Good morning. It's 59° with 100% humidity and patchy fog. It'll be cloudy with a high of 75°.I have a freight train running this morning so my SW1500 KCS 4331 can have a good run. It's on the head end followed by a GP7 (L&A 116), F unit slug (TEBU 007), GP35 Frankenstein L&A ?? and a GP7S (L&A 192) and a string of cars that stretches halfway around the layout. Normally I don't run more than four locos at once but the KCS unit doesn't get run much so I made an exception.No plans for today.
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
Getting ready for a day long Town retreat. May get wintery mix for a while late this afternoon and evening. Warm tomorrow and up into the high 60's next week.
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Konbanwa,
I enjoyed a six-mile run this morning in some brisk temps. The workday played out the same way the past few Fridays have and I ended up working an hour longer than usual. However, I was able to have a father-daughter lunch date with the Princess. We just finished dinner and we will now relax for the rest of the evening.
Sayonara,
Joe
Thoughts are still with you, Jeffrey.
Doug - I'll email you the link. They are pricey, just FYI. I hope it is worth it - right now it's not, lol!
Disney submarine car showed up today and it's in great shape, but the rubber band is broken of course. The rubber disintegrated on the first turn
Loooooong day at work today. I'm sure glad that tomorrow is Friday! We are supposed to get some freezing rain/sleet late tonight and tomorrow morning, so there might not be school. We'll find out in the morning. If so, I might take off too
TARDIS is ready - TTFN!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Ryan - Good job! It sounds like you have a plan. No not just a plan, but an approved plan! Congratulations!
I mentioned the ZW-L transformer to the wife at dinner while we were having chili. And, speaking of chili, I could sense things were beginning to turn just a little chilly. But, I didn't panic. I figured though it was time to bring out the big gun. Sooo, I mentioned how this new improved transformer would not only be good for my locomotives, but more importantly, how it would be a good move safety-wise. What do you think she said? "I thought that was why you bought the...
the fire extinguisher for the train room last weekend."
It's ok fellas, I kept my composure and by the time we were finished I had the . It's all good!
The wife is a good sport!
Good night guys. Going to get an early start in the morning! Have a good Friday! Bo
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13 this morning on the way into work. Possible 'winter mix' falling out of the sky tonight.
RI52 - my problem with delegation is that I don't have people reporting to me.
The LHS owner called by wife today. Told her that he got some pre-war Lionel stuff in that we need to come in and look at. Something to do this weekend to look forward to.
All for now.
railhead53 RT - Now I'm not so sure. I'm starting to think the wife might say, "What Bo, are you off your meds - again?" Bo Visit my website Bo's Trains at http://www.bostrains.com
RT - Now I'm not so sure.
I'm starting to think the wife might say, "What Bo, are you off your meds - again?"
Bo
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Looks like it's time for me to call it a night.Low of 58 tonight, mostly cloudy with patchy fog after midnight.See y'all tomorrow
jeffrey-wimberly sir james II have had more than enough of this cold spell. Yes we stayed in today so no big train news.If you like mild winters you might think about relocating here. The summers might be a bit hard to take though.
sir james II have had more than enough of this cold spell. Yes we stayed in today so no big train news.
After laying on the garage floor changing oil today with the outside temp being 25, my bags are almost packed.
Jack,
I was going to connect Mike's Christine observation with your Boysenberry observation, but somehow I don't think I should post that.
Jim
Off to bed. Tired. Early rise again for Town retreat. BURRR Trying to hold back the Yankee raid of frozen stuff.
RT, Jack can talk the eye lashes off of a mosquito.
Sleep tight.
PS: interesting TV news story on lake levels.
http://www.wral.com/water-levels-rising-fast-at-kerr-lake/12021579/
Came from Pat up stream. That is a lot of water as Kerr Lake is 850 miles of shoreline.
Getting late. Going to bed. Heading to Williamsport tomorrow!
Good night!
Here's a picture from Christmas.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
18 degrees
I have had more than enough of this cold spell. Yes we stayed in today so no big train news. Banilla will be ready for the thingy trip...S.J.
Goodnight Jeffrey
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Bo: I don't know what you're taking but I might want some of it! It sounds better than the stuff I take.
Evening guys.
I just sat the wife down and put it all out on the table for pre approval. apparently, she missed the discussion on what the cost was last night. so we got that part straightened out she says "why so much?"
So I went on to explain the plan, (I could tell she was less than impressed) And in the beginning I was as honest as possible to keep the discussion focused. Less than impressed she says "I'll foot xx of the cost, your on your own for the rest, and don't let it drag out for years, either do it and be done or just build my little garage for my car and be done."
Fair enough. I'll get all the building permits in line this winter and hope to break ground end of March weather permitting.
Ohhhhh sooo, she seemed more concerned about the layout I started in the basement. so i explained how it was screwed together, and there would be little or no waste in relocating it. so she was ok with that. So then she says what are you going to do with the basement, and I explained I was going to expand my electronics lab , she replies, I'm afraid your catch the house on fire with that stuff down there (I don't know where she comes up with this stuff) and then says I should move all my electronics experiments out to the future garage work shop.......
BINGO!! actual dimensions justified!!
I don't really want to get into the true size of this thing on here unless y'all really want to know. I will say its gonna be BIG! but it may be years until the loft area is ready to see trains, so I'll keep tinkering on the current layout for now...
can't remember the last time I was this excited, You know how it is the older ya get the less things excite you!!
Ryan
Good evening all,
It was cloudy and cold in SE Indiana with temps in the teens again. Off work tomorrow to deal with matters on that which I cannot talk about. Long day ahead, but a train show on Saturday. Since I am off tomorrow, I had to balance and close for the month today. Not fun and very stressful, but was done with that by noon so not too bad. One thing that made the day tolerable was that I got to play soccer last night indoors with the high school kids. That was fun. Scored a goal, which is always nice. Rolex 24 Hours is this weekend. First major race of the season. TBIL after Glee and I can drive. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
RockIsland52 LV..........good luck with the admissions test tomorrow. Gas up the car today. Lots of sleep tonight. Eat well in the morning. Leave the house early and get there early due to Murphy’s Law. And just relax as much as you can during the test. You will do fine. A or six afterwards. Jack
LV..........good luck with the admissions test tomorrow. Gas up the car today. Lots of sleep tonight. Eat well in the morning. Leave the house early and get there early due to Murphy’s Law. And just relax as much as you can during the test. You will do fine. A or six afterwards.
Jack
Again, thank you. And on 1-27-13, I'll be able to register to do my patriotic duty. Vote.
Had pizza tonight. Tasted great. Good feelings about tomorrow.
By the way. Could anyone tell me about this Lionel freight car?
Bo if you really think that will work let me borrow some of your meds
Jeffrey, you know I think you may have something there with the "and burn the house down" .
She would certainly understand my disappointment if one of the ZW's burnt up a locomotive , but mention the house and that will get her attention. I mean, I could end my part of the conversation with, "Yes, I think "we" need to buy the new transformer not only for the railroad but for the sake of our home and family!"
It could work. I can hear her now "Yes, Bo, you make sure you get that new transformer tomorrow! Please don't come home without one". Thanks Jeffrey!
railhead53Well got the word today that my Lionel EM-1 that I took in for repair (aux. smoke went out) is back from Lionel. So, I guess I'm going to take a road trip to St. Louis to pick it up. It will give me an opportunity to look at Lionel's new ZW-L transformer as well. I believe it would be much better for my TMCC/Legacy locomotives than the old ZW's that I am currently using. Now, how best to explain this to my loving and always supportive wife.
Good afternoon all,
First time getting on today. Slept in a llittle and then went to work on the railroad. Just got the mail, no bills which is always nice and the March issue of CTT. Haven't really looked at it, but did notice on the front cover that in the Weekend Workshop they offer tips for MTH signals. Would have liked to have read that before I installed several last week.
Well got the word today that my Lionel EM-1 that I took in for repair (aux. smoke went out) is back from Lionel. So, I guess I'm going to take a road trip to St. Louis to pick it up. It will give me an opportunity to look at Lionel's new ZW-L transformer as well. I believe it would be much better for my TMCC/Legacy locomotives than the old ZW's that I am currently using. Now, how best to explain this to my loving and always supportive wife.
Hey Kev, I saw yesterday you posted a picture of a woodpecker. I think it is a Pileated woodpecker! I like watching birds as well. I'm envious. I see Red Bellied and Downy woodpeckers around here, howerer, have never seen a Pileated woodpecker except in photos.
Gee Chief, are you sure that all that exercise is really doing you some good? I mean I understand the motivation . You probably should just not try so hard to keep up with them!
Take care guys. Won't probably be back until I return from St. Louis. Bo
A toasty 12F here in Central New Jersey.....
The more youse giz talk about your "better half" the happier I am to know the single life....
The Princess called me last night (ok, this MORNING) at 2 AM, crying, to inform me that she had texted, via Facebook, one of my ex's (who BTW is MARRIED) that she should leave her husband and get together with me, that I deserved better than my ex-wife and the two of us would be happy.....OMG!!!!
Well, long story short, I talked her down, found out that this wasn't for public consumption (thank you, Lord) and explained to her we are very good friends (yes her husband knows) and that if something happens, well, you never know. I spoke to my ex and we had a good chuckle over it. She is very sweet and is raising a step daughter. My Princess....gotta love her....she does love her Dad, and that is the greatest gift I could ask for.
Ryan....trust me, you can find something....which it occurs to me, before I left Florida, I had a layout visit to someone who contracts and builds railroads. He had a specially built 6 car garage and on the 2nd floor, was in the process of building an S gauge railroad. HUGE!!!! Had living quarters, small kitchen and bathroom on the first floor and wide open spaces on the 2nd. The master control panel was unbelievable. The lighting went from dawn to dusk, had subways, a circus, switching yard.....all Gilbert and American Flyer...it was...amazing...
I'm off to drill tonight, if I go at all. I'm feeling like I need to go to bed early, but we shall see. Off to dinner!
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
No jack it wasn't that I guarantee you ( will send you an email and you'll see what happened and why couldn't put on here) Speaking of our chat I thought the chief was long winded he don't hold a candle to Jack we talked over an hour all on a simple call to tell him of an engine for sale.
Well all is back to normal I guess off tomorrow work 4 days then off for 6 in a row Will give me time to work on my layout some. If I want 36" curves ( O-72) I'm thinking I need to make a 34" radius template and for my O-63 it will be like 30"
As told it will flex back some even if it don't' that will be a good size I think either way. thinking of that I have to get new jigsaw blades broke my last one not long ago but guess I could use my saw-saw as I have plenty of blades and all I'm cutting is plywood (23/32)
Finally home from meetings and a swing by Mrs. Edna's. YOU YANKEES and your COLD air. We might get a little frozen sleet tomorrow afternoon.
Going to put on "confey clothes" [Wifey's word for sweats, sweater and lined slippers]. Sit back in the warm natural gas heat and watch TV.
So sore I can hardly walk and now shoulders are sore to. Woke up with partial cold and sore throat too. Partial cold is one side stopped up and the other is not.
Kev, you have PM.
Jack the Red Sucks are lucky to have made the World Series. Yankees have so many wins, can't count them all.
Fifey, enjoy Grandpup. Play trains with him.
SJ, I love it when you have those really "warm" temps up there. Why this lovely young lady in my workout class is now in Roseyville in stead of MI. She told me so.
Later
Jack, SJ makes sure to blow his whistle loud enough to warn off the youngsters
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
RI Jack yes the kids do reach out and touch now and then. There are usually enough of us watching the trains that no damage has been done by them, So Far.. Most times they just cause derailments.
Aloha. Coooooold. Lake effect snow swirling around. Forgot to check in this am. Too busy running around. Nice TARDIS ride last night with the guys. Got a clean bill 'o health from the skin cancer doc. Now off to the eye doc to check on the 'implants' Jack and Rich, that warehouse fire has the neighborhood covered in ice. It's still smoldering because of the cold, and is being watched. Isn't that something, how hard it is go put out.Brutus, I'm thrilled you found a provider of Hornby keys! Who is it? Where did all these plastic bags in the yard suddenly come from?
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
wrconstruction Rock, good solution to the smoking in the ole WC i am a smoker, but I also understand and respect that it offend alot of people. I don't even smoke in my house, well, I'll confess, when its this dang cold, I'll pop one off in the basement with the door to the wood stove open (smoke goes right up the chiminey) Kev, those are beautiful birds. I could sit and watch birds all day. reminds me I got bird feeder duty tonight.. the business across from my scrap yard HAD one of those bird feeders you stick on the window, but he took it down, and gave me an earfull because my furocious killing machine of a junk yard cat ate all the birds that came to feed there. Funny thing though, when I bought this yard, there was a huge neighborhood RAT problem, So I brought in the cats and he (the guy across the street) has yet to thank me for cleaning up the RAT issues. looking like a cold slow afternoon here. people just don't come out in this cold. Ryan
Rock, good solution to the smoking in the ole WC i am a smoker, but I also understand and respect that it offend alot of people. I don't even smoke in my house, well, I'll confess, when its this dang cold, I'll pop one off in the basement with the door to the wood stove open (smoke goes right up the chiminey)
Kev, those are beautiful birds. I could sit and watch birds all day. reminds me I got bird feeder duty tonight..
the business across from my scrap yard HAD one of those bird feeders you stick on the window, but he took it down, and gave me an earfull because my furocious killing machine of a junk yard cat ate all the birds that came to feed there. Funny thing though, when I bought this yard, there was a huge neighborhood RAT problem, So I brought in the cats and he (the guy across the street) has yet to thank me for cleaning up the RAT issues.
looking like a cold slow afternoon here. people just don't come out in this cold.
Ryan, I appreciate your kind of consideration for others. I smoked for many years but alway tried to consider others too. Since I quit and BTW now have COPD thanks to my smoking, avoid second hand smoke as much as possible. The occasion that bothers me most is at a restaurant near me. They have an outdoor smoking section which is fine but it is only separated from the entrance way by a glass partiion that only goes up a few feet. The smoke just naturally drifts right over that wall and you have to run a gauntlett just to get in the place. I'm surprised that they are getting away with it since the California laws are so strict about no smoking in public places. I just hold my breath when I walk by. Have not said anything to the manager yet but maybe they could move one row of outdoor tables over a little instead of right up against the walkway to the entrance.
Ray
SPMan
Bob........it just occurred to me. You are an exceptionally proficient guy, kind of like McGuiver only better. You could always rig up an ultra-sensitive smoke detector in a discrete place in the bathroom and quietly put a keyed lock on the door handle, on the bedroom side of the bathroom. Also install inconspicuous amplified loud speakers inside the bathroom, hooked up to the smoke detectors. The next time he makes a trip to the WC....see where this is going?
V8 Dennis.........that’s still short money out of your pocket to get the del Sol past emissions inspection and on the road. Cats would have cost you a bundle!!!
RT........I hope that the chat we had the other night did not cause you to have that bad day at work the next day.
HudsonJohn........re a bias towards the steamers. I had a diesel bias for a long time because that (Alcos) was what I first received as a kid. The bias stayed with me even after I got my 2046 from Santa because the Alcos could really fly on the curves without derailing. I went over to the other side later in life when I became more interested in the smoke and those drive rods and the play value of the steamers.
MikeC......re “There is nothing better than the smell of a new car.” That’s true. I read somewhere that the new car smell is actually from the adhesives nd other processes they use when building the car at the factory. That smell fades with time. But buying pre-owned puts many in a $ position to get a car with leather, maybe with heated leather seats and a heated leather steering wheel to go with them. The leather smell does not fade with the years. Nine plus years later and my 2004 still smells of leather every time we get in the car. Same with the 2007, and THAT one is the dog car and somewhat a travelling fast food joint.
8N........when I delegated stuff to others when taking time off of work, I initially could pretty much expect that some would take advantage. If they report to you, you sign their paychecks, you review them for performance, and you leave them with a no-stretch deadline and the words “no surprises while I am out, call me if there is a snag.” You never get that call. Word gets around when they let you down the first time, after you get lit up on your return. Then things get better.
JimmyT.......I had to laugh when you posted that the price tag of the 5.0 hit you smack in the face. At least you had the presence not to wet your pants. Or did you? Shoulda called Boisenberry and taken and gotten taken out loan from her.
AF Ray.........your Mom is on to something, suggesting a New England-style covered bridge (wood) for your train layout. While these are usually for vehicles (single or double lane) or foot traffic up my way, they look really cool and would look great as a train bridge. Some of these have survived the eons and were kept intact over the years until floods damaged them or took them out the past couple of years. Mostly they were repaired or replicated and these projects made the local news up here..
Charlie and SJ........thank you so much for yet another stellar SPF video. I always get to wondering how the little ones don’t cause derailments with their proximity to the outside-running loop.
FIFE........ "grandtoddler today.” Sounds like a trip with the little one to the train shop for a present is in order. Train presents don't spoil them.
Chief........I read about your aches and pains with your new exercise regimen. What I don’t understand is why you did not consult with Chuck on these matters. For some reason, he never mentioned pain and kept eagerly going back for more. Even shared pictures with us.
Later, gang.
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
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