1952hatter: Great painting Tony. My first train set was a Hornby 00 and the loco was in the blue livery same as your painting of 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley.
Apr 17, 2024 12:33:33 GMT
Griffo: out spot checks? situations will arise when on 1/2 of a couple can buy fags and the other can't so what happens then? the older one buys the cigarettes
Apr 17, 2024 12:34:45 GMT
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1952hatter: And thinking of railways I built this over 18 months or so when I retired. Got a lot of satisfaction with the build but sold it all after about 6 months from completion. youtu.be/1HZVpJlvWKE
Apr 17, 2024 12:44:12 GMT
lutonfan66: On the smoking ban, Griffo, I think it’s a strange policy. Some suggestions it’s so Sunak leaves a ‘legacy’. But surely making smoking illegal is going to make some young people just want to try it more?
Apr 17, 2024 14:45:52 GMT
Griffo: As a very young lad I had a Triang 00 gauge railway and the train was the Princess Victoria, closest I've been to trains in my later years was going and returning to Edingburgh to see the tattoo on the Orient Express
Apr 17, 2024 14:50:59 GMT
Griffo: 66,quite correct and it will also encourage the sale of illicit cigarettes! besides which it is just a token gesture as the government rake in fortunes in tax at the current prices
Apr 17, 2024 15:03:55 GMT
ickle2: Solution, costs Government (us) approx £19 billion to treat those with cigarette related illnesses so increase tax on cigarettes to cover the £19 billion. The price increase on a packet would soon stop all/most smokers!
Apr 17, 2024 15:40:47 GMT
ickle2: Perhaps spread tax increase over 3-5yrs to see how quickly it works.
Apr 17, 2024 15:42:46 GMT
Griffo: and how much to cover alcohol related diseases? does'nt the bar in westminster still get subsidized? god forbid they would have to pay full whack for their brandies!
Apr 17, 2024 15:56:32 GMT
lutonfan66: Play off race in L1 looks interesting, even with Stevenage out of the picture. Hope Lincoln get in there rather than Oxford. Oxford fans weren’t particularly pleasant when we were in non-league
Apr 17, 2024 17:57:51 GMT
lutonfan66: Anyone got any preferences who comes up from the Championship? (To join us )
Apr 17, 2024 18:01:57 GMT