Time for lunch! Mexican today!
It sure beats this......
Hi Gang: Ahh, lunch time. Cloe I'll have the Chatoue Briann with baked patato, fresh snap beans, a bottle of the good Merlot, and for desert a piece of sugar free apple pie a'la mode. What? It's my page? Make that a couple of corn dogs and a diet coke then.
Ryan: Nice pictures of the live steam meet. Our meet here starts the first Wednesday of November and runs to that Sunday. It's been sometime since we were able to run our steamers since the burn bans during the drought. My son put my loco onto propane so we were able to run once earlyer this year. Propane is OK but I like coal.
Not much going on with MRRing. I did get some more done on the Cliffs shaft head frame at break. The top is now temporarilly stuck on. I've got some detail work to do on the base before I can stick it on the upper section. i've got to contact the folks at the Cliffs historical park and see if they have any more pictures of the headframe and some drawings of the track layout at the mine. It's hard to get information when your 1500 miles away.
It's been raining here all morning so I have been working in the shop on the Roadrunner. He did get banged up but not anything that I can't fix. It just takes time.
Well I think that I'll cut out and read some more of Progressive Farmer.
I'll see you all later.
I'm going to head out.
Greetings all,
Been away for awhile, and won't be here long today. Don't have time to catch up on the reading right now, a lot of things going on.
Best wishes to everyone. Hope everyone is fairing well.
INCH: Mike check your e-mails. Sent you a letter today.
Happy Railroading all:
Neal
Back again!
Anyone try the corned beef recipe for corning your own beef? After the three week marinating time in the refrigerator you can remove it from the brining solution and then prepare it as you would any corned beef recipe. Here is a twist on the typical corned beef, instead of just putting water in the pot to simmer the corned beef, add a bottle of beer too. About two hours before the beef is done add some carrots, small red potatoes and then the cabbage, bring back to a slow boil, then reduce to a simmer until all the vegetables are done.
Inch, sounds like you have a quite a flower garden there. BTW, cute cats you go there! And that sure is one sweet rail fan spot you got there, thanks for the pics. You must have been running to keep up with those locos, eh!
Chris, we were wondering if the chemical fire was going to affect the event, but the event location was three miles away so it was outside of the evacuation zone. We live about 35 miles from there, so we were ok.
Ed, glad to hear that the tomato soup came out, and tell Fran to expect more railroad recipes in the future. I’m still working on that tomato sauce recipe.
PC, did you say turkey dinner? I’ll bring the oyster dressing!
Trent, good luck with the carpal tunnel. Physical therapy helps with that sometimes.
Scott, so you working at SEARS too? How many jobs do you have, and going to school too? I don’t know how you do it!!!
Flip, I like pea soup too, the split pea kind with ham in it too. Cooler days are now calling for me to make a batch of gumbo soon! I know about ox tails, but have never prepared them or eaten either.
Thoughts and prayers to all in need.
Cheers,
Ryan
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Good Morning fellow Coffee Shop friends! I’ll have a spot of tea and some toast this morning, going light today.
I have been remiss in my irregular visits to the CS this week, the past four day weekend for me was quite busy, and been away from computers most of the time.
Monique and I met with Bob “Duke” Dukert at the North Carolina Live Train Meet on Saturday and rode on a few 1.5” scale trains. This place is amazing, the 50 + acre plot has over 2 miles of track, and we rode the two loops on three trips around the circuit. Bob was a very gracious host and gave us the red carpet treatment tour. It was so nice to finally put a face to a name from the Coffee Shop. Here are a few pics from the meet:
North Carolina Live Train Meet, Apex, NC
The Yard
Bob giving us the “Grand Tour”
Hog Waller Trestle
Southern #1396 4-6-2 rounding the bend
Cleaning out the ash pan
Monique and Bob getting ready for the ride
That’s me in the front seat of the bulkhead flat car
Getting ready to roll
I’ll play catch up later on all the posts since Thursday.
der5997 wrote:...in Newfoundland anyway. The one on display at Smith Falls in Ontario, is in local lore from Newfoundland.
Maybe. Maybe just in local lore. The Ten-wheeler at Smith Falls, #1112, is a CNR class G16a, and one of 50 identical locos produced by MLW in 1912 and 1913, #' s 1111 through 1160. I' m led to believe that they were originally manufactured for the Canadian Northern Railway.
Nice looking locomotive in any case.
Regards
Ed
Mornin' all!
Another day, another dollar. Just got in to work and I'm the only one here. Suppose I'll get a jump on things this morning.
Catch you all later!
Hey inch, I lost this feller. You haven't seen him around, have you?
Good Morning All,
Regular coffee plese Zoe. Mild out but still dark as night - can't see anything yet for the overcast. Still getting cars that are done for the season prepped for storage and the last few going out prepared to race. Spent some time last night working on a Lionel Thomas the Tank Engine for the museum but couldn't get it to work. did find one piece with no continuity so I'll ask our electrical guru tonight to see if we can identify the part and its' use. All for now - our prayers for those in need. CUL,J.R.
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Good morning ! from Indiana.
10-10-06
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
And if you go there, you can stop in at Corner Brook on your way and see the last surviving Newfoundland Railway steam locomotive!
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
der5997 wrote: The sagas have been denigrated as accurate history, but if you take Leif Erickson’s sightings data and plot them out as if taken from the masthead rather than the deck, they check out exactly. The book that put me onto this is “Atlantic crossings before Columbus” but I don’t know the author or publisher. (Help please Ed ) Fascinating read, especially about the Earl of Orkney’s trip in the 1300s. Some of his party finished up in the mid west!
The sagas have been denigrated as accurate history, but if you take Leif Erickson’s sightings data and plot them out as if taken from the masthead rather than the deck, they check out exactly. The book that put me onto this is “Atlantic crossings before Columbus” but I don’t know the author or publisher. (Help please Ed ) Fascinating read, especially about the Earl of Orkney’s trip in the 1300s. Some of his party finished up in the mid west!
Written by Frederick Julius Pohl, published by Norton in 1961.
Amazing how far a sea going leather boat could have taken St. Brendan.
Which brings up the book "The Brendan Voyage", by Tim Severin. I read it years ago and really enjoyed it. "The 6th century voyage of St. Brendan to America is the most fascinating of sea legends.
Could the myth of an Irish monk and his crew sailing across the Atlantic in a boat made of leather, nearly a thousand years before Columbus, be a reality?
Tim Severin describes how he and his crew put to sea in an small open boat of oxhides and survived storms, collisions with pack ice, and visits from inquisitive whales to put the legend to the test. "
And, being from Newfoundland, I have to mention "L'Anse aux Meadows" National Historic Site. Located at the tip of Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula, "The reconstructions of three Norse buildings are the focal point of this archaeological site, the earliest known European settlement in the New World. The archaeological remains at the site were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. Exhibits highlight the Viking lifestyle, artifacts, and the archaeological discovery of the site." and "The settlement, dating more than 500 years before Christopher Columbus, contains the earliest European structures in North America. Named a World Heritage site by UNESCO, it is thought by many to be the semi-legendary 'Vinland' settlement of explorer Leif Ericson around 1000 AD.
See: http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/nl/meadows/index_e.asp
And: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Anse_aux_Meadows
Later,
All I did was to give us a bump back to page 1 and looks what it gets me. Well you all have at it. Chow is on me.
Der: I'll have to look up that book. There have been some things found in the UP of Michigan that could be evedence of norsemen getting to Lake Superior area. Nothing has been proved though, but it is an interesting possability. It's interesting to hear about some of the things that Ole Cris screwed up, losing a bunch of ships including the Santa Maria.
Not much going on. As usual I'm tired. This getting up at 4am is going to be one of the thngs that I will not miss when I retire. I'm going to head for bed.
Good Night All
Paul:
I really don't celebrate Columbus day. He's a Johnny come lately as far as I'm concerned. My ancestors were here 492 years before him. We can't figure out what took him so long.
Sounds like Viking blood in there somewhere! I’m absolutely convinced that you are correct. The sagas have been denigrated as accurate history, but if you take Leif Erickson’s (sp? Right chap?) sightings data and plot them out as if taken from the masthead rather than the deck, they check out exactly. The book that put me onto this is “Atlantic crossings before Columbus” but I don’t know the author or publisher. (Help please Ed ) Fascinating read, especially about the Earl of Orkney’s trip in the 1300s. Some of his party finished up in the mid west!
Then there’s the Welsh speaking natives in South America (massacred of course) That takes some wondering at. Amazing how far a sea going leather boat could have taken St. Brenan.
JP: Thanks for the History Channel tip off. I’ll record it right after Daily planet, that will be 1:00am our time, Saturday morning.
Great visit with the grand kids and our daughter. What a change in attitude since 2 of them joined cadets!
Got to run. TTFN.
JPowell wrote: Good day all – I know – it’s been a few days since I was last in for a visit, but work has been keeping me busy playing ‘catch-up’ on paperwork and what not. But, that’s only part of the reason why. Another reason why is because I have been preoccupied by a lady. Not sure where this will go, but so far so good. She seems to be a real nice gal, too. I’m not going to go into details right yet – don’t want to jinx myself just yet! I was just out on the County Fire Dept Website and saw something interesting that I thought I’d share with you history buffs – Into the Fire on History Channel- Friday October 13 8PM Firefighters' stories from around the nation tell about the risks taken to keep us safe. Academy and Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Bill Couturié breaks down the hero myth and gives us a glimpse at the real people. From big cities and small towns, we meet both volunteer and career firefighters and see them portrayed in recent historical events. With powerful music from Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Dire Straits and others, we'll take an emotional journey into the hearts of first responders that forever changes the way we think about firefighters and the fire service. History Channel Friday, October 13 8pm-930pm and if you miss this one, it airs again at midnight So, there you have it. Now I am not sure how this may relate to ‘trains’ but I’d imagine they may have something about fighting a fire aboard one, or something to that effect. Ok guys – Take care!
Good day all –
I know – it’s been a few days since I was last in for a visit, but work has been keeping me busy playing ‘catch-up’ on paperwork and what not.
But, that’s only part of the reason why. Another reason why is because I have been preoccupied by a lady. Not sure where this will go, but so far so good. She seems to be a real nice gal, too. I’m not going to go into details right yet – don’t want to jinx myself just yet!
I was just out on the County Fire Dept Website and saw something interesting that I thought I’d share with you history buffs –
Into the Fire on History Channel- Friday October 13 8PM Firefighters' stories from around the nation tell about the risks taken to keep us safe. Academy and Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Bill Couturié breaks down the hero myth and gives us a glimpse at the real people. From big cities and small towns, we meet both volunteer and career firefighters and see them portrayed in recent historical events. With powerful music from Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Dire Straits and others, we'll take an emotional journey into the hearts of first responders that forever changes the way we think about firefighters and the fire service. History Channel Friday, October 13 8pm-930pm and if you miss this one, it airs again at midnight
So, there you have it. Now I am not sure how this may relate to ‘trains’ but I’d imagine they may have something about fighting a fire aboard one, or something to that effect.
Ok guys –
Take care!
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Afternoon all, hope your all well,
nothing new or exciting apart from clamping the gate into position on the new and improved layout,
i nead a lottery win big time
Scott that's a pain about the job, hope things get better real soon for you.
Here we are on page two. We can't have that so BUMP.
It's about time to head for home. It seems that the pop-up roadrunner broke yesterday some time in the afternoon after I went home. The operations crew knew about it but didn't call it in. So the thing layed there and beat itself to death. Now all I have to do is repair it. If it had been reported and turned off it would be much easyer to fix but that's operations for you.
It's time to punch out so I'll see you all later.
Happy Thanksgiveing to all you Canucks.
PA if you look good with her doesn't mater but yes what does mater how you 2 get along with each other and have in common the same goals and stuff like that.
Zoe a sloppy joe and a sprite please yes I'll have a few chips with it TY.
gotta run time to get back to work take care all
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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
Not much going on here. Just another day at work. I'll stop by later though to see what's up.
Regular and a blueberry muffin please Zoe. Lime Rock went well though we hung a lifter in the 39 BMW 328 and had to park it. We also ran two Lotus 18's and a Lotus 7 - no problems there and good weather as well though a bit cold in the AM.
Spent yesterday helping at the rail museum. Got to service an RDC - two motors no waiting. Messy job changing out filters so I'll probably make up some spill trays here at work to catch the mess before it gets all over the engine pan and ground. The beauty part was getting to test the car riding around the yard and throwing switches. The RDC has controls at both ends so when you want to reverse direction you just pull the control levers and walk to the other end of the car.
No MRR work yet as my mom is still down from Canada and I thought it would be rude to disappear into the basement for hours. Did get some of my E-bay stuff, an IHC 4-6-4 Hudson which I intend to bash into an I-5, and the pair of Athearn GP-9's also in NH colors since I do such a lousy job painting.
All for now - it's just another day at work as we get ready for the trip to Road Atlanta and try to catch up on other work. CUL, J.R.
10-09-06