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Evening all Well, still waiting for the parts to be dispatched - placed one of the orders about 4 weeks back, emailed them to enquire what had happened and found they'd managed to miss the parts order out of their weekly order to the supplier. I'll have to wait rather than ordering elsewhere though - very few places have this stuff. Ah well, they'll turn up eventually! Capt_Turk, I'd really not advise putting the G scale on top of the RV - this from a fellow enthusiast (we have a 22ft Hymer A class). Having said that dad climbs on the roof from scaffolding sometimes to wash it, so it must be fairly strong! Have a few good stories from taking it to France last year, mainly concerned with campsite owners who failed to realise that a 22-footer will not fit in the same space as a tent... John, yup, we're seeing the "nobody fails" culture here too - we now have some truly daft degree-level courses opening up (read this week about someone doing a PhD in Charlton Heston...), and they seem willing to take anyone. The result is a real shortage of "skilled trades" such as plumbers, electricians, plasterers etc - there seems to be a view that everyone should be going to university regardless of whether it is right for them or not. Dad worked in a Further Ed college for over 10 years (he now inspects post-16 govt-funded training) and gets really riled by media reports that imply the only way to success is a degree - I agree with him on this one. Luc, coffee shop had been moved back to the normal slot by the time I got here, I have a little 350HP 0-6-0 diesel switcher we can keep on standby to move it about if necessary - Bachmann OO scale Class 08, these were one of the few locos that Ed Burkhardt (sp?, chief exec of Wisconsin Central when they took over most of our freight operations as "EWS") reckoned were worth keeping - top speed of 15mph but can move a full-loaded train of container flats. Mine's in the green and yellow "Freightliner" livery, so it should be easy to spot in the yard! Well, nothing much happening here, currently making plans for tomorrow evening - mum and dad are going to a "Murder Mystery" party with some friends - basically they all go in costume and work through a script. They've done these for local hotels before as part of the local amateur theatre group, though this is just a social one. Expecting to be called at 1am and asked to collect them - thought it was supposed to be the other way around?[:D]
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