Mike that corned beef does look good and the Glendalough looks even better! I just got back from my errands and I forgot to stop at the liquor store. I don't have a drop of booze in the house and there is a hockey game on tonight. All is not lost though my daughter needs a Mom & Dad hug so is going to try and catch the ferry after she sees the Dr. We always stop and pick up a feast of sushi on the way home from the ferry and the liquor store is across the parking lot. I checked online and they have Glendalough in stock.
I just re-insured my 2021 Toyota Highlander and it was $1462.00ca. That is so much cheaper than our other vehicles but the agent says it is because they are so safe, Highlanders have a very low accident rate. It hasn't happened to me yet but the wife has been saved twice now by the car taking action faster than she could.
Just had my 3rd giant mug of Tims so better get at it, lots to do.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
We're fixin one up for tomorrow.
I'm more looking forward to corned beef on rye with melted swiss cheese to use up the left over meat, than I am the boiled diner.
Mike.
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That looks delicious... I need to go buy a corned beef brisket.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Good luck Ed.
I just beat colon cancer, no radiation or chemo needed, as nothing was found in the lymph glands that came out with the section of colon.
What a cheerfull discussion! haha,
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A bit of early diner and a we bit of sip to go with it for all!
On a more cheerful subject, we saw our first egret of the year out in the marsh. They live here all summer, and then go elsewhere. We also have a lone snow goose, who the bird rescue people say is injured and can't fly. We call him Wingman. He hangs out in one of our drainage ponds.
Spring is coming!
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
CNCharlie Ed, I can identify with the procedure you are to have as I had the same in 2015. It is 'uncomfortable' but in my case worth it as cancer was discovered which was successfully removed. Good Luck. CN Charlie
Ed, I can identify with the procedure you are to have as I had the same in 2015. It is 'uncomfortable' but in my case worth it as cancer was discovered which was successfully removed. Good Luck.
CN Charlie
Been there, done that, via surgery. Also had follow up radiation to make sure.
Uncomfortable, yes. But that usually goes away.
It’s the darn long term leakage issue that makes my life miserable.
Good morning from the sunny West Coast. I was out cutting the lawn and did 10km in a light hoodie yesterday, it was splendid. The Garmin said I logged 18263 steps yesterday when I finally climbed into bed.
My Garmin thought I was out for a bike ride yesterday when I was on the John Deere. That was interesting to look at on the GPS afterward. It did not count it as exercise as my heart rate stayed too low.
Thanks for the condolences for the MIL.
Last Friday the MIL died and the same day my sister informed us she has breast cancer, I said things always come in threes so Sunday night my daughter informs us she is in Emergency coughing up a lot of blood. They immediately had her in isolation and blood and cultures showed nothing contagious, the X-ray did not show much so it was right into the CT. The CT showed a small rip that was causing the bleeding which was under control and would heal on its own. But the CT showed a rare anomaly in her cardiovascular plumbing in her abdomen, something about an extra artery that some people get at no extra charge. It will have to be dealt with so it is surgeons and more disruptions with her school and work. She is not happy but always rolls with any adversity as do her parents.
Then my wife goes up to start helping Grandpa clear out her mother's clothes, walks in the door and Grandpa's face is covered in shingles. She gets him to the Dr. and he sends him right to Emergency as it is all around his eyes.
John, I know what you mean by flyover country, in Canada flyover country is anywhere West of Ontario. I watch the news just to see what the masses are being fed, but I do a lot of reading to find out what is really going on. Being informed makes a huge difference in how one's investments perform, history does keep repeating itself. I opened my stock portfolio in grade nine, my Dad actually had to do it as I was too young. It doesn't matter to me what party is in power, I adjust accordingly. What I find shocking is the type of people getting elected. I don't care what party is in power as long as they are decent people. The one thing I find really disturbing is the disconnect of people that don't vote. Voting does matter and more people than ever don't seem to care enough about their own well-being to make the effort, we can see the wheels starting to come off with the type of people being elected.
Ed, fingers crossed for your biopsy tomorrow.
I have to go into civilization today with a list of errands. I need to insure the Toyota, I can't believe we have had it for two years already. I am really looking forward to our drive through the Rockies in it next month. I will get to Supertrain in Calgary and we will pick up a dog that my wife owns but lives in Rocky Mountain House and make a beeline for home as everyone wants us to have the celebration of the life of the MIL at our house. We think there will be just over a 100 show up, I better get a lock on the train room door.
I have done 31km with the dogs and 82 minutes on the bike in the last three days so I think I will take it easy today as my 66-year-old bones are telling me to.
Rosenfeld Manitoba 1909.
Good health and all the best to all.
Good afternoon Diners. A cup of afternoon tea and cream scone and jam please, Brunhilda.
Lovely picture, Ed of Ferdinand Magellan with Churchioll & F.D.R..
I went to see the Nurse at the Doctor's yesterday. I am sure she took an arm and a leg of blood from me, looking at the number of phials she filled.
Anyway, in the same building is the local library. A quick look at the books that are not often read and they therefore sell at a nominal price. Fiction books 30p, non-fiction at 50p. I noticed some books were not in the bookshelf properly. Before I knew it three fell to the floor at my feet. Being a good citizen I picked them up to put back in the shelf. Then I looked at the titles.
For the princely sum of £1.50 (about $1 - 80) I purchased them.
IMG_2579 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Was I meant to buy them? No matter, they are interesting.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Water Level RouteEd, I love your model of the Ferdinand Magellan. Nice touch with FDR and Churchill on it too!
Thanks so much, Mike! I really wish I had a decent track plan, especially the artistic ones like they show in the pages of M-R. I'll really have to work on that. I designed and built the layout in '95 and to this day I'm still really satisfied with the operation and versatility of the track plan.
Neat that you noticed the folks on the platform of the Ferdinand Magellan. Yes, that's Clementine and Churchill on the left, the Porter, Eleanor and FDR sitting, with his attention drawn to that big Mohawk approaching.
US1_Ferdinand Magellan by Edmund, on Flickr
Thanks for that heads up on those films, Charlie. Yes, I discovered them a while back. The one about Revelstoke is excellent, as they all are. Their feed mill documentary is great, too!
I have a CN blanket just like the one shown here:
speeder1 by Edmund, on Flickr
I don't know if these are available north of the border but I like to print the LA Times crosswords. So far there's no paywall and no popups or ads either.
https://www.latimes.com/games/daily-crossword
I have online subscriptions to NY Times, The Atlantic and Washington Post. All told this is running around $40/mo. I'm really going to have to trim some fat!
Rolling Stock, looks like a big pencil sharpener:
Thomas Underwood Coll B&O764 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr
I'm waiting to hear from the hospital for my schedule for a prostate biopsy tomorrow. This will be cutting in to my train time
Cheers, Ed
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
Good morning everyone. I am in the mood for a peanut butter, banana, and honey sandwich Chloe.
CNCharlieI have been looking at a few slides I took while at university.
I only have this one picture of me when I was in college.
Of course, I am the tall one! Within four years of this picture I would be married, have two daughters, and be a homeowner. Crazy.
CNCharlieMostly just scenes but my '61 VW is there. It actually looks gòod,
My teenage/college car was a big red and white 1966 Mercury S55.
CNCharlie The 2 significant girls I dated refused to let me take their photos. Wish I had a few now especially of Jean who died in '69, she was only 20.
I also have no picture of either of the two girlfriends I had in college, they were my first two girlfriends. Holly (25) and Mickie (23) were both beautiful, and I was a very luck guy, and only 17 years old!
Holly died tragically in 1986.
CNCharlieWell time for more cheery thoughts so I won't look at the news. I am tring to cut back. I cancelled Washington Post and want to cancel NY Times but my wife likes the crossword. Reading news from the US isn't as disturbing for me as it would likely be if I lived there.
I have also quit watching the TV news, but I read news from a variety of sources.
I like the crosswords, but I now buy them in a book. I'm working through all the Los Angeles Times Sunday crosswords. They are difficult, but I can finish about half of them without using any reference books or hints. It may take three or four days, but I guess that's the challenge.
The Washington Post -- I remember back in 2000 after the presidential election, the Post sent a reporter to flyover country to see why people voted the way they did. They actually came to my small town and talked to some people, including some parents at the school, and the pastor of my church.
It was hilarious to read. The story was written like the reporter had gone to a foreign country and was reporting on the strange beliefs and customs of some unknown culture. The reporter actually had no concept that there were people living in the U.S. who would not fit in to the Washington, DC or big city culture.
It was a nice reaffirmation to us that we were living in the right place.
York1 John
Good Morning,
Ed, if you like Buster Keaton he did a 24 minute film for the NFB called the Railrodder. It wad shot in 1965, likely one of his last. Anyway go to NFB.ca and search under R. Scroll down and the listing will come up. You won't be disappointed. They also have several other railroad films.
No plans today. It is cool here, only about 15F. Normal is 32 so I suppose spring is coming.
Bear, nice that you heard from Herrinchoker.
I have been looking at a few slides I took while at university. Mostly just scenes but my '61 VW is there. It actually looks gòod, shiny black with WW tires. Few of people. The 2 significant girls I dated refused to let me take their photos. Wish I had a few now especially of Jean who died in '69, she was only 20. An extremely good looking girl.
Well time for more cheery thoughts so I won't look at the news. I am tring to cut back. I cancelled Washington Post and want to cancel NY Times but my wife likes the crossword. Reading news from the US isn't as disturbing for me as it would likely be if I lived there.
Good morning. Nothing for me today -- I'm off to the doctor.
It's raining right now.
It's changing to snow in a couple of hours.
Many times I've read of complaints about the Post Office. On Tuesday afternoon, I ordered some Peco turnouts from a store in Independence, Missouri. The tracking showed the Post Office got the package around 6:00 p.m. It went to Kansas City, then to Omaha, then to Lincoln, and arrived in my town this morning before 7:00 a.m. It's out for delivery. And that's just normal mailing rates -- no special or extra-fast delivery charges.
To me, that is amazing. A little more than 1½ days and I will have my order.
Have a great day, everyone.
Worth a look:
I still enjoy the antics of Buster Keaton. An amazing fellow.
Regards, Ed
MB1 by Bear, on Flickr
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good enough, NASA's latest picture of Bear on Mars
TF
Morning music
He was a cool guy Charlie
I'll never forget him telling the story of when he and his two friends were drinking in town. They wanted to go home mid-afternoon to cook some steaks and tried to pack a cow into the back seat of a 66 convertible Mustang
The town sheriff thought it was so funny, he arranged a way to get them all home safely
TF, I remember Herringchoker. He lived on an island off the Maine coast. Seem to recall his last post here was about 3 years ago and he related serious health problems. I can't remember his real name but it might come to me. It was Jan something. I think.
Do you guys remember, "Heronchoker" ? Whatever happened to that guy as he was well liked here? That man could tell a story.
Think if we all start telling stories, we might get our "Heronchoker" back
Good evening
Was recapping the time we went to East Battle Lake up in Alex Minnesota, to reside the cabin with Roofer Rod.
That was the time my grinder stone blew up, and almost ripped my right index finger off my hand. Two birds with one stone, while recovering from an ACL knee surgery. Still helped Rod finish siding that cabin with my hand wrapped up though.
Before that was good, as there was the local gender about a mile and a half down the country road. Didn't quite cut the mustard after work, as it was just a small bar with many tables and more of a family restaurant.
Rod made a couple of calls and found the good bar, with pool tables and darts on the other side of the lake.
They had a fancy restaurant on the other side of the establishment, so one could order a nice juicy steak That's important up North.
The best part of the evening was getting to know the Poultry Farmers of the area, we were playing pool with. They were laughing, while talking about the bird flu.
Rod asked the old man with his two sons, what he thought of the bird flu? He laughed and said, "Yeah Right! That's why I've been going out early every morning, to take the hens temperature all these years". He laughed hard again, and so did his two sons.
There's more to this story that night, but don't want to cross the line of Forum Rules here
Done with my big remodeling project upstairs, and I'm Happy
John I had a neighbor who ran her serrated German steak knives thru one of those do it yourself sharpeners and ground the serrations off.
Kevin could you write to her in jail and tell her what she meant to you? That might prompt a phone call. Maybe finding out someone care about her could change her life. At least she would know you cared.
I am 72 and in the last 2 weeks I found out that 3 spouses of people I worked with for 25 years have passed away (2 husbands and one wife) My mother was widowed at 45 and again at 72. It's was terrible for her both times. I feel for my surviving friends, and I know either my wife or I and all my other friends of similar age, will be in their situation. Not 20 or 30 years down the road, but in the next 10 years.
Sorry to be so morbid, but enjoy every moment of your life and make memories for your children.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Good afternoon, everyone.
The calm before the storm -- it's sunny and in the 40s. Tomorrow morning -- snow and high winds.
Since I do a lot of cooking, I had a great, sharp, serrated knife that would slice through any meat or vegetable. The other day I tried to cut some bacon and nothing happened. I felt the knife and not only were all the serrations gone, but the edge was compleley dull
I asked my wife what happened. She said that she was working on one of her metal bird houses and need to cut through one if the metal roofs. Instead of going to my shed to get a hacksaw, she tried using my knife! Now the knife wouldn't even cut butter.
At one point in our marriage, I bought my wife a tool set so she wouldn't ruin mine. Unfortunately, a hacksaw wasn't in her toolset.
Hope everyone has a great day.
Good morning everyone. Chloe, I know it is lunch time, so please get me a grilled cheese, a side of fries, a garden salad, and an iced tea... unsweetened. Thank you.
This situation with Brandy is really eating at my soul. I have been completely disconnected for a few days, and my heart is aching.
I had no idea what a big part of our lives she was. Looking back she was at my little sister's wedding, she was part of my middle daughter's wedding, she went with us to New York City for my uncle's 65th birthday, two family vacations, and trips to Busch Gardens and Universal Studios theme parks. I helped her with homework, science fair projects, and all the like.
My wife is getting better about it now.
Even though we have not seen her in half her lifetime, it is obvious we still thought about her as part of our family.
I have no experience with anyone in this kind of trouble, so I have no idea what is going to happen to her. I really wish that when she showed up at my daughter's house in Seattle that I just would have sent her a plane ticket and brought her back home. I will regret that for a long time.
York1Kevin, you may never know the effect you had on her. In the coming years, what you may have said or what you may have done for her could have a positive effect on her life.
I sure hope so. Thank you for the kind words.
BATMANIf Brandy's court dates are still to come, go be in the courtroom to let her see a light of hope.
We can't do that. In Florida prisoners are only transported to court rooms for trial. All other procedings are done via video link from the court room to the jail. We could go to the courtroom, but she will never know we were there. There are also no jail visitations face-to-face. We could pay for a Skype chat, but she needs to initiate it.
The entire process seems designed to remove all traces of humanity from the accused.
MisterBeasleyThank you and your family for taking care of kids in bad situations. And thank you, too, Kevin for all the help you gave Brandy.
Thank you. I wonder if she really has any idea how much she meant to us.
BigDaddyKevin I would be tempted to reach out to her. However if she is an addict, her situation maybe beyond hope and your ability to help her.
I am pretty sure that is the situation. Judging by the nature of the charges it seems that addiction is a big problem of hers.
gmpullmanI wish you luck with your dilemma, Kevin. I've been there, too.
Thanks Ed. I really don't think there is anything I can do.
Track fiddlerHeartbreaking, Sorry to hear about Brandy Kevin. Perhaps she will choose to listen to some good guidance from those who love her, that she loves.
It is even worse. I talked to my daughter about Brandy and she filled me in on what she heard from her in Seattle.
It seems that after her father took her to Alabama he was still driving cross-country, so he just left her with his girlfried, who had no interest in having a kid around. She was left alone most of the time, failed ninth grade, and dropped out before going back to school the next year. She got in a lot of trouble and spent over a year in juvenile detention in Alabama.
If her father was just going to leave her with someone that was not family, why didn't he just leave her where she was?
Water Level RouteKevin, I'm sorry to hear about Brandy. Do know you had a very positive impact on her life.
I really hope we did. I wish we would have been given the opportunity to do more.
I don't want to suck any more oxygen out of the diner with this, I appreciate everyone's thoughts and support. If this hurts so badly in this situation, I cannot imagine what I would be like if one of my daughter's was in real trouble.
gmpullmanThe Presidential office car No.1 is the Ferdinand Magellan which now resides in Miami, Florida.
If anyone is ever near Miami, a day spent at the Miami Metro Zoo, and the Gold Coast Railroad Museum (they are right next to each other), is a day very well spent.
Mornin'... er... Afternoon folks!
Yet another horrible life threatening, major, winter storm fizzles out here in the Finger Lakes! Yep! Sun is shining outside and I shoveled about an inch and a half of partly cloudy off my porch. I did make a couple passes down the driveway to get some melting started, but no major problems here. Lady I walk with one lake over had enough that the guy with the snowplow on his pickup truck had to plow out her driveway early this morning.
Today is more like this:
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
maxman Track fiddler maxman Track fiddler Wonder if this photo was taken near Detroit. There must have been some arrangement to remove the body hanging partially out of the last car on the left at the unloading point. Hi Dick, Didn't even notice that while posting the photo, so blew it up. You're right, what the heck is going on there? Went back to the site to find out the origin of the photos for you, but it wasn't stated. TF "Leave the gun (and the keys). Take the cannoli" ??
Track fiddler maxman Track fiddler Wonder if this photo was taken near Detroit. There must have been some arrangement to remove the body hanging partially out of the last car on the left at the unloading point. Hi Dick, Didn't even notice that while posting the photo, so blew it up. You're right, what the heck is going on there? Went back to the site to find out the origin of the photos for you, but it wasn't stated. TF
maxman Track fiddler Wonder if this photo was taken near Detroit. There must have been some arrangement to remove the body hanging partially out of the last car on the left at the unloading point.
Track fiddler
Wonder if this photo was taken near Detroit.
There must have been some arrangement to remove the body hanging partially out of the last car on the left at the unloading point.
"Leave the gun (and the keys). Take the cannoli" ??
Lordstown, OH, all the Vegas and whatever the Pontiac Version of the Vega were built in the Lordstown Assembly plant and were shipped out in the Verta-Pac cars developed by the Southern Pacific and GM, once the Vegas were gone the Verta-Pacs were converted into regular auto racks.
Rick Jesionowski
Rule 1: This is my railroad.
Rule 2: I make the rules.
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I have to agree with you Mike. That would be a great feature.
We all have our chance at Trackside Photos, but this would showcase items and artist right from the forums.
Good Morning Diners. Chloe, coffee please.
Ed, I love your model of the Ferdinand Magellan. Nice touch with FDR and Churchill on it too! Question for you, have you ever posted a track plan of your layout? I would love to see one if you have one. I've watched your "rides around the layout" youtube videos, but haven't quite been able to put your plan together. It's a really nice layout by the way.
Honestly, I think MR is missing an opportunity here. They should have a monthly or quarterly spotlight in the magazine about something in the forum. Best modeling photos, fix it ideas, advice given. Right off the bat (with no disrespect to ANYONE) I'm thinking Ed's layout for models of history (seriously who else has the variety and the knowledge behind them), Peter (HO-Velo) for realistic photos, Dr Wayne for kitbashing industries, Sheldon for Operations and advanced DC control, Track Fiddler for bridge building, Dave for building a rotary snow plow and unique "critters", Kevin for freelancing an alternate reality, pull up some of RR_Mel's stuff on layout lighting, custom figures, and remotoring locomotives. I don't know. Seems like there's a lot here that something could be used on some frequency. Might even drive some forum participation too, which may generate more revenue for them and provide more fodder.
Time to get back at it. Hope everyone is doing well.
Mike
Rolling Stock:
The 1929 Pullman that was rebuilt in 1942 to serve as the Presidential office car No.1 is the Ferdinand Magellan which now resides in Miami, Florida. I recall that some museum employees sought shelter in the 142.5 ton car during one of the hurricanes. Good choice!
210412_32_southmiamiheights by lmyers83, on Flickr
One of my favorite models is of this car:
Ferdinand Magellan by Edmund, on Flickr
Ferdinand Magellan broadside by Edmund, on Flickr
https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/presidents/us_car_number_one.html