Morning coffee in the diner!
A stone's throw is, of course, literally the distance that a stone can be thrown, but has come to mean any short but undefined distance. Early English versions of the Bible refer to 'a stone's cast' with the same meaning, as in Luke 22:41, Wycliffe's Bible, 1526, for example:
in nd he gat himself from them, about a stone's cast,
'Stone's throw' was used in a non-biblical setting by the end of the 16th century. Arthur Hall's translation The Ten books of Homers Iliades, 1581, contains this line:
"For who can see a stones throw of ought thing in land or plaine?"
Stones hadn't then been established as the definitive objects to be thrown and the following year Nicholas Lichefield wrote:
"The enimyes were come, within the throwe of a Dart."
All forms of the phrase were little used and it wasn't until 1704 that Jonathan Swift revived it in The battle of the books:
"The two Cavaliers had now approach'd within a Throw of a Lance."
The 'stone's throw' variant was established properly by John Arbuthnot in The History of John Bull, 1712, and, following that, there are many citations of the phrase.
"Mrs. Bull's condition was looked upon as desperate by all the men of art; but there were those that bragged they had an infallible ointment and plaister, which being applied to the sore, would cure it in a few days; at the same time they would give her a pill that would purge off all her bad humours, sweeten her blood, and rectify her disturbed imagination. In spite of all applications the patient grew worse every day; she stunk so, nobody durst come within a stone's throw of her, except those quacks who attended her close, and apprehended no danger." MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!
"Mrs. Bull's condition was looked upon as desperate by all the men of art; but there were those that bragged they had an infallible ointment and plaister, which being applied to the sore, would cure it in a few days; at the same time they would give her a pill that would purge off all her bad humours, sweeten her blood, and rectify her disturbed imagination. In spite of all applications the patient grew worse every day; she stunk so, nobody durst come within a stone's throw of her, except those quacks who attended her close, and apprehended no danger."
-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.
I swear I do not like this new format
Seems that in the previous post the line of "GOOD MORNING" should be bigger that the "FRiday the 13th" lines!
and it seems that words come out bigger than one intends?
and I have to manually add the color in? {thanks Jeffrey}
I dunno about the "high tech" stuff of today.
A tablet, what is that?? something lined {or unlined} you write on! apparently not?!
And a "smart phone". phooey. I want a phone that Is NOT smarter than I!!! Iff'n I want to TALK to someone I prefer to TALK to them! I don't think I'll be in a situation where texting can be a boon cause of noise levels! My Flip phone form Wally WOlrd works fine. I know some of you out there can't live without texting for 5 mins., but I can!
Dunno. SOmeday the power grid goes out and *POOF* there goes your high tech!
I'm gonna get me a generator...
galaxyGOOD FRIDAY MORNING!!! Today is...wait for it: Today is FRIDAY the 13th! {Of December}
Today is...wait for it: Today is FRIDAY the 13th! {Of December}
Glory be! So it is! I wonder what kind of wild things are going to happen today.
galaxyJeffrey: you'll be able to put the leg on straight in no time, even in the dark with your eyes and ears blindfolded and stuffed!
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 guys!
Still fighting my cold. The good news is my sinuses are clearer. I no longer have to hold a Kleenex under my nose when I look down. The bad news is its now in my chects. In either case, breathing stinks!
Dennis,,, I gotta agree with Galaxy here, the authorities need to be involved. I hate to see an animal put down, but what happens next? My cousins step daughter was the victim of a dog attack (German Shepherd). She survived, but will wear the physical and emotional scars forever.
Ulrich Get that ticker checked out! We'll keep you in our prayers.
Ray. I've got a sister like your too! It's good to twist em up now and again!
Galaxy, I'm with Ray, keep the limericks coming. Or maybe a clean joke de jour??
jeffrey-wimberly galaxy GOOD FRIDAY MORNING!!! Today is...wait for it: Today is FRIDAY the 13th! {Of December} Glory be! So it is! I wonder what kind of wild things are going to happen today.
galaxy GOOD FRIDAY MORNING!!! Today is...wait for it: Today is FRIDAY the 13th! {Of December}
It is also SWMBO's birthday. Scary stuff!!
Im off to see the wizard, catch y'all later!
Karl
NCE über alles!
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.
Well
Did anybody in the USA notice:
Yesterday was {TA DA!} 12/12/13, and today is {TA DA!} 12/13/13?
*Luke* This is not your father, but we play with your mind!
Did my errands.
We are 'spectin' some sn*w..depends on who you believe..either 2-4, 4-6, 6-8 or more or 2-4 inches. They up and down it all the time!
We shall see what we shall see.
GUYS: I really got nauseated posting the last few limericks. I am taking a break from them. May bring them back later. but for now, NOT.
Got it? Good. For now.
well, I go rest my toasted brain..
Mornin'!
Zoe, just a refil for the dark roast coffee, please!
Holy Moly! There is a white out outside right now! For those of you down where you don't get these things, a White out is where it is snowing so hard you can't see 20 feet ahead of you. I can barely see the houses across the street. This is what the weather people call, Partly Cloudy around here. It's also coming down sideways! This is just "Lake Effect".
Todd, in her mind a few minutes usually means the rest of the day......
V8, sorry to hear about your dog... As others have suggested, report it. In fact in your jurisdiction not reporting it may be a crime in itself.... There is a Pit Bull across the street from me. His owners are very responsible and keep him fenced in on their property when he is out and also watch him carefully. I agree with Todd that most Pit Bull owners are responsible people who train their dogs well, but the breed was bred for fighting, and even the sweety across the street will maul another male dog! It is in the genes.
Need to finish packing for the RIT show today. Hope I don't have to fight a major storm to getb there...
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good Evening!
It´s been a gray and cold day at this side of the Big Pond. Although all the little snow we had is gone by now, staying outside is not a pleasure these days.
My new MRR friend Reiner called me today, telling me that his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. She is in hospital, undergoing all the lab work. Surgery is scheduled for next week, followed by chemo therapy. He and his daughers, 14 and 16 years of age, won´t have a happy Christmas time this year. Please include Reiner´s wife and his family in your prayers.
Jeff - I am glad to see that you have regained your mobility. Our prayers for you will continue, as for Johnboy!
Galaxy - I really like to read your limericks. Hope, after a little break maybe, you will pick them up again.
Any news from Barry? And all other MIA´s? I sure miss them!
The day was filled with a lot of daydreaming about a layout I´d like to build. You know I have the habit of firing up my old `puter and prepare a drawing of it, just
to share my latest creation with you:
Make it a great day!
Good morning. It's 50° with 56% humidity. The high will be 58°. It'll be cloudy with a fair chance of rain. with Still having some pain issues with the new prosthesis but at least I know now what's causing it. My stump is shrinking more and that causes it to sink lower into the socket and causes parts of the socket to press against places they it was intended to clear. I talked with the doc about this at some length this morning. His advice is to put on the extra socks that came with the prosthesis. That should take care of the problem. Well it did to some extent. The problem part of the socket was still pressing hard against the side of my knee. So I took one of the socks, folded it in half and put that between my knee and the part of the socket that's giving me a problem. That helped quite a bit. My knee isn't really happy but it's not complaining loudly either. I also made it a point to ask the doc if I could take a shower with this thing on. That was one of my stipulations when I'd ordered it in the first lace. The answer was a disappointment. No. I can't get it wet. When I see him next week I'll grill him in greater detail about what I can do to it to make it possible to take a shower with it on. More importantly I'll be demanding to know why I didn't get a waterproof one like I had asked for. Probably the insurance cheaping out.No set plans for today. I'm thinking about working on Oliver's adventure later. That's not the name of that part of the game but it sounds better than 'Native Fury: Train segment' don't you think?
I had to take the leg off for a little while. I had put some extra padding in it earlier to see if that eased the pain a bit. It did for a while then it start hurting so bad I couldn't stand it anymore. So I took it off and waited for my knee to stop complaining. I put back on about twenty minutes ago minus the extra padding and so far it feels good. We'll see how long that lasts. Updates are sure to come later. One of my aunts, her late husband wore a prosthetic leg for over forty years. She says his first one and a replacement he got many years later gave him trouble. He had one replaced because it was so bad. The other one he made some slight modifications to it and it was tolerable. I hope mine comes under the 'slight modifications' heading. If the doc doesn't have it fixed I will fix it, to hell with the warranty.
Italian roast coffee in a BURLINGTON NORTHERN mug, please.
***Jeffrey, it is so great to see you standing up and looking strong. Excellent! Some terrific layout pics, too. Especially like the old reddish baggage(?) car.
Well, have to go take a fresh bale out to the big horses. With the grass in the pastures basically dormant, they eat a lot of hay this time of year.
Cheers! Rob
Jeffrey: I DO hope it gets "worked out for you", SOON. Besides altering it yourself, DON'T be afraid to raise a redneck ruckus over it! I say that as my first top dental partial did NOT fit right. I didn't know the difference, though and so never raised an eye. I had to glue it in, i had to change/wash it after eating anything at all and it sounded like i was talking in a tunnel. WHen I got my new second partial to replace the first that had been modified to many times, I was AMAZED at how well the new one fit! If I had known the difference, I'd have complained loudly the first time! the first should technically fit me still, but the last time the second was sent "in for repairs", There was NO WAY that old one, even with adjustments was fgoing to fit me, NO WAY!
Now, I didn't have pain with the partial, but you should have little or no pain with the leg. If need be, they need to reshape it for you OR make you a whole new one! DOn't let them snoball you just cause you have Medicaid! Medicaid IS "insurance Coverage", whether they like it or NOT!
SN*W- we are expecting lots, we shall see!It has started...
later gators...dinner is chicken broccioles, stuffing and corn.
Good afternoon, everybody. ... I'll have egg nog and Christmass cookies, please.
Ulrich .... Sorry to learn about your friend's wife. prayers for her. Also, prayer continue for you health.
Karl .... Hope the cold improves.
Jeff ... I hope the new leg works out okay without the need for Sundown Shops to adjust it.
V8 Dennis .... Sorry to hear bout your dog being attacked. Evidently, the pit bull is very dangerous. I hope it does not get near any small children.
Here is my sleeper/lounge car. I posted this photo and one of the other side in WPF with a prototype photo. Actually, I'm not real happy with it because of some screw ups I made. The car is named "Happy Hollow Club". Also, I weathered it.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Hi Guys
Looks like we might get a snow storm tomorrow eveing and into Sunday. The PC here has been acing up lately, very very slow. I think it might be close to dying. Did a disk cleanup this morning and checked it about 6 hours later nad it was still going. I just cancelled it. Its working right now but who know for how long? I keep getting a erro about macromedia flash?? It has the latest version.
Going to go back and cath up on the diner here ( hopefully )
Cederstrand***Jeffrey, it is so great to see you standing up and looking strong. Excellent! Some terrific layout pics, too. Especially like the old reddish baggage(?) car.
Well, sn*w is coming our way.
They can't make up their minds how much we'll get.
Suffice it to say about 14 inches or less, possibly more but not doubtful. Flat our 4-8 inches at least. Or maybe not.
ULRICH: I have added your firend's wife to the prayer candle group.
I have quite a few going now, will have to get more and be sure I don't burn the house down!
Well, since no one won the $400 million dollar Mega millions, Igot us a ticket. A $1 and a dream? we'll see about that!
Oh..jsut in case..if we happen to lose power {chances are due to some idiot hitting a telephone pole}, I won't be on then in the morning!
So...I will be on as soon as I can!
Cold tonight, but the 40s return in 7 days!
Evenin' folks!
Janie, a hot cup of decaf would really hit the spot right now.
Galaxy, I hesitate to say my thoughts about how much white stuff will be on the ground by tomorrow morning.... The weather guessers are leaving themselves lots of running room with this I think. Up here we have had Lake Effect Snow which one never knows where exactly it will go except nearby the great lakes. We do actually get a small amount of "Lake Effect across and onto the Eastern Shore of Seneca lake when conditions are right. So far with allthe white out conditions I mentioned earlier, we have gotten a little over an inch so far. What happens when "What's her Name" moves in overnight??? Who knows. I do have to drive into Rochester if the conditions are not awfully bad.... I have gotten so I choose to not go out in snowy conditions if I can avoid it.
Ulrich, my prayers for your friend and his wife!
V8, hope your dog is healing well!
Prayers also for JohnBoy, Jeffrey, and others in need!
I did a little work on Oliver's adventure today. Mostly adding some detail to the dialog that's displayed.In the battle with the prosthesis I believe I found the answer. Baby powder. I sprinkled some on the inside and outside of the gel liner (goes between the stump and the socket), in the socket where the liner encased stump goes, being especially careful to get it on the part that's been bugging me. I also put some on the inner surface of the sleeve. The sleeve is a rubber tube that's rolled onto the prosthesis and the unrolled up over the knee and onto the thigh. It locks the prosthesis and leg together as a unit. They don't come apart easily. Now the liner, sleeve and socket can all slide against each other a little and still do their respective jobs and it feels much better. I've had the leg on for three hours and I hardly notice it. I've even been walking around on it a little and it feels all right. I can feel the pressure from my weight (240 pounds) bearing down on it but I don't have the pain I had earlier. Looks like the powder is the answer. A while back somebody said Gold Bond powder worked best, so when I can get some I'll give it a try.Time to call it a night. I'll see y'all tomorrow.
morning coffee in the diner..
'Driven snow' is snow that has blown into drifts and is untrodded and clean. Examples of the precise text 'as pure as [the] driven snow' aren't found in print until around the start of the 19th century. Nevertheless, we have to thank Shakespeare for this popular simile. The complete phrase 'as pure as the driven snow' doesn't appear in Shakespeare's writing, but it almost does, and he used snow as a symbol for purity and whiteness in several plays. In The Winter's Tale, 1611:
Autolycus: Lawn as white as driven snow.
In Macbeth, 1605:
Malcolm: Black Macbeth will seem as pure as snow.
Of course, the tradition of brides wearing white in many cultures stems from the association between the colour and purity. This was referred to as early as the 1400s, as in John Lydgate's poetry for example, circa 1435:
Alle cladde in white, in tokne off clennesse, Lyche pure virgynes.
An alternative derivation of this simile has been proposed that originates from an altogether different source. Mediaeval tanners used animal faeces in the leather tanning process - specifically dogs' droppings, to which they gave the incongruous name 'pure'. Some have speculated that 'pure' referred to the white form of the said stools that used to be more commonly seen and that 'as pure as the driven snow' comes from that association. It doesn't; the 'pure' name came from the purification of the raw leather caused by the enzymes present in the excrement and has nothing to do with 'as pure as driven snow'.
Oh. I forgot:
Special thoughts and prayers for those who need them.. For Johnboy-out in his battle For the recent passing of relatives of diner members families and firends.. For all those who are also battling cancer now, like ULRICH'S friend's wife.... For those who have "trials a tribulations" going on now For those who don't mention anything, but need the special thoughts and prayers, anyway... For World Peace Let the power of positive energy go your way
For Johnboy-out in his battle
For the recent passing of relatives of diner members families and firends..
For all those who are also battling cancer now, like ULRICH'S friend's wife....
For those who have "trials a tribulations" going on now
For those who don't mention anything, but need the special thoughts and prayers, anyway...
For World Peace
Let the power of positive energy go your way
PC is still kicking.
Some snow fell last night ( not part of the storm ) its the really light fluffy stuff. The kind you can shovel and it not bother you. I dont know if I will just leave it as it wont add to the stuff that will come to the storm later on. I will continue work on my layout today during the storm. I will probably end up at the mom and dads tonight and then go to my grandmas around the corner to shovel, or just wait until the morning to get at it. Any which case there is going to be some shoveling in my future,lol. But I guess some layout time will be good too. Im getting another canker sore on the inside of my lip so that is frustrating me a bit too,lol. I always get them at christmas,lol. I guess from the stress of it.
Check back in later fols, wether it be on this PC or the phone or the wifes laptop
V8Vega!
I'm sorry but I have to repeat what others have already said. Report the pit bull to the police and get it put down before it hurts or kills something (or somebody!!) else. I am an animal lover big time! I hate to see any animal mistreated. However, somebody has created a monster here, likely just to feed their ego, and now it has a taste for blood. Do you really want to be the person who didn't act in a timely manner when you read in the paper that the same dog just tore the face off a young child? Yes I'm putting some pressure on but I have a good friend who bears the scars of a dog attack from when she was a child. Please! Wake up and do your civic duty!
Enough said. Sorry for the rant.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Good Morning Folks!
Quite cold outside, just a notch below freezing. May not be much for you folks NOB and just SOB, but for us this feels like arctic temperatures. Actually, I don´t mind cold weather, as long as it stays dry. But here it is usuakky wet n´windy to go with it.
I am spending a considerable amount of time searching for ideas on how to build a layout with no money and no space. It must be fully portable, highly detailed, eye candy to see and somehow realistic, not toy-like. And just attempting to square a circle, in a large scale. Anybody any ideas?
Found a nice little vid on youtube on a layout in a suitcase, built by a Swiss guy with the precision of a Swiss watch. It´s tiny, just a little under 15" by 18". Quite small for a G scale layout!
But see for yourself:
(I hope this works with the new forum software...)
Edit: No - it does not work, so here is a pic of this cute little layout:
V8Vega - In Germany, keeping a pitbull is limited to a limited number of trained people, having a license to keep "dangerous" dogs. We had so many incidents when dogs attacked or even killed children that this law passed in no time at all. In your case, that man has proven he is not able to control his dog. Report him to the police - you´ll be doing your community a big favor!
Continuing prayers for Johnboy
Make it a great weekend!
Well snow is falling heavier now. Its the light and fluffy kind which is good. So it can be a foot deep and still somehwhat managebale,lol. Im sure by this evening if it keeps at this rate there will be a bit on the ground.
well'
AOL seems out so I am on google chrome!
we got about 2 bangers of the white stuff out there now. Very fine, very fluffy, very light for now. COuld use a leaf blower to clear it.
The Grand Caravan is in the shop for annual inspection. Since they haven't called yet, MIGHT be a good sign, or they haven't gotten to it yet for its appt, which was 2 hours ago. I will call in a bit to see what is up.
That about it.
Later dudes
Seems that embedding a video into a post does not work any longer, so here is a link, if you are interested:
La Valise
I hope Johnboy is doing well.
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Good morning. It's 54° with 97% humidity and patchy drizzle. The high will be 60°.Not much going on today. Don't really feel like working on the computer today. This afternoon my father and I will be going to Wal-Mart to do some grocery shopping. Gold Bond powder is on the list. I should be able to walk from the car to the store without too much of a problem as long as I use my cane. It feels like I need a pad in the front of the socket though as I can feel some pain on the front of my knee.
Thanks, Jeff! (I probably should've figured that one out!...)
Jim in Cape G.
Good morning and best wishes to all!
It's supposed to start snowing shortly here in Massachusetts. The forecasts are all over the place, but we are in the 6-12 inch belt on the Weather Channel web site. I've got plenty of kits, glue and paint, so if we get snowed in I won't be bored.
Nice to see you up and walking again, Jeff. It's been a long time, but you made the right call.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Hi gang!
Flo, I know its after noon, but can I still get a lumberjack special? I'm kinda hungry for a change!
I can breath today too, and the cough is better, so I can go outside and what?? Its SN*WING AGAIN?? Since when was Maryland in the snow belt?? And it snowed in Cairo Egypt and Jerusalem yesterday? so much for global warming eh?
SWMBO still has the cough & hack, but its improving. So today I'll just work on decaling a car, then maybe an engine.
Dennis, Another dog & 2 cats? Yes, this Pit needs to be contained. Sounds like the owner is a real winner too.
prayer here for your pooch too, as well as healing for all our forum friends in need!
Jeffrey Careful in Wally World today. Just cuz the foot is fake, doesnt mean you can go around kicking butts with it!!
L8ter gang!