Tell Us Something Really Trivial About Your Life (Vol 32)
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ApOrbital said:
Morning all i got the job and my back is nearly fixed.
Well done ApO, relief all round then! My eleven hour shift yesterday turned into a fourteen hour one, I had a signal go back on me momentarily (from green to red and back to green again) at Dremel Hempstead then my loco decided to expire spectacularly half way up the steep incline coming out of Northampton. Two hours delay it caused, right in the middle of the rush hour.... oops!
Edited by P5BNij on Friday 6th December 12:30
P5BNij said:
ApOrbital said:
Morning all i got the job and my back is nearly fixed.
Well done ApO, relief all round then! My eleven hour shift yesterday turned into a fourteen hour one, I had a signal go back on me momentarily (from green to red and back to green again) at Dremel Hempstead then my loco decided to expire spectacularly half way up the steep incline coming out of Northampton. Two hours delay it caused, right in the middle of the rush hour.... oops!
Edited by P5BNij on Friday 6th December 12:30
Ring! Ring!
MB: Mercedes Benz, good morning.
Me: Hello, my wife's car has broken down quite close to you and I wondered if you could help. We're customers of yours.
MB: What seems to be the trouble?
Me: The remote was playing up when I was at home so I had new batteries put in and now it won't work at all. I've tried to open it manually but the blade doesn't want to turn and I'm reluctant to force it. I walked home and got the spare keys but they don't work either. Could you send someone round to sort it out for me, please?
MB: One moment, Mr Cutler.
Long pause.
MB: Yes, that's all right Mr Cutler, well get it booked in, you bring it in and we'll get it sorted.
It reminded me of a bloke I used to work with who woke up one morning to find his wheels had been stolen overnight. He rang the main dealer to see if they could supply four new wheels and they said if he drove the car down they'd sort it out.
MB: Mercedes Benz, good morning.
Me: Hello, my wife's car has broken down quite close to you and I wondered if you could help. We're customers of yours.
MB: What seems to be the trouble?
Me: The remote was playing up when I was at home so I had new batteries put in and now it won't work at all. I've tried to open it manually but the blade doesn't want to turn and I'm reluctant to force it. I walked home and got the spare keys but they don't work either. Could you send someone round to sort it out for me, please?
MB: One moment, Mr Cutler.
Long pause.
MB: Yes, that's all right Mr Cutler, well get it booked in, you bring it in and we'll get it sorted.
It reminded me of a bloke I used to work with who woke up one morning to find his wheels had been stolen overnight. He rang the main dealer to see if they could supply four new wheels and they said if he drove the car down they'd sort it out.
glenrobbo said:
Bobberoo99 said:
Oooohhhh details please, and/or pictures!!!
Power steering failure? 
It was nowhere near as spectacular a failure as my previous one, in the dip just south of Bedford on the Midland line when my loco's crankcase blew, cue a very large sticky pool of oil underneath and a three hour wait for the rescue loco. I was in notch eight on full power to climb out of the dip, there was aloud bang, lots of metal on metal noises and then complete silence. Loads of fun!
Well then, some late shenanigans at youcouldn'tmakethiss
tup.com and a few errands to run on the way home saw me finally home at 2.30 pm, where I set about emptying the bins, checking the traps in the loft, one dead rat, cleaning the house and preparing tea, I've just finally sat down!!!
I must say P5B the second story of epic engine failure is better than the first!!!!
tup.com and a few errands to run on the way home saw me finally home at 2.30 pm, where I set about emptying the bins, checking the traps in the loft, one dead rat, cleaning the house and preparing tea, I've just finally sat down!!! I must say P5B the second story of epic engine failure is better than the first!!!!
Bobberoo99 said:
Well then, some late shenanigans at youcouldn'tmakethisstup.com and a few errands to run on the way home saw me finally home at 2.30 pm, where I set about emptying the bins, checking the traps in the loft, one dead rat, cleaning the house and preparing tea, I've just finally sat down!!!
I must say P5B the second story of epic engine failure is better than the first!!!!
The oily patch was still there months later but the noise was the best thing about it and it didn't half make me jump, far more frightening than any of the fires or derailments I've had in the past! Over the years there have been several tales of locos 'chucking a leg out of bed' with pistons going through the crank case heading for the scenery. One that comes to mind was a Brush (Loughborough) built Class 60 which was named 'Isambard Kingdom Brunel' for part of its life, it threw a piston right through the crankcase, through the bodywork eventually landing in a field outside the railway boundary. I was the last but one driver on it, it's now languishing amongst the weeds at Toton Yard (near Sandiacre and Long Eaton), neve to turn a wheel again.tup.com and a few errands to run on the way home saw me finally home at 2.30 pm, where I set about emptying the bins, checking the traps in the loft, one dead rat, cleaning the house and preparing tea, I've just finally sat down!!! I must say P5B the second story of epic engine failure is better than the first!!!!
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