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  1. Jon Fitness

    12 hour nights and a bad sinus kicking cold...nice...:\

    1. RedgateModels

      RedgateModels

      I should have put some Vic's in with the MSE bits ...

       

    2. big jim

      big jim

      i'll be seeing you later when i pass on the baglan logs then

    3. beast66606

      beast66606

      You might even get greens Jim - oh, sorry, it's Chester !

      Hope you feel better soon Jon

  2. Jon Fitness

    is wondering how long RS&H has stood for Ruston Hornsby... Didn't know they made steam locos.........!

    1. DCB

      DCB

      Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns, an amalgamaition of Robert Stephenson and Hawthorn Leslie, made GWR Pannier tanks at one time in the 1930s/ 40s

    2. roythebus

      roythebus

      did you know Vodaphone made steam locos too? when they started about 20 years ago they were known as Hawthorne Leslie Communications, later changing their name to Vodaphone! and the people who empty the "sanitary towel units" used to run trams? they are owned by BET, British Electric Traction!

    3. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      Lols! It's not even 2016 and it gets my "howler of the year" award..

  3. Jon Fitness

    Well, that's a start made on clearing out the old Beano annual collection. Ebay beckons. There's a 1948 one in there somewhere....

    1. BoD

      BoD

      Ive got a very large pile of Oor Wullie and Broons books to offload. Probably end up recycled.

    2. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      That may yet happen to mine if they don't sell....

    3. BoD

      BoD

      It really hurts me to throw any book away. That's why I've got over 40 years worth. But needs must as they say.

  4. Jon Fitness

    has discovered Jack Daniels Honey....pzzd...

    1. big jim

      big jim

      my boys (9 & 4) love the jack daniels ribs in tgi fridays!

    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Don't call me Honey until you know me better!.... :-p

    3. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      Shirley not....

  5. Jon Fitness

    Used to think I was well paid as a grade 7 signalman until I saw the quote for having my solid fuel boiler and a couple of Rads changed..#welloverthetopprices...

    1. skipepsi

      skipepsi

      I think you could probably do it yourself

    2. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      I'll usually have a go at most things but building work/safety regulations/ certificates required for future house sale = leave it to the professionals..

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      #captivemarket

  6. Jon Fitness

    American chime whistle on a black 5 ? just wrong...

    1. Trainshed Terry

      Trainshed Terry

      Agreen with you

    2. Bon Accord

      Bon Accord

      Which 5 is this? Grand sounding whistle though, but it needs to be on something bigger and dare I say more impressive than a Hiker.

    3. Sam Moss

      Sam Moss

      Sounds fantastic. Just imagine you're in the welsh mountains and something 2ft gauge is belting round the scenary

       

  7. Jon Fitness

    Nice day today..Warley, sat with Steve Hewitt and talked signals, sat and learnt how to use a resistance soldering iron, did a bit of rivet punching on Jamie's gGreen Ayre stand, picked up some commisioned signal gantry etches and managed to escape without wounding the bank balance too badly. Got home to find my Locomotion L&Y radial tank had been delivered. Only spoiler was not making it to 'spoons for a pint with some RMWebbers coz of having to dash back for nightshift...

    1. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      and saw some nice layouts too

    2. Nelson Jackson

      Nelson Jackson

      Good to hear that you enjoyed your day.

    3. class"66"

      class"66"

      I cant wait to get down there tomorrow!!

  8. Jon Fitness

    Hooton Panel handed over to Chesters control, all up & running 0345hrs. First train should be 6J48 tamper for Chester sidings....

    1. 69843

      69843

      Progress for progress sake...?

    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Jon - how long will Chester last, in the greater scheme of things?...

    3. beast66606

      beast66606

      Design life of 20 years IIRC CK, it opened in 1984 ...

  9. Jon Fitness

    is just about to endure the depressing process of trying to sell a jag xtype 2.1 petrol on ebay. Price will probably be in pence rather than pounds....sob..

    1. hornbyandbf3fan

      hornbyandbf3fan

      I'll give you 99p :D

    2. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      probably the best offer I'll get!

    3. skipepsi

      skipepsi

      FIL got

  10. Jon Fitness

    is having an exploratory week off his statins and halfway in to it,already feels considerably better..

    1. beast66606

      beast66606

      I got my change to a better brand and lower dose - you getting muscle cramps / pains ? - I sympathise, excruciating !

    2. beast66606

      beast66606

      ^ +d

    3. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      Think I may have examine that. Simvastatin 80mg.It took years to get the level below 5 even "turboing" it with ezetemibe.

  11. Jon Fitness

    has managed to lose his camera case...between shots...at work. It's in the building somewhere....

    1. flyingsignalman

      flyingsignalman

      It's most probably hiding in full view!

    2. 69843

      69843

      That's not to bad, I lost mine+lens cap and spare card on my last heritage ride.

  12. Jon Fitness

    Internet and phone back on properly at last...only been off since 17th December..Happy new year.

    1. beast66606

      beast66606

      Welcome back Jon

    2. class"66"

      class"66"

      Thats not good to here mate!!

  13. Jon Fitness

    Say what you like about the GWR, at least the signal arms weren't corrugated (and bl%%

    1. 3 link

      3 link

      I feel your pain...

    2. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      Must be like trying to mask and spray a McCoys crisp..

  14. Jon Fitness

    my head is still recovering from attempting to sleep on the Night Riviera from Penzance last friday. FGW must specially select their roughest wheelsets for fitting under their mk3 sleepers...dbdbdbdbdb....

    1. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Rule 1 = earplugs

      Rule 2 = large Brandy

      Rule 3 = fit Gresley Bogies

    2. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      5 pints of Cornish Crown Stout was a good start...

      Nowt wrong with the bogies on Mk3s IF they keep the wheel flats machined off and look after the bearings...

  15. Jon Fitness

    Just leafed through the free copy of the Beano that came free in a newspaper today. Apart from being far more believable than the paper in which it arrived the words "fart" and "bum" seem to have crept in since I last purchased a copy ...which was when adverts started appearing in it. Harumph etc.....

    1. Boris

      Boris

      Yeah, the humour is a little less Playschool and a little more Boris these days.

    2. Will J

      Will J

      I hope they still 'chortle' after a memorable fart...

  16. Jon Fitness

    Has just seen the plans for the "improvements" at the A55/A483/B5445..hahaha....ahhahahah...HAHAHAH!. Total gridlock every morning..just like now but it'll cost 5.3million

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      If you were the contractor given the job of building all of that, you'd be laughing too. All the way to the bank.

    2. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      I'm so glad I'm on shiftwork! I go through there twice a day but only during the quiet periods. The odd times I go through at 0830, I have to allow about 60 mins to do a 12 mile journey...Once this lot's done, Hutbers Law will apply....

  17. Jon Fitness

    loose JLTRT class 24 windscreen now replaced..with the obligatory annoying unavoidable visible blob of glue...hmph.

    1. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      have you tried varnish to attach windows or the stuff that aero modellers use for their cockpit canopy.

    2. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      I've tried canopy glue in the past but it's basically PVA and lets go too easily. Varnish...not tried. Being honest, the window that dropped out was my fault. Clumsy fitting of a windscreen wiper. All sorted now.

  18. Jon Fitness

    Chester PSB now has 2 shiny new banner repeaters for CR101 signal

    1. beast66606

      beast66606

      Is 101 Roodee or Saltney ? or ... ?

    2. admiles

      admiles

      Will there be cake......??

       

  19. Jon Fitness

    The more I read "news"papers the less interested I am in current affairs.

    1. Steve Taylor

      Steve Taylor

      mainly 'cos its less reporting and more speculative opinion?

    2. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      Nooo. It's all just variously sad, predictable, dull depressing, trite, or any combination of the above. Much prefer to stay in my little bubble of nostalgia, everythings rosier there!

  20. Jon Fitness

    RIP Bob Crow . Best RMT leader we've had.

    1. admiles

      admiles

      Matter of opinion that but 52 is no age to die.

    2. MarkC

      MarkC

      Agreed about his age. 52 is WAY too young to die. Also, regardless of his politics, he was a family man. Sincere condolences to his partner, family & friends

  21. Jon Fitness

    Will later today (after a 12 hour shift) be attempting to remove a 3ft diameter loft header tank through an 18 inch wide loft inspection hatch. Now where's my saw?

    1. davefrk

      davefrk

      We left our tank in as we are at the end of the pipeline from Glasgow and now and again someone cuts through the water main somewhere in Glasgow and we're without mains water for a day or two so it's good to have a reserve.

    2. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      Ah, good thinking but mine has been isolated for 18 months and is empty and dry. It's also in the way if I need to change the smaller header for my soon installed replacement solid fuel boiler.

  22. Jon Fitness

    Tonights "earworm" is "Moving" by Supergrass

    1. Barry Ten

      Barry Ten

      Thanks, that's now my earworm!

    2. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      you're welcome....

  23. Jon Fitness

    Well that's the rubber poured on the first half of the mould. Hope it sets... it's a year out of it's use by date...

    1. Michael Delamar

      Michael Delamar

      dont eat it then

    2. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      RTV101..yummy..

  24. Jon Fitness

    Tonights earworm appears to be "Good days Bad days" by Kaiser Chiefs...

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby...

    2. Jon Fitness

      Jon Fitness

      aaaaaaaaa.....

  25. Jon Fitness

    is rather hoping the new Dr Who brings a bit (a lot) of Malcolm Tucker to the scripts...

    1. Grafarman

      Grafarman

      Me and the kids will stop watching if he does lols ;)

    2. CullingworthGNR

      CullingworthGNR

      I might start watching it now that he's the main character!

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