For shame Al, as we all know, membership of this list automaticlly make you a member of the International Guild of Black Puddin' Fanciers. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:41 AM Subject: [modeleng] Re: New Member Profile > What? No mention of Grits or Chitt'lin's? LOL! > > > Al Messer > --- Dave Beaman <davebeaman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi Paul and Peter, welcome to the madhouse!! A real > > decent bunch of chaps > > here who have helped me out, never be frightened to > > ask. Some of the answers > > contain uses for Black Pudding, Real Ales and Yaks > > milk but all will be > > useful. Hope you enjoy yourselves. > > > > Dave. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Paul Sherriff" <Paul.Sherriff@xxxxxxx> > > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 4:24 PM > > Subject: [modeleng] New Member Profile > > > > > > In response to the request to know more about new > > members, here goes... > > > > Have been a model engineer since 1979, started with > > a Tich and have built 5 > > more locos since. These include an Ajax, Maid of > > Kent, Speedy, Charlatan > > (Blackgates Battery loco) and a Sweet William > > > > Divorce curtailed the contruction of my 6th loc, a > > 7.25" Sweet William, > > which was finished my my very dear friend, Geoff > > Starbuck of the Nottingham > > SMEE and can be seen hauling passengers regularly at > > their Ruddington site. > > > > My son retained the Tich and I kept the Maid of Kent > > (I love that > > loco)...only so much you can keep in a one bedroomed > > flat!! > > > > I was Hon Gen Sec of the Nottingham SM&EE for 3-4 > > years > > > > Workshop in store and 4 locos sold on after the > > divorce, I moved to > > Birmingham where I have joined the Kinver&WMSME > > where I first met IP (from > > the list) Hi Ian... Have sent you some dates for our > > next curry! > > > > Workshop has been fired up again and the new lady in > > my life has demanded > > that I build her a Sweet Pea, cos she likes the > > shiny bits, and I am well on > > with that at present as a 'quick build' Well that > > was the theory but its > > taken 4 months to get some of the castings so > > far.... > > > > She has announced that she will be turning up at the > > club with her 'L' > > plates in Summer (not if Blackgates have anything to > > do with it but thats > > another thread) > > > > Main interest has been 5" gauge but I want to grow > > up now and play with the > > big boys (7.25" Gauge) > > > > As you will already know, for a while, I played with > > the bigger boys on the > > 15" gauge Romney Hythe and Dymchurch railway where I > > was in the main a > > signalman at Hythe and have had quite a bit of > > footplate experience in the > > 2-3 years I went there. Even did some 5.00am in the > > morning firelighting in > > on high season...A wonderful railway... > > > > Hope this tells you something about me anyway > > > > Rgds > > > > Paul > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email > > to, > > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > > "unsubscribe" in the subject > > line. > > > > > > > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email > > to, > > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > > "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.