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oldherbaceous wrote:We seem to have some lovely new members at the moment, who are really getting involved in the topics, for which i would just like to thank them.

Some interesting topics are being brought up as well.


Hear, hear. And wouldn't it be good to see some of the old faces returning, too?
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Clive. wrote:
..and we had a Spitfire flypast...twice. :)

I get like a stuck record sometimes.... :oops: :wink:

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Hi Clive,

A Catalina flew slowly over here this afternoon. Looked like USAF markings. Do you know of it at all?
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Hello,
I suspect that it would have been the Plane Sailing Catalina from Duxford http://www.catalina.org.uk/ I once saw it past here going North a couple of years ago when very first in its white USAF paint scheme.

It seems a bit quiet around here on the aeroplane front except for the regular two seat Spitfire MJ627 :) I did spot a couple of Spanish Hornets the other day though....

Plenty of motorcycles about this evening....it's the annual bike night tonight up in the town.

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The Catalina gets a mention here too ;... http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showth ... ost1749337
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Thanks for that Clive :)

Bit of a shock to see that flying over.

In the early 60's, I used to spend far more time than was healthy for a young teenager who should have been in school, at Eastleigh airport in Hampshire. There was a two seat Spitfire there at the time belonging to Viv Bellamy. G-AIDN. One of my mates managed to scrounge a flight in it one day with him. He came back covered in puke, but had the biggest smile ever :lol:
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G-AIDN gets a mention here... http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=71388 and with a few photos of the yellow scheme.

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMat ... AIDN-1.pdf

..and now back in UK.

http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?c ... gmark=AIDN

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Clive. wrote:G-AIDN gets a mention here... http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=71388 and with a few photos of the yellow scheme.

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMat ... AIDN-1.pdf

..and now back in UK.

http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?c ... gmark=AIDN

Clive.


Thanks for all that Clive. Brings back a load of memories :D
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Come on Codger, i have been and planted my Runner Beans this morning. :)
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I don't have to plant mine they are in and going up the canes,see you later herbie.
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I've been trying to think of a polite answer for Old Codger all weekend, but nothing will come to mind. :)

Had a sad old weekend, i only went and broke my old flat tined fork Saturday. :( I was lifting clumps of bluebells when one side of the fork suddenly twisted against a tree root, snappped the metal shaft and that was the end of that. :(

What a clumsy, heavy handed fool i have been.
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Hi OH,

Sorry to hear about your fork.

It's always upsetting when old tools break isn't it. The replacement is never quite the same is it :)
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Sorry to read of the Fork problem Old H'.

Could have been worse though....One of volunteer ladies had a similar debacle with a tree root a few months back whilst gardening at her mums house... She ended up with a broken wrist as a result of the fork pinging one way and herself falling forward with hand out to save the fall........

Flat tine forks are still available in the Wilkinson Sword/Fiskars Power range as the Power Fork 601572W.
Quite a large fork and its never going to be quite as sweet to use as a classic wooden T handled fork but the important bit is that it is the diamond back flat tine type. It will just need some running in for a couple of years to get it sweet to use....
We have 2 at work sourced from B&Q. I had to check them through as the stock at the time seemed to consist of some various handle lengths all on one display hook.

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Have taken a chance and bought an old D handled one off Ebay, fingers crossed. :)
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Hi OH,

That looks in amazing condition doesn't it :)

Old Codger will be very jealous :lol:
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I didn't out-bid you, did i, PJ. :)

O.C would only use it for leaning on. :twisted: :)
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