Archive for February, 2010
Picture Day on the Garden Railway
“What’s this?” bellows the Chief Engineer. “Picture day? What kind of ballyhoo is this?” “Well,” the PR Guy clears his throat timidly. “I just thought that we’ve had so many good pictures of the garden railway, that, [Read More]
Garden Railway Gandy Dancing
Of course you know that Gandy Dancer is railroad slang for a railroad track worker, and that the term comes from the dancing action old time railroad workers used to exhibit when using their gandy tools to re-align rails through turns. As you know, in the real world rails [Read More]
Quick and Easy Not Garden Railroad Words of the Day
“Just toss up a Styrofoam facade,” Bill Dimcheep, the Paris to Peking Railway’s new chief architect says. “It’s quick, it’s easy, it’s cheap, and, hey, it’ll probably keep standing!” While the board’s thunderous applaud echoes [Read More]
New Bridge Design Wows Garden Railroad CEO
“Now, let’s have your name again, please?” the CEO leans forward across the boardroom table, almost spilling his brandy. “Bill,” the applicant for the Chief Architect job says, crunching his cigar. “Bill Dimcheep.” “Well,” the CEO slaps the table, “I [Read More]
New Bridge Plan Emerges on Garden Railway
So, how much do you know about Kazakhstan? Yes, you’re right, it is the ninth largest country in the world, and is the largest landlocked nation on the planet. Yep, it’s the home of the Baikonur Cosmodrome and the Soviet’s primary nuclear weapon testing [Read More]
Disney Gives Garden Railway Planning Kick in the Pants
As you recall, I’ve been working on planning the Paris Portion of the Paris-to-Peking Railway. I don’t think we’re really going to end up in Peking…the China Loop on the railway is so rural, and makes such a nice contrast to the hustle and bustle of [Read More]
Garden Railway Mystery Short Solved
“Here, now, I tole ye I’d find it,” the Chief Engineer says proudly. “No one said you wouldn’t,” the CEO sniffs. “Well, I did,” the CFO says quietly. “After all,” the PR Guy says, “it did take you an awfully long time.” “Ye dunna ken to how [Read More]
Piecing Together Plans For Paris on Garden Railway
Sorry it’s taken so long to get to this post…goodness, time is fun when you’re having flies! Since the Dreadful Event we’ve been working on my mother-in-law’s house to get it ready for sale…painting, cleaning, moving furniture, getting [Read More]
