What did Santa bring

[tadpole]

A new grafar blue-grey 3-car class 101 dmu. Doesn't sound that exciting, but will trigger the withdrawal of eight old Poole-built cars, so my 101 fleet will be smaller but more reliable.

[kaiwhara]

Nothing train related  but I am finally getting my passport sorted courtesy of the other half...

[moogle]

Same here, nothing train related though I do have a freind to visit yet so you never know! 
I did get a nice coffee grinder so I do have a new toy to play with! 

[scotsoft]

I did get a nice coffee grinder so I do have a new toy to play with! 

Do you keep your beans in the freezer?

Straight out of the freezer into the grinder, whiz whiz, into machine, wait, then - yum 

[moogle]

I did get a nice coffee grinder so I do have a new toy to play with! 

Do you keep your beans in the freezer?

Straight out of the freezer into the grinder, whiz whiz, into machine, wait, then - yum 

Not yet! Griding my own will be a whole new phase of coffee addiction making for me.
Have had a play and ground some. Coffee tastes so fresh! Yummy

[dubbing_owl]

I got a Farish 150/2 regional railway sprinter from the wife
couple of farish blue circle cement wagons
and a Farish steel coil wagon in rail freight red

don't know how they managed it, but parents got the lydle end station and side extensions.

plus lots of bob the builder toys, Thomas take n play, cars, bath toys, rattles activity centres and cuddly toys. although I think they my be for my boys

off to the local model shop later for a decoder, and to see if he has any goodies. This afternoon am allowed to get the board out and get the trains running, might even have the chance to test out the new controller that arrived crimbo eve

[OwL]

 

Nothing train related  but I am finally getting my passport sorted courtesy of the other half...

How much does it cost in NZ for a passport?
In the UK it costs £85 for a renewal

[kaiwhara]

How much does it cost in NZ for a passport?
In the UK it costs £85 for a renewal

Probably about the same actually, $150 normally but $300 if you need it urgently, or $600 if you need it on the spot...

[OwL]

It doesn't make it any better for both of us, but it's good to hear that both prices are similar, if you were to tell me it cost $10 NZ, I would have started a petition against the UK government for being a rip off.

Hope you get it sorted mate, then you can come over and see us all

Happy New Year

OwL

[kaiwhara]

It doesn't make it any better for both of us, but it's good to hear that both prices are similar, if you were to tell me it cost $10 NZ, I would have started a petition against the UK government for being a rip off.

Hope you get it sorted mate, then you can come over and see us all

Happy New Year

OwL

Make sure you put the kettle on! And I mean all of you lot too! 

[Alex]

well, Santa brought me a book on the Wemyss Private Railway, an assortment of Peco wagon kits and 10 lengths of flexi track.

Also got a stearing wheel for my Xbox 360, couple of DVDs and a couple of CDs, oh and a new camera.

Quite a haul for this year.

Alex

[Sprintex]

Make sure you put the kettle on! And I mean all of you lot too! 

Kettle rarely has the chance to get cold round here

As far as the fat git in the red suit is concerned I got:-

Railway Stuff (so far, got family pressies to come yet ):
HST Enamel Pin Badge
Classic Countdown Diesel DVD
"Beeching Legacy" Book+DVD Set

Plenty of non-railway stuff too


Paul

[Paul B]

Only thing railway related was a DVD of Polish steam trains! 

But SWMBO isn't too keen on watching it with me (she doesn't mind trains but draws the line at watching them on TV...  ) so I will have to wait 'till she goes out before I can watch it.

[Alex]

send her off to the sales 

[Pengi]

I was given a hardback book (not railway related) and yet the person knows I have a Kindle