Good morning Diners, The usual toast & tea please, Janie.
Well, we are supposed to be having sunshine today. Obviously the weather people haven't looked out the window.
Spray Oils for Cooking. We are wary of some makes of them. Some (here) ruin the no-stick qualities of pans.
Baking a Apple Pie today. I'll leave some in the Diner.
A friend we haven't seen for 18 months (because of Covid) is visiting us this afternoon.
Thoughts & Peace to All who Require.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
NorthBritSome (here) ruin the no-stick qualities of pans.
gmpullmanA signature Reading Company detail is that arched top on the cab window.
All this talk of BLT's is going to force me to made an addition to this week's grocery list. If you are ever near Birch Run MI (Kevin, I know you will be close, but Garry already gave you a good restaurant recommendation), have time to wait (the are usually busy), and are feeling like a glutton, head to Tony's I-75 restaurant. Food portions are...generous. I'll give all you guys in the diner one of their BLTs today, if you are up to it:
Mike
Good Morning All,
Back from Birmingham and getting ready for Lime Rock this weekend. It went well enough though we had a pair of engines go down for the count.
A few pages back Bear posted his propeller picture. I also had a refinished wood prop for a long time though it disappeared after one of our moves to and fro. I like the addition of the clock though I suppose it just goes to show time flies.
Unloading the trailers that got back from Alabama today and then shop work. Load in at the track tomorrow afternoon. Ciao, J.R.
ED: Do you stage your pictures with workers near the rails or or someone on the walkway or do you leave the figures there full time.
While not an Anthracite railroad, we should not miss the East Broad Top, a narrow gauge railroad. It's history is here
It sat for 9 years and is now being restored, engines are being rebuilt and they have started tourist trips with a diesel. Here is a drone view
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Good morning all... Chloe, please bring me two slices of whole wheat toast with butter, and a cup of black coffee... thank you.
I am going to cut tile and capstones today. Hopefully I will get the last of the tile on the front walkway.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
I missed 611 on it's way to Strassburg, it passed through Charlottesville, an hour away. It may have passed closer than that. Virtural Railfan seemed to know the route, but when they posted the video of it in Charlottesville, I could not find the route posted in the 'net.
Good morning
Nice picture of you and the grandchildren John. Looks like a great family you have
gmpullman Track fiddler Got my deck painted in 2 hours and then had a plumbing call while I was cleaning up. I know the feeling, TF. With my prostrate I get a plumbing call pretty often, too
Track fiddler Got my deck painted in 2 hours and then had a plumbing call while I was cleaning up.
I know the feeling, TF. With my prostrate I get a plumbing call pretty often, too
Track fiddlerDavid, you shouldn't even be allowed to have that long of a streak of bad weather over there! No more promises from me but it's gotta be turning around soon.
We need a change down here too!
There is a high pressure parked right on top of the state. This is preventing our seasonal rainfall. We are already ten inches below normal, at fire danger level 5, and water restrictions will probably go into place next week.
We are predicted to hit 95 today. That might be a record.
My lawn is dried up and crackly. I should have finished the sprinkler installation.
We need our daily rain!
Good afternoon Diners. I am in need of a strong coffee please, Janie.
There is a lull in the bad weather. The sun is shining. Will it last? A dark cloud is approaching. TF. The weatherpeople now say the good weather will be here by the weekend!
Received a letter to attend the eye hospital. About time. I was told a few months ago I was losing my sight. Got to prove 'em wrong.
John. Great picture of the family.
Kevin. Sounds like a busy day ahead.
Those missing from the Diner. I hope whatever challenges you are facing are soon over.
The apple pie is going down well, (so I am told).
Chilli Beef Burrito Bowl with a Baby Gem Salad.
A Fruit Yoghurt Surprise to follow.
Stay Safe Everyone
I'm back for one more coffee to get me through the day please.
All that good cooking you do over there ought to be making up for your bad weather David. From the sound of the dishes you make I should be sending you one of those tall white hats Or better yet bring it to you personally so I can do a Fiddler Sampler of that great food you make
P.S. Those dry crispy spells sure can be trouble Kevin. Such a shame all the fire disasters California has had. We were short on rain for the month of May and they raised the fire warnings up north. Luckily we finally got some rain a while back before any fires broke out.
TF
Track fiddler All that good cooking you do over there ought to be making up for your bad weather David. From the sound of the dishes you make I should be sending you one of those tall white hats Or better yet bring it to you personally so I can do a Fiddler Sampler of that great food you make TF I have one. Another could come in handy. Always good to have others passing a comment. David
All that good cooking you do over there ought to be making up for your bad weather David. From the sound of the dishes you make I should be sending you one of those tall white hats Or better yet bring it to you personally so I can do a Fiddler Sampler of that great food you make TF
I have one. Another could come in handy. Always good to have others passing a comment.
Good morning, diners.
Today is packing day and a day to cut grass, shop, etc., and load the car. Daisy the Dachshund is excited because she will go with us. She hates going to the kennel.
It will be good to hit the open road. I will check in every so often to make sure no one is misbehaving.
Have a good day!
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."
BrassTrains Dot Com just listed my favorite tank car model at a reasonable price.
I already have two of these, so I am trying not to buy a third, but I would like a second GERN tank car.
Oh... the temptation!
Good evening
Lounge time on the porch with an ice cold brewski and a comfortable pair of sweats. Tomorrow is pack and run a few errands in preparation for 5 AM Friday morning vacation blast off
Nice-looking tank cars Kevin! You always get the decals on perfectly straight and balanced. I bet you ain't measuring anyting. You just have a gifted eye for that sort of thing
P.S. Have a safe fun getaway and enjoy your time with the grandchildren John. Visiting family is the best
Track fiddlerNice-looking tank cars Kevin! You always get the decals on perfectly straight. I bet you ain't measuring anyting. You just have a gifted eye for that sort of thing
Thanks!
Both of those tank cars were decalled one letter at a time. There are a fair amount of flaws on the HPE car, but the GERN car is pretty good.
Both pictures show the "better side" of the cars! When I control the image, the worse side will never be seen.
As the now canceled Garrison Keilor used to say "Bee Bop A Ree Bop Rhubarb Pie."
I've only had strawberry rhubarb. Much to my surprise, the plant, which looks like Swiss Chard has poisonous leaves, heavy in oxalic acid.
David is there rhubarb pie on your side of the pond or just those dried out scones my wife loves?
Howdy
John York 1 : ... Where are you traveling to. ?
Kevin: ... I like the tank cars.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Evening again
I was a little concerned a while back when I placed a turn-out on one of my custom bridges. I wondered if it was prototypical to have a switch on a bridge? For those of you who have wondered the same, ...Relax, The engineers have you covered.
BigDaddywe should not miss the East Broad Top, a narrow gauge railroad.
Hi Henry,
Thanks for the video!
I love the East Broad Top! I am so happy to see that it is being saved!
I have scratchbuilt approximate copies of the paint shop, the steam house and the main shops. The main shop complex has some flaws so I intend to build an improved model that will fit my current layout better.
The steam generator house is reasonably close to the original. I still need to add a large roof vent:
A very rough approximation of the main sheds and machine shop. I will make a second attempt on this because the footprint doesn't quite fit on my new layout and I hate the way the corrugated roof panels don't sit flat. Next time it will be a styrene roof:
The wheel shop (brake shop?):
The paint shop:
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Not much Chitty chat tonight. Leon Jagermeister used to have a saying, ..."No Chitty, No Bang"!
I guess I'll be hitting the rack Kids
Nighty night
Started raining. Looks like we're gonna get David's weather for a few days. Maybe I'll drive out of it.
Good evening TF and Dave.
TF ... The bridge video is interesting.
Dave ... The EBT structures are very impressive.
Everybody .... Good night.
NorthBritSpray Oils for Cooking. We are wary of some makes of them. Some (here) ruin the no-stick qualities of pans.
Hi David,
We have learned the same lesson the hard way. We ruined two or three 'non-stick' pans before we figured things out. Now we only use olive oil based cooking sprays in glass casseroles and our crock pot. Frying pans get olive oil, butter or grapeseed oil depending on the recipe and cooking temperature.
I love reading your daily menus!
Good evening everyone.
It was so hot today. We hit 95 degrees, and it was miserable. I got a lot done, and then watched a couple of movies with my wife.
It got cloudy for about an hour, but no rain, and the clouds went away.
Garry, thank you for the kind words about my tank car models. I did not buy the third model. That will need to wait.
Only four days until I hit the road.
The World Is A Beautiful Place.
Good morning all. Tea and toast, Flo, please.
Up early today. Even woke the birds up.
Henry. When I lived in Leeds we used to have rhubarb pie pretty often. Not now though.
A busy day today so will catch up on the overnight news.
Taking Dawn to get results on some tests she had done.
Then take some party items to our daughter for a party on Saturday.
Then call in to my local model store on the way back.
BigDaddyED: Do you stage your pictures with workers near the rails or or someone on the walkway or do you leave the figures there full time.
Hi, Henry —
Most of the time I just stage the little people for the photo. There are some structures where I have superglued the little feet to the pavement but I don't do that anymore. I've found better cements that stay tacky and don't leave the foggy residue that ACC does.
I remember reading some modeling "experts" that say do not make scenes of "activities" as these tend to look stale after a while. One of my recent scenes was this paving crew:
Pave_crew by Edmund, on Flickr
A few weeks after I took the photo most of that equipment and the people went into a storage drawer. I'll probably dig them out in a year or so and set them up somewhere else.
Some of the RR employees "stick around" longer.
NKP_switcher by Edmund, on Flickr
This guy's getting tired standing on the platform of this switcher and this dining car cook has back problems from leaning out the service door for over three years now.
PRR_diner by Edmund, on Flickr
Today we get dose-two of Moderna
The East Broad Top IS one site I would really like to revisit. I was last there in 1976! The first time was in 1961.
EJT_EBT by Edmund, on Flickr
EBT_12 by Edmund, on Flickr
Dave:
Here's a couple neat drone shots that shows the juxtaposition¥ of the various buildings you have so beautifully modeled:
200222_7_rockhill by lmyers83, on Flickr
200222_4_rockhill by lmyers83, on Flickr
¥ I'd been waiting years to use juxtaposition in a sentence
I hope everyone is getting along fine.
Cheers, Ed
Good Morning Diners! Flo, I'll take a large coffee and a cinnamon roll please. Ready for the weekend to start tomorrow. I've got a decent list of home projects I want to get done, starting with putting a couple new entry doors on the house. Hopefully the weather cooperates.
I recently bought a pair of Genesis F3s (used) that I put an Econami in the A unit and a non-sound NCE decoder in the B unit. The B unit struggled to run at low speed so I figured there was an issue with the mechanism. Nope. It was all in the NCE decoder. No where near the slow speed control of the Econami. Strange as I've used different NCE decoders before that have not had this issue. To be sure, I put the problem NCE decoder in another unit I knew ran well slowly and it exibited the same slow speed problems. A new, non-sound soundtraxx decoder came in the mail yesterday. Hopefully that gets my A-B pair running together.
Wishing everyone the best.
Good morning everybody. Chloe, just coffee for me today.
The new garage door is making an incredible difference on how much noise is entering the house. I had the upgraded insulated panels added, and they are worth it.
The old door was basically just embossed sheet steel. The new door has a steel core with a textured fiberglass coating. It has all the panels filled with R-7 insulation which is for noise absorbtion, not keeping the garage cool.
I can no longer hear cars driving by, or the kids bouncing the basketball across the street.
It is a small improvement, but very worthwhile.
Good afternoon Diners. A coffee and a couple of cookies please, Janie.
There is a round looking ball in the sky. It has caused things to become warm; even hot. Youngsters are shaking with fear. The elders in the village remember it from a time long passed. They say it is called a sun.
Dawn got her results from the tests. No actual damage from when she fell. As for her hereditary illness and attack of Novichok, she got no help whatsoever. No surprise there. We are left to battle by ourselves.
Dave. Great looking buildings. As for my menus. We receive weekly, six meals for two. Those meals have all the ingredients to make each daily meal. We choose the meals (from a large selection) and are delivered to our house the following week.
With such variation we do not fall into the trap of having the same meals every week.
For tonite we shall have Creamy (English) Bacon & Mustard Penne with a Pear & Blue Cheese Salad.
Just ordered two North British Railway six wheeled coaches.
Stay Safe Everyone.
Good morning, diners! Black coffee, please.
Track fiddlerHave a safe fun getaway and enjoy your time with the grandchildren John.
TF, I'm sitting here at home instead of on the highway. Plans changed by a day or two when another daughter said she may be able to join us where we were headed. Happy if that happens, but a downer to not be headed out of town yet. We were headed to Texas. The delay may make it possible to catch a Rangers game.
Heartland Division CB&QJohn York 1 .... You said you are getting PT. I must have missed something . What's the story?
Garry, it's my fault. I've walked two miles every morning for years, but in January my knee started hurting. Instead of doing the smart thing and taking care of it (because I'm stupid), I kept pushing on day after day, making it worse and worse. When I got to the point of barely being able to use stairs, I decided to go to the doctor. Now I have a lot of physical therapy for my stubbornness. Thanks for asking!
hon30critterYou grandkids will have fond memories of the adventures you took them on for the rest of their lives!
Dave and others, thanks! I'm very blessed to have three daughters and husbands who like to travel with us. It makes up a little for the fact that they all live far away from us.
We had some storms last night. We've had a lot of rain this spring. Farmers are happy -- lots of rain and high corn prices.
I haven't read all the diners' comments for the past day. I have some time today to do that. Sorry if I've missed anything.
I really am glad that Kalmbach lets us have this thread on this forum. Even though I don't mention everyone, I read every comment and enjoy the camaraderie.