CNCharlieSay, has anyone heard from Johnboy lately? I hope he is ok
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good Morning!
It´s wet outside! I got drenched doing the beginning of the month bank run! We have to keep the lights on - it´s so dark I wouldn´t be able to see the keys on my keyboard!
We get our ornges mainly from Spain, where they call them "Naranjas". One of the leading fruit packers has the name "Outspan" - how fitting. Israel is also a source of various "southern" fruits, as well as flowers. Most of the peaches you will find in our fruit basket either come also from Spain, and, again from China! China is by for the largest producer of peaches, accounting for 50 % or more of the world crop. They produce nearly 20 times more than US growers. Although you can grow peaches in Germany, domestic production plays no role at all.
Today´s video features "Trains in Georgia - Part 1"
Ever heard od a "peach roller"?
Well, if you haven´t - here is the recipe!
Wash a nice, still firm peach, poke 20 to 30 small holes into it, using a needle or a toothpick. Take a big champagne coupe, fill it about half with champagne and place the peach into it. The peach will start to rotate!
It used to be the craze of each party in the 1970s, especially among young adults. These days, they appear to be more into herbal teas, vegan burgers and organic muesli - o tempora, o mores!
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Georgia is also known for Pecans and Vidalia Onions (sweet).
Soon to be the home of the Norfolk Southern.
http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/news/norfolk-southern-breaks-ground-on-new-atlanta-corporate-headquar.html
- Douglas
Good morning. Cold morning, but it's going up into the 40s this afternoon. A heat wave. At least the snow is gone.
It's a sad day here. My school secretary died yesterday after a cancer battle. She was the ideal person to work in an office. Parents loved her, kids loved her, she was always upbeat and positive, and she always ran interference for me when someone was sent to the office. By the time they got to me, the problem was usually solved.
The principal is usually given the credit for a school that's well run. I can tell you that the principal has very little to do with it. The school secretaries really run the school, and if things are going well, it's usually due to them. The school and the town will really miss her. Too young.
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."
Here's another from the last trip of the Southern Railroad Crescent. This is somewhere between Atlanta and New Orleans. It's been too long ago to remember where.
These pictures are scanned from slides, and I don't have any information written about them. I think it's early 1979.
We loved this trip -- it was before children for us -- young and carefree.
York1The school and the town will really miss her. Too young.
I share your sadness about the secretary, John. Too young, too soon. My wife and I are still clearing things up with the estate of my sister who passed away suddenly about two weeks ago. Many fond memories, indeed.
Thanks for those great photos of your trip on the Southern Crescent
DoughlessGeorgia is also known for Pecans and Vadalia Onions (sweet).
Yes, Douglas, I'm with you on the pecans! After all this talk about oranges and peaches I was going to request a nice, thick slice of pecan pie .
pie-pecan by Edmund, on Flickr
I hope everyone is well this weekend. We had our first snow of this season, accompanied with high winds and downed trees! (Only about an inch or two of snow)
Cheers, Ed
Georgia? How fortuitous. Next Tuesday I am catching a 6:00am flight to Atlanta, in meetings all day, have a team dinner that night, in solid meetings on Wednesday, catching a 9:00pm flight and getting home after midnight. I am getting too old for this.
Richard
RideOnRoad Georgia? How fortuitous. Next Tuesday I am catching a 6:00am flight to Atlanta, in meetings all day, have a team dinner that night, in solid meetings on Wednesday, catching a 9:00pm flight and getting home after midnight. I am getting too old for this.
I can certainly relate to that! I have lost count on how many times I went on trips like that. The worst kind of business trips were those day trips, leaving home at 4am, driving 450 miles like a maniac to hit the factory in the south not later than 9am, enjoy an all day long meeting (why must meeting rooms smell like a bear cave after a couple of hours?) and then drive home again, being stuck on the highway in a big traffic jam shortly before reaching home, arriving there at 2am, only to get up at 6am to drive to the office no later than 7am? I hated those tours, although my company cars were actually quite nice - either a BMW 730d or a Mercedes S350cdi.
RideOnRoad. Next Tuesday I am catching a 6:00am flight to Atlanta, in meetings all day, have a team dinner that night, in solid meetings on Wednesday,
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I am in Atlanta next week also. Staying in one of the hotels on the North side of the airport. There are better places to eat than on the South side of the airport.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Tinplate Toddler...(why must meeting rooms smell like a bear cave after a couple of hours?)...
Good afternoon from the sunny, warm West Coast where it is 14c.
Have been doing some running around this morning and also cleaned the furnace filter which I do every couple of months. It is a multistage electronic system that really keeps the dust level in the house to almost nil. With six Golden Retrievers that is no small feat and the best part is the dust in the trainroom is almost nonexistent. The filter was packed with dog hair and sawdust from the litter of pups we just had. The pee-pee pan in the puppy pen has sawdust in it.
My daughter turned 18 today and I cannot believe all the nice messages she has received on her FB page. She is a very very quiet compassionate person that will always step up when leadership is required. Both my kids are so kind to others, yet have different approaches as to the way they help people.
#1 son says winter has arrived in Ottawa. I posted this "Winter has come" piece from Game Of Thrones and got a "thanks Dad". It makes you cold just listening to it.
The kid gave me his very high-end gaming computer as he was not using it as he is not here and I hooked up an awesome NAD amp and some large sony speakers I had lying around to it so I can crank the tunes while I am looking at all things train. He paid about $2000.00 for it all two years ago and boy it is fast. I bought him a 50" Sony TV for his place in Ottawa and all his roommates think I am the best Dad in the world because it is what they all use to play Playstation on now. He said, Dad, how am I suppose to get this thing back home when I finish university in another year? I told him to leave it for the next batch of great kids that come through the place. We also had to buy him a desk and dresser, he will leave those as well, it is just the cost of doing business. Having it shipped back to the West Coast would cost many times more than it is worth.
I have had a hard time shaking this bug I woke up with Monday though I think I am up to a workout tomorrow. The usual crowd is not coming over tonight as so many of them are also sick, so I will open a nice bottle of Cab Sav and enjoy it while I watch the Canucks destroy the San Jose Sharks. There is about a 1000 calories in a bottle of Cab, that is less than one bike ride so pass the corkscrew. I am still down a bunch of weight even though I have been pigging out on the Halloween candy we bought knowing full well not a kid would show up.
I'll be glad to be finished my roundhouse project, I am delighted with the end result but I want to move on to something else. A quick weathering of the TT and I can put it in place. I still need to acquire some furniture for the RH, maybe Santa will get a list. I can't believe how much stuff people get me just for doing a little favour for them. I drove an elderly gentleman into Vancouver for a procedure at VGH and he bought me a $100.00 gift certificate at PWRS. I told him I won't drive him any more if he keeps buying me stuff, he just says he can't take it with him so I should enjoy it.
Dave, those wrapped up loco's are the CP heritage units heading North to Calgary. I agree I don't know what it is about that paint scheme but it is just so agreeable. It's like comfort food.
About two weeks ago I played some Gordon Lightfoot for an hour or so for a group of people that my sister had brought over to the house. Anyway, I am now being heavily pestered to do a charity event for 300 to 500 people at an auditorium own by a church that does the concerts. It will not happen as with this arthritis it is a real crapshoot as to whether I can play a note on any given day. In a different life, I may have said yes but those days have passed.
Now, where is my corkscrew? Life is near perfect.
All the best to all.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Eveing Diners!
Flo give the gang and I a and Dirk a Blue Buffalo Treat!
Reason I am happy? Just saved my self $200.00! U-Tube is a wealth of information. I mention last year my ventless gas heater died in the garage and had been using a propane bottle mounted heater to warm it. Was costing me out the caboose and had to hide the propane bottle from the wife. (yes it was outside) Last week I bought a new ventless blue flame heater from Lowes for $200.00 with tax.
But I kept wondering if I could fix the old one? Watched a video by Kevin Robertson and he had just about the same heater! Seems my pilot light line was clogged up and pilot light went out while the heater was running and that shut down the thermocouple and off went the gas!
Took me a whole 30 mintues to take the heater apart clean and reinstall the parts! Good and warm out here in the garage, just turned the heat down.
New Computer Front Windows 10 sucks rail spikes so far! The Computer is doing a fresh start up and keeps saying it will send me a code by phone. But there is never a call to me? I tried the product code, nope that was not it. It may be because I have a WI Fi modem betten my computer modem? Will try it Sunday with out the WI Fi modem!
Nice and Toasty none smoking Ken and Dirk say's Woof.
I hate Rust
Greetings all,
I currently have chicken pockets and brussel sprouts cooking. Yums.
Debating on going to a party to see a group of people I don't see or talk to often. No personal problems with anyone, it's just not a group of people I am close too, though it's a good group. On the other hand, there will be beer, and a fire going. I may go after dinner for a minute.
Nothing new on the MR front, I am putting off MR things until after I'm done with school and get my life a bit more on track with this career move I am working on. However, old videos of PRR K4s 1361 during her late '80s excursion days is always nice background noise.
I got back from a trip to Myrtle Beach yesterday with my family and we all had a great time. Though, I'd not recommend 5 adults in a one bedroom condo. However, being on the beach had been great and the water was not to cold to play in the waves. Having a hot tub nearby the beach is always a plus.
Alvie
Good Evening All,
Another day in the shop reskinning the tug (golf cart to you civilians - but not much golf cart left in reality).
York 1 i share your loss. When I was on the school board and doing school visits I rarely spoke with the principals and always talked with the secretaries who usually knew what was going on better than the head or staff. Once they knew I wouldn't throw them under the bus it was really enlightening. How did that work? "I don't mind school - its the principal of the thing"? Probably you've heard that before, eh?
Still without ambition on the layout. I know I have to finish some of the sstructures before i mve forward but i am just not motivated enough to pick up tools yet. Anyone else had this issue?
Oh well, it's Saturday night and i'll just settle for a nice glass of Pinot Noir from Oz. Ciao, J.R.
Evenin' Folks
Sorting through my sister's belongings what (who?) do I find?
CofG_LION by Edmund, on Flickr
She followed me home and is now residing on the layout How did she find a Central of Georgia boxcar? LION's intuition?
Best wishes to all, Ed
Hello Diners,
Been away for awhile. Brunhilda, I’ll have a coffee with lots of cream, please.
Memories of Georgia: Lots of trees, long needle pines, Kudzu, and a Waffle House at virtually every freeway exit!
Did a couple of tour dates at the Agoura Ballroom in Atlanta. I don’t think it’s still in business.
Back then they had yield signs at the bottom of freeway entrance ramps. I almost rear ended a couple of cars getting on the freeway.
The Southern Rwy was the big railroad there, but then I guess you all already knew that.
Hello to everyone, and I hope everyone is OK, safe, and warm.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
up831Back then they had yield signs at the bottom of freeway entrance ramps. I almost rear ended a couple of cars getting on the freeway.
In my early days of learning to drive I recall being in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area and it seemed to be the "thing" for Pa. drivers to drive to the end of the entrance ramp then stop and wait for a chance to "jump in" to traffic. Talk about a surprise!
My driving instructor taught me to be ready to "gun it" to get into the fast freeway traffic when a gap in the flow traffic allowed it. Funny how every geographic area seems to have their own set of driving "rules".
California has "ramp meters", signals that are supposed to regulate the amount of traffic entering the freeway. Those had me scratching my head when I visited there in 2003!
Regards, Ed
hon30critterI am a bit rattled tonight. I was checking my Visa credit card balance and all of a sudden the balance owing ballooned by $6000.00+!!!!!!!
The balance has been corrected thank goodness. Of course, the bank has offered no apology for the stress they caused. I don't owe anyone any money. My bills are always paid in full immediately. I think I am going to write them a letter. I'll be polite, don't worry.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
gmpullmanCalifornia has "ramp meters", signals that are supposed to regulate the amount of traffic entering the freeway. Those had me scratching my head when I visited there in 2003!
They are all over Atlanta also. They do help, but they really clog up the surface streets.
Several years ago my brother visited Georgia and he brought us a bottle of Vidalia onion salad dressing. It was one of the best things that I have ever tasted.
We can get Vidalia onions in the grocery stores but they are expensive.
GMTRacing Still without ambition on the layout. I know I have to finish some of the sstructures before i mve forward but i am just not motivated enough to pick up tools yet. Anyone else had this issue?
Yup! I seem to have a really hard time finishing projects despite the fact that I enjoy the results so much. I think part of the problem is that my workbench is jammed full and I have no convenient place to move the stuff to. It will have to go into storage tubs.
Brent,
I love the shine on #1401!!!
Good Sunday morning. Donut morning!
Being from the an area where no one lives, I was caught off guard by the freeway entrance lights in Seattle. I couldn't understand, sitting back in traffic, why the traffic was so jammed up, but the onramp seemed to be fine.
I've driven pretty much around the country since retirement, and I didn't see any one place with worse drivers than anywhere else. What I did see, everywhere, was the problem cell phone users cause. I can't tell you how many times I passed, and was then passed by, the same car with the driver staring down at their phone, weaving, and varying their speed.
Feels good this morning with an extra hour. There was even a hint of light in the eastern sky.
Have a full day after church today to finish some things on the layout. It's been a long stretch finishing one building in particular. It will feel good to have it done.
Have a good day, everyone.
Around D.C.the left lane is for people who don't want to be bothered passing other cars. If you want to go faster than others, you drive in the right lane, because generally there are fewer cars.
There is an app called Waze, the most distracting app I've ever seen for a driver. People don't like it when it tells it's customers to take a detour through a quiet residential neighborhood. It is constantly sending you messages about broken down cars, police cars, debris in the road. You need a copilot to manage the incoming messages.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Good Afternoon!
I feel all drowsy. Last night was pretty bad, hardly any sleep. I can´t help worrying about our future and that seems to drain the last bit of energy from my body. Right now I find it difficult to see the end of the tunnel or the silver lining on the horizon. I just hope we find a way to escape to Denmark in time.
Houston tried those on ramp stop lights and they made things worse so they took them out quickly, mainly because no one paid any attention to them.
It appears the Agora Ballroom was torn down in 1987
https://theconcertdatabase.com/venues/agora-ballroom-1
I need to finish my building my storm windows today.
Grrrrrr!
Don't talk to me about peaches! Or anything that's a "drain." We had some cooked peaches in the freezer, but we needed the space so out they came, then got lost in the fridge until the GF decided they had to be discarded. Down the garbage disposal they went, but then they clogged the common drain between the sinks. A plunger wouldn't do the job of clearing the line, so next it's off for some Drano for disposal units, and if that falls I will be pulling the trap off to clear that pipe.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
gmpullmanShe followed me home and is now residing on the layout Big Smile How did she find a Central of Georgia boxcar? LION's intuition?
THAT is a boy LION!
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
To get on the interstate, I look to my left to see the traffic. From there I will know which cars will pss before me, and which ones will be behind me when I get down to the bottom of the rqmp.
As soon as I am on the ramp I bring my speed smoothly up tp 75 mph, and my chosen hole should be there waiting for me.
Bring it up to 80 mph and merge left.
Well usually there is no traffic to merge with, but sometimes there is.
ROARING