Tangoman69

A mother passing by her son's bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely made, and everything was picked up. Then, she saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow. It was addressed, 'Mum' With the worst premonition, she opened the envelope and read the letter, with trembling hands. 'Dear, Mum. It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend, because I wanted to avoid a scene with Dad and you. I've been finding real passion with Stacy, and she is so nice, but I knew you would not approve of her, because of all her piercing's, tattoos, her tight Motorcycle clothes, and because she is so much older than I am. But it's not only the passion, Mum. She's pregnant. Stacy said that we will be very happy. She owns a trailer in the woods, and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter. We share a dream of having many more children. Stacy has opened my eyes to the fact that marijuana doesn't really hurt anyone. We'll be growing it for ourselves, and trading it with the other people in the commune, for all the cocaine and ecstasy we want. In the meantime, we'll pray that science will find a cure for AIDS, so Stacy can get better. She sure deserves it!! Don't worry Mum, I'm 15, and I know how to take care of myself. Someday, I'm sure we'll be back to visit, so you can get to know your many grandchildren. Love, your son, Nicholas. "P.S. Mum, none of the above is true. I'm over at Jason's house. I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than the school report that's on my desk" I love you! Call when it is safe for me to come home.

How many of us have the ‘nads to show this our other halves? and then survive the next few hours.....

Shown below is my ongoing mini project of a gritter truck. It will have a plough on the front when finished.

My mobile phone site is starting to take shape, my plan is for a diarama around a 5G upgrade in progress. I’ll need to source or create a cherry picker

Squirrels - Rats with good PR

They live amongst us!

Not great living on your own in the current situation. I am at home with SWMBO, along with very regular visits from our daughter & granddaughter and still find it hard. i can’t wait to see friends and further family soon and get on the train down to London to see colleagues. The layout is progressing at a nails pace Stay safe out there!

Progress has been really slow, the layout is next to my work desk and after 9-10 hours of Teams meetings, I have very little mojo for sitting on the same chair any longer. I was going to reply earlier but had to replace the outer track as somehow it had got damaged. The latest mini projects include the scenic break bridge, the start of the building site, my snowploughs ( further inspired by the current weather) and a road snowplough to go on the road bridge. The overall aim is to have a wintry covering. Karl

My mojo comes and goes, each day is different, and my layout is spread with many unfinished mini-projects. My mental health is on the rise, even in these Covid time when I tend to spend my day from 0800-1730 talking to my computer on endless conference calls. Having recently spoken to my quack, we have agreed for me to wean myself off the sertraline because I am feeling better and the jumpy legs and excessive sweating at nights really p1ss me off.. I can relate to all the comments above, I try to support anyone with less than good mental health in anyway I can, because I have been supported, by family and friends, especially my wife & I am feeling much more positive. Stay safe Karl

Jim you give a terrific insight into the modern railway and thanks for that, it enables me to use your photos as a guide to my modelling. Could I ask that where and when possible, could you snap 66’s in ice & snowy conditions? I’ m looking at heavily weathered examples for my ploughs Regards Karl

As I live on the site of the former steel works in Consett, this is a must buy for me, even though I model modern stuff. The wagons may not be up to the standard of other manufacturers, but in my opinion the price reflects this. I don’t have the time or inclination to make 9 kits, but would happily tackle detailing these. Karl