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Since Noddy gave up, the singer is Steve Whalley. The thing I like most about Steve is that he does NOT try to sing like Nod did, but rather does it all in his own way, so to me, that brings on another dimension to the greatness that is/was/will always be Slade. He is also a very nice bloke, and will have a chat with you, about anything you care to want to chat about, at any time.
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Radar!
What a fabulous story!! You are quite correct in thinking, that I must know some/all of the roads mentioned in the omlette-stroadinary (well, that sounds better then egg stroadinary, hee hee hee) tale.
I too once had a C90, but it was about 500hand (rather than 2nd hand!), but it got me to work for a while, in times of need. Well until the piston decided to say hello to the front wheel!).BLOOP!!! BLOOP!!! BLOOP!!!
Hey Radar
Hey Radar
You said that twice!!!
You said that twice!!!
Or should I blame my double vision on the beer???
Or should i blame my double vision on the beer???Slade are (STILL) an excellent band to see live, even though Noddy Holder packed it all in 14 years ago! They still rock, and are worth going to see!
Not gonna type that last paragraph another time, am too pizzzed!
Not gonna type that last paragraph another time, am too pizzzed!BLOOP!!! BLOOP!!! BLOOP!!!
Whey yi bugga maw!!!
I’m just six miles aalang the roaad from Morpeth, in Ashington.BLOOP!!! BLOOP!!! BLOOP!!!
MEGA smilin’, coz seein’ my fave band, for the 305th time! So, need ya’s 2 wish me luck tomorrow (Sat 16th April), coz I ridin from Geordieland to Chesterfield (to a railway museum), then from there, to Skegness (MCN weekend), for SLADE!
I would’ve gone on the train but need to get home earlier than the Sunday trains from Skeggy can get me back, as I start work at 4pm (that would’ve been a kinda busmans holiday, coz when I get to work, I gotta drive a train to Edinburgh and back!).BLOOP!!! BLOOP!!! BLOOP!!!
Thanx for all of your comments, questions etc. Soz it’s taken a while to reply to em, that’s coz I been away on an overnighter at work (lodge at Aberdeen, or Inverness several times each month).
Anyway, here goes, in no particular order…….The black door is a fairly new un, and leads into my kitchen. The old blue door is a coal hole, which once lead into an indoor coalhouse. The bricks near the bin are to fill in the coal hole, once I get around to removing that old door, hence why it hasn’t been painted to match the back door! Inside, next to the coalhouse was a pantry. As I have gas now, I knocked down the walls of the pantry and coalhouse (that’s where the pile of bricks came from!!),and that makes a very conveniant space in my kitchen where my bike is kept (a lot safer than leaving it outside!!).
I like the update on the GS500, one of the reasons I bought it. Also, as I keep it in the kitchen, I think a Bandit may be a bit too large for the space I have available?
I remember the last journeys of the Deltics too, worked on em quite a lot. Now I drive GNER electrics, and HST’s through Welham Green, to Kings Cross, or up into Scotland, from Newcastle. (The Deltic that was at Nene Valley is now up at Barrow Hill, near Chesterfield. It is doing a Kings Cross to Edinburgh run next Saturday, the 23rd of April-don’t know what time though).
Yes Digger, I go to laoadsa gigs, whenever I can. I’ll be at Skegness Butlins tomorrow, at the MCN bash (Sat 16th April), for Slade, my all time faves. If any of ya’s will be there, I’ll be the guy with the white Slade shirt on, and the big camera!
Next gig after that is Magnum, at Wolverhampton, next Friday, the 22nd April.The notice in my kitchen window says ‘No Parking-24 hour access required’. That is coz I work shifts, and sometimes ppl visiting neighbours end up parking outside MY house and blocking my bike in (mind you, that is a BRILL excuse for being late for work, lol!!).
Finally, for now, I’d like to say a massive THANXALOT for the mega welcome, from you all!!BLOOP!!! BLOOP!!! BLOOP!!!
Bloody Hell Radar, I used to drive those old rattly DMU’s, were murder when wrong kind of leaves on the line, wheels used to slip like fook, and often fail to stop at stations (don’t blame the driver, lol!!!).
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This is my bike. ^^^^
And for those of you who don’t know what a Deltic is, here is a foto of one below (not D9001 tho, lol!).BLOOP!!! BLOOP!!! BLOOP!!!
Thanx for the welcome!
I have just posted some info in the ‘what do you ride’ section, under the topic title of D9001.BLOOP!!! BLOOP!!! BLOOP!!!
As a train driver, I totally agree with freight being put back onto the railways (even though I drive expresses, and often get held up by slower moving freight trains ahead of me, grrrr!).
Re spillage, a diesel locomotive with a full tank of fuel will also leak out when at high speed on curves. I questioned this many years ago, and was told that by law(??) diesel fuel tanks had to have a spillage outlet because that type of fuel ‘expands’ due to being subjected to even slight heat such as say caused by sun shining onto the fuel tank. I have never, ever found out if this is indeed the case, so don’t quote me!
I find that not only are lorries/trucks/wagons etc to blame for road spillage, also buses are real culprits too, especially in the early morning when they’ve just left their depot with a full tank of juice.BLOOP!!! BLOOP!!! BLOOP!!!
