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Still lighting up the outside home made Christmas tree!!

This is an interesting piece on the new "green" hydrogen power for locomtives. How "green" is the production of the new "green "fuel? Both are very good reads. Traction Technology: Are hydrogen locomotives the next big thing? Traction Technology: Are hydrogen locomotives the next big thing? | In depth | Railway Gazette International Gas-fuelled freight locomotive under development Gas-fuelled freight locomotive under development | News | Railway Gazette International If the links do not work, I will copy/paste the texts.

Yep, I was younger then. Cycled from Drimnagh to site on Ballybrack every morning, then home in the evenings! Lots of tales from the site but things were different then.

And I had to cycle from the site in Ballybrack to where I lived in Drimnagh after all of that!!!

I remember in the late seventies I was working on a building site and I walked on a nail which went into my foot. So I was taken to the nearest hospital for a tetanus shot. When getting the tetanus shot, I was told "Don't tense up", but I did. The needle broke and the tip lodged in my lower regions. It was a painful day.

Good point. Probably "Do it, or walk".

I hope that rope has the CE certification mark.

Very good thread depth....

I was checking the spare tyre on the car, so I decided to check the wife's spare tyre as well....

This is NOT my mrs....

Nah...too much paperwork involved.....

Yes I agree! If you look at pages 11 and 13 of this thread you will see a few more photos taken during a walk on Sliabh Sneacht with a decent covering of snow. The two on page 11 are from December 14 last year and the two on page 13 are from March 10 this year.

Yes Broithe, you are correct.

The first dusting of snow this morning. Not much but usually a precursor of more to follow.

That does sound painful and you are lucky you got it before the area became infected. Thankfully you did not have to carry someone over the threshold that day...

Thank you for that, but it is not showing on their site yet. I will put it on my Santa list as he always seems to be able to get the stuff you want.

One of the many unsung heroes of the system. Out in all weathers and all hours.

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A combination of two days away, a faulty ballcock and a bad joint to the overflow pipe..Layout is at the other end..thankfully! Came home, saw the drips through a crack in the ceiling. Busy evening ensued.Plumber landed 8.30am next morning. Replaced ball cock and new joint on overflow pipe . Cost €65 for the plumber who called in on his way to another job. .

This would make a wonderful set for those with small space layouts.

Hornby in the past would not have even considered a run as low as 500 pieces as a commission so things must have changed at Margate. I remember some years ago someone approached them to do something and the amount they were willing to work off was in the thousands. Whatever lands from this if it is not up to your standards don't buy it. I thought Marks Models would have commisioned an 00 version of their van first.

Might be dried up for next year...

Anyone at the Ploughing Championship?

From yesteryear.