To all my brothers who have gone before us, and to the ones still here--Memorial Day, 2020, never forgotten.
F.J.White
776th. sqdn.
464 TCW, TAC
Saigon/Phan Rang
tin canStill waiting on our contractor for our bathroom project; he claims to be sick, but he is not responding to texts. It is quite possible he is sick, but my wife is running out of patience. I do not want to learn how to lay tile, but I may have to. Worse part of that process will be setting toilets; which I can do, but do not like doing.
Tile is really easy, and fun, if you buy the right tools. Also, if you do it yourself you can do things contractors charge way high $$$ for.
I had never had a problem setting a toilet until the most recent attempt when I managed to roll the wax ring into the flange.
I have completely lost patience with the sliding door contractor.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Kevin:
Tomorrow is the 7th dentist appointment I have had in a span of six weeks; two "deep" cleanings; three cracked teeth requiring two crowns; one of the temporary crowns broke the day after I got it. It had been 9 years between dental visits because I do not like going to the dentist.
Still waiting on our contractor for our bathroom project; he claims to be sick, but he is not responding to texts. It is quite possible he is sick, but my wife is running out of patience. I do not want to learn how to lay tile, but I may have to. Worse part of that process will be setting toilets; which I can do, but do not like doing.
While perhaps not as tasty as the Lions wildebeest, her-in-doors cooked Scotch Eggs, served with a salad, for tea tonight. Yum!
Someone says Scotch eggs
I'm in
TF
Track fiddlerFor another thing why not go fishing back to an interior lake no one goes to. If the stories of a beast that comes out at night is really real from the hikers that have been back there. On top of that my brother's friend Mike McMann said do not go back there
If they cannot tell a beast from a bear... I'll send the Manticore out to enlighten them!
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Track fiddlerThat's our hurricane up here Not a problem up here until your heat don't work or your water lines freeze, we're always hanging on for the ride when you live out of the city
Wee bee using natural gas up here, but if that goes down wee still have a bunker full of coal and can switch boilers in a moment, albeit it will take time to build up a head of steam.
We also have 100 kW of generator in the power house. Our max usage (on Sundays only) is 40 kW, most of the time we run around 23 kW of usage.
I remember the blizard of 1997, 18 inches of snow, highways closed, a greayhound bus stranded in our parking lot, well we could put the passengers up in the old dorm, but it was gas powered asnd needed eleketricity to iopperate. Our Coal Boilers needed elektrisity to opperate. It was that summer when we voted to install the generator. Havens seen a blizzard since.
Yep
What you just said Lion. And I will have that prime rib wildebeest done in about 3 minutes
I still remember a really weird press conference about a particular Snowmageddon storm in Massachusetts, hosted by Governor Deval Patrick. He was " hunkered down" in the suburban management bunker, wearing an orange down parka against the cold. Of course, everyone else was in casual clothes because the heat was working fine, and the TV lights probably made it uncomfortably warm, but, you know, image was more important than substance.
At one point he urged everyone to stay off the roads and take public transportation. Then, he immediately announced that they would shut down trains and buses in about an hour.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Ah! Road haulage. I have been involved with road haulage since I was knee high to a grasshopper. I was always around the vehicles. A couple of drivers would take me to Hull or Liverpool (with my uncle's consent). Knights of the Road lorry drivers were called. Throughout my working life road vehicles have been around me. Before I retired I was in charge of all the Company's vehicles that ran in England and part of Scotland. Happy days.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Track fiddlerI have a rule When it snows I take a snow day. I don't want to deal with the other people on the roads
LION has different rule... If the Subways are runbning you can go to work.
If the LIRR is running it is no problem.
If an afternoon blizzard is expected the LIRR will not even run in the morning knowing that they wil have a Bad* Time (use your own explitive here) in the afgternoon. They would rathe not be bothered with a million people steuck in the city.
Still if they brough you in they will take you home no matter ho much damage the snow drifts cause to their equipment (Electric traction motors ewe know... The blowers on their older stock seemed to draw the snow in.) They will then take the next two days off fixing their equipment. So easier to cancel the day up front if they know about the weather in advaznce.
BigDaddy When I was a kid, people just drove slower. Life went on. Maybe you didn't go shopping or maybe school was closed, but life went on.
LION been watching them videos of Russian Drivers. They would have far fewr accidents if they followed the rools of da Road... but they do not. Just like here they think that a car is an extension of their manhood, and the faster they gooo....
They also enjoy turning from the wrong lane, passing cars on the right (Never mind that there is a big truck parked by the curb) and passing trucks on the right. They never seemn to realize that the middle of that long truck is going to squish them.
In the golden olden days trucks always had a sign DO NOT PASS on the right side end of their truyck. Sometimes they just said YES on the left and NO on the right.
Who here is old enough to remember all of that.
Since you have ought to dew with the boy sprouts, you ought to guide them through some of those russian videos, and explain what each driver did wrong.
ROARING
BigDaddy A friend of mine was badly injured by a teenager doing donuts in the middle of the road.
I sure hope that that injured the kids driving record!
BroadwayLionLION knew knot that da highways moved at all. Him thunked that it was the cahs that moved while da road still stood.
Loved it!
Track fiddlerGlad I ain't out there. The highways are moving at about 15 miles an hour with many accidents
LION knew knot that da highways moved at all. Him thunked that it was the cahs that moved while da road still stood.
Eta has been upgraded to a Hurricane, and is about 100 miles West of me heading Northeast.
This should be as close as it gets.
We have one feeder band about to hit my area, then things should get better.
Heartland Division CB&QToday we honor Veterans !
Veteran's Day has always been special to me because of all the members of my family, and my wife's family that have served and sacrificed. Also, most of my closest friends are veterans.
I was considering tossing out the Covid concerns for today and going to the annual memorial service at the local Veteran's memorial. However, it was all cancelled due to Tropical Storm Eta.
- -It's as well to remember that the really great Generals were very aware of the need to keep their soldiers alive.
All military commanders, Good or Bad, Generals or otherwise, are aware of the need to keep your soldiers alive.
A soldier is an asset that can only be spent once. You win by preserving the lives of your own soldiers while forcing your opponent to sacrifice his soldiers.
Placing too high of a value on the lives of soldiers will result in poor military performance as we had in the American Civil War with General George McClellan. He wasted several opportunities for success out of trying to prevent casualties, while his opponents were willing to sacrifice units for significant advantages.
You need to be willing to break a few eggs or you cannot make an omelette.
Track fiddlerI wish you well with your doctor appointments because I consider you my friend and wish you the best outcome today.
hon30critterSeriously, you have my sympathies. I hope all goes well.
The doctor today went OK, I guess.
The hearing loss and ringing in my ears is all in "normal" ranges for someone my age that has worked around heavy equipment all their life (not to mention all the loud concerts).
Nothing can be done medically to relieve the tinnitus.
Thank you for your concern.
SeeYou190 Up early... more doctor appointments today. The news from the dentist was not good yesterday. I have a fissure crack in a molar and need a root canal and a crown. Today I will find out how bad my ears have become. -Kevin
Up early... more doctor appointments today.
The news from the dentist was not good yesterday. I have a fissure crack in a molar and need a root canal and a crown.
Today I will find out how bad my ears have become.
I cannot say with more intensity how that sucks Kevin!
I have three holes in the back of my mouth of molars that were extracted because they were cracked. I re-learned how to chew little by little and everything is fine now.
I have tinnitus and my ears ring the loudest in the morning when I wake up. I have gotten used to it but at least I can still hear better out of the left ear. My right ear is pretty much jacked for half the hearing because of my skill saw cutting boards all these years.
Also my friends tell me I don't stand up straight because I have been leaning over saw horses all my life. I determine that looking sideways into a mirror after enough people told me that.
I wish you well with your doctor appointments because I consider you my friend and wish you the best outcome today.
John
Nice P&L I have that Cadiz boxcar
Good morning.
Yesterday was the 55th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Today we honor Veterans !
Below is my Paducah and Louisville Veterans locomotive.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
SeeYou190Up early... more doctor appointments today. The news from the dentist was not good yesterday. I have a fissure crack in a molar and need a root canal and a crown. Today I will find out how bad my ears have become.
Well aren't you in for a fun day!!!
Look at the bright side Kevin! If your ears are shot you won't be able to hear yourself screaming when the root canal is being done!! Win, win!!
Seriously, you have my sympathies. I hope all goes well.
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Hi Bear,
Those Scotch Eggs look excellent!!! The yolks still look to be a bit soft which is the right way to do them but very hard to accomplish. Please pass my congratulations on to "her-in-doors".
Thanks for the rememberance quotes.
Edit: Top of the page! I suggest that we all sample Bear's wife's Scotch Eggs. Scotch Eggs have been a Christmas tradition in our family for many years.
Good morning all.
Armistice Day
We will remember them (always.)
A day of being here and there today.
Hopefully finish the mini model railway challenge.
Easy dinner to make tonite. Asian style chicken stir fry.
Thoughts and Peace to all that require them.
"I confess without shame that I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded, who cry aloud for more blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is Hell." -General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Thoughts and Best Wishes to All that need them. Kia kaha.
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
BATMANFinally got to put some time on the new Rapido RDC and she sure is smooth.
I just received two Rapido RDCs in Canadian Pacific maroon and gold. I found them on eBay for considerably less than the retail asking price, and since the seller was in Canada, shipping was relatively cheap. They are brand new in the box. I have only been able to run them back and forth on my test track, but they sound great. As Rapido suggests, they will need some run in time because they are a little jerky on speed step 1. At steps 3 and 4 they ran fine and their speeds matched pretty well.
I am amazed by the number of alternate parts that Rapido supplies with the models. I'll have to do some research to figure out if any of them are appropriate for my specific RDCs #9107 and #9020.
There was only one minor fault that I could see. One side of the split pilot on one end of #9020 was installed crooked. I had a devil of a time getting it glued into place properly. It's not quite perfectly positioned but it's close enough.
I'd better get some track laid soon!!
I really don't need a Remembrance Day but then again I do because I would never not remember a single soldier that fell fighting for our country
Every day is a Remembrance Day growing up with my marine sergeant step dad and every man that fought for our freedom for this country I will always remember and give thanks to
And better yet give thanks to them every day way more than any given Thanksgiving
And I mean that sincerely from the bottom of my heart
Thank You to all who have served to protect our freedoms and guard against tyranny around the world.
To all of our allied service members, our hats off to you as well.
Thanks, Dad:
JJT_181crop by Edmund, on Flickr
Regards, Ed
BATMANRemembrance day tomorrow in Canada. I think a lot of what so many of my Uncles and Aunts went through as so many of them signed up right away in 1939. I also have a lot of my Grandfathers kit from WWI. It is always a quiet day for us, all day, on November 11th. Thank you, to all those that have and do continue to serve to protect us and keep us free.
Hi Brent,
Terry Kelly's song brought a tear to my eye. Thanks for posting it.
I remember when I was in Grade 12 the history teacher spent all of two days covering WWI and WWII! We were supposed to be studying Canadian history for the whole year. I was very disappointed. As a senior Air Cadet at the time I had a deep appreciation of what our veterans went through. That he would hardly mention anything about the subject was just plain wrong. It still bothers me.
I read that one Brent and I read you loud and clear
I don't believe it's quite got there yet but it seems to be moving that way
You have a good thing going for you up there
The pups sure are getting cuter
Charlie
Robbie is more a part of your life than anybody's life right now. I know this because my pets were always a member of our family.
Hang in there my friend