Picture(s) of the day....

[CitroJim]

Ohh, never knew that about the lid Bobins

Or the test in Cheddar for that matter... Made sense as in those days there was a lot of nuclear concentrated in that area...

The Class 46 was a new one on me until your post and I thought I knew early 60s Diesels well... Clearly not...

Although, in my defence the Class 46 was very similar to the Class 45 and was still known as a 'Peak'..

The Wikipeda article on the '46 refers to the nuclear Flask test at Old Dalby...

[NewcastleFalcon]

Little film on the making and crash testing of the nuclear flasks. Worth a 10 minute watch.



Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Funny what captures your interest as you mooch around those places with antiques, Bric a Brac, general tat and 1950's/60's I-Spy books!

Come on, you can't get any more "niche" than this....

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/or ... 8aa1a8.jpg

Quality stuff!

One page of one of the 6d Series books had drawings and descriptions of "The French Onion Seller" and "the Knife Sharpening Bicycle" with points on offer for spotting either. The latter may have been something like this..

https://tradesmansbike.files.wordpress. ... nder72.jpg

Regards Neil

[bobins]

Funny what captures your interest as you mooch around those places with antiques, Bric a Brac, general tat and 1950's/60's I-Spy books!

Come on, you can't get any more "niche" than this....

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/or ... 8aa1a8.jpg

At the Amberley Museum they have a whole great hall devoted to roadmaking - The Paviors' Museum. It's, ummmm....... interesting

http://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/exhibitions

[CitroJim]

I just love niche stuff... Excellent finds gentlemen

[bobins]

The only good sprout is a chocolate sprout

Edible sprouts - own work

[CitroJim]

Sprouts are fine if eaten either raw or very lightly steamed... I hated sprouts for years until I discovered I just did not like them cooked!

[CitroJim]

The snow has finally arrived here... None at all at 04:00 but by 06:30 we looked like this:

Own Work

I was due to run the MK Winter Half Marathon today but sadly it's been postponed

Shame as I was looking forward to running it in the snow...

[Hell Razor5543]

Fortunately I have snow chains for both my car and company van, as well as 'snow chains' for my feet. It will make for an interesting day though.

I have heard of people who peel the sprouts, gently cook the leaves and then add bacon lardons. That seems to get around people not liking them.

[CitroJim]

I have heard of people who peel the sprouts, gently cook the leaves and than add bacon lardons. That seems to get around people not liking them.

I think I'd prefer them coated in chocolate rather than bacon fat James

Hope you don't have to go very far today James but I guess with the general population desperate to empty their wallets before the New Year I guess you're rushed off your feet at the moment...

[Hell Razor5543]

Lymington, Southampton, Guildford, and (if there is time) Hemel Hempstead, based on the calls I had sent down to me. Things can always change.

These are the sort of things I have on my feet. I gave some to my Mum a few years ago. She reckoned they saved her from serious injury when her dog suddenly pulled at an awkward angle (whilst on the lead) and she was able to keep her footing on hard rutted ground.

http://cpc.farnell.com/magic-spiker/msx ... KnEALw_wcB

[CitroJim]

Lymington, Southampton, Guildford, and (if there is time) Hemel Hempstead, based on the calls I had sent down to me. Things can always change.

Bloody Hell James, that's a heck of a lot of travelling Poor you I can only wish you well and trust the roads remain mercifully free of idiots on a day like today...

[CitroJim]

Anybody remember these?

Own Work

I'd forgotten just how good Chrome Dioxide tapes recorded on a decent deck with Dolby Noise Reduction sounds...

To my old ears, little to distinguish them from CDs...

[white exec]

Some young school children were recently shown some of those, and a VHS tape and player. It took them quite some time to work out what those last two did.

[bobins]

Anybody remember these?

Remember them Jim ???? I've still got these 60 and 90 minute ones in their original wraps
The cassette decks are languishing somewhere up in the loft though !

SA tapes - own work