Cheap at Twice the Price!

[martynwhiteley]

Not often you get shocked almost into cardiac arrest by how cheap a boat repair bill is, is it? !!!

Bearing in mind that the price of my Rinker was reduced by £6,000 due to the covers being ripped off (in the same gales that damaged tcm's covers, no less!), guess what it cost to get them repaired?


£27.50 inc. vat!


Now that's what I call a good deal (even for a Yorkie!)

Mind you I've yet to prove the pudding by fitting them, but hell, I can afford a few pints tonight now!!

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[jhr]

Aaaaaaaaaaargh!

Coming soon in MBM: Four part series - "How I saved enough money to rip out a 5.7l gas guzzler and replace it with a nice economical diesel, and still had enough change for a pair of comfy slippers" by M. Whiteley /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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[martynwhiteley]

Woooooooshhhhh !!

No James,

I think I'll pioneer one of those new steam driven jet drives when I change the engine in the Rinker.

All the coal from nearby Selby, I'm sure I can rig up a good steam generator.

Then I can paint it blue and call it 'Thomas the Steam Cruiser' /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

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[Alistairr]

Well seeing you've got far too much money!!!!!

£27.50 for one canopy popper!!!! I don't call that cheap/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif/forums/images/icons/wink.gif.



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[MedDreamer]

There\'s trouble at t\'pit

Honestly MW I thought your research regarding the steamjet would be much more thorough than that - they have shut t'pit in Selby.

Anyway just think how dirty all that coal would make your bilges.

For full Yorkie conversion you should also consider removing the heads compartment, installing an outside toilet (Botnia Targa have this right) and buying a tin bath.

I'm off to the Med tomorrow for two weeks yippee.......


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[jhr]

Re: Woooooooshhhhh !!

"Well, Thomas" said the Bald Controller (K. Hollamby) "and what have you been doing today"?

"Please sir" replied Thomas "I've been trying out new and unorthodox methods of marine propulsion, based on the use of superheated liquids"

"B*ll*cks" replied the Bald Controller "you've been looking at the Mercruiser diesel catalogue again, haven't you? I used to think that you were a Thoroughly Useful Steamboat, but now I know that you are good for nothing Northerner, who hangs around all day chatting up Annie and Clarabelle, and ruining perfectly good petrol engined boats. I've a good mind to send you to the mudberth until you learn to behave yourself better"

"Please sir" begged Thomas "give me another chance; I promise I'll behave myself from now on, and I'll never boast about the pulling power of the 1.7 again".

So the Bald Controller let Thomas off, because he'd promised to be good, but I think he should have taken him out to the Hurd Deep and scuttled him, don't you?

(apologies to the Rev. W. Awdry)

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[Alistairr]

Re: Woooooooshhhhh !!

ROFL.

Brilliant, and True probably.

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[martynwhiteley]

Re: Woooooooshhhhh !!

Just the thing for a late Friday afternoon Bank Holiday post, terrific!!

The perfect subject for MedDeramers Panto this year!

Let's try and guess a few other characters

(You'll of course have to be James the Red Engine (Esp with Marxist tendancies!)

Gordon =

Henry =

Derek the Diesel =

Flying Scotsman = Al

Harold the Helicopter = Mouse

Percy =

Sir Toppam Hat =

Toublesome Trucks = Raggies

Berie =



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[martynwhiteley]

Pauline B

'Lady'

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[martynwhiteley]

D2

D2 or any closer resemblances?

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[martynwhiteley]

Powerskipper

Henrietta

Henrietta is Toby's faithful coach. Although she rarely carries many passengers, she is quite content with her life on the Island.

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[MedDreamer]

Re: Woooooooshhhhh !!

I understand that Derek the Diesel has had a change of gender and now wishes to be known as Derekina the Mercruiser V8.

This has been difficult for his/her fellow engines to accept because he was previously so pro being a diesel, but recently Derek became aware of certain personal identity issues, in particularly the need to be in touch with his petrolhead side.

However his fellow engines are a kindly and forgiving lot and, despite the lingering smell of heavy oil on Derekinas bodywork have accepted the change with amazing good grace.




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[Alistairr]

Re: There\'s trouble at t\'pit

Oh dear Martyn,,,,,

Looks like our friend Martyn(used to be Mr Diesel)Whiteley, has finally lost his marbles. I think the fact he has to pay full whack for fuel these days has taken its toll, and in such a short time too./forums/images/icons/crazy.gif

You can't go on holiday for a fornight and leave him like this. Better you stay here and comfort him, and i'll go and check the boat for you./forums/images/icons/smile.gif.



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[Wiggo]

Re: Woooooooshhhhh !!

Just then, Gordon the Extremely Large Engine came into the yard. Gordon was supposed to be pulling the express, but as he approached, the Bald Controller noticed his driver looking very sheepish. Gordon limped into the engine shed, wheezing and clanking, with only half his wheels going round. Pretty soon, a crowd of schoolboys gathered round to see what was wrong.

Suddenly, one of them pointed and shouted, "Look, the leopardskin carpet on Gordon's footplate has gone threadbare!" Another cried, "And his wheels have jammed and there's all oil everywhere." Soon, they were all pointing and calling out rude names.

Gordon glared at them, and tried to let out a whoosh of steam to frighten them off. Unfortunately, Gordon's fireman had been doing something odd to the plumbing, and instead of a great 'Whoooosshhh!', Gordon just looked a little green around the firebox, then sprayed them with sewage from a small hole near the roof of his cab.

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[jhr]

Re: Powerskipper

Excellent; and I'm particularly taken with PaulineB's casting as Lady /forums/images/icons/smile.gif.

I'm having trouble with a suitable candidate for Gordon. If I remember rightly, he was supercilious, arrogant, and patronised all the other engines. I can't think of any Forumite to whom this would apply, but there must be someone on the Management Committee of the RYA who would suit /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif.

Happy to accept the role of James but, with my waistline, the Fat Controller is probably more appropriate..........

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[martynwhiteley]

The Boss

Sir Topham Hatt (The Dreamer)

Sir Topham Hatt is the head of the Railway (Obviously an Accountant) and it's his job to make sure that Thomas and the other engines are Really Useful and Right on Time. His rotund shape and his firm but kind attitude towards the engines and forum members earned him the nickname "The Fat Controller from Acaster Malbis".




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[Alistairr]

Re: Woooooooshhhhh !!

Oh Gawd,,,,, Not you too..

I'm thinking i'm alone now.



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[martynwhiteley]

Coming up Beatock a steady clime....

Flying Scotsman

Called an "extra special engine" by his owner, the Flying Scotsman pulls two tenders and was the second engine to travel 100 miles per hour!


(So that's what you've been up to on Lomond, pulling two tenders, and by that Rinker's fast!)



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[jhr]

PS

I also recall that Gordon fell in a ditch in one of the stories. In view of that, and given his recent exploits on the Inland Waterways network, perhaps it's a job for Haydn? /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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[martynwhiteley]

Flash Gordon

Don't forget the previous episode, when Gordon tried to escape from the Isle of Soda, and went too fast for too long, and the copper lining on his shiney undercarriage started to peel off. Not to mention the time when he pulled into a Portuguese engine shed, and pinched a pump from another engine.

But those troublesome trucks singing, "silly old Gordon fell inna ditch, fell inna ditch" still rings in my ears.

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