Sweaty Dave – Page 6 – Going Postal

Shunting Cobbles

5th April 2018 Sweaty Dave 0

With spring just around the corner, allegedly, this winter project should be coming to a close, but so far there is little sign of that. The return of the eldest son from Uni meant decamping [more…]

Work on the layout has slowed a little with the recent weather disruptions affecting routines. The successful completion of the cyclists/ Sweeney run was also the closing of a chapter. As you can see Wiggins [more…]

Shunting into February

19th February 2018 Sweaty Dave 0

Thank you for all your kind comments upon this series of posts. As you’ve probably noticed the cyclists aren’t as reliable as they need to be, and that has been bothering me. They’re meant to [more…]

Shunting towards Spring

11th February 2018 Sweaty Dave 0

Following the terrible van attack witnessed in last month’s instalment, I am pleased to inform you that the cyclists have survived and are in good health. A kink in the road at the top of [more…]

Travails of a Volunteer

2nd February 2018 Sweaty Dave 0

I work for a very enlightened employer, it is as companies should be, and how most were 20 years ago, working in a patrician, supportive environment where employees are valued. Among many career opportunities and [more…]

Shunting into January

23rd January 2018 Sweaty Dave 0

Shunting on Finally back into the routine after something of a hiatus during the Christmas period. I had been looking forward to the break to get ahead, but the opposite occurred. Not only due to [more…]

Shunting Puzzle, Part Three

2nd January 2018 Sweaty Dave 2,705

Christmas Lull – Shunting on slowly Last time you saw a relatively quick transformation of my winter project – from bare shelf which was hollowed out, wired up, a baseboard added, ramp, rails and magnorail [more…]

Shunting Puzzle, Part Two

14th December 2017 Sweaty Dave 1,755

Shunting on A fortnight ago I outlined a plan for a winter project – both explaining and justifying it to myself and the esteemed audience of wankpuffins. Since then a lot of money has changed [more…]

EU directive – General Data Protection Regulations

7th December 2017 Sweaty Dave 1,800

You may be wondering why recently you have been getting post from banks, utilities and financial institutions amending Terms and Conditions. A new set of rules are coming into force in May next year, which [more…]