Hi Ed
Thanks for offering to open the Sept. Diner.
I like the idea of visiting shops, roundhouses and service tracks. I'll get out my dirtiest pair of coveralls, and with your permission, my grimiest bowler hat too.
On the health front the doctors and nurses are working as fast as they can to establish a final diagnosis. Yesterday they did a bone scan (apparently my bones are still as hard as rock), took blood samples four times (no wonder I'm anemic!), and x-rayed me from head to toe. Today I get a colonoscopy and probably other tests too.
I have two things to look forward to when I get home (in addition to not having to suffer hospital food anymore). I have just replaced our ancient desk top computer with a new Dell unit including a 27" monitor, and I have just bought a new Samsung A35 5G phone. Neither of them are top end but they will suit our needs just fine.
I have decided to use a professional computer service to move all the stuff from the old computer to the new one. I'll get them to clean out all the extraneous apps on the new computer at the same time. I have already cleaned the junk files out of the old computer. The phone transfer I should be able to do myself.
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
And now —
a word form our Track Fiddler!
Hi Ed, sure like the double bridge pic, and certainly will take one of those sundaes. I can't login to the forum no matter what I try. Say hi to the guys and thank them for posting all the neat bridges, if you would please. According to my e-mail from customer service, it could be quite some time before the IT team irons out the issue of not being able to log in for alot of members.Wishing you and yours well.
TF sent me a message through my Flickr photo site. Clever fellow
I'll bet there are plenty of others who have attempted to access the forum and have simply given up in frustration.
I can open the September Diner since Dave will be otherwise occupied and anyone else's access is sketchy at best.
Will it be Shops, roundhouses and service tracks then?
Cheers, Ed
Received the latest, October, issue of MR today. Has a full page, color, ad for "What's Neat This Week". Thought that was an interesting development.
smokin' diesels
Bing Videos
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
maxman Water Level Route This doesn't look good. How can you tell? Could be that Ed Crankshaft has fired up his grill again.
Water Level Route This doesn't look good.
This doesn't look good.
How can you tell? Could be that Ed Crankshaft has fired up his grill again.
Mike
Geez.
Deltic class diesel.
Good Morning Diners. Janie, coffee please. Actually, if there are any tin roof sundaes left from Ed I'll take one of those first. Who says you can't have ice cream for breakfast?
Dave, that is certainly better news than it could have been. Shoot, you'll be back to working on that garage in no time.
My wife and I finished watching season 2 of "Only Murders In The Building" last night. That's such a fun show. She and I rarely get the opportunity to sit down and watch one of "our shows" together, so that was nice. I think it's taken us about a year and a half to watch two seasons (24 episodes total). Like I said, we don't often get a chance to watch and when we do we usually try to get in two or sometimes three episodes. The recap they do at the start of each episode is very helpful.
Somewhere in Spain...
hon30critter...people going past the 20 year mark
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Thanks for updating the RIP track Bear.
The latest on my health problems is that I have multiple myeloma. That is cancer of the white blood cells. It is treatable but there is no cure yet. Prognosis is anywhere from 18 months to 10 years with a few people going past the 20 year mark.
The doctors still have to do a bunch of tests so they can get a better idea of how far it has progressed and how to treat it. Today I will have a bone biopsy and a bunch more blood samples taken.
I will say that the doctors are not wasting any time. The tests are being done pretty quickly. I'm happy about that.
hon30critterOne of our fellow forum members was kind enough to update the RIP track but I'm having a senior's moment and I can't remember who it was or where it was posted.
I believe it was Ja Bear if I'm not mistaken?
Sigh by JaBearz, on Flickr
We've got your back, Dave. Envision your room packed with your MRR buddies. We're there for the duration.
John
Gee Dave. Sorry to hear of your challenges and having to go back into hospital. Prayers hoping it is not what the Doctors say and a speedy recovery.
Stay positive.
David & Dawn
Good Morning,
Dave, sorry to hear you are in the hospital and the cause.
Yesterday was a bad day for my wife. Her stress was boilng over. Nearly 7 years she has being suffering with it. She talks to her psychologist weekly but she can't get over some hurdles. Not exactly fun times for me either.
No plans for today. Nearly finished my driveway project. It looks much better. Hard to believe it was laid 36 years ago.
Supposed to be sunny and about 75F today, so ver pleasant.
CN Charlie
Hi everyone,
I may have ask someone else to move the Diner. I'm back in the hospital again and will likely be here for a few days. I came in because I was feeling extremely weak. They did a CT Scan of my head and unfortunately they discovered two small masses in the bones around my right sinuses and eye socket. The odds are that it is paranasal sinus cancer, and the fact that there are two masses suggests that the cancer has already begun to spread. So, I'm here for heaven knows how long while they poke and prod. I don't know how to post the Diner graphics from my cell phone.
P.S.
One of our fellow forum members was kind enough to update the RIP track but I'm having a senior's moment and I can't remember who it was or where it was posted. Perhaps the kind gentleman could re-post the list. Thanks.
Let's see if a two-fer will get a response?
150103_26_duffield by akmyers83, on Flickr
Just realised I'm at the top of the page. Tin Roof sundaes for everyone!
hot-tin-roof-sundaes by Edmund, on Flickr
Good Morning Diners. Ladies, I'll have what the Bear posted. Looks tasty!
I dunno know Chloe if I can get Mr. TF to “bite,”
I'll try as well.
Somebody forgot to move the train when they demoed the tracks!
Cheers everyone!
Good evening diners. Flo, how about a Gunpowder gin with Fever Tree tonic.
Good to be finally able to get into the forum. Let's see how long it lasts. I guess this is the new norm until the new software gets installed. Just glad it still kinda works! Not much new here. Getting ready for Fall here in Massachusetts. Replaced my old John Deere in the spring. Converted the old bagger system to fit the new one by buying just a new lower chute kit. Saved close to $800. JD pricing is ridiculous! I only bag in the fall after the leaves start falling. I blow them into the woods but you don't get every one. Plus there's always acorns, pine needles and pine cones. Can't believe summer almost gone, but will be good to get cooler weather. But then again that means the Corvette is ready for winter storage. Bummer. Wishing all the best for those here with various health issues.
Regards, Chris
It's a sunny morning after 24 hours of major monsoons and wind. It's supposed to be sunny and warm until further notice. This part of the world is well-washed and very fresh-smelling.
Ed's suggestion of roundhouses and service facilities sounds good to me as there are plenty of photos on that subject.
Had a phone appointment with the Doctor yesterday about something that has been nagging me a bit on my 10km scoots, he wants me to see a specialist. Talk about quick, I see him September 4th. If I have to be laid up for a repair fall is good. Just thinking back on my 67 years, there have been a lot of broken bones and soft tissue injuries. Sure have had my money's worth out of the medical system.
Think I'll continue painting the garage today.......Oh boy.
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."
Good afternoon Diners. A cloudy day with showers.
Afternoon tea please, Zoe.
Spent the morning in hospital. Heartbeat skipping more than usual. Not that anyone can do anything about it. Back home. Dawn is worried for me. She says she is okay, but ----
The good news is I can run trains this evening. Yeah!
Wherever the Diner is in September is okay by me. I remember when I took the Diner around Italy. That was a good time (for me).
I hope TF (and others missing) return.
Favourite song at the moment
YouTube Music
David
Here's a neat photo of some carloads of 'smoke pellets' ready to ship out. This coal processing plant and mine were right near downtown Pittsburgh.
Coal Goes To War by Edmund, on Flickr
Pittsburgh Coal Cleaning by Edmund, on Flickr
Click to enlarge the photos. Anyone remember the Donora Death Fog?
https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/feature-articles/cloud-silver-lining-killer-smog-donora-1948
An inversion trapped the hot gases and smoke in the Monongahela Valley. I remember reading that the mills saying that it wasn't their fault yet years later after they installed scrubbers (mandated) they bragged that they were removing a hundred tons of soot and particulate from the stacks each day.
More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Donora_smog
I seem to recall a suggestion to visit back shops, roundhouses and servicing facilites for a Diner locale? Just one possibility...
Good Morning Diners. Zoe, waffles and sausage please.
Baby it's HOT outside. We're under a heat advisory today, which doesn't happen very often. Honestly, should have been yesterday as well. It was miserable. My new tonneau cover came in for my truck yesterday and I was outside from about 7:00-8:30 putting it on. I was drenched in sweat when I got done. I still have to sell my old one, but that will happen soon enough. I just need some time with the wife to talk her through the details to have her post it for sale on facebook.
As for the next Diner destination, I don't really care. We could go back to a destination instead of a theme. We could also do an era as the theme. We could pick a major railroad and use its predecessor lines as the theme. Interested in hearing other's thoughts on what to do.
Just a little steam and smoke!
Dare I mention that it is close to the end of August? Here in Southern Ontario we still have about six weeks of nice weather left, but then......more train time!
It's the end of the month. Where would you like to take the Diner in September?
August was a good month! We got lots of smoke and steam. Thank you to the contributors!
For York John, in case he's reading the forum even though he can't post.
We've had a good year for birds here. Our egret population seems to have rebounded and we've seen more of them all summer. We now regularly have two herons instead of just one. And, we occasionally see a flock of ibises, which we've never seen here before.
The weather has been what I consider oppressively hot all summer. Of course, the GF complains about how cold it is when the temperature drops below 80. Delaware has an annoying regulation that says cars can't have tinted glass, so any car that sits out in the sun all day like mine becomes a genuine hothouse. I sometimes have to open the doors and air it out a bit before I can drive it. C'mon, guys. I'm 77 years old and I'm not doing drugs or drinking a beer or talking on a hand-held cell phone or driving without a seat belt or even doing the hand jive.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Hi gang,
I'm sitting on my deck watching a new roof being installed on our deck. The panels are clear polycarbonate so the light can come through.
This is the second set of polycarbonate panels. The first set was described by the manufacturer as being 'clear' but they were anything but. They had a coating on them to block infrared and UV light but what was not explained was that they also blocked 80% of the visible light! We were not happy at all so we decided to do it all over again with truly clear panels.
Needless to say, we are not too pleased with having to pay double for the roof but the improvement in brightness has been well worth it.
Good afternoon Diners. A cloudy day with rain expected.
A coffee on the go please, Chloe.
After a number of good days, Dawn is struggling a little today.
I have to do a (quick) mini-shop then hopefully see the train room.
We heard yesterday that our daughter and family are on their way to Rimini; their next part of their tour of Italy.
Thoughts & Prayers to All who Require.