that might no longer be possible. the other problem is that the route available for the public to see the cortege would be very short (from either station) which would lead to crowd control problems. I suspect that rail to windsor was taken out of the plan a good while back?
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I think that the idiots who design home self-assembly electric fans and write their instructions should be locked away for life in the Tower of London, given only itchy dungarees to wear and forced to listen to Barry Manilow for the duration of their sentances.
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All has eventually gone well, thanks Neil, but the instructions were obtuse on one particular point and unclear and I also had to provide an 8BA nut and bolt, to replace the small screw that they should have provided. Because this is an electric fan, it stands to reason that it is required because it is warm, which conditions are not the best for assembling such items!
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Excellent news! - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-62070035
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I must say as a very vocal local critic of this, I am delighted that it has been scrapped. It gives our local highstreet and shops a chance, which Aldi going in there, removing a huge amount of carparking space and footfall from Coop (the only supermarket I shop in) would not benefit the town at all. Fantastic news and shows that if local residents band together, stuff like this can be stopped.
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I've just about had it with aerosol cans of Railmatch and Precision paints gumming up, despite my having cleaned them after previous use and stored them carefully in accordance with manufacturers recommendations. They still gum up.
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I've had all the problems everyone else speaks of even though I store my clean(ed) nozzles in cellulose thinners. Then one day I read on a can - not sure whether Precision or Railmatch - it recommended to store the cans upside down. I now do this and the problems are much less but still occur now and again.
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You dumb palooka!
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And here's another thing. You remember all those idiots who panic-bought toilet rolls at the beginning of Covid? Latest thing is panic buying of wood chip cat litter! Unbelievable!
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@woodenhead You might want to .... but just the once. You'll never, ever, do it again - it really is bad, the smell permeates everywhere!! Just. Don't.
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Yesterday I went into a local branch of Sainsburys, not a supermarket I normally use, in order to see if they had started re-stocking a certain food item. The female assistant couldn't find it, so asked her colleague, who told me that the product 'isn't ranged any more'.
'Ranged?' 'Ranged?' What the Horrocksford is that supposed to mean in English?
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I've only just realised why the front page header has been purple for a few days.
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I have been trying in vain to find a simple map, showing the location of the Jubilee beacons in the UK, but such websites either aren't working or don't exist.
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Or here: https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/events/
This page has a map of events, which includes beacons.
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Who is Flora Dix and what does she want?
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There's nothing offensive about custard.
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I think Andy York deserves some cake!
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I don't know what you mean... (last paragraph in that post)
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Once again, Radio 3 is playing some arty farty modernistic crap, so I have been forced to get up out of my chair and switch the channel to Classic FM, who are currently playing Charpentier, much better.
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I found out this morning that certain posh motor bikes have air conditioning. How can that be necessary?
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To be fair, they probably have a fairing on the front the size of a barn door. Hot air will rise off the engine and this coupled with the lack of air circulation makes for a warm time on warm days.
My late '70s BMW 1000 and my mid '80s Kawasaki 750 both suffered like this due to their respective fairings.
My 'naked' bikes have never suffered thus.
Either that or they ain't going quick enough.
Rob.
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I am starting the process of disposing of Grahame Hitchen's ('bgman') assets in accordance with the wishes of his family. More information here -
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I have now uploaded the code for watching the livestreaming of Grahame Hitchen's (bgman) funeral this coming Friday 25th February - https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/170008-grahame-hitchen-bgman/page/3/#comments
The wake will be held at The Blue Ball Inn at 3pm - https://blueballpub.co.uk/
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An on-line Obituary Notice has been set up for Grahame Hitchen (bgman) here - https://funeral-notices.co.uk/national/death-notices/notice/hitchen/5015836?utm source+fd welcome email&utm medium=email&utm campaign=welcome email
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Vacca herbam edit.
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I had some turnip at lunchtime today.
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HALF A POUND OF SAUSAGES.
