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Jeffrey’s Trackside Diner for December 2023

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Posted by NorthBrit on Saturday, December 9, 2023 7:40 AM

A great story TF.   I love how life weaves in and around and makes the story.  People planning to do A and B  and finish up doing C.

Thanks for telling.

 

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Posted by Track fiddler on Saturday, December 9, 2023 6:14 AM

Good morning

NorthBrit

 

 
Track fiddler
   

Miss my Mom and Dad too Elias.  Talking to them at bed time every night, just isn't quite the same.

 

John

 

 

Maybe not the same, John, but they listen nontheless.  Don't forget to tell them the good things,  the funny things that  has happened as well.  

 

David

 
Big Smile Ya put a big smile on my face!  Ya sure got that right DavidYes
 
 
 
I've been enjoying the stories on the Dating Game here latelyWink  NICE!
 
Met Judy many years ago on a sidewalk patio at a small tavern in South Minneapolis, one hot Summer day while having a cold one.  It was quite refreshing, not only the cool beverage, but her company as well, so another was in order to continue some good conversation.
 
The next day we got together with our mountain bikes and biked down the trails on the north side of the Minnesota River, between Cedar and Highway 169.  There's a big creek that joins into the river in the middle of the run, and had to help her climb down the shipping pallets to get down the steep ravine, where you pull yourself over the creek on the rope raft.  We were both laughing.  That day was quite fun.  Wonder if those trails are still there?  I'd better check that out.
 
We kept doing fun stuff together ever since that hot Summer day, and became really good freinds before anything else.
 
We went on vacation together in Vegas some thirty-plus years ago, where she got a big surprise pebble put on her finger, on the top of the Stratosphere one night.  That Tower shakes when the roller coaster goes over on the top of the building.  She was a little spooked from just that.  There was no way we we were going on that thing, as one of the curves launches you out over the top edge of the tower.  No Thanks!, we're both afraid of heights.  Must really love that Gal, that ring almost costed me two roofing jobsLaugh
 
 
Have a great Saturday gentlemenSmile
 
 
 
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Posted by wetidlerjr on Saturday, December 9, 2023 4:30 AM

Good morning!

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Posted by NorthBrit on Saturday, December 9, 2023 3:34 AM

Track fiddler
   

Miss my Mom and Dad too Elias.  Talking to them at bed time every night, just isn't quite the same.

 

John

 

 

Maybe not the same, John, but they listen nontheless.  Don't forget to tell them the good things,  the funny things that  has happened as well.  

 

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Friday, December 8, 2023 9:38 PM

Yay.  The tree is up and the cats are fed.  Time to pause a while at the diner.  My parents were buried at a Veterans Cemetery on Long Island.

Here's a thought.   Could our theme for next month or another after that be diners?  I love my City Classics Diner, and I'd  love to see what other modelers have made of Diner kits or scratchbuilds, in addition to prototype photos.

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Posted by Track fiddler on Friday, December 8, 2023 8:03 PM

gmpullman

 

 
BroadwayLion
Better catch you guys something to eat!

 

That tasted like zebra, but it could have been gazelle?  'Burp

 

Cheers, Ed

 

 

That's a good one EdWhistling...Wink

Lion don't waste his time chasing around gazelle anymore to feed us.

I'm thinking, He's been sizing up Godzilla, cuz he knows how big our appetites can beDinner

Tiss The Season.  Lately I'm sure, He's been being quite a bit hospitable in his fieldSmile

 

A kiss in the closet eh?  Miss my Mom and Dad too Elias.  Talking to them at bed time every night, just isn't quite the same.

 

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Posted by NorthBrit on Friday, December 8, 2023 5:38 PM

Ed.   Thanks for adding the sleeper carriage.    Time I went to bed.  an early rise in the morning.

 

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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, December 8, 2023 5:29 PM

BroadwayLion
Better catch you guys something to eat!

That tasted like zebra, but it could have been gazelle?  'Burp'


 

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Friday, December 8, 2023 2:07 PM

I am a monk and live in a monastery, so no wife story for me, but I will tell on my mom and dad. They both worked at the same place, and she pushed him into a closet and kissed him. And that was almost 80 years ago. Both have passed now and are burried in a Veterans cemetary just outside the gates of Camp Lejuene.

IS THIS the top of the page ??? Better catch you guys something to eat!

 

 

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Posted by mikeGTW on Friday, December 8, 2023 1:45 PM

I've used Brass Black by Birchwood Casey  I have a bunch of the bottles of it But I see there is one called Brass Ager on amazon  I know the brass black works   I even tried it on ns track but kind of hard to do on track

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Posted by Water Level Route on Friday, December 8, 2023 1:06 PM

Afternoon diners.  Flo, a chocolate malt please.

Was supposed to have the day off work today, but I had to go in for a while this morning and keep on eye on some folks for a little while.  Totally destroyed my plan of sleeping in.  I haven't slept well all week for various reasons and I'm really feeling it today.  Might have to go take a short nap.

Question for my forum friends.  Anyone have a way to chemically darken the brass/phosphor bronze (whatever it is) rod that Accurail puts in their boxcar/reefer kits as the brake staff?  I've tried painting them, but the paint gets peeled off as I slide the staff through the little bracket.  Working on a couple kits right now with them.  Worse comes to worse, and I'll install them as is, but there has to be a better way.

Happy Friday guys!

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Posted by NorthBrit on Friday, December 8, 2023 11:21 AM

Good evening Diners.  A double Pusser's Rum please, Brunhilda.

Annual   Visit from friends far and wide tomorrow.   Afternoon tea and presents to exchange.

Baby Sister is unable to attend.   I shall miss her.   She is not my real sister;  just known her since she was a toddler.  Always in our house and became 'part of the family'.   She calls me Her Big Brother  and she says she is Baby Sister.   Baby Sister she is.  So much so,  she was a bridesmaid at our wedding.

 

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Posted by CNCharlie on Friday, December 8, 2023 11:01 AM

Good Morning,

Yesterday we hit 47.5F here which was a record breaking temp. Went for a long walk in the old golf course nearby. The property is owned by the Uni now and they plan on developing it with a lot of housing. Not happy about losing the green space. Wish the golf course had stayed. 

Today it is 34F and we are expecting a storm later today with wind and snow.

Ed, thanks for the update on Cuda Ken. I too miss his posts but I guess moving and losing his model RR was a blow. He did post about a year ago that he was switching houses with his daughter so I guess that happened.

We are slowly getting ready for Christmas. My wife really has a hard time dealing with it. She feels a lot of loss at this time of year and has a lot of fear about the future. I only have one sister left who I rarely see. I can't stand her grown sons whom she idolizes.

My LHS is sending me a cheque for the stuff on consignment that sold. That is the last of the N scale gone and a HO RS3. I haven't got much else to sell as I have thinned out my fleet a lot. I would sell my brass CP Hudson but not at the local shop as I wouldn't get a good price. It is a rare example of that loco. 

Well time for another coffee.

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Posted by York1 on Friday, December 8, 2023 9:03 AM

Good morning, everyone.  Bacon, eggs, and coffee, please.

It's good to hear Cuda Ken is doing OK.  I miss his posts and his stories of the mattress (furniture?) store he worked for.

Also, Metrolink Fan's death is sad news.  I know he was posting just several weeks ago.

Have a great day, everyone.

 

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Friday, December 8, 2023 7:03 AM

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Posted by "JaBear" on Friday, December 8, 2023 3:45 AM

Fifty one!!! Far too young. Sigh

Condolences to his family and friends.

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, December 7, 2023 8:44 PM

I met my first wife through a 1918 USRA steam locomotive.

Being on the crew of the 4070 I was, of course, friends with all the other members of the gang. One fellow, Russell, would invite me to his place for dinner with his wife on a few occasions. We were just kids then. He was maybe 20, I was 18. Well his wife had a kid sister and it wasn't long before we got 'hooked up' and were married in October of '77! Fun times. Some fifty years later I still see Russel and his wife. 

In other news, I heard from Cuda Ken the other night. He is still living in southern Illinois and is in a house that his daughter set him up with. His other house became too much for him to keep up with and he had to leave it behind, along with his layout. Susan has had some problems in dealing with several small strokes but they are still hanging in there.

Another forum member I've had communications with, Tim, AKA Metrolink Fan, has passed away at age 51. His mother phoned me yesterday with that news. She thanked me for the various packages of train stuff I'd sent him over the years.


No snow but it sure was cold that day...

 

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Posted by CNCharlie on Thursday, December 7, 2023 11:26 AM

Bear, nice shot of a CN Northern. 6167 is on display in Guelph, Ont. It last ran in 1964. CN sure liked Notherns with 200 on roster.

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Posted by CNCharlie on Thursday, December 7, 2023 11:20 AM

Good Morning,

Mike, congrats on your promotion and anniversary.

Interesting stories on how some of you met your wives. Mine was the daughter of a fellow who joined the Gimli sailing club the same year as I did. She largely ignored me the first summer but the next year the ice broke especially when she discovered I knew what a harpsicord was and sounded like. One was used in the theme of the TV series, Danger Man. I decided to make a play for her even if I lost her Dad as a friend. 

Another mild day here, might hit 45F! Not so great tomorrow but hey that is tomorrow. I'm here today. The older I get the less I like to think about tomorrow. 

Went for a nice long walk yesterday and may do the same today.

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Posted by NorthBrit on Thursday, December 7, 2023 8:54 AM

York1

My wife and I meeting is not the kind of story that would be movie material.  We met at an adult volleyball league at my church.  I didn't know at the time, but a teacher who had substituted at my school knew my future wife, and convinced her to come to the volleyball game and meet me.  The substitute didn't tell me.

We played volleyball, and as usual, the whole group went out after the games to have pizza and beer.  There was very loud karaoke going on.  My future wife sat next to me and invited me to come to her apartment the next evening for dinner.  She had already decided to marry me, based on knowing me about an hour.

 

A gorgeous, romantic story, John.

Something said.  Something done.  Spark!   Who cares who saw it, who didn't.   She wasn't letting you go.   Love it.

 

When I first saw Dawn her first words were,  "Can I help you?"     

Did I look 'lost'?   Dawn says I did  and she found me.

I looked at her and thought,  'Yes!  She has to be mine.'

As we talked it appeared seamless as if we knew each other.

 

I bet others have 'as good if not better stories to tell'.

 

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Posted by York1 on Thursday, December 7, 2023 8:21 AM

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

My wife and I meeting is not the kind of story that would be movie material.  We met at an adult volleyball league at my church.  I didn't know at the time, but a teacher who had substituted at my school knew my future wife, and convinced her to come to the volleyball game and meet me.  The substitute didn't tell me.

We played volleyball, and as usual, the whole group went out after the games to have pizza and beer.  There was very loud karaoke going on.  My future wife sat next to me and invited me to come to her apartment the next evening for dinner.  She had already decided to marry me, based on knowing me about an hour.

Our first actual 'date' was the next night when she drove me to several car dealerships -- I was looking for a pickup truck to buy.

A movie of our 'romantic meeting' would last about two minutes.  The strange thing about it was that I had been out of college for four years, had not met someone to consider dating, and had just decided that if I hadn't met someone within the next school year, I was going to join the navy.

We got married six months later.  That was 45 years ago.  It seems like just six months ago.

Work on my layout's bridge approaches continues.  I finally got the bridge attached and tracks run across.  One side is connected to the layout.  The other side is more difficult since it will be a longer approach.  I could never be a bridge engineer in real life.

Bear, we are having the same weather prediction issues.  We get snow predicted -- no snow.  We get no snow predicted -- it snows.  I got on the roof to clean my gutters because a large amount of rain turning to snow was predicted.  It turned into a nice sunny day with temps in the 40s(F).  I told my wife I'm not watching the weather on TV anymore.

Have a great day, everyone.

 

Another UP calendar picture:

 

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Posted by NorthBrit on Thursday, December 7, 2023 6:29 AM

Water Level Route

Anniversary today.  Married 21 years, together for 30!  We met on a blind date in high school and hit it off.  Doesn't feel like that long, but good things are like that.

 

 

See Mike.   How romantic.   

 

Was she coaxed into going on the date?   Did she have other plans instead?  What should she wear?  No;  not 'something will do'.   She still wanted to feel and look good in herself.   

Might as well make the best of it.   Nothing really comes from blind dates.

Something said.   Something done.   The spark!!!    Neither saw it, but knew.

 

Congratulations, to you both.

 

David

 

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Posted by Water Level Route on Thursday, December 7, 2023 6:00 AM

Good Morning Diners.  Chloe, waffles with strawberries please.

Anniversary today.  Married 21 years, together for 30!  We met on a blind date in high school and hit it off.  Doesn't feel like that long, but good things are like that.

I too am missing some of the diners who haven't been in in a while.  It's a real bummer.  I hope they reconsider.

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Posted by NorthBrit on Thursday, December 7, 2023 5:53 AM

Good morning Diners.   A coffee  please, Zoe.

Romantic Stories.

Thanks guys for your kind comments.   Each and everyone has their own story.  I bet yours are really good.

Remember your good lady  had a reason to be where you were  when you met.   Meeting you was a much bigger reason.  That is romantic.

 

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Posted by wetidlerjr on Thursday, December 7, 2023 5:38 AM

Good morning!Cool

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Posted by NorthBrit on Thursday, December 7, 2023 5:16 AM

Good morning all.

Trying to post, but getting Forbidden 403.   I hope it is not going haywire again.

Edit.

Grandson visiting after school.

 

Children and Housework

Think of the mess as fairy dust – one day it will disappear
And all of the magic will go with it …..................

 

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Posted by "JaBear" on Thursday, December 7, 2023 2:52 AM
Gidday Dave, as to your inquiry in Marks thread as to how our spring is, well it’s Springy!!
So far, the weather guessers have got their forecasts all wrong and, if it wasn’t so pathetic, it’s amusing to hear their convoluted reasons as to why they were wrong, mistaken. I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be wrong 50% of the time, and yet still continue to get paid good money!!
 
 
Thoughts and Best Wishes to All that need them. Kia Kaha.
Cheers, the Bear.Smile
 

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Posted by hon30critter on Thursday, December 7, 2023 1:51 AM

NorthBrit
"Will you marry me," I said. She never let go of me as we walked to her parents house. We married in October the same year.

Hi David,

Your story touched my heart.Thumbs Up

Cheers!!

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Posted by up831 on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 10:03 PM

Hi Everyone,

seems quiet in the diner. Hello-o-o-o! Any body home?

David: that is a neat story.  Almost has a movie script air to it.  I can just see Bogart and Bergman saying, "We'll always have lady..."  Sorry, I forgot the actual word.  Your story is heartwarming.  My story isn't nearly so romantic either.  I met my wife while I was working (playing in a band) in a club in West Hollywood on the Sunset Strip.  If anyone had told me I'd meet my wife in a club, I'd have told them they were nuts, but that's exactly what happened and we've been married going on 46 yrs.

Bill: those are really nice grain elevators.  The second one is just begging to be modeled.

Less is more,...more or less!

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Posted by York1 on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 8:55 AM

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

Mike, congratulations on the job advancement, and on having your daughter home for a while.

David, what a great story.  The story of how I met my wife is not nearly so romantic!

Bill, that's a pretty neat-looking elevator.  That would make a good scratchbuild project for the layout.

Out here on the plains, it's another busy day for me.  Tomorrow and Friday also.  Right now, there is not much scheduled for next week, so I hope to have a calmer week.

I miss a lot of the people who used to post here.  I hope everyone is doing well.

 

More snow in another UP calendar picture.  I wish railroads would still put out fun artwork and calendars like this.

 

York1 John       

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