The Happy Thought Thread Part 4

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by denphone

Just arrived down in Newquay today for a 5 day holiday with 5 other members of the family and our day out tomorrow involves going on a steam train.

Enjoy your break

[budwieser]

Originally Posted by Uncle Peter

Just had my Liverpool Philharmonic whats-on email: The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band are on June 17th

Bagsy getting in the mosh pit for this!

Lol @ Mosh pit.....
HeadBanging to the Floral Dance!

[carlwaring]

Nice. Never been on one myself; that I can remember anyway.

Steam train Carl? I assume that was what you meant. An old friend of mine worked in the Loco Shed on The Watercress Line. We went there for a day trip about 7 years ago. He was employed there before we met and I met a few of his old colleagues (partners in crime, allegedly). Although he was quite infirm by then, we were allowed in the cab and shovelled some coal into the firebox. Absolutely an amazing day and sadly one of the last times I saw him. Really a must to do before you go.

[Tinky]

Originally Posted by denphone

Just arrived down in Newquay today for a 5 day holiday with 5 other members of the family and our day out tomorrow involves going on a steam train.

Have a lovely time Den weather forecast is good. Spect the train will stop at Par or St Austell no? Take a couple of photos won't you?

[dilli-theclaw]

When I went away with Natalie last year I took her on a steam train, it was great

[Mr_love_monkey]

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

When I went away with Natalie last year I took her on a steam train, it was great

That sounds like a euphemism

[carlwaring]

Originally Posted by jempalmer

Steam train Carl? I assume that was what you meant.

Yes Jem Sorry for the confusion. I sometimes forget to quote and don't realise there's more posts after the one I'm answering

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Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey

That sounds like a euphemism

Or possibly a boast

[carlwaring]

Originally Posted by heero_yuy

My happy thought is that they've stopped terrestrial TV here so I thought I'd see if the TV in the kitchen's freeview would work on the old antenna that's falling to bits. It's looped into the RF output of the VM box so it shows those channels but it's nice to be able to have separate programs on the two+ tvs. No sweat, all channels at 70 to 80% signal. Looks like those arround me whove sported out on fancy shiny antenna's have wasted their money.

Slight OT but I just wanted to say that this was my experience too. My terrestrial signal was terrible (we live in a bit of a "dip" here in Knaresbrough, so "line of sight to transmitter" isn't brilliant) so I assumed I'd need a new aerial. But I didn't worry too much about it as I have cable; so FV was just a backup anyway. I am happy to report, though, that I am getting a fantastic FV signal

[dilli-theclaw]

I always find it very funny that my freeview signal is so bad here.

I guess I'm too close (Sandy Heath) to the transmitter.

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by heero_yuy

My happy thought is that they've stopped terrestrial TV here so I thought I'd see if the TV in the kitchen's freeview would work on the old antenna that's falling to bits. It's looped into the RF output of the VM box so it shows those channels but it's nice to be able to have separate programs on the two+ tvs. No sweat, all channels at 70 to 80% signal. Looks like those arround me whove sported out on fancy shiny antenna's have wasted their money.

The same here, I have an standard aerial I installed over 15 years ago which can provide cover for 3/4 television's in the house due to the routing of the cabling, and around me people have had installed those pretty Freeview aerials at an exorbitant cost to get exactly the same signal, we are about 10/15 miles as the crow flies from Winterhill with nothing in the way either.

[Peter_]

I had a freeview box fitted to mine for years so I knew it would work with any new television with inbuilt freeview, but people just panic.

[nashville]

Have a good time. Den

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Tinky

Have a lovely time Den weather forecast is good. Spect the train will stop at Par or St Austell no? Take a couple of photos won't you?

No the Steam train is on a separate line Tinky called the Bodmin & Wenford steam railway and yes l have took plenty of photos but have yet to take them off the camera but once l do l will post them.

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy

Looks like you've got a nice bit of weather for it as well.

I came back last week from a fortnight in west Cornwall and it was freezing.

My happy thought is that they've stopped terrestrial TV here so I thought I'd see if the TV in the kitchen's freeview would work on the old antenna that's falling to bits. It's looped into the RF output of the VM box so it shows those channels but it's nice to be able to have separate programs on the two+ tvs. No sweat, all channels at 70 to 80% signal. Looks like those arround me whove sported out on fancy shiny antenna's have wasted their money.

Yes heero the weather has been excellent today and it looks fine for the rest of the week so we are very lucky with the weather.

Temperature reached 27 degrees here in sunny Lee-on-Solent today according to BBC weather man..