Today I shall be Mainly...

[Big Kev]

Getting ready for Liam, from Newtown Carpets. The old stairs and landing carpet is out and in the boot of the car ready for the tip tomorrow morning. I've also cut new oak laminate for the stair risers, the treads are quite shallow so my big feet wear the carpet (on the risers).

[Stanley]

He's a good man, tell him I said so! I always come down the stairs sideways so that my feet are fully engage with the treads. I am acutely aware that the stairs are the most dangerous thing |I do these days!

[Sue]

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Morning

Cases packed and ready for collection. We have had breakfast and soon off to catch the train to Linz. Fabulous day in Budapest with evening cruise to look at the lights. We now have 3 days of travel and 3 days of rain but we will be in the train. Have a good day all

[Stanley]

Nice report Sue. Glad all went well and I wish you a better experience on your return trip than you had going out.



Another small step. I measured and marked the cut out in the base of the steam valve which is the passage for the exhaust steam. Then I cut it, high risk because I don't see straight as you know. Then I set the valve up in the valve chest and drilled the clearance hole right through for the valve rod. Next I gave the driver bar a witness mark to ensure correct orientation. Then marked it and drilled and tapped it 4BA for the valve rod. I am now ready to make the valve rod but that's for tomorrow. There is no rush! I want my breakfast.

[Sue]

Well that's a good start ICE. Our seats are double booked and an irate German or Hungarian showed us her ticket and chucked us of ours

[Stanley]

Oh dear! Another blow to our relationship with Europe!
I hope you got sorted Sue......

[Big Kev]

He's a good man, tell him I said so! I always come down the stairs sideways so that my feet are fully engage with the treads. I am acutely aware that the stairs are the most dangerous thing |I do these days!

I will indeed.

I've been to the tip and got rid of the old carpet, picked up some milk in Aldi and put a drop of diesel in the Yeti. I was shocked to see the price of diesel at Total Energies, Kelbrook. £1.46 a litre is a considerable difference to what I paid in Barlick (£1.38), I wonder if it's to do with their new supplier...

[Sue]

Oh dear! Another blow to our relationship with Europe!
I hope you got sorted Sue......

Well I think it was Hungarian railways but their booking system was obviously rubbish as they managed to double book several seats . The Hungarian lady made such a fuss she got moved to first class. There was no one who spoke English that our guide could sort things out with so we all moved two carriages down and took unreserved seats which was fine till the next station where people got on with tickets for our seats. It then took us nearly 20 minutes to fight back to our original seats, ( which were now vacant again) less my case which Bob had to go back and fetch later. Anyway we arrived at Linz on time and are now at the Park Inn in the centre. We have four hours to do as we wish. We are having a cuppa . that our journey to Frankfurt is better tomorrow. On the positive its 20 degrees, sunny and none of the forecast rain