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topic: 724Who needs Templot when we have snow?
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posted: 7 Feb 2009 14:03

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Brian Lewis
 
United Kingdom

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Being cut off from civilisation and having had no postal or carrier collections and deliveries in two days, yesterday I loaded the 4x4 with three sacks of parcels and drove 5 miles of ungritted roads, to the nearest post office.

Last night Mrs. L looked out of a first floor window and said, "Your tyre tracks have created a workable layout plan".

It was true - a passable plan with double tracks, a crossover and some sidings where I had backed the vehicle.

Beats making snowmen......

Regards

Brian Lewis

posted: 7 Feb 2009 14:19

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sevenmil
 
 

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Brian Lewis wrote:
Being cut off from civilisation and having had no postal or carrier collections and deliveries in two days, yesterday I loaded the 4x4 with three sacks of parcels and drove 5 miles of ungritted roads, to the nearest post office.

Last night Mrs. L looked out of a first floor window and said, "Your tyre tracks have created a workable layout plan".

It was true - a passable plan with double tracks, a crossover and some sidings where I had backed the vehicle.

Beats making snowmen......

Regards

Brian Lewis
Nice One Brian
cheers   sevenmil

posted: 7 Feb 2009 14:59

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Brian W Lewis
 
Lakeland - United Kingdom

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Brian Lewis wrote: (snipped)
Last night Mrs. L looked out of a first floor window and said, "Your tyre tracks have created a workable layout plan".
Photos? Photos?

Oh all right then, a Templot plan will do :D

(From t'other Brian Lewis [i.e. "dubya"])

posted: 7 Feb 2009 16:46

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Brian Lewis
 
United Kingdom

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Brian W Lewis wrote:
Photos? Photos?

Oh all right then, a Templot plan will do :D

(From t'other Brian Lewis [i.e. "dubya"])

Photos? Sorry Dubya, now obliterated by caterpillar track marks. I spent the morning hauling logs up from the log store in the woods.

If the light in the Lakes is like it is here then you should be out photographing the fells......

Regards

Brian Lewis

posted: 7 Feb 2009 17:29

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Brian W Lewis
 
Lakeland - United Kingdom

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Brian Lewis wrote:
Brian W Lewis wrote:
Photos? Photos?

Oh all right then, a Templot plan will do :D

(From t'other Brian Lewis [i.e. "dubya"])

Photos? Sorry Dubya, now obliterated by caterpillar track marks. I spent the morning hauling logs up from the log store in the woods.

If the light in the Lakes is like it is here then you should be out photographing the fells......

Regards

Brian Lewis
Indeed I should, Brian. However, other things demand my attention at the moment.:(

posted: 7 Feb 2009 21:14

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Glen Suckling
 
Oswego - New York USA

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Hi Brian,

The snow storm in the UK made our news programs here. How much did you get?

In Oswego county we just passed the 200 inch mark for this winter. No real storms so far - just "lake effects" from the winds crossing Lake Ontario. The difference of course is that we are equipped for it. I hate to think of the chaos that a decent snowfall can cause on the roads in the UK, and to the 3rd rail systems. You can always stay indoors and build trains until it melts.

Glen

posted: 8 Feb 2009 00:36

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Brian Lewis
 
United Kingdom

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Hi Glen,

This is Somerset, where is is said, "The air  is sweet, the people are pure and only the bookmakers are vile". I live on an inlier, 470 feet above the surrounding lands, (which are mainly peat moors) and here it is usually 2-3 degrees cooler than the surrounding land. But even so, 1994 was the last time we had snow here. Normally the ponds in my grounds never have even the slightest film of ice.

200 inches?  I am grateful for your willingness to accept it.

Regards

Brian Lewis

posted: 8 Feb 2009 01:38

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Nigel Brown
 
 

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Hi Brian

Have you thought of building a logging railroad to bring up the logs? Much more fun than a Caterpillar

cheers
Nigel

posted: 8 Feb 2009 10:16

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Brian Lewis
 
United Kingdom

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Nigel Brown wrote:
Have you thought of building a logging railroad to bring up the logs? Much more fun than a Caterpillar
Hi Nigel,

For four years I did work for TML when they were building the Channel Tunnel, keeping the Schoma and RFS locos running. When construction had finished, I could have purchased the Hunslet rack railway that served the adit for little more than scrap value.

I did think seriously, but never did anything about it. Pity - a 90cm rack would have made an interesting 'garden' railway.

Regards

Brian Lewis



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