I took my wife's Motability car in for its 12 month service and a warranty repair today. Despite being a Motability car, they'd not arranged a courtesy car (thank God that my disabled wife did not take it in). Unfortunately, it was raining, so making use of my smartphone to find ways home was difficult. I have problems with my own knees and the walk to catch public transport where I knew I could find it was a struggle.

A journey that takes just 15 minutes by car took 1-1/4 hours and involved 30 minutes of walking on the way back. The time spent walking, will mean that tomorrow, my arthritic knees will be very painful and I will be pretty well immobile.

With more time to think and a computer at home to work out how to get back to the dealers, picking it up should have been easier. However, for whatever reason, the second bus diverted down another road and missed three stops out (one of which was mine), despite the bus website listing the required stop and the time it should have been there! More time lost and more walking!

  ,for us things seem to be getting better on the postal front. When ordering packages would regularly stay at Heathrow for up to 2 weeks before leaving the UK, now it is only a few days.

Quote from: Papyrus on Yesterday at 11:19:28 AMPlease explain to an iggorant Pom who knows nowt about bowls... What is a two-up?

Cheers,

Chris

I don't play bowls either, so my knowledge is only what I learn from listening to the bowling tragics who drink there.

Two up is nothing to do with bowls. It's a game which was played by the Diggers in WWI. It's basically heads or tails played with three coins tossed up in the air from a purpose made wood shoe. Hence the phrase "Come in spinner".

If you want to bet $10 on heads, you just wave it in the air and yell "$10 on heads" and another crowd member matches it by giving you $10 to hold. If you win, you keep it, if you lose, you give him/her the $20.

I don't play anymore, but some years I did alright out of it. I walked away with about $700 one year.

MU: Pressed Steel 3 car, later TOPS 117

Coach: Any GWR dining/restaurant still in use in the early 1960s

Wagon: GWR shunters runner

Quote from: Graham on April 17, 2024, 11:56:18 PMat least you know what happened now. Doesn't help get them to you any quicker.

So better late than never, my parcel has finally got back to Denver.

Hopefully it'll be at my local Post Office tomorrow, we'll see.

John P

Loco - GWR 517 class
Coach - GWR four wheel coaches
Wagon - GWR horsebox

Re-livery: SECR C class in southern lined green goods livery.

Great track. Agreed Clive hasn't lost his skills and touch

Good luck with the move Martin.  Chris

Thanks Martin @port perran . I hope all goes well for you both.

Cheers,

Tim

Loco - LNER/BR V2 to modern standards with sound etc.
Coach - LNER/BR Gresley Suburban(s)
Wagon - Ex LNER Pigeon Van

Re-livery - New tool Class 47 - BR two tone green

Loco - BR Class 21/29
Coach - Stanier Composite Porthole 60'
Wagon - PTA Thompson Mag Lie Carnegie Montrose Side-ttipping wagon

Re-Livery - New tool Class 47 - BR ScotRail Intercity Red Livery
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