Actually, it's on the Trains General Discussion forum...
https://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/296863.aspx
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
Hi Everyone,
JamesAlan : Welcome to the forums. Hope you can stay awhile.
We've had some very nice winter scenes so far. Please keep them coming.
However, there's not been much "beach", sooo, here's a couple of beach shots.
Here's a shot of surf from Huntington Beach Pier. As you can see the surf is about 2-4 ft.
South side of Huntington Beach Pier 10-7-14 by Jim S, on Flickr
Here's a nature, sort of, shot. This pelican was just resting on the pier railing.
Brown pelican H B pier 10-7-14 by Jim S, on Flickr
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
tstageActually, it's on the Trains General Discussion forum... https://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/296863.aspx
Hi Tom,
Thanks for posting that link! There is a very clear explanation of what has been happening with the forums and what will happen in the future. I STRONGLY urge everyone to to read zprisk's posts!!!!!
The information in those posts should have been posted here long ago! Kalmbach has shot itself in the foot IMHO. We may have lost some major contributors because they have kept us in the dark. That is not the way to run a business!
Fortunately there is a very bright light at the end of the very long tunnel.
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Good morning! Kempton Indiana, LE&W (NKP) 1911
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning Diners. Chloe, coffee and an english muffin please.
I agree that others should read the posts in the 504 thread. While I feel that Kalmbach waited too long to address website issues and has been horribly quiet about it, it is on their radar. I just hope the forum survives until the upgrade happens.
Making painfully slow progress on some Accurail boxcars I've been working on forever. I have a trio I'm putting together right now. I had the bodies assembled. All I needed to do was add the couplers, trucks, and brake staffs/wheels. Got in the basement last night long enough to add the couplers and one truck to one of the cars. Oh well. At least it's progress.
Still haven't heard from NCE on the status of my power pro system. Hopefully not much longer. I'm getting the itch to run trains and will have the time to do so in force over the holidays. Here's hoping.
Happy Thursday everyone!
Mike
wetidlerjrGood morning! Kempton Indiana, LE&W (NKP) 1911
Good afternoon Diners. A coffee on the go please, Flo.
Dawn is not 100% so playing nurse.
Not seeing the train room again. Maybe later.
Take care everyone.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Good afternoon, diners. Just coffee today, Flo.
I started working on the layout this morning, but got sidetracked. My wife wanted help wrapping Christmas gifts. Then, I decided to make some red beans & rice for tonight. That took a while to put together. It's cooking now -- it cooks for about six hours. With that food cooking, the house smells great.
I actually won something!! A fan site for one of my favorite football teams had a drawing. I entered my email, and I got notified my name was picked. I won a T-shirt! It's worth about two dollars, but I won! Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket.
I hope everyone has a great day.
Not a beach, but at least it's trains, snow, and ocean. From Brooklyn:
Floating Rails by Benjamin Dziechciowski, on Flickr
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."
Good Afternoon,
An amazing 40F and sunny today. Got the car gassed up today. It was $7.28 per imperial gallon which was the measure we used until 1977. When I worked for Sunoco back in '73, premium was .55/ gallon for premium. Mind you salaries were a lot lower. I was making 11k/ yr and half my monthly pay covered my car loan, rent on a decent 1br apartment and groceries.
Things are a little quieter on the home front today, at least so far.
Ran the C liner today. Would like to get the Northern on the tracks but it is in a display case on the low bookcase right behind me as I type this.
Time for tea.
CN Charlie
hon30critter tstage Actually, it's on the Trains General Discussion forum... https://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/296863.aspx Hi Tom, Thanks for posting that link! There is a very clear explanation of what has been happening with the forums and what will happen in the future. I STRONGLY urge everyone to to read zprisk's posts!!!!! https://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/296863.aspx The information in those posts should have been posted here long ago! Kalmbach has shot itself in the foot IMHO. We may have lost some major contributors because they have kept us in the dark. That is not the way to run a business! Fortunately there is a very bright light at the end of the very long tunnel. Cheers!! Dave
tstage Actually, it's on the Trains General Discussion forum... https://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/296863.aspx
My miserable experience on these forums includes the fact that I need to go to a different browser to even read threads on forums other than this one and the Classic Trains forum. I cannot post to any forum other than this one and the Classic Trains forum. So, I cannot even reply to zprisk's posts.
I do agree with those who are suggesting that the old MR threads be archived for future reference. They could, and should, be read-only, an argument that I have made for years.
Rich
Alton Junction
richhotrain They could, and should, be read-only, an argument that I have made for years. Rich
They could, and should, be read-only, an argument that I have made for years.
richhotrainThey could, and should, be read-only,
Hi Rich,
I agree, provided that a link can be posted to the old 'read only' threads in the new 'clean' forums.
richhotrain My miserable experience on these forums includes the fact that I need to go to a different browser to even read threads on forums other than this one and the Classic Trains forum. I cannot post to any forum other than this one and the Classic Trains forum. So, I cannot even reply to zprisk's posts.
The forums work on every browser and computer that I own, Windows and MacOS. I have never had issues with reading or posting to any particular thread. I have never seen the 403 error when posting.
richhotrain I do agree with those who are suggesting that the old MR threads be archived for future reference. They could, and should, be read-only, an argument that I have made for years.
The existing threads should be imported into the new forum software or deleted. There are no other viable options.
Marking old threads read-only is something I have never seen happen on popular Internet forums, and there's a very good reason - people will start repeating the sames topic year after year after year because they can't add new questions or information to existing threads. It makes the forums even messier.
AEP528, you apparently don't understand what I am saying or what and why zprisk is proposing.
Evening
Bloody nose DWP
Bloody nose DW&P back in the snow
DWP's Slogan is (Delivered With Pride)
Seen the PEG out the school bus window back in the day
Good grief, the Site is working quite a bit better
TF
AEP528The forums work on every browser and computer that I own, Windows and MacOS. I have never had issues with reading or posting to any particular thread. I have never seen the 403 error when posting.
It would seem that you are the exception. I'm happy that you haven't had problems, but you seem to be negating those many people, including myself, who have had problems.
AEP528Marking old threads read-only is something I have never seen happen on popular Internet forums, and there's a very good reason - people will start repeating the sames topic year after year after year because they can't add new questions or information to existing threads. It makes the forums even messier.
The fact that marking old threads as 'read only' hasn't been a common practise doesn't mean that it is not a viable option.
People have been repeating the same topics for years. It bothers me when someone tells a poster that "that has been discussed before" without offering at the very least a link to the previous discussion (s), particularly when the poster is a newcomer to the forums. So what if something has been discussed before?!? These forums aren't aimed at the expert modelers.
I have a current thread that now has more than 80,000 views.
https://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/291158.aspx
Clearly there is a lot of interest in the thread. Deleting it outright would deny me and the viewers the ability to refer back to older significant posts in the thread. That would be particularly problematic when it comes time to do a condensed version of the thread, which I fully intend to do once the project is finished. I wouldn't be able to just cut and paste key posts or parts thereof. Creating a summary thread under those circumstances would be an onerous task.
POST HOG!
Winter Snow and Pure Art
Rest easy tonight friends
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
I was wondering where the Bear was hibernating!
Pretty as a picture post card:
Train 5 at Crescent by Mike Danneman, on Flickr
century3 by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
Good Morning Diners. Zoe, doughnuts. It's Friday.
Had one of those days at work yesterday that I like to call Stupid Busy. It was ridiculous. Luckily none of what was taking place was bad, but it was stressful taken all together.
Taking the family to a hockey game tonight. AHL not NHL, but it will still be fun.
Ed, I love it when you post those old diner menus. Sure makes me wish I got to see those days.
Hope everyone is happy and healthy!
Good day Diners. Egg over easy, Canadian bacon and baked beans please, Zoe.
A busy day with deliveries of all kinds today.
Question. How can I cook bacon Canadian style? I love Canadian bacon, but only get it on cruise ships.
Good morning, everyone. I'll have bacon, eggs, and black coffee, please.
This will be the second day this week I have nothing scheduled. I should be able to spend time on the layout -- I may even get a train running by tonight.
There aren't a lot of photos of trains, snow, and beaches all in the same scene!
Here's White Rock, British Columbia:
Good morning,
I'll take the combination ham and cheese sandwich with ice cream for dessert. Lunch for breakfast at $1.80, imagine that, lunch for under two bucks
Tis the Season
PS. On second thought I'll take a coffee black, the BLT, and Peanut Butter Party for the Ice cream, I'm thinking John's got the right idea, and it's still under two bucks
NorthBritQuestion. How can I cook bacon Canadian style? I love Canadian bacon, but only get it on cruise ships.
https://www.thebeardedhiker.com/canadian-bacon/
I'm sure there's a beach around here somewhere
Good Morning,
David, can't buy any bacon here labelled 'Canadian style'. What others call Canadian we call peameal bacon. It is very lean. My mother used to just fry it in a cast iron pan, not too hot as it can burn being so lean. Haven't had any for years but all grocery stores here sell it. It is made from a different cut than side bacon, so it isn't the cooking method.
As it is early, more coffee please.
Water Level Route That is a neat photo. I wonder what the structure is next to the cars in the foreground. With what appears to be a partially assembled wall, while the rest of it looks complete, and clearly meant to be driven through. A scale house perhaps?
That is a neat photo. I wonder what the structure is next to the cars in the foreground. With what appears to be a partially assembled wall, while the rest of it looks complete, and clearly meant to be driven through. A scale house perhaps?
Don't know as it's way before my time. It's possible it was connected to an grain elevator that's not in the picture.
Mike. Thanks a lot. I shall have a go at making before Christmas.
CNCharlie Good Morning, David, can't buy any bacon here labelled 'Canadian style'. What others call Canadian we call peameal bacon. It is very lean. My mother used to just fry it in a cast iron pan, not too hot as it can burn being so lean. Haven't had any for years but all grocery stores here sell it. It is made from a different cut than side bacon, so it isn't the cooking method. As it is early, more coffee please. CN Charlie Thanks Charlie. I love cooking and trying different recipes. Sometimes I put my own twist to it.