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Yes but some of us pop up elsewhere - unexpected!!:37::37::37:

My tenth anniversary of hitting the keys on this site yesterday i think. I was always bit slow in those days so it was nearly a month old when I joined! Well done and thanks to all.

There is probably more rolling sock than there is sings overall as some are: a) pet projects but there is no cash at present to take forward, buying the carcass or heap of parts is relatively cheap compared to the cash, time and expertise to "restore" it to use which will be historically...

Enjoy and I note autocorrect translated whatever I had typed in for pounds as points - and points means prizes ..... sorry I haven't a clue!

I think they just do not have storage capacity. There is a lot at the Pickering end under canvas wraps and been there years on sidings next to the running lines. Most places have no alternative but to leave some coaches outside. Many a preserved railway is cluttered with spare rolling stock...

This is prompted by Marianna"s question in the hatbox and there is insufficient room there to reply. Keighley which she mentioned has the River Aire flowing through it joined by the Rver Worth (as in Keighley and Worth Valley ....) and for initial flood watch scheme the Aire is divided into...

Even for younger ones like me!!

I saw C & W both in Skipton and Homfirth and quite different from the Summer Winos. C & W were in character although unscripted. The Summer Winos are dressed as Compo and Cleggy but not in character and are keen to point out they are not obsessive about the show. I saw their trial run at the...

If a gang of robbers dove into a swimming pool, would that cause a crime wave?

Murphy's Technology Law #3: Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe, and he'll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it, and he'll have to touch to be sure. Murphy's Technology Law #4: All great discoveries are made by mistake.

Murphy's Technology Law #1: Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence. Murphy's Technology Law #2: Technology is dominated by those who manage what they do not understand.

A sales rep, an administration clerk and their manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a genie comes out in a puff of smoke. The genie says, "I usually only grant three wishes, so I'll give each of you just one." "Me first! Me first!" says the admin...

You're not fat, you're just...easier to see.

While working as a radiology technician in a hospital emergency room, I took x-rays of a trauma patient. I brought the films to our radiologist, who studied the multiple fractures of the femurs and pelvis. "What happened to this patient?" he asked in astonishment. "He fell out of a tree," I...

My Saturday was going well until I realized it was Sunday.

A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport. After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, nonstop from New York to Los Angeles. The weather ahead is...

~ Help keep the kitchen clean - eat out. ~ My next house will have no kitchen --- just vending machines.

~ If we are what we eat, then I'm easy, fast, and cheap. ~ A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.

A messy kitchen is a happy kitchen and this kitchen is delirious. A clean kitchen is a sign of a misspent life.

Last year I entered a marathon. The race started and immediately I was the last of the runners. It was embarrassing. The guy who was in front of me, second to last, was making fun of me. He said, "Hey buddy, how does it feel to be last?" I replied: "You really want to know?" Then I dropped...