Mundane News

[Mad Doug Biker]

We live near a railway line... its behind the houses on the other side of the road..... mainly intercity things or small commuters.... but the odd steam train and in summer when windows open...you really notice the long rumbling frieght trains in the middle of the night hopefully moving in a month or two.....one of the houses we looked at had the same line as us at the bottom of a very short garden.....

The woman said don't worry you soon get used to the trains..... I said "don't worry we already are....." whilst thinking not flipping close to my house though.... we are hopefully buying one no where near a line...

Where abouts are you?? I.e. what line??

 

[simon the viking]

Where abouts are you?? I.e. what line??

Burton on trent so York to London line.....

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Burton on trent so York to London line.....

Oooohhh, the ECML!! I would ask if you wanted to swap, but only if you were next to the line, not across the road from it!!

EDIT: The MML, my mistake.

 

[potsy]

I am dunking some Mcvities plain chocolate digestives in my tea

 

[simon the viking]

Oooohhh, the ECML!! I would ask if you wanted to swap, but only if you were next to the line, not across the road from it!!

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-51553381.html

If you want to live near the line then this is the house we viewed, bottom of the garden is the line...... bit too close for us (and the one we are buying is bigger anyway)

 

[mybike]

Last time I did it the battery only had 6 volts in it , charged it up and it was OK but this time I maybe not so lucky

If it only read 6volts you were lucky to get any appreciable charge into it. Sounds like you have some dead cells.

 

[HertzvanRental]

I'm off to see "The History Boys"

 

[numbnuts]

If it only read 6volts you were lucky to get any appreciable charge into it. Sounds like you have some dead cells.

I think a new battery will be on the cards before winter.

 

[Dec66]

@Dec66

I have never had any expeience of Golden Barbs though (mainly goldfish and small fish like Zebra Danioa and a Plec) so maybe they require/can endure different water conditions to what I am used to, but, still, 4 days??

We'll see what happens to her replacement. If nothing else we can always cake them in olive oil and salt, and pretend they're anchovies.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-51553381.html

If you want to live near the line then this is the house we viewed, bottom of the garden is the line...... bit too close for us (and the one we are buying is bigger anyway)

And not a mention of the railway!!

It is the MML (Midland Mainline), not the ECML (East Coast Mainline) my mistake!

Hmmm, still reasonable, but nowhere as good as either the ECML or the WCML (West Coast)!!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

There's a monstrous traffic snarl up around the south of the Blackwall tunnel.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

We'll see what happens to her replacement. If nothing else we can always cake them in olive oil and salt, and pretend they're anchovies.

After all that, they will probably live to a ripe old age, making you wonder what all the fuss was about!

 

[stephec]

@Dec66

I have never had any expeience of Golden Barbs though (mainly goldfish and small fish like Zebra Danioa and a Plec) so maybe they require/can endure different water conditions to what I am used to, but, still, 4 days??

What kind of plec did you have?

This one's about ten years old now, and about a foot long.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I am dunking some Mcvities plain chocolate digestives in my tea

........ Pervert!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

What kind of plec did you have?

This one's about ten years old now, and about a foot long.

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Well, I say it is a Plec, they are called 'Hong Kong Plecs', but it is actualy a Loach (thanks for reminding me). We had one that lasted for years and grew no longer than about 3 inches, but our current one is still young, so is all ickle!