saronaterryRay, congrats on the Tesla!! But, aren't you still using a little dinosaur dung or coal to charge the beast?
Nope! I have 18 solar panels on my roof and the rest of the electric I buy is put on the grid by a 100% green ESCO, 99% Wind and 1% solar.... Basically all my millage except on a long trip is from the electric charging station here at my house.
I today ran (yep, that is like only ran) 3 times around the neighborhood both uphill and downhill, for my 5 miles. For whatever reason I am very tired tonight... Not sleeping as good as I like, I guess.
Take care and stay safe!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
BigDaddyTerry you won't be sorry you took the trip.
That is beautiful!!
Its a toss-up between that and the Empire Builder to Oregon/california to see kids.
Choices, choices!!
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel
Terry you won't be sorry you took the trip. Their website doesn't say anything about coronavirus, but I'll be they will be scrambling for passengers. The guy seated behind us coughed the whole trip but we did not get sick.
This was part of the bus ride, before getting on the train.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Afternoon, everybody!!! ( Nooorm)
Sunny , beautiful day here in NW Wisconsin.
Recieved the new(ahem) "other magazine" this weekend. CudaKen, there is an awesome write-up/story about K-10 trains!!
Officially retired. Well I'll still probably take little projects, but I can pick and choose now!
Ray, congrats on the Tesla!! But, aren't you still using a little dinosaur dung or coal to charge the beast?
Garry, Hope all is well with you and yours! SWMBO wants to take the Mountaineer trip this year!! Thank you for the great pics! Credit to you for the easy convincing!!
Cowboy Rob!!!!! Great to see you back in the Diner!!
TF, post hog all ya want! Love yer posts!
Ulrich, wishing you and Petra better luck!! Hope it all works out.
SteveO, Thanks for the sheriffin'!!
Those I forgot, Hope all is great!!!
BATMAN
Huh? My car will get about a decade to the gallon.... LOL Actually if I own it for a decade it will have used, uh... 0 gallons!
Another typical early Spring day here in the Finger Lakes region... Meaning it is 40°F and sprinkles. I have run the circuit in my neighborhood twice so far. Between times (i am in the house warming up and working on the next issue of the Lakeshores Division NMRA Corona Extra newsletter.... Have it almost finished which is good as we want to publish by late tommorrow evening. It will be dated for Wednesday so I should be able to make it. Just looking for a filler for 1/3rd page, get it checked by the Superintendent and the webmaster, make any changes desired and then we publish...
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"Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy out there!"
Only real maple syrup for me. We try to buy the local stuff.
But, it's an occasional guilty pleasure now, with diabetes. I shouldn't have it at all. I'm glad I was able to have it when I was younger, because my daughter developed a taste for really delicious pancakes she made herself.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Tinplate ToddlerPetra and I start to show strong symptoms of cabin fever.
One thing about living rural, we can go out and walk through the forest for hours with the dogs without seeing another soul.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Good Evening!
Petra and I start to show strong symptoms of cabin fever. Were are not in a fighting mood, just feeling somewhat stressed, depressed and indecisive, altthough some of the restrictions have been lifted. We are just glad to have each other, for people living all by themselves this time must be dreadful!
I hope this madness ends soon!
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Good morning ....
I'll have coffee and a stack of pancakes with real maple syrup, please. (Speaking of syrups, real maple is the best.)
We are still hunkered down here. I am working on a passenger station for the layout. It will be on curved track, and so I need a curved platform for it.
I hope everybody has a good Monday !
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good morning
A beautiful sunny day In Minnesota today and the birds are singing. If I was any better, there would have to be two of me
Yesterday evening and throughout the night we got a decent amount of rain and I'm really glad. My allergies have been off the charts this year, hopefully this rain will bring it down.
They are lifting the restaurant and business closures with restrictions this morning. It will be interesting to see how this goes. I think most people are hoarding their money due to all the uncertainties.
I don't know how the golden syrup thing has slipped by me all these years, never heard of it, never had it. I'll have to pick up a small one but I would be surprised if I like it better.
Make it a great day y'all
TF
Nice picture Ed ! It enlarges to a great view. Those CN Dash 8-40cm's ("Barns")are on the auction block, as the fleet of Gevo's arrives.
You still see one occasionly, on local manifest trains. They are looking pretty ragged.
In your picture, they look like new! Most were built in 89-90.
Mike.
My You Tube
Good Monday Morning, last one in April. Still feels like February where I am, though. Brrrr.
CN_Lucerne-BC by Edmund, on Flickr
Still enjoying the great scenery of British Columbia
cudaken Just kidding Ed. (hum, I think there is a pun in there) If you are not afraid of catching the virus from me, I am free the month of May for now.
Perfect! I have lots of firewood to split and stack, Ken!
I hope everyone is doing well.
Cheers, Ed
All this talk of syrups has given me an idea for a really unhealthy tasting party. It would be neat to gather all the different syrups together and sample each one to see what the differences are! Talk about a sugar high!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Rogers or Lyles Golden is cane not corn syrup. Different taste.
CN Charlie
Ma (and wife) use it for making different confections/candies during the holidays, and barbecue recipes also call for it. It's also used in a lot of Asian dishes.
For using on pancakes, etc., we use nothing but pure maple syrup, givin to us by many friends we have that do that sorta thing.
PS. Forgot to "quote". Talkin' about Karo corn syrup.
CNCharlieDave, look for Rogers Golden Syrup. It is made in B. C.
Hi Charlie,
Thanks for the tip. We have a jug of clear corn syrup in the pantry but we haven't used it for a while. What we do use (sparingly) is honey, and we have a source who is close to the family. One of our son Cole's friends is an apiarist and she makes superb honey!
We also use maple syrup regularly, often as a glaze for pork or salmon. At one point last year we had three large jugs on hand thanks our own purchases and people who gave them to us as gifts. We seem to have managed to use almost all of it!
Good Evening,
Dave, look for Rogers Golden Syrup. It is made in B. C. Our local Safeway has Lyles sometimes. It is imported from the U. K.
Got the gassed up today. First time in at least a month . Paid 83cents a litre for 91 octane. Got the car washed too.
I tried Karo syrup on pancakes once as a kid when I couldn't find any maple syrup. No bueno!
Tim
Late to the model railroad party but playing catch-up.....
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the gang and I a please Ed a Crown Royal and Dirk will take a dog treat.
Ed, no Goat's! Well, I am never come to visit now!
Just kidding Ed. (hum, I think there is a pun in there) If you are not afraid of catching the virus from me, I am free the month of May for now.
Ate way to much KFC last night and for some reason I felt like doing stuff today? Got the rear grass cut and the ankel did well. I even did some honey do's done! She will just find more, so I am still screwed.
Got some Ken Do's done. Bought 10 more solar garden lights from Aldi's for $2.49 each. Last year they where $1.38 each but they look nices and all of the ones I bougt last year still work! Got 5 of them installed.
Train Front. I had not been running the Mighty PRR GG1 beacuse one of the pullman heavy weight trucks was screaming it head off! Found the offender and got it olied up!
Over all a good day, so later Ken and Dirk says "sit on the pourch Daddy Woof, Woof?"
I hate Rust
As a kid we used to have the clear Karo Syrup, which is corn syrup with vanilla. I have no idea what my mother used it for and these days, she doesn't either.
Track fiddlerDave is a Post Hog!
Ya, I have a hard time shutting up sometimes!!
Ulrich, thanks for answering my question. I suspect that corn syrup could be used as a substitute as well, although it wouldn't add as much flavour as molasses.
Two posts in a row.
Dave is a Post Hog!
Hi Ulrich, I had just looked up the information you just posted and you are exactly right I didn't know that, that's why I had to look it up.
hon30critterWhat is Golden Syrup made from?
It´s made from sugar beets or sugar cane, so if you can´t get it, molasses is a good substitute.
I was kind of surprised that Golden Syrup rare in Oregon
What is Golden Syrup made from? We have 'corn syrup' available. I practically grew up on it. It is/was used for baking or over pancakes, or straight up in a small bowl for dessert. Might that be the same thing as 'Golden Syrup'?
gmpullmanApparently a pending sale to San Juan Car Co. didn't work out?
Hi Ed,
I just checked out the San Juan Car Co. website and they seem to have a good selection of Grandt Line parts and kits. I didn't go through the whole site, but what I was glad to see was that the 25 ton switcher and 23 ton box cab kits were available. Grandt Line had stopped making them I believe. They are neat little kits if you are in to critters. The box cab is available as a powered kit, although if it is the same drive mechanism that Grandt Line was using, it isn't particularly robust.
Good afternoon
Not a lot going on around here which makes it a typical relaxing Sunday. Judy made brunch around noon. French toast and she cut the center out with a glass and fried an egg in them and put syrup on. We had it with hash browns.
A half hour ago she made chili dogs from original casing all beef wieners and Amy's chili with sharp cheddar sprinkled on top.
I don't know what she's going to think of next but this has been a really good grubbing Sunday so far
If you were here Charlie I would definitely make you a really good burger
It's funny how things happen in groups but they always do. Judy rarely ever had a Sunday off working at the hotel but since the pandemic she's had a lot of them off and likes to watch the Brady Bunch. They have four of them in a row on Sunday.
Ed, I found it kind of ironic with the goat subject current that they had the football school mascot on one of the episodes today.
I never seen the goat mascot episode in the 70's. It's kind of funny how it decided to air today.
Good Day,
A nice sunny one and about 60F. Was thinking about washing the car in the driveway.
Bear, Tim Tams are always stocked in the local chain store right beside the Hob Nobs.
TF, I could really go for a nice burger too.
The pond waterfall is now falling. I had to put in the spare pump as the old one kept stopping. It is likely worn out after at least 10 years of use.
While working outside I heard the drone of radial engines and one of water bombers flew over. Not a sound we hear much now. I had thought the province retired all the piston powered aircraft.
Time for lunch and another coffee.
gmpullman Brier and Hobo by Edmund, on Flickr IMG_1369 by Edmund, on Flickr
Brier and Hobo by Edmund, on Flickr
IMG_1369 by Edmund, on Flickr
Good morning, for a little while yet
There he is. That goat always put a smile on my face Ed. I'm kind of sad to hear you had to let them go but at least you still have pictures
There was a steep hill in Prior Lake I drove by often. For years there were three goats that had a kicked-in cubby that created some shade. We all called them the "Three Billy Goats Gruff" of course. I was also a little sad the day I drove by and they were not there anymore. I still to this day drive by and something's missing. The kicked in cubby is still there but the goats are not
Mike I tend to exaggerate I think. I do cook burgers really slow higher off the Kingsford as Bush Lake has an adjustable rack on their grills that I like. More realistically it was probably about an hour. It's the opposite of a hockey puck when you cook them that way. They're fully done but still have a pink glow to them
Now I want another one
hon30critterIt was like Christmas! I kept saying "Oh, wow!" to myself over and over again. It certainly put a smile on my face! It remains to be seen how much of the stuff I will ever use, but it was fun re-discovering all of the bits and pieces.
I know what you mean Dave, I'm experiencing the same, as I go through boxes and drawers of model "stuff".
And after the brief celebration, it all goes back where it was, with me thinking...."Now I know where it is, for that certain project that I know I'll get done!"
Yea.....R...i...g....h...t
TF That had to be one s..l..o...w fire to cook a burger for 2 hours!