MisterBeasley This was a white tablecloth place and people used to respect their atmosphere and dress accordingly. I wore a suit and the GF wore a long, elegant dress.
There used to be a lot of restaurants that required jackets to be seated.
None have this policy any longer, not even the two Dinner Theaters.
This calls for a bottle of Sam Adams Cherry Wheat brew:
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Good evening Diners. I like the ordinary Samuel Adams brew. Never seen the cherry brew.
In Gibraltar I bought a bottle of 'Pusser's Rum' and 'Pusser's Gunpowder Rum'. (My favourites.) Dawn said I should have bought two bottles of each. Now she tells me.
On my first cruise way back in 1971 the dress code was simple. When at sea it was 'Formal'. In a port or just left it was smart casual.
As far as i know, on Cunard ships it is still the same dress code. It was like that when we did the World Cruise.
On many cruise ships now, the dress code is smart casual with one Formal Night per week. The Formal Night being when the ship is 'at sea'.
Time to pick-up our younger granddaughter from the Bowling Alley.
Stay Safe Everybody
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Greetings all. I have never been on a cruise so cannot speak to any dress code. However, when I was 8 years of age, I rode the "Builder" from Whitefish to Minneapolis with my Mom and wore coat and tie the entire trip. Our accomodations were in the Pullman just prior to the Obs. Dad would not want any of his family riding in anything less than a pullman. It was a very nice trip and I wiled away many hours talking with the staff in the Observation car.
Here is a shot I took of the No. Crawford depot awhile back.
Too early for a brew here on the left coast so's I shall settle for what "The Bear" is having along with a hot cuppa Joe!!
Don; Prez, CEO or whatever of the Wishram, Oregon and Western RR
On all of my cruises all we ever wore to dinner was greasy work clothes.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Just got off the bike, went like a mad man and that was enough to pop my fitness level back up into superior from excellent. Hard to stay there with my bad arthritis but I'll see if I can last the week.
When my son landed his big executive position last year of University he went and spent a small fortune on a couple of suits as he meets regularly with Bank presidents and Government officials from across the continent. He said it was a complete waste of money as he never wears them, the dress at these meetings is almost always casual.
I still have three suits going back from when I graduated High School and they fit just fine 48 years later. 32" waist. I took them to the local suit shop to see how outdated they were and the guy said two of the three were good to go, you could not tell they were old by the style and I should wear them.
I attended a funeral of a special old guy that topped 100 years old. His sons and Nephews were PallBearers, two had suits and the other four were in jeans and T-shirts, I was not impressed. I am not big on when it comes to formality, just ask my wife. But this man deserved a lot of respect for a lot of reasons and these guys could afford to buy a suit even if they were only going to wear it once.
The dress code at dinner on cruise ships was the one thing I didn't like. I sailed through the Whitsunday Islands in Australia for a couple of weeks on an 80' sailboat and it was always casual in case you wanted to dive overboard for a swim or strap on the tanks and dive with some dolphins passing by. I may try a cruise again but I am more of a spur-of-the-moment kind of guy. On the one cruise we did, it was pretty hit and miss on the dinner conversation.
Shower and then guitar. Playing the guitar a couple of hours a day is the only reason my hands have not completely seized up from Arthritis so it is a must.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Good afternoon diners.
Flo - Round of floats of choice for all. Coke float for me please. Thanks.
Kevin - Glad to hear your wife is doing better!
Doggo's - Well, I am back to having a doggo. Adopted a Labradoodle from the local shelter over the weekend. She is 6 months old, and nothing but legs and energy.
Her original owners could not take care of her, so she now has a new home. (They said she was agressive with others when eating, shelter denied it. I can stick my hand in her food bowl and come away with all my fingers and skin intact.) Needs some training, but should be a good companion for a long time.
I will get a picture of her if I can get her to stay still for more than 2 seconds.
Changed her name (that she didn't respond to anyways) to Jazzy. (Sounded much better than Onyx.)
Formal attire conversation - I do have a pair of nice suits, along with several different color button up shirts and coordinating neck ties. I do feel that certain occasions (weddings, funerals, etc) should be formal attire, and that it is disrespectful if you show up in casual attire. (Not saying that you need a tuxedo, but it should be nice looking and respectful.)
Trains - Small projects in addition to rebuilding layout benchwork. No major progress yet though.
Hope all are well, best wishes for those not, and all enjoy the day!
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
My Railroad rules:
1: It's my railroad, my rules.
2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.
3: Any objections, consult above rules.
I was dressed up everyday for over 40 years. My own kids usually didn't see me without a tie.
When I retired, I got rid of most of the dress clothes. I kept two suits, about ten ties, and some dress shirts. I didn't mind dressing for dinner on cruises -- it was kind of a special time.
The last ten years on the job, I allowed teachers to have casual Fridays. The men did not have to have ties, and the women could wear the school polo shirts with jeans. It's strange, but the kids were the ones who were surprised. They were used to seeing the teachers 'dressed up'.
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."
York1 I kept two suits, about ten ties, and some dress shirts.
I finally gave away the last of my suits. I just kept one in solid black for in case anyone "kicks or gets hitched".
Ties... that is another story. I am very tall, so I require long ties, and I LOVE all my ties. I still have all of them. I don't think I can part with them, ever. They are all so amazing.
OK, I just got a bottom pop-up ad for the new Gulfstream G400. Why? Of all the things I will NEVER buy, this has to be on the list.
Good morning Diners. As today is forcast to be the hottest day of the year here, a cool glass of lemonade please, Brunhilda.
An easy going day today.
SeeYou190 OK, I just got a bottom pop-up ad for the new Gulfstream G400. Why? Of all the things I will NEVER buy, this has to be on the list. -Kevin
Been there, Kevin. Something not wanted all at once becomes a MUST HAVE.
Stay Safe Everyone.
SeeYou190... I am very tall... ... OK, I just got a bottom pop-up ad for the new Gulfstream G400. Why? Of all the things I will NEVER buy, this has to be on the list.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
In better days:
19720600 25 AT&SF Chicago by David Wilson, on Flickr
Then there was none:
Santa Fe - 22nd Street Coach Yard by d.w.davidson, on Flickr
This is where the Super Chief and El Capitan was stocked and made ready for the cross-country trip to California.
Never again...
Regards, Ed
ED: Great picture of the ATSF F units. I love the way you can see reflections in the polished side of the B unit.
I just love F units. Nothing looks more like railroading to me.
Dress up. UGH. I hate to wear coats and ties. I am more of a sport coat guy, because big and tall suits are expensive. I dressed up for most of my banking career. I had to dress up at times depending on what I was doing in education; although during COVID I went in to an empty building in jeans and fishing shirts every day. Loved it. The last year and a half I have to dress up again because I am in administration. Although I admit that with the boss in Hawaii the last two weeks; no coat or tie for me.
Going to Colorado next week after our board meeting for four nights in a mountain cabin. This will be the first real vacation my wife and I have had in years. For years our "vacations" were volleyball or baseball trips; then it was "vacations" to college football games or volleyball matches. Last couple of years we have spent down time working on house projects or visiting family.
Tin Can IIBig and tall suits are expensive.
Amen to that.
I donated all mine to a local charity that helps people trying to work their way up and out.
I hope somebody made well with them. I don't know how many 6'7" 300 pound people are in need, but it might make a real difference.
Good afternoon all.
Zoe - Cold drinks round for all please. Extra cold one for David (NorthBrit). Include one of those nice looking lemonade's for me please. Thanks.
David - Hopefully the heatwave will retreat from your area soon. It made the news "across the pond" so I know it must be hot!
Kevin - You mean you don't want a new G400? Can't imagine why not, you could buzz my house like that other nutcase guy. I contacted my local airport about some guy in a larger plane (6 Engine Turbo-prop) that buzzed my place so low that I was concerned he was going down! (Any lower he could have used the props to trim my treetops!) He was low enough that, from inside the house, with air conditioning running and TV on, I could hear him coming. I made it to the window in time to watch all the birds scatter from the feeders, and clearly see the pilots face as he flew over me. Too bad I wasn't quick enough to read his checklist off, I probably could have! Even a neighbor called and asked if I knew what was going on... He couldn't have been higher than 300 feet, maybe not even that high off the ground. I'm no expert, but I'm very sure that FAA Regulations require a bit more height than that!
Dog - Jazzy is a very nice puppy, likes to run around a lot, but also is a cuddler. Held her still long enough to have someone get a picture worth sharing.
Jazzy by Richard Woodworth, on Flickr
She gets a "wellness" check on Monday to establish her at my prefered vet office.
Hope all are well, and all enjoy the day!
Regarding suits and ties, sort of left that behind when I worked in Alaska, jeans and a flannel shirt were dress up. Never forget when I interviewed for my job at Harley-Davidison, of course I wore a suit and tie for the interview, and they asked if I had a problem with wearing jeans and a t-shirt for work, and I aswered "you mean Alaska dress up".
I still have one sport coat and some ties for weddings, funerals, etc. Also if you need and coat and tie if you want to eat at Chez Francois in Vermillion, OH, it is required dress at that French Restaraunt.
Speaking of coming close, when I worked in New Jersey, we lived in Catasaqua, PA just outside of Allentown, PA and on the flight path for the ABE airport, one of the jets was so low over the house my wife could read the tail number as it went over.
Cardiac Rehab is going well, I think tomorrow they will up the time and difficulty on the required excercise machines.
Rick Jesionowski
Rule 1: This is my railroad.
Rule 2: I make the rules.
Rule 3: Illuminating discussion of prototype history, equipment and operating practices is always welcome, but in the event of visitor-perceived anacronisms, detail descrepancies or operating errors, consult RULE 1!
Speaking of cruise ships, Dianne and I went on an enjoyable cruise last Sunday. Fortunately formal dress was not required!
We were aboard the Peerless II which tours Lake Muskoka out of Port Carling, Ontario. The ship isn't huge but it does have an interesting history. It has a capacity of 30 passengers on two decks. It was built in 1946 by the BA (British American) oil company as a fuel delivery ship for the myriad of cottages on the Muskoka lakes. It continued in that service until 1994. In 2003 it was put up for sale and purchased by a Captain Potts who still owns and operates the ship.
The cruise was interesting in that it showed just how many cottages line the shores of Lake Muskoka. With a few exceptions the shoreline on the mainland and the numerous islands are solid cottages. To say that there is money on Lake Muskoka would be an extreme understatement! Many of the cottages and boathouses are palatial. Personally, having been spoiled in my younger years with a family cottage with few neighbours, I would have a hard time living there.
If I win the lottery I want a small cottage on a lake in the wilderness. However, I'm not holding my breath. For now we have found a wonderful rental cottage just west of Mattawa, Ontario which suits us just fine. It is a bit more urban than we would like, but we can live with that.
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I had a job in a facility that was directly adjacent to an Air Force Base, where they occasionally had serious air shows. Typically for a weekend show, planes would arrive through the week, but Friday afternoon was reserved for a practice of the Thunderbirds or the Blue Angels if they were there. They regularly buzzed our building. I remember updating a friend elsewhere, telling him first that I could read the numbers beneath the wings, and then that I could read the numbers on top of the wings as they made an inverted pass.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
When I was in the Royal Canadian Air Cadets I was fortunate enough to be employed by the Canadian Armed Forces for several summers at the Air Cadet camp at CFB Trenton. One summer I was involved in setting up the 16 man tents where the cadets stayed during their summer camps. The job included bringing the tent platforms from the north side of the base to where the tents were located on the south side. The route passed directly across the end of the main runway.
One day there were several Vodoos (F104s) doing practise take-offs and landings. The F104 was nicknamed 'The Widow Maker' because they had a nasty habit of flaring out and crashing during take offs. We decided to stop our truck right at the end of the runway in order to get the best possible view of the aircraft in flight. Apparently one of the pilots took a dim view of our location because when he lifted off he didn't gain any altitude. In other words, he was coming straight at us at about 10 ft. off the deck! You have never seen a bunch of guys scramble so fast to get off the top of the truck! Of course the pilot had done this deliberately and I am sure he was laughing his head off! Needless to say, we never stopped at the end of the runway again!!
Dave (Retired WO2nd Class, RCAC)
—but the illustration in this AT & SF poster from 1896, also confuses me as to what it’s trying to convey!
I think the old Santa Fe might be portraying the beauty and splendor of the many Spanish Missions located in southern California. I'm certainly not an architecture expert but the "Mission Revival" architecture has certainly made its mark in the area.
Santa Barbara Mission, 2201 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara, California. (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr
Sometimes a little even edged its way into Santa Fe's own designs:
Santa Fe Depot by Mark Evans, on Flickr
Santa Fe San Bernardino station:
The Great Covered Walkway by Stephen Turner, on Flickr
Although, I could be completely in error
Cheers, Ed
Good Morning Diners. Flo, coffee and cinnamon toast please.
David, hope you are surviving the heat okay.
Ricky, that is one happy looking pup! Hope the vet visit goes well too.
Rick, good news on the rehab! Keep it up!
Ed (and Bear), I had the same thought. Advertising the architecture one can see on a visit.
I don't have much occassion to dress up, usually don't look forward to it when I have to, then don't mind so much when I actually do. I have two suits. One, my grandparents bought me when I graduated college. It was fitted and the pants are a bit too snug now, but I hang onto it. I have a half-hearted goal to get it to fit again. It's not that far off, so certainly possible. The other suit I have was bought straight from a rack, so not as nice of a fit, but still looks good.
Mike
Mornin' folks!
Been a fairly good week so far.... Met a very nice woman for the first time yesterday. Our "Date" was to take a 2 mile hike through a trail in Seneca Falls that has some statues and other "cool" artwork along it. Then found a restaurant over there for lunch. We seemed to enjoy each others company so we plan to get together again....
Dress up??? My first several years as a music teacher, all men faculty members had to wear a suit and tie in school! You could take off the coat in your classroom, but any time you were anyplace else you HAD to have the jacket on!!! Of course that came along with the $6,000 a year salary you got back in 1968... One of the teachers who actually had a PHD along with 8 kids and a stay at home wife had worn the same suit for something like 20 years because he couldn't even afford to buy a different one even at "good will". It had patches on top of the patches, but that met the "standard" so he could get away with that.
Today I still have a two piece and a 3 piece suit for formal occasions, but haven't had one on since something called the Pan Damnick came along. I still would wear my suit to church but haven't been there in person since the Virus showed up. The 3 piece is what I wear any time I am attending a formal MLK or NAACP event in the "Blessed Community". BTW, when I was under lock down when my family had the crap, it was folks in that group that made sure anything I needed got done for me. In the words of a dear friend who just retired from being the pastor at his Missionary Baptist Church would say, "I am Well Blessed!"
Take care out there and be "Well Blessed!"
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
I’ve been lucky to witness a number of low passes, and might have, Ahem, indulged in several myself.
Was that before or after you went ballistic with the Admiral's daughter?
howmusWe seemed to enjoy each others company so we plan to get together again....
Negative, howmus, the pattern's full.
I used to ski a lot in New Hampshire. Every now and then, there would be a roar behind me as I was riding up the lift, and an A-10 Warthog would fly right up the lift line overhead. These were Air National Guard planes. I'm sure they were told not to do that, but the skiers all got a big kick out of it.
As for Close Encounters of the Dating Kind, I had recently retired and was skiing in Maine. I met a young lady on a lift ride up, and we ended up skiing together all day. I asked her out for dinner and we swapped phone numbers. Then, I realized I didn't know what she looked like. It was a cold day in Paradise on the mountain, and we were both wearing helmets, goggles and the kind of masks I really appreciated in the wind. But, we had a nice dinner together, nothing fancy, but it was a good time.
At hockey later that week, I mentioned that I went out on a date with a much younger woman. A friend asked, "So, Beas, how old was this woman?" I truthfully answered, "Literally half my age."
He answered immediately. "So, like 50?"
Everyone roared, with me being the loudest.
Good morning the perfect West Coast where it is currently 22c@0800hrs and I just can't get going. Sat out back for an hour taking in the silence that was too silent to be real, it was a two mug day. The silence was broken briefly by my daughter leaving for work in the truck, that 7.3ltr diesel can be heard for quite a while across the farm country as it comes and goes. The dog's ears go up a long time before we humans hear it and we know whoever will be home soon.
That coffee mug in the photo was in a package that my daughter got when she won a golf tournament at age 9, so I have been using it for 13 years. I remembered a lot of time spent at the driving range with her, practice paid off for her. She also won the long drive and approach shot category that year. Her putting needed work. She was also on the swim team and did really well, she does neither now which is sad but she is busy with life.
Back when I was flying one of our favourite joyrides was up through the valleys of the mountains North of Vancouver to Whistler with the glaciers right off the wingtip. We would then fly back along the coast nice and low as well.
Ray, I hope things go well with your new lady friend, fingers are crossed for you.
Rick, glad to hear rehab is going well, keep up the good work. My Mom had a quintuple by-pass and went to the rehab classes at the hospital long after she had to go for and said she had never been in better shape. She kept very fit after her surgery and had a lot of years. I remember the night she had her heart attack, after they had investigated how bad it was they did not think she would last the week, but they were wrong. It took a couple of weeks to get her stable for the surgery and then they transported her to Vancouver and the rest was history.
Water Level Route I have a half-hearted goal to get it to fit again. It's not that far off, so certainly possible.
Go for it Mike, it is easy to stay fit once you are there and I believe in the gain with no pain exercise program. Let's say you can only do 10 push-ups at maximum effort. Well do six every two days for 10 days, then do seven for ten days, then eight for ten days, and so on. In a year you will be doing 75 without breaking a sweat, have the same approach with whatever exercises you do. Slow and steady wins the race and it is really no effort, I hate effort.
Ricky, that dog has a wonderful sparkle in its eyes, I think you have a good companion there.
Dave, our family has a lot of Ontario lake time under our belts and even though we moved West from Winnipeg, we made the trek back to Ontario to our summer place for a lot of years. It is beautiful in cottage country, I miss it.
Speaking of Winnipeg, we haven't heard from CN Charlie for a few days.
Time to hit the bike and then hop on the John Deere, and then go for 10 km through the woodland with the one dog that didn't go to the dog show today.
All the best to all.
MisterBeasleyI'm sure they were told not to do that, but the skiers all got a big kick out of it.
Sometimes it doesn't go so well:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Cavalese_cable_car_crash
maxmanNegative, howmus, the pattern's full.
Huh???
howmus maxman Negative, howmus, the pattern's full. Huh???
maxman Negative, howmus, the pattern's full.
I got it.