Tin Can IIJohn, I agree about taking a cash reserve when traveling. In the old days, one would get traveler's checks; I don't know if they still even make them. We are still banking with a Texas bank, and have run into issues with debit cards from time to time here, so cash is a good backup.
Travelers Checks are no longer issued or honored.
When I travel I buy a couple of Visa Gift Cards, about $500.00 on them. The kind that you cannot refill nor have recurring charges.
I have a company credit card, but that is all. It is paid in full every month. I use it for 'company' expences, such as hotel or travel, but tnot for the other stuff. Too many receipts to keep track of that way, and any leftover money I can use for other things later.
Things better not seen on the company cards. : )
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Evening
Everyone keeps disappearing around here.
And now where did my buddy Ed go? I haven't seen him for three days which is a bit out of the norm.
He hasn't posted a good Bridge or a Green Machine lately but he's certainly worth his keep around here...
Perhaps a little lure to bring him out of the woodwork.
Images courtesy of Pinterest
TF
Jim:
I was able to get a job in administration at the local community college. In my 21 years in higher education, I can absolutely say that from the top down, we put students first. I love that; love helping students and trying to make a difference in their lives.
There is so much history here; from the Spanish conquistadors, to the cattle drives; the railroad, and settlers going west. I hope to learn about all of it.
And today is also the 75th birthday of Tom Scholz, the lead guy and founder of the rock group Boston.
I knew him back in college. He was the keyboard guy in my dorm band. I went on to obscurity, while he went on to fame.
I will have the first guitar he ever tried playing. It's upstairs. I haven't played in years.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
MisterBeasley NorthBrit Well I have been on this planet three quarters of a century today. David And I am exactly 1 day older than you.
NorthBrit Well I have been on this planet three quarters of a century today. David
Well I have been on this planet three quarters of a century today.
David
And I am exactly 1 day older than you.
Mike
York1 MisterBeasley And I am exactly 1 day older than you. I don't know if I did this already, but if not, ... (Late) Happy Birthday, MisterBeasley!
MisterBeasley And I am exactly 1 day older than you.
I don't know if I did this already, but if not, ... (Late) Happy Birthday, MisterBeasley!
Of course you didn't John, but you did just now
If MisterBeasley is exactly one day older than David, that means 'he was born yesterday' ... No pun intended
Happy belated birthday Mister B.
https://youtu.be/FQwdy2wPpjU
up831 The two guys on the bench. Which one is Kevin?
The two guys on the bench. Which one is Kevin?
MisterBeasleyAnd I am exactly 1 day older than you.
York1 John
Hi Everyone,
Brunhilda, coffee with cream, please.
Just dropping in to say hello.
Yes, he is missed.
Tin Can: Nice to learn you live in Dodge. What brought you there? The cattle drives are long gone. . In my early days as a musician, I played there frequently. Dodge has an interesting history. Hope you can get to know about it. Several very famous characters from the old west put some time in Dodge. In fact, the entire state is loaded with western history from Freestate and slave state wars along the Kansas-Missouri border to Indian wars in the central and west, all fascinating.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
Attuvian1Tell your pooch that he got off easy because they had room to scatter. If they choose to defend they can be formidable.
Happy Birthday David
https://youtu.be/_N-ogA-aJYs
Did you ever get a start on restoring that water damaged walk-through lift bridge? I could certainly see how impressive that was at one time looking at all the work you did
It is currently 15 degrees with about two inches of snow on the ground, with more expected this afternoon,
Yesterday I finalized a trip to Chicago the first week in April; I have to go to a conference. Since I live in Dodge City, I wanted to take Amtrak. My first trip was cancelled because Amtrak cancelled the return trip. I was allowed to extend my stay a day so I could still use Amtrak. Looking forward to it.
Happy Birthday, David. That was a neat cake that Mike posted. It looks like it can actually be eaten and enjoyed, as opposed to the "show cakes" that are on television.
John, I agree about taking a cash reserve when traveling. In the old days, one would get traveler's checks; I don't know if they still even make them. We are still banking with a Texas bank, and have run into issues with debit cards from time to time here, so cash is a good backup.
Train show in Garden City this week end. I am not sure if I am going to be able to make it as my wife still doesn't want me driving on the highway; still a couple of months before my right eye can be corrected. I have no depth perception, and that is not smart driving in unfamiliar places. I do want to talk to the Free-mo folks who are going to be there. Spring Creek Trains will be there as well; they always have something I want/need.
Good morning, everyone. Bacon, eggs, and coffee, please.
I just got in from clearing the driveway of the white stuff. We've had more of that stuff fall from the sky the past week than we've had in the past three months.
Happy birthday, David! It's great your family is there to help you celebrate. It seems they know how to buy the perfect presents for you.
Today: visiting stores, the gas station, the bank, and getting the luggage out of the basement. Normally, I wouldn't need to use the bank since we would just use the card for everything, but in these unusual times, I feel better having cash with me on the trip. Will only be gone a week, but we are looking forward to the entire family getting together again.
It's great to hear from everyone. Hope everyone is having a great day.
Good Morning All.
NorthBritWell I have been on this planet three quarters of a century today.
What a nice way to kick off a Thursday! David, I hope you have a truly wonderful day.
Been a long week centered around training at work. (Me training others) Have a hopefully fun weekend coming up that I can't wait to get to.
Kevin, if you see this, try downloading a different web browser and see it that allows you to get logged back in and posting again. Something has to work.
Have a good day guys!
Good morning Diners. A large coffee and blueberry muffin please, Janie.
Well I have been on this planet three quarters of a century today. Received some really lovely presents. Some from the grandchildren are heading straight to the train room. .
Having a drink or two. Maybe call in later
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Good Morning All,
28F and 2-3" of new snow the day after all but the biggest snow piles had gone. It was beautiful this morning driving in as the snow was wet and coated all the trees in white (which is much better than clear ice by far).
As far as career choices, I thoroughly loved my job, it was a perfect fit for me. When you spend so much of your time doing something, you better enjoy it or move on to something you do enjoy before it has an impact on your wellbeing. Ditto here Brent which is why I haven't tried to retire. With rare exception I look forward to going to the shop or track.
All for now, the truck leaves for Laguna Seca with four cars next week so I need to sort and pack spares. Ciao, J.R.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good morning from perfectville. It was 16c yesterday it sure feels like spring has arrived.
The wife came home with a new Dewalt shop vac yesterday as my 50-year-old one from Sears while still working was falling to pieces and needed replacing, kinda like me. It is very quiet.
Bear, congrats on your daughter's accomplishments. It's a good feeling when a big project like raising children has had a successful outcome. My daughter also belongs to the Archery club at University as well as the Equestrian club and runs the mentorship program which helps struggling and homesick students. She has years to go but has already been headhunted by mostly Government agencies.
GMTRacingBrent, bet that Minister rode back with you so he could get a little one on one without the rest of the people running interference or interperting what you had to say. Best way ever to hear what is really going on.
I drove him many times and we talked about travel mostly as we had both been to many of the same places, but you could tell he was glad to get away from the "yes" men.I never mince words and I am matter of fact about everything and never sweat things beyond my control. Some managers were never happy to see me at these events, however, most were.
The ranks of management were always changing and there were positions that they could never fill due to the stress level. They were always trying to promote me which I wanted nothing to do with as I did not want to sit on my butt all day and it would mean a big cut in pay. I suggested to one of our directors once that if I was promoted I would be making the decisions that I am knowledgeable enough to make in my current position. I instantly saw a light go on in his eyes and I was given a tremendous amount of empowerment shortly afterward. The best part was they could not hold me accountable if anything went wrong, except for things beyond our control that never happened.
One funny story, was once I got called at the last minute to go into Vancouver and my vehicle had just been picked up for maintenance. So I hopped into a shunt tractor and headed off as that is all there was. Usually, they only have one seat but this one had two with the second jump seat sitting sideways behind the driver's seat.
So at the end of the meeting, the Minister said "can I get a lift, Brent?" I told him he probably would not want to get into what I was driving. I told him why and his response was sounds like fun, let's go!
He usually flew commercial, but when carpooling with other Ministers and /or Government officials they would have a Challenger. I would drive him right out to the plane. So I would always ask if he was living the high-life with his own ride or taking public transportation? There were some hilarious comments when we pulled up to the plane in a shunt truck similar to this. He was a real good guy.
I have had the "403" issue only a few times. My son gave me his super-powerful, high-end gaming computer and I surf the WWW with that. I have a Mac that only gets used for finance, absolutely no surfing on it. While the virus/malware alarm goes off on the PC the Mac has never ever been attacked. Both kids and the wife all have Macs and have never had a problem. I use both the PC and Mac every day and if I could only have one, it would be a Mac. I also have a Mac tablet I like. I rarely use it. Someone gave it to me and I put manuals for the MRR hobby on it and take it when traveling.
Starting in grade three the kids got given new laptops every two years, by the time they graduated high school we had a stack of them on the shelf. I remember the school board dropped learning cursive and changed to computer coding which now as adults they use all the time, cursive writing not so much.
Time to get on the bike, did over an hour yesterday and felt tremendous all day afterward. I will probably do 40 minutes today as I have errands to run.
As far as career choices, I thoroughly loved my job, it was a perfect fit for me. When you spend so much of your time doing something, you better enjoy it or move on to something you do enjoy before it has an impact on your wellbeing.
When logging operations ceased they took the bridge to the mill.
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."
High Oil Prices do not begin inb North Dakota!
Good Morning Gang. Chloe, I'll take a caramel latte in a New York Central mug please.
Kevin, if you see this, try following some of the suggestions on this link: https://www.howtogeek.com/357785/what-is-a-403-forbidden-error-and-how-can-i-fix-it/
It's not Kevin's fault (or what type of computer he has) that he's experiencing this, and may not be much he can do about it, but there are a couple things in there he can try. Clearing cache and cookies is the main one.
When the decision was made to move the diner to Florida, this was the only railroad that popped in my head. Can I be the only one who thought of the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad?
Good morning
Flo, I'll have a vanilla pudding white frosted LONG john and a black coffee, Thank you
Same Loco different Train
I hope you can get back to your friends here.
This one goes out to Kevin
https://youtu.be/6qQjvWXrNkg
Good morning Diners. A coffee on the go, Flo.
Family visiting this afternoon, so off to the local store for some food to have afternoon tea.
Forbidden 401. Is a regular thing for me on this site. Rather annoying. I am on four other Forums here in the U.K.. Not been kicked out once - ever.
Back later.
Stay Safe Everyone.
11 p.m. and I'm hitting the rack.
Have a great night gentleman
That sounds like a really interesting job Mister B. And something like that would certainly never get boring. Similar to forensics in a roundabout sort of way.
MisterBeasleyIf I had to start again, I think I might work for the NTSB. They're the team that investigates and figures out what went wrong in airplane crashes and train accidents.
Hi MisterBeasley,
We have a friend who works for the Canadian equivalent of the NTSB. He has investigated many crashes. He doesn't talk about his work other than to say what his job is. I get the definite impression that his job can be very stressful when there are multiple fatalities involved. We stopped asking him if he was on a particular investigation a long time ago. I'm sure the technical aspects of the job can be very rewarding especially when your conclusions lead to safety improvements, but the human side of the equasion might not be quite the same.
Sorry to be so morose.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Track fiddler If I had to live it all over again, locomotive engineer would definitely be a consideration in the running. For me, I'm not the type of guy who could sit in an office all day. I have to keep moving or watch things being moved. So when it all comes right down to it, I think I'd like to be Crane Guy... TF
If I had to live it all over again, locomotive engineer would definitely be a consideration in the running. For me, I'm not the type of guy who could sit in an office all day. I have to keep moving or watch things being moved. So when it all comes right down to it, I think I'd like to be Crane Guy...
If I had to start again, I think I might work for the NTSB. They're the team that investigates and figures out what went wrong in airplane crashes and train accidents. I like that they take their time to get it right instead of just parroting what's politically correct or what the media wants to hear.
OldEngineman York wrote: "I heard from Kevin. He continues to get the 403-Forbidden message when he tries to post. He said he will keep trying." Time for Kevin to get himself a Mac or a MacBook. Or if he wants to splurge, a new Mac Studio, just announced today...!
York wrote: "I heard from Kevin. He continues to get the 403-Forbidden message when he tries to post. He said he will keep trying."
Time for Kevin to get himself a Mac or a MacBook. Or if he wants to splurge, a new Mac Studio, just announced today...!
I don't think it's his computer. I got 403 Forbidden earlier tonight trying to post to the Sealing Coved Corners thread a number of times. I was denied posting a perfectly respectable post. Evan changing the wording in the format a number of times, 'Denied'. In fact I get that much too frequently here.
Now I'm a confidential type of guy and keep private conversations private. But in light of the 403 message more often for me and other members who have said they've had it, I don't think it's his computer.
Happy Taco Tuesday. At least that's what I had for dinner a few hours ago. Man they were Grubben
Been stopping at the big dog construction site after dropping Judy at work in the morning. I enjoy watching Crane Guy
Crane slide show
X Push Here
If I had to live it all over again, locomotive engineer would definitely be a consideration in the running. For me, I'm not the type of guy who could sit in an office all day. I have to keep moving or watch things move. So when it all comes right down to it, I think I'd like to be Crane Guy...
Just like an extension of his hand, he'd set those Fabcon forms down softer than a person sets down their full coffee cup.
I've been watching these guys a little bit every morning since they started. The last two pictures was this morning and by the time I brought Judy home from work the crane was dismantled and put on the transport. It takes up two lanes so I would imagine they'll be moving it at around 2 a.m.
The parking ramp is done so no more Crane Guy...