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Welcome to the November, 2020 Jeffrey's Trackside Diner in New Zealand

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Posted by maxman on Friday, November 27, 2020 11:11 AM

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It has to be some place with a reputation for growing good turkeys!

Washington. DC?

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, November 27, 2020 10:51 AM

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I 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.

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Posted by BigDaddy on Friday, November 27, 2020 10:48 AM

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.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, November 27, 2020 9:57 AM

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We 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.

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I just chug-a-lug-o my coffee mug
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My liquid drug of choice
There's too many hooked
And they've got too much voice
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Posted by York1 on Friday, November 27, 2020 9:05 AM

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.

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Posted by Cederstrand on Friday, November 27, 2020 8:50 AM

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! Cowboy

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Posted by moelarrycurly4 on Friday, November 27, 2020 7:29 AM

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.Thumbs UpDinnerLaughLaugh

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.Hmm

Come on guys, help me out here! Where do you want to go for Christmas?!?

Cheers!!

Dave

 

 

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. 

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Posted by NorthBrit on Friday, November 27, 2020 7:08 AM

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.

 

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Posted by NorthBrit on Friday, November 27, 2020 4:31 AM

hon30critter

Come on guys, help me out here! Where do you want to go for Christmas?!?

Cheers!!

Dave

 

 
If there are no suggestions may I say England  provided someone  puts forward the heading?
 
David

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Posted by NorthBrit on Friday, November 27, 2020 4:17 AM

Sorry to hear the sad news herrinchoker.    My thoughts and condolences to the families affected.

 

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Posted by hon30critter on Friday, November 27, 2020 1:53 AM

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.Thumbs UpDinnerLaughLaugh

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.Hmm

Come on guys, help me out here! Where do you want to go for Christmas?!?

Cheers!!

Dave

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Posted by "JaBear" on Friday, November 27, 2020 1:25 AM
CapnCrunch, sorry to read about your Mother, Tim. My condolences to you and your family.
 
JeremyB, while 17 years is a good innings for a cat, loosing a long term family pet, ain’t fun. That said, it’s good to see you back in the Diner, I had thought that you had disappeared into the Canadian wilderness!

herrinchoker
...-will substitute cranberry cooked with maple syrup and honey with orange zest for the passion fruit pulp.

Those locally sourced substitutes sound just the ticket, should be yum!
 
 Sad to read about the loss of the fishing boat and her crew. Having been, over the years, involved in a few air accident investigations, it is generally a number of small problems that when linked together, often in the wrong order, that things turn really pear shaped, unfortunately with fatal consequences!
 
I can’t find who the following quote is attributed too, but it is apt,
 
“The Air like the Sea is a capricious mistress.”
 
Before she became Glenbrook No 4, she was The Taupo Totara Timber Co No 7.
 
No 7 by Bear, on Flickr
 
Tonight’s visit is to the Bush Tramway Club at Pukemiro.
 
 
Thoughts and best Wishes to All that need them, Kia Kaha.
Cheers, the Bear.Smile

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Posted by Track fiddler on Friday, November 27, 2020 1:01 AM

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Posted by Track fiddler on Friday, November 27, 2020 12:43 AM

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

 

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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, November 27, 2020 12:02 AM

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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.

I'll bet he's tired of moving to a new house every time a light bulb burns out Whistling

   Ya just never know Idea

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.  Sigh

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Posted by Track fiddler on Thursday, November 26, 2020 11:52 PM

MusicA Turkey is a funny birdMusic  His head goes wobble wobble.

MusicAll he ever has to say is gobble gobble gobbleMusic

 

 

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, November 26, 2020 11:49 PM

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.

Laugh

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Posted by hon30critter on Thursday, November 26, 2020 11:43 PM

herrinchoker
Lost 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

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Posted by herrinchoker on Thursday, November 26, 2020 11:33 PM

Jeremy,

Condolences on the loss of your friend---it does leave a deep hole.

Bear,

Thank you for the receipe, I will be trying this---will substitute cranberry cooked with maple syrup and honey with orange zest for the passion fruit pulp.

Lost 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.

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Posted by Track fiddler on Thursday, November 26, 2020 10:50 PM

39 years later

The creosote soaked ties aren't there to walk on anymore.  The growth of the trees on the sides took over not to allow the bright sunshiny day of our childhood to still shine in

But the step down from The Trestle to the lower track is still there

Even though it was deleted by the railroad because they didn't need it anymore

 

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, November 26, 2020 10:24 PM

Christmas music season is here.

Let it rock... Dee Snyder style!

As I said in a previous post, the great thing about Christmas Music is it really lets you compare one band to another. This version of White Christmas really proves that Dee Snyder can sing, and that Twisted Sister is a very capable band.

Rock on...

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Posted by "JaBear" on Thursday, November 26, 2020 10:17 PM

herrinchoker
...what is the orange ring that looks like ripe Salmon Eggs, or perhaps Frog Eggs,  and what is the cake made out of??

Gidday Jan, the orange stuff is fresh passionfruit pulp, and the recipe is from the iconic Kiwi cookbook, The Edmonds Cookery Book, first published in 1908. My only attempt to make one was a failure, though strangely, my Mum who was a very good cook, didn’t have much success either. My Grandmas were YUM, but then so were her duck egg chocolate cakes!!! DinnerDinner
pAVLOVA
 
INGREDIENTS
  • ​6 egg whites 
  • Pinch of salt 
  • 2 cups Chelsea caster sugar
  • 1½ tsp vinegar
  • 1½ tsp vanilla essence
  • 1½ tsp Edmonds Fielder’s cornflour
  • whipped cream and fresh fruit
METHOD
​1. Preheat oven to 150˚C. Line a baking tray with baking paper and draw a 20cm circle on the baking paper. Turn over the baking paper so that the pencil line doesn’t transfer to your pavlova. 
2. Using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites with the salt until stiff, then add the sugar very gradually while still beating. Keep beating for 5 minutes to dissolve the sugar.
3. Slow the beater speed and add the vinegar, vanilla and cornflour. 
4. Pile the meringue in the centre of the circle and use a spatula to spread it out to the edge of the circle keeping it as round and even as possible. Make a slight dip in the top.
5. Bake for 45 minutes, then leave to cool in the oven overnight. 
 
6. Using two spatulas, lift it carefully onto a serving plate and fill the central depression with whipped cream and fresh fruit. 
Smile

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, November 26, 2020 10:03 PM

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This has to be one of the most compact compounds anywhere around!

Now that is a sharp looking small steam locomotive. She sure is a beautiful thing.

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Posted by Track fiddler on Thursday, November 26, 2020 9:13 PM

This isn't good that someone lost another pet.

I am sorry for your loss Jeremy.  That's my son's name, Jeremy.

It's my experience, the loss of a pet is just like losing a family member and sometimes even harder

It took me three years to get over the loss of my Nellie and I still ain't over her yet.

I have dreams at night that she is still there and wake up looking for her half asleep.

I took Nellie everywhere I went from when she was a little puppy.  Work, the grocery store, wherever.

She still comes to me in the night in my dreams and I feel like I had a conversation with her the next morning.

A loss of a pet has a really tough road to follow.

 

I am sorry for your loss of your pet Jeremy.  Those ones are really hard

 

 

 

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, November 26, 2020 9:10 PM

Jeremy ... Condolences to

you for loss of your cat. 

..

 

GARRY

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, November 26, 2020 8:41 PM

I'm sorry to hear of the loss of your cat, Jeremy. We had to do the same thing about a month ago. It is heartbreaking but it is equally sad to see a pet suffer, too. Seventeen years is a pretty good run. Our oldest cat, Whoopee, is fourteen. I remember and dearly miss all the pets we've had over the years. Still, our lives have been more than enriched by their companionship.

Your donation will be a great act of kindness in memory of your cat.

I hope everyone is doing well tonight. Sure feels like a Sunday to me — even being retired Smile

This has to be one of the most compact compounds anywhere around!

 GVR, Glenbrook, New Zealand, 1994 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr

 GVR, Glenbrook, New Zealand, 1994 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr

She sure is a sharp looking thing of beauty!

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Posted by hon30critter on Thursday, November 26, 2020 8:17 PM

JeremyB
today I had to have my cat put to sleep.

Hi Jeremy,

Sorry for your loss. Pets have a really annoying habit of getting inside our hearts, but what else are they there for but to add enjoyment to our lives? Obviously your cat lived a happy life, and I'm sure she would want you to continue to do the same.

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Posted by JeremyB on Thursday, November 26, 2020 7:49 PM

Hi guys

i hope all my friends to the south are having a good thanksgiving 

 

today I had to have my cat put to sleep. We have had her for 17 years and we gave her a spoiled life and a awesome life. house Feels empty without her. ive never lost a pet before so am completely heartbroken 

 

we got her from the pound so tomorrow we are taking the leftover food she had ( almost 65.00 a case and we have two ) they will be thankful for the donation. I think my kitty would have like that idea

 

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Posted by "JaBear" on Thursday, November 26, 2020 6:52 PM

10000 by Bear, on Flickr

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Posted by Track fiddler on Thursday, November 26, 2020 6:08 PM

SeeYou190

 

 
MisterBeasley
Alice's Restaurant.  That first came out when I was in college.  I know I had an LP of it, and there's probably a CD upstairs now. 

 

I have it on my I-Tunes.

I have everything on my I-Tunes.

I listened today while I made the gravy.

-Kevin

 

We really enjoyed listening to Alice's Restaurant as we didn't last year.

Well, ...Everything was going great until my brother called.

I love my brother and talked to him for about 2 hours.  This Corona crap is really unsettling and I wish I could have had him over for Thanksgiving dinner.

After I talked to him for two hours Judy got on the phone with him and I told her the turkey's done the turkey is done.

I did the only sensible thing and shut off the stove but after about two hours of her talking to my brother, even though the turkey was cooked upside down it came out of the oven drySad

Like I said before it's all about the togetherness.  We did the best we could do this year and I don't regret anything.

The turkey was dry but the gravy kind of made up for things.  It was really great talking to my brother even though he could'nt be with us.

Although he kind of was and I will take dry turkey and some time well spent with my brother over dry turkey any day.

 

We did not nail it this year with the main courseLaugh  But then again we're used to a big family get-together with an 18 - 20 lb bird.  A five and a half pound bird.  I probably could have took an Ohio Blue-Tip wooden farmers match and held it under the bird for about 15 minutes and it probably would have been doneLaugh

 

 

TF

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