All aboaaard!
This place is getting ready for the move to the September location, so please finish up whatever you ae having. Will also someone please wake up Barry in the back booth?
Thank you & see you next month!
jeffrey-wimberly Went to town this morning to run some errands. Got to the pharmacy to drop my list off then to the auto parts store to pick up the caliper and brake pads. Boy, these pads are monsters compared to what went on my car! Caliper ain't no slouch either! Went to pull out for there and the left caliper seized. I got to a parking lot across the street and used a large bent screwdriver to push the caliper back. It locked again but had enough slack I could get home. Got home and checked both front hubs. Right was cool, as it should be. Left was hot. No question about it. Brake hoses look almost new. Went back to town later with my father as he had some errands to do. One was to go by the nursing home and check up on my mother. I was able to find a wheelchair that wasn't in use so that saved me a lot of pain. Went to Wal-Mart afterward to do the grocery shopping and get a new jack ($55. Old one has a busted seal) and pick up a few things for my father who was waiting in the car. From there to the pharmacy to pick up my meds. They missed two! I'll have to bring it to their attention the next time I go in. Told my nephew I got the parts and a new jack and I'd need his assistance ASAP. Now we'll see how long it takes him to get off his duff. I hope to have the van drivable by tomorrow. Saw in the news today that parts of Alexandria were flooded but should be open by now. In Leesville this morning we had a short but very heavy shower, seemed like maybe half an inch in just ten minutes! Fortunately it passed quickly and there were no further showers. * wetidlerjr Before I forget to ask - any idea where to park the Diner next month? * INDIANA-The Crossroads of America! * Just not on a line between the central and eastern timezones!
Went to town this morning to run some errands. Got to the pharmacy to drop my list off then to the auto parts store to pick up the caliper and brake pads. Boy, these pads are monsters compared to what went on my car! Caliper ain't no slouch either! Went to pull out for there and the left caliper seized. I got to a parking lot across the street and used a large bent screwdriver to push the caliper back. It locked again but had enough slack I could get home. Got home and checked both front hubs. Right was cool, as it should be. Left was hot. No question about it. Brake hoses look almost new. Went back to town later with my father as he had some errands to do. One was to go by the nursing home and check up on my mother. I was able to find a wheelchair that wasn't in use so that saved me a lot of pain. Went to Wal-Mart afterward to do the grocery shopping and get a new jack ($55. Old one has a busted seal) and pick up a few things for my father who was waiting in the car. From there to the pharmacy to pick up my meds. They missed two! I'll have to bring it to their attention the next time I go in. Told my nephew I got the parts and a new jack and I'd need his assistance ASAP. Now we'll see how long it takes him to get off his duff. I hope to have the van drivable by tomorrow. Saw in the news today that parts of Alexandria were flooded but should be open by now. In Leesville this morning we had a short but very heavy shower, seemed like maybe half an inch in just ten minutes! Fortunately it passed quickly and there were no further showers.
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wetidlerjr Before I forget to ask - any idea where to park the Diner next month?
Before I forget to ask - any idea where to park the Diner next month?
INDIANA-The Crossroads of America! *
Yeah as Sakel will get nervous!
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Evening guys
Not been doingmuch lately. I came across an unfortunate side effect of the new paint stripper. It seems it caused some of my stewart F-units shells to crack after more than 10 minutes. It may be part of a reaction with residual reminants of the other stuff I tried though; as I left the DRGW F9A in for half an hor and it came out fine. Luckily the cracks were easily fixed on 2 of the 3 cracked shells. The F9A I got from jeff is gonna take more work as it's missing some bits of of the skirt around the fuel fills. I may be able to get it close with putty, but I think someone makes an aftermarket skirt for F-units though. If it fails, I could strip the 2 SP units I have for the project, but that will have to wait.
Sakel, It usually cost me between $45-55 to fill up my Mustang. It only has a 15.4 gallon tank, but I usually fill it when it's down to 1/4 tank. The reason why it's so much for mine is because I run premium. I can run regular, but it's really sluggish and sometimes studders on it. Mid-grade is a little better, but still sluggish. Even with a 3400 lbs. car with a 302 5.0 V8, and 3.73 gears, I can still get up to 24 mpg running around town; if I behave and don't have to deal with traffic. Of course when I mis-behave or race it the mileage drops down to 3 or 4 mpg. It should go up whenever I get my new engine (331 V8, a 302 5.0 stroked to a 331 5.4)
I'm planning to go to p-cola with my father tomorrow for a junkyard run. I don't need anything, so I'm just helping him and may get to to the an LHS on the way.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
Evenin' folks!
Chloe, I'll have the chicken BBQ, salt potatoes, cole slaw and a roll. Yes. the Cornell recipe type dinner.... Mmm, mmm, good! Nice glass of unsweetened ice tea would go along good too.
Got a whole lot of little things done today. Stopped over to the Boy Scout office in town and picked up my mail. been a while since I checked my mailbox I guess... had a whole bunch of announcements about activities from last April and May in there. Put about an inch and half worth of stuff into the recycling bin and kept the 4 or 5 sheets with current and future stuff I should be aware of... Then I stopped and filled up the car with with the pollution producing gunk that makes it go... Man, you guys weren't putting me on! The price has gone up a bit. Cost me $35.40 to fill her up ($3.94/gal.)! She was almost empty I guess. My gas mileage was only 39 MPG as well... Guess I am going to have to go back to using some hypermileing techniques... I also stopped and got some Fair traded, Organic Coffee beans down at the natural foods store. Huh? Dark Roast of course! Their coffee is fabulous, which is why I buy it there.
Most of this afternoon I have been adding electric drops from the rails in the new yard. About half way done with the job and then I will be running some trains to check it all out. I also need to get junk out of the way for when the Electric Installers show up on Tuesday...
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Sir Madog Got a "fill" this morning. At € 1.72 a liter or $ 8.25 a gallon not a bargain. I am just glad I get 36 miles to a gallon ... Before I forget to ask - any idea where to park the Diner next month?
Got a "fill" this morning. At € 1.72 a liter or $ 8.25 a gallon not a bargain. I am just glad I get 36 miles to a gallon ...
INDIANA-The Crossroads of America!
Good Morning all!
Another beautiful late Summer day in WNY. I planned on running trains last night while doing the laundry, but I became wrapped up in a project that took up the time. Once the kids are back in school, the layout will be the main priority again.
Todd, The layout was originally planned to be a model of the B&O from Buffalo to Pittsburgh in the early 1950's when steam and diesel shared the rails. That would include the Railroads that interchanged with the B&O here, mainly Erie, Pennsy, NYC, and NKP. Well, as my sons got more involved with the project, each had their favorite railroad that ended up on our tracks. My oldest son loves Chessie, probably because his dad and grandpa were Chessie RRers, and my 13 year old has always liked the C&O as it appeared in the 50's. So, it's not uncommon to see a C&O Allegheny on the ready track next to Chessie GP 40's or a WM F7. I decided if it keeps them interested, what the heck! Here is a couple of John's C&O locos out on the main:
The Erie triplex was just something I wanted for special occasions like the holidays:
The layout is in our home, and is operated like a club with me and my 4 sons.
-Stan
sakelSince we are all talking about gas, a interesting tidbit: It takes over $85 to fill up our truck... and it's only a mid-size! ( has a 24 gallon tank) And now for the best part- since it has a 4.7 litre V8, it gets.... 15 MPG if you're lucky. How's that for efficiency?
Seamonster Jeffrey: Now that's cheap gas at $3.54 a gallon. Our regular price for gas, which has been holding for quite some time, is $1.21/litre which works out to $4.58/U.S. gallon. We're holding our breath waiting for an increase due to the storm and the fire in Venezuela. They're predicting at least a 5 cents/litre increase some time soon.
Jeffrey: Now that's cheap gas at $3.54 a gallon. Our regular price for gas, which has been holding for quite some time, is $1.21/litre which works out to $4.58/U.S. gallon. We're holding our breath waiting for an increase due to the storm and the fire in Venezuela. They're predicting at least a 5 cents/litre increase some time soon.
Since we are all talking about gas, a interesting tidbit: It takes over $85 to fill up our truck... and it's only a mid-size! ( has a 24 gallon tank) And now for the best part- since it has a 4.7 litre V8, it gets.... 15 MPG if you're lucky. How's that for efficiency?
Samuel A. Kelly
I can draw pictures with my keyboard!
-------- ( It's a worm)
galaxy Ever use the MSN gas price hunter site? here it is: http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx Just plug in your zippy-code on the left search box and see what stations around you are reporting for prices!
Ever use the MSN gas price hunter site? here it is:
http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx
Just plug in your zippy-code on the left search box and see what stations around you are reporting for prices!
wetidlerjr sakel Sorry, but you are one hour too early. Sorry but I wasn't. You need to check your Time Zones.
sakel Sorry, but you are one hour too early.
Sorry, but you are one hour too early.
Excuses, excuses
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have the organic cherry granola cereal with a half cup of fresh blueberries on top. A cup or 2 or 3 of dark roast coffee in my R&GV RR mug would do nicely as well. Please and Thank You Ma'am.
I was sitting at the kitchen table in my bathrobe about ready to take my morning blood sugar reading (101 BTW) when I look out the window and see the Painters van making a u-turn at the intersection by my house. He was coming to varnish the wood siding on the deck.... I made a bee line to the bedroom and got dressed! I went outside and told today was good timing as yesterday there was a huge swarm of honeybees flying around the deck.
The bees finally all gathered into a big ball of bees on the neighbors maple tree by my driveway. The neighbors weren't home (On vacation I think. Got home late last night) so I called the police to ask what my best course of action would be. Sgt. at the desk said they don't take care of the swarms (didn't think they did) but for me to hold on and he would get the # for a bee keeper they use where there is one on public property. Ten minutes later he comes back and says, "Ray, we have a situation here right now, I'll call you back". A half hour later the phone rings and it is the officer with the number for the bee keeper. I thanked him and called my neighbor... THAT is when i remembered they aren't home! I didn't figure I could give permission for the bee keeper to mess with the tree on somebody else's property (the bees swarmed about 20' off the ground on a branch of the tree) so ended up not doing anything about it. The neighbor came over when the painters showed up and I talked to him then, but the bees have now most likely found a place for the hive and have left the tree. I'll be watching for signs of activity around the property for the next several days. They generally don't move very far from where they swarm.
Todd, yes, being a teacher (and Scouter) has made me very aware of whom I want to hire for things, and whom I don't want to have working on my property... Almost every kid I ever hired to work for my sound company back when was a life scout or an Eagle already. I knew I could trust the individual and they would go out of their way to do the best job possible for me. I also paid well and ended up writing many of them college and/or work recommendations that gave them the highest praise! There was a time when I taught all the middle School kids music...
Ulrich, great little layout! Looks much like John Allen's Timesaver with some modifications. Love the 1/1 scale photos as well. Enjoy your late birthday party!
Jeffrey, hope you get the Van back braking the way it should soon!
Paul, prayers for your wife (and you) as she goes through all of this.
Bob K: Congrats on the new granddaughter. Go ahead and spoil her rotten. That's the duty of grandparents. Besides, they grow up way too fast. I can't believe that it's been 19 years since I held our first granddaughter in my arms in the hospital the day after she was born. Yes, we spoiled her. Yes, I got her interested in model railroading, at least the scenery making part of it.
I've often wondered why we congratulate the father and the grandparents on the birth of a child. After having been in the delivery room for the birth of our daughter, I think it's the mother who deserves congratulations for going through that.
..... Bob
Beam me up, Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here. (Captain Kirk)
I reject your reality and substitute my own. (Adam Savage)
Resistance is not futile--it is voltage divided by current.
Morning Folks,
Currently 59 with an expected high of 91. Overcast with a 10% chance of a shower.
Back to work today if everything is OK at the hospital. I have a closing shift so do not have to be at work till noon.
Can't seem to find my mixed paint concoction for painting rails. I guess I will just have to re-experiment.
Paul
Living in Fernley Nevada, about 30 miles east of Reno, also lived in Oregon and California, but born In Brooklyn NY and raised on Long Island NY
Back again for some more coffee
Just did some finishing touches on that station layout.
It´s a pretty close match with the real location.
A few piccies from the prototype:
Stan - your paintings are just wonderful -
Bob - congratulation on grandchild # 1! She is really sweet! I am in the age to turn into a grandpa myself, but for that my son would need a new GF (which we hope will come soon, we are not really happy with the one he´s got).
Jeff - I am glad you wee not affected much by Isaac. Continue to stay safe!
There is a nice smell coming from the kitchen - Petra is preparing a nice cake for tomorrow. We will be having guests for some cake & coffee, German style, just as a belated birthday party for me. It´ll be nice to have those folks over to our place.
CUL!
More Morning Coffee!!!
jeffrey-wimberly ... Need to get gas too. Looks like the cheapest place in town is the Gas and Go at the old GBI store. $3.54 a gallon for regular. I might be able to find someplace cheaper....
... Need to get gas too. Looks like the cheapest place in town is the Gas and Go at the old GBI store. $3.54 a gallon for regular. I might be able to find someplace cheaper....
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Good morning, Diners. This morning, Pearl (our black lab) has an appointment with my niece (vet) to get her shots updated. I can hardly wait for a day when I don't have to be somewhere.
Stan, Thanks for sharing your paintings. I will show them to Larry this evening. He will enjoy them. He is on his 3rd train painting. I chose a logging Shay for the object. This one is for me.
Jeffrey, Glad you dodged the bullet. Stay safe.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Good Morning!!!
Coffee and biscuits and gravy please. Thanks.
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thanks to Isaac, and I know this is trivial compared to those who are/were in it’s path, gas is no $4.95. ( I know Ulrich, wa wa wa. )
Barry- Nothing is installed. I’m now cutting out the old prefab shower stall. It will have to be cut up because it is 36” by 36” and of course will not fit through a 32” finished door. I can take my time because the floor pan for the new one will not be in till the end of next week. Yes, another special order. No construction can be done before that's installed. It’ll be worth it though cause with this pan I won’t have to make the base and create a drain flow. It’s all ready done. All I have to do is lay the tile and even if there is an issue with the grout and water gets through unknown to me, it won’t leak to the subfloor below.
Ray- Between scouting and a career as a teacher, kinda puts you in touch with many people don’t it.
Stan- GREAT looking paintings! Now refresh my memory on the layout photos, is this your layout current or past, or a clubs. It looks fantastic as well.
BobK- Congrats on the grandchild! Glad your eye situation is corrected. The layout looks really nice.
Jeff- I know money is an object, but on older vehicles as you know, it’s a good idea to replace those rubber hoses even if they appear ok.Unless you know they’vebeen replaced recently. And boy are you right on the home rebuilds and it doesn’t matter how good someone is. Actually usually a waste of money. With the cost of remanufactured, and you want to insured it’s remanufactured and not rebuilt, there is a difference, it’s not worth any savings there may be. Glad the rain is slacking off for you and you didn’t get much of the storm. Better to be prepared than caught though.
Jim- At first it may appear she did plan this, but alas as much as I’d like to say it’s true, I’m afraid she is innocent. This time. The tile issue was not why I was reluctant to do this. It was the waterproofing side, specifically the floor. After finding this tileable floor tub, pan, whatever it’s called, I referred to earlier with Barry, I’m feeling better about it. The rest is pretty much straight forward like applying tile to a wall. Well except for the surface the tile goes to, but that’s pretty easy.
No one really knows what time it is in Indiana so…….we just nod our heads.
Ya’ll have a good day!!!!
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.
Good morning. It's 73°, humidity is 98%. Just 0.01" rainfall this morning. Wind gusts of 25 mph. It'll be mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms moving northeast at 30 mph. The high will be 92° but will feel like 100°.Looks like today is going to be grocery shopping day. I also have to go to the pharmacy to get refills on all my meds. There's going to be a familiar face missing there. My pharmacist passed away last Saturday (8/25). He was 74. I'd known him for twenty-nine years. Hopefully the brake pads for my van will be in today. It'll be nice to get everything I need in one trip. Need to get gas too. Looks like the cheapest place in town is the Gas and Go at the old GBI store. $3.54 a gallon for regular. I might be able to find someplace cheaper.Nothing planned for the layout today.
Good Afternoon Gang!
Well, it´s just past lunchtime, so I will have some coffee and nuttin´ else, Janie, if you please?
We are right in the midst of a bad thunderstorm. Someone upstairs must be really angry! He is also pouring water by the bucket load on us. Must be Isaac´s little brother...
I am doing some research on the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway in Wales/UK for a layout of a friend of mine. He wants to model the Llanfair Caereinion station, staying as close as possible to the prototype. I must have gone through a thousand pages on the web to come of with the track plan and the setting. 6 years ago, Petra and I had been to this place, but I did not take enough pictures -
Going for a short nap - hopefully the thunderin´ stops so I can catch some sleep.
Have a good one!
Jeff, glad to hear you’re still high and dry! When I was stationed in South Texas there was a community with small boats pad locked to their mail boxes, at first I thought it was an odd decoration. When “winter” came everyone had to use those boats to get from their house to their cars parked in the county parking lot on a section of high ground.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Morning All,
66F,63% Humidity, Hi 91F
Isaac is predicted to be in Ohio Tuesday - Thursday
Indiana is not Central Time; Indiana is on “Indiana Time”
1949 In a heated rural vs. city debate, the Indiana General Assembly passed a law to put all of Indiana on Central Standard Time and to outlaw daylight saving time. However, the law had no enforcement power, and it was largely ignored by communities who wanted to observe Eastern Standard Time.[2]
1957 The Indiana General Assembly passed a law to make Central Time the official time zone of the state but to permit any community to switch to daylight saving time during the summer. The law did, however, make it illegal for communities to observe "fast time" (i.e., daylight saving time) during the winter months. Governor Handley vowed to enforce the law by withdrawing state aid from communities who attempted to observe "fast time" during the winter, though legal obstacles forced the Governor to back down from his stance. Once again, the law was not enforceable, as individual communities continued to observe whichever time zone they preferred.[2]
1961 The Indiana legislature repealed the 1957 law making Central Time the official time of Indiana, which allowed any community to observe DST.[2] The Interstate Commerce Commission divided Indiana between the Central Time Zone and the Eastern Time Zone. Still, neither the time zone line nor daylight saving time were uniformly observed (see 50 F.R. 43745).
1966 The United States Congress passed the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (Pub.L. 89-387 April 13, 1966; 80 Stat. 107–108; 15 U.S.C. §§ 260–267) to specify where and when daylight saving time was applied in the U.S., and authority was shifted to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). Prior to the passing of this law, each state was permitted to decide this issue for itself.
1967 Having the state split in two time zones was inconvenient and so, Governor Roger D. Branigin petitioned the USDOT to place all of Indiana back in the Central Time Zone.
1967–1969 The USDOT conducted several hearings in response to Governor Branigan's petition. Citizens of Northwest and Southwest Indiana appeared to favor location in the Central Time Zone with observance of DST, while those from other areas of the state favored location in the Eastern Time Zone with no observance of DST.
2005 On April 29, 2005, with heavy backing from Governor Mitch Daniels' economic development plan, and after years of controversy, the Indiana General Assembly passed a law stating that, effective April 2, 2006, the entire state of Indiana would become the 48th state to observe daylight saving time. The bill was also accompanied by Senate Enrolled Act 127[4], which required Governor Daniels to seek federal hearings from the USDOT on whether to keep Indiana on Eastern Time with New York City and Ohio or whether to move the entire state back to Central Time with Chicago.[2]
2006 As a result of a review by the USDOT, eight counties were moved from the Eastern Time Zone to the Central Time Zone, effective April 2, 2006. These were Starke and Pulaski counties in the northwest and Daviess, Dubois, Knox, Martin, Perry, and Pike counties in the southwest.
Morning Coffee in the Diner
GOOD MORNING!!!
Bill has provided the date.
There are 116 more days til Christmas!!!
Often, we go by the "acid test" in our modeling and lives. SO:
acid test - an absolute, demanding, or ultimate challenge or measure of quality or capability - deriving from very old times - several hundreds of years ago - when nitric acid was used to determine the purity or presence of gold, especially when gold was currency before coinage. Gold does not dissolve in nitric acid, whereas less costly silver and base metals do. The use of nitric acid also featured strongly in alchemy, the ancient 'science' of (attempting) converting base metals into gold.
If we often refer to someone as an Amateur, SO:
amateur - non-professional or un-paid, or more recently an insulting term meaning unprofessional - the word originates from the same spelling in Old French 'amateur' meaning 'lover', originally meaning in English a lover of an activity. The Old French word is derived from Latin 'amare' meaning 'to love'
Lately, some have lament the costs of hobby things, paying through the nose. SO:
pay through the nose - reluctantly have to pay too much - from the 9th century house tax imposed on the Irish by the Danes, called the Nose Tax because anyone who avoided paying their ounce of gold had his nose slit {OUCH!!}
Make it a GREAT day and help someone in need! You will be repaid somewhere along the way ten-fold.
sakel wetidlerjr Good Morning! from Tipton IN. August 31, 2012 is the 244th day of the year 2012 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 122 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday. If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi. TIPTON Sorry, but you are one hour too early.
wetidlerjr Good Morning! from Tipton IN. August 31, 2012 is the 244th day of the year 2012 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 122 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday. If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi. TIPTON
Good Morning! from Tipton IN.
August 31, 2012 is the 244th day of the year 2012 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 122 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.
TIPTON
SHH! young Sakel, for he is in INDIANA, where he is on Eastern Daylight TIme and thusly ON TIME {one hour ahead of you} for the EARLY greeting!!!
Weather update: Tornadoes all around, have passed though. Am glad I am going on a trip to Chattanooga, TN tomorro, getting all my brothers together before the (next to) youngest ships off to Basic training on- get this- 9/11. Strange huh? Anyway, am going to try swing by the Chattanooga railfest Sunday, trying to escape some of this rain ya know?
Oh, and about that dam, nowhere near it thank goddness, but from what I have learned it has been and is being repaired.
Signing off for tonight.