John M Upton

Hear, Hear Mr Upton!!

With all the Abba references yesterday am surprised today's papers (unless I've missed one) don't have the headline 'The Winner Takes It All!'

Still tat...

I agree, all Right Royal Wedding memorabilia tends to be that. I've a Chas and Di glass tumbler which is excruciating in its naffness...

mucho tatto

Just remember the acronym "BLT" stands for a type of sandwich!

I agree West Countries in dark green look lovely

If it's got GWR or LNER on the side you'll be fine, LMS is too alright but remember "red locos at night postmans delight, red locos in the morning enginemans warning" it's really those southern engines you've got to be wary of though... What do you mean it's too late!

Recently rediscovered a series of articles in BRM starting in October 2012. Or there is a good article in the 2nd MRJ compendium (p33-39)

Lesson No1.

Keep it clean, and use 50w min. All else will follow in time.

They have to find something to do for all the 'systems development technicians' that they employ. The expression 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' is unknown to them.

If it ain’t broke, break it?

@__@ LOOK!

There used to be something called a round tuit, if I find one, I will send it to you. Once you get a round tuit you can get started.

If it's any consolation, I've just begun building a Finney Collett Goods, with working inside motion, that I bought 20 years ago.....!!

In my case it is a Kibri OTP machine kit where my confidence in building it is not helped by the instructions being all in German!! Also every time I see a track machine at work my mind drifts back to that unstarted kit...

It appears to work for S*m's Tr**ns, although the actual source of income is the constant, repetitive, banal adverts that make you want to put your foot through the TV or computer.

We used to spend a lot of time money and effort training people to be pointless corporate drones whose main skill was dressing conventionally and neatly filling in paperwork whilst not picking their nose in front of the customer.

So eh.

Where I grew up, they shortcut all that and didn't bother training anyone for anything because you went down the mine at 16, but eh.  Times change.

Down mine at 16? Luxury, luxury, where I were we went down mine at 8 years old, worked 35 hours a day down pit, had handfull of gravel for meal, etc etc.  Tell these Youtube Influencer kids that and they won't believe you - (mind you I don't believe them either)  🙂

'cos' the pund is dropping through the floor, and they think the 50p will be worth more?

Brexit?

Same reason people pay silly money for an 00 gauge Class 45 with sealed beam headlight?

Agga do do do......

Someone breakout the vuvuzelas!

Its ok, England will be coming home this evening!

They're probably mucking about with the formulation.

Perhaps 'elf an safety have had a go . . .

I use AV Vallejo and Tamiya Acrylics when thinned and easy to use with a brush.

We have Gigaclear available here in civilised areas of the Cotswolds 50-1000 MB download.

Towns still get BT FarmTrack broadband with 2.2 or 0.75 on a badish day

I take it that's 0.75 bits / minute.

So much for the much-trumpeted high speed broadband for all.

Is that the Cotswolds that used to contain David Cameron's constituency by any chance?

Congratulations and well deserved!

Thank you all. It was a very surreal day all in all... :¬)

well done mate !

According 'Which' a lot of it is not what it seems.

like any 'amazing deal' or 'bargain' these days - a closer look usually shows it to be anything but

Why do you think they're so desperate to get rid of the stuff?

Thank you for sharing your thoughts

I hate to say this but I quite enjoy mince pies being forced down my throat.

Port and Stilton - mmmmmmm! ;-) Screw the telly, put the Grinch DVD on!

They cant spel or puncturate proper eifer half on them. Dunno wat the worls cunning too.

Becasue they use capitals and non letters in the title e.g "L@@K"

Or when they don't put a space between the two parts of the postcode. Probably the only thing about grammar etc that I find annoying.

I have also been given leave to attend this event, with limited funds though

I wish you all the very best (when is it?)

perhaps she should visit the Festive Gift Fair in Hall 12??

But I've only had it for 26 years ...

But I've only had it for 26 years ...

There's an echo here....

Cost of stamp for sending one ordinary domestic letter in Denmark: 90p.

How much is a litre of petrol Mikkel ? Just curious another rip off here !

Depends on time of day, but currently about £1.50 for 95 octane.

The price of coffee seems to going through the roof too.

30 of 70 is only 21 that only comes to 91

Bulk buy at Tescos and under-cut them!!

Well, after Br*x*t - with all the accompanying "pleasantries" - did anyone seriously GB to get any points? Doesn't matter which songs (if any) are any good, there's bad blood, so other countries are likely to be out to punish GB.

If GB must enter Eurovision each year, I get the impression that the only real hope would involve entering a "tone deaf" comedy act - called "Null Points" - with a tuneless "song" and nonsense "lyrics". (I'm sure that some of the jokers that come up with those insufferably tuneless "songs" used in TV adverts would be more than capable of inflicting suitable $h*t on the Eurovision juries.)

You could almost imagine a number of EU countries being so intent on "punishing" GB that they'd award some points, just to "prove us wrong".

To be brutally honest, I don't know why this country bothers entering Eurovision - I certainly haven't bothered watching it for a very long time (if ever). I wish they'd just put it out of its misery - and stop wasting money on it.

I'm not attacking anyone who actually chooses to watch Eurovision - everyone's entitled to their own opinions - but I suspect some Freeview channel might be able to be persuaded to take it, perhaps as part of a package deal ... .

Ever since Eurovision started expanding membership of Eurovision itself, first with the former Warsaw pact European countries and then with "non-european" states, the considerably enlarged pool of countries entitled to enter, and the associated clannish voting habits of a large number of the new entrants has made the contest a completely different beast to what it was. 

As the BBC is responsible for organising the UK entry, in these straitened times I'm betting that there is an unwillingness to send any performer(s) with a song that has more than a snowballs chance of winning.  It's bad enough paying our Eurovision membership fees, and providing an entry, without the chance of having to present the next years contest!

Given the quality of our recent entries, it's possible that Project LaLaLaNullPoints has been in operation for some time...

Long may it continue!

I reckon that voting has been "politically charged" for decades - even if GB were to enter something that anyone would actually want to have playing on their car audio, total votes for the GB would almost certainly be able to be counted on the fingers of one hand.

This might explain my suggestion of the sort of fare GB should be entering.

Of course, there's nothing to stop "going all out", with a properly calibrated entry - some rap act, using a stage name like "Cat and the Waulers" - sampling a well known funeral march and "The Sound of Music" ("So long - farewell.").

Throw in some "lyrics" that simultaneously take a "pop" at both the architects of Br*x*t and the upper echelons of EU hierarchy (to keep things politically neutral) - then call the entry "Null Points" - and wait for the fireworks.

The moment they reach an inevitable crescendo, just announce GB's permanent withdrawal from the whole circus - and the job's a good 'un!

Seriously though, the current fiasco is an irritating waste of everyone's time and money - that probably pleases nobody.

Similarly, the more entrenched individuals on both sides of the Br*x*t "debate" seem to have succeeded only in wasting everyone's time and money - and antagonising just about everyone.

I can't help wondering what it would take to highlight just how ridiculous it's all got - without pushing any specific political agenda.

Although I suspect that both the Br*x*t "debate" and the Eurovision malarkey are likely to rumble on for many years to come, I reckon a sane end to both (or even either) might well have some people "Walking on Sunshine".

Enough is enough.

"(I was only there for the diesels but appreciate the steamers)" ...

"... but did smile overhearing someone at a sales stand at Broadway commenting by saying 'the proper engine is down that end' (referring to the steam engine) when I and many others were more interested in Deltic 55019 at the other end."

My earliest memory is from 1968 - when most of BR's "kettles" went the way of the dodo - so I've only been used to Diesel and electric. Personally, I've always associated steam with museum pieces - and some rusting hulks that scared the #@*&%$!! out of me every time I took a bus trip to Barry Island as a nipper the "strategic steam reserve".

I don't deny that I quite like seeing "kettles" (especially Panniers) - but I am a member of DEMU - so it should surprise nobody that I particularly like Diesels and electrics.

A steam hauled "Santa Special"? Fair enough, if it helps keep a preservation line going.

A class 25, 31, 37, 47, 52 or 55 pulling the Mk1 (or Mk2) coaches they were always expected to pull? Better still - a Class 101, or another Modernisation Plan DMU - complete with a clear view through the driver's cab? Now you're talking - that's what I call a proper train!

(It goes without saying that other people are entitled to their opinions ... .)

Blimey, its not even November and The Grinch is out already......

It's that time of year again - that's right - time for those "festive mints" - aka "Bah! Humbugs!"

(Before anyone asks, that one wasn't "stollen" from a cracker ... .)

What is someones urine is another's pot filling with gold

I've searched and searched, I only found fan extractors and stud extractors but no urine extractors, what catagory do they come under ? ;-)

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It's on the blink BIG time

I got on - but it's full of black Friday offers.

Must be all that activity last night which amused me no end.

Indeed its the blooming phone. Utter rubbish it is!

I don't bother looking on here via the phone. Far too fiddly.

Didn't know Wp still existed.

Easter eggs will be on sale soon!!!

Hornby 2012 announcements due in a week, then.

My work colleague just gleefully showed me an iPhone app telling us there's "101 sleeps to Xmas"... Arrrrghh!