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In the waning sunlight on the rivers edge, Dodger gauges a gaggle of geese while pondering the further consequences of a winterless winter.
> Silver X-earrings / Fashionology
> Silver &-necklace / Fashionology
> Dress with lace back / Innocent
> Merino wool cardigan / COS men
> Leggings / Papu
> Boots / Ten Points
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Another new roll-neck jumper. I really like this one too!
having fun yesterday at Whisby Nature Park, Lincoln with a wide-angle lens for my phone cam & some incredible skies over the lake
A collage of two photos because I took some books back to the library mid Feb. The one bottom left is The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff and underneath it is an old edition of Madeline.
I didn't finish Imperium; halfway through I thought that if I was reading about Ancient Rome I would rather dig out Robert Graves's I, Claudius again. The Eagle of the Ninth is also Ancient Rome but set in Britain. This month my granddaughter gravely informed me that books were time travelling machines; I'm glad she has understood that.
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Gemma was back in Hull for the weekend again, and we had a night out on Prince's Avenue round a few bars.
We ended up at the Live Lounge again where I did karaoke, but it was an awful performance so I can't bring myself to put the video up on here, ha ha!
Denim Skirt: Express
Gray Button-down with pinstripes: Benetton, gift from many years ago
Sweater: Benetton from a few years ago
Gold Tights: Gap
Buckle Boots: Aldo
Appearances can be deceptive and at first glance B230258 standing in the yard at Chasewater on the 21st February 2015 appears to be a nicely restored 12 ton vacuum braked van from the 1950/early 1960’s period. It actually carries the B prefix to its number from that period. However on closer inspection you realise it is actually numbered in the air braked fleet series and is one of five hundred and fifty diagram 1/217 12 ton vans upgraded between 1978 and 1983 with air-brakes and upgraded suspension to permit operation in air braked services at speeds up to 75mph.
Wagon History
230258 was originally B784106 and was one of one thousand nine hundred and ninety four vans were built to diagram 1/217. They basically differed from the standard diagram 1/208 12 ton van by having double sliding doors in lieu of the double hinged doors. This gave a wider opening of 9ft allowing the type to carry pallets as well as general merchandise. Consequently these vans were known as “vanwides” and were coded VWV under the TOPS coding. The diagram 1/217 van proved to be the ultimate development of the traditional 12 ton 10 foot wheelbase vacuum braked van. B784106 was one of a batch of eight hundred and ninety four vans built at Derby in 1962 to lot number 3392. Despite the delivery of large numbers of long-wheelbase air-braked vans from 1969 onwards, most of the diagram 1/217 vans remained in stock in 1977, the main reason for this was that their short wheelbase allowed the type to traverse tighter curves than the newer vehicles. The MoD in particular required this attribute, as they had a number of rail-served depots around the country, whose track layouts precluded the use of long-wheelbase vehicles. To retain this traffic while allowing the on-going conversion of all freight services to air-braked operation, it was decided to upgrade some of the diagram 1/217 vans fleet with air-brakes and upgraded suspension to permit operation at 75mph. The vans were renumbered in the air-brake series starting at 230000 and coded VEA. An initial batch of fifty wagons was refurbished at Ashford Works in 1978 under lot number 3918. Additional batches of were converted in 1981 at Horwich (sixty wagons) and1982/83 at Shildon (four hundred and forty wagons) with 230258 being converted at Shildon in 1982. The VEA fleet remained largely intact until 1991, by which time the closure of several MoD depots was having an impact on their main traffic and withdrawals reduced the fleet to one hundred and twenty two wagons by the end of 1992. Withdrawals continued rapidly with a few vans transferred to the departmental fleet but even these had been withdrawn by the end of 2008.
"I think the Brown Line is the most scenic," she said as the river twinkled below us and the skyscrapers twinkled ahead.
I told her about the T in Boston, about how in the summer you can see the little sailboats out in the harbor and the whole city behind them. "I don't know why I just thought of that," I said, even though I did, I just don't know why I said it out loud.
She says I talk so much because I'm a writer. Says it's better than awkward silence. Secretly, I think it's because I want her to know what she's in for besides she decides to stick around.
Later that night, we kissed for the first time and learned that she's a big spoon and I'm a little spoon. And that's got to count for something.
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