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Yup, there is no end to their incompetence

What you fail to understand is that dear, as in expensive, leader knows better than you all, your experience in either policing or the railway industry count for nothing against the better judgement of our political incompetents.:'(

I have got him sussed! Today Wednesday he is wearing a yellow jacket with purple trousers so he buys a clowns suit in several colours then mixes and (badly) matches. Reckon it is just attention seeking or his trade mark as presenter Still enjoyable to watch despite the colours. Has anyone...

Surpassed himself tonight (Monday) bright yellow trousers with a deep purple jacket is his tailor blind? Or has he been blinded making the clothes:rolleyes:

If you think this industry is bad try learning to fly aeroplanes Distance in metres or yards or feet Height in feet or kilometres Fuel in pounds, litres or imperial gallons and us gallons Speed in knots, miles per hour or kilometres per hour Temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit And to convert...

Reported in Dundee Evening Telegraph:

Programme has just finished. Japan is investing 30 trillion on a Maglev system, America is investing in improving the freight business to get freight of the roads. Interesting programme

Interesting programme on PBS America channel 534 now on sky on trains colliding and what America did to prevent trains hitting head on single track. Very different approach to this country single track working, I think it was called PTC System or do we have a similar system in the UK?

Do they use a crane to lift a derailed train or do they use jacks to lift it back onto the rail? A crane would be quicker I guess but that would mean cutting the power to the overhead lines? Are their lifting hooks built into the carriage body to make lifting easier?

This is what happens when people who have no practical experience of life, who have gone to school, university to study politics, have no common sense, are voted into office. Completely impractical

Working with fife council in transportation this brings back memories! Recognise the bridges including the waterless bridge as it was called All lines removed before I worked in fife unfortunately, would have liked to travel on them.

Going to motor show in Birmingham with two friends who were motor dealers, got entrance on traders day. Meeting at Kirkcaldy station for adjoining sleeper and opening bottles of wine for a pre sleep drink. All four bottles empty, train is stopped, where are we? Says someone we open curtains to...

Does anyone know if that means the transport police will lose some of their budget to the VAT man as the amalgamation of the Scottish police forces did?

295 pounds, only tax it for six months, do not use it on salty roads

1956 morris cowley 1200cc same body as Hindustan ran main bearings 1959 standard vanguard rubbish car drank fuel and scrapped as rusty 1963 rover 100 great car but not to be hurried, bought from a farmer resolved never to buy another farmers car sold because it had not been looked after and...

2002 Merc CL500, had a 2012 Honda Civic, boring, boring boring! Six speed gearbox seemed to spend all the time changing gear. So, bought the above, 5litre V8, auto, cruise, climate control, telephone, double glazed windows, memory seats, tv! Cd, radio, cassette player, heated seats, air cooled...

Update! A bit later than I intended due to a bereavement in the family but we made it this week. In the end we decided to drive down for two reasons 1 we are continuing to Portsmouth and Weymouth to see relatives so more flexible with car. 2 Sold boring Honda Civic with its six speed gearbox...

1980 ish, east coast main line on a railway deal, travel to London, hotel in London, great deal as we were not long married. Breakfast in first class although we had second class tickets, allowed to dine in first class, superb breakfast served by top class waiters and cooked by chefs absolutely...

Hi firesprite, is this due to worn bearings on the valve motion? This is not a cynical answer to your reply I thought it might have been worn bearings on the crankshaft did not consider it could be the sliding? Valve inside the cylinder

Worn bearings?