Happy Father's Day, everybody! Janie, I'll have a slice of that devils' food cake, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of it, and a Santa Fe mug of coffee for washing it down (or warshing it, depending on anyone's dialect...)
Heartland Division CB&Q Galaxy .... Interesting about the word "Redneck" ..... I don't think Wiki is correct to say it is derogatory. Maybe in the past it was, but not now. Now it means people living in rural or non-urban areas of the South. Typically they are working class people.
Galaxy .... Interesting about the word "Redneck" ..... I don't think Wiki is correct to say it is derogatory. Maybe in the past it was, but not now. Now it means people living in rural or non-urban areas of the South. Typically they are working class people.
Hey Garry, keep in mind that I heard someone (I think it was on a morning show out of the East Coast) refer to the middle of the country (that is, anything between the coasts) as "flyover country"... Maybe Galaxy could look up "flyover country"?
As for "redneck" - based on various emails I see about "redneck" gadgets, I would associate the words "resourceful", or "imaginative", or "creative minds" with the term "redneck". But that's just my ...
On my grain elevator project (Farmers Co-operative kit), I have the four base walls together, and bought some clear plastic yesterday to go in place of the usually-too-thick Walthers clear plastic windows for the "glass". I'm still not sure on the color of the walls. Have them in "Country Red" (that's the crafts company's name for the color of crafts acrylic paint), but I want more of a "kinda washed out red from sitting in the sun for years and years" kind of almost-red color. Anybody have any suggestions how to do that (on my simple level)?
I'll be w**king on my cake and ice cream at the corner booth for now. How's everyone else been doing?
[Edit]: Welp, looks like I've got the afternoon/dinner tab, Janie. Okay, here's my card... Anybody want a free RBF on my tab? And dessert? ...and dinner? (Man, look at 'em pourin' in now!)
Blessings,
Jim in Cape G.
fec153 TODD- Every family has a "PATSY". Mr. G - Where did "PATSY" Come from??? Flip
TODD- Every family has a "PATSY".
Mr. G - Where did "PATSY" Come from???
Flip
PATSY {n.} "fall guy, victim of a deception," 1903, of uncertain origin, possibly an alteration of Italian pazzo "madman" , or south Italian dialectal paccio "fool." Another theory traces it to Patsy Bolivar, character created by Billy B. Van in an 1890s vaudeville skit who was blamed whenever anything went wrong.
"Poor Rogers," Vincent said, still smiling, "he is always the 'Patsy Bolivar' of the school." "Yes," Frank answered, "if there are any mistakes to be made or trouble to fall into, Rogers seems to be always the victim." ["Anthony Yorke," "A College Boy," 1899]
-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.
Heartland Division CB&Q HAPPY FATHERS DAY! Otto .... Happy late birthday. Galaxy .... Interesting about the word "Redneck" ..... I don't think Wiki is correct to say it is derogatory. Maybe in the past it was, but not now. Now it means people living in rural or non-urban areas of the South. Typically they are working class people. Try another idiom: " The proof is in the pudding".....
HAPPY FATHERS DAY!
Otto .... Happy late birthday.
Try another idiom: " The proof is in the pudding".....
Sometimes when I do my morning ritual, I leave out a few parts not "deemed necessary" to the explanation of the HISTORY of a word ro phrase, as I can take up a whole posting page on some explanations, so I have to chop chop chop sometimes. AS I said, I am proud to be a redneck...at least of redneck descent!
BUT:
This is what Wiki has to say about the late 20th/21st century usages of the word "redneck':
"Late 20th century writers Edward Abbey and Dave Foreman use "redneck" as a political call to mobilize poor rural white Southerners. "In Defense of the Redneck" was a popular essay by Ed Abbey. One popular early Earth First! bumper sticker was "Rednecks for Wilderness". Murray Bookchin, an urban leftist and social ecologist, objected strongly to Earth First!'s use of the term as "at the very least, insensitive".
But many members of the Southern community have proudly embraced the term as a self-identifier. Among those who dispute that the term is disparaging, Canadian Paul Brandt, a self-identified redneck, says that primarily the term indicates independence."
And of course, we know how "famous" a certain group of comedians have made the term "redneck"!!
Look for tomorrow mroning for the "proof of the pudding is in the eating"...the ORIGIN of the more commonly known to us phrase of "the proof is in hte pudding".!
-G
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Morning All,
Currently it is 62 with an expected high of 86 under sunny skies.
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to current one's and soon to be.
My daughters will be coming over late this afternoon to take me for Sushi, and they will pay. Such good girls. Son being in Australia, will probably e-mail or text later in the day.
Layout front, completed both loops with the turnouts in place for some industries and a future yard. Ran a short passenger train around one loop, and a 13 car freight around the other, crossovers work well, but almost had a cornfield meet, as I forgot to switch the freight to the other loop. I only have six engines, so I will make up a few more trains and run several to make sure track w**k is really OK before doing more scenery and ballasting the track.
Prayers to all in need.
Paul
Living in Fernley Nevada, about 30 miles east of Reno, also lived in Oregon and California, but born In Brooklyn NY and raised on Long Island NY
Happy Fathers Day.
Not much planned today. Later the family is coming over for supper. Like Todd when we go out as a group MOH and I always seem to end up paying for everyone. On the other hand when he have everybody over for a family get together MOH does 95% of the work and I do 5% grilling. Based on this MOH came up with a great suggestion which we are doing this time. Each family group (3) will bring a main dish and side dish. MOH will also make rolls and a dessert so it will be like a pot luck. The main dishes will be Fried Chicken (Dad's favorite), Swiss Steak (my favorite), and prime rib (Son In Laws favorite).
Looks like the flooring job is on upstairs, but Lowes has to change some things in the estimate of materials. We will probably put it down ourselves (wood laminate).
Hope everybody has a great day and prayers for those in need.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
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Good morning all and HAPPY FATHERS DAY!
Cloudy day with rain threatening.
Kids spoiled me today with breakfast, pot of coffee and a nice coffee table style book called Rails Across Canada (the story of Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways).
Just spent the last hour watching a B-29 Superfortress fly around the house with my Son. What a nice sight and sound and made me think of my late Grandfather, a World War II Air Force veteran.
Have a great day all and HAPPY MODELING!
Don.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that both engines have failed, and we will be stuck here for some time. The good news is that you decided to take the train and not fly."
Good morning. It's 80° with 86% humidity. Heat index is 85°. The high will be 95°.This morning I'm getting the rest of the cars and locos off the tracks so I can get them out of the way. There's thirty cars to box up and thirteen locos to put up. There are four other cars that have to be boxed up for a trip to their new home. So it looks like I'll be busy today.
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
Good morning. Happy Father's day!
Not sure what I'm going to be doing today. Likely just staying out of the rain.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Happy Fathers' Day, everyone! Even if you're not a dad yourself, you've got one. Give him a call, or remember him fondly today.
fec153Add Duke,Basie,Ella,Sara,Django,Benny,Artie,Kenton,Clark Terry
Our cable system has music channels, and I usually put on the Golden Oldies channel. It's the only place I have for real oldies - 50s and 60s. The radio thinks "classic" is anything more than a few years old. I sure wish there was a Big Band channel. Oldies are fine for running Transition Era, but when I've got a steamer making the rounds with a string of coaches, well, there's nothing that fits better than the Duke, the Count and Glenn Miller.
I think I'll do some decaling today. (Ha! Spell Check doesn't like "decaling." It thinks it should be "decaying." Well, I'll probably do a bit of that today, too, at my age.)
And how about them Bruins?
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good Morning!!!
Coffee and the Sunday Breakfast Buffet please, thank you.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Rained just enough yesterday and at just the right times to keep me from mowing. Maybe today huh?
Happy Fathers Day to all the Fathers, both natural, adoptive and those with children on the stairs.
Don’t know what I’ll do today. I know WHAT I want to do but will I? Probably eat out at a place of my choice. That’s usually my gift for all occasions where it’s my alleged day. Birthday, Fathers Day, there’s another one in there too it seems. I get to choose. Of course I get to pay as well, AND I get to pay for any straphangers who manage to weasel in to help celebrate my being able to choose too. This joy is all mine brotha...don't try and take it. “Wasn’t that nice of them to take time to be here?” …..”Well YAH! A free meal for 5….you bet they’d be here!” Mention pay their own way and they politely pass by saying they’ll let us celebrate together just the two of us. Some time alone. How thoughtful. Just me Brenda and that phone they call every 10 minutes.
Ya’ll have a good day, ya hear!!!!
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.
Happy Fathers Day!!
Boy, our diner was just full today..all of 4 couples showed up! lol!!
Today is a dull drab rainy kinda day here...but muggy...oy....
Need to pick up a few things for the big dinner tonight...yay...anyways..have a great day!!
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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Morning guys,
Another rainy day here. I will take it as I bet July-August will be hot and very dry. My grass is nice and thick and green too. Speaking of that I had to lend my lawnmower to my parents yesterday after there old push mower gave up. I'm going over there today for dinner so if the rain lets up I will take a look at it also. My mom also has my dremel which I need back for a few projects, jeesh everybody has my tools except me,lol
I have been trying to come up with a way to make some more coal loads. I have used the foam carving and the florist foam carving as base to put cal and stone loads on but I find it to be very messy to work with. If I had a handsaw it would make cutting the foam a bit easier. I also use the woodland scenic coal which is okay but I would love to use real coal but I have no idea as to where I could get a couple pieces of coal around here as we aren't exactly in coal country in these parts.
Morning coffee in the diner...
GOOD SUNDAY MORNING!!!
Today is Sunday, June 16th,2013!!!
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!
I will light the prayer candles at 9 am for those in need...
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!!
REDNECK:
"You might be a redneck, if you...."
One variant:
To be a redneck is not because anger makes your neck red. The term comes from the South and refers to anyone who works outdoors, especially in the farm fields, where after a while sun exposure gives one a very red neck {from bending over in the fields as many wore hats that sheltered their faces but left them all with red necks}. After years of having sun-burned necks, skin just got darker, reddish and more crusty. So today the term, although oringinally used for Southern farmers, can be another who works outdoors rather than in an office.
{Along this line, there is also a term called a "farmer's tan" which means one has a sun tan from your elbows down, since being outdoors in a T-shirt covers the rest of your body. It's a common phrase in California to tease outsiders, especially those from the Midwest. They have a "farmer's tan" when in California people pride themselves on having overall tans}.
ANOTHER VARIANT:
Another version states that the term originated in the coal mines of Kentucky and West Virginia at The Battle of Blair Mountain, which was the largest civil uprising in US history. In 1921 West Verginia miners clashed with lawmen and hired hands of the coal companies when they tried to stop the miners from forming a coal miner's union. Approximately, 13,000 miners with red bandanas tied around their necks, to identify them as a separate group from the others, marched on Logan county. This uprising helped showcase the conditions faced by the minors and helped shape the way unions operated. It also turned union tactics into political battles to get a new law on the side of labor. All those miners, with red bandanas on their necks, is said to be the origin of "red necks."
Wiki defines "redneck" as thus:
Redneck is a derogatory slang term used in reference to poor, uneducated white farmers, especially from the southern US. It is similar in meaning to cracker (especially regarding Georgia and Florida),hilbilly {patrticularly regarding Apalachia and the Ozarks}, and white trash {but without the last term's suggestions of immorality}.
In recent decades, the term has expanded its meaning to refer to bigoted, loutish reactionaries who are opposed to modern ways, and has often been used to attack white Southern conservatives. The term is used broadly to degrade working class and rural whites that are perceived by urban progressives to be insufficiently liberal. At the same time, some Southern whites have reclaimed the word, using it with pride and defiance as a self-identifier.
WIKI agrees with BOTH of the above stories thusly:
The term characterized farmers as having a red neck caused by sunburn from hours in the sun working in the fields. A citation from 1893 provides a definition as "poorer inhabitants of the rural districts...men who work in the field, as a matter of course, generally have their skin stained red and burnt by the sun, and especially is this true of the back of their necks".
By 1900, "rednecks" was in common use to designate the political factions inside the Democratic Party comprising poor white farmers in the South. The same group was also often called the "wool hat boys" (for they opposed the rich men, who wore expensive silk hats). A newspaper notice in Mississippi in August 1891 called on rednecks to rally at the polls at the upcoming primary election.
By 1910, the political supporters of the Mississippi Democratic Party politician James K Vardaman- primarily poor white farmers- began to describe themselves proudly as "rednecks," even to the point of wearing red neckerchiefs to political rallies and picnics.
By the 1970s, the term had turned into offensive slang and had expanded its meaning to mean bigoted, loutish and opposed to modern ways, and was often used as a term to attack Southern white conservatives and racists.
and as thusly also:
The UMW {United Mine Workers Of America}, and rival miners' unions appropriated both the term redneck and its literal manifestation, the red bandana, in order to build multiracial unions of white, black, and immigrant miners in the strike-ridden coalfields of northern and central Appalachia between 1912 and 1936. The origin of redneck to mean "a union man" or "a striker" remains uncertain, but according to linguist David W. Maurer, the former definition of the word probably dates at least to the 1910s, if not earlier. The use of redneck to designate "a union member" was especially popular during the 1920s and 1930s in the coal-producing regions of southern West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and western Pennsylvania, where the word came to be specifically applied to a miner who belonged to a union.
The term can be found throughout McAllister Coleman and Stephen Raushenbush's 1936 socialist proletarian novel, Red Neck, which recounts the story of a charismatic union leader named Dave Houston and an unsuccessful strike by his fellow union miners in the fictional coalfield town of Laurel, PA. The word's varied usage can be seen in the following two examples from the book. "I'm not much to be proud of," Houston admits to his admiring girlfriend Madge in one scene. "I'm just a red necked miner like the rest." In another scene, a police captain curses Houston as a "God-damned red neck" during a fruitless jailhouse interrogation, before savagely beating him with a sawed-off chair-leg.
The earliest printed uses of the word red-neck in a coal-mining context date from the 1912-1913 Paint and Cabin Creeks strike in southern West Virginia and from the1913-1914 Trinidad District strike in southern Colorado. It is not known where the term originated. It originated as a negative epithet. Apparently, coal operators, company guards, non-union miners, and strikebreakers were among the first to use the term "redneck" in a labor context when they derided union miners with the slur. According to industrial folklorist George Korson, non-union miners derisively called strikers "rednecks" in the Appalachian coalfields. The best explanation of redneck to mean "union man" is that the word refers to the red handkerchiefs {Bandanas} that striking union coal miners in both southern West Virginia and southern Colorado often wore around their necks or arms as a part of their informal uniform.
I myself, consider myself to a be a redneck, as my maternal family is from the coal mining hills of Kentucky. So does MOH, as MOH is of paternal W VA coal mining descent. SO I-we- am-are officially of redneck descent and dang it if we ain't proud!! Many rednecks, and their descendants are proud to stand up and be counted!
Have a GREAT Father's day!!!
{even if you are not a dad}
Lehigh Valley 2089 Burlington Northern #24whenever I run trains anymore there's always a cloud of guilt hanging around. at this point I'm not sure what's keeping me from putting them away until a better time, stubbornness, or the need for something familiar that I can escape to. I think it's stubbornness. Maybe the Force is responsible somehow................................. Good evening. Well, the Mogul is now finally decorated for the BT&S. However, there was a small snag with it. When blotting the decals on one side of the tender shell, two of the decals pulled up and tore themselves apart. To make things worse for me, the last & decal for the size I was using was one of those used. However, I just used one of the smaller decals from another set. Even though it doesn't look great, it gives the impression that the loco had an older paint scheme on it, so it kinda worked out. Also got decals on one of the cabooses today and also got weathering on a freight car done.
Burlington Northern #24whenever I run trains anymore there's always a cloud of guilt hanging around. at this point I'm not sure what's keeping me from putting them away until a better time, stubbornness, or the need for something familiar that I can escape to. I think it's stubbornness.
Maybe the Force is responsible somehow.................................
Good evening.
Well, the Mogul is now finally decorated for the BT&S. However, there was a small snag with it. When blotting the decals on one side of the tender shell, two of the decals pulled up and tore themselves apart. To make things worse for me, the last & decal for the size I was using was one of those used. However, I just used one of the smaller decals from another set. Even though it doesn't look great, it gives the impression that the loco had an older paint scheme on it, so it kinda worked out.
Also got decals on one of the cabooses today and also got weathering on a freight car done.
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTDUPREY?feature=guide
Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
Good (Late) Evening, Diners,
Sorry for my extended absence from keeping up on things in here. Combination of w**k schedule (wacky), trying to get things lined out so I can go to an Apple II conference in July (KFest, aka KansasFest) (which I've thought about attending for several years, but the time, funds and transportation haven't w**ked out previously. Oh yeah, and a certain musical female in the general KC, MO area. We're looking to meet on the Sunday that the conference ends, and I'll get a motel for me (only) for that night, so we can visit/talk longer on Sunday (as well as attend her church together). We're getting along well now on emails and phone calls, so so far, so good
On the MRR front, I have made a little more progress on the grain elevator I think I mentioned before (waaaaayyyy back the last time I was in here). Hopefully, all of you Diners (and I see a new name or few, so to the new folks!) are not coming down with anything new in the health area. for those I recall, and I'll get my list updated tomorrow for those with ongoing or new things happening.
A good night to all, and a good rest as well.
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau (currently...)
Add Duke,Basie,Ella,Sara,Django,Benny,Artie,Kenton,Clark Terry.
Happy Fathers Day to y'all.
Prayers and Blessings,
Lehigh Valley 2089 ...Motley Crue...Aerosmith, Queen, Bon Jovi, Guns 'n Roses...
...Motley Crue...Aerosmith, Queen, Bon Jovi, Guns 'n Roses...
Throw in a little KISS, Wasp, and Iron Maiden and that would be the makings of a great play list!
Happy Modeling!
Think I might be becoming a Motely Crue fan. Just got "Kickstart My Heart". Then again, I do like Aerosmith, Queen, Bon Jovi, Guns 'n Roses and so on, so I think it was just a matter of time.
Night everyone.
Well I had a busy morning followed by a slow afternoon. My back and hips were hurting so bad I could hardly get up so I just sat here most of the afternoon trying to move as little as possible. I don't hurt so much now but the back is still being a problem. It's time for me to sign off now. See y'all tomorrow.
MisterBeasley galaxy - have you tried calling the dentist or oral surgeon or whoever is going to pull the tooth to tell him/her that you've got a lot of pain in the tooth? Pulling a tooth these days isn't generally a long procedure, so they may be able to squeeze you in to relieve the discomfort. The worst they can do is apologize and say, "See you Friday." Wow, that Upsidasium brought me right to the top. Set 'em up, and keep 'em coming through the Stanley Cup game tonight. Go Bruins!
galaxy - have you tried calling the dentist or oral surgeon or whoever is going to pull the tooth to tell him/her that you've got a lot of pain in the tooth? Pulling a tooth these days isn't generally a long procedure, so they may be able to squeeze you in to relieve the discomfort. The worst they can do is apologize and say, "See you Friday."
Wow, that Upsidasium brought me right to the top. Set 'em up, and keep 'em coming through the Stanley Cup game tonight. Go Bruins!
Mr. B...two things about the tooth... first is that they wnat the Antibiotics to work their magic as they don't pull absessed teeth. Second, my personal dentist is only at the clinic I go to on Fridays. He is the best I have had and works on me standing up without putting the chair all the way back/down. I cannot breathe in that positiion as it cuts off my airway {hence my sleep apnea too and the need for a machine to keep me breathing at night}. All other dentist there say " I can't work on you that way"} { which ia load of gecko excrement}
Second...I say "set me up" better you than me at the top, I had enough lately! I'd say give me a , but I am not a drinking man!
Lehigh Valley 2089 Use a cotton swab......ie...Q-tip...........press straight down and do not twist it at all..........slowly pick up the swab and the decal should stay put.
Use a cotton swab......ie...Q-tip...........press straight down and do not twist it at all..........slowly pick up the swab and the decal should stay put.
That's what I did. Don't know why it gave problems.
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In that case .......just touch the one side of the decal......basically on the outer edge........that swab should then act like a wick and sometimes you can see the water come out from under the decal.
Dennis Blank Jr.
CEO,COO,CFO,CMO,Bossman,Slavedriver,Engineer,Trackforeman,Grunt. Birdsboro & Reading Railroad
Just a update guys. The fish has died. We are now left with four and the algae eater. Sad a bit but I guess it was just a fish.
Well today is almost over, thank god as anything that could go wrong today has. The goldfish is still at the bottom of the tank on his side and is laboring. I feel so bad, I know its just a fish but I don't like to watch any creature suffer, especially when there is nothing I can do for him. The tank will be left with only 4 goldfish and a algae eater when he goes. The algae eater has been pestering the ill fish all day. I would bet by morning he will be dead. Not really sad just frustrated.
Have got a little modelling done today though,
rdgk1se3019 Lehigh Valley 2089Well, the Mogul is now finally decorated for the BT&S. However, there was a small snag with it. When blotting the decals on one side of the tender shell, two of the decals pulled up and tore themselves apart. To make things worse for me, the last & decal for the size I was using was one of those used. However, I just used one of the smaller decals from another set. Even though it doesn't look great, it gives the impression that the loco had an older paint scheme on it, so it kinda worked out. Use a cotton swab......ie...Q-tip...........press straight down and do not twist it at all..........slowly pick up the swab and the decal should stay put.
Lehigh Valley 2089Well, the Mogul is now finally decorated for the BT&S. However, there was a small snag with it. When blotting the decals on one side of the tender shell, two of the decals pulled up and tore themselves apart. To make things worse for me, the last & decal for the size I was using was one of those used. However, I just used one of the smaller decals from another set. Even though it doesn't look great, it gives the impression that the loco had an older paint scheme on it, so it kinda worked out.
Evening Folks
Flo, Beer for me and I will pick up the Tab for the Birthday Boy, Mr Dispatcher.
Been a good day! Made a new Mopar Friend and he is all so a Train Freak as well! ( he understands the sickness of trains) We made a stop by K-10 Model Trains and he was impressed. Then we wrenched on the Road Runner some.
Did some cleaning under the hood and got the intake and valve covers off. Dumped some Marvel Mystery Oil down the intake ports and called it a day.
Have all so found the Bachmann GP 30 makes a great pusher engine for my Y-6b with a 70 car freight train!
Later, Ken
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I hate Rust
MisterBeasleyjeffrey - I'm sad to see you layout go. That bare sheet of plywood held memories.