“WASHBOURNE”

[St Enodoc]

6 hours ago, Caley Jim said:

Ne'er cast a cloot til May be oot!*

 

Jim

* as always, translations freely available on payment of a glass of amber nectar.

More like mid-July where you are, in my experience.

[St Enodoc]

6 hours ago, Compound2632 said:

 

Then put it on when June be done.

 

Risky business, two-timing.

Much safer when they both have the same first name.

 

Don't ask how I know this.

[St Enodoc]

4 hours ago, Nearholmer said:

There was a lot of rubbish music in the 70s, but then there was this:

 

 

Pub rock was terrific. If you haven't already got them, I can recommend two CDs:

 

"Naughty Rhythms - The Best of Pub Rock"

 

and

 

"Goodbye Nashville, Hello Camden Town"

 

They will take you straight back to about 1973.

[Compound2632]

4 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

Much safer when they both have the same first name.

 

Don't ask how I know this.

 

I think we've been round this before.

 

But April's showers go on for hours.

 

Especially when you need the bathroom.

[Donw]

2 hours ago, Compound2632 said:

 

I think we've been round this before.

 

But April's showers go on for hours.

 

Especially when you need the bathroom.

 

A bucket in the shed can be a relief. Unless of course where I grew up the bath was in the kitchen and  with an out side Lav so when MMum had a bath there was no access unless you fancid half a mile walk from the front door. In winter if the river Thames was visiting that was a no go.

 

Don

[Caley Jim]

14 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

More like mid-July where you are, in my experience.

Summer's been early this year! We had it last week! ☹️

 

Jim

[Regularity]

On 02/04/2022 at 21:36, Nearholmer said:

There was a lot of rubbish music in the 70s, but then there was this:

Which so eloquently underlines your point!

[Northroader]

“Happiness is not the arrival, it is the journey itself”

 

”It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop”

 

 

 

Well, it’s something like eight months since RMweb went down, with the net result pretty well all the pictures were lost. It was a calamity for me, as I really enjoy having a thread with pictures included in the chat. When I post them on the thread, I tend not to retain the bulk of the pictures on my pad memory, as this also has my wife’s gardening pictures and family tales, so that I couldn’t magic them up again.. In the intervening time pretty well all the action has been on my continental thread, which has gained by getting indexed and edited, as well as restaging the illustrations.This thread is three times the size, and I just can’t manage to rebuild it, so the old posts will remain pictureless, I’m afraid. Still, I must try to keep it going, although anyone following me round the loft with a clipboard would soon say I’m attempting too much, but then it is all enjoyable and interesting. Anyway, work is in progress on Washbourne, with simplicity being the keynote.

 

 

Edited December 3, 2022 by Northroader

[Caley Jim]

1 hour ago, Northroader said:

“Happiness is not the arrival, it is the journey itself”

 

”It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop”

Couldn't agree more with both sentiments!

 

Jim

[F-UnitMad]

2 hours ago, Northroader said:

“Happiness is not the arrival, it is the journey itself”

 

”It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop”

 

 

 

"I have the body of a God - Buddha!!"

 

"Get in shape?? I AM in shape - Round IS a shape".

 

Hat + coat = Gone..... 😉

[Donw]

Rather a blow losing all those pictures but I look forward to seeing new ones.

 

Don

[TangoOscarMike]

On 03/12/2022 at 20:22, Caley Jim said:

Couldn't agree more with both sentiments!

My Grandfather used to say "life is not a race, it's a reliability test".

[Northroader]

Well, nothing exciting to post yet, but with Christmas fast coming up I want to say best wishes to everyone following this, have a good time with your families, and hope for a good new year.

 Bob.

[Mikkel]

Thank you Bob. Have a good christmas yourself. I look forward to seeing more of Washbourne in due course. It will be ready when it's ready.

[Northroader]

Saturday morning, and I’ll slip in a quick post whilst I’m waiting for the paper to be delivered (That lazy t—t paper boy likes a lie in at weekends)

Theres been the odd sawing, drilling, screwing and banging in the loft, with an old surplus baseboard getting converted to new slimline dimensions for a Mark XIV (is it? I’ve lost count) Washbourne. The worst bit was a hammer and chisel to take up the old cork underlay, which I had stuck down with PVA. Self adhesive tiles are so much easier. There’s just some hole patching to do, and it’s ready. 42.75” x 12”, 1080mm x 307mm, all you need for something nice and simple, there we have it, a blank canvas.

 

 

Oh, paperboys mum’s car stopping outside, he is a weed.

[John Besley]

How's Hllda?

[Northroader]

Well, John, thank you for asking, she’s in fine shape. It was international women’s day this week, and she’s as good example of perfection for that as you get. It was also freezing cold this week, so get snug and warm after a walk in the snow.  “Objectification!?!?” Pah!!

 

 

 

 

Edited March 11, 2023 by Northroader

[Donw]

13 hours ago, Northroader said:

Saturday morning, and I’ll slip in a quick post whilst I’m waiting for the paper to be delivered (That lazy t—t paper boy likes a lie in at weekends)

Theres been the odd sawing, drilling, screwing and banging in the loft, with an old surplus baseboard getting converted to new slimline dimensions for a Mark XIV (is it? I’ve lost count) Washbourne. The worst bit was a hammer and chisel to take up the old cork underlay, which I had stuck down with PVA. Self adhesive tiles are so much easier. There’s just some hole patching to do, and it’s ready. 42.75” x 12”, 1080mm x 307mm, all you need for something nice and simple, there we have it, a blank canvas.

 

 

Oh, paperboys mum’s car stopping outside, he is a weed.

 

Any timescale for track appearing on it. 

 

Not being faceatious I haven't made much progress myself railway wise. I have aquired a wall cupboard having replaced the kitchen units after removing a pantry which had housed the hot water tank. Said wall cupboard has been fitted above the planned workbench. Oh yes I have set up some baseboards the otherside of the room which are currently acting as shelves.

 

It would be nice to see more of washbourne and the eclectic stock.

 

Don

[F-UnitMad]

12 hours ago, John Besley said:

How's Hllda?

Yeah, never mind the layout.

Priorities first!! 😁👍

[Northroader]

Don, you have my sympathy in trying to get things just so in your new place, it would blow my fuses even trying to take such jobs on these days. Hope you’re getting near the end of this, and get on to the modelling soon.

Quoting John Harrison (was it) verbatim in the Torpoint RM article:

”Progress? You don’t get progress here, me dear.. sometimes us sits and thinks, most times us just sits.”

Doing a tour of my threads, you’ll find trees getting planted, locos being built, wagons losing their underframes, coaches getting hacked, but with big time gaps between. Maybe one day... 

[St Enodoc]

6 minutes ago, Northroader said:

Don, you have my sympathy in trying to get things just so in your new place, it would blow my fuses even trying to take such jobs on these days. Hope you’re getting near the end of this, and get on to the modelling soon.

Quoting John Harrison (was it) verbatim in the Torpoint RM article:

”Progress? You don’t get progress here, me dear.. sometimes us sits and thinks, most times us just sits.”

Doing a tour of my threads, you’ll find trees getting planted, locos being built, wagons losing their underframes, coaches getting hacked, but with big time gaps between. Maybe one day... 

It was, transcribed into a form of Cornish dialect. Great fun.

Edited March 12, 2023 by St Enodoc
Speling

[Northroader]

Well, it has been a funny old week. Last Sunday afternoon I was settling down to watch the six nations rugby, but found I couldn’t settle, and ended up getting in bed, the only place I was at all comfortable. Eventually an ambulance was called  ,and I put it down to an upset tum, but they couldn’t build up my blood pressure  .late evening I went on the CTscan.and I was diagnosed an Aortic Aneurysm, and things got frantic. It’s something they can’t do at SwindonGreat Western, so two am on to an ambulance for a frozen gale swept trip over the Cotswolds to the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, and straight into the operating theatre to get started at three am.Two neat little Nicks, and a stent was inserted. I think I could have been lucky, certainly you couldn’t wish to be surrounded by a finer bunch. Out next week maybe, and I’ll try and pick things up again.

[John Besley]

Get well soon had stent fitted back in October 2017... bit scarry but all good in the end

 

Take care

[Mikkel]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Northroader. Good thing we have those stents.

 

[Compound2632]

Best wishes.