#pop goes the diesel

[feigeroman]

Troublesome Trucks be like...

Bonus points if whatever they're roasting an engine about can be sung to the tune of Pop Goes the Weasel.

(Seriously, read some British sports chants at some point in your life - some of them are rude AF, but they're all fuckin golden!)

[doorinthefloor]

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[the-quackeroos]

so, as much as I imagine Pop Goes the Diesel taking place during the Battle of Cable Street, the other two stories in the Duck vs Diesel saga still take place at that time when Duck worked at Paddington. that's why Duck appears a bit younger in this comic based on A Close Shave. ^^

[steam-beasts]

In a general sense, who was infected via bite/scratch ratter than getting the suspicious coal?

Salty - got attacked by a feral Porter. He actually doesn't mind being a reptile-like beast. It means he can go visit Rusty and crawl up Cranky's support beams to talk to him better, plus, he can swim!

Diesel - got scratched up by a feral Duck. Duck suddenly remembered the beef he had with him and just went up and scratched him, then left. He refused to elaborate.

Mavis and Daisy - got cornered by Thomas, Percy and Toby while trying to escape Ffarqhuarr.

Bertie - Got bitten while trying to keep his passengers safe.

Annie and Clarabelle - couldn't go anywhere and got a bit scratched up.

Henrietta - was attacked by a feral Toby. Tried reasoning with him, but it was too late.

Carolyn - was chased around a bit, but escaped. If she could, she would spray water at them. She now treats them like big kittens whenever they act all adorable, and treats Diesel 10 like a dinosaur if she ever sees him.

Cleo - managed to hide from the infected. She's still secretly afraid of them, and has to have Ruth reassure her that they're still the same engines she got to know before.

Ace - escaped, he still treats the engines and infected road vehicles as his friends, but he also treats them like Australian wildlife, and sometimes just pisses one of them off to see what happens. He tried that with Edward to see if he could get on the old guy's nerves. Spoiler; it worked after the 1000th time.

Paxton - got jumped by the NG engines, all at once. He's pretty unnerved now when he goes to the BM quarry and literally squeaks when an engine just suddenly pops out of one of the tunnels without warning. He also struggles to understand Rusty. That little diesel just sometimes spawns everywhere Paxton looks. Rusty's an definite enigma...

[sygol]

force me in the microwave, shove me in the autoclave, pop goes the weasel, douse me in the diesel, theres a fire for fires sake, and higher this pyre the more i ache, oozing and coiling and snoozing and roiling, here comes a storm, lend me your form, beep beep badeep beep.. happier days fruitful ways

^w^ 🎉🎊🥳🎈🍾✨

[xxthefairywitchxx]

My boss is a weasel He keeps me from the easel I'll fill him full of diesel I'm gonna pop the weasel

I got a job at a candy shop And I listen to Insanity Pop When I feel down it builds me up I'm a balloon til I go pop

Pop goes the weasel Pop goes the weasel Pop goes the weasel Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!

@theandrewgraves I didn't forget to tag you not at alll....

[xstarkillerx]

WHAT. what. what do you mean how do you get over the shame of being attracted to Dominic Torretto?? 😧 you let the shame eat at you or actually why should there even be shame?? because i love that man that ‘bald menace’ i love him to the point my body aches and my dear donnie you will not just be screaming into the void, because I’ll be there i would gladly be the one to scream back because fuck i need more stuff about that man 😮‍💨 … or yeah yk idk 🫠

love ya 🫂

You're such an enabler

Listennnn I'm only ashamed because it's Vin Diesel and he's likeee the type of Hollywood actor my mother would be attracted to, but I can't help it Dom's so fucking hot.

Like did you SEE the way he just be grabbing Letty's ass in the car in Los Bandoleros???!!!! (01:04) the way he can fit her entire cheek in that massive hand like, imagine those thick fingers sliding in and out of a dripping wet pussy I can't do this. He's so big, not just tall, big and thick and his arms have the stamina of a god from working on cars all day.

Or the way he'll literally borderline fuck in public, just straight up pull you into his lap and kiss and grope you like no one's watching. Like I'm not even an exhibitionist but the thought of that drives me crazy, because it's Dom Toretto, who's gonna check y'all? The thought of him getting hard, right then and there, kissing down the line of your neck, biting your nipples through your shirt while a party goes on around the two of you. I'm barking rn because that's probably why he flirts with other women all the goddamn time, he's waiting for the day you get so fired up about it you initiate the public make out.

I'm going to spill the beans because I'm legit so fried right now and I've been sitting on this forever and I really don't know when it's gonna get done, but I'm working on something where he finger fucks you over the charger, popped hood, engine up and running. There's more to it obviously but I need you to see where my head's been at. He's got his left hand holding yours down against the edge of the hood, the metal biting into your palms and his grip warm and firm. His other hand slides down the line of your body, pushing you closer to that fucking BEAST of a car while it's roaring right in your face, before his hand hikes your skirt up, pushes your panties to the side and rubs your clit until you beg him to stick them them inside you. And like obviously there a reasonnnnn but I'm not spoiling that here

Omg you have no idea how long I've been waiting to say that ok bueeeeeeee 😁👋👋👋👋👋

[saltygilmores]

THOUGHTS WHILE WATCHING GILMORE GIRLS: S3/EP4/ONE’S GOT CLASS THE OTHER ONE DYES (PART 3)

This post is going to be a bit of a quicky. Scene: Lane's bathroom, where Rory is assisting Lane in dying her hair the color of Dean Forrester's balls. Purple. The dude's been waiting over 2 years to get past second base. Come on Rory. Throw him a handy. (Speaking of...the lack of Dean in this episode so far is making me fearful for when he may suddenly appear). Rory expresses her concern that using bleach in an unventilated bathroom might kill them both, but Lane is, like leave those windows locked! i want my mother to smell bleach when she arrives home! Because when she smells bleach she'll definitely think "Lane must be dying her hair" and not "someone is covering up a crime scene"

My belief is that deep down, every Gilmore Girls character is a potential serial killer, and they all have one specific event that will set their killing sprees into motion. Dave Ryglaski suddenly getting sucked into the Male Gilmore Girls Character California Wormhole may just be Lane's.

This episode's got the words "hell" AND "condoms" in it plus not one but TWO rapidfire pop culure references from the 1990's, and not 1973? We're getting bold and spicy in Season 3! Ole! The procedure goes horribly wrong and causes Lane tremendous scalp pain, so back to the beauty supply store they shall go in a few moments, where Shane has returned after servicing Jess on her smoke break. I really love the word "servicing" as a stand in for "blowjob", quite honestly. Per Wikipedia: Vin Diesel's birth name is Mark Sinclair. Sinclair began going by his stage name "Vin Diesel" while working as a bouncer at the New York nightclub Tunnel, wanting a tougher sounding name for his occupation. Vin comes from his mother's married last name Vincent, while the surname Diesel came from his friends due to his tendency to be energetic.

Why does that jacket make such a difference on Luke? When he takes that jacket off he looks super dorky, but jacket on, he looks pretty dang hot. More layers for Luke, fewer layers for Jess. One of the moots told me this event is supposed to be taking place at 4pm for an after school club, which is supposed to explain why L&L are talking to a classroom of teenagers while the main Teens of The Hollow are carousing about town, bleaching their scalps and getting serviced in closets.

In my regular Post-Post discussion with @frazzledsoul, we discussed how Luke, I mean, Butch here, graduated in 1984, the year Jess was born. At the same time Liz always refers to him as "big brother", so she would have been younger than 17 when she gave birth to Jess? Even though the writers retconned some of the other Liz Lore established in 2x5 (like that she was married) I think it's generally accepted that she was around 18 when she gave birth and not quite as young as Lorelai was when she had Rory. This is what 80% of the fanfics about Jess’ early life that I used to read had seemed to share a consensus on anyway. So we discussed the possiblity that Liz and Luke may be very close in age, even less than a year apart so they ended up in the same grade, which is plausible, or less likely, they're twins, but I'm not sold on that. Lastly, it's possible she just calls him "big brother" merely because she's annoying and the drugs have fried her brain and she doesn't even know what day of the week it is no less how old her own brother is.

That's the best part about Gilmore Girls.

The bleach appears to have seeped into Lane's braincase and she's delirious. She's not making any sense. I'm afraid there is no saving her now.

I mean, this has always been Rory's typical expression whenever another person reminds her that she's supposed to be so freaking in love with Dean, but she's aware she's actually dating a pile of camel droppings while everyone else has their heads so far up their asses that they don't see it, but now she's got the JessSweats on top of it. She's in a real pickle.

What is the "feeling" of dating Dean Forrester exactly? Is it that feeling Rory has been experiencing for the last 2 years, the feeling that there's vomit stuck in the back of her throat that is always so close to spewing out but it never does? Is that what you want Lane?

This is one of the clearest views of the Quarter on a String I've seen thus far, and now that I can see it so clearly, it actually looks more like a dented bottle cap and not a quarter.

All this time I've been giving Dean Forrester credit for spending 25 cents on this thing when he actually paid nothing because he stole it from Lorelai's business competitor, the homeless man who scours The Hollow for scrap metal and change with a metal detector. I was thinking an after school business club at Stars Hollow High School where you had to listen to Lorelai Gilmore speak would be pretty sucky, but then I remembered the alternative is being not at school in Stars Hollow instead and that's worse.

Lorelai Gilmore everyone, the Prominent Local Luminary. Beautiful handwriting on the chalkboard, did Jess write that too?

Oh how I love 35 year old high school Extras. "You all know Luke Danes from his fabulous diner." Yeah, it's where these "high school students" hold their AARP meetings. Luke Danes seeing a room full of high school students: I've never seen any of you people in my god damn ife but if you want a job waiting tables at a place where nobody tips and I flout child labor laws and pay you in lettuce scraps then come on down and fill out an application. Also, my nephew could use some friends. Lorelai Gilmore, seeing a room full of high school students: Which one of you handsome boys want to become my daughter's stepdad?

Yes, I have a question for Ms. Gilmore. After Crusty got you pregnant the first time, why do you still keep letting him stick his CrustyWiener inside of you again and again? Take your time I'll wait. By the way, did you know that David Sutcliffe recently said women shouldn't have the right to vote? Just putting that little nugget out there. What was surely going to be a motivational speech for the ages by Some Lady Who Barely Works At Some Inn is totally derailed when the 50 year old students keep asking Lorelai how babies are made. Despite her best efforts to change the subject, she fails miserably but for some reason KarenDebbie is put out by Lorelai's handling of the affair. I'm not sure what Lorelai was supposed to do exactly.

[jungle-angel]

Any Friend of Mine (Rhett Abbott x Reader)

Summary: Sometimes a friend just needs to bitch about life

The snow was falling lightly outside as Rhett watched from the kitchen window, the smell of spicy chicken and basmati rice cooking away in the crockpot next to the stove. The tail end of February always bothered him for some reason. Maybe it was the long drag into March or how winter blues always set in too early. 

Through the softly falling snow, he saw two forms coming over the hill, a tall man in a white cowboy hat holding a toddler on his hip, the little one all bundled up in his little black Carhardt jacket. 

Billy and his little boy, Colt. 

“Hey darlin? Is the door unlocked?” 

“Yeah why?” you asked, poking your head up from where you had been sitting on the living room couch. 

“Billy’s here with Colt.” 

“Well, let’em in,” you told him. “I’ll get Diesel out of the way.” 

You whistled and the big Rottweiler came barreling down the stairs like the bulls Rhett had been accustomed to riding, jumping up onto the couch with you as Rhett opened the door for Billy to come in. 

“Ya’ll should’ve rode up here,” Rhett told him. 

“I know, I know,” Billy told him, setting Colt down on the floor. “I just......I’m havin a rough day, that’s all.” 

Rhett scratched the back of his head. If Billy Tillerson was having a rough day then it was definitely, in every sense of the word, a rough day. 

All of a sudden, a painful, wet, hacking cough erupted from Colt who had begun to turn red in the face. “Ya’ll got anything for this?” Billy asked. 

Rhett nodded and immediately went upstairs when Tatum and Tanner came barreling downstairs to play with their best friend. Rhett opened up the medicine cabinet and found a little red box with Colt’s name written on a piece of masking tape. As soon as he could, Rhett brought it right down to Billy who shook it and gave the three year old a few puffs of the medicine. 

“That poor kid sounds like he escaped a TB ward at the hospital,” Rhett remarked. 

“Pisses me off,” Billy practically spat. “Wayne’s S-M-O-K-I-N-G is just makin it worse.” 

“Is that what all this is about?” 

“I’ll tell ya’ll once he goes and plays,” Billy answered. “(Y/n), any chance we could stay for dinner?” 

You shrugged, letting Diesel off the couch. “I don’t see why not,” you told him. 

You and Rhett cast each other a knowing nod before he retreated into the kitchen, grabbing a beer out of the fridge, one for him and one for Billy. 

“Alright,” Rhett said as he sat down next to Billy. “Ya’ll come traipsing up here in the snow with the baby. What’s goin on?” 

“Everything all at once,” Billy sighed, running a hand through his hair. “I gotta get outta the house if it’s the last thing we do. Wayne’s pissing me off and so ain’t Trevor.” 

“What’d he do now?” Rhett asked him. 

“Both of’em makin remarks about my wife and son,” Billy croaked. “I just.....I wanna fuckin punch both of’em so fuckin bad.” 

Rhett felt horrible for him. He hated that Billy was going through such a thing but there wasn’t much anyone could really do. And yet.....

“Bill?” 

“Hmm?” 

“Don’t hate me for what I’m about to do, but....” 

Rhett pulled a piece of folded up paper from his back pocket and slid it across the table towards Billy. Billy unfolded it, his eyes glazing over the words typed neatly across the paper before they nearly popped out of his skull. 

“Is this...?” 

“The deed to your own land,” Rhett chuckled. “(Y/n) and I saw that piece of land while we were bringing the kids home the other day and thought you and Shania might need it more than us.” 

Billy could’ve cried but it would’ve been embarrassing beyond all words. “I don’t.....” he stammered. “I don’t know what to say. We’ve had our eyes on that place for months and....” 

“Now ya’ll can finally build what you need,” Rhett told him. “Hopefully with your own place Colt can breathe again.” 

Billy quickly wiped away a tear that threatened to fall from his eyes. “Thank you,” he half whispered. “You and (y/n), both.” 

Rhett turned his head and saw you standing in the doorway with a bit of a cheeky grin on your face, him smiling right back at you. No matter what your families may have gone through in the past, differences or no differences, you were as tight as ever and hoped to be for the rest of your days. 

[thebunnylord]

Human ttte road trip headcanons:

Thomas: loves road trips, doesn’t have a schedule, or a plan, spends most of the road-trip with his head out the window.

Edward: likes to travel with company and just talk about life.

Henry: always takes the scenic route, has to stop and take a picture of the scenery, will pull over to take pictures of wildlife.

Gordon: likes to drive fast, gets a speeding ticket every time.

James: radio blaring, windows down, causes the biggest ruckus he can make, also forgets the map and gets lost and spends more time getting ready for the road trip than actually going on a road trip.

Percy: gets very car sick very easily. Needs to pee every mile.

Toby: just likes to take it slow and enjoy the road, drives so slow that he creates a whole line of traffic behind him because old man at the wheel. Also needs to stop at every sheep he sees.

Duck: has a strict schedule, no stops, “oh you have to pee? Too bad we’re not stoping”, hates riding with Toby and backseat drives when he isn’t driving. Has to stop at the beach every time.

Oliver: goes off on an “adventure”, gets lost, and has to back track.

Donald and Douglas: their car has broken down in the middle of nowhere.

Emily and the other girls: blasts pop music at full volume, sunglasses on and out, they are off for a good time, oh crap, they left someone behind.

Bill and Ben: Bill steers while Ben works the pedals before breaking out into an argument over who’s driving, end up in a car crash. Also forgets their spare tire, gas, map, snacks, water, and everything you need for a road trip

Diesel: pure concentrated road rage.

Bertie: is the only normal driver here, until her challenges Thomas to a race.

George: is the road construction that causes traffic to be back up for miles and when one of the drivers honks their horn, he will go up to them, and flip them off.

Skarloey: old man driving 2.0, can’t see over his dashboard and drives so slow that he causes traffic to be backed up for miles.

Stephen: is in the passenger seat with Skarloey talking smack about how everyone nowadays drives. Is also a nursing home escapee

Glynn: is also in the same car yelling at every car who honks at them to calm down. Had also escaped the nursing home with Stephen and are now on the run.

Rheneas: is in the same car sleeping.

Duncan: is in the same car cussing and yelling at every single car that passes them, backseat driving galore, reaches over to honk the horn, and has to listen to the rock station before Skarloey finally pulls over and makes Duncan get out of the car, and drives off.

Duke: went inside the gas station store to get a snack and was left behind.

Millie: is searching for Stephen and Glynn.

[topduck48]

Bad news, I came up with some more Duck headcanons for you to ramble about! *casually dumps them in your lap*

-Duck has an autographed photo of the city of Truro (well, technically truro’s crew signed it.) in his cab from when Truro visited the island.

-after the RWS book, Duck and the Diesel Engine was published, City of Truro sent duck his own fan latter praising Duck for his bravery and quick thinking and said that Duck is the very model of the GWR. Duck almost popped his safety valve after seeing the letter, now everyone teases him and says that he has a celebrity crush which he denies, but he’s definitely one of Truro’s biggest fans. Actually, it’s not uncommon for engines to have celebrity crushes on famous engines, they could care less about human celebrities unless it has to do with their world, and human accomplishments don’t mean much to an engine, so it only makes sense for them to look up to other famous engines (don’t tell anyone, but Spencer secretly has a celebrity crush on Mallard and would destroy his safety valve when he sees her.)

-people started leaving Duck bread as a joke which annoyed him, he had to politely tell people that no, he cannot eat bread so stop trying to feed him bread. Now people give him frozen peas.

-Duck’s favorite book is a bear called Paddington for obvious reasons.

-while he was trying to teach Casey, my OC the Great Western Way ™, he let Casey shadow him while he did a run with his slip coaches and failed to explain Casey what even slip coaches are, Casey being a goods train only and never seeing slip coaches, thought that the coupling links had broke and shunted all the coaches after Duck before any of the passengers could get off thinking he was helping. It wasn’t until Duck finished his run when he realized what Casey had done and flew into the rage. After some deliberation with the “Little Western Council” (it’s not really a council) they decided to banish Casey from the Little Western under the terms that if he sets one wheel on their branchline from here on out, there will be repercussions. This was overruled by Sir Topham Hatt who made is very clear that he makes the decisions and that the “Little Western Council” has no authority at all.

-why the slip coaches didn’t say anything to Casey? I don’t know….

-in my human AU, he has a little old terrier and a cat. He will sometimes petsit Toad’s Hamster.

-Duck is a city boy, he grew up in the city and found it jarring to go from a bustling city to the more quieter and rural island.

-every Christmas Donald and Douglas’s mom would send him a knitted item, he has a nice sweater collection.

-a fan once sent him a Jeremia Puddle duck plush. He now sleeps with it every night.

-Thomas once received an ostrich egg from one of his pen pals, Nia, (Nia never came to Sodor in My AU, Thomas met her during a RWS anniversary tour and they’ve remained good pen pals.) he tried to see if maybe an ostrich egg would cook over Duck’s engine whistle since the chicken egg obviously didn’t work and the ostrich egg has more mass meaning that, according to Thomas, would theoretically not boil so quickly and explode. Unfortunately, Duck stopped Thomas before he could actually boil the egg, Thomas was holding the egg over the whistle and Percy had his hand on the whistle, but nothing came from it and Thomas had to resort to making a very big omelet with his ostrich egg. Probably a good thing too since an ostrich egg would be a nightmare to clean if it were to explode.

That’s all I have for now, here, have some bonus fanart

Why is that bad news? That is good news, I love rambling about things.

I agree with the first and second headcanon. Duck definitely almost popped a safety valve when he saw the letter, and his whistle blew so loudly it nearly blew everyone's ears off.

I think that Duck can eat bread. I have this headcanon that engines can eat, it just goes into their firebox. Duck likes bread, and frozen peas.

I definitely agree that his favourite book is Paddington. He has the same etiquette as Paddington, and the fact that he worked there also adds to his enjoyment of it. I also love Paddington, and personally prefer him with his black hat (I still love his red hat, but his black hat is nostalgic to me)

I read about the Casey fiasco with the slip coaches on your account. I think that this is a very good idea, and very good episode material. I'm not too sure why the slip coaches didn't say anything to be honest. I love the idea of a Little Western Council, and I also think that The Fat Controller lets the council have authority over the Little Western in a second in command kind of way. The Fat Controller still has first hand authority, but he does take suggestions from the council into account.

Those are nice pets for Duck to have. I headcanon that Duck is very independent and doesn't have pets. He still loves animals though, especially ones that are less favourably received by some, such as bugs and snails.

This headcanon is why I find differing opinions so riveting, for my headcanon is the complete opposite. Duck is a country lad to me. Being from Devon, he loves open spaces and nature. While he doesn't hate the city, it can get too overwhelming for him sometimes, and he much prefers to go bird and bug spotting in the countrysides and woods.

The Christmas headcanon is a really nice headcanon, and I think that Duck sends them all some fancy attire every Christmas as well.

Oh he definitely sleeps with plushies, and a Jeremia Puddle plushie suits him really well. I think that he sleeps with a duck, frog and pumpkin plushie as well.

Duck would absolutely not allow Thomas to boil an ostrich egg on his engine's whistle. Why he allowed his driver to boil an egg on his whistle in the show is beyond me in all honesty. I think that he didn't want to do it, but his driver did it anyway. I also think that he firmly reprimanded his driver after he did it.

That art looks very natural and very good. I love the blended, natural look of the landscape and the ducks look very realistic. I love how the flowers provide flickers of bright colour amongst the mix of murky, foggy, oaky and grassy hues. I also love your Duck and Diesel design, Duck looks a bit gritty and jaded (in a good way) and Diesel looks sleek and sleazy (again, in a good way).

This is all just my opinion.

[damnea]

Christopher Awdry's annual stories 1989

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I think I mentioned this story in the tags of my last post.

This is one those annual stories thats been adapted quite a bit, but its always nice to be able to read the story itself.

Old Square Wheels

The Fat Controller had borrowed a diesel. He told Duck to show the new engine round, but Diesel made mistakes, and the trucks began singing cheeky songs about him.

Trucks are waiting in the Yard: tackling them with ease'll.

"Show the world what I can do." gaily boasts the Diesel.

In and out he creeps about, like a big black weasel.

When he pulls the wrong trucks out. Pop goes the Diesel!

Duck was cross, and told the trucks to stop, but Diesel thought the song was Duck's fault.

"I'll pay him out," Diesel said to himself, but he couldn't think how.

"It's not fair," he complained to Henry, Gordon and James. "I never get a moment's peace from these rude trucks, and it's all because of that Duck!"

"Nonsense," said Henry. "Duck would never do that. It would be des...des..."

"Disgraceful!" put in Gordon. "Disgusting!" said James.

"Despicable!" finished Henry.

Diesel was not convinced. He spent the rest of the day wondering how he would get his own back.

Next day, Henry's trucks chattered amongst themselves, and paid no attention to him. They were very full and wanted to take it out on someone. "Why not Henry?" they whispered to each other.

"Wait until I give the word," said the front truck. At last the signal went down. "Come on you." Henry ordered shortly.

Reluctantly, and still chattering, the trucks followed him out of the yard.

All went well until they reached the top of the hill. "Steady," Henry warned the trucks. They heard, but they took no notice.

"Now!" Shouted the front truck.

"Go on, go on!" Yelled the trucks as, surging against Henry's tender, they pushed as hard as they could.

"Stop, stop!" Wailed Henry, and his driver braked as hard as he dared. But Henry couldn't hold the heavy trucks properly - his wheels locked, and he slithered, out of control, down the hill with the stupid trucks cheering and shouting behind him.

"Help, help!" Whistled Henry despairingly.

Thomas, waiting in the branch line platform, saw Henry coming, but could do nothing to help. But the hill ended before reaching the station, and Henry was at last able to bring the silly trucks under control.

Gradually his driver eased off the brakes. When he was sure that the trucks were behaving themselves, Henry came to a controlled stop. "Phew!" he said. "What stupid things trucks are- they could have caused an accident."

"Never mind," said Thomas. "They didn't, that's the main thing. You did well to stop them."

Thomas puffed away, and after a while Henry set off again. But something strange seemed to have happened to his wheels. Each time they went round there was a 'clunk' when they reached a certain spot. "What's that?" he asked after a while.

Illustration pulled from wiki

"You've got a flat tyre," said the driver.

"What?" objected Henry indignantly. "Engines don't get flat tyres. Only cars and lorries - and buses like Bertie - get them." His driver laughed.

"It's the trucks' fault," he explained. "All that sliding on the hill, with your wheels locked in the same place, has worn a flat place on each of your driving wheels. You'll have to go to the Works, I'm afraid."

They clunked to the end of the line, and Henry went crossly to the Shed. Duck was there, and Diesel. "What's the matter, Henry?" asked Duck. "Those trucks been playing you up, have they?"

"Yes, they have." snorted Henry. "Pushed me down the hill, and now Driver says I've got flat tyres."

"Ah," said Duck. "Bumpy, that. But you can't trust trucks, can you. Ah well, I hope you get your 'flats' sorted out all right." And he puffed off to see about the next train.

Diesel snickered. He'd just had an idea. Next day he spoke to the trucks.

"That was a good trick you played on Henry," he said. "He's got flat tyres now, and has gone to the Works to have them replaced." He paused.

"I shouldn't really tell you this," he went on quietly. "but! know you won't pass it on. Do you know Duck's new nickname for Henry? Old Square Wheels.

Good isn't it? Don't tell anyone I told you." The trucks promised, but as Duck had said, you cannot trust trucks.

When Henry came back from the Works the whisper went round. "Here's Old Square Wheels," it said. "Old Square Wheels is back."

As Diesel had expected, it was only a matter of time before the trucks told Henry that Duck had invented the nickname.

"I'll give him Duck," Henry said furiously. "Just wait till I see him again!"

The trucks snickered, and Diesel smirked with satisfaction.

"That worked well," he said to himself. "Now, what can I think up about Gordon?"

[steam-beasts]

Hey Dj, you should ask to the trucks about how Pop Goes the Diesel :3c

DJ; "I've heard about that song! Before he went to sleep, Duck told me that the trucks sung that song to my big brother on his first day here when he was trying to sort them out. He said it was the most interesting thing he ever watched, and that the look on my brother's face was priceless. I wish I could've seen it, AND heard the song. The trucks ARE troublesome, but you gotta admit that they're good singers"

[verypsbfan019]

Pop! Goes the Diesel

[starry-mist]

Have I done a “here’s where I think this bullshit might be leading to this season plus also some alternate options that I hate” post yet?

Anyway, here’s where I think this bullshit might be leading to this season plus also some alternate options that I hate.

It took me three tries, as per usual, to remember how to spoiler cut on my phone. Tumblr, I hate you sometimes.

Okay. Sarah. Taking Ph.D classes in behavioural science in Halifax. This is either setting up a) Mayko actually leaving or b) Sarah pulling a Julia Ogden from Murdoch Mysteries with the multiple role changes. I prefer the latter. The former is because I’ve had trust issues since season 3. (Also if Sarah nopes out to Halifax I’m gonna headcanon that she’s run away to be with Karma, fight me.)

Charlie being distant with Sarah (and also everyone.) I hate this. However, the parallel between Sarah taking classes and Julia going back to school before promptly cheating on him has to weigh on his mind. I have written a bit of an angsty fic that touches on this. Not sure if I’m ready to edit and post.

I also think Charlie is intentionally being written as a little more “rough around the edges” and I’m not a fan. And I think they’re purposely separating him and Rex from the rest because iT’s ThE hUdSoN aNd ReX sHoW.

Jesse. Joe is clearly training him in some detective skills, despite his being at a desk. I need him away from that desk. I need Sarah out of the lab. I neeeeed them to keep continuity with s5.

Charah. There is a possibility they’re taking a break. There is a possibility they just don’t have as much time together right now. Also, the promo for episode 4 100% feels like shipper bait. But I’d be happy to be pleasantly surprised.

Random hints I’ve noticed being dropped: Jesse perhaps taking another job (episode 1.) Sarah considering a new house/eventually “officially” moving in with Charlie, or they buy a place together (episode 2.) Sarah considering leaving (episode 2.) Charlie on the outs with his family (episode 2.) Charlie finishing his motorcycle because…reasons? (episode 2.) I’m wondering if episode 4 he goes in to renew his insurance and then ends up in the hostage situation. Which is quite silly but also high stakes so, there’s potential. Some of these hints feel like they could be setting up this season being the last, and they may have planned the arcs for a satisfying finale. (Look, I’d love lots of seasons too, with the caveat that they bring back the familiar format, but Diesel won’t live forever.) I haven’t watched episode 3 so I don’t know if it dropped hints.

There’s a lot riding on this week’s episode, which I may end up watching and regretting. If it confirms a Charah breakup, I’ll be back after episode 16. If it elaborates on what their current status is, and what the deal is with Sarah taking classes, I’ll accept that. The thing is, this episode is supposed to be a one hour real time episode, so I’m not expecting it to answer a ton of character questions in that hour. Though as I write this, the thought has popped into my mind that if Sarah is taking classes in psychology she might play “hostage negotiator”. Could be cool. But given they’ve so far reduced her screen time, I won’t hold my breath.

Anyway. My thoughts so far, based only on two episodes.

Also, it amuses me to no end that any time the show accounts post literally anything, the majority of comments are “tell us what the hell is happening with Charah.” Give the fans what they want, production team. We’re literally begging you.