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thank you TSR. that's good of you :) --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Just a final message to say that we completed the 260 Miles ride on Monday 17th September, and I have just arrived back in England. A very cheesy picture of us in the charity T-Shirts: There are more +...

Thank you :) Am nearly at the £9000 point now, which is superb --- old post above --- --- new post below --- I'm flying off to Copenhagen tomorrow, and starting the ride on Thursday. Just wanted to thank all the people who have supported me and donated, etc. I'll post one last time once it's...

Just a quick update on William. He's still ok, though had a blood clot in his neck where his Hickman line was inserted. The Hickman line has since been removed and a port inserted which is a lot less intrusive I think as it doesn't have big dangly lines coming from his chest. Anyway the blood...

I've had a few people say to me that prior to privatisation, BR employees did nothing, and the new wave of post privatistaion staff were somehow much more efficient and the best kind of staff. Just made me giggle really. A load of tosh.

Just a quick update on William. He's now just over 12 weeks post transplant, and seems to be getting better as days progress. More energy, the rash is improving, more like a 3 year old really. So all is good. Here's a picture from a moment ago. The bike training is going ok. Have found...

All is still fine with William health wise. His Hickman line (in his chest) decided to stop bleeding back a few weeks back, which is a pain. So they (The Marsden) put him in for it to be removed last Tuesday and a "Port" to be inserted instead. Unfortunately he had a bit of a coldy type thing...

There's horrible woman who gets on the train near us. Puts her bag on the aisle seat, then looks the other way when people get on the train and need to sit. i.e. she's trying to make out that someones sitting there already. Does the same thing every day. I don't understand why she needs two...

Signals would be sited at the start of a tunnel, pretty much never at the end. AWS magnets are about 180 metres back from the signal. So would be very unlikely to be stuck in the middle of a long tunnel. This is what we try and avoid as signal engineers.

Thank you litfan. We're getting there :) Great you're doing well and best wishes for the future.

Just an update on William. He's still fever free and his rash is slightly improved, so not much has changed. However his Hickman line hasn;t bleed back for the past few days, so this is a worry as it's not possible to check his blood counts and various levels., We're hoping it'll be ok on monday...

Was once at a Hawkwind concert in Worthing, and it seems the guard was a Hawkwind fan. So journey home from Worthing to Shoreham consisted of alsorts of psychedelic references. I can't remember exactly as was 25 odd years back, but was highly amusing.

Thank you. Everything helps and puts a smile on our faces. :) --- old post above --- --- new post below --- thank you SignalBox. very kind :) Actually did a small ride earlier with Paul, so the training has started again now that William is back from hospital.

Just a picture from earlier. He's just started walking with a chair and I think he looks pretty well (all considered) in this photo.

Just an update on William. He is still at home and hasn't spiked any fevers for ages now. He still cannot walk, but is able to eat more as time progresses + the fact he is still home is a good sign that things are going in the right direction.

Shoreham-by-Sea? Does that count? Goring-by-Sea Literally a stones throw from the sea would be Southwick. I guess.

No offence taken, I know exactly what you mean. You have to be careful when you see things out and about. Last weekend I was going to put a couple of quid in a pot, but then was uncertain about the authenticity so didn't. Only thing that helps in this case is that Justgiving is a reputable...

thanks :) We Managed to get home today for weekend leave. Hopefully discharged properly on monday if all goes well :) Here's a pic of us leaving

THank you so much wijit. You're quite right about the gift aid. I think Justgiving take a small cut from the gift aid amount, but if you donate £10 you are donating £12.50. Also my company NR actually match the donations with donations to Action for children. so a £10 donation is £10 + £2.50 +...

As ex-BR and current NR, I personally much preferred working in a BR design office, However, there's no doubt that privatisation increased our wages, so it's hard to be against it tbh.

I bet she got the hump ;)