It is like my dad used to tell me, (RIP) Kevin it don’t matter what they look like if you can’t have any and anyone can have a ugly chick. Pick your pleasure., you got forever.
Not sure what all that means....... but Dannica has buried extensive PR wherever she has been .... even in Iowa. Go Cart Queens are a dime a dozen. I'd be surprised if she finishes the race, but that's OK, she made payroll without a problem.
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Plastic intakes seem to be a fact of life now.The 97 Crown Vic I used to own blew the crossover driving home from work one night.200 in parts later it was back on the road.Old cruiser too bad the frame let go.
I got the GP40 back together and took it for a test run. No derailments, no hops. The repaired truck is working fine. I did have a couple of hairy minutes earlier when the glue tried to stick the side of the truck to the frame. The only noise I heard during the test was the squealing and growling of the old motor. Maybe someday I'll shoehorn an Athearn motor into it.Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
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
jonadel Dannica -- "if she didn't have the looks she wouldn't have the ride", not my words but I do believe it.
Dannica -- "if she didn't have the looks she wouldn't have the ride", not my words but I do believe it.
Jon,
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
V8VegaJeffery or anybody why are some web sites real slow? Two Honda sites are so slow I read CTT while I'm waiting for it to move. I'm done with them now anyway. I was out of the hobby for years and have a bunch of CTT and MR bought on eBay that I haven't read yet. There is a lot of sellers on eBay selling CTT and MR individual issues for ridiculous prices with no bids and they keep on week after week Why? I only buy full years and am almost caught up.
There are many reasons a website could run slow. There have been times this one crawled like molasses on a hillside in Maine in the middle of winter.
Ended up with only 4.5" of snow, a bit disappointed. However, Monday's forecast calls for more precip
Temp is 33, looks like we got about 3 inches of snow this morning.
Didn't feel good, didn't feel real bad so I just couched a lot of the afternoon. Of course the fresh snow made it easy to stay in. I have a new OGR but just got into a little of it. Some popcorn instead of banilla tonight but the thingy guys can have some..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
cheapclassics Good evening all, TBIL and I can drive, hopefully better than Danica. Glad she is in NASCAR so she can suck the air out of that series instead of Indycar. I hope everyone has a good day. Keep on training, Mike C. from Indiana
Good evening all,
TBIL and I can drive, hopefully better than Danica. Glad she is in NASCAR so she can suck the air out of that series instead of Indycar. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Mike if you have not noticed the last 15 years, Indycar is pretty much dead already and has been. Why do you think she moved? All of the stands at NASCAR are empty too. It is not as much fun as it used to be. NASCAR is also almost dead to me. The average person can't afford to go let alone order a .
Thanks to the owners.
Weather was junk today with ice and stuff all over the roads so I stayed home today. Spent some time looking at new Lionel catalog. This is a definite winner. Many new sets and lots to choose from. Really like the Canadian grain train and the BNSF double stack sets. The PRR General set looks nice too. Good to see a new Scout set and a new low price Santa Fe set. Lots of Thomas sets are there as well with the "correct" type cars. Interesting change on the Polar Express set. Some nice new Christmas sets as well. Took "Saucy Wench" to an exclusive showing of "Beautiful Creatures". That was nice as well. TBIL and I can drive, hopefully better than Danica. Glad she is in NASCAR so she can suck the air out of that series instead of Indycar. I hope everyone has a good day.
In Charlotte in hotel. Got signed onto internet. Now to Hooters [one block away] for some breaded wings for dinner. Bring them back to room and prop up feet, eat and watch TV. Rained off and on. Big crowd at Bass Pro. Sold chargers no longer than I was in the store.
Hungry, chat later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Well if I didn't underestimate how much time work would take.................
Oh well, more money for me!
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
RockIsland52 KRMSeems we may have got good news on the wife’s car. They called to say it was done so I went to the bank and got the $400.00. When I got to the dealer they told me that the camshaft seals were leaking too. So they replaced those. The neat thing about it is they think those will be covered under the engine warranty but the valve cover gaskets are not. But to replace the camshaft seals you have to change the valve cover gaskets so they would then be covered. So if it goes through it will all be covered. If not well I have to pay but it will be $100.00 less than they quoted me in the first place. All I had to pay for so far was an oil change. If this works and Katie's car has not hit the 5 year mark yet we are going to do same to it. I got to call in her VIN to see. Don't you just HATE when things turn out like this? Now you have $400 in cash to spend on your trains expansion wife. Jack
KRMSeems we may have got good news on the wife’s car. They called to say it was done so I went to the bank and got the $400.00. When I got to the dealer they told me that the camshaft seals were leaking too. So they replaced those. The neat thing about it is they think those will be covered under the engine warranty but the valve cover gaskets are not. But to replace the camshaft seals you have to change the valve cover gaskets so they would then be covered. So if it goes through it will all be covered. If not well I have to pay but it will be $100.00 less than they quoted me in the first place. All I had to pay for so far was an oil change. If this works and Katie's car has not hit the 5 year mark yet we are going to do same to it. I got to call in her VIN to see.
If this works and Katie's car has not hit the 5 year mark yet we are going to do same to it. I got to call in her VIN to see.
Don't you just HATE when things turn out like this? Now you have $400 in cash to spend on your trains expansion wife.
Jack
Jack,
Like the Tom Petty song,, Even the loosers get lucky some times.
Oh yeah, BTW the new Thomas set showed up today. A day the wife should be working but no!!
Ohayō,
I just finished breakfast with the youngest child. It’s sunny and brisk this morning, which will make today’s drive to Tokyo more enjoyable. We’re spending two nights in Tokyo so it will be easier for me to get to and from the marathon tomorrow. We’re planning to leave in a few hours so I should get going.
Lionel’s New RTR Catalog: Wow, I am very happy with these offerings. I was excited to see all the remote operated trains available; I believe this is a very smart decision by Lionel. However, the Subway Series set definitely appeals to me, as does the Yankees passenger set. My oldest brother would definitely enjoy the Phillies train. I think I need to start my Christmas list early this year as I have many wants from this catalog. Oh, the Peanuts psychiatric stand with Lucy is cool too.
Laz – Thanks. I may even pay a visit to Barry’s while I’m in PA; I believe that’s about a 90-minute drive from my parent’s house.
Jack – I’ll take the subway or local train back to the hotel after the marathon; hopefully I won’t need any assistance. I finished the last paper for this class last night. I can now enjoy a week off from school before starting the final class. Then I’ll be out in VT in June for a short residency and graduation.
Kev - I wish I wasn’t able to open my sunroof already. I’m not ready for winter to end. That’s great news about the car.
SP Ray – Based on the info you provided, you should stick with the long-term insurance. If you don’t keep it and need long-term care, the care will eat away any savings you both have. The other option you could face is the care you receive will be provided by the State – not the best.
Sayonara,
Joe
Good evening.
At work right now. Will probably start heading home by about 6ish, maybe 6:30ish at the latest.
RockIsland52 RedfireS197Jack, I've talked to several Mustang owners and two speed shops, and they all tell me to just go 4.10 and be done with it. I'll probably go with shop #1 since they quoted me $550 out the door, while shop #2 quoted $330 for parts and 2.5 - 4+ hours at $100/hour. If I swap the entire axle for a new 3.73 axle myself, I'm looking at $1,425 for the axle. Jim........what kind of RPM do you run at 65mph now? What would you be running @65mph with each of the ratios you are thinking about? Good thing to know before you decide. Speed shops will know that stuff. Jack
RedfireS197Jack, I've talked to several Mustang owners and two speed shops, and they all tell me to just go 4.10 and be done with it. I'll probably go with shop #1 since they quoted me $550 out the door, while shop #2 quoted $330 for parts and 2.5 - 4+ hours at $100/hour. If I swap the entire axle for a new 3.73 axle myself, I'm looking at $1,425 for the axle.
I've talked to several Mustang owners and two speed shops, and they all tell me to just go 4.10 and be done with it. I'll probably go with shop #1 since they quoted me $550 out the door, while shop #2 quoted $330 for parts and 2.5 - 4+ hours at $100/hour. If I swap the entire axle for a new 3.73 axle myself, I'm looking at $1,425 for the axle.
Jim........what kind of RPM do you run at 65mph now? What would you be running @65mph with each of the ratios you are thinking about? Good thing to know before you decide. Speed shops will know that stuff.
With the 3.31, I think 65 MPH is somewhere around 1800 RPM. 3.73 would be 2034 RPM while 4.10 would be 2235 RPM based on the charts on the vendor's site. The most important thing to me is that I get someone that knows what they're doing and stands behind their work at a fair price.
Jim
Aloha. Nice grey day - got maybe 3 inches of snow. Not too bad. The youngest was very sick yesterday - slept all day between getting sick. He's more himself today but not going to school. I'll drop over later to pick up his homework for the weekend. Nice TARDIS ride last night. Hope to tinker more with the layout this weekend.Jack, I'm sorry you can't get natural gas instead of the fuel oil. My 2 cents - don't get a tankless water system - my neighbors have them - one is very knowledgable about plumbing but boy, are they ever fiddly. There is always something wrong with them. And the water isn't as hot as you get from a tank. We got the biggest tank we could afford when I last replaced it - figuring with three kids and a bride who love loooong showers -- and went on a budget plan with our nat. gas provider and it's worked out.Ray, I would renew the insurance. I have friends who have and do not have it - the ones who have it and need it are happy - the ones who need it and cancelled it are miserable.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
wrconstruction .........after a month long fiasco, our wall paper sorta arived, they failed to mention they were priced / order as single rolls and shipped and advertised as double rolls, so we have half of it. looks like another three weeks for the rest......... gotta run Ryan
.........after a month long fiasco, our wall paper sorta arived, they failed to mention they were priced / order as single rolls and shipped and advertised as double rolls, so we have half of it. looks like another three weeks for the rest.........
gotta run
Ryan
A husband and wife wallpapering together.....hmmmmmm. A perfect setting for a made for TV murder mystery. Sounds like you got a three week stay of execution, and more time for important stuff to play with your trains.
Kev,
Your post about Sandra's vehicle made me thing of GM's wonderful 3800 V6 that has the plastic intake plenum that distorts by design and creates oil and Dexcool shakes. Had that happen to several family members.
I need to clean the layout off, but I need to make shelves first. That will need to wait until spring since I can't fit the table saw in the garage right now.
hope all is well with all
busey as heck at work today, only an hour to go. busiest weve been in a month.
after a month long fiasco, our wall paper sorta arived, they failed to mention they were priced / order as single rolls and shipped and advertised as double rolls, so we have half of it. looks like another three weeks for the rest.
so I went to home depot to get some basic wall paper tools, and guess what, they don't sell them!!
so here we go.............
laz 57LawsonFarmsRRlaz 57 Hi GUYZ, 24 and not bad awaiting SNO HI ZO tonite. Hope it stays away. CHUCK point that weapon downrange. Going to ALLENTOWN TRAIN SHOP tomorrow and don't want this crappy weather. Getting lots o wiring done on layout. Gotta do the town wiring then make my logging mountain. JOEY D. I think there is a train show in Hamburg Pa? I'll try and get some info for you. BRUTUS, how much SNO HI ZO? BUCKEYE and CHUCK, TGIF!!!!! PAT and CHUCK, DANICAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Stay frostymy friends, laz57 Hay Laz - A few days ago someone said she will start first and then drop to 18th or so. I doubt she will even finish. A good driver, but still lacks the experience. A race is different than a qualifying run. Just my What say you Fife? Pat PAT, At least she is easy on the eyes, better to look at then Gordon. Hope she wins!!!!! laz57
LawsonFarmsRRlaz 57 Hi GUYZ, 24 and not bad awaiting SNO HI ZO tonite. Hope it stays away. CHUCK point that weapon downrange. Going to ALLENTOWN TRAIN SHOP tomorrow and don't want this crappy weather. Getting lots o wiring done on layout. Gotta do the town wiring then make my logging mountain. JOEY D. I think there is a train show in Hamburg Pa? I'll try and get some info for you. BRUTUS, how much SNO HI ZO? BUCKEYE and CHUCK, TGIF!!!!! PAT and CHUCK, DANICAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Stay frostymy friends, laz57 Hay Laz - A few days ago someone said she will start first and then drop to 18th or so. I doubt she will even finish. A good driver, but still lacks the experience. A race is different than a qualifying run. Just my What say you Fife? Pat
laz 57 Hi GUYZ, 24 and not bad awaiting SNO HI ZO tonite. Hope it stays away. CHUCK point that weapon downrange. Going to ALLENTOWN TRAIN SHOP tomorrow and don't want this crappy weather. Getting lots o wiring done on layout. Gotta do the town wiring then make my logging mountain. JOEY D. I think there is a train show in Hamburg Pa? I'll try and get some info for you. BRUTUS, how much SNO HI ZO? BUCKEYE and CHUCK, TGIF!!!!! PAT and CHUCK, DANICAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Stay frostymy friends, laz57
Hi GUYZ,
24 and not bad awaiting SNO HI ZO tonite. Hope it stays away. CHUCK point that weapon downrange. Going to ALLENTOWN TRAIN SHOP tomorrow and don't want this crappy weather. Getting lots o wiring done on layout. Gotta do the town wiring then make my logging mountain.
JOEY D. I think there is a train show in Hamburg Pa? I'll try and get some info for you.
BRUTUS, how much SNO HI ZO?
BUCKEYE and CHUCK, TGIF!!!!!
PAT and CHUCK, DANICAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
Stay frostymy friends,
laz57
Hay Laz - A few days ago someone said she will start first and then drop to 18th or so. I doubt she will even finish. A good driver, but still lacks the experience. A race is different than a qualifying run. Just my
What say you Fife?
Pat
PAT,
At least she is easy on the eyes, better to look at then Gordon. Hope she wins!!!!!
.........or at least gets interviewed a lot after the race.
I worked on the broken Atlas truck this morning. I ground off what was left of the retainer tabs that would have held it onto the frame. I left the location rough so that glue can hold to it. I put the truck in place in the GP40 frame then super glued a piece of ns rail to it in the location where one of the retaining tabs were. It's now enough to keep the truck in place. The next item on the list for the GP40 is to replace the motor. The one in it runs but sounds like it's grinding itself to pieces.
Seems we may have got good news on the wife’s car. They called to say it was done so I went to the bank and got the $400.00. When I got to the dealer they told me that the camshaft seals were leaking too. So they replaced those. The neat thing about it is they think those will be covered under the engine warranty but the valve cover gaskets are not. But to replace the camshaft seals you have to change the valve cover gaskets so they would then be covered. So if it goes through it will all be covered. If not well I have to pay but it will be $100.00 less than they quoted me in the first place. All I had to pay for so far was an oil change.
Hello all
Well we received a go on the cylinder from my friend's Daewoo from the machine shop. They are going to surface it and clean it. My friend is chasing down the head set w/ bolts and a timing belt. Prob. will start re-assembly next time I am down from the mountain. For less than $150 in parts and a couple of pizzas he should be back on the road. I worry about him riding his motorcycle all the time.
Weather is looking better for the weekend. We had snow in town here Wed. and Thurs. May get a chance to paint the bicycle frame this weekend.
Got a new bathmat from Target last night. Old one went into the trash after I picked it up with the end of the broomstick We are no longer it "helicopter" mode for the time being
Time to pay rent. The cactus wren (AZ state bird) took a dump on schedule.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Good morning all, Sunny weather is back, thankfully and it is cool and pleasant today. Went out for dinner last night with the family. Nice break from cooking.
Jack, our 90 year old friend/stroke victim, has been moved now to a rehablitation hospital and is getting three hours of theraphy per day. She is paralysed on the right side but is able to speak a little better now per her family. Still no visitors allowed yet. They have connected a feeding tube directly to her abdomen so they eleimanted the necessity to go through the nostril. Glad she got rid of that. Must be awful. Our other friend is still in the assisted living/nursing facility. We need to visit her. It is difficult to talk to her on the phone because her voice is so weak. Saw her husband at the drug store yesterday. He looks bad. Under a lot of stress and had just had a tooth pulled to top it off. He said he spent one night with one of his son's near the ocean which was very good for him.
Jack, I agree about hearing more about these kinds of problems the older we get. We have to make a decision to keep our long term care health insurance or to drop it. It is very expensive but the cost of long term care is very high too. So we are between a rock and a hard place. My wife's part is more expensive than mine because she is a little older than me. Neither one of us have any relatives except our two sons living near us. The rest are all on the East Coast. The amount of money we have already plowed into this insurance feels like flushing it down the toilet if we let it lapse. It has no cash value either. The time to cancel it was several years ago. Now with our age, it seems more probable that we might need it. The deadline for renewal is just a few weeks from now. If I had put the money that we paid into this in an investment, I would probably be ahead of the game now but hindsight is 20/20. I am waiting for my next doctor visit to help make this decision. Prayers for your aunt and grandkids.
later,
Ray
SPMan
LawsonFarmsRR laz 57 Hi GUYZ, 24 and not bad awaiting SNO HI ZO tonite. Hope it stays away. CHUCK point that weapon downrange. Going to ALLENTOWN TRAIN SHOP tomorrow and don't want this crappy weather. Getting lots o wiring done on layout. Gotta do the town wiring then make my logging mountain. JOEY D. I think there is a train show in Hamburg Pa? I'll try and get some info for you. BRUTUS, how much SNO HI ZO? BUCKEYE and CHUCK, TGIF!!!!! PAT and CHUCK, DANICAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Stay frostymy friends, laz57 Hay Laz - A few days ago someone said she will start first and then drop to 18th or so. I doubt she will even finish. A good driver, but still lacks the experience. A race is different than a qualifying run. Just my What say you Fife? Pat
Temp is 27, snow started about 0730 but seems to be moving through here pretty fast. Looks like a quick 2 inches. Daughter has a cold so she stayed home from work which means granny did not have to go out this morning. She is already busy cleaning, oh how she loves to clean. No need for either of us to travel out today...Friday has arrived again, the next one will be in March, enjoy....S.J.
RockIsland52Jeffrey........methinks you swapped out blood and urine samples to escape a smack down from your Doc.
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Good morning. It's 51° with 92% humidity and there's a slight possibility of rain. The high will be 62°.Today will involve a little more work on the layout I think. I also intend to look at the broken truck I took out of the FP7 last night. Apart from the broken off retaining tabs there's nothing wrong with it mechanically. Maybe I can drill into what's left of the tabs and glue in something to do the job the tabs did. What do I have to lose? A broken truck? Some time? Hey, free time was made to waste. Besides which, this could be fun.
Well the weather guesser missed the mark again to the tune of about 5" of the white stuff. 2.5" to 3" maybe at best.
I have cleaned the drifts on the lane and did the sidewalks. Done. Doug, how much did you get?
Car dealer just called. The wife’s car needs new valve covers and gaskets,, GM upgrade that they don’t tell you about or back up so it is a $400.00 job with an oil change. Well I guess it could have been worse. It least now she can run off some of those $800.00 tires I just had put on it.
I found the Tardis last night and we had a good ride.
John, I tried to PM Bo but when you go to his profile there is no option for that?
Joe, No sunroofs here yet.
Banks??? Coal??? They quit using coal here for heat 50 years ago??
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