Danemouth

Rob, Please excuse the query, in the second picture the two cross-headed screws in the track on the left - baseboard joint? Keep the piccies coming. Cheers, Dave

Dear Mr Happy Hippo, Is this you or one of your cousins having a relaxing moment? :yes: :) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3800212/Chill-Africa-relaxed-hippo-floats-relaxes-South-Africa.html Cheers, Dave

Thanks Ray, found it http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=DCDCD-MPR&style=&strType=&Mcode=DCC+Concepts+DCD%2DMPR Regards, Dave

Found your description of the Alpha Mimic Panel most interesting. Unfortunately I cannot find anything about them on the DCC Concepts website! Could you tell me where you purchased it please? Many thanks, Dave

Went to mow the grass yesterday. Got my petrol mower out, £99 in a sale almost fifteen years ago and off we jolly well go! Within 20 feet the grassbox comes off and the handle is floppy. A cursory examination reveals the bracket holding the handle to the side of the mower has come away due to the mower having rusted. Well that means a visit to a Garden Centre or DIY emporium over the coming days, Cheers, Dave

Neil, What's a Tank Slapper please? I keep imagining a young lady of dubious morals travelling as pillion but on the tank Regards, Dave

I think you may have meant mb and not kb I've been on Infinity from the trial when it was called BT Fibre - our exchange was one of the two trial sites. Got 6mb before that bearing in mind that I am over half a mile from the green cabinet With Infinity I get just over 40 mb Regards, Dave

Oh b*gger! Hope you are not too badly shaken Dom - look after yourself. Warmest regards, Dave

When I was working I parked the company car in their private car park in the centre of Cardiff. We had visitations from bl00dy seagulls; I swear they eat a diet based around Evostick - I found Tar remover the best to remove their unwanted "presents". :yes: Dave

B*gger the cat, Let's go back to jokes :yes: :) Dave

All this stuff about Schrödinger Cat So I went to Wikipedia to see what it was about. Did not understand what the hell it was all about and gave up after the intro - I think I will go back to ERs Dave

Wise choice Ian. My main computer is an HP Envy with 16 gb of memory running Windows 8.1 - it had two sets of video drivers, one for the onboard display card and another for the dedicated nVidia card. There was no way I would allow Microsnot to update that lot to Windows 10, apart from which I have the machine configured exactly how I like it and it runs o.k. Had the boiler replaced this week with a modern "A" rated boiler, so that delayed my work on Danemouth as one of the boards had to be moved - now back in place and work has recommenced. The layout is an an integral garage without windows, the coolest place in the house! Regards from a the capital of the Principality where it was 25 deg a little earlier, Dave

The Cuckoo Clock The other night I was invited out for a night with the 'girls'. I told my husband that I would be home by midnight, 'I promise!' Well, the hours passed and the margaritas went down way too easily. Around 3 am, a bit loaded, I headed for home. Just as I got in the door, the cuckooclock in the hallway started up and cuckooed 3 times. Quickly, realizing my husband would probably wake up, I cuckooed another 9 times. I was really proud of myself for coming up with such a quick-witted solution, in order to escape a possible conflict with him. (Even when totally smashed.... 3 cuckoos plus 9 cuckoos total 12 cuckoos = MIDNIGHT!) The next morning my husband asked me what time I got in? I told him 'MIDNIGHT'... he didn't seem pissed off in the least. Whew, I got away with that one! Then he said 'We need a new cuckoo clock!' When I asked him why, he said 'Well, last night our clock cuckooed three times, then said 'oh ' cuckooed 4 more times, cleared its throat, cuckooed another three times, giggled, cuckooed twice more, and then tripped over the coffee table and f@rted.

So there I was sitting listening to music when SWMBO enters the room and says "You had better come, a cat has killed a pigeon on our lawn and is busy pulling it apart" So out we go, the cat (not ours) jumps the wall taking the pigeon with it but a section of our lawn is covered in feathers which are starting to blow about. Couldn't leave the feathers where there were as goodness only knows what Tillie our cocker spaniel would have done. So picture me with the Hoover on the lawn using the hose to pick the bl00dy things up! Ho Hum, Cheers, Dave

Back from a fortnight's holiday in Malta; there have been 1,052 posts on ERs since my last visit! There is no way I am going to try and read all of those so may I offer sincere sympathy, support or commiserations as appropriate to those in need. Similarly congratulations to those to whom something nice/pleasant has happened. Coming home last night from Valletta where the temperature has been between 20 and 32 degC during the days of our stay was not a surprise but chilly all the same. Now to sort/delete/whatever the 2,808 images photographed during the holiday. Best wishes to you all as always, Dave

Job had comforters like you Dom! :yes: Regards, Dave

Well GDB did you accomplish this task without drawing blood? :) Regards, Dave

Remember Ian that you have many friends here who will support you as and when. Having a loving child bride such as Sherry is undoubtedly a real bonus, Warmest regards, Dave

Passed my test in 1977 driving an Opel Kadette - terrible gearbox like a ball of wool! Dave

In the Principality we not only vote for the police whatsit but also for the Welsh Assembly; when I visited the Polling Station I was duly handed three ballot papers - for the WA you vote for a constituency AM and separately for a party which adds an additional member for a group of constituencies. One party for the latter was "Abolish the Welsh Assembly". Front pressure washed yesterday but the washer failed right at the end and it's only twelve years old! Need to brush the sand over the bricks now that the front is dry. Regards, Dave

There must be something in the air with so many of us suffering from water in the eye. Rest in peace Jock after a long hard battle God Bless you, Dave

May I wish you, your good lady and the children all the best for the future, Warmest regards, Dave

They'll need to get the airbrush out to weather that ballast Regards, Dave

My knowledge of mains electric is somewhat sketchy so I am always extremely cautious. That point transformer scares me to death, given its age I wonder if the insulation is breaking down? No wonder you decommissioned it. Will the other transformers and rectifiers be replaced as refurbishment proceeds? Regards, Dave