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UK temperatures plummet

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#41

Funny things happen in snow .
I remember a particularly icy storm that happened whilst we were waiting to put an aircraft in the hangar .
The only space was in a hangar with a sloping entrance , and the crew chief wisely said we’d have to wait a while . The wingspan of this aircraft was only 18" less than the hangar opening .
“Don’t worry about that , Chjef” says eng officer “A few sacks under the bogies will stop it slipping "
So the tug is fired up and gently approaches hangar with large a/c in tow . Us lot throwing sacks on ice .
Needless to relate , it started to slide and the chief turned to the eng officer , saluted and said “All yours , sir”
The eng off looked decidedly pale as the tug with brakes applied slid into the hangar followed by the aircraft .
Its wingtips missed the doors by about 9”.

#42

Brian Donovan said:

Victor Smith said:
Depends what eon and how many dinosaurs just farted :wink:

That is certainly a poor way to address the many old timers who hang out here! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: -Brian

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Errr…you said it, not me. I mean the other kind of Dinosaurs :lol:

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:lol:

#43
Ralph Berg said:
David Hill said:
Golfing in January and February would be nice too.
I think all golf courses should be converted to garden railroads :D Ralph
That is one the best ideas I have heard in a long time! But you have to buy half the track!

Paul

#44
E. Paul Austin said:
Ralph Berg said:
David Hill said:
Golfing in January and February would be nice too.
I think all golf courses should be converted to garden railroads :D Ralph
That is one the best ideas I have heard in a long time! But you have to buy half the track!

Paul


How about a 15" scale train ON a golf course instead of golf carts?

#45
David Hill said:
How about a 15" scale train ON a golf course instead of golf carts?
That's one of the best ideas I've heard in years.

‘Golf - a good walk spoiled.’

tac
www.ovgrs.org

#46

Am I to understand that the use of the words G***** W****** are prohibited on this site?

tac
www.ovgrs.org

#47

The Great Poobah didn’t even peep about the steam dome thingy.

I still believe the world is flat, and if I sail to London Town, I will fall off the edge.

Oops.
Forgot the original question.
20F here with sun shine, but a storm on the way.

#48
Terry A de C Foley said:
David Hill said:
How about a 15" scale train ON a golf course instead of golf carts?
That's one of the best ideas I've heard in years.

‘Golf - a good walk spoiled.’

tac
www.ovgrs.org


Yeah right, until you slice it and the ball ends up in the ballast between the ties, OK Tiger how you going to play that shot??? :lol: :lol: :lol:

#49
Quote:
... OK Tiger how you going to play that shot???
Tiger's still trying to get out of his last "bad lie." ;)

Later,

K

#50

You crack me up, Kevin! :lol: :lol: :lol:

#51
John Bouck said:
The Great Poobah didn't even peep about the steam dome thingy.
The amount of Poobah Peeps is directionally proportional to the number of emails received by said Poobah complaining of goings on. Self policing, which we seem to have been doing a pretty good job of lately, keeps the Poobah from peeping :D

In any case, I asked King Fa what the weather was going to be for the next week, and said the Fa King - COLD!!!

#52
Terry A de C Foley said:
'The coldest winter since 1947...
My mother remembers that winter. I was brand new, and spent my first few months in the bathroom of my grandfather's Essex vicarage, because the water heater provided the only decent heat in the house. Then we moved to Wash D.C., where the Americans had heard of central heating ...
#53
Terry A de C Foley said:
Am I to understand that the use of the words G***** W****** are prohibited on this site?
Darn tootin', Mr T. We're Great Northern. None of that Brunellian nonsense here. Some Welsh steam coal would be nice, tho ...
#54
Chris Vernell said:
Terry A de C Foley said:
Am I to understand that the use of the words G***** W****** are prohibited on this site?
Darn tootin', Mr T. We're Great Northern. None of that Brunellian nonsense here. Some Welsh steam coal would be nice, tho ...
Ah, Chris - the words G**B*L W**M**G were what I had in mind, not Mr Hill's fine railroad that has taken away so much of my money in H0 scale brass over the years..... :)

tac
www.ovgrs.org

#55
Terry A de C Foley said:
Chris Vernell said:
Terry A de C Foley said:
Am I to understand that the use of the words G***** W****** are prohibited on this site?
Darn tootin', Mr T. We're Great Northern. None of that Brunellian nonsense here. Some Welsh steam coal would be nice, tho ...
Ah, Chris - the words G**B*L W**M**G were what I had in mind, not Mr Hill's fine railroad that has taken away so much of my money in H0 scale brass over the years..... :)

tac
www.ovgrs.org


I ken that, tac :wink:
Just reckoned I’d insert some railway content.
Of course, I was referring to Mr Gresley’s railway, though I am aware of your predilection for the Hill road.
Me 87-year-old mum in Wimbledon says it’s right cold there … but she spent her early years in Cananada, so she’s not too fazed.

#56
Chris Vernell said:
I ken that, tac ;) Just reckoned I'd insert some railway content. Of course, I was referring to Mr Gresley's railway, though I am aware of your predilection for the Hill road. Me 87-year-old mum in Wimbledon says it's right cold there ... but she spent her early years in Cananada, so she's not too fazed.
You mean there's ANOTHER Great Northern? Garsp....

Must be one of them short-lines we keep hearing about… :wink:

tac
www.ovgrs.org

#57

Victor Smith said:

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NOW THAT IS FUNNY!!! :slight_smile: Thanks Vic