I'm considering launching it again as I prefer a Night Flight.
With Judy knocked out by her white zinfandel I remember the last night flight was very good to me.
The currents are very similar to my last launch and I had good luck with that one
Oh what the heck, I'm gonna bust the move
P.S. As whacked as I am! The only reason I believe this rocket is always found is because I put the decals on the lower fins custom
And the fins are upside down
You did notice what you believe -IS- always true
Rocket Man
Good Morning!
Another beautiful Spring day, lots of sunshine, crisp air, not a cloud or a contrail up in the sky. Had a visitor dropping by - a deer about 20ft. away! Too bad my camera gave up it´s ghost!
My printer died already some years ago and I have been doing quite wel without since. But now I need anew one, so I ordered one through Ebay. A few hours after I had made the payment via Paypal, Ebay informed about "an irregularity" with this order. I now have to claim my money back through Paypal, but that does not work! It´s not a big loss, but nevertheless annoying!
Time to spare? Build a steam punk engine!
https://www.facebook.com/railwaymanianet/videos/703832523753207/
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good morning ...... I'll have TH coffee and a TH original donut, please.
I just had some fun razzing JaBear in Weekend Photo Fun .....
Everybody .... Have a nice Friday .
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Happy Friday Guys! Cold here today. Wisps of snow in the air too.
Couldn't decide what sounded good for breakfast today, so how about a bit of everything. It's on me.
Mike
Heartland Division CB&QI just had some fun razzing JaBear in Weekend Photo Fun ....
I saw that Garry... Some of the best (and most fun) Weekend Photo Fun contribultions in a while. I loved them.
JaBearNow that we’ve gone to Level 3 lockdown, some takeaways are now available, so it’s a return to “Fish’ n’ chip Friday”!
My favorite Chinese restaurant is reopening today... I do believe I might really be in for a pig-out!
Water Level RouteCouldn't decide what sounded good for breakfast today, so how about a bit of everything. It's on me
Mike, your picture reminded me of the breakfast buffet they have at the Hilton International near Sea World in Orlando.
They have visitors from all over the globe, so they have breakfast foods from all different cultures. It is amazing, and such a carnival of flavor.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
SeeYou190Mike, your picture reminded me of the breakfast buffet they have at the Hilton International near Sea World in Orlando.
Good morning, everyone. It was cold walking this morning -- 37°.
The orioles are chowing down this morning.
More concrete work this morning. I'll be taking off forms and filling in. I'll wait until it warms up.
Daisy the Dachshund is suffering a little right now. With us at home full time, we are snacking more than normal. That's means the dog has gotten some rewards for her constant begging. That also means she has put on too much weight. I'm pretty tough and just don't let her have any. My wife, however, has trouble not sneaking her a bite every-so-often, so the weight loss will be very slow.
We're gradually opening up here. I have a meeting Tuesday evening at a local restaurant. They will be open for the first time in six weeks. Our church will also open this weekend. There was even some TP on the shelf at Walmart this week!
For those of you who have lost jobs, I feel for you. Hang on. Better times will return. For those of you with health issues, I hope you can get some comfort and release from worry and pain.
York1 John
I still do not know how to post links.
If you would, someone post Mix Pink Floyd Fearless YouTube 6:07. There's an instrumental steam engine horn in the middle of the song.
TF
Here you go!
Here is something you may have never seen before. CSX moving sections of welded rail.
https://www.facebook.com/jimpearsonsphotography/videos/273241153720761/
Garry, I know I've never seen that before. Is it more common than I think?
That's the one, Thank you Ulrich
Here's looking at you Kids!
Post Hog
One of my favorite pastimes lately
Past Post Hog Now
Hello, Hello, Is there anybody here? Could I get a hamburger and a beer please? Did MR sell the home base building rented in Ontario here?
Hello. Happy Friday if anyone is here
Ain't nobody here but us post hogs.
On Wednesday I got an e-mail from my car dealer saying that if I wasn't driving my car every few days, I should do so to prevent dead battery and tire flat spots. I had driven mine twice last week, but the wife's car hadn't been moved in three weeks, so we decided to go out and get some frozen custard. Good thing that e-mail came in, since we had to jumpstart her car to get it going. And then on top of it all, we found that Osgood's, the wife's favorite place in Milwaukee to get frozen custard, was closed not just for the duration, but permanently. So we had to go to Culver's. The custard there is pretty good, but the food leaves a lot to be desired, IMHO. So anyway, frozen custard for all. (If you think it's just like ice cream, you're missing out, my friend.)
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
Steven OtteSo anyway, frozen custard for all. (If you think it's just like ice cream, you're missing out, my friend.)
My favorite childhood memory was watching the frozen whipped custard being made at Euclid Beach Park which closed in 1969. It had a unique flavor and texture that is hard to describe, but it sure was delicious.
Fortunately, there is a Cleveland outfit that makes a pretty good imitation:
https://webersvintageicecream.com/euclid-beach-park/
Thanks for the invite, Steven!
The birds have been battling the snow here and devouring the feeders! I'm going through about 20 lb. of sunflower seed a week
Pileated_suet by Edmund, on Flickr
A little while ago Mr. Pileated stopped by for a treat
Cheers, Ed
Track fiddler Post Hog One of my favorite pastimes lately
Just to let you know, I've been staring at that guitar for at least an hour and it hasn't moved yet. Have you checked its pulse?
Good evening all.
Zoe - I will take a chocolate frozen custard, and a coke please. Thanks.
SteveO - Thanks for the frozen custard! And I absolutely agree, frozen custard is not ice cream.
Ed - I see Mr. Pileated is still hanging around your place. When we did feed the birds, we would go through about that much feed as well, but when Mr. Bear started coming into the yard, we stopped feeding him and the birds. (Mr. Bear was about 500 pounds when we saw him... about 10 feet away from where we were standing in the garage....)
Weather - Nature has decided that it needs to make up for no winter by bringing snow today, and the forecast has it for the entire weekend.
W*^k - Or lack of it - I did send a electronic Resumé to a company nearby, and had two contact me via Indeed. Both were not a very good fit though, due to distance from where I live. (45+ minutes travel one way.) I have now stopped trying to get back where I was before, as they know what they need to do to get me back, but are not doing it, so I am done trying to encourage them to do it.
Trains - The railcar project I have been working on did not like the last color coat needed prior to decals, and it crackled/spider webbed all over. (Unsure if it was a reaction to the prior coat not fully drying, although it was about 24 hours prior, or if it got a bit to chilled.) So, it was stripped today and is drying from that. I will not attempt to paint it or anything else until it's a bit warmer. (My garage is insulated, but unheated. With it snowing outside, I would fear it would be a bit too chilly to paint in the paint booth.)
I will be working on a few cars when it gets a bit warmer, and have a few small projects lined up afterwards.
Have a loop set up, now need to clean the rails, and break out a train or two. Will have to do a bit of clean up first though. I kind of made a bit of a mess setting up the temporary layout...
Hello to anyone I have missed, and hope all are well and enjoy the evening!
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
My Railroad rules:
1: It's my railroad, my rules.
2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.
3: Any objections, consult above rules.
There is a tragic story in Ontario's history related to one elephant in particular named 'Jumbo'. Jumbo was an African elephant orphaned by hunters and shortly after sold to a Paris, France zoo and then to the London Zoo in England. He grew to an enormous size. Unfortunately over time he became difficult to handle and was subsequently sold to P.T. Barnum of circus fame in 1882. There was a huge controversy in England over the sale.
Jumbo was such a hit in New York that P.T. Barnum recouped his purchase cost in only three weeks! The circus would go on to make $1,750,000.00 between 1882 and 1885 mainly due to the drawing power that Jumbo had.
The circus travelled by train, and in 1885 it ended up in St. Thomas, Ontario. St. Thomas was an ideal location to set the circus up because it was a major railway hub at the time. Unfortunately, Jumbo met his demise in the St. Thomas railyard when he was hit by a locomotive while retuning to the circus train after a show. There are all sorts of versions of what happened and why. Some say Jumbo was trying to save a younger elephant named Tom Thumb who had wandered onto the tracks. Others say the the locomotive had ignored instructions to stop. Who knows?
Jumbo's name was coined by the London Zookeepers Association head, and it was a new name never having been used before. We use the word 'jumbo' to describe all sorts of large things like soft drink sizes and 'jumbo' jets, and the phrase originated with Jumbo himself.
Here is a photo of him:
This story always breaks my heart when I am reminded of it. Note the absense of tusks. Jumbo ground his tusks off on the concrete in his enclosure while still in England, likely due to the stress of captivity. Sorry if I put a damper on the parade.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
hon30critterSorry if I put a damper on the parade.
Just as sad to read about "Topsy" which has always had the stigma of being a victim of Edison and Westinghouse's The Current Wars, which is most likely not true since the "war" had pretty much been settled some ten years prior.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topsy_(elephant)
Still, the story continues with little basis of fact.
We had a circus that came to town with tents, Cole Bros. I was sitting in the front row and they brought the elephants out who marched around the ring, then suddenly, on command, they all stood up, with their front feet? on the back of the next.An elephant who stands up in front of you is impressive site.
I also met a guide whose father was killed by an elephant. Like a moose, they stomp you.
It's hard to fathom but there were war elephants. I saw elephant armor once, it might have been just decorative, but who has the money to decorate their elephants these days?
Myanmar (Burma) has 5000 elephants employed in the timber industry. They are considered calves until they are 18 and retired at 55. Females can still get preggars into their 60's. Bummer for them because gestation is 22 months.
They call their website Elephant Science Project. Their lead picture highlights our cultural differences and none of the explanations that come to my mind would pass muster with Cousin Vinnie.
Somebody should have painted eyeballs on the board.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
maxman Track fiddler Post Hog One of my favorite pastimes lately Just to let you know, I've been staring at that guitar for at least an hour and it hasn't moved yet. Have you checked its pulse?
Yep sometimes the laundry isn't dry yet and I play it later.
The base before the laundry is dry
Well, now I'm upset. I was working on a response to some criticism of a post I made on another thread, and now I can't post the response because the moderator closed it while I was typing.
Oh well. I guess if it comes up again, I have the answer for those who didn't agree with my first post.
John I've always liked your posts and I always go with my gut and you come across as a kind soul that I like here.
Don't worry about that. I have posted from my phone and put together typing and pictures for over an hour and all of a sudden it disappears into Oblivion.
Judy has seen me when I get done with those
Take it with a grain of salt John, You are good people and I have always been able to tell that
Thanks, TF. I have to let it go.
Oh, well. If that's all I have to get worked up about, I'm doing pretty well.
Afternoon Diners
Flo, give the gang and I a please, Rick a RBF and Dirk half a dog treat.
Pretty Much did nothing today. I need to get my but in gear but the cluch is slipping badly. Blood Surgar was at 98 when I got up which is good. Had a low carb breakest off scrambled eggs, sausage and onion and it was good! But after that I just felt sleppy.
Dirk has been to a park 23 day's in a row! He is just not going to understand why he does not get to go to the park when I start working again. He loves getting to go on car ride, think that is why he poops so fast in the park.
PRR I1sa. Chuffer is still working and for a small engine it pulls pretty good! It is pulling 17 cars so better than most.
PRR GG1, well it is a pulling Monster! While I like the tricks the new BLI decoders can do. I think the older QSI worked way better!
Time to sit out with Dirk, so later. Ken and Dirk sais Woof, Woof me hate UPS trucks Daddy! Woof!
I hate Rust
John we live in a world with two movies on one screen. A few hundred years ago, none of us would know what was going on outside of our village, unless it was something really big, like the king chopping the head off his wife.
Now we have instant news, where a reporter will tell you what someone else is thinking, as if they are mind readers. It's not one side or the other that does this, it is both. They slant their presentation and take things out of context and spin to support their view.
As a kid, we had 3 networks. We thought the news was real and true, but it was just group think. Now we have competition and their agenda is to get our attention and advertising dollars and ridicule there opposition.
Most of us do not sample all the news organizations, so we pick the one we like or we find more in harmony with our beliefs. What we think we really know, comes from those news organizations. As humans we are predisposed to confirmation bias. You see what you want to see.