give Ken a double of the peach flavored silver rum that has aged for two days---good stuff !
Ken,
Believe the ATF and the Mystery Oil work about the same--other than the odd hair from the dog, both seem to work the same. I am really glad you conned me into trying it. Speaking of dogs, don't know what it was outside the house last night-coyote, fox, or one of the deer, but twice an hour on average the male would cut loose with his "I'm going to kill and eat you" bark, followed immediately by the female. Shelby has learned to shove her head between the sheets, and a wet COLD dog nose in the center of your back, on bare skin, will definately bring you to full attention. I gave up at 07:15 and let them both out for a good bark. Hooper has started to take my slippers downstairs, and place them on his pile of toys in the living room. Tonight I will place them in the book stand by my bed, next step will be the book stand in the headboard on the bed if that doesn't work. Shelby is turning into a good waterfowl dog, Hooper was introduced to the water improperly, and can be used for wading birds, he only wades elbow deep. Before the summer is over I hope to have him swimming. I adopted one other Chessie that wouldn't go into the water, once he found out what swimming was about, became one of the best hunting dogs I have ever had. At the least, they are both good friends, even if they do break wind, and hog the bed.
It hit 39F last night, and today was 51, with showers. About the same the rest of the week. Old Farmer's Almanac gives this for the next week or so. They have been at 83% this year.
Have a large N-Scale patch of Elk Horn moss on the ledge behind the house, saw it used on a layout for trees, priced some, I guess I will bring some in and place it behind the wood stove, (still lit) and dry it out to use for backdrop. There is no foot traffic other than critters where it is growing, and it is quite tall, 3+ inches.
Oreoles came back five days ago, and the humming birds came back yesterday. Goldfinches, (we call them wild canaries) are wearing their summer plumage now, and it is nice to see all the color in the trees around the house. We had a number of the old fashoned panseys winter over, and they have started blooming, so much for the -every other year- that my wife informed me about. She gathered up about a half quart of morning glory seeds last fall to re-plant this spring, I said she really did not need to do that, that they will re-seed themselves. Looked at the spots where they were planted last year, and the ground is covered with plants about two inches tall. I will let her "find" them when she comes back from staying with her son. She has been modifying his pants to fit his urine bag that he now wears.
To those of you who have been challanged with dirt on the train wheels you might try a short line as an experiment with the ATF, or the Marvel Mystery Oil. I heat the house with a wood stove, and it is a constant battle to keep the wood ash cleaned from the windows, furniture, tv-etc. My main challange now is the fur from two Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, may try Pomade next.
Prayers for those in need-
herrinchoker
Hi all,
My wishes and hopes to all here for good health and good days ahead.
On the MR front, I went to a trainshow in Allentown back on Saturday. Not much selection as it had been a tiny show compared to some of the big, famous ones, but I did find a few items to take home that I've yet to find on the infamous auction site or at local shops. I sent off my BLI Reading Paragon3 T1 about 2-weeks ago to BLI. Hopefully it will get fixed up and I can run it on my club's layout without hassle. My other Reading T1, a Paragon2 model I got advertised as new. The model hadn't been responsive so BLI sent me another decoder when I asked for one. I put the decoder in and it seemed to be do better then the old one, however the cable tether between the loco and tender had a loose wire, and trying to press it back into place did not work, so I asked BLI for a new tether. It arrived yesterday, after ordering it 2-weeks ago, and BLI sent one to wide for my model. I called them up, and asked for another one, so *fingers crossed* the next tether will work out and I can have a working Paragon2 T1. I have had the model over a month and it has not worked properly at all. Another thing of concern I noticed is that the two middle drivers on the right hand side of the model do not touch the rail, as there's a slight, real slight, gap there. If that presents problems running on the club layout, I'll send the model off to BLI kindly asking them to go over the model and fix it up. I like BLI's Pennsy K4s a lot, I have three, and have had great service from them. I'm rather disapointed that their Reading T1s have not been as dependable for me.
Alvie
Hello Railfans!
Top of the evening to ya! Flo - my usual, stirred not shaken please.
Folks my appologies for not having been here before the month closed out. Its seems like the 24 hour cold I recently contracted (which is now in its third week) just wont let go of me.
For old news I must say yes, Ed, your answers to last months photo quiz were spot on. I have to admit I actually thought about putting in a clause that said you were in-eligible. I knew YOU would ace the test.
And for having noticed that booster unit was a 'Toyota' model gets you the extra credit. A note to you lesser experienced guys out there, your really gonna have to be on your game if ya wanna beat out Ed!
I think next time Ed, just for you, your test will be paint chips.
Current news is im still not feeling bristol fashion as of yet. To that end I cant even smell the ABS plastic that my buddy has been feeding his new 3d printer.
Yep thats right, my boss (and friend) recently aquired one of these new fangled gadjets. And being the geeks we are you know were gonna mess with it.
None of yall have to worry about the market switching to 3d printed trains anytime soon. While the technology can produce nice parts, its a tedious process to do. Much like every other process in this hobby (wiring, scenary, track laying, etc) its a learning process as you go. It need not be restated that in our hobby.... this is where the fun is at!
So far some results have been promising. Nothing railroad related how ever the basic results and end product finish expectations would be the same. Some really nice parts, some really botched ones. Finicky lil things these 3d printers.
Concerning background and the food customs thereof, I cannot partake as much as most of you. While some of the viddles yall been posting look mighty tasty, I can only offer up a fast food burger and a 55 gal drum of Pepsi (super sized ryt?).
While I have researched the family tree, its more of a stump than some of you folks from the petrified forest. Meaning, my lineage has been traced back to the point where we got to America, but who knows the boat name, nor from which country it came. The way my luck runs it was prolly a dingy from Gilligans Island!
My last name suggests no nationality, except Im the son of a blackbird (no, im not indian). To my knowledge no family crest exists save for the cowlick i had as a young boy. None of my elders lasted much into an age where i could hear family stories. My parents werent much help here either.
So, all I can claim is American. And that means... will this be for here or to go?
Douglas
PS: Not a despariging(sp) word can be said about German Choclate cake nor Belgian chocolate! mmm mmm GOOD!
Chocolate - my favorite food group!
Evenin' folks!
Janie, I could use a cup of decaf please. Oh, how about a dish of Peach Cobbler to go along with that....
Today has been another busy one. Got several things done that needed to get done. My son showed up at my doorstep about 45 minutes earlier than I expected him. He was going to get the oil changed in his wife's car at a place just outside of Geneva. He said he got there and the door was locked...... He was here all of about 10 minutes when his cell phone rang and the owner of the place wanted to know where he was???? Guess the owner arrived just after my son left. He went back over to the place and got the oil changed... After he was done there he stopped by again and we drove over to the TOPS Market Gas station to fill up DIL's SUV with Petrol. I had 90¢ off a gal. for gas just sitting on my card waiting to be used. With his wife's car that saved him about $18 (the car was running on fumes). Now I could have filled up my VOLT but that would have saved me, oh $1.80 maybe.... I won't need gas until mid june most likely, so I give the discount to them before it runs out and nobody gets to use it...... I am getting a little over 1,000 miles on a tank on the Volt. A tank is all of 8.9 gallons........ (Fill up is about 7 gallons.)
I then followed my son over to a Mennonite Market over near Seneca Falls. This place is a major, huge business over there with several different stores and local produce in season. I needed to get parsnip seed and some Snow Peas to plant. Even they didn't have any parsnip seeds left (and it is only the second week in May....)!
Spent most of the afternoon printing out the Scholarship Certificates and updating the Program for the MLK Scholarship dinner next week. Had to run down to the paper to pick up the USB Stick that I had photos and the article for the MLK Scholarship announcements. Got home to find everyone in the neighborhood busy mowing their lawns. So as to not be outdone I got out the new EGO Battery Powered Mower and showed off a bit.... LOL I got a little over half of it done and quit for the day. It was dinnertime by then.
Hopefully I will have the Program about ready to print by tomorrow evening. Have a mini-reunion Meeting in Canandaigua tomorrow afternoon. Have a couple other things to do in Canandaigua as well, so I will kill several birds with one stone, or in this case one trip to Canandaigua.
The quote for the day:
"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." - William Shakespeare
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Sauerkraut is a staple of old time Baltimore Thanksgiving Dinners. I prefer my sauerkraut on Reuben sandwiches, which is corned beef, swiss cheese and rye.
My father graduated from high school in 1930 and there was a large German club. I suppose that was related to which language one took and the choices back then were probably Latin, French or German. Latin was still taught when I went to high school 36 years later.
I think I pitched his yearbook but in a photo of the German club, 18/20 girls were wearing fur coats. (raccoon) Not a sight you would see today.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Good evening to all. With warmer weather and seven years since last painting my old house, it is back to scrapping and priming. I have a seven foot step ladder, so that is how high I can work for the time being. My daughter has my 28 ft extension ladder. In addition she borrowed by pickup truck about the time my granddaughter came home from Alabama to work and save money to go back to college. Going on close to a year now and I am starting to miss my truck. Was priming scraped spots this afternoon when all of a sudden it started to sprinkle.
Enjoying the conversations about ethnic foods. I had my first taste of borsch a few years ago when invited for lunch on the shore of Lac LaRonge. The man's housekeeper was of Ukranian heritage and fixed very tasty borsch. My Canadian friend has a favorite chocolate cake made with saurkraut. It is very moist and delicious. I suspect it also came from people with Ukranian background.
I have an old Uhrich boxcar on the workbench. It needs lots of grabiron stairs installed. I started putting the kit together sometime around 1972 and never finished it as I think I needed to order trucks and couplers. The car now has both 33 inch Kadee metal wheel sets and no 5 Kadee couplers installed. Lots of detail for a kit car. Will post a picture when it is done.
Time to check out the hockey action for the night.
Jim
Ulrich -- Nice train ride.
LION been working on pipes in court yard. Gardener does not like me walking on his flowers so he his happy to help me.
My back is not happy. I can no longer do any kind of labor.
GRRrrrrrr.....
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Afternoon Diners
Flo, Ed, Jan, Yannis and I will have a please.
Odd Day Off, on a Tuesday? Normally I work on Tuesdays but this week I am off Tuesday and Thursday for some reason? Well, weather was perfect and I felt like doing something.
Fence Front. Went to Lowes and bought some lumber to span the tree gap in the fence. I need a 2"X10"X16' and a 2"X8"X16' for stringers to span the tree. (really need 2"X10"X12.5' and a 2"X8"X12.5' but the loacl Lowes goes from 12' to 16'?) Knew thing where going to go bad when I found out Lowes would not cut treated Lumber?
Thing just went down hill from there! First of all a wet pressured treated 2"X10"X16' and a 2"X8"X16' are heavy! While I was able to get the lumber on to the roof rack it took some effort. Put a lot of effort into todays work, but did not get anything really done.
New Engine's Front! There at my store! To bad I got a odd ball day off or I would be running them tonight! Did call Jerry and told him they be there today and he comfrimed they are there and where I asked him to put them.
Ed I have JMRI 2.10. If I down load a newer version will it just load over the 2.10 or will I have to start all over?
Train Front I have to say for what ever reason ATF on the rails works Mircale's! Have not cleaned a engine wheel's in 3 months on the short line! Main line?
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Afternoon Diners,
Ulrich- With your health conditions, I can understand the driving.
It rained here yesterday and mostly cloudy today. Charles has a doctor appointment today so he's gone, until 3 o'clock .
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Hey all, glad to see the regular posters here. Glad to see you here Ulrich
Ugh, been stressful. I got turned down for the loan, so there goes the buying a house. Mom and I are looking for places to rent, but having pets is limiting us. We might have a place tomorrow worth looking at though. We have until the end of the month to find somewhere. At least somewhere to stay long enough for me to get myself reorganized, find a different bank, and try again later.
Train front- All packed away and stored at the club. A lot of my hobby tools are as well, but they are still at the house- got a couple projects coming in the mail to try and drop my stress and anxiety levels as much as possible.
Other stuff going on as well. I should be enjoying this vacation I got, but no, I'm anxious out the caboose.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
Morning all
Busy as all get out ! Just stopped by to order coffee and grab a donut and to say morning to one and all. Gotta run.
TTYL
YGW
Good Morning, Fellow Diners!
Still no change on the health front, but I try not get to depressed by that. It is what it is, or, what Doris Day more than once dribbled into our ears "Que sera, sera!"
After all this talk about war planes and food, back to my favorite subjects - narrow gauge trains, modelling them, and Switzerland!
Deep down in the vaults of Youtube I have unearthed another treasure about my railroad line of love and I take the liberty to post it here, although I am not sure whether I didn´t do that already some time ago.
Somewhere beyond Brig, the train passes the small alpine village of Fiesch - the place I spent many a great time in a chalet we had rented for the vacation. The chalet was overlooking the train station and from the balcony, you could watch the train snake down, pass over the Fiescherbach bridge and entering the station.
I wish I could spend the remaining days just there!
Have a great day!
FRRYKidHow about some good ol' German sauerkraut in that case?
I know that the Germans have been named "The Krauts" in WW II (WW I was different - it was either Les Boches or Les Haricot Verts) for their apparent love for that stuff, but again, that´s a myth. Preserving food in salt or vinegar has been an old method in all of northern Europe. In those countries with a rich and thick soil, the predominant cash crop has traditionally been cabbage, which puts you back to Poland, the Ukraine and Russia. The people in Poland eat by far more Sauerkraut than the Germans do. Even before WW II, Germany imported cabbage from these countries.
Sorry to be a myth buster
It´s actually quite difficult to define what typical German food would be. There are so distinct regional differences in the kind of food people eat. Bavarian kitchen is so different from what we eat up north. Traditional cooking is on the retreat, in favor of Italian inspired dishes, like pizza, spaghetti, lasagne, various cassarole dishes, but also an increasing consumption of burgers and hot dogs. Maybe the good old "Curry-Wurst" will be the last ethnic German food, after our dining tables have been conquered by falafel, shish kebap, couscous, pizza, spaghetti, burgers & co.!
Eneing Diners
Flo, Ed, Yannis, Jan, Tin Can and I will have a please.
Richard Yep when we get to page 5 stupid things start happing in regards to page numbers. Showed 6 pages when I came to the dinner, went to page 5 and when I got to the bottom page 6 did not show? Went back to page 1 and saw page 6 and went to it. Now that I am on page 6, it say's it is still page 5?
Yannis and Jan. Like I said more than likely I was the confused one and guess I was. I did not see the twin rudders in the photo Yannis posted, I just looked at the nose.
Tin Can Good to see you in the dinner! Working the GP7 now wearing B&O colors as I miss spell!
Sir Madog FRRYKid a certain kind of cold beet soup You will find borshch in Poland, Ukrainia und Russia, but not in Germany, unless you eat out in a Russian restaurant. It is being served in many different ways, from a clear, thin cold soup which is either served hot or cold, to a thick soup, with lots of meat (pork or beef) in at, spiced up withz a generous serving of sour cream. Actually, I quite like it - ideal supper for a really cold day!
FRRYKid a certain kind of cold beet soup
You will find borshch in Poland, Ukrainia und Russia, but not in Germany, unless you eat out in a Russian restaurant. It is being served in many different ways, from a clear, thin cold soup which is either served hot or cold, to a thick soup, with lots of meat (pork or beef) in at, spiced up withz a generous serving of sour cream.
Actually, I quite like it - ideal supper for a really cold day!
Yup. The Germans that came from Russia. How about some good ol' German sauerkraut in that case? The other thing that I have told about my ancestry is that I could have quite the party with it. (Of course, I don't drink so that isn't relevent.)
My family is Scotts, Scotts-Irish, Lakota, and Huron. Attitude about food--put it in a skillet and fry it, all good!!
FRRYKida certain kind of cold beet soup
You will find borshch in Poland, Ukrainia und Russia, but not in Germany, unless you eat out in a Russian restaurant. It is being served in many different ways, from a clear, thin cold soup which is either served hot or cold, to a thick soup, with lots of meat (pork or beef) in it, spiced up with a generous serving of sour cream.
The page numbering glitch occurs on my machine as well and I have Win 7 with Firefox.
Mentioning our heritages, I could go with most anything given my mix, so I will bring quite the buffet: a certain kind of cold beet soup could cover two (borscht in German/borshch in Ukrainian), the classic Irish soda bread, Shepherd's pie (for my Scottish... No I was not planning on bringing out the Haggis which I have never even had! I had the opportunity once but I wasn't that brave.), banitsa (баница) (a Bulgarian greasy pastry and I did have to look that one up. One part of my ancestry that I have never dealt much with.), pysanky (Ukrainian again, which are pockets of dough with various fillings, usually cheese or potatoes), and to finish some simple Polish pickles.
Hobby Front: As I suspected, with mowing the yard and fixing the roof at home, I didn't get anything done on my layout. I did manage to get the striping done on the bulkhead cars. I also got the mini-cal sheet that I ordered in the mail today. It then went to have a date with a coat or two of decal bonder spray as I'm not sure on the age of the sheet.
Hello Diners !
we returned from Ohio at 1:30 am last night. Today has been busy. In fact, the entire week will be busy. I'll check in when I can.
Steven asked about family heritage. Mine is 50% English, 25% Scottish, and 25% Dutch. ... perhaps some scotch will suffice for some of you.
Cheers
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
RideOnRoadRideOnRoad wrote the following post 2 hours ago: Sir Madog . . .RideOnRoad - sounds like a browser problem. Are you using a mobile device?. . . It occurs on my mobile device and my laptop using Chrome, Firefox, and IE. Same behavior every place. It only occurs on page 5. Wierd, and quite annoying.
Problem has been happening on my computer for some time now. Right now we are on page 6 and the choices are 0,1,2,3,4,5.... Seems to start on page 5 and then to continue for the rest of the month. A page ago the choices were -1,0,1,2,3... Seems to be different depending on where you look. Sometimes it is correct at the top of the page and wrong at the bottom... I dunno!
I am using Firefox on my iMac useing OS 10.12.4 Sierra. My provider is Spectrum (formerly TWC). Doesn't happen on any other site I visit either. I have to think it is a software glitch with what cs. trains.com is using......
Sir Madog. . .RideOnRoad - sounds like a browser problem. Are you using a mobile device?. . .
It occurs on my mobile device and my laptop using Chrome, Firefox, and IE. Same behavior every place. It only occurs on page 5. Wierd, and quite annoying.
Richard
LION is well, LION on both sides.
28th generation from Godric Gryffindor who in turn traces roots back to Gandalf the Grey.
ROAR
Afternoon folks.....
Chloe, just a cup of decaf for me.... No nothing to eat.... I have been thinking though of the suggestion Stephen made about ethnic foods. I used to tell my 8th. graders at the Middle School when we would start our "World Music" unit that most of us actually come from many parts of the world ourselves and each class represents all kinds of places around the planet... Then I would tell them that I am English, German, Irish, Scotch, with a little Bourbon mixed in someplace. I wonder sometimes how I managed not to get myself fired.... Did get many "talking to's" in my career after the principal stopped laughing when Mommy called to complain about what I said. But I am predominately English/Scottish heritage on my Father's side. (English, Irish, & German on my Mother's.)
Now as a kid growing up, one thing that was not allowed in the house was the old English Heritage recipes my Grandmother used to make. Especially the Spring Tonic she made from bitter herbs she picked in the hedgerows on the farm. She would make up a gallon or so of the evil tasting concoction that she boiled down form the stuff. She then made all the members of the family drink a couple cups of it. If you were able to keep it down, you had to stay near the outhouse for the next day or so. It was supposed to be good at removing any internal parasites you picked up since the last "Spring Tonic" and in her words, "It was good for what ails ya!" I took my father's word for it..... She also was fond of making things like this:
Ahhhhhh.... Steak and Kidney Pie! My Father and the rest of the family as well insisted it tasted pretty much like what the second ingredient was supposed to produce. My generation was spared having to find out by experience! Grandma only used lard (Made back when she was on the farm) in the kitchen from.... ah.... I guess it was called Beef Sueit and other fat from the poor cow that got slaughtered by Grandpa. She wouldn't use anything else for making pies! Now I liked the apple and cherry pies she made but my Mother wouldn't touch them! My Grandfather Howard died of a major Heart Attack at age 62..... That should tell you something.
So, YGW, maybe the VP figures that he will get less complaints from the crews you supervise on the job for you being mean and expecting them to do their jobs by spreading out your work load to twice as many jobs.... LOL I do like the steady completion you are doing on the hobby barn. Very, very nice. that is going to be a great place to go and hide out I think.
I'm taking a break from doing the slide show for the MLK Schoalrship Dinner. Have about 100 photos chosen ready to be put into the Powerpoint show. Hope to have it done by tomorrow evening at the latest. Then I can print up tickets, Reserved Table signs, the award certificates, and the Dinner Program... Busy time of year.
Lawn needs to be mowed again. May do that if it ever quits raining. In the first week of may we have had 2.7 inches of rain. The average rainfall here for May is 3.1 inches... Dealing with lots of water down cellar..... Would like to get the raised beds tilled and ready to be planted, but they are just mud at the moment. Currently 49°F outside and it will get down to 35°F overnight. We are stuck in a wierd and inusual weather pattern at the moment...
I'll leave you with this....
Russian and Latvian on my father's side and Croatian on my mother's. This is Gibanica from a small area in Croatia which is nothing like a Serbian gibanica. It is filled with a walnut, egg white, sugar mixture.
Lunch time
Phheeewwww The VP just loaded me up with another building of five units that I had not expected to be taking on... so basically I will be doing double duty in the same 10 hour days...
Hope you all enjoyed the RR pictures. The photos do not give you the WOW factor when you walk in and see the layout. When I looked at teh gorge scene I literally stopped in my tracks and just stood there admiring and stunned. Very impressive.
Ed thanks so much for posting
Due to the work changes and extra load I may not be in here as much in the next several weeks.
Gotta run
Good Evening!
Well, it´s past 6pm in my neck of the woods and that should qualify the time of the day as evening, doesn´t it?
I spent nearly all day to collect all political essays and articles I have written over the last two years. Most of them were published in an online magazine during that time. The collection will be a sort of political legacy , a literary answer to the question future generations may ask - "what did you do, when ...".
RideOnRoad - sounds like a browser problem. Are you using a mobile device?
Steven - my heritage is simple - I am plain German from both sides. My father´s family originates in the easternmost part of what was once Germany, in a small town south of Koenigsberg, which humble remains are named Kaliningrad since 1945, capital city of the Oblast Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave, located between Poland and Lithuania. My mom´s ancestors come from Lower Silesia, formerly Austrian, but later on Prussian after Frederic 2nd, King of Prussia, defeated Mary Theresa, Empress of Austria. We can trace back our heritage all the way back to the 13th century, but that won´t earn me an extra dime these days. My wife has some French/Belgian blood in her veins, but there is little else we know.
By profession, I can look back on a long list of railroad people, most of them served with the Royal Prussian Railway Administration (KPEV). One of my forefathers made it to a certain fame when his name and story was published in a 1920 book called "Der deutsche Lokomotivführer im Weltkriege" (The German Locomotive Engineer During the World War).
In terms of food, the culinary heritage is nearly lost in today´s kitchen. No more dumplings, pork knuckles, Sauerkraut, bean soup, pork chops and roasts, tons of greasy sausages and cabbage prepared in various ways. It´s a lot lighter kitchen these days, lots of Italian stuff, a few French gratins, Mexican chilis, and burgers & hot dogs. Add to that steaks & fries and that´s what you will find on our table - once Petra is back to eating all that good stuff again. Not to forget the Wiener Schnitzel, though, and all the goodies (cakes) she makes. Cakes and pastries maybe remain the only German traditional food we have today.
That cake looks delicious, mind if I have a slice - in spite of the late hour?
RideOnRoad I am the only one who has a problem when the diner hits five pages? The navigation buttons on the top and bottom get all screwed up when I am on fifth page. Instead of displaying 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 it displays -1, 0, 1, 2, 3. Only on the last page and only when there are five pages. Anyone else?
I am the only one who has a problem when the diner hits five pages? The navigation buttons on the top and bottom get all screwed up when I am on fifth page. Instead of displaying 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 it displays -1, 0, 1, 2, 3. Only on the last page and only when there are five pages. Anyone else?
Yes it bothers me too.
YGW- Thanks for the Bob Macionis layout he has a very impressive details.
Steven- My ancestors is mostly Mexican, Italian, and Sweden. Am one of those people who don't really research the culture or "foreign" food. Like those tv commercials.
Last night I bought a Micro-Trains NYC 34' wood caboose. Although I got tired of not having one and got frustrated knowing that their isn't going to be prototypical version. At least I would have one to run a New York Central freight train
I was born in Utah (sort of like a foreign country) and have already shared my photo of green Jello and carrots.
In repy to Steve's post. Although my heritage is Austrian / Eastern Eurpean; my mother's family operated a truck stop / restaurant in her youth; serving basic comfort foods and Tex Mex offerings. She makes the best enchiladas on the planet. She makes the sauce from scratch, hand rolls them, and bakes them to perfection. My contribution would be cheese enchiladas.
Desert would be her German Chocolate cake, with pecan coconut frosting; again, made from scratch.
We always had a garden; and had fresh vegtables. She makes a sweet/sour shredded, sauted cabbage that I can eat my weight in, it is so good. I believe it is has German culinary roots.