Jeffreys Track Side Diner for March 2022 - Model Railroader Magazine

Good afternoon from the land of big trees and big fish.

David, I have been keeping my eye out for a Z4 for me. I bought myself a 1990 RX7TurboII in 1989 and kept it until 2004. I need another sports car now the kids are gone. The Jaguar F-Type is another I have been looking at.

When my kid started doing movie work in high school we bought a Mazda 3 for him as he needed transportation given where we live and the ridiculous hours he was working. When he graduated from University it was five years old so we gave it to him as a grad present, he was delighted.

Went to Costco with the wife this morning, I like people watching there, seeing what's in their buggies. The food choices match the people pretty well. Even though the mask mandate is lifted I would say 95% are still wearing them. The farmer's fields are bordered in daffodils and they were all in bloom, it is beautiful.

My son finally was able to buy a condo and three days after was offered $54,000.00 more than he paid for it. Real estate has gone up 28% in our area in the last year. Something has to give somewhere, been saying that my whole life but it just keeps going up and up. Good for us old geezers but not the youngsters. They said on the news last night that Vancouver currently has the second-highest real estate prices in the world. 

Octopus can be hit or miss depending on how it is prepared, I really like it though. I don't think there is any seafood I don't like. I have been to a lot of places and the only place I have had food poisoning was Las Vegas on our last trip, we also ended up very sick three days after we got home with what we think was covid as it was only two weeks before it was declared a pandemic and we had come home through Washington State which was the hot starting point in the U.S.

Don, nice set of buildings. When I have glue slop it just gets a little more weathering powder in that spot.

Charlie, hope your wife improves, my wife is on a slow steady decline with neurological issues. I think Ed is just taking a break from the forum, I need to do that myself at times as it is better than saying some of the things that I might say if I hang around.

I decided to get my shoulder X-rayed as it is getting worse all the time. I'll go sometime this week as it is just a walk-in thing. I think another visit to the surgeon is in order though. I had it operated on in 2015 and it has been great up until recently. We need to work out our upcoming travel schedule before I see the surgeon so I can book the surgery at a good time.

We bought a Costco roast chicken for dinner, Except for a bit of the breast that the wife likes I usually will eat the whole thing with a pile of veggies, plus the Canucks are playing the New Jersey Devils tonight and that means a couple of rum and Pepsis, time to get on the bike to pay the calorie piper in advance. The kid wanted to go to the game tonight but I just don't feel like driving into Vancouver tonight. It is always a $500.00 night by the time you pay for the tickets, parking, food, and beer, and now with gas so high the cost of transportation. We used to go to tons of games but maybe I am just getting old.

Always like to find the prototype of a locomotive I own.

I prefer the classic paint job though.

All the best to all.