Plenty of stress going around in the diner
Ulrich, glad Petra is home. Waiting that long only to be canceled means something went very badly for someone else.
YGW I have a friend who, after a heart attack got out of the home building business, and now builds sidecars and is quite happy.
Jabear Cooking mussels on a banjo? Banjo must have some other meaning up there.
Mr B Did your doctor know you intended to play hockey so soon after the steroid injection?
Contractions vs complexes You guys are making way too much out of that. Complexes are squiggly lines you see on the electrocardiogram, contractions are what the heart does during those complexes.
I'm traveling with a poor - Days Inn Internet connection. In fact everything about this motel is poor.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
BigDaddyWaiting that long only to be canceled means something went very badly for someone else.
Fortunately, that was not the case. Instead of the usual two teams, they had only one, hence the slow down in throughput...
Morning all
Flo set everyone that is here with a cup of pane cakes of their choice or sausage and gravy or Ham biscuits or scrapple or Grits or .......whatever they will have.
Need a quick prayer from you praying ones. I have an 8 am meeting this morning with a HO about their elevator ( Elevator company told them it would not be warrantable because it didnt meet 3x5 rules which is total horse hockey because a real elevator inspector passed the stupid inspection ) so anyways this HO cannot stand the site of me and they are from a country that does not like us very much. Fire works are sure to ensue and this is going to be a very tough meeting. I go from there to a Production meeting from there to a Predrywall meeting and somewhere in between I have to run the site, get inspections off ..... Its gonna be a L O N G tough day
Hobby front - Tired to spread some loads of structal fill in front of the garage area yesterday and the rim on the tractor cracked and started leaking air It feels like I will never get this thing built and trains running !
Ulrich - Even though there was a very long delay you can thank God that you dont live in some of the country's where health car is questionable at best. I hear stories from my hispanic workers that in their countries the hopsitals dont bring food to the patients the families have to bring their own food and they to PAY BEFORE the surgery ! I wonder what happens if the dont have the money or someone to bring them food ! Or we could be in countries where the doctor is WITCH DOCTOR
Henry THANK you, you made me laugh out loud with your comment about your friend and his change of proffesion. I can understand why he changed. Do you pick where you stay or do you have to go where the company sends you ? That stinks nothing worse than having to be away from home and then having to stay at the "flea bitten motel"
MoeLarry - I should would love to see some of your handi work on the radios. I bet it is a thing of beauty
Rob - LOL Ha Ha Ha Ha - Strong hobbies ? You had me rolling the floor I needed that to start my day - THANKS still laughing...
Douglas - That is interesting. I like root beer and tea. Cant drink any any more though. The Food Nazi and Saw bones Nazis have me on a strict diet My favorite root beer is "Birch Root beer" then if you add in some vanilla ice cream! Yummy ! If I ever get a chance I am gonna try your drink. I agree with your comments about being in good company with the war vets. I have had the honor of working with some and I have always though highly of them. I came along after steam - unfortunately - But I didn have an experience with a HUMONGEOUS "pan" a large earth moving equipment. The tires looked like mountains ! And it was as long as a giant DRAGON and belched diesel fuel like an angry volcanoe ! My dad had it on a school project he built and arranged for me to ride it with an operator - HECK NO ! I wasnt going anywhere near that THING !
Ken - Man that does stink ! Just $12 ! Heck that doesnt pay for the gas to get ya there ! Geez you gotta find a new line of work
Alvie - Well that is disappointing I was looking forward to hearing about your train. Keep us posted on the outcome ...
Mr B - Dont mention tax time ! Our tax person passed away. Before he passed away the people taking over his buisness contact us. We too our stuff in TWO WEEKS AGO and they just informed us taxes will not be ready until after the 15th !
History qoute of the day:
I became of course the butt of every thing which reason, ridicule, malice and falsehood could supply. they have concentrated all their hatred on me till they have really persuaded themselves that I am the sole source of all their imaginary evils.
Thomas Jefferson: to Richard Mentor Johnson, 10 March 1808
Only one today gotta go subdue some demons...
TTYL
YGW
Good Afternoon!
Petra is taking a nap, so I sneaked out of the house to come here for a spell! Cooking didn´t take long as we had plenty of leftovers from yesterday.
I downloaded Gimp, which is a freebie version of Photoshop and tried my hand at photo-editing by adding a backdrop to an already existing picture. For a first try, I am quite happy with the result, but there is lots of room for improvement.
yougottawanta...you can thank God that you dont live in some of the country's where health car is questionable at best.
You are right! I think we are spoiled rotten in this country when even compared to other European countries. Medical services and attention are first class, the rooms nice, the food acceptable. It´s a bit of a hit and miss situation with the nurses - most of them appear to be much friendler to men than to members of the same gender. Overall organisation, however, is bad, but that must be a natural in all hospitals.
Janie, it´s a little late here to go for the breakfast YGW offered, so I just settle for a strong coffee and a handful of my favorite cookies, please!
Good Morning,
A heat wave is expected here for the next 2 days with highs of 60F. I'm sure we'll see young people with shorts and T shirts.
Ulrich, glad to here Petra is doing well.
I think we can all take heed of Henry's advice regarding heart problems. After all he is an anethesiologist and I'm sure he's seen a few heart surgeries up close.
I hope to get a little clean up done outside today. It is still far too wet to do any raking but at least I plan on getting the BBQ out and cleaned up. I plan on firing it up tomorrow as the MIL is expected for dinner assuming my wife's back improves by then.
I dug out a couple of small kits for the HO layout, a speeder shed and a station platform kit. I've painted the platform kit and just have to glue it together. It will be placed on the harbour spur for summer tourist trains.
Well time to get moving here,
CN Charlie
Henry - Your friends builds sidecars now. What kind of sidecar does he build ? For motor cycles ?
Ulrich - Glad you could get away for a bit and come see us. I can tell you REALLY love Petra. It is nice to see that in a couple who have been together still have that special love for each other. I am glad for both of you that she is doing well.
We had surprise guests for supper this evening:
Petra´s already gone to bed, but that´s too early for me. Time to watch some train movies for me!
Howdy
i scrolled through recent posts on the iPhone. Nice photos of B&O museum .
Ulrich. I'm glad Petra's surgery is over and hope she recovers soon.
We are nearly done in Orlando. We are going to St Augustine next. Then we'll go home in middle of coming week
Cheers
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
BigDaddyMr B Did your doctor know you intended to play hockey so soon after the steroid injection?
Yes, the doctor used to play hockey himself. He said that I should just go back to my normal routine and play hockey if I felt up to it. I felt pretty good.
I really did want to get an MRI and have it looked it. My fear was that would make it worse by playing, but the doctor said that was unlikely and I should give it a try.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
I don't tend to hang out here routinely, though I check the forum each day. Just haven't made it a habit (yet). So, hello again.
An observation, if not already commented upon. Today I opened 3 threads that caught my interest to generate a reply. I noted that 3 were first time posters, same day. That's a nice sign. It's interesting to see in each case how positive the existing members are and how pleased they are to help out regarding the introduction and/or inquiry of the OP.
Have a great tomorrow (today's close to shot here, and it's tomorrow already in Australia).
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
Good evening all.
Chloe - A nice root beer float sounds good for some reason... I think YGW was paying for it...
YGW - Thanks for the float! Hope your "meetings" went well.
Ulrich - Glad Petra is home and doing well!
Ken - 12.00? For the month? I get that in a week, or less! ( I made about $3.00 this afternoon alone... Although I missed the $10 bonus on one, and another $5 bonus on another sale... Drat! Maybe tomorrow...) This month we are doing very well on sales so far, last month we were slow for all but the last week, and it has gotten much better since.
First train ride experience: Other than miniature "zoo" trains, it would have been at the ripe age of 6, on the OC&T lines through PA oil region. (Diesel though...) Not that excitable, save for the memories of going with my family and grandparents. My first memorable train moment though, occurred when I was about 3, my dad took me an a bike ride (anyone else ever been strapped to a kids ride-along seat on a bicycle?) near my grandparents house, to the (then) Conrail mainline. (Just a few blocks away.) A matched set of (GP40's? I think... It fits anyways...) standard cab CR blue units came storming up, hustling a fast freight (mail/intermodal TOFC) east, on the second track from us. (At that time, the old NYC main still had three tracks through that area, CR later ripped out track 3) It was big, loud, and fast! We were (safely) parked about 10-15 yards off the tracks, but wow! What a memory! (Then, when I got to see a stopped one, a couple of years later, around age 5, at about 5-6 feet away... It looked even bigger!) I will NEVER forget that moment! (Maybe that's why I still love watching trains.... It's my Dad's fault! Thansks, Dad! )
Been kinda cool to read others memories, and experiences. (And, it made me think of my own, so, thank you!) Anyone else willing to share their's?
Weather - Snow today, cool tomorrow, but warming up (sharply!) to a balmy 74 on Monday! Yep... Typical NWPA Weather!
W**k - We qualified 8th (out of 169 stores!) for the contest, and are (through tomorrow) matched up against Alma MI, for the chance to advance. (As of yesterday, they still sat @ a zero in contest sales, we sat at a measly 3.7%...) Winner of this round gets $50 towards bottom line for the month, and advances to face the next store next week.
Hope all are well, and all enjoy the evening!
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
My Railroad rules:
1: It's my railroad, my rules.
2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.
3: Any objections, consult above rules.
Evening Diners
Flo, Ed and and I will have a please and I will pay for Ricks Root Beer Float. After all I have $12.00 burning a hole in my pocket.
Figuers Charter been down for 6 hours and I have not been able to get on line! Here I am ready to head to the sleeping car, and I can get on line at 11:20 PM?
ricktrains4824Ken - 12.00? For the month?
Tad more to that story but not much. I am paid commission / spiff 2 times a month. This coming $12.00 check will be from March 15 to March 31st. My next check will be from April 1st to April 15th. I will get that check on April 18th. I have nothing coming on the 18th check so far. So yes, I could make only $12.00 for the whole month and there no sighn of things picking up.
Poter, will you shown me to my room please.
Ken
I hate Rust
Sir Madog I downloaded Gimp, which is a freebie version of Photoshop and tried my hand at photo-editing by adding a backdrop to an already existing picture. For a first try, I am quite happy with the result, but there is lots of room for improvement.
That actually will help me eventually whenever I decide to replace this computer. I have Photoshop on this machine but given the expense, I was not planning to get a newer version. Do you know if it will read existing files from Photoshop?
On a silimar line, does anyone know of a good freebie version of Illustrator (vector-based graphics)? That's the other major program that I would need to replace with a new machine. It would need to be able to read Illustrator CS3 files.
ricktrains4824 First train ride experience: Other than miniature "zoo" trains, it would have been at the ripe age of 6, on the OC&T lines through PA oil region. (Diesel though...) Not that excitable, save for the memories of going with my family and grandparents. Anyone else willing to share their's?
First train ride experience: Other than miniature "zoo" trains, it would have been at the ripe age of 6, on the OC&T lines through PA oil region. (Diesel though...) Not that excitable, save for the memories of going with my family and grandparents.
Anyone else willing to share their's?
My first train ride was on a tourist line here in Montana: the Charlie Russell Choo-Chew. It is a dinner train from Kingston Junction to Denton on the old Pacific Extension of the Milwaukee. It is operated by the Central Montana Railroad. The trip I was on used an ex-GN GP9 and de-powered RDCs. That section has the bridges that were built to span the Missouri Breaks. They were damaged a few years ago by flooding but from what I understand have been fixed to be usable again. For a lot of that ride, I just closed my eyes and just let the experience wash over me. That ride even influenced a planned expansion of my railroad. (The bridges on that section.)
I also got to ride in passenger cars (including one that was over 60 years old which was an original car for that railroad) two years ago as part of a railroad historical society convention. That was another ride that left an impression on me.
Hi, Folks
Just stopping by to add another tid-bit of B&O memoribilia for the gang to enjoy.
The B&O was known for running many special trains for various civic groups, schools, Scouts, Soap Box Derby specials and even railroad enthusiasts. This menu is from a school outing probably to enjoy the Cherry Blossoms.
Can you imagine, March 1940! These kids are in for some pretty bumpy times in the next few years!
This guest check is from a different trip:
Well, the snow is beginning to melt but I still have a fire in the stove!
Thanks for the beer, Ken! Hang in there, buddy...
Cheers! Ed
gmpullmanCan you imagine, March 1940! These kids are in for some pretty bumpy times in the next few years!
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Let's see, first train ride for me was a trip from Grand Beach, MB., to Pine Falls. I remember that opening the windows resulted in cinders in your eyes, so it was steam powered and it was an old heavyweight in 1957. It was on the CNR. In 1960 I went to B.C. with my grandmother to visit relatives. That was on CN but I don't remember which train but it was a 2 day trip.
Have a nice day,
Good Morning!
For Petra, Ulrich, YGW, Mr. Beasley, and all other who are enduring medical issues, or the routine difficulties that Father Time brings us, remember General Joe Stillwell's mantra: "Illigitimi non carborundum" (look it up if you need to).
I'm just going to grab a black coffee to go, with a pecan roll, to eat while I drive up to Blue Ridge Summit, PA this morning for the NMRA South Mountain Division's Mini-Con. I already had breakfast at home, so this will be dessert. I had to leave Samson, the Husky-Chow mix, at home alone. He's insulted, so I guess I'll have to bring him a treat when I get back.
Cudaken: That panoramic B&O shot is hanging up in the Martinsburg, WV station and shows Maritnsburg in the early 1950's. We looked it over several years ago and determined the train was probably the westbound Shenandoah, number 7.
Ulrich, it's good to hear that Petra's surgery was successful.
Mr. Beasley, I can identify with the joint pain issues. I'm a veteran of two hip replacements, a knee arthroscopy, and tennis elbow. Just do what you have to and keep on going!
Ed, you and I both visited the East Broad Top for the first time in 1960, their first year of tourist operation. I was a bit older (by ten years). Hope I didn't accidentally step on you in my teenage enthusiasm! And I think we agree: There's nothing in the world that can beat a B&O diner. I ALWAYS had their baked apple for dessert, no matter what else I had.
Looks like my to-go order is ready. Gotta run. I'm already late. Everybody have a great day!
Tom
Just saying "Hi" to everyone! I am on my way to bed - it´s not been a good day. Petra is doing fine, but I start to show signs of excessive wear and tear. Went shopping for the weekend supplies. did the laundry and cooked a meal. Cleaned the kitchen, unloaded the dryer, folded everything up neatly and stashed it away. Made coffee to have it ready after Petra´s nap. Did the second round of laundry, once finished, I hung it up for drying. Vacuumed the entire place - and collapsed. I woke up seeing the smiling face of a paramedic. I feel wasted.
I hope tomorrow will be a better day.
Afternoon folks!
Chloe, a cup of hot chocolate would be very nice right now. I am still chilled to the bone. We had Hands on trianing out at the museum today and it was still in the 30's outside when I climbed in the Volt to drive the 50+ miles to get there.
The training was excellent and did include written instructions for being a car host. (I put the instructions together with help from a couple other people a couple months back.) They had everyone attending spend time in each of the cabbeese we use getting to know what the items of concern are in each. Each car is different and has its own quirks, should we say. We also were trained in using the hand brakes, helping the Conductor do brake test, how to properly connect the brake hoses. What the conductor does when the train is pushing the cars up the track, and a lot of other things. We also got hands on training in the use and safety of fire extinguishers.... I got to use a chemical one...
Ulrich, you are a good hubby!!! So glad that Petra is doing well. It won't be long before she will be again baking some of those wonderful desserts you bring in here....
Nice to see some new faces and some folks who haven't stopped by lately around the dinner!
Yesterday I actually spent most all day working on my model railroad. About two and a half hours was trying to find an improperly wired piece of track. I have the layout split into 3 districts, and after adding some feeds to what is District #3 I found that shorting the track anywhere in district 3 or in district 2 made the light bulbs (I use the old Lightbulb thing to limit shorts) in both districts light.... Finally tracked it down to a set of feeders that I put on a section of track long ago, when I was only using 2 districts... Luckily the feeders were right at the location where the districts divide so I was able to just remove the offending feeds and wire them to the other district. End of that problem. I did find some dead places on the layout. Mostly just a lack of a feeder where the rail is insulated at the frog in the Fast Tracks turnouts. I am working one getting those all wired up properly now. That's what happens when you don't run trains for a couple of years I guess.
YGW, I have run trains over the past couple of years, just not on my layout......
Sun has been shining all day today and is drying up some of the puddles. We got over 2" of rain in the last 8 days here and the ground was already saturated. Have water ozzing in down cellar in places I haven't seen wet for the last 20 or so years.... I will have to pull up all the padded walkways in the aisles and let them dry. Sump has been running constantly and every 7 or 8 hours I have to start the siphon for the pool behind the back (outside) stairs. I am saving for a new set of hearing aids at the moment (need about $7,000) then, I will start saving to have the foundation of the house dug up out back and get the place sealed up to stop the water pouring in, I guess.
Have a good one! Later....
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
WEll,
Went shopping aat the garden center. Came home with an Easter Lilly, a Grape Hyacinth, a primrose, a tea rose, another lilly, vermiculite {or is it perlite?}, a good couple of clay pots to replace thae plastic ones that some plants would prefer on Monday when it is TA DA! 74Degrees!!!! but by friday will only be 51, bummer, but that is spring here!
Also did some digging and more plannig for the Hawai'i trip next fall. Added a Trip to Molokai to the itinerary. That, plus Road to Hana trip, up thousands of feet for the Haleakala sunrise, Old Lahina Luau, a half day roaming Lahina on foot, the Banyan tree park-the one that is a city block size and covers an acre for one Banyan tree, A trip to the chocolate plantation, I think that will about cover Maui for this trip! But I am sure we can do a little more. Thta covers a bit of moana side and Mauka side of the Island....Now if we can get the 3 other couples who wnat to go on the same page , we'll be fine. Assuming everyone has the money required to book in January. If not the trip will be delayed to fall 2019...WOW! ttha sounds wierd! Twenty nine-teen! Already. My official year of retirement according to one long ago disbanded plan is...2025. That is not so far away!
TRAINS: will definitely wait at least until next winter. Then, I may get to LQQK at them. Gotta order some track..22r"...maybe 24r"..if it still exists. Track seems to be the hard part, can't find it anywhere, and I'll be monkey's uncle if I'm going to try to build switches/turnouts!
The reason trains wil now take a back seat is that the garden will take a lot of time, so I'll only be in the basement for laundry, LOL. It be close to plantin' time! gotta start some seeds. Heck, I have a 6x8 greenhouse to build too!
Prayers for all who need them!
Ulrich: Jsut because Petra is to rest a bit, doesn't mean you have to take on ALL the chores, just you rest and cook for her, we DON'T need YOU in the hospital too! The dust will still be there later when the two of you are ready to take care of it! Trust me!
have a great night's rest everyone.
Good night, Mrs. Clabash, whereever you are...
-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.
Flo, Ed, Tom and I will have a Royal Crown with a chaser.
Ulrich Well I guess it was good you woke up the smilling paramedic's.
Tom, to the dinner! Are you and Ed face to face friends or internet friends? While I really love B&O, my uncle was a engineer for them. What realy got me hooked was when I found out I was driving past a old B&O Round House for 20 years heading it to Staint Louis with out even knowing it was there. To covred with bushes and trees. When I found out it was there I looked. How could have missed it?
Ed Just a little up date on the Pennsylvania SD 7 you sent. It had been making some racket and did not want to hurt so I let it sit. To night I said what the cbaoose, oliled it up again and giving it heck! Any idea how long it had been sitting? While it was still making a racket when I first stated running it and took a lot of power to get up to speed funny thing happned!
After a hour I had to back out of the power so it would not catch the Monon freight train it was chassing? It all so seems to be quiter? Now with the Might CB&Q and Might Strange (sound working again) B&O F7's I do not hear the Pennsylvania SD 7! I still maravil at it's decoder install!
Ed you are a master!
Later Folks, Ken looking for the sleeping car again.
Thanks for the RC, Ken. I think I'll have a burger to go with it. Medium, with lettuce, tomato & onion. No cheese. Toast the bun if you can.
Where is that overgrown B&O roundhouse you mentioned?
Ed and I met on the forums, but never in person. We discovered that we grew up about 30-35 miles from each other, about 10 years apart, and have many of the same interests and know several of the same people. Through my nephew, who still lives in Ed's general area, I've met some others of Ed's generation. Nowadays I live in Maryland, about 300 miles from Ed, which is why we've never met in person.
der5997: When folks here have medical problems, that's NOT your cue to follow suit! Hope you get that medicine allergy issue resolved quickly.
Ulrich, how about taking it easy and not pushing yourself so hard? Are you concerned about full employment for medical personnel? Don't be. They have plenty to keep them busy. You don't need to make a point of giving something to do!
Today's NMRA South Mountain Division meet was fun. There were several clinics. including a hefty dose of good information on steel mills. Andrew Dodge gave a clinic on scratchbuilding freight cars, and you can't do better than that! There was a small switching module that presented me with an embarrassing challenge, but I managed to eventually get everything in its proper place after a number of false starts.
More important than anything else was the chance to see old friends. In particular, there was one old friend who lives about 70 miles away. His wife passed away some time ago, and I hadn't heard anything from him for a while. She was a wonderful, gracious person, and I know the loss affected him deeply. I was glad to see him there, reconnecting with me and other old friends. I guess it just took him some time to work through it.
cudakenAfter a hour I had to back out of the power so it would not catch the Monon freight train it was chassing? It all so seems to be quiter?
Just like automobiles, Ken, our HO engines like to be run! Glad things are working out. Master??? That would be a pretty far stretch! Some of those engines were my FIRST decoder installs. I have learned a lot since then!
ACYWhere is that overgrown B&O roundhouse you mentioned?
I believe he's talking about Cone Yard, Tom. Must have been a busy place in it's day!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwdavidson/4203680954
Looks like this in recent years!
{You should click the "Watch On YouTube" button, lower right, to see it in full-screen}
Speaking of mutual friends, Tom, here's a photo of our friend Paul—from many years ago! This is a frame from an old 8mm movie I shot while working on the 4070 on the C.T. & V.
Well, time to turn in soon, hope there's a lower left in your sleeper, Ken!
Now I'm going to get YGW's Hobby Barn update posted...
Chat Later,
to those in need...
Ed
YGW'S HOBBY BARN UPDATE!
9 April, 2017
I know YGW has had a stressful week and he must have super-human determination to still have the fortitude to manage any progress on his Hobby Barn! Isn't Model Railroading FUN?
Hat's off to you, YGW!
ED
Time for Ibuprofen
It´s Sun-day and the sun is shining! Makes me feel a little happier! I have decided to make it a s-l-o-w day today, no house cleaning, no chores, only a light meal to prepare, and relax, relax, and relax!
YGW´s hobby barn is coming along nicely. It looks as if it will be ready for me to move in soon - just in time, as things turn rather unpleasant in my country. I can´t say more, as this is not the place to discuss the circumstances making life rather miserable for us, but most of you know what´s moving me.
Turning to some more pleasant issues. You folks know I am an aficionado of Swiss narrow gauge railroads, out of which the Rhaetian Railway network is my favorite.
Each winter, the RhB runs a steam special to say goodbye to Winter and hello to Spring. This year, they employed the two remaining, diminuitive class G 4/5 consolidations to head the train from Landquart to Samedan, assisted by the even smaller class G 3/4 tank engine. The two Consolidation will turn 111 years old this year, while the tank engine will celebrate 115 years of roaming the rail in Engiadina! It´s a surprise that these locos are still around, as their life as regular motive power ended already in 1922. Following WW I, the Swiss government decided to break the dependancy on imported coal and pushed a legislation forward to electrify all railway lines of strategic importance, which, in effect, were nearly all. Swiss railways are very proud of their heritage, and so a number of steamers survived until today, well-kept and groomed - but see for yourself!
Winter Steam in Engiadina - part 1:
Winter Steam in Engiadina - part 2:
Winter Steam in Engiadina - part 3:
I wish I could have been there!
Have a great Sunday!
If this throws us onto Page 5, "sup up lads!" it's on my tab.
I don't tend to hang out here routinely, though I check the forum each day. Just haven't made it a habit (yet). So, hello again. An observation, if not already commented upon. Today I opened 3 threads that caught my interest to generate a reply. I noted that 3 were first time posters, same day. That's a nice sign. It's interesting to see in each case how positive the existing members are and how pleased they are to help out regarding the introduction and/or inquiry of the OP. Have a great tomorrow (today's close to shot here, and it's tomorrow already in Australia).
I’d suggest that by March 1940 that meal would have been considered a luxury by ordinary folks both sides of the English Channel.
banjo is ANZAC slang for shovel. And yes, it was clean before steaming those mussels.
Ulrich:Glad you are taking it easy, and that you have some sun! That will dry out the rusty people! Please give our best wishes to Petra for a speedy recovery – and keep some for yourself, for the same!
I have made it a custom to look out of our dining area window to see whether our "deer" visitors are calling on us. Well, this evening I could not spot our friendly neighborhood herd, but there was some movement. I got my video camera to zoom in on the "object", which turned out to be a pair of grey wolves! Before I could turn the camera on, they disappeared into the woods.
Now I shall be looking out for little Red Riding Hood ...
Sir MadogI got my video camera to zoom in on the "object", which turned out to be a pair of grey wolves!
That's really cool Ulrich!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Saturdays work on the back roof was NO FUN ! It doesn't look like it but just above the bottom row of roofing it is 24 feet to the ground and I didn't have a harness or rope ! Man glad that is done with !
Ed - thanks again. Actually it is therapy to get out to work with my hands and not be stressed by bad things and ornary folks.I wish roundhouses could be saved. Such a treasure is being lost !
DER - that could have turned out badly ! Glad you are okay and yes thank God we live where there is good health care.
Ulrich - well if you wanna leave there I will soon have room enough for you ! Wolves ! How exciting ! I watched part of the videos. Almost felt like I was back home in Roanoke.
What in the world please take care of yourself and slow down a bit thank God you woke up to a smiling medic vs. the pearly Gates !!!!
Tom - you are from MD ? East west south North ? Wondering if you are not to far from me ?
Howmus - when you redo your bsmt make sure you have them install " drain board" on the outside of the fdn. I have seen this installed over a cracked fdn and it didn't leak ! Well that is good at least your wheels haven't grown rust !
JaBear - It takes a great deal of restraint not to choke the living day lights out of someone who desperataly needs it ! Funny thing I misread your banjos for Banos which I think is the Spanish word for bathroom
Ricky W - congrats. That's not bad out of that many stores ! Hope you guys win the competition !
Paul - so glad you joined us. Please pull up a chair and stay a while.
Garry - say hello to my family while you are their ( mom's side of the family ) hope you have a great visit.