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  1. TheSignalEngineer

    Car broke, can't get fixed until after Bank Holiday:-( More time for modelling :-)

    1. Worsdell forever

      Worsdell forever

      Mine too, ignition lock barrel collapsed, got another one to go in on tuesday.

    2. beast66606

      beast66606

      Piston broke ?

       

      Or are you sober ?

  2. TheSignalEngineer

    Back on line after a week away. 41 pages of posts to read, will Coachmann have ripped it up and started again?

    1. coachmann

      coachmann

      Behave! Peco doesn't get ripped up, it is gently removed and the sponge inlay used to stuff my computer chair...

    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      That's like saying Rolls Royces never break down - they merely glide to a halt.

  3. TheSignalEngineer

    Why is it that when you seem to be having a better day someone comes along and spoils it.

    1. Jenny Emily

      Jenny Emily

      Ah, you've met my employer then?

       

    2. WD0-6-0

      WD0-6-0

      Teachers

  4. TheSignalEngineer

    Clamp down on the doors to the platforms at Manchester Piccadilly tonight. Multiple TOC staff checking all tickets accompanied by Police and Immigration staff.

    1. SHMD

      SHMD

      I saw that this evening too. Plus the barriers are now live at Victoria. And my ticket was gripped leaving a "Cheshire Cat" cut out in it this morning!

    2. kevpeo

      kevpeo

      and yet the checks onto 13 & 14 were missing!

  5. TheSignalEngineer

    Well done XC, train 30L arriving, 5 minute turn round and 3L departure. !L at Stoke. Might make my connection..

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Sounds like you might even end up early.

    2. TheSignalEngineer

      TheSignalEngineer

      Unlikely, still RT but Wolverhampton next

  6. TheSignalEngineer

    What is "Modern Image"? When I had my first 00 layout the last BR Standard 2-6-4T was only a year old, so what I now model must have been "Modern Image" then.

    1. Jenny Emily

      Jenny Emily

      Unfortunately manufacturers seem to be stuck in a rut when it comes to 'Modern image' with anything diesel or electric powered. The era system is also ripe for adding era ten, as era 9 is getting on a bit and EWS becomming DB Schenker is a far bigger change than Br pre-TOPS to post TOPS blue.

    2. newbryford

      newbryford

      Modern Image belongs in Room 101. See http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/78719-modern-image-is-the-phrase-outdated/#entry1228567

  7. TheSignalEngineer

    OMG! I am being head-hunted, Minus - interferes with modelling time. Plus - increased modelling budget.

    1. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Depends which tribe want your head mate............

    2. admiles

      admiles

      Avoid the South American variety...

  8. TheSignalEngineer

    Back from 6 days with no internet. 29 pages of unread posts. Think I'll go back to sleep.

    1. beast66606

      beast66606

      You're lucky the site was down for a few days then, otherwise it would have been 129 pages !

    2. TheSignalEngineer

      TheSignalEngineer

      Looks as if I picked a good time to go away. Otherwise I could have done some modelling.

  9. TheSignalEngineer

    Little Sammy was dead chuffed today at being invited to cab a Pendolino.

    1. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      A lifetime's interest can start with little things like that!

    2. TheSignalEngineer

      TheSignalEngineer

      Don't worry, he's already hooked and not 3 yet. Told me the other day that the pair of 37s we were looking at were different. He was right, it was the horns in different places.

       

  10. TheSignalEngineer

    BBC says it's supposed to end at 11 11. Given that the Maya were at GMT -6 that gives us until 17.11 here

    1. 69843

      69843

      We get until 22:11. Just had a 'last supper' :P

    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Y e e e s s s, I'm sure that's a great comfort to us all.....

  11. TheSignalEngineer

    In case we can't get on line after today, I'll wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year now.

    1. Andy Y

      Andy Y

      Thanks Charles! I'm trying to find out if there's an internet cafe open on the other side. ;)

    2. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      There's certainly one at the end of the Galaxy if you go that way

  12. TheSignalEngineer

    Went by Crewe Market today on the way to the show. Found what we used to refer to as the Four 'alls. There's the Cheese 'all, the Market 'all, the Town 'all and a big open space.

    1. TheSignalEngineer

      TheSignalEngineer

      The big open space was where we used to meet up with ladies of doubtful repute.

    2. Michael Delamar

      Michael Delamar

      sod

  13. TheSignalEngineer

    Remebering "Uncle Ernie", killed at Delville Wood. Never knew him but the family will never forget.

    1. Debs.

      Debs.

      We can only but imagine what they felt, waiting together at the bottom of those ladders, listening for the whistle to call them to their fate......

    2. TheSignalEngineer

      TheSignalEngineer

      And for those at home dreading bad news.

  14. TheSignalEngineer

    Two-year-old Sam has just pointed out that 'Emily' is a Stirling Single.

    1. Hippo

      Hippo

      Bet your proud

       

    2. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Bodes well for the future

  15. TheSignalEngineer

    How many hours is it possible to waste trying to converse with Bangalore Telecomm?

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Did you set up an 0906* number for them to call?

    2. Steve Taylor

      Steve Taylor

      ...answer: how many hours have you got? A copnservative estimate would suggest take the number of hours you have, double it add 3 and you're still no where near the number of hours needed.

  16. TheSignalEngineer

    Grandson wants to go train riding tomorrow :-)

    1. Andy Y

      Andy Y

      It would be a shame to disappoint him. ;)

    2. 28XX

      28XX

      Aye, start em young. How old is he?

  17. TheSignalEngineer

    Nice day today. Grandson, aged 2 and a half, announced that he wanted us to take him to ride behind Deltics. Sensible little chap.

    1. Coldgunner

      Coldgunner

      Get 'em early!

    2. Kylestrome

      Kylestrome

      I wonder where he got that idea?

  18. TheSignalEngineer

    The object of the present task is to glue some whitemetal clasp brake shoes to the secondhand pipe wagon I acquired recently. Result so far is three in place, the other firmly fixed between my thumb and forefinger. Good job I'm proficient with the left-handed scalpel.

    1. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      At least you didn't feed the carpet monster with it

  19. TheSignalEngineer

    Just spotted Boris. (The RMweb one, not the PM)

    1. Boris

      Boris

      Everybody needs a bit of Boris

  20. TheSignalEngineer

    Gone a bit quiet around here, appently the natives are watching some tribal conflict between St. Mark's West Gorton and Newton Heath LYR.

    1. woodenhead

      woodenhead

      Elbow bumps to the LYR team, gave the Saints a good thrashing and then some.

  21. TheSignalEngineer

    Trick or Treat they screamed as they ran across my lawn so I said Trick and switched the sprinkler on.

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Who says it was water?

  22. TheSignalEngineer

    At the suggestion of The Management I'm making the most of the bad weather and heading for Hazel Grove Show.

    1. BigAndy

      BigAndy

      Me too.

       

  23. TheSignalEngineer

    One Bachmann Mk1 roof de-ribbed and repainted. Trouble is it makes the other 5 look as if they need doing to match.

    1. Bob Reid

      Bob Reid

      A certain outcome - so much better without the "ribs" resistance of course is futile

  24. TheSignalEngineer

    Grandson very useful, has decided we are going to Bury tomorrow and York next week.

    1. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      clever chap....

  25. TheSignalEngineer

    The days I remember in the 1960s were generally pretty good. The ones I don't remember were probably even better.

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      That's the thing about the '60s. If you can remember what happened, then you weren't really there....!

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