Seamus the dog of Pink Floyd was certainly a good member of the band
Isn't she a cutie
Man that dog could sing
TF
Track fiddlerSeamus the dog of Pink Floyd was certainly a good member of the band
Thanks TF, I had never heard those recordings before. Very talented dog! You'd almost think she (?) was reading a music score!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I saw Pink Floyd at the Lee County Civic Center in 1983 or 1984 here in Fort Myers.
They performed the entire album of Dark Side Of The Moon, but no songs at all from The Wall or The Final Cut. That was a little strange, because The Final Cut was their newest album.
We were very lucky with all the bands that came through Fort Myers in the 1980s and 1990s. Back then, the promotion company that handled Florida set up every band to go Orlando, Tampa, Fort Myers, Miami, and Jacksonville in that order. We got to see everyone.
Then Ticketmaster came along, and everything changed.
The World Is A Beautiful Place.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
SeeYou190 I saw Pink Floyd at the Lee County Civic Center in 1983 or 1984 here in Fort Myers. They performed the entire album of Dark Side Of The Moon, but no songs at all from The Wall or The Final Cut. That was a little strange, because The Final Cut was their newest album. We were very lucky with all the bands that came through Fort Myers in the 1980s and 1990s. Back then, the promotion company that handled Florida set up every band to go Orlando, Tampa, Fort Myers, Miami, and Jacksonville in that order. We got to see everyone. Then Ticketmaster came along, and everything changed. The World Is A Beautiful Place. -Kevin
Exactly who is that in the picture? One of the Rolling Stones? Or some other stoned musician?
maxmanExactly who is that in the picture? One of the Rolling Stones? Or some other stoned musician?
That is a rock in the Joshua Tree National Park in California.
It was some kind of strange rock that had a sign to describe how special it was, but I have since forgotten everything that was written there.
Good morning all. The sun is losing the battle of warming things up as the temperatutre drops towards freezing. Snow is forecast later.
Ken. Glad to hear from you again.
Garry. Remain positive. Our thoughts are with you.
Monday is deliveries of groceries etc day. we can eat for another week.
Afternoon in the train room
Coffee time.
Thoughts & Peace to All who Require.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Good Morning
I'm still not use to this hour ahead yet. They are talking about doing away with daylight savings time, I hope they do.
So much for the spring teaser, it's snowing up here today.
hon30critter
Good evening all. Managed to spend a couple of hours in the train room.
Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato & Chicken Stew is on the menu.
Greek Yoghurt & Dark Chocolate Surprise to follow.
Stay Safe Everyone.
Good Afternoon.
We are having a very early spring. Warm and sunny for the rest of the week.
Ken, yes there are ants with wings. If they are large, they could be female carpenter ants. That would explain the chewed floor joists. Your exterminator can confirm. We had a problem in our house about 15 years ago with carpenter ants. They are a large, black ant with large pinchers. It took an extrminator a few times to finally get rid of them. They like dry wood and can really do a lot of damage. Luckily we found them befote that could happen. Glad to hear you are able to get work done on your house.
Garry, hope you are feeling better.
I was looking at ebay and came across a beautiful cnr S2a Mikado. The only cn engine with belpair firebox and it has a vandy tender. I'm a sucker for vandy tenders. Luckily the auction was nearly up. I have a big vet bill to pay off.
Well time to go and pickup arefill of Robbie's meds.
CN Charlie
SeeYou190 maxman Exactly who is that in the picture? One of the Rolling Stones? Or some other stoned musician? That is a rock in the Joshua Tree National Park in California. It was some kind of strange rock that had a sign to describe how special it was, but I have since forgotten everything that was written there. -Kevin
maxman Exactly who is that in the picture? One of the Rolling Stones? Or some other stoned musician?
I guess it just wasn't what it was cracked up to be.
Track fiddlerThe only Floyd concert I made it to was the Momentary Lapse of Reason tour. They did some of thier old Music too. They sure put on quite the lazer light show.
The best laser light show I saw at a concert was at the Jacksons Vistory Tour in the Orange Bowl stadium in Jacksonville.
It must have been very hard to set up. There were mirrors all around the top perimeter of the stadium, and the lasers would bounce off of the mirrors to other mirrors in all kinds of patterns. This was in 1984, and lasers were brand new and cripplingly expensive, and they did it on a large scale.
That concert was the greatest show I have ever been to. I was 16, and it was incredible. No "pop" show since, not even The Backstreet Boys in 2001 even came close.
The Jacksons Victory Tour also had the worst opening act I have ever seen... A Juggler! Not kidding, and it was not a joke. That guy might have been the best juggler ever, but not the right thing to get a crowd warmed up at a concert.
Who loves you baby?
The Track Fiddler does!
I always liked that one too
THREE Geeps, three Fs. What a train is supposed to look like!
Thomas Underwood Coll B&O531 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr
Somebody forgot the Dullcote!
Thomas Underwood Coll B&O517 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr
* First B&O engine I've seen with a Hancock Air Whistle
And a beautiful, historic place:
Thomas Underwood Coll B&O465 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
gmpullmanSomebody forgot the Dullcote!
Even the engineer's cap is bright and clean!
Good evening from the beautiful West Coast of the Great White North. It was T-shirt weather today and I enjoyed being out in it.
The tile guys started today, it will likely take them four days to get the job done, we are having to take circuitous routes through the house to avoid the set tiles.
Both kids had to write two major exams today and are both writing their second ones now so no movie watching as my sound system shakes the house and quiet is the standing order right now. We did order in a huge surprise sushi feast for in between the two exams and it made their day. They both returned to their computers with a renewed vigour.
I have 20 yards of topsoil sitting in the front yard as the lawns need levelling in some spots. Haven't done it in a few years and it shows. We have two septic fields, each with 450' of runs and over time sinkholes develop.
We have been purging a lot of stuff and using FB market place to sell stuff. When the people get here I usually just give it to them. When I see a guy in a minivan with a wife and three kids in it pull up and is often a new immigrant I just cannot take a dime from them. It makes their day and I feel really good that the stuff is going to a good home.
Garry, I have been thinking of you a lot as you battle your heart disease. In my family, there has never been cancer ever on either side, however, heart disease is prevalent on both sides. It is one of the reasons I keep extremely fit. It is well documented that those in my extended family that kept fit and in shape lived into their late eighties or early nineties while those that did not, never made seventy. My Father-in-laws Dad and his three brothers all died in their 50s from heart disease. My FIL is 84 and fit and healthy, he works out several times a week. I hope your Dr. can get your Meds figured out so you can get back to the layout and the diner as I always enjoy your post.
The Sun has just disappeared and I only got three hours sleep last night. I stayed up for 53 hours once when I was travelling and working 25 or 30 hours straight at the airport was not unheard of for me, however, at 64 I find my eyes are just closing a little too easily these days.
One of our close friends of sixty years just lost both her parents this week. They were both respected specialists in the medical field. He past from the complications of Alzheimer's and she suffered horribly from Osteoporosis, constantly suffering from broken bones. It was planned that she would hang on until he died and then she took the needle a couple of days later. Decades of memories came flooding back. They were in their own home until the end with the Government homecare doing a great job of caring for them. It is sad there will not be a service for them with covid still raging away, however, with all their children also in the health care industry, educated, rational behaviour prevails over emotion.
When my Moms health went downhill we had her move in with us and for the last several months the healthcare system had fulltime care for her in our home until the end. It meant so much to her and us that she was here and not institutionalized and her two very young Grandchildren could visit several times a day by just walking through a door.
Well, a glass of red and off to bed I think.
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."
Yep, Because it was so beautiful and new. The weathering of the dull coat look hadn't yet begun. Needed a bit more time Ed.
It takes a while for those
You have good Tile Guys Brent and I can hardly wait to see it
A few weeks ago L Zhou posted a link to a Chinese gondola car with side doors that looked like great material for a fun project.
I ordered it from Amazon. Projected delivery date was in May!
It showed up today. Woo Hoo, two months early.
I took it out of the box, and thought, Goodness! this thing is huge! It is way too big for a 1954 gondola car.
It won't even fit on the track! The guage is about 1/4" too wide.
Then I noticed it is 1:64, not 1:87... it is S scale!
I checked, and yes, I did order one that was HO scale, 1:87.
I went to return it, and Amazon says I cannot because they say it has not been delivered yet, and I need to wait until FOUR WEEKS after the scheduled delivery date to make a replacement request. The scheduled delivery date is still two months away.
So, I cannot file a claim until June, then wait another 5-6 weeks for the replacement to arrive!?!?!
Oh well...
That sucks Kevin, and just when you're getting your hopes up. As I always say, ....What are you going to do though?
The world is a beautiful place
I think those rocks in the water line are about a 1073' foot diameter 536.5' radius. The Lone Pine at the end knows as he's been around a lot longer than me.....
Zoom in on him. He was dropping limbs because he didn't need those ones anymore as I was taking the picture because he thought no one was looking
Good morning all. A cold day with showers and sunshine?
Kevin - That proves their 'tracking of parcels' is a farce. Here in the UK since the start of Covid, I have never signed for an item yet a signature has been required.
I received two little card kits (for my layout) from two of my grandchildren. I must make the kits up and place them in 'prominent positions'. A photograph to take and sent to the children.
Coffee time with a slice of cake.
Good morning
We got a blanket of snow covering the ground this morning. It's cloudy and low lit today. Predicted near 60° for Saint Patrick's Day. No parade again this year though.
Judy and I are planning a mini trip over to La Crosse Wisconsin to spend a four-day weekend on the river. One must get creative to find something to do these days I guess.
I like those two Bridges Ed
I wonder where Saints Fan John has been unless I'm missing something here. It's unlike him not to post in the morning after his walk with Daisy the Dachshund. He's missed!
Have a great day gentleman
NorthBritKevin - That proves their 'tracking of parcels' is a farce.
This item was shipped from China, with no tracking. Everything I order that is shipped from USA or Europe has accurate tracking.
Our delivery services (mail, UPS, FedEx) have not asked for signatures for anything in about a year.
Track fiddlerI wonder where Saints Fan John has been unless I'm missing something here. It's unlike him not to post in the morning after his walk. He's missed!
It has only been a few days. Hopefully John checks in soon.
Good Morning,
Cloudy and about 40F for us today. At least we didn't get TF's snow. We won't be able to do much yard work for about another month.
Nothing planned for today. My wife now basically stays up all night and is in bed all day until 4 or 5 in the afternoon. Not sure how she will be able to do any gardening on that schedule.
Good evening all. The rain that was forecast did not materialise.
A zoom meeting with Ocean Liner & Shipping at 7.00pm, so early dinner.
Steak, Mixed Veg, Potatoes and Yorkshire Pudding. All invited. Bring a bottle.
Good afternoon
I keep hoping things get better with the wife up there Charlie. Be patient, she's lucky to have you and I'm sure she'll come around one of these days when it starts getting really nice outside. Cabin Fever sucks and we'll all start coming around soon.
It was about 15 years ago and I remember we went for a short road trip and had lunch in Hinckley, Minnesota. I don't know if it's still there but they had this privately owned Zoo.
After we payed the admission it was highly advised that we buy a few ice cream cone cups as the lady said the Giraffe loves those.
I never met a Giraffe before but I certainly did that day. When I held up the ice cream cone cup, she came high-stepping across the field quickly. It was a bit scary and the freakiest thing I had ever experienced when she dipped her head over the fence. This big long black snake like tongue came out of her mouth and wrapped around my forearm and then wrapped around the cone. Then she unraveled her tongue and ate it. I swear that Giraffe winked at me so I got the other cone out of my back pocket and did it again because it was way cool.
If I had room in my condo I would definitely have a pet Giraffe I'm sure you would be quite the popular neighbor walking your pet down the block. Can you imagine the length of the leash?
TF, I keep hoping that once we get vaccinated things will improve but if the last 3 years are any guide my hope level is low. There is a hotel near Nairobi in an old mansion where giraffes stick their heads in the window. We went to a giraffe centre near there where you can hold a treat pellet in your teeth and a giraffe will take it from you with its tongue. My wife actually did it. We have seen many giraffes on safari. They are amazing animals. They sure can cover a lot of ground when running.
That's cool Charlie
I didn't know others had met Giraffes too Now that I think of it, I think that experience was more like 20-25 years ago. I haven't heard anything for quite a while about that giraffe still being up there.
But if she is, that could be something else I could fit in my lacking schedule of very few things to do these days
TF, I recall a guide saying giraffes live about 25 years in the wild so if it was young and being in captivity, it is possible it is still alive. My wife's griraffe encounter was in 2007. A giraffe can kill a lion with one kick from a back leg. Needless to say lions avoid the back of a giraffe.