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It was snowing when we got married, Christmas eve, Gretna Green, 1998' the snow was going sideways in the strong northerly "gale" and it was the coldest I have ever known, nice roaring fire in the Gretna hotel though Rog

What about SPUD GUNS? the best one we ever made was some plastic drain pipe 4"dia with a blanking plug on one end and a small hole drilled in it, ram a spud down the pipe and spray some of me mams hair lacquer in the hole, light with a match and watch the spud vanish, I tried it a few months ago and nearly blew meself up, the missus reckons I'm not right in the head!!! Rog

Remember those little "bombs" made out of die cast? you put some of those "caps" in the front and threw them in the air, when they landed the caps would go with a bang, the more caps you put in the louder the bang, what about home made pea shooters, made from the body of an old BIC or BIRO pen, started off shooting rice and finished shooting home made arrows made out of a small sewing needle and a bit of wool, deadly little sods they were especially if you caught one in the back of the neck Rog

Ayup Ashley, It's probably the Lincoln Christmas market special I think 60019, (is that Union of south Africa?) it's definitely an A4, there is 3 steam hauled to Lincoln over the next few days while the market is on Rog

It's only there until December 31st, Rob the oracle told me about it so I just had to see it, they've parked it just in front of the wooden bridge inside the main hall so plenty of photo vantage points, surprisingly enough no one seemed that interested in it as you can see from my picture, the paintwork is fantastic, and a short walk across the hall to see that other famous streamliner Mallard which by contrast looks so sleek. Flying Scotsman has made no further progress from the last pictures that were posted on here, the Deltic "Kings own Yorkshire light infantry" looked nice and clean but

I know, not ECML but a nice looking loco all the same, Last Sunday at the NRM, Duchess of Hamilton, not sure whether she will ever be in steam in this state I have heard the streamlining might be removed, would be nice to see her running like that though, Pete, save me a copy of your first book!!!! Rog

RWK, as you know a bigger wheel will ride the bumps better, thats why I think they fitted the 20 inch wheel trike with suspension, the 26 inch wheel looks more sporty as well, there are other company's making trikes and some are cheaper than ICE but you get better quality components and build with the ICE machines imo. you don't need all the add ons either, they can be purchased later, mudguards, head rest, rear carrier etc Rog

Thought some of you might be interested in this beauty Rog

Ashley, you are quite right about the Torrin, I read a book about the Compass Rose and it was word for word perfect for the film, I don't know whether the film was of the book or visa versa but no matter, thanks for putting me right, do you remember when Noel Coward was on watch having some cocoa when the officer that was rescued said how much he enjoyed the cocoa, Noel said "Oh it's just cocoa with a drop of sherry in it" great line, and his portrayal of the backer in "The Italian Job" Rog

Noel Coward in "In which we serve,skipper of the Compass Rose" Lord Olivier as Henry fifth Rog

Ayup Ian, I thought the release gear was hydraulically operated and the rotation was mechanically operated, no doubt firbeck will come on and tell us it was released by a piece of string supplied by a member of his family !rotfl! Rog

Yes Rob, I too can remember the Cinderhill incidents, frightened the life out of me and the kids, and we were told to "stay where you are or else" we were only going for a walk to Bulwell bogs to take the kids fishing, sorry Ian I have no time for them MET thugs and what they stand for (and I was and still am a big Margaret Thatcher fan) the only message them ba$tards sent out was they didn't think our own coppers were up to the job Rog

Just remembered, Joyce Grenville or is it Grenfell? Rog

Michael Cain, Clayton Moore (the lone ranger) Roger Moore. female actress: can't remember her name now but she played the dizzy and often duped teacher in the St Trinians films Rog

BIP "Imagine asking one of them the time?" I don't think that thug could tell the time Rog

Read in Paul Brickhills book the Dambusters that they used a starter motor from a Mosquito aircraft and connected it to the bomb using a bicycle chain and sprockets, through using the right ratio of gearing they managed to get the bomb to spin backwards at the right speed, things had to be lightweight because of the total weight of bomb and fuel needed to get to the dams and back was critical Rog

RWK, I have a mesh seat, very similar feel to a deck chair, the hard shell seats are just that "hard" but because of their rigidness more power goes to the back wheel hence a faster ride, from what I've heard your back tends to sweat more because of lack of airflow, the mesh seat is completely adjustable to your own shape using the fine tune straps at the back, I got my trike from Cambridge "D-Tek" Kevin the blokes name is and he will talk you through every thing, really nice chap. If you are serious about getting one you would be better off trying them out first to see if you like them, If yo

RWK, tap "Trice Q" (inspired cycle engineering. ICE) in the search engine and check out their web site for all the info, made in England,(Falmouth) mine should have been about £1600 but with the mudguards, head rest, rear rack, two mirrors,chain ring guard and extra light bracket it came to £1900, I know maybe a bit pricey but after I packed in smoking thats what I brought with the money I saved. Bip, not flimsy at all, 4130 cromoly main tube (the blue bit) and the rest is 7000 series aircraft grade alloy, very strong the max weight it can carry is a 18st rider or lighter rider and more lugg

RWK, Bip, I feel more safe on the recumbent than on a diamond frame bike, first of all there is a 6 foot long Hi Vis flag on the back so motorists can see you from way off, the trike is 31 inches wide and as you can see quite low to the ground so motorists whether cars or lorries tend to give you a much wider birth, ie: they usually cross the center line of the road to overtake you, sitting in the recumbent you don't have to concentrate on balancing the thing as it has 3 wheels, I ride around these unlit lanes at night and with my lights on and hi vis top I have never had a problem with any m

RWK, good fun is an understatement, here's a pic of mine from another thread on this site, trouble is with these everyone wants to talk to you about it and you have a permanent grin on your face when you ride it and its difficult to put away at night, you just want to keep riding Rog

Well I took your advise Bip and start the day off with a small bowl of porridge (well 09.00hrs) and find I dont need any more to eat until the afternoon break (15.00hrs) then it's just a banana. Then when I get home(18.00hrs) A light meal of fish ,a few new spuds and sprouts or fresh peas for me evening meal I must admit to feeling a bit fitter/healthier so only time will tell if the weight starts to come off, RWK, nice to hear from you again, I still ride me bike most nights and try to get the recumbent trike out at the weekends so with a combination of Bips advice and the cycling I will eit

Didn't Blacknells occupy the back part of the picture house on Trent bridge towards the end of the 60's? Rog

Some of the old hard standings have been raised and crushed for secondary aggregates but the interesting bit is all the office blocks and guard rooms have been demolished to make way for some new venture (nothing to do with our industry as we never owned them)bought by some London (jewish) couple who want to turn the area into some sort of retail park Rog

Pete are you thinking of that camera shop on Kings Walk? where was the Nottingham camera exchange? My cameras which I still have are Zenith TTL and Praktica Nova 1 all with 135mm lenses, standard 50mm, 2x converters and 75-200mm zoom, Nissin 300H flash, and Sunpak flash for the Zenith, did my own developing and printing (black and white) but no longer have and developing and printing stuff Rog

We get them as well, buzzing the area most of the night, apparently they do a fair bit of flying over the Leeds and south Yorks area listening in on mobile phones???? Rog