Good Evening Diners,
Still waiting for spring up here-it's snowing again but at least not as much as down in Fargo. The big worry here is ice jamming which may cause some flooding despite the floodway. We need some warm weather!!!
I've been reading all the comments on the best looking steam locos and while a Berkshire has a certain appeal, it of course cannot compare to a CN U-1-e Mountain or indeed a K5 Hudson. I must admit that I'm partial to locos with large drivers. Mind you I do have a Spectrum Decapod but I wouldn't call it beautiful.
A word of caution to all of you who like hot sauce---go easy on that stuff. My wife has esophogitis which means a chronic form of acid reflux. The reason why that isn't good is not just the pain but it can lead to cancer due to a burned esophogus. She has done a lot of research on it and even hot beverages are not good for you. If it burns on the way down, that is the lining of your esophgus getting damaged.
OK, enough of the preaching.
Nik.n , I noted you posted a picture on a CN Baltic. That's the tank engine that was used in commuter service around Montreal.
Not much new on the Mortimer sub. A couple of passenger cars now have seats in them which does improve the appearance however they have been put away as I have reverted back to freight service. I may go CP for a while just to give the Decapod a little run and perhaps the RS3.
Just popping in for my weekly coffee,
Hope everyone is well,
CN Charlie
Good Evenink--We had a wonderful day chasing after a client who, it turns out, is exhibiting early Alzheimers symptoms. We had some police officers find the fellow north of here, in a field ,--lost--Thank goodness we found him. Place I work through now is going to initiate an investigation into why this wasn't spotted before and who actually is/was responsible to this one--
Lee-Good luck! That sounds neat!
PC- I told wife about those hot sauces you mentioned--we have a bottle of "BioChemical Warfare" here that I still use..We also have something that a friend cooked up with a slightly toned down 'Capsacian'(sp?) he called "El Destructor". He got the recipe from a restaurant someplace in Mexico.
Well, I'm going to crawl into the trainroom and see about what paints I need to pick up----
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
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ewl01My favorite is mustard based sauce.
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Hi guys,
Hope you all had a swell day. Went to Dr. tonight to reup my meds. nothing else serious today.
Tomorrow must take van for oil change ans the estimate (groan) for the exhaust replacement.
nik .n I visit there often, since I live within 27 miles of Scranton they have the grocery stores my mom goes to AND the hobby shops, so we see Steamtown regularly. Also, here is a link to their operating locomotives page:http://www.nps.gov/stea/planyourvisit/operatinglocomotives.htm.
I visit there often, since I live within 27 miles of Scranton they have the grocery stores my mom goes to AND the hobby shops, so we see Steamtown regularly. Also, here is a link to their operating locomotives page:http://www.nps.gov/stea/planyourvisit/operatinglocomotives.htm.
We are 1.5 hours from Steamtown and since I get us in free, we like to go frequently and watch them "play" with the trains. We have also gone on the Locomotive Cab Ride in #3254. And occasionally we take an excursion for fun.
If we were closer and gas was cheaper, we might be volunteering at Steamtown! {If only}
have a great night and a swell day tomorrow....
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Northern BBQ sauce? You know as well as I do that they are not real BBQ sauce. (ketchup, corn syrup, flavoring and coloring) My favorite is mustard based sauce.
Most people here don't even know how to prepare pork properly unless they are from the south. (Im originally from the northern part of Florida) I made pulled pork and one guys wife said it was impossible to cook pork for 8 hours and have it come out tender....... go figure....
Eric
My vote for hot sauce/sprinkle on stuff is Death Rain. It's the kind of stuff that you can put a pinch of it in a swimming pool and still taste it.
Hey ya'll.
I got back from Texas last night. Went to a Cobra show and stayed at a friends house in Autin, then went to Houston for the NHRA race. I didn't get any train related pics (although I tried, but it's hard when your on the interstate) during the trip, but I saw a whole bunch of rare stuff (actually, anything is rare for me). On the way back, we stopped by our old house and my old school in San Antonio. Wish I would have stayed, there's a MRR club next to it. I'm contemplating moving back to the area because I really don't like in here in florida. Unfortunetaly I didn't get a chance to go to a hobby shop at all. I'm still tired since we didn't get back until 11 due to lots of traffic in Louisiana and the fact I had to work a 10 hour shift on my day back. I had fun while I was over there though.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
Heartland Division CB&QDo you still think Berks are best?
"Don't take a wooden nickel,because it isn't worth a dime" by my Dad
"There are only 3 things you need out of life:A gentle grade,the wind in your face,and cinders in your hair.....But keep an eye on the water glass!" Jack Evans
Hello..
Lee... is that new job based where you are now? What is the territory? Best wishes!
Duke ...What do you think of the competetion? Do you still think Berks are best?
I have never had a model Berkshire. I have several other types. I can not say I have a favorite steam loco type.
Speaking of hot sauces. KY BBQ sauces can be really hot. They are not like typical BBQ sauces in the north. I saw one for sale named "Not Made In China Bar Be Que Sauce" ..The label had lots of funny stuff written on it which kind of poked fun at the quality issues with Chinese imports in recent years.
It was a busy day for us. We were in Hopkinsville earlier today. I hope to working in the train room this evening.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Robby- Yeah. And thanks for using the soft aluminum pans instead of the hard thick ones they use in the kitchen.
Well didn't go to Alton after all. Brenda called the "Dirt Cheap Liquors" or "Drink and Smoke Cheap" or whatever it's called and they were out of Lone Star. Turns out she found they had Lone Star beer and wanted to help me get some. Good thing I asked her "do they have any NOW". She called on her cell before we even got to Springfield and the answer was no. Soooo we went to the Sam's club instead. Ate at TGI Friday and am now hoping to play farmer. Plant my butt in the recliner.
I've been looking at Toddavania (of which I'm King) and trying to make it better without pulling it all up. I've turned the locos around so that the trains run in a Counter clockwise direction and that makes it easier for me to fit in another expansion down the road. It also works better with the sidings. Except for one. I'll have to work with that issue. I think I can rearrange some track and remove a piece of the loop that I never use on the other end. (The original layout that was just a double loop I expanded off of). I'm also thinking of re doing the inner loop to make it a siding of sorts. This loop contains the Passenger station so I need it, but it doesn't have to be a loop. It will also get rid of some of the pesky old turnouts that I've had since the seventies that keep causing problems. Just old and worn out and too sharp for 6 wheel trucks. Now I only have one car, a Amtrak Budd Great dome, that has 6 wheels but I would like to have an SD or an AC4400 or some such critter for the mainline. I'm also kind of concerned that when the tourist excursion train gets put together that whatever steam engine gets bought, no not a big one, that the loco would have trouble negotiating some of the tight jogs that the diesels can make without driving over the rails like the passenger car does. I really should have spent some time planning this thing out first, but, like everything else I do, jump in both feet and figure it out later. Oh well my mistakes are still cheaper than the same mistakes if made by the real railroads! Ah, who cares I havin' fun. I do alot of staring at the layout. Brenda asks what I'm doing and I say "thinking". She gets a good chuckle. I don't know why?
P.S. In case you're wondering, no, Toddavania is not the official name of the little world. Just a nikname until I start thinking of a real one.
Todd
Central Illinoyz
In order to keep my position as Master and Supreme Ruler of the House, I don't argue with my wife.
I'm a small town boy. A product of two people from even smaller towns. I don’t talk on topic….. I just talk.
CederstrandMaybe it's time to replace all our 38's with 44's
I'd go semi .....Glock .40's... that's what most law enforcement carry, up here anyway. I can see where a 44 might be better on a farm area, dirt, sand, mud, water, weapon fouling, etc. But for compact, multi shot fire power.... I'm waiting for my permit to come through. Here, I need a purchase permit for each handgun. My neighbors that know aren't happy I'm a gun owner, but when things get hot in the next town they call to see if I'm home.
galaxy Nik.N I have actually ridden a steam train over the Nicholson PA Tunkhannock Viaduct. Steamtown National historical park in Scranton is apparently now running at least one excusion that way every year.
Nik.N I have actually ridden a steam train over the Nicholson PA Tunkhannock Viaduct. Steamtown National historical park in Scranton is apparently now running at least one excusion that way every year.
Lee-Congratulations so far! Fingers are crossed for you.
Columbian coffee in a AT&SF mug, please & thanks.
Saw the eye Doc today. Had the retinal scans done, the results of which look like some distant galaxy the Hubble telescope captured. Nothing serious going on. However, all the floaters (strings & dots) in my "good eye" will not go away and I will have to live with them. This is not welcome news for an artist. Oh well, it could always be worse.
A local Tractor Supply got robbed at gunpoint. Seems like this kind of crime sure is on the rise. Maybe it's time to replace all our 38's with 44's and our old shotgun with something more substantial. (our deer rifle isn't practical for close quarters) Maybe upgrade our old Pyrenees (after they pass on) with a Great Dane & Mastiff, too.
Going to go work on this coffee in a corner booth. Hope everyone is having a good day.
Rob
So...you would have come in handy when the local state highway drawbridge over the Shark River Inlet was replaced by a high arc bridge. Except that someone messed up and two of the ocean going fishing boats can only leave when the tide is half-way down....
Eric,
Major Duties:
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Lee- what exactly does a bridge management specialist do?
Flo, a decaf please..
Cool!
I got the tab for supper tonight!!!
Dear LEE SOULE,
Your application for 09-1568-SE-DB-M-R1, Bridge Management Specialist,
GS-2101-11 / 12 with the U.S. Coast Guard has been evaluated. You were found to be eligible for the position and your name was referred to the selecting official.
So far I'm the only one that has been seleceted for the job!!!
Lee
howmusWonder what Jeffery is cooking up for tomorrow???
Well, a few of his relatives are already well done (Like, extra crispy!), so maybe he's going to fry up a neighbor next?
Good Morning All..Its rainy and 47 here...I'll have a double Pork Burger with cheese and grilled onions,American frys and a diet Coke please..Thank You...Called Inch on land line yesterday He has a power pack He isn't using..I decided to make fiddle yard with its own power since it isn't connected to main layout..You all have a gopod one..Jerry
Todd, you mean this was thrown????
"Rust, whats not to love?"
gear-jammerLooks like Ray is buying, Chloe.
So I now see! Eat heartily folks!
All this talk of Dinner vs. Supper has the old Dr. Seuss song, "The Super Supper March" playing in my head:
"Hungry, hungry I am hungry Table, table here I come I could eat a goose-moose burger Fifteen pickles and a purple plum I could eat three bowls of goulash Half a pound of wuzzled wheat I could eat a peck of poobers Then I'd really get to work and eat Oysters, noodles, strawberry stroodles French fries, fish hash, one red beet Lamb chops, wham chops Huckleberry mish mash Oh, the things that I could eat Doughnuts, dump-a-lings Blueberry bump-a-lings Chocolate mush-mash, super sweet Clam stew, ham stew, Water melon wush wush Oh, the stuff that I could eat Deep dish rhubarb, upside-down cake I could eat a frittered flum Hungry, hungry, I am starving Table, table, here I come"
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Looks like Ray is buying, Chloe. I would like my usual coffee and cinnamon roll.
I have a list of chores this morning. If I get them done, I have a couple of building projects to work on, the coaling tower and my kitbash warehouse.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Hi Guys!
Supposed to be chilly today, but sunny. Nice. Partly sunny now.
Going to look into getting those storage boxes for trains so I can pack at least some of my HO stuff away. If we have a good yard sale this year and we get rid of some stuff, I may be able to find the train board in the train/junk/spare BR/closet of a room it is in. Then maybe I won't have to pack it all in and go armchair or only do small vinyettes {sp?}. Problem with those small things is, I'd wanna keep em all, and lol- you guessed it I have no room for keeping all them!
Have a psychiatrist appt. today, see if he says I'm still crazy and off my rocker.
HAve a great Day!
Mornin’. Coffee and more coffee please. Looks like a road trip is on the schedule today. Brenda wants to got to Alton. The dog would like the ride. I know it’s nothing to do with gambling because the dog’s going and I wouldn’t gamble any way. She’s been off for a few days and though I love to have her around, Confound if she doesn’t always want to be doing something.
Ah the dinner supper debate. Let me tell you the way it was at our house when I was growing up (leaning back on the counter with both elbows. Looking extremely knowledgeable and cool, I might add) back when the dimmer switch for your headlights was on the floor like it should be, and therefore the correct usage. (ahem)
Breakfast of course was Breakfast. Even if it was at 7:00pm. You ate … Breakfast food.
Lunch was what was eaten at around the noontime every day except Sunday or other days when we had…. Dinner at that time.
Supper was the meal eaten in the evening. Unless through scheduling, we had ….Dinner at that time.
Dinner was the main meal eaten on Sundays, usually between Noonish and 2 ish. OR if there was a special “Dinner” for Holidays, B-day’s, Anniversaries, etc.. on which it was eaten on that day and replaced either Lunch or Supper depending on when it was scheduled.
“Dinner” being the main meal of the week or if it was a special day. Hm, I guess Sunday is a special day.
There. Now you all know how to properly use Breakfast, Lunch, Supper and Din…SSPPLLATT! SPLAT! (wiping two chocolate cream pies from eyes) I guess I’ll take my leave now and continue with my day. Thank you for the pie Philip and Robby.
You all have a Great Day.
Mornin' everyone!
der5997Oh, another good thing is it helps the flavour of that Canadian Maple Syrup, enjoy it Eric, there's nothing as good )
Zoe, I too will have a short stack of pancakes this morning. Oh, but I want the NYS Maple Syrup (I like the local stuff.... ) I also like the Canadian and the Vermont stuff as well! Actually a good percentage of the Vermont Maple Syrup comes from trees in New York. The Vermont Maple Syrup ads back many years ago were so successful that they had to import syrup from NY to meet the demand. Actually maple syrup varies in flavor and texture from stand to stand as it is very dependent upon the soil it is grown in, the temperature, rainfall, and several other variables. As is the case for most natural products, maple syrups have complex flavor chemistry to delight your sense of taste and smell. We have a good supply of very local syrup here in Geneva with 3 farms that run sugar shacks within 10 miles of Geneva. I usually buy it from Day Brothers Dairy and Maple Farm just up the road from here. Unless it was processed poorly, there is no such thing as bad Maple Syrup! Some information on the NYS Industry can be found here: http://www.nysmaple.com/
Wonder what Jeffery is cooking up for tomorrow???
I have 3 days of stuff to get done today, so I better finish my pancakes (and coffee) and get to it.
Hope you all have a great day!
pcarrellSo Jeff, you still have some of "Da Bomb" left? That little bottle has lasted you a good long time!
Good Morning, Zoe - I'll have the #2 special, scrambled eggs, toast with butter and blackberry jam, glass of Ed's OJ (I see the new tanker arrived some time yesterday, eh?), and a cup of coffee, please. THANK YOU, Nik.n!
As for me, the limiting factor for my steam locos is the length of my turntable (90'), so a Mikado or Pacific would likely be the best I could fit on there (or maybe a very small Mallet). Others are nice, they'd just hang off the end...
Maybe Fergie is off feeding the polar bears and cracking the ice for our cold drinks? It has been a while since he was in here, but I also had thought maybe he's so busy widening the curves on the MESS(tm) that he hasn't had time to stop in the Diner.
Tom, where are ya? Did your M.C. cats tie you up so they could play with your Yellowstones?
Robby, I always love to see your weathering jobs. You inspire me (now, the time to practice on the weathering myself...). I did pick up a couple of brushes last week at H-L for weathering/dusting down cars/structures.
As for my meal nomenclature (there's a mouthful!), dinner or supper is the evening meal, except for the big meal after church on Sunday in the middle of the day, which is sometimes called dinner. During the week when the mid-day meal is more moderately sized, it's lunch. And yes, Dick, it's still called breakfast in my book!
LilRob, good to see you back in again! If memory serves me right, your signature used to have a photo of the RR track that ran right behind a house you used to live in, was that right? back, even if I have it wrong there. Hope things smooth out for you, after what you've been going through.
I'll get to my breakfast before somebody tries to add a catapult dessert for me.
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau