York1We just got back from Breckenridge, CO
I only skied there once. My son was supposed to go there this spring and had to cancel because of the virus. When I was there, people in the lift line were talking about someone who lost control and skied backwards into picnic tables.
I enjoyed Breckinridge Brewery, I wore that t-shirt out last year and had to throw it away.My wife made chicken marsalla tonight, which is usually very good. It had no marasalla flavor and the Purdue boneless chicken breast was tough to the point of being almost crunchy. I told her what I thought and now it's my fault for not doing more meal planning and cooking.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the gang and I a and Dirk his dog treat.
Dirk is up to something? He has been behaving him self for the last 3 weeks?
Nice Surprise today in the mail. Recived a $563.27 refund from my Mortgage company. It was needed, this month I have been running short in funds.
Glad you folks where talking about Buring Weeds. One section around the pool has been driving me nuts. Gravel has dirt in it and the weed and gas go nuts. Weed killer, well not has good as it use to be but safer. So I am going to give this a try.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Lincoln-Electric-Torch-Kit/4742120
I wonder how long a 20 pound propane tank will last? Guessing not long.
Later Ken and Dirk says "Can I have some Chicken Daddy? Woof, Woof."
I hate Rust
Good evening, everyone.
We just got back from Breckenridge, CO, where my daughters, sons-in-law, and grandchildren got together. We missed one daughter who is expecting and was advised by her doctor to stay home.
My wife and I are in two weeks self-quarantine since we were in a crowded area, and a family member present who had the virus.
Here is a picture of the new normal -- helmets, oars, and facemasks. We went whitewater rafting -- I had great fun watching the grandkids hang on for dear life through the rapids. Not dangerous if you follow the rules, but plenty of excitement.
Yes, I am in the picture. Yes, I survived a wild ride.
We are now officially tired, and at our age, it will probably be a few days before we are rested up.
If I remember, I'll try to tell of my adventure this week of driving through the Eisenhower Tunnel at 11,100 feet (3,401 m) elevation on Interstate 70. I have driven through the tunnel many times, but this time was different.
Sorry for some events that occurred in the diner while I was gone. I love this thread, and feel like it's part of my extended family. Even though I have never met anyone here, I feel like I know friends here.
I'm very happy to come here to avoid the junk on many other sites. Thanks, Kalmbach!
York1 John
Good Afternoon,
Cloudy here and perhaps there will be a shower.
TF, truck is looking good!
Maxman, yes I'm aware of the rolling issue with coasting drive but my layout doesn't have any grades so no problem.
As far as seat size goes on planes, I never had a problem as I'm only 5'7" and 140lbs so the seat isn't a problem. Not so for my wife though, her knees go right up to the back of the seat in front as she is tall and has very long thighs. She also has a bad back and has to sit with her feet up. An exit row is ok but there is nothing like business class for space especially on Turkish Airlines. I put my feet straight out and couldn't reach the seat in front. Food was amazing too as was the price, not much more than economy on other airlines. Only problem though is that going to Europe with them means you have to go via Istanbul which makes the trip a lot longer.
Did another grocery pickup today. It seems to me that prices on some things have gone up a lot or we are just buying more.
Time for dinner,
CN Charlie
I have to go edit any post I do every time. My fingers are too big for the little key pad on my phone. It's just quicker to voice things when there's too much to type and edit the mistakes.
I miss the corrections sometimes. The most common mistakes are the wrong word that rhymes with the right word. You can proofread something and miss that too as your mind fills in the right word reading the wrong work. The worst one that happens all the time is foam and phone.
P.S. Fish and chips sounds good. You know, ...Arthur Treacher's used to do a pretty good job but I would drive around the block so I don't even have to look at Long John Silver's. Yuk
TF
Good evening, folks
In regards to misspellings, one common one I see frequently is the substitution of quite for quiet.
It is quite quiet in this room lately.
I see more frequent "auto-fill" texting mistakes, too. Sometimes this involves specialized words we use in modeling or railroading. Most spell-checkers don't recognize coupler and may replace it with clapper or some such similarity
I hope everyone is getting along well —
Hey! Top - O - the page! Have we had any traditional fish and chips yet? For best enjoyment they should be wrapped in a page from the Times (with lead-based ink? ).
Fish_and_chips_Blackpool by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
I catch the teh, but when I want to type your or they, I type you and the.
Their and they're are typed there. Two and too are typed to, and I know the difference
STeve O .... I also type with teh first two letters of word capitalized . MY fingers are as clumsy as teh rest of my body. LOL
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
moelarrycurly4 I wonder why i type teh instead of the all the time have done it for years.
I wonder why i type teh instead of the all the time have done it for years.
I do that occasionally, too. It may be because "e" is the most commonly used letter in English, so our fingers have learned to type it so fast that it happens before our other hand can get to the "h."
My biggest bugaboo, though, especially when typing fast, is that I don't release the shift key fast enough and capitalize the first two letters of a word.
It also bugs me to no end, because I don't know why it happens, that I can't type the word "should" without inserting a J. "Shoujld." No problem typing "could," though. <shrug>
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
Good afternoon .
MLC .... I do teh same thing.
Kevin .... You are welcome regarding my posting the museum photos.
Based on your comment and other, it looks like the Diners liked my post. The very fist steam locomotive was the Penydarren of over 200 years ago.
Everybody..... Have a goood afternoon.
moelarrycurly4I wonder why i type teh instead of the all the time have done it for years
Not as bad as trying to spell it with a "D", as in "park de car". I also have the same issue with "those", as in "does kids".
Thanks MLC, Henry
Just stopped in for a water and a sandwich. It's getting hot out there in the sun. We had two really nice cool days in a row but the hot, humid, sticky is coming back. 100° by this weekend. Hotter than the Ace of ♤'s
Track fiddler CNCharlie TF, I have a B&0 Dockside that I have owned since Nov/59. It is the one produced by Rivorossi and it still runs quite well. The headlight still works too. I rarely use it as it is DC and there isn't any space for a decoder. It will hit about a scale 150 mph. Good morning Charlie. Yep. That's what I remember about my Dockside. It flew down the rails like a whip. At age 12 when I had it, what type of adolescent doesn't like speed. I only had four locomotives back then. A Seaboard Coast UB36B Spirit of 76, Great Northern F7, Burlington Northern GP-40 and the Baltimore & Ohio Dockside. The Dockside was the fastest but was the only locomotive that I never damaged. Maybe because it was so small I had respect for that one and thought I had to slow down around the curves. Brent, That's cool your wife looks like Meryl Streep. It's kinda like you're married to a movie star I wonder if she likes Meryl Streep movies? Well I got my truck topper painted yesterday. I don't have alike before and after pictures. My phone somehow deleted over a thousand pictures and I hadn't moved them to a cloud. I never thought white looks good with gold. Black and gold is the way to go. I painted it all flat black first and it looked too bland. So I went and got more paint and painted the doors flat metallic gun steel gray Between the topper, the wheel lips, and the rockers, I have quite a few days working in the driveway. But it's good to have my old work truck not looking like a piece of junk anymore. The Drivetrain has been well taken care of. I don't like truck payments. Everyone have a great day TF Does anyone know how to avoid getting blue text from using the BBcode option on Imgure? Or is that just the way it is?
CNCharlie TF, I have a B&0 Dockside that I have owned since Nov/59. It is the one produced by Rivorossi and it still runs quite well. The headlight still works too. I rarely use it as it is DC and there isn't any space for a decoder. It will hit about a scale 150 mph.
TF, I have a B&0 Dockside that I have owned since Nov/59. It is the one produced by Rivorossi and it still runs quite well. The headlight still works too. I rarely use it as it is DC and there isn't any space for a decoder. It will hit about a scale 150 mph.
Don't use the LINKEDBBCODE, just copy the BBCODE
use the one i circled not teh one below
BigDaddy TF I've seen that happen to others, I don't know enough about HTML to know how it happens. I tried two ways to make it happen, but neither did that. What if I type my message on the same line as the picture link? What if I type my message right after the .jpg and before the (/IMG)?
TF I've seen that happen to others, I don't know enough about HTML to know how it happens. I tried two ways to make it happen, but neither did that.
What if I type my message on the same line as the picture link?
What if I type my message right after the .jpg and before the (/IMG)?
Because he is using the "Linked BB code" and not just "BB code"
The Linked code provides a link back to imgur
link code So If I type in the linked code this happens I am typing inbetween the image cide and the URL tag
Italian roast coffee, please and thank you.
Have sold off enough vintage N stock on that bay site to purchase one of those fancy new HO Gas Turbine locos. Think it is scheduled for delivery today. Perhaps in about a month I'll have track down on the new layout so I can run it and other new acquisitions. Will still be selling off more vintage N scale to purchase new HO stuff. The plan is working well so far.
Have a fantastic day all. Cheers! Rob
I am just a little guy compared to you two. 5'11" 170lbs. My wife always takes the middle seat but snuggles up to me which is always okay in my book.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
SeeYou190I am 6'7" and 300 pounds. I am not intended to ever get on another airplane again. -Kevin
Hi Kevin,
I'm 5" shorter but my weight is the same. My biggest problem with airline seats is that my hip bones are wider than the space between the arm rests. I have to stick one side of my butt down inside one of the armrests and then hope that I can squeeze the other side into place.
What also annoys me is that if I end up in an aisle seat I am constantly being bumped into by the crew or passengers because of the width of my shoulders. I end up twisted to one side for most of the flight in order to get my shoulder out of the aisle. I had one flight a few years ago where I swear that the flight attendant was deliberately banging into me every time she went by. That wears thin after a few hours, but what can you do?
My wife and I try to fly with WestJet because they offer the option of not having the middle seat in a row of three seats occupied. That gives us an empty seat between us and makes the flight much more relaxing. It's not that much more expensive, and the service is really good too.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
BigDaddyNow: I don't feel like sitting in a cramped seat (covid or no covid) for 7 hours, whose shape bears no resemblance to my back or caboose.
Exactly... I am 6'7" and 300 pounds. I am not intended to ever get on another airplane again.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Nothing wrong with Ontario, we had property at Ottermere lake. The only way in was by train (the campers special) it was beautiful there. All things being equal the big difference is the fact there are no bugs flying around out here. You can sit out in the yard all night an there is nothing to bite you. My relatives from Winnipeg are always so jealous.
BATMANDave that is good news about your wife, I bet you are breathing a sigh of relief.
The whole issue claim wise was never a source of stress really. We knew we had a solid claim. However, it is nice to have it out of the way and to be able to get on with our lives.
I am supremely jealous of you guys on the west coast! I know you can get some pretty nasty weather sometimes but to be able to live in such beautiful surroundings and to see nature at its best is incredible. Dianne has a sister in North Vancouver who swears that nothing will ever bring her back to Ontario.
Oh well, I can't complain. I'll just have to make do with the bird watching and feeding the chipmunks, a couple of whom are now brave enough to eat out of my hand!
Cheers!!
Dave that is good news about your wife, I bet you are breathing a sigh of relief.
Garry, I forgot to mention that your photos are great and if you have more please post them. I have been to the museum of industry, I think it was in Manchester though I stand to be corrected.
I guess I will not be watching a movie tonight as I have been chatting with my cousin on FB. She got Covid while going through Seatac airport in January and is still feeling the effects. She has a beautiful house right on the ocean on Vancouver Island and I get there as often as I can. We grab a coffee in a thermos and go out in the Kayaks for a couple of hours early before breakfast. It is not uncommon to see Orca up close, but today a pod of Humpback Whales came by right in front of their place while they were out. They had to paddle like crazy to get out of the way as Humpbacks are so big and tend not to notice little kayaks. Orca, on the other hand, are always careful around us and we never worry about them. Here is a pic she took today.
Some of you may remember that my wife Dianne suffered a nasty concussion after a fall last October. I have two developements to report.
One is that she is almost totally recovered although she still has to pace herself. She still gets headaches and isn't always feeling the greatest but she is way, way better than she was last fall and winter.
The other is that our claim has been settled and we are comfortable with the amount. We could have held out for more but there are significant risks to doing that, so we accepted their offer. No, the money will not be spent on new locomotives, but we are due for a new front door.
Evening all.
Spent the day doing yard work, the kind of things that I do on an annual basis. I burned through 5 litres of gas in the Stihl weed eater today doing the once a year stuff.
I think my travelling days are winding down, no complaints though I have seen many places. I think the South Pacific will still be on the list for the winter months. I want to get to Tinian and Saipan, Cook Islands and Easter Island if that can be done. Easter Island is a toughy sometimes so I am not holding my breath on that one. New Zealand I really want at least one more visit to as well as back to Australia. Europe, Africa, Asia and South America are for a younger me. Hawaii is the old standby and is an easy hop from Vancouver we do on the spur of the moment when the winter catches up to us. We will grab one of those last-minute leave tomorrow flights as we are always ready to go. Get the car at the airport and a condo or hotel when we get there. About ten years ago a good deal came up on Christmas day to Hawaii that was leaving December 27th. The four of us were on the plane and stayed for two weeks. The place was deserted the second week we were there, loved it.
We have a few friends that head to Arizona in their RVs just after Christmas every year but they have pulled the plug as the last two years (covid aside) they said things had changed down South so we will not be doing that as we had planned.
I feel bad for Ulrich as this forum was obviously one of his outlets to escape from his troubles. It may have been those troubles that caused his racist lash outs like the one on page two of this months diner. Nobody is born with hate in their heart, it is irrational thinking and it is treatable with therapy. The only thing that has made me take extended breaks from the forum have been racist, bigoted comments. Of course, maybe that was the plan and they were just trying to get rid of me.
Ray, you are a fair-weather runner? I worked my whole life out in the weather and did not mind it at all. It beats sitting at a desk any day of the week. I remember I had been at it for about 20 hours straight once in a major snowstorm. We had just finished loading a 747 freighter and I had to take the manifest up to the flight deck (two floors up) I was so frozen and covered with snow going up the ladder was a non-starter so I took the elevator. The pilot took my photo the minute the door opened through the cockpit door, they said they saw me coming. I still have the pic around here somewhere. I looked like a snowman.
TF, thanks for the thoughts about my wife. The condition hit her ten years ago and she went off work immediately, there has been a steady decline. I got the call on my way home from work and took her right to the hospital and they gave her an MRI and Catscan and we were on our way home within 90 minutes.
We had two visitors last Friday that had not been here before and had not met my wife. It was a dog breeder visit. When they met my wife their jaws dropped as one of them is a big Meryl Streep fan. My wife looks just like Meryl Streep, so much so she gets approached all the time. Anyway, they posted a pic on FB they took of my wife along with this one of Meryl Streep saying she finally got to meet Meryl Streep (it was all tongue in cheek) This was the pic they posted of Meryl and one of my wife, they really do look identical. I'd post the wife pic but she would kill me.
2100hrs, time for a movie.
All the best to all.
Flo, give the gang and I a please and Dirk the left overs from the Food Fight!
I missed what started the food fight. If someone could PM what the food fight was about I be thankful.This not the first time Ulrich asked to have is account delated, think the last time was 3 years ago and he was well over 10,000 post.
YGW Name was Jerry and he and I spoke on the phone a few times. He shoot him self in the foot. He was warned 3 times be for he was baned for ever. I wonder how the Hobby Barn turned out?
If I spoke about what I don't like about what going on in the USA I would be band. But that is not what the dinner is for or about. It is places to unwind and relax.
Later, Ken and Dirk says Woof, Woof.
CNCharlieIt has a thing called coasting drive which means that the drivers will rotate when you push it.
And it will also roll backwards downhill if you aren't careful.
Good Evening,
We have our passports and did a trip to Istanbul, Botswana and Zimbabwe last year. It expect that will be the last trip for many years. We did enjoy trvelling and it gave us a lot of great memories and experiences. Also many thousands of photos.
I took my new loco in for a tune-up and decoder install. It has a thing called coasting drive which means that the drivers will rotate when you push it.
Well time for tea,
I didn't know horses used treadmills for motive power. Of course the B&O got it's start with horses.
SeeYou190I doubt I will ever travel overseas again, so this is just one other thing I will never see in person.
My passport expires this month, and I will renew, but I think I agree with you. My first trip was to Paris, the second London and I thought "man we should do this every year" however my wife was pregnant with my second son on the last trip and that really limited our flexibility. Canada has been my only foreign travel since.Now: I don't feel like sitting in a cramped seat (covid or no covid) for 7 hours, whose shape bears no resemblance to my back or caboose. I also have concerns about medical care. If I need an appendectomy, they can take care of it, but if I need heart surgery, will I go on a 6 month waiting list?
I forget the name of the hotel in Paris, but Lindberg stayed there. There was an interior court yard and no air conditioning. There was nothing like the everyday east coast humidity, so we slept with the windows open.
Someone had too much French wine and was loudly sick. In a heavily French accent, someone else shouted "What is the problem?" That line still makes me smile.