I turned 67 on Friday! I don't feel a day over 90!!
We had Chinese food for supper and it was very tasty. Saturday is Dianne's birthday so we will do something on the BBQ.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Happy Birthday, Dave! I am 64 but was at least 90 last week. Takes a lot of willpower to keep going sometimes.
I just noticed, you and I joined the forum the same month of the same year.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
hon30critterI turned 67 on Friday! I don't feel a day over 90!!
Happy Birthday, Dave!
I'm about two years behind you
DH, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1974 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
The D.L.&W. Station under construction —
Album #2 35 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr
Even a town like Scranton, Penna., commanded an imposing and beautiful station for its citezenry:
Album #2 50 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr
Album #2 40 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr
IF those butterfly platform roof supports are still there I know one has a slight ding in it. Around 1974 I was with a friend who was working with the crew of the Reading 2102. This guy was always in a big hurry for no reason. I was on the ground next to the engine and Robert decided he needed to get something out of the cab. It was late at night, dark and "steamy".
Before I could holler "look up!" he had conked his head on one of those steel beams! I really think he was going to pass out and fall back from the railings and, luckily another guy in the cab saw what had happened and grabbed him and pulled him into the cab.
Remember it like it was yesterday.
CR, Derry, Pennsylvania, 1977 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
BATMANI just noticed, you and I joined the forum the same month of the same year.
Hi Brent,
This would be our 15th anniversary if my math is correct. The traditional gift is crystal, and the modern gift is a watch. The best I can offer is to suggest that you have a nightcap in a crystal glass, and then check your watch to see when bedtime is!
Cheers!!
Good morning Diners. A dry, cloudy day ahead.
Tea and toast please, Janie, then a large coffee in twenty minutes. Had a bad night with Dawn in pain most of the night.
Dave. Happy Birthday, young'un. In fact a few here in the Diner are young'uns compared to me at 74.
Brent. Training and playing Seniors Cricket yesterday I did not realise how unfit I was. Good fun though. I had better get fit for next week. A whole day playing Softball Cricket.
A busy day ahead, so I had better start.
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
York1Bear, I know you're entering winter there. Does it get snowy and icy in your part of NZ?
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good morning
Happy Birthday Dave!
TF
Track fiddlerGood morning
Good Night, Mr. TF!!!
A very Good morning to you Mr. Bear!
Oh that's right! It's almost 11:00 p.m. in New Zealand right now.
Goodnight Bear!
POST HOG!
It seems Judy and my biological clock have slid the last month or so. Must be an age thing I guess. We've been waking at 4 - 4:30 everyday so going to bed a lot earlier.
Yesterday we went over to Jerry's and got breakfast. They make whatever you want up fresh for you while you wait. Judy brought her new bandana table cloth she made for picnics and we had Denver omelets at Bush Lake. We didn't have room for the Banana Flips till later. We seem to be getting in trouble with those things lately
Neither one of us have ever had a breakfast picnic before.
I noticed Jerry's puts their rotisserie chicken out fresh early in the morning. It looked really Juicy and Delicious. I've enjoyed their chicken before but never had it that fresh so we're going to go have chicken for breakfast this morning
I don't care what I eat or when I eat it as long as it's good
Have a great Saturday everyone
Good morning, afternoon, or evening depending on where you live!
Happy birthday, Dave. You're still a young man.
David and Brent, the closest I have come to cricket is to see it in a movie, and I have no idea how it's played.
Bear, you mentioned people coming outside to watch it snow. My daughters had never seen snow when we moved to this part of the country. One night, my wife got them up at 2:00 a.m., and they were out in the street screaming and running around with the snow falling. I'm sure the neighbors thought the new people on the street were lunatics. They were right.
The physical therapist is not a kind man. I hurt more after seeing him yesterday than before. I'm anxious to get back to normal.
This bridge was built in our state, and most people, thinking of Nebraska, would never guess we needed railroad bridges this high.
York1 John
Good morning all. Great day to have dinner started in the smoker. Can't wait for that.
Happy Birthday Dave!Help yourself to the first slice of your birthday cake!
Today marks an incredible milestone for me. I've been honored with a Bear toon in the WPF thread. I'll be grinning all day.
Have a great day everyone!
Mike
Good morning ... ....
Mike ..... mmmmmm ... That birthday cake looks good. Thanks.
Dave .. .. Happy birthday.
Ed.... Thanks for posting interesting photos. The D&H ex-Santa Fe Alco PA's looked good.
Bear.... Your conversation about New Zealand is intersting.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good morning from a warm sunny Pacific Rim.
Dave, I have a ton of crystal everything in the house having inherited it from my mother who inherited it from my two Grandmothers and three Aunts. We use to drink the Scotch out of a tumbler from the kitchen cupboard and then one day I said we have all this high-end crystal I am going to start using it. I must say drinking a good Scotch out of a nice crystal glass makes a difference. Same with wine, I like a nice (big) crystal wine glass. Neither my wife nor I would ever spend money on fancy crystal, dinnerware, or cutlery. If I had not inherited it, the stuff would be in short supply around the house.
I was going to sell all the fancy (silverware) sets we had inherited. The city collectors are awash in the stuff and offered me about $100.00 a set, but offered about $300.00 each for the four fancy felt-lined wood boxes that held it. I still have it collecting dust. My sister took three sets of china and sold those for a decent price. We are not formal "sit down" dinner people. We usually have a crowd on Saturday nights to watch hockey but all the food is put on the island and the guest know what drawer the forks are in.
John, I have never played cricket either and not quite up on the rules. There are plenty of cricket clubs around Vancouver though. I was a pretty good athlete and played organized hockey, baseball, softball, football, soccer, and basketball. I coached kids as well in hockey and baseball and also coached teenage girls softball for a few years. Then the job and opportunities came along and I really dove into work.
David, My spine looks like a melted candle on X-Ray but I stay in really good shape as it really helps balance out my bad arthritis issues. Once I stopped eating refined sugar I went off all pain meds. It still hurts like heck when I get bumped or jarred and skating is a none starter for me but I live mostly pain-free day to day not eating refined sugar. I have shades of a six-pack on the gut which I know the wife appreciates. If I wasn't such an ugly buzzard, I could be in movies.
Dave, talking about watches, the Federal Government gave me a gold watch when I hit 25 years. It came from Birks Jewellers. I have never even taken it out of the box. I would have rather had the $2000.00plus it cost them. It says the Government of Canada on the face so I can't even sell it. Who would want or wear that? I remember the day I got the watch, I had to stop by the office and the boss goes "grab your gold watch out of the drawer", it's been in there for three months and I keep forgetting to give it to you. The nature of the job made socializing or any kind of semi-formal presentation a non-starter.
Glad to see things returning somewhat to normal South of the border. We lost five people we know to the virus, four of them have stayed at our house. Four Americans and one Brit.
Well, it is drywall Saturday in the garage. I need to patch up all the drywall we tore out around the electrical panel for the kitchen reno. I put in a couple of extra circuits that end in the crawlspace so I don't have to open the wall up yet again if I need more power for something.
All the best to all.
Good Evening All,
A belated Happy Birthday Dave. Today is my youngest sons birthday. He is planning a bike ride later (in California) and next week he is planning a trip to Sequoia National Park as he has a couple of days off coming.
Speaking of china, the CFO and I spent the day moving some of the mass of boxes we have already packed up to the new house along with the china and a couple of pieces of furniture we didn't want to submit to the moving company vageries. I started laying out the book shelves and fiddling with some excess phone and cable wires. The windows on the back enclosed porch were also painted shut so I freed all that up and got the cranks working for said windows giving it all a clean. We are tired tonight but happy at the progress.
If I get ambitious later I will start pulling the layout benchwork apart so we can transport that as well.
All for now. I'll try to catch up later. Ciao, J.R.
Good Evening,
A belated Happy Birthday Dave.
We purchased all the flowers that my wife likes but she had a bit of a relapse and now says she doesn't want them. Apparently I got too close to the fellow who put them in the trunk and even though we were both wearing masks I have to self qurantine in the basement. I also think the loss of Robbie has really hit her. I wish I could help her.
When I was 8 we drove to Montana to visit my great aunt in Malta. We also visited Mt. Rushmore and Little Big Horn. Very exciting for a young lad. That was 1955 and the trip was made in a '51 Morris Oxford. I don't think they were sold in the U.S. Not a great car for hot weather driving. It was over 100F some days and it would only do about 50 mph in the heat.
Hope Ken checks in soon.
CN Charlie
CNCharlieWhen I was 8 we drove to Montana to visit my great aunt in Malta. We also visited Mt. Rushmore and Little Big Horn. Very exciting for a young lad. That was 1955 and the trip was made in a '51 Morris Oxford. I don't think they were sold in the U.S. Not a great car for hot weather driving. It was over 100F some days and it would only do about 50 mph in the heat.
Remember those days! Driving with all the windows open and you were still soaked in sweat.
Good evening .
Brent ..... Sorry to hear you lost people you know to the virus.
York1 CNCharlie When I was 8 we drove to Montana to visit my great aunt in Malta. We also visited Mt. Rushmore and Little Big Horn. Very exciting for a young lad. That was 1955 and the trip was made in a '51 Morris Oxford. I don't think they were sold in the U.S. Not a great car for hot weather driving. It was over 100F some days and it would only do about 50 mph in the heat. Remember those days! Driving with all the windows open and you were still soaked in sweat.
CNCharlie When I was 8 we drove to Montana to visit my great aunt in Malta. We also visited Mt. Rushmore and Little Big Horn. Very exciting for a young lad. That was 1955 and the trip was made in a '51 Morris Oxford. I don't think they were sold in the U.S. Not a great car for hot weather driving. It was over 100F some days and it would only do about 50 mph in the heat.
CN Charlie and John York 1 .... I recall those days, too. Our family went on road trips in the 1950 Buick on two-lane roads (before Interstate Highways) with windows down in hot summer days. We baked. Each time we passed a smelly barnyard we held our noses. We saw numerous Burma Shave signs and laughed at them. .... In the 1950's we lived in Illinois, and most road travel was to Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas for family visits. Longer trips were by train.
CN Charlie ... I vertainly understand you and your wife continuing to be sady about loss of Robby.
Kevin .... Speaking of road trips, I think yours has begun. Enjoy it.
JR ..... You sound busy with your move. I hope it goes well.
Everybody ..... Have a nice night.
Good evening, all,
Well it looks like the Golden Ray should be renamed the Golden Crisp after burning for the past 24 hours:
Brittany Muller almost feels like family to me now
Using scrap-yard cutting torches (six footers) on a hull full of automobiles tipped on their sides? All that rubber, oil, gasoline, plastic? What could go wrong?
Well, I guess they found out.
It was finally warm enough and dry enough that I could cut the grass a second time with the new Deere. Dee Ann has been busy with the rehab of her parent's house so I took over the mowing chores. Power steering, hydraulic deck lift, fuel injection, hi-back bucket seat. I may not give up the Deere anytime soon
Glad you like the photos of the PAs, Garry. How about another?
DH, Ninevah, New York, 1973 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
What a passenger train should look like:
DH, Port Henry, New York, 1971 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
I wish those well who are dealing with difficult times.
Regards, Ed
John, you are right about hot and sweaty with all the windows down! That car had green leather seats that could cause burns if left in the sun. Luckily it was a light gréen. Even the door panels were leather. If we stopped in a small town the car often attracted a few locals who wanted to see the engine. A 1500 cc four. The car had a torsion bar suspension that some fellows would crawl underneath to see. I'll bet NorthBrit Dave is familiar with an Oxford.
Heartland Division CB&QI just called Zehnders in Frankenmuth. Good news is indoor dining is now available . They must follow rules however. Face masks and social distancing are required. The Cow Path room is open but seating in it is hard to get. They do take reservations, and I suggest you call ahead for that.
Garry, Thank you for all of that information, and for doing the research to find all of this out.
I am looking forward to trying the best chicken ever!
Heartland Division CB&QKevin .... Speaking of road trips, I think yours has begun. Enjoy it.
Not quite yet, just a couple of more weeks.
The World Is A Beautiful Place.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
CNCharlieThat was 1955 and the trip was made in a '51 Morris Oxford... ...Not a great car...
Good morning Diners. Another wet and misrable looking day. Icy blasts from the North. A day to stay indoors which I will. A busy day with jobs to do, so cannot stop long.
Morris Oxfords and Austin Cambridges. Those were the days.
Will be back later (hopefully).
Thoughts & Peace to All who Require
Good morning, diners. It's donut Sunday!
With my knee hurting, I'm a little jealous of you guys with your riding mowers. It's rainy today, so I don't have to think about the grass, other than to dream of astroturf.
It's graduation time in our area. This year, I just mailed cards to all the students except for one who we visited.
My daughters are planning a trip together to Israel this month. My oldest daughter called and said they're not positive, but it looks like the trip will be canceled. The parents are breathing a little easier.
Have a good Sunday, everyone. I continue to think of you diners who have illnesses and other issues you are dealing with.
hon30critterReading Railroad's
No such animal (except on the Monopoly Board. It was the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad from 1836 to 1893, the Philadephia and Reading Railway 1893-1924 and then The Reading Company from 1924 on.
Good Afternoon,
Bear, ah the Vauxhall Velox! I remember those. The Victor model was quite popular in Canada late '50s/early 60s. They quit selling Vauxhalls here in '69 , the Epic was rhe last. I remember test driving a new Epic GT with the twin carb 2 litre engine. It was a very pepppy car but Epics didn't have a good quality reputation so I decided against it.
A warm day here, about 72F and hopefully a shower. I see my wife has tended the plants which is a good sign. I'll just leave her alone today.
I'm watching the PBS series Atlantic Crossing about the Norwegian royal family at the outbreak of WWII. It is well done and I like that the actors speak Norwegian with subtitles. We have it on the pvr. I stayed up late last night watching and drinking tea with honey. My Mother's grandparents were from Norway.
Hello Railfans!
Top of the morning to yas! Reading right along (pun intended) I see most are doing well. I also notice yall are still enjoying winter type weather. Whats with that anyways? Its the middle of the year already and summer isnt even on the horizon yet!
(and Kevin, if you say anything bout it being 80 where your at, imma hang a "Free Hot Dogs - Open 24hrs" sign around your knights neck [though a Klingon sash would look better])
Critter Dave) Happy belated Birthday! What was that you said?... 67 down, 90 more to go? Best wishes my friend! Any cake left?
Ed) "Power steering, hydraulic deck lift, fuel injection, hi-back bucket seat. I may not give up the Deere anytime soon"
What, no radar anti-wheel slip? no in-cab ptc displays? no dynamic brakes? Did you even get a FRED incase you have to travel on a street.... or do you plan to wave back?
Some Railfan you are!
John York) "... would never guess we needed railroad bridges this high."
I think the bridge guy must be rubbing off on us. Ive had that thought too. It also amazed me that in that time, we could actually do it. And it held up a train!
Those were really good 'ole timey' shots. I not only like seeing the bridge, but the ways they built them - over obstacles like valleys or rivers.
In general) Nothing here to report on. Not much going on at the moment train wise. Matter of fact i dont think ive done anything in a week or so.
Have a great evening everyone!
Clear Ahead!
Douglas
It was a good day today with perfect weather, got a lot of heavy work done around the house and I just finished burning 1500 calories on the bike. I came out from my ride to see the wife preparing a mountain of ribs!
I have not eaten a thing today and I am going to pig out like a ravenous caveman!
Talk about low-quality firewood.
PM RailfanKevin, if you say anything bout it being 80 where your at, imma hang a "Free Hot Dogs - Open 24hrs" sign around your knights neck.
80... we left the 80s behind a few weeks ago.