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I still look in now and then.

Like MG I look in now and again.

Meanwhile waiting for a hospital appointment to see what the shadow on my lung is; and the heart missing a beat more often than originally.

Glencairn

A belated "welcome back" Brian - pleased to hear your now ok. Sorry to read Glencairn not 100% - hopefully improvements forthcoming. I suffer with Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - which is a thickening of the heart wall - it doesn't bother me, and the hospital telephone every two years, and ask how I am, which I answer "OK" and they say they'll ring in another two years.
I think, as has been said, when summer comes along model railways take a back seat. I'm still reconstructing my layout after new windows installed and a great chunk (of the layout) had to be removed. You suddenly find your not as agile as you used to be working under the baseboards and soldering uphill - nothing like molten solder running down your arm . I look in here most days, but often don't have anything to say.

Welcome to the world of dicky tickers.
I developed SVT (throttle spring comes off and the engine races), almost 20 years ago, so I have to take beta blockers to damp it down.
Then they found AF 5 years ago (lumpy tick-over), so I have to take blood thinners to counter that.
Add in shortness of breath and ....
The joys of old age.
If I was a Morry Minor, I would change the plugs, set the points, tweak the timing, do an oil and filters change, tune the carbs and be good to go.

Still here and looking in now and again. Not much railway action here during the summer as busy enjoying play bowls.

present, don't have a lot to say however

I look in a couple of times a week but layout in limbo as I clear the remainder of the garage to create space to increase the layout by about 1/3rd and fit a helix to the lower fiddle yard……..unlikely to start this year, especially as first Grandson born a fortnight ago and now down in Gloucestershire for next 6 weeks so me and Mrs HoundDog can be less than 20 mins from daughter rather than 6 hrs.

At least now have a future train driver to justify my layout activities and expansion plans.

RAF96 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:44 pm Welcome to the world of dicky tickers.
I developed SVT (throttle spring comes off and the engine races), almost 20 years ago, so I have to take beta blockers to damp it down.
Then they found AF 5 years ago (lumpy tick-over), so I have to take blood thinners to counter that.
Add in shortness of breath and ....
The joys of old age.
If I was a Morry Minor, I would change the plugs, set the points, tweak the timing, do an oil and filters change, tune the carbs and be good to go.

When i look back i have been lucky.

Its nearly 14 years ago since my heart attack , then 9 months after it they put a PFO occluder in between the top two chambers of my ticker ,it looks like a double ended cocktail umbrella!!! . Got my GTN spray i think i`ve only used it half a dozen times . i have my bloods check yearly cos im on beta blockers ,statins etc .

i want to be a Ford Anglia 105e and have a tune up !!!!!

Stay safe everyone