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Steam hauled tours and the fire risk.

Discussie in 'What's Going On' gestart door buseng, 1 jul 2010.

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  1. Victor

    Victor Nat Pres stalwart Friend

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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 jul 2010
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  2. RalphW

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    Hosepipe ban now confirmed by United Utilities in Greater Manchester and surrounding areas.
     
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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.
     
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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

    horace Member

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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 jul 2010
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  7. KentYeti

    KentYeti Guest

    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 jul 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

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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

    jane Guest

    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

    buseng Part of the furniture

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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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    Theres a hosepipe ban starting on Friday not in the south east though rather the north west!
     
    Pete Thornhill, 7 jul 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 jul 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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    '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 jul 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.
     
    Spamcan81, 7 jul 2010
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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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