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Title: Where is everybody?
Post by: Papyrus on March 07, 2021, 08:10:51 PM
 :worried: Worryingly quiet on the Forum today, people. Looking down the 'Latest Posts' the last 30 have taken 6 hours; normally it's about 2 or 3 hours. And it's a Sunday, too, which usually seems to be a busy day.

Is everybody OK, or are you all working on your layouts?

Hello! Anybody there? Can you hear me....?

Cheers,

Chris
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: port perran on March 07, 2021, 08:14:16 PM
I was thinking the same.
A quiet day.
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: chrism on March 07, 2021, 08:23:22 PM
I've been busy fiddling around with plastikard, motors, a wagon, a tender and a handful of imitation coal ;)

I will get this coaling tower working, I hope. It's looking promising at least.
I'd better do, it's the raison d'être for building Furness Junction in the first place.
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: crewearpley40 on March 07, 2021, 08:28:51 PM
I can only speak for myself, track cleaning plus on and off the forum. Yes it has been quiet
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: Hightower on March 07, 2021, 08:31:50 PM
Busy chasing a short.  :-\
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: Swindon69 on March 07, 2021, 08:48:55 PM
Been really busy in real life prepping a huge pile of junk for collection and spending some rare time with my OH.
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: joe cassidy on March 07, 2021, 09:04:17 PM
Manchester United v Manchester City ?

or

Grandmothers' Day ?
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: ntpntpntp on March 07, 2021, 09:16:41 PM
Spent most of the day reorganising the N gauge collection, which has dangerously overflowed available cases and storage crates over lockdown. I've abandoned buying from abroad at the moment, but it's just too easy to hit "buy it now" on ebay and blow some of the cash I've saved since working from home  :)
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: stevewalker on March 07, 2021, 10:13:03 PM
Sorting the kitchen out (as my wife isn't up to it).

Gardening (getting rid of weeds and ivy growing down the side of the garage).

Cutting and welding steel for new gates (made a whole lot easier as I bought a second-hand, horizontal and vertical, bandsaw a while ago, so accurate 45° mitred corners are both simple and effortless).
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: Bealman on March 07, 2021, 10:48:24 PM
Spent the day working on latest Arduino project. Didn't really notice the quietness on the forum - but you lot are all asleep when I'm doing stuff anyway  ;)
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: PLD on March 07, 2021, 11:33:22 PM
Sometimes, simply nothing constructive to add to a thread, so follow the old adage and say nothing...
(If only a few others would do the same occasionally  ;) )
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: Trainfish on March 08, 2021, 01:47:45 AM
Sunday. I was in church of course  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: Graham on March 08, 2021, 03:23:11 AM
It was Sunday, the day to visit the grandkids.
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: chrism on March 08, 2021, 06:23:58 AM
Quote from: Trainfish on March 08, 2021, 01:47:45 AM
Sunday. I was in church of course  :thumbsup:

I do hope that you then went down to the butts for your weekly archery practice  ;D
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: Papyrus on March 08, 2021, 02:17:30 PM
What a relief to know everybody was gainfully employed!

Cheers,

Chris
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: GrahamB on March 08, 2021, 02:27:45 PM
I've been taking the rear wheel out of my 1500cc Goldwing. Weightlifting session anybody?
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: emjaybee on March 08, 2021, 02:29:17 PM
I'm just not 'ere.

:confused1:
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: LASteve on March 08, 2021, 04:43:13 PM
I spent a fruitful hour turning the railway room upside down trying to find my pack of replacement Exacto blades. Of course I found them where I'd put them - on top of a stack of NGS Journals under a sheet of track plan that I'd been looking at five minutes earlier.
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: Chris Morris on March 08, 2021, 06:21:13 PM
I was trying to get better at taking photos.

And from today in England you can get drunk outside with one other person!
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: njee20 on March 08, 2021, 07:04:44 PM
I've though the forum has been quieter of late in general. I think it tends to be cyclical, and is definitely self perpetuating. I guess nicer weather will lead to a downturn.
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: Bealman on March 09, 2021, 03:07:03 AM
2pm on an antipodean afternoon here.

Where is everyone?  :)
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: njee20 on March 09, 2021, 04:07:45 AM
I'm here :D
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: railsquid on March 09, 2021, 04:47:25 AM
 :hellosign:
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: Bealman on March 09, 2021, 05:33:21 AM
Yeah, wondered where you were  ;)
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: Bad Raven on March 09, 2021, 08:43:07 AM


Eccles, Why are you here?

AWWW, Everybodys gotta be somewhere...................
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: daffy on March 09, 2021, 10:42:47 AM
I've searched the Members list diligently and I'm afraid I cant find any trace of 'everybody', 'anybody' and even 'nobody'. When did they last post? :hmmm: Have they been barred by the Mods? Where are they now!? :hmmm:

I just hope 'somebody' will reinstate them soon so this Forum can get back to normal. Wherever that is.  :confused1:

(As for 'somebody' also not being listed, I guess that's pretty normal as 'somebody' is always in charge.)
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: emjaybee on March 09, 2021, 11:39:49 AM
" 'Who's on first base "

(You'll either get it or you won't)

;)
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: emjaybee on March 09, 2021, 01:27:08 PM
For those that want to know...



https://youtu.be/kTcRRaXV-fg


Have a chortle on me.

Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: Dorsetmike on March 09, 2021, 01:29:45 PM
Ooaarrr, oi be yur in Darset.
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: guest311 on March 09, 2021, 02:51:29 PM
Quote from: Bad Raven on March 09, 2021, 08:43:07 AM


Eccles, Why are you here?

AWWW, Everybodys gotta be somewhere...................

the cakes are so gooooood
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: fatso on March 09, 2021, 09:18:17 PM
Dose spending money on N  Gauge locos and carriages count as gainfully employed  :smiley-laughing:
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: guest311 on March 10, 2021, 09:44:22 AM
it does as far as the manufacturers are concerned  :smiley-laughing:
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: GoesWhenReady on March 16, 2021, 06:55:52 AM
Still hanging around & stocking up N gauge scenery alongside offsite projects. Just got some nice little apple trees for a small scenery display.

Sometimes when someone asks 'Can you hear me?', the appropriate answer is 'No!'.
Title: Re: Where is everybody?
Post by: Newportnobby on March 16, 2021, 10:21:17 AM
@GoesWhenReady (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=2869)
If you need any more apple trees I'm happy to send some for postage cost only