Good morning, everyone.
Great photos and videos from Dave and everyone else. Thanks for the education on Newfoundland.
Time to mow the lawn and take care of some other outdoor projects, but nothing too hard. I should have some time to begin a new siding on the layout.
My new grass is starting to come in. I'm tired of watering three times a day. All my neighbors either have underground sprinklers or are putting them in. I am resisting, but wearing down by dragging hoses everywhere.
I hope everyone with health issues gets some relief, and that every diner has a good day today.
York1 John
You got the top of the page, but I got the donuts for you. I hope you like them RARE!
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Thanks, Lion! I didn't even notice that I was the top. I'll make it up later by treating everyone to dinner.
I'm awake.
That was a marathon last night working on the house. I don't think I fell asleep until 8:00 AM.
It looks great. The texture still is not dry yet. Once it is, I will try to get a couple of doors hung today... then onto trim.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Mike sorry to hear about your daughter, I always hate to hear about young ones getying some type of weird sickness. Let's hope they find out what it is.
I had my open heart surgery yesterday and everything is going well. They were able to repair the mitral valve and not replace it with either a pig's valve or a mechanical one both of which would have required blood thinners for the rest of my life.
Today they removed all the plumbing and I took two walks with one more scheduled. I may get out Sunday or Monday.
Rick Jesionowski
Rule 1: This is my railroad.
Rule 2: I make the rules.
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dti406I had my open heart surgery yesterday and everything is going well.
Good news! Here's hoping for a fast recovery time!
This is excellent news Rick.
I am pulling for a speedy recovery for you.
Take care.
Excellent news, Rick. As Kevin says 'A speedy recovery and take care'.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Rick!
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Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
dti406I may get out Sunday or Monday.
Good to hear! Best Wishes —
One to raise your spirits...
DTI, Quincy, Ohio, 1980 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
Regards, Ed
Good Afternoon,
Great news Rick! Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Mike, that is distressing and perplexing about your daughter. I had always assumed that the young healed quickly.
A cool, cloudy day here, 50 F. Risk of frost tonight so my wife informs me we are bringing in about 25 flats of flowers. I will be making many trips up and down the 13 steps to the basement.
Wife was up at 4 a.m. to watch the start of the Queen's Jubilee. I sang God Save the Queen in front of the Princess Elizabeth Golden Jubilee engine I recently purchased. I actually remembered all of the words. We did sing it at the end of every day when at school, but that was 60 years ago.
Dave, great work on the Nfld. Railway.
CN Charlie
King George he had a date
He stayed out very late
He was the King
Queen Anne she paced the floor
King George came home at four
she met him at the door
God save the King.
My wife is in Seattle with the grandbaby.
She sent me a link from the Seattle news about the tropical storm heading my direction.
The weathermen in Seattle said that the storm will give South Florida some relief from the drought we have been experiencing... what?
It has rained heavily almost every day for the last four weeks. My backyard is almost a mud-hole. The "drought" was just our normal dry season. Now we are in our normal rainy season.
Same thing every year, except for those two years when there really were droughts.
dti406I had my open heart surgery yesterday and everything is going well. They were able to repair the mitral valve and not replace it with either a pig's valve or a mechanical one both of which would have required blood thinners for the rest of my life.
Hi Rick,
That's good news for sure!
I hope that you are not in too much pain after such an invasive procedure. After my spinal fusion in 2009 I felt like I had been hit by a train. The pain killers caused my wife all sorts of problems because I was in la-la land for several days. They totally messed my mind up. I hope you don't have to go through that.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Here is another interesting film about the Newfoundland Railway. It was made before the demise of the railway, but after the end of the regular 'Newfie Bullet' passenger operations. There is a segment about the process of changing the trucks from standard gauge to narrow gauge, as well as an explanation as to why the railroad was never converted to standard gauge. For some strange reason the Youtube video starts part way through the original documentary.
You have to click on 'Watch on YouTube' to see the video:
Edit: I found the first part of the film!
Good Morning Diners. Flo, a black coffee in a New York Central mug please. Oh, and a bavarian cream long john please.
Rick, wishing for a speedy recovery for you! Sounds good already as they were able to repair the valve and have had you up walking.
Charlie, I always assumed the young healed quickly too. I know I sure seemed to heal up from things quicker when I was younger. Then again, we've always said my daughter is an old soul, so maybe thats the issue?
Here's hoping for a good weekend for everyone!
Mike
CNCharlie I sang God Save the Queen... ...We did sing it at the end of every day when at school, but that was 60 years ago.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Bear - and you remember standing for God save the Queen at the Saturday matinee?
Dave, a great start for June but I’m suffering from information overload!
Hi Bear!
Sorry to have caused you any mental stress!
I will warn you that I'm still trying to find more information on the 'Newfie Bullet'. I recall stories about the passenger train being stuck for three days half way across the island in a winter storm. I'm sure the gory details would be very interesting. Perhaps if I was to offer to share a large bottle of Harvey's Bristol Cream Solera Sherry with you my copious postings might be more palatable. I have a bottle beside me as we speak but I won't open it just now as it is 7:30 in the morning.
Gosh! The Saturday Matinees.
The first ones I went to at the end a curtain would drop down revealing a picture of King George V1. Everyone would stand and sing the National Anthem.
After February 1952 at the end of the matinee a curtain would close and the singing of the National Anthem would commence. There was no picture of Queen Elizabeth.
As for no longer standing for the National Anthem I shall not say as the answer is Political.
Today, as Royalists, we shall be having a Garden Party.
Good morning, everyone. Bacon, eggs, and black coffee, please.
hon30critterThe pain killers caused my wife all sorts of problems because I was in la-la land for several days. They totally messed my mind up.
I had the same reaction. My wife said I didn't know who I was or where I was, and she wouldn't allow me to take any more. Thankfully the pain wasn't bad.
bagalBear - and you remember standing for God save the Queen at the Saturday matinee?
When we were kids in the 1950s, the local theater sold a set of 10 tickets for summer shows, ten cents each ticket. Each summer Wednesday morning for ten weeks, there was a movie with the theater packed with kids. There was always a cartoon, a Three Stooges short, and then a feature -- usually a Tarzan movie.
The theater owner would come out at the beginning, and all of us had to stand and sing "God Bless America" before the movie would start.
It was also at these summer shows that I learned that if you throw a shiny piece of candy like Boston Baked Beans, it looks like a streak of fire when it goes through the light of the projector.
SeeYou190The weathermen in Seattle said that the storm will give South Florida some relief from the drought we have been experiencing... what? It has rained heavily almost every day for the last four weeks. My backyard is almost a mud-hole. The "drought" was just our normal dry season.
It seems that's what weather people now do. In our area, they keep telling us we're in a drought. Over the past three weeks, we've had almost five inches of rain, which is a lot for our area.
I've got a good day ahead with nothing scheduled, except to solder some track and run power wires to a new siding on the layout. Great day ahead!
Hope everyone has a healthy day ahead.
Hmmmm.....????
Ray, I'm not sure what you mean. I don't normally watch the news channels.
York1Ray, I'm not sure what you mean. I don't normally watch the news channels.
I was refering to news that puts more into getting people all upset than reporting with any accuracy. Decided to remove the sentence as it could be taken wrong by some........ 'nuf said!
So far today, for the first storm of the season, we have had a contionuous light/medium rain and no wind at all. Have not seen the sun all day.
The worst fo the storm is supposed to come after midnight. I will still be awake.
Today is our normal trash pick up day on my street. It was delayed until Saturday because of Memorial day. All my neighbors have their trash out for pick up curbside already.
If we do get 50 MPH wind gusts, this could make an incredible mess by the morning.
The ferry trip back from Argentia (Newfoundland) to North Sydney was longer (16 hours), but not quite as eventful. The best thing was that we got a very meticulous car wash for free. At that time, there was some plant disease in Newfoundland, and the Canadian government tried to avoid it spreading to the mainland. Thus, they did thorough cleaning of all cars coming from Newfoundland
The storm is coming...
About an hour ago the sun popped through and there were some blues in the sky.
Now it is 7:45, and it is pitch black outside. The sun does not go down for another hour. This is ominous.
There are only light rains and gentle winds right now, but you can feel what is brewing... fasten your seatbelts... we are in for a bumpy night.