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AIBU?

to be bemused by folk who wait for ages for steam trains in bumbags?

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ChaosTrulyReigns · 21/08/2011 14:20

inutes these Howard&Hilda alikes were going to stand and wait for this train to zoom past to get a picture of a train for their album.

Meh. I guess they were happy with their lot and if that's how they want to spend their Tartan Days, then that's all fine but I really wish I had mentioned Gransnet to her.

Do you think we'll all be enjoying simpler times with our sensible shoes and nice cuppas?

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ChaosTrulyReigns · 21/08/2011 14:21

45 minutes!

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DrCoconut · 21/08/2011 14:24

I enjoy sensible shoes and a nice cuppa now

scrappydappydoo · 21/08/2011 14:25

Well I would wait 45 minutes just to see how they managed to fit a steam train into a bumbag ;)

LadyThumb · 21/08/2011 14:33

Re your title - I didn't know steam trains COULD fit into a bumbag!

Anniegetyourgun · 21/08/2011 14:38

Don't be silly, you can't put trains into bumbags. You could, however, have a train wearing a bumbag if the strap was long enough.

I was born liking tea and sensible shoes and have never seen the need to grow out of either.

MittzyTheVixen · 21/08/2011 14:47

The silliness of this thread has made me smile!

agedknees · 21/08/2011 15:00

What colour was the steam train? Did it match the bumbag it was wearing?

ApocalypseCheeseToastie · 21/08/2011 15:04

Oh I don't mind steam trains...... Would struggle to fit one in a bumbag tho.

Draw the line at dp's and ds's recent boys weekend tho spent lustfully gazing at old buses. The photos of engine close ups and videos of running engines made my cheese heart sink.

spiderpig8 · 21/08/2011 15:32

Beat me too it Scrappy!
Howard and Hilda surely don't wear bumbags , more like a nice tartan shopping trolley or sturdy shopping bag

spout · 21/08/2011 15:35

DH and I are turning into Howard and Hilda. I even own a bumbag from my raving days Embrace your inner Hilda, people!

SoupDragon · 21/08/2011 15:53

To be fair' they are probably the kind of people who would be bemused by folk who chat to imaginary friends on a website.

fifitrixibellesmith · 21/08/2011 15:55

yeah cos its so much nicer sitting inside on a sunny day typing shit into a computer isnt it

ChaosTrulyReigns · 21/08/2011 16:32

Ahh, trixie you assume do much.

I am currently sitting on a beach, after a long walk through a forest this morning, where I chanced across H&H.

So, ner.

Other pisstakers. See these fingers? Do you like the V-shape? Jusy for you.

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Andrewofgg · 21/08/2011 16:58

It suits small boys regardless of age and gender!

SuePurblybilt · 21/08/2011 17:02

I too am wondering what sort of train wears a bumbag. An American tourist praps. But then it would call it a 'fanny-pack'. It's a puzzler.

tethersend · 21/08/2011 17:03

I love trains.

HoHoLaughingMonster · 21/08/2011 17:47

Oi that's my dad you're taking about there. And his isn't Howard, it's Kevin.

InstantAtom · 21/08/2011 17:54

Lovely sweet people - no cynicism and world-weariness, just the simple pleasure of seeing a train go by. Can think of worse things!

TrillianAstra · 21/08/2011 18:04

Can't say I've ever seen a steam train in a bumbag.

Is it a special gift, like shoes with compasses in?

ChaoticAngeloftheUnderworld · 21/08/2011 18:23

My Ds when he was younger used to have one of those Thomas the Tank Engine carry cases which he put Thomas and other trains in

Maybe the bumbag is an updated version? [wunk]

GetOrfMoiCarbsClaire · 21/08/2011 18:28

I have just realised that I have never actually seen a steam train in real life, only on the telly.

I said to DP 'have you ever seen a steam train' and he looked at me as if I had asked him if he has ever seen someone with a perm, and said 'of course I bloody have, I have travelled on one'

I would LOVE to go on a stream train. I love trains. When I retire I am going to travel the branch lines of europe and make notes of the routes in a little notebook.

complexnumber · 21/08/2011 18:32

Definitely buying a bumbag now to see if a steam train pops out.

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Andrewofgg · 21/08/2011 18:33

I have travelled on steam trains, and there was a lovely smell - nicer than bloody Diesel, anyway.

Andrewofgg · 21/08/2011 18:34

As for you, GetOrfMoiCarbsClaire, you have just proved my point about the small boy in all of us, any age, men and women!

HarrietSchulenberg · 21/08/2011 18:37

I have been known to lurk on draughty platforms awaiting the arrival of certain engines powered by steam. I tend to get there just a few minutes early though, not 45.
I did manage 20 minutes atop a windy castle, though, waiting to get a peek at a very famous engine as it went past (late).
Good harmless fun, really.

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