BATMAN The Fitz in snow. When Lightfoot recorded this song, it was the first time the band had ever played the song together.
The Fitz in snow.
When Lightfoot recorded this song, it was the first time the band had ever played the song together.
Good morning
You didn't think I'd let this one go, did you? It's quite the impressive snow sculpture that you did Brent
If there was a snow sculpture contest, I don't think any of the snowmen Judy and I built through the years would quite qualify with that one
TF
Track fiddler BATMAN The Fitz in snow. When Lightfoot recorded this song, it was the first time the band had ever played the song together. Good morning You didn't think I'd let this one go, did you? It's quite the impressive snow sculpture that you did Brent If there was a snow sculpture contest, I don't think any of the snowmen Judy and I built through the years would quite qualify with that one TF
I can not take credit for it TF. It is usually not cold enough here to do something like that. Someone just sent me the photo and they had no idea who made it. I thought it was pretty cool though.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
I think you and I could make one when the snow gets sticky in the spring.
I did Park the picture in my files. It's not too much less appreciated that you didn't make it. It is a very cool snow sculpture. Your friend should be given a pat on the back for that one, even though he didn't know who made it.
"It is usually not cold enough here to do something like that" ..... Yeah right
Oh that's right! You live on the western coast in Canada. You get that Seattle, Washington Swale of warmer air coming up the coast from California. You did have that nice hockey rink framed with the boards and the Poly underneath that one year though
I would almost wish you'd post that one again. That picture was lost when my last phone got ran over by the Bobcat.
Good evening all. The snow sculpture is cool. No pun intended.
Busy making lift out loads to put in/take out of wagons.
Burger and wedges with a salad. Fruit salad with a Peach Sauce.
Stay Safe.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Good Morning,
Warming trend continues, only -20C this morning.
I was looking at the N scale layout on a door I did a couple of years ago. It is finished and looks quite good I think. I only have 3 locos and a RDC left plus rolling stock. I sold off a dozen locos and quite a bit of rolling stock. Perhaps I will fire it up today. It has been months since I ran it last. I did enjoy building it though.
Have a nice day,
CN Charlie
Heartland Division CB&QThe Diner is beginning to look like National Geographic with posts about the world being a beautiful place.
I seem to have started a movement.
Beginning in 2021 I decided to end a daily diner post with one of my pictures (many thousands of them) that I have taken over decades of photography attempts.
This seems to have taken on a life of its own, and I am enjoying the shares, and the positive cheerfulness that accompany the pictures.
The Mid-Day news declared that 19/FEB/2021 was National "We All Hate South Florida" day.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Track fiddlerOh that's right! You live on the western coast in Canada. You get that Seattle, Washington Swale of warmer air coming up the coast from California. You did have that nice hockey rink framed with the boards and the Poly underneath that one year though I would almost wish you'd post that one again. That picture was lost when my last phone got ran over by the Bobcat.
Actually, we call it the pineapple express from Hawaii, it is currently 11c here in the sunshine.
I only make a Hockey rink if the weather guessers predict cold for several days and then I get right on it. It doesn't happen every year but when it does.....
Front yard for the neighbour kids to use.
Back yard for when we are home and everyone is welcome.
Our blow-up pool goes there in the summer.
Looked out the window and saw it was sunny and raining, and then I realized it wasn't raining, I had an ice dam on the roof.
Yesterdays' sleet had slid down the roof, filled and overhung the gutters. My neighbor lent me his ladder and I shoveled out the gutters with a small gardening hand shovel and then poured a couple buckets of hot water in, to melt the ice around the inside of the down spouts.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
There it is!
Love that hockey rink Brent. Just wish I could put on my CCM Super Tacks just one more time and skate on my bad knee If I was there then, I would have.
Ice dams are certainly a problem. I hope you had your roof done not too long ago Henry. And have that six foot of ice and water shield on the edges of your roof under the shingles. The dripping ain't the problem but the back damming is as you know. Sounds good that you got that problem remedied today.
Freezing and thawing is always a big problem in the early spring. It keeps a lot of guys pretty busy.
It is early spring now as I noticed it was light out till 6:30 last night. The clocks are turning back the other way! The tables are turning I think spring will be here before you know it guys
When you get up in the morning so happy to jump out of bed. Stretch your arms up in the air and do that one more last yawn. Stroll out to the patio with your cup of coffee and that great big smile on your face. Listening to the birds singing, welcoming the bright sunshiny day Life is good!
The world is a beautiful place
Track fiddlerIt is early spring now as I noticed it was light out till 6:30 last night. The clocks are turning back the other way! The tables are turning I think spring will be here before you know it guys
I just realized I'll be cutting the lawn in a couple of weeks. Time is flying. In the meantime I'll enjoy the palm trees in Vancouver.
I got the email today that Kalmbach is giving subscribers free access to the digital version.
There's another thread about it, but I just tried it, and I think it's great.
Steve, if you're reading this, thank you for making this available to us.
York1 John
Double post. Please delete.
Good evening
I guess I just freaked Judy out Brent. We are both almost 60 years old and neither one of us realized there's palm trees in Canada.
We have never even thought to go North to get somewhere warm. And she's laughing right now
The trip to Vancouver is now in the works. I can't erase the excitement after after she viewed the pictures.
I don't believe in flying these days. We drove to Wellington, North Dakota one time. Vancouver can't be too much farther North-West I hope.
I've said it before and I'll say it again that I never was too good with geography though.
I've always liked to drive out on the open road. Apparently, according to Judy, I will be doing that soon
Early spring in Vancouver it is!
Let's walk across the street from the Strasburg Depot and visit the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
They offer a neat 360° view of some of the equipment.
http://rrmuseumpa.org/about/musviews/
Pick one of the subjects and rotate, pan or zoom in to look at the details. This is a pretty neat feature.
Tomorrow we couple the diner to a Pennsy local and head in to Philadelphia, where we can spend a little time seeing the sights until we again head off into Anthracite country around Scranton, Pennsylvania to visit Steamtown and a coal mine museum
Pennsy_downhill by Edmund, on Flickr
Too bad we won't be able to watch the "Flip Board" at 30th Street Station anymore
Cheers, Ed
Ed,
Thanks again for doing such a great job of hosting the Diner!! Every post is interesting and informative. Your considerable efforts are much appreciated.
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Good Evening,
Just recieved the latest Classic Trains issue and the traction feature is on Winnipeg! I remember riding on streetcars when I was small lad. They stopped when I was 7.
TF, yes there are a few palm trees on the west coast. I remember seeing a few the last time we were in Victoria. By road it is an 8 hour drive north to Winnipeg and then about 3 days west to Vancouver. Hope they get the border open by next year so we can visit our friends in Thief River Falls and get home. It has been closed for all non essential traffic since last April.
Just took Robbie out and it feels positively balmy.
Good Night All,
I spent about an hour on the telephone video chatting with my youngest daughter today. She bought a stereo system and could not figure out how to hook it up.
I had to walk her through stripping the speaker wires, dual tape deck ins and outs, surround sound, etc.
It was a lot of fun. When my wife answered the phone and I heard her say " I NEED DAD!" I got real worried very fast. She only asks for me when something is seriously wrong that mom-love can't fix. I was so happy when she needed help.
Now I am missing my baby-baby an awful lot.
The World Is A Beautiful Place.
Ohhh! She is just as cute as my little Brittany. She still likes to get together with me to do a craft project to this day. The last one we did was the Black Pearl pirate ship It's a good thing your little one can listen to some good tunes now, because of her Dad helping her
I would also like to thank Ed for doing such a great job with the diner this month, and last month
P.S. I never thought about the borders Charlie. I hope they get them opened up pretty soon too. And I also have a friend in Thief River Falls as well
Good morning all
Live from Sebring this morning. I'll have a regular to go please Zoe. So far so good here. Into second qualifying and the first sprint race today. We made some good improvements to the cars over the off season so we're happy there. The car we took out of a ten year storage and went through is working well also and the drive is getting up to speed nicely.
On the northern front the house passed inspection and the soil test came back good so it's moving along. All for now. I'll try to catch up later. Ciao, J. R.
Good morning all. Ed. An excellent journey throughout. Thanks.
Ray Perhaps we may be able to meet when Covid is over.
Kevin. Yes. When the children ring and ask for Mom I know all is well.
Coffee time.
I have been asked to bake a pie. I think I'll bake a Cherry Pie.
Thoughts & Peace to All who Require.
NorthBritRay Perhaps we may be able to meet when Covid is over.
Here's hoping!
Morning Folks! (Note I didn't say "good" morning, just Morning.....)
Not a terrible day here in the Finger Lakes today. Sure glad I don't live in Texas at the moment. At least I have many ways to stay safe during a horrible winter storm! I have two stand alone gas heaters in the house that could do a nice job (and have a couple times) of keeping the house warn even in sub zero temps and a portable generator that could keep the fridge and a few lights on.
I spent quite a bit of time checking out what effects Big Sur have had on my computer. So far except for checking some apps before opening them (meaning it takes longer to open a file) everything works well and I have had no real problems (hope I'm not going to regret saying that....). Have been gathering proof that I have completed the Author Certificate for the NMRA Achievement program. Sent a bunch of files along to our AP Manager in my Division yesterday. Hope to hear back from him soon. With tha one completed I am just one certificate away from MMR I guess. Been sitting on things for a few years now, so maybe I should get busy and finish the requirements. I only have either cars or Motive Power to do to complete the requirements.
I found out that the article I got published in MR a few years ago gave me almost all the points I need for the Author Certificate. I wrote a regular collumn for the NMRA Division Newsletter so I am using them to complete the rest of the needed points for it. I am still the Asst. Superintendent and the newsletter editor for my division.
Hmmmm.... Looking out the window I see a lot of little white things falling out of the sky. Partly cloudy??? Probably!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Ray,
That is part of the clouds falling so Partly Coudy
Howdy .... Our winter adventures of past two days.:
There has been no boating here at the lake because it is iced over.A neighbor lady lost control of her SUV while driving on snow and ice down the steep hill at the beginning of our road. She crashed into trees . No injuries.We had a power outage for about three hours yesterday.Water began dripping into our family room from a ceiling light fixture yesterday from an apparent roof leak and melting ice.Weather conditions are forecasted to be improving over next several days.
Cheers !
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good morning from the sunny edge of the Pacific Rim.
Went out with the dogs at 0630hrs as the sun was coming up and heard the roosters doing their thing welcoming the new day. It was somehow reassuring hearing that for some reason with spring starting to show up.
I feel bad for all those in Texas suffering but at the same time, it leaves me shaking my head thinking people can be so unprepared. Back when I use to do a lot with groups of kids one of my favourite questions to get them thinking was. If you had to find water to drink and nothing was coming out of the tap and the stores were empty, where would you get it? That question always leads to the best conversations and it is a good time killer if you get held up waiting to board a flight going to a hockey tournament. It sure gave the kids something to think about. When my kids went off to University they both had survivals kits in their dorm room closets.
Living in Earthquake territory (long overdue for the big one) we have 160 litres of water stored in the garage, plenty of food rations and cash on hand. No power, no water, no problem. We have six houses along our stretch of road. Two of them are always whining when we have a bad storm and expect the Nanny state to save them. I just go back to watching hockey with the generator purring away as do the other three on the street that are pro-active when it comes to their own well-being. The Government runs ads saying you should have enough water and food to last at least 72 hrs. We could go for 72 days and probably a lot longer.
I have had a couple of ice dams that lead to a bit of water leaking inside over the years, I was not about to climb up and try to clear it. I hooked the hose to the hot water tap, stood on the ground and let her rip. Even at -10c, it melted the blockage.
Well time to go rip up some more flooring, the end is in sight and then I need to go get about 20 sheets of 12.5mm plywood for the new subfloor.
All the best to all.
White Pass also known as the Dead Horse Trail, is a mountain pass through the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains on the border of the US state of Alaska and the province of British Columbia, Canada.
BATMANBack when I use to do a lot with groups of kids one of my favourite questions to get them thinking was...
Back when I was dealing with groups of kids, one of my favorite questions was "What do you all want on your pizza?"
Then they would hang out all day.
Grasshoppers have a lot more fun than ants.
SeeYou190 Grasshoppers have a lot more fun than ants. -Kevin
Yes they do!
One of my favorite childhood books my Grandmother used to read to me. I can't remember the name of the book. The grasshopper was lazy and would play his fiddle all day while the ants were working hard telling him he better get busy.
Towards the end of the story book, Winter came and the grasshopper had nowhere to go to get warm and he started to turn purple.
The ants decided to take him in under their wing and take care of him for the winter hoping he would learn his lesson and get busy in the following spring.
There is a not as well-known celebration by the Finlanders in Northern Minnesota. St. Urho's day it is called on March 16th. It is celebrated pretty much the same way as St. Patrick's Day. The only difference is the color is purple instead of green.
My wife has relatives in Thief River Falls. So far, we have three diners who have connections to that small town.
It's a small world.
SeeYou190Grasshoppers have a lot more fun than ants.
Yes, they do, but the Grasshoppers go running to the ants when there is no pizza left. My two neighbours are definitely Grasshoppers.