ricktrains4824Mine, I named him George. (Bugs Bunny skit. "I will hug him, and squeeze him, and pet him, and love him, and call him George." )
I don't recall all the Bugs Bunny skits I've seen over the years but I DO remember the "Tell me about the rabbits again, George" line from Of Mice and Men (1939).
George Milton: Ok, Ok. I'll tell you again. I got nothin' else to do. Might as well spend my time telling you things you forget. You forget 'em, I'll tell you again.
Lennie: I tried and tried but it didn't do no good. I remember about the rabbits, George.
George Milton: Oh, yeah. The only thing you can remember are those rabbits.
This will be my 2 ¢ post to try to get the page moving along.
SP, Casmalia, California, 1984 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
ricktrains4824 (I have been known to not mince words in situations like that.) Good that your wife could step in to help quickly.
Ya, it was lucky she was there to step up, couldn't do a lot but more than the rest of the people that just seem to stand there with a glazed look on their faces.
About twenty years ago there was a horrific car accident outside my wife's Vet hospital. She ran out along with a tech and told the tech to run and get two surgical kits. She did a pretty invasive surgical intervention right there on the street to save this woman's life. A large piece of metal had penetrated deeply into her abdomen. All the clamps she had used to stop the bleeding went to the hospital with the women and they only got a few of them back. It was an expensive day for her hospital as they are not cheap.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Hi Everyone,
Brunhilda, coffee with cream, please.
After I found out I could no longer drink beer, I did start to investigate wine. I went through the whites for a bit. They were ok, but I wasn't exactly enthralled with them. I can tolerate a Riesling or a gewurtstramiener, and can sometimes do a Pinot Grigio, but that's it for whites. I do not like chardonnay. I find the best domestic Rieslings come from eastern Washington. Oh, there's a little winery in Wisconsin that makes a white called Prarie Fume'. Just a tad drier than a Riesling but still tastes great. That one I like.
I tried some Merlots, but I found them to have a sort of "musty" aftertaste. Malbecs are ok. I don't like Cabernets at all. But, what I do enjoy is Pinot Noir. i like Oregon's Dundee Hills region. I also like California Sonoma and Napa wines. I generally prefer Sonoma wine to Napa because they tend to run a little fruitier, with the distinct exception of Napa's Russian River. I've ever had a bad wine from the Russian River region.
Someday, I want to grab the wife and go on a limo tour of Napa. On limo tours you can do a lot of tasting, get comfortably wrecked, and not have to worry about the CHP getting you before you get back to wherever you're staying. Plus almost all of the wineries have cheese, fruit, etc and some even have live music on weekends. That's often acoustic bands, but can also be jazz or even a string quartet. It's a lot of fun To sit out on the veranda/patio/lanai and enjoy a snack with some wine and just take in the scenery.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
York1You could give me a two glasses, one with Thunderbird and one with an expensive French wine, and I would not be able to tell which is which.
French wines taste a lot like other expensive wines, but slightly more acidic.
From Google (and, yes, they are being serious):
What does French wine taste like?
French wine can be described as more earthy or mineral....which means they taste a little like dirt, chalk, or mushrooms.
OTOH, Thunderbird is a cheap wine, IOW, the kind of wine that actually tastes good.
- Douglas
Brent - We posted at close to the same time. I would have been a little upset with the old hag at that point. Might have even yelled at her myself. (I have been known to not mince words in situations like that.)
Good that your wife could step in to help quickly.
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.
Good afternoon diners.
Zoe - A RBF for me, and a round of their preferred treat for those in the Diner today. Thanks.
Dave - That funeral service sounds oddly familiar....(Wonder if it could have possibly been the same guy...)
Story - My Grandmother (several years back) had passed from cancer, and the service was on the Monday after July 4th weekend. The 'minister' (I use that term very loosely here.) showed up, to a packed (literally standing room only) funeral home, and had them turn off the AC so that, I quote his words now, "all can hear me better".... (Should have been my clue that we were in for an ordeal...) After all of maybe 3 minutes about my Grandmother, (he literally read her published obituary, that was it), he began on about him, his wife, and their church. (One that my Grandmother never attended.) For 45+ minutes.... (I'm pretty sure it soared to 110F inside that place. He may have quoted two scriptures. I'd be fine with more, even expect more, but that long, about yourself? I'm shocked there was enough room for his head in that building.)
We then went to the cemetary, and in 95F+ heat, that started his whole speil all over again.
Background now - During my Grandmother's stay in the hospital, my one Uncle (Uncle M) had a rock that he was using for stress relief, just holding it, squeezing it, etc..., and we all noticed quickly that it was driving his wife (my Aunt G by marriage to him) crazy. So, Uncle M decided to say it was his pet rock, and named it Rocky. (It's so fun to pick on Aunt G. ) In support of Uncle M, and to further annoy Aunt G, all his nephews, myself included, "adopted" pet rocks.
Mine, I named him George. (Bugs Bunny skit. "I will hug him, and squeeze him, and pet him, and love him, and call him George." )
Back to the graveside service story - After about 15 minutes of the same torture of him and his church again, I asked, out loud enough so that family near me could hear it, "Can I throw George at the idiot now?"
When told no, I explained "I'm not gonna hurt him. I just gonna knock him out so we can all finish here and leave."
Fotunately, (or unfortunately?) somebody else told him to "wrap it up already", so he never got to meet George. (Poor George. He was so wanting to fly up there to say hello.)
So, yes, that experience sounds awfully familiar.... And I was very unhappy with my experience.
Trains - Working on layout benchwork rebuild, plus a couple of small projects. Decals just arrived for my next couple projects today too.
California - Can't contribute much, as I've never been west of the Mississippi. I do have a couple of "stand in" photos that, could, fit some California locations though.
UP 1989 by Richard Woodworth, on Flickr
If I did not say that photo was from Pennsylvania, you probably would not have guessed it.
Hope all are well, best wishes to those not, and all enjoy the day!
SeeYou190Nobody expected you would join in the fun. You have made your position perfectly clear for as long as we can remember. No need to constantly poo-poo the enjoyment the rest of us are having.
Your right there are no consequences to obesity, I don't know why they call it an epidemic. Kevin, if you are free to promote bad health practices, I am free to suggest it may be a bad idea.
My wife was in Costco this morning and she said there was this woman yelling at her husband to hurry up and stop standing there. She was quite abusive towards him. As my wife got closer she could tell the man was having a stroke and told the old bag to stop yelling at the poor guy. My wife looked after him until the ambulance got there which was really fast as they were driving by when they got the call. They got the clot busters into him, hopefully, he will have a full recovery. Of course, he then has to go home to the old hag that was yelling at him.
Wife has left for her ten days of dog shows. I think my daughter and I will head to the sunny shore of the Pacific Ocean for lunch on a balcony.
All the best to all.
(Edited by admin to remove illegal drug references)
MisterBeasleyAnd, for everyone's FYI, the forum here does not use post length to determine when a new page starts. It's just post count.
Thanks! I didn't know that. I just thought when the column got to a certain length, a new column started.
Hope the diner is filled with posters today!
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."
Water Level Route I will say that a friend gave me a bottle of Jameson whiskey and it certainly seemed smoother than the Jack Daniels I remembered having years ago, but it's been too long between to know for sure.
When it comes to Whiskey and Kentucky Bourbon, I do have preferences.
I enjoy looking for "hidden gems" in the $20.00-$30.00 per bottle price range. There are enough small distilleries out there that some reasonably priced options with excellent flavor available.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Good afternoon diners. Flo, I'll take a Monte Cristo and a chocolate malt please!
Afraid I don't have any pictures to share for the diner this month. I was about 11 years old the last time I was in California (I'm 46 now) and no photos with trains. I had one of me in front of my dad's semi, and one of him and I together that trip. I tried finding the one of us together for the diner on father's day, but couldn't. My wife did some work "organizing" the photos recently and it wasn't in it's old spot. Don't know where it went.
I'm not a fan of dry wines, but other than that I'm not that particular. Don't drink enough liquor to be able to tell a difference. I will say that a friend gave me a bottle of Jameson whiskey and it certainly seemed smoother than the Jack Daniels I remembered having years ago, but it's been too long between to know for sure.
Happy Tuesday everyone.
Mike
York1 Here's another photo of California's trains and vinyards. I am not a wine person. You could give me a two glasses, one with Thunderbird and one with an expensive French wine, and I would not be able to tell which is which. My kids, on the other hand, are wine people. Hopefully, every diner will make long posts with lots of pictures so we can get past the stupid pages 5,6, ? issue with this thread.
Here's another photo of California's trains and vinyards. I am not a wine person. You could give me a two glasses, one with Thunderbird and one with an expensive French wine, and I would not be able to tell which is which. My kids, on the other hand, are wine people.
Hopefully, every diner will make long posts with lots of pictures so we can get past the stupid pages 5,6, ? issue with this thread.
I enjoy my wine but I am by no means an expert. The GF orders most of our wine from California, from vineyards that don't sell retail and only ship to wine club members. I typically don't drink spirits at all. I tried in college, but in the end I gave myself an F and stuck to wine and beer. Did I say beer? The new microbrew revolution has turned me into a beer snob. We have brewpubs aplenty in Delaware, and we frequent them often.
And, for everyone's FYI, the forum here does not use post length to determine when a new page starts. It's just post count. So, go ahead and make lots of short posts so we can get to Page 8 faster. Personally, I use the Order Descending option to go to the latest posts and work backwards.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
tankertoad135Well, garsh. I never checked out this topic afore and figured I should do such. Very interesting stuff from all you fellow MR's out there.
Don... Welcome to the Diner, and please do not be a stranger. Thank you for sharing the pictures.
gmpullmanMy grandkids might like Slurpees when they're out and about but when they come to grandpa's house they get malted milk shakes with a scoop or two of old fashioned malt powder.
There is an Ice Cream parlor in Columbus, Indiana that is called Zaharako's. It is also a museum. It is in that place that I had the finest malted milkshake I think I will ever have.
-Image From The Internet
Their machines look a lot like yours.
Every year, when they come back, I seem to get a "Shamrock Shake" from McDonalds. They used to always be available on "Penny Big Mac Day", which was April 15th. Getting a penny Big Mac with a Shamrock Shake was an annual tradition. Now, the Shamrock Shake does not seem to last unitl Penny Big Mac day any longer. The penny promotion has changed too.
gmpullmanThanks for the fried, spicey cheesy thingies, Kevin! That dipping sauce looks like the stuff Dee Ann makes to put on our Ruben sandwiches?
The sauce comes in a bottle labled "Yum Yum Sauce".
One of my guys in Tampa used to dip French Fries in it. That was how I was introduced to it. I have no ideas what is in it, I never read the label!
gmpullmanWhen the mood strikes we like stuffed, breaded jalpeños done up in the air fryer.
That is a treat. My middle daughter and I really used to enjoy those. We made them from scratch and cooked them in the Fry-Daddy.
I have not had a breaded cheese stuffed jalepeno in years. I need to fix that.
dti406I prefer adult slurpees with ice lemon juice and vodka.
That sounds like something I am going to need to try.
York1I am not a wine person. You could give me a two glasses, one with Thunderbird and one with an expensive French wine, and I would not be able to tell which is which.
Me too. If you are going to serve me wine, it might as well be "Two Buck Chuck", because I can't tell any difference.
I am kind of like that with Vodka. I don't like cheapo Vodka, but I cannot tell Opulent from Titos from Skyy from Grey Goose. As long as it is not bad Vodka, it all seems the same.
Good morning, diners. I'll have my usual -- bacon, eggs, and black coffee.
It's a beautiful morning here -- clear, cool, and not humid. That will last about one more day -- then back to hot and humid.
Have a great day, diners. I will try to check back into the diner for a snack later.
gmpullman My grandkids might like Slurpees when they're out and about but when they come to grandpa's house they get malted milk shakes with a scoop or two of old fashioned malt powder Good Stuff — Happy faces Cheers, Ed
My grandkids might like Slurpees when they're out and about but when they come to grandpa's house they get malted milk shakes with a scoop or two of old fashioned malt powder
Good Stuff — Happy faces
I prefer adult slurpees with ice lemon juice and vodka. I also miss the B Spot restaurant with their adult milkshakes.
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!
H-B33M mixer by Edmund, on Flickr
Then they watch as this (older than me) Hamilton Beach mixer makes it into one tasty treat!
Thanks for the fried, spicey cheesy thingies, Kevin! That dipping sauce looks like the stuff Dee Ann makes to put on our Ruben sandwiches?
When the mood strikes we like stuffed, breaded jalpeños done up in the air fryer.
Glad you liked the video, Brent they must have shot that on 35mm film.
BATMANI'll pass on the Slurpee, being me I looked up the nutritional value. They go from toxic waste to something I may have in a pinch
Nobody expected you would join in the fun. You have made your position perfectly clear for as long as we can remember. No need to constantly poo-poo the enjoyment the rest of us are having.
Here is something else I am sure Brent will pass on... Fried spicy cheesy goodies with Yum-Yum sauce! Dig in!
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
I heard from my youngest today. She found a room to rent in a Lake House in Orlando. Old neighborhood from the 1950s, preWDW. It looks like a beautiful residence.
I am going to drive up next month and help her move, and assemble a lot of new IKEA furniture.
California Is A Beautiful Place
That's all for me tonight... time to head for some sleep.
Great video Ed, loved the music.
Welcome, Don! Great to see a new face in the Diner
Then there's THIS!
Welcome to California!
York1Ed, I didn't realize that photographing trains could get you in trouble. I've never had that happen.
Oh, there was quite a dust-up post 911. Many of the RR fourms at the time were discussing it. For a while, IIRC the BNSF had some kind of "courtesy card" where you could be screened and given the OK to photograph in public, non-restricted areas but that plan didn't last long.
I was given quite the shake-down at Washington D.C. back in 2006 which turned into a crazy back-n-forth between me and the Amtrak peace officer.
None of this made any sense to me in a city full of tourists with cameras but I complied just the same. The young, public servant was just trying to do her job for what it was worth.
Yesterday my post completely disappeared. Today it appears twice!
Sorry
Good evening, I just came in from cutting the front 40. The Deere is up and running again like a top. I was sweating gallons putting it all back together in the 90F heat but it is rewarding when you turn the key and she runs perfectly. I bought some tools so I would not have to go visit the FIL and bother him.
I thoroughly enjoyed the trip to John Deere to get all the parts today, it was really warm, had all the windows open and the 20-mile drive through the farmlands was so relaxing. Lots of tractors in the fields and on the roads, of course, there are always idiots that get upset if a tractor slows them down on the road, it doesn't bother me in the least. Yes, we have A/C in our vehicles but I prefer all windows and sunroof open instead, must be the sports car guy in me. A lot of double yield planting goes on here so the farmers are hard at it. A stop at Tims for the ride home was icing on the cake.
I feel your pain during these long church services Dave, I just went through a whopper for the lady whose Estate I am looking after. Every time I thought it was over and I was about to bolt for the door and they would start singing again. I think the guys that wrote the music/Hymns should have gone to University and learned something about music composition. I realize these things likely started as chants but in this day and age, you would think they could turn it up a notch.
Talking about old friends, my oldest friend knocked on my door 62 years ago and asked if I could come out and play, we are still close. He retired from 40 years of teaching and makes a really good living in retirement acting bit parts in the movie industry and also sings and plays guitar in local cottage breweries.
My buddy and I would often rip down to California in the RX-7, Mount Shasta was always spectacular and signaled we had arrived even though we still had hours to go. I remember we pulled into Fresno at 0200hrs to a Denys as we were starving. There was gunfire going on off in the surrounding area and the waiter said it was a typical night. After we ate we went out to the parking lot and started talking to a cop and told him we were going over to the Holiday Inn for the night. He said do yourself a favour and just get back on the highway, you don't want any part of this place. So we pulled out of the Denys lot and had to stop at a light on the way to the freeway. A car full of gangsters pulled up beside us on the right and a carload of gangsters pulled up on the left. My friend watched right, he was driving, I watched left and we said, see a gun just say GO! We did not see a gun but when the light turned green we were on the freeway doing warp speed before those goons knew what hit them. The RX could do well in excess of 150MPH in a very few seconds.
I'll pass on the Slurpee, being me I looked up the nutritional value. They go from toxic waste to something I may have in a pinch. A Pina colada Slurpee sounds interesting and a pour of dark rum into it may make it quite enjoyable.
Don, don't be a stranger, the more the merrier.
I took a month off from working out as the old 65-year-old bones were complaining big time and I always listen to my body. I went for 10km fast walks but that was as strenuous as it got. After a week back at it I am in the top 20% of fitness for all ages. Meryl likes it, so it is worth the work for that alone.
Wife is leaving in the morning for a few dog shows and the daughter got put off a day and now starts with the Feds Wednesday morning. We are going to go do something together tomorrow as her hours will be long once she starts. She is expecting a pretty intense six weeks and then it is back to University with $12000.00 in her jeans. Even though she has not started officially yet, she has had some long conversations with her superiors to be.
Well, it is 2130hrs and it will be dark in an hour or so. A guitar and scotch on the patio are in order.
Ah, Summer time.
York1Slurpees! I haven't thought about them or had one in years. There used to be a 7-Eleven in my little town, but it closed years ago, and I don't remember seeing another one anywhere around here.
I went and bought a Cherry Slurpee before work. What a treat! It made me feel like a little kid again.
We have lots of 7-11s around here, and they keep building more.
Florida has also become infested with WAWAs in the past few years.
York1Dave, your time spent in the air cadets sounds neat. Was it just a coincindence that your commanding officer just died and your friend from the cadets visited you? Great memories.
Hi John,
Brian and I had been planning on getting together for some time, and we are going to do it again soon with a couple of other RCAC buddies and their spouses.
This time Brian visited me to fill me in on the details of the ceremony. I wasn't able to attend the funeral because I had an appointment with a vascular specialist which was scheduled 9 months ago. It turns out that it was probably a good thing that I wasn't there. The officiant, who is an Air Cadet officer and a lay minister, did a terrible job. He spent more time talking about himself and quoting scripture than talking about the deceased. It went on for so long that one of the attendees had to tell him to stop. I would have been furious with him for hijacking the service.
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Welcome to the Diner, Don! It's nice to have another 1970 graduate. We're having our 50th (52nd) reunion this fall.
Breckenridge is a great place to vacation. Lots of stuff to do in the summer.
Check back often! The diner waitresses aren't getting enough tips with some diners on vacation.
Well, garsh. I never checked out this topic afore and figured I should do such. Very interesting stuff from all you fellow MR's out there. Last fall, the spousal unit and I traveled back to Colorado for my Class of '70 50/51 year reunion. After the reunion a large batch of us from my squadron, Seagrams 7, continued the reunion traveling to Breckinridge for several more days of fellowship and touring. This shot is me on one of the GP-9s used to pull the scenic Leadville train up the mountainside. We all had a most fantastic day of it!
This shot is me doin' whatever in front of the C&S 2-8-0 on display.
Don; Prez, CEO or whatever of the Wishram, Oregon and Western RR
Good afternoon, everyone. It's close enough to happy hour that I hope the diner serves something that fits.
MisterBeasley, I have donuts once a week. Our church has coffee and donuts after the first service. When the kids were younger, I'd take all three girls every Saturday morning to Tastee Donuts. We'd sit at the counter and they'd get donuts and chocolate milk. Great memories.
Brent, I envy you being stuck at home with no car and no errands to run. Forced relaxation!
Ed, I didn't realize that photographing trains could get you in trouble. I've never had that happen.
Kevin, Slurpees! I haven't thought about them or had one in years. There used to be a 7-Eleven in my little town, but it closed years ago, and I don't remember seeing another one anywhere around here. In our part of the country, Casey's gas stations have kind of taken their place.
Bear, that's a pretty neat photo of the road tunnel. It looks almost like something in a fairy tale.
Dave, your time spent in the air cadets sounds neat. Was it just a coincindence that your commanding officer just died and your friend from the cadets visited you? Great memories.
I forgot that Lion is also on vacation. I'm getting the urge to go somewhere, too.
Hope everyone has a good Monday evening.
Beautiful Mt. Shasta in northern California:
I guess I'm old. We went to 7/11 to get ICEEs. Still like to get Slushes at Sonic, especially limeaide slushes. Get brain freeze every single time.
Well, what do you know...
7-11 does still sell Slurpees, and July 11th is SLURPEE DAY!
I am going to go get one. I haven't had a Slurpee in at least 20 years.
I had a visit from an old friend on Sunday. We joined the Royal Canadian Air Cadets together 55 years ago! He brought me some really nice swag from the War Plane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario. I now am the proud owner of two T shirts, one commemorating the 50th anniversary of the museum, and the other depicting a Mosquito on the occasion of one that was flown from the southern USA to the museum for their recent air show.
I don't generally wear cotton T shirts anymore, but I don't think I will have any problems with wearing these two.