Aye —
I could listen all day...
And don't ya' know, I get the top-O-the page. An omen of good luck in Scottish tradition.
Haggis all 'round!
haggis_yum by Edmund, on Flickr
And a dram or two of Oban eighteen-year old single malt.
Cheers, Ed
Ed: I will share in the 18 year old Scotch, but I believe I will pass on the Haggis.
We had some excitement today. Out letter carrier had a brand new mail truck. It was not one of those weird ugly ones with the huge windshield I have seen on the news. This one looked like a right-hand-drive Chrysler Mini-Van.
I textured the walls in the dining room today. It took about five hours to put up all the masking paper, and about 1 hours to actually spray the texture.
The painters are all done with the primer coat. The paint will go on the walls tomorrow! I am so excited.
This is the paint I bought. I think I got what people here told me was the best.
The World Is A Beautiful Place.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
gmpullmanAnd don't ya' know, I get the top-O-the page. An omen of good luck in Scottish tradition. Haggis all 'round!
Haggis has always intrigued me. It is apparently a good cold weather comfort food given the average temperature in Scotland. Either that or the Scots insist on eating it because they are a stubborn bunch of masochists. (Is that word allowed on the forums?). Do they serve it with gravy? I think I'd have to at least have some gravy.
Absolutely no disrespect intended to our Scottish members!!
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 morning all. A cold day with snow forecast later.
Janie has the Haggis, Neeps 'n' Tatties on the menu for lunch. "A splash of whisky has been added," she says. A gravy boat so you can have as much you like.
Today we are near Gretna Green. It has to be mentioned of The Quintinshill Rail Disaster. I shall say no more. You can look it up (if interested).
On with the show.
At Kilmaurs then Kilmarnock. See the weathering on the Colas engine.
Then over to Beattock Summit on the West Coast Main Line, ex-Caledonian Railway line south towards England.
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
LMS Duchess Class 46233 Duchess of Sutherland at Beattock and Lockerbie.
Our journey leaves the South West of Scotland and heads over to the east side. The land of the former North British Railway. Most of the railways around the Borders have long gone thanks to the Beeching cuts.
A film of the Border Region as it is now. Enjoy.
Trains are returning ----------------- .
hon30critter...TH&B livery. Unfortunately not all the hatch patterns are the same but I will take what I can get.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good morning ....
Does anybody else have problems logging into Flickr this morning? .... It says invalid password. I follow instructions to change it. Try logging in again, and it still says invalid password. I'm disliking technology now.
David UK .... I watched the Glasgow station video. Very interesting. It looks like there are more videos now.
Bear ..... LOL at your police Bear-toon.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good Morning,
just catching up after a weeks work out of town, whew.
Made a dent but they have a long way to go.
I will prob head back first of May.
Heartland Division CB&QDoes anybody else have problems logging into Flickr this morning?
I know this is unrelated, but two says ago I could not add new pictures to Imgur.
All is well now.
Good morning, everyone. It's a beautiful day out -- a perfect spring day.
During this spring cool weather, I'm going to be changing out the lights in the kitchen. Right now there are two switches for the lights. In order to have all the lights on, you have to flip the switches which are on opposite sides of the room. My wife has always wanted all six lights on one switch.
To do the wiring, I will need to get into the attic. That means I need to do it now while it is still fairly cool. By summer, even in the early morning, the attic is too hot to work in. This will be a good chance to change all of them to LEDs.
I'll get some layout time this afternoon.
York1 John
York1 My wife has always wanted all six lights on one switch.
This is funny. It takes four switches to turn on all the lights in my kitchen. The under cabinets, center, over the sink, and over the refrigerator lights are all on seperate switches.
Before the remodel, they were all on one switch, but my wife did not like it that way.
SeeYou190 York1 My wife has always wanted all six lights on one switch. Before the remodel, they were all on one switch, but my wife did not like it that way. -Kevin
York1How about we each save some work and trade houses?
Too late, I finished the kitchen back in 2018. There are a total of seven swicthes in my kitchen now.
Four four lighting, one for the disposal unit, one on a dedicated outlet for the popcorn popper, and one for the ceiling fan.
Good morning
I as well would like to thank Dave for doing such a great job in the diner last month.
Thank you Ed for starting the diner in Scotland and David for hosting this month. Lots of great videos so far
Really enjoyed the thorough History information on Glasgow and the railroads David. Also the bagpipe videos Bear and Ed. I could listen to that kind of music all day as well!
And Bridge number four
TF
Good evening all. A cold day. We saw our daughter and grandchildren today. First time in ages.
Haggis Neeps 'n' Tatties
https://www.thespruceeats.com/traditional-haggis-tatties-and-neeps-435600
Relax with your favorite drink. Charge it to my account.
Stay Safe everyone.
David, if no one told me what haggis was, I would probably eat it and like it.
Now that I know what it is, I think I will pass.
I love eating sausages and hot dogs, and people always tell me if I knew what was in them, I wouldn't want them.
A good evening all
Every year Judy and I do Easter Eggs. Sometimes these things get a bit funner.
This year they put fluorescent hair in the package
P.S. And it wasn't even a half hour later we destroyed them all and made green deviled eggs, so tomorrow we can have green eggs and ham
After, we ate one of course
Happy Easter Eve
I'm 69 years old and I still love doing Easter eggs. Mine never look as good as TF and Judy's, but they are fun to do.
My wife and I just got back from the movie theater -- the first movie theater trip in over a year!
Good evening all.
Zoe - Just a RBF please. thanks.
Just seeing if Flickr got their stuff figured out. I caught this gal today...
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Let's see.....
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.
Hey! I think Flickr is back working!!!
I will be back tomorrow with model pics, and will chat more then.
Hope all are well, and all enjoy the evening!
TF: I love the Easter Eggs!
It has been a very quiet day today. I managed to get all the trim boards installed in the dining room today. Tomorrow I will put on a coat of primer.
SeeYou190I managed to get all the trim boards installed in the dining room today. Tomorrow I will put on a coat of primer.
Kevin, you are exhausting me with all the work you have been doing on your home!! I look forward to seeing the finished results.
Track fiddlerEvery year Judy and I do Easter Eggs. Sometimes these things get a bit funner.
TF,
You and Judy are having fun just like a couple of kids! That's great!!
Enjoy the green eggs!
Good morning all. Happy Easter.
TF Love the eggs.
A few days in the land of The North British Railway.
https://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/
A short film of The Whitrope Heritage Centre on the old Waverley Line taken in 2015. (I am a member)
Part of the Waverley Line is now open.
A film of Past Railways of Edinburgh & The Lothians.
Good morning, everyone.
Normally, we would be in Texas visiting kids, but since we saw them just last week, we're home. We have some relatives from Arizona coming the next several days, so I imagine today will be another cleaning day.
David, it seems like England embraces railroad preservation better than anywhere else in the world. You have some great opportunities to experience old rail cars and stations that we don't in North America.
Yesterday, a local business hired a helicopter to drop 10,000 plastic and candy Easter eggs onto a local farm, and then the town's kids were set loose. I wanted to help find them, but for some reason they said I was too old. Maybe it's the bald head. I don't think anyone counted how many eggs were picked up, so there may be a few still out there to be found.
Happy Easter, everyone.
Good morning and Happy Easter everyone
Thanks for the continued good hosting David
Looks like I got some eggnowledgement this morning John, I'm sure you and the wife's eggs turned out just as good as ours. It's all about having fun as Dave mentioned. You're braver than we are going to see a movie already! What movie did you see and how was it? And I would go on that Easter egg hunt as there just has to be a few left from 10,000 dropped.
Kevin, I'm sure you'll be glad to bury the pink on the outside of the house. You sure have been working hard on everything and I can appreciate your great achievements from your posts.
Judy and I got all our food prep done last night so we can just relax today. All we have to do is warm up the food when it's time.
Last night we were watching Tim the Toolman Taylor. I found it rather ironic that we are in Scotland this month and here is a few clips from the episode they played.
Right before Tim decided to throw the caber through All's Wally Wagon
But it does make me wonder how a true Scotsman's knees feel when he gets older
hon30critterKevin, you are exhausting me with all the work you have been doing on your home!! I look forward to seeing the finished results.
Me too! The dining room should be done on Tuesday. Then there are just two rooms to go, the living room and the master bedroom.
Then... on to the TRAIN ROOM and STRATTON AND GILLETTE layout number six!
Track fiddlerKevin, I'm sure you'll be glad to bury the pink on the outside of the house. You sure have been working hard on everything and I can appreciate your great achievements from your posts.
As of right now, all the pink is gone! It is not fully painted yet, but the primer is on everywhere. The painters said they should be done on Wednesday, then I get to start putting up the stone ledgers.
John. The closure of The Waverley Line was a great travesty. The number of towns that lost their railway was huge. Fortunately after 50 years the error is being righted. Slowly, but surely.
We made Sherry Trifle today. Most of it has been eaten, so must be good.
Relax with a cup of coffee.
A film of Memories of Edinburgh Waverley Station