Chuffing nora....
Not a line from The Full Monty, but a hint at both the event and the reaction last night. Far too cryptic to solve, so what happened?
I've already posted that the wee fella had his first train set bought by his Daddy when he was about 5 weeks old. As he has a major obsession with all things "toot-toot" I thought it was perhaps time to introduce him properly to his Brio set. So out it came.
17:54 Bed Central
express...He's got the Brio Flying Scotsman* set plus a few extras - extra track, a Mallard, a diesel freight engine with two flatbed trucks. The small parts were left in the box (mainly scenery) but the track, engines, coaches and trucks came out. As he sat on our bed playing happily with Nemo I managed to set the track up in a figure of 8 with siding without him actually seeing what was going on as he was at the wrong angle on the bed to notice. Not unlike when I was in the room and missed his first three proper steps!
But when he did notice - chuffing nora! What a reaction! And what surprised me was the ability he had to play with it. It must be instinct that all boys want to be train drivers! Pushing the trains on the track,
actually managing o fix the track when it came apart, all without being shown. They have nothing like this at nursery, so it's pure instinct. So while he's given us clues in the past regarding his future career path, this one is a clear winner - train driver. I used to scoff at my schoolmate Ian when he maintained his stance at wanting to drive trains, but with the salaries on offer (and pay rises, it's not long since Scotrail drivers got a 67% rise, sixty-seven, no typo) then it's not a bad choice. Hey, I'll support him, even if he changes his mind and want so be a gigolo!
Bust my buffers! Oh dear, there's a spillage. One dirty nappy right in the middle of the 17:54 Flying Scotsman express service from Bed Central to Rug Town. Anyone would have thought I was trying to murder the child, as I took him for a nappy change he screamed at the highest volume he ever has, real tears too, right until the moment the change was complete and he was on his own two feet on his bedroom floor again.
It's every boys dream to drive a train. It's every father's dream to play with his son's train. It's hereditary law.
* The Flying Scotsman is also available from:
National Railway Museum
Filmstalker
Comments
Train set photos coming to the album soon, possibly by the weekend.
Posted by: Lee | June 26, 2008 8:24 PM
Cheers for the linkage Lee, just noticed that.
When we come down can we play with the trains?
Posted by: Richard Brunton | July 3, 2008 4:35 PM