woodbutchmaster
Veteran
Just back from walking with my hounds , it's a still , grey sky cool and damp sort of start to the day and my first coffee is most welcome . Have a good one everybody !!
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biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Sounds like he has visited the Ukraine
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Morning .
I see that it's firsty pinchy punchy day !
I'm already ahead of peeps as I think it's Wednesday !
I see that it's firsty pinchy punchy day !
I'm already ahead of peeps as I think it's Wednesday !
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
I'm not liking this new CC revamp ! It seems bl***y difficult finding things ! 
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Are you going to sign up to bid online and watch just in case they go cheaply ?
I see that one person has listed a few of them on the bay starting at 99p.
. I'm not familiar with those models so I was going by what things made at my local auction .Now if there is a Minichamps 1/18 Tim Birkin Blower Bentley going cheap, they used to make lots of money .
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
I'm finding February a very hard month to wake up in.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Another damp day and a bit windy. Only a very brief period of near gale force wind but early ferries have been cancelled.
Apparently a lot of those who bought houses looking for a simple life away from any virus are having second thoughts.
The first winter usually sorts them out.
I used to get job applications from people who said they found mainland life too stressful and wanted to come to where there was a slower pace of life. In fact life here is harder and more stressful than on the mainland. Things have changed a bit but in those days many people had at least 2 jobs and we had a very basic ferry service with for example no Sunday sailings. If you wanted to travel on a Sunday you came over on an open launch with the Sunday papers to Grasspoint miles away from anywhere. Granny Spencer ran the service for many years and did tourist runs in summer.
Apparently a lot of those who bought houses looking for a simple life away from any virus are having second thoughts.
The first winter usually sorts them out.
I used to get job applications from people who said they found mainland life too stressful and wanted to come to where there was a slower pace of life. In fact life here is harder and more stressful than on the mainland. Things have changed a bit but in those days many people had at least 2 jobs and we had a very basic ferry service with for example no Sunday sailings. If you wanted to travel on a Sunday you came over on an open launch with the Sunday papers to Grasspoint miles away from anywhere. Granny Spencer ran the service for many years and did tourist runs in summer.
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
When my parents lived out in the wild end of the Yorkshire Dales they found similar; people came for a year or two then gave up or they enjoyed the more complex life and winter constraints. They stayed for 20 years although most of the houses near where they lived have become holiday homes.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
I just had a look at the auction site . I'm not sure if it is the same auction . From what I could see it didn't look to be aimed at toy collectors , it seemed a bit of a Mish mash of things . It looked posh but there were no estimates or details of what was for sale . I didn't see the car's you were talking about as I only went in a few pages . I saw 3 Pentax cameras but there were no details .
By the look of things I wouldn't have thought that those Matchbox toys will have drawn much interest .
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
At work. It's remarkable how easy it is to get away with answering questions in an apparently confident manner; just sayin'
classic33
Leg End Member
Their toy and collectables sale is next month. The weekly ones look like a house clearance in parts.I just had a look at the auction site . I'm not sure if it is the same auction . From what I could see it didn't look to be aimed at toy collectors , it seemed a bit of a Mish mash of things . It looked posh but there were no estimates or details of what was for sale . I didn't see the car's you were talking about as I only went in a few pages . I saw 3 Pentax cameras but there were no details .
By the look of things I wouldn't have thought that those Matchbox toys will have drawn much interest .
There's battery damage to one of the cameras mentioned. But there is what appears to be a 500mm, f4.5, lens in the camera bag.
I was interested in the Kukhuri's they're selling. But they've seen better days. Triangular bayonet for sale!
