General Discussion (Model Railroader)

Evening all. Janie, I'll have a RBF, thanks.

Packers#1:

This weekend I've got final revisions of my english paper

I'll be hangin for a while.

EDIT: Got TOP again! Ok, who keeps doing this to me?!?!?

Packers#1:

 Jim, guess the sound of keyboards is all that echoes through the diner, lol.

Hm....?  What kind?  Organ, fortepiano, pianoforte, virginal?  Spinet maybe?  Clavicytherium?  Calliope? Synthasithyser?  (Never could pronounce THAT one!)

I just stopped in to have my nightly cup of decafe, Flo.  I'll go sit near the stove in the back booth and enjoy the music.....

Tomorrow is the Syracuse Train Show, so I will be turning in early and be getting an early start tomorrow.  Hopefully I will get a good nights sleep.  The Toe is gradually getting better......

73

ns3010:

Packers#1:

This weekend I've got final revisions of my english paper

Go Team!!!! Finished my rough draft today, and sent it in to Turn It In, and got it back with only 3% plagarism (yes, that's a good thing!)!!! I'll do the revisions, and send it in before it's due on Wednesday.

I'll be hangin for a while.

Sweet. never heard of Turn It In. Except for the quotes (which are properly MLA form cited), everything is my own words.

Packers#1:

Sweet. never heard of Turn It In. Except for the quotes (which are properly MLA form cited), everything is my own words.

Basically it's a site that checks for plagarism. It checks everything from internet sites, to printed publications, to papers submitted by other students.

The major flaw is that it does not detect the MLA intext citations, so it will still count things as being plagarized, even if they are properly cited. And it will sometimes pick up on common phrases, such as "on the other hand," or "he was born." Just stupid things like that.

 Gotcha. Quotes are probably about 7-8% of my paper's content.

Ray, keyboards of the plastic kind, per se

For some reason, our teacher wants most of our paper to be quoted (not necessarilary [sp] direct quotes). So I'd say mine's probably about 75% quoted, and I'm shocked that TII didn't pick up on any of that...

My teacher is such a ________[insert explative here]...

Evening all, we're home.  Everyone is continuing to do fine...  Amy's sleeping in the recliner with Mikayla on her chest and Heather is crashed on the couch next to me.  I'll be off to a shower and bed here before too long simply because I have to w**k tomorrow.  Welp, just checking in here for the night before heading off.  I'll be back in tomorrow after w**k.

Thanks to everyone for the congratulations, it was/is very welcomed.

PC, glad to hear that everyone is doing okay in your neck of the woods.

Joe, That could very well explain almost every teacher I've met.

Jeff, you could have run it without a DB hatch or non-db hatch, for a while. Here's a prototype picture:
                        http://www.trainpix.com/BN/EMDORIG/SD9/6188.HTM

Best to all on sick call and those recovering  

Talk to you later 

Duke 

 Good morning. It's 46 and clear. The high will be in the upper 80's and it will be partly cloudy.

The GP42X project is nearly complete. For the moment it has a GP60 dynamic brake hatch on it. I got got word this morning that a GP50 hatch is on the way. This will allow me to change them as I wish. I also got the screwdriver slots on the sides of my two 70's era Atlas GP40's filled in and painted. Now, onto the next project, whatever that may be. Nothing going on today so I should be able to get some rest for a change.

 Mornin' everyone!

Zoe a coule eggs over easy and a double order of sour dough toast.....  Nope no bacon 'til I'm over over this thibng with my big toe.....!

This morning it has migrated over a joint.  I'm still goping to Syracuse to hobble around for a couple hours.  Maybe they can find a wheelchair for me?

Packer:

Joe, That could very well explain almost every teacher I've met.

Hey!!! Ever wonder what us teachers talk about in the faculty room???  Some certain "students" maybe?  Huh?   Actually many of us are quite nice once you get to know us....  We just have a tough job to do at times.

Sawyer, you mean like something from Yamaha?  I have a Roland A-30, does that count?

"A Capital Ship for an ocean trip is the 'Walloping Window Blind.
No wind that blew dismayed her crew, nor troubled the Captain's mind.
The man at the wheel was made to feel contenpt for the wildest blow, o, oh,
Though it oft appeared when the Gale had cleared that he'd been in his bunk below......."

I don't know, THAT has been running through my head for a couple of days and I just had to do it...

Gotta get ready to go.

Later!

73

Good morning, Ranch Eggs please, biscuits and gravy and coffee thank you. Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind between 6 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southwest wind between 3 and 8 mph. Beautiful day dawning folks, beautiful day. Farmers will be at it hard.

Wow. I never learned my lesson from last time. Stay away and the catch up is loooong. Oh well, since there's not much Railroading to report on on this end I'll dive right in.

Philip- I'm sorry I wasn't in to send you off to the hospital, but I'm sure you knew I was there in spirit. Great sigh of relief here. Prayers have now shifted to healing and successful outcomes.

Bama - Congratulations on the new addition!! I guess driving over the bumpy RR Crossings finally did it.

Keith- Nice haul I see you got from the LHS. Though what the man said about plastics is true, I've found a tube of Testor's orange and a bottle of "Super Glue" is really sufficient. However, I am becoming very fond of the liquid. ( inhales verrrrry deep. Anyone who knows me now decides if they want to stick around or find something else to do.)  I see you have Plastruct Plastic Weld. I have not tried that but I do have "Plastruct Weldene" which is the non-toxic version with a pleasant citrus smell. Unless of course you don't like citrus then I suppose it is probably horrid. Anyway, it works ok but not really a great, IMO, all around glue. It takes a bit for the pieces to bond and become "stuck", if you will, and seems to work better on softer plastics, such as Plastruct plastics (imagine that.) and thinner pieces. In my experience with non-toxic formulas I would assume that the original formula would be better. I will probably buy the regular next time and if it works better I will not be using the stringy, bloppy, Testor's very much at all. The liquids are evaporative formulas and are really nice. They don't leave any glue build up on joint seams especially small pieces, and of course don't string out. I really like it except for the whole setting time thing. Hopefully your version will not take as long as mine. This of course is not as bad with softer plastics such as Plastruct and I've been happy with the Evergreen stuff also. The kit things, well that's a bit different. Sometimes it'll hold without spending an eternity holding, sometimes not. Really exasperating to sit there for all that time to find it didn't bond well the next day. Sand the joints slightly on both side and try it yourself. I have found that a finished edge it has a real hard time bonding. Rough the gloss off it first. Oh and one more thing. Since it's the type of glue it is, don't worry about what gets out of the joints. It'll evaporate away and disappear. DO NOT, however, attempt to speed up the clean up process by wiping the glue off. It is still a solvent and you will not be happy when you scare and smudge the softened plastic. BTDT. Hard thing for me to do as it's almost a non thinking reaction to wipe something away . I also really like the Polyscale paints. There is a great debate on enamels over Acrylics, and not to say which one is better, I prefer the Acryls. Using brushes, they seem to cover thinner and give a better appearance from my hand than enamels. I also Looooooooove the cleanup. Oh and I see JR brought up wood. May I throw my vote in on plain old fashioned Elmers yellow wood glue.

Jeff- Glad to hear the incision is healing well. You should be back to your usual activities soon? Ah, I see lunch at the steakhouse. Yup, things are getting back to normal.

Vincent- VIN Plates. Don't go down that road. Careful what you do when it comes to that stuff. CYA, not his.

Tom- there was a bridge in Springfield that also collapsed. The bridge was under repair and as you said it was the new temp part that collapsed. No one injured and the bridge was rather small and was closed to traffic on the side repairs were being made. Must not have used the right kind of glue. Either way I think I'll avoid that bridge for a bit. Yes it would concern me a bit also about suddenly a prepay in advance. However I suppose it would be no different than say if you mail ordered. But I do know what you mean.

For you younger guys, mail order was something where you filled out an order form, enclosed a check or money order, or your credit card number and mailed it through the USPS. Then waited 10 days to two weeks after they received it for the check to clear, then they sent it to you. Sometimes it could take a month to get something. That's why sometimes I chuckle at what people consider slow turn around times when it come to internet vendors.

Jim- 40^th Anniversary of Sesame Street! Oh great, someone's gonna feel slighted I didn't get them a card and probably be upset with me for not caring.

TwotruckShay. Say....., you look familiar. Haven't we met?

What the heck was that!!!! Like ta jumped outta my skin! Oh I see Dukes usual ride has shown up. ( and no that wasn't a whoopie cushion. Excuse me) 

Well that was a long one. The post not the....., nevermind,. Oh well. As for me, I believe I may, may I say, make a special trip to the FLHS as they are open on weekends. I need some metal roofing for the Whataburger and still need some black Polyscale and there was something else what was it? Hm I'll have to set ( he he, sorry. Midwesterner you know. "sit") in the train room and stare to remember. Then should do stuff outside. Or should I do the trainstuff tomorrow and the outside stuff today? Oh bother, guess I'll just wing it again.

Have a Great Day!!!

Morning Gang!

  Seems everytime I come in here, the Diner has moved to another siding somewhere down the line!!!!! LOL!!!!

Anyways, I am off to the Syracuse Train Show as well. Not sure if I'll see Ray as I have never met the guy but hey... ya never know! The g/f is going along w/ me to help me in my search for some things...

As for what I am going to buy today... well I have my list of magazines and boley vehicles that I want.... So.... Depending on the magazine, I have found them for as little as .25!!!! So, we shall see what I find this year.

Well all, I am off!

Take care!

It's that time of the year. I spent yesterday doing my Christmas shopping for the wife. After a couple of hours and a lot of assistance from sale clerks, I'm finished. So after lunch today, I'll start wrapping both her gifts and all the other stuff for the rest of the family. It's always a big relief to get this part of the holidays done.

Anybody else out there like to get this task done as early as possible?

Tom

Good morning all...It is sunny and 64 here and headed to the low 70's..not bad for this time of year...I'll have coffee and a dougnut please..Thank you...I got off my rear and finnished up my Background foundry..It is kitbashed from left overs from a Walther's New River Mine..The real Rowe Foundry is here in town and CSX switches it...

Casey's football team and Marshall both play in 2nd round of playoffs today..if the both win today it will set up a game between them next week...You all have a good one...Jerry