Jeffrey's Trackside Diner, June 2018

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Good Morning Everyone!

Brunhilda, make that really strong coffee in an IV bag for me, please. I did not catch much sleep last night either, so I am “walking on my gums”, as we say in my country.

I did a bit of railfanning earlier on, catching the morning train at sunrise as it is waiting to leave Talheim (The Tinplate Town) for Schopfheim and Schaffhausen.

The scene will vastly improve when I have “planted” a few more trees, which are on order! There is only one more structure to be added - a memorial on the town square:

I think, old Bismarck will make a fine statue on the layout!

Have a good one!

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Hello Railfans!

I know its been months since Ive been in here, I do hope everyone is doin fine. I sure hope the Pepsi still comes in a frozen pilsner, aye Flo? Sans ice por favor.

For my part, the last 6 months or so has been a total bummer. Both cheeks worth, if I may be so cheeky. Ive lost a gloves worth of family members. Another dog gone job change (and not for the better!). Imstill in a place i had no plan to be in. And if that dont top it all, unbeknownst to me, it seems its my houses turn to host the annual bee/bird population for the entire town.

Now I ask ya, do you really think Dangerfield has anything on me? What really grinds my rubber gears is it took me two minutes to remember how to post a post. Errr, start one rather.

Some folks say ’ ya ever have one of them days?'. Around here its lifes instead of days. I tell ya, if the lotto wasnt already rigged against me (and I know its true cuz I NEVER win!) if I did win, I bet my ticket would read I owe them millions!

Amongst the doom and gloom has been a few shiny spots. One of those being… remember a year ago I mentioned my buddy and boss got himself one of them thar 3d printin deee-vices? Well, now that hes on his 3rd one (yeah, hes a geek, no hes not into trains [dork!]), before he can get another, HIS boss (the wife) said he must rid himself of one, and buy her a new XMas tree.

It wasnt very looooonnngg at all before that first one was sitting purty over at my house. And with a year of tuning and practically replacing 50% of it (yep!), it can produce some nice things. After he went through all that, I wish I had time to mess with it.

On the hobby front: things havent changed. I could set up a small layout but I dont for fear things here could change over night. In lieu of that, and because I still like to collect, I have added a couple cars or locos here and there, but sparcely just to keep my spirits up.

I even tried to get a

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Hello gang!

I must be too ugly or something! Dianne and I consistently receive lousy service at restaurants (not the Diner of course). Last night we decided to go out for wings. We chose St. Louis Bar and Grill in Bradford. When we walked in the door we were quickly greeted by a friendly young lady and shown to a table on the patio as we had requested. She said our server would be with us “shortly”. Fifteen minutes later we were still waiting for our server to come to our table. The place was not busy, and to make matters worse, the person who was apparently serving on the patio had sauntered by us no less than four times without even acknowledging our presence. When I say “sauntered”, I mean “sauntered”! If she was in first gear she had to be slipping the clutch. We decided to leave and in doing so we had to walk right past her. She looked at us as though to ask “what’s your problem?”.[:(!][:(!][:(!]

So, we went to another grill, where we got prompt courteous service right up until it was time for the bill. We sat for 15 more minutes after we were done and the plates had been cleared while the dear little blonde server waited on everyone around us but us. I had to stop her and ask for the bill. Then it took another five minutes or so for her to show up with it.[:(!][:(!][|(][|(]

I tip generously when service is decent. I don’t tip when it is not.

Like I said, I’m probably too ugly to expect decent service every time.

Thanks for letting me vent!

Dave

P.S. In fairness to our local Wimpy’s restaurant which we visit frequently, the service and the food is always excellent. I guess they’re used to my appearance![swg][(-D][(-D]

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Dave - how about changing your After Shave?

Honestly, instead of using that manly fragrance of Old Kerosene, use baby oil and you will get more attention from young girls than your wife will allow you to!

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Good morning … Coffee and a pecan roll, please.

Douglas … Long time no see ! … Thanks for the update. … Eventful, apapremtly. … Life is a like a roller coaster. Sometimes it goes up. Sometimes it goes down… However, it keeps moving forward …

Dave … Poor service is annoying for sure.

Ulrich … Baby oil ?.. Really? …

Model railroad … I posted photos of the Empire Builder cars I worked on this week in Weekend Photo Fun …

Also, I changed some more light fixtures in the train room from flourescent to LED. I’m mostly done with that project with only four remaining.

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Garry - baby oil acts as a kind of pheromone to women. Tests have proven that women feel a lot more attracted to men smelling like babies than to those with that virile, rugged outdoor smell!

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Mornin’ folks!

I’ve been sitting in the back without much to say (that I can really say on here…)

George Burns always suggested: “Be sure to wear a good cologne, a nice aftershave lotion, and a strong underarm deodorant. And it might be a good idea to wear some clothes, too.”

Also: “Dress simply. If you wear a dinner jacket, don’t wear anything else on it … like lunch or dinner.”

And, of course: “Take care not to wear stripes that are out of sync with your wrinkles.”

I gotta get my shower and head over for a 3 mile walk this morning… Oh Yeah I now have lost another 2 pounds and weigh in at 216!!! That is 19 lbs less than I weighed when my wife died… Had the last of the two treatments to raise my eyebrows (part of the eyelid surgery thing) yesterday. The old classmate of mine that I was very surprised to see working at the place was not there. Asked the lady who did the proceedure if my classmate was off yesterday. She said yes, so I told her that the lady was the cutest and most adorable little redhead in Canandaigua back then. The lady nodded her head and told me, “She still is!” So I told her to say hi for me, and then gave her a “Railpass” card I have in my wallet with an invite for the classmate to send me an email if she wants. I shall see what transpires (I know the lady is widowed and is supposedly divorced from her second husband).

Gotta get moving! My fitbit is yelling at me! LOL

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I don’t generally go to model railroad forums to get advice about the babes (nor for sartorial advice), but this kinda makes sense.

Robert

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I don’t consider that poor service. She probably thought that you were on a date, and most times folks like to sit for awhile, let the food settle, and have a conversation. That’s normally the point where the guy hits on the girl. If you were in a hurry you could have asked the waitress for the bill as she was clearing the table.

Or, alternately, the waitress liked the smell or kerosene, thought you were cute, and was waiting for your wife to go to the head so that she could get your name and number.

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Most of us are in an age where these things matter less than the ability of our dear 6-axle Diesel to negotiate that one and only tight curve on our layout.

Catching a waitresses attention, however, is a serious issue and justifies nearly any method with a chance of success!

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Afternoon Diners,

We replace our water heater yesterday. Cleaning up the water and taking stuff and junk out back to dry. It corroded from the inside making a hole on the outside draining water from the side. My mom noticed it yesterday morning at 2 in the morning doing laundry.

We got a new one. Most of the stuff is back, but it will take a while.

I got two things that we’re doing but I’ll wait until it’s done to tell you.

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Afternoon diners,

Survived day three of Drivers Ed, tomorrow is the test!

Well I’m catching up on stuff so I’ll be back in a bit.

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Afternoon diners

Flo, give the gang and the Buick Guy a [B] and Rick and Steven what they like.

VA Health Care. Good and Bad News.

Good News I lost 4 pounds and 5 oz from this last Febuary. [:O] So that is 30 pounds in the last year. [Y]

Bad News? I was sent to the wrong clinic! [banghead] I need to be seen by the Leg Ulicer Clinic not the Diesbitic Foot Care Nurse! Her job is to keep ulicers away, not fix them when you have them! Plus they cannot find the X-Rays that Anderson Hospital sent them! [soapbox] I cannot be seen by Leg Ulicer Clinic till they have the X-Rays for some reason. [:-^]

Besides getting my weight checked I got blood work done and dropped off a new glasses frame for new lenes so not a total lost day.

Later, Ken

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Evenin’ folks!

Hmmmmm… Maybe I’ll try that. LOL Whatever I’m doing isn’t leading to any success yet… [:-^] But Ulrich, I can tell you I am not at all interested in any Diseasal type thingy negotiating any curves on my layout! It be 1925 down there. LOL (Saturday, August 15 at 2:00 PM…)

Garden is up for the most part. That is both the seeds I planted and the weeds that grow there all by themselves… Evidentally one of the starlings hanging around my house discovered a new Bald Face Hornet’s nest at the back of my house. It was competely torn apart with most of it on the ground and no hornets hanging around. That I don’t mind at all!!!

(Edit) Oh, [color=red]Ken[/color], that’s great on the weight loss!!! Keep up the good work.

Need to get out my guitar out and toughen up my fingers a bit I guess.

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Hello diners,

Fragrance subject, personally I use Old Spice deodorant and if called for pomade for hair styling.

Talked to a girl in class, she’s a Classical Cellist which made interesting conversation being that I’m a singer, I don’t have the best knowledge of classical but can hold my own, I know the basic composers and some of their work.

I think she comes from a really refined family, why? Well in addition to her love of classical music she had Van Gough’s Starry Night on her thermos. I of course commented on it since I recognized the painting.

At least I didn’t end up like this guy.

AHH, BACH![(-D]

I do have a appreciation for classical, I’m currently brushing up on it to be well equipped for tomorrow’s conversations.[swg]

Well I might stop in again in a while.

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I have 6 tomatos. If they turn red by 4th of July, you are doing well around here. The plants are tall and gangly from all the rain.

Every now an then I walk in the locker room at the gym and the smell of colgne almost sends me into an asthma attack. And there will be nobody there! The smell is still lingering from someone who left several minutes ago.

I used to love the complexity of classical music. The local radio station changed format and I don’t listen to it much at all.

Just saw a funny commercial The car insurance guy is pretending to be a cell phone lost, under the car seat.

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Beware of Mayhem, like him…

Bzzzztt…Bzzzztt…[(-D]

Anyone remember those Discover Card commercials, with “Peggy”[(-D]!

I have a garden with five types of tomato plants, I’ve gotten one Roma so far, I think next year I will make the garden bigger. It’s a raised bed, I might just go for the in ground one next year. I would like to have a good variety of tomatoes and peppers and at least two plants of each if I had a inground garden.

I just weighed myself, I’ve lost 10 pounds! I’m 230 from 240! I haven’t changed my diet, so I guess my no McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, Taco Bell, ecetera, ecetera… ahd no soda of any kind has finally paid off!

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I can only offer this up to the crowd.

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My wife has insisted I wear women’s Secret Baby Powder scented deoderant for 25 plus years.

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My three daughters HATED boys that smelled like Axe, Old Spice, Brut, etc.

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They LOVED boys that smelled like fruit or baby powder.

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Maybe there is something to this.

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-Kevin

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Olfactory stimulus is the strongest trigger for memory.

So reasoning behind girls liking guys that smell of baby powder, simple 1 baby powder is used on? Babies, so when the female of the species smells this it brings a comforting feeling because that smell is linked to their infant years and the comfort their mother provided. 2 who has babies? Girls, so they link that smell to babies and it triggers their motherly instincts. 3 in Kevins case, perhaps the fact that some guys smelled of baby powder reminded them of you.

The first is a bit more on point…

I have never used cologne, just don’t feel the purpose, waste of time and money, anyways as long as you don’t smell of say cow manure, your ahead of the ball game![(-D]

(Edit, I do however think if you have a more pungent odor put out by your body, perhaps it is something to consider![(-D] just remember by the time you smell it everyone else does too!)

I dabble in the ideas of psychology, and try to be a comedian, but I won’t quit my day job, now for music? You bet your last dollar![(-D]

OK no more dime store psychoanalysis from a guy with no serious education in the field!

Well its getting late I better get to sleep to get up early tomorrow!

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Evening Diners,

Steven- I remember those old Peggy credit card commercials. You made me feel old.

I watched a YouTube video three or four years ago. In which two girls discussed men and women products that smells good on men. At the end they said buy women products to get females.

My hobby store sold out of the green transit bus. So I got a blue one instead, if it doesn’t work out for the town I’ll turn it into my G.N.O. Railway passenger bus.

*if this feel rushed. It’s my second time. The first one got deleted by website by submitting.