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Steam hauled tours and the fire risk.

Discuție în 'What's Going On' creată de buseng, 1 Iul 2010.

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  1. Victor

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    :madgrin:Might as well join in, I did the Dakota bit once in the early 60's. Scheduled service, Newquay (St.Mawgan)- Yeadon (Leeds/Bradford). :plane:
     
    Victor, 7 Iul 2010
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  2. RalphW

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    Hosepipe ban now confirmed by United Utilities in Greater Manchester and surrounding areas.
     
    RalphW, 7 Iul 2010
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  3. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    I also did one when they were on the Blackpool to Ronaldsway service.
     
    RalphW, 7 Iul 2010
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  4. belle1

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    You have until Friday morning Ralph,

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/10533376.stm

    Get them water butts filled!

    We have had around an hours fine drizzle here this morning, only to be expected when I came back off my hols on Monday :eek:hwell:
     
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  5. horace

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    Some years ago I attended an air show at Greenham Common (pre peace camp days).
    A DC3 was doing a circuit of the airfield for £1.50 a great experience in a classic aircraft.
     
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  6. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    DC-3 flights - all in the 1980s
    Stansted - Duxford and return
    Stansted - St. Mawgan and return
    Coventry - Baldonnel (Dublin) and return
    Luton - Luton via Cranfield and most of Bedfordshire.
    Have also had jollies in a Skyship airship, DH Gypsy Moth and DH Dragon Rapide and the ultimate being a supersonic blast in Concorde G-BOAF.
    None of these have any link to a steam ban.
     
    Spamcan81, 7 Iul 2010
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  7. KentYeti

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    Dried up veggies for dinner then!

    We had four spots of rain here this morning. Shared between all of Kent. But temps forecast to get back up to circa 30 C at the weekend,
     
    KentYeti, 7 Iul 2010
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  8. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    Rain forecast for my area today. So far just about enough to wet a pinhead. Loads of grey clouds though, which if we were swimming in water would no doubt be throwing it down by now.
     
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  9. RalphW

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    All will be full don't you worry...
     
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  10. jane

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    O heck when am i going to get rain in daventry my tomatoe plants need lots of water and water butts empty;help.
     
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  11. buseng

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    Still nothing here in Reading for about 3 weeks or more now, apart from a few sprinkles lasting a few minutes. Again lots of grey cloud & that's it. Very muggy. Here as well temperature said to be going up to the high 20's at the weekend. Trimmed the straw & weeds with the lawnmower yesterday.
     
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  12. Sidmouth

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    Seemingly the best way to cure the drought is to impose a hosepipe ban ! Cue rain

    maybe something for the south east water company's to consider
     
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  13. Pete Thornhill

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    Theres a hosepipe ban starting on Friday not in the south east though rather the north west!
     
    Pete Thornhill, 7 Iul 2010
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    I am surprised they haven't banned steam locos due to the water they use...... It will only take one person to find out!
     
    Alberta 45562, 7 Iul 2010
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  15. Sidmouth

    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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    As a confession , going on a water meter doesn't half help cut water consumption and saving money . For a family of 4 I've saved over £200 per year from the water meter and don't worry the children are all kept clean and have clean clothes and we are not popping back to Grandma's either !
     
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  16. saltydog

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    'Water, water every where and all the boards did shrink. Water, water everywhere nor any drop to drink.'
    The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner. By William Taylor Coleridge.
    And on a musical note hopefully we'll all be singing this one soon.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VILWkqlQLWk
     
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  17. buseng

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    buseng, 7 Iul 2010
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  18. Spamcan81

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    I must admit I was equally surprised when I read a report that southern parts of the UK's ground water supplied were at a normal level for this time of year. One assumes that the past wet summers etc. have boosted levels. Still praying for rain though.
     
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  19. RalphW

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    The annoying thing where I am is that whilst we are on a meter, and paying about £150 per year, the property next door is on an agricultural usage tariff, does not have a meter and they pay about £50 a year. Both properties where originally asbestos prefabs built in the early 30's, ours was rebuit as a proper bungalow about 16 years ago and next door rebuilt 5 years ago...:confused1:
     
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    :whistle:
     
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