Evening
I've been watching the Lor of da Lion, and only Him would see the waking eye of significant Son rising up from the east.
Who else would do dat?
I'm easy with dat.
TF
Wilson is not only a mascot around here, but a Forum friend as well as you Ed
Pets are family, like we all are
I've always liked that darn cat just as much as his owner in Ohio
One goes one way
and the other goes the other way
So they can see where they're going
You'd be happy to know we still have one of those Hiawatha observation cars that still glides the rails, giving rides in the Fall Ed
Positive energy and best wishes to you my friend
John
By the way, as a reminder, a Scotsman will say it like it is.
Today is the day and date that marks the tragedy of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Brent is my friend, and although he often got a bit long-winded, elaborating on his wealth, he had a kind heart, and always meant well
Long Live all the Shipwrecked men that lost their lives at sea
Wish a video could have been posted today but monitored
Have always loved you guys
Top of the page! Lets go out and catch us some wildebeest.
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Hey!!! Forum Monitors!!!
There is definitely something wrong here!!!
Remember Me this!, and answer me back, ... How was one ever 'Ousted' from the Forum here???
Sincerely TF
BroadwayLion Top of the page! Lets go out and catch us some wildebeest.
Thanks for the scrumpdelicious
Sometimes Grouse need a little peck of gravel along the road like that too, ...
But they taste mighty good after the shotgun
But yes, you got me going, that the Wildebeest would make for a much more hearty meal
Definition Defiant: Track Fiddler
Free coffee and sandwiches for all who served, in the Diner:
Diner-4-troops by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
Good Morning,
Remembrance Day here. I will look over Dad's Flying Log Book. It records all of the missions he flew. Not much detail, just target, time in air and any major events such as attack by enemy fighters, flack hits, and engine problems. Dad did recount to me when they were caught in searchlights. They went into evasive manouvers which meant a dive by dropping a wing. Luckily they had a great pilot who could pull out a bomber from the dive. Many missions were over 7 hours in the air.
I have a copy of Pilot Notes for Wellington aircraft. I bet Bear would find it interesting. Dad had his first stroke 50 years today and exactly one year later he had another. I have always thought they were triggered by PTSD.
Well, it is cloudy here but about 32F which isn't bad. Perhaps the Piliated Woodpecker will stop by again today. What a magnificent bird.
Time foe more coffee.
CN Charlie
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good Afternoon,
We are having a heat wave today, must be 42F now.
Bear, Dad had that Wellington manual because he trained on them. As bomb aimer he had to know something of the controls. He was also co-pilot for takeoff and landing, assistant navigator and alternate tail gunner.
There is an ebay auction on for a CN S2a Mikado I am warching. If the price stays down I may bid. It was the only CN mike with a Vandy tender, unusual for a freight engine. It was also the only one with a Belpaire firebox.
Think I will go for a walk and enjoy the suneshine.
And South Carolina is having a cold wave, 55F and cloudy. I'd rather be back in Delaware with grass and trees. Myrtle Beach is too urban for me. Too much concrete and asphalt.
We did spend time at a brewery/taproom yesterday, and then we had dinner at Margaritaville.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Flo, I'll have a cup of black coffee.
We are having our best weather of the year! In the 60s (F), clear, and no wind. The dog loves walking me in this weather.
Have a good Sunday evening, everyone.
1974 in San Francisco, California:
SP 3205 in San Francisco by Steve Sloan, on Flickr
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."
Good Morning Diners. Chloe, I'll take coffee in a sippy mug today. Just spilled mine here.
Got the Christmas lights up this weekend like I had hoped. Went reasonably well and I am really happy with the new lights for the roof. I should be given what I paid for them, but they sure look like they were worth it at this point. I won't light the lights for probably another week but at least I'm ready now before the weather turns and/or schedules get even busier with the holidays.
Through it all I've determined I will never buy GE holiday lights again. I had three or four strings on my roof fail during the season last year, including a set that was new last year. When I took them down I set the 6 good sets aside and labeled the rest as spare parts. Of the six that were fine when I took them down in January, ONE worked right when I checked them (just to see) this year. On top of that, two of the three sets on my fence were new last year, and both of the "new" ones failed this year when I plugged them in. Fortunately, I ran the same lights on my deck and had planned for failures and bought some different ones for my fence this year. At least the lights around the windows all still worked (gulping with fear).
Bear, my daughter's soccer tournament is this coming weekend, but thanks for the kind words! Between her knee and her never ending sickness, it could be a long weekend.
Here's to hoping for a good Monday for everyone!
Mike
OK, so it's not California — but it is neat anyway. NJ Transit has a shiny new ERIE paint job running around the Hoboken neighborhood. Those overhead scenes at the Rutherford Depot look just like a model railroad
Maybe it becomes a drag after a while but I'd sure like my workday to begin and end with a train ride!
Good morning, everyone. I'll have bacon, eggs, and coffee this morning, Brunhilda.
I have a whole day with nothing scheduled. I wonder what I could find that will keep me occupied? The layout is calling!
When I was growing up, I loved scenes of the future like this photo. Then, in 1962, my family went to the Seattle World's Fair, where the entire focus was on the great technological future. Even now, I still love seeing scenes like this, even though very few of the 1950's future visions have come to pass.
Los Angeles, CA 1953 a Los Angeles monorail in a Conoco advertisement? by ArchiTexty, on Flickr
Have a great day, everyone.
Edit: My wife just informed me that part of the kitchen wall needs some more work. I guess the layout will wait.
Track fiddler Hey!!! Forum Monitors!!! There is definitely something wrong here!!! Remember Me this!, and answer me back, ... How was one ever 'Ousted' from the Forum here??? Sincerely TF
John - I just read this this morning. I honestly have NO idea what you are talking about or referring to.
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
I do remember a few forum members removed for cause, mostly deliberately violating forum rules like NO POLITICS or NO OBSCENITY, but most excluded members were clueless as to why they could no longer post. The Mods didn't know either.
It appears the old tale is true: A computer program will continue to expand until it exceeds the capability of its programmers to maintain it.
If Brent was tossed from the forum it's news to me. I thought he had moved on - like a number of other forum members have/had done recently.
tstage If Brent was tossed from the forum it's news to me. I thought he had moved on - like a number of other forum members have/had done recently.
Good Morning Diners! Zoe, glazed doughnuts for my friends in the diner please.
Good to have Mr Track Fiddler back, although I see the same problem as Bear. TF suddenly appears in the middle of the diner thread where he wasn't before. That's quite a trick!
Brent, I hope you see this and decide to return. We miss you in here posting about whatever you desire. That's kind of the point of the diner, and the individual who was giving you a hard time has not been seen since I brought up why I figured you left. To be clear, my intent was not to run them off, but it appears to be what happened. Sad that some people can't see that the diner is big enough for all of us to fit in it.
Sure glad they figured out how to grow smaller oranges than before.
Thanks for the donuts, Mike. Those look like Krispy Kremes? Never cared for them, personally. Just TOO sweet. I'll take a custard-filled, yeast raised number with just a slight dusting of powdered sugar.
The NYC must have had a bigger poster budget what with the lithography and all
NYC_Lines_California by Edmund, on Flickr
At my most recent Doctors visit, my doctor told me that I now was considered “boring.” I hope Ed that you are also found to be “boring!!”
Thanks, Bear! I think I might be in the boring range. Yesterday my oncologist called and told me that the several MRI and PET scans I recently had really don't show any cancer 'conclusively' so he sugggested we wait on radiation and have another MRI in about three months.
I'm OK with that...
Good morning, everyone. Bacon, eggs, and coffee, please.
I read the forum religiously every day. Two things:
1. I did not recognize someone's response to Track Fiddlers' posts. I went back and found that I had completely missed TF's posts. Now from what some of you have said, it looks like his posts appeared after we had already passed that group of posts. Strange!
2. I don't remember anyone in the diner insulting any one else. I obviously don't recognize some other posters doing this, or else I just missed it completely.
I hope for everyone's sake, and the Diner's continued thread, that this was an isolated case and the Diner can continue to be a fun distraction from all the junk in the news and online.
I am getting ready to start revamping one of the layout bridges today (if a new house chore doesn't magically appear like yesterday).
On the TV front, I've read the BBC plans some more episodes of "Death in Paradise". I'm excited by that since I've gone through all 11 seasons of reruns several times. Can you tell I lead a pretty uninteresting life?
I hope everyone has a great Tuesday.
Strangely, I believe this is probably California's most famous train:
Disneyland Railroad DSC_4538 by Stephen Day, on Flickr
York1 I hope for everyone's sake, and the Diner's continued thread, that this was an isolated case and the Diner can continue to be a fun distraction from all the junk in the news and online.
This is a model railroad forum.
The entire forum should be a distraction from other junk.
Threads like the diner encourages junk to come into the forum. The diner is a distraction from model railroading.
York1 On the TV front, I've read the BBC plans some more episodes of "Death in Paradise". I'm excited by that since I've gone through all 11 seasons of reruns several times. Can you tell I lead a pretty uninteresting life?
John,
They are going to add a Death in Paradise, based in Austrailia, and don't forget Beyond Paradise with Humphrey being a DI in a little village on the coast of England. Some more of our favorites are Vera and Shetland.
Rick Jesionowksi
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!
AEP528 York1 I hope for everyone's sake, and the Diner's continued thread, that this was an isolated case and the Diner can continue to be a fun distraction from all the junk in the news and online. This is a model railroad forum. The entire forum should be a distraction from other junk. Threads like the diner encourages junk to come into the forum. The diner is a distraction from model railroading.
While the conversation in the diner may only rarely be in the model railroad realm, I would argue that it doesn't have to be if for no other reason than our generous hosts let us have the diner as long as we follow certain rules that most are very good about.
I have many friends that I only interact with at work. However, we do not only talk about work. When I get together with family, we do not only talk about family. Why then as we gather virtually here, should be we wholly bound to discuss model railroading? Taking such a stance would seem to ignore the social aspect of the hobby. Participating in the diner is entirely voluntary. While I cannot say with certainty, as I know no other model railroaders in my area, I doubt that at operating sessions 100% of the conversation is about operating the railroad or even model railroading in general, especially when crews are awaiting their turn.
York1Strangely, I believe this is probably California's most famous train: Disneyland Railroad DSC_4538 by Stephen Day, on Flickr