Morning,
AND the LEFT COAST has a reputation for being laid back?????
Gee, I've already been to the auto shop (2hrs), delivered ink to a customer, ran 2 errands to the bank, and it ain't even noon yet!!!!
Doug, maybe the power is out back east or something???
Have a great day all, (even though it will be a short one)!
Don
Doug, thanks. Go back and add 16 years please to the title. Thanks again.
Home. Cloudy and 84.Afraid this will be sad news.www.wral.com/search-for-chil...nues/19264376/Maybe mow wet grass.Long agenda tomorrow. Last item is atty. representing a block of homeowners. undefined Then Food Security meeting at 4:30 across the parking lot.Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Got up at 5, ate, showered, went to doctor at 10:30, DISCOVERED ON THE WAY THAT MY FAVORITE TRAIN STORE (TRADING POST TRAINS) WAS GONE, encountered crazy new arrangements at hospital for covid protocols for the first time, went to get blood test and new shingles vaccine (OY does it make you sore! ) ate at Bob Evans, home by 4. Just another day o' fun!
Same me, different spelling!
"SOS and coffee." Oh, THAT SOS! Hee, hee, hee!
Therin lies a tale. Years back my brother-in-law "Big B" took Lady Firestorm, Lady F's mom, and myself to a brunch buffet at a very nice restaurant in Rockland County NY, the "Duck Cedar Inn" if I remember correctly. They had quite a nice spread, and on my third trip to the buffet bar I spotted something that looked familiar. "Aha!" says I, "It's creamed chipped beef, and there's the toast!" It looked like hardly anyone had taken any. Then an evil thought popped into my mind, "Let me see who all the WW2 vets are in here!'
Put some toast on the plate, piled on the creamed chipped beef, and returned to the table in a roundabout way tolding the tray at waist height.
Found 'em all right! Every grey-haired guy in the place turned green when I passed him! But you know what? The stuff tasted pretty darn good!
"Big B" knew what it was, he's not a veteran, but a student of military history. He started snickering as much as I did!
Ain't I a stinker?
SOS. "Slop On a Shingle." Hey, this is a "family-friendly" website, you don't think I'm going to use the REAL name, do you?
Add-on: What happened to "Trading Post Trains" Becky? Retirement? COVID-19? I remember the video you posted, it looked like a great place!
The owner, Jim Berilla passed away. The assets were sold by the family to: http://www.cornerfieldmodelrailroadmuseumandhobby.com/home.html. Unfortunately, since I don't drive, that puts it out of my reach. The old store, formerly known as "Pearl Home Supply" (I always wondered what they sold besides Lionel trains? ), has a sign on it announcing it will soon be a "latin dance studio". I'm not sure what's worse ending for such a great store, a dance studio or a 7-11 like Madison Hardware .
Good Evening from a beautiful clear 79°F Southern Ohio,
September? What happened to August?
Got home from work and shot the pellet rifle, then cut some grass. Supper, the kids cleared the table, cleaned up the kitchen and now some rest. I have a class to teach to the new hired operators on auxiliary substations so I’ll look over the lesson plan before bedtime.
Chief – That is tough. Prayers for the family and first responders
May God bless you and you families
Jim
Flint, During the majority of my time at one AFB in Texas there was only one cook who made fantstic SOS. Unfortunately when he wasn't cooking that morning you could hardly tell it was sos, it looked more like grease and who knows what sitting in the steam table.
It looks like our good weather is coming to an end looks like 100* Fri, 107* Sat, 110* Sun. That's what they are forecasting but the prior hot spell they under estimated the highs hope they aren't doing that again.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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pennytrainsThe owner, Jim Berilla passed away. The assets were sold by the family to: http://www.cornerfieldmodelrailroadmuseumandhobby.com/home.html.
Oh, that's a shame. Sorry for the loss of your friend and his shop.
A train store I enjoyed going to on my trips back up north was the "Old And Weary Car Shop" in Tappan NY. Now closed, it was a wonderful place, and run by a great guy named Al Seebach. Sadly, he passed away in April of this year due to COVID-19 and the shop's been closed since.
I don't know what the future holds for the "O&W" shop, I haven't been able to find out anything. I only found out about Al's passing from the Bergen County Model Railroad Club's website, but there's been nothing on the site since.
Fife saw this and thought of you. I know you don't collect anymore but still the memory
Is that a Fife Bike or what !
Mornin' boys. Mornin' pennyt. Rain and 71 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Heading up the mountain to visit Mom in a bit.
Yesterday was shopping day. Wifey still hasn't picked a color... Check engine light came on. Couldn't find the culprit. Not running rough. Advanced Auto not doing diagnostic check due to Woo-han. Garage tomorrow morning.
LOVE the bicycle!!!
Fife, whenever a "Check Engine" light comes on in one of my cars and everything seems normal, that is, start, idle, acelleration, the usual stuff, I just ignore it for a couple of days to see what happens. Half the time "C-E" goes away of it's own accord. I've had the "C-E" light come on when I've changed brands of gasolene.
Go figure.
The last time "C-E" lit up in the Hyundai the guys at the shop couldn't find a thing wrong with the car. They just re-set the thing and I was on my way.
fifedog Mornin' boys. Mornin' pennyt. Rain and 71 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Heading up the mountain to visit Mom in a bit. Yesterday was shopping day. Wifey still hasn't picked a color... Check engine light came on. Couldn't find the culprit. Not running rough. Advanced Auto not doing diagnostic check due to Woo-han. Garage tomorrow morning. LOVE the bicycle!!!
Fife.....could be something as simple as a loose gas cap. BTDT Give it a few days.
88........I use ALAWAY eye drops by Baush and Lomb OTC and the work good. Flonase for sinus. Haven't tried a pill that didn't put me to sleep or made me crazy.
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Half way through the work week......Not much went on last night, I did get the phone up and running now 4 years of updates......oy....Jenni was a foster Mom to 2 guinea pigs and we grew attached, so we're keeping themRain today and tomorrow will be sun...Chief - that's horrible - we just had a drowning here in town, he was 60 . And the weather was fine.
Fife - Cycle the key 3 times and the fault will pop up - It's the Durango, correct? Gotta love Mopar Diagnostics.......
PennyT - I've been lucky that my LHS is still kicking and we can go there. Trains and Things lives on, lol. Whenever we go someplace, we make sure to stop in the LHS to support them, no matter how little we spend.
And a word about SOS ---
I learned to like it at Walson Army Hospital in Fort Dix, NJ. No, never made the military, however, being a US Navy brat, I was often hospitalized with the vets from 'Nam. Great bunch, I was a teenager then. Most mornings it was SOS or eat nothing. Army food wasn't that bad, I gotta tell ya.
Off to work - another fun filled day....lol
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
I grew up around WW2 and Korean war vets. One thing they all complained about was SOS. It sounded awful. Later when I went into the Army they took us from the induction center to Ft. Knox Ky. We arrive late at night so my first Army meal was breakfast. You guessed it, I took one look and saw SOS on the serving line. First thought was wow SOS for my first meal. BIG SURPRISE WAS THAT i LIKED IT. From then on I looked forward to it for breakfast. Whenever I ate in mess halls I never really had much I didn't like. Wayne
On my arrival and our first breakfast wasn't on the serving line it was kp. After that I was very hesitant to eat some items the rest of my time in basic training and it also carried over into tech school. My eating habits didn't change until I was finally able to live off base and my BetterHalf could join me.
Morning. Hot and humid. Out the door to Dr. follow-up.Off today for a change. Produce boxes tomorrow. USDA extended them.One child found dead yesterday and still looking. Mom came around curve in the dark. Not a bridge but a pipe under road. Not her fault.Have a good one.
Good morning folks!
Sunny and 90 today. Got some good soaking rain and was able to turn off the lawn sprinkler system
Got a special socket (octagonal) so I can replace the high pressure A/C service port on my 2001 GMC Sierra P/U. For some reason - likely just to be different - GM uses a stupid/unreliable spring ball valve instead of the common Scrader valve for the high pressure A/C service port. It failed and let all the refrigerant out. Apparently these ports fail a lot and the replacement uses a standard Schrader and hex socket. So the goal today is to replace the port, pull a vacuum, hope the vacuum holds, and recharge the system.
Regards, Roy
Afternoon fellasI can actually envision Fife riding that bike! Fife - if you lived closer you could stop by and use my code reader. I bought two (one from BAVAuto for the BMWs - they don't use the same code system every other manufacturer uses, and one from Advance for all other cars) they paid for themselves on first use because of how much mechanics and dealers charge to pull codes... Will Wifey ever choose a color? TheQ chose a color for the old house entry way, I'm color blind so I just painted. First time her Dad walked in... "Who would paint their walls a neon purple?"SOS - Never eaten it, never will. My uncle was a cook on a destroyer during WWII... he wouldn't eat it, so figured it wasn't safe for human consumption. Chief - that is heartbreaking!WRM - I've had a number of head scratchers over the years. Every time I do a brake job I have to head to NAPA for a new socket of some sort. I think I have metric up to 25mm now and SAE up to 1.25inch... don't ask.
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After my one day of kp there were a lot of things that I felt were not fit for human consumption.
New thermostat on order for fifemobile.
We may have a color selection. Oh, wait...
Stauffer's cream chip beef --->
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
KRM A lot of wind today and I heard a tree crash out back, I figured it was a dead Ash but when I went to look it is a huge old live oak and right on my back trail…. Best get on to the next adventure.
Better the trail than the house.
Back from the cardiologist and the result = .
Evening All,
Great News Doug! I agree w/Doug Kev, you were lucky.
Had a busy day......
- Supervised the crew resurfacing the street with a slurry coat, they did pretty good.
- Washed the car,
- Babysat the house for awhile.
That was enough .
Tomorrow, go to the VA for an eye injection, .
And then in for a hot day and weekend, suppose to get in the 100's here!! Not unusual for September a week of super heat, then the Santa Ana winds = Fires! Every Year!
Good Morning from a cloudy breezy 71°F Southern Ohio,
Kids and bride off to school and have the house to me and the dog. I’m enjoying breakfast with fresh perked coffee and a morning breeze on the front porch. I’m going to open the bee hive and put some traps for the small hive beetles that have taken up residence. It uses no chemicals so the honey is not affected. I’ll put on a new band saw blade to make foot for a gate leg table that was passed on to us from the bride’s mom’s stuff. And if doesn’t rain, cut some more grass, but that is wishful thinking.
88 – I use my code reader quite a bit on my own fleet and on friend’s cars. It is an Actron and about 7 years old. If I were to get another one it would be a code reader that goes for $100 called blue driver. It sends the info to your smart phone via an app. Tells codes and probable fixes. I used one a friend has and it is really nice.
Kev – Good troubleshooting techniques. We’ve got several trees that need to be brought down. The power company marked 5 they are going to drop. There is another 5 or so I’d like to get dropped, in a controlled manner.
Home. Had cute little lady riding with me. Dream Center [Church volunteer organization for feeding and etc.] assistant director. We covered all the trailer parks and individual stops. I bought her a cheeseburger and fries from food trailer. Came to house to eat. Pam and her visited. Then picked tomatoes, hot peppers and grapes. She left with a bag full. Lives with her folks about 6 miles from me. Originally from San Diego.So hot and humid Wifey is just sitting inside and not gardening. Now I'm doing the same. Need to mow again. Maybe later as it gets cooler. Tomorrow and Sunday to be really cool. Wifey talking about fall decorating.
Mornin' boys. Sunny and 51 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Actually could see my breath outside, while letting the dog do his Maxi-biz. Spent yesterday working on lawn, flower beds, and porch decorating for autumn. Looks "sooo cute", as Ms Kelly puts it.
And we have a winner = Rhythmic Blue. I should start painting, before something else catches Wifey's fancy.
Dougnotta - Good news on the ticker.
dbaker ---> This look is timeless:
Morning all, yesterday's project was to jackhammer a small ditch across the driveway to run conduit so I could run two circuits to the shed, and get the extension cord up off of the driveway and change it from one circuit to two. Done and wired up and all is good.
I moved the heavy workbench out there the other day. I still have a heavy cabinet I need to move out there. It's 7' tall x 3' wide and 2' deep made out of 3/4" Plywood with 3 shelves in it made out of 3/4" plywood.
Today no plans for anything strenuous.
81* going to 87*, a welcomed cool down, from the past few days.
Hope you all have a great weekend. We do not have any plans.
Later all.
Good morning. Cooler and lower humidity. May mount my new Pro Mariner charger in the Crappie Jon. Will not sweat like I would have for the last week.
Did get grass mowed late yesterday.
Grapes are really getting ripe. Lots of bunches this year.
Read back over page one as had time. SOS, was pretty good.
Have a safe and happy holiday.
Well they weren't to far off, they missed it by two degrees. We peaked at 115* instead of 113*, either way it is to damn hot. Heaven only knows what the electric bill will be, but on the bright side we haven't been part of any of the rolling blackouts. Yet !
Evening folks!
Quick stop. Cool front took the hoomidity down! Very pleasant this am and through the day.
The AC repair to the '01 GMC P/U is successful so far! Have driven it about 50 miles and so far so good. Fingers crossed.
Have a great day tomorrow all!
Good evening all,
The healing is in process. Spent a wonderful day at IMS watching the Road to Indy cars compete (also a Mazda Cup (MX-5) event ). Got to see about 2.5 to 3 hours of racing on the road course. No tickets sold nor was the event advertised but the museum was open and so people could park there and we could watch on the spectator mounds inside the oval turn 2. We could see the action from the end of the back stretch to the last turn before the front straight. Weather was perfect. Some people were prepped for the whole day with folding chairs and food and others came from the museum when they heard cars on the track. It did my heart good to see wheels turn at IMS..... Not the same as May and not the same as the oval, but it was........home. Met a person I used to race against over 40 years ago. Sometimes you do something and you are pretty sure it is the right thing to do and then you get additional confirmation you were supposed to be there. I also heard today Mid-Ohio is on and fans will be allowed so next weekend is busy as well. There will always be a pain in my heart from this year, but all this helps..... I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Busy morning. Breakfast with Wifey's friend and hubby outdoors at restaurant. TV Church. Left immediately for Harbor Freight. I got discounted LED florescent shop lights and she got white outdoor lights . Of course, we went by garden/nursery center. She bought two plants and looked at a $100 fish for her pond. Had to install lights atop big pergola out front . Now inside. Will do my lights tomorrow.Wifey wants to start decorating fall tomorrow.
Mike, way to go. Have a great and safe holiday.
Morning. Cooler and less humidity. Wifey in fall decorating mode. Wants me to dig up two big azaleas that are 20 years old. Wow.
Spanky, got Wifi extender for inside of the house. Can't reach train box. How can I get one that will do that?
Prayers for CA.
Enjoy your day.
Good Morning,
Whew, it was hot here yesterday! 105 ! That is extremely rare for here. Then the fires of course comes with it, we got a showering of ash overnight. One fire is about 30 miles from our place, and it apparently was started as a result of a "Gender Reveal Party". But it is suppose to be significantly cooler today, low 90's.
Mike, glad your feeling better!
Watched the Nascar races over the weekend, enjoyed all 3. The Xfinity race I think was the most exciting, a really fun finish. The Cup was OK, was hoping Jimmie Johnson would pull out a win, but didn't happen. (Pit Crew had too many mistakes.)
Was outside yesterday only twice, once in the evening to water, and it was very warm.
Hope everyone has a great day, best to all!
Sunday Lucas and my wife and I went to Indy Museum of Art to see an Edward Hopper exhibit. Very neat. Lucas showed us another part of the museum we had not seen which was cool as well. Went to Fazzoli's for lunch and Barnes and Noble for some train magazines. A good day. Rested today. Did make motel reservation for Mid-Ohio. Really looking forward to the weekend. Going to Mid-Ohio is part of "normal" although the better half won't be going. I hope everyone has a good day.
Hello there.
Mike C.....glad you got your race fix.
The craziness continues locally with spiking numbers. The area school districts are all doing different things from 100% online to 100% in classroom and all sorts of things in between.
Oldest granddaughter was one of 50 some 8th graders sent home to quarantine for 14 days due to a "possible" exposure to someone they won't identify.
Hope all had a good holiday. Spent the week doing some house stuff and preparing for a trip to Delta PA, south of York, for a dirt drag. It was about 3hr 15 drive. Got my old Elsinore out, changed the oil and washed off most of the crud. Son had a good day winning the 250 and 400 class and 2nd in 500. Loosing due to way to much wheelspin to a bike he'd beaten soundly in an earlier round.
This evening was a picnic at daughters place with all the usual fare. Son and his family were no show. Not sure why. Best post this and get to sleep. Prayers for those in need and the end of this pandemic.
BanksThe craziness continues locally with spiking numbers. The area school districts are all doing different things from 100% online to 100% in classroom and all sorts of things in between.
Yes, I've been looking at news reports cross-country and there seems to be no consensus about what to do. It seems to be a 50-50 split as to whether kids should go back to school or stay at home and do on-line learning.
One extreme example was a column in a New Jersey paper by a high school science teacher and school team coach where he, and he says at least half of his colleagues, want the school to open up and condemned as cowards those who don't want to open up.
It's a quandary, that's for sure. I'm glad I don't have any school-age kids.
Flintlock76 Banks The craziness continues locally with spiking numbers. The area school districts are all doing different things from 100% online to 100% in classroom and all sorts of things in between. Yes, I've been looking at news reports cross-country and there seems to be no consensus about what to do. It seems to be a 50-50 split as to whether kids should go back to school or stay at home and do on-line learning. One extreme example was a column in a New Jersey paper by a high school science teacher and school team coach where he, and he says at least half of his colleagues, want the school to open up and condemned as cowards those who don't want to open up. It's a quandary, that's for sure. I'm glad I don't have any school-age kids.
Banks The craziness continues locally with spiking numbers. The area school districts are all doing different things from 100% online to 100% in classroom and all sorts of things in between.
Glad I don't have kids or grandkids in school right now. The last thing I need is for one to bring it home to me.
Beautiful morning out there, sunny and 75* going to 87*. Love this type of weather.
hope all have a good day,
Later all!
Morning. Visit to dentist for cleaning was good. Not too long and "Mr. Frank, you are doping a good job." 80 degrees and less humidity. Changing by this afternoon as tropical low coming inland. Canceled trip to farms. 60% or more chance of rain tomorrow and Thursday. Next Monday now.Not much on agenda today. Got a few little things to do. Will slowly think about them and maybe check them of the list.Agenda reveal causes big CA fire. Frankie and Lea told us but had a thingy to tell everyone. Cupcakes with blue in the middle of the cake part. A lot safer.Dug up azaleas yesterday afternoon. Big 2' holes for each root ball. Mowed Grady's grass so he would dig them for us. He came over and started for about 3 minutes. Sid he'd be right back. I did the digging. Went to his house two hours later. Either gone of passed out. Probably the later. Hope all are OK.
Chief - they sell outdoor WiFi extenders. I have never used them as I have always had adequate signal so no experience with them.
V8Vega There was a small fire along the freeway Sat. as I'm going to church. I knew about it on the radio and knew a way around it but the freeway was going good so I stayed on and got caught in a traffic jam. The had parked a firetruck crossways on the freeway taking up 3 lanes and only one lane for traffic when I finally got there. Absolutly no need for that, they could have taken 2 lanes at the most. Really pisses me off when those in authority flaunt their ability to make life misarable for thousends just because they can.
There was a small fire along the freeway Sat. as I'm going to church. I knew about it on the radio and knew a way around it but the freeway was going good so I stayed on and got caught in a traffic jam.
The had parked a firetruck crossways on the freeway taking up 3 lanes and only one lane for traffic when I finally got there. Absolutly no need for that, they could have taken 2 lanes at the most. Really pisses me off when those in authority flaunt their ability to make life misarable for thousends just because they can.
V8 - If you saw the carnage that stupid, inattentive drivers do to my brother firefighters, police officers and EMS, you'd understand why they do that. Most people could give a rat's a$$ about what we are doing. I am part of a department that does fire and EMS to the NJ Turnpike. Fife will mostly agree with me....those people could care less what you are doing, they are busy with their I phones and texting and music and whatever else will distract them from driving responsibly.
I understand your frustration, but this isn't because the authorities can do it, it's to safe guard our police, fire and ems - My fiancee, my Mom and my daughter all want me home alive.
- Rant completed
Synopsis of the weekend - Took Jenni to the doctor's office on Friday, and opened a joint account. Saturday took Mom to breakfast and did 1.5 lawns - I broke the deck on the riding mower at Jenni's there are numerous stumps hiding in the grass, I thought I missed it, but something broke - that will be a project for next Saturday or Sunday. Spent 4 hours on the Magnum yesterday and same result - not shifting. Speed Sensor fault and TCM fault.....not sure what my next move it at this point. We made all the right calls on this one and still same result.Line/Exec meeting tonight, then run over to Jenni's for a bit to clean the guinea pig cage and bring her left overs from the weekend.Off tomorrow night, Thursday night regular company meeting and NY Electric Trains big no shipping cost sale. Friday - 9/11 I'm thinking of head to NYC for a bike ride to Ground Zero and still planning either Sunset Beach (Cape May) ceremony or Jersey City and Bayonne for Tribute Lights and the Tear Drop.DJ - Glad everyone is OK.....
Evenin' boys. Sunny & 82 in the Potomac Highlands. Hope everyone had a nice Laborador weekend. I have finally emerged from "the mines". Two coats of Rhythmic Blue. This met HRM's approval, but there was some critiquing from the throne. We ate at Applebee's tonight ; scratch that establishment off my list. Did get up the mountain twice to visit Mom. It's been a blessing each sunrise. When the nurses shows up, I fish out back at the pond, until their done.
We've been watching Ripper Street, on Netflix. If you like Sherlock, you'll like this BBC series.
Good Morning!Cloudy and chance of rain today - mid 80's I think for the day......Meeting went ok, ran over to Jenni's to get her dinner and clean the piggie's cage. With her left foot and leg being in pain, after a long shift at work, she can barely move......I was home by 11.....Apparently we had an earthquake about 15 miles from here, I was dead asleep and didn't feel or hear a thing....and 2020 rolls on....wtf is next.....I've been feeding some of the squirrels by hand here, we feed the wild animals bird seed, peanuts and dog food (for the foxes that hang around here). I have 2 that will come up and take a peanut from me. Some of the others will get close and I'll toss one over to them.Tomorrow's plan is work, then meeting. NY electric trains sale and then 9/11 I'll have to plan what we'll be doing, we still haven't decided.Since the fire house hall isn't making any money, I'm trying to plan having a huge train layout in the hall and run trains Friday Saturday and Sunday during the Christmas season. Donations or admission. God knows, I have enough track and rolling stock......
Fife - I glad you FINALLY got that painted.....omg, lol!!
On with the day....
Took an early ride with SonIL to Cabela's this AM. Picked up a new pair of Danner Pronghorn hunting boots. My ones I have now are 6 years old. Put these on the shelf and see how the old ones do. Subject to "crash" soon. Only wear them hunting. Last year, noticed if I stood in water long, right one leaked. Gortex so not suppose to leak.78 degrees and spotty rain showers off and on. Same for tomorrow. Humidity is horrible.Rest of the day, maybe a little of this or that. At least Wifey can't have me out doing her labor in her gardens.Have a good one.
Good Afternoon,Managed to get a haircut yesterday, barbers opened again yesterday, hopefully for good. We live on the border between LA and Orange counties, Orange county is at a lower Covid risk than LA, so restaurants, shopping centers, and even theaters ar now open in Orange county. However they are limited to 25% occupancy, according to the news customers are reluctant to participate. Many businesses on the LA side are really crying "Foul".Of course the fire situation is not improving much, it is being proclaimed that 2020 is the worst fire season yet, and its just barely begun. They are saying over 7600 fires through out the state, consuming over 2.3 million acres! The closest fire to us is the Bobcat fire, which is about 30 miles north of us, and with the Santa Ana winds today and tomorrow, the fire is moving south. It won't come this far to many cities in that distance. Ray Sugg lived in Glendora which is at the base of the foothills where the fire is located, that area is being evacuated as there is only one ridge line the fire would need to overcome. Many, many homes would be in the path if the fire overcomes that ridge line, all the way from Cajon Pass on the east, and Pasadena to the west.It has been raining ash here for the past 3 or 4 days, cars look like they have a covering of snow, and you can see the flakes floating in the air. Obviously, not a good thing to be outside breathing it.Rolling Power Outages are going on, but we haven't been affected yet. Its going to be awhile before all this gets under control.MIL situation not getting better, I think she is realizing that she needs to be in an assisted living facility, so that will help our situation, and be better for her. Time will tell.About all from here, take care all!
Good Evening from 78°F Southern Ohio,
Just a quick check in.
Mornin' boys. Gloomy and 67 along the Alleghany front-range.
Well, big boss man made it O-fishul. The scenic railroad will not run again until next year. What a shame...
Good morning. Cloudy and chance of rain. Especially in Edgecombe Co. per weather guesser [yes, said Edgecombe]. Build some shelves in a small little closet in dinning room where we keep vacuum. Plenty of room above for three shelves. Wifey wants to store some dinner wear. Said tired of pulling out items and tightly packing dishes in the two built in china closets in dinning room. Been hearing that for a month. undefined [self: maybe too many dishes]Is there anyone who is not tired of political advertisements? Stretching the truth and lots of lies. Can't stop them as media makes millions of $$$$ off of them. Less lawyers and cars dealers advertising. Rates go up during the political season.Prayers for CA fire fighters and victims.
Fifey, that is a shame.
Later.
Morning folks!
Sorry - missed a few days. Been super busy winterizing/pulling the watercraft from the water and into storage. The P/U A/C is still working!
Anj - ditto - the only reason they nearly block off roads for accidents is because idiot drivers killed/mained so many 1st responders. This years before cell phones - so now one can predict the carnage would be even worse.
DonB - glad to hear the MIL situation progress! BTW - I looked at your note. Will call this weekend. If you dont hear from me call me to remind!
Have a great day all!
Good morning from cloudy 71°F Southern Ohio,
I’m off and the kids and bride at school.
Going to start a project. When we moved into our house three years ago, we loved everything except 1) the carpet, 2) the kitchen. After several months of planning and selecting styles and colors (know what I mean Fife?) we’re replacing the carpet in the living room with wood floor. It was ordered a few weeks ago and came in yesterday. I’m going to pick it up and let it acclimatize and start laying it Saturday or Sunday. Part 2 of the projects, the kitchen is awaiting delivery of the cabinets. They have been on order for 5 weeks and should be in in a couple more weeks. The new kitchen appliances are in the garage excepted for the fridge and it is in a stove warehouse waiting on us.
I’m sitting on the front porch watching 4 deer eating acorns. There are a lot of acorns this year but they seem smaller than last year.
On this anniversary of 9/11 the phrase “Let us forgive, but do not forget” comes to mind.
First responders always get the right of way
Produce box delivery day. Did get rained on for about 5 mintues. Then sun came out and went extra humid.
Now at home resting.
Happy birthday Banks.
Later
Mornin' boys. Cloudy and 64 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Thursday, I slipped across the Potomac River to perform my carry certification back "home". Then headed over the Mason-Dixon to overnight at my best man's residence. It was a great visit with him and his lovely wife, in Stewartstown.
Headed back, this time traversing Lincoln Hwy (PA 30), and stopped by Carver's Trains, on the west side of Gettysburg. This little roadside house is packed floor to ceiling with old trains. It's not the store you go into if you're looking for ebay prices, but it certainly is the place to go if you've been searching for certain items from the postwar era. I netted a Plasticville Cattle Pen that I've been trying to find for sometime. I could have spent 6 hours exploring the shelves in this store, and Mr. Carver is a most kind and helpfull merchant. Wished his store was closer to Fifedom.
In my abscence, my lovely wife decided to "touch-up" some spots she wasn't happy with. Now, let's put things in perspective. Ms. Kelly is a darn good cook. Her singing voice is somewhere between Karen Carpenter and Judy Garland (not kidding). She keeps a maticulously clean house (bring your white gloves). However, a paintbrush in her little hands is equivalent to hemming trousers with a chainsaw. Fifey has more work to do now.
Banks -
Phish - Had we decided to build a new Fifedom, rather than buy, a marriage counselor would have been on speed dial.
Rainy. Couldn't sleep past 7:30. Zapped a breakfast burrito and fine cup of coffee.Raining 30% all over the place. Yes, guesser said 30% chance of rain today. Maybe clear out later.Not much on agenda. SisterIL and hubby coming for dinner. If not raining, grilling chickens and having potatoes and coleslaw.
Fifey, my Wifey is about the same when it comes to trimming. Horrible. Have a good one.
Fife, I know somebody else similar to your painting "helper".
My "helper" for the longest time thaought that this was a "screwdriver".
Mornin' boys. Overcast and 65 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Long night for Fifey, as Mom's health dipped. Heading back up the mountain in a while to be with her.
I don't have the time to start SPF. Don't have anything to post anyhow.
Prayers Fife
Fife, We got your back.
For FifeMom.
dougdagrump Fife, We got your back. For FifeMom.
Mornin' boys. Cloudy and 59 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Had a nice visit with my mom, who was more with it (probably do to all the prayers, thank you). Came home to a lovely lasagna dinner, prepared by Ms. Kelly and the youngest princess, before her boyfriend drove her back to college.
fifedog Mornin' boys. Cloudy and 59 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Had a nice visit with my mom, who was more with it (probably do to all the prayers, thank you). Came home to a lovely lasagna dinner, prepared by Ms. Kelly and the youngest princess, before her boyfriend drove her back to college.
Morning. Hot and humid. Turning cooler for rest of the week. Off to FIL's to nail up shiplap. Another HGTV thingy with SisterIL and Wifey. They found big mess the more they tare out. Should leave well enough alone. Hope all have a good day.
Afternoon folks!
Been AWOL a few days. Weather has been great! Got a buncha rain last week. Lawn sprinklers have been off for a couple of weeks! High Fri was only 77. We will be in 80's for next 2 weeks. It is usually stinkin' hot this time of year. Too bad the State Fair was cancelled.
Happy belated B-Day Banks!
Fife - continued prayers for your mother!
Just got a batch of 8mm home movies back from the digital conversion. So far 10 reels - 5", each with 5 small rolls of spliced film, have been converted to MP4 and DVD, The MP4's are great and can be downloaded - so my sister in Houston is able to get them also. Can scroll through the MP4's so very convienent. Still have 20 reels and maybe 10 or more 3" rolls. Dad took a lot of photos and film.
Very interesting to see us kids at the first years of Six Flags Over Texas ('61/'62). Rides were donkey pack train rides, stagecoach rides, canoes (that held 20+ people sitting side-by-side - and you paddled!), a raft ride to "Skull Island", a narrow guage steam train ride, a miniature gas automobile ride, an aerial cable car, a couple of trolleys, carnival scrambler, wild west gunfight, etc. No one would go if this were the fare today - and think of the liabilities!
DJ - I have been watching a couple of Youtube series about folks building old school wooden boats. I think your skills in making little/special wood parts to fit between spars/etc would be welcome!
anjdevil - Back home, Wise Avenue VFD was the king of the hill, when it came to Christmas Gardens. Check them out. Go big or go home.
Roy - Those types of thrill rides are right up my alley. But I want to drive.
Holy Crap on a cracker I finally was able to log in again. Haven't tried in a while but last time I did I couldn't get on so I kind of gave up.
Well became a grandfather since I've been on. A grandson to share the trains with. Not much else other than staying healthy and working thank goodness. Hope everyone has been doing the same.
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Good Evening,
Welcome Back Marty !!!! Congrats on the grandchild!!!!!
Mike C, That was some Indy car race this past week-end. And that is one HUGE track!! They even had reruns of it today on TV, both races back to back.
Fire situation is about the same, sad! With the Bobcat fire about 25 miles from here, they are evacuating people. Hope it ends sooon!
Fife, you would enjoy all the rides at Knott's Berry Farm, they still have most of them you mentioned. Sorry, they're closed, though.
Chief, You didn't mention you were be going to do a renovation on that house. That will keep you busy.
Dennis, your church sure is getting the lime light, recently. Hope they prevail.
Take Care all and have a good day.
Hello There,
Marty E......welcome back.
Fife.....good news on Mom. Keeping her in prayers .
Looks like the crazies are in Lancaster now.
Thanks for all the Birthday wishes. It's a bittersweet day for me.
Didn't get anything with flanged wheels but spent a quiet day with Mrs. I did pick up a Mantua and a Marx boxcar at the flea market yesterday. First time there since the craziness started. While there I talked to a member of the club that sponsors the Altoona train show. He said they got the ok to hold their November 1 show. Not holding my breath . We've had enough rain to turn the grass green. Mowed twice in the past week. Even wacked where the Roundup wore off. Mrs and I canned more maters and beets last week. Done for the year. Still have maters and zucchini going strong. Lots of pumpkins but they're not turning orange yet.
Roy.......is the motel shortage/cost related to the storms? Where did you get your home movies converted? I've got an old paper grocery bag full in the attic. Should probably get the VHS stuff I have converted too.
Best get to sleep. Ear doc appointment tomorrow. I'm sure I'm not gonna like what he tells me .
Prayers for those in need and the end of this pandemic
It was good to be at Mid-Ohio. Foyt team did as expected (badly). Weather was mostly dry. Lots of track action. Support races were extra good. Got to schmooze with some of the Road to Indy people and got my pic taken with a F2000 race winner, which was really cool. Hopefully can do Indy road races in October. Good therapy this weekend. Pain goes away a little more each day. I hope everyone has a good day.
Mornin' boys. Partly sunny and 55 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Bear was here overnight, and had a party with the feeders and trash.
Will finish (me hopes) the touch-up to the touch-ups today. Then head up the mountain to visit Mom.
Stopped by the railyard yesterday to do some admin work. Got an earfull from my co-workers...
Hope everyone here stays safe, especially Shake-n-Bake.
I can't say why I couldn't log on the last time I tried but this is 2 days in a row so I'll take that. The weather took a turn for the cool this morning. Been playing around with the simple loop layout. Nothing much but I can run some trains. Hope everyone is doing well.
Morning gang!
A little high o'cast and a couple of clouds. Nice!
Marty! great to hear from you!
Fife - those were my kind of rides too. Watching those old films - life was good!
Banks - the place I used is in Chattanooga - they are Slow...typ 4-5 weeks to do 4-5 reels. He said it is all in real time - no way to spped the process. I recommend you find a local place where you can walk in, ask how they handle (i.e. do not loose) your film/tapes, give them a test reel and see how it comes out. The place I am using handles all formats from film through Hi-8 and Sony DV.
Go Stars! Stanley Cup!
Fife - Continued prayers for Mom - thanks for the heads up on the Christmas Garden, not sure I can get that detailed, but we'll see.
Marty E - Welcome back and Congas on being a grandparent!!!
Not much going on last night, had to run to Jenni's and fetch her HHR - she killed the battery at work. A good dose of battery charger at 20A and it's better.
Other than that - nothing but work - back when I can
Busy but here. Now gone again.
3 bits of good news. Starbucks is open in my town, boys' soccer had a thrilling 3-1 comeback win, and AJ's team announced Sebastian Bourdais would drive full time in 2021 and the last 3 races of this year. I hope everyone has a good day.
Still cool here in Western PA. Today will be the warmest of the week. The fall is my kind of weather. Nothing exciting to report. Had some time with the grandson last night. He's really starting to get into things. Time to baby proof the home I gues.
anjdevil - Wise Avenue actually pitches most of the layout after each season. They try to conceave a different look every year, that's why if you look through the youtube posts, its appearance is never the same. It is rarely super-detailed, just lots of trains, and lots of lighting effects. A few years back, some of their membership wanted to deep 6 the annual layout (takes a lot of work and attendance). The community lashed back, and a local doctor donated 10K, which shut up the lazy-boddies. Jarrettsville VFD leaves their train display UP all year long, but it's only open for the holiday season. They started with a modest garden, and continually add to it.
Morning. Doom and gloom guessers saying 3" to 6" of rain tomorrow and Friday. Probably some good needed rain. Trip to farms now postponed till Monday. SUPPOSED to be fair and cool.Off to work on 140 tractor and the Woods finish mower. Needed to mow at FIL's.Have a good one.
DJSpankywe got to the testing center and were told that we couldn't use our Saturn to test because it doesn't have the emergency brake in the center console. What? And we couldn't use my Mercury for the same reason. What the hell?
Just a guess on my part since I haven't taken a driving test since the Jurassic Age, but probably they want an emergency brake handle in the center console so the ride-along examiner can grab it if needed. Again, just guessing.
Othewise, what's the difference where it is?
Just back from a doc visit and scan. Checking something unusual.
Flint - I agree with your thought re the emerg brake!
BTW - DJ - congrats on Tyler passing the driving test!
Hey, Happy Hump Day!!
Fife - Yeah, I was taking notes - this has to be a quickee put up and take down, the powers that be may not let me do an extended set up and tear down, the fire chief was a bit of a d**k when I was doing it in the engine bay (without being in the way of the members or apparatus, that and the Ladies Auxilary president complaining about the smoke in a garage) hence the reasoning for not doing it the last 2 years (and they didn't ask or miss it). This is purely to generate cash and I can run it on my own terms and disassemble by New Years Eve. Has to be up by Black Friday (I'll say build time 1 week of evenings).
I'm looking at doing the 8 X 20 with viginettes of an HO drag strip (my cars that will actually run), fire scene (I have the MTH house on fire) with water and apparatus, Drive in theatre (with DVD player) and Mel's Drive in main street cruise scene.
2 other layouts with tubular and 262E set with plasticville and a kids LionChief with remote so the kids can be otherwise occupied. I might do 1 more, but not sure.
I'd like it to be an annual thing, but the hall committee may have a dim view of it post china virus. But we'll see.
Mid 70s here in Central NJ, cloudy.
Road tests in NJ have always been like that - the test dummy in the passenger seat needs the e-brake handle so he can stop the car....yeah, good luck with that.....it never really worked in most cars - used to need a bench seat as well but with most cars having a console, the state nixed that.
DJSpanky Some big news: Tyler passed his driving test on Monday! Of course, it wasn't without some major drama - we got to the testing center and were told that we couldn't use our Saturn to test because it doesn't have the emergency brake in the center console. What? And we couldn't use my Mercury for the same reason. What the hell? So we scrambled and finally got the driver's training company that Tyler used to send a car up to the testing center. Of course that cost us $110. But we didn't have much choice, we would have had to reschedule and, with the NJ DMV, who knows how many months we would have had to wait.
anjdevil2 used to need a bench seat as well
Talk about a cold bucket of water to the face! I can't remember the last time I saw a car with a bench seat, in the front anyway.
Maybe at a car show in the antique and classic section, but that's it!
ANother cool day on tap. Even colder weekend ahaed. Got to visit dad yesterday. He's been in "lockdown" at the assisted living since March. The folks there did an awesome job at protecting their residents but he is ready to be able to get out and about.
Cleaned some more stuff out of the basement. I have a small setup going but looking towards next year to get a permanent thing going.
Take care all.
Mornin' boys. Mostly cloudy and 55 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. I will be re-organizing the fife-shed today. I wll also try to locate the wire bird feeder that was snatched around 0130 hrs last night.
With a final trip to Lowe's, the bathroom re-mod is finished. New LED vanity light installed, towel racks, shower curtain rods, and toidy roll thingy on the walls. The rest of it is hers to decorate.
anjdevil - You can get a GIANT jump on this project, if you pre-build and carve your mountains out of thick white foam boards. Paint them all gloss white, and while the paint is drying, apply the loose granular type snow, along with copious amounts of glitter. If I were closer, I'd lend a hand. But if your Co. has some Junior volunteer kids, it would be a good time to get them hooked. Advertise with local fishwraps/area radio couldn't hurt.
Raining but not hard. Guessers say hard heavy rains tonight. ?? Back from a face to face meeting with Deputy Director of Human Services. Then we sat together for a zoom meeting with my Regional Directors. Good meeting. Fried Chicken for lunch.Now R&R. [resting from bouncing on the Farmall 140 yesterday afternoon mowing for several hours at FIL's]
Sunny and warm here. Another scan scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. No worries. Had dentist appt this am to make up for the one missed when they shut down in April. No problems as I was extra diligent on brushing/flossing since April.
Got back to the El Cam project. Spent the last 2 days removing the ruined A/C hoses/fittings, etc., (from the fire) and the old accumulator. Good news is the compressor turns nicely by hand. Did not want to try turning it until hoses removed as I did not want to risk sucking any debris into the compressor intake/output ports. Sealed all the A/C openings. Then started working on removing the Air Injection pipes from the exhaust manifolds. Got 6 of 8 flare nuts out fairly easily (well if one says soaking with WD40 and carefully wrenching over the period of 4-5 hrs easy) using my 9/16" flare nut wrench, but the last 2 were ugly and would not budge. The nuts also started to round off even with the 6-point flare nut wrench. And of course they were the 2 most inaccessible (next to A/C air box). Was able to cut the stainless pipe close to the flare nuts using a diamond dust wire saw in the hacksaw frame then and hammer a 6 point deep socket over the remnants of the SS pipe and the pseudo rounded flare nuts after more WD soaking. Got them out painfully/slowly and did not damage anything. This took over 2 hours. It is good as removing the exhaust manifold on the passenger side is extremely tedious. It is good to be reasonably patient - but only cuz this is a project car - had it been a needed daily driver I would have been spewing...
Dennis -
Anj - that sounds like a lot for primarily one guy - good luck! Wish I could assist.
Hey, Happy Pre Friday!!
Yeah, this project will be a 3 or 4 man project, probably not going to do mountains, just for the sake of time, but looking to animate as much stuff as possible with what I have. The main table will primarily be my concern, Jenni will help, looking a a double track main with a HUGE passig siding on the inside.
I'll need to dig out my HO track, build a drag strip out of that and get that up and running. The fire scene is probably easy to do, since I pretty much used to run those anyways.
I'll most likely start assembling the drive in soon. Mel's is a slam dunk.....
Got the estimate on the Magnum, if I go with Dodge it's $2500......I'll see what I need to do and try that first.
I appreciate the offer of help, guys!! That would be so cool, a CTT Forum project, almost like the traveling O scale cars.....
OK, I'm back to work, another hour + 15 minutes to go
It's FRIDAY! Not much planned this weekend. The house will be mostly empty. Cool temps all weekend long not getting out of the 60s. I love the fall. Closed the pool last weekend so looking to just cut the grass on Saturday.
Will probably be in the basement a little to mess with the trains.
Have a great one everybody.
Morning. Slept till 9:15. Sat and relaxed with coffee until the cell started about the feeding Dream Center [non-profit delivering the food boxes for me]. Seems they are doing good job. Means I do not have to rush out on Fridays [will help some]. Been doing food deliveries since March. Sun has finally come out.Finally got all my outlets and power strips around edge of layout installed. Thanks to the rain and not being able to do outside things. Got 3" rain. Got big meeting with El Centro Hispano this afternoon. They have grant to get out in the Hispanic communities and educate on mask wearing, prevention and testing.Enjoy your day.
Hello there. Got a call Wednesday, Mom tested positive for the Wuhan. No symptoms but she was moved to isolation. Sucks I haven't been able to see her since March.
Roy.......glad you were able to get the air lines out of the manifolds. If you're replacing all that stuff on the AC it might be good to just go ahead and replace the compressor. Age and heat couldn't have been kind to the seals. Summer is over, cleaned the farm house furnace. Got 9 ton of coal a couple of weeks ago, ready for another winter. Haven't lit it yet, probably this weekend if the guessers are right. Been using the gas log an hour or so each morning. Spent a little time sort'n and chucking too. Emptied the swimming pool yesterday while putting the new canopy on the camper. Drying it and getting it in the basement is today's project after Mrs chiropractor appointment. Thinking about spending a couple of days at Blue Knob State Park next week. Haven't had the camper on since last October York. Best get toit. Prayers for those in need and the end of this pandemic.
V8VegaWrmcc that's why I quit working on cars except I am still working on restoring my Del Sol after the wreck, almost doneand it loks good again. I decided to paint the wheels, I did this years ago and it takes awhile. Aging: Eventuall you reach a point where you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.
Aging: Eventuall you reach a point where you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.
Haha Dennis (on both points!)! And yes - the ordeal may be a reason to give 'er up also. At this time I do not mind. But if something gets daunting (like a buddy suggesting I just pull the engine - did that a coupe times years ago in my youth - not now) I will just sell it. My barber is very interested....
Good afternoon all,
They say home is where the heart is so I am going home October 2nd and 3rd at IMS for the Indycar road races there. Again, not the oval and not in May, but it is at THE track, as we Hoosiers say. (Maybe sort of like THE Ohio State...maybe not). Hoping to persuade wife to go, if not, one of the kids. With Bourdais driving for Foyt, could be a top 10 finish as well. Good days at work. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning all. Slept late. Sunny, breezy and cool [63 degrees]. Nice day. Chores here today. Frankie's birthday [lunch tomorrow here]. Have a good one.
Hi all.
Banks so sorry to hear about your mom.
Banks, A healing prayer for your Mom.
Evenin' boys. Spent a few hours this morning volunteering at the RR museum. Learning a bit more history from the gurus with NRHS, that I could use on the scenic train (whenever that runs again...).
Prayers for BanksMom.
Best wishes and prayers for your Mom Banks! Keep hope alive, they know much more about dealing with this rotten plague now than they did months back when it started.
And hold her close the first chance you get.
Chilly good morning. Getting ready to grill chickens and Wifey cook pork loin for Frankie's Birthday [yesterday]. Headed east early tomorrow to move a big box stand.Have a great week ahead.
Good morning all,
Prayers for Banks' mom and for Fife's mom and all else who need them. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,Not a lot of change around here, the fires are still going, not a lot of relief there. The Bobcat Fire just north of us has no consumed over 91,000 acres, and is only 15% contained. Currently, it is movine in a Northeast direction. And the weather is cooling down some, and humidty goin up, so maybe another week. The ones in Northern Cal are worse, most of them are on Federal property, and roaring.We did have an Earthquake Saturday am, it was a 4.8, and centered in South El Monte, about 20 miles north. It was a real Shaker! It occurred right about midnight. Fortunately no damage that I'm aware of. (Nothing fell in the train room either.)Situation with MIL may be changing soon, we have been looking at Assisted Living facilities in the area. She insists on living alone, and finally agreed she needs help. Her balance and stability has really dropped.
Banks, and Fife sorry to hear about your Moms!
Roy you need to get some rest, your working too much!
Mike C, It will be interesting to see how Jimmy Johnson does with Indy cars next year.
Take care all and have a great day!
Started off in high 50's this am! Nice - but not normal! Usually baking this time of year. Ragweed kicking my you know what!
DonB glad no damage from the shakers! Good NASCAR race at Bristol last night. 50 lap duel between Harvick and K Busch. Glad Harvick won!
Prayers for Bank's and Fife's moms, and DonB's MIL situation.
Got the 1/2-18 tap and die in yesterday. Made a test part out of aluminum and it works. Have some brass hex stock on order and will make 8 plugs this week when it comes in.
Spent all day cleaning up paperwork around the house. I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning. 49 and fair. Fall trying to come. Off to the farms to move a big box stand.Have a good one.
Cold start to the morning at 41 degrees. Basically the same the past 2 days. Spotted Orion up in the morning sky a reall indicator that winter is on it's way.
Played around on the layout a bit. Swapping some rolling stock. Hoping to get a table set up for staging engines.
Hope everyone has a great day!
Mornin' boys. Sunny & 40-ish in the Potomac Highlands. There was a frost warning overnight (that I wasn't aware of), so hopefully the palm tree is ok.
Yesterday, prego-princess, Wifey and I travelled back to Baltimore for the oldest grandson's 1st Holy Communion. About 2 dozen children received, all beautifully dressed, and masked. Had wonderful gathering at his great-granparents' residence, then we returned to WV. Long day.
Afternoon all!
Cloudy and cool due to the new storm in the Gulf. A few sprinkles - of course I ran the lawn sprinklers last night for the 1st time in about a month.
Working on the replacement - junkyard - wiring harness for the El Camino. Tracing and ohming out all the wires per the wiring diagram. Good news. Only one wire is bad near the connector - and I can easily splice it. Another connector has the insulation broken at the connector. Need to see if I can release the terminals and resolder. ANother spot has the foil shielding missing for the distributor pulse detection. I will rewrap it with foil overlapping the good foil. Need to clean the wiring and then rewrap the areas where wrapping tape came off or was not used (they used that corregated plastic cable wrap like one uses on their stereo cables which broke into thousands of pieces as it was never rated for eng compartment temps - it started falling off when the car was only 5 years old). I have new engine harness high temp wrapping tape.
Good Morning all. Still very cool in the mornings, afternoons heat up to the 60s and 70s. Supposed to hit 80 later this week.
Spent some time repairing a smoke unit fan on a Lionel 3751 last evening. Got the dreaded 3 blinks. Put a new motor in and after the first attempt, inpeller was on to far, the error went away. Nice locomotive to work on. Not to hard to get to the parts.
Not sure I'd tackle a car Roy but my brother is all about older vehicles. Has a couple of Cordobas he is working on.
Everyone have a safe day.
MartyE Has a couple of Cordobas he is working on.
Wow! With Corinthian Leather like Ricardo Montalbans?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfKHBB4vt4c
Checking one of the blinds out.
Removing forms.
One wall done.
Ready for back fill.
Loaded up to head home.
KRM,
Do you travel down Hwy 53 on your way back to Illinois? If you went past Trego you could have seen the new home of the Mark Twain Zephyr at the Wisconsin Great Northern RR.
Enjoying the World's Greatest Hobby
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Good Morning!
Sunny and up to 80. Good weekend, more family get togethers as most of the women folk converged to see Jenni shop for wedding dresses on Sunday.
Not much activity going on since the weather has been cooler. Need to pay off the Magnum and scoot her home, probably going to order a right rear axle and get that done.
Clinical study will be over on Monday, and that's good, I hate getting up at 5 AM.
Still looking at garages, a 24' X 24' would be ideal, got a quote with site prep at near $18K Shipping is $2K, Site Prep $3K - Looking more local than Amish Country, PA.....We would like to build in a little extra for the body work and paint on the '56 DeSoto Wagon - if we get it. Driver Quality is what we are after, this will be a driver - 330 Hemi with push button trans with 400 horse should be much fun.....lol
Mom is better - prayers for all our Moms......
Northwoods Flyer KRM, Do you travel down Hwy 53 on your way back to Illinois? If you went past Trego you could have seen the new home of the Mark Twain Zephyr at the Wisconsin Great Northern RR. http://rtabern.com/mtz/ The Mark Twain Zephyr Homepage rtabern.com › mtz Enjoying the World's Greatest Hobby Northwoods Flyer
Northwoods, No, I go up to Mark's on I39 to Jamesvill then 26 to 151 to 41 to 141 to Crivits then A to C to Silver Cliff most of the time. This time I did a bunch of back roads going up and came home 43 to 120 south to 47 in IL. When I go to Tom's I take I39 to 51 all the way to 170 west.
Looks like a goo place to try to see. tks.
Home from taking El Centro Hispano on a tour of the 9 mobile home parks I have serviced. Now they are doing their action plan on testing and masks distribution [think food at the same time].Got home and attacked a 3 foot around fire ant nest. Wifey had a 1 foot round concrete garden ornament next to one of her pathways. They had built around as well as under it. Treated all around and on the ornament. Thousands came out. Then took a small pecan limb and rolled the ornament out. Thousands more ran out and all over the place. One got my hand as it ran up the pecan limb. You should have seen the horde charging out around the "home base". More granules and water. The queens started coming up. Will watch to see if they all die or just move over.Now chores. Tomorrow, Tax Appeals Board.
Hello there. Thanks for the Prayers. Mom still has no symptoms. Been almost2 weeks since her test. Hope the western fires are slowing. Checking in from Blue Knob State Park. We decided to get away for a couple of days. Surprisingly phone calls and network access working. Rich.......thanks for the explanation. Former coworker had a Ford with traction control. He hated it. Almost got him killed. Pulled out in a hurry on wet road and traction control shut off both wheels with oncoming traffic. RT.....you're probably better off with a come along. Travel is limited with a ratchet strap.
Roy........progress on the El Camino!!!!!! Prayers for those in need, those affected by the fires, hurricanes and the end of this pandemic.
Chief - You now have me itching, all over like...
51 chilly degrees. Out the door for tax appeal hearings all day. [get paid ]Have a good one.
Back from doc appt. A couple more to come. Cool here at 64 - gotta lotta gentle rain the last two days from the hurrycane...looks like it is moving on. Sister sent me a pic of the bayou on the north side of their neighborhood. About to go over the banks. This is the bayou that flooded out their neighborhood a couple of years ago - somewhere around 800 homes trashed, Many still not occupied/repaired. Used to be a very nice neighborhood.
Dennis - surprisingly the El Camino was built from 1959 through 1987. The version DonB and I have are the 5th generation from 1978 - 1987, called the G Body along with the Monte Carlo (shared chassis, parts, etc). The 5th gens are very popular. From '82 on, they only built about 20,000 or less per year.
And - Dallas is having terrible problems with street racing, including blocking freeways and major intersections. A few bystanders have been killed. Idiots. But they have closed all the local race tracks so no place to go "show off".
Brass hex stock showed up yesterday so on to fabricating the exhaust manifold air injection port plugs. Wiring harnes straightened out and located per the drawings. Marked locations of junction with tie wraps for the rewrap. Will work back and forth on the harness and the plugs.
Kev - that is a substanitial foundation - hope they used the new rubberized thick coatings on ot before .
Well not as cold this morning. Had a good small session in the train room last evening. Filled the room with Pine scented smoke fluid. It was still lingering this morning when I left for work.
Banks glad your mom is doing well.
A little warmer day on tap for the next few. Looking forward to the weekend already.
Stay safe everyone.
Morning. 65, cloudy and dreary. Need to see guessers report and find out what is instore. Think tomorrow is 70% chance of rain. Had a very early virtual Human Services Board meeting. Got up early so I could go to BoJ's for biscuits for all [dogs too]. Good meeting without a lot of graphs and charts. A lot of that in our usual meetings. Some required to review and accept [by law]. Others get boring as in our agenda packets. Probably trip to Sam's Club for dog treats [cheaper than Walmart] and coffee filters. Then whatever around the house.SJ, condolences. Sounds too young.
The El Camino I owed was a 71 with different body style. SS with scooped hood, hood tired downs and mag wheels. I drove it, Dad drove it until he died and Frankie drove it for years. Had 260K when we sold it to a restorer. Was an outstanding vehicle. Mainly had to replace valve cover gaskets a lot. Had 350 V8. Would fly. I had it on straight level highway at 2 AM one morning responding to a fire. 120mph and I let off. Have a good day.
Hi guys, Not much to report. I did get my Flu shot yesterday and had a talk about the shingles shot. I got one in 2015 and now they want me to get the new one @ $160 each shot and you need two. maybe not?
Chief, Here is my 72 El camino. It was an AZ army car in drab green when I got it around 1998. I rebuilt the 350 and painted it re-sale red, drove it for about two years. Sold it to a nut job at work who JUST HAD TO HAVE IT.$$$$$ . Those are Pontiac wheels on it.
Good evening from clear 66°F Southern Ohio,
Well I’m about finished with the wood floor in the living room project. One last piece along the stone hearth fireplace and a toe strip along the entertainment center and it is done. Turned out good. Going to start the kitchen re-do next.
Gotta love the El Camino!
Morning. Raining and raining. 61 degrees. Slept late for a change. Off to go pick up Granddaughter.
TGIF for those of us unretired........Got out late from work last night, then took a nap, totally missed fire drill.........A BK dinner and then to bed......FOGGY here up to 80 or so. Nights have been comfortable to chilly.Blasting off early tonight, off to Vineland for Rocky Horror at the drive in......should be a good time. Bringing Jenni, my Princess and her consort.Bad part is, it'll be a late night and the girls have to work in the morning......That's all for now................
High 50's for a start - high 80's for weekend - ragweed and my sinuses goes nuts...
Got two exhaust manifold plugs made so far. Took a while to figure out best fit and create a drawing for the first one. The second one took a while to determine best machining sequence - trashed one in the process (cross-threaded it).
I owned a 1976 El Camino - silver - plain jane model - that I bought from a guy whose daughter used it to haul hay and tack for her horse. Low miles and they sold it when she went to college. I started to trade it in for the 1984 model and a guy at work who knew folks at the Chevy dealer down the street found out. Chased me down at work and offered me more than the Chevy dealer - I was OK with that! That was the last time I had a car payment - saved and paid cash after that.
Oldest Granddaughter retrieved from her Mom's work [Mom is Community Coordinator for Raleigh PD. She is sworn]. Has to work tomorrow due to planned protest for Breonna Thomas. What the h--- does Louisville KY have to do with Raleigh? Just something to protest over. Raining and raining. 3/4 of and inch so far. Enough coming down to get you wet if you are outside. Guessers crying flash flooding even though latest computer update says less rain than previously forecasted. Was a messy drive to Raleigh and back. Stopped at BoJ's for biscuits.Nana Pam is allowing G'daughter to watch TV. On her school lunch break. She was doing classes while riding in the back of the Caddy. Can do school from satellite network and cell towers. Never dropped her signal. Just do away with schools and save all that money on buildings. [School officials scream when I say that!!!]Later.
Afternoon All,
Been a little hectic the past few days, been trying to provide moral support for Kay, her Mom isn't doing to well. Last weekend she was pretty good, but took a big turn on Monday. Her visiting nurse was in for a routine checkup and Kay was concerned regarding her demeanor, etc.. Tuesday Kay took her to a wound clinc at the hospital, when they went to leave she was having respitory problems. Kay took her to ER (next building), and she has been there ever since. Currently on a breathing treatment and vitals dropping, not eating, and very weak. Fortunately, they are permitting Kay to visit her in the hospital. (visitors are not allowed unless it is severe.) I don't think her Mom will be coming home. Its in the Lords hand now.
This has been a long time coming, but Kay is preparred as much as she can be.
Sorry for such a depressing post.
dbaker -
dbaker48This has been a long time coming, but Kay is preparred as much as she can be.
The loss of a parent is a day we all know must come, but dread just the same.
Prayers for Kays mom, and best wishes to Kay.
I lost a best friend of 54 years last Saturday, sudden heart attack at 67. What can you do but stay as strong as you can?
DonB - prayers for Kay's mom
Good weather. Good day at the office. Moved all but a very few items to new office location. Did not take as long as I thought it would, and there are some perks to the new place. High school teams have a double header tomorrow, which will be nice. Dumb stupid question, but does anyone know who from or where I could get some Lionel dealer posters, specifically from the 80s? I would appreciate it. I hope everyone has a good day.
Mornin' boys. Cloudy and 57, with leaves starting to change color, along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Youngest Princess came home for the weekend. She got the cashier gig at the college cafeteria. Might have to make a little campfire tonight for smores. Had dinner at Middle Princess's castle yesterday, as Wifey does a little house cleaning for the busy couple. Took FifeMax along, and introduced him to their Ella, a mixed fox terrier. He was kept outside the fenced yard, and he did better than I expected. To be continued.
Flintlock - Sorry about your loss.
Thanks Fife. He was a good, good man, full of enthusiasm for life and all its good things, which makes the loss hard for all who knew him.
Morning. Still cloudy but no rain. Did not get near as much rain as guessers claim we did. ?? Not much on agenda until 5. SisterIL's for ribs. Her hubby cooks great ribs. Tomorrow, I have been summoned for breakfast outside at local breakfast place and then Lowes for more stuff for FIL's house [HGTV girls at it again and need my veteran's discount].
Sorry for your loss Flintlock. Have a good one.
Morning folks
Got the brass plugs fabricated - yesterday went well and somehow I got the 8 completed - and now I need some copper based anti-seize to install them.
On the right is a piece of the stainless steel AIR tube and flare nut. This will allow me to finish other things - A/C and ECM wiring harness - on the engine with the AIR system (which needed replacing) out of the way.
Flint -
Mike C - unfortunately this guy, NOTCH6 (podcast guy) on OGR, shut his poster repo business down in 2017. As these were popular repos, they may be easier to find than originals - but price - I dunno...
https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/topic/final-day-at-the-madison-poster-company
wrmcclellan Morning folks Got the brass plugs fabricated - yesterday went well and somehow I got the 8 completed - and now I need some copper based anti-seize to install them. On the right is a piece of the stainless steel AIR tube and flare nut. This will allow me to finish other things - A/C and ECM wiring harness - on the engine with the AIR system (which needed replacing) out of the way. Flint - Mike C - unfortunately this guy, NOTCH6 (podcast guy) on OGR, shut his poster repo business down in 2017. As these were popular repos, they may be easier to find than originals - but price - I dunno... https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/topic/final-day-at-the-madison-poster-company
Great job Roy.
Hello there. Thanks for the Prayers. Got a call late last night. Mom not doing so good. At 99 her body dosen't have the strength to fight it. Made the decision to keep her at the nursing home and let the chips fall where they may. Flintlock......condolences. Don........Prayers for you and yours. Charlie.....that looks scary. How is the trap shooting going? Kev.....nice El Camino. Mine is a 70, 307 with the Torque glide 2 speed. Bought it in 74 just after the gas crisis. I looked at a 71 with a 396 4 speed. The price of gas and insurance made me pass on it. $1.75 an hour didn't go far. Best move on. Headed to the dirt drag. Son and grandson both participants. Last race of the season. Prayers for those in need, those affected by the fires, hurricanes and the end of this pandemic.
cheapclassics Dumb stupid question, but does anyone know who from or where I could get some Lionel dealer posters, specifically from the 80s?
Not a dumb question, the only dumb question is the one you're afraid to ask.
As to posters, your best bet may be to visit train shows if and when they start up again. There are railroad and toy train ephemera dealers out there, keep your fingers crossed and hopw you get lucky.
My club's got a show scheduled for November 15, I'll be making a separate post about it.
And thanks all for the condolances, we appreciate it!
I really appreciate all the prayers and good thoughts regarding my MIL, I passed it all onto Kay, she really appreciates it! Not much change kidney and lungs not doing well, pretty much day to day.
Also want to express my concerns and prayers for Banks and his Mom! Brighter days are always ahead!
Roy, that is a fantastic job you did on the manifold plugs!! Really impressive! What WON'T you do?
Think we have more 100 degree weather this week, should be about the last.
Couple of interesting races this weekend.
Take care all and Thank-you!
Got CTT today. Good issue. Watched the high school kids play today. Thought the boys might pull off a win but things did not go well the second half. I had heard of the Madison Poster place but that was mostly postwar. When Train Express closed, they were selling a lot of dealer posters back then. Should have bought it then..... I hope everyone has a good day.
Mornin' boys. 61, as the sun is trying to burn off the dense fog, along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Not sure what's on the agenda today, other than watching/snoozing through the Cup race this evening.
Spent a good portion of yesterday with the Youngest Princess. She wanted to practice parallel parking for her upcoming test, using her sister's car, as the Durango too big for her. We roasted marshmallows right after dinner. I actually ate my meal next to the campfire, which was relaxing. Started to think of Blazing Saddles...
My neighbor was helping me cut up a fallen tree, and I finally got him to check out the layout room. He has American Flyer S, and a few samples of Lionel Postwar. Ran trains for him, and he enjoyed the show. Actually inspired me to whip up another tray of spring trees. I'll be needing some more light green ground foam before I can create any more.
Morning. 74 and sunny. No rain for a change. Go to Lowes with Wifey and meet her Sister for more HGTV junk. Get Granddaughter home.
Fifey, borrow a smaller car.
Enjoy your week ahead.
Don Baker's MIL just passed about an hour ago.
Prayers their way.
Prayers for Shake & Bake, Don and Kay on the loss of Kay's mother. May GOD bless and heal you and your family.
Sandra and I.
"Amen" to KRM's sentiments.
Seems like a lot of sad news around here. My sympathies to all who have suffered losses.
Hello there,
thanks for the Prayers, Mom is holding her own.
Don......condolences.
No trophies at the drags Saturday night but a good time with all the kids and grandkids.
Not sure what the week will bring, follow up lung Doc appointment this PM. Breathing much better on the new meds.
Best move on.
Sunny after showers last night. Rain tomorrow and Wed. Farms Thursday. Bank business this AM.Have a good one.
Good weekend. Didn't do much in ways of needed things but spent time with the grandson, diddled with the trains, and did a 24 mile bike ride on the Montour Trail.
The weekend was warm but cool at night so it wasn't terrible. I like the cooler weather and temps are going to dip this week with some rain.
Hope everyone stays safe. Thought's for Don's family.
Good Morning,Thank you very much for all your condolences and thoughts! Kays Mom has been in the hospital since last Tuesday, her respiration rate had dropped, and her kidney wasn't functioning well. Her heart ultimately failed. She was 89 and simply said her body was just tired. Kay is doing remarkably well, as we all know it is a long process, but I am certain she is going to be able to handle it. I KNOW things are going to be different, so tolerance, patience, and supportive comfort is the primary objective for me.
Banks, Prayers for you and your family! Glad your are feeling a little better.
Kev, great pictures! Are the turkeys free game?Thanks again!
dbaker48 Kev, great pictures! Are the turkeys free game?
Kev, great pictures! Are the turkeys free game?
Don, they are free game, wild but you would not know it with the three Toms. The three Hens run as soon as they see you but the boys have gotten used to us and like to eat under wife's bird feeder. No fear.
This is the first year they have been here all summer, every day. In the past you would see them for a few days then they would be gone for weeks at a time. The other strange thing is this year I have seen no chicks. They must of been eaten by the coyote around?
Spank, you need a whole house fan up there in the attic or another one if you already have just one. That should cool it down.
Prayers for DonB's family. Continued prayers for Banks' mother.
Nice cool down last night. 60's and 70's for high. Low 80's later this week.
Lotsa progress yesterday. Got the El Cam wiring harness rewrapped with Tesa tape. Good stuff. Got the fender inner liner out and was able to get the old harness out and the new harness installed. Broke a couple of clip nuts that are used to attach panels to sheet metal. Found them at Chevy and NAPA. Banks suggested ACE, but my local ACE is further away.
Got the wheel well inner liner scrubbed and reinstalled today and working on wrapping that up. Somehow lost a 6 mm fender bolt, so will have to pick a replacement up in the next few days.
Dennis - I took machine shop in college, got to use the skills sporadically through the years, and started aquiring machinery about 15 years prior to retiring. I have a 1937 Atlas 10" lathe that I completely rebuilt, two 1940's South Bend 9's (A 9A and 9B), and a small Harbor Freight lathe and milling machine. I enjoy the machines and am always learning, particularly from some Youtube shop guys.
Prayers for Banks MomPrayers and condolences for DonB and Kaye.Good progress, Spank!Nice work, Roy, I wish I had you machine tools.........
Condolences on your friend, Flint - I feel ya - I'm half way to 66....
Friday night's adventure to see Little Shop of Horrors and Rocky Horror was quite good. We took the road runner. It did drizzle a bit during Rocky Horror (we sat outside) and it was a bit cool, but was fun. The girls had to get up to work the next day, which sucked. I was home and in bed by 1.Saturday cleaned up some debris and plants by the side of the house and then to Jenni's. We went to Outback for dinner, then Rita's for dessert. Sunday we took a short ride, topless as the weather was nice, to the NJ Fire Museum antique truck show. Our 1914 American LaFrance was on display as well. Took off to get lunch at Popeye's then shopping for food. Finished up the last 3 episodes of Man in the High Castle during a great chicken dinner with mac and cheese and corn made by Jenni. Up at 5 for my clinic study and that's done. Just trying to catch up on work.Mom is hanging in there, looking better and doing an hour nap in the afternoon. then she's up til midnight......Another hour of this and I can rest - I'm exhausted, lol!!!
Quiet day at work. Rainy day. Printed my tickets for the Harvest Races. Turned in home equity loan renewal. I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning. Slept good but got to bed late. Mira the cat had been real sick and couldn't find her for 24 hours or so. I found her yesterday afternoon on some OSB board on top of beams in top of shelter. Wifey couldn't get her down as she would show caws. I got her down by tapping with stick on boards. She came down and drank water. Got better and better [quit throwing up]. Came in late last night [about midnight] and did great. Still not eating but drinking water a lot. Now comes when called. Animals can "fix" their own problems.Roy, remember old style windshield sealing rope. Wills tick and seal anything if clean surface. Sticks to fingers too. I use it for vehicles and boats. Use it for train cars too. Will hold weights and etc. Actually held grits in hidden places in traveling cars. Try it. Still available at car parts stores here. May go work on tractor or maybe tomorrow. Depends on Wifey's cousin's schedule. Ran good until about the time I finished mowing front yard at FIL's. Suddenly starves for gas. Then runs some and starves again. Something in gas tank [had to be removed and washed out before getting it to run] or something got past bowl and into carb. We'll see. Need to mow Friday or grass getting to tall. Super big yard.Hope all doing OK.
Morning all!
Sunny and cool - fall weather for N Texess!
Chief - yep - I have some of that butyl rubber sealer rope - have to put it into freezer to be able to use it - used it for the plastic weather sheathing for the El Cam interior panels. There also used to be an automotive rope "caulk" for lack of a better term. Easier to use than the butyl and frankly just as effective. I used that when I had to remove and reinstall the heater air box and the plastic sheet weather door sheathing on my '68 Vette.
Happy about all the gang that are posting here now!
This one's for all you folks out there who are exiles from Bergen County NJ like we are.
Remember Tice's and Van Riper's Farms? THE places to go in the Fall for cider, pumpkins, doughnuts, and lots of other cool stuff? Well here you go, from todays NorthJersey.com.
http://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2017/10/13/tice-farm-and-ripers-farm-remembering-two-favorite-fall-destinations/754784001/
I'm sure the rest of you from around the country have similar memories of similar places. And if they're still around patronize them and enjoy them as much as you can because mark my words, once they go no power on earth can bring them back. And that's a shame.
Oh man, every fall I remember the cider and hot donuts at Van Ripers. It was just a short drive from our house in Park Ridge. Lot's of other things I still miss but that is one of the most missed. Wayne
Mornin' boys. Clearing and 53 in the Potomac Highlands. Will head down to the railyard in a bit to perform some scheduled work, then it's off to the Middle Princess's castle. Wifey is house/dog sitting for a few days, and I'm painting the nursery and upstairs hallway, while the happy couple is away.
My opinion, the debate was a dumpster fire.
Cool and cloudy with winds picking up tonight.
Played around on the layout a bit last evening. Added a Montour Bridge just for fun.
Everyone stay safe and stay healthy.
Sunny cooler good morning. 59 degrees. Little over 1.5" of rain last night. Mira is at the vet. She finally came in late. Didn't sleep good as Wiley [Yorkie] barked off and on during the night. ???? We had Mira inside so Wifey could catch her. Vet took her but will not see her until 10. Still not eating.After picking her back up [unless they keep her] will rush to Wifey's cousin to clean gas tank on tractor. He said bowl was full of rust yesterday. Carry new gas and see if there is product to put in tank to prevent it from rusting. Maybe keep it full of gas.Did not waste my time watching the fiasco last night.Have a great day.
Mornin' FellasNot a whole lot happening these days. Can't believe it was 1 year ago we moved into the new house!DJ - that area is a bit of a head scratcher... why did they run the ducts like that? The platforms are looking good though!Prayers for DonB and Banks!Gotta run... check back later.
Hey, good morning................Rained most of the day yesterday, after work, got the recycles out, vacuumed the house and tried to get the road runner back in the driveway. During the drizzle part of the rain, I was out with the Simple Green and scrubbed the driveway again. The road runner was dead, I drug my HD 100' extension cord out and put the battery charger on JUMP and she fired up. She's back in the driveway the trickle charger is on it now. Should ok later.62 and breezy right now, up to 70 later. Mostly cloudy.Once the moderator (whom shouldn't have been moderating....he's a lousy moderator to start with) lost control, I watched the Yankees/Indians game. Poor ol' Chuck (AKA Blueberry, RIP), was probably rolling in his grave 12-3 Yankees. Elimination game is tonight. I'll be running to Trenton later, I have to get a 20 X 20 tarp to keep our feral colony warm and dry, may make a little area for them to keep warm during the winter. Might run up to the train store as it's in the area.Off to work, check back later
Mom seems to be improving. Thanks for the Prayers.
Chief......best thing to do is have the tank cleaned and recoated. At least keep it full of ethanol free gas. The ethanol attracts water which promotes rust, attacks the gaskets too.
I did watch the Debate, turned into a circus
Best get toit.
Prayers for those in need and the end of this pandemic.
Had another doc appt this am - ugh...sunny and may hit 90 today and then back to low 80's for the weekend...
Working on the electrical for the El Cam and pushed the AC reconstruction back a bit as researching the issue of residual mineral oil in the evap and condenser. No way to know how much is in there without taking the cores out and turning them upside down. All tubing connections up high and no way to blow them out/flush in place. New refrigerant will use Ester oil - which is compatible - but mineral oil does not properly evaporate into the refrigerant and too much in the system affects cooling as it just pools in the bottom of the evap and condenser, blocking those fins. Thinking of using a brake/power steering evacuation jar with my vacuum bleeder and a small tube to try and get down into the evap and cond bottoms to see if there is any oil that can be sucked out.
I am thinking of dummying the various inputs to the ECM and then crank it up and see if the ECM still functions.
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