Everyone, per Bergie's wishes prior to his leaving, I am going to call this thread stale-dated and ask someone to start a new one.
Locked.
-Crandell
Good Morning, Flo - am I the first one in today? Well, than I just have a big, hot and black coffee in my MILW mug, sit down by the window and watch a little the switching going on outside. No , nothin´ specific happening today, just waiting for the inevitable to come.
Say hello to the guys for me, Flo - I must be off!
Rob--I'd second Todd's STIHL--I've got one that is so old there is no more mark as to its provenence. I'd say at least 10 years if not more. Has not given me any problem----and I've used it in tackling overgrowth when helping a friend in restoring old houses and they've been surrounded in stuff---
-------mind, if'n things get a little TOO enthused in growth----out comes the BUSH HAWG----
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
blownout cylinder One of those narrow gallery shots from the 2nd tier of the quarry---I was about 70' down--
One of those narrow gallery shots from the 2nd tier of the quarry---I was about 70' down--
Watch your step. That first one's a LULU!
Thanks guys, for the compliments on the Steamer. Get my camera charged and I'll show you the CMPA switcher I've done.
-Morgan
Hey everybody, ya missed my historical account of the boxcar earlier, guess ya'll had stuff to do. If you're interested let me know I can go through it again. Very interesting about how they came up with the design.
Rob-I'll throw in my 2 cents worth on weed eaters. Stihl. I've worked on several types of weedeaters and chainsaws and I have Stihl. Cost more? Yes. Worth it? You betcha. I've not messed with 4 strokes so I can't make a comment on those but a 2cycle Stihl is about as good and reliable as you can get. Like I said I've had the oportunity to work on several brands of weedeaters and chainsaws. Of the ones I've worked on I'd go in this order 1 (first choice) Stihl. 2. Echo. 3. Huskvarna. 4 Ryobi and last and I do mean DEEAD last, Homelite. I've had nightmares about trying to keep a Homelite going. I'm sure some may differ, they are lucky and I'm happy for them but in my experience don't hold your breath if you need one frequently or try to use one alot. By the time you get the thing out of the shop if you can't fiddle with one yourself or just give up and buy 2 or 3 you've paid for a Stihl. Did I say I'd buy a 2 cycle Stihl.
Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with Stihl of or any of their authorized dealers.
Todd
Central Illinoyz
In order to keep my position as Master and Supreme Ruler of the House, I don't argue with my wife.
I'm a small town boy. A product of two people from even smaller towns. I don’t talk on topic….. I just talk.
twhite blownout cylinder One of those narrow gallery shots from the 2nd tier of the quarry---I was about 70' down--
My dad would say here:-
Na, Und?
Actually, there is an access road that winds---and I do mean winds its way down to the bottom---said bottom being a further 150'----at a 8% climb--or so it looks
Barry: If the rocks were a little more red, I'd swear to God that's a photo I took along Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon about 15 years ago. Wow!
Well, good evening from Don't-Jump-In-The-Pool-Or-You'll-Freeze-Your-Patootie-Off Cal. We had a high of 74 today, normal for this time of year is between 84 and mid 'nineties. Delta Breeze is whipping in, partly cloudy, and considering the fact that we'll probably get whacked with 100+ by the time we hit July, I'm a very Happy Camper.
Had a rather interesting day. One of my Jesuit students, a very talented 17-year old tenor named Raymond has gotten a full vocal scholarship to the Cleveland Institute of Music (a very top-notch school, BTW) and is giving a farewell recital in July. And of course, he asked his favorite "Doc" (me) to be his accompanist. And of course I said YES!!!! Anyhow, he came over this morning for our first run-through. This is one sweet, terrific kid--I've worked with him since he was a skinny little Freshman. I'm actually very honored that he asked me to be his accompanist. In fact, so honored, I'm doing this Gratis. No pay. And I NEVER do that, LOL!
Now, I have this well-meaning but terribly snoopy neighbor that lives next door and spends the entire day sitting in his garage scouting out the neighborhood. He's kinda/sorta our self-appointed Neighborhood Watch--a retired Insurance Investigator. Now we live in a nice, middle-class neighborhood in an area of the county that is pretty virtually crime-free. Nobody thinks twice of leaving their garage doors open, or worrying about being robbed--the kind of thing that the rest of Sacramento really doesn't enjoy.
SO---my student pulls into my driveway in his bright red Mercedes convertible, I go out and meet him, we go in to the music room through the garage, he stops and ogles my MR ("Wow, Doc, is this all YOURS?") and we start rehearsing. Midway through, there's this banging on the front door. I stop the rehearsal, go out and there's the next door neighbor staring in through the screen. "Are you okay?" "I'm fine, Frank. I'm in the middle of a rehearsal." "Oh. There's a red German car in your driveway." "I know, that's my student. We're rehearsing for a recital." "Well, I never see strange cars in your driveway." "Frank, it's NOT a strange car, it's my student." "Well, I thought maybe you were being robbed." "Frank, did you hear all the singing coming from the music room?" "Yah, I thought it was the TV." "No, it's a rehearsal." "Well, I just wanted to check up." "Frank, if I were being robbed, why would you think it would be from someone who can afford this year's Mercedes?" "Um." He saunters off.
I go back into the music room, Raymond is standing there giving me a strange look. "What was THAT?" "He thought you were robbing me." Raymond blinked. Then he laughed. "Well, at least he didn't think you got me over here to MOLEST me, Doc."
After we both laughed our butts off over THAT one, we continued the rehearsal. It's going to be a GREAT recital, but I sure hope Frank gets used to that red Mercedes in the driveway once a week until then. Whew!
I was reading some of the comments about bosses. Might I offer you a little bit of wisdom?
I'm Catholic. The difference between my Pope and your Boss is that my Pope only requires me to kiss his ring.
Best to all, prayers to those in need.
Tom
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
Evening, Chloe, I'll have an oatmeal raisin cookie and a mug of decaf, in a Rio Grande mug, please. Thank you, ma'am! Psst! Is Todd still carrying on about boxcars? Okay, I'll be in the back booth....
Robby, another excellent weathering job. And thanks for that tip on the rust scars, etc. On that job, it almost sounds like you go to derailments to unload/crossload cars, but I could be wrong on that.
Chris (speaking as a former portrait/wedding/(a little) commercial photographer), I'd say that you probably get more jobs each week than he may be getting. There's a reason he has higher rates (like maybe, so he can get through the times between those big buck$ jobs. When I had my studio, there were some fellow photograhers who were willing to share some of how they approached or did things, and others (like your guy) who were pretty closed-mouthed about their tricks. I think they were afraid that others would copy their stuff and undercut their prices... but that's just my guess on that, I suppose. Hey, it sounds like you could go visit Barry's place for some pics for your fish farm article!
Barry - I have one of my co-w**kers who often comes into the building saying "Another day in paradise" (but not exactly like he means it...) I suggested that Chris come up and do his fish farm piece on your yard - help him out, okay? Now that quarry fence, it looks like it could be in my apartment...
Oh, Hi, Todd! Whatcha talking about - boxcars? Sure, fill me in. (Vinnie, save yerself - make a run for it!)
Rob, make sure you get that train time in - we like you sane! How've your wife's parents been doing lately? I'm guessing that since we haven't heard as much (hopefully) that may mean they're doing okay.
Eric, Chloe got a note that the Diner's legal advisors wanted to thank you for the nice disclaimer. However, they want you to fine-tune it a bit. "Please call Dewey, Cheathem & Howe, Attorneys at Law, at BR-549 tomorrow morning, please" I think, was the message...
I ordered a few items on sale through Walthers' website tonight (whopping big $16-17 order, plus about $9 shipping).Not much going on here tonight, unless you count the tornado and t-storm watches and warnings north and south of us, anyway... Yeah, sometimes, you get used to Midwestern plains weather. Right, my fellow flatlanders (okay, and my fellow rolling meadows-ers)?
About time for me to head on back home. I'll check back in the morning on you, Todd.
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Evenin' folks!
Flo I'll have a cup of decafe and a hot fudge sundae...... Yea, I saved enough carbos for the desert, don't worry and don't get on my case.......
I spent the evening over at the museum helping out a gentleman that I met back when I was thinking about joining. He is an adjunct professor at Brockport State college (meaning that he actually has to teach classes). Anyway he is a friend of one of my best friends from High School who also teaches at Brockport. We have hit it off well so It was fun working with him this evening.
I can't sit at the rivet counter this evening as All I basically did tonight was screw around with one the the passenger coaches from the Empire Express which we are rebuilding...... No rivets, but a lot of stainless steel screws! We were working on the windows of the coach. Man! Stainless Steel is hard stuff the drill, tap and put screws into. We found that inside they took out some of the stainless steel backing that the sides screwed into (holding the plates together) and had replaced it with high carbon steel....... Those were in places where they couldn't get screws to hold. I theorized that during that last renovation of the coaches those were installed as "who cares this heap will be scraped in 5 more years" mentality (probably back during the Penn Central fiasco or when Conrail had them for a while.....) Most everyone agreed with me.
Tonight was the first time I have been out there in 6 months. A lot of equipment has been moved and much work has been done. Felt good to be out there. Hope to make a common occurance this Summer.
Barry, that is a great bunch of photos you have been sharing of the quarry. There are a couple quarries still working near here, but nothing close to the size of that one. There is one by the FGLK ROW just past Seneca Falls that is no longer in operation:
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
That wouldn't be one of my favorite places to be.
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Robby P. Barry..............I'm the same way. When I take a picture, I quickly hit the "review" button, and then take another shot. I think its about time to upgrade cameras. On the fence, well that seems like it would be a easy weathering job.
Barry..............I'm the same way. When I take a picture, I quickly hit the "review" button, and then take another shot. I think its about time to upgrade cameras.
On the fence, well that seems like it would be a easy weathering job.
The dang thing was that I had it on "Auto----"----
That was the lonely petunia that was dragging the 44, or so, lost puppy empty autoracks behind it--
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Oh brother--I came across one of those "if only I was there 2 minutes before series of shots. This is what I had coming as I was coming out of one of the short cliff things by the quarry----don't laugh too hard ---might bust a gut!!
O BTW Robby and anyone else doing building or whathaveyou weathering---just how dusty can a fence get?
Evening all. Zoe, I'll take a burger to go, thanks.
5 days of school left (and a week till my birthday, not including today! [my last day of school is my bday])!!!! So physced!
Sorry I can't stay, maybe tomorrow night.
Night all.
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Well I have had jobs like that, and I have had alot of labor jobs. Some of the guys were very nice, but then a few were just lazy.
I saw this one, and thought maybe it has something to do with a R.R. Just around where I live, is about 3 - 5 family owned operations. That they fix the track, get derailments, etc. I thought it might be one of them.
Plus it starts at $12.00 a hour. I think I could get along with anybody at that price.
Well I gotta go, its the Pens vs. Redwings.
blownout cylinderUm. Don't you guys have photographers? And you have to write a "puff piece" on another one---YIKES!!---THAT editor sounds rather---------------interesting---of course, don't mind me---I've had one of those-----?????Days----
Yeah... Boss and Mrs. Boss both shoot, I shoot...but we're *trumpet flourish* "photojournalists." This guy is a wedding/portrait/commercial photographer. He's not any competition to us...nor us to him. I'm just not as impressed/enamored (sp.?) with him as THAT editor is. Then again, she just told me I outshot the photog from the Iowa City Depressed Citizen...I mean, PRESS Citizen...on a story last week. She said I "outshot him by a mile and a half." I replied: "Only by a mile and a half? I'll have to try harder next time." Hmmmm. Maybe THAT's why they're keeping me around....
blownout cylinderThe people I worked with sorta fell between two crowds, the drink 'til you fall down bunch or the criminal types
At the office furniture installation gig, I had BOTH: drink 'till ya fall down (and work next day hungover) AND criminal element. The lead installer told me when on my first road job: "We're just like anybody else in construction, which means you either drink, or do drugs, or both." Nice. I didn't stay there very long... The only acceptable greeting each morning went something like: Q) "Hey, how ya doing?" A) "I'm living the dream." Of course, everybody dreams of delivering and installing office furniture as a kid... But, it was a job, it paid bills, and gave me something productive to do until the next job came along: delivering home healthcare equipment/supplies...
There is always something out there. I've always said, and always belived "I was looking for a job when I found this one." I've been through times when I grabbed "a job, any (legal) job. THAT's how I ended up working at a tree farm, being a rented mule at an auction house, installing office furniture, and delivering healthcare stuff. I've gone after "what I love," which is how I ended up working for THAT editor.
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
CederstrandWe're in need of a new weed-eater. Is the difference between 2-stroke & 4-stroke models worth the added expense? Thoughts and suggestions appreciate!
Robby--Sounds like something I did a few years back. Never a dull moment with that type of work. The people I worked with sorta fell between two crowds, the drink 'til you fall down bunch or the criminal types---it was a weird two years but it got me going---- After seeing that boxcar I'm thinking that I'm going to have to find some dang weathering cars and get at them again---you keep inspiring me to fire up the ol' learning curves!!
Chris-- Um. Don't you guys have photographers? And you have to write a "puff piece" on another one---YIKES!!---THAT editor sounds rather---------------interesting---of course, don't mind me---I've had one of those-----?????Days----
Ulrich-I'm with these guys---We'll pray for you in your situation---keep it up---
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There are some days that make one go---HMMM----this was/is one of them days. Picture this if you will. My office is downtown here in a 8 floor building. We have a fair amount of social service people go in/out here---anyway, I'm downstairs at our little cubby hole of a coffee shop and fall into a conversation with a fellow who has been looking for work. He's getting down on himself about not being able to get anything off the ground because he's confused about a bunch of things people tell him. Now, the gist of it is that he seems to be running into two different types of job counsellors. One says---go after what you love to do---taking into account all your skills/talents. The other only points towards his CURRENT JOB skills and tell him just to get a dang job---that the other side are just a bunch of hogwash. And then both have been telling him that HE is being negative when he is telling both of the sides what they been telling him!! It is kind of interesting of late---kind of chin stroking----HMMM------Me? I told him to ignore all that and go after what he would love to do---In this day it seems a little more rational, I'd think---then who am I to know---
It is all nice and sunny out there and I've already chased the growing grass around with the mower. So now I get to go outside and watch the fish jump---
Chloe----A coffee and a SRP please---oh, and a cheeseburger as well----love it ---desert first ---then main course----I'll be at the RC----
Strong coffee in a large UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thanks.
***Robby, outstanding work on that boxcar, as usual.
We're in need of a new weed-eater. Is the difference between 2-stroke & 4-stroke models worth the added expense? Thoughts and suggestions appreciate!
Not much to report on from the ol' farm. Wife is helping her folks today. I need to make some train room time soon, so as to maintain sanity. Life has been getting in the way recently.
Have a good one y'all.
Rob
ROBBY P: Sounds like 100% grunt work, in all weather conditions, at all hours...and probably on an "on-call" basis. Sounds to me like they'd get the call, call/page bodies, load-up in the company van...and off ya go for a few days of fun in "Somewhereville," bunking down in the motel of the day. OR....it could be a "gypsy" operation, like it says, going from derailment to derailment. If you don't mind only being home a few days each month...it might be interesting, hopefully pays well.
"All expenses paid," hmmmm. Motel room for sure, and probably a per diem for your meals. I worked a job installing office furniture that had a deal like that. For out-of-town jobs, we got so much for the first day, then substantially less for each day after. It was "fun" being the only guy on the crew who did NOT have a criminal record, and did NOT have an alcohol and/or drug problem. I'm pretty sure one guy was a convicted drug felon...he was just a hoot 'n hollar to work with...
I'd be asking some questions of the muckety-mucks.
Not my cup of schnapps to be sure.
Good luck!
Just me Todd, taking a little in about youse and boxcar knowledge.
Robby, sounds like it would be manual labor and as long as you don't mind it, go fer it. I'd be asking questions like what if there isn't a derailment, do you still get paid, and speaking of pay, what is it? But that's just me. I'd definitely look into it, if it were me.
Thanks for the comments. It was a work in progress. The car didn't fall this time, but I spilled some powders. AND the powder I spilled, was the one about empty!!
Found a job I just put in for. I'm alittle confused about it thou. What do you think???
What was that? Somebody here? Any who as I was saying Vinny........
*quietly pokes head in the door, hears Todd waxing eloquently about boxcars and low crawls over to the corner booth and sits very still and quiet*
*whispers* Zoe, just top the float off with some root beer and I'll sneak back out...
Robby- Ditto everyones remarks. I'm half tempted to show a picture of my first weathering attempt. It was a railbox too. I got off the bay for some change. I think the 4 dollars shipping was over twice the car. Place mine against yours and it would be like a bad stick drawing to a Rembrandt! Ya know just for fun and a laugh for us all, (some could really use one), I just might.
AmanaMedicTODD and JIM: thanks guys, and gee...maybe THAT's why the GN boxcar doesn't "look right," gee...silly me...
Noooo problemo. Anytime I can use my knowledge to help I'm right there!
Did I mention my vast knowledge of boxcars, let me tell you a little bit. Ya see it all started back in..... Hey, where'd ya'll go? Guys? Guys? Hm. everybody must have remebered something they were supposed to be doing. Zoe a RBF please. Zoe?
What kind of vehicle. I only really know of a couple of diesel engines that really like fuel injectors, and they are the early Duramax diesels and the 6.9L Powerstrokes (and the powerstrokes like to tear up everything else too).
LSWrrJeff, not sure you saw my post, but ask to see the TV work without an HD source, unless you have HD cable at home.