The Stationmaster

Ah-so, they're developing wind power too.

Like the Irish accent there Porcy, top stuff!

It's the way I smell em.

Isle of Wight ferries are quicker than that.

Bit further than Ealing Lido I hope Nidge - and FGW/NR had better get us to Swansea on time this year, please!

Your'e back then sir !

Chin up Mike ;-)

Has Mrs. stationmaster stopped giggling yet...?

The amazing part was when I said to Mrst Stationmaster 'you've got my !*$!!ng lip' and she said 'no I haven't' and blood started coming out of it so you can guess what I said. BTW one tends to bleed quite profusely when on a daily diet of warfarin.

Not an e-g-g but an e-c-g, and, as Rod said, it was good news (a nice cuddly paramedic too).

Good news !

Mine are perfect these days too ...

Mmm, sorry, poor attempt at humour. All the best.

Sorry to hear that Mike, erm, can I have your cake please ?

As consolation, try alsrm show reading rivermead next sat. 6th

BGman is welcome to my slice of cake but I'm not paying!!!

Ah, a nice reminder for Rivermead next saturday thanks - always a good show but not in the same league as SWAG of course.;

Are you mapping out a new route to by-pass Dawlish ?

Well, Admiral Thomas had asked him to undertake a secret mission vis a vis a certain large Teutonic battleship, but it seems the bird has flown... ;-)

Ppppick up a penguin for me!

Mike - you have a PM.

I know of several who think the sun shines out of their backside, does that count as solar expertise?

Pimlico Plumbers?

There's nothing like the sound of a Merlin. Unless its four of them in perfect synchronisation!

One of the advantages of living within sight of the National  Memorial Arboretum is the occasional Spitfire visit. Latest was the Jubilee Weekend when one flew low over my South Derbyshire field walk on its way to buzz it. I heard it before it appeared. Easily identified and unmistakable..that Merlin sound.  A couple of weeks later on our way to Edgbaston for that wonderful test match which had thrills sublime,my grandson noticed Fort Dunlop from our New Street bound 170,so I was able to tell him of the Spitfire connection……I was somewhat chuffed. It certainly added to the occasion……grandpa’s 16th birthday present to him.

The Lancaster will be visiting South Oxfordshire several more times in the coming weeks - we've got it booked to do flypasts over Wallingford on August Bank Holiday and then for both days of the first weekend in September (BunkFest Music Festival).

Thank you Mike may I reciprocate to your good self and your family.

Amen to that.

And also to you, Sir!

Merry Christmas Mike (and June!)

The very same to you Guvnor ;O)

Happy Christmas Mike.

PQ17 revisited? Enjoy the adventure,

Are you on the Hurtigruten?

Yes Mark - now almost down to Troms

I see a market here for paviors made entirely from Araldite.

Especially if Jewsons give you the Araldite free of charge!

Agreed. Must have been a real PITA.

Seconded, Mike. Good work, Andy, I’m sure you could well have done without this charlie-fox indeed...

Oh bu**er. I missed it.

Can you get Channel 8 London Live down your way John?

Thanks matey. ATB to you and yours.

North Korea has no chance of winning 'great leader of the year award' do they.....?

There's so much fun you could have with this....

Light reading there must have been a few trees killed to do that lot

Ah but that was back when felling trees didn't matter as there were plenty more where they came from, apparently.

To be made into a Mac ...

Well the news at the Apple shop wasn't too bad - it will have to have a new dvd drive but it can be repaired locally, when they get the part. (just like the railway 'deferred waiting material' so I bought it home to copy off the rest of the data and I'll have to hump it back when the part is in stock and I'm able to let it go for a day or so).

I thank you for that. Bolognese for supper today, though.

The Cumberland Jousting event looks particularly interesting.

Mike , you know the ' shopping ' was the best bit . :-)

Talking Pictures never advertise their snippets properly. I kept missing their showings of Night Mail... :-(

the MR DVD worked fine in my Macbook - fingers crossed.

Sounds like the Pavior came to a dusty and sticky end!

If you feel like a trip across the Atlantic there is a shop  in Acton. Ontario called Sweet Molly's that has a good supply. I  get my mum to ship me some every time.