Mornin Gang!
Just stopping in for a quick cup of Joe before getting into my day!
Todd, Sorry about letting the cat outta the bag with Ray, Nobody warned me! BTW, Ray really uses a piano for a workbench?
Ulrich,
Sir MadogMy dream of living in a log cabin by a lake somewhere in the US or Canada moved out of reach a few more steps and we all are another year older -
Reminds me of this guy, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuDvxfqgxXA
Oh, and that cheesecake looks divine, may I have a slice?
Well gang, gotta run, get stuff done before the ROADTRIP!!
Karl
NCE über alles!
NP2626 I decided I would retire and actually today is my last day of being employed, even though the company has been shut down for Christmas Break, since the 21st.
I decided I would retire and actually today is my last day of being employed, even though the company has been shut down for Christmas Break, since the 21st.
"Retirement" can be harder than "work".
People think, that because you are retired, you HAVE NOTHING TO DO ALL DAY. SO they want you to "help them". "run errands for them", "baby sit" {if you have grandchildren}, "or do chores" for them....SInce YOU don't have to go to work!!
Well, I had best get on to my "retirement chores'...the dishes and the laundry at least!
Beef roast tonight for dinner!
-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.
galaxy NP2626 I decided I would retire and actually today is my last day of being employed, even though the company has been shut down for Christmas Break, since the 21st. "Retirement" can be harder than "work". People think, that because you are retired, you HAVE NOTHING TO DO ALL DAY. SO they want you to "help them". "run errands for them", "baby sit" {if you have grandchildren}, "or do chores" for them....SInce YOU don't have to go to work!! Well, I had best get on to my "retirement chores'...the dishes and the laundry at least! Beef roast tonight for dinner!
I do know how to say NO to everyone; but, the grand kinders!
NP 2626 "Northern Pacific, really terrific"
Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association: http://www.nprha.org/
Morning All,
Deciding if I want breakfast or not. I go back to w**k tomorrow so the holiday season is over for me. I was thinking back over 2012 and it wasn't a great year for us here but I know it wasn't as bad as others have had.
I have to go out later to get gas in the truck and return a library book. I believe MOH wants to go to Jo-Ann's so I will get some plaster cloth there in prep of landscaping.
Garry- That was a nice scene in WPF last night.
Ulrich- A small slice please. MOH home makes them also. She makes one that has raspberry in the filling that is divine.
Hope everybody has a great day and doesn't celebrate excessively tonight. Prayers for those in need.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/curtwbb/
Mornin' everyone!
What!!!???!!! Dick Clark won't be there tonight? Heck I thought he died years ago! And if Guy Lumbago is dead why don't they let him rest in peace instead of putting on the horrid rendition of the Royal Canadians wobbling through Auld Lang Syne? Sarcasm... Sarcasm guys! (Sheesh miss the newspaper just one day and look what happens.)
Zoe, I'll have a bowl of "Old Phart" cereal this morning and lots and lots of dark roast coffee. Slept pretty good last night, but now have laryngitis to contend with. Still I think I am on the mend.
Ulrich, may 2013 be a much better year for you and Petra!
Best get moving, I still have a lot of things to get done this year!
73
[edit] As soon as I made this post, I ambled off to the bathroom with the idea of taking a shower to start the day... No sooner was I standing there in the "all together" when I hear a knock at the door! Now I think, "who would be so rude as to be knocking at my door before noon on the last day of the year and figured whoever it was, they would give up and go away". No dice... Kept knocking, so I put my bathrobe back on and headed out to where I could peek and see whose vehicle was in the driveway. A large pick up truck. I made my way to the bedroom and threw on yesterday's clothes while the intruder kept knocking. I finally opened the front door to find the installer from O'Connell Electric standing there. He need to add some colored tape to the wiring for the solar panels (He had run out back when he was finishing the install). Before he left, he got out a long roof rake and cleared off the bottom two rows of panels on the roof for me! Back in the electric business at least partially. I have a roof rake coming on Wednesday that should reach to the top of the roof, so I can finish the job then...
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good Morning,
A very brisk day here in Winterpeg, as in -26C with a -31 windchill. Mind you it is a dry cold.
For us 2012 was a relatively peaceful year compared to the ones recently but I don't think 2013 will be quite so uneventful. We have the big trip coming up and I expect major changes at work but we shall see.
Jerry, that ball diamond is amazing especially when you realize it is N scale! Now that I am working on a N scale layout I have a new appreciation for such detail as those parts are very tiny. I've just started the University Ave. shops kit which looks like an easy one.
J.R. how do you find the time to do so much work on your layout? We all know how busy you are at work so you must be one very energetic guy. Personally I ususally just want to flop after work and lately I am not very busy at all. I blame it on the age thing now that I'm collecting OAS.
On the RR front, I'm running CPR now which means all diesel. I'm thinking about selling off my CP engines except for the S4 switcher. I may build a switching shelf layout in the future depending on what we wind up with for space once we make the big move so I would keep that switcher.
Well time to get moving here. We have to finalize a few details for the trip and start to figure out the packing. That is a major task as we are going to be flying in a 5 seater for some legs which means a significant weight restriction but we also need some dressy clothes because a jacket and tie is a requirement for dinner on Rovos Rail.
CN Charlie
Good Evening!
Only a little more than 6 hours to go! Our friends "down-under" have already arrived at 2013...
OzJim - while I was leafing through some old files, I found a layout concept I once developed for RobbyP.. It is heavily influenced by Lance Mindheim´s East Street layout:
Well, I´ll be calling it a day here in the forum - have a safe journey over!
Happy new year all! Here's to a 2013 free of asinine end-of-the-world hysteria!
Cheers!
Stu
Streamlined steam, oh, what a dream!!
I thought I would take a moment to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. We will be staying home tonight as usual. When we were first married, a very long time ago, we would go out to various clubs on New Years eve. Mainly because the wife's Aunt was a singer. So we would go whereever she was booked. When she retired, we decided it was starting to be too big a hassel and started staying home.
We just got home a little bit ago. It was our usual Monday routine. First breakfast at our diner, then grocery shopping and errands. This was the last day our little dinner will be open for business. All the usual people were there and everyone was kind of sad. But we did get to say goodbye to our waitress and the cook, who is from Egypt. Now we have to find a new place. Why is everything I like disappearing?
We did go railfanning yesterday, but it wasn't very busy. Only 3 trains in 2 hours. Better than nothing I suppose.
JR - I like the layout of your yard. Could you give me the approximate size it is taking up. Seeing your photo has given me an idea if I ever do get around to building something.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
May 2013 be all that you would have it be for you and your family
Many of us struggled at times in 2012, but fortunately most of that is behind us now.
From our House to Yours, We wish you all good things for 2013. May your homes be filled with Love, Health and Sunshine, you may fill in the rest of the list..............................................................
Johnboy out......................................and remember double "D" and that isn't Bra size that stands for "Designated Driver" if you are going to partake later tonight. The life you save might be your own
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
last night was ok at work I guess, tonight we're doing a huge buffet almost similar to our thanks giving one so hopefully it'll be easy because every other night this winter break has been a massacre. fatigue has becme a close friend.
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTDUPREY?feature=guide
Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
tcwright973JR - I like the layout of your yard. Could you give me the approximate size it is taking up. Seeing your photo has given me an idea if I ever do get around to building something.
Me too JR. I really quite liked the yard layout you have there and it kind of looks like about the same space as I have. Sooooo I'd like to know your dimensions as well.
Thanks
CDN Dennis
Modeling the HO scale something or other RR in the shadow of the Canadian Rockies Alberta, Canada
Don't go forth on the thirty-first
with an alcoholic thirst....
or you may no go forth
on the First!!!!
Liek sad already..IF you DO drink..get a driver who is sober to take you home!!
Around here a law firm hires all the cabs for the 4 hours from 12 midnite to 4 AM to take people home FREE and With no questions asked! They have done it for years now!
SO have A SAFE NEW YEARS EVE !!!
ANd HAPPY NEW YEAR TO THOSE ALREADY CELEBRATED!!!
Had a derailment this morning with five cars and one loco going to ground. It happened on the northeast corner of the layout just coming through knutzville and it was a mess. That area is the hardest to reach so a grip and grab reach extender is required. For this reason it's near impossible to rerail anything at that location. Uncoupling the fallen loco from the three in front of it was a little tricky. Retrieving said loco required the grip and grab. Thank God I don't go in for fancy details and angel hair guardrails. The loco is a Bachmann GP7 so it's tough as an old boot! One of the cars was a bit of a nut to crack as well. It's one of the old Tyco 'Old Dutch Cleanser' hoppers so there's not much chance of hurting it. The problem there was that it landed against a couple of structures and it was flat on it's side. I had to flip it up then reach in and grab it before it fell back down. Not so easy with a Grip and Grab. After getting all that cleaned up it was time to find the cause. Inspecting the cars I had retrieved revealed nothing. Looking back along the track I found a small black screw laying on the track. I don't use that type screw to hold my couplers so it wasn't from that. The train was back in service by this time so I brought it around and started checking each and every car by lifting first the front then the rear. My aim with this was to find a loose truck. And I did! the 22nd car back. An Athearn 34' cement hopper. The only thing keeping the truck in place was the mounting nub on the bolster. Looked like Murphy was prepared to have yet ANOTHER day at my expense. That was an easy fix. Still I checked the remaining cars to be sure. You know how that old Mr Murphy is!
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
jeffrey-wimberly Had a derailment this morning with five cars and one loco going to ground. It happened on the northeast corner of the layout just coming through knutzville and it was a mess. That area is the hardest to reach so a grip and grab reach extender is required. For this reason it's near impossible to rerail anything at that location. Uncoupling the fallen loco from the three in front of it was a little tricky. Retrieving said loco required the grip and grab. Thank God I don't go in for fancy details and angel hair guardrails. The loco is a Bachmann GP7 so it's tough as an old boot! One of the cars was a bit of a nut to crack as well. It's one of the old Tyco 'Old Dutch Cleanser' hoppers so there's not much chance of hurting it. The problem there was that it landed against a couple of structures and it was flat on it's side. I had to flip it up then reach in and grab it before it fell back down. Not so easy with a Grip and Grab. After getting all that cleaned up it was time to find the cause. Inspecting the cars I had retrieved revealed nothing. Looking back along the track I found a small black screw laying on the track. I don't use that type screw to hold my couplers so it wasn't from that. The train was back in service by this time so I brought it around and started checking each and every car by lifting first the front then the rear. My aim with this was to find a loose truck. And I did! the 22nd car back. An Athearn 34' cement hopper. The only thing keeping the truck in place was the mounting nub on the bolster. Looked like Murphy was prepared to have yet ANOTHER day at my expense. That was an easy fix. Still I checked the remaining cars to be sure. You know how that old Mr Murphy is!
edit: forgot to add that it's snowing.
Afternoon All...Its cloudy and 32 with lite snow....I'll have coffee please ...Thank You...My youngest daughter and one of grand daughters are planning a little party tonite..
Here is load of scrap ready for Rowe Foundry..
It an junk box rebuild...
Happy New Year !! You all have a good one...Jerry
Burlington Northern #24I used to work with a fella named John murphy he claimed no relation to Murphy of murphys law.
jeffrey-wimberly Burlington Northern #24I used to work with a fella named John murphy he claimed no relation to Murphy of murphys law.I knew a Michael Murphy when I was in high school in Germany. He claimed to be a direct descendent of the infamous trouble making Mr Murphy. With the amount of trouble he caused for the unwary I could believe it!
Yes, We had a Scott Murphy work with us and he was just the same. And an electrician to boot.
Shocking J.R.
Jeffrey what the heck is going on with these derailments all of a sudden????
Must be like CP Rail... Laid off 7000 people just before Christmas so everything is suffering including maintenance. Bottom dollar is all that matters no a days. To heck with safety etc.
Dennis
chochowillieBottom dollar is all that matters no a days. To heck with safety etc.
Hey, lookie there! I got TOP! Looks like the New Years drinks are on me, as long as they're non-alcoholic. Make mine a Dr Pepper.