Well, whooooooooooo that was a day! The Julius Caesar test was ok, pretty easy but I didn't know one 5 point answer, so I'm thinking 95 at best, maybe 96 if I get 1 point for the answer I DID write down. the biology test was also pretty easy, I just hope I didn't get analogous and homologus structures mixed up.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Good Evening All,
Just getting ready to head out the door after another long day in the shop.
Robby - I guess the first question is, did the other guy have insurance? After that it's finding a lawyer who will work on contingency to recover what you've lost plus etc, etc. Sounds like your ins company only wants to cover you if you get sued. If the other party has no insurance you'll really be in a pickle as they usually have no assets either. Even with insurance the things take years to travel through the system. If the car is totalled, you get what they'll offer. If it is ridiculously low you may have to call the state insurance commision or whoever does greviences. Often times the mere threat is enough to get the insurer to be reasonable. Any way you look at it, someones gonna be spendin time on the phone sorting things out. Just remember, it's in the insurance companies best interest to keep the legal action out of it and settle. Just be ready to stand and fight for what's right.
Closing in on 2 am and I am up again - just don´t find the sleep I need. My migraine has decided to become a steady date for the next days
Robby P. - insurances generally are a PITA when they have to cash out money. I hope, it´ll work out for you and your wife without a major hassle.
Zoe, how about some hot milk with honey in it for me? Maybe that helps to find some sleep.
JR......He had State Farm. Lawyers won't help, due to my wife wasn't hurt enough. The only few ways she would get anything......Out of state person hit her, if she needed surgery, if the driver was drunk. I'm more worried about the car being totaled. Who pays what. We owe about $12,000 on the car and the dealership value is $10,000. A few people have said, they will pay it off, and give us some for a new car. I have no idea. Never had to deal with anything like this. I know they keep finding new areas crushed, and dented. They were up to $5200 in damages, and that's before they found the floor, and having to take out the whole interior. I don't think they have even looked at other parts of the car. If its not totaled that's fine also.
Ulrich.......Its just a big mess. We should know more tomorrow.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Robby...I know exactly what you are going through with your car. In January I was hit by a guy plowing snow out of a hotel parking lot across the main road...He never looked when he backed up at full throttle and smashed right into me. It was my wifes 2005 Pontiac Grand Am. We were lucky we were not injured as it pretty much destroyed the whole driver side of the car. I was nervous as I stilled owed about $3000.00 grand on the car. The final estimate for repairs was $5500.00. I thought the car was totaled with the repairs costing more than I owed and what I thought the car was worth. Book value was about $5000.00 in mint condition. The collision center said repairs were authorized. My insurance company said that the book value and the "insured" value were dramatically different. The "insured" value was about $7800.00!!! and the car was not totaled. My whole problem I still am fighting is that I had to pay my $500.00 deductible to get my car back. Since this was not my fault and the other guy was written a fist full of tickets his insurance company is fighting paying the bill in full. Now it is in arbitration to get paid in full and until it's resolved I will not get my $500.00 back. That hurt paying that right after the holidays. I have State Farm also. Just some info I thought you should know about what the "true" value of your car is. Call your agent and ask what the "insured value" is.....Tim
A true friend will not bail you out of jail...he will be sitting next to you saying "that was friggin awesome dude!" Tim...Modeling the NYC...is there any other?
Good evening folks: I started this way back on the 26th or 27th, so bear with me if the replies jump around a bit, and the subjects are now old news.
Garry:
Der John ... great pictures. The layout looks real.
Rob:
Superior rocks.
Keith:
Its been fun, but very slow. If that tells ya anything~ Each item requires thought as to if I am to weather the part before gluing. example.. the concrete fence/wall I plan on using.
and just even making for the buildings to be removable.. and still allow for lighting is another example.
Ulrich: Sorry to learn about Karl, you do have the memories, and the "transferred skills", and that's no small thing! On the Beer Line, and your "Specializing in Arctic Railroading"...there's always a prototype! Really like the April 29th version of Argyle Street! The station buildings running down the RHS will look great. Getting the longer transfer table, even at the expense of the scenery section does give the extra operating, and type-of-service flexibility. Feeling for you with the migranes.
Lee: Sorry to hear about your Grandmother, we're thinking of you.
John, that Model Power station resembles the old Atlas kit I have on my layout.
MS-Publisher is a great program for making signs, no fuss and easy to use.
Barry:
My blood sugar seems to be coming down ---at last after I had to put even more insulin into the mix
Robby: Hope your appointment for Jessica (Friday)goes OK and is helpful. (I had written a semi-humourous bit about the car itself and insurance - but I see from April 29 post that it's far from funny. In fact, together with the medical side of it, a real bummer.) Sounds like JR has BTDT, and we now know Tim has!
Chris:
The RR room has two windows. I've realized THAT the sun blasting in has significantly faded the paint I applied five years ago. Photos on the walls have also been affected. IF I could find a very light blue vinyl blinds, I'd put them in and be done with it. All I see in the stores though are white or some variation. Would vinyl (plastic) blinds take interior paint?
Chris, I don't think painting a blind would work very well as I think the paint would dry and start to flake off as the blind is rolled up and down. Could you make a removable panel to cover part of the window? I'm thinking of a thin panel you would slide into a slot on the window frame.
JR: Purine free diet? Since Wikipedia told me that
Two of the four deoxyribonucleotides and two of the four ribonucleotides, the respective building blocks of DNA and RNA, are purines.
BTW galaxy, on the reading of posts thing; I find it's a matter of energy level and interest - I find myself praying "on the spot" about many of the situations shared here - even if I don't wade in with a reply. I've also learned a whole bunch just sitting here and listening to topics that I knew beans about before. ...and sometimes I feel I can add a bit to the mix...such as
By Keith Glucosomine/condrotin
I doubt I would weigh in (groan) on the weight loss and targets thing ordinarily, as I am probably less than half the mass of the worthy gentlemen involved in that discussion! Self esteem issues aside, what could I add?
Jeff: That is indeed a relief about the probable cause of those tremors. The LV hopper sure has had a hard life.
Just saw a road grader go by grading the road. That means there's a fairly good chance we'll be getting some heavy rain soon. Weather data indicates that we'll have rain before the weekend, possibly Thursday or Friday.
speaking of Ed's OJ, has anyone heard from him lately? ...
Sawyer: Glad the Julius Caesar test went well.
Time to be elsewhere. I'll be away until late Saturday, so see you in the new location! Good night all, and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of Healing, comfort, prosperity and peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Hello ..
Der John .... please tell Ed we miss his comments in the diner next time you communicate. The OJ is good stuff, too.
Sad news at a coal mine about 50 miles north of here. Two miners died in an mine accident. Some of you may have seen the story in the news. The two men were in their upper 20's. Dangerous work. Prayers for their families.
I have been fiddling with my new GN heater car from Rapido. It looks great, but it will short out. I need to spend more time with it to solve the problem. It is really a CN prototype, but it is painted in Empire Builder colors.
Robby, I'm still concerned about your wife's condition after the accident. Prayers for her full recovery.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
der5997Chris' mind wandered into the train room!
I'm thinking 3M (or comparable) film and yes..."Venetian" style plastic/vinyl/synthetic crap blinds. A thought just struck me though...guess my mind has returned from JOHN's RR room... Maybe instead of vinyl/plastic/synthetic crap blinds...what if I got an actual wood unit? They still make wooden blinds don't they?? THAT would surely take and hold paint. Hmmmmmmmmm. I see a recon trip this weekend.
Either way, it's not a case of frequent opening/closing, raising/lowering; so there would be minimal "disturbance" to the painted surface.
More cogitation.
Have a good night all, and a better tomorrow. Sounds like some folks could use a change (for the better) in the luck department.
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Good morning All,
Chris - would that be a plastic wooden blind or a wooden wooden blind (is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho - hmmmm).
Robby - at least he has insurance. Check your policy and with whatever state insurance commision you have to see what rights you've been granted. More than likely if the car is totaled you're on the hook for the difference. The big question will be if you can insist in that instance that the car be repaired. Hopefully the insured value will cover the loan amount. Good luck,
Der - purine free (probably have the wrong word) as in no nuts, cheese, etc. though my take on it - rocks, grass, dirt - is probably closer.
Another long day here at the shop along with a lunch meeting for the Lime Rock Vintage Festival that I'm on the organizing committee for. Catch Y'all later, J.R.
Good Afternoon,
later than usual today
I am still trying to get rid of that migraine thing - it is really a pest! The best is to be busy and not think about it.
Guys, I need your advice. The layout is pretty much fixed, the only open item is the station building. I could go for an old fashioned station building, situated on a road overpass, or I could go for a big train hall. The following pic shows you the options:
Which one do you like better?
CUL!
"Good Morning Fellow Diners~"
BRRR Coooold. Ever wake up in the morning.. saying.. "Ah Gheez I'm freezing." @ 5:30 AM? I looked out at the temp gauge..it said 46 degrees.
When the wind blows.. it blows right throught the house. These homes are slab built. A home that is raised on a foundation, the thought and theory behind building one is, the wind goes around and under the home.. instead of through it. lol. The only good part was waking up with warm feet from a cat and a dog on either side. You know its cold when some cat and dog is brave enough to jump on your bed, and look for warmth... and your legs and feet will do!
Der John, I want to thank you for your up-date on what you are doing. I want you to know... a couple of days ago I was studying your pics.. and your mountains. Personally I like yours.. mine are a tad dark.
As for the fiber optics.. I plan on going extremely simple.. using the Malibu landscape lighting..and go solar...
connecting the fibers to the 4 lights. The solar gain panel shall be attached to the far side of the layout.. in which during the winter.. it can receive total access to sunlight.
As for me.. ugh.
Yesterday, aside from Fences.. 3 of them.. black green and cream yellow.. I am starting to paint my 'Look Out Point' yes.. more rock painting. I ran out of Dullcote yesterday.. came back last night from the HS with two cans.
So my agenda for today.. is continue with the rock painting.. finish up on the portal painting. READ up on Decals today. Seems I bought 'wet decals' .. could have sworn I read somewhere about 'Dry Decals' .. so I imagine I'll be doing some tests with decals.. applications on a NON Flat surface. (cobblestone street)
I do have a game plan.
1. Apply the decal on a test road and see how bad it looks.
2. Pre paint / pre apply some Krysal Klear before I lay a decal. (to take out the un-eveness of the road)
3. At the same time be reading about decals.. lol.
4. Even after all that I wonder if I can preserve the decal with Dullcote. I have the MICROSCALE decals.
Which require.. or at least their instructions say to use their product that is similar to Dullcote.. couldn't find it at the LHS. Of course I'd feel better putting a Testors decal and using their spray.. like I said perhaps another trip to another HS.
I would imagine I'll start with 'crosswalks' .. lol.. should be easy enough for me. I would like to have something together for the WPS this coming weekend .. but more of the finished product with trolley tracks and with the cobblestone set aside for the trolley tracks.. another experiment of mine... would almost be the final stage... and ready for a 'Photo Shoot'
Ulrich my friend, I like the bottom one..
If I read these plans correctly.. and probably not.. but I'm guessing the bottom one, and visualize the
Union Station in Los Angeles,CA. I've seen this approach on HO layouts before.. and it seems as if it
uses the space quite nicely. I considered doing this approach, mainly because it just seemed like it saved
space... and you could do more with it.
Now on a side note.. when I first looked at your pics.. one question came to mind. How many levels is Ulrich planning?
So, on a side note.. or Thought For Food.. how many levels are you planning?
And are many levels in any given layout part of the secrets to a making a fine layout.
Which then brings me to what my wife asked me. What is.. the 'Center piece' of the layout? What is the one section you want the eye to be drawn to~? Which also brings me to .. Ask your wife.. I have found great inspiration and new ideas from just explaining to my wife.. my concerns.. what I want.. and she seems to digest it all.. and says.. "How bout..~" and then the light bulbs start to turn on.. and then.. "Jeanne.. once again you have pulled me from the fire~!"
I know this.. I do love it.. when you guys talk about whats going on in your layouts. For me.. I'd have no one to talk to about trains.
Keith,
the layout is supposed to depict the approach to a medium terminus, set somewhere in Scotland (Glasgow?). The line is built on arches, with shops under the arches, forming level 1. Level 2 is the track level on the arches, and level 3, which is only about an inch above level 2, "holds" the the low relief background buildings. Focus is on the track level.
Look at what gave me the inspiration:
Hard to believe, that the whole scene is only a foot deep!
That is an one pic there Ulrich. I can understand it better now. I want you to know.. everytime.. I design/cut/use this Foam Board.. or the Party Foam.. I think of you. I am personally having fun with this stuff. And, I can only imagine what can do with the stuff. Are those supplies bountiful in your area? Are they hard to find? Are they expensive? Do I need to start gathering up some minor supplies for you as a Christmas present?.. lol.. Its only 7months away until... I pack it up! Americans can be very giving ppl..lol.. last Christmas Jeanne and I pick one person from the Diner, this coming season.. You're mine~ lol. Just fill me in on whats hard to gather up... heck.. make a list.. check it twice. I still have a junk pile of HO stuff.. I found another box ..lol.
... here is a picture of the hall:
It is all card board models you can download from the internet for a relatively small fee. You just download it, print it, mount it on card board of various thicknesses as recommended, cut it out, assemble it, weather it with powdered pastels lightly and give it a spray of Dullcote to seal it. You then add some details, like pipes gutters, etc. and there you have a fantastic model - the British way of making structures.Suits my budget nicely!
Btw, Keith, your modeling work is superb. I like very much the way you blend in those buildings into the terrain - that´s a .
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, need lots of coffee this morning! Dark roast in a FGLK mug and a breakfast bagel to keep it company.
Today is packing day around here. Have to be sure I have all the equipment and papers and items for the auction and my entry in the model contest, and............ I also have to make my way over to the new Geneva Community Center for our interviews of the MLK Scholarship Applicants this afternoon. Then come home and finish packing the car so I can get up at 5:30 tomorrow morning and head over to Oakfield.......... Sure glad I am retired, I never would have time to teach anymore.
Currently 63°F outside here in the Heart of the Finger Lakes with a high around 72 later this afternoon. The forecast says partly cloudy, but all I see outside at the moment is lots of sunshine.
Ulrich, you look like yu didn't sleep last night! What? Again. Sorry! Migraines are not fun.... BTW I like the plan with the old traditional train station, but then I model 1925...
Hope you all have a great day!
Later!
73
[edit] Oh boy! Looks like I have the top again....... OK, Zoe just put it on my tab, I'll settle up as soon as my retirement $$ gets put in the account....
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Hi guys!
Warm and nice-ish here, if you discount the pollen requiring some special allergy and nasal meds as a "fun thing". Thank whatever god or gods you believe in for a/c helps to keep the doors closed and the pollen out. I wonder, oh, how people must have suffered a 100 or 150 years ago!
Der John: yeah allergic to shell fish leaves the glucosamine/condroitin out. BUT if it was such a "miracle worker" I'm sure Drs. would be prescribing it left and right. My other half tookit for 1.5 yrs and found it to be relatively non-working for joint pains and such so stopped the foolish spending on the stuff that "doesn't do a D--M thing for me"
On the weight Issue, I have thus far refrained from commenting. I am 5'6" and now weigh 234 lbs. Used to be 165 for all of my 20's and 30's It's the 40's that have changed everything on me. It is all in my belly. I am currently following a 1200 calorie diet, and I still seem to gain weight, not loose. I'm not starving by any means, in fact rarey am I "hungry", but often eat cuz it's time to eat, rather than being "hungry" to eat. Summer is here and I should be getting more excersize as gardening will start soon. I'm still in a bit of a depression, but this year is looking better than last year. Maybe I can get more excersize this summer and loose some and KEEP IT OFF.
excersize has to be easy-ish on me due to my severe asthma, and other issues-such as my back. I take the 2 pain meds and the muscle relaxer now and neither do much but put me to sleep a little. Went to the bank for an errand this AM and standing in line at the bank was painful. I left my other half in the grocery store the other day to go sit in the van as I couldn't take much more. The neurosurgeon I have seen before....he did the nerve tests for the carpal tunnel issues and we didn't care for his "bedside manner', but he is about the only bestest one around here.
Option "A" looks better to me, but that is because it lets the trains show more, I think.
Didn't see Jeffrey W. here recently {todays postings???} Hope he is doing well.
Robby P. insurance is a racket just like many other businesses. Try to get the maximum you can get. Thast's all one can do.
Blazzin Keith I hate to sayit but you seem to moan alot about being cold....we here in the north and NE states are happy to get a chilly 46* day after a few months of 0-32* weather. MY goodness! Breezy weather comes through here too, and can blow warm or cold! I am sure I am not the only one who laughs near you, and maybe a bit AT you! LOL Cheer up all day warmer weather is on its way, and then we can all complain about our A/C bills.
ok enough of my moaning and graoning.
HAve a great day all!
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Good afternoon.....
Breezy? You want breezy? We (again) have 30 mph wind out of the south. Thunderstorms are firing up to the west, "should" be through here by 3 p.m. We be under "slight risk" for severe, but just to the SE of me was bumped up to "moderate risk." Currently, it looks like the worst "should" be through in time for the big track meet I am to cover to be held as scheduled.
ULRICH: Sorry to hear of the on-going migrane. I've treated plenty of patients THAT get them, doesn't seem like much fun. The standard Creston ER treatment was a shot of their "preferred" pain killer (typically a narcotic) in the butt, then send 'em home 30 minutes later. On to more pleasant topics, I like the 2nd plan (with the large Union Station). Pretty cool how the Brits do the structure kits, should be a big help budget-wise!
JR: Was THAT you asking if I was talking about wooden plastic blinds or wood wooden plastic/vinyl... Man, my brain jumped right out of my head and headed for the hills over THAT!
KEITH: Don't sweat the decals so much Pally! Get yourself a nice glossy surface, handle/apply the decals like it says on the package. Walthers Solv-a-Set has never let me down...apply with care and caution to get the lines to "snuggle down" into the crevices. Multiple applications may be needed, just be sure the decals are dry before applying additional applications. Once satisfied, blitz with the Dullcote...and life is good! Time and reasonable care are the two biggees, in my humbled opinionated opinion.
Best check on the developing weather situation again, I'm starting to get static on the radio.
A good, SAFE rest-of-the-day to all,
Good Evening,
thought I´d drop in once more before I retire to the sofa and a boring film on TV - just to keep company to Petra.
Chloe, I´ll have a Double Greaseburger, Barry-size, with cheese, lettuce, onions and a slice of a tomato. Add fries and a Coke to that - thank you.
I have not yet fully made up my mind, but I guess I´ll go for option 2. That hall rests on arches, so it won´t cover up the trains completely.
Galaxy - a 1200 calorie diet won´t do you any good. It is not enough to sustain the functioning of your organs - you need to have about 1400 - 1500 calories for that. If you want to reduce, a change of diet to a well balanced mix is the key to success, plus, of course, exercise. It also help to drink a glass of mineral water, spiced up with a table spoon of cider vinegar - an old home cure since the Roman times, but it sure helps - also to fight joint pain! Don´t expect a great taste, though. It also supports you people with a diabetes condition.
Out for the day - see you tomorrow!
Sir MadogGalaxy - a 1200 calorie diet won´t do you any good. It is not enough to sustain the functioning of your organs - you need to have about 1400 - 1500 calories for that.
Galaxy: I agree with what Ulrich says here---don't be messing with anything below 1500 calories! Your body will start to store everything because it will be thinking about starvation mode--
Hello---been up to this again--
Also the start of a grade seperation project on the Hale Trafalgar crossing with the CN main
I'm going to need more pix of that
Oh and a batch of old tracks
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
I just tried making a payment on my Wal-Mart card online and it's darned near IMPOSSIBLE!. Looks like I'll have to go to the store and pay it. Filing taxes online is MUCH easier than trying to get through that Wal-Mart site.
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Columbian coffee in a large SOUTHERN mug, please.
Nice pics folks....keep 'em coming!
Last night I tried a new glue (for me) that a man at the Hobby Store recommended. It is called "Tamiya Extra Thin Cement" and I really like it. Glued together the (HO) shed for my wife's little fella named Bubbles, who resides in the Trailer Park on her layout. Have it mostly painted, but will wait to attach the floor until she has a shopping cart & kitties to place on it, just inside the door.
Wife brought her folks out to the farm for the day. Been busy helping her with them.
Healing thoughts to those in need.
Rob
Afternoon all
It has been so nice today that I got the bike out and went for a good ride up to Port Huron. And Lee I saw what I thought was a small frieghter coming down out of Lake Huron but it was a barge with a tug pushing it. The barge had the name James L Huber on it and Victory was on the tug from what I could see. After all the years of going up there,I have never seen this and thought it was interesting.
Those posting pics,they really do look good.
That’s about all
Best to all on sick call and those recovering
Talk to you later
Duke
"Don't take a wooden nickel,because it isn't worth a dime" by my Dad
"There are only 3 things you need out of life:A gentle grade,the wind in your face,and cinders in your hair.....But keep an eye on the water glass!" Jack Evans
Jeff, lol.. I just got back from making payments. Let me try to make this a very short one.. I do have a long too.. but here goes.
I always say when I read / hear the news about some poor soul who's life ends up rather differently than when he first got up. Yep.. I say something like ... "I wonder if the guy had any idea of what was coming, did he get up and say.. ghee whiz.. lets see what today brings!"
As I was here reading on my computer, I look out my front window.. and see.. 'ot oh.. the parking police' yep.. towed my sons car away.. in short.. paid $101 to the DMV another $150 to the Police dept... and a $123 for towing service. And believe me.. when I got up this morning.. I had no idea what was the day to become. I wonder what tomorrow may bring. I can't wait to get up tomorrow and see what the 'today brings'
Now lets get back to being cold this morning~ Now I won't go into the fact that my b/p is only 102/64.. and my body temp.. last physical was 97.1 (its usually 97.4) and I can take heat extremely well.. but freezing cold I can't.
I 'll just say.. the the heater was turned off.. and I know.. it was in the low 50's inside.. inspite of a lousy 46 degrees outside.
Just land on a toilet seat at 50 degrees with your eyes and mouth wide open!
Just a quick stop.
The car is not totaled. Just $6,500 in damage. Also my wife got a month off of work. So that is where we stand for now.
I will stop by in the morning.
Evenin' folks!
Flo I'll have a bowl of tomato soup and a turkey club sandwich to go along with a Dr. Pepper. I'll go sit for a while at the Rivet Counter.
This afternoon/evening we interviewed 8 candidates for the MLK Scholarships. We will make final decisions Monday evening at our regular meeting, but it looks like 4 of them will get scholarships. The first 3 in the door know me from being my students way back when they were in 2nd. grade. Two of those are in the HS Chorus program and also know me from my days of doing sound. They came in to be introduced to the committee members, saw me and started to grin from ear to ear... The 4 most likely to get scholarships have maintained excellent grade point averages and are volunteering in the community as well as holding down part time jobs. They also have a good dream of what they want to do to make this world a better place to live for all people. The others were good as well, but don't seem to measure up to where the other are in their young lives.
BlazzinJust land on a toilet seat at 50 degrees with your eyes and mouth wide open!
Ah, come on Kieth, that ain't cold..... Cold is getting out of your tent on a winter campout and having to use the latrine with no heat when the thermometer says it's -5°F...... If you lived closer I would show how to go camping when the wind chill is around -75°F outside. That's in a tent!
Robby, I it was me, I would sure try to grab the $ they will spend "repairing" the car, trade in waht is left for parts, and get a used vehicle that at least hasn't been through a major accident.
Have to finish packing stuff for the Meet tomorrow and get to bed early tonight. Probably will pop in here before bed to read and catch up, but won't get in tomorrow until evening.
Well its 16:22 sun is out and in with a few clouds 56" and the wind is from the south at 20 to 35 mph, sea is running a little high and the sand is warm underfoot, but that is northern Oregon coast. Slowly getting the rails in place and glued down, finished the new bridge the old one got smashed by fat junior trying to sleeping on it(cat). Finally received all of back ordered Mantura ???? engines delivered 2(2-8-8-2T)'s both just black of ???? New can motors quiet,strong,2 flywheels, and no sound!!!!! Pulling uphill with both (5+%) grade all 10 of my loaded logging cars and 'boose. Sold both car and truck and got a new poncho '09,5 speed and 6cy turbo weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Prayers for all in need and who isn't. Good to read a lot of back pages,not all. I'll check in when time permets.....acd Fair Winds and Following Seas.chuck
A little past 2.30 am and the night´s all over for me, again.
The migraine attack wasn´ t that bad, yesterday. I hope it will be gone by today.
Folks, it is May 1st, so we need to get ready for the move. All aboaaard and hang on to whatever you are hanging on right now!
This place is now closed - the new location is to be found here!