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If they had run the ferry to Portsmouth, they could, subject to a small amount of work, have used the (de-energised!) 'third rail' on the Southern Region electrified track up to London. The trains would have leaned a little bit, but that would have allowed a slightly higher speed on half the turns.

I can't, there's someone just over two metres above me.

Ideal to progress this...

Excellent tip there for keeping hydrated whilst working on important projects, without the risk of drips or spillages causing damage.

I think I might fit in...

I quite fancy Bastardstown as an address. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bastardstown,+Co.+Wexford/@52.1859725,-6.5392241,1163m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x48681ffb46b6fa17:0x2600c7a819bbfad2!8m2!3d52.1893036!4d-6.5431592 And it looks like quite a nice place, too.

Have you had your dinner yet?

I was doing a few jobs for an auld one that had moved into sheltered accommodation. There were two doors there that opened towards each other and the handles were chipping the paint off the opposing door when they clashed. It just needed something to restrict the amount that one of the doors could open. I thought about using the sort of thing that you sometimes get on cupboards and bureaux - a sliding bar that comes to a stop, limiting the movement. I couldn't think what the 'official' name might be and (luckily) she didn't have the internet anyway - so I had to wait until I got home. The idea was to Google for images, until I found one that looked up to stopping a 'full-size' door, rather than the more lightweight type that are fairly common. I thought 'door restraint' was a suitable place to start, but was surprised to find that about a quarter of the images involved young ladies who had somehow managed to become strapped to doors, even before they had managed to get dressed at all, in most cases...

There may be the odd layout with a Coronation Scot already. And anybody who remembers Paul Temple will be taken back immediately by the theme tune.

It's had a surprising amount of editing this year, after a three-year gap.

This Wikipedia article turned up in the "Did You Know?" section today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Johnston_railway_station

If using certain publications, be sure to take the staples out.

It is bizarre - I suspect there must be rumours of a cholera epidemic coming next... I know people who work in supermarkets, they say a delivery is gone in ten to fifteen minutes...

Have you considered opening a health spa, offering alternative treatments?

Tinfoil is a close replacement, and not in short supply - yet.

The internet suggests that I could be back here in half an hour with a new microwave oven for £39. I bought one in 1983 for £180, the internet suggests that is equivalent to £522 today. To be fair, it is still working, just, though it is getting very slow now. I would always suggest getting an old-fashioned type, "with knobs on" - more reliable and quicker to use.

Accurascale's next wagon?

Bargain. There was a single roll with a Buy It Now of £1,000 on yesterday, but it's gone now....

Would the rails (and sleepers?) be a little bit on the large side for 00?

Ah, his elbow should be safe enough. 1,500 volts divided by 76 is just under 20 volts...

It's a historical relic - explained here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EM_gauge

At least the undercarriage isn't black.

Mmm, apparently, he had chills, and they were multiplying - it sounds like it was probably just a straightforward 'flu.

Very little to report from today's inspection. The footbridge lighting has been renovated. It was wet and windy, it being a day in 2020 with a vowel in it... It was noted there there were a few cars parking in the 'ballast yard', possibly semi-officially, but parking is becoming a real issue there now, I would have been hard put to find a place to leave the car for more than the few minutes that I was there.

Obviously, your account has been hacked.