Lost and found,January 2016.

Lost and found, January 2016.

Received a post from Dave Lee today to the effect that he has found the top off a model boat in the lake!.

If it is yours or you know the owner please contact Dave and he will tell you what he's done with it!.

Recognize it?.

Adrian Pearce Hi Dave I think the top belongs to Gyln he lost it about a week ago

Duckie, The power of the press hey!.

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Harry got very excited after finishing his jigsaw in only 6 months!.

On the box it said, from two to four years!.

Did you hear about the successful Bonsai tree grower?, he got so good he's now looking for a house with a smaller garden!.

A garden is a thing of beauty and a job forever!.

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Rotary At Etherow, 13th Jan 2016.

Rotary At Etherow, 13Th Jan 2016.

Today at the lake, met one of our newish members Lew Wallwork sailing his boat 'Rotary', when asked if it was a kit or scratch built he told me it was scratch built from an old copper boiler!, and the deck was made from an old mantle shelf from his next door neighbour, real re-cycling hey.

As you will see on the video below it runs well and the detail is superb!.

When I'd asked him if it was scratch-built he thought I'd said is it Scrap built!, it will be if he leaves it lying around with copper the price it is today!.

So it was a nice sunny day and an interesting boat to see and video, can't be bad for January.

                

Had an e-mail from Al the Comm, to the effect that the organiser Mark from Bugsworth Basin where we had two events during 2015, had been in touch to say that High Peak Radio had been mentioning us on the air, so fame again to the club, we have been going from strength to strength the last few years, the committee and of course you members must be doing something right!.

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Junk is something you've kept for years

Then throw away the week before you need it!.

Atheism is a non prophet organisation.

I recently took up meditation. It beats sitting around doing nothing!

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Model engineering show.

The Manchester Model Engineering Exhibition.

Organisation of the Manchester Model Engineering Exhibition is now well under way. The exhibition is being organised by member of the Northern Association Of Model Engineers (NAME) supported by the Southern Federation of Model Engineering Societies and, of course, by our colleagues in the trade – without whom much of what the exhibition will be showing would not be possible.

                                                

The Exhibition will take place on Saturday and Sunday - 27th/28th February 2016 from 10.00 am to 5.00 on Saturday (4.00 on Sunday) at the Middleton Arena which is situated in north Manchester conveniently only two miles from J19 of the M60 motorway.

                                           

This venue has plentiful free parking, disabled access and (very importantly) a reasonably priced cafeteria.
This will be an exhibition of model engineering in the north west hopefully comprising locomotives from gauges 1 to 10¼, stationary engines, i.c. engines, traction engines, etc..
Unfortunately, due to the limited space we are unable to include planes, or boats. However, we can confirm that a majority of the local model engineering societies will be exhibiting, together with some excellent examples of individual models.

                                          

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A model engineering show quite local to us that you might be interested in as it say's it's model engineering and not boats!, but I know you are all interested with all sorts of modelling and might still pick up some idea's and hints!.

Mike Houghton and Bob Abell are going so how about getting together and joining them, make the winter a bit shorter hey.

Duckie.

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Went to the dentist today for an appointment, reminded me of these jokes!.

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My dentist found a very big cavity when he he examined me, in fact it was so big he sent me to a chiropodist!.

Man to dentist, "Can you recommend anything for yellow teeth?"

Dentist, "A brown tie?".

Three ways to keep your teeth.

Brush after every meal,

See your dentist every few months.

and keep your nose out of other peoples business.

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New Year 2016.

New Year 2016.

Well its a new year again, seen too many myself!, but still can't complain because no one will take any notice anyway!.

After seeing the floods all round the country how can we complain here in our area where we seem to have escaped the worse of it.

Coming down the hill from the Romiley direction you might have noticed there has been some subsidence there and its been coned off for the time being, hopefully to be done after the holidays.

On the sailing front there were the usual stalwarts at the lake today, braving the weather, more and more rain I'm afraid!.

By the time I ventured out of the Cafe and the warmth they were all packing up, Dave was still the last man standing seen here, but there had been Trevor, Donald, Andy and a few others there earlier as you can see they are all on a sausage break and left Dave to look after the boats.

I'm sorry to tell you guys that you are not in the running for first sail of the new year as George Taylor get's that dubious honour the day before, 2nd January!, another cold weather day, still it didn't seem too bad as it was my birthday and Son John came down with his wife and two dogs, so that brightened up my day!.

I was there with George having a buttie before he sailed his pond yacht, though it was just a trial run and the weather was still bad so he didn't linger long, and we retired back to the Cafe to put the world to rights!.

Over the holidays some of the guys have been working with Ryan and trimmed back the trees behind the top box, when I said trimmed back, I think that is a bit of an understatement really!, as you will see next time you visit the lake, no more sails catching the trees now!, and I got a few nice logs out of it for my lady friends garden, they will keep the bugs nicely housed over the rest of the winter!.

Well that's enough of my prattling on for now, see you at the lake next time !.

Next event 

2000 13th January   Club night  Wednesday  Clubhouse 

2000 27th  January    Club night Wednesday Clubhouse.

Hope you've saved a few bob after Christmas as it's club funds renewal at the end of the month!.

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Did you hear of about the constipated Composer,

He got stuck on his last movement!.

or 

The constipated accountant that worked it out with a pencil!

I go with the flow I'm a bed wetter!.

Only joking!.

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