The worst GR season
The worst GR season
Which season do you think is the worst for Garden Railways, Id say this 1 where in now.
the weathers horrible, rainy and cloudy and the gardens all bleak and dead looking.
roll on late spring!
the weathers horrible, rainy and cloudy and the gardens all bleak and dead looking.
roll on late spring!
Last edited by pauly on Sun Feb 20, 2011 5:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Personally, I'd say the most frustrating times of year are Spring and Autumn. Glorious weather, but all too often unable to take advantage of it because of university (when I was younger, school) commitments. Coincidentally, these are the times of year when full-szie railways hold their galas, too
I do enjoy either hosting or visiting an occasional winter steam-up - and the long evenings can at least be put to good use in the workshop!
I do enjoy either hosting or visiting an occasional winter steam-up - and the long evenings can at least be put to good use in the workshop!
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....not being able to see anything autumn and winter are aright by me (i spent x mass off the coast of a country in the middle east keeping pirates at bay ) provided i don't have to go anywhere near the south Atlantic it makes painting quite hard among other thingsI do like winter steam ups, thick clouds of steam
see what i mean look at the black paint its all over the place what was i thinking
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Re: The worst GR season
Yeah, the one we're in now - but hopefully just coming out of! The garden not only looks bleak but when you try and do anything, it just turns into a mudbath!pauly:48646 wrote:Which season do you think is the worst for Garden Railways, Id say this 1 where in now.
the weathers horrible, rainy and cloudy and the gardens all bleak and dead looking.
roll on late spring!
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#DolwyddelanLightRail:48675 wrote:The two seasons I love is the dead of winter, running in the frost just before the sun comes up and also warm late spring/summer evenings :D
I'm with you 100%. this time of year has to be the worst, the cold crisp winters days seem to have gone , yet there is no hint of spring, just damp & greyness
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Re: The worst GR season
Summer rainy season is probably the least inviting here due to the heat and relatively high humidity - not to mention washouts, "skeeters" and other such joys.pauly:48646 wrote:Which season do you think is the worst for Garden Railways, Id say this 1 where in now.
the weathers horrible, rainy and cloudy and the gardens all bleak and dead looking.
roll on late spring!
OTOH, warmish (high 40sF) days in mid-winter are a real treat with the steam effects and everything working first time.
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Iv been looking at last years summer photos I took of my line and all the wonderfull ground cover and foiliage s gone now, killed off by the snow and replaced with gravel, mud and deadness
I alwasy worry that my railway looks ugly and grey this time of year because I forget how beautiful it looks in the warmer months.
I alwasy worry that my railway looks ugly and grey this time of year because I forget how beautiful it looks in the warmer months.
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Ah yes, but some plonker will wax lyrical about how "garden railways enjoy the multi-faceted spectrum of the ever changing seasons.................etc, etc"pauly:49114 wrote:Iv been looking at last years summer photos I took of my line and all the wonderfull ground cover and foiliage s gone now, killed off by the snow and replaced with gravel, mud and deadness :(
I alwasy worry that my railway looks ugly and grey this time of year because I forget how beautiful it looks in the warmer months.
I just put it down to putting up with the rough and enjoying the good times - the clocks go forward soon, then the AGM and summer's on its way! Bring IT On!!!!
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When I first started in the garden it was only strong winds would stop us running. One day it was so cold the gas would not get warm enough to fire the locos! I am a bit (well a lot) older now and like to take my pleasures in as much comfort as can be arranged. We have two indoor lines now in my neck of woods (well in barns/workshops) and this is where we go in the winter. The double doors are open but an urn of tea and a huge woodburning stove to warm one's nether regions on makes this a very comfortable way of steaming up when it is bitter cold and blowing a barsteward....Narrow Minded:49116 wrote:Ah yes, but some plonker will wax lyrical about how "garden railways enjoy the multi-faceted spectrum of the ever changing seasons.................etc, etc"pauly:49114 wrote:Iv been looking at last years summer photos I took of my line and all the wonderfull ground cover and foiliage s gone now, killed off by the snow and replaced with gravel, mud and deadness :(
I alwasy worry that my railway looks ugly and grey this time of year because I forget how beautiful it looks in the warmer months.
I just put it down to putting up with the rough and enjoying the good times - the clocks go forward soon, then the AGM and summer's on its way! Bring IT On!!!!
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