Is the Belt Tightening ?

darthmaul · Post by **darthmaul** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:18 pm

Great Plum wrote:So the refurbs that cost millions and put lots of doors in strange places are falling apart?

Teenage lads discovered quickly that the fob doors which mark the entry to every dorm can be modified.

Sellotape over the magnetic contacts will make it easier to 'rip'.

Ripping refers to the pulling of the door so hard the magnetic contacts are pulled apart. The juniors cant do it for a start. It can result in pulling the magnetic contact out of the door (its at the top), or even pulling the door frame away from the main building structure, as happened in top floor north PeA, when I was there.

All the screw-on door stops have been nicked too. Don't ask why. We dont even see them again. I have no idea where they've gone. The only things that work are the showers. Even the tuck lockers break!

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:27 pm

Hi Luke

Great to see some postings from the coal-face. I tried to PM you but kept getting an error message - "invalid session". Does anyone know why? CH filtering??

Anyway I used the email addy on your profile.

I am sure we all wish you well and hope that you will not spend as much time in displacement activity here as some of your elders.

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:30 pm

DavebytheSea wrote:Hi Luke

Great to see some postings from the coal-face. I tried to PM you but kept getting an error message - "invalid session". Does anyone know why? CH filtering??

Anyway I used the email addy on your profile.

I am sure we all wish you well and hope that you will not spend as much time in displacement activity here as some of your elders.

Would that last crack be aimed at me by any chance?

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:31 pm

I'll see if I can get a message through, Dave.

I can PM ANOTHER miner at the coal face, without difficulty.

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:34 pm

My PM APPEARS to have gone OK !

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:35 pm

englishangel wrote:
Would that last crack be aimed at me by any chance?

Well ........................ if the cap fits .........

but then George III banned the wearing of headgear by CH peeps after failure to remove in his presence, I believe. Hence it no longerr forms part of the uniform.

Anyone got a picture of housey headgear for Shoz - he will want to see it, I'm sure.

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:36 pm

Anyway, who says we spend a lot of time on here...

*looks around innocently...*

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:39 pm

DavebytheSea wrote:
englishangel wrote:
Would that last crack be aimed at me by any chance?
Well ........................ if the cap fits .........

but then George III banned the wearing of headgear by CH peeps after failure to remove in his presence, I believe. Hence it no longerr forms part of the uniform.

Anyone got a picture of housey headgear for Shoz - he will want to see it, I'm sure.

I'm glad you qualified that statement, Dave !

For one HORRIBLE moment........................

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:40 pm

palgsm93 wrote:
DavebytheSea wrote:I tried to PM you but kept getting an error message - "invalid session". Does anyone know why? CH filtering??
I sent you a test PM which seems to have worked, anyone else having this problem?

Got yours but can't reply. "Invalid session" message

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:41 pm

DavebytheSea wrote:
englishangel wrote:
Would that last crack be aimed at me by any chance?
Well ........................ if the cap fits .........

but then George III banned the wearing of headgear by CH peeps after failure to remove in his presence, I believe. Hence it no longerr forms part of the uniform.

Anyone got a picture of housey headgear for Shoz - he will want to see it, I'm sure.

just scanning, you will love it.

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:45 pm

I don't have a year for this, but the caption underneath says,

"We all looked upon Grecians as some kind of god"

The hat has gone, and so has the philospophy but the coat is the same.

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:48 pm

Yes angel - that's the pic I remember. I wonder in what year hats were removed. Just think if CH peeps still had to wear them! Wonder if there are any for sale on ebay?? a little dusty and moth-eaten by now, perhaps.

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:50 pm

I note that the bands are awry and the buttons seem a little odd too. Thank God they still wore the girdle the sensible way round 'though.

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:51 pm

DavebytheSea wrote:Yes angel - that's the pic I remember. I wonder what year hats were removed. Just think if CH peeps still had to wear them! Wonder if there are any for sale on ebay?? a little dusty and moth-eaten by now, perhaps.

It is in the Victorian section of the book, so after Georg III.

the girls hats went in around 1968/69.

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:52 pm

..... and you look SO cute, Angel !

Incidently, I HAVE PM'd our young Grecian friend, and he HAS replied, so all is well !