Grandbaby is at Fifedom, so nothin' gettin' done today.
8ntruck The SS is still at the dealer, waiting on delivery of the needed parts.
The SS is still at the dealer, waiting on delivery of the needed parts.
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Good Morning
We getting sun this morning then back to some more rain this afternoon.
Got a bunch of chores to do this morning then afternoon off to work for a couple of meetings then up to the mall to meet the gang there..hopefully train time later...
Have a good day!!
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Good morning. It's 48° with 92% humidity. The high will be 72°.Today I intend to work on the layout a bit. Cleanup mostly. Right now I'm getting ready to move the geeps onto the Sundown shop track and give my Atlas Trainmaster and Atlas U30E645 a run.
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Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....
It is a foggy 38 degrees. Going up to 56 today with sunshine.
Today is a busy day. Wife is grocery shopping. I have some chores to do and then, put groceries away. Lunch and a nap.
Dining car has Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
Chuck
Woke up to sunshine and a dusting of snow this morning. The snow didn't last long, though.
Not much else going on.
No layout work today. The FP7's and the geeps got a good run though. Went to my fathers place for lunch. Pinto beans, cornbread, collard greens, home fries. I had dinner at home tonight. Chimichangas topped with jalapenos, pepper and Tabasco. The geeps (GP7, GP35, F slug, GP7) are getting a good run right now. I've had these Bachmann GP7's for at least a couple of years and they still run whisper quiet. Looks like there's a small chance of rain tonight and tomorrow.Well, time to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
KRM rtraincollector Scratching head here everything was here I hit post bing it was not to be found will try again I have been there and done that RT. Those cars look like they need 0100 curves.
rtraincollector Scratching head here everything was here I hit post bing it was not to be found will try again
Scratching head here everything was here I hit post bing it was not to be found will try again
I have been there and done that RT.
Those cars look like they need 0100 curves.
I know that problem as well...
Those are really neat looking cars....
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-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Prayers out for Mike and Rich and families.
I'm in Nashville for training - working about 9 hours but they give us 45 minutes for lunch. No wheels, but I plan to spring for a cab to check out the Union Station this weekend. Catching up on reading some books I had stacking up at home, plus phone time with friends and family and chat on the thing-a-ma-bob. I checked out the new Lionel catalog - no new heritage set or halloween stuff for Jimmy I see. I am just not interested in that Lincoln set. I wish they would do some more of the really old ones though. How about some more British stuff? Oh well, Char called and said the van was having problems accelerating and especially on hills - sounds to me like the exhaust system - there went all my per diem pay (aka train money)
TTFN - Tardis will be along in a while.
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
evening kids
was down at the neighbors having several
I made that walk a million times in the day light, even falling down
1st time in the dark....... I way over shot the lane...... by at least 1000 feet . lol,,,, the walk was good for me
JIM at least her stang is a manual, but i am pretty sure my GMC 2500 diesel automatic (duramax w/ alison tranny) could smoke it ANY DAY
Later
Ryan
BTW wheres all the pics of you guys YORK hauls?
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
heres a couple of pics of what I'm doing at this point I only have 12' of 16 in legnth with track on it then I have my 8' acroos with track also and 12' back up at present for 2 of the loops heres is looking down the 12'
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RJ I went to O-72 as I had cars which would only run on O-54 and larger curves ( didn't know it till I got them in. But love them) Atlas scale 33,000 gl tank cars there like 17" coupler to coupler. Not sure of your dimentions by what looks like a bar but if you only have 6' they might not work as you might be over lapping or scraping the walls as you go around.
charliebrown ChiefEagles Charlie B., go with the 72" curves. Makes trains look a lot more like real railroads. Then you do not have to worry about running large scale cars or engines. Takes up a lot of real-estate but worth it in the long run. I do have some 054 switches in some sidings. I used a lot of 072 Y switches for switching yard. Longer but puts tracks closer together. After getting a few replies I think this is exactly (072) what I'm going to run for the main curves. Still debating running the 031 curves on an inside track or siding.
ChiefEagles Charlie B., go with the 72" curves. Makes trains look a lot more like real railroads. Then you do not have to worry about running large scale cars or engines. Takes up a lot of real-estate but worth it in the long run. I do have some 054 switches in some sidings. I used a lot of 072 Y switches for switching yard. Longer but puts tracks closer together.
Charlie B., go with the 72" curves. Makes trains look a lot more like real railroads. Then you do not have to worry about running large scale cars or engines. Takes up a lot of real-estate but worth it in the long run. I do have some 054 switches in some sidings. I used a lot of 072 Y switches for switching yard. Longer but puts tracks closer together.
After getting a few replies I think this is exactly (072) what I'm going to run for the main curves. Still debating running the 031 curves on an inside track or siding.
RJ, A thought to consider. Beware of the large curves. They can cost you a ton of money. As DougM points out, he runs 027 so he can't be temped into those $1,500.00 + engines that will only run on 072.
BTW I have my inner loops with lesser curves.
anjdevil2 prayers for you and ms. nora on the loss to all the family members involved also.
First off, Rich, sorry about the X girlfriend's dad. Sometimes it is best. Hope you and yours improve and you can see your daughter soon.
My day was a total reversal from what I had planned. I got a call at 9;45AM to make A run for the dealer to pick up a customer's car so I said sure. I went in and made the run and when I got back and was ready to punch out they come up and say. Hey Kev, would you consider working full days on Wednesday every week? I said sure I can try that so they said good, can you start today? So I drove all over North Central IL. today and i guess I will be doing it every week. Train money!!! Easy work, just driving around and getting some cash to play with too, and I get to drive all kinds of cars and trucks.
Other than that not much, The wife still had me cook dinner, so I did baby-back ribs with a salad and Cottage Cheese.
Maybe some train work tomorrow?
Night
First section of frame work done. Now to build around the heat register.
The wife still could not get the lumber I needed so looks like Friday till I get supplies. More building this weekend!
Rich,
Brent,
Where the pictures at? (Just kiddidng, whenever you get a chance)
Talked to the ins. co. Since I don't have their "OEM policy" I am SOL unless I want to pay the difference. What don't they mention this earlier?
I am putting it back to 100% stock, and I'll start all over once I get it back. I will be removing any upgrades that can be removed easily so the shop doesn't claim they are "damaged" and make them disappear.
I am already at $1,265 to replace items out of my pocket that wouldn't be covered. I am probably looking at $4K minimum to get it back where it was.
Jim
The temp is 41 and we had lite rain most of the day with a few snow flurries mixed in. Now the skies clear. It's sad to read of a loved ones passing, may there be some peace for the family. I had an online chat with Charlie today but no other real activity. Banilla is ready..S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Hello all
We just had a thunderstorm here.
It seems Mrs has given me the stomach virus she had last evening & this AM. I've had the diarrhea and tummy pain and if I follow her pattern I have the puking to look forward to
Rich for Ms. Nora's Dad & family.
Jimmy T.......Great news about the job!!!! answered. What field will you be in? About the Mustang. I agree with the rest, insist on OEM parts installed by a reputable shop.
88.............Mrs and I greatly enjoyed your conversation as well. By the way, the YORK photo looks great.... On that note I'd best move on......
Prayers for those in need.
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Good Afternoon...heh heh...
Wherein we can has snow...yes, snow.... and biting winds...and cold temperatures....sigh.....oh well...maybe NEXT month we might get to crawl out the winter bucket...
We went out in the stuff to go to the diner and see the gang there..not many showed up though..most likely due to our ...ern...interesting weather...
V8VegaGoing shooting soon, overcast right now, suppose to get up to 77 SP Ray yes my new pellet gun is a pump up. There also is CO2 these aren't as powerful but no pumping and some are semi automatic. And there are break barrels where the barrel is used as a lever to load a spring. When you pull the trigger the spring pushes a piston that makes a high pressure air that moves the pellet. This state totally controlled by one party just passed a Homeless Bill of Rights I hear on the radio. Skid Row in downtown LA. has been famous for its squallier forever. My tenant who got me going on Firefox says leave the computer on so I have been and I compared electrical bills and see no change but I have decided to turn it off overnight every 4th day or so as it seems to get loaded up and all of a sudden will be unusable slow.
SP Ray yes my new pellet gun is a pump up. There also is CO2 these aren't as powerful but no pumping and some are semi automatic. And there are break barrels where the barrel is used as a lever to load a spring. When you pull the trigger the spring pushes a piston that makes a high pressure air that moves the pellet.
This state totally controlled by one party just passed a Homeless Bill of Rights I hear on the radio. Skid Row in downtown LA. has been famous for its squallier forever.
My tenant who got me going on Firefox says leave the computer on so I have been and I compared electrical bills and see no change but I have decided to turn it off overnight every 4th day or so as it seems to get loaded up and all of a sudden will be unusable slow.
Dennis.......I have been thinking about picking up a BB rifle like the old Daisey lever action ones. I need something low powered enough to supplement Maximus' patrols. I want to keep the geese in the pond behind my property and off the lawn. Just something to put a sting in them, but not enough to harm them, make them associate pain and harassment with the location so they will pick some place else as their restaurant and poop repository.
Like you, I also leave my PC on 24/7, on standby when we call it a night. I got similar advice as you did from my PC guy. I have all of the anti-virus and security scans set to run overnight. I have very few problems even though I am running XP, Internet Explorer 7, and just the Norton antivirus/security package Comcast provides.
Jack
Rich......that was sad news about Nora's Dad. He was in my prayers, but I will add in your faimily and his.
I know you have missed your Princess and that the telephone has had to suffice to bridge the miles. I really hope your plans for a trip to visit her come together. Hand in there and hopefully you can make it happen.
anjdevil2 Praying for you and your family.
Good afternoon.
Again, not much happening. Have some work Friday and next week, so a little more money will be coming in soon. Hope to probably head to Elmira or Williamsport this weekend, will look for a caboose to salvage the trucks off of for my own little caboose. Will use the body as an office on the railroad, or kitbash it into something else..........
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Good Early afternoon guys...
Thanks for the prayers but the sad news is Ms. Nora's Dad passed at 0520 this morning family was there. He had been brought home earlier in the day. I have already told the family (mine/her extended) and awaiting the details. Very sad, but in the long run most likely for the best.
Nothing else to report looks nice outside will venture out in a bit.
Been having a great conversation with my Princess the last few days, God willing, I'll make the trip to see her in 2 weeks...
Back later...
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
lion88roar RockIsland52 Wifey pulled over and immediately called the police. After they determined by talking to her that there were no injuries and the cars were driveable, they told her to come down to the police station and fill out a report. She did. This is why you ALWAYS demand the police respond... I always call 911 and not the direct PD line... why? Because the police respond to 911 calls. They are there to 'protect and serve' the community, not flub off and sit in a coffee joint. It my cause them to have some additional paper work - but they is their job. We are paying their salaries, so they work for US.
RockIsland52 Wifey pulled over and immediately called the police. After they determined by talking to her that there were no injuries and the cars were driveable, they told her to come down to the police station and fill out a report. She did.
But Brent......many of us are afraid that the responding police officer might recognize us and take us off to jail for previous indiscretions. Wild guys, like SP Ray, SJ, and Chuck.
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