Nick's Notes

[Nick]

...Not helped by my wanting to hibernate in the dark and cold winter.

There's a chap called "Jasper Fforde who's written a novel called "Early riser". I think that would be something for you.. 

You may also give a thought to why I liked it.. 

Was it the British Rail class 48 leaving on time, the Welsh valley setting, the woolly mammoths roaming the frozen land or the license for gluttony before bedtime? 

[PR19_Kit]

Class 48s? They were pretty thin on the ground, they only built five of them and AFAIK they never got as far as Wales.

[BR nerd mode off]

[Pellson]

...Not helped by my wanting to hibernate in the dark and cold winter.

There's a chap called "Jasper Fforde who's written a novel called "Early riser". I think that would be something for you.. 

You may also give a thought to why I liked it.. 

Was it the British Rail class 48 leaving on time, the Welsh valley setting, the woolly mammoths roaming the frozen land or the license for gluttony before bedtime? 

 

I love Ffordes writing. The Thursday Next series is easier to get in to than "Early Riser", but once in, the story is absolutely magnificent.

[zenrat]

Only one of his i've read is The Constant Rabbit.
Enjoyed it.  Should check out some more but there are so many books and so little time...

[NARSES2]

Enjoyed it.  Should check out some more but there are so many books and so little time...

Aren't there just 

[Nick]

My plans for Telford this year have changed slightly. Travelodge had a special offer over Christmas so I have booked a room in the same place as 2021. It's in the town centre just a 5 minute walk downhill to the show and 2 minutes from all the restaurants.

[NARSES2]

 

I'm in the Premier Inn again. Couple of minutes from the centre, a few from the restaurants and 20 mins to Telford and Shrewsbury General by ambulance   

[PR19_Kit]

I'm at my daughter's place of course.   

Did you know she was the RAF''s best.............. Oh, you did, OK.

[Gondor]

I'm in the Premier Inn again. Couple of minutes from the centre, a few from the restaurants and 20 mins to Telford and Shrewsbury General by ambulance   

I stayed there the last time I was at Telford, this time I am booked into the same place as Lee is and wondering how to get to the show in the mornings 

Gondor

[Pellson]

Now - when and where is Telford again? Not that I'm likely to make it, but because I'm curious.

[PR19_Kit]

11th & 12th November, and it's about 20-30 miles north west of Birmingham.

[Pellson]

11th & 12th November, and it's about 20-30 miles north west of Birmingham.

  

[Rheged]

11th & 12th November, and it's about 20-30 miles north west of Birmingham.

  

Should you persuade Mrs P that a visit would be a good idea, the assembled multitude here can list all sorts of things that she might enjoy  during a visit. 

[Pellson]

11th & 12th November, and it's about 20-30 miles north west of Birmingham.

  

Should you persuade Mrs P that a visit would be a good idea, the assembled multitude here can list all sorts of things that she might enjoy  during a visit. 

It is a lovely idea indeed, but considering my somewhat unforeseeable health status, I very rarely commit to something further away than a month.

Accordingly, I might chase you up in October.. 

[Nick]

This weekend I has mostly been scanning slides. Dad popped over last year and we had a session of looking at old photos. But that was using a 1960s projector that wouldn't show larger than A4..

In the middle of Lidl on Friday night I picked up a Slide and Negative Scanner for £40. All it really is is a plastic box holding a USB powered 8MP camera and an LED lightbox, with a set of manual slide holders. You feed the slides or negatives in, tweak the image for Brightness or Red/Green/Blue and save it.
Software is very simple and liable to fall over at a blink. Takes about 30 seconds per slide and I have 100+ to start with 

Professional snappers sneer at these but when it comes to putting old family snaps onto a PC or tablet screen, it's ideal and low cost.