Worsdell forever

Went to work today 'cos its double time and I'm skint!

what's double time? (we do usually get fed a bit better on Sundays)

Double yer normal pay for the same hours.

Depends on whether you set off 4 hours early...

Left Edinburgh on time, should have been diverted via Carlisle so engineering work North of Newcastle cancelled so straight through, darlo 2 hours earlier than expected.

Reminds me of 20 years ago - when track works being cancelled, when I was on a train due to be diverted, ended up costing me money!

I've lived in Cwmbran (in S Wales, a few miles from the GW main line). At the time, I was commuting daily to Oxford - so the usual routes with my season ticket involved changing at Didcot (Newport - Bristol Parkway / Bristol Temple Meads / Gloucester - Swindon - Didcot) (Hereford - Worcester was an alternative, but took an hour or two longer).

Track works were planned around Swindon - so train booked to go via "Berks and Hants" - during diversions like this, season ticket validity would be extended to allow travel via Reading - so, if I wanted to visit London, I'd only need to buy a ticket from Reading, instead of all the way from Didcot.

Track works being cancelled meant a slight change of plans / fare ... !

Tam the Shunter? Is this the latest TTTE character?

There's a need for inclusivity, and the Scots have been complaining that no-one south of the border pays any attention to them. Measures need to be taken!

Would those measures be pints - or sixths of a gill?

As for our friend "Tam", you could almost imagine some preservation line getting hold of a class 09 - fitting nameplates to it - and hooking it up to a driving trailer.

Well, they've got to make up for income lost to all those Corona lockdowns - better still if they can also get the nippers "trained" ... .

It's not the one that's outside 'making a phone call'...

Maybe there is also a Mr Nasty 'No Mod' somewhere that comes out to attack trolls and such like.

@Worsdell forever - AY Mod talks Anglo Saxon through gritted teeth.

It's the war just the war!!!

I Sea, it's a bit Cruel

Very clever 60159

Indeed, but is it Art?

have you tried no more nails??

Naaah..... staple gun - works a treat for me!

Maltesers ?

No, Caramac I think.

Last Rolo ?

It must have been that Porcy.

Macavity's not there.

I'd be checking the other bins too.

Karma!!

Beautiful

Many dog the police I think they do a sterling effort. I like to see justice done there's far to much crime which is gotten away with.

I knew this train from Attleborough to Norwich was taking a long time

Think you're well and truly lost Beast...

Bing Bong !

Yeah, one bungs you up, the other doesn't.

Just don't ask for the secret ingredient in all bran.....

"They're about as similar as two completely dissimilar things in a pod...."

I think Chris is thinking of taking up the scalpel

Radio 2 this morning

Dam it, I missed that I was on early shift.

I thought it was spelt "worrisome"?

See the Captain's status from this afternoon...

I'm not sure how it is spelt, now that is worrysome.

Does he talk with a Scouse accent then ? - or is he asleep !

It's more to do with your current avatar...

Fair point Paul I'm with you on that. Beast you really should make an effort in December at Darlington to dress quite naff in a bright coloured tie, that really will mess with his head!

language sir!

I didn't think you played shinty up your way.

smell of reeves and mortimer?

Warley withdrawal symptoms?

565 now.

565 Wurzells online at once? That's scary.

To eat. Or to watch ;-)

Sweets, to suck.

thankfully, the sweet doesn't taste like the real thing...rhubarb is on my 'can't do' list...but the sweet...yum!

what did you choose?...

The airbrush.

I fancied that, but my prize is in the #50s, but since I don't usually win anything.....

I was told not to make it 'normal' strength by Wendy. Next time I shall make two different versions, Suvvners and Norvners.

Bring it on mate!

And soon afterwards you'll be able to tell which is which.

They obviously have got away with it, 'cos I don't know what 'that' is ;-)

They didn't, I reported it and it was removed, blatant advertising, not even railway related.

Ah right :-)

I'm still here, draw your own conclusions!!!!!!!

Seems like the Rapture Train was CAPED.

Seems like the Rapture Train was CAPED.

Best set out for the pub and a curry earlier then

B****r, I'll miss Dr Who!

Hold on, its American time, so taking account of the different time zones, is whether we have time for a good night out or not

Why don't you get on with your nose and let the G5 do the running?

No layout set up to run G5 and I fell out with my nose this afternoon...

If you insert the soldering iron up the offending nostril that will probably stop it running.

and has now stabbed himself with the wire handrail that the holes were for.

Tetanus jab due?

That was clever. :-)

Easy!

With practice.

Clasp brakes, one correct and three wrong... and as for flash, I'm glad the wagons were free...