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  1. Acey

    LNER advert for Londoners

    This.as a born and bred Southerner I have never found any difference between North and South ,both have good and bad regarding friendliness ,it's a myth, I reckon! along with all Southerners are loaded ,the worse car drivers are in the south and beer up North is superior ,I think you lot up...
  2. Acey

    Are drivers trained on what to expect to feel from a derailment?

    Had no training but have had 3 derailments ( in yard 5 mph ) if at the driving end it's a bit hard to miss !
  3. Acey

    Lewes derailment - Thursday 13th August

    Having had three derailments in my railway career, albeit they were in a yard so low speed (5mph), if the driving coach derails (twice), you certainly feel itgets somewhat bumpy. When I had a rearmost unit derail, all I felt was a reduction in motive power for 5 seconds or so, until someone...
  4. Acey

    Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you

    Chefs that serve fish with head and tail intact ! why ? I'm not going to eat the top and tail and the thought of those cold reproachful eyes staring blankly up at me puts me right off ! ditto carrots served with the top end ,only going to end up the bin and not suitable for composting ,just...
  5. Acey

    Trouble with Screenwash Nozzles

    I'm not sure WD40 is a good idea ,isn't it oil based ? which may make things worse !
  6. Acey

    Now Playing....

    Good choice,very underated band !
  7. Acey

    What made you happy today?

    Seeing grapes for the first time on the vine I planted a few years ago :D
  8. Acey

    Supermarkets discussion

    Sainsbury’s own brand in 6 packs are nice,get some most weeks !
  9. Acey

    Supermarkets discussion

    Each to his own,generally I find that essential items are usually not a problem and if an item is not available and there is no suitable substitute I simply go without ! like I said it suits me,I have better things to do than wander around supermarket aisles ,I done that for the best part of 50...
  10. Acey

    Supermarkets discussion

    To answer the above,I use Sainsburys at Sevenoaks,never have I had any issues with use-by dates,now again they may not have an item that I wanted but their substitutes are usually ok.in 4 years only once have I not wanted the substitute item The convenience of c&c over-rides the occasional...
  11. Acey

    Supermarkets discussion

    What a load of faffing around ,all this self scan/smart scan etc,I simply click and collect ,order online from the comfort of my home and simply load up the car at the c&c point,stress free,no queueing and quick ,haven't been in a supermarket since the Coved outbreak !
  12. Acey

    What is the closest you've come to meeting your maker?

    Slipping while crossing the Aonach Eagach ridge at a particularly narrow part ( luckily I didn't sky dive ) and treading on the juice rail while carrying out shunting duties in Grove Park Depot !
  13. Acey

    Your favourite stretches of road

    That's a stunning drive,done it back in 1981 ,two things I remember (apart from the scenery ) the lack of traffic,think we only saw two other vehicles in about 6 hours and the constant gear changing required !
  14. Acey

    The "And in other news..." thread

    Sorry,have to disagree,the incident was reported in quite a few other news outlets,all made a point of saying he was from London ( maybe he was born in another part of the country anyway ) I get fed up with the generalisation that all southerners are rich ,soft ,litter dropping morons ,a whole...
  15. Acey

    The "And in other news..." thread

    Why was it necessary to point out that he was a Londoner ? is this another example of the general dislike of Southerners ( Londoners in particular ) would his place of resident have been been mentioned if he was from say,Swindon ?
  16. Acey

    Southern English attitude to air con - curious to me

    Breaks my heart paying an exorbitant amount of money to heat my house let alone paying to cool it !
  17. Acey

    Red arrows Hawk T1 replacement

    Ultimately ( and rightly so) the jet the MOD/RAF chooses will be the best option for it's fast jet training module,a display team using the new trainer will be a secondary consideration !
  18. Acey

    What made you happy today?

    Getting my house insurance renewed for about a third of the price after my previous insurer upped the cost by 25% !
  19. Acey

    Natural phenomenon you have witnessed?

    That's exactly what happened to us,up at 06.00 thick fog ,thought we were in for a no- view type of day,then at about 2000 feet, in the space of about 6 feet we broke out into into a sea of cloud ,from dull and damp to warm and sunny in an instant!amazing day ,even saw a couple of Valley Hawks ...
  20. Acey

    Natural phenomenon you have witnessed?

    After 25 trips up Snowdon I think I've experienced everything Mother Nature can throw at me :D

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