Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Jack Black]

We got about five minutes of sprinkles in Sacramento. It's a start! Now if we could just get that to go for a week or so, and cover the whole Central Valley, plus a bunch of snow in the mountains, then we'd be in good shape.

Here is my hopeful Lambsfoot.
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I hope you get some rain soon Tyson That is particularly nice Rosewood I think

WOW!!
Jack- stunning photo's of amazing old Trains!!! beautifully restored- its a shame we don't see more of those magnificent machines on the tracks for a run now and then!
Thank you for sharing these my friend.

Thanks Duncan, hope you're keeping well brother

Here's the view from the inside (steaming into Whitby)

I'm just toasting you

Yes. It had shrunk off the liner at the head end and seems to have filled out again pretty well.
I don't remember if I've mentioned that part of the trouble with my central humidifier was that I had the water to it turned off. ( Dam thing's a dam waste of money!] The furnace guy was here this morning and says the humidifier is fine (I had turned the water on a while back, which spared me some embarrassment).

That's great news Jer Old Toffee Wings is looking good

I thoroughly enjoyed all the pictures of the beautiful trains. Thanks for posting them.
I really need to take another trip to the Sacramento Train Museum again some day... it's a lot of fun.

Thanks mate, don't forget to take your camera with you!

I would love to be dining in that car.

There's a whole bunch of fancy dining cars there, and several royal trains. They had one outside, where you could buy 'afternoon tea' for £50 apiece! I don't know if anyone here has ever had a cucumber sandwich? I have, once, and I wouldn't give tuppence for one!

Slowly but surely, I hope.

Fabulous!

Thank you Harvey, I hope so

As per usual, I'll be heading down to the market tomorrow, though they're forecasting another day of rain I'm afraid First, I need to walk down to the local sorting office to pick up a parcel the post office tried to deliver while I was out today. I dare say, I'll be fancying a slice of cake by the time I get into town, so I'm going equipped with my Rosewood Big 'Un If I don't get a chance to say 'Hi' in the morning, have a good day Guardians

 

[Tyson A Wright]

I hope you get some rain soon Tyson That is particularly nice Rosewood I think

I agree! Thanks again for your generosity!

 

[Jack Black]

I agree! Thanks again for your generosity!

A pleasure Tyson, I still remember your enthusiastic entry!

 

[Jon0385]

Different day, same knife and slip

 

[cudgee]

 

[Angry Waiter]

Back to my first lamb tomorrow, hello world.

 

[cigarrodog]

Different day, same knife and slip

Looks great every day.

 

[Jon0385]

Looks great every day.

Thank you. It’s great to carry and use everyday too

 

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I don't know if anyone here has ever had a cucumber sandwich? I have, once, and I wouldn't give tuppence for one!

Not without watercress!

 

[herder]

Jack, great pictures from the Armouries and Train museums!!!
Here is a picture of a fine stag Lamb Foot sitting on a page from a classic 1962 motorcycle magazine courtesy of our friend and leader, Jack.
"All set to go..." is a proper caption for both the knife and motorcycle.

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[WhittlinAway]

Very cool picture, Greg.

Thanks, John!

Good Morning Guardians.
I'm still off today, so I'm going to be working on my Jeep.

Hope you had a good time tinkering.

Thank you Guardians
I am doing ok All tests after the fall came back normal.
My wife is now going through several medical tests of her own and that combined with some new responsibilities that I had to take on in the past few days have me a bit overwhelmed (I was never a good multitasker )

Thank you for the kind thoughts , I'll return in a few days when the fog clears

Dan, glad to hear that you're doing OK, but sorry to hear about what your wife is going through (and, you with her). Hang in there, buddy, we'll be thinking about you.

At the top of the photo, you might just be able to make out the bridge which links the two sides of the town. They had the same bridge since the English Civil War, but it was washed away a few years ago. They nearly lost the replacement last week We went to York via the motorway, which bypasses Tadcaster, on raised ground. It was like crossing a vast lake! There's still a lot of flooding in York, but the water is starting to slowly go down

Great stuff Bill, hard to get a decent pic with as many folks packed into the museum, as there were today, but I'll paste in a few below. Thank you for the kind words

Thanks Greg, that's a beautiful composition. I am worn out after my trip today (young children can do that!), so I think I'll be having an early night

Enjoying it so far John, I'll let you know

Enjoy your day off my friend Nice pic there

Very nice I hope you're enjoying carrying it

Has there been any improvement Jer?

I hope everything goes well for your wife Dan, and that things settle down for you That's a wonderful photo

You sound eager Taylor! Looks like a frosty start buddy, but it made for a great pic

Thanks Todd, cool pic

I hope everyone is having a good day. I'm absolutely worn out! Here's a few pics for y'all

Wow, those are some stunning locomotives. Sounds like a wonderful outing. Thanks for bringing us along, Jack!

I really need to take another trip to the Sacramento Train Museum again some day... it's a lot of fun.

I was just thinking the same thing. It's a great museum.

Back to my first lamb tomorrow, hello world.View attachment 1750444

And your first one is a good one! I still carry my first lambsfoot more than any other of my flock.

Speaking of my first lambsfoot, it did the honors of opening the envelope containing this new arrival that I think will be of interest to some here:

It's written for arborists, but has a lot of practical knowledge which is generally useful. It covers not just how to tie the knots, but also when to use them and, crucially, when not to use them. And, it has a knot called the beer knot (similar in use to a water knot for making a sling) which I'd never heard of before and also seems appropriate to mention here.

 

[bigfish64]

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Different day, same knife and slip

Why change?

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

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[JohnDF]

Hope you had a good time tinkering.

I got a lot done yesterday.
Made good progress on the Jeep, did a bunch of chores around the house, did some paperwork, and even made dinner for the wife.

I was just thinking the same thing. It's a great museum.

It really is, and the whole Old Town is fun to visit. I love going there and wandering around for a few hours.

 

[JohnDF]

Good Morning Guardians and Happy Thursday

 

[Jack Black]

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Different day, same knife and slip

A winning combination Jon

Nice Leon We don't often see Snakewood models. I only have a second, picked up from the factory, under the previous ownership. It was inexpensive, but I carry it only rarely

It's been a while since anyone posted a photo of one of the Snakewood models from my 2019 Damascus SFO run

Back to my first lamb tomorrow, hello world.View attachment 1750444

That's starting to take on a nice 'lived-in' look

Not without watercress!

LOL! I once read an interview with the chess player Garry Kasparov, in which he was asked what his favourite food was. He replied, "I really like watercress."

Jack, great pictures from the Armouries and Train museums!!!
Here is a picture of a fine stag Lamb Foot sitting on a page from a classic 1962 motorcycle magazine courtesy of our friend and leader, Jack.
"All set to go..." is a proper caption for both the knife and motorcycle.

View attachment 1750480

Thank you my friend, that's a great photo

Nice choice Jer

Wow, those are some stunning locomotives. Sounds like a wonderful outing. Thanks for bringing us along, Jack!

Thanks Greg

Speaking of my first lambsfoot, it did the honors of opening the envelope containing this new arrival that I think will be of interest to some here:

It's written for arborists, but has a lot of practical knowledge which is generally useful. It covers not just how to tie the knots, but also when to use them and, crucially, when not to use them. And, it has a knot called the beer knot (similar in use to a water knot for making a sling) which I'd never heard of before and also seems appropriate to mention here.

Sounds interesting Greg, I will have to research the beer knot! Cool pic

Fascinating Jer!

Hi Guardians, hope everyone is having a good day Ongoing weird weather here, it rained heavily throughout the night, with regular heavy downpours, and light snow showers, this morning, but is currently quite sunny. Leeds market was pretty much dead as a doornail, with a lot of traders failing to turn up, which I thought was a pretty poor show - it is winter after all, and we are in Yorkshire I didn't get my cake ration because the 'cake man' was among the shirkers!

 

[Jack Black]

Good Morning Guardians and Happy Thursday

Have a good day John

 

[JohnDF]

Sorry there were no cake, crowds, or superheroes.

Have a good day John

Thank you, Jack... Same to you.