Lunch Break. I think i caught up with most of it and i suppose I am not surprised we had a visit from Steven Otte.We had a time before where folks would jump in and have a scrum with some of the diner regulars and it nearly ended the diner. I agree with the concept of using a PM to sort out differences instead of the forum. I try to keep within the guidelines as listed and move forward. In the mean time, lets not try to butter Steven up too much.... J.R.
All Right! I got top. Lunch is on me and if you are sheltering in place and not out and about feel free to indulge in a glass or so of your favourite adult beverage as well.
New Zealand 350 by J.R. Mitchell, on Flickr" alt="" />
Question about JR's (GMT Racing) pictures.
I can see all the photographs people post in here, but I can never see JR's. All I get is a little box with an "X" in it.
Ed uses Flickr also, and I can always see his pictures.
Is there a setting or something I can change to fix this?
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Your Terrier sounds like a great dog Charlie I'm hopeful you can post his picture as I would really love to see him
Well, ... What are we on here Day thirteen or something like that
I have been trying to use humor through this whole thing since the beginning of it
Humor to me has always been better than gloom and doom
The humor is wearing off a little early in the game here
I'm continuing stepping up to the plate to keep Judy's composure together
It's getting tougher and my Knight In Shining armor suit is getting rusty as the sword on my side has somehow become dull
It's suppose to rain this after noon and that will wash all the salt off the roads
Perhaps tomorrow I will take her for a ripping ride in the Mustang..... I'm running out of ideas here but I think that one might help
TF
Track fiddlerPerhaps tomorrow I will take her for a ripping ride in the Mustang..... I'm running out of ideas here but I think that one might help
Dropping the top on the red Mustang and taking the wife for a ripping ride is not an option for me any longer.
However, I am enjoying all the extra space in the garage and $$$ in the bank.
I only miss the Mustang about once every six weeks. That is about how often I miss the motorcycles.
Kevin,
You need a model railroad to fill the space in the garage.....
I use Flickr also for my pic host and use the little mountain icon on this site to post. If no one else can see the pictures, it's me and my inept computing. Otherwise, I don't know. They work ok for me here. J.R.
Henry,
F=Fathom----6 feet..busom--top and bottom sections of a net, 76/96--76 length in feet of the top of the net--96 lenght in feet of the bottom of the net, where chain is fastened to keep it in contact with the bottom. wings, mine were 2 F, pannels that come out from the busoms that determine how far up a net will "reach", cut on a taper, and knit into both busoms. The "legs" go from the top and bottom of the "wings", lines, or light cables, that fasten to the trawl doors, used to spread the net open on the bottom. Doors can be wood/metal, or metal.
While there were many demons that could grab you on deck, I also had 27 years as a deputy sheriff, broken service, and was far more concerned going to a domestic complaint call at 03:00. The county I worked for usually only had one deputy on duty for the overnight shift, and our backup generally was 45 min. to 1 hour away. Child sex abuse cases would burn me out, and I would go back fishing for a time.
I think that in both cases the word "challange" comes to mind.
herrinchoker
If you watch any news the past two weeks, just about every report has a translator for the hearing impaired.
Remember this from the 1970s? This one killed me then, and it's still hilarious:
York1 John
I also have a Flickr account.
I click on the picture, then click on the arrow "share" icon, then copy the BB Code, come back to my post and paste the picture where I want it, without using the "post picture" icon.
Switching the foundry by WC4ever, on Flickr
You'll get a lines of stuff, addresses, etc., but when you click on Submit You Reply, all the "stuff" turns into the picture.
Mike.
My You Tube
Thanks Mike I will try that.
New Zealand 350 by J.R. Mitchell, on Flickr
Cheers, J.R.
GMTRacingThanks Mike I will try that.
JR: I can see that picture.
Success.
I remeber that SNL skit.
I call our NRHS meeting the "What did you say? meeting" because most of the members cannot hear and yell "What did you say? "
I think I will solder small maget wire to LEDs tomorrow at work. I have set up a workbench over in our storage area to fix things.
Track fiddlerIt's getting tougher and my Knight In Shining armor suit is getting rusty as the sword on my side has somehow become dull
Sorry .... I have been over in the corner "Weatherizing" stuff, and I "may" have gotten a bit carried away. ( it's water based, so just a quick rinse and all will be well.)
For the first time in 21 day's, I have FINALLY found a 4 pack of toilet paper. I even managed to find a 3 LBS bag of potatos.
Rust...... It's a good thing !
gmpullmanMust have been a slow day at the Movietone-PRR publicity office!
What an utterly useless and inane method of handling mail!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Well, ... Must be Outlaw Boredom I guess
Must be time for another treat
Sorry My bad I may be running a little low on treats Might I try to find another
I know I posted the other night but this is a different picture and there is never such thing as too much Back in Black
The photo is nice Look at the dots of empty spaces in between the wheels
BACK.....And She's Back In Black
My daughter that is a software engineer living in Seattle... just had her entire apartment building tested for Coronavirus, and the entire building is on State Mandated quarantine.
Now my wife is terrified.
Kevin put your shining suit of armor on and hope it's not too rusty from the last time you used it and comfort her
That's just what us men do for our women
Never mind that doll sword dangling on your side
I never did find it useful in these situations
Howdy ....
We are completing Day 14 . When we started, we hoped it would only last for two weeks. Oh well. I'm working on the model railroad.
MLC .... It would be a good idea to schedule another day to play trains when this is over. Kevin would be welcome back. and other Diners would be welcome too.
JR .... Looks like you are making an impressive building. Nice.
Kevin .... Praying your daughter will be okay.
Actually, I pray all forum members, MR Staff, and families of them will not get the virus.
TF ..... I like the photos you are posting.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
No problem JR, although I seen your picture in the first post.
That's how I was taught to do it by members in here, I think Henry and Ed led me through the process.
Dave, I totally agree on the mail handling! How many miles did that take? @ 10:20, I did get get a chance to see just what the back side of a steam loco cab looked like, and how the "door" worked. I always wondered about that, but I suppose each railroad had a way of doing it.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the gang and I a Ed a crown royal and Dirk half a dog treat.
Sort of Work Front. No one came in to the store today and hate to say it but I was glad! Reason I was hating people yesterday is two fold.
1 Had a older guy come to the store yesterday that wanted a soft full sizes mattress set and frame for $250.00. Now that part, well I am use to stupid. But I had a younger female in the store at the time and he started hitting on her! After I got him away from her I could not keep him at a safe 6 foot distant from me! She got the heck out of there before the old fart could hit on her again.
2 Owners keeping the store's open when we should be closed. Nancy and Marvin are staying home in there 6500 sq foot house yet there minion have to go into the stores to Face The Stupid People that do come in! Not a chances to make commission!
Only good thing is it get's me away from the wife that think's we need more than 52 rolls of T/P Paper!
Later, Ken and Dirk say's Woof, Woof!
I hate Rust
Green Machine
a lovely coach in between
Not much better than this though
Moving this response to the Diner becuase it was off topic in the other thread:
AttuvianHang in there in Florida; what's left of the Spring Breakers (there may be a pun there) are about to vacate the state.
Yes, the last of them will be leaving this Saturday to head back home.
The overhead shots of the beaches are actually kind of silly now. The Spring Breakers are crammed together in the beaches in front of the condominiums, and too may of the police in Southwest Florida are standing right on the property line to arrest them if they touch the public beaches.
If they opened the public beaches they could get some "social distance" between them. I guess social distance is not what Spring Break is about.
Locals are cutting the barricade tape and protesting the closing of the public beaches by sunbathing on the sand. A local law firm has agreed to represent any local beachgoer who is arrested for peacefully protesting.
Meanwhile, while this nonsense is going on, the police in Cape Coral and Fort Myers are lacking the manpower to reply to all the 911 calls.
The Chiefs of Police in Cape Coral and Fort Myers have again issued requests to the criminal element to stop committing crime so they can deal with the real emergencies... college kids playing volleyball and locals who are adicted to sand and surf.
I love living here.
Garry: Thank you for the concern about my daughter. I was so sure she would be OK, because both her and her husband can work from home, and they can get everything they need from Uber-Eats.
I never considered their entire building could become an infested petri-dish for this outbreak.
They tested them even though they have no symptoms. She received three different tests to make sure there is no false-negative. There must be some real concern.
She was given tape to seal off all the openings in her apartment. She is only allowed to have one window open. I guess the window is positioned away from the open windows in other apartments.
She was given rations for 21 days by the State of Washington.
Her apartment does not have air conditioning.
She was about to close on her house.
I doubt I will be in Kentucky this year. Now that I don't travel for work, Kentucky seems so far away.
The Yeti and me
I wish all of you a Safe Venture through the rest of this storm
John
Track fiddlerThe Yeti and me
Which is Which???
Good Morning—
Thursday already!
Little TimmyFor the first time in 21 day's, I have FINALLY found a 4 pack of toilet paper.
Don't you have a rash by now, Timmy?
Somebody had a bad morning on the Mo-Pac and what looks like a Cat 977h. dozer
MP2_Derailed_11 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr
Hopefully someone will comment at Flickr with details. Looks like a highway bridge construction site.
MP2_Derailed_12 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr
I sure hope the operator jumped off in time...
MP2_Derailed_9 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr
MP2_Derailed_4 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr
I hope everyone is holding up OK.
Hey, Ken! See anything here you like? I'm not going to send you one until you can assure me that Dirk won't tinkle on it Maybe he prefers NYC to PRR?
PRR_GG6 by Edmund, on Flickr
Weather is s-l-o-w-l-y beginning to warm up a little around the Great Lakes.
Cheers, Everybody!
Good Morning All,
A to go and a blueberry filled donut please Zoe. A balmy 27F this morning though the overcast is lighter today.
Having a whole apartment complex quarantined is new to me. My friends keep reporting waves of NY plates leaving for out of state so we're expecting a surge in cases in rural "summer home" areas.
Did very little last night on the power plant though I did start the back flange for the lift out section. Adding a couple of inches will save any derailments hitting the floor. Thanks for the kind words Garry and Ray. I'm just trying to ddo good enough though I did find the overhead crane kit I've had laying about for years and if fits right into the building. Hopefully I'll get more ambitious tonight.
Time to pick up tools. Ciao, J.R.
Good morning ....
Steve O hit the nail on the head with this statement in his sticky about covid19. " In these stressful times, people need this escape now more than ever. " ........... That is so true ! I always say, model rairlaoding is good for "sanity breaks" ways from troubles in the real world. Yep, theis is the world's greatest hobby !
Ed: .... That is s lot of GG1's.
TF: ... I remember that "high rise caboose" at the Casey Jones Museum in Jackson, TN. I like that museum.
Bear .... LOL
Everybody: ..... Have a nice Thirsday and stay healthy .
Track fiddler Green Machine The Yeti and me I wish all of you a Safe Venture through the rest of this storm John
So... Which one is you????
73
Hope everybody is safe and enjoying more time to work on trains! I'm using my time working on several other items (like cleaning my house, finishing some other items, etc.) but hope to find my way down cellar and see if there are any mouse nests in the tunnels on my layout that hasn't been run since last fall when it was on display for a NER Convention. Probably can find something to do down there. I'm only about 8 years behind where I thought I would be at this time, so I still have lots to do!
I will get out into the neighborhood several times today to get some milage in. Only a few other neighbors seem to be venturing out to do the same. Most of them have dogs that need to be walked. Nice to chat with them for a bit although with my hearing I have to tell them to yell so I can understand them from 10' away or so. Yep! I am being very careful. I really hope to live long enough to be a financial drain on my children. That would be about 15 years from now or more...
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19 (this would be a 31, but then you would have to stop and I don't want to be that close these days)
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!