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  1. Dave47549

    Recovering from a very emotional night at Beaumont Leys, I wonder if we'll ever go 'ommering again? http://www.cradleyheathens.co/news.php?extend.1155

  2. Dave47549

    Well done Herbie, Heathens & Speedway legend: http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/3751/greg-hancock-2014-speedway-world

    1. gwrrob

      gwrrob

      One of the greats of speedway.The Bees let him go too soon.

    2. LH&JC

      LH&JC

      Can't argue with that, what a season

  3. Dave47549

    Testing kadees with two baby Sulzers on a 3' long inglenook shouldn't be this much fun!

    1. Crisis Rail

      Crisis Rail

      Heaven.

  4. Dave47549

    has just signed up for Stoptober. So, that'll be me queueing up outside the Newsagents at 5am on the 2nd of October then....

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    2. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      Good luck. I hope it works, so you can consign those cancer sticks to the dustbin of history.

       

      I'm not a smoker, but I knew some people who were - who were unable to stop before it was too late.

       

      What they went through was nasty - towards the end, it was slow, painful, torture - I could see the agony in their every breath. I don't want anyone else to go there.

       

      I'm sure quitting will be tough - but it's worth the effort. I wish you every success.

    3. muddys-blues

      muddys-blues

      PHEW Dave !! I had a slight panic then I thought Stoptober was about stopping drinking for the month, I have a couple of parties and a wedding to go to, panic over.

    4. Paul.Uni

      Paul.Uni

      I keep mixing up Stoptober with Go Sober For October.

       

      Good luck to anyone taking part in either.

  5. Dave47549

    North Leith / Leith North (the Caley one). Pondering......

    1. Londontram

      Londontram

      Go on you know you want too

  6. Dave47549

    Daughters contact visit with her mother today was made all the more bearable for me thanks to a lucky find of MRJ206 in a nearby charity shop ;-)

  7. Dave47549

    "There's no such thing as bad publicity" eh, Max ???

    1. Jim49

      Jim49

      8 years. Time enough to write up his memoirs. Now if he can find a good publicist....

    2. Michael Delamar

      Michael Delamar

      spin your way out of that

    3. gwrrob

      gwrrob

      I'm sure Kerry Katona will visit him.

  8. Dave47549

    Watching 'Exposure' on ITV, certainly explains the almost-comical-if-it-weren't-so-serious appalling standards of driving in east Birmingham.....

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    2. beast66606

      beast66606

      and Norfolk

    3. steve22

      steve22

      A friend of my son said to him here in Gloucester, 'Why should I indicate? It's none of their business where I'm going.'

    4. Dave47549

      Dave47549

      <whacks forehead with palm> Unfortunately Steve, there's far too many like him. Trouble is, they're not the worst offenders...

  9. Dave47549

    EM points built & now fettled, 1st 2 items of rolling stock regauged. Something wrong here, I'm actually doing some modelling!

    1. Indomitable026

      Indomitable026

      Keep going !

  10. Dave47549

    Finished soldering up my pointwork & managed to only burn myself once - courtesy of a carelessly held cigarette!

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    2. Dave47549

      Dave47549

      Show me something that isn't! I was just struck by the irony though - 7 hours work spread over 3 days carried out by a card holding ham-fister, involving cutters, files, slitting discs, sharp metal edges, not to mention corrosive flux & a very hot iron being waved about, yet the only 'injury' sustained occurred during a 5 minute fag break!

    3. MarkC

      MarkC

      I know exactly what you mean, Dave. Sod's Law or something...

    4. Dave47549

      Dave47549

      'Like' :-)

  11. Dave47549

    Just soldered on my first stock rail in 30 years (should say this is only the 2nd bit of pointwork i've attempted). Taking 5 just now before fabricating the 1st of 2 frogs!

    1. davefrk

      davefrk

      Don't rush now...

    2. Dave47549

      Dave47549

      Too late! 1st frog assembled & laid. I have backup also - enough sleeper strip & rail to start again if I mess it up. There's also a stock of Peco points should I give it up as a bad idea!

  12. Dave47549

    Finally acquired a copy of GWRJ 54 today to satisfy my curiosity re: the Worcester vinegar branch. Stunned to find its proximity to Padmore Street, a place i've visited on many occasion. Surprised so much can still be traced on Google maps, something tells me I may be waylaid for a couple of hours next time I'm in that city!

  13. Dave47549

    Has spent hours completing skills assessments on the NCS website to seek new job avenues. I now has a 23 page results pdf which mirrors my cv....

  14. Dave47549

    NEC swapmeet, Lima 31, 73 & change from

    1. MartinWales

      MartinWales

      Good for you! Some rich pickings there!

  15. Dave47549

    resides 2 miles from 'Warley' but will not be paying a visit.. Oh, the joys of the economy :-(

  16. Dave47549

    Hats off to the W*** B******* club for an enjoyable open day @ Wednesbury today, better than some exhibitions i've been to!

  17. Dave47549

    Dudley Heathens - 2013 Speedway NL Champions - We 'ommered 'um all!

  18. Dave47549

    the seeds of Langley Park (a Futers inspired micro) have just been planted....

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    2. Dave47549

      Dave47549

      Eh?? Sorry, you've lost me there. I'm missing the reference - & google doesn't want to be my friend either :-)

    3. MarkC

      MarkC

      Langley Park is on the way to Consett - aka Connie Bongo - from Durham :)

    4. Dave47549

      Dave47549

      Ah right, thanks for that (I'm an ignorant midlander!). No, the 'Langley Park' reference is from a kids book/film I read/saw as a kid & it ties in with Victoria Park - the Futers inspiration.

  19. Dave47549

    My 6th annivesary on RMweb. & in that time i've done basically s*d all...

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    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      That's one point more than me.

    3. Platform 6

      Platform 6

      Are you 'coming out' admitting you're a Mod Dave? (I guess this may be my last ever post!)

    4. Dave47549

      Dave47549

      Nah i'm not a Mod (I've never seen the attraction of Lambrettas!)

  20. Dave47549

    was possibly the last person on the planet to acquire a

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    2. Jon020

      Jon020

      There were loads at our WHS in Sussex today... but I decided not to.

    3. DonB

      DonB

      it'll cost you

    4. Dave47549

      Dave47549

      Went on a fruitless search for part 1 on Weds, only to find one in my local newsagent yesterday! Absolutely no intention of buying parts 2+ :-)

  21. Dave47549

    Came home today with a Hornby EMT 'brick', which doesn't exactly fit in with my cliched GWR stock. How did that happen??

  22. Dave47549

    Loving ITV's 'The Job Lot'. More realistic than any finescale layout!

    1. mike tugsandsheds

      mike tugsandsheds

      I work in Welfare to Work...Definitely up to P$ Standards !!

    2. Dave47549

      Dave47549

      I'm hoping they tackle the jobsearch machines / the universal jobmatch website (example, search for jobs local to you jobs & it offers results at both Crawley & Inverness) next, they're the biggest 'comedy' of the lot!

  23. Dave47549

    has a strange compulsion to hum a tune from the Wifard of Oz.....

    1. fursty

      fursty

      Why not? There's No Place Like Home.

  24. Dave47549

    Space required by Faller mouldings = 8". Space available = 6". F..., back to the drawing board.

  25. Dave47549

    It's 'T' time at chez dave47549 - Templot tinkering & Tenement teaser!

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