Lawrence Dunbar:
0Hi Kev, Fancy a dram,, Larry.
Hiya,
Happy birthday Larry Er’ do you want a hand with the bottle.
Lawrence Dunbar:
0Lawrence Dunbar:
1Hi Kev, Fancy a dram,
Larry I’ll be having a little drop of “the irish” later. As you know I’ve had to fore go the pleasure of whiskey for a few years now due to stomach trouble, but my son bought me a bottle of Bushmills Black for my birthday ( he obviously has a cruel streak 
) . So now I’ve got to partake in the delight. I’ll keep you informed of the result. 
Regards Kev.
Lawrence Dunbar:
0Lawrence Dunbar:
1Hi Kev, Fancy a dram,
So disappointing to see proper whisky with ice cubes. Only two things should go in a glass of good whisky; water or another measure of the whisky.
Postal:
Lawrence Dunbar:
0Lawrence Dunbar:
1Hi Kev, Fancy a dram,So disappointing to see proper whisky with ice cubes. Only two things should go in a glass of good whisky; water or another measure of the whisky.
What’s the difference between an ice cube and a splash of water apart from the temperature?
My personal preference is for Irish whiskey but I don’t knock anyone for drinking the Scottish version. Each to his own. Regards Kev.
Postal:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Hi Kev, Fancy a dram,So disappointing to see proper whisky with ice cubes. Only two things should go in a glass of good whisky; water or another measure of the whisky.
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Well are they ice cubes 
I have some ice stones that a kept in the freezer to keep them cold but they dont melt so they can be used over and over again, Larry
kevmac47:
What’s the difference between an ice cube and a splash of water apart from the temperature?
That’s the whole point. Cold numbs your taste buds so when you put ice rather than water in whisky you do not get the full flavour. The impact of cold on your taste buds is why some brewers are pushing out the cold and ice cold draught beers. If you are drinking the extra cold stuff, your taste buds are numbed. As you then can’t taste the beer the brewers can cut out the expensive stuff that gives the flavour and put any old starch into the brew rather than properly malted barley or other expensive adjuncts. For example, the cold Draught Guinness sold now is nothing like the Draught Guinness that was first promoted in the mid to late 1960s with nowhere near the same level of flavour or taste. Back in those days the Five Wand Mill on Bensham Bank was (IIRC) the first pub in Gateshead to sell it and every couple of weeks we would have a trip along there just for the Draught Guinness! Couldn’t do it now as the pub has been flattened in the name of progress.
Happy birthday Laurence, I’ll cheer you with one of my tipples!!
Kev, hope you’re feeling better. I also prefer the Irish whiskey with ice!
Regards Ray.
Ray Brown:
Happy birthday Laurence, I’ll cheer you with one of my tipples!!
Kev, hope you’re feeling better. I also prefer the Irish whiskey with ice!
Regards Ray.
Thanks Ray, starting to improve health wise, I’ve even been out cycling a couple of times!
Regards Kev.
Hi Kev, Nice to hear that you are on the mend, Hopefully Jimmy Hill will set up another drivers bash very soon, Take care my friend, PS Paul gave Jimmy the Smiles for Miles pictures, And they are very good, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Hi Kev, Nice to hear that you are on the mend, Hopefully Jimmy Hill will set up another drivers bash very soon, Take care my friend, PS Paul gave Jimmy the Smiles for Miles pictures, And they are very good, Regards Larry.
Thanks Larry, I bet Jim was delighted with the pictures! Regards Kev.
Davidson & Adamson DAF 2800.
Great photos Ray, The Huwood artic H436DTY Was the late Jimmy Ruffs motor, I drove it for while, It was a good bit of gear it had the Eaton Twin Splitter gearbox well matched to its ■■■■■■■ engine, It ended its days as the yard shunter, Regards Larry.
Saw that twin engine D series at a couple of times at the BRS depot on TVTE.
Tyneside
The story of this Twin engine Ford or Double D as it was named has been discussed on the site previously under the title Fords Twin Engine. It was said there were four built to trial (although I’ve also read three were produced) and built to give the extra power for the presumed 44 Ton Gross change in weight which never happened. They did have problems to resolve (the reason for trials in the first place) but the idea was finally dropped because of the non rise in gross weights and Ford began looking into the Transcon for it’s future top range tractor. BRS and HTS had a prototype each and possibly Ford the other/others? A look at the engine bay for those curious and the BRS unit and trailer below. Franky.
Hi Franky, I wonder what the Mechanics thought of them, It must have been a complicated job to say the least when working on them, Thanks for your first glass info, Regards Larry.
The BRS Ford D series twin engine in the 80’s wasn’t new technology, the Americans had a Ford Twin Engines in 1939 ( before my time of course).
