herrinchokerLost another boat in the gale the other night, 82 foot dragger, hit by a queer sea and sunk, all hands gone. They had been having trouble with the diesel return lines not working properly, returning the fuel to one tank only, throwing the stability of the boat off, and reportedly had hailed a large catch of pollock, the added weight would throw the stability off. One of my young friends came by to wish me a bird day, and said that he had seen them off in Portland at the start of their trip, sad times--four more names on the memorial.
Herrinchoker,
That is really sad news! I am in awe of people like you who make their living from the sea. You are so strong and brave! I wouldn't last 10 minutes on a rough ocean.
My condolences to their families.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I just ran across one of the best ebay auctions I have seen in a long time.
A guy is selling 15 pairs of Kadee HO scale couplers. They are all missing the knuckle springs. He saved all the Kadee couplers he got without springs and is now selling them because he has never been able to successfully install a knuckle spring.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
A Turkey is a funny bird His head goes wobble wobble.
All he ever has to say is gobble gobble gobble
SeeYou190He saved all the Kadee couplers he got without springs and is now selling them because he has never been able to successfully install a knuckle spring.
I'll bet he's tired of moving to a new house every time a light bulb burns out
Ya just never know
Sad to hear about the tragedy, Herrinchoker. Seems like every tragedy has so many elements that add up like that. The fuel, the haul, the rogue wave.
So close to Christmas, too.
Regards, Ed
Well,... I never realized the Christmas time show
Judy is snoring like a lumberjack on the couch as I'm watching the Griswold family Christmas she put in
Actually is utterly delightful
I'm laughing like a Mad Max from Thunderdome
TF
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herrinchoker...-will substitute cranberry cooked with maple syrup and honey with orange zest for the passion fruit pulp.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Hi Gang!!
Wow, it's only three days to the end of the month! We need to decide where we are going to spend the Christmas Holidays. It has to be some place with a reputation for growing good turkeys! Okay, ummm, I guess that doesn't narrow the field very much. Everybody has good turkeys.
We could be totally irreverent and go to Cincinnatti, Ohio where Les Nessman of 'WKRP in Cincinnatti' fame arranged to drop frozen (see MoeLarryCurly's post below. Thanks for the correction MLC) turkeys from a helicopter over a mall parking lot as a promo for the radio station. Okay, forget that one too - the occassion was Thanksgiving, not Christmas.
Come on guys, help me out here! Where do you want to go for Christmas?!?
Cheers!!
Sorry to hear the sad news herrinchoker. My thoughts and condolences to the families affected.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
hon30critter Come on guys, help me out here! Where do you want to go for Christmas?!? Cheers!! Dave
Good afternoon all. The household jobs are done. Now to make some salad up for lunch.
With a little luck some runniing of trains may take place.
It is Friday. Friday is 'Burger Friday'. On the menu tonite is Vegetable Burger with wedges and a side dish.
Thoughts & Peace to All who require.
hon30critter Hi Gang!! Wow, it's only three days to the end of the month! We need to decide where we are going to spend the Christmas Holidays. It has to be some place with a reputation for growing good turkeys! Okay, ummm, I guess that doesn't narrow the field very much. Everybody has good turkeys. We could be totally irreverent and go to Cincinnatti, Ohio where Les Nessman of 'WKRP in Cincinnatti' fame arranged to drop frozen turkeys from a helicopter over a mall parking lot as a promo for the radio station. Okay, forget that one too - the occassion was Thanksgiving, not Christmas. Come on guys, help me out here! Where do you want to go for Christmas?!? Cheers!! Dave
We could be totally irreverent and go to Cincinnatti, Ohio where Les Nessman of 'WKRP in Cincinnatti' fame arranged to drop frozen turkeys from a helicopter over a mall parking lot as a promo for the radio station. Okay, forget that one too - the occassion was Thanksgiving, not Christmas.
They were live turkeys, don't you remeber Mr Carlson stating " With God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." at the very end of the show.
Condolences for all who have lsot.
Italian roast coffee in a Union Pacific mug, please.
I am regularily visited in dreams by both lost loved ones and pets. Often wake up before getting to converse with the relatives, but they are definitely present.
Hope to get down to the train room later today, but I get so dang tired it doesn't happen much now. Trying!
Have a great day everyone. Cheers!
Rob
Bacon, eggs, & coffee, please. Everyday.
Today I hope to finish the model Dairy Queen for the layout. My wife gave it to me. I don't mind the model, but it takes some of the fun out of it since I like to scratchbuild things.
This month went quickly for me. Thanks, Bear, for all the New Zealand train pictures and videos.
York1 John
hon30critterWe could be totally irreverent and go to Cincinnatti,
All fair warning...
I used to hang out at the underground Punk Rock houses on the Cincinnatti waterfront back in the 1980s.
These were the ones where you need to know someone, and get the codeword, to get inside of. Real hardcore stuff.
If we go to Cincinnatti, it will bring back all these good memories of my late teens, and there is no telling what I will be putting into the juke box.
The diner might never be the same.
Everybody have a cup of coffee on me... Chloe, please refill everyone's cup.
25 years old, but still a classic, Coffee Mug by The Descendents:
Prayers and condolances to all who have lost friends, relatives and pets. Pets are family too.
I didn't think I overate yesterday, but I had some fierce heartburn last night. The gravy was extremely salty. Someone else made the gravy. My wife listed to Paula Dean instead of me and the crust on the pumpkin cheese cake cemented to the bottom of the pan.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
BigDaddyI didn't think I overate yesterday, but I had some fierce heartburn last night.
Same here. I kept my portion sizes small, but about two hours after dinner I felt like I had eaten way too much and the heartburn kicked in.
I just ordered $150.00 worth of products from Kadee on their Black Friday promotion. I was not going to order anything this year, but they had a great price on #500 truck assemblies.
hon30critterIt has to be some place with a reputation for growing good turkeys!
Washington. DC?
Hi Everyone,
Had a very nice Thanksgiving with the kids, DIL's parents and grandmother, and an uncle.
Everything was excellent! The turkey (not from DC) was very tasty. The mashed potatoes, my wife's sweet potatoes, the broccoli casserole, the cranberrys, it all was very satisfying.
The best thing was no football, or at least no one was watching, but the conversation was nonstop. Funny thing. Most group conversations usually run from 72 to 85 decibels. I'd guess this group was running about 90. It was loud!
Good time!
I hope everyone had a most excellent day.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
Here is more of my desktop "layout"
I am going to add some more stuff later
moelarrycurly4They were live turkeys, don't you remeber Mr Carlson stating " With God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." at the very end of the show.
Hi MLC,
Yes, now that you mention it, I do remember the line. I'll fix my post.
Hey all. I've been hiding in the cut above. Hope everyone had a good turkey day
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
Hoping everyone had a good Thanksgiving yesterday, or whenever time of year works best for your own Thanksgiving.
I had work yesterday, and it was just going to be my mom and sister as the rest of my family lives outside the state. My family will do a Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. Work went fine, no complaints there.
I spent time working on an F&C Reading gondola, that I had decaled the other day, put on a coat of Tamiya clear flat today, it's become my favorite flat coat, I then used a hair dryer to speed up the drying process and just couldn't resist putting a load in it. I'd used some pennies to add weight, than cover with various kinds of scrap pieces I had on hand. Still got to I think 3.6oz for a 40' car.
Alvie
The homemade pineapple cheese ball is always a good recovery for the next day
Thanks for the Coffee Elixir this morning Kevin
Track fiddlerThe homemade pineapple cheese ball is always a good recovery for the next day
TF,
You are always coming up with delicious looking food! What is in your recipe?
We used to make cheese balls regularly, but we changed things a bit by going to warm cheese dips (not fondues). Dianne's sister Lynne turned us on to a tiny low temperature crock pot which keeps whatever cheese mixture you choose just soft enough for dipping crackers into without being runny. The usual recipe calls for shredded Asiago, old cheddar, cream cheese, salt, pepper, hot sauce and tons of garlic of course. The stuff is so good that people will regularly just stand beside the pot and pig out! It is funny to see how 'hooked' they get!
Here is the crock pot:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00942VGKS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I guess it gets dark at 4:20 now. Am I supposed to accept this. By 6 p.m. I feel like it's 10:00 at night.
Daylight savings time. I thought when the sun came up in the morning the farmers went out and did their job. Then when it gets dark out you get tired and go to sleep.
Why do the powers-that-be always have to mess with the clock?
Dave I will like to help you out with that pineapple cheese ball recipe but that's all Judy.
I will dig a little and see if I can come up with that one for you.
Track fiddlerI guess it gets dark at 4:20 now
Along with beautiful winter weather, it was 84 degrees today, we also get longer days. The sun does not go down until after 6:00 down here.
I remember when I spent a winter in Oregon when I was in middle school. The sun went down at 4:00, and I was in shock!
How strange.
84°
And the birds are still smarter than me Kevin as they fly down south every Fall.
The last one I asked how he does it didn't even have a cash card that he would use at the gas station on his way down
Track fiddlerAnd the birds are still smarter than me Kevin as they fly down south every Fall.
We've seen some birds that are not all that smart. Several V's of geese went over yesterday -- going north.
York1 Track fiddler And the birds are still smarter than me Kevin as they fly down south every Fall. We've seen some birds that are not all that smart. Several V's of geese went over yesterday -- going north.
Track fiddler And the birds are still smarter than me Kevin as they fly down south every Fall.
Yeah, that's because everybody up here is feeding them John
We can't get rid of them and I wish they would all go back up to Canada Eh!