Blather, Waffle and Poppycock!

[paulr]

You lucky b*gg*r

[Techno]

That sounds like a HUGE amount of fun, Davy !!

Somewhat of the opposite nature of what happened here this morning.

I'd got my morning tablets all sorted out, and left in the lid/tray, on the work surface, while I popped to the loo.
Whilst in the smallest room, I heard one of the mutts attempting to get at the empty tins of dog food, I'd left near my pills.

Back into the kitchen......Put empty tins 'out of reach' and went to pick up my pills......There was one of my blood pressure ones missing.
Couldn't find it anywhere.....Panic sets in....The damn dog must have taken it !.....EEEK !......More searching.....No the pill's definitely gone....Almost certainly down the dog's neck.

Phone the emergency vet....Waited for the call back.

Upshot of it was, even if the dog had taken the tablet....It wouldn't do him any harm.
Apparently vet's will prescribe exactly the same pill for dos with B/P problems.

PHEW !

Cheers - Phil

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

That will get your own blood pressure up then! 

[Westmarcher]

 

Indeed I am lucky b*gg*r, Paul (birthday gift from daughter), and 'yes' it was great fun, Phil.

Somehow, I've now got a hankering to invade somewhere ...

[Techno]

That will get your own blood pressure up then! 

It was 'stomach churning' more than anything, Will.

...But you're probably right. 

Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

I've whittered on about Flodden recently, so obviously I'm not doing anything about it.* Actually, I've been tidying up my Wars of the Roses stuff and as a balance, some 1960's British aeroplanes. These are great. They're so Science Fiction. I've got the majestic Vulcan, the perky Hunter, the ponderous Javelin and the workmanlike Canberra. My favourite is the English Electric Lightning. It was the Lightning that my Dad worked on or many years, and in certain aspects it looks just like Thunderbird 1.





*Actually, placed my final order(s) for the Scots today. Can get painting once they arrive.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

I rather suspect that it should be Thunderbird 1 looks like a Lightening. Sat in the cockpit of one once.

[fsn]

You're quite right. I got a real close up at a families day once. They are impressive beasties.

[Techno]

There used to be (what I assumed was a Lightning) on some sort of 'plinthy' type thing, very 'visible'.... very close to the A1 a few (?) miles South of Newark.

I never sussed what it was doing there, as the glimpses were so quick.

Anyone got any ideas what it was doing there ?

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Isn't Binbrook around there ? That would explain it.

IanS

[Techno]

Sounds more than feasible, Ian.

Ta. 

Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

Just received the V1's.  That's a chunky bit of kit. Can't wait to get some Cromwells chasing around it.

Although I admire the paint job on the Pendraken version, I'm not sure it would be sensible to have something so bomb-able in such lovely bright colours.


Seems a bit viridian to me. B&W photos seem to indicate some sort of camouflage. Any suggestions?


Also took delivery of the last of the Flodden Scots! I see many yellows in my future.

[Westmarcher]

Also took delivery of the last of the Flodden Scots! I see many yellows in my future.

The future is beige ..... and sandy ... and sandy/yellow! 

[Westmarcher]

For fans of Calvin & Hobbes, see the second photo in this link  :-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49015214

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Midstone, with flat brown and reflective green splodges.

[fsn]

Thanks Lemmey.

[pierre the shy]

Hello FSN

Here's a rather rushed photo of a American post war copy of the V1 called a Loon that I took on a very recent trip to the RNZAF museum in Christchurch that they acquired from the Smithsonian Institute. Our guide remarked that while the missile was American it was finished in correct German colours (probably Luftwaffe 65 Hellblau (light blue) undersides with 70 Schwarzgrun (black green) and/or 71 Dunkelgrun (Dark Green) upper surfaces).    



Hope that helps.

[fsn]

Thanks Pierre.

Looks like they paint straight lines line I do. 

[John Cook]

Count me out - OFSTED will probably hound you for not flogging more Maths and English into them in order to destroy their joy and imagination. The country needs a subservient workforce to make the rich richer. How dare you make education fun!

Epsilons are always necessary.

[d_Guy]

Can't wait to get some Cromwells chasing around...

Yes, I think Paul and Pierre-the-Shy share your anticipation with their planned pre-Dunbar battle coming up. 

Also took delivery of the last of the Flodden Scots! I see many yellows in my future.

Congrats! May the saffron be with you!
Here is a saffron discussion thread:
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,17061.0.html