Vic Patterson

Happy New Year to all our friends, wishing you all the best of wealth, health and happiness for 2017.

And a Happy New Year to you Malcolm.

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2017.

39 Candy floss! cotton candy!

Happy Birthday Pete, hope your having a good one.

HPW, MICC Pyrotenax, Mineral (chalk) Insulated copper cable. Most commonly used for fire alarms systems and explosive atmospheres , (usually orange plastic covered) It wasn't very flexible so only used in permanent installations, never heard of it being used underground but used extensively in industrial and commercial applications where fire may damage and cause the equipment to fail, the copper sheath was stripped (using the said stripping tool) to expose the copper conductors, a pot was then screwed onto the sheath then filled with an insulating putty (thermocouples would be filled with a melted glass) a seal would then be crimped sealing it. After both ends were sealed a 500v-1000v meggar was used for testing and identifying the conductors, I haven't seen any over here so the last terminations I did would be over 40 years ago! I remember doing thousands on the soot blowers at the (late) power station and at Alcan Smelter. The largest size I ever used was at the WOOLCO Kilingworth on the roof mounted AC units. 

Right on with the P.I.L.S.D.W.A. wrestled with that a few times.. now you have me rambling on...

1 hour ago, pilgrim said:

ref the joystripper

this is it;

http://www.discountfireextinguishers.co.uk/products/MICC-Pyrotenax-Cable-Joistripper-Tool.html

I recall it was about £200 cheaper than the German equivalent! and far simpler to use

Read about those but never saw one! We used a L shaped 1/4" rod with a split in the end... 

Just now, threegee said:

Be careful what you ask for!

SNOW BOMB: Wall of SNOW to SMASH UK as deadly blizzards hit in COLDEST freeze for 53 YEARS

Of course the likelihood is it's Jeremy Corby's brother Piers at his crystal ball again, so we can all relax - probably!

If that's not enough to invoke the spirit of the Christmas' past then how about train and postal strikes to add to the authenticity?

No, it's true! we've had enough and sending whats left, it'll be there soon.

Brian, If they cannot find it I'll send them some, we have more than enough here, along with some cold weather, should be there in a couple of weeks. (-29c right now) 

HPW Blueprints were made in a similar process to photographs, I used them a lot, new prints made my hands itch.

HPW #53 according to the boss, but she cannot mind where Fen worked as he didn't work in the last few years. 

Fen and his wife Lilly also had a daughter Brenda, (she had twins) I believe Brian has since passed away.

Jimmy had two children Robert and Elizabeth . 

My wife Doreen said there was a Fenwick (Fen)  Redpath who used to live next door to her at 2 Holymount Square.

Hi HPW, I ended up with a 2010 Ford Escape (I got to know it when working in the jail!) final decision was that it was top of the line with loads of rebates and a retire- your-ride program (designed to get older less efficient vehicles off the road) ($7,000 total) my short list had three similar vehicles. My daughter and grande daughter both have the newer versions. AWD was a must because of our weather and location.

BUT Doreen has only been in it twice! it isn't the most accessible for anyone with mobility issues! So we use the 2001 Ford Windstar van as our primary vehicle as the seats are quite high and the floor is level and no ledge, no foot-well, tailgate opens fully to access her folding walker, again a level floor and no edge to lift over, the floor level is a major factor depending on your wife's mobility! lots of room for the groceries.

The Vauxhall Zafira is not available here,(I Googled it)  but I'd look at it's accessability befor performance (within reason) will you need ramps etc, would a trailer be practical! open/ closed, plenty for you to think about. Are there any government programs you can access?

Vic

Decorum! she was too drunk for any decorum at this meeting. They had to drag her off the stage!

http://www.cbc.ca/1.3069089

Thank you Foxy, greatly appreciated.

2 hours ago, HIGH PIT WILMA said:

 

Er,Vic,21 is Rita Wheallans without a Doubt,my two little friends and neighbours [Doreen Dagless  and Maureen Dean],are nos 36 and 37 respectfully,with Rosemary Oliver sitting next to them on the right.

Sorry HPW, #21, I have had that "stare"more than once... Maureen (my sister-in-law) is a year older and assures us she was never it Dot's class.

#25 Rita Whealan ?

4 hours ago, Eggy1948 said:

 

Vic - I've added the names to the photo and updated the entry in the album - Gallery-Historic Bedlington-Bedlington Village School.

If any of them have to be corrected or updated then just put a comment in the album and I will update.

Thank you Eggy.

#10 Alan Wilkinson, #15 Joan Holdsworth, #23 Eileen Sherrif.

HPW, Doreen has tried to fill in some of the missing names, do these look correct?

17,Ann Nicholson. 19,Brenda Wright. 21,Yours truly Doreen Dagless. 23,Eileen Shipple. 26,Derek Wales. 29,Issabell Massey. 30,Elizabeth Dinsmore. 32,Gladys Brown. 34,Freda Jones. 35,Ann Brown. 36,Joan Bell. 38,Ann Goodfella.

Hi HPW, #21 your friend and now my wife Doreen (Dot Patterson) Dagless.

Clock and Thermometer Eggy, the crows and ravens are as big as turkeys, bigger than the chickens we used to keep at home!

Thank you Pete, Thanksgiving is the U.S. and Canadian equivalent of Harvest Festival,( I think!) The end of the general harvesting for most farmers. Usually celebrated with a turkey dinner and family.

Heating is turned on, winter tyres on the vehicles, snow shovels at the ready, snowblower all primed!

Thank you CL, yes it's here to stay, we had our first snowfall in town October 1st, but the ground wasn't frozen then, it is now and it has been snowing three days and it's starting to accumulate, supposed to warm up this week!