That's The End of That

Well for this year anyway. We had our last workday for 2006 yesterday and it was just some of the usual crowd who showed up. We were hoping our carriage guru would be available but he didn't call. The weather was good for working although it felt a little warmer than forecast.

We arrived to find Mario had the truck parked across the driveway so that was a good excuse to have a chinwag. When we finally got to the worksite it was time for a good cuppa. When the important bits were taken care of we finally got to the carriage. The filler we had applied on the last workday was well set so we cleaned it up and sanded it off. As we expected it needed a bit of topping off so that was done and then we went to lunch.

Paul had provided a huge tray of sandwiches along with a cheese plate and followed by fresh fruit salad and accompanied by suitable refreshment (non alcoholic of course, the safety officer couldn't bring anything else to a worksite). We could get used to this. I should mention there were some beetroot sandwiches, sorry but that is an inside joke and for those who don't get it just be thankful that I'm not going to explain it! We could get used to this. Nora and Mario joined us and we saw out the final workday in style.

When Alan suggested that it might be good to let the filler cure till the next workday the idea was met with hearty agreement. All that was left was to clean up the worksite and the lunch area and we could call it a day.

Thanks Paul for looking after us and for those of you who didn't make it you miss a fine meal.

(There were no photos today as although I took a couple they were the same as previous occasions, just Alan working and everyone else hiding. I should have taken a shot of the lunch but was more interested in consuming than recording).

Filming Trains

At the last meeting we played a tape of the Glenreagh Mountain Railway. I have just found this blog of a filmmaker who has made a documentary on the volunteers there.

Last for the Year

After last week's workday was cancelled, due to the extreme weather forecast, a new forecast was released that reduced the temperture but the first one turned out to be accurate. Some of the committee members met to work a special project I can't talk about yet so the day wasn't wasted.

Next Sunday will be the last workday for the year. The forecast is good apart from the chance of an early shower but that usually means it won't get this far inland. So hope to see all carriage group members and anyone else who can make it.