Hello all
Ordered the parts I need for the 140 Banjo and 151 Semaphore today from Brassuer's, along w/ a couple more bits for the 1664. Also found some track bumpers, pair of 1122's, and a rheostat that should keep the Sakai set on the track from one of my favorite sellers on the bay.
Don - good to hear from you. If you find the instructions for the bidet, you might send them to the Chief...
Regarding gas prices - glad I have a car that gets 40+ and a motorcycle that gets 100+
And glad I no longer have the '75 Sedan de Ville w/ the 500cid V-8 w/ a 600 CFM Quadrajet on it
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Last year I shared the following link with many of you and the feedback was A+, it's about the Eagle cam in Decorah, IA and it's better than ever this year. There is no charge, no sign up fee, just incredible live streaming video. If you have children or grand children or are simply interested in Eagles this is a must see. The Eagles are back and the last time I checked there were 2 eggs in the nest, last night we had big winds and about 4" of snow but the nest is doing well. This particular link attracted 100's of thousands of visitors last year from all over the world, just thought you might enjoy a little break from the trains so here 'ya go!
http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles
PS -- this afternoon I was out with my good camera and long lens and was able to take several pics of 14 Eagles less than one mile from our home, it's been a great day.
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Ohayō,
It is a rainy, somewhat cold Saturday morning. I'm having bread pudding and coffee for breakfast. I don't have big plans for today. The two older kids have a birthday party to attend at the indoor swimming pool, and the wife and I need to go buy more safety latches for the kitchen cabinets. The youngest one can now open the refrigerator and loves to play with the light switch in it. The problem is he likes to slam the door and attempt to remove items from it. Today is also the last day of my first MBA class. I have to finish my last assignment and then I have a week off; the second class starts next Monday.
RT - Stay well this time.
V8 - I saw that news footage as well. I'm wondering why the bystander at the pumps didn't get down sooner. If the police are drawing their weapons it is probably best to hit the ground.
Bob - I like the O gauge FasTrack. It works especially well for folks who have to regularly pull it apart and set it back up.
Jon - Thanks for the link. Our kids will enjoy it.
Sayonara,
Joe
TGIF
Just turned in the rental car to Enterprise. Thanked me profusely for turning it in so they could send one to Roseyville. What is that all about?
Clicked off 310 miles today and never left the state of Ohio. High winds and sleet made it a very enjoyable drive.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
TCA 09-64284
IZ here!!! Came through a massive thunderstorm between Mt. Pleasant and Concord. We were down to a crawl with high speed wippers on. Going to the store for a few. Then, Hooters for a bunch of wings. No, not staying. Coming back to the room and eating and watch TV. Resting. Not over doing it like I usually do. Always out sell everyone nation wide. I'm actually doing them a favor. That is especially true next weekend flying to Ft. Lauderdale.
jonadel http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles PS -- this afternoon I was out with my good camera and long lens and was able to take several pics of 14 Eagles less than one mile from our home, it's been a great day.
We are everywhere.
Really, I'm tired. Had long walk thru at new Middle School. Took over two hours. Yes, that big. New high school even bigger. Gym will hold 1,600 in bleachers and more on the floor in chairs. Fire code says 2,500. One of the few middle schools with lighted football field, bleachers, underground irrigation and concession stand. Paved track. Those paid for by the Town. The lights are monitored by some company out mid west. No joke. They can tell if there is a light out or any problem. Something like 20 year warranty on system and bulbs. No shadow type. Interesting.
Later
PS: Thanks Buckeye.
Buckeye Riveter TGIF Just turned in the rental car to Enterprise. Thanked me profusely for turning it in so they could send one to Roseyville. What is that all about?
Got the Kia hampster "box". Suppose to have standard size sedan. Young whipper snapper girl argued with me. Oh well, company paying.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good afternoon everyone. We are under a tornado warning, to say we have had some storms would be an understatement. I was at the hospital through most of it, but upon coming home, just noticed a bit of water all around.
Don, good to hear from you. Nice looking photos there and congratulations on the hobby shop. That is quite the accessory.
With regard to trucks, I keep mine parked, but should drive it a bit more given the ethanol gas, shouldn't let it sit too long. The car I usually drive gets 32mpg, so it is not too bad, but it does require high test. Can be pricey.
I an feeling a bit rough. Hope to check in later. Have a blessed weekend.
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
The lights are monitored by some company out mid west. No joke. They can tell if there is a light out or any problem. Something like 20 year warranty on system and bulbs. No shadow type. Interesting.
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Wonder if the company is MUSCO out of south east Iowa, they are an amazing company who do outdoor lighting around the world and talk about being friendly to schools, they stepped in 4 years when the Iowa Jazz Championships found out that they had lost Pioneer Seed funding (huge$$$) and MUSCO said "how much do you need" and handed them a check for $10,000.00, if you need more call us ........ and all of that happened just 5 weeks before the Championships date, it's a HUGE deal in Iowa. The qualifying bands for that contest are simply amazing, especially in the big school division.
Well heres another video of HELLO!!! your car ain't worth it
http://gma.yahoo.com/video/news-26797925/dramatic-rescue-seconds-before-train-hits-car-28414690.html#crsl=%252Fvideo%252Fnews-26797925%252Fdramatic-rescue-seconds-before-train-hits-car-28414690.html
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/
32 degrees, no real change in the weather, no new sno.
A senior moment, saw a girl in a movie called Mallrats, knew I had seen her but couldn't remember in what. I had to look it up, she played a bride to be that got real friendly with Bud Bundy. There was a pic with it, she ain't cute and sexy no more..lol. But then neither am I. 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
So what was with the lock SJ?
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Watching the truck races. Do not usually watch racing. Seems the Chevys are the thing. That RAM is in the way.
Jon, I think that is right.
Hooters breaded wings are great.
Jeff the lock? Didn't even know it was there.
I have no idea how or why it is locked. Maybe I pushed a wrong button or something.
I used edit and turned it off.
TGIF! Windy and 40's today.
I vegged out and watched the truck race tonight. Three unsuccessful green-white-checkered attempts to finish the race. Wiped out about 1/2 the field to wrecks in the last 10 laps. Didn't seem ideal to me. Is this a product of the 'spec' race car?
All for now.
Time for me to call it a night. Thought I had my GP30's sold but it fell through. See y'all tomorrow.
For those curious about the innards of the U25C, it's an older Athearn blue box SD45 mechanism that's mostly original. The differences are a new motor, different light mounting and a hardwired Bachmann DCC decoder. The motor was changed because the old black ring magnet motor didn't agree with DCC at all. The original light mount was removed due to the tiny front hood of the Rivarossi U25C body. The light is mounted on top of the front truck so it still fries the crew in the cab. Oh yeah, four of the six wheelsets were changed out with nickel silver wheelsets. The center wheelset in each truck are the old sintered iron wheels.
HI GUYZ,
Windy here at 34 and not getting much warmer. I just did a mile run on treadmill, now for shower then going to the ALLENTOWN SPRING THAW TRAIN SHOW!!!!! Hope to find a buy or two?
SIRJAMES, you're still a CHICK MAGNET!!!!
Stya frosty,
laz57
Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....
It is a cold and windy 30 degrees. Going up to 38 today with a few snow flurries.
Today is a busy day. I have a few chores to do and then, an errand to run. I have to go to the hardware store and pick up a few things. They have a drive-thru for me. Then, I can take a nice nap.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
Chuck
Konbanwa,
We ran a bunch of errands today while the two older kids were at the pool party so I did not finish my schoolwork this afternoon. I will stay up late tonight to complete it. I am looking forward to the weeklong break from schoolwork. I am going to have a quick nap now and then finish the work.
Chuck - Send your snow out here.
Morning all. Off to the hard work at Bass Pro Shops. Shopping with a 15% discount.
Weather is crisp and Carolina blue sky.
8ntruck TGIF! Windy and 40's today. I vegged out and watched the truck race tonight. Three unsuccessful green-white-checkered attempts to finish the race. Wiped out about 1/2 the field to wrecks in the last 10 laps. Didn't seem ideal to me. Is this a product of the 'spec' race car? All for now.
What truck race??? You mean that continous wreck thing on TV last night. First time I've watched that thing. It was funny and it wasn't. Beats NBA on ESPN. Not Outdoor nor Sportsman Channels on hotel TV.
Everyone have a great and happy day.
Good Morning
We actually got 2" of that huge snowstorm here...a lot of rain though.......now we are going to see another 1-2" of the white stuff here...a bit of a difference rom last winter when got buried with about 6 FEET of snow in 2 days of snowsqualls.....it has been really mild here...
I actually have a weekend off from doing the on-call thing so I'm going to have some traintime to spend on working on the layout a bit...and running some as well...
Something for the critter collectors...Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway...diesel yard engine...
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
A quick Aloha. Off to marital arts - I can't pronounce the art let alone spell it - with the youngest. Bride is off to a memorial service in the city. Won't see her most of the day I guess. Hope the snow melts.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good morning. It's 38° and mostly sunny. The high will be 62° and it'll be partly sunny.Think I'll take a break today. There are new movies on the DVR that need watching. Finally got the L&A decals on the U25C. The decal on the short hood however has proven to be a problem and it seems to be impossible to get it placed just right. So I'll have to peel that one off.
Clear and cold again (~28 deg) on the mountain this morning. Boss left yesterday, so it's just me and my co-worker for the weekend.
Jeffrey - thanks for the pic on the innards of the U-boat! It's looking a little clean and unmarked though...
BlownoutCyl - I spy the "old man on the tractor" symbol on that yard engine. It's an International! Almost as good as an Alco!
Chief had some helpful advice regarding the repair of a ZW. He may be smarter that he looks...
News from the Mt. Graham Boiler Shop:
Remove the whistle mechanism from the tender for the 1664. Cleaned her up good and managed to epoxy the relay bracket where someone probably dropped it years ago. Hopefully we will be making music today.
Went hunting around for the repair sheets for prewar Lionel. Found a copy but the bidding war was on for way more than I was interested. Ended up running across a copy of the model railroading rulebook by Lionel circa 1952 and picked that up. Hopefully it will teach me how to use my new signals.
Late in the afternoon my boss called from a pawn shop near my house. He's into music and was looking at guitars. Near the guitars were a bunch of Lionel trains in boxes. Going to have to go check it out when I get back.
Good morning from Roger's Corners, Ohio where we have blue skies, the birds are singing and the flowers are starting to peek through the ground. Unlike Roseyville, which I visited in January, Roger's Corners is a sophisticated cross roads with its own liquor store and pizza shop.
Someone previously mentioned the silo. The silo is really a bank machine. At the base there is a card reader. You put your Roger's Corners Bank Card into the slot, punch in the minimum amount of $100,000.00 and out it comes. I have heard there are some people who have money trees instead of silos. I did not see either one when I was in Roseyville.
If anyone does not have a birthday this weekend, we could celebrate mine again.
Now back to work. Yes, I work on the weekends to keep the Chief's SS flowing.
Morning all, still junky but have too much to do to relax. I have been asked to help out with a school function. Wife had given money and is donated the day, but they still don't have enough warm bodies I guess.
Chief, be sure to let corporate know and give them a chance to make things right. I would tell the clerk this will be made right either by you or those above you. The latter just makes you(the clerk), look bad.
Got my station to weather and rename and then it has to find a place on the layout. A few more additions should be going on soon, then it will be mostly tree work.
Take care,
First, Happy Birthday Buckeye..
30 degrees with some sun. I made it through the week without buying a new frying pan. Granny fixed me a nice breakfast this morning so all is well now....S.J.
Morning all wife wants to goto flea market and farmers market so I get up and get dress make my breakfast come down get on putor for about an hour to give her time go up she's back in bed
Oh well so now I'm waiting for to get ready ( takes me about 10 minutes her like 1 hour + sometimes 2
Chief wondering if who ordered the car for you made a mistake. not the car company. It does happen or the clerk taking the order clicked wrong thing then it would be car company. Who knows other than they messed up.
Talk to you all later
Good morning. Sunny and crisp, 24 degrees right now. Most of the snow melted yesterday. Not much going on today, I have to keep an eye on George the cat. He got his shots yesterday and is feeling down. He won’t eat and is having some lethargy effects. Hope he snaps out of it soon. Chief, sounds like you got the perfect car. Just beat the tar out of it when they do that as payback. RT, I think all wives take 2 hours to get ready to do anything. Dennis, you had better slow down and get caught up on some rest or you won’t get better. It is important to know things can wait. Buckeye I checked our silos but they don’t seem to work like yours. I can’t find the card reader. Bob, good luck on that pawn shop find. DougM hope your dug out by now looks like you guys got hit pretty good. Prayers to those in need! Have a great Saturday guys, Kev
Good morning.
Sunny and crisp, 24 degrees right now. Most of the snow melted yesterday.
Not much going on today, I have to keep an eye on George the cat. He got his shots yesterday and is feeling down. He won’t eat and is having some lethargy effects. Hope he snaps out of it soon.
Chief, sounds like you got the perfect car. Just beat the tar out of it when they do that as payback.
RT, I think all wives take 2 hours to get ready to do anything.
Dennis, you had better slow down and get caught up on some rest or you won’t get better. It is important to know things can wait.
Buckeye I checked our silos but they don’t seem to work like yours. I can’t find the card reader.
Bob, good luck on that pawn shop find.
DougM hope your dug out by now looks like you guys got hit pretty good.
Prayers to those in need!
Have a great Saturday guys,
Kev
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
I finally got the short hood decal sorted out. I gave it a double shot of Matte Finish to help keep it in place. The main part of the problem was posed by the handrails. There's less than a quarter of an inch distance between the handrails and the hood. I can't even get may pinky finger in there. I got the idea to stick a small piece of foam to a short piece of a ladder. I used this to hold the end of the decal against the model while I pulled the decal paper out with a small pair of scissors being careful to keep the decal properly aligned. Once the paper was out of the way I used the foam tipped ladder to pat the decal into place. I then slipped in a double layer of paper towel and pressed it down with the ladder to seat the decal and soak up the water. After it had dried I hit it with a double shot of Matte Finish. I still have to make new windows and number boards. The headlight lenses will be the easiest. Two blobs of super glue gel.
Buckeye Riveter Good morning from Roger's Corners, Ohio where we have blue skies, the birds are singing and the flowers are starting to peek through the ground. Unlike Roseyville, which I visited in January, Roger's Corners is a sophisticated cross roads with its own liquor store and pizza shop. Someone previously mentioned the silo. The silo is really a bank machine. At the base there is a card reader. You put your Roger's Corners Bank Card into the slot, punch in the minimum amount of $100,000.00 and out it comes. I have heard there are some people who have money trees instead of silos. I did not see either one when I was in Roseyville. If anyone does not have a birthday this weekend, we could celebrate mine again. Now back to work. Yes, I work on the weekends to keep the Chief's SS flowing.
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