Bon Accord

Windows 8 start screen is terrible. Time to find a Start menu restoring programme....

The glass can be half empty or half full...as long as there's whiskey in it.

Short straw today, on East Coast's ex EMT HST set - it's like a flashback to early 90s Intercity. That and I'm sat behind a 'jolly girls outing'. arghh...

Enduring a Pacer from Darlington to Shildon, thank heavens we never had to endure these things North of the border...

Enduring a Pacer from Darlington to Shildon, thank heavens we never had to endure these things North of the border...

coffee? thank you. cream? no thank you I take it black, like my men

When did "may I help you" become "are you alright there"?

Asbestos found in club rooms...... oh dear.

"Were giving an orange alert for mist....BBC! What next, red alert for spitting...

Downloaded AC DC, Highway to Hell - have you?

Six A4's, two D11/2's, a K1 and a P2 now on preorder from our friends in Liverpool. Good thing Christmas is coming up so I can break it gently to SWMBO otherwise the delivery men will never find my body....

Now then, I've got home and looked a few things up. I think I've got the measure of what a 'J15' is, and I've seen a photo of a Claud Hamilton. I'm still a bit unsure about Claude Hamilton. I thought a K1 might have been a bit like the old operating publication - the 'K2' (it's a Western thing... ;-) ), but I'm now a bit stumped. What exactly was this entity 'the LNER?' Can't have been that important, 'cos I don't have any books on it

is hoping A.P. McCoy might run off with SPOTY for a second time #APM4000

Congrats Andy, but I was hoping for Tony McCoy, though the result is what I expected. Andy has 422 wins, Tony has 4,000, though.

I have decided to resign from the RMT. Trouble is it would seem leaving the KGB would be easier!

Happy!!

Ho-ho-ho. Are we having fun yet?

Lovely 2-0 up in the Ashes. No dodgy English weather to help you this time I'm afraid. Who needs sledgeing either when you've Mitchell Johnson to take a sledgehammer to the batting lineup. Bring on Perth!!!!!

Just had one of those annoying instances when someone used the disagree button on my post but doesn't say why he thinks I'm wrong

Broken aircraft in Singapore....oh dear...I better stay an extra day!!

Broken aircraft in Singapore....oh dear...I better stay an extra day!!

Broken aircraft in Singapore....oh dear...I better stay an extra day!!

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

Have had ABBA ringing in my ears all evening, damn you woman of the house!