Good evening.
How about a refreshing bottle of Anchor Brewing Steam Beer?
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
Still sanding drywall, no texture yet.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Trains I Have Seen On Vacation #40
Back to working on the house... still so much to do.
BroadwayLion
DANG!
Rare ground Wildebeest meat-a-balls in a succulent marinara sauce with mozzarella smothered between soft-centered Italian bread.
You're Killing Me!
TF
Trains I Have Seen On Vacation #41
All the drywall sanding is done. It is perfect and smooth.
Finally!
-Photographs by Kevin Parson
Everything in my house is covered in dust. This is the worst mess of this entire project.
Even I am covered in dust!
-Selfie with my stupid phone
I have a lot of cleaning to do now.
hon30critterI had suggested several months ago that it might be interesting to tack the Diner on to the Newfoundland Railway. The Newfoundland Railway was a narrow gauge line (42") that was started in 1881 and ceased operations in 1988. It played a crucial role during WWII in helping the Allies get personnel, equipment and supplies to Europe.
Dave, this sounds fascinating. I support this 100%.
I will not be contributing.
The World Is A Beautiful Place
Time for bed.
See you all tomorrow.
SeeYou190Dave, this sounds fascinating. I support this 100%. I will not be contributing.
Hi Kevin,
I think you have done more than your share of contributing throughout the May Diner. You obviously must have your camera at the ready all the time!
By the way, you should have done your drywall sanding before you went to the convention with your daughter. You could have called the white powder 'pixie dust'!
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Good mornig Diners. A large coffee please, Janie.
In preparation for the Queen's Jubilee today the bunting is to be erected.
The best way to preserve a railway item. The day after it was taken out of service, the last Class 142 (Nodding Donkey) seen here at National Railway Museum, 'Locomotion', Shildon.
IMG_3455 by David Harrison, on Flickr
"Is this a Race to the North?" Not really. Cross Cuntry abnd Virgin trains at Birmingham New Street Station
SAM_0863 by David Harrison, on Flickr
A U.K. 'Diner' up the road from where I live. At Bellingham Heritage Centre.
https://bellingham-heritage.org.uk/see/virtual-tours.html
WP_20170921_13_19_53_Pro by David Harrison, on Flickr
A number of Diners and family are not feeling 100%. A speedy recovery to ALL.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good morning, everyone. Bacon, eggs, and black coffee, Flo.
Kevin, the work looks good. I bet you can't wait until it's finished.
We're headed out of town to see family (to take more grandchildren photos). I'll check back in when we return home. Not real anxious to pull into gas stations along the way!
Have a good Labor Day Weekend, everyone.
York1 John
I asked my doctor if I gave up delicious food and all alcohol, would I live longer? He said, "No, but it will seem longer."
Good morning
I was successful in postponing grocery day until tomorrow morning. There is two car shows and a cruze rally tonight. Wouldn't you know it, the weather forecast is a 60% chance of rain today. The Stang hasn't seen any water in over 30 years.
Old classics are in the category of running up to the farmhouse with the cows to stay out of the rain I restored all the lower panels with new metal but unless they're restored 100% taking all the body panels off down to the frame, there's always underlying rust somewhere underneath. It remains dormant but ready to bubble through the paint if you keep getting a 50 year old car wet. Last forecast the rain has moved out this morning. It looks iffy but I ain't getting any younger so we're thinking about it.
I would have to agree with the type of mood you're in for what type of music listened to Bear. My CD collection goes across the living room on either side of the fireplace on the custom built-in shelves. The overflow stored in the under cabinets as there's no room for them all. The variety of flavor ranges from Metallica to Bach and Beethoven. They're not alphabetized but somehow if I think of a song I know exactly where it is.
I miss the sport of vinyl on a quality turntable and an expensive needle. I would have to agree with the many that vinyl has the best recording sound. Crisp.
We have one of the few remaining large music stores called The Electric Fetus in Minneapolis. It's rare if they don't have something you're looking for with music from all over the world. The last piece of music I purchased from there was called Buddha Bar. A mix of composers made for a supper/nightclub in France that I heard on vacation in Mexico.
Better you than me sanding drywall Kevin I don't remember the last time I had to sand drywall but your room looks like it's coming along nicely. If you stated which room it is, I may have missed it and hoping it's your Train Room
P.S. Have a fun safe trip visiting your Grandchildren John.
Wherever you decide to place the Diner next month is fine with me Dave. Thanks for hosting as it is appreciated.
Trains I Have Seen On Vacation #42
hon30critter You obviously must have your camera at the ready all the time!
Yes I do... guilty. I also stay off of highways as much as possible.
A lot of times I simply drive by the compass. If I know the next main road I need is to the North, I will take the smallest back roads I can find. As long as I generally am heading North, I know I will eventually get to where I should be.
On one trip, we were supposed to be heading to Virginia from Ohio. Driving by the compass I ended up in Pennsylvannia. I turned around, and a few hours later I was in Kentucky. Then I drove across West Virginia. What should have been a 5 hour drive took 14 hours! The route was shaped like a "Z", but we had a blast.
I find so many great things to photograph when we are on the backest of the back roads.
I am fortunately blessed to have a travel companion, my wife of 35 years, that really enjoys doing this with me.
hon30critterBy the way, you should have done your drywall sanding before you went to the convention with your daughter. You could have called the white powder 'pixie dust'
Unfortunately it all wound have fallen off in the car on the way!
I looked like PigPen from Peanuts with a dust cloud following me around.
Good Afternoon,
I mowed the front lawn for the first time this year yesterday. Sunny and nice now but showers are set to move in for 3 days.
Got the booster shot Thursday. My wife isn't speaking to me as I wasn't being careful enough with potential covid contact at the pharmacy despite 2 masks and glasses. Perhaps it has gone farther than just being angry, says she doesn't trust me .
Dave, Newfoundland is fine with me. The only province I have not visited but would like to. CN Lines has done a few articles in past issues on the railway. I will dig them out but we won't be able to use them as I am sure they are copyrighted.
CN Charlie
Afternoon folks!
I have been scouring the house for a pair of mic stands I supposedly still have. I thought I had them last January when we tried to set up outdoors for the MLK Celebration here in town. Well.... They are in hiding or got sent home with someone else. Possibly the pastor of one of the churches. I need to use them this coming Saturday for an Eagle Scout Celebration. (sigh)
CNCharlieGot the booster shot Thursday. My wife isn't speaking to me as I wasn't being careful enough with potential covid contact at the pharmacy despite 2 masks and glasses. Perhaps it has gone farther than just being angry, says she doesn't trust me .
My sister (who knows everything about everything. You could ask her but you don't have to. She will tell you every chance she gets.....) caught COVID a few days ago. I am very surprized it has taken her this long. When she goes out to restaurants (and other places), since you no longer have to mask, she get up and close to socialize constantly. I'm talking about a foot from peoples faces. She also is a touchy feeley person and is constantly touching peoples faces, arms, etc. She went out with a couple new friends last weekend and last Wednesday evening she calls me rasping, coughing, and unable to catch her breath. She wanted me to come right over to her house so she could have someone there to be with! Yeah, Right! I told her to call 911. She finally did and got an ambulance ride to the emergency room. They didn't find her bad enough to keep in the hospital so sent her home. She calls me at 11:45 to ask me to drive 20 miles to the hospital and give her a ride home!!!
Luckily I was already in bed for the night. She wouldn't call a taxi of course 'cause that would cost money! A nurse drove her home after her shift was over after midnight. (Both of them were wearing N95 masks..... but still.) She can't understand why I wasn't still up at midnight waiting to be a good brother and provide taxi service for her (And probably demand I stay the night while she infects me....).
People!!!!
"Don't worry about the planet! The planet will be fine. It's People that are ******!" - George Carlin
73, I guess.
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
JaBear I rather suspect that after “Ole Dusty” washing down all that dust, there’ll be none left.
I will always have one or two set aside for you!
Trains I Have Seen On Vacation #43
JaBearThe locals would finely chop a small very hot small yellow chilli into a tablespoon, or thereabouts, of salt and dip the slices of freshly picked mangos into the mixture. Hot, sweet, and salty, what a taste sensation!
Oh boy. A well made spicy mango salsa is a true taste treat.
It is a sensation to be sure.
Track fiddlerIf you stated which room it is, I may have missed it and hoping it's your Train Room
Nope, not yet. Still the living room.
Then the master bedroom.
Then the train room.
I have been cleaning dust off of surfaces all day, this is nuts.
Had the puppies out for a long romp on the back lawn and that finished them off to the point where I could tiptoe into their pen to take a video and they did not wake up.
Took the wife out to buy a new bed today to see if it would help with some of the pain she is suffering from. Got a new king-size Tempurpedic. It cost almost twice as much as my first brand new vehicle I bought in 1977! At least I don't have to put gas in it. I may be getting her a scooter if things don't improve soon, it wasn't that long ago she would burn off a quick 10 km with the dogs and me.
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."
Hi Brent,
The puppies are cute!
I hope your wife improves soon. Personally I am quite sick and tired of being hobbled all the time, so I know how frustrating it can be.
Trains I Have Seen On Vacation #44
And with that... I am hitting the rack.
Today was a day of celebration as my oldest granddaughter graduated from Chardon High School. Great small-town gathering and a good time was had by all!
Chardon_Class of 2022-procession by Edmund, on Flickr
Chardon_Class of 2022 by Edmund, on Flickr
Both my sons are Chardon alma mater 1999 and 2001 — a proud moment.
Cheers, Ed
Good morning Diners. A full English please, Chloe.
Brent. There was a time Dawn was much fitter than me. She would put her name (and mine) down for charity races. Every year we did a 24 hour 'Relay For Life' for a Cancer Charity.
Now, for her, somedays are good others not. One thing we bought was a scooter. The best thing for Dawn. Now she is not totally dependent on me.
Ed Congratulations. Graduation days are special.
Seen at Santa Apolonia train station, Lisbon
SAM_0961 by David Harrison, on Flickr
SAM_0949 by David Harrison, on Flickr
A Advanced Passenger Train (tilting train) seen at National Railway Museum, Shildon.
IMG_2731 by David Harrison, on Flickr
Thoughts and Peace to All who Requiire
SeeYou190I will always have one or two set aside for you!
NorthBritBrent. There was a time Dawn was much fitter than me. She would put her name (and mine) down for charity races. Every year we did a 24 hour 'Relay For Life' for a Cancer Charity. Now, for her, somedays are good others not. One thing we bought was a scooter. The best thing for Dawn. Now she is not totally dependent on me.
We have had lots of trips to the usual specialist in the last couple of weeks as her decline has been so rapid. Not much they can do other than ease the pain. She may rebound yet, it is wait and see. Lots of lifestyle adjustments are being made without much advance warning. Medical care has been top-notch which helps a lot. Summer travel plans are being re-evaluated.
Love the "Bear" puppy tunes. I was lucky to get in and out of the pen without the usual pirana attack. They will be going to their new families in two weeks. There have been people here most days training them already. This helps determine what dog is good for what job in life and where and who they go with, be it a family pet or a working dog.
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gmpullmanToday was a day of celebration as my oldest granddaughter graduated from Chardon High School. Great small-town gathering and a good time was had by all!
Ed, Congratulations for your granddaughter. You must be very proud of her. It sure looks like a beautiful celebration.
gmpullmanBoth my sons are Chardon alma mater 1999 and 2001 — a proud moment.
All three of my daughters graduated from North Fort Myers High School.
Maybe they will move back, and my grandson can too.
Less than 1% probablility of that happening.
BATMAN We have had lots of trips to the usual specialist in the last couple of weeks as her decline has been so rapid. Not much they can do other than ease the pain. She may rebound yet, it is wait and see. Lots of lifestyle adjustments are being made without much advance warning. Medical care has been top-notch which helps a lot. Summer travel plans are being re-evaluated.
Our thoughts & prayers to the both of you, Brent.
We have 'been there'. Fortunately out the other side.
The picture? Where is the building? It ewminds me of around Hay on Wye.
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Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com
NorthBritThe picture? Where is the building? It ewminds me of around Hay on Wye.
This one?
Sewell, West Virginia.
Just wrestled the old king-size mattress out of the bedroom so I can shampoo the carpet before the new bed comes. That thing was a hand full, I only moved it into the hall as the company bringing our new bed is taking it away. Trying to hold that upright and move it must have burned a few calories.
BATMAN Just wrestled the old king-size mattress out of the bedroom --------
Just wrestled the old king-size mattress out of the bedroom --------
Been there as well.
Bringing the bed down to make life easier for Dawn. ----
Then take it back up a year later as Dawn improved.
BATMAN Took the wife out to buy a new bed today to see if it would help with some of the pain she is suffering from. Got a new king-size Tempurpedic. It cost almost twice as much as my first brand new vehicle I bought in 1977!
Took the wife out to buy a new bed today to see if it would help with some of the pain she is suffering from. Got a new king-size Tempurpedic. It cost almost twice as much as my first brand new vehicle I bought in 1977!
At least your intentions are for a better purpose. I bought one of those split king Movie Star beds for Judy as a Christmas present.
I think they are way overrated. I sleep better but I still don't see it. You could tuck me in under a bridge with a rock as a pillow and a little blue blankie and I would sleep just fine.
The deluxe Sleep Number was about half and the Stearns & Foster about a third but I like to keep her happy.
I hope your misses starts feeling better soon Brent. Judy and I are pulling for the both of you my friend.