John - I was lucky! I had the opportunity to travel quite a lot in my younger and better days, partly for business, but also for pleasure. I have visited strange places on nearly all continents, but I never made it downunder! The only travel I´ll be going on will take me to Denmark to look at a house to spend the rest of my days in, and of ourse, moving there. The Internet is now my travel agency, allowing me to re-visit places I have been to without leaving m living room!
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Ulrich, I'm not sure I will ever make it there.
I'm now of the age that I have to be very choosy about where I will vacation. I wish that at a younger age, I would have visited Europe, but I always thought there would be plenty of time later for that. Time flew by. The only plans we now have are to visit places here in the U.S., and of course, most of our travel involves going to see grandchildren.
York1 John
Steven - I had to look it up, but now I know what bubble and squeak is. I don´t know whether I´d go for it, though.
John - tell a Scot he is English - you may end up as the main ingredient of Haggis or black pudding! Scotland is really beautiful, especially the Highlands in early Fall! There is a steam train ride from Fort William to Mallaigh, a former fishing town, which is worthwhile taking.
Good morning, everyone. Do I need my passport?
My father was in England during WWII before landing in France. He never said much about it, but he did say Scotland was beautiful.
I'm very thankful for the diner and for Steven keeping it civil. Last night I ventured into some other discussions in the Trains section. Not nice. I wanted to read about high speed rail, but instead I read a steady stream of politics, name-calling, and insults.
Thank you everyone for welcoming newcomers like me, and for keeping friendly discussions going. Entering the diner is something I look forward to each day.
Good morning, Diners, and welcome to a new month! If we're going to be in jolly old England, let's kick off with some traditional bubble and squeak.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
Ulrich,
Thanks for the move----England seems like a good spot. Next to the Azores, Ireland, Scotland, and England have very pretty sountryside.
herrinchoker
Good Morning!
As we didn´t agree (yet)o n an August location for the diner, I took the liberty of just starting the move and let the train go until someone sid "stop". The first one was Ed, and I think "merry old England" is not a bad idea, although they have it quite warm there these days. May I add Wales to the choice of location? I´d like to go for a ride on the Ffestiniog Railway from Porth Madog to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
For those who are in love with that line - Peco of UK and Kato in Japan have announced a joint production of the Ffestiniog Railway´s unique Double Fairlie engines in OO9 scale, that is OO scale (1/76) on 9mm tracks. They are expected to hit the market by Christmas 2020. Very tempting for me! The will also produce the small George England 0-4-0s "Prince" or "Princess". Suitable carriages are also on their way! Very tempting for me! I might even get back into the hobby - after the move!
Have a great start into the month of August, my favorite month!
Speaking of fog — have we been to jolly ol' England lately?
Clapham Junction, perhaps? Paddington Station? National Railway Museum in York?
Maybe ride one of the beautiful steamers?
Just a thought. Run 'er up the flagpole.
Sorry to hear about Napoleon, Richard.
Thank you for opening the August Diner, Ulrich. I hope you are feeling well.
Cheers, Ed
Thanks for moving us Ulrich.
I am in the diner but as I look out the window all I see is fog, where are we, the Twilight Zone?
Next stop??????????????
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
This is the place for you to go to relax and talk off topic about most anything - as long as you stay within the forum rules, which means certain hot button topics are excluded. Please refer to Steven Otte´s post on Forum Policies.
Everybody is welcome to participate in the Diner !
The staff - that´s Zoe, Chloe, Flo, Janie, and Brunhilda - is very friendly and will serve up plenty of virtual food with a smile. Just don´t forget to leave a generous tip!
At the beginning of each month, it is the time to pay our respect to friends no longer with us.
Barry Arnold aka BlownoutCylinderJerry Cox aka Cox47Wolfgang Dudler aka Westport TerminalBob Hartle aka cmrproductsEd MurphyBill NorthStein Rypern, Jr. aka SteinjrAndy SperandeoJeffrey "Running Bear" WimberleyAlan BTom MillsJames W. Rohde aka CapeJimMichael L. Myles aka Inch
Gone, but never forgotten!
Each month, the diner is moved to a new location, which has been agreed upon prior to coupling up the diner car to the switcher moving it. We are already on our way, but have no direction where to stop. Would some one please tell the engineer where to spot the car?