No fried feet for me, thanks, Flo. I'll take the Hardy Railroader's Breakfast.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
Yesterday morning I felt great. Today I feel terrible.
I am taking my wife to an eye-doctor appointment today. She has a big problem with her left eye and is feeling nervous about it.
I am going to start working on the Lanai Ceiling next. I bought a drywall crane and am going to try and tackle this task myself.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Hello again,
Just got my first 1.6 mile run in this morning. Probably will do the second half this evening when it gets cooler again. Only about 78°F out there at the moment so it wasn't too bad running.
York1I'll pay for everyone to join me this morning with bacon, eggs, bacon, bacon, coffee, and bacon.
What??? No Spam!!!
"Waitress: Well, there's egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and spam; egg bacon and spam; egg bacon sausage and spam; spam bacon sausage and spam; spam egg spam spam bacon and spam; spam sausage spam spam bacon spam tomato and spam;"
"Wonderful Spam, Wonderfull Spam!!!"
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
York1 I'll pay for everyone to join me this morning with bacon, eggs, bacon, bacon, coffee, and bacon.
I have not had bacon in weeks... this just occurred to me. We had BLTs the second or third week of lock-down back in March. Other than that there has been no bacon.
I should get some.
I'll take the standard Breakfast Brunch. I don't really like pig feet with extra salsa, just a strange sense of humor.
Love the old stone and brick, hilly Rivertowns you posted a while back Kevin. And I'm due for a BLT myself.
Enjoyed visiting my daughter in Faribault Minnesota yesterday. After lunch we walked the whole hilly Town taking pictures
Faribault Minnesota.
It's a Crying Shame they painted the whole thing, the bricks can't breathe. Just the painted sign in the middle would be fine
The River Stone buildings
You can see where the egress windows used to be before the street and sidewalk came
Just love this little church
The Brick ones
It is said there's a ghost on the third floor of this building and not a nice one. I believe it. It was a very large antique store before a Distillery. A mirror fell off the shelf and busted over my daughters head about 5 years ago. She was not hurt or cut.
Coke, Coca-Cola
The Mills
The 14 ton weight limit Bridge
My daughter said last week an Amazon truck topped out on this bridge destroying the cargo cube. The bridge is still fine. Ain't the first time
The Depot
The Victorians
Most well over a 100 years old. The Old Buildings in the Old Town's sure pass the test of time. It must be that the brick/stone Masons and Carpenters cared about what they did. Thier Work outlasted thier lifetime.
TF
Nice pictures! It would be nice to be able to scratchbuild some of those for my layout.
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."
My wife just made an unpleasant discovery in the back yard. A rat has moved in under our garden shed. I don't want to put out rat poison because that will also likely kill the chipmunks, so we are going to buy a live trap. If that doesn't work, I'll hire an exterminator.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Track fiddlerThe 14 ton weight limit Bridge My daughter said last week an Amazon truck topped out on this bridge destroying the cargo cube. The bridge is still fine. Ain't the first time
When I get bored I like to peek in at 11 foot 8 inches and see what's new:
I imagine this bridge has ended a few truck driving careers pretty quickly.
This one actually caught a fire engine! Now that had to be an expensive repair. (1:09)
Just when you thought you were having a bad day
Cheers, Ed
Entertaining Ed
Beckoning me for a new found vacation spot.
I sure hope those rental truck guys got the extra insurance that was offered. I wonder what was in the last truck that caught on fire. Too bad the guys going the wrong way realized they were going the wrong way. In this situation the wrong way was the right way
I could watch those four hours
P.S. I'm going to move down there and make a living becoming an aluminum scrapper. I'll go to the bridge every day and camp out and say, "I'm so sorry that happened to you, let me help you clean up this mess"
TF: That is a beautiful little church picture you posted.
Ed: Down here in Florida we do not have very many bridges with low clearance heights. Our biggest problem is drivers not folding the stick of an excavator correctly when they load it on a low-boy so it is higher than 14 feet.
Excavators on trailers hit bridges almost every month down here.
Back in Massachusetts, they did a repaving job on the heavily-travelled Route 128, four lanes each way. Shortly thereafter, a truck collided with a bridge. As it turned out, they had not milled down the original roadway, and the new pavement when added to the old reduced the clearance of the bridge below the posted value. It took a while, but they cut out part of the bridge to increase the height. I'm not sure if they ever milled the pavement down before adding another layer.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
The changed the clearance to 12' 4" at the 11ft 8 bridge
Howdy ....
Just returned home from Nashville. ... Yesterday's eye surgery went exceptionally well, and I am very pleased with results so far. Other eye is next week's surgery. Thanks for the well wishes from each of you.
Steve O. ... Mexico is a great idea. I did not know Neil retired there. Former Diner, Ed Murphy, retired there, and passed away a few years ago. He is honored on the RIP Track.
I recall meeting Neil when Jim Hediger hosted me as I visited MR offices in 2012. I met one other editor, Steve Otte ! (I'll be surprised if Steve O remembers me.) .... I visited during normal lunch hour, but Neil and Steve were both hard at work while most employees were on lunch break. Decicated editors !
Ed ... Intersting videos of trucks and low clearance bridges.
This photo is for you:
Note the name and slogan on the trailer and also the name on the blue tow truck.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
That's a great scene, Garry!
York1 That's a great scene, Garry!
John York 1 ... Thank you ...
Hockey's back!
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
This was a neat Church in West Virginia. It looked like it was built right into the side of the mountain. Look at those stairs leading up to the door!
That is a cool Church Kevin.
There's that Riverstone again. I see they used convex mortar joints.
This church I seen yesterday is not very becoming in appearance but it's still at church Possibly just a Lutheran School, the banners said both.
There's so many beautiful churches in Faribault. I will have another picture day with my daughter again soon.
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the gang and I a please and Dirk a dog treat.
Over all a very good day!
1. Had a late coustomer. While it was pain because the wanted to take there bedding home with them. It was $1989.00 sale, that had 3 twin sets, full set and queen set, frame and head board. Got out a tad late but made a extra $30.00.
2. Daughter scored us a free Window A/C. I tried to but a 8000 BTU unit for the bedroom Sunday and there was none to be had local. Saw the unit my daugher got for free and it looks like a 10,000 to 12,000 BTU unit. Hope to get it installed this weekend with the help of my SIL.
3. If I am reading the letter right, it looks like my house payment just went down $85.45. That is a big help with paying off the credit card's!
4. Credit score is up to 746! Next Credit Karma when up dated should be 747. At one point in my life I was at 820 and the score was so good, it delaid closing on the house? They thought it had been hacked? The life went to heck, lost a job I had for 15 years and my credit score went to the ash pitt.
Later, Ken and Dirk say's I Love You Daddy, Woof, Woof!
I hate Rust
“Be like the bird who, pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing she hath wings.” -Victor Hugo.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good morning
Another beautiful day. The high in the mid 80's and low humidity making for what's left of an enjoyable Summer.
Glad to hear your surgery went well Garry. I liked your modeling of the bridge/cargo cube disaster. I knew the Bear would get a hold of that one Thanks and Thanks for the Thanks Bear, it's time-consuming posting a boat load of pictures from a phone.
Well, just finished a 4 day weekend and found plenty to keep myself busy. Made some progress on my foam bridge piers and abutments among other things.
Have a job to do in the building that ought to keep me busy for the rest of the week, plaster and paint rehabbing a condo. The carpets being replaced so I can slop all I want. Normal wear and tear leaves a little bit to be desired from the last tenant being there for 10 years. I like plastering and painting. It's an easy-going relaxing job.
We need a little getaway here soon as vacation has been on the back burner since the pandemic started. I can't wait forever. I need to just try to be safe and go on with my life. I don't think this thing is going away anytime too soon.
A little 3-4 day get-a-way in Duluth is sounding like a plan here in the near future. I have always liked visiting Duluth and never get tired of it. Beautiful scenery and lots of railroad activity among it is always enjoyable.
Have a good one today guys
Good morning. It's dark outside, with thunderstorms predicted to start soon.
When I worked, I thought staying home, with nothing to do, sounded like heaven.
Now that we've been exposed to the virus and we are on home quarantine, staying home with nothing to do is like being in jail.
Two more days in the UK. I'm looking forward to seeing Mexico again. I was there two years ago and loved it.
Good morning.
Bear ... thanks for commenting regarding my surgery went well. Also LOL for the Bear Toon .
John York 1. ... I should have told you not to show my photo to Bear
TF ... Thanks for commenting about my picture and my surgery going well.
Can we pop across the Channel to Belgium while we're on this side of the pond?
Poetry-in-motion
Here she is again on her maiden run 21 July, 2011.
Kind of a pity those red driver centers didn't catch on in North America. I can think of a few domestic locomotives over here that would have benefited from such a look
Anyone hear from LION lately?
York1Now that we've been exposed to the virus and we are on home quarantine, staying home with nothing to do is like being in jail.
Today is the 15th day of our Quarantine since returning from our Midwest trip. We are both OK.
I am still enjoying being at home, but this is what I planned to do, so maybe that effects my outlook.
Working on painting today, then I am tearing down the ceiling in the Lanai.
Wow... quiet day in the diner.
The ceiling is down over the Lanai. It came down easy. I think it was about to fall.
The National Weather Service says there will be a Tropical Cyclone over my house this weekend. It is not expected to strengthen beyond Tropical Storm.
My hurricane impact windows are still in the garage. Great.
A little excitement in our neck of the woods today. A derailment, fire, and bridge collapse over Tempe Town Lake. Luckily no one was injured and the collapsed section was over land, not the lake.
Richard
Eveing Diners.
Flo, give the gang and I a and Dirk a dog treat.
Kevin It was quite at work as well. Which I was fine with after Tuesday late coustomer.
Garry Sorry I forgot to give you the on the orperation. Spell Check Needed.
Later Ken and Dirk says Woof, Woof daddy.
Hi Everyone,
Here is the link to the derailment in Tempe.
One of the bridge sections collapsed, and a bunch of lumber loads burned up.
i would imagine the heat was pretty intense.
https://youtu.be/hqpd5fCLsRI
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
Kevin may have a tropical storm coming this weekend, but I think we could all use a Hurricane. (And if you're worried it's too early to drink, hey, it's got orange juice in it! It's practically breakfast in a glass!)