Good evening all.
Took Dawn to the Hospice today. Everything okay considering. Seeing her favourite nurse helped somewhat.
Still waiting to see when I go for my operation, and where. Meanwhile the pains are getting more frequent. Just another battle through life.
Thoughts & Peace to all who Require.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Hello, diners. It's late afternoon and hot outside. I should not have procrastinated cutting the grass.
It's been a slow day here. I guess recovering from long drives takes more time when you're in your 70s than when you're in your 60s.
We've been staying inside today, but not because of the heat. The crop dusters are out in force, and the wind is blowing from the fields toward our house. It's a good excuse to not work outside and get some more time on the layout.
Have a great evening.
York1 John
Water Level Route Howdy Diner Staff! Who's scaring everyone away? Flo, here's a stack of $50s to split among the staff. Maybe if you all start smiling, people will stop in.
Howdy Diner Staff! Who's scaring everyone away? Flo, here's a stack of $50s to split among the staff. Maybe if you all start smiling, people will stop in.
Well, for me it's not the Diner's staff that's keeping me away, it's the error messages when I try to even look at the forum. I've learned not to even bother if I get an error message. Trying again is never successful.
But, good to hear about Otis. Our older cat, Snowflake at 5 years old, somehow sprained her leg and was limping, and she couldn't jump up on the counter to get her food. We feed the cats on the counter to keep the dog away from their food.
So, we got a feeder for her that responds to an RFID chip collar, which opens the food tray only for her and closes it when she backs away.
Of course, there's no way a cat is going to pay any attention to you if tell her not to jump up for her food anyway. Her leg was all better by the time we figured out how to get the high-tech cat bowl to work, but at least it's keeping Whiskey, our younger cat, from eating Snowflake's food now. Once we got the feeder bowl working, it works very well.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Otis the dog got good news at his vet appointment yesterday. The cone can come off unless he starts going after his knee. He is also good to use his leg as much as he feels comfortable doing. The vet said he is well ahead of schedule recovery wise, but that's okay. She said while vet's have standard "timetables" for these sorts of things, it all comes down to that particular dog's personal timetable.
If you have some time to burn, here's a neat little interview with an old tower operator and dispatcher.
Later.
Mike
Good morning, diners. Chloe, I'll have bacon, eggs, and coffee please.
It seems like I've been away for a long time, but the trip was only about 1½ weeks. We had a great time with the entire family. The grandkids kept us on our toes.
Many in the diner are facing health issues. I hope and pray everyone does well with whatever treatments are needed. Every day is a blessing.
I loved driving the new car, but it has some things I need to get used to. I still catch myself going slower than I want with the cruise control on. I set the cruise to 75 mph. I'm driving along very smoothly and check my speed, and I'm going only 70 mph. The car ahead of me is going that speed, and without feeling any reduced speed sensation, my car has slowed to the same speed. I pulled into the passing lane, and immediately the car speeded up again. Maybe I need to pay more attention.
Parts of the trip were on toll roads, and the last time I went that way, we stopped four times to pay tolls. This time, we breezed through without stopping. All of the toll roads have converted to either a toll pass or in my case, I will receive a bill in the mail. The camera systems over the roadway getting license plate numbers looked impressive.
We had plenty of rain while we were gone, which means the yard is an overgrown jungle. Fun -- return home to yard work.
I hope everyone has a great Wednesday.
Union Pacific:
I hope things improve for all the folks here that are ailing or dealing with health issues, and that includes our pets.
Water Level RouteAs much as I love vehicles, I hate buying them.
Back in 2019 when I was shopping for a new pickup — I would have prefered a GMC but I settled on a Chevy Clolrado — I shopped on line at all the local dealer's inventory and finally found an extended cab Colorado (nearly 90% of the trucks were 'crew cab' types or work trucks) and copied the inventory number.
My dear neighbor is a salesperson at one of the bigger car retailers here and I gave her the number and she personally brought the truck to me for my 'approval'.
Chevrolet by Edmund, on Flickr
We went for a quick 'test drive' and the next day she brought the paperwork to me and I handed her a check. Now thats the way to buy a vehicle.
Swift_iced-refrigerator by Edmund, on Flickr
Look at the pretty colors!
BAR 2573, North Conway, NH by Otto Vondrak, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
Good Mornind Diners! Chloe, I'll have the special and a black coffee.
CNCharlieMike, how is Otis doing?
I've been looking for a newer truck for about a year and finally pulled the trigger yesterday. As much as I love vehicles, I hate buying them. Honestly, I usually get a little nauseous when calling about a different vehicle and definitely when signing the paperwork. Other than being a little nervous reaching out initially, I didn't experience any of that on this truck. I'll take that as a good sign. Since there wasn't anything majorly wrong with the Colorado I had, I figured I could take the time to get exactly what I wanted at a price point that was reasonable. Finally worked out.
Dave, hang in there buddy. Pulling for you.
One of the greatest rock guitarists of all time, performing arguably the most famous guitar solo of his era. The great Eddie Van Halen.
Cheers guys!
Dave
The challenges that are put before us in life, eh!
Remain positive. Our thoughts & prayers to you.
Hi CN Charlie,
Thanks for asking how things are in Bradford.
I am doing fairly well. I'm suffering the effects of a partially functioning liver so I am a bit weak but my balance is better. My diet is quite restricted. No salt or processed foods, especially cold cuts, and nothing with white flour in it. No fatty foods (so much for poutine). Avoiding salt is hard.
On the plus side, I get to eat more fruit and veggies as well as things like non fat yogurts.
This will be a life long process. The liver cannot repair itself like the kidneys can so the damage is permanent. If I follow the rules I can expect to live up to another 20 years (assuming nothing else goes wrong).
The garage is coming along nicely. I'll fill in the details on my layout thread.
Cheers!!
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Good evening Diners. A very wet U.K. at the moment.
Bear mentioning pilots.
My mother was a Ferry Pilot in WW2. Ferrying aircraft to aerodromes.
My son was a pilot at the time of the Falklands War. He was based elsewhere at the time.
I have been taking my grandchildren to a local Aircraft Museum. Amongst the exhibits is a Tornado Fighter aircraft. They loved sitting in the cockpit; especially the girls.
Good Afternoon,
Sure has been quiet in the Diner lately.
We have nice summer weather now with temps of about 80F.
On the RR front, I noticed some clicking sounds when running the C Liner so I pulled the axles on the front 2 axle truck and there were fine cracks on the bushings holding the gears. Although a TLT loco it was built by Life Like so I ordered new axles from Walthers. I also ordered new ones for the 3 axle truck as shipping is more the the part cost.
Dave, how are things in Bradford?
Mike, how is Otis doing?
Nothing much going on here.
CN Charlie
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good Morning Diners.
Been having trouble with the website lately. Between disappearing posts and just not being able to get the forum pages to load at all, I'm guessing that's why diner visits are down right now.
Had last week off of work, but with the holiday and the dog needing so much of my time, I haven't done much modeling. Ran a few trains, but that's about it.
Speaking of guitar music, my wife and daughters got into listening to Spanish guitar music and some of it is pretty fantastic.
up831This one is by a young woman by the name of Dominyka Mauliute.
Very nice, Jim.
One of my favorite guitar pieces is the Cavatina made popular in the movie The Deer Hunter:
Hearing it always makes me pause and reflect, well, about nearly every aspect of life.
Regards, Ed
Hi again Everyone,
POST HOG!
If David Crosby doesn't float your boat, here's a different approach altogether.
This one is by a young woman by the name of Dominyka Mauliute. She's from Belarus, I believe. Her influences are Wes Montgomery and Emily Remler. She's young, very pretty, and very good! Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/RSR1BzZkxHw
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
Hi Everone,
Hey, where is everybody? The halls of the diner echo with emptiness.
Weve had some fine music from David Gilmore. Maybe a little change of pace from my absolute favorite song writer. If this posts, enjoy!
https://youtu.be/kD42yG5Hc8c
Good afternoon everyone. The GF is on the disabled list this morning. Yesterday she dropped a big watering can full of water, and thinks she re-broke her toe. She's a retired foot surgeon so she probably knows, particularly on her own foot. She's out getting an X-ray now. I offered to drive but she insisted on doing it herself.
So, I stayed home and fed the cats.
Update, later in the day. She got the X-ray and it showed no break. So, that's good.
Good afternoon Diners. A large coffee on the go please, Janie.
Thanks for the well wishes guys. Still not had any word regarding my operation. As mentioned previously the time it took to te me of my x-ray results, maybe my operation will be in a few months or more???
Dawn is having minor challenges and is having to attend St Benedict's Hospice.
The good news: I purchased five 'special limited edition' freight wagons and they arrived yesterday. They shall be appearing at Leeds Sovereign Street station today.
Thoughts & Peace to All who Require
Did you know David Gilmour loves trains
TF
Trying again.
I'll keep it short as my much longer post disappeared.
I hope everyone had a good 4th. Otis is healing nicely from his surgery and has learned to use the e-collar (cone) as a battering ram.
David, prayers for a good outcome.
Cheers.
Went to the neighborhood block party yesterday. Must have been close to 100 people. It was one of those all you can eat affairs as long as you made an edible contribution to the festivities..
We brought a great home made creation made from a recipie that has been handed down throuigh many generations.
We call it baga ice.
Hi Everyone,
Happy 4th of July! Apple pie, a hot dog, and a baseball game for everyone. Oh, and a belated happy Canada Day to our brothers to the North.
Growing up, 4th of July was always my favorite holiday. My dad and I would go up to his parent's farm to spend the day. I'd get together with my cousins and we would each have about 1000 firecrackers each and would set them off all day long. Then after dark, the "old folks" would come out and sit and watch while we set off all the night works. It was great fun. I don't think that people can do that kind of thing anymore.
David: I hope your prognosis is favorable.
Post Hog!
More Reefers please.
We can keep this stuff just like New! As long as you leave your hat on.
More Gilmour too please!
Play it again Sam. Don't forget to use your tongue in cheek sometimes!
Happy 4th Friends
It's good to hear Otis is on the rebound Mike.
Good morning Diners. A large coffee and one of those sticky buns please, Brunhlda.
A breezy day hopefully keeping the rain away.
Not a lot going on. Youngest grandson visiting after school
Not heard anything aout my forthcoming operation. If it takes as long as my x-ray results it should be some time around Christmas.
Ya should have seen the traffic leaving from the 5th floor view on the 3'rd of July.
An outdoor pic inside, almost exactly like the 10th grade Camera Club One.
The 3rd was the 4th in Bloomington, Minnesota. Only thing missing was a fifth
It's supposed to rain quite a bit today. What else are you going to do though?
Nighty night.
David: Hope you get a positive treatment option, sooner than later.
Mike: Glad your four-legged friend is doing better. Not a fun night, but he wasn't alone.
Howdy diners. Janie, grilled ham & cheese and a chocolate malt please.
Short version: The dog's surgery went well yesterday, according to the vet.
Long version: The meniscus was still intact (thank goodness) and while the procedure was fairly indepth, the vet was happy with how it went and how everything looked. That said, we've had a rough 18 hours or so. As part of the procedure, they gave him an epidural which came with an unfortunate side effect. Loss of bladder control. He was fine until we got him home at which point we tried to get him to go, but he lacked the stregth/control of his rear leg(s) so it was fruitless. As soon as we laid him down inside though, the pee started coming. And coming. And coming. For about 14 hours. Just a steady dribble. Thank goodness we had plenty of training pads left over from when they were just pups. The night was spent between bouts of wimpering to almost crying. Clearly the pain meds had worn off, but we were under strict orders of no more until morning. I ended up sleeping (laying more like) by his "play pen" all night to keep an eye on him, change out pee pads, take him out, etc. Finally, on our third attempt going out (about 7:30 am), he had his stregth back and was able to relieve himself outdoors. Poor dog peed for an eternity. That seems to have brought back bladder control too. It's good to see him starting to act more like his non-sedated self. The first of 12(!) follow up appointments this afternoon. Going to be a long few months.
Cheers to everyone. Now for a nap...