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  1. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    The UK is still on watch. My Lionel puffer still sees the light now and again. Don't give up on this site guys. Kalmbach have left me completely banjaxed. I can't find their sites without a load of grief.
  2. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Yes SJ. Sad but true. Looks like I'll be quitting forums as the others are not very user friendly for me.
  3. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    It's easier to find than that Kalmbach thing.
  4. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    AHA! Signs of life.:excited1: It's about time I got Lionel out and gave him a push.
  5. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Eight hours! A girl could starve to death, and we don't swim well.
  6. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    announce1Romeo-Romeo, wherefore art thou?
  7. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Ah-ha! Now there's a thing. The pot has been shut/locked down and this one is playing up and keeps forgetting my log in. We got nearly 6" of snow yesterday and the country is screwwed, we are not equipped for dealing with the kind of weather you guys up Nawth get. The last time we had more than...
  8. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    My hands shake that much that even using a tripod dosen't help.Bad weather due this weekend temps down to minus 5/26 0f yours and snow. Plenty of work for the grit[ter]s.:winter1:
  9. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    John, Having worked in HO and N for 40+ years, and now due to galloping decrepitude Lionel O. I never gave much thought to this question, but this sums up my track laying practice. Assuming that you are laying the track to its finished position? the outer rail will always pull back from the...
  10. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    I can get a 240mm/10" high Tardis from Maplins here in UK, it costs £24.00/$37.00 retail and comes complete with Dr Who and ANO.sign1
  11. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Brutus, As one of the many Johns on this forum-my big seven-oh is December 13. No flowers please [can't get Smiley to work-hope it's not an omen!].
  12. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Happy Non-electioneering Day every one.
  13. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Been up all night with severe guts ache, NHS web site tells me that my meds react badly to swig[alchohol] my small sherry last night put the lid on it, so no more drugs until after my 70th in December. What a come down from eight pints of Robinsons finest to one small sherry and even that turns...
  14. J

    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    Did a fairly long winded reply, clicked 'post' and got somme wierd web page about customising links [to what]!! The IE8 Gremlin strikes!