Evening
So get this. I'm taking two antibiotics to get rid of an infection in my colon. The one I take three times a day is giving me an upper stomach ache to get rid of my lower stomach ache .....Go figure
Thanks for listening as I needed to vent. With that said, I will quit my bellyaching now
TF
Good rainy afternoon.
Had my usual cardio workout today and was a slug. I think I need to eat a bit more, good thing it is turkey dinner tonight.
The kids are coming, daughter is home, son and GF as well so I hid six pounds of Purdys chocolate eggs around the house. The wife got called out so I am the cook, This new-fangled stove we got requires a bit of learnin.
The wife said to vacuum the dog hair so I did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJWocnXT4tI&ab_channel=BATTRAIN1
Bear I wore a lot of layers in winter out on the ramp, the Feds gave us the best Gortex jackets and parkas and pants and I still have enough of the stuff to last the rest of my life. I use it when I walk the dogs and when doing anything outdoors in the weather. In the heat of the summer, we wore coveralls with nothing underneath and it was actually quite cool with the breeze blowing through
Lamb chops are an outrageous price so we buy a 3kg roast lamb instead, any leftovers get made into shepherd's pie.
Dave that prime rib sure sounds good right about now.
Well, time to hit the shower and get the turkey in the oven, peel the spuds, and carrots, and prepare the asparagus and cheese cauliflower. The Canucks are also on tonight. It's a good day even if the trains likely will not roll.
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."
DigitalGriffinHey there was no swearing. "Where the sun don't shine" is a train tunnel. ;-)
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
MR TF. on the ramp on a winter’s night I’d wear layers, the amount depending on the cold and the wind chill factor. So, a t shirt, one or more sweat shirts, a woollen sailors jersey, trackpants, overalls, a long hooded Swanndri, and a sleeveless fleece lined oil skin jacket, a woollen beanie and woollen fingerless gloves. And if it was raining, waterproof pants and parka. The “Michelin Man” had nothing on me!! Cheers, the Bear.
Good Grief Bear! It must get really cold some nights on the ramp over there
*Blinks then crumples up his tax papers before throwing them at JaBear*Hey there was no swearing. "Where the sun don't shine" is a train tunnel. ;-)
Don - Specializing in layout DC->DCC conversions
Modeling C&O transition era and steel industries There's Nothing Like Big Steam!
DigitalGriffinRaise your hand if you aren't done t---s.
Raise your hand if you aren't done taxes....I am so far behind this year.
Good Afternoon,
Another couple of inches of snow last night and with a high of 32F not much is melting despite the sun. Supposed to get whacked with a clipper on Wed. Getting tired of winter.
I like cats but my wife doesn't. I grew up with a white Persian who lived to be 21. She wasn't pleased when I brought home a 3 yr. Old Afghan Hound. She went down to the laundry/store room and rarely came out even though the dog left her alone. He didn't seem to care about her at all.
Been having trouble finding the type of birdseed we use. We have gone through about 100 lbs. in the last week.
Tea time,
CN Charlie
SeeYou190This yellow-eyed-control-freak that took over my house refuses to cooperate with the camera.
Well, it *is* a cat!
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Ed, I presume that that photo of the Amish Gent and the steam train was semi posed. You’d posted the photo of the solar panels on the barn, and I ‘m puzzled as to the contraption with the motor and PTO.
I like that you say "semi" posed. For the most part the Amish would prefer not to be photographed. Many in the "tourist" areas which Lancaster area of Pennsylvania most certainly is.
However, with the Strasburg Railroad and the former PRR (Amtrak) main line passing through many farms in the area and both running several trains a day it really wouldn't take very long to find a team of Belgians or Shires hard at work in the fields.
I believe the gas motor is driving a bar sickle. Since there's no PTO shaft on a horse, that I've found, anyway, some industrious tinkerer came up with the gas engine idea.
Horse_Sickle by Edmund, on Flickr
I just got back from taking a friend to the dentist. He thought he was going to have three teeth extracted but I kind of thought it wasn't going to happen since he hasn't been to a dentist in years. He went to one of these chain-store dental places.
Turns out I was correct in that his blood pressure was too high and the extent of his condition was going to require more than just a walk-in dental visit.
Time for him to pay the piper...
Strasburg Stormy Sunset by Doug Lilly, on Flickr
Amtrak bridge defenses!
The Shoe Box by Don Kalkman, on Flickr
"Prepare to repel boarders!"
Cheers, Ed
We have two cats, Snowflake and Whiskey. We got Snowflake as a kitten, when she was pure white. The Siamese coloring came along later. The GF wanted to name the orange cat The Donald but I vetoed that one. Whiskey fits him well.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
"If any of these reindeer move they are dead meat," says G.MacJ
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
gmpullmanThanks, Kevin. Keep in mind that for every photo that looks half-way respectable there were two-dozen that went in the wastebasket.
I'm sure, but having a somewhat photogenic cat would help too.
This yellow-eyed-control-freak that took over my house refuses to cooperate with the camera.
JaBearPoppy MacToffee (my daughter named her).
That is funny.
This cat's full name is Gluttony MacJelly.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
If you want pie, you must fight the LEOPARD for some!
Good afternoon Diners. A large coffee please, Janie.
A busy week ahead with various things going on. Grandchildren visiting throughout the week. At the weekend two grandchildren are staying over whilst our daughter goes to Rome and Son-in-Law goes to a conference.
These days I am more a jeans and polo neck top person. 'Going somewhere' I do like to wear shirt and trousers.
Cats. I have said previously that I like them a lot.
Time to make lunch. Try and call in later.
I hope everyone has had a great Easter!
We had a special treat. Dianne found a large prime rib roast for a very low price so we smoked it for three hours at 160 degrees and it turned out beautifully. We had applied a herb rub plus copious amounts of garlic powder and some salt and pepper. I was worried that the rub would be too strong but wasn't at all. The roast came out of the smoker with an internal temperature of 160 degrees so it didn't need any oven time. It was a little past the pink stage inside but it was still extremely tender and moist. Our son Cole and his wife Kaitlin joined us for the afternoon and a good time was had by all. We gave them a big bag full of Easter goodies and some specialty beers for Cole.
We love getting together with our kids! We get along extremely well!
I hope others had similar experiences with their families.
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Somebody call a cab?
220405_7_cresson by lmyers83, on Flickr
SeeYou190I love the way Ed's cats look amazing in all of the pictures he shares of them.
Thanks, Kevin. Keep in mind that for every photo that looks half-way respectable there were two-dozen that went in the wastebasket.
I love the way Ed's cats look amazing in all of the pictures he shares of them.
I cannot get a good picture of my daughter's cat at all.
The World Is A Beautiful Place
I am going to hit the rack early tonight. I had less than four hours sleep last night, and I am really beat.
Good night all.
Track fiddlerWilson and the other kitty sure look content
That Wilson is one cool dude. He always looks calm and in charge. The guy with him is my old Cicero. He was really a special cat to me. We were buds!
Cicero_play-4 by Edmund, on Flickr
Cicero_play-2 by Edmund, on Flickr
He had feline lukemia and died way too soon. He'll always have a special place in my memory.