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Elliot's Trackside Diner...OCTOBER 2013!!

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, October 4, 2013 7:57 AM

Good Morning!!

Today is a nice rainy dull yuck with humidity galore kinda day...going to 74 feeling like 88 later on...by the way...anyone need some extra humidity for their viewing pleasure?Whistling

Having a few friends over later on to run some trains around...and see whether Mr Murphy is living in my basement.....Whistling

My favorite...thing A cannot be done until Thing B gets done, which cannot happen until Thing C gets done, that needs thing D done, etc etc.....Zip it!

Got some sudden SWMBO honey do's...later 'gators!!Blindfold

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, October 4, 2013 8:36 AM

Good morning. It's 74° with 100% humidity and patchy fog. The high will be 89° and feel like 101°.
 with a

I'm expecting two packages to arrive today. One is from a member on my forum and the other is from another forum I frequent. Other than that the only thing going on today is a doc appointment in town so they can look at the blood vessels in my neck. After that, no plans.





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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, October 4, 2013 9:11 AM

TMarsh

pascaff*
I don't know if this happens to you folks, but I start on one project, then get side tracked by doing something else, and do not seem to get as much completed as I would like. I should make a list, but I probably would not follow it any way.Whistling

You're kidding right? I mean that is like an everyday normal for me.Laugh

I have "15 minute projects" ... They never are completed in 15 minutes. They take hours, and end up causing more work than I had in the first place. ... 

I'll have coffee and a donut. 

Cheers. 

GARRY

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Posted by howmus on Friday, October 4, 2013 9:23 AM

Heartland Division CB&Q

TMarsh

pascaff*
I don't know if this happens to you folks, but I start on one project, then get side tracked by doing something else, and do not seem to get as much completed as I would like. I should make a list, but I probably would not follow it any way.Whistling

You're kidding right? I mean that is like an everyday normal for me.Laugh

I have "15 minute projects" ... They never are completed in 15 minutes. They take hours, and end up causing more work than I had in the first place. ... 

I'll have coffee and a donut. 

Cheers. 

I resemble all of the above......

Mornin' everyone!

Zoe, I'll have a pot of dark roast coffee in my R&GV RR Mug and a couple sour cream donuts for dunking, please.

I have about 3 days worth of stuff to do today as the Division Meet is tomorrow and I am just now checking the supplies for it...  Already printed out a bunch of ballets for the contests.  It should be a good day as the afternoon program includes a guided tour of the Genesee Valley transportation Facility (In an old Roundhouse in Batavia).

Got to get moving.  Be back after everything is done...

73

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Posted by galaxy on Friday, October 4, 2013 5:28 PM

Very last entry on the first page? heading for second page? NOT on my watch!

BUMP!

Geeked

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Posted by kbkchooch on Friday, October 4, 2013 6:51 PM

Oh, things went bump in the night!! Surprise

Oh, it was only Galaxy,,,,,,had me thinking it might have been Musicvampires, mummies and the Holy Ghost, these are the things that terrify me the most "Music

Modeling wise, 3 units went to their new homes today, 3 more are waiting to be picked up, and the Mikado project is back on the bench for now. Probably will start soldering more details on next week.

Son #5 will be here this weekend, so I'll probably be in the garage or the yard for most of it. He thinks we will resurrect the truck  from its weed filled parking spot. I dunno.Hmm I'm about done with it. But you can't tell a 17 year old anything.Bow

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, October 4, 2013 7:04 PM

Got the doc visit taken care of. He's curious as to why my blood pressure keeps jumping up and down. One minute it's above normal, the next it's going way below normal, like it was when I was a kid. I had frequent problems with low blood pressure back in the late sixties up to the mid seventies. Late seventies it closer to normal then when I went on meds for diabetes in the eighties it shot up above normal and I've had high blood pressure ever since, well until recently when my home health care nurse noticed it diving below normal. At least now I know why I've been having dizzy spells and briefs periods of blindness. They last only last a second or two and usually come after something lake a violent sneeze. But anyway they did a battery of tests to try and find out how bad this thing with the blood vessel is. They say there very definitely is one blocked. They can hear it but can't quite pinpoint it. I think they're trying to determine if I'm strong enough for any surgery that may be needed. HELLO! I just had a leg cut off and came out of that with no problem. I can bench press a mechanical bed with one arm! I think I'm strong enough! The next step will be a sonogram. That's scheduled for the 27th. My father went see his doctor this morning to find out what's causing some health issues he's been suffering with lately and got some news he wasn't expecting. We have something in common. He's a type two diabetic. The doc put him on some medicine for it and told him he has to modify his diet and to avoid white and wheat bread as much as possible. That's gonna be hard for him. He loves bread! Especially wheat.

Well I got some items in the mail today.

An Athearn blue box GP50.


A 'Silver Streak' DVD.


And this anniversary boxcar with a unique road number that won't be repeated.


I still have one more item coming and it should be here Monday. An Apple Disk II disk drive, model A2M0003.

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Posted by howmus on Friday, October 4, 2013 8:50 PM

Evenin' folks,

Ah, hello?  HELLO!?  Place is deserted.....  Oh Hi, Janie!  Glad to see at least the waitress is still here.  Just a cup of decaf for me right now.

I think everything is done and packed for the Division Meet tomorrow.  I'll be out the door by 6:15 or so to get the donuts on the way.  It is about an hour and 25 minute drive to Oakfield from where I live and I have to be there by 8AM to set up for the day.  Hope someone gets there to open the church for me!

Need to check my blood sugar, take evening meds and head to bed.

Prayers for all in need!

73

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Posted by JeremyB on Friday, October 4, 2013 9:19 PM

Hi Fellas,

Only one more week of freedom for me. I go back to work on the 15th. The PC im on now is acting up again, has been for most of the summer actually. So eventually I will have to gte another. I will probably end of with a laptop as I dont playing games on the PC much anymore.

On the topic of gaming. I have been playing a ton lately in between chores and such. Alot of Madden 25 NHL 14 and Grand Theft Auto ( I am over 18, guys If I had kids I would never ever let them play GTA )  one of the reason alot of gaming is the weather, has been raining a ton and calling for it until at least Tuesday, which is fine by me as I am having F1 2013 for my PS3 delivered. With any luck the rain will stop enough on Monday to allow me to cut the grass and throw the bagger on a suck up the leaves.

Did some work outside the other day ( pulling up the LED moonlights and garden decorations ) I actually get a little sad doing this as you can tell we are almost at the end of nice weather. Its weird as I was sitting out the other day with my coffee and latest MR, the backyard has a lonely feeling in the fall compared to the spring when the birds are singing the sun putting you in a good mood. The nice green leaves have been tuend a nice yellow and are falling, the birds dont some by much lately and things just feel like fall settling in.

Over the last few years I have been getting these feeling stronger and stronger at the end of summer. Almost a depression of the summer leaving. Between now and Christmas is okay with all the activities going on but come the first week of January until April I will be in a bad mood. I love winter sports so if we get some decent snow to go skating and play hockey that might make me feel better.

Still having some anxious thought about going back to work. I wish I had a job where I could work on my own and be left on my own. Well I have rambled on enough fellas, going to go check in on a few things and debate whether to stay up and watch F1 qualifying from Korea or record and watch in the morning.

Anybody wants to hit me up on PM about anything I listed would be great.

I dont think I suffer SAD I just hate seeing the summer go. Fall is good though will football and baseball playoffs.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, October 4, 2013 10:57 PM

Howdy

Jeff ... When I moved to Illinois as a kid, the Burlington still ran those "shovel nose" Zephyrs and I remember seeing them in operation.

.Cheers, everybody. 

GARRY

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, October 4, 2013 11:13 PM

This evening I watched the 1934 release of 'The Silver Streak' and thoroughly enjoyed it. First time I've seen it on DVD and I have to say it looked much better than it did on VHS.

I spent a bit of time earlier reattaching some metal handrails on a blue box Athearn GP50 (UP paint but not for long if I have anything to do with it). I don't have any of my decals here. They were all left at my trailer. If I can find some thin enough paper I can print some like I used to. It's kinda tricky getting the background color right but it can be done. First though I need to get a color cartridge. All I have is an old black one and it's acting like it's running out. Gonna be a while before any decal printing gets done.

he trip into town the doc today was very demanding for me. I had to get a ride with my brother-in-law. His choice of transportation is a Ford F150 pickup and it's high enough that it needs step rails. Getting up into it was very tricky. I did manage to crawl up into it though. Getting out was easy. Just slide out onto my one foot, turn and sit back in my Hugo chair. Getting back into the truck when we were leaving the docs office was much easier as my B-I-L had parked it so the right side was close to a concrete wheelchair ramp, close enough that I could easily jump onto the step rail then grab the panic handle and use it to lift my 240lb plus body onto the seat. I'm gonna be feeling that in the morning!

Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.

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Posted by galaxy on Saturday, October 5, 2013 4:53 AM

morning coffee in the diner...

GOOD SATURDAY MORNING!!!

Today is Saturday, October 5th, 2013!

Today is our exciting trip on the Eastern Maine Railroad.....!!!

MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!!

Today's fun limmericks:

There once was a girl named Irene,

who lived on distilled kerosene.

She's started drinkin'

Something more stinkin'

And since then has never been seen!


There was a fat turkey named Sam,
Who gobbled whenever he ran.
He came out of the bush,
Presenting his tush,
And was shot up the butt by a man.

{hmmm, tasty dinner}

Weird words:

GALIMAUFREY (n.): An 18th century term meaning a large helping of hodgepodge consisting of leftovers, scraps, or remnants form the Larder {a place to keep food like locked cabinet}
Autoschediastic - Done on the spur of the moment or improvised.
Jannock - To be fair, genuine {always be Jannock in your dealings!}


an anagram for you:

Agree = Eager

Geeked

-G .

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 5, 2013 5:01 AM

Good Morning Folks!

Yes, I am back! The past few days were not really pleasant, I suffered from a complete breakdown of all systems - just burned out! No light, as the batteries were dead. But I am back again, risen from the ashes.

I have decided to end my political career, not only due to the near miss. Decent folks don´t go into politics, and those who do, won´t stay decent for long or leave just in time. I have chosen to stay decent ....

This will give me time to pick-up model railroading again, and I am really looking forward to it. I am going to revive my project of a layout in a box, will finish the little critter I have started to build and start to enjoy life again - within the little means I have. When you don´t have a future, you don´t have to worry about it.

Have a good weekend and blessings to all!

Edit: I got TOPS! So eat up and order whatever you have set your heart on! It´s on me today!

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Posted by galaxy on Saturday, October 5, 2013 5:03 AM

We will also make a visit to the  Portland Transportation Center {PTC} located just minutes from Downtown. Portland is :

Maine's largest city is extremely walkable, easy to get to from the train station, and just over two relaxing hours from Boston.

Portland boasts several minor league sports franchises, dozens of galleries, a world-renowned art museum, professional theater, and venues for every kind of performance you can imagine.

Stroll Portland's cobbled waterfront streets, browse boutiques and antique shops, explore historic sites and museums, and enjoy some of the best restaurants in New England.

Portland Transportation Center


  • Ticket Agent Hours

    5:15am - 5:00pm Monday & Friday
    5:15am - 3:30pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
    5:30am - 4:30pm Weekends

    Parking

    $4.00 per day. Parking lot hours 4:30am to 2:00am daily. 

    Quik-Trak Ticketing Hours

    4:30am to 10:30pm daily. 

    PORTLAND WEEKDAY SCHEDULE
    SOUTHBOUND
    TRAIN#TIME
    680

    5:25am

    682

    8:00am

    684

    12:45pm

    686

    2:35pm

    688

    7:55pm

    676

    9:20pm

    NORTHBOUND
    TRAIN#TIME
    679

    6:00am

    681

    11:40am

    683

    2:05pm

    685

    7:35pm

    687

    8:10pm

    689

    1:45am

    PORTLAND WEEKEND SCHEDULE
    SOUTHBOUND
    TRAIN#TIME
    690

    5:35am

    692

    8:00am

    694

    12:45pm

    696

    3:45pm

    698

    6:45pm

    676

    9:20pm

    NORTHBOUND
    TRAIN#TIME
    679

    6:00am

    691

    11:45am

    693

    2:00pm

    695

    7:35pm

    697

    10:25pm

    699

    1:45am

    View the Full Schedule

    Baxter Boulevard, Portland, Maine, in Autumn

Downtown Portland

-G .

Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.

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Posted by galaxy on Saturday, October 5, 2013 5:11 AM

Ulrich: You beat me ot the top, so I will have a full English Breakfast on you!

good to see you back and feeling healthy!

Those who run here often do get political type jobs, but you may also get offers for jobs you never thought of  out of the public eye. {if someone is on your party side, ha ha LOL}

SO...something MAY open up for you yet!

So don't be disheartened!

It ALSO builds your resume to have an activity instead of just "dead time" on your resume!

Also- the entire world economy could collapse entirely and we all be out on the streets, so don't despair! {somehow if that happens all will blame the USA}

Have a GREAT DAY!

Geeked

-G .

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Posted by TMarsh on Saturday, October 5, 2013 7:56 AM

Good Morning!!!

Coffee and some strudel please. Thanks.

Occasional showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. High near 78.

Heartland Division CB&Q
I have "15 minute projects" ... They never are completed in 15 minutes. They take hours, and end up causing more work than I had in the first place. ... 

Oh I have my fair share of those too.Laugh

Ulrich- Sorry about the health issue, but glad you’re doing better.

Welp (never noticed how much I say that until now), another day of staying off the heel I guess. Ohhhh no. Gotta go into town to get a wedding gift for friends daughter. She’s a getting hitched next weekened. I'm on my own for this as Brenda is wo*king  you know. Got some laundry to do and some straightenin and cleanin in the house as well so I should stay somewhat busy today.

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. Laugh

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, October 5, 2013 9:02 AM

Good morning. It's 73° with 100% humidity. The high will be 88° and will feel like 100°.
 with a

Nothing really planned for today though I'm fairly certain something will present itself. Got the word yesterday that the blood vessel that's partially blocked is the carotid artery in the right side of my neck at or just below shoulder level.



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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Saturday, October 5, 2013 5:35 PM

The Diner is quiet today. What's up everybody? 

GARRY

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Posted by fec153 on Saturday, October 5, 2013 6:34 PM

Garry- Getting a lot of rest time  before Monday morning.

Flip

 

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Posted by JeremyB on Saturday, October 5, 2013 6:36 PM

Hi Guys,

Another rainy day here. Which is okay as we need a bit of rain. Just watching the hockey game right now. Did the house chores early today and spent the rest of the day playing Madden 25,NHL 14 and cant wait for Tuesday when F1 2013 arrives. Went over to the electronic store and picked up a new PS3 controller ( in Blue color ) which is a break from the normal black ones. I think im up to about 5 of them now,lol. Just looking at my game release calendar for the next year now and have the following noted

F1 2013 - Oct 8th

Call of Duty - Nov 5

And that will be it until MLB the show comes out next March. So with all those games I will for sure be kept busy in my free time. I have no railroad projects lined up at all this winter. Maybe that will change, hopefully it does as I always work on the railroad in the winter but at the moment I just plan on cathing up on some video games.

Might try to grab some sleep soon as i want to get up at 2am for F1 ( Im a diehard F1 fan )

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Posted by howmus on Saturday, October 5, 2013 8:39 PM

Heartland Division CB&Q

The Diner is quiet today. What's up everybody? 

Hello....   Hello???  Hmmm. place is empty again...  JANIE!?!  Oh there you are.  Slow day today huh?  I'll just have a cup of decaf to warm me up tonight.

I had a great day today at the meet.  We had a fair sized crowd for it, but there were several people who came that have been members for a long while and haven't been to a meet since I took office a number of years ago.  Most of them came to get the tour of the Roundhouse in Batavia.  I'll have some photos of the roundhouse and the meet tomorrow for you. 

I have been sitting here catching up on several forums I frequent and printing the Class Photo from the reunion.  The committee decided we should have 80 printed so we will have a few left for the archives if needed.  I am doing the last group of 20 right now.  Tomorrow i will print off one copy of the entire booklet for final approval and then this week I should get them all printed as well.  Then the ladies and I will go out to lunch somewhere here in Geneva to celebrate and then spend the afternoon assembling the booklets. putting them in the envelopes and addressing them.

While sitting here I started to smell a very sweet odor in the room.  Checked it out and found this...

There are two in blossom tonight and 3 more that will probably bloom tomorrow night.  It is the Night Blooming Cereus.  The blosoms (for those of you who haven't seen them before) are about 5" across and in the wild are pollonated by bats.  They grow in the desert areas of the Southwest US and Central America.  The plant I have is over 40 years old and rewards me with blooms several times a year!  Gorgeous!

Tomorrow I am going to get back to the layout rooms and get some serious stuff done on the Blacksmith Shop.  I also have to drive to Canandaigua to take care of Claude and Clim the cats.  But the mowing of the yard will wait a day or two (or 4) as it rained most of today here and will for the next few days also.  leaves are turning and some trees have already lost most of the leaves for the year.  Time for me to also trim the hedge, wash windows, and get some other outside stuff done.  But not tomorrow...

Ulrich, good to hear from you.  i was worried about you after the intensity of your life during the campaign.  I have a Scouting friend who was a politician in Albany for two terms I think.  He is now a County Court Judge.  He introduces himself as a "Recovering" politician these days.  We don't always agree on the issues, but he is a good man!  He also is a railfan...  Can't be all bad. Whistling  Anyway glad you are recovering your strength!

Hope you all have a good evening out there.

73

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Posted by kbkchooch on Saturday, October 5, 2013 9:25 PM

Good Evening all!Cowboy

Flo, I'm a little hungry tonight, I believe tonight I'll start off with one of the double heart attack 1/2 pound burgers smothered in bacon and Thousand Island dressing, a large order of Western Fries, a Chicken fingers platter with Honey Mustard sauce,and some apple fritters. Cheesecake ala mode for dessert too! Dinner

Fun day outside today. Son #5 came over today. I didn't tell him about the new John Deere, I just asked him to get the Cub out of the shed so we could move some tree trimmings. Suddenly I'm hearing him squealing for joy and saying how he needs to drive it. I told him to ask SWMBO who promptly said NO! No   Silly boy! Laugh
Now that the Big Deere is gone, we did manage to get the Ranger out of the weeds and into the garage for repair. Oh what a sight! After it became evident that even on blacktop, the Cub had the power to pull, just no traction. Sigh Since it is Hydrostatic, we set the throttle to 1/3, engaged the trans and he and I (yes,me with an arm brace) were pushing on the truck and it still didn't roll. Angry Next step, jack up the truck and put a piece of 2x4 under each wheel. Grumpy Finally it rolled out! 6 months in the yard it had sunk 3 inches!! Sigh
Now comes the fun part. 1st, tear down the steering column to repair the slipped rack behind the cylinder, then once it gets running fix the trans and/or transfer case. Then new valve cover gaskets, a tune up, then turn it over to son #2 for bodywork. Hey, if old cars were easy, everybody would own one! 
No trains today, maybe tomorrow during Nascar!

Ulrich, glad to see you back among the living! Yes

Ray, Cool looking plant there, but did you say they were pollinated by bats? Do you let them in the house for this??

Todd, You saying welp kinda reminds me of Al Delvecchio on "Happy Days" when he says "Yep, Yep, Yep"   Smile, Wink & Grin

I'll be in the corner both, filling up my hollow leg! Mischief

Karl

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Posted by howmus on Saturday, October 5, 2013 9:29 PM

kbkchooch
Ray, Cool looking plant there, but did you say they were pollinated by bats? Do you let them in the house for this??

Don't have to... I have enough in my belfry. Whistling[(-D)

In the wild, Karl...  Bats pollinate them in the wild...

73

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Saturday, October 5, 2013 9:38 PM

Howdy ..

Ray ..... The Diner was empty all day. I did not want to say anything but Todd was here earlier..... Er, well... It's good you brought nice smelling flowers. ... ... Hope you have time for the blacksmith shop tomorrow as you said.

Ulrich .... Again. Your friends are always here in the Diner. ... Perhaps, the Lord has better plans for you than being a politician. However, it is hard to understand because Germany could use more people like you in government.

Flip ...... We all need a day of rest, I guess. Ours is normally Sunday.

Karl .... Sounds like a Barry-sized burger.

Well, guess what. ..... Shelley went to Paducah today with lady friends. The spent the day doing stuff. She went shopping, and could not resist a kitten at PetSmart which was a rescued kitten  It is a female and is mostly gray with tiger-like striping. ..... Any suggestions for a name..... Now we have 2 cats, and so far, Sassy the first cat is not sure about this idea.

I took advantage of Shelley not being here all day. I completed some more bench work for my layout extension. John Boy was asking for photos, but I've not taken any yet of this extension.

Sue .... Have you been here this week? Hope to see more layout pictures. Even old ones from you. .

Also, where is CN Charlie? ...... and JR? ......... Inch? .... Jerry? ...  I heard by email from JimCG, and he still has a lot of other stuff going on. Hoppefully he will be back in the Diner soon ........  There are several others who are MIA. . ....... People might return now that the Diner smells better now thanks to  Ray's flowers.

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GARRY

HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR

EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, October 5, 2013 10:02 PM

Got a couple more upper body workouts today. Went grocery shopping. So I got a workout going from the house to the garage. With the post commissary and PX shut down the stores in town were packed! We (my father, step mother and myself) couldn't find a suitable parking space right away so we circled the parking lot like a hungry vulture until one in the handicap zone came open. My father wasted no time getting to it and cut in ahead of a very healthy looking guy in a 4x4 with no handicap placard in sight. Then he went to find a cart for me. There was one sitting three spaces away and fully charged. How lucky can you get! So we all went in (Wal-Mart) and got our respective shopping done. I was the first done. Imagine that. Of course I only spent $44.25 on thirty-eight items, all paid for on my food stamp card and none requiring refrigeration. My father on the other hand, I think that man lives in the freezer section. We got back home and I got another workout going from the garage to the house. My arms already look like I bench press a cast iron V8 block. Shoulders and upper back don't look too bad either. If only the rest of me matched. Only train related activity was taking the GP50 apart and doing a general cleaning on it. When I get enough time I'll tear it down and do a thorough inspection of the motor and drive train. It's blue box so it'll be a snap.



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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 6, 2013 1:29 AM

Good Morning Folks!

Wow, it is really quiet in here lately! Maybe we should send out a role call? Has anyone heard a word from DerJohn?

During my short stay in politics, I have learned many a lesson, the most important one being that politics brings out the evil in man, whereas model railroading brings out the good. So I´d rather be a model railroader than a politician Whistling. On the other side, I have met some folks I can call friends now. On of them is really a nice guy. He is married to a girl from Wales. This week they will be off paying a visit to her family in Wales and they will stop by a hobby shop to get some Peco switches and track for me. That stuff is so much cheaper over there, despite a higher sales tax. I wonder how that works.

I have ordered some rattle cans of acrylic paint so I can finish the little critter I started to assemble last winter. It´ll be a light blue for the body and  afire red for the chassis, so the lot will look like this:

Critters usually had a distinct worn look to them, so I will have to weather it heavily. Unfortunately, Rustall is not sold here in Germany...

Good to have my mind set on the really important things in life again!

Have a good Sunday!

Edit: Whew, not again TOPS - you guys really depleted my credit card account last time!

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Posted by galaxy on Sunday, October 6, 2013 3:25 AM

grumble grumble morning coffee in the diner...

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said the dog with a pout

"I'd like to go out

Then I'd really be happy"


Odd words:

Daily anagram: Aloft = Float

Disembogue - Used of a river or stream. It is a verb meaning "to emerge or pour out."

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, October 6, 2013 7:15 AM

V8Vega

Has been real windy, suppose to die down now. Santa Anna wind makes it warm and very dry, 5% humidity.Sun.96 Mon.88 Tue. 79

Heartland Division CB&Q
The Diner is quiet today. What's up everybody?

Jeffry made a post at 9:02 Am then none until Heartland at 5:35 PM. I have never seen this before. I thought there was something wrong with the web site.

Actually I think there was something wrong. Many times yesterday I wasn't able to get on any Trains.com forum because of some kind of error.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, October 6, 2013 7:55 AM

Good morning. It's 59°F with 97% humidity. The high will be 78°F and will feel like 80°F.
 in the morning becoming

Nothing planned for today. I may watch 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy' later. If I feel like doing it I'll tear down the GP50 and do a proper power and drive train inspection on it. I'm tired today for some reason.



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Space Mouse for president!
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Collector of Apple //e's
Running Bear Enterprises
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Posted by TMarsh on Sunday, October 6, 2013 8:15 AM

Good Morning!!!

Coffee and the Sunday breakfast buffet please. Thanks

Increasing clouds, with a high near 61.

Didn’t get in to town yesterday sooooo, probly this afternoon. Didn’t rain to speak of so that means Brenda will be wo*king from noon until 5-6 and that leaves no time to get anything for upcoming wedding. Pretty much stayed off the foot yesterday and watched Ghost…HmmConfused something.  Not Hunters, something else. Another one of those ghost hunting shows. Marathon don'tcha know. Not sure how many the airways can handle, but apparently one more.

Anyway, my days of laze are probably coming to an end. I know I’ve said it before but, I really need to get some stuff done before winter sets and at this rate nothing will get done again this year.

Ya’ll have a good day, ya hear!!!!

Todd  

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I'm a small town boy. A product of two people from even smaller towns. I don’t talk on topic….. I just talk. Laugh

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