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Yesterday Mrs Ocean Swell gave birth to our second son, he has arrived somewhat earlier than expected but everyone is doing well. On a more LNER orientated note I took the baby's 2 yr old brother to get a couple of wooden Thomas the tank engine locos nominally from the new baby. I let him choose what he wanted and was pleased to see him go strait past the blue 0-6-0T and choose the A4 and J70. It seems he has good taste.

G'Day Gents

Congratulations on the early arrival, sounds like the arrival time of the Silver Jubilee

As you say the other young tacker has good taste, more locos for daddy to chop up

manna

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Earlier this year I had to head over to the UK as my grandfather had, had a serious stroke as well as cancer. For the last two weeks he had been telling my aunty that he just wanted to last long enough to know our baby had been born safely. The baby was born Tuesday and my Grandfather passed away in the early hours of Thursday morning. He said he would see the baby born and he did even though he was in a fair bit of discomfort towards the end.
Richard "Dick" Harman 1925-2012
mind how you go mate

G'Day Gents

Commiserations on your loss.

How the young tacker doing, sucking on a lump of coal yet !!!

manna

I'm sorry for your loss. We had a similar situation early this year, the case being my Dad's auntie and her granddaughter

Our thoughts are with you and your family.

Looks like both the lads are gonna grow up to be LNER men

Sorry for your loss just a remark my wife makes frequently though One out ,One in, It happens so often in families.
Glad grandad got to see the arrival

That is very sad news, but I suppose it does reflect life in its basic state. One generation's life begins and another one ends.

It is not how we would plan everything, but then we have little control over those things.

All best wishes for the babies' future.

So sorry for your loss, so soon after such celebration of new life.