OldSchoolScratchbuilder Sad day today. Our young husky had her x-rays under general anesthetic and has been laying in one spot in the backyard ever since waking up eight hours ago. She has torn both of her ACLs and will require surgery for metal plates. I'll be up a lot tonight checking up on her since I'm the retired one in the household.
Sad day today. Our young husky had her x-rays under general anesthetic and has been laying in one spot in the backyard ever since waking up eight hours ago. She has torn both of her ACLs and will require surgery for metal plates. I'll be up a lot tonight checking up on her since I'm the retired one in the household.
Sorry to hear that about your husky. Our neighbours' puppy recently had hip surgery, is doing well, but is so used to getting around on three legs won't use the one fixed. Resting, the first 7-10 days after surgery, is the most important thing for proper healing.
BATMAN Gooooooood afternoon from the warm and sunny West Coast of Canuck land. I did waaaaay toooooo much yard work yesterday and am an armchair deadbeat today. Olson: that's just proof you worked hard (as I tell my wife) and not a result of getting older (as I tell myself). YGW, The flight from Sydney to Vancouver is 15 to 17 hours long, right up the middle of the Pacific ocean the whole way, you can be a long way from an airport in an emergency. Long range aircraft have a very extensive list of medical equipment and drug kits on board and (most) first world airlines have someone on the flight crew with full paramedic training for long haul flights. Another long trip is from Vancouver to Eastern Europe..... Although Santa has been known to let the occasional emergency drop down. I recently read a blog review of Etihad's three room suite accomodations called ' The Residence, a three-room suite with a permanent double bed in the bedroom, a living room and a private en-suite bathroom with shower. If you've got, at least, U.S.$5,000 burning a hole in your pocket, it's a way to "endure" those long flights. The kid just got canceled on a TV show he was booked on. A change of script saw a change of characters. Oh well, his days on Deadpool 2 are being firmed up and he has been given an assistant! Why he needs an assistant he has no idea. He is just a glorified extra. I've known a few people in the entertainment industry (some lasting a bit over their "15 mins.") and, sometimes, an assistant is a patronage job...a favour to someone for some reason....maybe he has an assistant because it keeps that person involved but off-screen. I always enjoy YGW quotes of the U.S. founding fathers and having an interest in history I am of the opinion that these gentlemen were wise indeed. It continues to amaze me how thougthful (thought filled) they were given there was little to no template or precedence for what they were trying to achieve. All the best to all.
Gooooooood afternoon from the warm and sunny West Coast of Canuck land.
I did waaaaay toooooo much yard work yesterday and am an armchair deadbeat today.
Olson: that's just proof you worked hard (as I tell my wife) and not a result of getting older (as I tell myself).
YGW, The flight from Sydney to Vancouver is 15 to 17 hours long, right up the middle of the Pacific ocean the whole way, you can be a long way from an airport in an emergency. Long range aircraft have a very extensive list of medical equipment and drug kits on board and (most) first world airlines have someone on the flight crew with full paramedic training for long haul flights. Another long trip is from Vancouver to Eastern Europe..... Although Santa has been known to let the occasional emergency drop down.
I recently read a blog review of Etihad's three room suite accomodations called ' The Residence, a three-room suite with a permanent double bed in the bedroom, a living room and a private en-suite bathroom with shower. If you've got, at least, U.S.$5,000 burning a hole in your pocket, it's a way to "endure" those long flights.
The kid just got canceled on a TV show he was booked on. A change of script saw a change of characters. Oh well, his days on Deadpool 2 are being firmed up and he has been given an assistant! Why he needs an assistant he has no idea. He is just a glorified extra.
I've known a few people in the entertainment industry (some lasting a bit over their "15 mins.") and, sometimes, an assistant is a patronage job...a favour to someone for some reason....maybe he has an assistant because it keeps that person involved but off-screen.
I always enjoy YGW quotes of the U.S. founding fathers and having an interest in history I am of the opinion that these gentlemen were wise indeed.
It continues to amaze me how thougthful (thought filled) they were given there was little to no template or precedence for what they were trying to achieve.
All the best to all.
For ease of understanding my response, I tucked them into the quoted post as italicized and underlined.
Afternoon Diners,
Ulrich- That's a beautiful sunset. Sometimes ours looks like that too.
Tom- I never saw one either when railfanning in Reno, NV.
Oldschool- Sorry about your dog.
Prayers for surgeries and healing for anyone.
A fortune cookie quote for fun.
"You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back."
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Heartland Division CB&Q Thanks much to those who expressed support for my friend, Dan, who is having the difficult surgery today. His wife texted me very early this morning he was going into the operating room. Probably, I will not hear anything for several hours. In her text she was thankful for support. I had previously texted to her my model railroad friends in the US and other countries were praying for Dan.
Thanks much to those who expressed support for my friend, Dan, who is having the difficult surgery today. His wife texted me very early this morning he was going into the operating room. Probably, I will not hear anything for several hours. In her text she was thankful for support. I had previously texted to her my model railroad friends in the US and other countries were praying for Dan.
Garry,
My thoughts and prayers are with your friend Dan as well.
As you know I've been close to that and have some experience there and it is not a fun exercise.
They didn't give me that option, however at my age I don't think I would have taken it. I got into enough trouble with trying dilation. And elected to continue using the feeding tube.
The best of luck to Dan. and to you with the coming storm.
Now to change the subject, I forgot to wish YGW. on the birthday, so now it has been done. Have a Double RBF on me.
Johnboy out.....
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
The other day I mentioned that I had spotted something new (to me) on an intermodal container. It is a tracking box & I finally was able to get Photobucket to play nice this morning. I suspect that these will become more & more common in the future.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Good morning ....
So far, heavy rains and storms are west of us and north of us. Weather guessers say the storms will move in here in 2 or 3 hours as the line of storms shifts in towards our direction.
Again, I am reminded model railroad people are the best people in the world.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good Morning!
The weather in my neck of the woods is playing roller coaster again. It got really hot yesterday, with temperatures at 31°C at 10am. By noon, a terrific thunderstorm rolled in, pouring buckets of water on us. The gusts of wind that came with it reached 180kph, toppling trees and blowing debris around. Unfortunately, quite a few trees fell on the tracks in and around Hamburg, taking the catenary down. It took until this morning to get everything up and running again. People stranded in Hamburg, bremen and Hannover were given overnight accommodations in sleeping cars at no charge.
A second thunderstorm provided us with a beautiful, orange colored sunset.
Looks a bit gloomy, doesn´t it?
I am making plans to visit Miniatur Wunderland, once I start to feel better. I want to see the new section - Italy - which is supposedly the best they have made so far in terms of detail and atmosphere.
Garry - for Dan for a successfull surgery!
Have a great day!
Wow that's amazing Dave! Thanks for sharing.
OldSchoolScratchbuilderOn one of my Bay of Fundy shoreline gypsum-collecting hikes there is a nesting pair of Peregrine Falcons up high on the tree-topped cliffs. When they see me coming they are very vocal and do close flybys. I keep my back to the cliffs so I don't get attacked from a blind side and move quickly past. They are an amazing sight to see up close.
Hi OldSchool...:
I have an aunt who is an avid bird watcher and has travelled most of North America to see the birds. A few weeks ago she was coming out of a parking lot in the middle of Mississauga, Ontario. The traffic was delayed in front of her. Each car seemed to stop for a couple of minutes before moving on. Like all of us, she was getting a little bit annoyed by the delays. That was until she got up to the delay itself. On the sidewalk right next to the road was a Peregrine Falcon dining on a Dove. She was able to get out her brand new iPad and get a couple of good pictures. It just goes to show that if you are a birder you always need to keep your eyes open (and stay on the road)! She is 87 by the way!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
CNCharlie Not much new on the birdwatching front either. We have a lot of Pine Siskins and quite a few Gold Finches but not much else at the feeders. I sold my binoculars to a friend so must now order some new ones. I have them picked out but will wait until we go down to visit our friends in Minnesota before I order them.
Not much new on the birdwatching front either. We have a lot of Pine Siskins and quite a few Gold Finches but not much else at the feeders. I sold my binoculars to a friend so must now order some new ones. I have them picked out but will wait until we go down to visit our friends in Minnesota before I order them.
Here in Dartmouth, NS we are seeing more cardinals every year - I can remember when there were none! In the country a great many yellow-shafted flickers, ring-necked pheasants, osprey (our provincial bird), bald eagles, and red-tailed hawks. On one of my Bay of Fundy shoreline gypsum-collecting hikes there is a nesting pair of Peregrine Falcons up high on the tree-topped cliffs. When they see me coming they are very vocal and do close flybys. I keep my back to the cliffs so I don't get attacked from a blind side and move quickly past. They are an amazing sight to see up close.
CNCharlieI sold my binoculars to a friend so must now order some new ones. I have them picked out
CN Charlie:
I'd be interested in hearing about what you chose and why. We have decent binoculars but I'm always curious to see what else is out there.
We just bought a fairly inexpensive scope and we like it. The biggest challenge is that I'm not steady enough on my feet to be able to use it for very long, but we will just drag along folding chairs so we can better zero in on the target.
We had a funny experience when we were buying the scope. We were at a store on Point Pelee that specializes in scopes and binoculars. I asked to see a few models in the less than $600 range, and the very pleasant salesperson gathered up three scopes and took us outside. The store had set up a standard physicans' eye chart about 150' away across the road, and of course all of the scopes were able to zero in on individual letters quite nicely. However, I didn't want a scope that was only good at 150'. In the far distance there was an enormous communications tower so I decided to see if I could focus on the antenna array at the top. It took a while to get the top of the tower in sight in the scope, but once we could see the tower we quickly discovered that there was an Osprey nest at the top that was not visible to the naked eye. The scope was clear enough that we could see the dark stripe on the side of the Osprey's face and the dark bill so we knew it wasn't a Bald Eagle. Our salesperson said she had no idea that there was a nest on the tower! I don't think any of the other store staff knew either. The scope we chose was the least expensive of the three she showed us by the way (Celestron Ultima 80). It is not high end (not even close) but it works for us.
Good Morning,
Old School, sorry to hear about your dog's injury. One of our Westies had a crutiate go on one leg and had surgery to fix it. He was fine afterwards and lived to a very good age. The recovery is a bit of a problem as you have to keep the dog from running or doing much of anything. We had to send our other Westie to friends for 6 weeks as she always wanted to play with him.
Well time for bed,
CN Charlie
Well, I spent all last week in Daytona Beach, and all this week down South in Riviera Beach. I am going home, back to the West Coast tomorrow. I am looking so forward to getting back to the house. I can't wait to play with my new camera and take some good pictures of the cardboard layout. Then I can finally tear it down and give my wife back the living room. She has been so patient.
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-Kevin
Living the dream.
Good Evening,
We sure have been having a lot of unsettled weather here. Normally we have the garden all planted by early June but we still don't have it all done yet. Tomorrow we won't get anything done again as we are expecting a high of 55F with a lot of wind and showers. You would think I would be downstairs at least running the layout but I haven't done that in several months.
I was at the Doc's a few days ago as my ear problem has resurfaced. By evening it feels like I'm underwater in one ear. Apparently the tubes connecting with my sinuses are filling due to post nasal drip. I'm on a nasal spray that seems to be helping. Last time I had this it took at least a month to clear up. Not much of a problem compared to some on this forum.
Ulrich, glad you decided to stay with us. I was really impressed with that house in Denmark. A bit too far for us here but compared to Canada the price was sure right. Houses in our city aren't too bad for price, about a third of that in Toronto.
Perhaps I will run a train tomorrow, I have the Northern sitting in front of the station with an express boxcar, baggage car and my Pride of Africa car. A strange consist but I like it.
Well time for some TV. We recorded an episode of Maigret so likely will watch that. It is strange to see Rowan Atkinson as a French police detective but he does it well.
OSSB the second pic is a stumper. Beef tongue glued to a rock with a few bits of coal on top is my guess.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Afternoon Folks
Flo, Ed, Jan, Brent and I will have a please.
Over all a boring day which is good!
Blood Surgar Front. Have no idea how this happened, but this morning my blood Sugar was only 68! Yea, I know that is to Low but beats the heck out of 141! Had 2 eggs, 2 small sausges and 1/2 of a hash brown for 21.5 carbs. At 1:00 my blood sugar was only 111? Ate the other half on the hash brown 17.5 carbs and started my running. 2 hours later it was only 141 which I will take as a win!
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
YGW, The flight from Sydney to Vancouver is 15 to 17 hours long, right up the middle of the Pacific ocean the whole way, you can be a long way from an airport in an emergency. Long range aircraft have a very extensive list of medical equipment and drug kits on board and (most) first world airlines have someone on the flight crew with full paramedic training for long haul flights. Another long trip is from Vancouver to Eastern Europe. Looking out the window it is hour after hour of Polar icecap. Nowhere to go in an emergency up there either. Although Santa has been known to let the occasional emergency drop down.
All this talk about the constitution reminded me of a case that made the news up here a while back. A genius college kid was caught trying to construct a thermal nuclear device in his garage. His defense was his second amendment right to bear arms. The court argument was what is considered an arm. I wonder how that is going for him.
I always enjoy YGW quotes of the U.S. founding fathers and having an interest in history I am of the opinion that these gentlemen were wise indeed. I think it was a book on John Adams (I could be wrong) that I was reading and it told the story of why they included the word God in the Constitution. It made me raise an eyebrow as the reason was one I had not considered. I'll let you do your own homework on that one as I don't want to cross any forum boundaries.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Made my first custom decals today for my gypsum projects. First sheet is drying with a coat of decal film. Will use these decals for my gypsum displays like the exceptional piece in the pic below. Will do the same for the WRMR trains I am painting. Also picked up bound copies of MR and RMC last night. They date back to 1961. Adding the articles of interest to my computer database.
yougottawanta Steve - Did you read about the Supreme court ruling that struck down laws forbiddening speech that some people dont like ? It is now illigal to ban speach just because some folks dont like it.
Steve - Did you read about the Supreme court ruling that struck down laws forbiddening speech that some people dont like ? It is now illigal to ban speach just because some folks dont like it.
I believe that's what the First Amendment has always said. Are you trying to make a point?
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
gmpullmanI'm not sure what ban you speak of? Can you elaborate?
He probably means the recent SCOTUS decision that you can't forbid a copyright because the name is offensive. You might be thinking of a certain NFL team but no it was a Asian rock band, who picked the name because all Asians have slanted eyes. Some bureaucrat objected to the name Slants and wouldn't issue a copyright. SCOTUS voted 8-0 that they could name their band whatever they wanted so there isn't a liberal vs conservative slant here
Remember Walter Brennan played some guy on TV whose refrain was "no brag just fact" No politics, just reporting the facts. Best get back to train stuff Vinnie is reaching for the delete button.
Cleansing myself of impure political thoughts enjoy this
yougottawanta It is now illigal to ban speach just because some folks dont like it.
http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/about-educational-outreach/activity-resources/what-does
Hi, YGW
I'm not sure what ban you speak of? Can you elaborate?
yougottawantaHenry - I think there was some kind of major updates that went through and caused a lot of termal in the systems.
I noticed in the early hours of Thursday that there were "spam" members in the "Users Online" box at the right. Ads with links included for car insurance and such. I believe the site had been "hacked" and needed to be cleaned up.
Regards, Ed
Evening all
My "puter" has been acting up the last two days. It has been shutting down by itself, loosing PDFs, mixing stuff together. Major head aches !
Henry - I think there was some kind of major updates that went through and caused a lot of termal in the systems. See Garrys comments about not being able to post and my comments above. After multiple updates and several hard restarts my computer seems to be working - for now -
Garry - I said a prayer for your friend Dan already. Keep us posted.
Ray - Strawbery festivals draw a LOT of people. We have one around here run by the Anglican church and it draws several thousand folks. - Simply amazing the love of a fruit can draw that many people. You should see the people who come out for peaches around here !!!
ROR - I saw a video of american troops frying eggs on a tank in the desert in WW2. I was amazed by that.
Steve - YUMMY - I love chicken and dumplings - THANKS ! Did you read about the Supreme court ruling that struck down laws forbiddening speech that some people dont like ? It is now illigal to ban speach just because some folks dont like it.
Ulrich - I am so glad you are back among us. I tend to agree with you on the layouts the one in Germany is simply amzaing and I dont think any others compare as far as complexity what with moving cars, ships, active airport scenery, details etc... The ones here in the states just are not up to that level. Although I would turn down a vist to any of these whether in teh states or across the pond ! That like arguing which is more beautiful - east coast girl, farmers daughter, west coast girl etc... They all have there own special traits
TTYL
YGW
tcwright973 Ray - Thanks for the info, their school year is interesting. Didn't mean to imply that school buses were not around in my time (40s & 50s, but they they were not used by the local schools. Most school districts were small & simply didn't need buses. I graduated in 58 & there were 63 in my class. The district itself was just over a square mile with a population of 6,000 +. So everyone walked to school. Went home for lunch too, as there wasn't a cafeteria. The nice thing was, you knew just about everybody in the whole school.
Ray - Thanks for the info, their school year is interesting. Didn't mean to imply that school buses were not around in my time (40s & 50s, but they they were not used by the local schools. Most school districts were small & simply didn't need buses. I graduated in 58 & there were 63 in my class. The district itself was just over a square mile with a population of 6,000 +. So everyone walked to school. Went home for lunch too, as there wasn't a cafeteria. The nice thing was, you knew just about everybody in the whole school.
Hi again.... I should have phrased that better. Your schools were more like my father's elementary school back in the 1920's around here. Each little school was it's own school district and students walked or rode a horse to school (those that could afford it. They had a stable behind the school for tying up and such behind the building even). My Father somehow ended up with a pile of documents (attendance as such) from several of the school districts in the area. I think I may now have them buried around here somewhere. I should find them and get them to the Historical Society or back to the county somehow.
OldSchool, I know where the barge is out on the lake. Has an interesting history! The Boy Scout Camp (Babcock Hovey) is directly to the East of where it is. Pretty much also due West of where the the Seneca Army Depot was. You know the place where, back in the 80's the government would each week release a news report saying they "will neither confirm nor deny" the existance of certain things at the Depot... The Museum I volunteer at in Rush, NY now owns one of the 2 FM switchers that shuffled around boxcar loads of that which the US Government would neither confirm nor deny.... The Depot is still constanly in the news here. Recently a businessman who is also a big conservationist has purchased 8,000 acres of it to try to preserve the herd of White Deer over there. When I drive by there usually a few out feeding near the fence, but nearly as many as there used to be.
Gotta go and get some w*rk done. Catch you all later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
howmus Hi Tom, this is the usual week for school to end here in NYS and has been for the last, oh, 100 years or so. School starts the week after Labor Day and is only extended (usually through losing some holiday(s)) if the school doesn't meet the 180 day requirement. There are "snow days" built into the calendar. .... School busses were around (and had been for many years) back when I went to school.... Hmmmm. Your not that much older than I am, really.... By the time a kid was in 7th. grade they either had to walk or get a ride to school in Canandaigua to go to school. Garry, prayers for your friend! Have a good one! 73
Hi Tom, this is the usual week for school to end here in NYS and has been for the last, oh, 100 years or so. School starts the week after Labor Day and is only extended (usually through losing some holiday(s)) if the school doesn't meet the 180 day requirement. There are "snow days" built into the calendar. ....
School busses were around (and had been for many years) back when I went to school.... Hmmmm. Your not that much older than I am, really....
By the time a kid was in 7th. grade they either had to walk or get a ride to school in Canandaigua to go to school.
Garry, prayers for your friend!
Have a good one!
To add to the above...
Some people don't go for the NYS Regents diploma so, for them, the last day of classes is the end of the school year. I tend not to count the two weeks during which Regents exams are scheduled because I rarely studied for them.
IIRC, classes started the first Tuesday after Labour Day and ended around June 9-12.
I think Christmas and Easter vacations would be cut short if we had to make up snow days....usually 1-3 days per year.
howmus Love the Finger Lakes. Used to stay in Geneva when I did joint sonar trials on the US Navy calibration barge in the middle of Seneca Lake. Beautiful area!
you can see the barge on the lake near Dresden, NY Using Google Earth.
Afternoon folks.....
Chloe, a nice tall glass of lemonade would be nice right now. Thank you Ma'am!
Hi Tom, this is the usual week for school to end here in NYS and has been for the last, oh, 100 years or so. School starts the week after Labor Day and is only extended (usually through losing some holiday(s)) if the school doesn't meet the 180 day requirement. There are "snow days" built into the calendar. Summer school will start next week I think and run for about 6 weeks. My DIL was asked to work summer school this year and has accepted. That will give her a bit more salary (which they can use) for the year. School busses were around (and had been for many years) back when I went to school.... Hmmmm. Your not that much older than I am, really. My dad went to the rural "one room Schoolhouse" nearby as a kid (actually it was 4 classrooms and was about 3/4 of a mile down the road from where I grew up.) By the time a kid was in 7th. grade they either had to walk or get a ride to school in Canandaigua to go to school.
I have finally finished unloading and storing all the sound equipment from the festival. This afternoon I need to go over to the pharmosy and pick up new insulin for Blackie the cat. I have somehow aquired a bunch of very sore muscles today.......
Next week I will down to camp (Boy Scout) to do my trimming around tents in the sites. Might go over Saturday or Sunday to see about sound at the lakefront and make sure the sound system at the parade field and dining hall are up and running.
Last night I decided to clear my computer cache and cookies and then watch a MRVP video. I couldn't log on. Tried the forgot your password trick and still couldn't log on. Couldn't log on here either.
this morning the Internet stopped working. Rebooted all sorts of things multiple times and it stopped at the end of the cable from the modem to the computer. Troubleshooting did nothing and it took a couple more reboots to get it to talk to the desktop. Meanwhile I saw no one had posted in the forum for 8 or 9 hours so I knew it was not my problem
Garry prayers for your friend, that is a big operation.
They won't puncture the lung but they put a special tube through his windpipe so they can deflate that lung and ventilate the other. The esophagus is underneath the lung. It is chest surgery so he will have a chest tube afterwards, but there should be no air leak from the lung.
Ray - You mentioned in your last post that today was the last day of school for your Granddaughters. Was going to school this late in June because of snow days, or is that customary in your area?
I have Grand Nieces in South Carolina who get out of school very early compared to what they do around here, but then, they return very early in August as well.
In ancient times when I went to school, we always got out in very early June, & didn't return until after Labor Day. Never heard of snow days back then either. But nobody had school buses either. They didn't come along until after the many small districts started to consolidate. Just curious.
Garry - Best wishes for your friend & his family. It's beyond description how hard this will be for them.
I can't post a picture as Photobucket isn't playing nice with me right now, but yesterday the wife & I took a little ride to railfan CSX for a change. We did catch an intermodal & a track inspector's hi-railer. Spotted something I've never seen before on the intermodal, a small box with what looked like a solar panel bolted on the end. I kind of suspected what it might be, & a search on the internet when I got home proved I made a good assumption. It's a tracking box. Hadn't seen one before, but now that's one more thing to watch out for. I'm beginning to have too many things to look for, especially when there rolling by at 45 mph.