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Post by lordsimon on Jul 21, 2007 16:42:26 GMT
Well that had to be the wettest Guildford i have seen Mud up to me knees and wet behind the ears NICE!!!!
It was great to watch the locos on the raised track trying to get up the grades wheels slipping driver showing there skills.
I remember driving on their circuit you need to be brave in the dry and open up the regulator.
had a good day spent loads meet loads of new people
for a wet day its been good day
Simon
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Post by alanstepney on Jul 21, 2007 16:49:46 GMT
I did consider going, but dont have webbed feet!
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Post by Myford Matt on Jul 21, 2007 17:08:41 GMT
Nah, it wasn't that wet - but it was wet. Actually, the enforced standing under a tent talking to the other 'ducks' yielded some useful and interesting conversations.
I always like Guildford, well worth going - but if you are considering tomorrow, then do go in boots and take a brolly.
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Post by SteveW on Jul 21, 2007 19:09:02 GMT
Guys,
I just checked the local weather forcast for Guildford tomorrow and it includes more rain. I'm planning to take my new badge down there on Sunday.
MMatt thanks for tip about taking the wellies.
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Post by Andy Clark on Jul 21, 2007 20:56:11 GMT
I went - and saw a new badge! Hi to Jo. Saw an old badge too - Hi Myke!
Despite the rain it was a lovely occasion. Sadly I failed to get the rear toolpost for the Super 7 that I wanted, but got the rest of the bits I needed and saw many friends (old and new).
Cheers
Andy
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Post by greasemonkey on Jul 21, 2007 22:41:56 GMT
umm... glastonbury was a word used tonight to describe the traction engine field!!!! Its been a good weekend though and I still havent got all my shopping done so its back again tomorow!!!
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Post by houstonceng on Jul 22, 2007 18:41:13 GMT
Mud ? What mud ? It wasn't that bad today (Sunday). Nice and sunny. In fact, a little too hot out of the shade.
Missed a couple of the usual exhibitors who couldn't get their wagons onto the field (eg Warco) or who, possibly, are already suffering floods where they are based and decided not to risk travelling (Chronos ?). Grateful for those who did make it.
Bought a couple of bits. Couldn't buy some that I needed. Par for any exhibition really.
Talked to a few friends - old and new. Met some fellow club members - avoided a few.
Saw no badges until I was just on the way home at circa 14.30, when two came along in quick succession - inc Mike "the stovepipe hat".
In other words. Worth the visit.
Anyhoo. Having been every year since circa 1995 - I couldn't break the record attendance run.
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Post by greasemonkey on Jul 22, 2007 22:00:40 GMT
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Post by SteveW on Jul 22, 2007 22:56:10 GMT
Guys,
A cracking day out and I bagged two badges where I assume the traction engines should have been. Apart from being a bit moist underfoot, the wellies were useful (thanks MMatt), it was a lovely day all round. I saw and learnt a lot.
I also witnessed a good rant against a couple of the parking stewards by a lady having a bad day in the car park. Priceless.
Anyone going to Thornby next month?
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Post by Myford Matt on Jul 23, 2007 0:31:16 GMT
It's fun to get into the steaming bay - those 7.25" tender locos really are big beasts!
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Post by ilvaporista on Jul 23, 2007 8:06:47 GMT
Well I brought back enough mud to double the weight of my purchases. The nice lady, when I took back the hire car, asked if I had driven through a field to avoid the floods.
Nice to see old friends and make new ones as well. As far as I can remember that is only the 2nd wet Guildford rally? ( I think 1978 was the first one I went to)
Back to blazing sunshine and 35 degrees plus temperatures.
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Post by GWRdriver on Jul 23, 2007 14:22:42 GMT
We have just been shown some TV tape on the flooding in your country and my condolences go out to any of you affected. I was flooded once by my normally docile and well-behaved little river-ette, which I live hard-by, and it was a very helpless feeling to look out my back window and see no dry land where dry land use to be.
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Post by Jo on Jul 30, 2007 7:33:25 GMT
I was pleased it dried up on Saturday/Sunday. You should have seen it on Friday when the heavens didn't stop! The marquee was leaking, until we had a second sheet added. We had Warco's 7.5 ton heavily laden lorry up to its axles which took some time to clear. The mad Dutchmen were happy to pitch up their caravan in a rather deep puddle. Chronos turned up but on hearing the problems that Warco had had decided to play it safe and went straight home.
The most heroic journey I heard about was by college Engineering who's trailer got stuck in the M5 flood queue and arrived at 10pm, seven hours later than expected.
We learnt a lot... This was the first year we banned cars from the top loop when collecting the exhibits, taking all the models manually over the bridge and were surprised to clear the tent in record time.
All in all a memorable show: Now we just need to work out what to do with all that straw...
Jo
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Post by ilvaporista on Jul 30, 2007 15:50:54 GMT
Straw, mud/clay and some sunshine and you have bricks as used in Africa to build houses. (Though they tend to add in cow manure as well, I never did ask the reason why).
So go on build that extension to the steaming bay but watch out when it rains again.
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