Thread: UK get together!

Originally Posted by sidneykidney

It will be good to see you both Spike, but dont miss out on seeing your daughter.

The only difficulty is catching my ex on one of her two, or possibly three sane days per month, in order to swap the weekend I have my little pumpkin. We alternate noemally so it shouldn't be a problem. Shouldn't.

I've had confirmation for our accomodation, AKA the parents are sorted out! So now it's just pending the Ex-.......... oh my did I really type that.

Hey Guys....

Fair play to those of you that are organising this and bringing it all together. I only use a Dovo disposable razor as I only started about 2 months ago but as fortune has it I was visiting my Father in Ireland last week and got talking about days of Old and he appeared with a Rusty old Razor. He made my day. I came back with it to the UK and the first thing I did was to order Bill Ellis's restoration CD and have spent most of today (I hope my Internet time is not logged in here) looking up advice of grinding, tapping, honing, stropping, pastes, x pattern and even took a visit to the pyramids... and then came across this thread... I will be trying to get out of a weekend away with the wife to attend the function. As someone said in a previous post I will be getting more than I can put back into it but I cant think of a better place to start.

I will defo be watching this space.

The Limp

Hi Limp, what make was the razor you were given.

DOH...! Talk about a school boy error....

Txt the wife... "Hi babes, Are we doing anything on Sat 20th Sept"

Reply " I should bloody hope so... Its my Birthday on the Sunday"

Looks like I wont be attending...!

Damn. Damn it to hell....!

I will just have to wait for the YouTube version

Originally Posted by littlesilverbladefromwale

Hi Limp, what make was the razor you were given.

I think.. its a Solingen... but thats only because I thought it said Colingen Germany on the side and started looking for a make and Solingen is what came up. Will ahve a closer look tonight.

It says Fanger 500 or Fange 500 on the shaft

It also has a picture of what I think is a man playing a trumpet on one of the scales with the word "Registered" underneath it.

Don't forget to post a before and after picture!
If it's made in Solingen it should certainly be worth rescuing
Sorry for going off-topic everyone.

Does anyone have any idea how good / reliable the transport is to Birmingham Airport .. Need to get there on the Sunday morning for the 11:00 flight from a central located Hotel ?

Cheers Garry

Flights booked Cant wait.

Will book room later in the month.

Originally Posted by Garry

Does anyone have any idea how good / reliable the transport is to Birmingham Airport .. Need to get there on the Sunday morning for the 11:00 flight from a central located Hotel ?

Cheers Garry

Buses on a Sunday usually run every 20 or 30 minuites instead of every 10. I would imagine it would be easier to get one coming from central Birmingham or you could always get the train from New street to International.

I suppose it depends on which is closer to you, the trains or buses. As I haven't been to Birmingham for quite some time you may be better off dropping Morturn a PM as he lives in the area.

Sir Sidney, glad to see you are booked. Can't wait to meet everyone.