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royfellows
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11 years ago

Just spotted this, people have asked about these in the past.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Miners-Lamp-Battery-Oldham-type-T-/121196860895?ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:3160

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rikj
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11 years ago

To briefly digress...that is a lovely blue colour on your Octavia Roy, the grubby black Fabia parked next to it at Nent yesterday was ours.

RJV
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11 years ago

"rikj" wrote:
To briefly digress...that is a lovely blue colour on your Octavia Roy, the grubby black Fabia parked next to it at Nent yesterday was ours.

Bloody hell Rick, you were at Nent enjoying its miles of open passage and fascinating industrial archaeology when you could have been out with your club digging at 10 yard long levels and experiencing all the varying kinds of fog, bog & spiky plants the moors have to offer. You must be crackers! :lol:

rikj
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"RJV" wrote:
Bloody hell Rick, you were at Nent enjoying its miles of open passage and fascinating industrial archaeology when you could have been out with your club digging at 10 yard long levels and experiencing all the varying kinds of fog, bog & spiky plants the moors have to offer. You must be crackers! :lol:

A club? They told me it was a - SOCIETY - ! I think I've been had 😠

Next thing I know I'll be getting emails inviting me on caving trips with permits. Oh, hang on.......

RJV
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11 years ago

"rikj" wrote:

"RJV" wrote:

A club? They told me it was a - SOCIETY - ! I think I've been had 😠

Indeedy. It is a society though in all honesty, I have no idea what the difference is!

royfellows
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11 years ago

"rikj" wrote:
To briefly digress...that is a lovely blue colour on your Octavia Roy, the grubby black Fabia parked next to it at Nent yesterday was ours.

Come and talk to me next time
😉

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rikj
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11 years ago

We were just coming out of Rampgill when your friend was walking down from Smallcleugh. He thought you'd be in till around 7, a bit too long for us to wait.

I'm pleased he confirmed my intuition as to who the VRS owner would be.

Will anybody stiil be there next Saturday, or is that home time?

royfellows
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11 years ago

There are people coming and going all the while, I will be there until next Sunday
Weather is grot but its nice to get away from home for a while

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christwigg
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11 years ago

Are there any specific jobs being tackled Roy ?
Or is it an explore as the mood takes you type of week ?

royfellows
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11 years ago

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Very much the latter at the moment as numbers seem to be down and arrangements in a state of flux. Maybe weather putting people off, it puts me off venturing outdoors!

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Morlock
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11 years ago

#11

Outbid by persons unknown. ;D

Edit: Now appears I have one. :thumbsup:

royfellows
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11 years ago

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"Morlock" wrote:
Outbid by persons unknown. ;D

Edit: Now appears I have one. :thumbsup:

You bought it John?

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Morlock
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11 years ago

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Yep, not sure if I bought 1 of 2 or whether there was only ever one available though Roy. Got it for what I was prepared to bid though.

Will probably knock up another LED home brew or fit up with a RETRO XP 400lm upgrade as a spare lamp.

Old habits (except for bulbs) die hard.

Llion
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11 years ago

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I watched the auction end on my phone, as i had put a couple of bids in...went too high for me 😞 Was wondering if thats a good price ?

🅱Me... Back n Boogying ag wrth n modd

royfellows
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11 years ago

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Is there a shortage of diving weights or something?
:lol:

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rikj
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11 years ago

#16

There is an interesting link from that auction:

http://speleotrove.com/caving/cowlishaw1974-lead-acid-cap-lamps.pdf

tells you more than you you would ever reasonably want to know about Oldham style batteries and lamps.

A phrase that struck me was:

"Using an unreliable lamp is as irresponsible and dangerous as using an unsafe ladder or rope, and so the same care should be taken over the maintenance of lamps as over the maintenance of other equipment."

Morlock
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11 years ago

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"Llion" wrote:

I watched the auction end on my phone, as i had put a couple of bids in...went too high for me 😞 Was wondering if thats a good price ?

When last easily available new I paid £50 plus for one so £35 seemed reasonable.

Morlock
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11 years ago

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"royfellows" wrote:
Is there a shortage of diving weights or something?
:lol:

When combined with ex NCB steel toecap boots no other ballast (such as diving weights) is required whilst wetsuit clad in deep water. :tongue:

royfellows
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11 years ago

#19

"rikj" wrote:
There is an interesting link from that auction:

http://speleotrove.com/caving/cowlishaw1974-lead-acid-cap-lamps.pdf

tells you more than you you would ever reasonably want to know about Oldham style batteries and lamps.

A phrase that struck me was:

"Using an unreliable lamp is as irresponsible and dangerous as using an unsafe ladder or rope, and so the same care should be taken over the maintenance of lamps as over the maintenance of other equipment."

Interesting paper but its important to read it in the contex of the year it was written, 1974.

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ChrisJC
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11 years ago

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"rikj" wrote:
To briefly digress...that is a lovely blue colour on your Octavia Roy, the grubby black Fabia parked next to it at Nent yesterday was ours.

You want to see him drive the thing. Talk about mid life crisis 😉

Chris.