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Jefferys Track Side Diner for April, 2022

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Posted by NorthBrit on Monday, April 4, 2022 5:53 AM

Welcome back, Bear.   You have been missed.

 

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Posted by "JaBear" on Monday, April 4, 2022 5:24 AM
Gidday Chloe, I’d better stand a round of liquid refreshment for the chaps, please. Make sure you get one for yourself.
 
Yes, I’m afraid that on discovering that the Where’s Kevin thread was deleted, which I had thought was a light hearted, and humorous way of keeping Kevin’s spirits up during his absence, I lost my sense of humour, and receiving no message as to the why fore, made me rather angry.
 
So, before I fired off an angry tirade, I thought it in the best interests of the Forum and myself, that I backed off for a cooling off period.
 
In the world is a beautiful place category, Lake Rotorua with Mt. Tarawera, which last erupted in !886, in the background.
 
L R & Mt T by Bear, on Flickr
 
Thoughts and Best Wishes to All that need them. Kia Kaha.
Cheers, the Bear.Smile
 
PS, I’ll share my log of honey!Dinner
 
PPS. I’d rather there be no discussion regarding the missing thread; I’d just like to thank those that contributed.
 

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Posted by NorthBrit on Monday, April 4, 2022 4:16 AM

Good morning Diners.  Tea and toast please, Zoe.

Rather quiet in the Diner.   Zoe  anyone calling in today put their drink on my tab.

We are having grandchildren vising throughout the week,  so the 'usual goings on'  will be different.  Smile

 

Take things easy, Kevin.

 

No Bear here.  

 

https://flic.kr/p/2jX4EMi

 

Where is Bear  and the others who are missing?

 

Stay Safe Everyone.

 

David

 

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Posted by gmpullman on Monday, April 4, 2022 3:50 AM

Fight it off, Kevin! Stay well Angel

Maybe this will help lure the Bear back to us?


 

Or this?

 Commissary Order by Edmund, on Flickr

Bears can't say no to a log full of hunny...

Cheers, Ed

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, April 3, 2022 9:26 PM

I am still feeling just a touch under the weather. I have developed sniffles now.

I really hope I am not getting sick. I am miserable when I am sick.

The World Is A Beautiful Place

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See you all tomorrow.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Sunday, April 3, 2022 4:05 PM

The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Sunday, April 3, 2022 2:09 PM

A good sign that our long-delayed spring is about to arrive: we saw a pair of egrets out in the tidal marsh this morning.  Egrets are migratory birds who went south months ago.  Unlike the herons that winter over, they just got back and joined us for breakfast, eating the traditional egret chow by catching small fish in the shallow water.  We typically have a community of about a dozen birds here in the summer.

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Posted by moelarrycurly4 on Sunday, April 3, 2022 1:01 PM

Medium well on the steak please. 

We are in the middle of updating the "den" here at the Northern command.

 

we got a good report from the Southern command that we had no damage after severe weather last week.

There is a neighbor who goes and checks on things so we lucked out on that.  He had some damage but not too bad.

 

Well back to painting.

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Posted by NorthBrit on Sunday, April 3, 2022 11:31 AM

Good evening Diners.

I read that a couple of you would 'call round'  for dinner (if you could).   All are invited,

 

Dinner  Steak is on the menu tonight.   Let me know how you like it?   I know Lion likes steak rare.   Smile

 

Bring your favourite drink.

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, April 3, 2022 7:54 AM

Good morning all. I just added a bagel with cream cheese to my order. Hopefully Chloe gets here with it soon.

I am up early (for me) this morning. I am feeling a little bit better than I did last night.

We had a little rain last night, but no where near what they had predicted. I guess I will still be watering for a while. The yard is all doing very well right now, and I want to keep it that way.

I hope everyone has an enjoyable Sunday.

-Kevin

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Posted by York1 on Sunday, April 3, 2022 6:52 AM

Good morning, everyone.

Lion, I'll skip the rolls right now.  It's donut day!  Our church has donuts and coffee after the service, so I'll miss my bacon and eggs today.  I guess I can survive one day a week without bacon.

I've got a busy day ahead, so there won't be any work on the layout.  That's probably just as well -- I have some things drying that could use an extra 24 hours to cure.

Hope everyone has a good day today, and I hope our missing posters are OK.

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Posted by hon30critter on Sunday, April 3, 2022 6:49 AM

BroadwayLion
Good Sunday Morning. LION baked some Lemon-Poppy Seed Buns!

They look really good Lion!!

I don't know how others feel about this, but sometimes seeing the virtual food in the Diner can be very frustrating for me!!!

I just arranged to get my sugar fix that should keep me happy for the next few weeks. We often purchase items from an artisian distillery in Perth, Ontario by the name of Top Shelf Distillers. They have a variety of unusual offerings. One of my favourites is their Butter Tart Moonshine. It is sweet but not cloying. It's not something that I would drink all night, but a shot of it is really nice after dinner.

They had a special offer on this past Friday. Free shipping, and they were offering a half dozen of their absolutely scrumptious butter tarts for peanuts with the purchase. Okay, I need butter tarts like another hole in the head, but I couldn't resist!DinnerThumbs UpWowYeah

They also have an excellent line of bitters.

I don't know if they can export to the USA.

https://topshelfdistillers.com/collections/perth-canadian-whisky

Cheers!!

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Sunday, April 3, 2022 6:15 AM

Good Sunday Morning. LION baked some Lemon-Poppy Seed Buns!

The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by NorthBrit on Sunday, April 3, 2022 5:53 AM

Good morning Diners.   A large coffee on the go please, Janie.

 

Attuvian1

  But now I wonder if I've needlessly needled David. ---- 

John  

 

Confused

Not me John.    Not sure where you got the idea.

 

Anyway.   Dawn has had some treatment and is somewhat better than before.  

 

Going to see family today.  Will try to call in later.

 

Stay Safe Everyone.

 

David

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, April 2, 2022 11:55 PM

Hi guys,

I have been feeling just a bit under the weather today. I am going to take a hot shower and crawl into bed early tonight.

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See you all tomorrow.

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Posted by Attuvian1 on Saturday, April 2, 2022 8:21 PM

York1
BroadwayLion
 
York1
I noticed that, too! I wondered what Lion was trying to do changing someone's quote to be about dead Yanks!

  

Sorry -- I didn't mean to imply that you changed anything.  I thought it was funny that the forum software changed the 'dead' emoticon into the word "dead" in the quote.

I actually was reading the posts in reverse order, so I read your post with the quote before I read the actual post, and I was trying to figure out what that quote meant.

Funny stuff!

Nor did I wish to imply anything ne-fur-ious on your part, LION.  I tapped the "dead" emoticon before waiting the half-second for its title to appear.  Should have grabbed the "ick" - Ick!.  I suspected it was the programming.  But now I wonder if I've needlessly needled David.  Nah, he's a grand sport.  Besides, I too would be inclined to drop by his place just before din. Dinner

Bear is where?  What would happen if we resurrected the "Where's Kevin" string that mysteriously disappeared?  Can CATS find BEARS?

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, April 2, 2022 8:12 PM

1012 bulls = Terabull

 

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Posted by maxman on Saturday, April 2, 2022 8:00 PM

gmpullman
We regain Kevin and lose the Bear??? Whats up with that?

Perry White always asked the same thing about Superman and Clark Kent.

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Posted by York1 on Saturday, April 2, 2022 7:22 PM

BroadwayLion
 
York1
I noticed that, too! I wondered what Lion was trying to do changing someone's quote to be about dead Yanks!

LION changed nothing. The forum did that all by its self. Maybe you thought that was the bleah was really a dead icon.

 

Sorry -- I didn't mean to imply that you changed anything.  I thought it was funny that the forum software changed the 'dead' emoticon into the word "dead" in the quote.

I actually was reading the posts in reverse order, so I read your post with the quote before I read the actual post, and I was trying to figure out what that quote meant.

Funny stuff!

 

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, April 2, 2022 6:48 PM

Happy Driving with the HAPPY BEAR!

 Happy_Bear by Edmund, on Flickr

We regain Kevin and lose the Bear??? Whats up with that?

Regards, Ed

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, April 2, 2022 6:00 PM

York1
I noticed that, too! I wondered what Lion was trying to do changing someone's quote to be about dead Yanks!

 

LION changed nothing. The forum did that all by its self. Maybe you thought that was the bleah was really a dead icon.

The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, April 2, 2022 4:14 PM

There's a good deal on hamburger in aisle 9:

 Beef_once by Edmund, on Flickr

I thought about having a stockyard across from my meat packing house.

 Feedlot by Edmund, on Flickr

 Midplan_Feedlot-test by Edmund, on Flickr

Just not enough room to do it justice (anybody want it?) Yes, I have dairy cows and calves in there, goats too. It was more of a petting zoo than a slaughter house.

Plus a smattering of stock cars. The old Proto Matheson cars are very nice.

(pre-weathering)

 Mather_stock by Edmund, on Flickr

 Stock-cars by Edmund, on Flickr

I almost bought one of those spiffy C&O/B&O "streamlined" stock cars in brass but the little gem went for almost $400! Just a bit more than I'd like to spend for one piece of rolling stock.

 

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4605279

The Bowser PRR stock cars are nice for an unusual (strictly PRR) car.

The Walthers Champion Packing house has some neat-looking sides of beef that come with the kit:

 Champion_Packing by Edmund, on Flickr

Regards, Ed

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Posted by York1 on Saturday, April 2, 2022 2:08 PM

Attuvian1
Ha, Ha!!  I find it intersting that my "bleah" emoticon turned into "dead" when LION added it to his post above.  Most "dead" Yanks no longer cook.  On the other hand, there are those zombies in the movies which seem in most other respects to be Americans.  Do they whip stuff up other than mayhem?

 

I noticed that, too!  I wondered what Lion was trying to do changing someone's quote to be about dead Yanks!

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Posted by NorthBrit on Saturday, April 2, 2022 1:35 PM

When we joined the European Union  everything except our money changed to metric.  We did not want the Euro coin.

 

Dinner  Corned beef, onion and potato pie.

Roll out some pastry and place on a large plate.

Potato cooked in water and two beef stock cubes.

When cooked  add a little milk and pepper and mash.

Add finely cubed corned beef, cubed onion,  and brown sauce.  Mix well.

Place the mixture on the pastry.    Some more pastry on top to form a lid.  Cut three small slits into the pastry.   With the pastry brush  brush pie with milk to brown.

Into the oven at 180C  for 45 minutes.

Serve with vegetables.

 

My grandmother taught me well.  Big Smile

 

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Saturday, April 2, 2022 1:18 PM

I have a few stock cars, ranging back to an old yellow Athearn one from my original HO trains.  Many of them are high-quality Walthers kits, including a pair of double deck stock cars for smaller animals.  For that reason, I went with hogs for the stock yard outside my old Swift slaughterhouse.

Back in my single-digit age years, I had O-scale Lionels.  I loved their operating cattle stock car.  For those who don't know it, it came with a vibrating platform with a similar vibrating path through the stock car.  The cattle were on individual platforms equipped with tiny protrusions which pushed the cows forward.

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Posted by Attuvian1 on Saturday, April 2, 2022 12:16 PM

Ha, Ha!!  I find it intersting that my "bleah" emoticon turned into "dead" when LION added it to his post above.  Most "dead" Yanks no longer cook.  On the other hand, there are those zombies in the movies which seem in most other respects to be Americans.  Do they whip stuff up other than mayhem? Laugh

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Posted by CNCharlie on Saturday, April 2, 2022 11:23 AM

Good Morning,

A cool day here, about 35 F for a high but cloudy with a strong NW wind.

John,  Canada went metric in 1978 but we still use some of the 'old' system. For cooking it is still ounces, pounds, quarts and farenheit. For building it is inches and feet. Distance and temp is all kilometres and celcius. Liquid is all in litres. 

Our snow is slowly melting. Down to 1 or 2 feet in the back yard. By the end of next week it should be largely gone. 

I only have one stock car on the layout and that was a generous gift from Dave. 

I may make an ebay bid this weekend but not hopeful given the way all others have gone. That will be the excitement foe the weekend. I have to get the tax stuff together and get it to the accountant.

First, another coffee is in order.

Where is Bear?

CN Charlie

 

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Posted by York1 on Saturday, April 2, 2022 10:17 AM

Good morning, diners.  Bacon, eggs, and black coffee, please.  I never get tired of breakfast.

The snow is gone, and the birds are going nuts building nests, fighting for territory, and eating like pigs.

 

Attuvian1
I'm thinking that your 180 degrees is Celsius.  180 for us crazy Americans will get you warm mush in 25 minutes! 

John, I thought the same thing.  I wondered why David was cooking something at such a low temperature.  My mind just automatically thought Fahrenheit.  Are we the only country still using it?

Lion, you can keep your rare food.  Even though I grew up in a family that liked meat rare, I always wanted it well-done.  I'm not sure why, but it has stayed that way my whole life.

Dave and David, it sounds like you both are accomplished cooks, and I wish I lived closer to you.  I would 'accidentally' drop by your house for a visit in the evening hoping to get invited to stay.

Ed and TF, we have several Mennonite towns near us.  They are not the 'strict' Amish, but they live on modern farms and used modern conveniences.

Kevin, I am always amazed at the ability of some people to make such perfect miniature models.  My clumsy fingers keep me from attempting such fine painting.

I also miss BearToons.  Hopefully he will be back with us soon.  The same for all the other missing diners.

 

At one time, the stockyards at Omaha were the largest in the world.  They are no longer there.

 

Have a good Saturday!

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, April 2, 2022 9:52 AM

Attuvian1
I'm thinking that your 180 degrees is Celsius. 180 for us crazy Americans will get you warm mush in 25 minutes! Dead Yanks need to set their ovens for a hair more than 350 (Fahrenheit). Dinner

Well, I did not find 180' F to be outragious. It is just slow cooking. It is best to cook meats at the temperature that you want to serve them at. You just haf to increase the time.

But then, I am a Lion, and me likes me meat RARE!

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Posted by Attuvian1 on Saturday, April 2, 2022 8:56 AM

NorthBrit

In the oven 180 degrees for 25 minutes or so.

David

 

David -

I'm thinking that your 180 degrees is Celsius.  180 for us crazy Americans will get you warm mush in 25 minutes! Dead  Yanks need to set their ovens for a hair more than 350 (Fahrenheit). Dinner

After all these years, I'm unsure what our friends to the north use when baking.  Does metric necessarily flop over into a preference for Celsius?

Always enjoy your inclusion of eats on your side of the Pond.  Hope Dawn has had one of her better days.  And you, too!

John 

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