Thanks Mike!
TF
I'll have a Bloody Mary (or two) this morning. Thanks!
York1 John
I asked my doctor if I gave up delicious food and all alcohol, would I live longer? He said, "No, but it will seem longer."
York1I'll have a Bloody Mary (or two) this morning. Thanks!
My wife likes those......I always thought it was a waste of good tomato juice. but I'm not a lover of vodka, either.
I had a friend in the trades, a steam fitter, (rest in peace Hank) who mixed tomato juice and beer, 50/50. Now that wasn't too bad.
I'll take the amber ( or black) liquid on the rocks.....but not yet! Not till cocktail time!
No prob, TF.
Mike.
My You Tube
mbinsewiI had a friend in the trades, a steam fitter, (rest in peace Hank) who mixed tomato juice and beer, 50/50. Now that wasn't too bad.
That's a pretty common drink at some bars here in flyover country. You can order a red beer, and it comes mixed. I don't like it myself.
New one on me. When I moved my mother into the nursing home I discover Strawberry beer ritas in her fridge.
Steve good luck with your surgery. Usually by day three tylenol or bourbon are good enough. Unless they saw their way into your chest.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Good afternoon.
Finished up my side project. Now I can see what you guys meant when you said use distilled water for decals, I didn't have any.
Oh well, good enough for a rocket. I don't think I'll notice when it's 1,600 feet up in the air
Have a good rest of your afternoon all.
TF - if you´d launch one of these in my neck of the woods, it wouldn´t take much time and a black limousine would pull up, with two nice gentlemen knocking at your door. You need various permits which you are unlikely to get here, as we are in the southwestern approach zone of Hamburg Airport. You furthermore need a permit to handle explosives, which is simply not granted anymore.
German authorities sure know how to take the fun out of life!
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Ulrich you assume it will go up. Elon Musk is a billionaire and he can't always make it happen
That one is more to my liking:
After over 40 years still my kind of music!
Steven OtteWhen I lived in Cape Coral, Fla., where SeeYou190 lives, my sliding glass door had three tracks for three separate doors. All three could slide past each other alongside the outside wall -- not really a "pocket," since the doors didn't go inside the wall when open. But the entire 12-foot-or-so window-wall could open fully between the living room and the screened porch.
That is how mine are, but only 2 panels, not three. It is great for 6 days during a two month period.
However, wind protection and noise reduction are minimal, and security is a joke. The new doors will be much better, but the "pocket" needs to be framed and filled so the new door has something to fasten to.
Recover well sir.
Heartland Division CB&QKevin .... Can your local government require owners of existing houses to change their doors?
No, but if the door or window gets replaced, the new component must meet current code. That is why the three new bedroom windows are over $4,000.00.
I need the sliding glass door replaced because the old one can simply be lifted off of the track to gain access to the house. I also want dual pane sound reduction, and the blinds in between the two panels of glass. I am tired of floor-to-ceiling curtains in the dining room.
Track fiddlerMy question is can it be any matte finish? (I have Krylon low odor matte finish) or does it have to be a certain brand not to Bubble Up the decals?
I would only use Testors #1260 Dullcoat. All flat finishes have a color shift when applied. Krylon always has seemed worse at this to me. The best is Testors dullcoat through an airbrush, but that is way more inconvenient that the 1260 spray can, and also does not work well over powder weathering.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Good morning from the beautiful Pacific Rim where it is sunny and should warm up nicely.
Already did a little work on the bathroom but I am on hold as a bunch of doggie friends of the wife are coming over so as soon as they clear out I'll be back at it. I figure we are up to $5000.00 on the cost as the wife has been shopping for tile, quartz counter top...... Oh well the labour comes cheap. The master bath is next and that will be pricey by what I have seen compared to this smaller one.
Henry, the testing in British Columbia has been extensive and they feel they have a handle on charting its course of infection and that should help slow it down somewhat. A big fear is having vast numbers of people get sick all at the same time and they are preparing all the extra room in the hospitals for the onslaught, I always thought those empty floors that had the lights shut off but were ready to go were just for this kind of situation, they showed them getting them ready on the news, hopefully, they won't be needed. They also have retired nurses and other health care workers ready to get back to work if need be. I know B.C. sent a lot of test kits South of the border as there were severe shortages down in Washington state.
Last Saturday the line ups at the border going South were huge and I realized it was the thousands that come up for the Whitecaps soccer game going home. I wonder how many were infected and brought it to the game.
One does not need to be an economist to realize the impact on humanity just from the loss of wealth will be huge. A 1% downturn means a lot of lives lost or not saved and an even lower standard of living for others.
TF, love the rocket! My buddy was really into model rockets and had plenty of them when we were kids, my favourite was the three-stage Apollo that after many successful flights we lost. Being a three-stage ship it went awfully high.
We used to make hot air balloons out of those big plastic drycleaning bags and use Sterno in a tinfoil cup to supply the heat. Learned about those from a UFO mag. It was part of the how-to-make fake UFOs monthly column.
I had a dream last night that I got called back to work as a result of the Coronavirus causing labour shortages. Shipping emergency supplies around the world I guess is important, and I think I can still remember how to load a 747 freighter. Even though I was just a Government employee I was listed as mandatory and could not refuse to work if needed, much like the military, not sure how that works now I am retired, I suspect they still could call me. Solving logistical issues was like playing a board game. I even got on Airforce One a couple of times when they needed a favour, a few other heads of states aircraft as well when they were here for a summit or just passing through. Fidel Castro was the biggest hoot when he would stop in for a fill-up on the way to Russia, he would get off the plane and chat with the ground crew. Hard to believe he was a murderous dictator.
I think another cup of joe and then some yard work until I can attack the bathroom again. Good luck on your surgery Steven and take the pain meds, I have had so many injuries from my adventurous lifestyle that I can tell you in the short term you won't get addicted.
All the best to all.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
MisterBeasleyI'm curious about why the building codes changed to disallow those pocket doors.
Hurricane Charley.
Building codes are all Pre-Charley and Post-Charley. All new construction, and remodel, must be able to witshtand a hit by a category 5 hurricane.
Pocket glass walls are still OK, but they are major expenses now. To meet Cat-5 standards they are heavy and massive. They also require a seperate full length hurricane shutter to go over them. I cannot justify the cost.
Tinplate ToddlerGerman authorities sure know how to take the fun out of life!
This has been said by everyone, everywhere, every time, and has always been 100% accurate even if it is a gross understatement.
So these pocket doors don't really slide into a pocket, as in a hollow spot in the wall, they work as Steve O. described? seperate tracks?
If there's no "pocket", wondering why they are called pocket doors?
Different meaning than up here.
SeeYou190the fully opening "pocket" sliding glass door is not allowed any longer.
I wonder if the fact that the empty pocket when the door is closed leaves a large uninsulated area has something to do with that.
We now have 80 rolls of toilet paper and 66 rolls of paper towels. We are ready for dysentery or Corona virus, which ever comes first.
Good Evening All,
Steven, Good luck with your surgery. I find the fewer of the strong pain meds the better. I worry a little about dependency but more than that, I don't like the way they make me feel during and after. At any rate hope it all goes well for you.
Hanging out at the shop while one of my guys finishes a car for delivery tomorrow. The car is done, he just needs to tidy up the disaster area that was created in the thrash to finish.
When I get to go, I'll spend some more quality time on the layout doing who knows what. I wanted to get an idea if the area where I will have downtown buildings would work out. So far, the answer is it's really awkward spacewise as it is inside a long radius corner backed by the elevated section that is also a long radius corner so it's back to the drawing board. I don't want to end up with all the buildings showing just their backs to the isle so time for a rethink.
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This is what I'm taking a break from. The lift out works well though I have to come up with a better solution than Clecos to hold it on. It's a chunk of 2" foam pressed and caulked into an aluminum U with the track and road bed on that. I have a 4 conductor clip sending current to the section and still need to determine how to hide the circuit board plates and how big a fascia to install and on one side or both. 4 feet to the floor would be terminal if something derails. One thought is a row of super trees along the back row and a 2" or so fascia for the front.
Ah well, food for thought and I'll play with it all later. Ciao, J.R.
mbinsewiIf there's no "pocket", wondering why they are called pocket doors? Different meaning than up here.
I did not know they were called pocket doors until yesterday. I have always heard them called "sliding glass walls" before.
Anyway... it is going to be a big job. My door opening is 1" too small to meet code. That means the opening needs to be changed, that means engineering and special permitting.
Ugh.
When am I getting my train room?
My high school roommate lives on a lake in NH. He is cheap, like me and lives in a modest home, but his neighbors have torn down million dollar homes to build their own version of million dollar + homes.
His next door neighbor has some sort of glass doors facing the lake. They live in Massachusetts. When the wind blows hard, that side of the house flexes so much, their lake front doors open. No doubt Sheldon could tell us what the defect is in the wall structure is, but it is inconvenient, to say the least.
Stupid human tricks either a Menonite or Amish family was caught on youtube playing on the train tracks. The little kid near the center of the track was picked up by a sibling, because as the train approached, he ran down the tracks instead of off the tracks.
Deer at least wait for the train to stop
pictures courtesy Virtual Railfan
Eveing Diners!
Flo, give the gang and I a please and Dirk half a dog treat.
Been a Good Day Off!
Had my taxes done. I am getting $1288.00 back from berween the Fed's and State. I was afraid I would owe this year.
Got my PRR Shark Nose today! It is a fair puller, tracks well (not sure about the coupler deal from the A&B unit (it is a hook set up) and love the sound! You can really hear the Thundering Tennis Balls (Rolling Thunder) in the horn. Only thing I do not like is the head light! Very dim.
Steve O Hope everything goes well Monday!
TF Seems strange you cannot have pocketd doors, I like them.
Far as Coronavirus. I blame the news caster's blowing things out of proportion's for rating's! Not that it is nothing to be concern about.
Later Ken and Dirk say's Woof, Woof!
I hate Rust
Tinplate Toddler That one is more to my liking: After over 40 years still my kind of music!
Definitely not alone.
Had to find the most familiar ones, dust off a few Dusty ones and I still haven't found the rest of them. Like PF, I have them all.
You have taste. Music wise your right on my page
Track fiddler Do any of you guys remember those? The last one I made, I was around thirteen years of age.
Oh yea ..... my last one is STILL up a tree ! ( I launched it in 1977. I re-visited the area in 1996 and , yea.... it was still up there.) probably can be seen even today ..... I did use an awful lot of paint, so it is well protected from the element's ....
Rust...... It's a good thing !
Tinplate ToddlerAfter over 40 years still my kind of music!
My favorite song on the Pyr-Mid album is "Can't take it with you"
I also had a large selection of Alan Parson's Project album's in my collection.
( the newer stuff they call music today, all sound's like somebody stepping on cat's .....)
Here's one for you.
Many years later was a subtle album jacket similarity.
Alan Parsons has been the sound engineer for Pink Floyd for as long as I can remember.
Little Timmy my last one is STILL up a tree !
my last one is STILL up a tree !
So is mine. Not my rocket, I got a little more careful after kites.
My two stage double kite got caught in a power line by the church parking lot. That kite cost me a week of lawn mowing allowance. I remember throwing my shoe at it over and over trying to knock it out, what else is a little kid supposed to do?
So the next time you drive by a power line and see a shoe hanging by its strings Little Timmy. You will understand
Post Hog, Post Hog.
I wanted to leave this one for our good German friend.
This new Bakery opened up a while back in Prior Lake and my Judy has been beckoning me to go there.
Today I finally went. It is a German owned bakery called Edelweiss.
Oh my Lord! If Petra bakes things like this you have been talking about Ulrich, I would love to be you
The line went out the door like I heard about about this place, even after 2:00 p.m.
Once we were served and sat down, we shared two mini cakes at $6 a piece. It was worth every penny of every ounce of it. That was brunch and I can't wait to go back. There was so much more to choose from.
This could become a very bad habit but a good one
Went and played wargames with the Wargator group tonight. We played a six general Amercian Civil War scenario. I was General Stone.
I kept rolling 1s and 2s for reenforcement, and my army did not enter the game until turn 4. Then we entered in difficult terrain and could not get into a useful position.
The game ended with none of my guys encountering a Confederate unit at all.
SeeYou190Went and played wargames with the Wargator group tonight.
Our SIL does Warhammer 40K.
The wind finally gave up, so today and tomorrow are going to be outside days!
Have a little fix-it welding job, then make the oriol feeders. There going to look something like this:
Only with an old barn style twist, using barn wood, left over from my bath vanity project, and metal roof. I'll use #5 rebar to make a shepards hook hanger.
Have a great Saturday!
Good morning.
Another Train show in Coon Rapids Mn. The nice thing about this one is the MR club next door is hosting it. They are having an open house with free entree after paid admission to the show.
I've heard the giant layout has come along way from three years ago when I saw it. My Brother and I should have a lot of fun this morning.
Have a great Saturday everyone
BATMAN TF, love the rocket! My buddy was really into model rockets and had plenty of them when we were kids, my favourite was the three-stage Apollo that after many successful flights we lost. Being a three-stage ship it went awfully high.
Thanks Brent. I saw a three stage rocket at the hobby store when I was there, maybe it was the same one. At a pretty penny the first thing I though was, She's A Goner
Good Morning All,
Doing clean up in the shop today, like it or not. Got some stuff sorted on the layout last night though I didn't spend as much time as I wanted due to getting out of here late.
Guess I understand why I don't fit in so well.
Well you get the idea.
I like the idea of bird feeders with metal roofs. That way when lightning strikes, they may zap the squirrels that steal all the bird feed. The birds are smart enough to take shelter when bad weather comes.
Ciao, J.R.