Track fiddlerWisconsin cheese curds
Completely unknown here.
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
MisterBeasleyI don't eat a lot of it,
A (metric) pound of butter lasts about 3 weeks with us. We don´t "eat" butter, Petra uses it for cooking alone.
This one goes out to Terry and Mike and all you other Wisconsin Boys
A common rule on the Forum here is we all love Cabeese
I'm a Minnesotan but I have respect for the Cheeseheads as I have family in Wisconsin
I'm snacking on some Wisconsin cheese curds right now
I have to Envy my Wisconsin friends because they get the cheese curds so fresh they squeak when you chew them
Other folks in the United States will never understand squeaky cheese as they don't get them warm right out of the processing plant as I have on occasion
I may have butter envy but I don't have cheese envy
TF
Butter for me. My girlfriend was a doctor, and says butter is actually better for you than margarine.
I don't eat a lot of it, mostly just to cook eggs in and put on my whole grain English muffins a few times a week.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good morning
I always did like butters on South Park that stuff is good Yuk's
When I was young I would swamp my pancakes with so much butter and so much syrup it was ridiculous
I crossed my own rule last night and was opinionated on butter
Judy's more recent diet for high blood pressure and heart disease does not include butter or salt so I very rarely get either or anymore
I envy all you Butter Boys here
I hope I can clear the air and that should be pretty acceptable these days considering the 6 foot rule
Being that I am Scottish it's almost impossible for me to be nice all the time, ... with that said
A manly apology goes out to drciesel from my surge of anger caused by Butter Envy last night
"I Can't Believe It's Not Butter"
Butter is awesome. One of my favorite things in thw world is watching a movie on the couch with my wife and a bowl of buttered popcorn.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
howmusWhen Butter got to be 70¢ a lb. and my Mother said we just couldn't afford it any more,
When I was about five-years-old, a new grocery store opened. As a way to get people into the store, they offered a pound of butter for 2¢ per pound, limit of two pounds.
We went into the store quite a few times, and she had a lot of butter in the freezer that lasted for a long time.
York1 John
Tinplate ToddlerButter - an interesting topic. Like Ray says, when used in moderation, it is actually much healthier than any margarine can ever be.
When Butter got to be 70¢ a lb. and my Mother said we just couldn't afford it any more, my Father bought an old churn and since we had lots of cream around we made our own. Unfortunately, my Father's idea of good butter was the old English style. You Know, "Betty Botter's Bitter Butter..." I hated it almost as much as I hated being forced to drink the horrible bitter buttermilk that my dad loved! Yuck!!!!!!!! I did like, when we slaughtered a cow, eating the heart (stuffed and baked) and the tongue (especially the leftovers which were pickled after a couple meals of the boiled tongue). The liver was also brought home from the slaughterhouse for us to "enjoy" as well. That was not my favorite but I did eat it. It was "good" for you!
Stay safe and well!
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Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
hon30critterThe best I have been able to do in the last few years ...... is to have the chipmunks climb up my leg to get peanuts.
Why is it that whenever someone types something like this I get an R-rated visual?
I must be totally twisted.
Good Afternoon!
We escaped today´s shopping madness by just staying put. Petra is a wizard when it comes to improvising a good meal with the stuff on hand. I don´t think we will have to leave the house much before the coming weekend.
Butter - an interesting topic. Like Ray says, when used in moderation, it is actually much healthier than any margarine can ever be. You won´t find any margerine in our household. If you are familiar with the production process of margarine, you will understand why. It´s also one of those die-hard myths, that the substitution of butter with margarine reduces the risk of coronary diseases. Petra knows quite well what she is talking about - she has a degree in nutrional science.
Another blast from the good old days:
The video shows quite well, why America became the leading nation in the world by having a large manufacturing sector, making products not only for the nation´s needs, but also for export, from local raw materials with energy produced from local sources. Globalization led to a negative trade balance, increasing public debts, which means the future generations poverty. Quite interesting, those old films...
GMTRacing I see one of todays popup offerings is genuine Spanish Weber carburetors.
At least your pop-ups seem related to your interests.
Mine are trending on information about how to make guns more deadly, when to carry a gun, and when it is OK to shoot people.
Excessively offensive content in my bottom screen pop-ups today.
Bear, I love it!!!!!!!!!!
Mornin' Folks!
Actually some recent research, according to the Food Channel, says Butter in moderation is actually healthier to use than margarines.... Butter contains Stearic Acid which is heart healthy. Since I was born and raised on a dairy farm, I only use butter, not margarine. Now I don't use it a lot, and very much in moderation when I do. A lb of butter last me a couple months usually. Need to pick up a pound of it when I sneak out to do grocery shopping tomorrow before the sun comes up. Locale TOPS Market is having a couple hours for seniors only to go to their stores when few people would normally be there. Will see how it works out. There ar no known cases of the "DISEASE" locally at the moment so risk should be low.
Back when I first became diabettic some 20 plus years ago, I was put on a strict diet by my dietician. She emphaticallyt told me that I neede to only use the liquid margarines and not butter or solid margarine. I responded that if I wanted wet bread, I could just run under the faucet instead. She looed at me for about 3 seconds and totally broke up She said that she agreed with me that liquid martgarine is totally "bleeeeck!" So she agreed I could use a little butter. In moderation!!!!
There are little white things falling out of the sky here in the Finger Lakes at the moment. Wet, cold and icky outside so I will try to get my 5 miles of walking in today inside the house..... That's a lot of trips around the kitchen, dinning room and hallway I think.
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Stay safe out there, my friends!
This is will be our 12th day of being hermits because of the virus.
I am working on the layout. I have one area of the layout remaining to be completed, and that's what I am doing.
Bear .... LOL .... I like real butter.
TF .... I like the photos you posted. I looked up BN 6234, and it was originally an SD9 owned by Colorado and Southern, a subsidiary of CB&Q. ..... SOO 559 looks great.
John York1 .... That is a nice looking GN boxcar.
Everybody ...... Have a good day.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Speaking of bright blue cars with a goat, this showed up here recently along with a car from some railroad called the SGRR:
Good morning. Cold, cloudy, and maybe more rain today. So far, Spring is no different than Winter, other than rain instead of snow.
Ulrich, our area has not had the run on groceries yet. I went in yesterday -- no toilet paper, but everything else was in stock as usual. Hopefully that keeps up.
I was going to see the Sandhill Cranes today, but put it off until tomorrow. It's only a short distance, but I like to go on some back farm lanes that are not good driving when it rains.
Hope everyone has a good day today.
Good Morning All,
A regular to go please Zoe. You were quite the verbose bunch yesterday. Took till now to catch up between w**k and happy spring - it's snowing.
I see one of todays popup offerings is genuine Spanish Weber carburetors. Except genuine Webers are made in Italy. They moved production to Spain a while ago but they haven't learned to drill all the holes yet on the production line so we end up buying and refurbishing used real Webers.
Got some time in the train room yesterday. After a tidy up I got started on the power plant kit getting base coat on and prefitting walls. I also put in the last of the sidings I had planned for the "branch line" (if 6 feet of track constitutes a branch - maybe a twig then). Still haven't tackled the city part at the center of the layout and likely won't until I get inspired. No pics this morning you'll just have to use your imaginations.
Time to pick up tools and get back to it. Ciao, J.R.
Stay safe,
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
God Morning!
Another sunny but cold day. We already have close to 13 hours of daylight here and it is rapidly increasing - nice!
I guess with the announcements made to the public yesterday, there will be a run on grocery stores. We still have fresh food to go for a few days, so we decided not to join in with the panicking crowd and storm the shops. Aside from the toilet paper, which now costs its weight in gold, other essentials are in very short supply in some regions. Hard to get are milk, bread, cereals, some veggies, fruit. Fresh fish and meat are also in short supply. If that continues much longer, a lot of folks will get into serious trouble, especially older ones!
Time to get your mind of the madness of these days, here comes another gem from the glory days of railroading!
The first scebes remind me of my dad. As a boy he used to ride his bike to the next grade crossing instad of going to school. He was more into helping the guard lowering or raising the gates than sitting in a stuffy class room listening to the teacher´s boring sermon. When my granddad found this out, my dad had some difficulties sitting down for a while!
Stay safe!
Edit: Watching the old railroad movies from the 1940s and 1950s made me think about a few issues, like how much our lives have changed since then. True, we were a lot poorer, didn´t have all the "devices" that are supposed to make our lives easier, safer and more comfortable (which they quite often fail to do), had no means to travel to the remotest of all remote places in the world within 24 hours, owned maybe one car per family and not three or four, but, honestly, I don´t think we were unhappy. In fact, we enjoyed more freedom than we do now, as we have become slaves of those gadgets which more and more determine our lives. I still have a vivid memory of the way we lived in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Life was a lot less complicated than, people were more content with what they had. The current crisis gives us time to think about the we will be heading in the future. We all see the signs of how a total globalization can turn from a benefit into a threat. Maybe we will have to turn the clock back a little.
Just some thoughts of an old white man, who cares less and less for worldly possessions and wealth, but more for peace and quiet, not to forget health.
Okay Ed,
That is one cute goat! I envy your menagerie.
I love to be in contact with animals. The best I have been able to do in the last few years (except for our son's Boston Terrier Murphy) is to have the chipmunks climb up my leg to get peanuts. Alas, the wee beasties ruined their party because they would try to climb up Dianne's legs too. That didn't go over well at all! Now the best I can get is to have them take the peanuts off of the top of my shoe.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
gmpullmanI like anything with a goat on it
Including the N. E. Patriots?
GOAT = Greatest Of All Time?
Okay I'll take the goat
Everyone be well be safe and sleep well
Track fiddlerEd I always did love your goat and you too
Thanks TF The goat smells better than me and has fewer whiskers!
Ed
Ed I always did love your goat and you too
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Have a great night y'all I'll talk to you tomorrow
Track fiddlerNot a mint locomotive but a mint sky-blue GN boxcar
I like anything with a goat on it
Molly by Edmund, on Flickr
Hey, hey — Top 'O Page!
Looks like this fella' is impressed with the Apple Pie ala mode!
Diner by Edmund, on Flickr
I'll have whatever mom is having
*looks like Peach Melba
Regards, Ed
Post Hog for sure
Is anyone still tuned in here
I have more pictures to share but I got to hit the rack soon
I'm going to go on Amazon Prime and check out Von Ryan's Express John.....Thanks
Thanks John
And I gotta say I like you
And another treat
Oops I stumbled upon the conductor and me in Osceola before I get to the treat
Zoom in on that sweet old man's face and just looking at his face will tell all the stories I heard from him that day
Not a mint locomotive but a mint sky-blue GN boxcar When's the last time you seen one this nice and they use it for a storage shed in Osceola
Well I guess no one's getting sick of treats
Make no mistakes because I didn't make one This one is for you Lion
Prime rib wildebeest cooked over a candle for 32 and 1/2 seconds..... I'm sorry nobody else gets one tonight as Lion will eat them both
Next
Ohhhhh
When BN was BN
I found this fully restored beautiful locomotive in Osceola Wisconsin She looks brand new
The story is if I go back this July the Conductor Judy and I spent time with Last Summer told me I can drive her
ricktrains4824The state health department has stated that people are not taking this seriously enough, and that 20-40 year olds are the biggest spreaders and positive testers right now in the state.
The soccer field by my home was filled with a group (around 20) playing frisbee football yesterday. Even with the warning signs. So much for social distancing.
For those with nothing to do and wanting a diversion, Turner Classic Movies is just starting Von Ryan's Express.
Yes, I know all the criticisms and unrealistic scenes. Just enjoy it. It's a neat movie.