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Doing the late shift last night. When I stopped to pass on to the next driver a lad came up asking about a service station stop, as he'd cut his knee and wanted to sort it out. Well the cut was a huge gash that would need stitches, looking at it! He did it on an escalator in London, or something. He was so nonchalant abou the whole thing, as if he'd grazed it or something! I wouldn't be so cool if it were me.
Nevertheless, he didn't want an ambulance no to go to hospital, he just wanted to get to Dundee (as cutting his journey partway would leave him stranded). Fair enough, it's his choice. Just bandaged it up well and gave him a few bits from the first aid kit to keep him going. Just hope it as all OK by the time he got to Dundee (some 10 hours after leaving London!).
Traffic was a nightmare again yesterday evening. As it was the day before. Yeah thursday I planned to go the 'quick way' through Notting Hill and up the M40. Cutting out any M1 traffic. Although the road was closed towards Holland Park so had to do a 3 point turn in a coach on the A402. Thanks to the Nat Ex driver for letting me know it was bad up ahead. So ended up going up the M1. M1 was at a standstill so used our common workaround, the A405-M10. Went great. Until I got halfway up the M10. Standstill. Fir ages. An hour late in the end! Ah well.
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Rails: One of the wires came off my Pendolino dummy car today, unlucky. Had to open it up, release the bogey, unhook the innards, strip the wire and wrap it round the contact to the wheels. As I can't resolder it without a soldering iron. Guess it'll hold until I do. It only powers that car's lights, as the motor is in the other end. Although I could just replace the dummy car with another power car, for an extra boost!
Had a look at my old HST Intercity train early (by old I must have got it maybe 15 years ago, probably more). I t does work, cleaned what I can and running quite well. A bit flickery at times, needs the odd tap every now and then to keep it going. I'll get it sorted I hope. Think the old steel track is worthless now though so not using that. Good to see that I can use the old train on the digital layout.
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Other stuff: Had a nice chinese takeaway tonight. Curried chicken and prawn crackers. A night off, and I forgot to get beer. Never mind eh. Coke will have to do. Finally got around to picking up a Costa prepaid card. Annoying that I went to register it earlier and the Costa website was down. I'll try it again soon. Not posted any videos lately. I'll do one tomorrow. I have one in mind, a nice song. Been doing a bit of work on my Myspace page recently, just to brighten it up. Looking better now. And finally a big sarcarrrrrstic thankyou to the owner of the white sporty Peugeot 205 outside next doors house. The alarm went off 3 times the other night for no reason!
