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Posted by Track fiddler on Saturday, July 30, 2022 10:56 AM

maxman

 

 
Track fiddler
Garbage can guy Garbage can guy When I grow up, I want to be the garbage can guy.

 

Was that derived from this?:

https://youtu.be/ED7Uoe-H8fo

Thanks a lot.  Kept me awake all night trying to figure out what it was.  Now can't get the tune out of my head.

 

Sorry Dick,  My post of nonsense was never intended to make anyone lose any sleep over itLaugh

I grab my base guitar and go over to my brother's place frequently on a weekend.  He has a makeshift recording studio over there with some electronic programmable drums and keyboards.  We have a lot of fun.

Recording real songs that sound good all the way through never happens over there.  Portions sound pretty good but never the whole song all the way through.

Things got funner when we decided to start recording our own songs similar to Frank Zappa or Weird Al Yankovic would do.

We spend more time laughing than getting anything done now if you can imagine two guys one beer short of a six pack, playing instruments, singing while recording it and than playing it back.

We completed Garbage Can Guy and I asked my brother if we should back up the tracks and perfect our Flubs.  He said "NO! ...The imperfections make it funnier" so we moved on to a new track we're working on called "Workin Down the Sewer Hole"Laugh

Again, we spend more time laughing than getting anything done but it's funner.

 

By the way,  My Brothers layout is way bigger than mine and he's got way more done than I doWhistling... Imagine That!Laugh

 

 

TF

 

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, July 30, 2022 10:12 AM

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 SeeYou190 on Saturday, July 30, 2022 8:32 AM

Good morning everyone.

Chloe, I'll just have a small portion of hash browns with ham and onions please.

Nothing real on the agenda for today. I hope all are well and safe.

Going to finish this coffee now...

-Kevin

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Posted by maxman on Saturday, July 30, 2022 8:30 AM

Track fiddler
Garbage can guy Garbage can guy When I grow up, I want to be the garbage can guy.

Was that derived from this?:

https://youtu.be/ED7Uoe-H8fo

Thanks a lot.  Kept me awake all night trying to figure out what it was.  Now can't get the tune out of my head.

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Posted by NorthBrit on Saturday, July 30, 2022 5:16 AM

Good morning Diners.  A full English please, Zoe.

TF is back.  Hooray!

 

Daughter, S.i.L and two of our grandchildren are still in New York.   They have been visiting the sights and the 'Shelter' where  our daughter was a volunteer a few years back.   

 

Thomas, grandson number 3, has been here all week.  Yesterday we went shipspotting and saw Silversea Cruises ship 'Silver Whisper' leave the Port of Tyne.   As it passed us the Captain gave three blasts on the ships horn.  Thomas was as 'happy as a sandboy'  at that.

 

 Silver Whisper  Port of Tyne 29.07.22 by David Harrison, on Flickr

 

Stay Safe Everyone.

 

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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, July 29, 2022 11:50 PM

Here's some California S-P action old Mel would have enjoyed. A few cab forwards here, too.

 

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Posted by Track fiddler on Friday, July 29, 2022 10:36 PM

MusicGarbage can guyMusic

MusicGarbage can guyMusic

When I grow up, I want to be the garbage can guy.

 

MusicGarbage can guyMusic

MusicGarbage can guyMusic

When I finally grow up I want to be the garbage can guy

 

 

MusicHe comes trucking down the alley in a contraption never seenMusic

Starting at one end dumping garbage cans in the back of his garbage machine.

 

MusicGarbage can guyMusic

MusicGarbage can guyMusic

When I grow up I want to be the garbage can guy

 

 

He comes to New York City with a presence never seen

Have you ever seen a garbage guy collect the crap in a limousine?

 

MusicGarbage can guyMusic

MusicGarbage can guyMusic

When I finally grow up I don't want to be the garbage can guy!

 

 

TF

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Posted by Track fiddler on Friday, July 29, 2022 9:06 PM

York1

Hey, it's a great day in the diner!  TF is back!  We've missed you in California.

 
Thanks John
 
And I'm looking forward to seeing your other Bridges!
 
 
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Posted by Track fiddler on Friday, July 29, 2022 8:52 PM

It was cool up there one night and Jeffrey let me drive what I saw as a red and black Wasp!

That thing was one mean machine my friends. Start and stop was in a Split Second. I never drove anything like that in my life!

My 69 Mustang has no comparison to This new Modern Day MachineryPirate

 

 

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Posted by Track fiddler on Friday, July 29, 2022 8:46 PM

LaughLaughLaugh

With that I'm going back on vacationPirate

 

 

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Posted by York1 on Friday, July 29, 2022 8:45 PM

Hey, it's a great day in the diner!  TF is back!  We've missed you in California.

York1 John       

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Friday, July 29, 2022 8:42 PM

It is a good thing that I wasn't paying attention... I do not need monsters like that!

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 Track fiddler on Friday, July 29, 2022 8:20 PM

Well OK, There's eight heads in this photo and supposed to be seven but you get the gist.

Or do you?

 

 

TF

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Posted by Track fiddler on Friday, July 29, 2022 8:02 PM

Back off our Lion Monk Friend and get a clue my dear friends.

The Lion and the Leopard!

If you would have been paying attention, you would have realized the six heads that were missing on that one dragon and the symbolism being portrayed.

You might have learned something way back when, on a Sunday as a child, if you would have been paying closer attention.

 

 

TF

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Posted by Attuvian1 on Friday, July 29, 2022 6:55 PM

York1

 BroadwayLion

It will be close to my 40th Jubilee here at the Abbey, so manby I can call this a jubilee year vacation since I do not think my health will brook waiting much longer.

 

Tell your Abbot you will charge everything, and since it's a Jubilee year, the debts will go away!

I doubt if that will work, but it might be worth a try.

 
Hey, it's in the Book!  Bow Laugh
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Posted by York1 on Friday, July 29, 2022 6:12 PM

BroadwayLion
It will be close to my 40th Jubilee here at the Abbey, so manby I can call this a jubilee year vacation since I do not think my health will brook waiting much longer.

 

Tell your Abbot you will charge everything, and since it's a Jubilee year, the debts will go away!

I doubt if that will work, but it might be worth a try.

York1 John       

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Friday, July 29, 2022 5:09 PM

If I ever get to go to New York City again, I will travel by train, maybe even sleeper class. Time bothers be not, but it will be the most expensive vacation I have ever taken since I will have to pay for about 20 nights in a motel. Actually a Catholic guest center, but same idea.

I am a train monk not a plain monk. Either my health is good enough or it is not.

Either the Abbit will approve the expense or not. It will be close to my 40th Jubilee here at the Abbey, so manby I can call this a jubilee year vacation since I do not think my health will brook waiting much longer.

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 Friday, July 29, 2022 1:21 PM

Don't complain about your train service.  Other than one Amtrak connection that just cuts through Delaware's northern tip, we have no passenger rail here.  (No commercial air service, either.)

Delaware once had quite a few railroads, but now, all we have is one short line that delivers chicken feed.

The powers that be don't seem to understand that pricing high-speed trains to compete dollar-for-dollar with airplanes only targets a small part of the traveling public.  A family of four vacationing on Florida is going to realize that the total price of a bullet train ride for the family is going to make them rent a car every time.

I once looked into going from Boston to Florida on Amtrak.  The fare was hundreds of dollars more on Amtrak, and the trip took 30 hours vs. 3 hours by air.

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, July 29, 2022 9:01 AM

My boss just called and asked if I can go into work today. 8 hours of O.T.

I missed five days with Covid, so sure, I will be there.

This is the first time they have called me in.

-Kevin

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Friday, July 29, 2022 8:50 AM

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 SeeYou190 on Friday, July 29, 2022 8:31 AM

Good morning everyone.

Drinking coffee when you cannot enjoy the aroma is not very satisfying.

Florida could have had a high-speed rail system 15 years ago, but it was not going to be. Now we are scrambling to put something together with Brightline, but nonsense has taken its toll on that project too.

California will beat us, again.

-Kevin

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Posted by York1 on Friday, July 29, 2022 6:53 AM

Good morning, diners.  It's actually cool out this morning.

Most mornings when I walk at 6:00 a.m., I open the door and am hit in the face with hot, humid air.  This morning, it is 58°!  What a break.

I need to start taking a few short trips around my area to see what photos of short line railroads I can get.  This will be fun.

One photo of a train in wine country, and then a couple of photos of California's future trains.  We may never live to see California finish their high speed rail, but it's something fun to envision.

Progress today:

Future?:

Have a great day, everyone.

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Posted by "JaBear" on Friday, July 29, 2022 4:49 AM

Cali23 by Bear, on Flickr

Smile

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, July 28, 2022 8:16 PM

BroadwayLion
Is THAT why we have been seening so many California ads. We never see any New York ads.

 

I did post an MTA video about the machinist a few pages back. Here's another:

For all to enjoy.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, July 28, 2022 8:07 PM

I am run down and going to bed.

Someone else might want to start Weekend Photo Fun after midnight. I will be sound asleep by then.

-Kevin

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, July 28, 2022 1:11 PM

MisterBeasley
One of the first things she finally began tasting again was Bourbon, which she just loves.

Crying

The list of things I enjoy that involve tasting is huge.

I tried to coax the taste buds back to life with one of their favorite treats... Red Beans And Rice.

-Photographs by Kevin Parson

No luck, they did not taste any of it.

Sad

-Kevin

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Thursday, July 28, 2022 11:12 AM

The GF had a mild case of Covid last Thanksgiving.  She lost her sense of taste for months.  One of the first things she finally began tasting again was Bourbon, which she just loves.

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Posted by York1 on Thursday, July 28, 2022 10:31 AM

Good morning, everyone.  Time for bacon, eggs, and black coffee.  I sure hope I don't lose my sense of smell.  I don't think bacon will be the same if I can't smell it cooking.

Everyone in my family has been through the virus except for my wife and I.  Most lost their sense of taste and smell, but it returned fairly quickly.  By the way, they were all vaccinated and boosted.

I loved the food on the cruises.  We didn't cruise to eat, but it sure was nice to sit down and order great food.

Speaking of cruises, an incident I just remembered -- a man was obnoxious in the casino, got put out, caused issues other places on the ship, and was finally put off the ship when we docked at Key West.  That was just the second day of a week-and-a-half cruise.  I thought what a waste of his money -- I doubt the cruise line refunded much.

I was laying track for a siding yesterday, and I ran out of rail joiners.  I thought I had more, but evidently not.  I decided that I would just order some rather than drive 50 miles to the train store.  When I went to order, I saw that the $3.00 box of joiners would have $8.00 shipping.  I decided to spend the gas money instead and drive to the store.  I can walk around and enjoy myself there, even though the gas money will be more than the shipping.

Caltrains runs the commuter service for the San Francisco peninsula, from San Francisco to San Jose.  They are electrifying the line, and the tests of the new equipment is taking place.  This train was tested being towed by a diesel, but will eventually use the catenary.

I can't say I like the look of this electric locomotive.  The new train would look much nicer with an E or F locomotive pulling it.

Have a good day, everyone.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, July 28, 2022 10:21 AM

This is strange. I feel hungry, and I know I should have something to eat.

However, since everything tastes weird/bad, I don't want to eat anything.

hon30critter
The next suggestion by Paul (Lazers) was to visit some short lines which, unless there are some objections, would be a great theme for August. We also have Jim's (up831) in reserve for September.

This all sounds like a good plan to me.

Thanks Dave!

-Kevin

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Posted by NorthBrit on Thursday, July 28, 2022 9:49 AM

How come I get a 403  on other threads?

Rather frustrating after typing anything.

 

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