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Was at the Nene Valley gala last weekend and was pleasantly surprised at how few (only saw a couple myself) window wallies were around.
However, I'm also going to Swanage in a few weeks and for some bizarre reason, this seems to be a gala where they are out in force!
I suppose all the m*ngs will be out at the NVR gala this weekend, waving furiously. Hopefully, a strategically positioned cricket bat will be placed in the shrubbery!
Flailers, wtf is that all about? And, if they're not flailing, they are pulling what can only be described as a neo-nazi salute.
Maybe I'm getting old.
Will have a couple of hours to kill here tomorrow and was wondering which is the best platform (and end) to stand on to get some decent photos.
Thanks.
Thanks for the offer but after many years in the 'plane spotting' fraternity, where jargon and buzz words are just as common as they are in this hobby, I'm just getting used to speaking normally again without the need to feel as though I fit in more by using certain lingo.
I can't understand half of what you write, all of those special phrases that I would have known years ago when I was one of the 'in crowd'.
That aside, I did enjoy reading it!
I didn't think platform tickets still existed!
So, my local station is only manned at certain times of the day. Outside of those hours, you need a ticket from the machine at the front entrance of the station to gain platform access. My question is, are these machines equipped to dish out...
Amen to that, as I found out to my cost earlier on this year. It wasn't helped by members of the Yorkshire Police SWAT team parked like idiots in the official car park.