Hello, everyone.
Even though it's about 30° out, I just got through running the mower over the lawn. The ash trees have lost their leaves and needed to be cleaned.
My yard has the problem of many different kinds of trees, and they all lose their leaves at different times. The ash trees go first, and the red oak trees last. In between, the maples, the red buds, the cherries, and the Dawn Redwood all go at different times. It seems I pick up leaves for about three months.
Jimmy, I know that you don't really need advice, but I didn't meet my wife until I was 27 years old. Don't get discouraged.
Dave, prayers are being said for your wife. Hopefully this is just a minor event in her health.
Track Fiddler, I no longer worry about cracked screens -- I got rid of my cell phone and have been happy ever since.
Congratulations to everyone having kids, adopting kids, and having grandkids! I hope everyone is healthy and everything goes well.
Ulrich, hopefully the right house will fall into your lap when you can finally look seriously. Do you think you will solve the issue of not being Danish citizens when you buy?
Kevin, do you have any idea of how many railways run with a car of yours?
Time for lunch and a nap. I've got the fireplace set up, but no fire until tonight while we watch the football game.
Edit: On my screen, I'm now at the top. Since it's lunchtime, I'll spring for everyone to have the best diner food -- hamburgers, french fries, and a Coke. The cold beer will have to wait until tonight for the game.
York1 John
We had a nice chicken pot pie sort of a thing baked into a crust like a cherry turnover.
But these were great.
Yesterday I was out when I should have stayed home, wind and ice on the roads was badd enough wind and ice in the parking lots is almost fatal
Still had a RED RARE RIB EY>E STAQUE! : )
ROARING
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
York1I got rid of my cell phone and have been happy ever since.
I have no need for that, either. People can reach me on my regular phone when I am at home. When I am gone, I am gone. That´s it!
York1Do you think you will solve the issue of not being Danish citizens when you buy?
I hope, but I am not sure. When things get serious, I will talk to the reals estate agent. Still hoping that this will turn out well - I can hardly wait to leave this place, as I feel more and more uncomfortable in this country.
Time to turn in - CU all tomorrow!
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Ive got a cell phone, but i use it mostly to browse the internet. Very few have my number, only those who matter do
(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).
Afternoon folks,
Prayers to those who need them.
Jimmy, to quote a song by one of my favorite artists "the love that I dreamt of, came to me at my worst"
Being single sucks and is great simultaneously, just never settle for less than what you deserve. (By less I mean commitment wise)
I too am an old soul, I listen to music that sounds like 70s and 80s, if I watch tv I watch older shows, but there are other people like us out there, the right girl will come along, don't get so desperate you miss her.
Some girls are kinda flakey at times, like the girl at my job, merely asked her to ice cream two weeks after a breakup that she acted like she was over, she turned me down and I respected that, she still somehow found a reason to get mad at me. I'm kinda glad it worked out the way it did because she has some personality traits that I don't find too appealing that I'm now aware of in light of recent events, weird thing is apparently I'm still a topic of discussion for her and she keeps telling people how the guy shes "dating" is bigger than me (by 2 inches I'm 6'3-4"), why am I the unit of measure? Instead of her using her ex boyfriend who is like 5'10"?
I had a girl that was really interested in me, she was just a little too clingy for me along with a few other incompatibilities, it's just how it be sometimes.
On my trip to NY I noticed girls in NY aren't like the ones here in LA, they don't play coy and expect guys to just "get" that they're interested, everywhere I went I had girls actually checking me out and waving to me.
Give it time tho, the right one will show up, perhaps have a talk with the girl your interested in, ask what her motivations were in saying that, just don't commit to her if she isn't committing to you, by that I mean if you want try going out with her don't commit until you see she has done that for you, not what she says but what she does is what matters.
Good luck bro! You got this!
Steve
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!
NWP SWPI too am an old soul, I listen to music that sounds like 70s and 80s,
Now wait a minute ... !!!
What's up John?
I agree with what you say. I just had to laugh when you said you listened to old music like the 70s and 80s.
That music is too modern for an old guy like me!
I'm glad that someone your age, with your experiences, can help another younger person here. It means much more coming from someone your age instead of old codgers like me.
Hey you havent heard what music I like to sing,
Dean Martin, Andy Williams, Bobby Darin, ect...
I by no means have it all figured out but I can only share what I've learned and experienced in my short time here.
York1Kevin, do you have any idea of how many railways run with a car of yours?
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I have no idea now. I have lost track of how many I have given away in the past thirty years, Then there are about 75-100 decal swaps I did back in the 1990s, so each of those people could have painted their own SGRR freight cars.
Scale Rails of Southwest Florida had 15-20 of them that were sold off at their annual train shows.
My friend Ron in Naples had about half my N scale rolling stock (around 100 cars), and when he passed it all was scattered.
My friend Randy still has the other half.
There were probably over a dozen in hobby shops that have gone out of business.
No way to know.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
York1 I agree with what you say. I just had to laugh when you said you listened to old music like the 70s and 80s. That music is too modern for an old guy like me! I'm glad that someone your age, with your experiences, can help another younger person here. It means much more coming from someone your age instead of old codgers like me.
You mean like my kind of music. If Steven thinks he's old fo listening to 70's, I'm really old!
Harrison
Homeschooler living In upstate NY a.k.a Northern NY.
Modeling the D&H in 1978.
Route of the famous "Montreal Limited"
My YouTube
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the gang and a and Dirk a dog treat.
Work Front. Well the good news is Nancy did not come in. The bad news is she will be there Sunday.
Jimmy I meet my wife when I was 17 and have been happly married for 24 years. 24 out of 46 years is not to bad? Or is it? If you like being wrong all the time, never having a day with nothing too do and like junk all over the bathroom counter then you need a woman!
Need a new computer. While my old Dell is still run fine off line on line I am getting tired of watching the blue circle go around and a round. I namaily hate changing to windows 10, I like XP Pro. Any thoughts on what specks I might want? I do no on line gaming and only have 40 gigs saved on my hard drive. I mainly look at store web sites be for I buy. I all so watch U-Tube a lot.
Later Ken
I hate Rust
cudakenNeed a new computer.
You're looking for a desktop, Ken?
I bought several "reconditioned" desktop PCs in the last few years from Amazon.
For instance: https://tinyurl.com/y2qhz8p5
I think I got a couple HP "small form factor" PCs which I mainly use for Decoder Pro and LokProgrammer uses but it will do anything any of the "big boys" can do. All my PCs run 24/7. I think I have six, plus a few laptops and three tablets. They are all on the same network and I share files between all of them.
I got a couple different View Sonic LED monitors. These are excellent monitors for the money.
https://tinyurl.com/y2r9hz3p
Like so many things, you get used to Windows 10. Some things are better, some things I miss from XP.
Ed
HarrisonYou mean like my kind of music.
Harrison: Is that you playing the Banjo, Guitar, and Mandolin?
If so... impressive!
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Grilled lamb chops with mint sauce, anyone??
I used to hate lamb with a passion, and the mint sauce made it seem even worse. That was until I was served some properly prepared lamb at a friend's home a couple of years ago. I guess whoever had been preparing the lamb for me before didn't have a clue what they were doing because it was always tough and very gamey. Our friend's lamb was delicious! I almost passed on it but they convinced me to give it a try. I'm glad I did.
Unfortunately Dianne is still not convinced that lamb can taste good so we don't serve it.
Bear, demand more money and work fewer hours!! I insist!! Better still, retire!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Good Morning!
Sunday! Time for my big breakfast! Oh, wait! I already had that yesterday! Well, who cares, I am going for it!
Southern Germany is enjoying a resurrection of Summer, while in my neck of the woods, the sunshine falls down in liquid form. The clouds are so low we don´t see nor hear the migrating birds heading south! No "Golden October" for us this year.
hon30critterI used to hate lamb with a passion, and the mint sauce made it seem even worse.
While "statíoned" in Britain, I had the pleasure of being served lamb quite a number of times and with or without mint sauce, I grew a strong dislike. I will remain a "beefeater" for the rest of my days (which will hopefully still be many).
No plans for the day - just relax!
Here is a blast from the past - a short video from my Japanese style mini-modular N scale shelf layout.
Pardon the bad quality, but the video was filmed with my atb that time already quite old digital camera and not a cam corder.
Ive never had lamb myself, too expensive for my taste.
My taste in music is classic rock, older country (with some new), and underground rock.
Im really about ready to give up on finding someone. 27 and only been on two dates in my life. Both ended with the woman saying i was roo strange to date again. Did everything - paid for her, was a gentleman towards her, etc. Heck ive never even kissed a woman lol. So yeah, this wallflower is feeling pretty hopeless in that regard.
Have a great day all
Jimmy - don´t sell yourself short! The right girl is right behind the corner!
I was a "little strange" myself, not really what most of the girls were looking for. Not "freaky" enough for the late 1970s, a little shy and certainly not what you would call good looking. I was more of the type prospective mothers in law would envision for their daughters, but, alas the daughters didn´t think so. My girlfriend in France had just broken up with me, when I met Petra on the way home and it was as if lightning had struck us both! I moved into her place three days after we first met, and we were engaged 6 weeks later!
Things always happen when you expect them the least!
Good Sunday morning. Just coffee for me this morning. I will have some donuts later.
My wife is buying Christmas stuff. Online buying has allowed her to spend money easily and freely. If I complain, I am reminded how much my Kato E9 A&B locomotives and the full City of Los Angeles passenger car set cost. It's better if I just keep my mouth closed, smile, and nod.
Time for church. Hope everyone has a great Sunday.
I have alway's been a bit "off" when it come's to dealing with re-ality.
I get along better with my cat's, than I do with the rest of humanity.
But then this woman came along, and made the mistake of picking up the rock I was under...
Was the second marrage for both of us.
BONUS: she doesn't mind my tendancy to fiddle with tiny model's ..... she even got me this workbench.
She can also cook up a storm !! ( I use to weigh 190 lbs .... now I'm a bit over 230....)
Morale of the story is : you will find someone, just be yourself....... and dont eat ALL the cake she put's in front of you.......
Rust...... It's a good thing !
Jimmy_BraumIm really about ready to give up on finding someone. 27 and only been on two dates in my life. Both ended with the woman saying i was roo strange to date again. Did everything - paid for her, was a gentleman towards her, etc. Heck ive never even kissed a woman lol. So yeah, this wallflower is feeling pretty hopeless in that regard.
I was just shy of 36 on wedding day in 1981; we had 34 years 3 1/2 weeks before she passed in 2015. I had thought I was a confirmed single (but you never know).
Gary
Jimmy_Braumive never even kissed a woman
I'm sure that a couple other members of this forum will tell you that the "kissing" you get will not be worth the "kissing" you'll get.
Little Timmythis woman came along, and made the mistake of picking up the rock I was under...
Same thing happened to me. Unfortunately I found out later that she was actually looking for a frog.
Flo, get the gang and I a please and Flo Dirk all ready had his treat tonight.
Work was boring even with Nancy there. It was a beautiful day and with the weather we have had I did not excpct many customers. We had 2 of them. Nancy likes to tell ever one she is the owner, yet she has no clue what stuff is? Case in point she yelled up to the front of the store to me her customer was buying a Accolade Memeory Foam Mattress for $344.00 in full sizes. Turns out after the deal was done and loaded in there truck it was a Tribute Memeory Foam Mattress thats price should have been $499.00. Some how this is my fault?
Ed Thanks for the link. I will either buy off Egg Head or Amazon and it will be a refurbished unit. I like the 16 gigs of ram!
Dirk Pip He is eating up my free time but I do enjoy the time with him. Guess I am trying to make up to him lossing his first family. He had to come from a good home, it is a shame they had to let him go. We where told there Land Lord said they could no longer have pets.
Evenin' folks....
Been a very busy week again around here and I just haven't had any time to post. Have been keeping up with others though.
Dating game...... Well, I may be 72, but I still feel the same as some of the youngsters in here about the process! I think George Burns was right (as always) when he said "Age is just a number. Most of us feel about the same as our shoe size." Just got off the phone with the lady I have been dating, and she agreed to let me take her to the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestera with Winton Marsalis Concert at Kodak Hall at Eastman School in Rochester in a couple weeks. I must like her! This will set me back well over a hundred $$$ and possibly more if we go out to dinner as well.... (She's worth every penny!)
I will say that I too get worried about the future of relationships just like the younger crowd. After all I lost my soul-mate over 32 years ago and figured I would spend the rest of my life alone. Sermon at church today was about being thankful.... I told Pastor Deb that was good advice and I think I'll just be thankful for each day at a time and let the future take care of itself! I am enjoying being out with the lady every now and then. Wish it was more often that I get to see her, but time will tell. I guess.
Have a good one!
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73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good Day to all —
Happy Thanksgiving to our friendly neighbors!
Canada by Edmund, on Flickr
Today is the U.S.'s Columbus Day but some areas celebrate Indigenous People's Day, a more civil choice.
cudakenEd Thanks for the link. I will either buy off Egg Head or Amazon and it will be a refurbished unit. I like the 16 gigs of ram!
Meg, Gig sure, it all comes out in the wash That was only an example, Ken. I bought the last one maybe two years ago. Still going strong, though. If you need a CD/DVD drive be sure there is one on board as many mini-towers don't have them any more. Kids look at CDs like they are vintage-retro things from another age.
Timmy, Your photo with the excellent cat reminds me of a few photos I have when I dozed off and Floyd snuggled up next to me. Shortly after Floyd was killed by a neighbor's dog that got loose another golden tabby named Cicero appeared on our property almost like a gift!
Floyd-2010 by Edmund, on Flickr
There's a blue rubber band there. Floyd used to love to chase a rubber band when you shot it and he would bring it back to you so you could shoot it again. We could never tire of this. He'd play like that for a long time. Part retriever.
"Are you sure that's where the pole is supposed to go?" Checked the drawing twice.
NYC_1043_FA by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
Thanks, Ed and a Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canucks and any other country that may be celebrating this weekend. We had a big crowd in tonight to enjoy the feast my wife prepared. I pitched in as well but she is the gifted cook that ensures perfection.
I have a lot to be thankful for as I have had a very comfortable life. I worked hard for it and had bumps along the way, some huge. But every time we just deal with them and never waste time dwelling on them and carry on.
As far as girls went, I always seemed to have a drop-dead gorgeous girlfriend. I am not a gorgeous hunk that no girl can resist that is for sure, so I put it down to my rather adventurous lifestyle that attracted women that also shared my passion for excitement and travel. I had four serious longterm relationships between high school and age 38, none of whom I wanted to marry as they just were not the right ones. I knew my wife for 14 years as a friend but never considered her as anything but a friend as she was a gifted Veterinary Surgeon that was always on call in case a police dog needed putting back together or some other emergency and she worked long hours to boot. I lived a very carefree lifestyle and would hop on a plane to go somewhere in a moments notice. She has degrees in agriculture, genetics and is a Veterinary Surgeon, I just graduated high school. Total opposites in every sense of the word. She looks just like Meryl Streep did 15 years ago when she was my wife's age and my wife will often get asked if she is her when we are at the airport or other public places.
I had been going out with a real knock out for several months but she was dumb as dirt and so I ended that. At that time my future wife and I started to hang out more just as friends and I fell in love with her. I never wanted to marry anyone before then and then one day I knew without a doubt she was the one, so 9 days before my 40th Birthday we got married in Hawaii at the Hyatt on Kaui. I always tell people that tell me they are not sure they should get married or not to a certain person. I say the fact you are asking that question is your answer. I never wanted anything more than to be with her for the rest of my life. Maybe I just needed to slow down a bit before I was ready to get married.
I retired at 52 for health reasons and my wife who is five years younger than me retired when she was 52 as she was suffering some neurological issues. We were set for retirement by then so why not, life is short.
Dave keep an eye on your wife. My FIL found himself laying on the ground with the dog sitting next to him in a remote part of the local park. He had slipped on some ice and thought he just fell but then realized there was a bunch of snow on him and the dog so figured he knocked himself out cold for quite a while. He went to the Doc and had scans and all was good. A little over a year later he got dizzy all of a sudden and went to the Doc who called an Ambulance and they got him into Vancouver and right on the table to fix a bad brain bleed. Looking at the old scans, there was nothing to indicate the two instances were connected but as they said, they couldn't be 100% sure.
Speaking of parks, the weather has been great here so we have been going on some long walks with the dogs. We have a wilderness area that goes on forever even beyond the park boundaries and we will often come across movies and/or TV shows being filmed. On Wednesday we came across Batwoman being filmed and watched for a few minutes and carried on, then we came upon Sabrina the teenage witch (Not sure about the name) and then the show Riverdale not far away from that. It is a busy place our piece of wilderness. Lots of work for thousands of people so all is good.
The kid got a new blooper video from Deadpool 2 sent to him and his one and only big screw up was on it. I'll never forget how upset he was about that when he came home that night. They laughed it off on the set at the time but it took 40 minutes to reset the scene to do it again. It was after 16 hours on set and he was really tired and went brain dead. That was the only screwup he ever had on all the things he has worked on.
Daughter came home for the weekend. The ferries were so busy there was a wait even for walk-ons. She got the second to last ticket for her sailing. It would only be an hour wait if she didn't get on. BC ferries do an excellent job.
Well, I think I'll turn in early tonight. While working on the big dinner I did more lights in the Roundhouse and got the interior done. Lots of work, but I am happy with it.
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."
Gidday Choe, just whipped one up, so perhaps the chaps might like a slice of pavlova as a change from tender succulent lamb.
hon30critterBear, demand more money and work fewer hours!!
hon30critterBetter still, retire!
I found this video and while it features a KiwiRail class DL (Dreadful Locomotive) at work, it’s in my neck of the woods, the Bay of Plenty.
“I wanted to invent an engine that could run for ever. I could have developed a new train, had I stayed in the railway. It would have looked like the AK-47 though.”
Mikhail Kalashnikov.
Thoughts and Best Wishes to All that need them.
The day started dry - for a change! We had enough water coming down in this what is supposed to be the driest year in history!
Bear - that cake looks fantastic! Strawberry and Kiwi - my favorite!
The KiwiRail class DL certainly does not win a beauty contest, but does it get uglier than this?
Apparently, the days wwhen railroads cared about the design of their engines are long gone! Remember those elegant PRR GG1s, the EMD Fs, the Deutsche Bahn V200 or the classic and ageless design of Swiss standard and narrow gauge engines of the 1940s till the 1980s! Modern Diesels are eyesores on wheels compared to them!