discussion News Of The World (Or This Is Life As We Know It)

[Guest]

Hello all, after yesterdays post I'll be checking my spelling a little more thoroughly :grin: A somewhat quieter but no less busy day today, just more of the same old thing with the added excitement of getting ready for our annual Trade Show days in November. The photographers from the Press and Journal were in to take the interior photos for the advertising we shall run in a couple of weeks time, now the place is looking tidier. Knocked off slightly early well it is "poets" day isn't it? Had a chinese meal with a bottle of wine and put the feet up for the evening. Getting ready for the onslaught of my turn looking after the kids while Susan goes to work tomorrow. At least I had my bit of R&R in Edinburgh last Sunday sailing with my friends. A quick check of the e-mails and then off for an early night, it has been a busy week.

cheers

Jim

 

[Guest]

And Richard everyone will think your a girlie lmao

We know he's a girlie anyway, Lavender on his forehead isn't going to make any differrence!!

 

[wonwinglo]

Leave the poor lad alone ! girlie or not the lavender works well,the only side effect is that it makes you go to sleep,ah well you cannot win either way.

We know he's a girlie anyway' date=' Lavender on his forehead isn't going to make any differrence!![/quote']

 

[Guest]

Monday, went to Elgin via Aviemore. Had some good "crack" with the guys at Cairgorm MFC, didnt enjoy heavy arrival with my Flair Passion. Had the engine cut at about ten feet and tried quick dive and flare-out, PANCAKE, broke its back. Fixable tho!

Tue, went to Dallachy modellers site, the locals didnt show so went to B&Q then back to friends static caravan and did some pre-winter work on it. Wednesday was pouring down so more caravan tasks then visit friends. Home Thursday.

Friday went up the "Glen" Nevis with fresh battery for the leccy fence. The patch is getting very wet, I enjoyed a flight with the Wot4 wind was very blustery so discretion kicked in on top of adrenalin. Fitted new security lights to garage then scivved.

Retired life is very hectic, init?

 

[Guest]

Had another fun day in the Workshop trying to get 11 year old kids to get to grips with some basic metalworking tasks.

One kid exclaimed "I'm scared of the centre punch!"

I placed the item safely on the bench, looked at it and then asked why it was so frightening.

I wanted to watch how they used it, thinking most likely that they would be holding it incorrectly and could hit their fingers or hand with a hammer.

The student then grabbed the centre punch and almost stabbed themselves inadvertently in the shoulder with the pointy end...

Very poor hand to eye co-ordination...a few minutes later...

"Ouch the file hit me!"

It's amazing how dangerous these inanimate objects can be!

 

[John]

Had some good "crack" with the guys at Cairgorm MFC

Should you be telling us this :grinball2:

 

[wonwinglo]

Friday already ( where exactly did the week go to ?) did a round trip to encompass a few jobs as follows,one to collect a seat that my local friendly expert Cobbler did a great repair on for me,the seat is a special artists variety with plenty of pocket space to place materials on field trips etc,the top portion had pulled away,so it was either buy a new seat at £79 or pay for a £18 jobbie,it is good as new.

Next port of call was to visit the pound shop to get more parcel tape,had a look around to see what could be used for modelling purposes,some of those tools are amazing value for a quid,so they are no good for heavy duty but ideal for lightweight jobs,the clamps for example which you just cannot have enough of.

The intended park walk to get some exercise for good ladies muscles proved too muddy,so went to one of my favourite back lane spots at Coventry airport where there is a long stretch,armed with binoculars to look at the aircraft,I can also make sure she does not topple over,very uneasy on her legs walking alongside.

Then the heavens started to let loose so it was back to the car and back home for some tea.

Gearing up just now for my realtime radar system that I am installing on my computer,the kit should hopefully arrive by courier tomorrow,it will give me radar coverage for at least 200 miles with a simple mag mount,and also ordered the rooftop aerial for later unlimited range,really exciting stuff watching the airliners fly over my house as they appear on my screen on approach.

By the end of the year 2007 every aircraft in the UK will have to be fitted with a transponder,it had to happen with the amount of aerial activity across the UK,and I will be ready and established fully by then.

How was your day ?

 

[Guest]

Not one of my better days

Well I suppose this is life so!!!

We had a phone call the other day to tell us Ingrid's Dad had been admitted to hostpital as he had banged his toe and it did not seem to heal infact the whole toe went black. At first it was thought that he had contracted gangrene and would need the thing amputated pronto !!! but then we couldnt understand all the tests that they were doing on him! Finally Ingrids's Mum was invited to the hostpital at 12.00 to discuss the Bone Marrow sample that they had taken from his hip!! Now I dont know if many of you are aware, but Ingrid suffered from Cancer 6 years ago Mercifully she responded well to treatment and is now classed as cured rather than in remission. So this bit of news sent her skyrocketing with worry and after several hours on the Intranet all the evidence pointed to leukemia. Frantic phone calls tp the hospital were rebuffed with " we will Know more after further tests and cannot possibly speculate at this time" Thanks guys!! Now Ingrid's mum has had 4 heart attacks and suffers from chronic angina, so you can imagine the goings on in our house Ingrid was now frantic about both Mum and Dad. 2.0clock came and still no news

Finally Ingrid got through to the ward and spoke to her Dad (who has remained in good humour throughout) Apparently he has

"A Blood Disorder called Thrombocythemia." Which though not Leukemia still requires chemotherapy to treat So at least we know (The funny bit is that we have been told " Not to worry about the toe! If it dies it will fall off painlessly") What do you do ? pick it up and just put it in the nearest bin or kick it under the table when no ones looking At least that provided us with a bit of cheer after the rest of the day !!! And Lara bless her little socks wanted to know if Grandad put it under his pillow would a toefairy come and leave him a pound (Kids eh!!!)

 

[Guest]

well i went for my interview at the hilton today. whent very well and the offered me a job as a Comis Chef and once i had finished my enrollement period i would be able to stay in any hilton in the world for £16 a night per person and 50% off the food....but then he mentioned for doing 39-40 hours a week it was only £11,500 pa. which if yuu ask me is a joke....not being big headed or anything but i have not trained to be a comis chef (aka, trainie) i have trained to be a chef de partie or a sous chef. but i have a trail day at The Lemon tree one day next week so we will see how that goes.

been doing the f-16 tonight. mostly "put together" but got a bit of filling before i can put a primer on it....then il find all the faults so have to do a lot more work lol.

 

[Guest]

We used to start junior engineers on that in Cunard line 15 years ago!!!

At the end of the day Richard interviews are always good experience. Good luck with the next one, hopefully they will have a more realistic package.

 

[Guest]

well hopefully this trialy day at The Lemon Tree goes well...otherwise i wil have to take the Hilton job as i have no other options at the moment and NEED a full time job.

thanks Richard...even if you do think im a girlie

 

[Guest]

Should you be telling us this :grinball2:

:nono: :nono: :nono: I guess you are a youngish Southron Chap as the word has much better and friendlier usage since before the nitwits corrupted it:music_too

 

[Guest]

let make this thread a sticky and keep it going for Nigel guys!

well today i got up nice and early to go to work as in the school holidays we start and finish and hour early.

I got into work and the other chef on duty looked a bit puzzled. i asked "am i not ment to be in for another hour?" to which he replied..."no, your not ment to be in at all...you booked it off" so basically they screwed it up and booked me off this weekend instead of next for Cosford. i dont know if they will be able to give it me off though and also problems with my girlfriends dad's health are looking like they will stop me going as well.

i got home and luckely i came on here instead of ringing Nigel straight away like i was going to. Even though i never met this great guy i felt like i knew him very well, as im sure most other people who have been here a while do. It felt like (to quote John) "i had been hit with a brick"

i could not really get in the mood to do any modeling so i sat down and watched poor saturday night tv with my parents....something i have not done in a long while!

then obviously when i was going to go to bed i felt like doing some more on my F-16. murpheys law all over again.

 

[Guest]

A busy day on Saturday

Hello all, well i had a busy day yesterday. No modelling on the small scale stuff for me No No No. My brother is a joiner and had asked me if i could give him a couple of hours help to construct some shelves for a pal of his. These were pre-fabricated by my bro who is extremely meticulous in his preparation of these jobs. Got on site and unloaded the 15 shelves and attendant support frames. Looked into the room which is now empty and realised the floor was off by 4" from one end to other £$£%%^ was the comment. :smile11:

Nothing for it as we were committed to putting these in, every upright support had to be cut to length working off of a datum line projected around the room above head height!. Also as an added enjoyment the walls were not square either and a little bit of leeway which had been allowed for in the sizes was still not enough! Finally after 7 hours the 2 hour job was done. :dancing1: Came home and had a well deserved rest. After dinner last night I viewed the forums and was shocked to learn of Nigels death. This put me into a state of numbness and as has been posted elsewhere our sincere condolences have been expreessed to his family.

Keep on modelling folks

cheers

Jim

 

[wonwinglo]

Richard,it was made a sticky some days ago,and yes we must keep it going in his name to remember a very special person.

 

[Guest]

Looked forward to flying in calm weather at our Sunday site. Calm? well the forecasters said "0 wind", we got 15mph gusting 20mph. Still twas in right direction for stability, cold tho'. Home and skived again, retired is the "bees knee's". Now where did that expression come from?

 

[wonwinglo]

Most of the day was spent sorting out my SBS-1 radar box,fitted the external antennae to the drainpipe and now I can pull in as far as Lydd and further to the North in Prestwick,this really is a neat piece of kit as you follow the aircraft trails across the country,the device logs altitude,speed,the Hex code and the airline,I have now learned how to tweak it for best performance and tomorrow experiment with some new Firmware to upgrade it.

Now the nights are drawing in it is time to think about indoor activities and perhaps organise the indoor den,it is amazing how things get pushed from here to there and then you have a job finding them ?

Anyway plenty to think about and to do,what a week this has been.

 

[Guest]

A really quiet day on Sunday, this is the first one that I can remember where we were able to sit down and read, a broadsheet and all of its attendant supplements, all the way through without many interruptions from the children :grinball2: It was the last day of the school holidays and a beautiful day too where all they wanted to do was play outside with their pals :dancing1: Got caught up on the household chores in the evening while my good lady watched "Prime Suspect". Why anyone would want to waste a good few hours in front of the goggle box I really cannot comprehend. Monday what an effort to get out of bed! Got to work on time and wished I'd slept in. opproblems with e-mails / computers / printers / fax machines... you name it there were problems. A good enough day for business and came home tired. Will be looking forward to a couple of hours in th eworkshop tonight , that is why an early check on the forums to see what is going on.

cheers

Jim

 

[Guest]

A good monday, because its my half term week, but im afraid i'm not going to get much modeling done, as GCSE coursework for french is getting me down. But im working on the schwimmwagen and the messerschmitt. the dornier i'm going to restart in a few days.

Euan

 

[Guest]

Well today i had family visiting making sure we were alright. I then done some sorting out looking at things. Playing with the kids just like my dad did. I planned to get my dads tank out and play with it with Michael just like dad but it has been raining all day. I came on here to see all these wonderful people showing their appreciation