Happy thread

[Bealman]

Yeah.... the ferals that occupy the mall after 9pm.

Anyway, it'll be carols tonight and this is the happy thread! 

[Malc]

I suppose that is the antipodean equivalent of the old bike tyre over the lamp post trick.

[The Q]

Was too busy to go to the company christmas draw at lunch time....








Found a bottle of Whisky on my Desk 

[Bealman]

Just finished converting 20 Farish split chassis diesels to DCC 

They all work and I didn't loose any pieces

Awesome! Merry Christmas! 

[dannyboy]

About an hour ago I received an email informing me of my car insurance renewal, (just shows how automated things are these days), it has actually gone down - by 32 cent   . However, here in Ireland that is a bit like a Christmas miracle. Insurance costs are so bad that the Government are putting in measures to curb the Insurance companies - but I digress, (again). Last year I could not get a cheaper quote than the renewal figure at that time, but, as you do, (with nothing to do at work  ), I looked for some other quotes for the coming year and gave up after three. The cheapest wanted another €172 and the dearest wanted another €432  . I think I will stick with what I have got.  . That gives me another reason to wish every one a Merry Christmas. 

[Newportnobby]

Lucky you, David. Once I hit 60 years of age my insurance has risen every year without fail. Informing them I 'd had a triple bypass operation didn't help (but surely I'm safer after the op than before?). This year it has gone up by 14%, but is still a lot cheaper than some comparisons who obviously price themselves out of the market deliberately or just try it on. It's a real saga

(Should this be in the Angry Thread, I wonder)

Does that reduction let you off the hook with the Blue Pullman boxed set?

[Malc]

Managed a £60 reduction in my car insurance by going through the various comparison sites and eventually going to a company not on those sites. A red telephone with wheels gave the best deal.

[dannyboy]

Does that reduction let you off the hook with the Blue Pullman boxed set?

Yup, 32 cent went a long way towards the extrication from the hook  . Actually, I have worked out how I am going to explain the Pullman, I told the lovely Louisa that I would buy her a new freezer in the New Year, (yeah I know, generous to a fault), so I was thinking the Pullman could come as a free gift with the freezer ...... I think that will work.   

[Newportnobby]

Nah. I'm sure Louisa can see through your 'wizard wheezes' by now

[dannyboy]

I hope you are wrong Mick, although she often makes reference to me and reading a book.   

Enjoy the Southern Comfort. As I am working  at work tonight and tomorrow night, I will have to wait until Tuesday night for a wee dram, but I am off the New year  . 

[Skyline2uk]

Seasons greetings all

Been spoilt rotten as usual and quite "Merry".... hic

No N gauge per-say (but some N gauge tokens), a swish new coffee machine and this impressive set from the in-laws:



Which, nice though it is, probably means I have to be useful 

Skyline2uk

[Jimbo]

Socket to me baby!! 

[guest311]

Seasons greetings all

Been spoilt rotten as usual and quite "Merry".... hic

No N gauge per-say (but some N gauge tokens), a swish new coffee machine and this impressive set from the in-laws:



Which, nice though it is, probably means I have to be useful 

Skyline2uk

looks like the same set I got my son in law, finally he shouldn't need to keep borrowing mine.
as an aside, Halfords tools are great value, I went for the professional ones, but they now have a new name, but the same lifetime, no quibble, guarantee.

hint to some N gauge manufacturers :-)

the down side is that now you do not have an excuse to do many tasks allocated by SWMBO.
any chance Halfords would bring out a similar sort of set for N gauge ?

[Skyline2uk]

 

Apparently my Farther-in-law suggested the set for me with the idea of "fettling" (I.e keeping going) my old car. Then I turned up on his drive with the new one last week, hope I don't need this set for that one 

Skyline2uk

[The Q]

Lying in my pit with a glass of whisky, :as SWMBO is watching EastEnd farm or Emmerdale street or florizel square or something. When various forums have been annoyed, a book on railways will be read.