Every (well most) cloud has a silver lining....

oldravendale

oldravendale

Western Thunderer
It looks like those of us in our dotage will shortly have to spend a long time in isolation. If that happens, thank the gods for having a hobby like this one - and a stash of loads of unbuilt kits. Being the perennial optimist I can certainly see the upside.:) I also believe (and have the poster to prove it) that God (whoever she may be) put me on this earth to complete a certain number of projects and right now I'm so far behind that I'll never die. I suspect that it's one of the reasons for the shut down - maybe I will reach the bottom of the pile.

There's a down side too, of course. I may have to miss the Doncaster GOG show and I enjoy making an exhibition of myself, but (possibly) needs must.

I'm not pretending that the current situation is funny or even mildly amusing. I'm actually taking this opportunity to tell all my fellow modellers, their families and friends to take care and employ the sensible precautions.

Brian

PS To quote the late great Leonard Cohen "There's a crack in everything - that's how the light gets in". Worth remembering in really dark moments.
 
oldravendale

oldravendale

Western Thunderer
...but there'll only be crap anyway, Col it'll all be repeats. Oh, thinking about it, Fools and Horses, Dad's army (again, again, again), Monty Python (another dead Bishop on the landing..... Oh bugger!), Morecambe & Wise, Vicar of Dibley.

Well, that's really stuffed any hope of getting any model building done in the evening.:D

Brian
 
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Arun

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Well I can see that I'm going to have no excuse to not get around to the 7mm Routemaster [30ft version] and the Q1 trolleybus et al. Whilst I do have a cupboard or two of kits to build/paint etc., designing [and test building kits] is actually more satisfying.
 
Ressaldar

Ressaldar

Western Thunderer
oldravendale said:
...but there'll only be crap anyway, Col it'll all be repeats. Oh, thinking about it, Fools and Horses, Dad's army (again, again, again), Monty Python (another dead Bishop on the landing..... Oh bugger!), Morecambe & Wise, Vicar of Dibley.

Well, that's really stuffed any hope of getting any model building done in the evening.:D

Brian
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Hi Brian,

you forgot the best one - Last of the Summer Wine.

regards

Mike
 
oldravendale

oldravendale

Western Thunderer
That's a very good reason, Arun. In fact perhaps I could start learning how to make a computer work for me instead of against me.........

B
 
oldravendale

oldravendale

Western Thunderer
Ooh yes, Mike. I like Last of the Summer Wine. I went to Matlock Bath when working because they had a shoot there. Most of the characters were covered by doubles for rehearsals until the cameras started rolling, Then they all tottered out of their trailers, said their lines and tottered back. Lovely people though.
 
Brian T

Brian T

Western Thunderer
Well i`m stuffed.....
i`d love four month`s off work,but people will still want deliveries....:( :rant:

Brian. :)
 
oldravendale

oldravendale

Western Thunderer
True, Brian. But I'd rather not be 72 years old and with a wife who has COPD. And actually I'd rather like to finish the kits I bought when I was still working. :) And to help continue to build Finney7 up - a hobby business for me, for sure, but one we'd have missed dreadfully if it had sunk without trace.

Brian
 
Brian T

Brian T

Western Thunderer
eastsidepilot said:
All we can do is keep a sense of humour, I know it's tough on those who might suffer from this but even the guy's in war under fire kept on joking !
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Indeed...

Perhaps my tounge in cheek comment did`nt read quite the way i read it!

oldravendale said:
True, Brian. But I'd rather not be 72 years old and with a wife who has COPD. And actually I'd rather like to finish the kits I bought when I was still working. :) And to help continue to build Finney7 up - a hobby business for me, for sure, but one we'd have missed dreadfully if it had sunk without trace.

Brian
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I can understand some of the frustration`s that you must be feeling at the moment,especially with the information being put out at the moment.(some of which seem`s to contridict it`s self!).
Normally i don`t bat an eye lid at anything,but as i`m out everday handling lord know`s what,i`m begining to have second thought`s about going round to my parent`s now,(step.mom has hereditary heart condition) which is also not helped by the fact my nan`s care home has banned visitors. :(

My thought`s are with you.

Brian.

Did someone say Last of the summer wine was on....
 
oldravendale

oldravendale

Western Thunderer
Tell you what, Brian. You have the same problem with visiting your parents and grand parents that our kids have in visiting us. Just remember there's a crack in everything......:)

I empathise, and wish you and yours the very best.

Brian
 
jcm@gwr

jcm@gwr

Active Member
Brian,
thanks, it's nice to be appreciated!

I'll do my best to keep my distance, and keep well, but I'm hoping to maintain my record,
I haven't had a proper day 'off sick' since 1985, when I had food poisoning!
 
Eastsidepilot

Eastsidepilot

Western Thunderer
Plumbers I was once told ( my Grandfather ) are never ill with viruses because they handle copper all day long, apparently germs don't last long on copper, in fact I did hear that it was once considered to replace all the handles and push plates on doors etc. in hospitals with copper fittings.
What became of that idea I don't know , expense probably.

One of my Uncles was a plumber, never had a cold in his life.
Col.
 
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jcm@gwr

jcm@gwr

Active Member
Germs don't like Silver either, which is why Silver plated dinner ware is popular.

The main reason that plumbers (and most others who do manual labour) don't get ill,
is because we are always coming into contact with dirt.
I read an article in a newspaper some years ago (7/7, the day of the London tube bombings),
that said your average construction industry worker has a gut immune system 10 times more
effective than your average office worker. This is because they are exposed to new germs all
the time, which allows our immune system to build up.
Be honest, when was the last time you saw a builder scrub his hands before eating lunch?
 
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