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  1. cromptonnut

    If companies treated their customers with as much disrespect as they treated people who reply to job applications they'd be out of business in a month or two.

  2. cromptonnut

    If companies treated their customers with as much disrespect as they treated people who reply to job applications they'd be out of business in a month or two.

  3. cromptonnut

    Wonderful clear bright day, all the windows open, neighbour decides to burn their rubbish now the house stinks. grrrrr

    1. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      It's always the way.....

    2. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Not supposed to do that before dusk I think it is. I'd have phoned the Fire Brigade suggesting that the next door house was on fire.

    3. chris p bacon

      chris p bacon

      Ask to throw a tyre on

  4. cromptonnut

    Very much enjoying my 3 months early birthday present, the Jethro Tull "Songs from the Wood" Country Set 40th anniversay box set.

    1. davefrk

      davefrk

      Nice.

    2. flapland

      flapland

      Very nice, not played that for a long time. Now next up after Ms Bush. Vinyl of course.

    3. chris p bacon

      chris p bacon

      50 years on one leg with a flute

  5. cromptonnut

    I remember having a tooth out, but I don't remember being hit by the lorry.

    1. BlueLightning

      BlueLightning

      You have my sympathy 'nut. I had 2 out at the same time last year, I couldn't get out of bed for more than a couple of hours a time for about a week

    2. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      The anaesthetic is now mostly worn off and I did managed to eat a piece of salmon for tea, wondering what other soft things I can eat when I really fancy a bag of pork scratchings and some toffee.

    3. BlueLightning

      BlueLightning

      Well I wish I could help with that but other than soup I can't remember what I ate while I recovered.

  6. cromptonnut

    The minimum space O gauge project seems to be starting well... board 1 almost complete with my first attempt at a swivelling sector plate...

    1. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Board 1? How minimum is minimum? Good luck anyway it's always better to be doing something.

    2. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      At the moment the plan is to be two boards totalling about 7ft x 18" but that may change...

  7. cromptonnut

    So my "little project" on a 3ft spare board is now 7ft on two boards... why don't I just give up and make it 12ft so it's no longer a little project

    1. sharris

      sharris

      I see some mission creep going on here!

  8. cromptonnut

    So my "little project" on a 3ft spare board is now 7ft on two boards... why don't I just give up and make it 12ft so it's no longer a little projcet

  9. cromptonnut

    Hmmm spare board that was never used, 3ft x 18". Too small for a project?

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    2. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      ok I remeasured and it's 31.5" x 16", apologies... now, N is an obvious option, don't have American HO, but have just sound fitted my O gauge Dapol 08... could I really satisfy myself in O in that space though? Maybe the Setrack O gauge points may come in handy?

    3. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      Hmm 15" each for a setrack point makes 30" for a crossover... doesn't give a lot of fun on a 31.5" board.

    4. Stubby47

      Stubby47

      Just model the inside of a two road shed...

  10. cromptonnut

    Gave in and bought a Tornado this morning.

    1. Ian J.

      Ian J.

      I read that as 'gave in and bought a tomato this morning'. :-D

    2. No Decorum

      No Decorum

      It may be yours but now you have to catch it!

    3. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      I have bought no tornadoes, tomatoes or sausages this morning.

  11. cromptonnut

    Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse... hello shingles.

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    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Sorry to hear that. Hope you manage to get over it soon.

    3. rembrow

      rembrow

      Had shingles a year ago and it was over my scalp and forehead, luckily read up that shingles on the head carries risks to the eyes and went to the GP who gave me eye treatment

    4. Brit70053

      Brit70053

      An awful affliction, from which I hope you recover soon.

  12. cromptonnut

    Just back from the Dakota Dibben exhibition at Reigate. Not a bad little show actually.

  13. cromptonnut

    Is there a secret to de-cluttering? How do you throw things away knowing for sure you aren't going to need them in a couple of weeks time?

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    2. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Your wife/mother will give you 'advice' on what you don't need, and the last time you used said item.....

    3. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      well I think I can clear some clutter by making a layout but don't know what shape to make, either a 4ft square, a 5ft x 4ft L shape, or a 6ft 6 x 4ft U shape, out of the same 3 boards to create an N gauge tram layout

    4. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Just do what the Senior Female Person-in-Charge instructs you to do, do it with a smile and gratitude.

  14. cromptonnut

    I think the reason I hate christmas so much is that you're bombarded with it from September onwards and I just get fed up with it, especially all the commercialism that has nothing to do with why Christmas exists.

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    2. PhilEakins

      PhilEakins

      @Kylestrome

       

      Try guarding a 'Santa Special' for a day - I now hate ALL popular Christmas songs!

    3. Tim Hall

      Tim Hall

      Oh, supermarkets playing festive pop tat for weeks on end, arghhh

    4. Tim Hall

      Tim Hall

      The roads clogged up by people going into town or other retail outlets desperately trying to find things that they could/ should have bought online and had delivered. Grr...

  15. cromptonnut

    Fresh as the moment when the lightbulb went pop... anyone got a candle?

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Four candles?

    2. Keith George

      Keith George

      Fork handles ?

  16. cromptonnut

    Dilemma... faithfully reproduce the track plan but have to extend the baseboards by 2 inches width, or drop one of three sidings and fit in the boards I have already made?

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    2. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      That's my idea if I go for it, Mr Duck ... a length of 1" square timber along the front and back to make everything fit. Damn that third siding, if I add a kickback siding along the front of the fiddle yard board and blend that into the scenic I could do without the third siding...

    3. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      That's 'off the board thinking' dear nut.

    4. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      Given that it's not an 'exact reproduction' of the prototype as such I could get away with losing that siding I suppose?

  17. cromptonnut

    Loving the new Steeleye Span album

  18. cromptonnut

    My credit card seems to be relieved by all the Warley announcements I've read so far. So is the wife.

  19. cromptonnut

    Chilling out to some Postmodern Jukebox

    1. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      That sounds like some conceptually thrilling aesthetics, darling.

    2. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      De Stijl

  20. cromptonnut

    So someone says they're going to complain about me at work because I said was offensive to them. The offensive phrase? "Have a nice evening". I give up.

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    2. JDW

      JDW

      Yep, there's always some nutjob waiting to complain about something - one of my colleagues had a complaint that it was raining and if the bus had arrived on time not 3 minutes late it might not have been raining when she got off. I kid you not :-/

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Some of them are on this Forum too.

    4. beast66606

      beast66606

      Nothing here for me

  21. cromptonnut

    Le gronk est arrivé de kernow

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    2. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      La guerre, yes, Sir!

    3. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      But monsieur, vis zis gronque excellent you are spoiling us!

    4. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      Now I know the wagons to go with it are 165mm long I can hopefully work out some siding lengths now.

  22. cromptonnut

    Gronk in transit update: Matt is currently making delivery number 1, you are delivery number 74.

    1. MarkC

      MarkC

      DPD?

    2. highpeakman

      highpeakman

      Keep a very watchful eye out! UK Mail just delivered here and left goods in porch. Two adults and a dog on same floor did not hear either door knock or our loud bell. Instructions on box said leave with neighbour if no answer but a large red box still left in full view in our porch.

  23. cromptonnut

    My gronk has left Snozzle and is on the Interlink van :)

    1. Judge Dread

      Judge Dread

      Try not to scratch it!

    2. cromptonnut

      cromptonnut

      would that cream be clotted perchance?

       

    3. bgman

      bgman

      Get ready to catch it !

  24. cromptonnut

    Just spent an hour arguing with a random american on facebook about politics... at the end she says "I agree" and sent me a friend request. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not.

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    2. keidal

      keidal

      NOT

    3. rembrow

      rembrow

      I suppose Hillary's got time on her hands now

    4. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Congratulations! Your very first stalker!

  25. cromptonnut

    My gronk has apparently been despatched from Kernow. Just have to hope the wife isn't in when Interlink arrive hopefully monday...

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