Quote from: emjaybee on Yesterday at 02:35:53 PMYou're all odd.

There, someone had to say it.

 

On the other hand, it takes one to know one 

You're all odd.

There, someone had to say it.

 

Barclays again! Following my fathers passing and removal from the joint account with my mum the solicitor recommended I get myself added to mums account as it would make paying ongoing bills etc after she passes easier. I already have a POA on the account but that would cease upon her death.

Simple I thought, I worked for LLoyds for far too many years so know how these things work or at least I thought I did!

Bearing in mind they already know who I am (POA) the only way to do it is to visit a branch with my mum. Sorry, can't do that, that's why I have a POA, she is housebound and has dementia. Then we cannot help but you could go online and open a new joint account. Hold on, I can open a new account for both of us online but to add me to mums account we both have to come in and are you saying the only reason you can't add me is because mum has a disability that prevents her from visiting the branch?

No, not because of her disability but because she can't come in. Sounds like it's because of her disability to me and you can't do that.

Anyhow I gave up with their "help" desk and raised a complaint although this did mean negotiating their call centre again. It got even more exciting as because I have a POA over mum I can't even open a new account with them online as technically the POA means I'm both parties to the joint account.

So, if I hadn't registered the POA with you and somehow got mum into a branch you'd just do it even though she has dementia and wouldn't know what she was doing? Erm, yes, I suppose we would have.

Suffice it to say this complaint has been escalated even further.

This topic has been merged into Bachmann N Gauge Announcements 2026-1 Incl Baby Deltic.

Quote from: Newportnobby on Yesterday at 09:33:03 AM

Quote from: Steven B on Yesterday at 09:15:29 AMThat said, I'm very happy with my EFE J94s and hopefully the Baby Deltic will be just as good.

If it's anything like as good as the class 17 and class 41 (grounding aside) it should be a cracker

Don't have a 41 but do have a couple of 17s and couldn't agree more Nobby

I beleive what Kernow say about origins but, if (when) an accurate well running robust 23 arrives on our layouts towards the back end of the year, who cares? I don't

Quote from: Papyrus on Yesterday at 09:47:09 AMHuzzah!! We can now go out in the rain and water our gardens again.

And the great thing is with British water companies you don't even have to add fertilizer any more

Quote from: Papyrus on Yesterday at 09:47:09 AMThe most amazing thing has happened!

After months of heavy rain our reservoirs have been full for weeks, so finally, after intense pressure from our MPs...

SE WATER HAVE FINALLY LIFTED THE HOSEPIPE BAN!!

Huzzah!! We can now go out in the rain and water our gardens again.

        

Cheers,

Chris

I think you should now go out and hose down the car, the wife and the cat (not necessarily in that order), just because you can

The most amazing thing has happened!

After months of heavy rain our reservoirs have been full for weeks, so finally, after intense pressure from our MPs...

SE WATER HAVE FINALLY LIFTED THE HOSEPIPE BAN!!

Huzzah!! We can now go out in the rain and water our gardens again.

        

Cheers,

Chris

Quote from: Steven B on Yesterday at 09:15:29 AMThat said, I'm very happy with my EFE J94s and hopefully the Baby Deltic will be just as good.

If it's anything like as good as the class 17 and class 41 (grounding aside) it should be a cracker

Quote from: EtchedPixels on February 04, 2026, 03:15:51 PM

Quote from: Steven B on February 04, 2026, 03:07:08 PMLikewise, the EFE Rail J94 claimed no links with the proposed DJM model yet if you looked at the CAD there were a lot of differences.

I don't believe Kernow/EFE bought the DJM CAD, however I do suspect the Chinese designer went off and copied someone else's work.

It's a model. Isn't that the whole point of a model 

It can be very hard to tell what was copied.

I meant I felt there were a lot of similarities between the DJM and EFE CAD - and not just the important bits that make it look like a J94. The moldings around the coupling mounting looked identical for example.

That said, I'm very happy with my EFE J94s and hopefully the Baby Deltic will be just as good.