Evenin' folks!
Janie, just my usual decaf... And maybe a Butterscotch Sundae to go along with it please.
Nice day here in the Finger Lakes today. Sunny and hot! Great day to stay indoors and run the air conditioner. So I went grocery shopping, got my allergy shot, Washed the PiP and vacuumed it out over at the car wash, and started packing equipment after making the final little adjustments to a couple things. One was I decided that since there are so many Elvis Presley songs picked out for Saturday that we absolutely have to have "Elvis has left the Building" after one of them....
Jeffrey, do what my dad did when he was 82 years old and broke his ankle badly. Just fold up the walker and carry it with you and hop around.... No kidding that is as close as he would get to using the walker! He figured if he started to lose his balance he could just steady himself with the folded up walker...
Looks like a slow day in hear today. I may be missing in action for the next couple of days but probably will get in to say howdy a couple of times.
Prayers for all in need!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good to see you Dennis.
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Not much happened today. Played a game of Starfleet1 and this time I won though it was by the skin of my teeth. Also played Doom II and Wolfenstien3D. While looking through the hard drive of this old computer I found some MSDOS games I wrote back in the 90's. I'll have to dig out the QBasic compiler and set it up for WinXP tomorrow so I can play them a bit. Anybody thinks I can't run an 8 bit program under XP with no conversion doesn't know me very well. Tomorrow morning I'll be going to town for a doctors appointment. It'll be my first time out of the house since I got out of the hospital. It also means I'll be using a walker. That's gonna be slow going.That's it for tonight. See y'all tomorrow.
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
Hello all, it's been a long time since I've dropped in to the diner. Life seems to have gotten in the way of pretty much well everything related to R&R time unfortunately.
I note that a lot of things have been happening to various members here at the diner as well. Seems like the summer has just been one of those summers to forget in my case at any rate.
Things seem to be looking up or should be after we look after our Grandson for a week. That will be different to say the least.
Best wishes to everyone. I look forward to getting back involved soon.
Cheers
Dennis
CDN Dennis
Modeling the HO scale something or other RR in the shadow of the Canadian Rockies Alberta, Canada
Grilled rabbit with mashed potatoes and green beans, please.
When I win the Lottery:
Hope y'all are doing well these days.
Rob
Cute little bunnies ripe for aging for hasenpheffer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEcYkZhlVlc
Hassenpheffers playing tag, you're it!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpLoyjBIhqs
would you like some vino with your hassenpheffer?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsyWQejtJ1o
Kinda makes one hungry, doesn't it?
-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.
Good morning ..... Coffee and donut please.
jeffrey-wimberly Sir MadogWhat on earth is "hassenpfeffer" - which ever way you spell it? Looks like a German word - Hasenpfeffer is a type of ragout from hare, usually quite spicy to overcome the strong taste of game meat. Hasenpfeffer is a traditional German stew made from marinated rabbit or hare, cut into stewing-meat sized pieces and braised with onions and a marinade made from wine and vinegar.
Sir MadogWhat on earth is "hassenpfeffer" - which ever way you spell it? Looks like a German word - Hasenpfeffer is a type of ragout from hare, usually quite spicy to overcome the strong taste of game meat.
Hasenpfeffer is a traditional German stew made from marinated rabbit or hare, cut into stewing-meat sized pieces and braised with onions and a marinade made from wine and vinegar.
Sounds a little like mulligan stew. Kentucky Burgoo is similar. There are some very good recipes for KY Burgoo.
Ulrich ..... Was sad to read about your parents. I knew much about their story already, and was sad to hear your mother's freedom was short.
Mr. B ....... Prayers for Mr.s and Mrs. B. as they deal with issues pertaining to elderly parents. It is challenging to take care of these matters for sure. ....... My mother (a widow for many years) has been living in a independent living facility (similar to assisted living) for 2 1/2 years, and is doing very well there. She is in Alabama. It was a struggle for my sisters and I to move her there as well as obtaining power of attorney for finances. She was quite stubborn as Ulrich described her mother. ... It was extremely stressful moving her. I spent 6 solid weeks with her to make the move and help her adjust. It was an awful experience. .... It took about three months for her to realize she very much liked her new home. Eventually, she said she "picked out good place to live", and my sisters and I chuckled at that comment. Mom was living alone, but now she lives with about 200 seniors who are all very good friends with each other.
Speaking of such. I'm packing my bags to go to Alabama. Mom's 94th birthday is this weekend, and it is time to celebrate. Now, I go to each birthday because I never know if she will live to the next. Also, her memory is fading, and I will never know if she will remember me the next time I see her. Fortunately, she is very happy, and we thank the Lord for that.
Well, my coffee and donut are down the hatch. ...... Have a good day!
Stay Happy!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Mornin' everyone.....
Where's my Hasenpfeffer!!! (click to play...)
Ahem... ah, Mornin' everyone.....
Zoe, actually I'll just have a short stack of blueberry pancakes and a pot of dark roast coffee in my R&GV RR mug please. Oh, leave the bottle of pure NYS maple syrup right here on my table if you would. Thank you Ma'am!
Tomorrow starts the 50th. anniversary celebration for my high school class. I think most everything is ready to go. No, Hasenpfeffer is not on the menu.... I'm just hoping all my old equipment will keep working one more time for it. Last time I had it up and running was last June at my church's Strawberry Festival. Glad I kept some equipment around for such things.
I have to do grocery shopping and clean the car today. I will also start packing up things I will need for Friday night and Saturday. Other than that I hope to just rest up a bit. Have a sore shoulder that I think relates to the accident last Sunday at the museum.
Catch you all later!
All this talk about silly bunnies,,,,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a84IowoW00w
Karl
NCE über alles!
Sir Madog What on earth is "hassenpfeffer" - which ever way you spell it? Looks like a German word - Hasenpfeffer is a type of ragout from hare, usually quite spicy to overcome the strong taste of game meat.
What on earth is "hassenpfeffer" - which ever way you spell it? Looks like a German word - Hasenpfeffer is a type of ragout from hare, usually quite spicy to overcome the strong taste of game meat.
Exactly!
Ray made a comment about "silly dead bunnies"...If you remember from the USA "bunny" or "bunnies" Or even "bunny rabbit" is another term for rabbit or rabbits {or hare as you call them}.
If I had silly dead bunnies here, I'd make me some hasenpheffer!!! With Silly dead bunnies around, the only thing to do is to make some hasenpheffer!!!
Well, erm:
Well, got off the phone with the health insurance people.All is well...for now. I balked at the {over} payment they wanted, glad I did, or I would have WAY overpaid! SO I am happy there. SNAP {food stamps} however cut way down to almost nothing. You know they complain {won't say WHO} about the number of people getting SNAP, but never tell you it amounts to about $16/ MONTH if you have any earned income at all. That MIGHT buy you a dinner for 4 wih leftovers for one more meaL! GRR. But it will lock in our HEAP this year without separate applying and we get the "first in line" rountine.
Now to go get a script, and get MOH new glasses ordered...go talk to the gas/electric company whre again, I am OVERPAID to PAY them MORE than they want To keep us OVER budget so tgehy owe us! That will sum up my day. SOme laundry and stuff to round out, some shredding of docs, to.
Well, best get busy!
Hasenpfeffer is a traditional German stew made from marinated rabbit or hare, cut into stewing-meat sized pieces and braised with onions and a marinade made from wine and vinegar. To learn more click HERE.
Morning guys,
Woke up early to go for bike ride but never went as the radar look like rain was close, three hours later and no rain, maybe try again tomorrow. I have been itching to go for a long ride.
Going to try to do a little layout work today, At least try to accomplish something today. Still cant belive I received October's MR yesterday, that was really early.
Good Afternoon Folks,
the dentist appointment went fine - no cavities or anything else annoying. Took a nap, but now I have some difficulties to restart my engines.
Mr. B - I wish your wife luck. I tried to persuade my parents to move into an assisted living facility some years back, but they did not want to give up their house. The end of the story is that my father died on April 18th this year. He could have had some more years if the had followed my plea. My mother returned into the house, but now has to move back into a nursing home. It was mainly her stubbornness which made them stay at home - for the price of my father´s life, she gained 4 months of "freedom".
I hope everyone is doing fine - also all those MIA´s we have!
No hassenpfeffer here...but I do have a lot of Naga Jolokia...
Good Morning
Off to work at home office this fine morning...rain and dull and very humid...95% ...
Have a good 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...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
Good Morning!!!
Just coffee please, thanks.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
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.
LION been out in the rain...
Him has more NYCT photos from this years vacation here.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Good morning! Everyone downwind from me is rejoicing, now that my water heater is working and I was able to take a shower. For today's body maintenance, I think I'll go get a haircut.
Jeffrey, it's good to see you back online, at least.
We booked my wife's return flight last night. She'll be coming back on September 14th. She's trying to get her parents to at least try a one-month stay in an assisted living facility. They love their ocean-front condo, but with that flight of stairs and their limited mobility, they are essentially prisoners in it. Just going out to dinner is such an undertaking that it doesn't happen. I'm hoping that getting some first-floor freedom will convince them of what they've been missing for the last couple of years. There's a lot of silver lining, a lot more of that than cloud.
While waiting for the water heater guys, I spent some productive time putting decals on my covered hopper car.
It's a Bowser undecorated kit, for $13.95 MSRP. Looks like I may have gotten the last one, as Walthers is now out of them. It's a nice kit, pretty easy to assemble. I had to replace the plastic wheels, and the couplers are not Kadees and don't sit well, so those may be upgraded, too. I made my own decals for it. I posed this picture on the carfloat, because I'm lazy and that's where the overhead lamp was.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good morning. It's 72° with 99% humidity. The high will be 92° but will feel like 106°. with a Nothing much scheduled for today. There should be a home health nurse coming sometime around noon. Funny how they always expect to find a low blood sugar reading right after lunch. As for any projects we'll see what presents itself.
morning coffee in the diner..
GOOD THURSDAY MORNING!!
Today is Thursday, August 22nd, 2013!!!
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!!
Today's fun Limerick:
There was a dear lady of Eden,
Who on apples was quite fond of feedin';
She gave one to Adam,
Who said, "Thank you, Madam,"
And then both skedaddled from Eden!
Speaking of 'Skedaddled', where does it come from?:
First off, 'Skedattle' is the wrong way to spell the word, 'skedaddled' is the correct way. and its spelling has been fairly constant since it came into use during the American Civil War. “Skedaddle” first appeared in written accounts of battles in that war, used to mean “to retreat quickly; to flee” (“As soon as the rebs saw our red breeches … coming through the woods they skedaddled,” 1862). In military use, there were definite overtones of cowardice under fire in “skedaddle,” but as the word quickly percolated into civilian usage, it came to mean simply “to leave quickly” or “to run away.”
There are a number of theories about the origin of “skedaddle,” but no definite answer to the puzzle. The relatively sudden appearance of “skedaddle” as a fully-formed word, with no known ancestors in English, tends to argue for its importation from another language. There are theories that attempt to trace “skedaddle” to various Swedish or Danish words but fail on lack of evidence. It is more probable that “skedaddle” is rooted in the Irish word “sgedadol,” meaning “scattered,” or the Scots word “”skiddle”, meaning “to spill or scatter”. Given the Scots-Irish heritage of many of the states central to the Civil War, these both seem like reasonable bets.
Obsolete words no longer in use much:
I guess, if they skedaddled, they might have also been said to 'Absquatulate' - 'To make off hurriedly; decamp; abscond'.
With our food bill, sometimes I wonder if we 'Abligurition' - Spending just an inconceivably large amount of money on food. Perhaps it is because i have 'Acrasia' - Lack of self-control; when you act against your better judgment??
Right now, My layout is 'Abnormous '- Misshapen, since I tore it up to expand it {which I haven't the room for as it turns out}.
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!
Sir Madog galaxyDo you have 'Hippopotomonstrosequippedaliophobia' I won´t even try to pronounce that! I need my tongue in working order the coming days!
galaxyDo you have 'Hippopotomonstrosequippedaliophobia'
I won´t even try to pronounce that! I need my tongue in working order the coming days!
Gee, Ulrich, I'd suspect wiht all those LONG German words, you'd be able to pronounce that just fine!
Good Morning Fellas,
Campaigning has the grips on me! Hardly any time for anything else - other than today´s appointment with my dentist
That fire truck of mine proves to be a real winner. It gets so much attention from young families and retired fire fighters. The kids love it, especially when they are allowed to sit behind the wheel, turn on the flashing lights and sound the horn! Nice chance to start a dialogue with their parents....
I will be on the road the next three days - three speeches each day in different locations. Each speech is only about 30 minutes, but, boy, what a strain on my batteries. There are still 30 days of campaigning ahead of me - I hope I´ll be able to get through this unhurt. My old ticker reminds me that I should go a lot slower.
Jeff - I found out that any length of time above three days I spent with my elders is a heavy tax on my patience. I am with you, pal!
Have a good one!
JeremyB jeffrey-wimberly JeremyBJeff: Drives look good, how is the stay at your fathers? itching to get back to your place yet?I've been itching to get back there since I got here. Any time line when you might be able to go back home?
jeffrey-wimberly JeremyBJeff: Drives look good, how is the stay at your fathers? itching to get back to your place yet?I've been itching to get back there since I got here.
JeremyBJeff: Drives look good, how is the stay at your fathers? itching to get back to your place yet?
Any time line when you might be able to go back home?
Jeff: Drives look good, how is the stay at your fathers? itching to get back to your place yet?
Well today's bike trip wasn't to be, didn't feel all that great when I got up so didn't go. I'm hoping I can go tomorrow but there calling for rain so I might not get to, maybe It will stay away until the afternoon. Cleaned up the workbench a bit,I have to move the bike out of the way anytime I want to work on a project as I don't have a garage to keep the bike in, in the winter I store it in another part of the basement but in the summer Im always working on it so its easier to keep it in the shop, just a pain when Im in the mood to work on railroad projects,lol.
I'm thinking of adding a new industry over the winter but I will have to remove the station that is there. Also still wondering If I can add on to the layout, think it might be to tight of a fit around the furnace though.
galaxySo JEffrey- Anyhting present its self?
Made a change on one of the Mitac drives today. I want to be able to write to permanently write protected disks without having to clip a write notch in them. So I put in a switch that allows me to switch between tab-enabled write protect and forced write enable. Right now it's in tab enabled mode.
howmus The version by the Silly Dead Bunnies? Why sure.
The version by the Silly Dead Bunnies? Why sure.
Do you have 'Hippopotomonstrosequippedaliophobia' -
The version by the Silly Dead Bunnies? Why sure. (Not sure I can play stuff like that in here though... Vinnie might get upset!) Any other requests.....
Mornin' (or at least it is for few more minutes)!
Zoe, more dark roast coffee please! Just can't seem to wake up today. Slept like a rock last night.
This morning I found out that I am supposed to take the group photo of the attending classmates an hour or so before they will all show up! Hey, I dunno... getting close to party time and as long as we all have fun, who cares!
The weather people say today is Sunny. Who am I to argue?
Later!
Foo. I got home from hockey late last night, only to find the oil burner had stopped running and I had no hot water for a shower. I decided to take the day off (it's very nice out) so I slept late and made the service call after I got up. I'm still waiting.
But, as I said, it's nice out, so I made some coffee and started decaling the covered hopper for the Saltzburg Salt company. This will be a car which visits the tannery. I've always wanted a covered hopper, and this gave me an excuse to buy one. I messed up one of the decals, so I'll have to re-print it.
well, I see i conjured up some highfalutin debates this morning!
kbkchooch galaxy Do you have 'Hippopotomonstrosequippedaliophobia' - Hewwo, Galwaxy, I twied to pronouth dat wood, now I've spwained my tung so bad I can't ebben withle. I thound like Bawwy when he gets a code! Deese woods oughta hab a wanning wabel on dem! Thanks a wot!
galaxy Do you have 'Hippopotomonstrosequippedaliophobia' -
Hewwo,
Galwaxy, I twied to pronouth dat wood, now I've spwained my tung so bad I can't ebben withle. I thound like Bawwy when he gets a code!
Deese woods oughta hab a wanning wabel on dem!
Thanks a wot!
Hmm..
It coudl be worse, you might could have to go around telling people that you have :
'pneumoultramicroscopicsiliconvolcaniosis'.
According ot Guinness Book of world's records in the 70's, It was tghe longest word in the dictionary at the time.
Oh,BTW, pneumoultramicrosopicsiliconvolcaniosis is a certain coal miner's lung disease.
There once was a man with 'pneumoultramicroscopicsilisonvolcaniosis',
WHo couldn't pronounce it though he was precocious
He said with a grin
as he wiped off his chin
" I'd have an easier time if I had supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
MY back is killing me from grocery shopping.
MOH wants me to go the help pick out new glasses, but I think not. Not today. I can now hardly move. Wanted to go today so MOH could carry the groceries in, as is working the next 3 days.
Have to go fight the Electric/gas company again. I want to pay them lots more money even though they say I owe little money. Like to keep them owing us lots money, not the other way around. That way I get no surprises in the bill if we use more than the budget amount and they get antsy. They owed us enough that we had NO BILL due for 5 months this ballanced budget reconciliation year end season!! Now they reset the balanced bill budget TOO LOW, way to low, and heating season is coming up,,,we will have HEAP help this year, but it won't cover ALL heating costs, only supplements us.So...
Have to get my parital this friday IF it is in..will be a whole 5 weeks instead of the 3 weeks its due for. Will have to figure out a way to get there..will go rihtg by Binghamton University, where POTUS will be speaking..you know Secret Service will have blocked off miles around him to speak about the "costs of education" Not a political issue here, just mentionoing the man willst be here.
Must go lie down down. or is it lay down? can never remember which is more correct.
later dudes.
Morning All,
Currently it is 70 with an expected high of 95. Had a few quick t-storms last night, with lots of heavy down pours which lasted only a few minutes, but made the drive home from w**k "interesting".
I have the next several days off. Today is my usual Wednesday off. I have a doc appointment with my cardiologist this morning. Tomorrow I have cataract surgery on my left eye, and am taking Friday off to recoup. This will be my regular weekend off, so that is why I planned the cataract surgery for this Thursday.
Todd - The ones who think so-and -so is cool worry me also, especially the ones that think the bigger the better. I have nothing against a Desert Eagle, just not for me, not practical. The ones who want one 'cause it is sooo cool scare the heck out of me.
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