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.
CN Charlie
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
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.
Remember those days! Driving with all the windows open and you were still soaked in sweat.
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.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
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.
York1 John
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.
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 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.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
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.
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, 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.
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
TF
Oh that's right! It's almost 11:00 p.m. in New Zealand right now.
Goodnight Bear!
A very Good morning to you Mr. Bear!
Track fiddlerGood morning
Good Night, Mr. TF!!!
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good morning
Happy Birthday Dave!
York1Bear, I know you're entering winter there. Does it get snowy and icy in your part of NZ?
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
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!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
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
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.
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.
evenin all,
John (York1) : my actual degree is in television and film production, however I ended up not going that route as TV jobs were few and low paying, Film was hard to break into and I did not wish to live in a closet it LA paying all salary to rent and working as a waiter.
So, on the side I make my own projects and edit other things.
Went to the doctor this week as I had wierd rash on my left arm that tunred an angry red. turns out is plaque psoriasis, So I beating it down with some ointment.
Scored a free push mower from curbside. Had free on it, All I had to to was fix the front wheel and clean the carb, and put the governor spring back on and she fires right up. I am going to take it to the Southern Command to use there.
My job here is done and Meryl is happy.
Hi Everyone,
Long time, no see. Brunhilde, coffee with extra cream, please.
Been away from the forums for awhile. Haven't even kept up with the posts.
While reviewing recent posts I noticed that Chicago style hot dogs were mentioned. IMO, Chicago style dogs are the best on the planet. You get Vienna Beef hots dogs boiled to perfection, add a steamed S Rosens poppy seed bun, mustard, emerald green relish, diced white onions, tomato slices, a long pickle spear, two sport peppers, and celery salt. Ah, perfection! To a Chicagoan, it is sacreligious toput ketchup on a hot dog. Eh, to each his own. I also like chili dogs, which are a Los Angeles invention FYI. A little place called Art's at Florence and I think Vermont in south central LA is generally credited with the invention. I've heard it's closed down now. Sad!
Kevin: if it's not too late, I highly recommend seeing Mt. Rushmore. If you're on the I-90 Fwy in South Dakota, you'll go real close to it. It's inspirational. Nearby is also the Badlands and Wall Drug on the east, and Sturgis and Devil's Tower on the west. My wife and I stopped at Devils Tower the year after Close Encounters was released. May or may not have the same impact now. In any event, have a great trip.
No promises, but I'll try to stop in the diner a little more often.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
Good morning from the sunny, warm West Coast.
David, you mentioned going down to the cricket club, yesterday I went to sign up for either senior's baseball or fastpitch softball and both are still suspended. I use to play in very competitive industrial leagues years ago and thought I should get off my butt and get back at it. Getting on skates is just too painful and actually playing hockey would push me over the top in the pain dept, but I think I can handle baseball it is mostly standing around. The other day I got my glove out and was playing catch with the neighbour kid, the arm still works pretty well for an old guy.
The kid was here on Sunday for mothers day and we were playing some hoop out on the driveway. The net disintegrated and the ball I got for my 11th birthday finally won't hold air anymore. It only lasted 53 years! We actually have four basketballs and they are all crap so now the kid has moved out I'm feeling flush and made the big investment.
I started playing basketball with the other neighbour kid. They put up two basketball nets at either end of the large culdesac out front. That kid is really good but I can keep him on his toes even at my age. We also have two proper full-size hockey nets out on the culdesac that have seen an awful lot of use over the years. They get moved to the rink in Winter.
We bought a new Toyota Highlander so that means new custom dog crates. Well, they arrived from Sweden yesterday and I will put them together today and install them. They are pricey but the wife has seen a lot of dogs badly injured in automobile accidents over the years and won't have anything but the best protection for them.
My mother was slammed head-on by a speeding moron once. When I arrived on the scene she was quite a mess and the paramedics were working on her. I went to check on the dogs and the crates they were in were crumpled beyond repair but other than bloody noses and being banged up they were OK. There is no doubt they would not have survived if they had not been crated.
Noticed a slight uptick in aircraft flying over and covid #s are heading down. I can't wait for the border to open up so I can get to the U.S. to take care of some Biz on this Estate I stupidly volunteered to look after some 30 years ago. The beneficiary has been great in understanding the issues I am having with the border being closed, but they should have their millions within a couple of months of it reopening.
Well, my second cup is done, time to assemble a double dog crate and install it.
Push done, headin back down for lunch.
Good morning all. Hope everyone is feeling well and troubles are small. Got my sprinklers fired up without a hitch this morning, not much else on my to-do list. Don't tell my wife! Will probably get some more backyard work done, sweep the garage, and maybe some train time.
Howdy ...
KEVIN ...... I hope you read my previous post with information for you.
Other people .... Excuse my talking jsut to Kevin. I have too many problems with the private messaging here in this forum.
TF ..... The Adams Family sometimes had a sick sense of humor as in that vidow.
Ed .... Interesting about the underground fire.
Everybody ...... Have a nice day.....
Good afternoon Diners. A coffee ad some cake, Chloe, please.
Spent the morning at Durham Cricket Club on a taster for Seniors Cricket. I have found out I am not as fit as I used to be. I had better be 'in shape for next week. A game to play.
Time to run some trains later.
Thoughts & Peace to All who Require
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