Afternoon Diners,
Henry- I’ll have some of that Norwegian dessert.
SS Express- Nice to see a new face.
Weather has been cloudy lately, but no rain. We will see.
Since my railroading hobby is making no process. My mom decided to give me a loom knitting kit to make hats.
Henry … That sounds like it would taste very good.
Ulrich … I know apple strudel is good . Yum !
Gentlemen, thanks for the invite and the condolences for my dad. He was a train buff since the 40’s when he was a kid and got me hooked on the hobby at a young age. I got a phone call from the dispatch office on the HV basement line that a string of empty boxes needed to be sent back to the yard. I had to high tail it down the pike and open up the yard. So after that quickie, those Boston creams and a cup of hi-test sounds about right…
Rich
Evening all!
Cool and rainy night, so I’ll have a warm slice of cherry pie to help keep my spirits up.
I’m very familiar with the Cog Railway and Mt Washington, having visited the area yearly with the Boy Scouts for the past 40 years. I agree with Ulrich that something was lost when the Cog switched from steam to diesel. The first train of the day is still steam, but everything else is diesel. Meh.
One other thing Mt Washington is known for is unpredictable weather. A multitude of people have died over the years, and a significant number have been from exposure. A couple of years after I started going with the scouts, a bunch of us decided to climb Washington using the trail up Tuckerman Ravine. Around a dozen 12 - 17 year olds, accompanied by two college age adults. This is the first weekend in August, and when we start out it’s sunny with temperatures in the high 70’s - low 80’s. By the time we get up to the bottom of the headwall (a several hundred foot expanse of bare rock) the summit is in the clouds. Not a biggie, as the summit is in the clouds >200 days a year. We get half way up the headwall and the temperature is dropping and it’s starting to drizzle.
We get three quarters of the way up the headwall, and now we’re getting freezing rain. Big question now is should we continue up where the temperature is most assuredly NOT going to get warmer, or try to go down over the already very slippery rock. Since any fall would most likely be fatal, the decision was made to continue up. By the time we reached the summit, there was 4 inches of snow on the ground. We were good scouts and followed the motto “Be Prepared”, but there’s a difference between preparing for rain and cool temperatures, and preparing for snow and ice. We didn’t have $20 between the entire group, and back then college students didn’t have credit cards. We were pretty miserable. Luckily the operators of the Cog took p
Evening Diners
Flo, Ed will have a Crown Royal, give SS (Hope that is not a Super Sport Chevy thing being Cuda Ken) Richard and my self a [B].
Richard [#welcome] Well if the SS is a Chevy thing, I am fine with that. I like all HP cars, OK most of them. [:-^] Sorry to hear about your dad, nice it got you into trains and you have some of his. Far as your job, what did you do? While I am working I have not had a good job for 10 years. Last year I made what I made in 1985? If it was still 1985 I be sitting pretty.
Big Daddy Hum [^o)] While I am sure it is just in my head (I seemed overly hard wire in the brain to look for faces) I swear in the first photo (one on top) your Grandmother Desert looked pissed off and is going to eat my faces! Even has little claws! Looks great cut up (killed) and bet it taste great!
Later, Ken
Ken, the SS reflects my other paasion from a very young age. I have owned an original 1970 Camaro SS 396 for almost 32 years now. I bought it in 1985 and drove the wheels off it, raced it, re-painted it, re-built it twice (the engine 4 times) but now sadly, she just sits in the garage while I raise my 3 and 4 year old. I put a little less than 200 miles on her last summer. Damn shame right there!!
The work thing has been brutal the last 8 years. I been in the medical device manufacturing industry setting up and running 5 axis Haas cnc machines, but last december my company decided to pick up and move to ohio. I was there a little over 4 years and I loved the place. I then took a shot at another shop, much smaller and much less organized and lasted 8 months. Dude said he could no longer make payroll and I was out. I blame myself for that move, should have never made a hasty decision like that. Think I’ll grab me some hi-octane and a jelly fill for the ride home.
Rich
Discussion of guns (and especially gun laws, which falls under politics) is specifically forbidden under the rules of the Forums. Even here in the Diner.
Mornin, an irish coffee please Zoe…. Rain n fog here to start the day, but the temps are in the 40’s n 50’s; winter returns Wednesday.
Glad most everyone one had some good holidays, ours was ok to much company for to long. Oldest daughter and hers left for ohio today.
CHARLIE, glad to hear the surgery went well and your recovering. Our thoughts be with you for further good news.
RICKY W, our thoughts also with you… Mother n me have both been there
RICH, welcome, hope ya enjoy yur vists. Our thoughts with you also on your loss.
Don’t know bout 2017 being betters than last. But, Dec of16, wasn’t good, J-bird [G-daughter] broke her leg first day volleyball practice, surgery n plate. 10 days later her older sister [jocko] gallbladder surgery. That same day my little brother slipped on ice n broke his knee cap, surgery of course. All are recovering n in Phys therapy.
Jan 1, 17, we found out Mother’s step g-pa is in hospital for his dementcha [spelling]. They’re still running test. Seems his legs are no-longer working
Me, I go to the Indy VA for surgery on my RT upper lung the tomorrow. They found a spot on x-rays during a lung infection in the
Yesterday was very busy. Out the door & on the way for breakfast befor 8:00am. Then grocery shopping. That was followed by a trip to the library, then shopping at different stores, then lunch, & then more errands. We got home in mid afternoon & that’s when i got the biggie of the day done. All the outside Christmas lights & decorations taken down. It was in the mid 40s & just too good an opportunity to avoid freezing fingers to pass up. It was raining lightly, but not that much of am inconvenience.
Today is laundry, but I’ll start taking down the inside decorations as well.
I’m starting to get a little more comfortable with Windows 10 on my new laptop. Got everything transferred over from the old laptop without any problems. I decided to keep the old laptop just for my railfanning photos, etc. But ran into a problem there. It’s hard drive is too small to hold all my railfanning photos, so I may look into another external hard drive that will be dedicated just for that. It appears that they are available for under $100.00.
Have a great day & stay safe…
Good morning .
Inch … Prayers for you and your having surgery tomorrow… Please make sure we are informed of the results. … Thanks.
In a rush… Catch up with everybody else later. … Coffee and donut to go.
Normall sunny every day, yesterday for the Rose Prade and all week overcast and cold Tue. 59. Oregon like weather except there its 40.
SS Express I was a aerospace machinist all my working life and was just starting to learn to set up and program CNC machines when I retired.
Good Evening!
An uneventful day today, which suits me fine these days! The only “thrill” I had was running a train on my layout for a few minutes. I will shoot a few pictures of it in the coming days for putting it up for sale in “The Bay”. I decided to sell it as it is, without any further additions or changes made. I am not going to auction it, but will ask for a price and offers, so I can control for how much money I will let it go.
Heading for the hay - see you tomorrow!
Good Afternoon Diners,
Flo, I’ll have an extra large coffee with lots of cream, please.
Yesterday, I watched the Rose Parade. Had it on both NBC on the tube and KTLA (independent channel in LA)on the computer, which ran it mostly commercial free. If anyone has never seen the parade live in person, it is worth the trip to do so at least once. Television just can’t do it justice.
When MOH and I were younger, OK…much younger, we camped out for the parade a couple of times. It was a lot of fun. A couple of years later after our son was born, I wrapped him in a “snugly” and my coat and my wife and I walked virtually the entire parade route and back on one New Year’s Eve. It’s a six mile long party! Ah, good memories.
After the parade, I watched the Blackhawks’ outdoor hockey game on the tube. I’ve only seen a couple of hockey games live. I was surprised to learn how much the puck is actually in the air. TV doesn’t convey that aspect of the game very well. And as for watching a game outdoors in the cold, no thanks, I’d rather not.
I was unaware that there is a cog railway in New Hampshire. That would be fun to do.
It seems that there’s a lot of health issues going around in the diner. I hope everybody gets well and have no complications.
Hello to everyone, and I hope everyone is OK, safe, and warm.
Hey all, just a quick check in. Started doing an inventory of my roster. Why, WHY didn’t I do this sooner? my hand is cramping and I’m not even halfway done.
Hey all
Brutal first day back at w**k [B)][xx(][sigh] oh my. Couple of HO had a large puddle of water in teh raod and they were not HAPPY - They called the sales agent, the VP of the company and the county site inspector ! Took a beating from the site inspector, Had to listen to the VP who was not happy… Geez I tell you some people are so spoiled if they get a hitch in their get along they are raising cane and whining to anyone who will pacify them - glad the day is over.
Train front - Not much today. Need to get my vender some info so he can price up some of the material.
Hope to have time tomorrow to read post. Hope everyone has had a great day ( at least better than mine ) and a better tomorrow.
TTYL
YGW
Milk and apple pie please, yes my gibanica was on the verge of exploding. Those silicon pads make clean up super easy.
Jimmy I need to catalog my rolling stock too. I’m afraid I’ll find too many cars for the RIP track
Was trying to help another poster with photos and checked out Imgur.com. It seems to be slightly more user friendly that Photobucket without the popups and glitches and easy to figure out how to link to the forum.
My son gave me a late Christmas present, it’s a “coffee table book” maybe 16" x 16" of pictures of his daughter, my granddaughter in her first year. It’s a big book, maybe 70 pages and the photo quality is excellent. A really touching gift.
Happy New Year!!!
Saw the Ball drop on Dick Clarks New Years Rockin Eve on TV just before Midnight!!! I don’t watch the entire celebration, usually tune in at 11:57 and keep the TV on until 12:10/12:15. This year, I watched it from 11:56 until 12:20am, going to bed afterwards because I had work the next day.
Trainfront: Saw two ATHG SD75M’s on evilbay, (No’s 200 & 248) I will purchase them on Thurs/Fri. It will be a great addition to the one I already have (No. 226). Some of you may find this following statement wierd, On my railroad the SD75M would be in every way Santa Fe’s “Dream Locomotive”.
Work: Off Today, extra shift tomorrow (1pm-6pm) off Thus, Back on Fri.
School: Final Grades came in on Dec 20th,
CMT 230: A
HIST 17: P
I go back to School on Jan 23rd, It’s nice to have 4 weeks off.
The semester ended Dec 18 and starts Jan 23rd.
Other: Last month I renewed my Siruis XM subscription for my phone, it was only $18.21!
Outside of Trains, I also spend time on Siruis XM’s Fansite, Radio Discussions, and Radio Insight. Certain topics regarding Oldies/Classic Hits tend to get pretty hot. I find myself cracking up over the circular arguments the discussions take.
But I also gain knowledge at the same time.
Just remember this one thing; The day YOU pay for radio, you will get what YOU want.
Sidenote: The radio is hard to listen to these days because every station pratically overlaps each other. Plus all the 55-74 stuff has largely disappeared as well. Mad Ave was hesitant about the oldies format being played on then current stations so CBS started adding in currents about one per hour in 1973. It was a good idea and over the decades it evolved into a natural evolution. The playlists were scaled down in the early 90’s and the station became a stagnant museum. Then the
If the radio is going to turn classic hits into pure backgound noise by playing the same dam songs over and over and over and over and over and over again ad nauseam, then I will stop listening again. Come on FM,
Show some Creativity,
Show some GUTS
Bring Back the Top Ten at 10 and other specailty programs you used to have.
A few have told me local radio is not what it used to be.
Happy New Year.
Great to see this discussion. Did the trip in front of the old steamer, summer 2010. Back of the passenger car and could feel the heat from the loco. Managed to climb the pile of rock at the observation platform.
Next day, zip line at Bretton Woods.
Not bad for seventy at the time.
Rich
Wed. 60 Thur. 62 Fri. 62.
5 long months till the next holiday for regular workers. Memorial Day.
Whats the deal with the ball drop in NY? I never did understand it.