Good morning ..... Coffee and a donut, please.
Kevin ..... Thanks for sharing photos from your trip. Apparently, you are doing wll.
I must be very brief today. We are going to nashville this afternoon.
Cheers.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Morning from a cloudy West Coast. A few days of rain showers coming our way so I need to get the grass cut today.
The wife and I sure feel great after our high-speed hike yesterday, the dogs were sure tired but they cover a lot more ground on a hike than we do as well as all the swimming they do along the way. They got an extra ration to cover the energy burn. I usually only eat once a day but may have to have two meals today as the hike burned a lot of coal and my firebox is complaining.
Enjoying the pics Kevin, too bad there is weather moving in while you are in Seattle maybe it will be far enough North you will get missed.
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,
Kevin, I agree with the others, it is a raven. In winter I see them often flying over our house. They don't caw but make a croaking sound and have feathers on their legs. Supposedly they are even smarter than crows.
Errand day today. Showers are expected for most of the day.
I wonder if Ken will come back. I hope so.
CN Charlie
BATMAN TF, I love Tony and Frank and listen to them all the time. Micheal Buble is another favourite and he is a local kid and is very involved and well-loved in the community. The tunnels are lookin good. Finish the inside properly because I guarantee you will run a camera through it one day and will kick yourself if you don't.
TF, I love Tony and Frank and listen to them all the time. Micheal Buble is another favourite and he is a local kid and is very involved and well-loved in the community. The tunnels are lookin good. Finish the inside properly because I guarantee you will run a camera through it one day and will kick yourself if you don't.
Good call Brent. I was kind of thinking about that the other day. All my mountains with tunnels are removable so they can be done at any time is the nice thing.
I really like good O'l Frank too. I'll have to check out Michael Buble, never heard of him but you sure have my curiosity going
TF
My favorite Buble song.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Good evening all. A coffee please, Janie
I like most types of music. Listening to Crooners' Radio at the moment.
A family member has just given me a box of old model railway items he was going to throw away. Been sorting it out. A lot of not worth having and is in the trash bin. Then I came across a small amount of lovely items. The next time I can get to the train room I shall see how they run.
Mushroom & Goats Cheese Burger with Wedges and Pea Shoot Salad.
Stay Safe Everyone.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Another local kid that takes the edge off the day.
Good afternoon Diners, and I trust you are having success in all your projects.
Black tea and Tate and Lyle's Golden Syrup on whole wheat toast please Zoe.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Thanks Ed, took me back! Mind you Health and Safety would throw a fit today over those unguarded belts Buddy just steps over!
Ray:
All prosey, dull, society sinners who chatter and bleat and bore, are made to hear sermons from sinister Germans who preach from ten to four!"
der5997Thanks Ed, took me back!
I just threaded-up reel 2:
I get a kick out of these promotional films, mostly from the Post-War years. Always bragging "biggest, best, fastest, high-capacity" machinery and chemistry for the well being of the populace.
Cheers, Ed
I'd have to say I like Michael Buble.
It's the classic music that was kept real simple with a simple beat like Johnny Cash's stuff. And so many other great Artists "Back In The Day"
You know! The happy stuff
It's the simple stuff when it comes to music that I enjoy the most
Once in awhile I get a wild hair and put in the Rowdy Stuff but not for everyday lessening is my general rule
Post Hog!
I forgot to mention that was one of the best versions of Crazy I've heard or seen
Always liked that tune too
Before I fell back into my Construction after coming back from the Canadian border to the city again, I started out as a pizza delivery guy.
My friend Wayne bought his first pizza franchise and now to this day owns 23 of them.
I managed his second pizza store in Farmington for two years.
The rising of the dough trays left out after being delivered was the hardest part of the job that you could not screw up or forget.
After they trays were put in the walk-in cooler and the volume of business and how much pizza would be sold was very important on the timing as well.
The doughs rising was slowed down by the cooler but if you didn't calculate things right you could waste a lot of money or even run out of the resources to make pizza in the middle of the week.
I had that stuff down back then but wouldn't want to do it again! The restaurant business is very stressful and handled better by the young!
Hi Steve-O
I see your picture down there
Good to see you
NorthBritNobody took much notice. It was Harrison Ford. He is around our area filming the next 'Indiana Jones' film. The local Television Companies are 'going mad' as they haven't seen him yet.
Interesting stuff.
The clips never got too much better than this one
Kurt Russell had his first debut on the cast of Gilligan's Island as jungle boy when he was 12 years old.
Found it!
You know, ...I just got to say I can't believe for the life of me how you finally made it up here to Minnesota and didn't see Duluth Kevin
You missed it!
If you ever make it back here again, I'll try to do a better job if given the chance
It must be hard singing lyrics 40+ years over after being famous for a song. Trying to keep up with the same feeling of expression from when you first wrote it
I may be fading out here
You know I've always loved you guys and still do
Nighty night Kids, I'm hitting the rack, I'll catch up with you down the road
Some nights are raspier then others and demand other bands that sound better!
And no one does it better than the three man Canadian band Rush
A Scotsman says it like it is but Rush said it first.
The trees all end up equal by hatchet, axe and saw
Good grief I can't keep saying post hog
Not too rowdy here on a Friday night eh
Let's do this one then and I'll see you Chaps in the morning
I like to stick with the same theme
A final Nighty Night Kids
A black and white video for you Ed, since you sent so many through the years.
I have always liked Geddy Lee and shook his hand once at the old Met. Neil Peart and John have shorter hair now and I should that play that video some time soon.
Well I guess the time is now
Rush in Rio after they ran the dryers with the clothes in them for 3 days cuz it rained too long
I had this one on my Monster System
Even famous Rockers had to travel to where they were appreciated more
Track fiddlerIt must be hard singing lyrics 40+ years over after being famous for a song. Trying to keep up with the same feeling of expression from when you first wrote it
Hi TF,
I have been listening to Gordon Lightfoot for more than 50 years. It never gets stale. Our son gave us tickets to see him a couple of years ago. We were really looking forward to seeing him again, but Covid caused the concert to be cancelled. We don't know if he will do any more concerts. We hope so but he is in his 80s.
He does have a colourful past. I saw him in Peterborough, Ontario in the mid 70s. He was so drunk on stage that he fell off the piano stool. (Yes, he plays piano too).
We listen to Lightfoot regularly on You Tube Music. I love it because they play the old stuff as well as the new.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Hello and good evening to everyone.
This is going to be a short update. There was rain most of the day, and picture taking was minimal.
We drove across Washington today. The weather was bad, and the sky was threatening while we were on the Eastern side of the state.
We saw some beautiful farmland, but the lighting and atmospheric conditions were just terrible.
When we hit the middle of the state, the skies opened up and the rain came down. We drove through some beautiful terrain, but could not take any pictures.
We arrived in Seattle at about 6:00 PM after a very difficult final leg of the drive.
The rental car has problems. The check engine light came on, and I was given notice from the information screen that the engine is running in a derated condition, but I did not notice a difference. I will call National tomorrow and find out what to do.
Here in Seattle we ran across a pretty pregnant woman that looks a bit like me. I think I will spend the weekend hanging out with her.
I will probably not post another update until next week.
Take care, and stand by.
The World Is A Beautiful Place.
Good morning Diners. Tea and toast please, Flo.
A warm, cloudy day here in the UK.
Plenty of activity in the Diner last night.
Kevin. Another great set of photographs. Thanks. Enjoy your stay in Seattle.
Not sure what the plans are today. I'll try to 'escape' to the train room.
Those missing from the Diner I hope are well and whatever challenges they are facing will soon be over.
Thoughts & Peace to All who Require.
Good Saturday afternoon Diners. Mushroom omlette for lunch, with a black tea please Zoe. Morning filled up with a run to New Glasgow for sardines on sale (regular breakfast item for me, grilled on toast) and while in that store scorred a good price on facial tissues. Then dropped. by the Atlantic Superstore for a few bargain items, and ran into a shower, but not real rain which we need. Forecast says maybe Tuesday or Wednesday for that. Thanks for the Indiana Jones video; kept waiting for an explosion!
NorthBritNot sure what the plans are today. I'll try to 'escape' to the train room.
Just posting that I am still around, been busy with work this week.
Howdy, everybody . I got home from Nashville today.
Kevin .... I'm glad you are having a good trip.
MLC ..... Good to see you.
Everybody ..... Have a good evening.
Hi Everyone,
Brunhilda, coffee with cream, please.
Just stopping in to say hello.
Kevin: really enjoying the pictures of your trip. You're building a lot of nice memories. If anyone is into such things, there are a lot of good wineries in eastern Washington. There's Columbia Crest in Paterson, Maryhill on the Columbia River, and many red producers in the Yakima Valley, in particular the Rattlesnake Hills near Zilla. Many others too.
One of the better trips my wife and I took was to drive the coast hwy from Crescent City, CA to Long Beach, WA. Just gorgeous scenery! Then we went east and drove the Columbia River from Pasco to Hood River on the Washington side. Then a 2 laner on the Oregon side. The Oregon side is freeway, but the UP runs lots of trains on the Oregon side. You just wonder where all of those containers came from and where they're all going.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
Good morning Diners. Tea and toast please, Janie.
Just a quick visit. A few things to attend to.