I have to wonder if that idiot Minneapolis cop got on the job (and stayed on the job) because he had "connections." Know what I mean?
I can tell you from experience no one hates a bad cop more than a good cop. The bad ones just make life harder than it is for the good ones.
Flintlock76 I have to wonder if that idiot Minneapolis cop got on the job (and stayed on the job) because he had "connections." Know what I mean? I can tell you from experience no one hates a bad cop more than a good cop. The bad ones just make life harder than it is for the good ones.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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rtraincollectorHe was fired the next day. Arrested two days later.
And rightfully so! He's facing murder charges as we speak.
I did some checking on him, and I find he's had 18 Internal Affairs charges against him in the past. The Minneapolis PD won't provide specifics, but one was closed with a serious reprimand.
Hence my wondering if he had "connections," that is, someone who got him on the job to begin with, and kept him on the job after it was obvious he was trouble. Time will tell. His connections won't help him now, that's for damn sure.
Afternoon folks!
Sunny. 80's. Nice.
Slept very little last night due to alergy/sinus issues. Did not sleep well the previous night either. Waiting on the SpaceX launch in a few minutes.
Regards, Roy
Buckeye Riveterwhen the tours will start again at the Age of Steam Roundhouse.
The latest I got from them was on May 18th:
Trains, trains, wonderful trains. The more you get, the more you toot!
Dobry den: Zacal Buckeye nieco? Velly den tu v Orlande vidiet raketu ist hore. Dufam, ze ich misis pojde dubre.
Hello: Did Buckeye start something? Great day here in Orlando seeing the rocket go up. Hope their mission goes well.
Hello there, Started this a couple days ago. Where'd the week go? Had a picnic with son's family Monday. Wings, onion rings, french fries, macaroni salad, brownies and lots of bike riding by the girls. Broke up early so son could go to the livestock auction. The 3rd week in a row there was none there that he wanted.
Tuesday Son planted all his corn, I added some junk from behind the garage to the trailer and took the roof remains to the scrap yard. Had 1300lb and got $4.00 a hundred. Later brought BIL and his sprayer here to spray my spruce trees with fungicide.
Wednesday he went to Belleville, in Amish country, an hour 15 trip. He got 2 bulls and a heifer. 1800lb for the 3 of them. Bigger than we like but the price was right, less time to feed them too. Yesterday had a follow up with urology doc. Lookn good come back in a year. Mrs and I got our hairs cut today, 1st time since January 31. Feels way better. I was looking like Larry from the 3 Stooges. Mrs' little poodle looked like a mini black sheep. Got him groomed on Wednesday and found a lump the size of an egg on his hind leg. Took him to vet Friday, only animals allowed in building. Vet techs running back and forth with pets and payments. Lump is undetermined, got to call Monday and schedule removal. Grass is past due for cutting. Decided to get the walk behind and use it. A shot of gas down the carb and it started on the 4th pull. Got better than half done and decided I was wupped. Today I put the tiller on the Gravely. Did neighbor lady garden and started ours. Had planned to get our plants in but ended up digging crimper out of the shed and running it over the hay son cut before he had to go to work. When I finished I found the 2 littlest granddaughters helping Mrs plant flowers.. After they left ordered pizza, a shower and watched Mass online for tomorrow. Then a glass of wine First hillclimb tomorrow, we'll see how the social distancing works out. Best get to sleep Prayers for those in need and the end of this pandemic.
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Mornin' boys (and girl). Sunny and 55 in the Potomac Highlands. Wifey and princesses going hiking up Helmstetters Curve in a while. She loves the GAP trail through there.
Middle Princess drove us up to visit Mom, yesterday. Had a nice long visit. I even fished a little, but it was kinda windy. Not much open, restaurant-wise, in these parts, so we wound up at a local red-neck biker bar. In my Nautica pink button down, khaki shorts, and docksiders, let's just say I felt like I showed up at the prom in a Halloween costume. Service , Food , Ambiance . And yes, the tattoo and ear piercing hurt.
Buckeye - We're probably several months from operating tourist trains again. We may have a job opportunity for you, in the near future. I'll email you.
rt - I have several spots on my layout that I have supplies sitting on, as well as my Z4000. They shall be the last to be sceniced.
Banksie - I would like very much to attend a livestock sale, down in Moorefield, but I can never pin down a date when it's happening. I don't like their website. Not looking to buy, just want to go and watch, since I'll be modelling the South Branch Stockyard.
Chief - When opportunistic hooligans (NOT the peacefull protestors) KNOW the police won't interfere, that's when you get the scenes we're getting. We learned nothing from R King, decades ago. It has politics written all over it. Would be curious to see how many out-of-town license plates are parked near these "flash-points".
fife your choice of print colors are hard to read.
Sun at 45 degrees. House is a chilly 68. I had another at home hair cut as the barbers and hair salons are still force to remain closed. Heaven help us if Biden chooses her as a running mate. Remember the name WHITMER. No train news our club meets have been canceled and the summer outing one is in doubt.
CHIEF set your alarm for midnight.
S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Better?
Yes much better. Thank you.
Morning. 83 and sunny. Low humidity. Off to Frankie's for a meal.Weak new Raleigh Mayor and her weak PD Chief let things get out of hand last night in Raleigh. Waited to long to take action. Same in Fayetteville. Durham perfect example of peaceful demonstrations. Enjoy your week.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Morning/afternoon folks!
Sunny and warm!
Watched the SpaceX launch yesterday! Very cool! TV comentary was inept/inane...
I have watched the Sputnik, Echo I, Echo II, etc., satellites fly over at night, Mercury launches, Apollo launches, man on the moon, Space Shuttle tests, Shuttle being shuttled on the back of the 747, Shuttle launches/flights/landings, SpaceX landing a rocket stage vertically, and SpaceX launching astronauts...all very cool!
Dennis - I repaired my daughter/SIL's 55 in LG. The flickering is what their TV did and the most likely cause (as it was in theirs) is some LEDs failed (as apparently happens often on LG TVs - due to LG pumping a very high current/voltage to the LEDs, stressing them) or the LED power supply (part of the power supply board for the entire TV) has failed. Most manufacturers supply 80 - 115 VDC to the LED strips which reduces the cost of the power supply (only requires about 30-35 milliamperes at 100 VDC to power a series of strips). The repair is pretty easy if it is the power supply (about $60 on line). If it is an LED strip it gets harder. The strips are somewhat a pain to remove. Currently replacement LED strips are hard to get due to shutdowns in China due to Covid. Last year they were hard to get due to new tariffs put in place. These repairs at a shop will likely exceed half the cost of your TV when new, and there is a risk the repairs do not last. My advice is to buy a new TV, and make sure the place you buy it from will let you drop off the old one. They do get recycled for repair parts.
Yeah, if what I hear is true the modern flat-screen TV's aren't designed to be readily fixed, not like the old picture-tube types. That's progress for you.
Flintlock76 Yeah, if what I hear is true the modern flat-screen TV's aren't designed to be readily fixed, not like the old picture-tube types. That's progress for you.
Kind of like some of our trains, heaven forbid you need replacement electronics after a very short time. How often have you gone looking for parts and it says "not available".
Throw it away and buy a new one.
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dougdagrump Flintlock76 Yeah, if what I hear is true the modern flat-screen TV's aren't designed to be readily fixed, not like the old picture-tube types. That's progress for you. Kind of like some of our trains, heaven forbid you need replacement electronics after a very short time. How often have you gone looking for parts and it says "not available". Throw it away and buy a new one.
Well, depending on what you want or are willing to give up, there is a work-around.
About a year ago, maybe a little longer, I bought a used ( I won't say what or who made it) locomotive that worked well for a few months, then died on me. Not just died, but popped the circuit breaker on the transformer whenever I shot the juice to the track. Oh brother.
"Well, I fixed copiers for thirty years, I should be able to figure this thing out!" I said to myself. Long story short, I found a pinched wire that blew the board package! I went to the manufacturer's website and found a replacment board package sold for $200, AND I had to send the old package back! OK, maybe there's proprietary stuff on the boards they don't want anyone to know about, I get it. I had other expenses at the time so had to wait to order, and when I checked again after several weeks I found the board package was no longer available! Great, NOW what do I do?
I checked Dallee Electronics and found they had a drop-in board assembly that would restore conventional operation. That's fine with me, I only run conventional anyway. What I lost was sound; no whistle, bell, "chuff-chuff" or anything else. Again, no big deal, I installed a Williams "bell and whistle" sound package I had on hand in the tender. Bell and whistle's all I need.
It cost me much less than $200 to get it going again too.
The engine runs just fine now, and no problems since.
So, if you've got a modern exotic and it dies on you, don't toss it, there is another way to go.
Honestly, with all the stuff they're packing in modern locomotives I think they're a little too smart for their own good!
Flintlock76 dougdagrump Flintlock76 Yeah, if what I hear is true the modern flat-screen TV's aren't designed to be readily fixed, not like the old picture-tube types. That's progress for you. Kind of like some of our trains, heaven forbid you need replacement electronics after a very short time. How often have you gone looking for parts and it says "not available". Throw it away and buy a new one. Well, depending on what you want or are willing to give up, there is a work-around. About a year ago, maybe a little longer, I bought a used ( I won't say what or who made it) locomotive that worked well for a few months, then died on me. Not just died, but popped the circuit breaker on the transformer whenever I shot the juice to the track. Oh brother. "Well, I fixed copiers for thirty years, I should be able to figure this thing out!" I said to myself. Long story short, I found a pinched wire that blew the board package! I went to the manufacturer's website and found a replacment board package sold for $200, AND I had to send the old package back! OK, maybe there's proprietary stuff on the boards they don't want anyone to know about, I get it. I had other expenses at the time so had to wait to order, and when I checked again after several weeks I found the board package was no longer available! Great, NOW what do I do? I checked Dallee Electronics and found they had a drop-in board assembly that would restore conventional operation. That's fine with me, I only run conventional anyway. What I lost was sound; no whistle, bell, "chuff-chuff" or anything else. Again, no big deal, I installed a Williams "bell and whistle" sound package I had on hand in the tender. Bell and whistle's all I need. It cost me much less than $200 to get it going again too. The engine runs just fine now, and no problems since. So, if you've got a modern exotic and it dies on you, don't toss it, there is another way to go. Honestly, with all the stuff they're packing in modern locomotives I think they're a little too smart for their own good!
Or you can go ERR ( which I did when I fried a board ) Looked at Williams, they offered there bell and whistle with no control on the Whistle part for $109.95 ( yes I know most dealers you can get it about $80. ) but for $89.95 I got ERR sound board which gave me whistle control, engine sounds, crew talk, & tower coms. So to me worth the extra $10. I also picked up err AC/DC commander for $100 since I didn't have the sound I ended up paying for that but still I saved the engine. Also should you have a Lionel and the sound board is still good after frying the main board you don't have to worry about that, and I still was able to use my electrocouplers, ( yes MTH will work with Lionel/ERR boards.)
Good to know RT, thanks!
Good evening all,
Home after visit with granddaughter. Nice trip home. Off work the next two days. Glad of that. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
So sad .. Yesterday, here in Orlando, great lift-off. Cheers!
Today, 10:00 pm curfew because of possible George Floyd protests.
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