Evening diners,
Got some stuff done today, the pools at hotel A and B have to open tomorrow so I spent the afternoon vacuuming the pools and balancing them, at hotel B some kids threw a bunch of rocks into the pool so I had to fish them out.
I was such a victim of teacher bullying as well, about 6 or so years ago the school I attended (a small church school) had a husband and wife become the new teachers (with zero teaching experience) in addition the lady that was already teaching there (whom had a degree in education) well the lady who was over elementary left because the couple was so abrasive, the 24 student at the beginning of the year dropped by 6 over the course of the year and y more did not return the following year, the wife once called a student lazy and stupid in front of everyone, the next morning he came in and collected his stuff and left. The husband (who was also the assistant pastor) wasn't much better, the pastor also considered add/adhd, autism, etc.. all discipline issues, now the couple is missionaries in some other country and the pastor is in the process of becoming a missionary again, the church has a new pastor, and my family has a new church (same faith). Today's lesson is some people are just crazy!
I saw at an estate sale a few weeks ago a panoramic picture of the levee and railroad tracks and track served industries along the river in Baton Rouge it dated probably about 1920 maybe 1930.
Top of page, drinks on me!
Steve
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!
Good evening all.
Zoe - A RBF please. Thanks.
Ulrich - Glad to hear you are still reading the forums. And, while I do miss your participation, I also understand that you are going through quite a bit at this time, and needed a break. While I know it doesn't help much, I wish you and Petra the best!
Weather - Well, not anywhere near as much wind. That's good.
Ended up losing phone and have "intermittent" internet service now. Lost power for about 6&1/2 hours last night.
More snow/mix expected tomorrow, so, Erie is getting closer to taking the lead in the snowfall total in any season in any eastern Great Lakes town. (Over a certain size anyways...)
They (Erie) have already passed the total in any town in Alaska this year, and the all-time record in Anchorage Alaska... Not sure that's a good record to have.
While I don't live in Erie, I do w*^k there. (My area, while smaller in size, annually gets more snow. "Our" record was set a few years ago, at just over 226" on the season. Erie has quite a ways to get to that... In fact, that was the year I took my avatar pic, and we still had snow in 65F temperatures, as it couldn't melt fast enough!)
W*^k - I think I scared them today.... I had asthma issues, and I think they were a bit scared that I didn't leave the front of the store. I used my inhaler, and just kinda slowed my pace for a bit, but kept w*^king. I have dealt with the asthma for long enough that I knew that I was still "okay-ish" at that point, but did inform a couple cow*^kers who were nearby, what was up. (They kinda noticed I was breathing funny anyways... So I told them what was going on, but that I was ok.) I will say, it must have looked odd, as I appeared as though I had just finished a full basketball quarter, with zero rest breaks, instead of doing retail front end w*^k...
Teacher discussion - I've had good ones, and not so good ones, in my schooling experience. However, I was always the "good kid", and smart, so a few times I also had the experience of having teachers "fighting" over who would get me in their class. The funniest time, there was two who were getting quite into it, and neither one was giving an inch. It came down to me settling it, by going to a cyber school the next year.
I had finally had enough by that point of the school politics, (we had a horrible superintendent by that point) and most classes were boring by that point, as that year, if you finished the days assignment early, you were not allowed to read, or do anything, other than sit there "quietly", waiting for the class to be over. (Other years, and teachers, I and a few others were allowed to do "extra" reading, or allowed to start a quiet chess game with eachother, or something along those lines.) I got bored of twiddling my thumbs that year... So, I went with the cyber option the following year, and liked it so much I finished that way.
With the cyber option, if I finished a class, I could just move on and start the next one, or take a quick break between classes and come back whenever I wanted. I enjoyed that much better, and was finished with all my classes much sooner in the day that way as well.
Hope all are well, and all have a good night!
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.
Good morning ...... Oatmeal and OJ, please. ... Yesterday we were in Paris, TN ....
Ricky .... That is a lot of snow. ... I hope your breating improves.
Here is an image of the Southern Crescent Limited which went to and from New Orleans. A classic train.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
tin canGary - love the song "City of New Orleans."
I was out at one of my favorite live music bars last night, and the band did that song. The funny thing was not that they did it, it's one they perform frequently, but that someone else in the audience other than me requested it.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good morning from the very soggy Eastern side of the Pacific basin. It is 12c and a good day to hide in the train room.
However!
I have to get the trailer out of hibernation so I can take it to a dog show for my wife for six days. No sunny days on the horizon, so I will bite the bullet and get'er ready in the rain. Truck is coming up on its 18th birthday. Made in the Kentucky truck plant. It only has 238,000km on it, and its 7.3 ltr diesel still purrs along nicely.
Been talking to the movie people about the kids shooting schedule. He has rehearsal days in Vancouver for this one, that's a first. Maybe he will get some lines. They are glad he has a lot of experience with dogs so that will be interesting. Then they are flying him out of town for at least 8 days. He gets paid while he travels and a whole bunch of premiums. They found a place in Ottawa that did his measurements for wardrobe, hopefully, that works out. Haven't heard a thing about accommodations yet. This one is a real lips sealed one, so can't say much.
Had a Realtor come to the house on Wednesday to sort of get the wheels in motion to put the house on the market. Its value is over six times what I paid for it in 1996. If we move to Vancouver Island we will spend about a third of the price for the same thing. The wife found a house right on the ocean she likes, but we are not ready to go for at least a year when my Daughter is finished high school.
My wife looks for homes for sale on the online MLS and yells out "what do you think of this trainroom?" What a gal.
Better get at it, HEIGH HO-HEIGH HO.
All the best to all.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Ken, I sent you a PM with my address.
Yesterday was my daughter's graduation from basic training. I didn't quite know what to expect, but it was pretty amazing. I was a little put off by the attitude of aloofness from the drill sergeants, most of whom were young enough to be my kid. I didn't expect anything more than eye contact and, perhaps, a nod of the head, but they went out of their way to specifically ignore us. Oh well...
Today we took her to AIT at Fort Gordon. We opted not to get a hotel near Fort Gordon, but decided to drive back and forth from Columbia. (This weekend was the worst weekend to try and get a hotel in Augusta. Cheapest was $500+ a night.) What a difference in the way we were treated. Everyone was friendly and helpful. Immediately after getting processed, she was given a leave pass for the weekend so we brought her back with us. We just need to get her back by 15:00 on Sunday.
Richard
Regarding the song "The City of New Orleans", it is on a CD I keep in my truck. I enjoy hearing it .
Brent ... Speaking of trucks..... Your photo shows a very nice truck and trailer. I have been by the Ford truck plant in Louisville several times. My opinion is pick up trucks last longer than cars.
Richard ... Congratulations to your daughter.
On the layout, I retrieved a Santa Fe passenger train from a storage track with a Burlington SD7. .... I will soon install a decoder in my Santa Fe E6A. The E6B is a dummy. I am looking forward to running a Santa Fe passenger train which I have not done since my layout was converted to DCC.
Heartland Division CB&QHere is an image of the Southern Crescent Limited which went to and from New Orleans. A classic train.
Nice Stuff, Garry!
Here's a photo of the L&N's Royal Street 5 double bedroom-lounge-observation preparing to leave Chicago. It was used on the Crescent at times.
RR_views_0044 by Edmund, on Flickr
Thank You, Ed
Afternoon Diners
Flo, the gang and I will have a please and give Steven and Rick a RBF. Why yes Flo leave a stein outside for Ulrich as well.
Felt much better today that yesterday. I think I need to start eating a few more carbs in the moring. Got some things done that I just plain have not felt like doing like getting Steven Box packed up!
Steven Took your package to the post offices today. I was told it stood a 50 50 chances to make it to your PO Box with out a name. I did find it a little odd that you did not send me your name? Going to delay shipping for a week. I all so found it odd the PO think they need a name? But with my Post Offices Track Record (just ask Ed) they need all the help they can get!
Ed The Bessmer Thundering Tennis Balls has caused me no greif! In fact I have enjoyed the heck out of it! Got the decoder out and shipped today. All so found why there has been no Thundering Tennies Balls! Seems the antenna wire had broke off and was not hooked to the transmitter.
I am a train junkie and K-10 Model Trains is my Pusher! Thinking about making my radius to 22 and 24 inch. So I went in for some 22" and 24" turns and new set of rail nippers. Has I was ready to cash out when Ken (the owner) said he nas a new used collection for sale! Dang, there was a set of short Pen passanger cars with full intertiors! LL / Proto E-6 with nice looking short passanger car's and a Erie LL / Proto short passanger cars. Then there where about 60 rolling stock for $5.00 each! The passanger car sets where only $129.00 each with the engine! Kept saying No, No out loud to my self!
Well I did walk out with a $5.00 B&O 293432 50' Box Car. Like I need any rolling stock with 120 of them sitting in boxes! But it is B&O after all!
Later Ken
I hate Rust
Evenin' folks!
Janie, I could use a refill for my decaf, please.
Heartland Division CB&QRegarding the song "The City of New Orleans", it is on a CD I keep in my truck. I enjoy hearing it .
I have Arlo's version on a favorites USB Stick in the VOLT. Right now I have my entire collection of Mannhiem Steamroller (including the Mason Williams Classical Gas album) in the slot.
Got over to the Fieldhouse around noontime and got a good solid 2 mile walk in (a little over actually as 2 miles is 11.2 laps and I did 12...). My new goal is to get up to 3 miles 3 days a week. I think I can do that without too much problem. Have my Post Op appt. with the surgeon on Monday morning. I should be able to get home before noon and intend to get in 13 or 14 laps during the afternoon.
Trying to multitask here... I have very little program lined up for the Division Meet coming up on May 5. No clinics at all yet. May see about showing a movie of some kind as part of the morning session. I have to leave there by right after 12 to get back home, change and get to an Eagle Court of Honor and be set up with a slide show by 4PM... Good thing I'm retired and have all this extra time.......
I did get down to the train room, and moved a building I have been working on from the layout to the workbench to add a small shim under one corner to make it fit against the wall better. Glued the shim in place and set it back on the layout where gravity will hold it in place. Well.... That was more than I have done in the last week down there! Between, the NMRA, MLK, Scouts, Train Museum, and trying to decide which local eatery to take a beautiful lady out to lunch at soon (she has the week off and is visiting her family in the mid-west. My job is deciding where we want to get together for lunch when she gets back next week), you expect I have time for work on the layout???
"I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life." - George Burns
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Ken I'm sorry, my mistake. Thank you again.
I'll call USPS and see if I can straighten it out.
Ken I sent you a PM with my address and name, if you could please send my the tracking info I can call USPS to see if they'll add my name to the package.
NWP SWPI can call USPS to see if they'll add my name to the package.
Most of my mail is addressed to somebody named "Occupant" or current resident. Still seems to get here OK.
Happy Days! Ed
Good evening and Happy Weekend to my fellow diners.
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Stella (is there a Stella here?), I need something light tonight.
I finally made it home from Georgia. I made a side trip yesterday to Vidalia to try a steakhouse I heard about called J&B's Saloon.
I ordered the MEDIUM sized steak and could not eat it all! I cannot image what the large steak looks like!
If you are ever in Vidalia, Georgia, this place is worth a stop.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
SeeYou190If you are ever in Vidalia, Georgia, this place is worth a stop.
Did you grab a bag of onions to-go, Ken?
Steak is on my menu for tonight, too
Ed
gmpullmanid you grab a bag of onions to-go,
Unfortunately it is the wrong time of year to get genuine Vidalia Onions. However, I make enough trips to Georgia that I never miss out.
Genuine Vidalia Onions from the farmer's market in Vidalia are so wonderful!
Good Evening,
Continuing cold here. We had a low of 2F last night and a high of 15F with a strong north wind. It was very cold. We are supposed to get above freezing by Monday. At least it is sunny.
I finally made it out to the hobby shop and dropped off some items to sell on consignment. One was an N scale PK2 0-8-0. The shop owner said it will sell fast and was very impressed that I had managed to get a decoder into it. Her installer won't work on them. I must admit it was the hardest install I have ever done. She tested it and it ran fine.
I have been running trains a little lately which is an improvement.
Hopefully we will hear in a couple of weeks about our trip cancellation claim. Supposedly they will pay up to 50% but we shall see.
Hope everyone is doing ok.
CN Charlie
SeeYou190Genuine Vidalia Onions from the farmer's market in Vidalia are so wonderful!
Several years ago my brother brought us a bottle of Vidalia Onion salad dressing. Not sure where he got it but it was incredibly good.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Chloe - Instead of a RBF, make it a CF (CokeFloat) please. Thanks.
Kevin - Who in blue blazes is Stella? Is she new here just because we are in the Deep South? We are in Streetcar territory...
Steven NWP - I think Ken meant that he still has your package until he adds your name on it.
Ed - Occupant, Resident, with or without current in front of it, might suffice for a house street address, but I believe Steven uses a POBox... They work a bit differently IIRC.
Ray - It is good you have all that extra free time, you would be going crazy otherwise.
Vinnie - You grabbed that last piece of orange cream cheesecake I brought, right? I told the girls you better get one, or there would be trouble... They did give you one? Good. I don't want you bringing out the enforcer next time I walk in because I neglected to give you cheesecake...
Anyone catch the epic meltdown Sergio had at the Masters Tournament on Thursday? Boy, I thought golf was boring, but his 13 on a par 5 was entertaining!
Weather - Snow flurries tonight. And it's cold again...
W*^k - My boss needed a by 11am, and I was about ready to join him. Customers were grouchy as all get out, for zero reason.
Asthma issues - Still a bit there, I really just need the weather to straighten out, along with a couple of days of not doing anything...
Chances of both happening are slim to none.
Oh look, Slim just walked out the door. Bye Slim!
Hope all are well, and all enjoy the night!
ricktrains4824Kevin - Who in blue blazes is Stella? Is she new here just because we are in the Deep South? We are in Streetcar territory..
Good catch on my reference! I think Steven said the diner was in New Orleans, or close to Baton Rouge, so Stella seemed apropriate!
One night when I was 17 or 18 some friends and I went out to a diner in Nashville late night, and our waitress was named Stella. We made complete embiciles of ourselves yelling out "Stella" whenever we needed something. I really wish I could rewind and take that night back.
My neighbor has a dog named Stella that keeps getting out of his backyard. I kind of smile to myself when I hear him going down the street yelling STELLA! for her.
gmpullmanMost of my mail is addressed to somebody named "Occupant" or current resident. Still seems to get here OK.
HA !
Most of my mail is Addressed to " Final Notice".
I havent been in for a while. I had some compootor "issues" and it took me 7 day's of searching through my program's and file's ,to fix it.
Flo, I got a "Hankerin" for Pumpkin pie, and a glass of Milk, Please.
I gotta get up Early tommorrow for work so I can't hang out for very long......
I'll be in the front window...... watching traffic ....
Rust...... It's a good thing !
Kevin, as long as you don't hire any waitresses named Samantha while we're in Baton Rouge!
Maybe we should make our way farther north up New Roads, St. Francisville, Tunica, and Angola way...
This is the old ferry landing out in Bayou Sara in St. Francisville.
That's the station in Zachary.
This is a photo from one of the many floods that Thompson creek goes through.
That's the Bluffs on Thompson Creek.
That's the Old Mississippi River Bridge.
St. Francisville is only about 20 or so minutes from Jackson which I live just on the outskirts of.
Heartland Division CB&QBrent ... Speaking of trucks..... Your photo shows a very nice truck and trailer. I have been by the Ford truck plant in Louisville several times. My opinion is pick up trucks last longer than cars.
Thanks Garry, I remember rolling into the campsites when the truck and trailer were new and the other campers coming to check them out. Now the truck is 18 and the trailer is 12. We have the old stuff now. That is a fairly recent pic, so they do still look pretty good. Took the beast in for an oil change. I think it holds 18 Litres if I am not mistaken. Don't tell Ray.
Use to go out fishing alot in the past. Usually we would just mooch with or without downriggers. The Orca would often come say hi and float beside the boat and we would chat with them. They would squeak and we would talk and whistle to them. They would let us give them a nose rub sometimes and that was always a special day.
There has never been a recorded attack by an Orca in the wild, only in captivity on their jailers.
Here is a little Friday night excitement from Bears part of the world.
Morning all,
some crazy weather we are having. Monday it was 75, Tuesday we had tornados, wed it turned off colder. I had to mow the front yard jungle yest and today we have an inch of snow.... I am ready for the real spring. Tomorrow it will prob be back up to 75.
Give me the tripple bacon special.
Howdy ... I'll have coffe and a donut, please.
I heard on the news of a tragedy in Saskatchewan, Canada involving a bus crash with a youth hockey team aboard. According to the story, there were 14 deths and many injuries. Sad.
MLC ... Yep, the weather is crazy. ... I was hoping to get the boat out of storage this weekend, but that is not going to happen. .... I wanted to have the boat so we could see the old US 68 / KY 80 bridge over lake Barkley being dynamited Wednesday. We are close enough so we definately will hear the explosion, but we can not see it from our house.
Brent ... Speaking of trucks, my Chevy was new 16 years ago this month. It has never had a serious mechanical problem. ...
Steven NWP SWP ..... Thanks for posting interesting photos .
On my layout, the red Burlington SD7 has delivered the Santa Fe passenger cars to Union Station ..... Next, the Santa Fe E6 needs a decoder installed. The decoder should arrive in the mail today, and hopefully I will have time to intall it this afternoon or evening.
Below is the SD7 at Union Station with the Santa Fe train. Its next assignment is to move some reefers into a siding at a distribtor in town.
Continuing with this month's theme, here is another train that went to New Orleans. This is a publicity picture from the 1940's of the Illinois Central Panama Limted which ran from Chicago to NOLA. .... I recall riding a similar train, the IC City of Miami. It went via IC from Chicago to Birmingham, AL where it changed to Central of Georgia to Jacksonville, FL. From there most of the train went via FEC to Miami. Some of the train's cars went via Atlantic Coast Line to Tampa on one of their trains .
Heartland Division CB&QI heard on the news of a tragedy in Saskatchewan, Canada involving a bus crash with a youth hockey team aboard. According to the story, there were 14 deths and many injuries. Sad.
I saw that, too. My heart goes out to the victims and their friends and families.
Last year, I was on Cape Cod in Massachusetts and the girlfriend and I took the lunch train on the Cape Cod Scenic Railway. We were lucky enough to be seated in the parlour car. The staff gave us its history. It served the same purpose on the Illinois Central, many years ago, and was part of the consist for the City of New Orleans. The car was beautifully restored, and the meal was delicious as we rode along, past houses, farms and fields.
Have you ever seen things in real life that you know would look fake on a model railroad?
I got out of the car in Elberton, Georgia last week and photographed these two buildings with ther brightly colored brick, no mortar lines, and bright trim. There is no weathering, and also a lack of details in the scenes.
I swear they look like unpainted plastic buildings.
Suddenly all those cheap AHM kits I built in grade school are looking a lot more realistic!
Mother of LION passed away yesterday. Funeral will be maybe on the 21st in North Carolina. My brother will let me know. I plan to fly to RDU and rent a car there.
Mom was 95, Dad had passed away about two years ago.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Sorry for your loss Bro. Lion.