Random Stuff!

[Kevin Farnell]

I also had the Airfix BOAC concorde. It must have been tooled up before much information was available about the real aircraft as I seem to remember the nose in particular didn't bare much relation to the real thing. I can understand how you chipped the nose as it was quite delicate being covered with a blue transfer.

This was the model that my Dad built for me -

I realise that it was significantly different from the 'in service' aircraft, but in comparison to the prototypes, it doesn't fair too badly -

Obviously, the nose and visor was very much modified for the commercial aircraft, as was the rear fuselage section, which was lengthened.
If you want to re-live old times, I've seen an original Airfix Concorde (un-built) on E-Bay at 65 Euros

Kevin

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Dinky Boeing 737

Just wondering if anyone else had one of these -

I certainly remember having one, but cannot recall the colour scheme. I do recall that the cheatline and tail logo were stuck on paper and also remember the switch behind the wing, which would raise and lower the undercarriage.
Sadly, I also remember pushing mine off the coffee table (undercarriage down) as fast as I could expecting it to land smoothly. Result, one of the main gears broken off. I was very upset.

Kevin

 

[wolfheze]

Never seen one of those before . Looks as if it's based on the series 100 737 of which I think lufthansa were the only operators. Did have a tornado and jaguar which had the retractable undercarriage actuated by a sliding switch on top of the fuselage.

 

[wolfheze]

Will try to do that over the weekend

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[Butty]

I keep having flashbacks to May 22 2011.

I keep having flashbacks to May 22 2011.

I was decorated and cutting in below the radiator when the final whistle went. I am decorating again next weekend. Maybe I shouldn't. Good performance yesterday. All they need to do next week is "build a wall, a great wall, gonna keep those Bristolians out, nasty people able to grab a goal, white lines and bring us down. Gotta build a wall. Bigly beautiful wall. Gonna get Blackburn or maybe Nottingham to pay for it. Make city great again. City first (or at least 21st). Fake news we are top of the league. Nasty media been against us. Keep on right."

 

[Brum X]

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Loving the West Midlands Bus

 

[Butty]

How to say wolfheze. You have surprised me as I thought you had a very long shelf.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Loving the West Midlands Bus

Aah, a 'Wumpty bus' as we used to call them.
'Wumpty' derived from 'West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive' (WMPTE), the organisation responsible for operating the services, back then.

Kevin

 

[Butty]

May have been mentioned already, but full length runway now showing on Google Earth, although not the phone version. Looks good and like a damn good proper airport.'

 

[wolfheze]

Loving the West Midlands Bus

Thought I would get a bus for the cabinet as they played such a big part of my life before I was old enough for motorcycles/cars. Have only used the bus 4 or 5 times since and two of those were for nostalgia trips. Am afraid I'm old enough to remember the old staircase at the back buses with conductors which my mum used to take me on to Birmingham city centre to visit my aunt who worked in the toy department at the co op, I quite liked going to see my aunt! I can also remember the underpass at Yardley being built. looking from the top deck i was a bit alarmed at how far down it was .

 

[58terminus]

Am afraid I'm old enough to remember the old staircase at the back buses with conductors

Do you remember the inspectors?In those days to us youngsters they were almost equivalent to policemen.
My how things change and what an impossible job that would be now.

 

[wolfheze]

Yes I do remember them. Don't ever remember any fare dodgers being apprehended though. Talking of policemen I can recall being caught playing on a building site when I was about 9 and absolutely crapping myself. I felt almost ashamed and was so relieved when he decided not to march me back home to my parents.

 

[58terminus]

Don't ever remember any fare dodgers being apprehended though.

With conductors and inspectors fare dodging would not have been easy and if you held up the bus by arguing your fellow
passengers would soon tell you to get off. Not like today when they need to stop busses and do ticket inspections with a police presence.I'm like a lot of people with a choice and they are now unfortunately a last resort.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Am afraid I'm old enough to remember the old staircase at the back buses .

I can remember (just about), trolley buses running from Bloxwich to Walsall (I believe that Walsall was the last place in the country to operate trolley buses).

Two trolley buses shown at the main bus stop, High Street Bloxwich in 1969 (I would have been 5 at the time) -

Photo credit - Claire Pendrous.
If there were two trolley buses at the stop and the rear one needed to depart first, the pantograph (is that correct for trolley buses? I know it's the term for the overhead electrical pickup for trains) of the first bus had to be unhooked, using a long pole. Once the rear bus had move past, the first bus had to be re-connected to the overhead electric cables.

Do you remember the inspectors?In those days to us youngsters they were almost equivalent to policemen.
My how things change and what an impossible job that would be now.

We used to live in fear of the inspectors. Not that we ever used to try and get away without paying, it was just their authority that put the fear of God into us. Along with 'which pocket did I put my ticket in?'.
I can certainly remember people (usually young lads) being turfed off the bus by the inspector.

Kevin

 

[58terminus]

We used to live in fear of the inspectors. Not that we ever used to try and get away without paying, it was just their authority that put the fear of God into

Was on a bus in San Francisco a few years ago when a policeman got on.First reaction was oh dear whats going on but
he sat down in front of us and was very friendly.He told us the Major had instructed the police to spend less time cruising in cars and start riding public transport more.Maybe our new Mayor might take note.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Was on a bus in San Francisco a few years ago when a policeman got on.First reaction was oh dear whats going on but
he sat down in front of us and was very friendly.He told us the Major had instructed the police to spend less time cruising in cars and start riding public transport more.

Hopefully, He wasn't on an emergency call

Kevin

 

[wolfheze]

Hopefully, He wasn't on an emergency call

Kevin

Did he say ' I know what your thinking, did he fire 6 shots or only 5?

 

[Ray Finkle]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39760411

 

[Barry Beeth]

Told you they wouldn't all win!
Now you know why I don't bet!
Relieved for The Blues, let that be a lesson...
#PunditKing
#KRO
#BoingBoing

 

[richard winterbourn]

Shakespeare, who? I can see it now, Harry Redknap International Airport.....