Afternoon Diners
Flo, Ed, Jan, Yannis and I will have a please.
For not feeling good today I got a lot done. Woke up and ddid not feel good, not sick, just not good. Ate breakfest, 2 eggs and some hash browns and laied down. Could not fall a sleep but rested. Around 11:00 AM got up and did a little running. Went to the library and to the Vet to get Sparkie The Rocket Dog some more meds and speical dog food. I swear this 18 pound dog cost me more to feed than Sonya, my 185 pound Wolfhound!
When I got home my hands where shaking. All most dropped the food I was going to nuke. Ate a little and felt a tad better for about 15 minutes, then started to feel bad again. Had some sugar soda and went at it.
Got the sideyard and frontyard cut. Wife kept saying it was so tall she could not walk! I could hardly tell where I had all ready cut for the next pass? She does not want grass, she wants Out Door Carpet to walk on!
Yard Wars Got the rearyard around the inground pool weed wacked. I hope who ever invented the weed wacker made millions! Found the Hated Wild Grape Vines are trying to make a come back! Not this time around! Weed wacked them then used ny version of agent orange. Round Up Posion Ivey Killer. If that does not work, I will break out the real nasty stuff!
MisterBeasleySpeaking of computers, Microsoft actually has a patch for that Wanna Cry virus for Windows XP, even though officially XP is not supported. I installed it on my machine. It was a painless effort.
Mr B could you post a link please?
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Afternoon folks!
Janie I'll hold off on Dinner for a couple more hours I think. Still filled from the nice bowl of Oatmeal I had for breakfast. Thanks Steven! What? Oh I love a good bowl of oatmeal, properly made..... Especially with fresh friut and cream.
yougottawanta Howmus - Did you all have a NMRA meet weekend before last ?
Howmus - Did you all have a NMRA meet weekend before last ?
Nope....
I think I have all the ducks in a row for the MLK Scholarship Dinner tomorrow evening. Finally got in touch with the AV guy over at the college and set a time to get together with him to set up sound, mics, and the projectors for the slideshow tomorrow. I have the certificates in frames, the programs completed and packed. The college food services always puts on a great meal(s) for us. The choice is once again, Prime Rib, Chicken French, and an Asian Vegetable Stir Fry (for the Vegetarians in the crowd). I'll be enjoying a medium rare Prime Rib Dinner. This is always a great event, and I am honored to be a major player in the behind the scenes goings on.
Sun is trying to shine out there, so I may finish up the lawn before dinner....
Catch you all later!
Oh, a quote before I leave:
"Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy!" - Mahatma Gandhi
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Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Evening all
W**ked through lunch today...very busy...
Hobby barn news - Neighber brought over his box grader and spead the two truck loads of structural fill and moved my gravel to the front of the garage doors. Now I will not be tracking mud in !!!
Angel wrote " He ran his motorcycle into it." - Oh my gosh ! Usually vehicles do not fair well when running into brick walls ! How fast was the moron going when he hit it ? Did he survive ? He had to be going fast to punch a hole in the wall ! Geezz !!!
Steve - Sorry your day started off rough - I am with Ulrich ! If you want it I will mail you my Oatmeal my wife bought me - I will NOT touch the stuff. Its like slimy oysters and I refuse to get that near me either ! - YUCK !
Ulrich - I agree I have no idea why oatmeal even exist !
Mr. B - Glad to hear you are doing better
Lion - : ) Glad you are back with us !
ROR - What ? Farmer ? Hunter ? What is rule 55 ?
Henry - What causes Mange ?
ken - I am glad you Pup is doing better So are you gonna turn into a Santa Fe guy now ?
History qoute of the day:
From the earliest ages of history to the present day there have never been thirteen millions of people associated in one political body who enjoyed so much freedom and happiness as the people of these United States. You have no longer any cause to fear dangers from abroad ... It is from within, among yourselves - from cupidity, from corruption, from disappointed ambition and inordinate thirst for power - that factions will be formed and liberty endangered ...
Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.
But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.
I carry my cell phone all the time. I used to just have a flip phone, but AT&T eliminated service for all those old phones. They gave me a free smart phone at no extra cost. Mostly, I just use it to, well, make phone calls. If I'm taking an exercise walk, I don't need to check hockey scores or whatever. I use it for weather if I'm out of town, or for directions, but e-mail and general browsing are left to my desktop and tablet if I'm away. I still have a land line phone, but I never answer it because it's always a junk call.
Ken, I hope the vet is right about those new medications, and Sparkie will be back to his old self in a few days.
Speaking of computers, Microsoft actually has a patch for that Wanna Cry virus for Windows XP, even though officially XP is not supported. I installed it on my machine. It was a painless effort.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Morning diners,
YGW- He ran his motorcycle into it. I'm not should how it did it. After it was fixed you can still see the hole impact in the backyard.
Dave- I don't carry my cellphone a lot either. If you got a laptop or tablet there's no point.
Ken- I'm glad your dog is feeling better with his liver pills.
Since Trainworx announced their Vintage Tank Trucks I purchased two Classic Metal Works 1957 tank trucks in Sunoco and Phillips 66. But my dad was wondering why I didn't want Sinclair with the little dinosaur. Although yes Sinclair and Phillips are in Nebraska I picked the most numbers of gas station available. Both my parents like the orange and blue Phillips 66 style intend of all green.
I like my oatmeal in between that's not watery nor to dry and clumpy.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Every year my wife and I attend a jewelry show in Madison, Wis. We stay at a nearby hotel that offers free breakfast. Most of it is passable, but the oatmeal is made by someone who clearly has not had the concept of oatmeal explained to them. It's not just runny, it's more liquid than solid. It's like oat soup. It's more or less gray oat-flavored water.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
ROBERT PETRICK Steven Otte OK, that does sound good... just don't make it runny, OK? I like my oatmeal thick enough to stand the spoon in it. And a large OJ, thanks. So do I. Thin and runny oatmeal is called gruel; that stuff Dickens was always on about. Robert
Steven Otte OK, that does sound good... just don't make it runny, OK? I like my oatmeal thick enough to stand the spoon in it. And a large OJ, thanks.
OK, that does sound good... just don't make it runny, OK? I like my oatmeal thick enough to stand the spoon in it. And a large OJ, thanks.
So do I. Thin and runny oatmeal is called gruel; that stuff Dickens was always on about.
Robert
Same here !
I'll have oatmeal and OJ, please.
Ulrich ... Thanks for posting the videos.
I am still working on my bridge project when I have model railroading time. I hope to do more later today.
The email notification thing does not bother me because I don't want any notifications cluttering up my email account.
Cheers.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
ROBERT PETRICKThin and runny oatmeal is called gruel; that stuff Dickens was always on about.
That´s a no thank you for me, too! I have bad memories on that stuff. In my childhood days, I was force fed with it when I was ill. The thought of it makes me sick again!
LINK to SNSR Blog
Looks like the muesli I usually have for breakfast, Steven! Quite healthy!
It´s been ra*ning here since early this morning.Add to that a slowly rising temperature and you get a certain feeling for what folks in India go through when the monsoon season starts. I tried to shake it all off with a nap after lunch, but that little pest down below started to stomp around like a herd of elephants, while his dim-whitted mom started to yell at him.
Murder, he thought ...
Oy.
It seems like whatever problem the Forum software was having with e-mail notifications has been fixed... 'cause just this morning I got about two dozen notifications from people who have been complaining for days about some guy who they don't like on the DCC Forum. I just love starting my morning cleaning up a flame war.
So I need some comfort food to calm my nerves. What's the breakfast special today, Chlöe?
Good Morning!
It´s going to be a wet day - it is already drizzling lightly as I am typing up this post. I don´t mind - I have no specific plans for the day and will just drift along.
Today, Ulrich´s Train Movie Theater will take you to the Spain of the 1960´s, when the country still has lots of little steam operated narrow gauge lines. Filming and photographing trains in the then fascist rules country was quite difficult and could have earned you a prison sentence for espionage, so the footage, taken by a band of brave-hearted Brits, is a rare gem.
Enjoy the trip back in time into a world nearly lost, as most of the lines do not exist any longer.
Ken - I am sorry to hear about Sparkie ailing!
Eveing Diners
Flo, Ed, Jan, Yannis and I will have a beer please.
Sort of a Job Front. Again it was Slooooooooow. In 9 hours I sold a whole $80.00?
Sparkie The Rocket Dog. This morning he would not eat either his canned dog for or dry food. So he did not get any of his meds. Wife called the American Eskmo Rescue (Sandy) and was balling her eyes out. Seems most rescue dog she get's is because people won't or cannot pay there Vet bill's. She all so called our Vet Said the most importand med's to get him to take was for his stomach.
Around 2:00 PM Sparkie came to my wife while she was eating and took a small pice of cheese. Sue got a little more cheese and wrapped the stomach pills in them, and he ate them! At his normal dinner time he started bugging my wife and ate his dry dog food quickley! Then wanted more.
Vet, Sandy and my wife think it was the new Liver Med he just started Friday. He will not get any more to see how he does. Tonight when I got home, seemed more like is old self!
Train Front Still swearing about ATF on the rails! Started running the Team Track / Passing Spur I had not ran for 3 weeks. Again not a single hick up with the picky PK 2000 SD 7 Bessemer! I am becoming a fan of the Bachmann Sound Value Satna Fe F7A's!
I have had better days, but far from the worst day I have had!
Cuda Ken
Well, welcome to Wisconsin Lion! I leave my cell phone laying around alot. Some times it might spend a day or two in my truck. I'm NOT attached to it like sooooooo many others, with it always in their face. Besides, mine is a flip phone! I use it to make, and recieve calls, just what a phone is suppose to do. It is unbelievable how many people I see, out and about, in stores, on the street, and in their vehicles, with their cell phone glued to their face, or is it their face glued to a cell phone? Even people out walking, for their daily and evening excercise. I'm guessing the millennials, and younger, along with a few of the older generation, (parents of millennials) can't live without them.
Mike.
My You Tube
Lion? What is the story on the LION.
im drove to Wisconsin today for three days of computer stuff.
Nine Hour drive.
Forgot a cell phone is sitting on my fridge.
Servers at Abbey stopped working, guess who is not there to fix them.
can't email them. Oh well, they will figgr it out on their own.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
yougottawantaMr. B - HoW is your knee feeling today ? Is your BP going down ?
Yes, thank you, the blood pressure has come down. The BP monitor I bought at CVS seems very inaccurate and is probably telling me I'm worse than I really am. I think most of the issue was from medications, not me.
The knee is better. My hockey game is improving, and that's probably the best evidence.
The news for the week in the ROR home is that I am back to beeing "retired." The new job did not work out as planned. I was under the impression they were looking for a "farmer," but they changed their tune and decided they wanted a "hunter." I have never been a hunter and have no desire to become one. The good news is that I may already have a lead on a new job that plays more to my strengths. In the meantime I am eligible for the "rule of 55" so I have unfettered access to my 401(k) without an early withdrawal penalty. It sucks to have the job implode, but we are letting it get us down.
Richard
They are red foxes. I've heard there were 4 kits. I captured these on a game camera, I have only seen mom or dad in person. Some years they are quite domesticated. I'm sure they get handouts from the neighbors. They also do pretty well with birds mice and squirrels.
Their coats are prettier than the pic now, but they get the mange (which is like scabies in people) and lose nearly all their fur by the end of the summer. That doesn't bode well for the winter.
They live in...a foxhole of all things about 100 yards from my house. The camera captures them all hours of the day and night so they must not sleep for very long.
They are not very street smart as far as cars go. Judging by their markings, they don't seem to live in the wild longer than about 3 years.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Ken,
Sorry to hear about Sparkie, they do fill a void in our lives with unfailing affection. I still miss all of mine that have passed over.
Jan
Howdy eveyone ! Missed lunch w**ked right throught it !
Ulrich - Hope your day today is better than yesterday. I watched yesterdays videos. The one engine, until I saw the subtitles, I thought I was watching train run through some place in the American west ! I didnt know Buster Keaton lived long enough to do color pictures ! Man that scooter runs pretty fast. I was surprised at the speed !
Henry - Those red foxes ?
Ken - Sorry about your dog. That is tough.
Yannis - thank you. I will say this, 1to1 is MUCH harder to build than 1/160 ! At the very least it is much heavier.
Angel - How in the world did they break a brick fence ? Run into with crash helmuts on ?
Johnboy - It took 14 months ? YOH must be very patient ! When we sell a spec unit and the prospective HO wants a bath we can install one in about ten days. What caused you to drag your feet on it ? Supply problems ? Time ?
Mr. B - HoW is your knee feeling today ? Is your BP going down ?
Dave - That is tough. I cannot imagine having to live next to that all day long. I hate it when a car pulls up beside me and all I can hear is the THUMPING of RAP music. I want to put Hillbilly music in a bull horn and point it in their direction....I wonder how they would like that ?! Peopel are so Rude sometimeS !
Jimmy - How is the apartment hunt going ?
Lion - How are you doing today ?
History qoute of the day :
A penny saved is twopence clear.
Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1737
All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of superintending providence in our favor. To that kind providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend? Or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance?.....is it probable that an Empire can rise without his Aid?"
Benjamin Franklin, To Colleagues at the Constitutional Convention
Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Benjamin Franklin, Advice to a Young Tradesman, 1748
I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. In my youth I traveled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.
Benjamin Franklin, On the Price of Corn and Management of the Poor, November 1766
TTYL
YGW
Thought I would stop by for a cup of tea and maybe a slice of toast with jelly. Went railfaning this morning and seen 4 trains in a hour and a half.The rest of the day will be donated to cleaning house. I checked the C&TS camera and will report there is smoke over Chama.
http://www.coloradonewmexicosteamtrain.org/camera-portal-horizontal.htm
Ken,Sorry to hear about your dog.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
Ulrich good day!!!
Thanks for posting these up! I must visit these lines at some point. There is also a very nice narrow gauge scenic line up in Pelion where if i am not mistaken they do excursions and such.
Good day to everyone, afternoon coffee time here! About to go to the benchwork again after two days of doing masking work for a building (250+ pieces of masking tape.... )
Ken, i hope all the best for the dog situation. Losing a dog is heartbreaking.
Good Afternoon!
I just woke up from my mid day nap and am enjoying a nice cup of tea. I am off the coffee for a while, just to see whether it makes me feel better if I go without.
Today´s feature in Ulrich´s Train Movie Theater takes us to Greece to the Diakofto - Kalavryta rack railway.
The Diakofto–Kalavryta Railway is a historic 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) gauge rack railway in Greece. Located on the northern Peloponnese, it runs 22 km from Diakopto through the Vouraikos Gorge and the old Mega Spilaion Monastery and up to Kalavryta, stopping en route at Zachlorou.
The line was built by the Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways (SPAP). Currently the infrastructure and rolling stock are owned and maintained by Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE). Passenger trains are operated by TrainOSE.
The line has preserved a couple of steam engines, one of them in working condition and commissioned for steam specials.
Bonus feature is a video of a steam special!
Enjoy!
Good morning ... ... Coffee and a pecan roll, please.
Ken ... Very sad to hear about Sparkie.
Johnny .... Good to see you in the Diner. Sounds like you may have some intersting memories traveling by train through Utah. Feel free to tell us more.
Henry ... I would be interested if you told us about your "babies".
Ulrich ... Interesting Argentina railroading.
Galaxy ... Don't forget about us. Post when you can.
Took my mom to my son's for a cook out. He announced my DIL is 3 months preggars. I think they have their hands full with the two kids they have now.
Trying to figure out Imgur. It is not clear at all on how to add images directly to an album. Here are my babies
Ken Sorry to hear about Sparky. Deciding to put an animal down is a hard decision.
Well done--except that the Golden Spike was driven at Promontory Summit, and not Promontory Point, which is right on the shore of the Great Salt Lake--and freight trains pass through there now (and I have slept through there three times in a comfortable berth each time.)
Don't fret; even newspaper people around here are also confused.
Johnny
Eveing Mothers!
Flo, Ed and I will have a please and give any Mothers that comes in a on my tap.
Not a single Mother or anyone came to work today. With it being Mothers Day I did not think I would have anyone in. Really don't understand why we are open on Mothers Day.
Sparkie The Rocket Dog. Looks like Sparkie maybe coming close to the end. Sparkie came from a American Eskmo Rescue about 3 years ago. We where told he was 10 years old then. The rescue spent $2,000.00 on vet bills to get him well. He has had stomach problems for awhile now and has to eat a speical food. He now has Liver Problems and is on 2 meds for it. Vet said "she is worried but if he feels good and is keeping his food down not as much."
He has been throwing up for 2 days now and does not seem like he feels good. Not sure how manny days has left, but he is in his Forevery Home and not the Kennel we got him from. He is the most loving Dog we have ever had, and we have had some great dogs!
Evenin' folks!
Janie, just a cup of decaf please....
Happy Mother's Day to all the "Better Halves" out there. I just got home from the celebration for my son's family.... We went out to the local Japanese Restaurant here in Geneva. It is top shelf and has great food and with the Hibachi section at least they put on a great show...... Second time I have been there and enjoyed it both times. The other relatives (some don't like aything "exotic") went next door to an Italian/American Restaurant which is also excellent. Then we all got together at one of the houses for desert afterwards.
Have gotten most everything done now for the MLK Scholarship Dinner on Wednesday Evening. Tickets are printed, certificates done, program has been finished, printed, and assembled, and the slide show that will play during dinner of the Service last January is all done and ready to go on my laptop. Only thing left to do is get frames for the certificates for the recipients of the Scholarships, and one for our Educators of the year award.
Hope to get started planting my raised gardens this week as well.....
Quote for the day:
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." - Mahatma Gandhi
Have a great evening!
This place does not only look deserted, it is deserted!No reason for me to hang out longer, I am heading for the hay now.
It´s not been a good day.
Good morning
Happy Mothers Day to any in your families.
I will have coffee and a donut to go, please.
See everybody later