These are my home-made, secret recipe, oven baked chicken wings in my signature sauce. They are not as hot-and-spicey as they appear. I came up with the preparation for these during the Covid lockdown after a few tries and fails.
Dig in! I have plenty of iced tea prepared to wash them down.
Track fiddlerBy the way, Thanks for the 3D printer trucks Kevin I have never seen anything like these before either.
I am glad they will be useful to you.
When I saw that each of the tractors and dozers had one with an operator and one without, I was amazed. For a 1/160 scale 3D print, they sure did a nice job making the operator look OK.
Have fun!
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Howdy .... Just checking in with the cell phone. Busy again. This second day in a row I have to be in Hopkinsville, 40 miles from home.
Now, I hope to catch up with you tomorrow.
Cheers
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Hoptown.
I have not been to Hoptown in a few years.
we had some blustry wether yesterday mid day, then the sun came out.
no much going on here. we found out the raised our on call and call back pay at work!
I think they said it had been 20 years with same on call pay rate. Now we match others at the hospital for on call and not lagging 20 years behind.
Good Afternoon,
TF, great to see you back!
Tired today as I had to get up at 5 to take my wife for a colonoscopy. Needless to say we didn't do Thanksgiving yesterday. It was at a little hospital an hour drive outside of the city. The resident doc there is a surgeon who specializes in that sort of procedure. He also has an office in the clinic we go to in the city.
I decided to make a little park with a loco in out on my HO layout and my Rivarossi Dockside fit the bill nicely. I got it for my birthday, Nov/59. While it runs fine there is not way I can get a decoder in it as there just isn't room. Beats just having it a box.
It has finally turned cool today with normal temps of 50F.
CN Charlie
CNCharlie Good Afternoon, TF, great to see you back! Tired today as I had to get up at 5 to take my wife for a colonoscopy.
Tired today as I had to get up at 5 to take my wife for a colonoscopy.
FWIW, Canada celebrated Thanksgiving this past weekend. The Thanksgiving Monday is a holiday but people celebrate on any of the three days in the weekend.
Dianne and I were hosted by our son Cole and his wonderful wife Kaitlin. The meal was superb! I couldn't get over how good everything was. Three years ago they didn't have a clue how to do a turkey and we were helping them out. My how times have changed! I asked them for their turkey recipe!
Ate too much as is my usual bad habit at festive dinners.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Track fiddlerI think I remember that Canada's Thanksgiving date is different from ours just like Independence Day is.
Do I remember a favorite question on "The Newlywed Game" when Bob Eubanks asks "Do they have Fourth of July in England?"
Some of the couples almost got into fisticuffs over that one!
Cheers, Ed
Good morning Diners. Tea and toast please, Chloe.
Today I go for cataract surgery. I am a little apprehensive as I hate anyone/anything touching my eyes.
Trains crossing the River Tay at Perth
Abandoned Viaducts
One Lane Bridge in New Zealand
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
gmpullman
Good morning again
I wish you well that your cataract surgery goes well today David. And I sure am glad you got through that covid crap okay We like to keep our Brit around here
One of my favorites. The BNSF bridge in Bismarck North Dakota over in Lions neck of the woods.
Originally the bridge was Northern Pacific bringing many settlers from Germany is the reason that Bismarck is there.
I do believe the bridge was rebuilt in the early nineteen hundreds and still stands strong over a hundred years later.
I have a couple of black and white pictures of the original bridge somewhere. I'll post them if I find em.
TF
Good morning. Lots of black coffee this morning.
Sleep was a little difficult earlier -- heavy rain and noise outside. Normally I sleep through that, so this must have been a little worse. Farmers can take some time off harvesting today.
David, hope your cataract surgery goes well. I know that many people are amazed how much better they can see once it's finished.
Track Fiddler, get your colonoscopy!
Although this swing bridge is a little difficult to get to, this old Illinois Central bridge crossed the Missouri River into Omaha. The bridge, no longer used, has one side permanently open.
Have a good day, everyone. I'm heading out to walk the trail now that the rain has quit.
York1 John
Another of my favorite pictures I have taken of railroad bridges:
Good morning.
John York 1, TF, Kevin, and David ....... Thanks for poting various photos and videos of brdges.
Cincinnati is located in southwestern Ohio on the Ohio River across from Kentucky. In addition to being a major city, it is a gateway for rail and highway traffic.
Below is a photo showing most of the bridges connecting Cincinnati with Kentucky. It is looking upstream (eastward) . The nearest brdige in the picture is the I75-I71 bridge, and it is considered one of the most dangerous of all Interstate Highway bridges. It has two levels. Southbound is upper level, and Northbound is lower level. Many vehicles on the bridge are changing lanes to get to the lane they need after crossing over the river. .... Next brdge is the CSX bridge (formerly C&O). ... After that, the old suspension bridge is sometimes called the mini-Brooklyn Bridge. After that is the former L&N bridge which is now used for pedestrians. ... The I-471 bridge is farthest bridge in the picture.
The last picture is looking downsteam (westward) from downtown Cincinnati. You can see the Norfolk Southern bridge (Formerly Southern Railway ) .
York1, we spent about an hour in our basement safe room last night; the tornado sirens went off twice at 10:15 and again about 10 minutes later. There was a tornado west of town that tracked NE, mainly through farmland. Then we had about an hour of heavy rain. No hail, though it had been forecast. We were able to get one of our vehicles in the garage, as a precaution. Note to self, take the dog out to go potty before going into the safe room. He was fine, but he would not go out in the heavy rain afterwards.
Tin Can IIYork1, we spent about an hour in our basement safe room last night; the tornado sirens went off twice at 10:15 and again about 10 minutes later. There was a tornado west of town that tracked NE, mainly through farmland. Then we had about an hour of heavy rain. No hail, though it had been forecast. We were able to get one of our vehicles in the garage, as a precaution. Note to self, take the dog out to go potty before going into the safe room. He was fine, but he would not go out in the heavy rain afterwards.
We didn't get that bad weather last night. It was mainly rain and thunder. I'm glad you didn't get the tornado heading your way.
I know what you mean about storms like that. We've had a few where we spent the night in the basement wondering whether we'd have a roof left.
When our tornado sirens go off and it's still light outside, most of our neighborhood does exactly what they shouldn't do -- they go outside to see if they can see the tornado.
Good evening ladies and gentleman
My BIL had a prostate biopsy yesterday. I called him to ask him how he was doing. No call back until tonight when he told me his biopsy was cancer. He is in his 70's and very overweight, so not an ideal surgical candidate. Not that I know surgery is the best treatment in his condition.
I have a friend who hasn't had a mamogram in 2 years. When I finally got to a dentist after Covid and my move, I had had some serious gum issues.
If you have put off medical/dental issue, I urge you to get to the doctor or dentist
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Good Evening,
Henry, when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer my urologist said it could be treated with radiation rather than surgery but if you go that route they can't do surgery if it comes back due to radiatuon scarring. He also said 70 is the cutoff age for srgery but it is flexible. I was 69 when I had surgery but was in good health and have never been overweight.
On Friday I see my opthamologist for my annual glaucoma check.
Cool and rainy here today so a gòod day to run trains. I put my brass CP Hudson in the tracks and ran it for a bit. It really runs like a swiss watch and on speed step 1 it barely moves. I think I have finally stopped feeling guilty for buying it.
Brit Dave, I hope your surgery went well. I too hate anything touching my eyes and really struggle with some glaucoma tests.
Soon time to retire for the night.
The lamingtons are on me!!!!
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Yes! Lamingtons Just the ticket! Thanks Bear
Somebody's got to keep order around here —
Thursday already!
Good morning Diners. A large coffee please, Janie And one of those Lambingtons, Bear left.
CN Charlie. All went well with the operation. I have to use eye drops every few hours for a few days. In a few weeks my other eye has to be done.
Ed. Loving the film of the Golden Retriever and the cats.
The City Union Railway Bridge of 1899 once mainly served St Enoch's Station and now carries a few stock and freight movements. It crosses the river Clyde and once carried four tracks.
Low Bridges
Thoughts & Peace to All who Require.
Good morning all.
Henry, sorry to hear about your BIL. I hope the doctors can help him.
York1When our tornado sirens go off and it's still light outside, most of our neighborhood does exactly what they shouldn't do -- they go outside to see if they can see the tornado.
Glad to see the Lion prowling around again.
Bear, thanks for the Lambingtons! Those look delicious!
Ed, funny video.
NorthBrit, those bridge collision videos always make me cringe, especially the shots of the trailers with the roof peeled back. Those had to hurt!
Not much news from the Great Lakes. Might finally be getting some fall weather. That's good. I'm ready for it.
Cheers fellas!
Mike
Low Bridge, Everybody down... Low Bridge 'cause we are comin' to a town...
Everybody knows about the 11'8" bridge.
Trucks do not actually hit the bridge. The Railroad has built a 'can opener' ahead of the bridge to protect it.
Recently the whole thing has been raised eight inches. It is now the 12' 4" bridge, but that dows not stop trucks from being decapitated by the can opener.
It was raised not because of the collisions, but rather to match the track elevation of a near by grade crossing... This to allow high speed passenger trains to avoid slwing for the grade.
That "Can, Opener" would be a wonderful addition to your model railroad layout. You could even break open a truck just for the fun of it.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
GGGUESS WHERE...
Hint: GG1s used to pass through this town though not on this line.
Ed ... I like the dog and cat video.
Lion and David ..... Thanks for your videos of bridge strikes.
I made a whimsical scene of a brdge strike. I tried being clever with the name of the truck company and the name on one of the tow trucks.
Everybody .... Have a good day.
Good morning. Bacon, eggs, and coffee, please.
I had a minor emergency this morning. I got back from my walk and started breakfast, only to find we were out of bacon. At our house, no matter what you may cook, it's not called breakfast unless bacon is involved. A quick run to the grocery store, and all is right with the world again.
David, it's good to hear your cataract surgery went well.
I'm on the way out the door to pick up leaves again. For the next month (or longer), this will be a two or three times a week chore.
While this bridge is no longer there, it was a landmark for many years. It's the old CB&Q Missouri River bridge at Nebraska City, Nebraska.
Hope everyone has a good day today.
Garry. An interesting scene not normally modelled.
Bridge strikes always brings back a memory. Late 1950s a road haulage company would bring boxes of loose tea from Hull Docks to Leeds.
If the load was five boxes or less high drivers would take the quick route through Selby. Selby had (still has) a low bridge hence no higher than five high. Any higher drivers had to travel via York.
One day a driver had a load of tea six boxes high. Yes you have guessed; he took the road through Selby. Loose tea all over the place. People were grabbing buckets and filling them as fast as they could.
Thanks John.
Dawn uses a timer on her phone to remind me to take the eye drops.
While I was in Massachusetts, I remember two notable truck-to-bridge impacts. The first was on Memorial Drive. This is a cars only, no trucks allowed road. So, a rental truck was cruising down and hit a bridge and pealed its roof off. The school paper took a picture and said it was an example of the school's investment in modern metal sculptures.
Another hapless trucker on Route 128 was obeying all the height limit rules, but found his trailer wedged beneath a bridge he should have easily cleared. The bridge had been there for years, but somehow the clearance changed. It seems they had recently paved the road without grinding down the existing pavement, so, while the bridge hadn't moved, the level of the road had gone up several inches overnight.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Best bridge strikes I can remember are a drill rig went under the UP main in Greely, CO and moved the bridge just before a UP coal train came through, needless to say but the underpass was filled with about 40 loaded coal cars.
While working for High Voltage Systems back in Toledo one of our crews was speeding in a truck with an RO crane mounted on it. They did not check the height of the railroad underpass and hit the bridge at about 60 mph, the resulting strike moved the bridge about 6 inches and removed the crane from the truck.
Rick Jesionowski
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