Coming out of the closet

[Pioneer Mike]

I have been lurking in the background for probably a couple years, thoroughly enjoying the conversations. I thought it was time to rear my head. My garden railroad was laid down in San Jose, CA in about 1986 when my son was 11 months old. After a few years the squirrels and elements buried the track. I resurrected it about a year ago after I retired the second time, and laid it out on the concrete apron just beyond the patio, much to SHMBO (did I get that right?) 's chagrin. Numerous heavy wheelbarrow loads of cement rolling over it did not do any damage but my daughter's puppy has been a challenge. LGB track lives up to it's promise.

I look forward to the email links on Saturday mornings with great relish, and love following the comments of ya'll.

Please keep in mind: Speeding Kills Bears! The sign is posted in numerous places in Yosemite National Park, just up the road a bit.

 

[David1226]

SHMBO (did I get that right?)

Hi Mike

Welcome. SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed, a phrase popularised in the UK by the character Horace Rumpole in a UK TV series 'Rumpole of the Bailey' about the adventures and misadventures of a Barrister, Bailey being The Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court, London. The origin of the phrase is found in the H. Rider Haggard novel, subsequently made into a film, 'She'

David

 

[Rhinochugger]

I have been lurking in the background for probably a couple years, thoroughly enjoying the conversations. I thought it was time to rear my head. My garden railroad was laid down in San Jose, CA in about 1986 when my son was 11 months old. After a few years the squirrels and elements buried the track. I resurrected it about a year ago after I retired the second time, and laid it out on the concrete apron just beyond the patio, much to SHMBO (did I get that right?) 's chagrin. Numerous heavy wheelbarrow loads of cement rolling over it did not do any damage but my daughter's puppy has been a challenge. LGB track lives up to it's promise.

I look forward to the email links on Saturday mornings with great relish, and love following the comments of ya'll.

Please keep in mind: Speeding Kills Bears! The sign is posted in numerous places in Yosemite National Park, just up the road a bit.

OK if I speed here in the UK? - we don't have too many bears

 

[royale]

Welcome, Mike - speeding not only kills bears, but also destroys your car. Nearly hit a moose once - gave me one hell of a fright.

 

[Rhinochugger]

Welcome, Mike - speeding not only kills bears, but also destroys your car. Nearly hit a moose once - gave me one hell of a fright.

Yeah, over here if you hit a deer it'll do a fair amount damage - same as a moose - over in Canada you can buy T-shirts with John Moose tractor logos

 

[idlemarvel]

Please keep in mind: Speeding Kills Bears! The sign is posted in numerous places in Yosemite National Park, just up the road a bit.

Welcome Mike. You're a lucky fellow, with Yosemite NP up the road a bit. Or is that an American euphemism for it's only a few hundred miles away!

 

[G-force1]

Welcome Mike, to me (whilst it is beautiful, and wondrous) Yosemite, means the Sugar Pine Railroad, and those superb chime whistles reverberating round the hillside! A sound to die for! Good train ride too!

 

[ebay mike]

My brain must be getting dulled with age. I keep seeing images of Yogi and Boo-Boo. Welcome to the forum - look forward to some piccies soon.

 

[PhilP]

Welcome!
Two years.. Just about enough time to work out what we mean in our 'shared language' then!


? Is that the park Yogi and Bobo come from ?

 

[Rhinochugger]

Given all the berserk responses we've come up with - in other words normality for this forum - it wouldn't surprise me if Pioneer Mike were to run back to the closet pretty quickly

Not to worry, sir, this is an OK place

 

[Pioneer Mike]

Ahhhhh. Thank you for the clarification on SWMBO, David. Good old YouTube: I said coming oh Master of the blue horizons, swmbo...

And yes Idlemarvel, Yosemite is about 3.5 hours from my abode. I have not been to Sugar Pine railroad yet. It is at the south entrance to Yosemite, a bit further to drive. But Jamestown is right on the way, and Railtown 1897 State Historic Park has some choice prototypes. And Roaring Camp in Felton has a narrow gauge logging ride that winds its way up a steep grade through the redwoods. It is about half hour away on the road to Santa Cruz. I will have to head for Sugar Pine soon!

Thank you all for the welcome!

mike

 

[casey jones snr]

Hello Mike and welcome to the forum.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

SHMBO.....why did I just duck then?

 

[idlemarvel]

My brain must be getting dulled with age. I keep seeing images of Yogi and Boo-Boo. Welcome to the forum - look forward to some piccies soon.

You're thinking of Yellowstone or Jellystone as Hanna-Barrera would have it.
Yellowstone is also beautiful and wondrous - just been on vacation there. No railroads anywhere near but another kind of beauty.

 

[mike]

Hello Mike and welcome to

 

[Zerogee]

Welcome to the forum, Mike, hope you enjoy being able to join in the general banter and insanity now rather than just reading about it.....

Jon.

 

[Gizzy]

Welcome Mike....

 

[G-force1]

Ahhhhh. Thank you for the clarification on SWMBO, David. Good old YouTube: I said coming oh Master of the blue horizons, swmbo...

And yes Idlemarvel, Yosemite is about 3.5 hours from my abode. I have not been to Sugar Pine railroad yet. It is at the south entrance to Yosemite, a bit further to drive. But Jamestown is right on the way, and Railtown 1897 State Historic Park has some choice prototypes. And Roaring Camp in Felton has a narrow gauge logging ride that winds its way up a steep grade through the redwoods. It is about half hour away on the road to Santa Cruz. I will have to head for Sugar Pine soon!

Thank you all for the welcome!

mike

Been on Roaring Camp as well. Their whistles are just as good"

 

[korm kormsen]

welcome!

(and note, people around here aren't crazy, just British...)

 

[Alpineandy]

Welcome from the............er.............. independent state of not so United Kingdom...........I think