Path of Toatlity Edition!
Welcome to the April 2024 Jeffrey’s Trackside Diner! The theme this month is CABOOSES or waycars, guard’s vans, cabins, crummies, hacks or whatever term you’re familiar with for that car occupied by the train crew.
Wayne Stevenson addition by JaBearz, on Flickr
Welcome
Cabooses can be found in all sorts of designs and configurations. I wonder if the designers knew that this old wood, truss rod example would foretell a modern trend, the extended-vision cupola!
Cheers, Ed
I had high hopes that the software would make it through the weekend but, alas, I was mistaken.
Rich
Good Morning,
Wednesday and first time in 3 days forum has worked, very frustrating.
Taking wife to a doctor app. shortly, will check back later.
CN Charlie
Apollo 13, Houston.
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testing…
This is actually laughable because two days ago, it seemed as if the stupid software was up and running after a Sunday outage. But when I clicked the Submit button, a message said something about a server problem. So, I didn’t figure that the message went through. But, alas, it did.
Up until this outage, the previous ones typically occurred on weekends, usually holiday weekends. But, the goofy system would always come back up on the first workday of the week. Not this time. The outage first occurred on Sunday afternoon and now it is nearly Noon on Wednesday. Dunno, it is no wonder that so many have fled for greener pastures.
Rich
Hi Everyone,
Wow, the first time I’ve been able access the diner, or any other thread for that matter, in a week. This is unfortunate.
Where did Ed want to take the diner this month? Cabooses and/or yards was discussed. Don’t know what the topic is to be. I hope it’s cabooses, and I suggested it a couple of months ago. No matter. Ed, I hope you can get back on and post successfully.
Gotta run for now.
Let’s see, it fails after it’s been running for a week, and the software guy fixes it on Monday mornings. Was there anything unusual about this weekend? Oh yes, that’s right, it was a holiday weekend. Maybe the software guy took a few days off to travel for Easter?
I don’t see weekend outages because I have a real life that doesn’t depend on social media.
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Since it’s afternoon, Chloe, bring me an ice-cold beer, please.
We’re headed to Texas to see the eclipse (and to see the grandchildren). The weather report sounds like we will see only the grandchildren and a cloudy, rainy sky.
I believe the diner is parked with the cabooses this month. I like to look at Ozark Mountain Railcar every-so-often to see what’s available. They have about ten cabooses in various states of repair that can be purchased.
Here’s one:
https://ozarkmountainrailcar.com/railEquipmentGrid.php?category=Cabooses
If you haven’t been to their site, it is one that requires a log-in, but it’s free. It’s pretty neat to see what’s available.
Back to packing for the trip. Have a great weekend and good eclipse-viewing.
You do?
Thanks for getting us going Ed, I hope you didn’t spend too much time trying to work around the forum issues.
Nice to be back in business. I usually read the forum while I am on the phone with Lawyers and Accountants, I have a life and that includes chatting on here. I am 67, however my fitness age is 43. Does that make me a grumpy old man or a grumpy middle-aged man? My BP this morning was 105/63 so I guess being grumpy doesn’t affect my blood pressure.[(-D]
All the blossoms on the trees are out and so are the flowers. The city paved our road and put in curbs last summer and many of my daffodils were casualties when they cut out my lawn for the curb, I have taken photos and will refill the empty spaces in the fall.
We are having an invasion of people next month, normally we can sleep six guests in our spare rooms, however, there could be as many as fourteen so the wife picked up two queen-size Coleman self-inflating air mattresses at the auction for $10.00ea. She also snagged two Ninja 10-quart air fryers for $18.00ea. She will give one to my son and the other to her Dad. All the stuff is new in the box.
Our electric fence around part of the property has been compromised so I best get to the repairs. Hopefully, I remember to turn it off first this time.[:-^]
Cabeese it is this month.
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All the best to all.
Hi Brent!
Invasion??? We are getting one here in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State as well! Ours is because where I live is right in the path of totality for the Eclipse next Monday! I already picked up the Eclipse glasses that we could get free living in Geneva at the Welcome Center down by Seneca Lake a few days ago. Not sure exactly what my Family has planned, but I imagine something out at their house in the country.
A gentleman who I know that runs over at the Fieldhouse when I do who is 90 years old is planning on doing a 5k down by the lake this Saturday that is being held in Honor of the eclipse. His wife has been working hard to increase her walking distance (she is also 90) and she plans to walk with him the first leg of the race. She will then occupy a park bench until he comes back for the end of the 5k and then they will walk to the finish line together. I think that is very sweet! They are a wonderful loving couple that had 6 kids and still walk holding hands! [8D]
Found out the gent next door to me, a retired nurse, has just recovered from having a difficult case of RSV. I was wondering what was going on as he is often out daily walking their dog and I hadn’t seen him in a couple weeks. So! I finally got over to the local Pharmosy today and got the RSV vaccine! (Duh! Should have gotten it last fall.)
Also am in the midst of getting flights for my Granddaughters and I to go over to the UK to visit my son over there. In addition to his position at the Faraday Inst. he was just voted in as a Trustee of the British Science Association Council! I have no idea how the kid got born into my family!!! I guess he takes after my late wife in the gray matter department!
Have a great day out there folks!
73
Ray, that sounds like a great trip to see your son, you must be proud of what he has accomplished. Some family members have traced our roots back to when the migration from England occurred. Members left in the mid-1700s and went to what is now Canada, Virginia (before it was a State), and Australia. The ones that landed in what was to be Virginia moved on up and joined the others in Manitoba eventually settling in the 1790s in The Swan River Valley.
Since as far back as we have been able to trace every generation has done better than the one before. Since the 1700s my sister was the first to go to University and now both my kids are highly educated and off to the races.
The wife was feeling pretty good today so we headed East to do an easy 8km hike. Just as we were getting back to the car we ran into an elderly couple, he was in good shape, she looked like she did not have much time left. It was heart-wrenching to see them making their way into the forest holding hands and doing what they have been doing together the entire time they have been together. They were moving quite slowly, not sure how far they got.
We have been talking about getting away over the summer, we usually head out to the boonies to get away from the masses. We are thinking of driving to Alaska and taking the boat back down the coast to the Northern tip of Vancouver Island where we have the use of a beautiful home right on the ocean. Retirement is the best, just come home whenever you feel like it.[oX)]
A couple of Royal Hudsons and a Mikado await the cutter’s torch.[:'(]
All the best to all.
Hi Brent,
Our families have a great deal in common. My ancestors moved from Denmark in the late 1700s and eventually arrived in what is now Barrie, Ontario. They were the second pioneer family to settle in the area. Our home was partially paid for with money that came from the land that they settled on in 1823. Coincidently, I was the first to get a university degree in the family’s history.
My family’s pioneering history was recorded by a member of the family in the 1850s. We have a ton of interesting anecdotes from the period. I could go on for hours.
Cheers!!
Dave
Good morning all. After a few days off I think we should keep the goirls busy. A full English brunch please and a large coffee.
Over the weekend we had a visit of one of Dawn’s college friends, Hazel. It was good to see her as we see her only once, maybe twice a year.
This weekend coming we have a visit of an old friend of mine (and now Dawn’s).
Today I am taking Dawn to hospital for a regular check-up.
David
Good morning diners. I’m not old, so just a grumpy man happy to be in the diner again. Wait, I mean grumpy to be in the diner again. Chloe, coffee and wheat toast please.
Hoping to be able to see the eclipse here, but I don’t think the weather forecast is looking to align with that desire. Shucks.
Some sweet stories about older couples still very much in love. My wife is not one for any type of public display of affection, so that won’t be us. Bumms me out, but I don’t doubt her affection for me.
We got a subscription to a prominent ancestry website some years ago and spent a substantial portion of time on there filling out our family trees, pretty much focusing on direct ancestors and ignoring people like 2nd uncles, etc. What’s nice is that it allows you to piggyback on the work of others if you want, so if their work is accurate you can really make progress. What I was finding aligned with stories that were handed down through each of my mom and dad’s families for years. That was pretty neat! One side arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts (no not on the Mayflower, but relatively soon after), the other side arrived near Baltimore and established a substantial amount of wealth. Too bad none of that money made it very far down the line![(-D]
Have a good grumpy day everyone!
Good morning, everyone. I need some coffee, Chloe.
Since we are in Dallas (Southlake) for the eclipse, the weather reports seem to be a little better, but not much. There are storms predicted for later in the afternoon, but the time of the eclipse is supposed to be cloudy. Oh well, we had a good one several years ago.
David, while it’s none of our business, I hope the doctor’s exam last week went OK.
For all the grumpy old men in the diner who I count as friends, I hope you have a great weekend. And that includes everyone!
Caboose by Terry Shuck, on Flickr
