John. The elevator is working fine. It is helping Dawn tremendously in not having to climb the stairs. It also helps in getting items up or down.
Should have installed one much earlier. [:D]
Yesterday I baked some cinnamon swirls. They went down well.
[dinner] I bought some fish. Small roast potatoes and roasted vegetables. Doing a Hollandaise Sauce as well. (Never made that before)
Got to transfer some pictures to Flickr so as to post here. Rather a bind.
David
For a couple of weeks for me, hello from sunny Soth Carolina, North Myrtle Beach to be more exact. The GF has a rental condo here. She’s getting furniture delivered, so it’s officially “maintenance.”
She’s noticed so far that summer renters have stolen bed pillows and all the hair dryers. Really, who takes stuff like that?
Our cats are back home in Delaware and the dog is in a kennel, so we can relax without walking anyone or cleaning out any litter boxes. That’s my job, too, every night but that way it’s easier.
I’m having different issues with this site now. The internet connection is better, but the errors I’m getting are with timeout connections from the MR site itself and and complaints about security.
MisterBeasley, I’m also having a hard time getting the forum site to open. It’s very slow to connect and very slow when I post. I’m not having that issue with any other site.
I see more and more why quite a few forum members have switched to other forums. While I could do that, I like it here. I keep hoping things will get better.
I may be reluctantly reaching the same conclusion. If we’ve lost Kevin, that’s a bad sign for the future.
Sunset Blvd?
OK, my uncle took me to dinner at Spago, Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant. Originally it was just off Sunset. I don’t remember anything about the food, but James Garner was eating dinner with Henry Fonda at the next table.
Years later we went to lunch at a restaurant in Brentwood. Simon Baker (The Mentalist) was at the next table.
Sunset Blvd! One of my favorite movies.
William Holden: “You’re Norma Desmond! You used to be in silent pictures. You used to be big.”
Gloria Swanson: “I am big. It’s the pictures that got small.”
Certainly among my favorite films. I think I’ll pop it in the DVD player while w**king on trains tonight [8D]
Of course the real star of the film is the Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A. Gotta love a car that has a speaking tube to the chauffer.
1931 Isotta Fraschini by D70, on Flickr
— Meanwhile; California
Why we use flex track:
ATSF, Cable, California, 1975 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
Pardon me, just passing through:
Thomas Taylor by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
One rarely gets a glimpse of the future. We had one this weekend and it is time to say goodbye to my friends while I still can.
There are many reasons each of us belong to this forum but none of us are here for the challenge of logging in and responding to posts. The next time the forum breaks, it may not be fixable.
So thank you all for the education, the photos and the insights into your lives. May we meet again in another forum or in that train station in the sky.
Thank you for your many contributions, Henry. You will be greatly missed.
Has the issue of the fragility of the platform become so sensitive that the most recent thread on the subject has been deleted? If so, it’s a sad state of affairs indeed.
John (the Attuvian one)
Like Henry I too have come to the end of the line with this Forum.
I have enjoyed my time here, but the challenges of logging on, posting pictures etc. are not what I want.
Therefore I wish all the best to those who remain, thank you and goodbye.
David
It’s a sad day for me. It’s 5:45 pm my time, and this is the first time in two days I was able to open the forum.
I imagine the diner will not survive.
It was very nice getting to know all of you. Goodbye.
Now I’m really sad! I may have the last top of the page for me in the diner.
How about everyone join me in a happy hour drink to the long run of the diner!
C’mon, guys! We’ve all had a car we spent more times under than in. Mine was a '75 MGB, and if Saint Pete gives me the keys to that car when I get to the Pearly Gate, I’ll know where I am. Yeah, same thing if I get the yellow Pontiac Sunbird, but, well, you know. There is ‘the Other Place.’
As long as the ship is still afloat I’ll be here. Kalmbach farms out the forum software and they probably have little control over day to day glitches. I’m sure a complete site revamp isn’t in the budget so we have to make do with what’s left.
SP 1988 Superbowl Extra by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
Mine was a 1966 Toyota. On the highway from New Orleans to Nebraska, I can point out every place I broke down in that car driving to see my parents. In 1978, I sold it to a guy for $15. He wanted one of the front seats for his car.
When I could not get into the forum this weekend, I checked the other forum and saw quite a few names I recognized. What’s missing is a thread like this diner, which I will really miss if it goes away.
California’s Mt. Shasta:
In the Shadow of Mt. Shasta by Bob Wilcox, on Flickr
For the few diners left, I hope you have a great evening.
I joined the Forum 16 years ago to participate in the Diner. Many diners have come and gone in that time but the Diner survived. I can’t believe it goes out of business because the whole forum goes downn for a couple of days. I rarely have problems getting on and I am using a tablet so old my Chrome browser can’t be updated.
I have gotten upset a few times from comments but am still here as I think the Diner is a great spot and value all the contributors.
CN Charlie
What’s all this doom and gloom about the Diner and the forums being down for a couple of days? It’s a free service. We are getting a pretty good deal for the price! Stop crying wolf for goodness sake.
Cheers!!
Dave
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Thoughts and Best Wishes to All that need them. Kia Kaha.
Cheers, the Bear.
Good Morning Diners! Flo locked me out for the last few days (looks like more than just me), but I found she left the back door unlocked. Ha!
IF Henry is right, I too want to thank everyone here. This forum got me out of my shell into at least trying to be more active online.
Hoping you are right Charlie. I think the timing of it going down made it seem so much worse. A whole weekend without! If this had happened on a Tuesday and they had it fixed Wednesday afternoon, there would likely be less doom and gloom. Maybe.
Is what keeps me here.
Glad to hear that Ed. While I don’t bring the value to this forum that you do, I’ll be here with you. Cheering you on! [(-D]
The one thing out of all of this I can’t help but shake though is the whole online MR experience (video plus?) they are pushing. I don’t subscribe to anything other than the print magazine yet. Time being the primary factor. Secondary though are the issues with the forum. Concerns me that similar issues may exist with the video service. Anybody able to confirm or deny that?
L.A. Union Station
I just happend by to hear Water Level’s question about the rest of the Trains.com offerings going down when the forum takes a dive. I am a subscriber to MR plus and all of the other offerings were up when the forum was down. It appears that the forum is treated differently than the rest of the Trains.com offerings.
Joe
Thanks for that clarification Joe. Much appreciated.
