Right-back for the main event,looks like the weather is closing down all over so lets pull the drapes,settle down in the members lounge,crank up the sounds and prepare for an evening of wining and dining -Leon,Ill have the pan fried Welsh Black fillet stuffed with pate, brandy,cream and mixed peppercorn sauce, onion rings, grilled toms, skinny fries, petit pois and a couple of yorkshire puddings (-hey-its my dinner-I`ll have what I like …) And whilst you are about it,lets have a couple of bottles of the good brandy please and a tray of the balloon snifters-top man-have a couple of belts yourself,the track gang will be in soon after weekend overtime on the S.O.B system and I doubt they will be wanting Gatorade…
O.K-A general note-is worth mentioning that Welsh is a completely different language to English with seperate semiotic roots and the letters have different values-thus Llanfair (for example) is pronounced “thlan-vi-ar”-is remiss of me not to have provided phonetic translations before-will attempt to do so in future…[]
So-to business:-
[oX)][4:-)]TOM-Dont panic mate !-this band wont be hitting the road anytime soon-Missisnick has full time important work and Hannah has school,so is destined to be local work only-shame cos it is the best band I have ever played in-that said,we have an open invite to put tracks up on the local record labels download website so studio time is imminent-indeed,one of our H.C.Band tracks has had 10,000+ downloads from various sites -quite shocked when I found out…(thats downloads- not views…[:O])
Hope you enjoy tonights show -and wildly envious of the Lightfoot show [^]-enjoy !!
Like the rest of the company I am pleased you have a potential result on the basement issue-I know it will hurt to write the cheque but if it means the Can-Am,S-Capades
As a departure from my policy of trying to avoid back-to-back Posts - we’re at a multiple of TEN - time to remind all on-lookers of the way we do things 'round here .
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“Our” Place III was locked today by Kalmbach, so “Our” Place IV has begun on this 31st day of July 2008._
<CN heavyweight at Pier 21, Halifax, NS - personal foto>
Reminder: “Our” Place is CLOSED on SUNDAYs
<but go ahead ‘n slip your messages thru the mail slots on the doors!>
G’day Gents!
The rains have arrived after midnite - stormy 'til around noon, keeping Juneau housebound 'til then. Lost our cable package (TV - fone - internet) for about 5 hours. But at this writing, we seem to be back in business - rain has ceased. [yeah]
CLOSED on SUNDAY is the rule ‘round here. But of course if you have something to drop off - use the mail slots. [tup]
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Leon, the usual round of Tuis for all the guys please, and maybe a tot of Bundaberg Rum too![yeah]
To all. Just got back home last night, Sunday Sept 14th here, my Brides sister had us stay for a family BBQ on Saturday evening, so just couldnt refuse that![dinner] We had a great time in Aussie, Noosa Heads is a great holiday spot, nice and warm compared to NZ, great apartment and great food too, including lots of King Prawns, my favourite seafood![dinner][;)] Had a quick scan of page 19 and this one too, great to see the Larsman on board again, a nice surprise as a welcome back to Our Place.[yeah] Will have a meander through the pages and catch up with all the latest gossip, info and pix and get back to chatting with you all again, its great to be back once again thats for sure.[:)][tup][tup]
Kind of dark here, as always. Okay, there is the mail slot. Let’s see. Ah, down it went.
This is my catching up and does not include posts since my last posting Saturday. In other words, this is kind of Old Stuff!
Tom – Recon mission for our Manager set up by me?[?][oops] I would never do such a thing![:I] Especially not on a Sunday! At least not very often.[:-^]
The moose hunting was a flop! I saw only one and it was pretty far away. My picture of it is not even sharp.
Nice poster from the Swedish National Railway Museum![tup] Wish I had one on my wall.[:)]
More interesting photos from TRE and your RDC ride![tup] It’s kind of fun to see you posing in front of the RDC number, #2013! That is exactly the same number as the power unit of the X2000, #2013, that Amtrak leased! Must have been a most interesting trip to Dallas. TRE also has a few GP9s.[:)] Classic locomotive.
Sleep like a Kitten! I like that C&O ad! [:)]
The RDC-1 ads from 1950 were correct. RDC was a very useful car. I must admit I am kind of surprised that not more RDCs were built.
I like the photos of NH’s RDCs!
GG1! Indeed a very classic locomotive.[yeah] Too sad there is no operational one preserved. I understand the reasons, but it is still sad. I just noticed it had the same power output as the X2000. Another thing GG1 a
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A smile to begin the week!
“If the enemy is in range, so are you.” - Infantry Journal
G’day Gents!
Monday once more - hopefully a DRY one! We had more rain yesterday than needed - lots of flooding, power losses, downed trees, etc., etc. Fortunately, no losses of life ‘n nothing in comparison to what the folks down Texas way experienced. Good riddance, Ike!
Hard to believe we’re mid-way thru September . . . FALL is coming up FAST! [bow] [swg]
Okay, ‘nuf of that . . . breakfasts are being prepared in our galley - coffee ‘n pastries are fresh. So, let’s get a move on! [yeah]
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It’s “You Post, I Post” at the Bar by the Ballast! [tup]
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Good Morning Barkeep and all Present; coffee, please; round for the house and $ for the jukebox. We had some weather here yesterday that Eric would have enjoyed - 86 degrees, 30-40 mph winds (remains of Ike) and no humidity. It’s a lot cooler today. Gas is at $4.15 this morning (it’s basically going up a dime every day since Friday).
Good day for New England sports teams. Red sox go to Tampa for three games starting day, Patriots won, and with a look toward the south, so did my Giants.
Good Morning America is doing a rail-related extravaganza which started this morning. Many scenes along the Boston and Albany with station stops at various points along the way. Nice to see some of the scenery from the home road. The train consist is a couple of Genesis units, several Superliners, a PRR parlor car and what looks to be a PRR business car.
Lars stopped by with comments and observations as well as a nice selection of books. The Knickerbocker tray brought back some memories. I remember a place at home that had a Knickerbocker clock - wonder how much that would bring on the memorabilia market today? Also, glad to see that our Giants are doing well.
Pete was in with many photos. I enjoyed Alan’s photos from Germany and your shot of the King Edward I. The Burlington had quite an extensive steam program back in the day. For the record, Burlington Northern merger(s) occurred in 1970.
Rob visited with comments and other additions. Retire to Northern Ontario - why not. I’d be up in VT as far north as I could if I could afford it.
Eric was in with comments and some fine looking “small” locomotives. We have deer all over the place here; there are usually 6 or more in our parking lot when I leave in the evening. Nice looking Volvo - like the color.
Allan has returned - good to see you back.
Nick - Phonetic translations of Welsh? Do that and we can learn to speak Yorkshire (lol). Interesting thought playing Little Feat at 45. Your comments on
The post was getting a bit long so I thought I would do it in 2 parts.
TOM Glad you had a good night at the Music Man[tup]. It seems we had the heavy rain about 4 hours earlier and it stopped at about 8AM
Great selection for the random photos[tup][tup][tup], I like the works car at Halton and the photos in the dark stations came out really well.[bow]
Thanks for the kind words on Alan’s photos[tup], perhaps Eric may know some more about that interesting baggage car[yeah].
The only good thing about the reverse holiday pay is Lars and Rob have not given me a rise in wages in years.[swg]
Yes with old equipment a tap seemed to work wonders[:)] it was surprising what a bang on top of the TV would do when the picture was rolling[^] Thinking about it must have been a far while back that TVs used to do that[yeah], with modern stuff all you can do is swear at it.[banghead]
Normally I flew with Continental as they were the only ones to fly into Birmingham UK direct from the US but we are going to London this time.
Two good films on at the Emporium this week[^][tup]. Funny Farm and Throw Momma from the Train sound good for a laugh[(-D] with the Stooges messing with rocket fuel[:O][:D]
ERIC I meant to add the frequency on the British Ac electrification is 50 Hz
Glad you enjoyed Alan’s photos[tup], yes they were taken on April 19th this year. Many thanks for th
Hi guys,just a quick bookmark whilst I check through the posts…
Leon,A round of winter warmersplease to keep off the unseasonal chill-and to keep them company,some of South West Trains candy-coloured finest at Guildford,way back in the far off spring…
Back with part 2 RUTH, so another Bathams please[tup].
ALLAN Great to see back in the bar[^][tup] after what sounds like a great holiday in Australia[tup].
It seems the Toon are going from bad to worse lately[:(], a 2-1 loss to Hull City at home this weekend[:O] after the start of the season looked so promising.[sigh]
ERIC Great catch up post.[tup][tup][tup] I think that is as near I would like to get to that moose[:)]. It is the River Thames at Windsor[tup].
I guess it will seem cold when we are in England, although it quite Englishlike temperatures here at the moment.
Glad you enjoyed the photos[tup]. Have to admit I don’t know about the livery on those diesels at Santa Fe[].
Yes the Trevithick locomotive was very noisy when it was moving[:O], no wonder it used to frighten the folks who first saw it in 1804.[:)]
I don’t know where the brunette has gone to[sigh]. She said she had traveled a long way to get to Mentor Village and see you only to find you had gone to Sweden[yeah], she did not seemed too pleased[oops].
Glad you enjoyed the photo of the USATC class S 160 # 5820 at Bury[tup]. I like your enhancement[^] it has made it more atmospheric with the steam coming from #5820[yeah].
CM3 Thanks for the round and glad you enjoyed the photos[tup].
Right,back again-and playing hide and seek with PETE by the look of it…[swg]
Leon-Ill have that TUI from ALLAN please,give PETE a Bathams on my slate,plus a Keiths for the bossman,a blue for ROB,a Tuborg for ERIC,a serious belt in SHANES coffee and a Newcastle Brown for ALLAN (to remind him of home…[swg])
O.K-To business-Well,top of the list is…I got the job-hardly the most challenging of interviews-“Whats your name” “How many fingers am I holding up” “Are you a rugby fan”…O.K-start monday…
Actually not far from the truth-The guy was concerned that there are a lot of books coming in and going out and did I think I could cope–well,-I used to take care of feeding 40-60 people breakfasts,2 course lunches & 3 course evening meals every day plus all the attendant stock control,ordering,cleaning regimes,staff rotas,deliveries etc-on my own-so yes,I can prolly cope …[:-^]…
[oX)][4:-)]TOM-A nice old heavyweight there-it begs the question WHY is it stuck out there ??..German Baggage car-pretty much a standard design I think…here is mine,lettered for Austrian State Railways
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-Is the closest of the green cars-without the cupola but same basic design…
Politics-my all time favourite slogan is " Dick Nixon (before he dicks you…)"-gotta j
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G’day Gents!
Just wanted to acknowledge Nick [C=:-)] for coming through in daylite <“Our” Place time> and again during nitetime . . . [bow] [tup] Am working up the morning acknowledgments, but didn’t want you to remain “alone” on the other side of the bar! Have a belt of whatever flicks your switch - on me! [tup]
Many thanx for your continued support - more comments in the AM! Here’s to ya, Mate . . .
Hmmmm-seems to be a long gap between the lord and master posting-I hope this is a good thing (taking pix of new trains,“early night” ,etc )rather than a bad thing-floods in the cellar,loss of signal,abduction by aliens (hey-you never know…)-O.K-Im rambling-will touch base with you all soon -here are a few random pix to tickle your fancies (ooeer missis)<br><br><br><br>img{}/img<br><br><br><br>Heres a nice little shot from the Clonakilty model village<br><br><br><br>img{}/img<br><br><br><br>And a medley from Buckfastleigh in south Devon<br><br><br><br>img{}/img<br><br><br><br>An England Engine at Beddgelert <Beth-gelert> on the W.H.R back in the 30s<br><br><br><br>img{}/img<br><br><br><br>W.H.R Russell` plus dour looking Welshman-same time frame
Leon, the usual round of Tuis for all the guys please![yeah]
Eric. Nice to see you again, hope you had a great holiday back in the old country[:)], not counting your moose photo expidition though[:(], how far away was that moose in the photo you took? The Volvo station wagon looks like a very comfortable mode of transport for your road trips` over there, couple of nice pix of the steam loco and the Brit DMU.[^][tup]
CM3. Nice to see you again, it`s great to be in back the loop once again.[:)][tup]
Pete. Great to see you again. Hope you have a good trip back home and that the weather is kind to you for your time over there.[:)] Was surprised at all the changes in Queensland since we left there in 1972, its grown so much in every way possible, its very rich in coal, minerals and natural gas so they have lots of money for all the main infrastucture developments.[wow] Some nice shots from the NE of England with those loco pics from Tanfield and Beamish.[^] The Toon looks as if they are dog tucker (Oz for dog food) now after Keegan`s demise, saw some news about the fiasco on Aussie Sky TV sports news.[banghead][:)][tup]
Nick. Good to see you mate. Nice shots of the South West Trains at Guilford station, they sure are colourful, a lot different from the old green livery they used to have there, nice pix from Ireland, England and Wales too.[^] Was able to keep up with all the news on the Toon debacle on Aussie Sky TV sports news, it looks like it`s all gone down the gurgler there now.[banghead][:)][tup
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G’day Gents!
Tuesday is upon us as we pass over the mid-point of September . . . temps ‘round here have been absolutely wunnerful - didn’t even make it to 70 (F) yesterday! [yeah] Was cloudy though as whatever’s trailing behind long-gone-Ike is kept us in the gloom. Today though has begun with a clearing sky! [tup]
Two deaths in the St. Louis area attributed to the passing storm . . . [tdn]
No gloom in here though, so fill up those coffee mugs - grab a few pastries from The Mentor Village Bakery case ‘n order up a or breakfast from our Menu Board! [tup]
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Received an Email from Fergie - he’s still “at it” ‘n my guess is he’ll be heading back home sooner rather than later . . . sez he has some fotos to share with us, so we’ll see. Some rather alarming info regarding the global temperature changes taking place, as the 30 scientists aboard are finding evidence of a more rapid warm up than ever witnessed . . . The man definitely leads a most interesting life, fer sure, fer sure. [tup]
No Rob - No Eric [?]
It’s “You Post, I Post” at the Bar by the Ballast!<
Good Morning Barkeep and all Present; coffee, please; round for the house and $ for the jukebox. Forecast for today is “clar and cool,” so it’s cloudy, cool, and rainy - gotta love it! Gas holding at $4.15 this a.m. and the Red Sox draw closer to first place.
Nick was in with comments, colorful train pictures, and a fine shot of a vintage road roller - love that sort of stuff! Runes for translation? I knew it!
Allan was by with comments - over the yrs I have worked with people from various mining regions in Australia such as Queensland and NSW. Good folks.
Pete - Thurmond is on the itinerary for the next Rendezvous. I enjoyed the pictures of the small beasties in their native habitat.
OSP was by with Southern Pacific material. I enjoyed your 'job" story. Reminded me of the ad where Yogi says, “And it gives you cash, which is just as good as money.” Sounds as though you are going to have a World War I reenactment around your house. I can see it now, Juneau reprising Rin-Tin-Tin the War Dog.
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