Interesting. First time I’ve heard of it. Learn something new every day.
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Looks like I’ll have the a/c on tonight. Low of 55 and a 70% chance of rain. Maybe it’ll wash some of the dust off my van.
Well, I’m still not feeling all that great. I’m calling it a night a bit early. I just can’t keep me head up any longer. See y’all tomorrow.
Packer- Thank you.
Evenin’ again folks!
Nothing for me right now Janie. I’m about to head off to bed for the night.
Been a long, but productive day. Had several phone calls this evening from family to wish me a happy Birthday. Janie, anyone who wants a piece of cake let them have it… I have eaten way more than I should of it!
Curt and Jeff… This is our RS3m at the museum. Looks way different than the white loco in the photo. I think Packer got it right. Ours is nicknamed a “Hammerhead” due to the raised short hood. Also known as a “Dewitt Jeep”.
http://www.rgvrrm.org/about/railroad/lv211/index.htm
Debating trading in the Yaris for a plug in Prius… Every car I have ever owned (as well as the trucks) have always been a bottom of the line cheap transportation that I usually bought new and ran into the ground before trading them in. Most often well over a decade. I might just once in my life like to own something a bit more substantial. So I am seriously thinking of getting one more new car to run into the ground… [:-^] The truck may be used as a second trade in or just be junked. Not sure yet, but I know it is going “bye, bye” soon. Not safe to drive, and not worth repairing.
Prayers for all in need out there.
73
I know lots of post merger/pre amtrak equipment never got the “stick.” I’m honestly the kind of model railroader who is into unique and rare things. just 4 days away from payday then I’ll have something really special to show you guys. I know my E’s that lead the train were probably ex CB&Q and the rest of the cars were a mix of NP/GN. my full dome car though is a repainted santa fe car but it’s prototype was an ex GN car.
Morning Coffee at the Diner…
GOOD MORNING!!!
Often, in anything that we want good luck for, we say “knock on wood”, SO:
Meaning:
This phrase is used by people who rap their knuckles on a piece of wood hoping to stave off bad luck. In the UK, the phrase ‘touch wood’ is used - often jokingly by tapping one’s head. The phrases are sometimes spoken when a person is already experiencing some good fortune and hope that it will continue - for example “I’ve been winning on every race - touch wood”.
Origin:
The derivation may be the association that wood and trees have with good spirits in mythology, or with the Christian cross. It used to be considered good luck to tap trees to let the wood spirits within know you were there. Traditions of this sort still persist in Ireland.
The British version of the phrase - ‘touch wood’, predates the American ‘knock on wood’ and was itself preceded by a Latin version - ‘absit omen’, meaning ‘far be that omen from us’. This dates from at least the early 17th century, when it is quoted by John Heywo
Good Morning! from Tipton IN.
It’s Tuesday, November 27, 2012
TIPTON
Good Morning!
Janie, coffee in my SKB mug and a breakfast bagel, please. SKB stands for “Schietweederooger Kleinbahn” or Schietwedder Island Light Railway - I have yet to design a logo for it.
Close to 7 pm, the door bell unexpectedly rang. Now, when someone is calling at your door at this late time in the day, there is usually nothing good to expect, but this time was different. It was a courier man, delivering the kit I had ordered 4 weeks ago in the UK! Must be getting close to Christmas when they have to deliver that late!
Now my big question is how to turn this:
It´ll be a busy holiday season for me, with lots of swearing, burnt fingers, and sheer desperation. If anything fails, I know that I will have my dear friend Lothar at my side, who is a soldering wizard.
Galaxy - quite a number of those words of wisdom are very familiar to me, as we have them in our language as well. Knock on wood is “Klopf auf Holz”. I just wonder how they got into our language, or was it the other way around?
Well, off I am - there is Petra´s HD list waiting for me!
Have a splendid day!
Ulrich,
I am always interested in the history of sayings and words as I have German heritage from both my mother (Amstutz from Switzerland) and from my father’s family (Tidler maybe Fidler?) which were from Germany. Many German sayings came to me from my mothers side which was originally Mennonite so I bet “Knock on wood.” could well be from your land at least in recent history. My maternal grandfather spoke fluent German but I never heard him speak it as he didn’t want his children to know anything but English so he would even answer German speakers in English.
Here in Indiana there are many Mennonites and Amish so their form of German is still spoken here. What is different is that the Amish consider anyone that is not of their religion to be “English” which would include you if you came to visit them in Indiana. [(-D]
Good Morning!!!
Coffee please. No thank you that’ll be all. I’ll eat later.
Well, I was tired last night and went to bed at 2030-ish. And, as I was afraid, roughly 6 hours later…., I’m up. What? Oh I don’t mean I’m just up right now, I’ve been up since about 2:30. I’ve been strolling around the train yard. I hate to do it, but I think after I leave here I’m gonna stumble on over to WPF. Makes me all itchy to get back in the trainroom.
Jeffrey- Old one huh? Hm, I should remember cause I remember you getting the Shell Station. Oh well, remember it or not old or new, it’s still a good picture.
Losing your memory isn’t all that bad you know. Pretty soon all those TV reruns will be new again![(-D]
No I’m not losing my memory anymore than a normal person. Which, actually for me, anytime I can compare in anyway to a normal person is a GREAT thing.[:-^]
Seems strange hearing Ray talk about banks. Wonder how long before he has his first “issue”. Not that I want anything to happen or that I think anything will. It’s just that that one in a million thing will usually happen to the one person who doesn’t like banks and is basically forced to use one. Just like in a room full of people, with aaaaall the cat lovers to choose from, a cat will seek out and find the ONE person who isn’t too fond of cats…….and rub aaaaaallllllll over m… I mean, them.
Johnboy- Hope your wife gets better quick.
WHOA!!! Who’s that!!! Bill??? That you?[:O] I knew a neighbor years ago back in the sixties very early 70’s, when I was probably oh, 6 or 8. Anyway, his Parents were from Germany and of course spoke German, but in their house, even when they were alone, they never spoke German. I guess never. Only English. The boy didn’t speak a lick of German until he took
Bill - the origin of your last name could possibly Zeidler, which an English tongue would have to pronounce “Tsiedler”. Chances are pretty high, that those folks on duty on Ellis Islands took the liberty of rearranging that name slightly. Zeidler is a common name in southern Germany, mainly in the Stuttgart area.
The Mennonites and Amish come from an area in the westernmost part of Germany, close to the Dutch border. Quite a lot of them emigrated to the colonies as early as 1683, after being persecuted for their religious fanaticism.
Ray - the Toyota Prius is a nice car, though a bit too modernist for my taste. I am not particular fond of that sloping roof, leaving hardly any headroom on the backseats. Do they sell the Auris in the US? Over here, it is also available as a plug-in hybrid. The Auris has more room to offer, is also a little cheaper.
Good Morning
Weatherguessers have us being dull and cold today as well…we might, though, see few incidents of that weird yellow orb showing up…
I have a dang meeting to get to this morning then it i off to the mall to get some walking/snooping done…
Ulrich: I’m hoping that the kit I ordered recently come in as well…although not quite in that form.[:O] I’d like to see how that one turns out!![:D]
That makes perfect sense to me. One of the names in my family tree is Reneau. At one point it was Reneauld. There are branches on the tree with Reneau, Reneauld, Reneault, Reno, Renau and a few I don’t remember right at the moment. My mother traced her family tree back before the middle ages. There’s also the Tipton’s, Williams, Henson’s and a slew of others. And that’s just a small part of the tree. The European side was a snap compared to the Native American side. Wow! I thought she was gonna go nuts on that! She traced the Cherokee connection back to early colonial times. It amazes me that any records were kept. My father’s family tree is a wild ride too. The UK, Spain, France, Germany, Denmark and a few others.
We have on my mothers side Hellferich, Helferisch, Hefferisch, and a few other besides…my fathers surname is simpler…
Barry - the name Helferich is native to the region south of Frankfurt. I bet you folks did not come through Ellis Island …
Good morning. It’s 50° with 100% humidity. It’s supposed to be mostly cloudy with a high of 58°. There’s a small chance of rain in the morning.
I’m feeling much better this morning. Still have some minor balance issues. I suspect this cold I have is responsible for that. We had rain last night so it’s already very muggy this morning. Start doing anything outside and it’s not long before you’re soaked.
I have no idea what this day has in store for me. Plans for my future that I don’t know about worry me. My father is supposed to be having a couple of Hospice people come today. We’ll see what comes of that. He’ll also be placing an ad in the local paper for a live-in nurse to care for my mother on a 24/7 basis. Something has to be done as she can’t take care of herself any longer.
I may be able to get some work done on the layout today. I just don’t know.
Good Morning all,
Thanks for the well wishes. The one good thing about this is it’s not my first rodeo; I was married for 15 years the first time. This time Dorothy and I have been dating for 7 years so now that we have been together this transition should be relatively smooth like 80 grit sand paper not 60 grit, LOL.
We haven’t set a date, but we do need to work out some details. I think we should sell our houses and buy one together. I’ll be 46 next month and I don’t need the burden of a 1912 home in Slavic Village. It’s a good house but sooner or later old houses turn into a money pit if the owner is not living in the house to make daily repairs.
She is Russian Orthodox Catholic and I’m what I refer to as a German Lutheran kind of guy. I know a few ship captains that will take us out past the 3 mile limit and perform the ceremony in their pilot house. This might be kind of cool…
I think if we set up a date 12 months out we should be able to settle any of the details. Of course I’ll need to acquire his and her throttles for the DCC layout, LOL.
Curt, you might be surprised at the various diesel switchers PRR had in their stable. It’s just as diversified as their steam locomotives.
We had some heav
Well, My MIL came form Germany with her husband, my American FIL. Ulrich knows where she came from.
Her maiden name was long, difficult and didn’t look like it was pronounced the way it was spelled, so she was greatful for a 5 letter American name, Simple and of Welsh decent.
WE {MOH nad I} are having a meeting with the Hospice coordinator…the one who said she’d turn us all in for elder abuse if things didn’t change…about my FIL’s actions yesterday! MOH called for the meeting.
We meeti at noon. I have to go now…MOH is on a “button down the house” rampage!
See yas
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Good morning, Diners. I will have a coffee to go,please,
Chloe.
Ulrich, Your project looks fun. I can’t wait to see it finished.
I finished the assembly of my car shop. Painting will be the next stage, and then the roof of course.
Off to the pool, Sue
Me too, Sue!
Basically, it is just a cut, bend & solder affair, but … I´ll take my time to finish it. I don´t like the gear box assembly, I might go for one of these coreless gear motors,
Mornin’ everyone!
Zoe, I’ll have a bowl of hot oatmeal with brown sugar to start the day. Oh, yes, dark roast coffee in a R&GV RR mug as well.
Todd… No, no, I will not be the person dealing with the BANK for the MLK. I agreed to have my name listed as being on the advisory board for the account, but it will our president of the committee that gets to do any and all stuff if anything goes awry. All my banking will be done at the credit union! Period! [(-D]
Lee, my congratulations to you and the lady! Wedding at sea… Sounds romantic. [swg]
Ulrich, over here we still have it called the Corolla Hatchback… Not a hybrid vehicle either. There are quite a few hybrids being made for use in the US, but only a very few EV or Plug-in Hybrids. The roominess of the back seat in not an issue for me at all with the Prius as the back seat may never get used. In the Yaris the back seats have spent their whole time down so I can haul around stuff in the back… The seats have held human occupants on 3 occasions over the last 4 and 1/2 years. I also did some figuring and found that close to half the mileage on the Yaris was right here in town so the all electric mileage even though not nearly what I would like, will still provide close to half my power over it’s lifetime. I have several friends who own the Prius (regular models) and each loves them and would buy another.
I see family heritage is the discussion of the day… I am English, German, Irish, Scotch, with a bit of Bourbon as well… I almost had some native heritage but my mother’s favorite Grandmother who was half Seneca, was only her step grandmother. My family name Howard was spelled in the English form up here in this country until