100 Days of Happiness - Day 69

[dizzojay]

Mr Dizzo has a very good friend - a lovely guy called Martyn.  They met when they worked together on the railway yonks ago, and although they have long since gone their separate ways, we've all remained good friends and will be seeing Martyn tomorrow evening after work.

We have a little tradition between us which started right from the first Christmas that Mr D and Martyn knew each other.  You see, Mr D was a railwayman, but was NOT a train enthusiast; he was a great pains to point this out to anyone who would listen.  Martyn, on the other hand, loves trains, and is very knowledgable and enthusiastic about them.  He can talk about them at length ...

Trust me, I know!



Anyhoo, that Christmas Martyn was bemoaning the fact that there are hardly any decent Christmas card with pictures of diesel engines on them ... REALLY?  Is anyone surprised?  And so, for a joke, that first year, I drew him a Christmas card wiith a cartoon train and a caricature of him on it.
He loved it so much, I kind of set a benchmark, and now I've ended up drawing a card every year for him!

Now, I've done about fifteen of these things over the years, and they normally involve some kind of in joke revolving around what's going on in the railway, or in Martyn's life generally.

Sadly, I can only find three of them saved on my computer for posterity - including the one I've just finished drawing tonight, so as they are fun to do, and they make Martyn happy, these are my happy pictures for today ...




Apparently Class 66 Diesels are colloquially known as 'Tractors' on the railway  ...
(Class 66 Diesels are the best thing evver according to Martyn.)
(Martyn needs to get out more!)



Martyn also likes military aircraft, especially the Vulcan bomber



This year's card:  Martyn's other half likes trains too.  He's been building her a model train layout
around their Christmas tree!

Comments

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Paul loves that Vulcan bomber too - strange for a pacifist. LOL

[metallidean-grl.livejournal.com]

That is just so cool. My father also loved trains. He had his own little train set and would take any chance he could to go to a show with trains. How cool of you to do this every year for your friend.

[fairyniamh]

I admit that in my youth, I loved and loathed trains. (Loathed because the horns going all hours and living only a block away from the train tracks. The love because the conductors worked hard... even though their bottled water tasted like crap. *1980s*)

These cards are cute though. I know he loves them.

[julchen11.livejournal.com]

Those Cards are wonderful, simply wonderful.
They remind me of my father who worked for 30 years as a rail constructor and he loved Trains :-)

[ennisjackdean.livejournal.com]

I doubt Martyn would understand if you brought
miniSheldon along. Too bad, oh well we won't let on.

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

How absolutely lovely is that, and you?! ♥

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Barry loves the Vulcan too (although I'd never describe him as a pacifict!) He was a member of the Vulcan to the Sky club who were responsible for keeping XH558 in the air.

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

That's so sweet.
I wonder what it is with men and trains? They don't do it for me, I have to say!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

He does love them, and that's good to know!
Yes, I used to live right beside a railway embankment, so I know the whole train noise thing :P
x

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Ah, he and my husband would be kindred spirits. Barry was about 20 years on the railway.

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Yes, I don't think I could put up with two train enthusiasts in the house!!!
:D

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Martyn's a lovely guy. I wouldn't do it for any old peasant!!