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"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good morning!Bellevue OH Roundhouse 2016 (NS)
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
deleted EDIT. Good Grief Chloe, a deleted post and I’m on the top of the Page!!!!! I better get out the Christmas nibbles out quick, before I get “sprung” by John of Attu!!! Christmas treats by Bear, on Flickr Brandysnaps by Bear, on Flickr Cheers, the Bear.
Well, Bear, I may be suffering from the effects of too much Christmas socialization -even without any alcohol. I can't figure out what may have happened that I could "spring" much of anything (except reactions from my Sweetie). On the other hand, I did speak out of turn in the Diner a couple days ago. Perhaps I'm having to deal with some delightful Kiwi idiom here?
Any way, there may still be a cranny or two where I could dispose of a couple of those mince(?) tarts. Have been following the chat between you,, Charlie and Dave about them (and recalling my Mom's mince pies when I was a kid). And what, pray are those brandy thingies? I'm a sucker for creamy fillings.
John of Attu (The Springer)
Good morning
Woke up, "The day after Christmas", hungrier than the wolf, perhaps as my stomach was stretched out from the Big Feast last night.
What else is one suppose to do, but open up the Fridge-o-later, and start pulling out Tupperware. Then build a plate of Turkey, Mashed Potatoes with Heavy Gravy, dinner for breakfast
Tryptophan
Then roll back over in the rack for awhile
TF
Good Morning Diners. Flo, I'll have some of the goodies that Bear left. Thanks Bear!
John of Attu, looks like our posts disappeared. Was that the "out of turn" comment you made? I thought it was funny!
Just got home from taking the dogs to the vet. Brutal hit to the pocketbook right after Christmas, but they are family members, so what do you do? One has heart problems so must get more tests and such done. The other two have each had yeast infections in their ears. At least the med for one was good for the other.
Hopefully lazy day from here on out. I still have to check my schedule though.
Cheers!
Mike
Water Level Route Good Morning Diners. Flo, I'll have some of the goodies that Bear left. Thanks Bear! John of Attu, looks like our posts disappeared. Was that the "out of turn" comment you made? I thought it was funny! Just got home from taking the dogs to the vet. Brutal hit to the pocketbook right after Christmas, but they are family members, so what do you do? One has heart problems so must get more tests and such done. The other two have each had yeast infections in their ears. At least the med for one was good for the other. Hopefully lazy day from here on out. I still have to check my schedule though. Cheers!
Good afternoon, everyone. I need a cup of black coffee, Flo.
The house is clean. The driveway, with a lot of snow, has been cleared. The neighbors, who are widows, have their driveways cleared. The snowplow has been by so we can easily get out.
Now we are sitting and waiting for all the kids and grandkids to descend on us for four days. We are laughing about our new dog -- she is going to go crazy with happiness having so many in the house to pet her. Knowing my grandkids, I'll bet the dog will also have her first taste of people food under the dining room table.
Charlie, I hope you can enjoy a little of the Christmas season even though it's under difficult circumstances.
John of A, I don't think I'd worry at all about something said on the diner. We're all friends here, and while I don't know what got bleeped, I sure wouldn't be upset.
Hope everyone continues to enjoy the winter weather (or summer weather for Bear!). One dumping of snow is enough for me -- I'm now ready for Spring.
TF, even though this isn't a train bridge, it did appear on a train calendar so I guess it's OK to post:
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 Afternoon,
Our very mild weather continues with 25F for the next several days. Have about 3" of snoe on the ground so very dry.
No plans for today. My wife and I are quaranteening from each other for a few days as she still is afraid the paramedics brought covid into the house. She isn't up yet so we don't have a lot of contact.
At least I have my mince tarts. Only 4 left so will have to ration them.
John, you have more winter down there than we do.
I wonder how Ray is doing. Unusual not to hear from him.
CN Charlie
Evening
More than okay to post John. Any Bridge is a work of art, especially disappearing into the looks of "London Fog" on either end...Thanks
So Judy asked me what we should do for my birthday this morning? She was told we need to go pick up Ce Ce, and take her to the Enchanted Rock Garden, so she can pick up some pretty rocks, like I've been promising her since October. So we did.
Just needed to see that delightful little smile on her little face today
Of course we wrapped up the day with a really good dinner, a little later on, and took the local cab home.
Dilighted! ... Judy always does such a great job with every trip around the Sun. A big lobster tail, and a filet mignon
Nifty, today I'm the big 60 ......
CNCharlieI wonder how Ray is doing. Unusual not to hear from him. CN Charlie
Huh??? Huh? Somebody called my name? Oh Hi Charlie! I'm doing fine for a one eyed bandit these days. (For those that didn't know I had a major retina repair done in my left eye about 3 months ago and am just now getting normal sight back in that eye.)
Just been whacko busy around here and having full sight in only one eye has slowed down a lot computer work I had to get done. We just published a 15 page "extra" for the NMRA Division newsletter. That, I am the editor for and do all the page layout. All the usual Holiday stuff going on and I spent way too much on the family this year.... But that is not unusual!!
Hope everyone has been having a great Holliday and a Great New Year!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Greetings all,
It was me that deleted the posts. No one broke any rules. Mike tried deleting his post, which left it with just a period "." (Perhaps a duplicate?) I deleted that then deleted John & Mike's comments about Mike's deleted post.
I thought leaving them up would raise more questions but...apparently it raised questions anyhow. Can't win to lose...
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
Your just doing your job Tom, and a great job at that. Ya run a tight ship, and keep things tidy here
Can't Win For Trying? You've already won, and have been appreciated here for many years
Just remember, the Cookie will never Crumble exactly the way you want it too Nobody's does.
Good to see you Ray, where the Heck have you been
I better get out the Christmas nibbles out quick, before I get “sprung” by John of Attu!!! Christmas treats by Bear, on Flickr Brandysnaps by Bear,
Hi Bear!! A belated Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Those treats look divine!! Mince tarts are one of my favourite confections, and anything with brandy in it is fine by me! Dianne and I were sipping brandy on Christmas eve and thoroughly enjoyed it.
All the best for 2024,
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Hello everyone!
Once again we are approaching the end of the month and that means we have to choose a new theme/location for the Diner. Any suggestions?
Perhaps we could warm things up a bit by moving the Diner to tropical climes. Somehow watching trains snake their way through dense jungle vegetation appeals to me at this time of year.
I will move the Diner if nobody else wants to, but I strongly encourage others to get involved even if it is your first time. It's easy and we can talk you through the process if need be.
Post hog!!
I had a really nice experience with eBay this evening. I have been trying to find a dining car for my Rapido 'Canadian' train in the maroon stripe livery. Nothing has shown up despite months of searching, and Rapido told me that they don't know when they will produce more units. I found a CN diner on eBay for a reasonable price and I decided that I would buy it with the intent of repainting it at some point despite the fact that the shipping was a bit on the high side.
The phone rang this evening and the gentleman identified himself as Chris. He is the eBay seller. He informed me that eBay had inflated the shipping cost by about 25%, and he thought that was rather shady on eBay's part. He offered to allow me to cancel the eBay purchase so that he could invoice me directly at the proper shipping cost. Of course I agreed.
What was even better was that we had a long and interesting conversation about model railroading. It turned out that our approaches to modeling and life in general are very much the same. It was enjoyable talking with him, and I'm ahead by $10.00 to boot.
Hi Everyone,
Brunhilde, coffee with cream, please.
Dave: Feel free to move the diner however you want. I was going to suggest that we feature cabooses, or cabeese as some folks joke. Tropical would be ok. The beach part of Winter Wonderland Beach didn't resonate as well as hoped, but then again I didn't have any Florida or Hawaii pics that are digital. So, SoCal beach was the only thing I could offer. What if you differed tropical to February when everyone will be sick of winter? Just a thought.
John: That bridge looks a lot like the bridge at Astoria, Oregon that crosses the Columbia River. Astoria is fairly near Portland, which is UP & SP country. So it would qualify for the UP calendar. Nice picture.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
Late evening
PF
TF, a Happy Birthday to you! Only 60. To me you are a youngster.
Ray, nice to hear from you and glad to hear your eye is healing. We have a good friend here who had retina surgery and it took several months for her sight to recover.
I don't care where we go as long as it is somewhere.
Early morning tomorrow as wife has to go for a follow up xray on her arm and she wants to be there by 7:15 so she is first one in.
Thanks Charlie, for the happy birthday and the smile
You know, ...I've always thought the best of you, chatting about things throughout the years here.
How are your good friends doing in Thief River Falls these days?
Good morning!
NKP roundhouse, Frankfort Indiana - 1950s
tstageI thought leaving them up would raise more questions but...apparently it raised questions anyhow. Can't win to lose...
Another smile put on my face
Have never seen a girder plate bridge on wooden bents, with steel angle bracing. And that Steamer on top, ain't too shabby either
Thanks Bear
There is actually no brandy in brandy snaps, I had to Goggle it, but it appears that the Victorian usage/history of the word was “brand-schnap” which meant burnt. Made properly they, of course, aren’t burnt, but are delicious. I’ve linked to a recipe, but I remember my Grandma making these for special occasions, she’d roll them up round grease proof papered dowel clothes pegs. With cream from the house cow, freshly whipped, I’d describe the taste as “crunchy, caramel, creaminess!! https://edmondscooking.co.nz/recipes/desserts/brandy-snaps/ Cheers, the Bear.
Good Morning,
We were back home by 8 this morning from my wife's x ray on her arm. I think this will be a very long day.
TF, our friends in TRF are ok but they have had some health issues. It has been 4 years since we were last there but I call them most weeks jiust to chat. They don't have any dogs now which must seem strange as there were 7 westies in their house at one time. They used to show and breed them.
Think I'll put the C liner back in its case. Time for steam to take over again. Who says you can't go back in time. I may get the CP Hudson on the tracks. That would please Dave but not as much as a mincemeat tart. I had another last night so now down to only 3!
Good day all! Chloe, a tumbler of Rum Chata on the rocks please.
TF, Happy (belated) Birthday!
tstageCan't win to lose... Tom
hon30critterI had a really nice experience with eBay this evening.
hon30critterThe phone rang this evening and the gentleman identified himself as Chris. He is the eBay seller. He informed me that eBay had inflated the shipping cost by about 25%, and he thought that was rather shady on eBay's part. He offered to allow me to cancel the eBay purchase so that he could invoice me directly at the proper shipping cost. Of course I agreed.
So, are you saying that the seller advertised something on evil bay, offered to sell it to you directly at a lower cost, and you agreed to purchase the item thereby depriving evil bay of their commision?
And here I was almost sympathising with you over the needing a work permit to have someone help you with your railroad issue..
Arcola IN, former PRR
The Energizer Bunny is all charged up and ready to drum in the New Year!
Energizer_union by Edmund, on Flickr
Brrr !
Stranded by Mike Danneman, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
maxmanSo, are you saying that the seller advertised something on evil bay, offered to sell it to you directly at a lower cost, and you agreed to purchase the item thereby depriving evil bay of their commision?
Hi maxman,
The issue is not the selling price! That hasn't changed. What we are depriving eBay is an unjustified excess shipping charge that was about 25% higher than the actual shipping costs. EBay supposedly makes their money by collecting a percentage of the selling price. I have no problem with that. But when they start to artificially inflate the shipping costs to add to their profits, then I do have a serious problem with that. EBay shipping has already been very expensive when compared to the other options like the USPS. Adding more hidden costs is completely unacceptable to me.
The truth is that I have almost stopped buying on eBay mainly because of the shipping costs. A decent Athearn BB freight car now costs me close to $50 Cdn., with more than half of that being the shipping costs. I'm glad I bought most of my stuff years ago when I could get a BB boxcar shipped to Canada for less than $15.00 in total.
I did a grocery run this morning and the sun was shining which made the hoar frost on the trees really beautiful.
Dave, you are so right about shipping costs on ebay, they are often outrageous especially for items coming from the US. I was looking at a TLT CN boxcar but shipping makes it too expensive.