Evening everyone.I think I'll have a bowl of soup,the blue plate special and dessert. Thank goodness I have a computer at the security desk to play with. There are no classes tonight,but there is a meeting and I can't leave till they do which according to the schedule should be around 9:30.Then I have to be back here tomorrow at 7AM until around 4PM.But I have some work to do on a flatcar so I'll bring it with me and work on it here.
Well the meal was great. I think I'll go and do some web surfing so I'll catch up with everyone later. NJ Bob
JP,
There are new incentives for military VA loans. Check the VA website and the USO website. Also the State of Ohio just dropped some very nice incentives for military buying a house with their VA certificate, I'm sure your state has some program incentives. I'm looking to refinance my ARM with a 5% fixed this summer.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
That's what I get for skimming...
Anyways
Semi pregnant: Not too far along. (Don't ask me how long she is, as Idon't know)
PC: sorry to hear about her accident. We have a blind road like that out here. Glad to know she's alright.
The OJS: Half Moon Orion & Northern has offically granted rights for a passenger special through Indiana to be picked up at the Indianhead division, pulled across a branchline, and carried south to the Piedmont Division for pickup. (I hope I got that right and didn't miss anyone.) but in the meantime, could we hang on until HO&N exists?
Menu question: what's a Big Boy doing on the SOuthern???
Got's a cold, so I'll just take some Juice from the OJ Special's sponsor and head out.
-Morgan
***Rommel, let me take a wild guess at your favorite train movie. Was it "The Train" (released 1964)? Excellent movie, IMO.
Rob
This shows a good mix of Ho scale and 15mm/1/100 scale items next to each other
One thing I like about the wargaming stuff its it comes pre assembled but still needs painting I often felt train kits to be overly complicated and rather spent time with detailing and weathering a building rather than putting them together and some come pre painted too.
The big thing you ll notice about gaming tables VS train tables is their less detailed that's due to the fact people will be pushing the hordes of army men across the battlefield and somethings may hinder the gaming process. so the next time you need a building try looking for some 15mm terrain for war gaming you might find something usefull you like.
Cheers
LSWrr wrote: Rommel, Welcome to the diner! Once upon a time I was a huge war gamer, often Going to the university meets to play MechWarrior, battle ground 2010, and some large scale medieval battles with the little cast figures and vehicles. That was way before computers. Having 50 to 100 people gathered around tables set up end to end in a university basketball court was always chaotic but fun.
Rommel, Welcome to the diner! Once upon a time I was a huge war gamer, often Going to the university meets to play MechWarrior, battle ground 2010, and some large scale medieval battles with the little cast figures and vehicles. That was way before computers. Having 50 to 100 people gathered around tables set up end to end in a university basketball court was always chaotic but fun.
Right Now Ive got a few steam engines with tenders a black streamline 03.10 and a BR56 2-8-0 And a gray engine by Lilliput I can remember right now LOL and some rolling stock & passenger cars I'm looking for more tank engines for freight and a BR81 switcher I'm saving some cash for the Harbour set by Fleischman that has the U-boot, I have a water front on my layout that that set would work very well, I was doing NKP by Buffalo NY to Lake Erie and then decided to switch to era 2 because I'm also a historical war gamer I play Flames of War( 15mm or 1/100 scale ) and have been using ho scale stuff for scenery I figured with the scenery I have and FOW tanks trucks and other stuff I'm all set up to run with era 2, Another big part of this is I was a hobby store owner and have lots of stuff left over from the store closing we had like 20 tables in store with scenery and I got a ton of items that could be recycled into a layout so now I'm able to join two hobby's together.if youd like to see some of my gaming tables go here
http://games.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/adlernest/photos
Thanks for the welcome
Afternoon all -
Dick - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Enjoy the train show. Make sure you see GMT (J.R) as the 2 of you will need to produce the report together, PowerPoint Slides, Videos, Photos, etc are all required!
Ryan - I wish I could go to, but I'm trying to save all my $$ for buying a house this coming fall. One thing that will help me out with the $$$ is that I now have to go with my unit overseas this summer (June/July) and will be able to save a bundle of cash. And then that nice check from Congress and the Senate that we should all start getting in May or June, plus taxes will be coming back in March!
Ok, enough of my ramblings!
Take care!
//signed// John Powell President / CEO CNY Transportation Corp (fictional)
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Hunter - When we met in January of 2000, you were just a 6 week old pup who walked his way into this heart of mine as the only runt in the litter who would come over to me. And today, I sit here and tell you I am sorry we had to put you down. It was the best thing for you and also the right thing to do. May you now rest in peace and comfort. Love, Dad. 8 June 2010
I love you and miss you Mom. Say hi to everyone up there for me. Rest in peace and comfort. Love, John. 29 March 2017
Afternoon Gang: Mary Ann is working on the USDA Ag census. I'd help but she said NO!!! All I was going to do is run it through the shredder and send it back. Cotton picken government just can't stay out of our business. Nice of them to want it by Feb 4. Nothing like waiting untill we had the taxes done. Rant over at least for the next couple of minutes.
I'll stop back in later. NJBob I'm still pulling for you and the Mrs.
Happy Birthday Dick.
in a SANTA FE mug, please & thank you.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Dick!
Afternoon folks!
It's Friday! Yeah!
Mark, sounds like a great concert! Did Led Zep ever announce their World Tour dates?
Lee, thanks for the "Day in the life" from your days at work with your dad! That does sound like some tough work too! Your experience sounds similar to what I would expect for railroad work! I used to work for a tree service company in high school, and that was real grunt work too!
NJBob, wishing you all the best with kicking the habit! I am so glad that I have not picked up another tobacco product since 2000. With you and the wife working together it should be a lot easier too!
John P, wish I could attend that Amherst, MA show, they have some clinics I would like to attend.
Garry, you are welcome! And thanks to you too for the insight on the rest of the story about the DZ Chuck Wagon! History is an amazing thing, makes you appreciate what you are doing and your passenger train modeling really sounds like a lot of fun. Eventually I want to delve more into the passenger side of operations, and your DZ history and modeling operations has given me the spark to so!
Flip aka Fla.Phil, nice to see you drop in the Diner again!
grayfox1119 wrote: Good evening, I hope everyone had a great day, I see that the Donkeys and the Elephants played nice today and we are all going to see checks in the mail sometime between May and July. So the Fed wants us to go spend that money to get the economy rocking again, so start making a list for your visit to your LHS.. $600 per person, $300 for each child, the cap is $75K for single people and $150K for married couples. After the cap it is reduced to some lower figure up to a final cap. So, if you are married, and have 4 kids, you will get a check for $2400! ( Sorry, dogs and cats don't count as kids ).TRAIN SHOW: The biggest train show in the east if not the whole country is this Saturday and Sunday in West Springfield, Massachusetts. They have expanded it to 4 buildings this year, which covers 4 acres of space, every vendor in the world will be there. I plan to go on Saturday with my son and grandson.
Good evening, I hope everyone had a great day, I see that the Donkeys and the Elephants played nice today and we are all going to see checks in the mail sometime between May and July. So the Fed wants us to go spend that money to get the economy rocking again, so start making a list for your visit to your LHS.. $600 per person, $300 for each child, the cap is $75K for single people and $150K for married couples. After the cap it is reduced to some lower figure up to a final cap. So, if you are married, and have 4 kids, you will get a check for $2400! ( Sorry, dogs and cats don't count as kids ).
TRAIN SHOW: The biggest train show in the east if not the whole country is this Saturday and Sunday in West Springfield, Massachusetts. They have expanded it to 4 buildings this year, which covers 4 acres of space, every vendor in the world will be there. I plan to go on Saturday with my son and grandson.
Happy Birthday GreyFox aka Dick!
Hey Dick, and just to be sure that the Economic Stimulus Plan actually helps the good ole USA, make sure you are spending that $$$ on American made products and services!
And have a great time at The Train Show! We expect a full report with PowerPoint slide and photos too upon your return, as the only rep attending from the Trackside Diner we would not expect any less!
Paul, glad to hear baby Lara is doing well!
Der, nice pics on the layout, that grade is done really well, and the Gleam tool is cool too!
der5997 wrote: The National College of Food Technology was one of 3 such (Leather and Steel were the others) set up by the UK government. No new flavours that I recall, but before the Grand Opening of the new campus at Weybridge, Surrey, the water system was ‘mysteriously' coloured red for hot and blue for cold! The same crew responsible for that also carried one of the prof's cars and put it between two trees so that there was only 6 inches to spare at either end. (The car was a 3 wheel Messerschmitt, so this was not a difficult feat.) There was then a plan to place the same vehicle inside the closed courtyard of the Admin building. This would have meant carrying it over the roof, and that was just plain too much work, and would have cut into the beer time too much!BTW, much as your terrific pricing policy is appreciated on the daily menus, did you happen to see today's Walther's (I think) update and the article on shop window signs? Have a look at the prices here! Thanks for the tree workshop, it's in my Favourites folder.
The National College of Food Technology was one of 3 such (Leather and Steel were the others) set up by the UK government. No new flavours that I recall, but before the Grand Opening of the new campus at Weybridge, Surrey, the water system was ‘mysteriously' coloured red for hot and blue for cold! The same crew responsible for that also carried one of the prof's cars and put it between two trees so that there was only 6 inches to spare at either end. (The car was a 3 wheel Messerschmitt, so this was not a difficult feat.) There was then a plan to place the same vehicle inside the closed courtyard of the Admin building. This would have meant carrying it over the roof, and that was just plain too much work, and would have cut into the beer time too much!
BTW, much as your terrific pricing policy is appreciated on the daily menus, did you happen to see today's Walther's (I think) update and the article on shop window signs? Have a look at the prices here! Thanks for the tree workshop, it's in my Favourites folder.
Sounds like a rowdy bunch at the College, and beer time is a priority over hijinks! I like that sign! It's the special Trackside Diner Club pricing policy....
Indy Phil, your economic conditions report seems to be the trend nationwide now! Hopefully the stimulus plan will help folks out some!
Ed, thanks for the link, will check that out soon! With all the time you got, maybe you might see more golf in your future!
So, busy morning at work today with a meeting and other stuff (Friday's are typically slow, but not today) Anyway, as I slide in the back corner booth I'll write up a Southern Railway System Special menu....
Mashed Potatoes - Garden Salad - Green Beans
Coffee - Tea - Milk
~ Soup du Jour ~
c $2.95 b. $3.95
Manhattan Clam Chowder
~ From the Grill ~
$5.95
Broiled Snapper Filet
~ Diner Special ~
$7.95
Roast Young Turkey, Dressing, Giblet Gravy, Cranberry Sauce
~ Blue Plate Special ~
$4.50
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Good morning,
Lat: 41.52 Lon: -81.68 Elev: 597Last Update on Jan 25, 10:53 am EST
Fair14°F(-10°C)
Humidity:
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Wind Speed:
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Barometer:
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Dewpoint:
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We RCVD almost 6" of snow yesterday, but we are 25" below our yearly average.
GMT, Thanks for your help.
Good Morning Coffee Clubbers,
Just a quick visit this morning to provide a link to a site I found a couple of days ago. Someone over on the ‘Prototype Information" forum here posted the information, but I know that a lot of you don't necessarily frequent that forum.
Anyway, it's a link to a series of some 1615 color photos of life in the US taken in the late 30's and early 40's. Photos belong to a collection in the Library of Congress. From the website:
These vivid color photos from the Great Depression and World War II capture an era generally seen only in black-and-white. Photographers working for the United States Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI) created the images between 1939 and 1944.We invite your tags and comments! Also, more identification information. (The current titles come from the agency's original documentation, which was sometimes incomplete.)The FSA/OWI pictures depict life in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, with a focus on rural areas and farm labor, as well as aspects of World War II mobilization, including factories, railroads, aviation training, and women working.The original images are color transparencies ranging in size from 35 mm. to 4x5 inches. They complement the better-known black-and-white FSA/OWI photographs, made during the sameperiod.The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division preservesthe original photographs and offers the digital copies to ensure their wide availability.
Here's the link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157603671370361/The majority of the photos are just of everyday folk and life in the States back a couple of generations ago. But there are a large number of railroad shots. Many of those were taken by Jack Delaney.
Who was Jack Delaney, you ask? Heck, up until 3 days ago I didn't know either. But I just read an article about him and his pioneering use of Kodachrome in the latest special issue of "Classic Trains" magazine, "Railroads and World War II". I recognize shots from the article as coming from this collection.
It will take a long time to leaf through all the shots here (and they have a link to their collection of B&W photos, with 171,000 more) so bookmark it as a favorite, and go through it bit by bit when you have time. Even the non-railroad shots are a great window on life in a simpler time.
Just to give you an example of the type of stuff included here, if I recall correctly, CG Jim was looking for a shot of a boxcar loading grain that showed the temporary grain doors. Here's one that appears in that collection:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2178286873/in/set-72157603671370361/
Also includes steel mill shots, Hullett unloaders at the docks, factories, and other useful shots.
Regards
Ed
Good morning.
35 degrees here at this time with a wind chill of 29. The wind chill is even lower here, about 25 because of the wind coming off the lake. Also getting quite a bit of rain today.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 1/25/2008Wind Chill: 29°FHumidity: 70%Dew Point: 27°FSo Far TodayHigh: 38°FLow: 35°FRain: 0.01"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 17mph NNE Now through 11:00 AM CST January 25, 2008Through 11 AM...moderate rain will spread out of southwest Louisiana and coastal acadiana. This rain will taper off over southeast Texas. Amounts up to a quarter inch can be expected south of a line from Buna and Longville over to Ville Platte by 11 AM. Occasionally rainfall rates will reach a half inch an hour. Rain should get under way around Lafayette by 10 AM. Today High: 42 Cloudy. Chance of rain in the morning...then rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Tonight Low: 38 Rain in the evening...then chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 80 percent.
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Happy Birthday Dick!
Good Morning, Diners - brrr! Zoe, a cup of coffee and a glass of Ed's OJ, please,
and - ooh, that cake for Dick looks great!
What? You made some 'birthday cookies', too?
You ladies and the cook have outdone yourselves, Zoe!
I'll be warming up with my coffee and checking out the menu for a bit, if anyone else comes in.
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good Morning All,
It's just bloody cold here lately - no need for a forecast, it's just cold! I'll have a regular and one of Bills' donuts please.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Dick - I put my piece of cake in the back behind the canned rutabagas - you know the boys will never look there! When you're at the train show come on by and look us up.
The Amherst show is this weekend and I'll be going up again to work the Danbury Railway Museum table. If you go , stop by and see us at Young 99 A-G along the back wall by the concessions. I'll have my DRM mechanical crew shirt with initials and probably a GMT Racing hat so I should be findable. Plan to stop by and see Bob at the South Shore group. All the stuff for the show is boxed and good to go, truck picking up at 1pm, the museum VP and I are riding up tomorrow at 0 dark thirty and will stay over for Sunday to help pack up at the end. Cleaned the layout we bring but still need to final check the cars we run. Printed out the maps and vendor lists (see the Amherst thread out in the main room) so once I finish my maintinence work I'm good to go.
Lee - your stuff shipped yesterday UPS.
W..k has been a bear this week trying to keep things running smoothly and stay ahead of parts shortages. Just three weeks now until we pack and leave for South Florida and our first weekend. I'll try to drop in later through the day - hope you all have a good un. J.R.
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Hello again ...
The OJ special will head for the diner, but where is the diner? BTW, don't forget FW&D a subsidiary of CB&Q from Houston to Denver. Then C&S, another CB&Q subsidiary operates from Denver into Wyoming to the "Q's" line into Billings, MT. There's the NP there, of course. (In case NP fans are interested).
Mark ... glad to hear about the SP cars.
It's good to learn about NJ Bob and Mrs. NJ Bob deciding to stop smoking. If anybody knows of any others who should quit, I would encourage them to do likewise. That "awful" time I mentioned when my sister-in-law was dying from lung disease is an experience I will not forget. We saw her sufferring in her final days in a horrible way. Several other patients were also suffering in a similar way. We were with other families as they learned they lost a loved one. It was terrible. Then, after 17 days of seeing her on a ventalator in ICU, it was our turn. The surgeon said she had an hour to go. Our pastor arrived as her heart rate had dropped to one beat per minute. He said a prayer. When he said: "Amen"; the monitor signalled the doctors that her heart completed its final beat. Her last breath on earth was immediately followed by her first breath in Heaven.
Anyhow ....... Have a good evening.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
G g g ood evening all. It's so cold here the puter it chattering it's keys, and as you can see, it's frozen blue.
OK, it's warmed up a bit.
SILVERSPIKE- This is a pretty economically depressed area, and most people are living hand to mouth, so there isn't much cushion when things go bad. A few years back we had 1 of our 2 glass factories shut down, and it was just another nail in the coffin. It's not unusual for me to log 2-3 vehicle repos a week, (though none this week, knock on wood) and the For Sale signs are plentiful. Alot of the people just turned their house back over to the bank and moved away, but a bunch have also been forclosed on. That is one thing about being in police work, the worse it gets, the better job security we have. Sometimes it's just a sad little area to be in.
Foulrift- I'm not sure if you're cussing at me, or speaking a foreign language, but I'll let you post the avatars and pics, and I'll just hammer away at the keyboard! As an example, I couldn't get this puter to switch back to black from the blue I started with, and it also got locked into BOLD type. I clicked and cussed, and finally it decided to go along with me. I really belong in the 19th century (and some of the neices think I lived then anyway!)
Sounds like the Orange Juice Special is gearing up, but we still need trackage rights to hook up with the CAW from my MIDW. Anybody south of here able to convince their Operations Dept to let a passenger run go through? I should probably keep track of the RR's involved so we can list them at the end. Let's see, we started up north with.... ahh heck, I'm gonna need to check back a few pages. Should have written it down. I'll get it figured out here directly.
Rommel- Welcome, good to have you aboard. My chief (police dept) is a re-enactor, he belongs to the 152nd Panzer Grenadiers or some such group. They have some neat equipment, and comparing how German soldiers lived in the field to GI's is pretty neat. I used to play alot of Avalon Hill war games in the 60's and 70's, now me and a few friends get together to play Axis and Allies and even the old Fortress America game by Milton Bradley. And we still get up a Risk game about 3-4 times a year, even though my better half banned me from that particular game for awhile. She CLAIMED I got a bit intense when I played it.
OK, everybody stay warm, and we'll check in in a few days.
Evening, Chloe - I see several Diners were in later in the afternoon or early evening. I'm just stopping by before heading home, so just a cup of cocoa, please.
Thanks!
NJ Bob, we'll be pulling (and praying) for you and your wife. I understand that those baby carrots or celery help occupy the mouth without filling up your tummy... Hang in there and know we're here for you both.
Ed, we could run from Illinois west across Kansas to Colorado and then via the D&RGW down to Farmington, NM to hook up with the CAW, then take the ATSF trackage into Texas and across into Mexico and down to Ed's. And how sturdy is that ferry to the orange grove? Oh, your golf club there sounds pretty nice for the price!
Y'know, Ed, I was thinking about the OJ Special, and if we made the return trip go north from Jeff's up to (and through) Canada on the return leg shortly before it gets to the Diner, it'd likely arrive pre-chilled!
Paul, good to hear that Tony will be well-cared for and somewhat comfortable while he's still here.
Better get myself going for now. Haven't made it to bed for several days before 11 p.m., and my body's reminding me of that. Supposed to be a low of about 5 to 8 F (-15 F) tonight, and it's 12 F (-11 C) now (wind chill of 4 F/ -16 C). Possibility of some snow flurries tomorrow (we'll see about that...).
Blessings and stay warm,
Good evening everybody,
hope all had a great day. Had a chance to work on the railway a little again today. Slowly getting there.
As for quitting smoking, I can only imagine how difficult it really is. One of the contracts that I worked on was in a local hospital on the roof. The job was on the 8th floor so we used the elevators and this enabled us to see what was going on in the building. This, for me, was the best motivation to try and stay healthy. The cancer ward from a hospital was specially bad. Occasionally one got a glimpse as to the condition of the people. You knew that at one time the eyes were full of energy and the bodies were strong, now the opposite. People with tubes in them and on oxygen, just not very nice. Certain that sights like these would make anyone change their lifestyle.
Went to a train show last weekend as well. It was packed, packed with vendors and people that enjoy the hobby. It was really great to see. Lots of temptations as well.
Getting way too late, good night.
Frank
"If you need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm."
Thank you Lee and Garry, the girls in the Diner wanted to keep it quiet until tomorrow, and just let some of the guys into the BD party early so that there would be enough "root" beer and cake left for the rest of the guys before "certain" young bulls get into the Diner and "ravage the mead hall". Better get your cake and "root" beer NOW, if FERGIE and DUKE find out......look out !!!!
CN CHARLIE, if you send me your email address, I will send you some photos of ex-Canadian National 0-6-0, 7470, in deep snow three weeks ago in the mountains of northern New Hampshire were I was on a railfan excursion. She was built in Montreal in 1921, and had a major overhaul to the latest FED REGS in 2003-2005.
ED: If the main cable breaks, and the safety guide cable lets go, then what? Any rapids downstream?
Good evening Diners: I haven't been in for a while, but I have been able to get some mrr time. I've now got the whole of my lower level yard, yard lead and mainline reversing loop cleaned and GLEAMING!
Since the reverse loop is sandwiched below the mid level turning loop, there isn't a lot of headroom (4 inches!) Here's my solution, and it's done a fairly good job.
Taking the GLEAM method onto the main towards the doorway has been fraught with some difficulties. There were two spots, quite close together that needed fixing. The soldered track joints (done before the curve was laid) had broken, resulting in a kink on the curve, and the transition between the grade up the main to the flat for crossing onto the module was too abrupt, resulting in unscheduled un-couplings. In the end I've re-laid the track in that part (this afternoon), moving the joint back onto a straight part of the grade. The loco here is at the new joint in the track. I'm now sorting out the matching of the new track to that on the doorway module.
Just my on the smoking thing. My father re-married after my mother's death. His second wife was a widow, her husband having died of smoking related lung cancer. She never smoked, but of course had long term exposure to his smoke. She also developed lung cancer, and died, from no active smoking of her own. Kris' dad also smoked, and died of emphysema.
Like Mark, I have a question. I ask because, the day after is, IIRC, Dick's birthday; and we'll need all the time we've got to prepare for a suitable, safety checked, celebration. ...oops, having now read to page 113, I see Lee has it for tomorrow, not Saturday....
Sue:
Did you dry any bushes for trees this fall?
I really like what you've been able to do with water.
Jeff: On the wound healing thing: There was an article on Discovery Channel last year (Daily Planet goes to India) that went into the virtues of Turmeric. Seems that folks in India have been using it for millennia as a wound dressing with impressive results. Why not Google it (or search the Discovery Channel site)?
The way your backdrop hills seem to loom over the town is awesome!
Mitch:
I finally got a model done after a hiatus of 3/4 of a year
NorthernPhil: Sorry to hear about Runtzpunkin. (and thanks for clearing the mystery of your handle!) Your trip south to see Ed idea sounds great. First off, we take the Atlantic from Halifax to Montreal, then we can pick up Ontarians on the way either south or west depending on who's where.....
Ryan:
Der John, a Food Technologist eh! Very interesting, I thought about studying food technology, but no schools in Louisiana had that kind of curriculum, just studied the culinary arts. Did you create any new food flavoring agents?
Rob: I've read your posts about the goats. I feel for you, it's a bad time of year.
Dean: Good to see you back in.
I am a tractor trailer driver as well. Now doing that I will be able to think about it for long times while I am driving all over N. America.
Kevin: to the Diner!
NJBob: back. Glad you re-considered your decision, 'cause we'd have missed out on some fine modeling skills.
my wife and I already talked about it and we are going to quit together
RedHorse: too! Once that trailer is converted to a train room, the cupola would be a great place from which to shoot overhead photos!
Flashwave:
semi pregnant< "There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
FoulRift wrote:Dick-my wife and I already talked about it and we are going to quit together and I already have the support of many of the diners who are willing to help. I talked to my doctor.He had given me some pills to help but the the ins.co.stopped paying and I slipped back into it again.NJ Bob
Sent you a email with some info on quiting
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,
Another beautiful day down here in Paradise. I thought it was going to warm up too much, but it clouded over in the afternoon and stayed in the mid-70's.
That was good for us as we did, in fact, get our act in gear and played 9 holes at the local club. I played about as one would expect after a 10 month layoff from the game. But we had fun, which is what counts. By the way, in addition to the other good things we have down here I ought to mention the golf club. Only nine holes, and no resort course, but they do keep it in decent condition. The best part is that there are only around 40 playing members, so we can walk on the course anytime and tee off. This afternoon there was only one other group on the whole course. They have a nice swimming pool too. I'm not a pool person, but Junior likes it. And we get that, including all the golf we want, for $45 a month.
Fran made some excellent chicken fajitas for lunch, played golf with me, and still found time to bake a great layer cake. Yup, life is good. Oh yeah, forgot to mention, that I did find time to squeeze in a short nap this morning.
Northern Phil - ***, that's a cheap price for a house, even one that needs some TLC.
CG Jim: ...the Colorado Arizona & Western (CAW) will grant through rights between Farmington, NM and the ATSF in Holcomb, AZ...
Ryan: .. how did your sauce come out?
NJ Bob - Good luck if you do decide to try to kick the habit again. I can imagine it's tough to do.
Dick - enjoy the train show. Remember that I have to live vicariously through the lives of other Coffee Clubbers since I don't get to visit any shows on my own.
Make sure that you do PM's on that cable, otherwise you might be floating down the river to the GOM.!!
One last question. I know you said a few days ago that your birthday was Friday, but I thought it was the 26th (Saturday)?
Well, that's about it from down here. Golf just about did me in today.
Hasta mañana,