One of the the things I did not like about this condition was the hypersensitivity and a tendency to think of everything as part of it. The answer was to think could a normal person feel this way and found that a lot of the time the answer was yes. That separated the anxious from the actual. Some times we just feel off and it has nothing to our disorder. We are just more sensitive to any change and any change causes anxiety.
I've had a weird day, just feeling off or something.
It's drizzling/raining, so I can't walk for a few minutes during lunch. I won't be able to walk after work either it seems and I have an appointment with my therapist.
The truck in this picture with the train was a 1972 Kenworth, not quite exact because I was doing it from memory for my Brother. Yes the brother I don't get along with. It was a piece offering for some reason I don't remember. I quit making the effort, we just are not going to get along. There is also a fork lift that went with it. Edd will be interested to know the driveline has U joints in it. I also have a 1927 Ford four door. The last of the wooden spoke wheel Fords and on that one the steering works by turning the steering wheel. It was my Grandfathers also.
The forks go up and down on the fork lift and adjust.
What a rich history! I'll take special care of the O train, and enjoyed it as a child. The horses used to bob in and out of the livestock car, as I marvelled at it. I never imagined that the real train would have so many people attached, as well as the rough terrain challenges!
When we were children, we would stand at the side of the train, and throw stones at the passing train, and it seemed like some kind of ritual, since I wouldn't think of harming anything.
Edd and I just got home and read your post..So he is helping me respond to you here.
Your Train is beautiful , a labor of love and a work of art. I can certainly see why you would not want anyone to exploit the memory of your grandfather and publish such a personal story that is so close to your heart without your approval..This train is not a simple toy like you mentioned, it is a exact replica of Your Grandfathers train and You carved each and every intricate part of it with your own bare hands..
We are hoping the reporter that wrote the story about you gives you and your story the respect that you both deserve..
This is the train the article was about. It isn't a toy, (too big) It is a scale model of My Grandfathers last locomotive. It is a Pacific class CPR steam engine complete with things you can't see like suspension. Gramps was with the CPR for 44 years. The caboose has furniture in it and the roof comes off like a doll house. If you roll the train on its track the running gear all works and even the reverse and speed controls. It is overall 60 inches long and took all winter to build.
The real train would have been approximately 13 feet tall x 55 feet long and weighed 300 tons. Far bigger and heavier than a modern diesel and more powerful. Still only half the size of the American Big Boy.
The diesel though less powerful can travel farther on a fuelling and one engineer can drive a half dozen by radio control.
Which is why if the radio quits on a curve the cars get pulled off the track. Which is why passenger trains have only one or two engines at the front. None in the middle or back
On the prairies there would be two steamers and a mile of cars, two engineers, two firemen and a conductor in the caboose. All replaced by one man and a radio.
In the steam days there would have been one or two pusher steamers to help up the steeper hills. Even a 300 ton train could spin out. The mountain steamers had smaller wheels than the prairie ones. Prairie passenger trains could do 70 mile an hour but seldom did the bigger wheels were for fuel economy. Slow compared to Europe's 200 mile an hour bullet trains.
There is medication called Trimipramine. It is not an SSRI. It is a mood stabilizer. It is not addictive has no work up period or wash out period. It has two side effects, drowsiness and a dry mouth. It can be taken in very small doses and every second day or just Friday/Saturday if it interferes with work. It is supposed to be taken regular but need not be. It works very well for getting rid of that lack of interest feeling. Taken at supper time it can leave you interested and able to do your job. It works especially well for retired people that have a hard time not just sleeping the day away. It might be worth asking your Doctor about. Remember these things are temporary just to get you over the hump. I'm not recommending it just letting you know it is available and I have used it with good results.
Davit (living drug free in paradise)
Red.
I am going to a neighbours to teach him how to make apple wine like mine since he prefers it to that of others in the valley. His last attempt turned to jelly.
He probably has a copy of the paper, if not the library will have I'm sure. It might even be on the Internet. I'm not sure I want to see what he wrote other than to see if it is accurate.
The great thing about work is that you'll probably move on to some other career. It's really valuable to assess what's not attractive to you, and what you'd like to keep for the other jobs you'll move into. I was lucky enough to meet the author of the popular book "what colour is your parachute", since he gives exercises to allow you to assess yourself, including in the areas of recreation. It even talks about life after work.
Mondays can be blah too, unless you're in California, where you can be close to a beach and surfin'
I'm looking forward to reading "Why Not" which describes 15 reasons to live, at mom's physio appointment later
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