Today I acquired...........

[Arc Tourist]

…………….. Gave into temptation and bought a burger from MacDonalds, now feel slightly dirty . God forbid OH hears about this, my life will be a misery .

No, misery is a tight wetsuit.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A day what was like a "Curate's egg".
Lots of driving, lots of frustration. But it turned good.



New Old stock, for the hammer I got the other day.
@Parm NO.




A bundle of Finger sander belts.
They do fit my Black & Decker Sander.
Will last a day or 2.

Managed to grab a break, got the magnet out and found 3 items.
More of the missing item soon.




Replacement parts for a Band Saw.
Ordered on Monday, very late in the working day.
Was with me by Wednesday.
Good service.

 

[Troy]

Tidy little pillar drill for only £40

 

[4String.]

Is that a drive in Laundrette in the back ground? What ever next . Might just be my eyes?

And there's one at Cobham services on the bottom of the M25.

It ranks as one of the oddest places to wash your clothes, in my opinion. And I speak as someone who carries all the washing paraphernalia and has been known to wash his smalls and hang them out to dry on a washing line strung from the hiab to the end of the trailer. But not in motorway services .

 

[4String.]

Is that because of parking by the steamer or the burger?

Purely because of the burger.

I can eat anything, by and large, but I very rarely eat processed food or "fast food", so I confessed all in a text to OH and got the inevitable reply. I had no idea that the words "You filthy..." followed by nine swear words constituted a coherent sentence .

 

[4String.]

Cool. I have been on both the Wingfield Castle and the Tattershall Castle when they were Hull to New Holland ferries before the Humber bridge was constructed. I think for some reason we went on a school trip to New Holland, it was probably to show a class of ten year olds that there was even less to see or do the other side of the river.
As the Tattershall Castle is now a floating bar on the North side of the Thames, I suppose I should go aboard just for old times sake.

Having looked it up the third ship the Lincoln Castle seems to have rotted away in Grimsby where it was finally broken for scrap. The Lincoln Castle was still coal fired right up to been withdrawn from service and I have vague memories of been disappointed that it was not on of the two ships in service the on the day of our school trip.

I'm moderately devastated to learn that the barge that was a floating bar moored by the castle in the centre of Newark has gone.

I used to enjoy parking in the cattle market of a summer's evening and having a wander to the barge. Nothing like partaking of a pint of shandy and a bar meal while watching the wildlife going about its business as a way of winding down after a long day in the saddle.

 

[Am333rcr]

hi free

3 bits of metal plate about 2 -3mm thick the new stuff was heading to skip after covering a man hole for 24hrs.and an old bit that will do a job somewhere.

sad but my gain

 

[4String.]

I'm moderately devastated to learn that the barge that was a floating bar moored by the castle in the centre of Newark has gone.

I used to enjoy parking in the cattle market of a summer's evening and having a wander to the barge. Nothing like partaking of a pint of shandy and a bar meal while watching the wildlife going about its business as a way of winding down after a long day in the saddle.

Cancel that post.

Just read on the line that it's been taken by river to a dry dock in Hull for to have the hull plated. Phew .

 

[Turbo]

Every time I change my picture, there is a reason behind it.
Simple investigation or a simple polite question asked it will tell.

I think I've cracked it - you've changed your name from TYA to that symbol!

Do we now call you 'the welder formerly known as TYA'?

 

[Wedg1e]

Cool. I have been on both the Wingfield Castle and the Tattershall Castle when they were Hull to New Holland ferries before the Humber bridge was constructed. I think for some reason we went on a school trip to New Holland, it was probably to show a class of ten year olds that there was even less to see or do the other side of the river.
As the Tattershall Castle is now a floating bar on the North side of the Thames, I suppose I should go aboard just for old times sake.

For what seemed like most of my childhood there used to be a former Tees paddlewheel tug moored on the river at Stockton, it went decades ago... but it refuses to die!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_John_H_Amos

 

[Munkul]

Is that a drive in Laundrette in the back ground? What ever next . Might just be my eyes?

yes, we'd never seen one before either!

 

[Melvyn Best]

Purely because of the burger.

I can eat anything, by and large, but I very rarely eat processed food or "fast food", so I confessed all in a text to OH and got the inevitable reply. I had no idea that the words "You filthy..." followed by nine swear words constituted a coherent sentence .

I do like a good burger, I get at least 2 a year, my other half insists I have a healthy diet, “everything in moderation “

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I still want that Hammer Mr Vark

Well Mr @Parm .
Pay me a visit and it could be yours.
Pay me with beer and I may pass it to you.

As some of you know if you visit you get given stuff.
In one case I gave my cold to A Norbert.
Plus lots of stuff has been shipped world wide.

Oh, @Parm.
Switch oh HSE head when you do.

 

[Parm]

Well Mr @Parm .
Pay me a visit and it could be yours.
Pay me with beer and I may pass it to you.

As some of you know if you visit you get given stuff.
In one case I gave my cold to A Norbert.
Plus lots of stuff has been shipped world wide.

Oh, @Parm.
Switch oh HSE head when you do.

My HSE heads hurts

 

[4String.]

My HSE heads hurts

You obviously didn't do a risk assessment .

 

[Parm]

You obviously didn't do a risk assessment .

I'm risk assessing the benefits of a pint at the local this evening

 

[dobbslc]

I'd say you want at least 3 pints to get your head round it properly!
Don't forget the RAMS either.

Rum
Ale
Mead
Spirits

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

My HSE heads hurts

Big head, little head?

The doors is open to you Mr. @Parm

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I needed a break from the driving.
I visited a grumpy friend.

I new I needed a new Mitre saw. My old one has stated to slow path to it's parting from this realm.

So.
I brought this.



And this.



But, got given these.

 

[Dr.Al]

Today I acquired...

Some spare bits for the plasma cutter. I only ordered a small pack as I ordered them before I received the cutter itself and I wanted to be sure they were the right size. I'll probably order a bigger pack as well, maybe from China as I have enough to keep me going.

They were the right size (and the stand-off springs fit better than the ones that came with the plasma cutter!)