Track fiddlerWe're still pulling for you over here Ed. It is my understanding you started your treatments on the 28th.
Thanks so much, TF! Yes, I started Monday and I've been arriving at the facility at 7am so I'm back home in no time. It is about a 25 minute drive each way so not bad.
No real side effects and hopefully none foreseen. The staff is very friendly and I enjoy seeing them every morning. Only thirty-one more visits left
Happy belated to you, Brent!
All shiny and new!
Lifting at La Grange by Mike Danneman, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
Hey Brent!
I think you might appreciate this......
Next Monday I will be getting Cataract Surgery in my left eye (the one that had the retina tear). Very common side effect of the retina probem is that cataracts often get much worse because of that, I guess.
So yesterday I get the pre-op call to set up all the odds and ends involved. One item was the woman asked me whether I need a Wheelchair, crutches, or just a cane to get to the room. I said "ma'am I don't think I will need any of those options." She informed me that I am 77 and most people getting the surgery need help getting around.
I informed her that I run at the college fieldhouse three days a week and usually put in over 3 miles each time. I also mentioned that one of the people I run with over there is Dr. B........ who is 90, and I am, if I push myself, actually able to lap him a couple times! She went nuts!!! "Oh, I know him! I just adore that man! He is amazing!!" She didn't try to get me to use a wheelchair after that. LOL!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good afternoon from a really wet Pacific Rim where it is 14c. The Pineapple Express from Hawaii, is warm and wet.
Went to big town, back to the tailor, and they took one look at my suit and custom shirt and said we will make you a new one. Someone screwed up somewhere. I should have it in three weeks.
My wife has a Dyson stick vacuum that she uses in the kitchen/family room to keep up with the hair from our six Golden Retrievers. She dropped it and the handle broke and Dyson wanted $65.00 for a new part. Timing is everything, my wife watches the two local auction houses and they had several skids of Dyson vacuums up for bid. She got a brand new $800.00 Dyson stick vacuum for $40.00. We picked it up on the way home.
Thank you all for the Birthday wishes, loved the bagpipes. I turned 67 and while I was getting remeasured for my suit today the guy said you are in good shape how old are you, I said 67 but my Garmin says my fitness age level is 43. He said wow you look good. That always helps to make an old guy's day. My wife looked up from her phone when he said that and smirked knowing full well I would be gloating for the rest of the day.
I don't mind the taxes I pay, the quality of life here is so good and I am well aware of all the services the Government provides. I will admit some of the things they do are not done in the most cost-effective way, however, that is just the cost of doing business in those areas.
Rainy days are boring.
All the best to all.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
BroadwayLionWhere are wee going tomorrow. a Tour of some railyards ought to be fun!
Yes, that might be a different idea.
Good morning, everyone. Bacon, eggs, and coffee, Brunhilda.
It's not a pleasant task coming up -- taxes. I do them early, and if I get a refund I file right away, and if I owe something I wait until April to submit. Either way, I don't like it. My state also has an income tax, so it seems like double upset.
I think some time working on the layout will get my mind off the taxes.
Have a a great day, everyone.
slide-scans-December-15-591-1741-Venezuela-flickr by derekphillips1, 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."
Where are wee going tomorrow. a Tour of some railyards ought to be fun!
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Good morning
Sorry I've been a bit scarce from our Railroad Club here lately, I'd caught a wicked bug and have been some sorta 'Coach Slouch', flat on the sofa for over a week, not feeling like doing much of anything. I've finally been on the upswing the last couple days though.
Enough about my little ailments, We're still pulling for you over here Ed. It is my understanding you started your treatments on the 28th. I'm hopeful that is going as well as can be expected, and of course, wishing for the best possible results for you
I'd like to thank everyone again for all the good Will advise a while ago. It's not like one has any kind of experience with this sort of endeavor, when such a situation needs to be looked into one day. It was helpful and appreciated here. It's a good thing my Judy is pushing to get this done, as I'm typically a bit too passive about important stuff like that.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRENT!!! Hope you had a great one!
Have a good Hump Day gentlemen
TF
Good morning!
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
R. T. Watson loco, Charming Creek, West Coast, South Island , NZ by Bear, on Flickr
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Happy Birthday Brent!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Happy Birthday, Batman!
Water Level Route I forgot. Happy Birthday Brent!!
I forgot. Happy Birthday Brent!!
WOW!
Thanks Mike!
Let me just admire that for a while and then we can all have a piece.
I have three suits in the closet, two of which have only been worn once, I was ordered to get a new one for my son's wedding in May. I was told to go to the place where all the wedding suits were coming from, get measured, and wait for it to arrive. I followed orders. About ten days later it shows up and it is so small it is hilarious. The arms of the jacket just go past my elbows, the pants are at least 4" too small in the waist, and the custom shirt I can't even do up. Back to Vancouver tomorrow. GRRRRRRR!
Mike
Good morning from the damp West Coast where it should be 14c today. Two more degrees and it will be T-shirt weather.
Had to take the wife to Vancouver for medical apps yesterday and have to go back on Thursday. I had to jump in and help out for my Birthday dinner on Saturday as she was struggling, but we gott'er done and all 14 had a good time.
I love all sports but limit myself to watching hockey. I see people that spend their life on the couch and while watching amazing athletes do their thing in any sport, there is a lot more to experience in life than the couch.
Welcome LSmith1999 and welcome back Don, it is good to see the diner filling up again.
Bear, I think one needs a certain demeanor to be in logistics. It was my bag for some 36 years with the Feds and while I never get stressed in the least about things I cannot control I saw a few have breakdowns over the pressure(s) I have a million stories. I was a guy who wore coveralls and a parka or rain gear and drove around in a Government truck but often spoke directly to Government Ministers, Military officials from the top down, and Diplomats of all our allies. Someone needed something somewhere I was usually involved. Like I said, lots of stories.
Ed, I hope your treatments are as quick and easy as my sister had recently for breast cancer. She said she was in and out of the chair in a very short time, each time she went and had no ill effects, so here is hoping you also have an easy go of it.
They gave my sister the three closest facilities that did the radiation treatment two in Canada and one in the U.S. The U.S. one was the closest so she went there and was happy with the outcome.
Well, Alexa just said it will start raining at high noon and she is always spot on, so I had better hit the trail now.
Good morning, everyone.
In 1975, the Super Bowl IX was played in New Orleans. It was supposed to be in the new Superdome, but the dome was not yet finished, so they played at Tulane Stadium.
A friend at church asked if I wanted to go. He said we could get tickets outside the stadium. It was cold and had rained, so dumb me, I said no, I'd rather stay home. That would have been my only chance to get into the game. As it was, he had no problem getting tickets. By game time, they were going very cheaply outside the stadium. The tickets were officially $20, but by game time they were just a couple of dollars.
Over the years since, tickets have become impossible for most people to ever consider going. Two days ago, the cheapest tickets were $6,300 and that was for the poorest seats.
JaBearI’m afraid I just don’t get American Football, over three hours to play a game that is supposed to take an hour??!!!
If it were any shorter, we couldn't be subjected to the stupid, inane TV commercials. Of course, we wouldn't be able to afford watching if there weren't commercials!
On the layout front, I'm having difficulties. When I originally started adding a streetcar line, I had in mind exactly how it would look and operate. I have been disappointed with things, and I keep changing the setup. There needs to come a point when I just accept what I've done and go on. I can't keep moving things and redoing trackwork -- I'm too old and don't want the layout to be in this condition when the family gathers in our house after my funeral.
On the health front, my wife's doctor had good news. While the biopsies were not necessarily good, they weren't bad, either. It means that there will be more checkups and tests in the future to catch the expected problems. We both felt much better coming home from the hospital yesterday.
Every day is a blessing.
I hope everyone has a good day today.
Thailand:
GE 4026 at Bua Yai by Kittitat Keeratinijakan, on Flickr
At the market beside the railway, Bangkok by antony5112, on Flickr
Bangkok2018-135 by Eric Burlingame, on Flickr
FILE0220.EXIF by Lisa Ayla, on Flickr
Good Morning Diners. Chloe, coffee and toast please.
All of this talk from you guys of not watching the Super Bowl, might as well be speaking Greek. I for one still feel like Super Bowl Sunday (and probably half of the next day) should be a national holiday! In years past, we would make a whole day out of it. We would get together with family several hours before the big game to play board games and eat junk food. Then watch the big game while playing Super Bowl bingo (with prizes!) and eating more junk food. While we have since cut back to just watching the game, with at most watching squares for prizes, we still have a lot of fun.
Bear, I recently heard about just how big of a problem the Red Sea shenanigans were causing with everything worldwide. I had not heard about issues with the Panama Canal yet. That's no good.
A hearty "Hello!" to DigitalGriffin and JSmith1999! Good to have you back Don. JSmith, sounds like a neat layout!
Sri Lanka. Look at that trackwork!
Here is a four track railway in the tropics with BIG ditches between each pair of tracks and some pretty phenomenal grades too!
Cheers!!
Hi Everyone,
Brunhilda, coffee with cream, please.
I plan on watching the Super Bowl this year. The Chiefs are in it. We'll be going to my son's house for the game. He has this big screen TV, and of course the food and the commeradery. This year we'll stay for the whole game. Last time we left at the half. Oddly enough, I don't have a Chiefs jersey, but no matter. Looking forward to it. Should be a good one.
Ed: that's an interesting picture of the old Memorial Stadium in Cleveland. If memory serves, I think that back in the 50s and 60s that stadium had a seating capacity of 77000. The only reason I remember that was because it was the highest capacity in the majors, if the numbers were correct.
i remember there was a Browns playoff game one year and it was -2F that day. Here I was in LA in a T-shirt and it was about 80 degrees. Kind of surreal.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
Thanks, John!
I have never watched a Super Bowl game and couldn't name any team who played or who won what or how many rings a certain player might have in his dresser.
I DID watch one halftime show once when it was Paul McCartney. When was that? A while back. The only thing I know about Cleveland football is that there was some guy named Bernie Kosar who was supposed to be something special, I guess, and that they tore down a good stadium on Cleveland's lakefront and built one just like it in the same place for about $300 million (across from the Amtrak station) and it is used eight times a year or thereabouts. It had to be remodeled again a few years after it was built.
I actually attended one Browns game on a cold, snowy day back in 1970 or so. Must have been fun since I can still remember it. Seemed like it was a minute or two of pandemonium, then about ten minutes of idle time while all the players shuffeled around for a while. Maybe I'm missing something?
Old:
Old Muni Stadium by Thom Sheridan, on Flickr
That low, flat building in the foreground is the Amtrak station. I guess they tore down the old Municipal Stadium because the toilets didn't flush properly?
New:
browns special 051 by Todd Dillon, on Flickr
Probably won't be watching this year's Super Bowl, but — who knows?
richhotrain DigitalGriffin *waves quietly from the corner*Long time no see all. Don, you have been missed. Rich
DigitalGriffin *waves quietly from the corner*Long time no see all.
*waves quietly from the corner*Long time no see all.
Don, you have been missed.
Rich
Thanks Rich.
Being a chief engineer, and having two sons in scouts can keep a man busy. That said, my youngest is a Amtrak & MRR nut. So I can take him to club with me now he's 11.How are the passenger ops going?
Don - Specializing in layout DC->DCC conversions
Modeling C&O transition era and steel industries There's Nothing Like Big Steam!
Alton Junction
I used to be an avid football fan, but no longer. I think the "expansion" craze has created too many teams, while the "concussion" craze has made more kids and their parents realize that this is a dangerous sport, and they have their kids indulge in safer activities.
My daughter's high school boyfriend was a linebacker. He did not play football in college. He said he noticed after high school how much clearer his thinking was when he stopped bashing his head all fall. Good enough reason for me.
As a fan, the Superbowl halftime was the time to leave the living room to eat food in the kitchen or go outside and grill, even in Massachusetts in January. I noticed in pre-game hoopla that both conference playoff games had halftime noise for non football fans this year. That's an annoying feature that I hope they won't repeat. Who needs games that are 15 minutes longer because they're filled with commercials and noise?
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good morning, diners. Bacon, eggs, and coffee, please.
Ed, I'll be saying a prayer and thinking of you today. I hope the side effects are not bad, and that this will take care of any future problems. A good thing is that temporarily suffering now will give many more years of health.
Even though we still have some deep snow, the trail along the creek is now clear enough for me to walk the dog there. I call it 'walking' the dog. It's more take ten steps, stop and smell, take ten steps, stop and smell, ... Going two miles should take me about 35 minutes. Instead, we are out there for much longer.
Since I hate the 49ers (hate might be too mild of a word), and since I really like the Chiefs, this Super Bowl will be a fun one for me. I have disliked the 49ers ever since the 70s and 80s when the Saints were in the same division as San Francisco. That was back in my paper grocery bag Ain'ts mask days. (This photo isn't me. One thing I've regretted is that I've never been to a game in Green Bay.)
The worst part of the Super Bowl for me will be the halftime show. Many people watch the Super Bowl just to see the halftime show. I leave the room when it comes on.
I hope everyone has a good Monday. If you have to go to work on Monday ...
Not sure what is going on in the picture from Vietnam:
Woman on the railway by IDwan, on Flickr