Hello diners. Zoe, a grape juice and a couple breakfast burritos please.
Finally got a much needed rain last night. Nice gentle soaker for a few hours. Can't remember the last rain we had like it. It's been really dry here this year.
Work on a couple roundhouse tracks. Judging by the font and large numbers on the rear of the tenders, I'm guessing AT&SF.
Top of the page! Zoe, make that a whole platter of breakfast burritos. Anyone can help themselves. Doubt anyone will join me though.
Mike
Hi Everyone,
I guess it is a little different with photographs than music. Both Ray and I were speaking from a music perspective and experience. Part of the protection of copyright with music is not only money, but to hinder others from taking your work and claiming it as their own because music comes from the mind. Photographs come from light and is literally a second frozen in time. I think we can all see the different implications here.
TF: Very sorry to hear of your daughter's pain. We've all been there at one time or another, but there is always another day. I offer this demo version of a song by David Crosby, not to cry in our beer as it were, but to see hope.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=lsKNNHZyAwU&feature=share
This version is just Croz and one guitar. Very brittle. I kind of suspect that this is more of how he invisioned the song rather than the Byrds version. Enjoy.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
up831 Hi Everyone, I guess it is a little different with photographs than music. Both Ray and I were speaking from a music perspective and experience. Part of the protection of copyright with music is not only money, but to hinder others from taking your work and claiming it as their own because music comes from the mind. Photographs come from light and is literally a second frozen in time. I think we can all see the different implications here. TF: Very sorry to hear of your daughter's pain. We've all been there at one time or another, but there is always another day. I offer this demo version of a song by David Crosby, not to cry in our beer as it were, but to see hope. https://youtube.com/watch?v=lsKNNHZyAwU&feature=share This version is just Croz and one guitar. Very brittle. I kind of suspect that this is more of how he invisioned the song rather than the Byrds version. Enjoy.
It reminds me of the NAPSTER issue, where people were sharing music in a way that obvioulsy undercut the product...which was created for the specific intent to sell albums, singles, etc.
Back in high school, it was common for us kids to borrow albums and dubb them on our stereo tape deck. I had a nice Kenwood component. It was pretty common, but likely not nearly as rampant as sharing files world wide on NAPSTER.
The photos we share were generally not created for profit and are not copyrighted. If I post one of my photos on the Web or even a service that can be accessed publically without an account, I'm implying it can be shared because that's what I just did. That's how I understand it.
OTOH, if someone had to buy the photo in the first place...the artist created it for profit...then me sharing that photo would be similar to the NAPSTER issue.
- Douglas
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Baby/Baby with her friends in Colorado.
Water Level RouteZoe, make that a whole platter of breakfast burritos. Anyone can help themselves. Doubt anyone will join me though.
Good morning everyone. Chloe, bring me one of those breakfast burritos Zoe made for everyone... on second thought... make it two!
The roof dry-in is done. The company inspector will be here today. The new electrical service entrance is going to be installed in five days... things are finally getting done.
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
Good morning everyone. Chloe, I want to have another one of those breakfast burritos I had yesterday... so yummy.
I hope the diner doesn't close down... sure is quiet in here.
Hello, Flo. Yes, it has been a while; six years by my reconning. Life got in the way but I am back now. In February I found myself retired a couple of years ahead of plan, but what can you do. Luckily, we had enough saved that the early retirement is not a killer—I am not having to get a job as a greeter at Wally’s World.
It was sobering to see the RIP Track on the way in. Quite a few names that I remember from when I was a regular, years back.
Well, anyway, I am going to sit here for a while and watch for familiar faces. While I am here, I would love a BLT, potato salad, and a fully leaded Pepsi. Maybe a slice of apple pie. We will see how full I am after the sandwich.
Richard
Hi and thanks for taking us up on the invitation to the Diner. It's the slow season, where everyone is out taking road trips or doing yard work. Model train work usually waits for cooler fall temperatures.
I've moved to Delaware, which is pleasant and a lot cheaper than my old home in Massachusetts. I can't change my signature on this forum, though. Some things just don't change.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
RideOnRoadI found myself retired a couple of years ahead of plan, but what can you do. Luckily, we had enough saved that the early retirement is not a killer—I am not having to get a job as a greeter at Wally’s World.
I retired early, right before Covid.
My retirement job is at the Service Desk at Home Depot. I love it. Having a "job" in retirement really isn't bad at all. My requirments for cash flow are very low, and I am loving the zero-stress position.
For the time being, my post-retirement job is being a househusband. Mrs. ROR is completing a life goal--getting her bachelors degree. This is in addition to working full-time at a local high school. (We still need health-care benefits.) Consequently, I do the laundry, shopping, cooking, and cleaning. She has a pretty cool job. She is a vision paraprofessional, which, in layman's terms, means she is assigned to work one-on-one with a blind high school student and is with him all day. She has taught herself braille, both reading and typing with a brailler, and to do math on an abacus. The school district loves her.
SeeYou190My retirement job is at the Service Desk at Home Depot. .... and I am loving the zero-stress position.
Home Depot?
Service desk?
Low stress?
Hmmmm. Let me know and I can come in and correct that situation if you like
maxmanHome Depot? Service desk? Low stress? Hmmmm. Let me know and I can come in and correct that situation if you like.
Come on down.
Every day I usually get 2 or 3 people that just want to give me a bad day. The joke is on them.
There is nothing they can do. As long as I follow the processes, I am not going to be in any trouble or have anything bad happen to me.
If you want something that cannot be done, and then get angry about it, that is on you. It is not going to ruin my good day.
Nothing makes an agitator more angry than when they think they ruined my day, then I just turn to the next customer, as cheerful as can be, and ask "Now, how can I help you?"
I am fine... no stress.
SeeYou190 Nothing makes an agitator more angry than when they think they ruined my day, then I just turn to the next customer, as cheerful as can be, and ask "Now, how can I help you?"
Evening
I'd like to thank Dave, Mike, and UP831 for your support. Things have worked out like they always do, ... Family
And now for Sylvester McMonkey McBean, and his track laying machine.
Replacing the old, or Prefabing the new.....
No need for spike hammer guy anymore eh?
TF
The house looks kind of neat with the white rolled fiberglass self adhesive roofing material up there.
In a couple of weeks the steel roof, also white, will be up there... I hope.
Thought she looked best under the shady tree with the black shadows on red at Aspen Lane.
She did.
She goes zero to 60 under 5 seconds, but she has a broken motor mount this year because she was rompted a bit too hard last Fall
I'm giving her the Summer off, cuz there's just too many other more serious things on my plate to deal with this year
Dont ya hate it when that happens?
Good morning everyone. Chloe, I'll have one of those bananas and two hard boiled eggs please.
I just met the new neighbors across the street. They seem like nice people. She is an RN and he is a long haul truck driver. Two kids. One less vacant house.
SeeYou190 In a couple of weeks the steel roof, also white, will be up there... I hope.
Track fiddler TF
Very cool! Describe her.
Jim
Good morning everyone. Chloe, I would like a big bowl of Corn Flakes and a small bowl of brown sugar.
Track fiddlerThose steel roofs are quite spendy, as you certainly know Kevin, but one less big thing for you to worry about anymore.
Oh yeah, especially this one... I went WAY UP top of the line. It is costing more than half of what I paid for the house back in 1999. The depsoit was $27,000.00!
The new roof is all hidden fastener, epoxy coated, standing seam. No ugly screw heads will be seen on my roof.
The roof system is fastened to the eave with what looks like an inverted french cleat. The drip rail anchors to this, and then the roof panels are locked into the drip rail on the bottom. The panels are installed with the top one getting rolled-crimped onto the lower one at the standing seam. All the fasteners are in a cavity underneath this crimped seam.
At the top there is a 12 gauge Z-Bar that goes over all the panels that the ridge cap fastens onto, again, crimped to the Z-Bar. All of these pieces are painted white and coated with clear epoxy.
There is not another roof like it anywhere in my neighborhood.
The owner of the roofing company says they have never installed a roof like this on a house as small as mine. The panels only come in 30 foot or 50 foot long pieces, so there will be a lot of wasted cut-off material. My roof is only 15 feet on each side!
Track fiddlerYour new roof will outlive us al
It better! I am seriously considering dropping my homeowner's insurance next year.
My Baby/Baby just checked in from Utah. She had a great time in Colorado.
In only a couple of days she will be at her new home in Washington.
Good morning everyone. Chloe, I am feeling like a three-egg omelette with spinich and swiss cheese. Thank you.
The guys that did the dry-in on my roof stole all my mangoes that were still on my tree! No more mangoes for me this year.
SeeYou190 The guys that did the dry-in on my roof stole all my mangoes that were still on my tree! No more mangoes for me this year. -Kevin
Tin Can III would be tempted to send a bill to the roofing company; as they did steal your personal property.
Yes, but this falls under the "not worth making a thing out of it" category.
There will be more mangoes next year.
SeeYou190 Yes, but this falls under the "not worth making a thing out of it" category. There will be more mangoes next year. -Kevin
Good attitude. We have the same challenge with our landscapers and our orange trees. I have never made a big deal about it. I feel like the probably need the free citrus more than I do.
Brunhilda, coffee with cream, please.
ROR: Welcome back to the diner. Aren't you the guy who likes and can play Philip Glass? Hopefully, you can stick around awhile.
Kevin: When wife and I were on our 25th, we stayed at a B&B in Hilo. A lot of the houses there have metal roofs and for good reason. That night it rained to beat the band. We were obviously well protected, but the metal roof was LOUD! Hilo gets a lot of rainfall. They need those roofs there.
I really like the "world is a beautiful place" pics. Would be nice to know where they were taken, but no matter, I still enjoy them.
up831 ROR: Welcome back to the diner. Aren't you the guy who likes and can play Philip Glass?
ROR: Welcome back to the diner. Aren't you the guy who likes and can play Philip Glass?
That's quite a memory. Yes, I am. Last year I had a solo recital with 40 minutes of nothing but Glass. I am currently working on "Satyagraha" from the "Trilogy Sonata." During the lost years of COVID, I bought some decent equipment to record some of my pieces. Mrs. ROR encouraged me to do it in order to create a legacy for my children and grandchildren. (I am up to ten grandkids.) Here is a link to one of the recordings. Wichta Vortex Sutra
Meanwhile, back at the shop the Sharks have arrived:
NYC_backshop by Edmund, on Flickr
Here's an overview of the location of the above photo:
Collinwood_shop by Edmund, on Flickr
Today this location is a barren field save for a community food warehouse.
Cheers, Ed
Are we done with copyright?
Hagerstown MD
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
BigDaddyAre we done with copyright?
I didn't know there was a copyright problem?
Any photo I post is either mine, OR it is Creative Commons or it is in the public domain. If I post a photo from a site (usually Flickr) that allows hosting a photo, I make sure to include the link and information (per Flicker TOS) that refers back to the photographer's albums for proper recognition and credit.
For instance:
151231_14_altoona by lmyers83, on Flickr
The rules are simple and easy to understand.