Signs you post on the forum a little too much...

[bakerstreet]

..so I'm writing an email including the word 'private' in the text and due to one or two errant letters that I type my smartphone autocorrects to ORCATS...
In caps no less !
Aren't phones (too) clever (by half)

 

[Domh245]

I thought that this was going to be one of those humorous threads where we post funny situations which give away the fact we post on here, for example, suggesting the 442s as a solution to *any* problem:

Housing shortage: 442 cars refurbished with beds and kitchens and parked in a field
Lack of children's playground equipment: Various 442 parts removed and placed on astroturf

etc

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

When I saw the title of this thread, I thought someone was having a go at the number of daily postings I make (most on the Quizzes and Games forum)...:roll:

 

[backontrack]

I thought that this was going to be one of those humorous threads where we post funny situations which give away the fact we post on here, for example, suggesting the 442s as a solution to *any* problem:

Housing shortage: 442 cars refurbished with beds and kitchens and parked in a field
Lack of children's playground equipment: Various 442 parts removed and placed on astroturf

etc

Well, why can't it be?

 

[sprinterguy]

Housing shortage: 442 cars refurbished with beds and kitchens and parked in a field

There's been a great conversion in the Robin Hood's Bay area (Hawsker, to be precise) of a mark 3 restaurant car into high quality, air conditioned holiday accommodation. It's basically like a great big (75 foot) static caravan. So, you know, I'm sure we could find a similar use for 442 vehicles.

 

[SS4]

I thought that this was going to be one of those humorous threads where we post funny situations which give away the fact we post on here, for example, suggesting the 442s as a solution to *any* problem:

Housing shortage: 442 cars refurbished with beds and kitchens and parked in a field
Lack of children's playground equipment: Various 442 parts removed and placed on astroturf

etc

What about a 442 shortage?

One could be using three letter station codes in the spoken word - "I need to collect my tickets from BHM"

 

[Bevan Price]

..so I'm writing an email including the word 'private' in the text and due to one or two errant letters that I type my smartphone autocorrects to ORCATS...
In caps no less !
Aren't phones (too) clever (by half)

Can't you turn off autocorrect ? I have on my computer because it created more problems than it solved. Now, any typos are usually due to me hitting the wrong key on the keyboard, or to not hitting the key hard enough.

 

[Tracked]

it's all the fault of those 142s though, isn't it?

 

[TheEdge]

it's all the fault of those 142s though, isn't it?

Not if you ran them in multiple with 442s.

 

[Tracked]

Not if you ran them in multiple with 442s.

Wouldn't that cause problems with the 3rd rail though?

 

[TheEdge]

Wouldn't that cause problems with the 3rd rail though?

Well no, because the 442s have obviously had diesel engines and panoramic windows fitted to work over the S&C.

 

[Tracked]

Well no, because the 442s have obviously had diesel engines and panoramic windows fitted to work over the S&C.

That's good, I thought the S&C was getting the redundant 91's and shortened MKIV ranks ...

 

[TheEdge]

That's good, I thought the S&C was getting the redundant 91's and shortened MKIV ranks ...

No, they are going onto the GEML to supplement the released 373 rakes.

What makes this more silly is so far I have drawn only from posts I've seen here...

 

[FQ]

I'm loving this thread!

 

[Trainfan344]

No, they are going onto the GEML to supplement the released 373 rakes.

What makes this more silly is so far I have drawn only from posts I've seen here...

We'll need them for the 24tph on the Suburbans...

 

[backontrack]

I'm loving this thread!

Reminded me of this.

 

[FQ]

Lol!

 

[asylumxl]

Everyone knows the D-trains are the solution to all our woes.

 

[D365]

Everyone knows the D-trains are the solution to all our woes.

In all seriousness; "Wibble of the Month" award has to go to the Class 373 "Life after Eurostar" discussion...

 

[43074]

In all seriousness; "Wibble of the Month" award has to go to the Class 373 "Life after Eurostar" discussion...

To be fair, I'm surprised the OP didn't come under an even greater barrage of fire after making the suggestion, it ticks so many RailUK boxes it's ridiculous... XC services from Brighton, trying to get more use out of life expired trains, trying to run more trains where no capacity, will or finance exists to do so etc etc

Imagine the chaos that would have ensued had he proposed using 442s between Brighton and Basingstoke, where an 88 would attach and haul it to Manchester, hence solving the Voyager 'problem' as well...

 

[Clip]

Getting told off for calling members by their names before the change means I am on here too much lol.

And my love of the D Trains.

 

[FQ]

Getting told off for calling members by their names before the change means I am on here too much lol.

And my love of the D Trains.

The change?

 

[Clip]

Their name change sorry was late lol

 

[D6975]

There's been a great conversion in the Robin Hood's Bay area (Hawsker, to be precise) of a mark 3 restaurant car into high quality, air conditioned holiday accommodation. It's basically like a great big (75 foot) static caravan. So, you know, I'm sure we could find a similar use for 442 vehicles.

I believe the coaches at Dawlish Warren are falling apart and going to be scrapped in the not too distant....

 

[Cletus]

I don't think I post too much on here, but I think everyone else does.
It takes that long to catch up, I have to stop work to keep up.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

it's all the fault of those 142s though, isn't it?

Cheeky bugger, ain't you...?

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I admit I have spent too much time here because I have seen train situations and wondered what other users would think. Mind you, I spend too much time bantering with Northern as I now ID trains not by journey but Headcode

 

[Tracked]

Cheeky bugger, ain't you...?

I'd have blamed the Northern 319's, but they've all broken down in the cold weather

 

[krus_aragon]

A sign you read the General Discussion forum too often:

When you see shark attacks covered in the papers, you tell yourself you've misread “shack” again...

 

[Mojo]

A sign you read the General Discussion forum too often:

When you see shark attacks covered in the papers, you tell yourself you've misread “shack” again...

That thread is so annoying!

 

[Trainfan344]

When your post is removed because you mentioned 442s... :P

(Well they did have right to remove it I suppose)