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Wendyf wrote: ↑25 Sep 2025, 10:23 They usually have tartan Tam o Shanters on...I should have realized.
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I think Kev has rumbled me......
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I think that happily they are a protected species now - result of years of campaigning. :smile:

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Stanley wrote: ↑25 Sep 2025, 12:28 I think Kev has rumbled me......
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That's the Trouble with Tribbles..... :biggrin2: (LINK)
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Yes, it was a Tribble....
Now we need a new object.....

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Is this the old joke when you send the apprentice out to get a bubble for a spirit level 😁😁
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Something like that Tom, but this one has a particular application.....
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No takers? Clue..... it has a surprising entertainment connection..... :biggrin2:
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If nobody makes a guess I shall kill this one today. You have seen it before..... :biggrin2:
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Is it something to do with an old TV? 🤔
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You are so close Cathy! Not the TV set but definitely TV signal related.
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Could be one for Ian. One more try - is it to do with the aerial. 🤔
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Yes Cathy! There you are, you are more knowledgable than you thought. It's an integral part of a satellite dish, to help install it level.
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Haven’t seen one before, looks like some sort of lever.
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Is it a type of ice-breaker? 🤔
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Is it to do with chimneys and ladders?
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Wendy is n it, she must remember seeing it before. Clue, It's very badly corroded.....
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Is it a ladder dog driven into the masonry for supporting the aforementioned?
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Exactly right Ian. I found it when I was inspecting the chimney for English Heritage. It was at the head and so corroded it broke off when I touched it.
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No takers?
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Still no response. I am surprised, I'll review it at dinnertime......
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It's a packet of metallic recording paper used in the McInnes Dobbie recorders I used on the engines. The paper was treated with a mild abrasive so that the bronze point of the stylus on the recorder could leave a mark.

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