Good morning all,
It is cloudy in SE Indiana with temps in the 30s. It could be an interesting weekend, weatherwise, as they are talking about a large SNOZONE in Hoosierland. Happy birthday, John B.!!! The conversations do get interesting here with the merits of field dressing animals being one of the many topics being discussed. I did not go to the YMCA last night as we had a late supper and I got Christmas cards for people at work. I also went over to my dad's and he was showing off the new spoiler he got for his car. It is totally impratical, but it does look sharp. My wife and I watched a "Mannheim Steamroller" concert on PBS. It was kind of disappointing as they only played just a few of their "techno-pop" songs that I thought they were more known for. My wife and I are going to see "August Rush" tonight. Sometimes it takes a while for movies to get to Greensburg. I had the usual fare on the dining car for breakfast this morning. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Chief, I was saddened to hear of GilFin's passing. He offered a great perspective of the hobby for a time and as his health failed, we saw less of him. He never boasted, but from the obit. he was quite a guy. Never knew about his service, but glad folks like him did.
Today is final day of filming. While I know it has been a blessing and that I got to see God work in many ways, I am glad it is done so I can spend more time with wife and kids. We are having the wrap party tonight after final cut. Looked over the train scene again and with a little final edit, it will be spectacular.
Hope y'all have a great day!
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
Mornin fellas... John B!Nick - good luck with the inspectionWaiting on track order to arrive before I start construction on the christmas layout... should be in today, hopefully start tomorrow.Took shower in newly finished master bathroom shower this morning... have to shut her down for a couple days as I missed a couple grout cracks and those have to be patched and sealed before any water infiltrates the backerboard! Going to be a difficult weekend here in Baltimore. Guess we'll have to get all our running done tonight seeing as we may be hankered down till Monday. Hope I can get to the John Deere store tomorrow to pick up the rest of the parts for the snow blade... probably going to need it.It amazes me how people around here THINK we don't get snow/winter weather till February. Maryland/D.C. is known for getting more snow than Pittsburgh... Guess they have short memories...Chief - why do Southerners eat parts of animals that we Northerners feed to our dogs? Which reminds me of a story... hope this doesn't offend anyone.Back in 1984 my family and I went to my Mom's Cousin's Brother-In-Law's farm for butcher season. BiL had a bull that was tearing up the barn and needed to be put down, and he had orders for 4 piglets for roasts and he needed to thin out the hog herd so we were doing:1 Bull3 Pigs4 Piglets1 Turkey (it was Thanksgiving weekend)So we go down to the field where the bull is at and Mom's Cousin lures him over with some fresh hay, takes him down with two shots from the 30/30. We decided it would be best to dress the bull on-site and not take all the waste up to the butcher house. So they are removing his jewels BiL's mother comes down (94 years old, fiesty German woman - they called her the snoopervisor) followed by BiL's female mutt. Well as soon as the package hits the ground the female dog hauls it off... snoopervisor states 'Well that's the biggest one she's ever had!' Still remember that weekend quite vividly. That Saturday we got a bit of snow, and my parents decided we would stick around for the first day of deer season... the guys got 2 bucks that day, so we got to help dress them as well!
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It's a cloudy 34 degrees. Going up to 39 today with cloudy skies.
Today, is a busy day. I have some errands to run. Then, I will finish up a few projects around the house. No time for trains. Maybe tomorrow.
John Baker..Hope you had a nice birthday.
Well,Dining car is here and it's time for breakfast. Later.
Y'all have a great Friday.
Chuck
John B, Hope you had a good one
Hmmm Cold Bud and Chili, the magic words! I'll be on the first SR-71 stateside . My American Grandfather made a mean chili. I'll see if I can find the recipe.
Building inspector arriving today for final check on garage/gamesroom. Fingers crossed...
Later folks
Nick
ChiefEagles wrote:Afternoon all. Was going to post earlier but got busy at the "office". Got pictures and awards hung on walls. Got new big desk and two nice visitors chairs.Might do some trains, Can do that, while I "pee the boys". Bought Nikon digital camera, Got free Epson HD printer with it. WOW. Busy ......Good night all.
Might do some trains, Can do that, while I "pee the boys".
Bought Nikon digital camera, Got free Epson HD printer with it. WOW. Busy ......Good night all.
Congratulations Chief -- On the new camera and printer.
Also, enjoyed the phone call. That camera does a great job! Very good resolution, and then being able to send the image by your cell, I'm impressed. As requested, I have posted the images you sent.
I do have to admit that your office is a LOT nicer than I thought it would be! And I misunderstood when you said you had 2 visitor seats, I thought it would be a horizontal 2 - holer, this one is really nice. (Custom Made???)
I'm really amazed with what you were able to do with the office in such a short time.
-I don't know of ANYONE that has a desk as big as that one you have out back. Its nice to see that they didn't spare any expense. (You might want to give Laz a call.)
-Leave it to you to have a caboose up the first week, I like your subtle approach with the bird perchs. Or is that one of the new street lights?
-When you said you were going to have the deer up from the pond, I was suspcious, but I guess there's no doubt. You are really talking their langauage.
-I do have to advise you that, the sign is NOT an award! You better take it back before the Park Rangers realize its missing!
Oh Yeah, I almost forgot. Looks like You do have enough parking space for your JD.
Don
Laz and Brutus, thanks for the kind words.
Brutus, didn't you post a picture of some serious wood working equipment in your basement a while back? Is that a second hobby for you?
And Laz, I may take you up on that offer one of these days. I'm jealous, you seem to have the perfect job. By the way, my Mom grew up in the Pottsville-Shamokin area of PA. Is that anywhere near your neck of the woods?
chefjavier wrote:It's great to be part of Railroad Family.. I just got out from work. Today, I was trying to do Chicken Gizzards & Pig Feet for the employee cafeteria but some how they seems that to enjoy the southern cooking at all.
Love fried chicken gizzards. Wife likes fried livers. They are Ok but the gizzards are the best. Now tomorrow you can offer brains [hog] and eggs scrambled. Next day offer fish roe and eggs scrambled. Be sure to have plenty of biscuits with molasses. Big batch of GITS with butter. UMMMM
Bought Nikon digital camera to replace the stolen one. Got free Epson HD printer with it. WOW. Got separate printer for laptop now. Busy day for Town tomorrow. Good night all.
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Hi Chef.....
Must agree that LGB is still the best, but some of there competitors are quickly catching up. LGB went thru bankruptcy after pop's retired and the kids took over running the company. They are now owned by Maerklin, another quality train manufacturer. The newer models are no longer made in Germany, LGB had started moving production to, if memory is rite, Hungary. Now I think it is also going to China. One of the best attributes of the LGB locos, not only is their quality, but the fact that a great many of their locos will run on relatively small radius curves whereas most others won't.
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Chef,
Welcome, and as Sir James said, LGB is the best. I have not been paying attention to the news lately about LGB, but I think another German model railroad company (Marklin) bought them. There are a few other makers such as Aristo Craft, USA Train, and even MTH.
Ask me questions over email if you don't think they are appropriate for here.
Who's ready for a chuckle ? Check this out:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=--3xRcF_1Ns&feature=related
The guy's name is "Bionicworm", he's got some good stuff on there.
LGB is considered the best of G, but the company sold or did something to make the trains outside of Germany so who knows what QC may be.
Red Wings lost the tie breaker shotout so good nite all, good nite Chewy,,,,Sir James
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Brutus wrote: Doug, was that DUCK tape? I think there is some new tape out that is supposed to be a good longtime patch, but you might want to run to the hardware store asap and replace that feeder line! Was it a plastic one?Chef - wow, you went whole hog! Are you building a Christmas layout this year?
Doug, was that DUCK tape? I think there is some new tape out that is supposed to be a good longtime patch, but you might want to run to the hardware store asap and replace that feeder line! Was it a plastic one?
Chef - wow, you went whole hog! Are you building a Christmas layout this year?
Yes, I usually build the Ginger house and course, I put a train. but, this year we are going thru a renovation on Dec. 20th. I decide to cancel the project. I got a budget of $2,000 to install the town layout and train. They never put a big town but I going over board with a town. I am thinking of using a LGB train for the layout. I hope it's doesn't breakdown.
Doug, was that DUCK tape? I think there is some new tape out that is supposed to be a good longtime patch, but you might want to run to the hardware store asap and replace that feeder line! Was it a plastic one? I'll be right over for my chili! Do you have the little oyster crackers?
Sir James - Banilla is best! Sounds like a great day Grandpa! Esp that HWX!
Evening All,
Brutus--Ice cream is ready, picked up an extra banilla to tide us over.
Temp is 35 no snow but not sure whats next. Grandson was very good today we watched Scobby,sponge bob,mickey, donald, He brought a lunch box and ate all of it plus some chips.Then we ran the Hogwarts x, He will be back in the morning as his mom is helping at the school were his bro. goes. tomorrow is all, I hope. I took a really nice nap after he left. Thats what grandpas are good at. I plan to stop back after Red wings game is over,TTFN, Sir James
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Brutus wrote: Laz and Jon - I was pushing that a little for humorous effect, but I was really proud of my boy. He has actually learned a lot, starting from nothing really, and also was a big hit! It was a little hard to sit through the first band (older kids), but I found I perked up a bit once my boy was onstage!John Baker - Laz - conga on the day off! Remember Ferengi Rule #1: It never hurts to suck up to the boss!EDW - congrats on the woodworking project, nice story, thanks for sharing.I think we already scared Chef away with all that roadkill talk? I'm heading over to Doug's for some Chili, then to MI for a bowl of icecream! (Actually just had a ground turkey burger with LITE mayo and a slice of 2 percent cheese - pretty good, really!)
Laz and Jon - I was pushing that a little for humorous effect, but I was really proud of my boy. He has actually learned a lot, starting from nothing really, and also was a big hit! It was a little hard to sit through the first band (older kids), but I found I perked up a bit once my boy was onstage!John Baker - Laz - conga on the day off! Remember Ferengi Rule #1: It never hurts to suck up to the boss!
EDW - congrats on the woodworking project, nice story, thanks for sharing.
I think we already scared Chef away with all that roadkill talk? I'm heading over to Doug's for some Chili, then to MI for a bowl of icecream! (Actually just had a ground turkey burger with LITE mayo and a slice of 2 percent cheese - pretty good, really!)
JIM, glad it all worked out for you. I know how those concerts sound sometimes. Sat through great ones and not so good ones. Your boy will be just fine. And yepper little sucking up always helps. But my principal is an ok guy like one of us. He too is into trains and as a matter of fact going to get his Christmas presents for his wife tomorrow. Does that make me a TRAIN ELF or something?
laz57
edw wrote: laz 57 wrote: Same here JIM, as JON said I was the only reason some kids came to school. Lots of em went into the construction fields cause of shop class. And still today kids love my class and want to be there.laz57Hey Laz, you know, I never got to take a woodworking class while in high school, but when I was living in the Washington, DC suburbs in my mid-twenties, I heard about an evening shop class being offered for adults at the local high school. The class ran for 8 weeks, with an experienced instructor present to teach us some basic techniques and show us how to use the equipment. The idea was each "student" would choose an individual project to build. The school had even set aside a small storage area where we could leave our projects between classes, although we did have to bring our own lumber to class each week. All of us were novices, and most came to the first class with plans to build a birdhouse or picnic bench. I will never forget the look on my instructor's face when I told him I wanted to build a five-foot long colonial style trestle desk as my very first project, with plans I had cut out of a magazine. Well, to make a long story short, the instructor was terrific and one of the best teachers I have ever had. However, despite his best efforts, I was the only one who did not finish his project by the end of the course. On the last night of class, I managed to stuff all of the pieces of my half-finished table into my compact car and took them back to my apartment. The unassembled pieces were stored in a closet for several years, and later when I bought a house, I took them with me where they sat in my basement for almost twenty years! I am not sure what finally inspired me to finish that table, but after all those years, I finally did, and it is the same table I'm sitting at right now as I type this post. While I've built a couple of other things over the years, I am still a rank amateur when it comes to wood working. But, I do love this table, and how many people get to use their very first wood working project every single day?
laz 57 wrote: Same here JIM, as JON said I was the only reason some kids came to school. Lots of em went into the construction fields cause of shop class. And still today kids love my class and want to be there.laz57
Same here JIM, as JON said I was the only reason some kids came to school. Lots of em went into the construction fields cause of shop class. And still today kids love my class and want to be there.
Hey Laz, you know, I never got to take a woodworking class while in high school, but when I was living in the Washington, DC suburbs in my mid-twenties, I heard about an evening shop class being offered for adults at the local high school. The class ran for 8 weeks, with an experienced instructor present to teach us some basic techniques and show us how to use the equipment. The idea was each "student" would choose an individual project to build. The school had even set aside a small storage area where we could leave our projects between classes, although we did have to bring our own lumber to class each week. All of us were novices, and most came to the first class with plans to build a birdhouse or picnic bench. I will never forget the look on my instructor's face when I told him I wanted to build a five-foot long colonial style trestle desk as my very first project, with plans I had cut out of a magazine.
Well, to make a long story short, the instructor was terrific and one of the best teachers I have ever had. However, despite his best efforts, I was the only one who did not finish his project by the end of the course. On the last night of class, I managed to stuff all of the pieces of my half-finished table into my compact car and took them back to my apartment. The unassembled pieces were stored in a closet for several years, and later when I bought a house, I took them with me where they sat in my basement for almost twenty years!
I am not sure what finally inspired me to finish that table, but after all those years, I finally did, and it is the same table I'm sitting at right now as I type this post. While I've built a couple of other things over the years, I am still a rank amateur when it comes to wood working. But, I do love this table, and how many people get to use their very first wood working project every single day?
EDW,
Fantastic story, I loved it. You're invited anytime to my shop in the Upper Dauphin Area School district. Door is open and you can work till the termmites come out. Glad that you started with something big, no time for that little stuff. I was offered a job similar to that a few years ago from a local community college. To teach beginners woodworking, fell through they needed 10 people to take the class and we only had 8. Would have liked to teach it though, we were going to make mantle clocks. Nice little project I had to make in my college class. Only would have used about 15 board feet and they do really look great even if your miters aren't real tight. So if you're ever up this way you are welcome to come in and play around the shop.
Nick, didn't K9 have a short run spin-off series? Tom Baker IS Dr. Who - better than all the rest combined. My least favorite was the fellow with the celery stalk in his jacket. Gotta love Leela the warrior girl, too! They also did a pilot movie for a new Dr that was shot in Canada, I think, but it fizzled.
Hey, Why don't you meet me at Doug's and we'll each have a cold Budweiser with our chili?! Ready, steady, go!
dougdagrump wrote: Raliegh Train Fan,Don't you just love the way sellers, whether it be Bay of E or shows, throw around that "Rare" term.
Raliegh Train Fan,
Don't you just love the way sellers, whether it be Bay of E or shows, throw around that "Rare" term.
Brutus wrote: Nick - I haven't seen Spooks, is it good? Just now catching up on some old Dr. Who from 2006 and found out there was a spinoff called Torchwood? Got some episodes of Extras on a tape from a friend and they were very funny - esp the one with Daniel Radcliffe and my favorite (still) Diana Riggs (Emma Peel)!
Nick - I haven't seen Spooks, is it good? Just now catching up on some old Dr. Who from 2006 and found out there was a spinoff called Torchwood? Got some episodes of Extras on a tape from a friend and they were very funny - esp the one with Daniel Radcliffe and my favorite (still) Diana Riggs (Emma Peel)!
Yes Spooks is a good show. Follows a group of MI5 (our version of the FBI) officers. Plots keep you guessing.
For me Dr. Who peaked with Tom Baker and K-9. I can't get into the new series. Although a pal of mine who is a fellow DMC owner and film extra appered in the first new series.
The griiters are out, it's going to be a cold one tonight.
Good afternoon everyone,
88 & Wes I have a Bose radio, which I use as a head unit controller for my DVD player, XBOX360, and TV. It's connected to a 4.1 surround sound unit (which will hopefully be replaced soon). It sounds OK, and when I was playing 2 games today, it sounded good. In one game, I was driving a Nissan Skyline GTR, and I was just amazed at the sound of the boost pop from the turbos. I turned the music in the game off, because I LOVE the sound of the engines of the cars. I was also playing a WW11 game on XBOX Live and you could hear the bullets going through each speaker.
I also watch movies on it, and my absolute favorites to watch on it are Shooter, Live Free or Die Hard, and the Fast and Furious series.
We got ice here, and we are expecting 20 degree temperatures here tonight. We have had some power drops, and there are a few trees that are starting to lean over. I hope it won't be anything serious, but I hope there will be no school tomorrow. We are expecting snow on Saturday night and into Sunday.
Have a good weekend everyone.
That's great, thanks! I only have a few REAs and will have to stock up. That bottom line attitude makes perfect sense.
Fortunately there is a train show in Raleigh this weekend where perhaps I can do just that (if I can find a good vendor in between the ones selling 1972 MPC cars for $40 - "RARE LIONEL!")!
Raleigh Train Fan
Charlie RR is right, the passenger consists of the '30,40','50s, etc, all coupled abundant REA and RPO cars. Carrying the mail and express made money, seating and feeding passengers lost money. As I recall, the steady revenue of the mail contracts with the Railroads ended in 1962 and went to the Airlines.
Books such as Richard Prince's---on the Southern Ry, Seaboard, ACL and N&W all showed photos of steam trains with 5 and 6 headend cars in the consist. Other books such as Rank & Lowe's Southern Steam and Curt Tillotson's Southern Steam Trains-Passenger likewise. Many of the name passenger trains also carried Combines which were partly crew's quarters and part express freight.
Publicity photos showed nice pristine consists but the General Management [and Accountants] were focused on the bottomline.
Brent,
I haven't fired up the polar express on my home theater system yet, but I will try it tonight. I have a pretty good system as well. My sub is a 15" woofer in whats called an infinate baffle alignment. It's basically a 15" sub mounted on the wall that goes around my stairs, and uses the air under the stairs (other side of wall) as a huge enclosure. Frequency response is down below 15Hz. It's something to see. It's also very sensitive. With only 150 watts, I can shake things off walls. It sounds fuller than any sub I have used in the past. You should look it up if you want a hidden sub that just sounds great on everything you listen to.
Wes
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