Late evening Diners
Went out for lunch today with my Judy...... Judy says happy birthday Ken.
After blowing about 90 bucks at Dave & Busters playing games we went to PF Changs for lunch. Happy times. We had a guy named Pikachu for a waiter. He was great.
All the years I knew my friend Todd Short, he always told me to get the sea bass at PF Changs.
So I did today. It was more than great.
I don't know why I didn't do it sooner. It was the best lunch I've had in years. The texture of it was like lobster. Eating it was a day of gratisfaction to say the least
If you haven't had the sea bass at PF Changs, take it under advisement from Track Fidler that you really must
TF
The picture is after I busted it in half. The other half of it was being eaten by a T-Rex
Good Evening,
Happy Birthday Ken!!
TF, that sea bass does look good. I like black cod and there is a restaurant here that does it with a miren sauce that is really great.
There is a cold warning out tonight, the windchill is -36F right now and is expected to get down to -41. Sure has been a cold February.
We have been busy today doing small touch up paint jobs around the house and cleaning up in the office. We sure seem to accumulate a lot of stuff.
Soon it will be time to watch the next installment of Victoria, another great BBC historical drama.
Keep warm,
CN Charlie
cudakenFar as older pets there is no easy way to let go of them. Sigh I don't care if they live to be 40 years, it will be to short.
My son said having a pet is a heartbreak waiting to happen.
maxmanMy son said having a pet is a heartbreak waiting to happen. Add Quote to your Post
But no one will love you more, at least if it is a dog. A cat....I hear they don't have owners, they have staff.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Evening from the West Coast, it is 5c, clear and windy.
to Ken, hope it was a good one.
Well, the kid took off 45 minutes ago and I went out on the driveway to wave goodbye and took some pics of the plane going over. It takes about ten minutes from takeoff to the West until he flies over the house.
There he goes off to the East.
His flight plan takes him right over Track Fiddlers house. I told him not to let anyone flush over Minnesota.
I opened a bottle of McWilliams Cab Merlot to drown my sorrows.
We had some really good talks while he was here and as always the best one was on the way to the airport. He so has his act together.
Had a big group in last night after the dog show and had a huge feast of Chinese food. We have been getting together for years on Saturday nights and all our kids are now in their twenties except for my daughter (17) and all of them have been coming since they were newborn babies. What made last night special was every one of all our kids was here last night. It has been a long time since that has happened. This week finds some of them leaving for Japan, France, and destinations throughout North America.
I think we will be eating Chinese food for a few days.
Hope everyone had a good weekend, I did.
All the best to all.
Edit: TF, I love Chilean Sea Bass, it is the best in my book.
Whether it is a person or a pet, heartbreak just means they meant a lot to you, and that is never a bad thing, especially when you consider the alternative.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Evenin' folks,
Been a busy day. I was at a train show and NMRA Central New york Meeting. Got home and have been sitting ath the computer getting a whole bunch of NMRA stuff done that I am late getting too.
BigDaddyBut no one will love you more, at least if it is a dog. A cat....I hear they don't have owners, they have staff.
Not my kitties... They are the loviest little guys I have ever had around here. Manét who is dieing of a Lyphoma, I usually wake up to find him snuggling right next to me in bed and I often have my arm around him... I get kissies and snuggles from both of the guys on a regular basis. They do let you know when they are hungry or need your attention though. I am going to miss those little sweeties when they are gone just like Ken will miss his doggie.
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Oh, look! There are my Royal Hudsons. ED, are you getting one?
BATMANED, are you getting one?
Yes! The 2860 in BCR dress (not the fancy one from PWRS).
I'll find an excuse to run her on my New York Central/PRR railroad in excursion service. I sure like the Royal Train colors but that might be stretching my plausibility just a bit too much.
There's one in California:
Nicknamed the "Beer Can"!
I really admire what Jason and Rapido are producing and I support them as often as I can
My philosophy on pets:
I hold it true, whate'er befall;I feel it, when I sorrow most;'Tis better to have loved and lostThan never to have loved at all.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
49 MPH wind gust recorded on my weather station.
Here's why they call it the Jet Stream!
https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/commercial-flight-hits-record-801-mph-over-pennsylvania/1795851078
Cheers, Ed
That's funny stuff. Thanks for not letting the kid or anyone else on his flight flush over Minnesota. That is some good finlander humor. My kind of humor.
You have now earned two stars Brent
If there's a bustle in your Hedgerow don't be alarmed now, it's just a sprinkling for the May Queen "Led Zeppelin" Relax, ...Spring is on Its way my Northerners
Young Stephen if you haven't already? Kens computer crashed maybe you could help him with that. Thanks
Just got up for a late night snack and saw your post TF,
I'm sorry but I actually am about as clueless as to a computers workings as one of my generation can be, I would suggest this if Ken can see the forum, if you didn't install any new programs or anything, you didn't visit any strange websites, you didn't download ANYTHING, and you didnt loose any data then it could be a fluke, if you did install or download a potentially malicious program or file boot in safe mode and delete the file OR if you were lucky enough to have a restore point recent enough boot in safe mode and restore to that point ONLY do this if you have a backup of your files and you haven't created anything important since the restore point, by restoring your computer will basically time travel back to its state when the restore was created so technically it should undo anything caused by the crash and theoretically prevent the crash.
Like I said I'm no expert, crashes aren't ALWAYS a sign of doom, but usually if the system is old enough and if you start having repeating events then yeah you need to talk to an expert about ensuring your files are safe and probably/possibly getting a new machine.
Well I hope my 2 bits help! Good luck, I know computer issues stink!
Steve
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!
Good morning.
NWP... I suspect "auto correct" gave you a late night snake. ...... Some auto corrects are laughable like that one. ... Edit. You corrected it.
We went to see Shelley's Mom in Nashville yesterday. Unfortunately, she did not recognize us. Sad.
On the way to Nashville, we had to detour off of I-24 because of a major mudslide close to the city. All inbound lanes are completely blocked. It will be at least a week before the road can be re-opened .
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
GeePee35 Hello All! I'm formerly known as Galaxy, and I'll try not to stir up trouble. Mr. Otte, I'm sure will watch my posts to be sure. I came in under a new name as my old name had problms accessing from my smart phone. Looks like this name, as well, I have problems accessing from my smart phone. Mr. Otte put me intouch with a lovely lady who tried to help, but said it looked like a registration problem. SO I've registered anew, and I still seem to have problems. Maybe this site isn't compatible with Samsung's Android platform? I never had such problems before on my motorola smart phone, this site worked like a charm. I couldn't even sign up on the samsung, I had to resort to this lold ancient slow computer we have here. Maybe Mr. Otte can have someone look into it yet again.....?? have a great day everyone! -GeePee35, formerly known as galaxy
Hello All!
I'm formerly known as Galaxy, and I'll try not to stir up trouble. Mr. Otte, I'm sure will watch my posts to be sure.
I came in under a new name as my old name had problms accessing from my smart phone. Looks like this name, as well, I have problems accessing from my smart phone. Mr. Otte put me intouch with a lovely lady who tried to help, but said it looked like a registration problem. SO I've registered anew, and I still seem to have problems. Maybe this site isn't compatible with Samsung's Android platform? I never had such problems before on my motorola smart phone, this site worked like a charm. I couldn't even sign up on the samsung, I had to resort to this lold ancient slow computer we have here. Maybe Mr. Otte can have someone look into it yet again.....??
have a great day everyone!
-GeePee35, formerly known as galaxy
Welcome back, Galaxy! I'm sorry, but your message sat in the moderating queue all weekend, so it appeared a couple pages back. Hopefully this reply will make people scroll back and read it.
I'm afraid I can't help with technical issues. I barely understand the Forum software. Call the same lovely lady you spoke to before.
For everybody else... is it too early to discuss where the Diner will be moving later this week?
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
Galaxy! welcome back and happy birthday. Sorry to hear about your knees.
As I understand it, the IT people are working on the Kalmbach site and they have their work cut out for them. At times no one can access the site, posts disappear and they made the electronic access available to everyone until they figure out what to do about it.
We have had 30 mph wind gust all night long. The power went out in the middle of the night but it is back on now. At least its sunny today.
Goblers at Horseshoe Curve
Galaxy / GP35 .... What a good surprise. ..... I hope you are doing well.
Galaxy, I use a Samsung S9 for accessing the forum, I also used an older S4 (both using different versions of the Android Operating System), try using the "desktop site" option in the hamburger menu in Chrome.
Hopefully that might help!
Good Afternoon!
Good to see you back in this place, GeePee35 aka Galaxy!
Nice sunshine today - lots of flowers are stickung out their little buds. It´s nice to see some color again after months of a brownish grey! The sky above us is filled with birds on their way to Scandinavia - a sure sign that Spring ist starting to spring!
We have started our pairing down job. After only a few hours, there are three piles - a big one marked dumpster, a much smaller one which says "must keep" and a tiny one marked "sell". We aim at cutting down out gear by half (minimum) and that´s not including the furniture we most likely won´t be taking with us. Although we don´t yet know exactly when the move will be up, it´s good to get an early start on sorting out things. I´ll be heading to the community dump tomorrow, with a couple of old electronic/electric things which are not broken, but of no use any longer. Tons of books will follow. I talked to the local library to donate the books, but they are not interested. Fine with me!
Something to enjoy!
How about New York and New York State for March 2019?
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Tinplate Toddler. . .I talked to the local library to donate the books, but they are not interested. . .
Have you checked with a used book store?
Richard
RideOnRoadHave you checked with a used book store?
None around in my neck of the woods. Used books are no business here.
Good morning from a Sunny West Coast, it is 0c with winds gusting to 100kmh.
Welcome back Galaxy, still working at the hotel?
The kid had a doozie of a rough ride going down into Ottawa last night as there was quite a storm going on. He said stuff was flying around inside the plane everywhere. I wonder why people don't stow their gear as the flight attendants ask them to. I was on a flight to Hawaii from Oahu once and the flight attendant hit the ceiling of the plane as he was announcing the rough weather ahead on the big island. I'm always hoping they don't charge extra for that kind of fun.
When I flew, way back in another life, I would test the metal of the lady in the passenger seat with a few rolls and spins. I always had the barf bag ready just in case.
Garry, too bad about the slide slowing your trip home. I was coming down the Fraser Canyon at 0300hrs in the pouring rain in the early 1980s and a rock the size of a large house had rolled onto the highway. I came around a curve and had to slam on the brakes. I was able to just drive around it and continue on my way over the rubble with the truck. I didn't waste any time getting out of there as small rocks were rolling down all around. I was the first one to come across it so I stopped and called the police at the next inhabited place I found, the highway and rail line was closed for a week as they had to blow the rock into manageable pieces and stabilize the rest of the cliff above the highway. I keep thinking about how close I came to being under that thing. The only other car I came across was a guy that had been following me quite a ways back, he also had to hit the brakes in a hurry, like me it was much faster to just go by it than to try and back up.
Well, I think today I will first burn off the 700 calories that were in the bottle of Cab Sav I had last night by riding the bike and then start soldering LEDs for the RH. If the wind dies down a bit, I'll take a dog for a long walk later before I have to pick up my daughter from school at 1530hrs.
Tinplate Toddler RideOnRoad Have you checked with a used book store? None around in my neck of the woods. Used books are no business here.
RideOnRoad Have you checked with a used book store?
That's too bad. We have a couple of used bookstores around here that buy books. They only give you about $0.25 on the dollar for what they sell them, but, as my mother always said, "It is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick."
BATMANWhen I flew, way back in another life, I would test the metal of the lady in the passenger seat with a few rolls and spins. I always had the barf bag ready just in case.
I have a vivid memory of a flight from London to Rotterdam in one of those 50 seater jets. Shortly after take-off, the pilot announced some rough weather ahead and asked for our understanding, that neither food nor drinks would be served during the flight. I was the only one who regretted that, all other passengers made good use of those bags.
Tinplate Toddler Heartland Division CB&Q Feel free to add pictures of CA / NV. Not a picture, but a video of the true star of the TV series "Petticoat Junction" - the one and only Hooterville Cannonball engine # 3, now serving as Sierra RR # 3 in Jamestown, CA.
Heartland Division CB&Q Feel free to add pictures of CA / NV.
Not a picture, but a video of the true star of the TV series "Petticoat Junction" - the one and only Hooterville Cannonball engine # 3, now serving as Sierra RR # 3 in Jamestown, CA.
I felt the need to dig up an old bone from days ago.
Ulrich it was kind of ironic you posted this post a few nights ago. I watched the video and enjoyed it, Thanks. The Steamer #3 pulling around the red caboose. She is an old movie star.
The night you posted this I watched Little House On The Prairie- Runaway Caboose. It was a yellow Caboose but the same Steam Engine #3.
The Steam Engine that is Sierra Railroad California now had a busy job all through the years. This Steam Engine was in a lot of weekly series and a lot of movies. It was used frequently is probably why she still runs so good today. Machinery likes to keep moving.
My Judy always likes to watch Little House On The Prairie every night. I saw the same number 3 Steam Locomotive again today when Charles and Mr. Edwards rode the train to the railroad job transporting nitroglycerin back in the 1800s before it was put into a solid.
I looked up the history of The Cannonball. There is a lot to it
Saint Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba was on the side of the tender on Little House. On some films the cowcatcher on this steamer was painted red.
The history on this old steam locomotive is fun. I just dug in a little deeper and read some more.
Clint Eastwood said. "Sierra number 3 is like an old treasured friend"
Afternoon Diners
Flo, give the gang and I a please.
Galaxy Glad to see you back in the dinner!
VA Health Care. There Valet Parking is like watching a Monkey Trying to mate with a Foot Ball! It is 22 minute drive to the VA Hospital but it took 10 minutes to get on the lot from the street in front of it?
Physical Therapy went well. Matt the Therapist identified some problems in my walking that more than likey is contributing to my tripping and falling down. He gave me some exercies to do to limber of my calf's and ankles.
Rest of the VA visit went down hull from there! No A1c test for me today, I would get banned if I posted what I am thinking but does the initals DF's mean anything to any one beside Steve Ott?
TF Reason my computer crashed is because the power went out a for a split second. That is why I need a battery back up. Been happing more often lately.
Sparkie our American Eskimo is going down hill. Last night he started projectile vomiting and again this morning. Would not eat most of the day. While laying bed he lost control of his bowels and did not even realize this time. Wife finally got him to eat some Rotissere Chicken and got him to take is stomach med.
So Far 2019 as sucked rail spikes.
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
CudaKen. The exact symptoms you are describing is exactly what happened with our Nel-Bell, that was her nickname, our Nellie. "Goose"
It got really tough in the end. Not only her external problems but she whined at night from her achy joints. It's a very hard thing to do. We cried hard.
At a certain point you can't prolong it. It just gets worse the longer you wait. It's so hard to do. You just have to swallow hard and do it. I don't know what else to say...I am so sorry.
NWP SWPyou need to talk to an expert about ensuring your files are safe and probably/possibly getting a new machine.
Hi Steven and Ken,
I am equally inept when it comes to computers, but before splurging on a new computer I would suggest that you take the old one to a computer shop and ask them if the problem is mechanical or if the computer is simply overloaded with useless programs.
Here is the layman's explanation: Over time your PC will accumulate dozens if not hundreds of programs that clog up the system. In many cases you didn't deliberately download the programs. They just come with other stuff you may have looked at or opened. Most of the stuff is not malicious but it probably has been downloaded without your knowledge. These programs will often start automatically when you turn your computer on. The more programs, the longer it takes for the computer to start, and then everything takes longer to process because the computer is trying to perform so many tasks at once with all these programs running. Eventually it just can't cope.
My computer is about 10 years old and it was working fine but a few months ago it started to really slow down. Then it just plain quit. I figured the hard drive was kaput. I took it to a local repair shop and they figured out that the hard drive was fine. The problem was that the computer was simply trying to do too many things at once. They cleaned everything out and then reloaded the Windows operating system. When I got it back it worked like it did when it was brand new!
You will have to reinstall the programs that you commonly use that are not in the normal Windows offerings, but you would have to do that with a new computer too. It is crucial that you keep all of your program licenses and passwords or you will have to buy them again. It is also crucial that you have backed up all of your important files because they will be dumped just like the junk that you are trying to get rid of when the computer is cleaned.
The best thing is that this process is cheap. I paid $85.00 to get my computer working like new.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I can appreciate what you are saying Dave.
My daughter stopped by last weekend and somewhere in between conversation she asked me how my phone was working. I said it's working kind of slow.
She said you have an Android smartphone it shouldn't be working slow let me see it.
She grabbed it out of my hand and showed me the crap that was on it. I had over 500 temporary files. Close to 200 YouTube files. And the list goes on and on for the crap she cleared out of my phone.
Your phone is a mini computer she said. You will find it works better now. What she did took about 60 seconds, at least it seemed like that.
You have a good point Dave..... good information
Howdy...
Brent ... That sounds like a very frightening experience with the huge bolder on the highway. I’m glad you avoided a serious accident.
Ken ... It is very sad about Sparkie. Unfortunately, we ( pet owners) eventually get to a point where we must decide if we should prolong their misery or put them down. As TF described , it is heartbreaking when that happens. We have done that with both dogs and cats. If we don’t have them put down, later we feel guilty for making them suffer until they finally died a painful death. When we do have them put down, we feel guilty for doing that. Can’t win . Very sad.