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Isabel / busy Izzy / Izzy, has been terrified of the wooden floor since she arrived. She'd get the hang of ot, but she would occasionally come in from the rain and slide around like she's on ice despite the entrance having a mat and a long rug between it and the floor. She'd confined herself to the rug, or the stairs and the only way to get her to cross the floor was to hold her collar as she did so.

With baby steps, I'd managed to get her to walk with me just with my hand lightly touching the collar, or shoulder to a point where she would just about walk next to me.

Well tonight, she did this.. i just hope the rain stays away for a while, or she learns to walk without slipping as my other four managed it..

I love the camera really. I just wanted to inject a little humour. Thanks and goodnight! :)

Both Isabel and Wilbur have been pulling this same pose from time to time. Who pulls it off best?

😃

I'm watching a German documentary on the plight of the Spanish Galgo / greyhound but as I don't speak German, the subtitles will have to do.

It's a serious matter, I love my greyhounds, all 5 of them, but the subtitle timing still made me laugh a little, I'm evil. /s

Wilbur and Isabel took their first train ride today and I thought nothing better than to mark the occasion by taking them on the fastest diesel train although on a heritage line, it's less Intercity 125 (approx 200km/h), more Intercity "25" (40 km/h). For any Australians here, this is what the XPT is based off.

The staff loved them and I think they got more attention than the train. 😀

Wilbur soon got used to things and settled down, once he'd got in everyone's way. And Isabel, well, she just stood there the whole time.

I'm hoping to take them on a cross country trip next weekend so this was very much a test run. No accidents were had, but sausages were smuggled by some staff from the kitchen..

1. Stairs.. no lifts back then on this preserved railway station.

2 - 3. Exploring first class. The arm rest is handy to attach their leads to.

4. He likes the space in the aisle. Very comfy.

5. It may be first class but you still have to do some things yourself, like open the doors by sliding down the window and turning the handle from the outside.

6 & 7. A small stop off in standard class before we left the train at our final stop.. Sadly this won't do as the hounds would be in everyone's way, and we can't be making them get up.

8 & 9. The power cars. They still look beautiful to me today.

10 & 11. Wilbur checking himself and ensuring he "minds the gap". They're not wrong, that was a 50cm gap!

12. A final quick goodbye from a lady in the gift shop.

I bought four air conditioners on ebay last July for £200. Well, I bought two but the seller tested them and told me one was making a noise. Undeterred, I said I'd take them and he threw in a third. I got there to collect and there were four in total with 3 making a noise but still working.

I got them home and haf the first torn down in 5 minutes or so. I quickly found the culprit was a plastic fan with a square washer and some horrible metal spindle thing which had worn loose.

The fix was nice and cheap. Epoxy resin and an oversized washer to clamp it all back together.

Over a year later, all four are still working fine although one has a few buttons and segments on the top which randomly flicker. Not sure what that is.

The ventilation hoses were reaching 46c but some insulated foil stuff from screwfix got the temp of the hose back down to a cooler 24c. Adding the foil to the hose and over my south facing windows has halved my electric bill.

Next up, the twin hose mod.

The World of Glass museum in St Helens, England has this bridge across the canal. The glass feels more solid than the rest of the bridge..

He will get bored after 5 mins but still, it's nice to give him an option. :)

Young boy vs now. Also featuring a cameo appearance from Lavender when she was about 4 years old. He still tries to play like he did back than, but he is a little slower now.

Still some work to do with her, such as getting her to walk nicely on a lead and not be as reactive to other breeds, but she is a great addition for myself, and Wilbur.

She still follows me from room to room, too. But I hope that will settle in time.

She had no interest in racing so has since been adopted to an American couple and will live in Germany before going on a tour and then eventually going back to the US with her new hoomans. Probably the most travelled greyhound there is. :)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8dvn1lj25o

She spent the first half a walk this afternoon constantly pulling to the extent she was on her back legs a large part of the time.

Isabel is giving me "a look"

By chance, I ended up picking a friend up who can see the sidings from the back of his house so of course, I had to go look for myself and I have to say I'm impressed with the detail!

Waiting for a clear line that never comes and then this happens...

I'm genuinely curious. This is at a local mining museum. Would they still use asbestos in these nowadays?