God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Fortunately us eastern Pennsylvanians got vertually no snow. Did shovel some mix of ice and snowso I wouldn't have to do it if it froze.
Last nights concert went well and looks like two summer event invites have been accomplished. One is attended by some hundreds of Harley riders, (bible totin' folks), that have a big festival in the summer at the Jersey shore.
cooltech
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
laz 57 wrote: BRUCE, Had to be the BEAR ( hibernation usually they loose 50 lbs.) not me.laz57
BRUCE,
Had to be the BEAR ( hibernation usually they loose 50 lbs.) not me.
laz57
LOL, Laz,
Come to think of it, I seem to gain weight during hibernation season. Must be the extra food I pack in during the winter months. Or maybe I'm not getting as much excersise during winter run sessions now that I have Legacy....yeah, that's it! Gonna have to go back to conventional running and manual switches just to get back in shape. Naaaah!
Bruce Webster
Good evening all,
It was a cloudy rainy day in SE Indiana with the temps in the low 50s. We took the grandson to church today and he was quite good, and he slept thru the night as well. My daughter came to pick him up today. We had cinnamon rolls for breakfast on the dining car this morning. I did some slow track work at the YMCA (really did not want to go) and watched the end of the NASCAR race. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
phillyreading wrote:Hey cnw1995,Down here people steel your catalytic convertor from your car and take it to scrap metal place for the money!! How to tell if your convertor is missing; simple just listen for the DEEP roar of the exhaust!Other news; the DCS download won't work on my computer to my DCS unit! There must be a better way to get an update!!!Lee F.
Hey cnw1995,
Down here people steel your catalytic convertor from your car and take it to scrap metal place for the money!! How to tell if your convertor is missing; simple just listen for the DEEP roar of the exhaust!
Other news; the DCS download won't work on my computer to my DCS unit! There must be a better way to get an update!!!
Lee F.
Lee, From all of the discussion that has gone on over on the OGR - DCS board that downloader is not on of MTH's better inventions.
If you haven't already checked there, it might be something to try. A lot of it has to do with having a computer with a serial port, which a lot of the new ones do not have. Also everything must be done in a particular order. Although I have quite a few DCS engines, I have never used the downloader to date. Haven't needed to. May try to download the new verison, once I am sure it has been debuged by others.
Sitting here reading the pot while waiting for the Sunday night baseball game to start.
I have been painting the master bedroom bathroom this weekend. Still need to put second coat on walls. Lots and lots of trim which takes me a long time to get painted. I have lots of things I have to take care of tomorrow, so I hope I get the painting done and all the masking tape off.
Karen is giving me the business because we are talking about probably needing to relocate and here I am painting the bathroom. Something she has wanted me to do for a while
Made loads of progress on the SFSRR this past week, but had to leave early today for more errand running... then at FiL's house I started to shiver and shake, so going to head off to la la land and get some rest.Fife - How was Horton?Roy - Back in the day my father did a lot of traveling so when he was home I tried to spend as much time with him as possible. So take it from a son's point-of-view, even though he may not want to spend every day with you, he does appreciate the time he does spend with you.I can't remember everything else that was said... Oh Greg, that would drive Susieq nuts as well. Good job!
Howdy,
We had a quiet day, still to cold to mess with the yard and now we have lite sprinkles @ 39 deg
Oldest son and family home safe from week in Fla. so the clan is accounted for. No trains today just goofed off, you working folks, its time to get ready for Monday. Good nite Chewy,,S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
Charter Member- Tardis Train Crew (TTC) - Detroit3railers- Detroit Historical society Glancy Modular trains- Charter member BTTS
fifedog wrote:Horton =
I think he did not like the show,
and so advises not to go.
Yet through it all he had to sit,
and did not like it, not one bit!
With appologies to the good doctor
Another late evening all!
Got back a while ago from covering up the modular layout as Thomas does not run again until next Fri - Sun. I spent most of my spare weekend time building a ladder frame to clamp to the sides of the layout to support the tarps we laid over it. Might storm here tomorrow so it is good it has extra cover. The tent over it has lots of bright spots shining down which indicates it might leak a bit in a storm. I work the event next weekend and the weather is supposed to be cooler than today (85 and VERY humid). 70's for next weekend - but that is 5 days away and a lot will change by then I'm sure.
BR - good one on Horton! Poor Fifer!
Son's soccer team had a make up game today and they won one finally 3-0. The other team got worn out due to having only 2 subs and it was very warm and humid at game time. My son had an assist that resulted in a solid score.
Hope eveyone has a great day tomorrow!
Regards, Roy
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cloudy 44 degrees. Light rain. Going up to 65 today, with rain at times. That's better than freezing.
Today is a busy day. I have to do the weekly grocery shopping today. The wife is going on a business trip on Wednesday and won't be back until Thursday. It's gonna be a busy week. No time for trains today. But I'll have plenty of time in a few days.
Dining car has arrived and it's time for breakfast. Later.
Y'allhave a great Monday.
Chuck
HI GIZ,
39 here today and spitting a littler. To get into the 60s tomorrow?
Ran trains a little last nite NO PILE UPs.
Took off the netting over the ponds yesterday and raked leaves and cut back butterfly bushes. No fishing yesterday, feet still not thawed out.
CHUCK, going to be a bachlor again for a day?
All have a good one.
B GOOD or B GONE,
Good morning all,
It is warm but rainy in SE Indiana with temps in the 60s. I spent some time with the Second Life last night. It is potentially work related, but I am not seeing much pratical use for it. I also had a good conversation with Lucas last night about his relationship with his girl friend. I do not want them moving too fast or getting too involved. We shall see. Roy, glad to hear to your son's team won and that he got an assist. Any soccer news will always get my attention:-)! I had an extra cinnamon roll on the dining car this morning in addition to the usual fare. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning:
We have rain coming down here in Chicagoland today. It looks to be a dreary day, which matches how I feel. Two days before surgery and I still need to get into the office for a big meeting today, I hope my leg cooperates.
Roy: I liked the train pictures. How was that mountain made?
Chief: Nice job on the switcher. One question, do you have any non NS engines on your layout?
Jefelectric: I had been trying to help Lee get through the DCS update trauma but I do not think his computer is cooperating. Do not let his experience deter you from updating. I was able to get it done in under 10 minutes and the additional play value of the upgrades is more than worth it. Give it a try.
Brent: Glad to hear that you are feeling better.
Fife: My wife took our four year old to see Horton. She would agree with you but our son liked it. From the way she described it, if you are over seven years old you would come to the same conclusion.
Laz: You seem to have accumulated a good record of no pile ups. How many days in a row has it been? BTW, did you catch anything on your fishing excursion?
Mike C: What is Second Life?
Everyone have a good day.
Regards,
John
Good Morning All
It's still too early to think about my day so the weather is:45 overcast with rain expected. Tiger opener today with temps. in the high 50s. They are hoping the rain will stay away long enough to get the game played. I usually fall asleep watching a ball game on tv, so if I'm lucky I can get an easy nap today. Dr. tomorrow AM for heart Echogram,a once a year thing, not a special reason. He has to pay for vacations don't you know. Enjoy your monday and I will drop bye later to see what news can be found.....S.J.
JOHN,
I think its about 10 days with NO PILE UPs. Seems everything is working all right so no need to change things. Just every now and then a coupler will open up unexpectedly and I'll get a smash up but nothing serious.
Caught and released 3 brownies and a brookie on saturday. BROTHER caught and released a brownie.
OH YEAH almost forgot today is the opening day of BASEBALL SEASON!
GO TRIBE!
JohnandJulie13,
Second Life is some sort of virtual reality online program. My IT boss thinks we may be able to use it to hold meetings on-line. Eventually the idea is that we could work at home and if we were needed for a meeting, we could appear in Second Life. It sounds a little like "Max Headroom" if you ask me.
Morning all from a dark and drizzly Chicago. Nice thunderstorm last night. First of the year. Ran trains and fiddled with track instead of watching an umpteenth repeat of Law and Order with the bride. Then suddenly woke up and joined her for the 2nd episode. LOL.
Also watched the NASCAR race and Davidson game. Mike and John, we've experimented with 2nd Life for a sort of virtual campus - too complicated to set up avatars; too grabby of computer / vid / bandwidth; expensive to build something; and empty -overhyped in my opine. Search Wimba for a good simple tool for virtual mtgs. White board, sound, camera if you wish.
Brent - hope you feel better. Had a guy hack up a lung behind me the whole way in on the train this morn.Opening Day! Looking forward to good battles between my Sox and the Tigers and Indians
Morning all from cloudy Southern Ohio
Looks like it could rain any time but I'm going to mess around laying the slate walk I had planned. Might trim the crab apple tree later then get rid of all tree trimmings at one time. Then need to find some topsoil for the new beds behind the stack wall. I have 12 days till class starts again and I want to knock out a few projects beforehand.
I hope everyone is healthy or at least getting better. The crud you all are describing is going around at work. Unfortunately a lot of the personnel have not been with the company long and as such they don't have a lot of sick leave, so they come to work sick. You would look a little strange wearing anti-Cs all day but it is tempting.
Take care and may God bless
Jim
Brutus wrote: Baberuth73 - your wife made a new account, sounds like.... Welcome (back)!TTYL
Baberuth73 - your wife made a new account, sounds like.... Welcome (back)!
TTYL
Brutus....that one can't be topped! Coca cola out my nose again and all over the monitor. and back the trainmaster formerly known as Baberuth73, albeit belatedly.
Same to you, Cooltech.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Happy O'pnin' Day boys. Back on daywork for two weeks. YORK is closing in fast, and still no one has submitted a battle plan. Guess yaw got a tawrence for GRITS...
BRwebby - Short and sweet was my review;
enjoyed your post, kudos to you.
*** Chipmunk Movie comes out on DVD tomorrow--->
88 - better be better by S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y!!!
Going to a train show on saturday to sell some things and hopefully it won't rain on the way there or back. Should be warming up by the weekend to around 83.
Next monday going to Orlando with the wife, not going to the Mouse as he is too expensive!
Still trying to figure out how to upgrade my DCS TIU!! Computer won't let info flow to TIU!! Looks like computer is going to take flying lesson from second story window! There are other reasons for computer flying lesson, RAM needs update as well!
Good Afternoon all,
Foggy and rainy today....great for stayin' in and runnin' trains. I did discover a few surpises with my first lashup ever and listed them below. Happily, when it's 2 identical engines it's bound to be the easiest senario. Legacy made it pretty simple too. I hear it's a bit more complicated to make a lashup under TMCC.
When I first tested this pair of Atlas F2/3's, A units at the hobby shop it was astounding how equally matched they ran. You'd have sworn they were somehow physically connected as they kept an exact equal distance from each other when running. They're a curious pair of early F's indeed, with 6 portholes each and tiny front number boards. There's not many pics about to compare with. Altas supplies separate number panels for the nose that you must attach with glue. Why not just do it at the factory? I dunno!
Anyhow, it's curious how certain characteristics of the engines electronics are deleted when lashed. The red markers for reverse are no longer operational yet the headlights become directional. Mating the two A's also gives you a rear remote controled electro coupler since the real rears on each unit are permanently non-operating. This requires manhandling to join or separate the units, a proceedure I'd rather avoid if possible and could have been remedied with the addition of at least one automatic coupler. Also, it's too bad there's no sound from the trailing engine in lashup mode. Where's the fun in having dual engines without dual noise? The partial solution for the last two annoyances would be a new dummy Lionel B unit with Legacy RS 5.5.
I'm not complaining here....well....OK, it's a low moan. I really do like the individual performance on Atlas' latest. Save your bucks though and just buy one power unit if that's all you need.
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