Welcome to Jeffrey’s Trackside Diner for the month of October, 2018!
It’s the place for you to go to relax and talk off topic about most anything - as long as you stay within the forum rules, which means certain hot button topics are excluded. Please refer to Steven Otte´s post on Forum Policies.
The staff - that´s Zoe, Chloe, Flo, Janie, and Brunhilda - is very friendly and will serve up plenty of virtual food with a smile. Just don´t forget to leave a generous tip!
Each month, the Diner will be parked in a different location at places all over the world. This month, the Diner is located in colorful New England USA.
At the begiining of each month, it is also the time to pay our respect to friends no longer with us
Generally, my method here is to copy>paste from a previous month, in this case I went back to June, then make the corrections with a quick edit. This time I wasn’t quite quick enough. The formatting of the edit window has its own set of crazy irregularities, such as having to go back each time and correct the apostrophe in the title so it doesn’t read .amp&’“&” every time I edit.
I’ll get things proofread and corrected but I only type using the hunt-&-peck method and lately my right eye only watches my left finger and vice-versa.
The Boston & Maine crew has set off the diner here in North Conway, New Hampshire, and applied the hand brakes, plugged in the standby power and tied us into the stationary steam line. The depot here is beautiful.
Welcome to the home of the Berkshires and the White Mountain area. In many cases I have found that the state of Maine has not been included as being part of New England. I’ll have to explore that concept. I say let’s visit Maine, too. Lots of narrow gauge history there.
Gidday Chloe, from one totowtoootyoe 2 fingered typist to another, could you please give Ed a glass containing something from the stiffening drinks shelf.
Now I don’t wish to start a fight with the art connoisseurs, the Bear operates on the “If a painting looks good, it is good” theory, but I do like a lot of those “vintage” travel posters, they tell a story, and weren’t created in five minutes either.
on Flickr
And before any one entertains the thought of throwing a little conniption, and pointing out “We’re in New England, Bear, not New Zealand", I am aware of that. The connection is that I believe that there is also good trout fishing in New England.
“You can’t keep trouble from coming, but you don’t have to give it a chair to sit on.” A New En
I’m of the opinion that the Bear and anyone else off the Continent has an irrevocable visa to visit the Diner at any time without the need to show a passport.
Thank you, Bear, for the tasty Moxie Rum cocktail (called a Nor’easter). When the family would visit “back east” dad would get us kids a bottle of Moxie.
Are we allowed to quote (or misquote) Emerson? He said something along the lines of, “Thank God the Pilgrims landed in New England. Because if they landed in the Midwest, they would have turned around and went back.”
Hey Janie, a tall stack please. Double extra syrup.
Ed … I like the photos and old advertisements. My tiping is terible tooo
Bear … Fishing is good for the sole.
Robert … That quote is funny … When we moved to KY, there was another joke which I heard originated from Mark Twain. Kentucky is a good location to live because when the world comes to an end, KY is 25 years behind everybody else.
Dave … I did not receive you message. I never am able to receive PM’s if the other person sends one to me. However, I can start a conversation with others who can reply to me.
That was a smooth move across the country. Hardly felt a bump. My regards to the engineer.
For a traditional New England breakfast, this morning we’re serving up corned beef hash and eggs. (Wonder what qualifies this as a New England tradition? It was invented as a way to use up the leftovers from New England Boiled Dinner, the main ingredients of which are corned beef and potatoes. It’s true, look it up.)
There’s ketchup on the counter for those who want it. Dig in!
Quite similar to the German/Scandinavien “Labskaus”, which is esentially Corned Beef, potatoes and red beets, all mashed up, served hot wit a fried egg and soused herring or a “Rollmops”. Supposedly a sailor´s breakfast.
The color makes it look, say, slightly off, but it is quite tasty. I like it, but Petra wouldn´t touch it.
Got my red tape stuff done, but as I arrived late, I had to wait a couple of hours before my number was up. I was late due to a road closure, which endedn in a 20 mile detour! They closed the main road connecting our town with the county seat. I just hope I don´t have to be rushed to a hospital as lonf as that road is closed. It could mean the difference between life and death.
give me some of that corned beef hash and potatoes.
I am currently in the Mississippi delta as Mrs. MLC is at an international blues conference at Delta State University, presenting a paper. I am lounging at the hotel for about an hour, then I have to ferry famed blues manager Dick Waterman over to the conference. (subject of her paper and upcoming book).
If you’re coming to New England, take a Pilgrim Tour on the New Haven Railroad!
“The Pilgrim Tours were the New Haven’s all expense paid tour packages. Pilgrim Tours were administered from the New Haven Railroad Travel Bureau in New York’s Grand Central Terminal. They operated not only within New England but also to many locations outside the New Haven’s direct service territory via connections with other railroads.” - Marc Frattasio Collection, NHRHTA.org
The New Haven was the self-described “Key to New England” or “The Aristocraft of New England Transportation”, depending on their mood.
on Flickr
