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Letter from the Romney Hut

Hello everybody,  

                                                                                           ^26th   December  2009

Entrenched

 Under no circumstances will tanks be allowed in Birkhill, we have been heavily recruiting members to Birkhill Rodents Against Tanks, ( BRATS ), these last two months. It is anticipated that there will soon be a formidable force of BRATS, who will stop the arrival of the tanks at Birkhill. Uncle Corrour is Officer Commanding the force and wishes it to be known that all new recruits have to register with Aunt Esmeralda.  We have set up a Tactical Unit  Focus Forum TUFF who have merged with the Rodent Executive  Against Loud Lumbering YoYos, to form REALLY TUFF. This will now emphasise our intent, because we do not have a building as yet. Join Today.

 

 

This Christmas celebrates the first of my sermons from the Desk Top. The soul searching that was done before I agreed, through an intermediary, to go public, was very deep ; hence the photograph of me preparing to make the appropriate announcement from the running shed signing on desk.  Contrary to popular belief this desk is not as full of mince as Big Ronnie Hill says it is.  You will note that I have with me a tin of brasso, this is to do the final lapping in of the

 safety valves on 80105 there are whispering and as everybody knows I will not tolerate whispers.     

 

               

 

I like everything in black and white except cats, if fact I dislike any colour of cat, furthermore I dislike any bloody cats.  You will have noticed that I always have my cat cosh with me I always have it handy in case I come across the occasional cat. Mr Tony Dance the officer in charge of the Bothy Refurbishment, is a wee bit upset about a lump in the new floor covering in the shower area. When he lifts the vinyl he will find a dead cat under it.

 

It has come to my notice that Head of Target Operational Financial Failure Evaluation Executive ( Toffee ) who has been given the notional rank of Captain,  one up from a lieutenant,  was appointed briefing officer for a sortie into LIDL, to secure a supply of Spitfires and Bishops Fingers, all in bottles.  Yes all a bit kinky, i'n' it.    Nonetheless, final briefing was to be carried out at the old Coal yard in Dock street at 0745, on a Monday morning.  All except Twinkle toes and the Captain, mustered at the appointed hour. The remainder of the assault group decided to proceed with blackened faces and grunting, equally kinky. The approach to the premises was carried out with military precision and once the LIDL store had been penetrated the wee lassie would not let us have any Spitfires or Bishop's fingers or even fish fingers, because she wiz no allowed to until after 10 o'clock . Head of Toffee's hope's to be promoted to major has been seriously compromised. 

 

Christmas Conference

 

This year we arranged a Christmas Conference in Lille, for all the Railway Rodents in Europe. This of course meant that a large number of British Rodents has to travel there. Since it was winter we decided that if we travelled by Eurostar we could ride in the under carriage electrical compartment. It is quite warm and if you plug the drain hole and put up a snow screen  it can be most comfortable indeed.  This we did and we all arrived in Lille  by Saturday night. We are all very exited and meeting a whole host of friends from all over Europe. It appears that something has gone wrong with the Eurostar trains, I wonder what the problem could be?  

 

No Watts in a Box

 

Recently Mr Ian Robertson had great difficulty in finding a Diesel that would work, he found that the batteries would not bat, wipers would not wipe, compressors would not compress and the pistons would not work either.  Well done Ian, in managing to achieve the use of a working Diesel.

 

Buses is a Driver

 

On a more positive note may I pass my sincere congratulations to Mr Christopher Lothian on being passed as a driver, of Steam Locomotives.   Congratulations are also due to Simon Sparkes,   who is now a passed fireman. Well done to both.  

 

 

Simon Sparkes

Chris Lothian

 

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year  to you all.

 

Bye for now,

 

 

 

Shaper Mouse

 

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