Good morning, and Happy Tuesday.
I smell the coffee, Chloe, Please bring me a cup.
That is a fascinating flight story Ed. It is amazing what can be done if you keep a cool head and just deal with the situation.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
SeeYou190I smell the coffee, Chloe, Please bring me a cup.
It's National Coffee Day in the U.S.
Of course, for me, everyday is coffee day. I'll start on my third very large cup in a little while.
Ken, don't worry too much about your credit score. You're doing the best thing by getting your debt paid off. The credit score will follow along. Congratulations on how far you've come. It'll be a great feeling to get a credit card bill that says "$0.00" owed.
TF, there is a real neat bridge I've been to near Valentine, NE. It's on the old Chicago and Northwestern Railroad line, which is now the Cowboy Trail. Nice view from the middle, 148 feet above the Niobrara River.
York1 John
York1Of course, for me, everyday is coffee day.
I broke my coffee pot on Sunday, so yesterday I had no coffee. It was awful.
Amazon delivered my new coffee pot yesterday, and today it is all back to normal. Just in time for National Coffee Day apparently.
Good Afternoon,
Another nice fall day here but supposed to turn colder tomorrow.
Ed, that is an amazing story about the Ansons. My Dad trained on Ansons. According to his flight log he flew 41 hours in them mostly at bases here in Manitoba. After Ansons he 'moved up' to training in Wellingtons. I have the pilots manual for a Wellington, marked 'Top Secret'.
Thanks everyone for the well wishes about Robbie. Brent, I am aware of bloat. Although small dogs don't often get it we had one that did after the vet pumped his stomach full of gas during a teeth cleaning procedure. We had to rush the dog back to the vet and they rushed him in. They pushed a needle into his stomach. It sounded like the air going out of a football. No charge for that cleaning job.
Well I think we are heading out to a park shortly to enjoy the weather.
CN Charlie
Good afternoon from pefectville where it is warm and sunny.
TF here is a pic of the other wall I did Saturday, threw in a little mosiac to spice things up a bit. Still need to grout and caulk and then do the molding/trim, install the toilet and sinks when the counter arrives.
TF That is the Lions Gate Bridge that goes from Vancouver to what we call the North Shore. They did a horror movie on it and had it fall down, however they had it all back together in time for the rush hour traffic that afternoon. It is fun to see what they can do but BEWARE! It is a little gory in parts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1nJH1ZcNYs
The deadpool prisoner transport crossing the bridge.
John, what was the name of the cruise ship you were on? Some can only depart at low tide.
Bear, loved the Anson story. We use to call doing touch and goes "hit and runs".
My neighbour flew A340s for Air Canada and would tell me about his training sessions. They would cut the engines on short final on him as part of it. He would come home and tell me that he put some serious pot holes in the runway last night.
I only buy stainless coffee pots now as the glass ones were never with me for long. I made many a pot of coffee holding the filter over a pot and pouring hot water through it with the kettle.
Well, time to go hop on the Deere for the front and poke around a bit in the garden. It is 22c right now, Perfect.
That guy is sure brave walking along there, it is 325' straight down.
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."
BATMAN John, what was the name of the cruise ship you were on? Some can only depart at low tide.
We were on the Sky Princess, which was not a real large cruise ship -- I think it's been scrapped since then.
We took it from Vancouver to Seward, Alaska, where we got on the White Pass and Yukon train. From where we got off the train, we traveled to Dawson City, which was our favorite of the entire trip. We spent several days there. Then on to Anatuvik Pass north of the Arctic Circle in Alaska.
It was a nice trip, and my daughters really enjoyed it.
Currently, EVERY cruise ship under construction (except fo coarse for Viking and other small-ship cruise lines) will not fit under the Sunshine Skyway bridge in Tampa Bay.
That means the Tampa cruise terminal will soon be obsolete.
The Sunshine Skyway is a huge/high bridge. It is amazing they just keep building these ships bigger and bigger.
My wife and I used to love cruises. However, the past years she has not wanted to go again. I don't know how cruise companies will fare in the years ahead after this virus.
My kids love the Disney cruises with the grandchildren.
A little while ago Bear mentioned that small restauants aren't called diners in NZ and come to think of it, they weren't here either. All 3 in the little town where I went to high school were called cafes.
Kevin, I sure remember the Sunshine Skyway especially going over it after that ship hit it and one side collapsed. My parents had a place in St. Petes for quite a few years and I would go there at Christmas and for a short holiday in Feb.
Too nice today to stay in and do train stuff but I think tomorrow might be a good day to run the train waiting to leave the station. It is an express reefer train pulled by the light mountain. On another thread people are saying how the latest mikados aren't well detailed. The light mountain has seperate lines for a lot of the piping so it seems detail wise, BMan isn't what it used to be. The BLI Mike and Pacific are a little skimpy on that too. That is one reason why I went with brass. Sure can complain about the piping detail. I think I'll sell the Mike too if the brass engine goes around all the curves ok. I'm hopeful as the CN Hudson with 80" drivers is just fine on 22" radius.
Think I'll stay away from tellie tonight.
Evening
The tile job looks fantastic Brent! I especially liked the splash of pizzazz you did with the mosaics, ...Nice!!! And thanks for the info on the Lions Gate Bridge High tide sure is interesting
Thanks for the bridge video John. I enjoyed the straight and narrow viewing the ride I always love a good Bridge. I only did a cruise once in my lifetime and had a ball. I would like to do the Alaskan Cruise some time as I heard it is spectacular.
Day two. Me and the removable foam mountain. I got my inspiration for this project from Selkirk Studio, Rick Reimer (Carving foam rocks 1&2).
Man that guy is talented, Can he carve some rocks or what? I must have watched the video 10 times but he has his mind and control of his hands and fingers. We are all different and I cannot duplicate what he does. My rocks will turn out the way my mind tells my fingers to work. I sure hope I get better at what I'm doing because six pieces of foam took me 6 hours.
The last thing I wanted was the entrance to my tunnel to look boxy like the portal.
It's coming along guys. I haven't carved anything but the rocks on the left side of the portal and will wait until I'm done to carve it all.
I was thinking it looks like something from Doctor Seuss So it must be turning out OK I guess.
It was a beautiful day out today but the nice thing is I have my sliding screen door right by where I'm working on my layout
I can enjoy the Fall right inside the screen door working on the layout waiting for and welcoming Winter to set in.
TF
York1 My wife and I used to love cruises. However, the past years she has not wanted to go again. I don't know how cruise companies will fare in the years ahead after this virus. My kids love the Disney cruises with the grandchildren.
The GF and I love cruises. It's the long plane flights we don't like. We love the food and no, we don't go on cruises with elevator decks larger than my children's ages. Smaller ships are far more comfortable and the food is better.
We love Windstar cruises. Great food, great destinations. We"ve been on three so far. We are looking at an Alaska cruise when this settles down.
No, Windstar doesn't sail to the Durango and Silverton. Bucket list.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Interesting story Ed. I was channel surfing and caught a bit of the Reno Air Races, which happened 2 weeks ago. They had AT-6's in a race. They were painted like race cars, one having a big Honda logo on the underside.Looked dangerous to me, but no one crashed. I would have like to see better closeups of the planes. The next heat was some sort of jet at 275 mph.
Heavy rain rolled in today. Good for my new sod, but depressing.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Wow!
My neighbor just Tripped Me Out a few minutes ago.
I was out on my stoop having a beer and he strolled up to chat. I'm scheduled to do a plumbing job at his place on the second floor. His name is John too.
He is older than me, 75. The nicest guy you would ever want to meet. While we're out there chitt-chatting, John whips a glass contraption out of his pocket and does a oney.
Freaked me out! I don't know why. To each thier own poison but I never Imagined the two years I've known him. God forbid, could be cancer or glaucoma I guess.
I had my share of pot in high school and all it did was make me paranoid. I wish it did work for me as it shirley would be cheaper than beer.
Things that make you go Hmmm!
When my brother and I chat we chat for hours about model railroad stuff. The conversation never ends but it's fun.
He knows that and so do I. I just got a text from him that he has been laying his track down dry per my method from my experiment.
I can't wait to lay my new track but I think I'm going to build my two mountains first.
LastspikemikeOnly Panamax and Aframax tankers can get through and they have to be in ballast going in and only 80% loaded coming out....our Gateway to the World, sure enough.
The short comings of the port also include draft retrictions on the Fraser, oil exports, cruise ship restrictions because of the low height of the Lions gate bridge, rail access and on and on and on. Roberts bank has plans in the works to deal with these things. A chit chat thread on a model railroad forum likely will have little interest in such matters and I suggest you take it to the appropriate social media site.
Being in logistics for the Federal Government for 36 years makes me well aware of how things work as far as rail, marine, trucking and air transport. I would never bore these good people to statistical details of the workings of such entities so I will let it go.
Post Hog Post Hog
Terry!
I haven't heard from you for a while?
How's my bud? and what's been shaking up there in Sarona Wisconsin lately?
And that huge basement layout of yours that I cannot help but thinking about at Times since that one good day up there
Track Fiddler
Almost High Noon here
It was a great day but time to Hit the Rack
Nighty Night Kids
PH
It has now been about seven months since I cut my hair. My head of hair is unbelievable. I look like Sheldon's older brother on Young Sheldon.
My wife is not tired of it yet.
Who is moving the Diner, and where is it going?
Dave said he cannot do it again in October.
SeeYou190 It has now been about seven months since I cut my hair. My head of hair is unbelievable. I look like Sheldon's older brother on Young Sheldon. My wife is not tired of it yet. -Kevin
And neither am I. Maybe!
Show us a picture of that head of hair Kevin.
I can't sleep tonight and I would like to see this head of hair first hand here
And by the way, Two posts in a row. You're a.......
POST HOG!!!
My vote is for Boston and Maine although the leaves have since fallen
But bare trees look good too!
And early Fall is when all the Tricks or Treaters are having fun up there!
Track fiddlerShow us a picture of that head of hair Kevin.
OK... but you asked.
I have not been this un-groomed since High School!
Do I look retired or what?
I looked like this three months ago:
This was my last professional profile picture from work:
Oh, what has happened in just a few months?
I like the wild look Kevin. Looking handsome in all your pictures Kid
The center picture fits you best
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Track fiddlerMy vote is for Boston and Maine although the leaves have since fallen
No one has volunteered to open the Diner in its new location tonight.
I will do it, but I have never moved the diner before, and I certainly will not be able to move the diner with the same talent that Dave has applied to the task.
Let me know if you guys want me to take this on, and where to put it.
SeeYou190 Who is moving the Diner, and where is it going? Dave said he cannot do it again in October. -Kevin
I have asked the question already. Nobody answered.
I suggested Michigan for cider and donuts, an October tradition in MI. MI has lots of railroad activity to discus.
Does Michigan sound good to eveyrbody ?
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
We will let you move the diner if someone else doesn't do it first.
Maybe we should move it to Hogwarts... we haven't been there yet. From the films I can see that Hogsmeade station is a bit out of the town, but it does have two tracks, perhaps to let the locomotive escape to the other end of the train. There appears to be no turntable there in the station, but I suspect there is (or at least must be) a small yard a little further down the line.
Draco said the train goes back to London, but this cannot be right. Why dead-head to London and then back again at the end of the semister. I suspect that it is laid up near by.
I also suspect that there is alternate day service to Inverness. Supplies have to come in from somewhere you know. A combine with a single locomotive, possibly a diesel would be sufficient for this service.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Heartland Division CB&QI suggested Michigan for cider and donuts, an October tradition in MI. MI has lots of railroad activity to discus. Does Michigan sound good to eveyrbody ?
Michigan sounds good to me.
I will set up the diner right after midnight central time (The forum time zone).
BroadwayLionMaybe we should move it to Hogwarts... we haven't been there yet. From the films I can see that Hogsmeade station is a bit out of the town, but it does have two tracks, perhaps to let the locomotive escape to the other end of the train.
I do not have access to platform 9 3/4.
Mornin
Michigan is a very beautiful state. Good ol' Bob Seger lives over there. I'm down with that one