Flying Scotsman

[Eric CoxParticipant @ericcox50497]

Friday 22nd April 9:00pm ITV "Flying Scotsman with Robson Green"

covering its history an restoration.

[Eric CoxParticipant @ericcox50497]

[Nick_GParticipant @nick_g]

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Thanks for the heads up.

Nick

[mark costello 1Participant @markcostello1]

Did anyone ever notice that the old days quality had more elegance along with their names?

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Posted by mark costello 1 on 13/04/2016 14:14:11:

Did anyone ever notice that the old days quality had more elegance along with their names?

Not quite everything Mark!

Though I admit almost all steam engines are drop-dead sexy!

Cheers,

Dave

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

Not quite everything indeed, especially in winter

cludgie

Edited By Ady1 on 14/04/2016 09:30:02

[Eric CoxParticipant @ericcox50497]

Four Yorkshire men Monty Python

"That's luxury, when I were lad all we had were 'ole in't ground."

[pgk pgkParticipant @pgkpgk17461]

Lucky lad. We couldn't afford a hole. We had to sort it and save the urine to sell to the dye-works to make ends meet..

[Nick_GParticipant @nick_g]

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When I were a lad we were so poor that for central heating dad would suck a polo mint and we would sit round his breath.

Nick

[mark costello 1Participant @markcostello1]

Those seats look cold even from here!

[Sam Longley 1Participant @samlongley1]

That loo reminds me of some digs I stayed in once. I was disgusted at the state of the loo & complained & ended up by pointing out that it had no lock on the door.

Land lady said " No problem son. That loo has been there 40 years & we have not had a single bucket of s..t nicked yet"

Edited By Sam Longley 1 on 14/04/2016 15:34:52

[Martin CottrellParticipant @martincottrell21329]

Even for a forum renowned for "off topic" diversions this must surely beat all records for number of postings to reach complete subject "off-topicness" . Superb work chaps!!!

Thanks for the heads up Eric, date & time noted, now all I have to do is find a way of persuading SWMBO to relinquish the remote for an evening!

Regards Martin.

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Sorry for the diversion Eric and Martin, though it was fun.

I will of course be watching the programme thanks to Eric's helpful post.

Ta,

Dave

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

Thanks for the info Eric, looking forward to that one.

I like Robson Greens style of presenting and his Northumbrian series has been very good.

[WindyParticipant @windy30762]

Another Flying Scotsman **LINK**

[Clive IndiaParticipant @cliveindia]

Posted by Eric Cox on 14/04/2016 09:45:22:

Four Yorkshire men Monty Python

"That's luxury, when I were lad all we had were 'ole in't ground."

Similar for me Eric – but just a bucket. It had to be emptied – my dad it, saying he was going to do the s**t bucket samba!

There was a connection to FS – he was born in 1923

Edited By Clive India on 15/04/2016 09:29:57

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