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Jeffreys Diner March 2021

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Posted by NorthBrit on Saturday, March 27, 2021 12:53 PM

Good evening all, Diners.

Garry    Good to hear from you.

 

Baked a ham and egg pie today.   Got the thumbs up when we tried a piece.

 

Did not manage to get to the train room.  Must try better tomorrow.

 

Dinner  The said  Ham & Egg Pie  with Wedges  & Baked Beans.

              Greek Style Strawberry & Blackberry Chocolate Surprise with Cream

 

Stay Safe Everyone.

 

David

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, March 27, 2021 1:50 PM

 

Good Afternoon —

Toast and jam while watching a boy and his tram:

 

 

The seasoned oak sleepers are soaked in creosote and what? I thought the narrator said vegemite? That can't be right. (1:40)

I wonder what the oak was seasoned with? Paprika, maybe Whistling

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Posted by Track fiddler on Saturday, March 27, 2021 4:23 PM

Yes

Solid as Oak Ed!

Check out my little munchkin as he's growing up so fast and makes me proud to be a Grandpa

My little Fiddler Xavier (Zav), the chip off the old block

Sent to me today.  Just like his Daddy as he dresses so nice and I'm so thankful his Daddy doesn't have to work hard like I did

 

I got to get over there to see him again, otherwise it's going to tear me apart

 

 

 

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Posted by Track fiddler on Saturday, March 27, 2021 6:29 PM

And now we're down at the Mexican restaurant 3 blocks from our place

Yes, I see what was in the ice box EdWink

 

 

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, March 28, 2021 12:16 AM

Garry: It sounds like things are heading in the right direction. Please take care of yourself.

The World Is A Beautiful Place.

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Posted by NorthBrit on Sunday, March 28, 2021 4:37 AM

Good morning all.  Timepieces were put forward last night, here in the UK.   Adjusting to the loss of one hour!

Ed.  Thanks for the model tram film.  Took me back to a time when I lived in Leeds  and traveled by tram.  And more recently being the Assistant Treasurer to The North East Electrical Tram Trust.  I retired from the Post  to look after Dawn full time.

 

An easy going day today.  Hopefully get time to run a few trains.

 

Coffee  Coffee Time.  A little sugar and milk.

 

Thoughts & Peace to All who Require

 

David

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, March 28, 2021 5:02 AM

 

I've GOT to talk to that landlord about getting a new place!

They told my I'd love the Ivory Coast!

Even Pennsylvania can be a beautiful place:

 Rain and color at Mance by Mike Danneman, on Flickr

Back to a cold and rainy Sunday here in NE Ohio. It IS still March. The Daffy Dills are popping up around the property, though Big Smile

I'm glad you liked the tram film, David. I believe we all owe a great deal of gratitude to the British for making the model railway hobby as robust as it is today.

Regards, Ed

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Posted by NorthBrit on Sunday, March 28, 2021 5:28 AM

Ed.     The Rain & Color  picture is gorgeous.

          As for the cat   Yes

 

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Posted by Track fiddler on Sunday, March 28, 2021 6:39 AM

Good morning

I liked the fall colors, piano cat and the double decker trolleys, it did sound like he said vegemite?

I'm hopeful they get your blood pressure balanced out Garry.  Good to hear from you.  I'm hoping your feeling better soon.

It's been rainy up here, another good day to work on the bridge.

 

Have a great day gentlemenWink

 

 

 

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Posted by Track fiddler on Sunday, March 28, 2021 6:43 AM

Smile, Wink & Grin

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Posted by BigDaddy on Sunday, March 28, 2021 7:29 AM

Good heavens Garry  I had blood pressures like that 6 years ago.  I could barely stand up and I looked as bad as I felt.  Hopefully the get you straightened out quick.

In the states Home Depot is selling reclaimed pallet wood.  They remove the nails and that's it, the rest is up to you,  only $30

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Crates-Pallet-Full-Pallet-Reclaimed-Parts-Only-94721/203837921

Nascar filled the Bristol racetrack with 2,000 truck loads of dirt so they could race on it.  They've been hyping the race for a month.

After heavy rains and "track drying" they made it around the track twice and nobody but the guy out front could see out their windshield.   More rain forecast for today.

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Posted by York1 on Sunday, March 28, 2021 9:08 AM

Good morning.  It's a pretty busy morning for me -- I'm the breakfast cook for the grandchildren.  I made biscuits and sausage.  There weren't any complaints.  They know that they are welcome to make something else if they don't want what I make.  They were all happy with what I made.

They will all be leaving this afternoon.  I will sleep for four days.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, March 28, 2021 9:16 AM

NorthBrit
Timepieces were put forward last night, here in the UK.   Adjusting to the loss of one hour!

I did not know England had Daylight Savings Time. I assumed you guys were smarter than that.

I have always been irrritated by the clock changes.

gmpullman
They told my I'd love the Ivory Coast!

Laugh That was a good one!

BigDaddy
In the states Home Depot is selling reclaimed pallet wood.  They remove the nails and that's it, the rest is up to you,  only $30

My middle daughter, the one in Seattle, has decided that she is going to build all the furniture for her new house from old pallett wood. I hope she changes her mind before she starts the project. The thought of her using power tools terrifies me.

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Posted by NorthBrit on Sunday, March 28, 2021 10:20 AM

SeeYou190

 

 
NorthBrit
Timepieces were put forward last night, here in the UK.   Adjusting to the loss of one hour!

I did not know England had Daylight Savings Time. I assumed you guys were smarter than that.

-Kevin

 

 

Always had it since WW2.   It was canceled one year,  but the complaits  were numourous.

 

There is talk again of doing away with DST.   We shall see.

 

Dinner  For dinner it will be 'Sunday Dinner' with all the trimmings.

 

Stay Safe Everyone.

 

David

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, March 28, 2021 12:37 PM

Howdy .... 

David (UK), Kevin, TF, Henry, and anyone I missed: ..... Thanks for your comments about my health situation. It's improving. ... Yes, Henry, the low BP bothered me a lot. 

Ed ... That is  nice photo in Pennslylvania. Much of PA is beautiful. 

Regarding DST, I don't think it makes any sense to change clocks back and forth twice a year. 

Everybody ....... Have  nice afternoon.

 

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Posted by hon30critter on Sunday, March 28, 2021 1:46 PM

Hi Garry,

I went through the same thing with my BP meds a couple of years ago. I had been taking three BP meds for years. After the dizzies kicked in, the Doc cut me back to one and my BP is perfect.

Dave

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Posted by cats think well of me on Sunday, March 28, 2021 9:15 PM

Hi all,

Hoping everyone is doing well tonight. 

I did some painting work on the model trucks from my windows for HO trucks thread. The bodies and cabs still need to be painted, but the chassis, wheels, and tires are pretty much done. I did the primer coats earlier tonight and that went well. I'm letting the paint dry overnight and I'll work on doing color coats tomorrow. I'll post pics of course. 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, March 28, 2021 10:17 PM

Good evening diners.

It has been a while since I posted a house remodel update. I have been working on the ouside cement... NO FUN!

My house has these weird 1980s angled walls along the front. Removing them was out of the question. I decided to square them up and once the house is painted I will cover them with slate stacked stone ledger panels.

I have learned a lot about rebar and casting concrete.

There were four sections of wall that needed to be squared up for the stone panels.

All of the stucco where there will be rock panels had to be ground down to bare cement and a level surface. Then scratch lines had to be cut into the walls to hold the rock mortar.

I also removed the stucco from around the new front window. The stucco texture did not match what was previously on the house, so I will just cover this area with thin brick. Once the Sea Grapes grow in, it will be hard to see this anyway.

Then, I attacked the rear wall on the Lanai. Same problem as the front window, the new stucco did not match what was on the house. I am just going to put a thin rock veneer on this wall, and it will look fine.

This has been a ton of work. All boring, noisy, dusty, and irritating. That is why there have been no updates.

I am so glad this is over. 

The painting crew is supposed to be here tomorrow to clean the house and get it ready for primer. Hopefully some time next week I will no longer have a pink house.

The World Is A Beautiful Place.

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Posted by hon30critter on Sunday, March 28, 2021 11:49 PM

Only in Canada!

Dave

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Posted by hon30critter on Monday, March 29, 2021 1:18 AM

This is revolutionary!!!

Note that there is limited availability. Watch to the end of the video or you might miss out.

Dave

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Posted by NorthBrit on Monday, March 29, 2021 4:04 AM

Good morning all  from the land of the former North British Railway.  A case of holding on to your hat as their is  strong  gusts of wind blowing.

Garry.  Good to hear from you.  Stay positive.

 

The Opticians are giving Dawn and I eye tests today.  So, depending how long they take  I shall take the rest of the day as it comes.

Ordered some handrails so Dawn can 'get  about outside'  easier.  They are to be specially made.

 

All this work I see from Kevin  is making me want a coffee.

 

Coffee  Coffee time.   Milk and a little sugar.

 

Thoughts & Peace to All who Require.

 

David

 

 

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Posted by gmpullman on Monday, March 29, 2021 4:20 AM

 

Thirty-two degrees F here in NE Ohio this morning! Brrr.

I hear the Ever Given is beginning to make some progress Yes

 

      Meanwhile, along the Columbia River:

 Cape Horn by Mike Danneman, on Flickr

 Above Cape Horn by Mike Danneman, on Flickr

Cheers, Ed

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Posted by moelarrycurly4 on Monday, March 29, 2021 7:05 AM

Good Morning all.

 

I will be in and out for while as I am being sent to a Hospital we purchased to help them set up their new computer systems. They have a June deadline and not much time. I will be out of town for a week. 

So I will be cracking the whip at them to get going. 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Monday, March 29, 2021 7:40 AM

I am up way too early so the painters can start work. They are supposed to be here in 20 minutes.

Chloe, you might as well leave me the whole pot of coffee.

Dave: I cannot see your videos. When I click on them it says they are private.

-Kevin

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, March 29, 2021 9:08 AM

SeeYou190
Dave: I cannot see your videos. When I click on them it says they are private.

Same here.

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Posted by BATMAN on Monday, March 29, 2021 9:13 AM

Dave, try just posting the link, sometimes that works on those troublemakers.Laugh

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Posted by York1 on Monday, March 29, 2021 9:42 AM

Good morning, diners.  Flo, I'll have bacon, eggs, and coffee.

I'm delivering Meals on Wheels today to shut-ins, so the day will be busy.

David, I, also, didn't realize the UK followed Daylight Savings Time.  I personally don't like it.  We are on the west side of the Central Time Zone, and it is dark here in the mornings when the switch is made.  Good luck with your handrail project.

It's funny to see the ads at Home Depot for pallet wood.  For years those were thrown out or burned.  My father could not stand to see things thrown away.  He took pallets apart, saving even the nails.  He was ahead of his time.

Garry, take care.  Hope the BP meds get regulated.

Alvie, I'm looking forward to the photos of your truck work.

Kevin, you're doing pretty well with that concrete work.  You're braver than I am in tackling that job.  It will look great finished.  I think half the houses along the Gulf Coast are pink (or what the owners call "coral"!).

Ed, great photos of the Columbia River.

Good luck with the work project, MLC.  Just thinking about that makes me glad I'm retired.

Brent, it's good to see you again in the diner!  It seems like a while.  I know you've also been busy with house projects.

It's a nice spring day here.  All thoughts are turning to spring planting for the farmers.  Of course, the school kids have been thinking summer vacation for weeks already, even though there are still six weeks left until graduation.

Hope everyone has a great day.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Monday, March 29, 2021 9:53 AM

York1
I think half the houses along the Gulf Coast are pink (or what the owners call "coral"!).

When I went to Cape Coral High School in the early 1980s, and the school was brand new, our colours were what they called "Coral and Blue". They were actually pink and baby blue, completely 1980s! In the 1990s they colours were changed to a darker blue and orange, like the University of Florida, but they still call it "Coral and Blue".

Every house I have lived in here in Southwest Florida has been pink. My parent's house in high school, my first apartment, my "dream house", the duplex, and this house. The only exception is the apartment my wife and I rented the first year we were married.

I am looking so forward to having a typical off-white house! The "Little pink houses, for you and me" are disappearing (finally).

My house a couple years after I bought it. This picture is before Hurricane Charley when the big tree was lost. It is also before I replaced the roof for the first time. Probably 2001.

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Posted by Track fiddler on Monday, March 29, 2021 10:29 AM

Good morning

I could talk a lot about coral as I do know a lot about it.  Actually the guy that had it in his miniature aquarium environment knew more about it than the ocean guys did.

Today I took the recycling down to the garbage.  I Heard a Voice come out of the lower garage and it sounded like Sally asking me to unwrap her to come out and play.

It's been raining hard for days and the old garage is leaking

It was her and I was just as happy to see her as she was to see me. 

It is supposed to get to 71 degrees out today.  Guess What?  I'm taking Sally out for a romp.

I tend to be easy on her for the first ride.  The second and third ride is quite different as she was built with good parts and she can take it.

I Romp Sally hardLaughWhistling I think she likes it! 

I do suspect to ride her three times todayLaugh

 

 

 

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, March 29, 2021 10:52 AM

I had to check the Home Depot pallet wood.

Are you kidding me???  $30. ?  No thanks.  And, they are out of stock.

Nice work on the walls Kevin, I'm sure you drill and epoxied dowels into the excisting, as I didn't read all the text.

Whats the 1/2 block, imbedded in the crete,  on the corner for?

Suppose to get to the mid 60's here today, lots of sun, but the wind is getting crazy!

Mike.

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