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Jeffrey´s Trackside Diner March 2020 - This Month in Texas!

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Posted by Track fiddler on Monday, March 9, 2020 3:31 PM

I can't believe it.  I found my rocket.  I went across the highway to Edina this afternoon where I thought I saw it go down last night.

I can't believe I got her back

Hot pink is the color I seen it from a block away

I can't believe I got her back maybe a night launch is the way to go

 

 

TF

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Posted by Track fiddler on Monday, March 9, 2020 11:09 AM

Good morning.  Black coffee please.

It was one of those dark cloudy mornings where Judy and I were able to roll over and sleep in.  That don't happen often,  the last time was a thunderstorm morning.  I like those.

 

Monday is errand day.  I'm not a big fan.  Good thing I have my Judy to keep me in line with responsibilities because I'm not very good with thatWhistling

The one nice thing to look forward to about monday is our fancy lunch after grocery shopping.  We go shopping hungryDinner  You end up with twice as much food that way, ... Mission accomplished! Laugh

I'm in the mood for ribs today.  The 14-hour tender ones that you pay a little more for but well worth itDinner

 

Have a great day y'all.

 

 

TF

 

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Posted by Track fiddler on Monday, March 9, 2020 1:28 AM

Guess what?  The rack wasn't quite working tonight.

I did enjoyed my rocket though, it went really high and the parachute took it over Highway 494 into the city of Edina.

LaughLaugh

Never launched a rocket in pitch black.  I think it was the best rocket launch ever.

 

 

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Posted by Track fiddler on Monday, March 9, 2020 1:14 AM

I can build a new one twice as fast.

 

 

 

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Posted by Track fiddler on Monday, March 9, 2020 1:05 AM

You know,  I may just go on the front lawn and launch my hot pink rocket.

Getting bored hereTongue TiedIndifferent

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Posted by Track fiddler on Monday, March 9, 2020 12:57 AM

African Queen In my book is the best Humphrey Bogart movie with Katharine Hepburn.

 

 

TF

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Posted by hon30critter on Monday, March 9, 2020 12:43 AM

York1
I know that some of you at the diner are bird lovers.  (To watch, not to eat.) Something on your bucket list should be central Nebraska in March.  It's not widely known, but each year over 600,000 Sandhill Cranes and over 500 Whooping Cranes spend time on a 20-mile stretch of the Platte River.

Hi John,

Okay, Nebraska in March is now on our bucket list! Those pictures are amazing! We get sandhill cranes here in southern Ontario but not in very large numbers. In fact, in 40 years of bird watching, Dianne and I maybe have seen 50, and most of those were on the Manitoulin Island. I don't recall ever seeing a whooping crane.

We went out on Sunday to see if there were any snowy owl stragglers left in the area but had no luck. This has not been a great year for snowy owls. We have seen precisely one! We didn't even see any hawks on Sunday!Grumpy

The fields are just starting to melt so the swans and snow geese will be here in a week or two. We are headed to Point Pelee in May. That will be interesting because Lake Erie is four feet higher than normal. There won't be any beaches left on the Point, so seabirds will be at a minimum. There is a man made wetland just north of the lake so hopefully all the waterfowl will end up there.

Dave

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Posted by Track fiddler on Monday, March 9, 2020 12:22 AM

Cool,  I can apreciate your movie but I prefer The African Queen.

 

TF

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Monday, March 9, 2020 12:03 AM

I just watched the movie Key Largo with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall for the first time.

All I can say is that for 35 years Bertie Higgins has been lying to me in his Key Largo song. Bogie and Bacall never had it all. They spent almost the entire movie being held at gunpoint. I had no idea. Bertie Higgins made me think this was supposed to be a love story.

All lies.

I will never trust a pop song again.

-Kevin

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Posted by Track fiddler on Sunday, March 8, 2020 10:39 PM

With this,  I am going to hit the rack.

I'm watching the news with Judy right now.

I can't believe people buy into this media crap.

History repeats itself.

I remember when my dad caught the Hong Kong Flu in the seventies.  He was so sick,  he coughed so hard.

Guess what?  He was just fineSmile

$$$$$$   On the other side of things.  I'll see you on the Dark Side of the MoonLaugh

We're all okay here!   We Are All Good! 

Us Smart people believe on our own side of things and that's half the battle, ... don't forget your mind is a powerful thingPirate

All you have to say is NO,  I don't buy in-to this crap!

 

RUSH  "All the world indeed a stage and we are merely players"

 

 

And guess what?   You'll never have to worry about catching anyting ever again, ... Mind SetBow 

 

Don't catch much without negitive receptaclesIndifferent

 

 

 

TF

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Posted by Track fiddler on Sunday, March 8, 2020 10:08 PM

Post Hog, Post Hog.

Couldn't launch the rocket today.  My daughter was very excited about it but she realized it was just too windy.

She said she will definitely be available the next weekend feasibleSmile

I found some spread out High School land sports fields in Prior Lake that will be good for itYes as the Lakes will be too thawed by then.

 

 

TF

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Posted by Track fiddler on Sunday, March 8, 2020 9:40 PM

BNSF UP and others modeler
 

That is a spetacularly painted sky! Absolutely gorgeous. Kudos to the artist!Yes

(From a fellow artist)

 

 

Thanks,  I'm very proud of her too!

Thanks John

 

 

TF

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Posted by York1 on Sunday, March 8, 2020 9:32 PM

TF, your daughter has talent!

Timmy, I spent time years ago studying for a geology class at the copper mine in Douglas.  Stayed at the Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee.

Really neat part of the country!

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Posted by Track fiddler on Sunday, March 8, 2020 9:17 PM

Is there anybody out there?

Is there anybody out there?

Ouuu Ouuu Ouuu,  is there anybody out there?

Here's a painting my daughter did for her art science project in college.  It hangs on my wall.

I told her she should find a way to send this image to Pink Floyd because they would definitely pick it for their next album coverYes

I'm pretty proud of that kid!

Notice she's got the rust thing going on, like that gas mask guy has been around for a whileLaugh

She's got the rust thing going on from me.

 

 

TF

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Posted by Little Timmy on Sunday, March 8, 2020 9:09 PM

mbinsewi
it looks like you have an endless source Of tree armature material!

And yet, I still buy Woodland scienic stuff . L O L 

Rust...... It's a good thing !

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Posted by BNSF UP and others modeler on Sunday, March 8, 2020 9:08 PM

Track fiddler

 

I won't tell you which picture was hers and which painting was mine but we had a wonderful time.

 

TF

 

That is a spetacularly painted sky! Absolutely gorgeous. Kudos to the artist!Yes

(From a fellow artist)

I'm beginning to realize that Windows 10 and sound decoders have a lot in common. There are so many things you have to change in order to get them to work the way you want.

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Posted by mbinsewi on Sunday, March 8, 2020 8:51 PM

WOW Little Timmy !  it looks like you have an endless source Of tree armature material!

Some seem to have it all......Sigh

Mike.

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Posted by Little Timmy on Sunday, March 8, 2020 8:42 PM

[quote user="SeeYou190"]but still in Arizona, and sweating in the dry heat![/quote

Yea... it get's hot here..... but, it DOES rain occasionally..... like today as a matter of fact.

This is looking out my "back 40". See ? Were not all heat all the time.

Rust...... It's a good thing !

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, March 8, 2020 8:22 PM

York1
Last September on the Grand Canyon's Bright Angel Trail -- Working up a sweat in the dry heat

This wasn't in the Grand Canyon, but still in Arizona, and sweating in the dry heat!

-Kevin

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Posted by Track fiddler on Sunday, March 8, 2020 8:18 PM

Good evening Diners.

Beautiful beautiful day in Minnesota today!  Didn't get to the 65 predicted but I will take 58.

Went to the Railroad Club breakfast this morningYes  then caught up with my daughter for late lunch.  It was her thoughts to go to a sunny park and find a picnic table and do some art.

For sure,  about an hour and a half of painting time in the heat of the day we both painted a quick one with nice relaxing music on the cell phone and the Sunshine.

I won't tell you which picture was hers and which painting was mine but we had a wonderful time.

And now I'm ready for the next blast of winterSad Laugh

 

P.S.   She said,  Dad should I paint the yellow lines a little blurry on the country highway going through, ... I said,  I thought It was a river that you did such a beautiful job on, ... at this point it looks beautiful,  why don't you just leave it alone!

 

 

TF

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Posted by Little Timmy on Sunday, March 8, 2020 7:46 PM

What is this thing you guy's are talking about ???

Daylight saving time ???

Why, ... That's just "Silly" !

Rust...... It's a good thing !

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Posted by Tinplate Toddler on Sunday, March 8, 2020 7:23 PM

My one and only trip to the Grand Canyon dates back to 1974. I have never seen anything more beautiful and breathtaking since! It was hot, but I can cope quite well with dry heat. No issue with cold temperatures as well, as long it is dry. Hot and humid, as well as cold and humid and my whole body starts to act up.

Happy times!

Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)

"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"

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Posted by York1 on Sunday, March 8, 2020 7:06 PM

SeeYou190
Then I went to Arizona last year... Nope! Hot is still hot. But, the Grand Canyon was beautiful.

 

Last September on the Grand Canyon's Bright Angel Trail -- Working up a sweat in the dry heat.

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, March 8, 2020 6:55 PM

RideOnRoad
Simple solution: Come join us in Arizona.

I have heard my entire life that the heat in Arizona is more bearable because it is a "dry" heat.

Then I went to Arizona last year... Nope!

Hot is still hot.

But, the Grand Canyon was beautiful.

-Kevin

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Posted by York1 on Sunday, March 8, 2020 6:54 PM

cudaken
 I have heard Daylight saving's time was done originally for Farmers. That way they did not have to work as late at night?

 

Farmers in our part of the country hate DST.  Farmers start their workday early, and DST means more hours of work in the dark.  Dairy cows especially are on a schedule, regardless of the clock.

 

Edit!  Top of the page.  It's almost 7:00 pm.  Of course, that's really 6:00 pm.  Time for a pre-dinner cocktail, regardless of what the clock says.

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Posted by BigDaddy on Sunday, March 8, 2020 6:50 PM

RideOnRoad
Simple solution: Come join us in Arizona

I fell in love with Prescott, much cooler than Gilbert or Feenix.  My wife did not like the browns of the high desert.  Plus it is too far from family on the east coast.

 

Henry

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Posted by York1 on Sunday, March 8, 2020 6:46 PM

RideOnRoad
Simple solution: Come join us in Arizona.

I have a friend I talk to weekly in Gilbert.  He keeps saying the same thing.

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Posted by RideOnRoad on Sunday, March 8, 2020 6:33 PM

York1
I hate Daylight Savings Time. If I made the decisions, we would stay with one time year-round. It's back to dark mornings for a while.

Simple solution: Come join us in Arizona.

mbinsewi
I think Indiana is split, part of the state is DST and part is not.

Not anymore. The whole state started observing DST in 2006.

One more thing: For the purist, the correct term is Daylight Saving Time. (Not Savings)

Richard

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Posted by cudaken on Sunday, March 8, 2020 6:21 PM

 Eveing Diners

 Flo, give the gang and I a Beer please and Flo, no treats for Dirk, he is sick.

 Dirk is under the weather today. At 11:00 AM he was desperate to go out side. Took the biggest #2 I have ever seen him do then blew chucks 3 times on the way back to the house. Then he got dirrhea while he was in the house.

 Ed so the red lights on PRR Shark Nose would only be useded when it was a pusher or if there was no rolling stock on the engine? They are a little over powering when on.

 I have heard Daylight saving's time was done originally for Farmers. That way they did not have to work as late at night?

 Later Ken and Dirk says Barf, Barf.

I hate Rust

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, March 8, 2020 4:34 PM

Howdy .... Trying to catch up on posts here.

Jan (Herrinchoker) ..... Praying you recover quickly from your surgery. Apparently, you have loving dogs. Nice!  ... Interesting about the glue. 

Ulrich ... I like the 4-6-0 in your photo. I certainly hope you can eventually build a layout for it. 

Ed: .... I have also seen the red classification lights on when it is a triling unit when it is a consist of locomotives running light (without train). 

Birds: ...... Here, we see migrating white pelcians in the Fall and in the Spring. Sometimes,  there are hundreds of them, and it almost looks like snow. 

Surgery: .... My eye suregery is now scheduled for April. 

Daylight time, etc..... Changing clocks twice a year is a huge wast of time. Big Smile I think there should not be a Daylight Savings Time. .... Kentucky has two time zones, Eastern and Central, because it is long state east and west. Here, we are on Central Time. 

Steve O's surgery tomorrow.: ....... Praying all goes well. 

Everybody: .... Happy Model Railroading. 

GARRY

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