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Love the fencing Mel, the posts look good to me
Today on the WGLR
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sorry just noticed i din't read properly. wibble. 
Not on that particular photo Gilles, although I have won the bet on another site ........... kerrrr-ching.C&S said:yb281 said:......... I've got a tenner on the next comment.
I see there's been a comment since you posted your bet..................so, Mel, did you win your tenner back?
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mel have you thought of using a barrier instead of gates on the compound. allan.
Wouldn't be very secure I'd have thought mate? Having a 12 foot high fence around the site and then a barrier that someone could duck under? You'd probably have a set-up like that at the main pedestrian/ vehicle entrance which would be guarded 24/7 (done that), but not for the railway access which might only be used a couple of times a week. For the same reason, you probably wouldn't have a guard hut at the railway entrance, just an RAF Police dog handler to protect it while the gate was open for trains.annieshalt said:mel have you thought of using a barrier instead of gates on the compound. allan.
So these gates then, how was I going to make them? Absolutely no flamin idea. I've got some suitably sized stripwood, but I wasn't confident with how strong they would be (cat attack) or if they would stand up to the weather in the long term. I could have gone out and bought some plastic rods, but again, strength would have been an issue. Then, one day we were in town and I nipped into Wilkinsons looking for something that might be suitable. The answer came with a bit of imagination and a wire in tray. The sides looked to me to be suitable and it was just under 3 quid, so I thought I'd give it a go.
The bits that I needed were cut from the rest of the tray with a hacksaw. Here's what the tray looked like after the surgery.
This gave me 2 inverted U shaped gates complete with security mesh. To complete the bottom of the U, I cut another piece of the framework and epoxied it to the bottom of the gate (a weld would have been better, but that's beyond my means). A warning circle was cut from plasticard, cut in half and the 2 halves superglued into place, then whole lot sprayed with grey primer. When this was dry, the warning circle was painted gloss red.
The gates have been hung TEMPORARILY using bell wire. They will join better in the middle when I do job properly.
Even with this temporary hanging, they open and close with enough friction to make sure they don't blow about in the wind.
And with regard to the previous posting, security has been arranged for when the gates are open ready to receive a train. You wouldn't want to mess with Corporal Dennis, let alone his dog Sabre (3 million bonus points for anyone who gets that one).
The bits that I needed were cut from the rest of the tray with a hacksaw. Here's what the tray looked like after the surgery.
This gave me 2 inverted U shaped gates complete with security mesh. To complete the bottom of the U, I cut another piece of the framework and epoxied it to the bottom of the gate (a weld would have been better, but that's beyond my means). A warning circle was cut from plasticard, cut in half and the 2 halves superglued into place, then whole lot sprayed with grey primer. When this was dry, the warning circle was painted gloss red.
The gates have been hung TEMPORARILY using bell wire. They will join better in the middle when I do job properly.
Even with this temporary hanging, they open and close with enough friction to make sure they don't blow about in the wind.
And with regard to the previous posting, security has been arranged for when the gates are open ready to receive a train. You wouldn't want to mess with Corporal Dennis, let alone his dog Sabre (3 million bonus points for anyone who gets that one).
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Brilliant I love the lateral thinking. And what a great addition to the WGLR...
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Well as Dennis make fire engines I'm guessing your former taxi was a Sabre?
Good way to get your ID card eaten in my experience ................ together with a couple of fingers.Gizzy said:How to wind up a Military Policeman.yb281 said:You wouldn't want to mess with Corporal Dennis, let alone his dog Sabre (3 million bonus points for anyone who gets that one).
Always show your ID to the dog....
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Thought of you today. My wife runs a toddler group which my youngest attends. One of the kids managed while being dropped off to lock himself in the car. There was no spare key and it was bright and warm with the kid getting more stressed by the minute. In the absence of any blokes (who would no doubt have put a window in) the local fire station was called and an engine and full team came and saved the day. My boy has not stopped talking about it and clearly thinks the whole thing was deliberate entertainment set up for the toddler group while the young mums were all suitably impressed by the local heroes. Given no real danger was at hand an amusing episode all round, apart from the inevitable cost.
The job of the fireman is to save life, protect property and RENDER HUMANITARIAN SERVICES said Eyre Massey Shaw, Chief Fire Officer of London from 1861 to 1891. Still applies today (although some of the politicians, Warwickshire Police and the CPS could do with being reminded of that). Reckon the last one covers this occasion mate.CoggesRailway said:
Good bloke old Massey Shaw .............. went to school with Fred.
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Wow I thought Fred was older than that!yb281 said:The job of the fireman is to save life, protect property and RENDER HUMANITARIAN SERVICES said Eyre Massey Shaw, Chief Fire Officer of London from 1861 to 1891. Still applies today (although some of the politicians, Warwickshire Police and the CPS could do with being reminded of that). Reckon the last one covers this occasion mate.CoggesRailway said:
Good bloke old Massey Shaw .............. went to school with Fred.