My kids have "desks" in their bedrooms, which consist of a big plank of wood on Ikea trestles.

A couple of weeks ago my wife decided that my youngest needed a new plank, which she bought, and the old one was then exiled to the hall, propped against the wall.

So I've been walking past this plank (120 x 80 cm) at least 2 times a day for 2 weeks.

Today I had a day off work and I cracked. I dug out my stock of redundant Fleischmann track to create my new layout Ettingham, a station on the East West Junction railway.

The track has been laid.

My wife went out with a friend straight from work so I'm sitting waiting to face the music.

MY explication will be that nature abhors a vacuum.

Best regards,


Joe

Great bit of recycling in my book, even the old desk has been used to construct something useful.   

Thanks Caz.

Can I count on you to explain that to my wife ?

Best regards,


Joe

If we see no more posts from you can do we assume she wasn't happy   

Hope she won't charge too much if she sellsl all my stuff on e-bay !

Best regards,

joe

My kinda man Joe, you have guts and I admire you for that, which hospital would you like me to send you a Christmas card 

Turn it round, lean it back up against the wall, and she'll never know 

Quote from: joe cassidy on December 05, 2014, 08:24:14 PM
My kids have "desks" in their bedrooms, which consist of a big plank of wood on Ikea trestles.

A couple of weeks ago my wife decided that my youngest needed a new plank, which she bought, and the old one was then exiled to the hall, propped against the wall.

So I've been walking past this plank (120 x 80 cm) at least 2 times a day for 2 weeks.

Today I had a day off work and I cracked. I dug out my stock of redundant Fleischmann track to create my new layout Ettingham, a station on the East West Junction railway.

The track has been laid.

My wife went out with a friend straight from work so I'm sitting waiting to face the music.

MY explication will be that nature abhors a vacuum.

Best regards,


Joe

Great idea about the old plank.
The baseboard idea sounds good too.

Quote from: Bealman on December 05, 2014, 10:10:57 PM
Turn it round, lean it back up against the wall, and she'll never know 

Methinks you underestimate the uncanny power of women to notice the tiniest of changes in their environment and home contents!!

Ohh.  I thought it was going to be about marrying Joe.

CFJ

Quote from: joe cassidy on December 05, 2014, 09:19:09 PM
Hope she won't charge too much if she sellsl all my stuff on e-bay !

Best regards,

joe

I think with all the 'sneaking in' of things for the layout that we rather SWMBO not know about, the main worry will be that she sells it all for what she thinks its worth, not it's real value, which could be many times higher...

OK Joe take us out of our misery what did she say after she found out that you used her chopping board as a model train layout?

Given that Joe made his last post over 12 hours ago, and hasn't been heard from since, does the membership consider that there should be grounds for concern....?     

Just wondering.

Quote from: Komata on December 06, 2014, 04:35:53 AM
Given that Joe made his last post over 12 hours ago, and hasn't been heard from since, does the membership consider that there should be grounds for concern....?     

Just wondering.

Pretty hard to send a reply when you are locked out of the house and sleeping in the shed 

I got away with it !

Her only comment was "Where are you going to put THAT ?".

My reply - "With the others".

Best regards,


Joe