Eh? Frank wrote to the Abbot asking where I was, and the Abbot sent it on to me. I wrote him a nice letter and assumed that he would post it here.
Anyway, the LION is doing well, I am going to dump a few of the jobs that I am doing around here, going to retire, not that monks ever really retire, they just do less and less until is sort of stops. Told the Abbiot that I wanted to be a hermit, but because of my health and my inability to walk on uneven ground, I would do it here in the house. They don't know what to think of that, but they ARE looing at outside service for the management of our computer system. So there is light at the end of the tunnel. (I hope it is not on a locomotive!
WhenI have more time I will sea if I can get up to the layout room, and then we will see if my minger can still do any fine work.
RROAR
PS! LION is on the top! Rare Wildebeests for all!
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Glad to hear from you Lion! It's good to hear your ROAR somemore. I don't like large cats missing.
Thanks for the rare wildebeest.
P.S. I have Hogwarts
TF
Lion has all of the movies, all of the books and all of the audiobooks. I have also written several fan fiction books. I think that I am going to go to Scotland and move into that castle!
I have brought this forum up to the computer in my cell, so now I will not have to go down stairs to post here any more.
HMmmmm... Maybe we should start a thread: Hogwarts Express
ROAR
Hogwarts
Lion ! ..... It is good seeing you . We were getting concerned about you. We need to hear your roar in the Diner.
Kevin ..... Congratulations about your becoming a grandfather. That is wonderful news !
Ken and Rob ..... Missing you in the Diner.
Everybody ..... Have a good evening .
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Lion, nice to hear your roar once again, stick around for a while.
BroadwayLionI have also written several fan fiction books.
My daughter also writes for fan fiction and has almost 200,000 followers. She has been approached to write a book but has no time as she is at University in sciences likely going into medicine. She has hundreds and hundreds of books and is a major junkie for all that stuff. I swear our house is sinking at that end from the books.
Don't be a stranger.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
BroadwayLionROAR
Lion: It is very good to hear from you again. Your absence was uncomfortable.
Heartland Division CB&QKevin ..... Congratulations about your becoming a grandfather. That is wonderful news !
The baby is due on Christmas Day! This is going to be a long ten months.
I installed about 36 square feet of ledge stone today, and I am worn out.
Rainy season can start almost any week now. I need to get as much done outside as I can before then.
The World Is A Beautiful Place.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Brother Elias! It's good to hear from you again. As a fellow subway modeler, it's just easier with you around.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
It seems that whenever I post a new request on Show Me Something on Sunday, it kills the thread. This happens very frequently.
I try to ask for easy things like churches or trees, and today I just asked for a peaceful scene.
Maybe Sunday is just a "down day" for Show Me Something.
BATMANIt did not get much worse than Gallipoli.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Actually “Passchendaele” was our worst,
My paternal grandfather was at Passchendaele. He received the Belgian Croix de Guerre for leading his squad to attack a German machine gun nest despite him having been shot through the leg.
Oh what little we today know about hardship.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Good morning all. It is much cooler today. Will it snow?
Good to see Brother Lion is around
A short film of 'The Leslie Railway'
Glasgow Central
Trains include: Virgin Trains 390 Pendolino’s, CrossCountry 221 Voyager, Transpennine Express 350, Scotrail 156’s, 158, 314’s, 320’s & 380’s
'The Clockwork Orange' Glasgow
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
Thank you David for all your thoughtfulness as our tour guide this month. I know finding things and posting them takes time and effort. Your on-going dedication of hosting the diner in Scotland has been appreciated
I was missing the Roar for quite a while around here. It was good to hear from you Brother Lion. Don't like when one of my favorite cards is missing out of the deck
Hopefully we can hear from Rob soon. I do worry about him as I know he was having a tough haul with his treatments. His signature always has the cowboy emoji behind his name after his post
J.R.'s been MIA for a while. I'm not worried about him as he said he had a lot of work in his shop. I'm sure he's busy twisting wrenches. It would still be good to hear from him and hope he drops by.
Well, I decided to work on my bridge at hand instead of starting a new project yesterday. I have a bad habit of getting too many back burners going.
It wasn't a very good bridge day. The inside trim of the guard walls went good but the detail trim of the wall cap flopped. I'm getting ready to go in for a second attack.
Have a great day my friends
Thanks TF. I watched a good number of films. It is remembering what I have posted or I shall post that later.
I know there is a lot of good films of railways in Scotland, but unfortunately not in the public domain.
I also like some of the drone films showing the scenery of Scotland. Hopefully also liked 'over the pond'.
Here is a compilation of 'The Great Britain X' around Glasgow.
Good morning. It's good to be home. It's also good to be in the diner.
Flo, I'll have bacon, eggs, and coffee. The same breakfast everyday for years and it never gets old.
Over the past two years, reading the posts in the diner has grown to be a highlight each day. I look forward to seeing who wrote what. Thanks, everyone.
York1 John
Good morning from the East side of the Pacific Rim where it is 7/10OC and dry.
I have a torturous day ahead of me today as I have to go over 11 years of income tax returns and go to the bank for a meeting all to do with this nightmare Estate I took on. Here I sit stalling.
We have a lot of books in our house and we had boxed up hundreds for the renovation work. Yesterday I was helping the wife unpack them all and it was like this is your life as I came across the oldies.
First were the ones from the sixties on flying line control gas model airplanes, followed by R/C model airplanes a few years later as I got into high school and could afford those.
Then all my scuba diving books from the early seventies. Remember the show "Sea Hunt" with Lloyd Bridges?
Then there is the mountain of books on flying real airplanes as I moved into that, flying on instruments, flight instructor courses, multi-engine, on and on. I took up hang gliding for a while and have books on that.
I went to the marine training institute and took some courses on boating and am licensed to handle boats power and sail one level up from basic pleasure boats. Can't remember what the tonnage limit is anymore but that got me lots of invites to go sailing over the years.
Then there are books on traveling, skiing, hiking the backcountry, canoeing. I took an outward-bound survival course and got left in the wilderness with five other guys for two weeks in February. Don't ever take that course. We had very limited food, a sleeping bag but no tent as we had to make our own shelter every night as we traveled through the wilderness back to civilization. We did hit the books for two weeks before we got dumped.
Books on space travel and astronomy, on and on. I have read them all, some more than once. Unfortunately so many are outdated they are going in the garbage which I am loathed to do but they served their purpose. Over 60 years of memories. You can read a lot of books in 64 years. Now we have the internet, reference books become obsolete quite fast.
Have a good day everyone, I won't.
This is an 80lb lap dog. Every morning he climbs in my lap while I drink my coffee and goes to sleep. A dog always makes your day start off well.
All four of my parents/in-law parents died within two years of each other. We spent those two years going through belongings.
It was at that point I decided I did not want to make my kids go through what I was forced to do.
Part of that was all the books I had from 60 years. During that time, books were kind of sacred, and I never got rid of them.
Now, I have gotten rid of almost every book I owned. Many were taken to Goodwill, where I'm sure most were thrown away. Many were left in my school office for the next principal to worry about. Many were donated to the school library, where they will never be used.
That's just me. I'm not trying to say my way is better, but it's what has made my life less cluttered.
Edit: When I was young, I envisioned living in a house with a library room of large, dark, wood-paneled walls and shelves, much like you see in movies of old English or New England mansions. I would sit in my dark, overstuffed leather chair, smoking a cigar and reading, with the fireplace adding flickering light. It didn't happen.
York1 I have gotten rid of almost every book I owned.
I had saved every book I read for decades, and magazines. It was just too much. I got rid of all of them. The only books in the house now are reference material and wargaming rules.
Now as soon as I am done with a book it goes to Goodwill.
I still have about 500 movies on DVD, but I got rid of all the cases. These fit in two binders and only occupy about one cubic foot of space.
These two beautiful Penn Line switcher bodies came up for sale on eBay. There was an opening bid and a Make Offer button, but no Buy It Now option. I offered the seller a good amount, but he accepted the EXACT SAME offer from another buyer.
Can you imagine what an aborable center cab locomotive I could have made from these two locomotive shells?
York1 All four of my parents/in-law parents died within two years of each other. We spent those two years going through belongings. It was at that point I decided I did not want to make my kids go through what I was forced to do.
We were in a similar situation. The trouble was, the Generations before us threw nothing away. "It will come in handy one day." It never has!
The amount of 'rubbish' that went to the Council icinerator you really do not want to know.
Then we decided to declutter as well. The local Charity Shop did well.
As for my books. "They are staying." One day I shall sit in the overstuffed armchair beside the fireplace. A glass of whisky on a little side table and read.
Got to run some trains first.
NorthBritAs for my books. "They are staying." One day I shall sit in the overstuffed armchair beside the fireplace. A glass of whisky on a little side table and read.
Dave, one of the features in my living room will be a reading lamp on the wall right above my lounging spot where I can sit and read and be happy.
I have not had a good reading spot in a long time.
This Estate I am looking after I had to sell the house on 20 acres. I removed all important papers and jewelry and some other valuables and computer. everything else I left including electronics, clothes, food, china, and anything else one might find. I put out the word that anyone can go take whatever they want, no one wanted any of it. The entire contents are now the responsibility of the developer that bought it. They will disappear along with the house in the near future.
There were also outbuildings full of stuff that I could not give away.
BATMAN I put out the word that anyone can go take whatever they want, no one wanted any of it.
It amazes me that I have reached a point in my life that I do not want anything. If I read there was a house full of stuff that I could go look through and take stuff, I might not go.
I keep looking at all the stuff I have, and wondering what to do with it.
Ed, I can only presume that you undertook to add Randy to the RIP Track, thanks.
Kevin gets the credit for being on top of that honorific. Randy has definitely earned his place on the RIP track.
I've been making a little progress at "thinning out" the stuff. Recently I eliminated three complete Dolby 7.1 surround systems. Tuners, amps, speakers galore. NO ONE want's anything to do with the stuff. The cords aren't strong enough to use the amps for boat anchors. I replaced all that with a few of those "sound bars" , with subwoofers, of course.
I had set up a little reading nook in one corner of our "relaxing room" but over the years things got re-arranged and Mrs. Pullman has expanded her hobby area of quilting, embroidery and sewing. This precipitated a move of the tread mill into the reading nook.
I still have about thirty fifty feet of linear shelf space devoted to railroad* books. I still reference them quite often and some are more like oral histories rather than reference. Like some of you, I envision setting up another comfy-corner just for reading. There's a remodel of the area around the wood stove in the future. Perhaps?
Departing for Alamosa by Mike Danneman, on Flickr
Arrowedging over Cienega Creek by Mike Danneman, on Flickr
Might hit 60° today, possibly 80° tomorrow! A few days ago the low was 23!
Time for another cup of joe—
Cheers, Ed
*Auto factory, Great Lakes boats, steel mills, photography and about a dozen other subjects, too.
Good afternoon al.
Zoe - A Coke float please. Thanks.
Lion - Glad to hear you roaring again!
Kevin - Your neighbor was definitely a big jerk. Some people just do not get it.
Also, thanks for adding Randy.
Ed - I know exactly what the "cat vacancy" sign looks like, my house has the same one. They don't come around as often anymore, what with my dog, eagles, and whatnot around.
Speaking of Eagles -
Eagles with Geese by Richard W, on Flickr" alt="Eagle and Geese Pair" />
Caught this neat little pic, with the pair of Bald Eagles that have a nest somewhere back in those trees, with a pair of Canadian Geese also in mid-flight, at the same time. The Eagles are roughly 900 yards from where I was standing, so really could not get a closer shot. (Clearly anyways) The two geese were much closer.
But I still thought it was a cool photo.
Neat wildlife stat - Did anyone know that White-Footed Mice will drum their front paws on things like dried leaves, and it will closely mimic the sound of a Rattler? I got REAL nervous until I spotted this guy...
Mouse by Richard W, on Flickr" alt="White Footed Mouse" />
Could not beleive what I saw until I looked it up. While scientists don't understand why they do it, I immediately thought 'Rattler' when I heard it. Neat little trick by this guy on those dried leaves by his hide out. (He sure fooled me!)
May Diner - I agree, Reading Rail (and area) would be good next month.
Ken & Rob - Hope all is well.
J.R. - Hope you and the team are doing well at the track.
Hope all are well, and all enjoy the day!
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
My Railroad rules:
1: It's my railroad, my rules.
2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.
3: Any objections, consult above rules.
ricktrains4824May Diner - I agree, Reading Rail (and area) would be good next month.
Hmmm.... Yeah, I'd like to do some reading about the Reading!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Mouse negotiations:
Whoopie by Edmund, on Flickr
gmpullmanEd, I can only presume that you undertook to add Randy to the RIP Track, thanks. Kevin gets the credit for being on top of that honorific. Randy has definitely earned his place on the RIP track.
Just a thought, Brent, but do you chaps not have “Book Fairs” in your neck of the woods? I say this because I’ve ended up with a collection of “obsolete” aviation technical books, and manuals, and I find that the basics are still very relevant. In fact, the book I used as my main study material for my “Fabric, Wood and Tube” rating exams, was printed in 1940.
Same thoughts here.... I am currently little by little taking over 40 years of National Geographic I have had sitting on a shelf to the local library. They have a table where people can take old magazines and give a donation to the library. Two boxes (5 years worth) gone and only 13 more to go. They only want me to bring over a couple boxes at a time... Many boxes of books have now gone to the Center of Concern here in Geneva as well.
I think that photo of the cat and mouse is going to end badly for one of them......
BroadwayLionBroadwayLion wrote the following post yesterday: Eh? Frank wrote to the Abbot asking where I was, and the Abbot sent it on to me. I wrote him a nice letter and assumed that he would post it here.
Sorry Lion...In My post to You, I asked for Your permission to post Your letter but I didn't see it in your next letter. Anyway, glad You made it.
Take Care All!
Frank