Happy thread

[Skyline2uk]

Thanks to you for your info 

I note with interest you refer to said aircraft as "Concord" with a lack of "e".

If memory serves there is still a sign on one of the auxiliary buildings there is still named "Concord xxx" (generator or something like that).

It seems the staff of the time didn't believe it was "e" for England and "e" for Entente Cordiale....

Agree 100% with sentiment of a wasted airfield!

Skyline2uk

[MalcolmInN]

I note with interest you refer to said aircraft as "Concord" with a lack of "e".

Ah, you noticed ! Well done ( awards 10/10 and a legion d'honneur )
Yes, one of my simple pleasures, to continue the battle lost (conceeded) by Tony Benn and Harold Wilson
It seems, from wikiing (I didnt know at the time ) , that the other Harold, SuperMac had previously insisted/stoutly defended our right to have no 'e'; so we were in good company 

Commercial Aircraft management came down hard on any CA staff who allowed typos and oopsies into any documentation, but some of us that were on loan from Electronics & Space Systems didnt need to be so carefull, hehee 
,
the e for england etc. was a rear-guard action by Benn's spin men,
more from wiki :- not well received in Scotland apparently

[Skyline2uk]

Cheers Malcolm

I am not an expert on anything but I tend to remember little snippets and observations on things that interest me, especially the mighty great white bird 

Skyline2uk

[MalcolmInN]

Happy days, happy snippets for a happy thread 

Those days were a bit of a family affair, one of the chief engineers (one of it's subsystems) was to become my father-in-law; and someone else in the family remembers the first flight of the Brabazon !
Lets not go there any more, thanks for triggering memories , , ,

Now about the airfield, who was it that allowed Bradly Stoke to be built and thus scupper the chances of Filton becoming an airport ?
No lets not go there either, this is a happy thread,

so,
what will todays youngsters remember as great of Britain today, , , in 50++ years ?   ?    ?

Anyone ?

[jonclox]

  Just had a Gps check up and she is so happy with me that I don't have to see her again till the New Year. 

[Tom U]

Excellent 

[Newportnobby]

Just had a Gps check up and she is so happy with me that I don't have to see her again till the New Year. 

Nice one, Jon 

[port perran]

That's good news Jon.

[Caz]

Superb news Jon, now there's no excuse for not cracking on with the modelling.   

[Oldun]

Placed an order for 2 x Kato n gauge Unitrack 15° Crossing Left 186mm 20-300 from Japan. They sent
only one. I emailed them and informed them as to the situation. Outcome was a 'sorry' email, other
item sent & a 50% refund of the total purchase price. Finished up with a BOGOF deal  Neither had any
postage attached (post free)

Roger

PS.

Re the above, each item cost £7.40 so x 2 = £14.80. 50% refund, total cost for 2 = £7.40. So far so good.

I have just looked at the postage (these items came free P & P) and it totalled £ 16.48 

Question now is, how did they make if any, a profit with my order

[railsquid]

Glad to hear jonclox's satellite navigation system is working ( ).

Meanwhile Mrs. SWMBO bought me a level-crossing kit while on a mission to obtain Babysquid-related bureaucratic papers to obtain a passport for aforementioned offspring. I am blessed. Though in #firstworldproblems not only is it the one I have already, by freaky coincidence around the same time I was out buying the one I did want (well I was buying a toy for aforementioned offspring and it would have been rude not to visit the model railway store on the same floor).

[paulprice]

Not sure if this should go on the happy thread, as I'm beginning to worry about my memory......Not sure if this should go on the happy thread, as I'm beginning to worry about my memory 

However last night, while looking for a stannier tender amongst my shoe boxes of secrets, I found two 8F's I did not realise I had, a pair of black fives and, a damaged class 5 chassis with a note written in my hand, saying don't forget to convert this to a Capprotti 5 you numpty........

Am I going mad??

[Newportnobby]

That'll be a 'Yes', then

[Agrippa]

While looking amongst my shoe boxes I found a pair of black brogues....

[paulprice]

That'll be a 'Yes', then

In that case I knew wearing my wangers outside my trousers today was cutting edge fashion