"Good Morning!" from Tipton IN
5/6/13
TIPTON IN
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Morning guys
No sleep here, been working on the trains.
After much research, it appears that 5533, 5127, and 9087 all were delivered with round-top beacons but usually changed to flat-top. I had 2 of the round-top and 1 flat-top. So the 2 C30-7s (5533 and 5127) got round tops, and 8097 (SD40-2) will get a flat-top. I may swap the beacons on 5533 and 8097 later, it would depend on how everything fits with 8097's lights. I need to pick up some mini-bulbs and a small function-only decoder. The QSI-sound C30-7 has no room left for more functions if I upgraded it to version 7.
Also put a few cars together for the club. Just some old life-like junk that I fixed up to be reliable runners (which the club lacks).
I have to be to work at 630, but I may finish the Santa Fe SD40-2. I have a set of sideframes reasy to go on it. Just need to install a speed recorder on rear axle of the front truck on the fireman's side.
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.
Good morning.
Nothing planned for this evening other than work, so looking to just kinda relax tonight.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Good Morning!!!
WHOA!!!! Another cot-ton pick-in SNAKE in the diner. Where’s my rope?
Coffee and a bowl of Muskmelon please. Thanks.
Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Rain gage sits at 2.5ish inches. Might empty it if it don’t rain today.
Jeff- Glad you feelin better.
Ray- I’d a gladly give you some of this rain. We really don’t need any rain til after planting.
I have not mentioned the outstanding pictures that have been posted. You guys all do great work. I like each and every picture of course and from time to time I will mention one, but I hate to single out any picture because if I mention one or three and for some reason commenting on one slips through the cracks, then the poster may think I didn’t like it. Rest assured, even if the w**k is less than fantastic, I still enjoy the picture and I love seeing what others are doing. It inspires me to get back down there and get cracking again.
Today, after the usual bookwo*k for the church, I will roll the yard (with any luck Jim). It’ll still be too wet to mow so I’ll have to keep a good eye on that and mow just as soon as I can and the first chance. Now that I have a reliable tractor again, the “quick mowing” can return and it won’t get so out of hand... I hope.
Ya’ll have a good day, ya hear!!!!
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
Sunny and a high near 74F ...
Another day of runnin' 'roun' doin' stuff ...medical stuff, house stuff, official stuff...just plain ol'.....stuff stuff
So...off I go...doin' stuff......
Karl:
Have a great day!!
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/
Good morning, (even though it's Monday.)
After assuring the wife that her garden plants would be fine, I awoke this morning to find the temperature at 34. Hopefully nothing got any colder. We had some fog, so that should have protected them from radiational cooling, anyway. As happens in Massachusetts this time of year, we'll be up to 70 or so for a high. We're supposed to get some rain later in the week, which we really need.
I had a great modeling weekend because I've avoided going outside, even in nice weather, due to the pollen. The section of the layout called Mooseport is getting close to completion.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good morning. It's 51° with 88% humidity. It'll be sunny with a high of 75°.I had a relatively uneventful day yesterday. I finished rebuilding an old Bachmann GP40 and put a decoder in it and got the base programming done then started on another GP40 project that involved using parts from at least three donor locos. I got it completed mechanically and the wiring was done but it still needed a decoder. I had one ready to go in but didn't feel up to it so I set the shell on the chassis loose so I could just lift it off and set to work. I got to bed 12:45am and woke up at 7am. I don't recall anything in between. However it seems I was somewhat busy at some point during that time. When I went to lift up the body shell I lifted it all right. I lifted the whole darn loco! What the heck was going on here? I didn't put the screws in to anchor the shell. Did I? No, I distinctly remember that I didn't. I wanted to just lift the shell and start working. What was this? The loco was completely put together. Not a thing out of place. I popped the fuel tank off, removed the screws and took the shell off. There was the new DZ125 decoder completely installed (and programmed) and it was a very neat job. The decoder is just to the rear of the rear headlight and the wires are very neatly bundled in a straight line and taped down so they can't get in the way of anything. I did a very neat job. Too bad I can't remember doing it.There's nothing on my schedule today so I figure I might as well get some rest.
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
Morning All,
Currently 48 with an expected high of 68 with some thunderstorms in spots.
Have a mid-day shift today, so probably no layout w**k this morning, but maybe some this evening after I get home .
Jeff - at least you were productive even if you were asleep and did not do anything destructive.
Prayers to all in need.
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
Jeffrey- You didn't see any tiny little electronic elven footprints on the layout did you? Or is that hot sauce in your lemonade getting to you ?
Jeffrey..
SEE...you have been doing it so long you CAN do it in your sleep!!!
Or was it the DCC faeries?
Well only a few things to do today. I got everything done yesterday..and more with the porch clearing MOH and I did....
So..what are y'all doing?
-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.
without that track here I'm pretty much stuck in the mud, I think when I go to the hobby shop I'll pick up some WS risers. I might smooth it the crossing and road on Ti"N"y I want to try my Hand at that stuff again, might pick up another building too.
class then that, I think those NYC alco's will be spared losing their frames to my SP&S ones instead I'll repaint them. the B unit will get the broad stripe while the A unit will get this interesting scheme I stumbled upon. I wish there was a better picture...
edit: found it!
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
Good Morning Model Railroaders! (I dunno, I just felt like saying something different today...)
Zoe, I'll have a short stack of Buckwheat Pancakes with fresh NYS Maple Syrup (yes the stuff from Day Farms just down the road), a side order of bacon, and lots of Seneca Lake Dark Roast coffee in my FGLK mug please.
Jeffrey, I don't work on model railroad stuff in my sleep, I do dream about the 1/1 scale stuff at times though.... LOL
The city crew is right across the street repairing some damage the plows did last winter. Hopefully they will go around the corner and repair the damage they did to my lawn too.
Today I start to make the first of the raised bed gardens. I'm thinking the closest place I can find that I can make level to put the 2x8s together is at the top of my main driveway. Will have to move the PiP before I can use that area.
Galaxy, I too have been little by little getting caught up with some of the tasks I am way behind with. Still have a lot to do this spring though...
As of last Saturday the Solar panels had exceeded the entire month output of last January. By the end of the day tomorrow they should equal or exceed the entire output of last February. This should be a great month for electric production!
Best get moving!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Morning Dinners
Flo, Diet Dew Pleases.
Where has this morning gone? Well I did not get up till 8:30 AM, did not sleep well again.
Have to leave early today to stop by and sign my 2012 Tax Return's! Liberty Tax Service just got them done?
Just got off the phone with BoS! Of all the dumb stuff they have done so far this one takes the cake! I just sent them my latest payroll stub's on May 2. They want pay stub's that show what I have made year to-date! Well mine does show it, everyone has it! Can't they read?
Vince's, I will send you a PM later today.
Gary Up dates on your Grandmother?
See you all after work.
Ken
http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/Real%20Trains/pictures_81953_A_Baltimore_Ohio_810_Willard_O_14-08-1956_CMS1_zpsc3c6f248.jpg.html]
I hate Rust
Morning all, well sort of since it's half gone already and I haven't accomplished sweet diddly except taking MOH shopping for clothes Happy wife, happy life.
Kinda sorta ran across a windfall of ho scale model rr stuff on the weekend. Visiting some friends and was showing them what I've been up to and low and behold, one of them said his Mom had just dropped off four big boxes of his model railroad stuff from when he was a teenager. That would make this stuff about 28 years old give or take. He wanted to get rid of it and asked me if I wanted it. I asked him "How Much?" He said just get it outta here soooooooooooooooooooo I said You Bet.
I have no idea whats in those four boxes since I've been doing outside stuff but it should be interesting if nothing else. Price was right after all!
oy are we having some way above seasonal weather the last couple of days As in +27 C yesterday and today. Love every second of it especially since the norm is +16 for this time of the year.
Methinks it's CONVERTIBLE WEATHER. Yes, now where did I put the battery away for the winter.
Later Gators
Dennis
CDN Dennis
Modeling the HO scale something or other RR in the shadow of the Canadian Rockies Alberta, Canada
Afternoon all,
It's in the low 60's right now, sunny with a nice breeze. Went for breakfast this morning, followed by grocery shopping and a lot of errands. Got home and after a sandwich started the weekly laundry. So I'm taking a little break now and after I finish this I need to get the grass cut again. I think I'm only going to do the backyard today, and wil try to get the front done tomorrow.
We had a nice time yesterday. Being Sunday, we went railfanning. Caught 8 trains in 2 hours. 3 Intermodals, 2 mixed freight, 1 coal train, 1 auto rack and 1 trash train. I had just taken some photos of the locomotives on the auto racks, and didn't even notice that it was on track 2. Then out of the corner of my eye I spotted something and when I turned the trash train was overtaking the auto racks on track 1 and moving along at a good pace. I can understand how some accidents can happen because I never heard it coming.
After dinner, which was a chuck roast, mashed potatoes & gravey, whole kernel corn, dinner rolls and a Riesling from Seneca Lake, I settled in to watch our PBS station with episodes of "Bletchley Circle" and "Mr. Selfridge". It seems the British really know how to do period dramas. At least I like them.
Better go and get the grass cut, so everyone have a good one.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Nothing yet Ken, I really hope she's doing ok though.
*stumbles in and fumbles into the nearest booth* Flo, some OJ and some toast please.
Ok, seriously there may be something really wrong with me. Even though I didn't sleep last night, I felt fine and full of pep (which is unusual for me) this morning. When I got to work, my arms started itching really bad and I got some rashes. One of my co-workers offered me a Benedryl, so I took it. It got rid of the itching, but it may have caused something I didn't intend. About 2 hours after taking the benedryl I started feeling really wierd. It felt like I just lost all my energy all of a sudden, by body went numb, and my brain went on the fritz. I couldn't focus on what I was doing, I had difficulty thinking, everything I grabbed felt like it wasn't really there. After a few minutes it got even worse. I started stumbling, zoning out, blacking out (it seemed like that, it's like every now and then it seemed like time skipped a few seconds for me, those "lost seconds" just draw a black for me if you get what I'm saying), and I felt like I was in a trance. Sometimes it felt like I was doing nothing or not moving, but it seemed like most of me was trembling. I told my helper something was really wrong, and the manager let me off and moved people around to cover my abscense.
I sat in the lobby for a bit. I wanted to go home, but knew that because I was trembling so bad and couldn't stay focused for more than a few seconds, I was in no condition to drive. I tried to call my brother on his phone but my hands kept fumbling the phone. My boss offered me some OJ and toast and is seemed to help just enough that I could get a hold of my brother to take me home. When I got home I ate some cereal bars and drank more OJ.
I'm feeling a bit better now, but that incident scared the crap out of me. My dad said it may have been low blood sugar and the onset of diabetes, but I doubt it. I had been drinking lemonade and some soda most of the day. So co-workers, my boss and I think it was the benedryl.
I'm gonna go lay down for a bit.
that sounds scary Vince, Hang in there man. I hope you get better.
Packer *stumbles in and fumbles into the nearest booth* Flo, some OJ and some toast please. Ok, seriously there may be something really wrong with me. Even though I didn't sleep last night, I felt fine and full of pep (which is unusual for me) this morning. When I got to work, my arms started itching really bad and I got some rashes. One of my co-workers offered me a Benedryl, so I took it. It got rid of the itching, but it may have caused something I didn't intend. About 2 hours after taking the benedryl I started feeling really wierd. It felt like I just lost all my energy all of a sudden, by body went numb, and my brain went on the fritz. I couldn't focus on what I was doing, I had difficulty thinking, everything I grabbed felt like it wasn't really there. After a few minutes it got even worse. I started stumbling, zoning out, blacking out (it seemed like that, it's like every now and then it seemed like time skipped a few seconds for me, those "lost seconds" just draw a black for me if you get what I'm saying), and I felt like I was in a trance. Sometimes it felt like I was doing nothing or not moving, but it seemed like most of me was trembling. I told my helper something was really wrong, and the manager let me off and moved people around to cover my abscense. I sat in the lobby for a bit. I wanted to go home, but knew that because I was trembling so bad and couldn't stay focused for more than a few seconds, I was in no condition to drive. I tried to call my brother on his phone but my hands kept fumbling the phone. My boss offered me some OJ and toast and is seemed to help just enough that I could get a hold of my brother to take me home. When I got home I ate some cereal bars and drank more OJ. I'm feeling a bit better now, but that incident scared the crap out of me. My dad said it may have been low blood sugar and the onset of diabetes, but I doubt it. I had been drinking lemonade and some soda most of the day. So co-workers, my boss and I think it was the benedryl. I'm gonna go lay down for a bit.
Vincent,
GET THEE TO A DR.
What did you eat or drink that morning? The itchy and breakouts sounds like an allergic reaction to something for which the benedryl should have {and sounds like it did} help.
As far as low blood sugar, YES you probably did have low blood sugar. ANYBODY can have that.
Now as for onset of diabetes, have yur Dr check you too for your sugar there too.
ANYBODY AT ANY AGE can develope diabetes or low blood sugar...adn AS you fouond out it is NOTHING TO MESS WITH.
Well I went to the pharmacy to get scripts adn they naturally didn't have one of mine. SO tomorrow.
That was about the sum of my day.
The train nut friend caleld and asked to borrow my wrist splits as he has a bad case of apparent Carpal Tunnel and so wants to borrow mine. His Dr. gave him a quick pain shot but tthat it and he {friend} forgot to mention Carpal tunel surgery. SO he will now go to see the specialist I went to hopefully. He grows extra bone so I am fairly sure he has the problem.
oh well
dinner tonight will be steaks...got agreat deal on them at mark down price.
Yeah Vincent. Get theeself to a Doctor.
Speaking of diabetes, lost an Uncle to it, though he also had leukemia, so it was probably the double whammy that killed him, making his heart weak (this was back in '98 or '99, was only about 3 or 4 at the time).
Anyway, good afternoon.
Headache and sore leg right now. Just wishing that I could go right home, though I know that's not possible...
I took a little nap, and I'm feeling a bit better now. Still a bit of a tinglely sensation in certain areas. I wonder if the lack of sleep last night and the possible interference with my meds and the benedryl combined into this?
Galaxy, my breakfast consisted of a small bowl of cinnamon toast crunch and a bottle of water. I've had this for breakfast several times in the past couple of weeks with no problem (Although I normally eat more, I'm trying to cut back. At work I drink lemonade (water is connected to the powerade; I'm allergic to something in powerade), with the occasional soda. Nothing changed in the past few weeks. My father tells me a lot I need to cut back on sugar and the weirdness only happened after the benedryl.
The only thing that comes to mind that I've came into contact with that I normally don't come in contact with is the sound-deading material that I've been helping my father remove from his car. Maybe I got the hives and rashes from some of it?
Jake, my Mother's dad died of Diabetes too. So it's possible it might be heriditary. I know I got my HBP from my mom.
PACKER (Vincent): How much Benadryl did you take? THAT stuff can knock a person on their butt (sedative properties). It sure could be reacting with any other meds you're on. Give your Doc a call.
Good afternoon,
Gotta go to w*** in a bit, there's a high school track meet today and the weather is actually decent for once! There's a big blazing thing in the mostly blue sky, the air temperatures are in the low 70s and nothing is falling out of the sky, neither rain nor s***. Amazing. It's been a lovely winter we've had this spring.
General question for whomever wishes to ignore it or answer it: Anybody else having trouble finding/purchasing detail parts and formerly common supplies? It seems like Details West isn't making anything, Walthers has "unknown" for many parts I "need." I've taken to scouring the internet and grabbing what I can find when I can find it. It's almost as crazy as the ammunition shortage!
Have a good rest of the day everybody,
Chris (in Iowa)
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Packer Ok, seriously there may be something really wrong with me. Even though I didn't sleep last night, I felt fine and full of pep (which is unusual for me) this morning. When I got to work, my arms started itching really bad and I got some rashes. One of my co-workers offered me a Benedryl, so I took it. It got rid of the itching, but it may have caused something I didn't intend. About 2 hours after taking the benedryl I started feeling really wierd. It felt like I just lost all my energy all of a sudden, by body went numb, and my brain went on the fritz. I couldn't focus on what I was doing, I had difficulty thinking, everything I grabbed felt like it wasn't really there. After a few minutes it got even worse. I started stumbling, zoning out, blacking out (it seemed like that, it's like every now and then it seemed like time skipped a few seconds for me, those "lost seconds" just draw a black for me if you get what I'm saying), and I felt like I was in a trance. Sometimes it felt like I was doing nothing or not moving, but it seemed like most of me was trembling. I told my helper something was really wrong, and the manager let me off and moved people around to cover my abscense. I sat in the lobby for a bit. I wanted to go home, but knew that because I was trembling so bad and couldn't stay focused for more than a few seconds, I was in no condition to drive. I tried to call my brother on his phone but my hands kept fumbling the phone. My boss offered me some OJ and toast and is seemed to help just enough that I could get a hold of my brother to take me home. When I got home I ate some cereal bars and drank more OJ.
Hey everybody!
Vincent,,,,get to a Doctor, they get paid to figure this stuff out, and usually, they know more than the patients. I had 2 episodes almost 2 years ago, turned out 1 was a T.I.A., the other was a full on stroke. Yeah, I thought it was low blood sugar, see how much I knew??
In the mail today, 1 freshly repaired Soundtraxx Tsunami. Sent it off 2 weeks ago when the magic smoke escaped, looks like the same decoder (Glue on the capacitor), I guess they refilled the smoke!!
No esplinashun Luchi
Week 2, day 1 of new j.o.b. LOVE IT!!
Be back later,,, SWMBO is due home soon!
Karl
NCE über alles!
galaxy Jeffrey.. SEE...you have been doing it so long you CAN do it in your sleep!!!
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Been with my father most of the day. Breakfast at his place then out to the VA center at Fort Polk so I could file for an appointment there. Hopefully I'll be able to enroll there and maybe get something done about this foot of mine. All Medicaid seems to cover is the docs time to scratch his head. No new appointments until sometime in June. Well, it's a start. Then to Wal-Mart to pick up some items. I got two boxes of gauze pad, a couple rolls of tape and a bottle of 91% alcohol for the aforementioned foot. I also got a jar of Black Bean and White Corn salsa to go with a bag of tortilla chips I have. I also made up sixty invitations for a certain persons upcoming wedding. Not mine so don't even start celebrating.
Congrats Jeff, who's the lucky lady or locomotive.
Packer Galaxy, my breakfast consisted of a small bowl of cinnamon toast crunch and a bottle of water. I've had this for breakfast several times in the past couple of weeks with no problem (Although I normally eat more, I'm trying to cut back. At work I drink lemonade (water is connected to the powerade; I'm allergic to something in powerade), with the occasional soda. Nothing changed in the past few weeks. My father tells me a lot I need to cut back on sugar and the weirdness only happened after the benedryl.
Evening guys
Feeling much better, except for one thing. The itching is back....
Called my doctor before I ate dinner, but she was busy. Tried again after I ate and she was gone. I have an appointment in a few days anyways. It wouldn't hurt to wait, would it? I'll call again tomorrow.
Chris, just one. A half red / half white pill. The ones I have are the pink ones.
Evening All,
Have been finalizing part of our vacation plans. Since our stop in Charleston fell through we are making our first stop at the Blue Ridge Scenic RR in north GA. We will spend 2 nights there, then we added a extra day in Strasburg (arrive late 14th and depart the day of the 17th) before moving on to Steam town and Altoona. After that the rest of the trip is visiting with family.
CDN Dennis- Congrats on the windfall. Hope you find some good things.
Gary- I continue to think of your Grandmother.
Vincent- I will echo everyone else. If you were my patient I would be trying to convince you to go to the ER. I am one of those persons that can't take Benadryl because of what it does to me.
Hope everyone has a good night and prayers for those in need.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
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