Finally… Imgur is working for me again.
The World Is A Beautiful Place
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
I will be back tomorrow.
-Kevin
Good morning
Funny Stuff! [(-D]
I had to back up the video a few times as it was making me chuckle. Towards the end as the Steamer really started chugging along, I noticed the puppy’s back starting to go back and forth as he was wagging his tail. He liked it! [(-D]
One day the sportsman is going to be hunting ducks or something and the dogs going take a break from retrieving duty to run up the hill to sit and watch a passing train go by…and the sportsman is going to go, What the…! [(-D]…[;)]
P.S. I’ve been in the Doghouse before and if I remember correctly it WAS directly behind the (Steam Engine!) [:#]…[(-D]
TF
Good night!![swg]
Central Oz by Bear, on Flickr
Morning again
Just poured my last coffee. Many mornings I see you retiring your day in New Zealand as I am just starting mine in Minnesota and reminds me of one of my favorite Warner Brothers cartoons.
https://youtu.be/ECa1toPGth4[(-D]
Nothing like a red caboose on Holiday. Sometimes we take what Judy calls a Staycation which is just a three to four day weekend get-away close to home. Often a family visit in Wisconsin.
Close to your red caboose but no cigar[swg]
The last photo is my favorite as I was trying to get all the roof lines and clouds to look cool with the Cabooses lines.
Thanks for sharing all the wine info and history as I found it interesting Lion. Judy’s getting antsy to visit the Kids late Spring, early Summer. I’ve always been curious to see your Abbey. May just stop by for Service as I’ve seen how beautiful the Sanctuary is on the Internet site and would love to see everything.
Have a great day gentleman[;)]
TF
Good morning, everyone. (Expensive) bacon, eggs, and black coffee, please.
Another rainy day – another day to stay inside and work on the layout. For months, we got almost no precipitation, and now this week it has rained almost every day. It’s very nice. Another morning of walking in the university field house.
My wife is a fan of English television shows, so for her birthday, she got a subscription to Britbox streaming service. What’s great is that they have all the Inspector Morse shows, so I am actually enjoying it. Years ago, that was my favorite police show, and now I can watch all the episodes in order while I work on trains.
I hope everyone has a good day, and I’m especially thinking of those of you who are having issues in your life. I hope you get some relief.
Shouldn’t be expensive at the diner. You are paying with virtual money.
John, I know a Wargaming fellow that is a manager at a large bacon packaging facility near Lafayette, Indiana.
He has told me plainly, that there is no reason for the price of bacon to be this high, except that during the pandemic, these companies found out what people will pay for some products, and they are reaping the green fields now since the public will pay higher prices.
I was told this a few weeks ago when I asked him why Pork Roasts are so inexpensive, but other cuts from the same animal are so pricey.
How did you get to be friends with someone who has a house on a private beach?”
Just live in a community that is near the water and participate in activities that cross social strata and require multiple people to meet at someone’s house. Boardgaming, wargaming, and model railroading will all work. Eventually you will become friends with someone that lives on the river, bay, gulf, or one of the lakes.
I have been fortunate enough to visit the homes and layouts of about a dozen of this forum’s members, and countless other model railroaders, and they have all been several times nicer than this humble abode we call home.
Hobby relationships are an interesting social structure.
In my Wargaming group, Steve lives in a multi-million dollar house on a private lake, but Rob lives in a single wide trailer. Eric lives in a mansion in Quail West. Chris lives in the woods in Collier County. We all meet round-robin and have fun together. You cannot be a wargamer all alone.
It only falls apart when someone starts needlessly bragging about their home/money/children/car/wife/boat/career… especially if that person does so just to shut another person down who was sharing something they were proud of. One-upmanship is always unnecessary.
We had a guy come to one of our game nights from
Trains I Have Seen On Vacation Picture #5
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
What a beautiful train. I wish I could have found a way to photograph it all.
-Kevin
Trains I Have Seen On Vacation Picture #6
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I just won three auctions in a row on eBay. All three were for old out-of-production structure kits from the 1980s or earlier. These are all small models that it will be easy to finds locations for. On each of them, shipping is more than the bid price.
-Kevin
New England. by Bear, on Flickr
David hasn’t checked in lately? I hope he is doing all right.
Besides the braggarts, Kevin, I’ve got a “know-it-all” acquaintence that tests my patience. I feel bad for him and that’s probably why I’m the only person that tolerates him anymore. Every subject he approaches begins with “I worked on the railroad so I know how it really was —” then goes on to distort some known fact or established precedent. I won’t bore anyone with examples but there are many.
Trains on Holiday:
Builder_Stop by Edmund, on Flickr
Builder_Dome by Edmund, on Flickr
Amtrak_PSR by Edmund, on Flickr
Top O’ the Page here!
How about some huge, juicy chocolate-covered strawberries? HOn3 Dave will recognize these [:D]
CC_strawberry by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
Good Morning Everyone. Happy Friday. Zoe, biscuits and gravy, an english muffin with strawberry jam, and a large coffee in a Great Northern mug please.
Had an Alpha Grads award banquet last night for my oldest daughter. The school did a really nice job on it. It was held at a local country club that always has good food for events like this. They kept the whole thing moving along very nicely so there were no lulls in the evening. The event lasted about 2-1/2 hours. Not bad considering they fed about 45 graduates, plus their parents (including dessert), had three speakers, and handed out the medals and gifts to each student individually.
Looking forward to what should be the first warm weekend of spring here. Have a few things I need to get done outdoors, but hoping I get some time in the basement with the trains this weekend. I think my layout is starting to feel neglected.
Have a great day guys!
Edit: Ed, I think Dave (NorthBrit) has been on vacation (in Norway?). Guessing he isn’t able to post right now. Thanks for the strawberries. I’ll take one!
Good morning
A couple of handsome Steamers in the Black Hills last year.
Looks like the lubrication maintenance was done in this spot.
This one in a town prior to Deadwood.
I hear ya on that one Kevin. My Grandmother used to say, “A person is not remembered by their possessions they once had around them but by all the kindnesses that came from Within”. I certainly miss my Grandparents[:)]
Good morning Ed. Last time David posted he said he was packing his bags for Holiday in Norway. The Big Gift his wife got him for his birthday[;)]
I remember those chocolate-covered strawberries as they sure look tasty
The layout is not mine, but it does look like something that I would want to build.
The cat is not mine, but it looks very much like our cat…
That made me think about a couple of people that I work with.
One was a building inspector for 30 years, and is actually a past president of their national organization. The second is a fellow that owned a contracting business for 30 years.
They are both very knowledgeable about all things building related. However, the way they present themselves is very different. The former building inspector will tell you how to do it, and you can take his advice or leave it. The former contractor always needs to preface his reply with something like “I know he answer because I built houses for thirty years and I am an expert in the industry and no one know more about this than I do”. You will get the right answer, but the self-promotion is annoying. We all know that you know what you are doing.
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Trains I Have Seen On Vacation Picture #7:
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Back to sanding drywall mud…
I have no idea what I am doing.
-Kevin
Good afternoon
Beautiful day and 70 degrees up here in Minnesota. Not a cloud in the sky and the only thing bad I’ve seen today was a dead reindeer on the road in my rearview mirror.
Looks like Rudolph’s girlfriend from the classic animation. The one with the snowman that looks like Colonel Sanders, narrated.
Fine with me, I’ve had enough of Winter and Reindeer for one year! [(-D]
TF
Have I checked in this month?
Well if not here is my check in.
not much going on , rain and more rain. going to plant a herb garden.
Trains I Have Seen on Vacation Picture Number 8:
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
Awesome little narrow gauge critter.
-Kevin
Good afternoon, everyone. It’s just about happy hour.
After a week of rain here, it hasn’t rained today, but it’s cloudy and dark. This kind of weather gets to my wife, but I really like it. I think she needs a day or two of sunshine.
My time has been consumed with work on a train bridge. I’m spending lots of time fretting (?) about how to do things. Every step of this project has given me doubts about what I should do and how I should do it. After this bridge is done, I have another one to build. I’m hoping I will be able to use some of the things I’ve learned. However, I’m a slow learner, so it might take building 20 or 30 bridges before I quit worrying.
For those of you who exercise, I’ve got you beat. I have an app that tracks how far I walk and how fast, etc. This morning, at the end of my walk, I forgot to stop the tracking. I drove out to a fast food restaurant and back. The app said for my walk, I went over four miles in about nine minutes. I’m pretty impressed that I can walk that fast at my age!
Have a good rest of the day, everyone.
