Best Xmas present?

D6975 · 25 Dec 2015

trainophile said:
Well yes, but I'm a bit short on rich relatives this year .

I was wondering whether there is such thing as a one year ALR, and if so how much might it cost? Could be worth re-mortgaging the house for...

IIRC there used to be a season ticket to 'any other BR station'. Not sure if it still exists.

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Minilad · 25 Dec 2015

D6975 said:
No, there's usually enough left over for a curry on Boxing day.

Badum Tish

You're here all week :lol:

Peter Mugridge · 25 Dec 2015

Crossover said:
I received a hardback version of a Bradshaws - 1861 version I think, but not particularly pocket sized!

Is that Bradshaw's Railway Handbook 1861? A full description of the railway rather than the timetables? Snap! I got one this morning as well.

D6975 said:
IIRC there used to be a season ticket to 'any other BR station'. Not sure if it still exists.

I believe it was abolished upon or around the time of privatisation.

90019 · 25 Dec 2015

Nothing railway related, but various bits and pieces for my new flat, a few James Bond audio books for listening to on long journeys in the car and a new pair of Oakley sunglasses for driving.

TheNewNo2 · 26 Dec 2015

Bevan Price said:
A hint for you to buy her a wedding ring ??

Well we did discuss that the other night, but decided not until we're actually living together.

I think the next year will bring a lot of change.

Crossover · 26 Dec 2015

Peter Mugridge said:
Is that Bradshaw's Railway Handbook 1861? A full description of the railway rather than the timetables? Snap! I got one this morning as well.

I think it may be. It's definitely not just timetables. I'll check later

I got reminded that I also got an I Spy on the Railways book (the little pocket one you'd have as kids for the motorway journey for example)...I have seen it before and thought it was pretty advanced (looking for different classes of train for example) - I wonder if the 'Stansted Express train' (Darth Vader Juniper) still counts seen in bits in the yard at Doncaster... (certainly not counting the 'fuglys' that are the 458/5 that they've become, anyway!)

EM2 · 26 Dec 2015

A copy of my favourite book from childhood, 'Danny, The Champion Of The World'. Nothing railway-related this year, but might buy something with some cash I got.

Peter Mugridge · 26 Dec 2015

Crossover said:
I got reminded that I also got an I Spy on the Railways book (the little pocket one you'd have as kids for the motorway journey for example)...I have seen it before and thought it was pretty advanced (looking for different classes of train for example) - I wonder if the 'Stansted Express train' (Darth Vader Juniper) still counts seen in bits in the yard at Doncaster... (certainly not counting the 'fuglys' that are the 458/5 that they've become, anyway!)

*ahem* Gatwick.

Does the book actually say Stansted in it? That would give you the opportunity to write to Big Chief I-Spy ( or whatever they call him these days ) and say: "I spy an error on page..." :lol:

Heinz57 · 26 Dec 2015

I got a Bachmann DRS57, a Lenz LH100 hand set, various books and DVDs. But I think one of the winners has to be the Taylor Swift calender! :razz:

Crossover · 26 Dec 2015

Me and my brother also had a present marked to be opened today - I now have something else rail related - a copy of the National Rail timetables from period covering Sep 1999 to Jan (I think) 2000

trainophile · 26 Dec 2015

Crossover said:
Me and my brother also had a present marked to be opened today - I now have something else rail related - a copy of the National Rail timetables from period covering Sep 1999 to Jan (I think) 2000

That'll be handy :lol:

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GatwickDepress · 27 Dec 2015

I got a rather lovely religious pendant, some new clothes, and a Hatoful Boyfriend mug.

dgl said:
Got a wireless DVD drive for the new laptop and a USB floppy drive (although I did order both of them).

Sound investment. I still use floppy discs for text files, as I am absolutely useless with memory sticks - I put them on keyrings, I keep them in my purse, I lock them in a high security vault in Fort Knox... Yet they still manage to go missing.

Tubeboy · 27 Dec 2015

Due to me working on the railway and the missus in the NHS, we're celebrating our xmas tomorrow. I know she has got me the latest Video 125 titles, Great Western branches and the Jacobite! Cant wait to watch them!

martinsh · 27 Dec 2015

Crossover said:
Me and my brother also had a present marked to be opened today - I now have something else rail related - a copy of the National Rail timetables from period covering Sep 1999 to Jan (I think) 2000

trainophile said:
That'll be handy .

They had to wait until after they opened the time machine ...

dgl · 27 Dec 2015

GatwickDepress said:
I got a rather lovely religious pendant, some new clothes, and a Hatoful Boyfriend mug.

Sound investment. I still use floppy discs for text files, as I am absolutely useless with memory sticks - I put them on keyrings, I keep them in my purse, I lock them in a high security vault in Fort Knox... Yet they still manage to go missing.

I have an old (~1988) roland sampler which relies on floppies for everything (it won't even boot without one as the internal rom just contains a bootloader) so having a floppy drive for my laptop to create/backup disks is very useful(esp. as the entire roland sample library is available online as disk images) hence the idea of that as a present, it's much slower that the internal drive in my desktop though.

455driver · 28 Dec 2015

D6975 said:
No, there's usually enough left over for a curry on Boxing day.

I thought it was sandwiches on Boxing day, Stew on the 27th and then curry on the 28th, or is that just us?

bb21 · 28 Dec 2015

455driver said:
I thought it was sandwiches on Boxing day, Stew on the 27th and then curry on the 28th, or is that just us?

I normally do sandwiches Boxing Day and 27th, then soup or stew.

Curry? Yuck.

Didnt bother this year having just moved into my new pad.

HMS Ark Royal · 28 Dec 2015

bb21 said:
I normally do sandwiches Boxing Day and 27th, then soup or stew.

Curry? Yuck.

Didnt bother this year having just moved into my new pad.

Whats wrong with curry?

bb21 · 28 Dec 2015

Nothing wrong with curry itself, but not with ingredients which could potentially give you food poisoning at four days old, plus, there is not gonna be much meat left by then.

Plus how do you make curry after you have tried to make stew? The thought turns me.

PermitToTravel · 28 Dec 2015

D6975 said:
IIRC there used to be a season ticket to 'any other BR station'. Not sure if it still exists.

It still exists, it's just necessary to contact them now to buy one. The price isn't published anymore but the last time it was, towards the end of BR days, it was £10k/yr

455driver · 28 Dec 2015

bb21 said:
Plus how do you make curry after you have tried to make stew? The thought turns me.

You use different meat, you don't put it all in the stew.

PermitToTravel · 28 Dec 2015

455driver said:
You use different meat, you don't put it all in the stew.

I really hope we're not still talking about puppies

bb21 · 28 Dec 2015

455driver said:
You use different meat, you don't put it all in the stew.

Hmm, I normally don't have that much meat left after the stew/soup so never bothered with curry.

Mind you, I only tend to buy a small-medium sized turkey.

HMS Ark Royal · 28 Dec 2015

bb21 said:
Nothing wrong with curry itself, but not with ingredients which could potentially give you food poisoning at four days old, plus, there is not gonna be much meat left by then.

Plus how do you make curry after you have tried to make stew? The thought turns me.

Why would you be given curry at four days old?

I can make both stews and curries - although having an Indian girlfriend certainly helps with making things

AntoniC · 28 Dec 2015

I didnt get anything railway related off my beloved family, so yesterday I bought myself a couple of wargames :

Gary Grigsbys : War In The West http://www.slitherine.com/games/war_in_the_west_pc and the expansion pack Operation Torch : http://www.slitherine.com/games/war_in_the_west_ot

and Command : Northen Inferno : http://www.slitherine.com/games/Command_MANO_NI

All three cost me nigh on £70.00 and I will play them for hours !

ComUtoR · 28 Dec 2015

HMS Ark Royal said:
Why would you be given curry at four days old?

A 4 day old curry not curry given to a 4 day old

Peter Mugridge · 28 Dec 2015

Leftover turkey? Freeze it, then thaw when required - just cook a few vegetables and there you are, you can use it conventionally without having to have it for days on end.

trainophile · 28 Dec 2015

PermitToTravel said:
It still exists, it's just necessary to contact them now to buy one. The price isn't published anymore but the last time it was, towards the end of BR days, it was £10k/yr

When I get a £25K Premium Bond prize instead of the usual (and infrequent) £25 ones, I'll have to look into that! You'd have to go some to get better value than what the individual bookings would cost, even if you travelled every day.

Who is "them", that you have to contact?

HMS Ark Royal · 28 Dec 2015

ComUtoR said:
A 4 day old curry not curry given to a 4 day old

Oh...

I thought it sounded odd, but given some of the personalities on here... *shrugs* Glad thats cleared up

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