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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, June 23, 2022 11:01 PM

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Drinks Are On Me!

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We are still in Canada... time for some Labatt Blue

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

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New pictures of the grandbaby.

My daughter says he makes the same faces I do.

She also says somehow he got my eyes.

My eyes are a very unusual Gray/Green color, and it does look like he might have them.

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Posted by hon30critter on Thursday, June 23, 2022 11:18 PM

SeeYou190
Supposedly the shingles have a fiberglass core, but I have never cut one open to inspect it.

Hi Kevin,

I don't have any knowledge of Florida roofing, but the fiberglass shingles that I am familiar with and which I sold for many years are different in construction from the fiberglass that most of us are familiar with. For example, a fiberglass boat hull is made with a resin that locks the fibers in place, thus making for a very strong material. Fiberglass shingles lack that resin component so they aren't nearly as 'tough' as the name implies. The fibers are bound together with asphalt which is designed to retain some flexibility over time. That allows them to expand and contract as the temperature and sun exposure changes, and it gives them some 'give' so they can resist high winds. If you cut into a fiberglass shingle you won't see a separate layer of fiberglass. The asphalt and the fibers are combined in one layer, and the granules go on top.

Fiberglass shingles have come a long way in the past 40 years. When they were first introduced in Canada they were a disaster because they couldn't stand up to the freeze/thaw cycles. They would crack all over the place. Now, fiberglass core shingles are the main game in town.

Too much information!

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Posted by hon30critter on Thursday, June 23, 2022 11:25 PM

SeeYou190
We are still in Canada... time for some Labatt Blue

Labatt's Blue is good as long as it is cold, but if it warms up too much it gets a bit soapy tasting IMHO.

Your grandson looks like he knows what he prefers and what he doesn't! That's good. He will be able to think for himself!

Cheers!!

Dave

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, June 24, 2022 12:10 AM

hon30critter
When they were first introduced in Canada they were a disaster because they couldn't stand up to the freeze/thaw cycles.

We never seem to have trouble with that "Freeze/Thaw" thing you are talking about. It sounds weird. Not sure I am understanding.

Laugh  Paradise  Big Smile

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I think I am about done for the day. My wife wants to watch something on Netflix, so I am going to go join her.

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Posted by maxman on Friday, June 24, 2022 1:16 AM

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We never seem to have trouble with that "Freeze/Thaw" thing you are talking about. It sounds weird. Not sure I am understanding. 

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If you don’t understand the freeze/thaw thing you must not really be married.

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Posted by hon30critter on Friday, June 24, 2022 4:14 AM

SeeYou190
We never seem to have trouble with that "Freeze/Thaw" thing you are talking about. It sounds weird. Not sure I am understanding.

Hi Kevin,

You are blessed with being in Florida where the temperature rarely drops below freezing. In the winter in Canada, it is not unusual for the temperature to drop to -30 or -40 at night, and of course, the shingles drop to those same temperatures. However the next day, if the sun is shining, by noon the temperature on the roof could be + 60 or more because the shingles absorb heat. That means that the shingles could have gone through a 100 degree change in temperature in just a few hours. That temperature change will cause the shingles to expand. Modern individual shingles can expand and contract next to each other without putting a lot of strain on each other or the roof as a whole, but the early fiberglass shingles weren't able to do that so they cracked.

Flat roofs do use a single membrane because if shingles were used, the water would simply flow back into the roof. Shingles have to be on a slope to work. Most shingles have a stated life of 25+ years. Flat roof membranes usually last about half that time, all though there are exceptions.

The biggest obstacle to having a roof that will withstand heavy winds is installing a roof in dusty conditions. Shingles have so-called self sealing strips which basically glue the lower shingle to the one above it. Those strips are designed to allow the shingles to expand and contract next to one another without losing the adhesion. However, if the shingles are installed in dusty conditions, which is often the case in construction sites, the self sealing strips get contaminated with the dust and fail to work as intended. That allows the wind to get under the shingles and blow them off. I sold countless roofs to people whose houses were only seven or eight years old whose roofs had suffered major wind damage because the construction dust had ruined their shingles self sealing properties right from the beginning.

Too much information?!?

Dave

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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, June 24, 2022 4:38 AM

Why is the most recent post displaying a flashing cursor on the left side of the entire frame now? In Chrome I see the whole left side of the frame blinking?

 

In better days:

 Newfoundland narrow gauge by Jon R. Roma, on Flickr

 CN Newfoundland Narrow Gauge Diesel Locomotive 916, 1964. by Jon Archibald, on Flickr

 

I had my first Labatt's Blue in downtown Toronto back in 1987. It was delicious and I took home a case or two, among others subject to customs. Later I bought some bottled Labatt's in the U.S. and it was no where near what I had in "Trono". Guess I'll have to go back some day for the good stuff.

 

I hope everyone is getting along OK —

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Posted by "JaBear" on Friday, June 24, 2022 5:24 AM
I see that the Newfoundland Railroad also operated 6 EMD G8 locomotives, Nos: 800-805, the NZR also operated 17 EMD G8 locomotives as the DB class, some later rebuilt as the DBR class.

CN 805 by Michael Berry, on Flickr

Db1082 by Bear, on Flickr

1254 by Bear, on Flickr
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Posted by moelarrycurly4 on Friday, June 24, 2022 7:24 AM

Greetings all, 

 

Just a quick note and then I will catch up on the diner.

Not much going on here. HOt and hot. 

 

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Posted by York1 on Friday, June 24, 2022 9:19 AM

Good morning -- it's good to hear from everyone.

Great pictures of your grandchild, Kevin.  Now remember it's your sole job in life to spoil him.

I'll check back later -- have a good Friday!

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Posted by dti406 on Friday, June 24, 2022 10:17 AM

Good morning from sunny and warm Northeast Ohio!

A little update on my health, feeling pretty good and one visit from a visiting nurse and she thinks everything is going well with the incision and other things. Also had two Physical Therapy sessions with the therapist, many of the excercises are the same as the ones I did when I had my hip replacement 12 years ago so they are pretty easy.

Speaking of roofs, while in Alaska one year I had to have my roof shoveled as the weight of the snow was causing the peak of the roof to settle and we had cracks in the drywall at the prow front of the house. The snow was taller than the guy I hired to remove the snow but he did a great job on it. Another thing, that house was so tight it was easy to heat, we never had a gas bill more than $100 in the 8 years we lived in Alaska.

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Posted by Attuvian1 on Friday, June 24, 2022 11:37 AM

"We never seem to have trouble with that "Freeze/Thaw" thing you are talking about. It sounds weird. Not sure I am understanding." - Kevin 

"If you don’t understand the freeze/thaw thing you must not really be married." - Maxman

 
 
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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, June 24, 2022 11:58 AM

Maybe I just found my perfect partner.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Friday, June 24, 2022 3:41 PM

We can use Gas (Boiler #1) or Coal (Boiler #3) Boiler #2 is out of service and has had pipes and valves removed from the boiler so that we will not have to pay for inspections or insurance on that unit. At the moment we are burning gas since that is cheaper than coal.

Went to Beastmarck today for an appointment that was reschedyuled to August, but nobody thought to tell my computer about this. It was beastly hot in Bismarck, but on the drive home the clouds and rain came and it is very pleasant outside now.

 

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

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, June 24, 2022 3:55 PM

So nerds hunt down their heroes for selfies... and "rare meet" selfies are the best. That is not news. Anyone can wait in line at any ComiCon and spend $40.00 for a selfie with Elijah Wood, but hunting down an extra that played Orc#43, that would be a coup for bragging.

I once heard about this guy that was attending an event with his daughter, and thought he saw Anthony Reynolds, you know, the guy that writes rules for wargames.

Well, a quick question or two, and it was verified that actually was Anthony Reynolds, and he ambushed him for a picture. Can you believe that?

Oh... one more thing... that guy was me!

Laugh

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Posted by "JaBear" on Friday, June 24, 2022 4:45 PM
Gidday Chloe, a Saturday morning coffee, please.

moelarrycurly4
HOt and hot. 

After a couple of frosty mornings turning to crisp but clear days, the weather went round to the north and we had rain during the night. This morning’s conditions were ideal to show the steam from the geothermal sites around the village, combining with the low cloud rolling over the Eastern Ridge.  It’s now clouded over, so instead of banking the fire, I have stoked it up instead.
 
25 June by Bear, on Flickr
 
Thoughts and Best Wishes to All that need them. Kia Kaha.
Cheers, the Bear.Smile

 

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Posted by Track fiddler on Friday, June 24, 2022 5:41 PM

Good evening

It's Hot up here.

I need to go to The LakeBow

 

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Posted by BATMAN on Friday, June 24, 2022 6:13 PM

SeeYou190

So nerds hunt down their heroes for selfies... and "rare meet" selfies are the best. That is not news. Anyone can wait in line at any ComiCon and spend $40.00 for a selfie with Elijah Wood, but hunting down an extra that played Orc#43, that would be a coup for bragging.

I once heard about this guy that was attending an event with his daughter, and thought he saw Anthony Reynolds, you know, the guy that writes rules for wargames.

Well, a quick question or two, and it was verified that actually was Anthony Reynolds, and he ambushed him for a picture. Can you believe that?

Oh... one more thing... that guy was me!

Laugh

-Kevin

 

LaughLaughLaugh

That's a great story Kevin.

When Deadpool 2 came out they asked some of the Mutants if they wanted to go down to California to a Comicon all expenses paid and a decent paycheque as well. The kid could not make it as I think he was heading back to Ottawa for school.

I don't think I have ever asked anyone for an autograph or a selfie. However! I have a ton of photos of me and lots of different NHL stars. I used to sometimes take a bunch of the kids off our teams to Canucks practices that were closed to the public at Rogers Arena, I had connections. I would take the Nikon as during and after the practices, the players would come over and say hi to the kids and I would take photos of the kids with the players. Almost every time when the players were finished up with the kids the player would say, come on Dad you get one too. I would hand the camera to a kid and get my photo taken. I have quite a few actually. 

The kid has some really cool pics of him on set with Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, and Julian Dennison also Dan Stevens. He had dinner with Billy Zane on a set of some show. Legends of tomorrow maybe, I think that's DC.

The kid had a funny story about Dead Pool 2. The extras are not supposed to approach the stars of the show when on set of any production. The first day of shooting the kid starts talking to Julian Dennison thinking he was just another extra as they were dressed the same. I think they still chat on FB on and off. There were a couple of days where the kid was the only extra on set and he just sat and talked to Ryan, Josh and Julian the whole day between takes.

At the end of the day they would go out the door of the studio and there would be tons of people that had been waiting hours just to get a glimpse of the Ryan Reynolds and Josh Brolin as they left. The kid thought it was so weird that he just spent the day with these guys and didn't think much of it, yet these fans were going nuts just to see them get in their limos. 

I think the kid still has the collar they made the Mutants wear that would take away their superpower. Those collars were pretty fragile and they would go through a few of them every day. I bet he could sell that for a few bucks.

He actually has quite a few of the prosthetics made up for him for some shows he was in. They are custom-made for that person specifically so they could take them home sometimes as they would just go in the garbage otherwise. One cardinal rule was you could never leave any set with even a bit of make-up still on. 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Track fiddler on Friday, June 24, 2022 6:38 PM

 

Sounds Good to me.

 

https://youtu.be/aGPjfj69cXE

 

 

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Posted by BATMAN on Friday, June 24, 2022 11:56 PM

It is a beautiful night, I finished watching Tampa beat Colorado in game five of the Stanley Cup final and was looking for something else to dull my senses before bed on the idiot box. I thought this is ridiculous sitting here, grabbed a dog, and did 5.3 km through the bush. Got home and there were stars already out, it was the best. I'll tell ya, the wildlife is a lot more vocal after the Sun goes down.Laugh

I burned off my Rum and Pepsis so I am heading to bed happy.

All the best to all.

 

 

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Posted by hon30critter on Saturday, June 25, 2022 12:28 AM

Hello everyone,

I can't believe that it is the 25th of June already! The warm months seem to go by very quickly for me. I wish it was the same during the winter! Kevin, you do know what a real winter is don't you?Smile, Wink & GrinLaughLaughBow

The journey through Newfoundland has been very interesting but we need to choose a new location for the Diner for July, and this time I'm sorry to say I don't have any ideas. That puts the ball squarely in your court. Let's hear some suggestions!

Cheers!!

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, June 25, 2022 1:01 AM

hon30critter
Kevin, you do know what a real winter is don't you?

Yes I do.

As I explained before, I spent the Winter of 1986 in Nashville, Tennessee. It was a severe arctic experience I never want to repeat again. It got so cold that the water in the ditches actually became ice... outdoors... it was crazy. I was frozen to the bone for three months. It even snowed... TWICE! Never again, but I made it through that Siberian-style nightmare, somehow.

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The above picture was taken tonight in my backyard just as the sun was going down. There was a big cloud right above, and the colorful light show was magnificent.

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Posted by NorthBrit on Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:33 AM

Good morning Diners.  A large coffee please, Zoe.

We do not get all five of our grandchildren here at once.  Today we will.   CHAOS!!  Laugh

 

Great picture, Kevin.    I love it when Nature etc.  'plays around' and the unexected happens.  They are once in a lifetime moments.

 

As for getting a 'selfie'  of a film extra?    I was an 'extra' in the  1998 film  'Elizabeth'.   Nobody has asked me for a 'selfie'.  Whistling.    The fact 'selfies' were not about then is beside the point. Laugh.   Anyway, I do not want publicity.  Laugh

 

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Posted by "JaBear" on Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:45 AM
Gidday Chloe, a small nightcap if I may, please.
 
Sparky Rail, sorry to read about your son’s friend.
 
Over in WPF I posted a photo, taken at the Tawhiti Museum, of a diorama of a tunnel constructed by hard manual graft.
On the way home, via the “Forgotten Highway we went through the single lane Moki Tunnel, where you could still see the marks on the walls of shovels and picks. (And we think we have it tough!!)
 
Moki Tunnel West Entrance by Bear, on Flickr
Moki Tunnel East by Bear, on Flickr
 
As you can see it’s also known as “Hobbits Hole” though I think that a Hobbits Hole would not be anywhere near as damp and forbidding!
 
Hobbit Hole by Bear, on Flickr
 
Never been one for invading a "celebrity’s" private space. If they’re going about their daily business a “Gidday” or a friendly smile and nod is what they’ll get from me if they wish to make eye contact.
 
Thoughts and Best Wishes to All that need them. Kia Kaha.
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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:57 AM

Some days a simple helper locomotive just isn't quite enough —

 

 Rocket on the Rocket Railroad, variant by Stuart Rankin, on Flickr

MusicMusicMusic

And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh, no, no, no
I'm a rocket man
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone

               MusicMusicMusic

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Posted by York1 on Saturday, June 25, 2022 8:26 AM

Good morning, diners.  Bacon, eggs, and black coffee, please, Brunhilda.

The other day when it was 105° here, I thought about January when we had a stretch of cold weather, hitting -40°.  So, in five months, we've had a temperature range of 145°.  When it's cold, I want it to be hot, and when it's hot, I want it to be cold.

I'm not sure if we have any diners from Oklahoma, but I always considered OK as having the worst.  They have huge ice storms in the winter, and they have tornadoes the size of small states in the summer.

Ed, that's a neat photo of the Russian rocket being moved.  In New Orleans, the Michoud plant built the fuel tank for the space shuttle.  It was moved by barge to Florida.  This was just a couple of miles from where I lived in Louisiana:

Bear, it just so happens that on the day you post a photo of a tunnel, I'm beginning work on my layout's tunnel.  I hope my work will not be as difficult as those guys had building the real one.

Nothing else to report.  Tomorrow starts another busy stretch of several days.

Hope everyone has a great day.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, June 25, 2022 11:09 AM

NorthBrit
As for getting a 'selfie'  of a film extra?    I was an 'extra' in the  1998 film  'Elizabeth'.   Nobody has asked me for a 'selfie'

I was an extra in Gone Fishing, Just Cause, and Day Of The Dead. All of these were filmed right here in Southwest Florida. 

The movie The Toy was filmed when I lived near Baton Rouge. One scene was shot in a mall in town. I was a paid teenage extra, but the scene is not in the film.

No one has asked me for a selfie either.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, June 25, 2022 1:57 PM

LIONS tigers and bares....

I will be leaving on vavation to my brother's place in North Cariolina at 0200 on Monday morning. I will bring a 'puter wiff me, so I ought to be able to pop in now and anon.

 

In the meanwild I been looking at OooooTooob anf found this classic for youse to look at.

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

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Posted by drgwcs on Saturday, June 25, 2022 4:40 PM

York1

Good morning, diners.  Bacon, eggs, and black coffee, please, Brunhilda.

The other day when it was 105° here, I thought about January when we had a stretch of cold weather, hitting -40°.  So, in five months, we've had a temperature range of 145°.  When it's cold, I want it to be hot, and when it's hot, I want it to be cold.

I'm not sure if we have any diners from Oklahoma, but I always considered OK as having the worst.  They have huge ice storms in the winter, and they have tornadoes the size of small states in the summer.

 

Wow grew up in Oklahoma (Stillwater) and lived there till 1995 (except for four years of college in MO but was back in the summers.) I sure remember the 105 degrees but never the -40's wow. Then again I have lived in the desert in CA at 120 and Indiana and later Chicago at somewhere south of absolute zero in the winter..... Much prefer southern VA. Speaking of Ice storms- we were in Florida when the one hit about eight years ago and shut down I-10 for 250 miles- after living in the midwest and hearing "this is one for the record books" I thought well looks like a Tuesday to me........Big Smile sorry Kevin......

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Posted by "JaBear" on Saturday, June 25, 2022 5:13 PM

Goodbye by Bear, on Flickr

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