Good morning
The Bear Gidday Mr.TF. I don’t want to be ungrateful, but reckon that cut of meat needs a little more fire!
Roger that.
He once told me, him likes the cut to sit out for half a day, slowly acclimating to room temperature. Then placed in front of the heat register vent, set at 77° for about 5 -10 minutes...
TF
Good morning. Just coffee today.
I'm heading out the door to get the yearly eye exam. That means that I will spend some hours here at home in a fairly dark room. I wish they could do what they do without dilating the eyes.
Have a great day.
CRIP 834 Silvis IL Aug 1979 by Pete Piszczek, on Flickr
York1 John
Good evening Diners. A glass of scotch please, Zoe.
I see things are back and up running.
Tried logging in a good few times and finally gave up.
Just come back from a cruise in the Mediterranean and picking up on the thread.
In the process of writing a novel based on a sea travel.
Good to see Chip is around.
Back tomorrow.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Good evening everyone. Flo, how about a Hendricks Negroni please. Resting today until the last 3 yards of bark mulch get dumped tomorrow. Goal is to finish by Sunday. David, good to have you back. Many were concerned about you. Next time please tell us you're traveling BEFORE you go.
Regards, Chris
Tophias David, good to have you back. Many were concerned about you. Next time please tell us you're traveling BEFORE you go. Regards, Chris
David, good to have you back. Many were concerned about you. Next time please tell us you're traveling BEFORE you go.
I was frever getting a Forbidden 405 before I went on holiday.
NorthBrit Tophias David, good to have you back. Many were concerned about you. Next time please tell us you're traveling BEFORE you go. Regards, Chris I was frever getting a Forbidden 405 before I went on holiday. David
David, we all were locked out. You are the lucky one, you went to the Mediterranean and didn't have to fret over the situation.
Tophias David, we all were locked out. You are the lucky one, you went to the Mediterranean and didn't have to fret over the situation. Regards, Chris
Wow!!! Did somebody take the key home?
It seems the key has returned.
Glad to see you back, David AND Chip!
MY railroad yard was Collinwood, on the New York Central about ten miles esat of Cleveland, Ohio. My dad brought me here to watch trains from around the first days I learned to walk.
This was the view from the wooden stairway that led down to the yard office off the East 152nd. St. Bridge:
Collinwood_shop by Edmund, on Flickr
Today, of course, these shops are leveled and there are some truck transfer yards here and a food bank.
Collinwood_shanty by Edmund, on Flickr
When I was maybe eleven or twelve one of the engineers spotted me on the landing and hollered up, "Hey kid! You want a ride?" That was the first time I 'ran' a locomotive, the 9512, one of the EMD switchers the NYC bought from the defunct Ontario & Western Railway.
Great memories!
Cheers, Ed
Good morning all. A coffee on the go please, Chloe.
'Odds and ends to tie up' this morning then have an easier afternoon.
Possibly back later.
Good Morning Diners. Zoe, coffee and toast please.
York1I'm heading out the door to get the yearly eye exam. That means that I will spend some hours here at home in a fairly dark room. I wish they could do what they do without dilating the eyes.
David, on the other thread you just started, I didn't know you lived in an old railway station, or was that one fictional? I don't recall you ever mentioning that before.
My youngest got her SAT scores back yesterday and she did really well! I'm so proud of her! Will have to celebrate it somehow this weekend.
Going to a Euchre tournament tonight. A now retired co-worker of mine hosts one with his wife at the local American Legion. It started out as a relatively small affair in their house (12 people the first night) and as others have been invited and new friends made, they've had to start limiting attendance. We'll fill the meeting space in the legion tonight with 36 people playing. They do a potluck dinner at the start, and then play for several hours. Hopefully my luck is better this time around. Haven't had any luck the last few times I've been.
Mike
Water Level Route David, on the other thread you just started, I didn't know you lived in an old railway station, or was that one fictional? I don't recall you ever mentioning that before.
Mike Pure fiction. (All the stories)
We do live in the land of the former North British Railway, but not an old station.
A few years ago we did look to buy an old station house on the old NBR, but one property was gutted and altered so much it no longer looked a railway house.
Another property we did like, complete with signal box, but were outbid (substantially) by another railway fanatic who wanted it. It wasn't to be.
Good morning, diners. Flo, I'll have my usual.
I got a new sugar maple tree planted yesterday. The nursery owner and two younger employees came out to put in the tree. The owner asked how retirement was going, and I said that work on my model railroad took up my time.
One of the younger guys perked up and said, "Model railroad?" He explained he has just started a new layout. I brought the three of them in to see my progress on the new layout. I thought I would just show them for a minute. They stayed and stayed. It was fun, and it was rewarding that some of the work was interesting to them. I think the guy with the new layout was inspired to keep working on his.
I have to spend some time at the car dealership today. A recall on the car is finally ready to take care of. The backup camera had a defect that every-so-often would make the screen turn blue. Not a big deal, but will be glad to get it fixed.
It's been good to hear from Steven Otte on what is going on with the sale of Kalmbach. It sounds like no one really knows the future of this forum.
Have a great Friday, everyone.
North Platte UP yard:
Bailey Yard # 2 by Douglas H Wood, on Flickr
Out of curiosity, is the car a Ford? The back-up camera in my work van does that, too.
The forums, apparently, will survive and even be upgraded. See the thread above by Rene. It's locked, so I'll take this opportunity to thank her for noticing our angst and providing the only solid information we've heard about our forums. Thanks, Rene.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good morning from the stunning West Coast.
I am just waiting to hear from BMW. You may recall that Grandpa gave my daughter his mint-condition 2005 530i which is a whole lot of fun to drive. It did not take long for things to start to go wrong with it. I think it is going to be expensive to fix the four things that are wrong with it. It had a recall on it so they are doing that as well. The recall involves 5 hours of labour to fix so hopefully they can tackle the other problems while they are doing that and save us some money.
I don’t care that it was 6 functions over 16 days, catering for 173 ffolkes!!! You married Superwoman, Batman
Yes, she is pretty amazing. The night before the wedding my son's 21 friends from Ottawa met here with plans to head to a restaurant at the beach for a bash. They were all out back and it was a perfect night so they decided they would rather stay right here and would order in. My wife said if they wanted burgers she would feed them, and they jumped at that. So it was burgers, Greek salad, pasta salad, and fries for 24 whipped up by the wife in about an hour. My daughter and I helped but she ran the show. She was worn out by the time the wedding was over, and that is why I went to Vancouver Island with her, to help out at the dog shows. Normally I would rather watch paint dry than attend a dog show but sometimes you just have to throw yourself on a grenade.
I have had and still have friends and family who work/worked in the wildfire service over the years. When I was 13 I worked with my uncle for a summer taking supplies to the fire camps over some pretty rough roads. We keep an eye on things as the family tells us where those close to us are working the fires.
https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map
Winnipeg, 1940s
All the best to all.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
MisterBeasley The forums, apparently, will survive and even be upgraded. See the thread above by Rene. It's locked, so I'll take this opportunity to thank her for noticing our angst and providing the only solid information we've heard about our forums. Thanks, Rene.
Yes. Thanks, Rene.
Wow, absolutely great news!! Now if/when the forum goes down at least we can chill knowing it's the usual problem but not THE END. I'm actually OK with that now knowing the issue won't remain forever. Happy Days!
What else are you going to do on the weekend?
I'll get one for you too but can't quite guarantee the claw fin.
And that's way too many fries, although they were a good crispy contraption, soft in the center as well
Evening
$42 dollars of beer on the wall, 24 bottles of beer. You take 2 down and pass it around, $38 dollars of good beer on the wall...
Us birds are growing older too Kids.
The key is don't let the old man in!
It's Thunderstorming like a Grant from God here
Love it
It smells like the lake!
Pitter Patter, Pitter Patter, and Thunder, I'll be out here for the duration of this
Good Evening,
Expecting more rain shortly. Had a major hail storm yesterday, after about 20 minutes the lawn was white, looked like snow. Panic getting the car into the garage but was fast enough so no damage done. The evestroughs were plugged so up on the roof today.
Have been collecting the flowers at the nursery but won't be planting for a couple of weeks as there is still a frost risk.
Nothing new here. It is the Victoria Day long weekend but that doesn't mean much now, have to look at a calendar to confirm the day of the week.
CN Charlie
Here Here Charlie, You stand out in the Sea of Faces, recognized, because your You.
Quisp, that little helicopter hat always shakes off!
What is it with people looking red when there's hundreds of thousands of them?
Well?
Bad lighting?
maxman Bad lighting? Yep
Yep
Good morning all. a coffee on the go please, Zoe.
A sunny day so taking Dawn for a drive in the counryside this afternoon
Track fiddler Here Here Charlie, You stand out in the Sea of Faces, recognized, because your You. Quisp, that little helicopter hat always shakes off! What is it with people looking red when there's hundreds of thousands of them? TF
Should be on the trains songs list.
I was caught in the middle of a railroad track.
Long live AC/DC !!!
Alton Junction
Good morning. Bacon, eggs, and coffee please.
Grandchildren are coming for a visit today, so we've been cleaning. It's good they visit every-so-often or the house would never get cleaned.
Cookie the dog has been going nuts. There's a family of rabbits in the backyard. She can see them from the windows, so she rushes window to window going crazy. She keeps thinking if she goes outside, she can get to them. Unfortunately for her, the rabbits are on the other side of the fence. My wife is ready to close all the window shades so she can't look out.
We had an interesting political event happen. An 18-year-old high school senior ran for our county commissioner. No one really knew him, so he walked door to door, talking to anyone and everyone. After a month of doing that, he won the election over some other more well-known people.
Time to get to more cleaning. I know that once they all leave, it will take us a while to relax and get back to normal.
Have a great Saturday.
BNSF 2805 & 2888 working in Argentine Yard Kansas City, KS 10-26-19 by Tyler Silvest, on Flickr
RAILWAY STORIES THREAD
To those people who read the stories a special thank you. At 900 views before being locked I am overwhelmed.
It was meant to bring a different enjoyment to railroading. Meant to have stories in a thread and not go looking for them.
Obviously as the thread has been locked, if I wish to post any more short stories they have to be in the Diner.
I shall continue to write much longer stories to be publish elsewhere.