Engineering
Shunting Cobbles
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…]
Sweaty Dave
Arts
Shunting Prototypes
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…]
Engineering
Shunting into February
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…]
Engineering
Shunting towards Spring
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…]
Politics
Travails of a Volunteer
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…]
Engineering
Shunting into January
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…]
Engineering
Shunting Puzzle, Part Three
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…]
Engineering
Shunting Puzzle, Part Two
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…]
European Union
EU directive – General Data Protection Regulations
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…]