Good morning all,
Chapel this morning.
Sister in Florida was hospitalized Wednesday for anemic condition. Is OK now and will be coming home today Her birthday is tomorrow. What a way to spend it.
Wife went for accupuncture yesterday and had an "episode" during the treatment. I thought she was having another fainting spell but I think it was claustraphobia. She was uncomfortable sitting on the special bench they use while working on the neck. Whole thing scared me. Went to ER last time it happened in church but they found nothing. If it happens again will discontinue the accupuncture. Will talk to my regular doctor about it.
later,
Ray
SPMan
Weather report: Cold and windy. Actually snowed this AM. Didn't stick as too warm.
Health report: doing better. Eating better and trying the three meals a day with smaller portions. Well, did eat a big salad bar [only one plate though] at Ruby Tuesday's [while Don Baker called, went to VM ].
Thanks for all the prayers and good wishes.
May get some Train Box stuff done this weekend and next week. Not hunting. Not due to health but weather forecast and one meeting a day. Watch out Thanksgiving week. Gone hunting.
Ray, you giz need to stay away from Voo Doo medicine.
Plate, Shake and Bake said he didn't read your post. Obviously didn't read mine ["dummy running the dummy" ].
Later
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Don wrote:
I will be interested in how the GG1 upgrade goes. I have a MPC GG1 I would consider doing that with, but it has AC motors and not sure if there is space. Good luck on your upgrade, I'm sure you will do well.
Thanks for the encouragement, Don. I suppose once the PS1 electronics are gone there will be plenty of room in the scale GG1. The unit crawls along really nice as is so with TMCC it should move ridiculously slow. Ten pounds of engine makes for positive power continuity.
I have 2 traditional GG1's, one MPC the other LTI so I understand your concern about space for adding TMCC. I'll remember to dismantle one of them while doing the scale GG1 installation to compare for fit. If I recall correctly, there's not much space between the motors, with the E unit taking up most of it. The only other issue I can see is the inherent incompatibility the AC motors seem to have with TMCC.. While I really wanted an RDC under command control, installing TMCC didn't improve it's performance noticeably.
Once I have all the electronics at the ready I'll keep you updated on the installation.
Bruce
ChiefEagles Ray, you giz need to stay away from Voo Doo medicine.
Frank, I think maybe you're right but she has tried everything else except surgery and she's too old for that I'm afraid. Friend of ours tried it and it was not successful. She went steadily down hill after that but died of unrelated illness.
It looks like it could snow here if it was colder. Wouldn't that be something in Southern California. It did snow once back in 1949 before I got here.
Happy trails,
Good evening all,
Sunny day today. No warmer, but the sunshine warms the heart. Quiet day at work with some frustration tossed in on the side. Going to watch Grimm in a few. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
TGIF
We have had only snow flakes in Buckeyeland, but the Pointed Corner of Ohio has been dumped on. It is hard to believe that last Sunday I mowed the lawn.
Finally after over ten years a motor burnt out on one of my Lionel accessories.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
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Plate Rail Don wrote: I will be interested in how the GG1 upgrade goes. I have a MPC GG1 I would consider doing that with, but it has AC motors and not sure if there is space. Good luck on your upgrade, I'm sure you will do well. Thanks for the encouragement, Don. I suppose once the PS1 electronics are gone there will be plenty of room in the scale GG1. The unit crawls along really nice as is so with TMCC it should move ridiculously slow. Ten pounds of engine makes for positive power continuity. I have 2 traditional GG1's, one MPC the other LTI so I understand your concern about space for adding TMCC. I'll remember to dismantle one of them while doing the scale GG1 installation to compare for fit. If I recall correctly, there's not much space between the motors, with the E unit taking up most of it. The only other issue I can see is the inherent incompatibility the AC motors seem to have with TMCC.. While I really wanted an RDC under command control, installing TMCC didn't improve it's performance noticeably. Once I have all the electronics at the ready I'll keep you updated on the installation. Bruce
I will add this since your talking GG1's I added tmcc to williams scale GG1 and it ran great and there was plenty of room but yes it had dual can dc motors in it. and I know worried about room in a AC motor traditional size GG1 which could be tight but think you could get it in there but you might have to remove the E-unit that is in there now thou.
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Good Evening,
Regarding the GG1 and TMCC upgrade. I talked with Ken of ERR earlier today and asked him about installing the board set in the GG1 with the AC motors. He said it shouldn't be a problem, he has sold a lot of them into that engine. He also commented that those that opted for the sound board had said it can be done, but it is a tight squeeze.
Hopefully, this weekend I will have time to install a kit in some 1954 Santa Fe F3 units.
Don
Mornin' boys. So Tuesday around 4:30, I'm sitting on the yatchet, waiting for the marina owner to wheel the travel-lift over to the launch. Perfect sunset, calm water, temp around 65 ... Well, that's over.
Had over daughter's last night. Grandson hit the big 3. Boy has more toys than Mattel.
Today, laundry and working on Christmas layouts. One benchwork almost done, the other I have to get sawing.
to all our "family" and loved ones.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill........
It is 20 degrees. Sunny. No snow, yet.
Not much new here. Running trains and reading.
Cheerios for breakfast on the dining car.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
Chuck
Good Morning
Having some fun with a good old case of Sciatica here....das pain in das rear!!!!
Started the hunt for some more Baldwin H16-44's for ye layout here... And....had 4 kittehs cuddled up with us this morning...yep...it be cold here.
Only getting to 28F for todays high...yeehaw..
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...
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Burrrrr is the word here..
Good morning gang, Well "Little Hiawatha" as I call him, and he don't get the joke / Danny did not show up to get in the tree stand till an hour after daybreak. Must of had too much fun last night. Wife's car is showing low tire pressure. It always does when it first gets cold out. So I need to air them up. It says they are all at 27psi.
Ten years is good Buckeye! 19 out there going to 32. Burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! There is abundant sun.Not a lot else.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Cold and sunny good morning. Been watching DVR'd shows. Getting caught up. Some great stuff on several channels. Smithsonian Channel has Helicopter Missions and Air Warriors. Both are great series.
Kev, it is only 36 here. Didn't get as cold as you did but real cold for November here.
Buckeye is like an old "barr". Crawls out of his den and looks around. Too cold so he crawls back in and sleeps.
Glad I got Shake and Bake to upgrade some engines for me. Now he is doing his. ERR will send my commission.
Off to Hunters Haven.
Evening wow this place became a ghost town today. Didn't do much today just stayed in too cold for me I'm not use to it anymore got southernized I think.
Think the rest are frozen in today chief
Hello there,
Busy as he** here
Blown..........glad you're back
Noticed a couple of odd engines while leaving a job conference at the Juniata Shops yesterday
Spent most of today getting ready to pick corn. Spent the rest of the day getting the barn ready for the cold snap. Best move on got some things I want to do before heading t bed
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Sun was out earlier today. Went to a couple of local Christmas bazaars today and got a few items. Got a new battery for wife's minivan. Wife and I did a jigsaw puzzle this evening. A quiet day, a good day. I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all. Cloudy and cool [but not as cold as yesterday]. Something about 70's tomorrow and maybe a severe T'storm. Then cold again. Crazy weather.
Off to Sunday School. Probably will want to know who I am. Haven't felt like going in a couple of months. Had rested and slept in.
Mike, figured snow would keep those un-American games down.
Hope all have a great week.
Nice pics Banks
What a sight that must have been when it was all belching steam locomotives.
S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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morning from chilly Corvallis --- down to low 20s--- have to do something about heat in greenhouse.... plants got to 30 -- still ok, but it usually gets to the teens, so have to add some of my heat cables between the floor and plants... tables have micro tubing and are fine. In Alaska, we had natural gas and a nice heater, but here no Gas, and propane is $$$ so the small electric water heater heats micro tubing on the benches and that works.. But wife insists on putting heavy things on the floor beneath,so have to make it warmer. not supposed to be so cold these next few nights........ But first have to go back down to Eugene to spend another day running O scale trains with my fello club members... we have a 30x15 set up with three tracks and several members have some really nice trains. I take my old old ebay special and can put most of my cars on at the same time --can't do that at home --grandson likes his operating cars where he can get them ... not running around the track. And mine has a cool tender whistle -- not the electronic ones of the new ones. Fun to watch the kids' eyes light up when the little train goes by and whistles at them. G'day to you all. -- on another completely different note, last night, we watched the dvd -- NFL Draft with Keven Costner(sp). it was very entertaining.....
Did not do much today. Watched a tape of a match from last week. Rested. Snohio will hit the hoosier state tonight. Did get to watch local Honda train go past church after Mass this morning. Had an ex-BNSF engine on the point in orange and green colors. Impressive. Not much else going on. I hope everyone has a good day.
evening all,
The great white north is living up to it's name. Began here around 10 am with flurries ever since.and it's not melting. Was able to pull in WLS 700 tonight and it seems it's just as cold and miserable in Cinci as it is here.
Ran some conventional on the floor today. I believe I've gone over every engine with a tune-up by now.
Thanks to all for their thoughts on the TMCC installations. Sounds like even a traditional GG1 installation is possible with sound...great to know.
Here's hoping everyone who is dealing with ailments gets a little help from the big guy. have a great week,.
Good and Cold morning,
Not much to talk about. 13 degrees with sun but an 80% chance of white stuff later, Doug has it worse, only 9 up by him. Good news is it is heading to points east as well so like they say misery loves company.
Thinking of heading up to the camp later in the week but not liking what I see in the forecast.
The daughter and her crew spent Saturday night. Dan was in the tree stand and the grand-kids and I ran trains.
Morning all. Rainy and chilly [but they say 70 today]. Suppose to dive in temps tonight.
Got Golden Corral Vets meal this afternoon. Will do a part in it.
Suppose to get HS Principal and meet a contractor. He is going to move a rock to HS campus for her. She is going to let kids decorate.
KEV, you and Doug M stay warm. I think Mike might be getting chilled to too. Chuck is probably in for some snohio too. Buckeye, let it snow, let it snow.
32 with some snow in the grass.
No train news. Football and Columbo was my Sunday.
V8Vega Mon. 77 Tue. 82 Wed. 75 Santa Anna winds are the reason its warm. I think I came a inch of being permanently banned from Trains.com on MR's Elliott's Diner. I know I can have a caustic way of saying things even with me using restraint. I have to be really careful to not post anything that might be risky, its just not worth the chance to me.
Mon. 77 Tue. 82 Wed. 75 Santa Anna winds are the reason its warm.
I think I came a inch of being permanently banned from Trains.com on MR's Elliott's Diner. I know I can have a caustic way of saying things even with me using restraint. I have to be really careful to not post anything that might be risky, its just not worth the chance to me.
Must be a picky bunch.
Yeah I saw the wash on your post V8. Would love to know what what was said (bet it was not that bad) but I am sure you can't post it here either. So lay low. If it is not worth the chance to you then stop.
On another, I think safe subject, not bad enough that it is cold as a January day but now the wind is blowing at 25 with gust of 40. Just nuts out there, We are about 27 degrees below normal. All heading east. I think the cat has decided to stay in for the rest of the winter season.
Got some nice fence and some people packs for the Carnival area today. I am schocked at the small size of the figures in the Lionel People packs. Way to small for scale. IMHO The made in China plastic figures are a better fit.
You are right Frank, things look bad by Mike C. as well.
Have a nice one.
Evening all,
Still snowing up here. Gonna get brutally cold tonight too.
Went back into the donor GP9 today and tied in some headlites ( donors from the passenger car LED upgrade ). I recall the E unit not working when I switched the TMCC components but now it's working. I think the lock out lever must have been out of position somehow. The engine has a little wobble that needs attention. It might be the old traction tires.
Being a new subscriber, I received my first copy of CTT in the mail late last week. " An S gauger revisits Christmas 1964" pretty much has nothing to do with Christmas and everything to do with American Flyer in it's twilight years. What the article lacked in sentiment, the title more than made up for it. 50 years ago this Christmas, I received my very first train set. Coincidentally it was American Flyer.
As V8 posted very warm weather, and somewhat windy at times. Nites are cooling down to 50's so its getting a little cool.
Still working on the engines, doing maintenance and checking them all out. Was able to recover a TMCC engine via the reset of the R2LC board. Still have some DCS engines to do, then start on the F3 upgrade. Hopefully by Wednesday.
Not much else going on here, but no news is good news!
So take care Be SAFE and Stay HEALTHY
We got some snow. Enough to be annoying. Solved one problem at work today, which is good. Will be able to process more data now. Cold here. I will really have to bundle up Tuesday. Wife and I started on a train puzzle tonight. Might take a while. Watched Jane the Virgin. Story line took an unexpected twist tonight. Interesting show. I hope everyone has a good day.
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
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