Kevin, I won't give you any advice. Neat car, though!
I imagine Garry will have much better sight in several days. My brother had it done and said he hasn't seen that well in years.
A branch of the old Kansas City and Omaha Railroad, later part of the CB&Q, came through our town. This old station originally sat beside the tracks, but was moved back about a hundred yards. It's now a storage building for a contractor. The tracks were taken out about 25 years ago.
I thought it was neat for the square that held a clock above the door. No one I know knows what became of it.
York1 John
I asked my doctor if I gave up delicious food and all alcohol, would I live longer? He said, "No, but it will seem longer."
Hi Everyone,
I too remember Captain Kangaro. Thanks for refreshing my memory on Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel. That was a good story. There was also one on a snow plow that was good too.
How about The Horse in Striped Pajamas and Flatfoot Flugie and the Floy Doy. There was another song about ..all you hungry children, now eat it up. Don't remember the title of that one.
There was Bunny Rabbit, Grandfather Clock, of course, Mr. Greenjeans and all the animals he brought to see. One of his frequent guests was a guy called the Banana Man, who had a coat with lots of pockets and he would fill up three or four large crates with stuff he'd pull out of his pockets.
The best was when he would have this gigantic Lionel O-guage layout set up on the set and run trains. Well, it seemed gigantic at the time.
Great stuff for a child back then. I'll leave you with this.
Look there Daddy, do you see
there's a horse, in striped pajamas
No, that's not what it is, at all
Thats an animal, people call a zebra
I see, but it still looks like a horse in striped pajamas,
To me!
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
I spent about three hours one day photographing this one small town in Ohio.
This is exactly what I want the city of Centerville to look like on my layout. I have found my inspiration.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Bob Keeshan, the TV personality who played Captain Kangaroo, was also the first Clarabel the Clown on Howdy Doody.
When I was a very little kid, I actually was in the Peanut Gallery on Howdy Doody.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
If you're still looking for suggestions of where to park the Diner next month, may I suggest we honor former editor Neil Besougloff with a visit to the land of his retirement, Mexico. There's a lot of railroading south of the border, and as an added benefit, I don't remember the Diner ever going there.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
Steven Otte If you're still looking for suggestions of where to park the Diner next month, may I suggest we honor former editor Neil Besougloff with a visit to the land of his retirement, Mexico. There's a lot of railroading south of the border, and as an added benefit, I don't remember the Diner ever going there.
I was thinking the same thing and often thought we should go to Mexico.
Rail map of Mexico.
https://www.openrailwaymap.org/?lang=en&lat=53.083301544189&lon=9.6000003814697&zoom=10&style=standard
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Mexico sounds good to me.
lleva el restarante al mexico.
muchos ferrocarilles
y frito pie......
All right, MLC, I ran your post through Google translator, and this what came out:
"take the restaurant to mexico.
many railways
and fried foot"
I'm OK with the many railways, but I'll pass on the fried foot.
York1and fried foot"
Much of the time Google translate is pretty lame, but I get something different:
Fried feet is Pies Fritos, not pronounced like apple pie, but pea-ace
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Apropos of nothing, except the recent expensive hobby post, these are prices for the 1969 World Series
Maximizing storage in my garage.
I built a special shelf to house my small hardware drawers. These drawers are industrial parts bins, and very heavy duty. I had to keep these. We used these for brass fittings at work before we switched suppliers.
Beneath the drawers I plan to put the garbage can and recycling bin. I also wanted the plastic sawhorses to hang on the wall there.
I attached two by fours to the wall, and painted them to match, to hold the hanging tool hooks.
I added hooks to hold the garden/yard tools that would not fit on the other side of the garage. Hanging these tools allowed for me to get rid of a tool rack that devoured six square feet of floor space.
Tools are also easier to access like this.
The refuse cans, ladders, and work platforms all fit exactly as I planned.
Success!
BigDaddyApropos of nothing, except the recent expensive hobby post, these are prices for the 1969 World Series
— and a look at the Buffalo YMCA 1968 menu for railroad employees. I've had some excellent meals here
Penn-Central_Menu_Buffalo68 by Edmund, on Flickr
Humm, now I'm getting hungry! Enjoy —
Ed
gmpullmanOh, I want one of these
I made one. The tracks are a bit modern but the rest isn't too bad:
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Steven Ottemay I suggest we honor former editor Neil Besougloff with a visit to the land of his retirement, Mexico. There's a lot of railroading south of the border, and as an added benefit, I don't remember the Diner ever going there.
Mexico seems to be a popular choice. I had thought of going there too. Let's do it!
Next question is 'who wants to open the diner?'. I will volunteer to start it, but I know nothing about Mexico railroading. I'll have to do some reading. If there is someone with significant knowledge maybe they could offer to do a post on Mexico railroading history to accompany the opening posts.
Vamonos!! Salut!!
At Breckenridge last week, we just had a phone camera, but the comet was very clear and visible.
I know the photo makes it difficult to see, which is too bad, because it was impressive to the naked eye. The comet is towards the bottom of the photo, between the two middle trees.
About the time we took this photo, a moose walked by about twenty yards away.
Dianne and I just spent some serious coin today! We ordered a new front door and a new patio door. Both are original to the house (in other words they are 42 years old!), and while they still work well they are showing their age. There must be 15 coats of paint on the front door, and the patio door requires constant lubrication. The screen is torn too.
The front door will be red with a 3/4 light and matching sidelight. The rest of the house is done in sandalwood so the door will stand out!
Installed doors are not cheap! By the time you add in all the extras like paint, capping and hardware the price is a bit scary. We could do it much cheaper if we went with a local contractor but that is a crap shoot. The odds on getting messed up are too great to even consider. We are going with a larger company that has an 88% overall satisfaction rating, and perhaps more importantly, has a good reputation for solving problems quickly. Incidentally, we looked at Home Depot but their own website shows that 28% of the reviews are 3 out of 5 or less, and based on the comments it was obvious that they aren't very good at addressing problems.
Getting the doors replaced is actually the last thing on the list of major improvements for the house. Everything else has been done. From now on it will only be routine maintenance. The roof will be the next major expense but's 20 years down the road. We may not even be here.
Now all we have to do is wait about 8 weeks. That's like telling a kid that Christmas is in two months!
Cheers!!
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the gang and I a please and Dirk a dog treat.
Work was normal, just fixing mistake Jerry the made and fixing them. I was under the weather Saturday so I called off.
Dirk has messed up his foot again ny chewing on it. All the vet has told us to use is over the counter stuff so his feet does not react to grass. Off to the vet we go again.
TF That sure is a good looking garage from what I can see. I sure wished you lived with in driving range of my house.
Later, Ken and Drk says woof, woof.
I hate Rust
Tarta frito
hon30critterInstalled doors are not cheap! By the time you add in all the extras like paint, capping and hardware the price is a bit scary. We could do it much cheaper if we went with a local contractor but that is a crap shoot. The odds on getting messed up are too great to even consider.
My new lanai doors and kitchen window are sitting in my garage waiting to be installed.
The crap shoot is serious.
I had a major company install the three windows on the north side of the house. A post about how unsatisfied I am with that experience would take hours to type.
The lanai door and kitchen window are being handled by a local contractor... they will not even add me to the schedule even though the parts have been delivered. I have no idea how long the door will be sitting in the garage.
The new front window, yet to be delivered, is being handled by a third contractor. That window is delayed at the factory again. I knew the front window would be a a probelm because an engineer and architect had to be involved.
Still, this all started in March, and nothing is done yet. I am over $10,000.00 out of pocket with another $5,000.00 or so still yet to be paid for windows and doors, and it is all dragging on.
I hope you have better luck.
moelarrycurly4Tarta frito
You mean as opposed to 'fried foot'. Sounds much better!
Buenos dias
Si vamos todas a Mexico y tendremos mucho grande tacos el martes
Senor Violinista De Pista
Posdata Salsa extra cliente en mis pies de cerdo por favor
You want extra hot salsa on your feet.
Frito pies de cerdo si
Mornin' folks!
Janie I'll have a bowl of organic bran flakes with a bunch of blueberries on top. Oh, need a pot of dark roast, fair traded, organic coffee to get me awake this morning as well. Thanks!
York1I know the photo makes it difficult to see, which is too bad, because it was impressive to the naked eye.
Hope you don't mind York1, but I played a bit in Photoshop with your photo. Hope you like the result!
Gonna be another hot one here in the Finger Lakes Region of NYS with a high around 85°F
Have a great, but safe day out there!!!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Thanks, Ray. It's too bad we didn't have a good camera and tripod with us. I think we could have gotten a good shot in that clear air at 10,000 feet.
TF, I'll skip the salsa on the pig feet. Just get me a regular taco.
Edit: Top of the page. I'll pay for everyone to join me this morning with bacon, eggs, bacon, bacon, coffee, and bacon.
Posta Cerdo Posta Cerdo
Puliendo mi Espanol para Mexico
Puedo ser el interpreter para nosotro alla abajo
York1Edit: Top of the page. I'll pay for everyone to join me this morning with bacon, eggs, bacon, bacon, coffee, and bacon.
Mike
ah you said credo instead of cerdo in your first post , which means feet a creed.