Evening Gang: we had a great time at dinner. We went to Edelwies in Ft Worth. The food is very good and great entertainment. We went to the MRR open house but didn't see the layout. It was raining and cold and people were waiting outside in the rain to get in. It's still raining and about 36f. We may try and go to the club's next regular meeting night and get a look see.
The rain is still coming down. I guess we'll go to sleep listening to it.
Good Night All
Ah... Work progresses quite well on the PRR 210F75 tender for my N scale M1 kitbash. I scracthbuilt a wooden doghouse for it from styrene (includinging the compound curves on the roof) and added a Trainphone antenna.
I also just won a Bachmann Spectrum 4-8-2 on eBay for $51. Not bad! I've got a Digitrax DZ123 waiting for her, plus a PRR-style boiler I'm going to have to cram on that frame.
I'm doing M1 #6811, seen here in 1953:
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.
Evening all.
I'll have a coke float Chloe. (Not a root beer fan.)
Last time I forgot to reply to Dave, so Dave: You know, sometimes I don't pay a whole lot of attention. That wasn't the case for once! I didn't even read your actual post, I read the quote about how you are going to scratchbash one, but it didn't say anything about PCM. Now if you switch over to HO scale... They do have models of that puppy available... MWUHAHAHAAAA!
Jim: Well not really... My parents aren't great at finding train items, and I know the LHS doesn't have any nor will they anytime soon, which is why I'm going the drums route this year.
Later all.
Mark
Good morning all.
Dave, you seem to have done your homework on the PRR and you might know this..... What year did PRR transition from semaphore signals to their trade mark light signals? Oh and I have to hand it to you, kit bashing locomotive tenders in N-scale has to be a challenge.
Brick streets: Someone mentioned they bought molds for brick streets. I was wondering how that turned out, and I would love to see some pictures of your efforts.
Has anybody seen the 2008 Walther's catalog? It's normally my first "must have" at the train shows and I haven't seen any.
Today I need to get off my duff and start building my modular bench work for the LS&W.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
grayfox1119 wrote: FERGIE UPDATE: The Hudson is at W50.00 longitude, N49.42 latitude as of 2100 hours, wind 280 degrees, 19 knots with an air temp of 3.0C ( He must be in the Gulf Stream checking on Global Warming.) So what does everyone have on their "wish" list for Christmas? Your #1 item that you really want is ...........................?
FERGIE UPDATE: The Hudson is at W50.00 longitude, N49.42 latitude as of 2100 hours, wind 280 degrees, 19 knots with an air temp of 3.0C ( He must be in the Gulf Stream checking on Global Warming.)
So what does everyone have on their "wish" list for Christmas? Your #1 item that you really want is ...........................?
Dick: Don't believe all you read. Our weather station is giving erroneous info as it has to be repositioned away from the mast. We started getting gales last night out of the WNW at 45 kts. Wind is presently WNW at 30 to 35 with seas building to 20'. The temp is at the freezing mark. Good thing I have my sea legs back.
RT: Sorry I might have jumped the Gun with Jeff, as feet and open sores are quite a usual occurance with Diabetes and always a big concern.
Fergie
Everyone: I have to apolagise for my rant which lead to the closing of the CS last week. Just didn't see to straight at the time so once again sorry. Next time I'll take a long walk and cool my jets.
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If one could roll back the hands of time... They would be waiting for the next train into the future. A. H. Francey 1921-2007
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Fergie it wasn't you as stated an member of another forum who use to come in here all the time then stopped.
I'm not worried about it just wanted to make sure everyone was clear it was his foot but know cause unknown.
Morning all getting ready to goto work will talk to you all later
have a good time today full steam ahead (Hmmmm Why do we say all steam ahead when were into diesels or electric engines )
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Good Morning, Janie - I'd like some waffles, couple strips of bacon, some Maine syrup, and a cup of coffee, please.
Thanks!
LSWrr wrote:Has anybody seen the 2008 Walther's catalog? It's normally my first "must have" at the train shows and I haven't seen any.
Lee, I got mine a couple of months ago (our LHS owner and MRR club member pre-orders enough so we all can get one at the club member discount). About same number of pages, with (guess who?) a certain orange-themed RR line on the cover. New batch of modeling pics in that section (middle, or about so), usual amount of new stuff from Walthers. Any specific questions, just ask or email me through the forum and I'll look 'em up. Doesn't your LHS carry them? Even our local LHS (other one that isn't owned by our fellow MRR club member) has a few in stock. Must've been a run on them in your area, I guess.
Paul, cold rain isn't one of my favorite weathers, either. I'd as soon it just changed over to snow as to be raining (and wondering if it's going to freeze up all over stuff). Enjoyable dinner & evening that you and yours had last night, from the sound of things.
Fergie, you appear to be really 'out tossed on the briney seas' (though I'm sure you've seen bigger waves than 20 footers). So was this a quick deployment, or were you able to stow away some MRR projects on board with you?
Well, no more calls out last night, and only a half-hour left this morning, so I'm not expecting any more today. This afternoon I may be able to get back to the MRR'ing. Was feeling an urge yesterday to start putting together the Farmers Coop Grain Elevator kit, and I might give in today...
I do have a bit of a glitch on my 'spare-room size' layout plan. Don't have quite room enough at the one end for the trackage that I want. Here's one version (and the lower left corner is my problem child of the layout:
I also came up with this other version, but it uses a double slip switch (which I've never worked with, and not sure about how much additional co$t and complexity that would introduce) and has what to me looks like a rather nasty s-curve coming down from the mine run:
I want the turntable, roundhouse and servicing facility, plus a longer switchback to go up to the mine (upper left corner), plus at least 3 or 4 industries in the town at the bottom. I need the gap on the right for an entry door, so can't go too much farther to the right. I'm thinking about stripping the design down to the basics (mainline, etc.) and fiddle with drawing it by hand rather than using the program, in hopes of noticing some options I may be missing right now. Any suggestions?
Well, best get going and get ready for church. Take care of yourselves and your loved ones.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Mornin' all!
Sorry I haven't been here a lot lately. We have houseguests on and off for the last and the next few weeks.
Cold today, but it sounds like this evening is going to be just lovely!
Today: increasing clouds, afternoon showers south? - high: 45
Tonight: rain arrives, may mix with sleet early - low: 38
Oh well, off to church!
Mornin, just some coffee please Janie. I think the cold weather has set in till spring [darn it] 28 this morning, high near 40, some sun with increasing clouds and rain [some of what Paul's getting] tonight through Mon.
Sure is nice to have the place to our selves again for a little while. Worked out in the yard some yesterday, plenty of leftovers and collage football, plus got some layout time, not much more a body could want.
FERGIE,, my layouts a mess to, but I'm getting it cleaned up enough to work on as I go. I've got trains running again anyway.
RT,, don't blame yourself, I think most of us drew conclusions on our own from what Jeff had posted.
Thought I'd post the last of the pics from our trip to the IC/CN Effingham yard. First one is looking N, the the yard was quiet that day
looking S, was IC 1008 all alone
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Jim, I'll have to journey over to my LHS and see what they have, this is the first year the NMRA train show wasn't selling them. Most of the LHS around here have closed down; the closest one to me is 3 towns over. Odd since I live just outside the second largest city in Ohio. I like your layout plans those turntables and round houses absorb a lot of real-estate. I built mine on an inside extension to the layout.
Well heading out to home depot to pick up some wood and I will be in the shop most of the day building bench work sections.
Cold rain here last night, with more likely today thru tomorrow. Off to do morning critter rounds. "All available steam ahead...!"
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Good morning, all, from rainy and chilly Southeast Texas. It's been raining off and on since Friday afternoon.
Yesterday my layout was on tour. Originally my group had planned to also display our modular layout in the driveway in front of the house. It's 20' x 32' so would not fit in the garage! The rain stopped that as well as stopped running the G gauge in the back yard. Still, we had a great crowd including a number of people from my Sunday School class with grandchildren in tow. All seemed to have a great time and we had visitors constantly from opening at 10 until 5:30. My Fiance even talked about what we would do differently next year. :) I think she's accepting my train addiction.
Ed was in from Mexico with his wife, daughter, son in law and grandson. It was good to see him. Even the gremlins stayed basically quiet for the show.
Today is a great day to clean up the train room and make adjustments to a 4-6-6-4 that I recently put in service. It's still a bit balky and is going through teething troubles. It's a Northern Pacific challenger that I bought probably 15 years ago and finally put a decoder in. I'm trying a Tsunami and so far I like it.
Well, have a great Sunday everyone!
Steve Barkley
rtraincollector wrote: Fergie it wasn't you as stated an member of another forum who use to come in here all the time then stopped.
Ahhh none the less I should have known better
Jim: you're right I have seen them as high as 40' but 20 footers don't allow for a good sleep none the less. And yes I was able to get a few kits packed but hard to do when the ship is rolling i the seaway. Down right miserable!!! And there is always the Rogue wave to put you on your head and spill your coffee Ouch!
Anyway I must run
Later All
Lee,
PRR position light (PL) signals began to appear in various experimental forms as early as 1910. By the 1930s, they had replaced most semaphores, most likley replacing them all by WWII. I know as late as the late 1930s, there were still semaphores protecting the Kitanning Point Interlocking on the Horseshoe Curve grade.
Afternoon Gang: It's still cold and rainy here. I got out for a bit and pulled some awful weeds as I walked down to check the hay. Right now I've got Pinky and the Brain on the dvd player. Narffff.
JimCG: Looking at the plan I don't think that the "S" curve is that bad. The ore cars are short and should handle the curve all right. The problem I see is the short switch lead for the mine. Could you move the switch for the mine to the mainline before the switch for the passing track? You could use the passing track for switching the mine. Just a thought.
I need to get going so I'll check in later.
Good afternoon , a brisk day here today under clear skies, 44F (5C). Rain is due here tomorrow afternoon , maybe 1 to 2 inches worth...I want SNOW! Had to rake the leaves again out front, those late falling oak leaves are a pain.
I see that southern CA has yet another forest fire....I wonder how one would model those if you were doing the Cajon pass routes to southern CA?
LEE: The Walthers 2008 has been out for months. My LHS still has some left.
FERGIE: Glad to see you have your sea legs back, 20 foot seas are no fun, I hope that ship is built well, a Canadian Explorer when down in Antarctica three days ago, struck ice and tore a fist size hole in her below the waterline, they could stem the tide of water even at that size, so all the passengers had to abandon ship, 5 hours in sub freezing weather until a freighter picked them up. At least you have some kits to build to keep your mind off the stormy North Atlantic in November.
RT: I am certain that Jeff has type II Diabetes. He has mentioned more than once on the forum about his Glucose level going out of balance and causing him dizziness etc. I pray that the new advances being made in medicine will have some genetic engineering fix for all those with Diabetes real soon.
Later,
Evening all!
Found this place on page two! For shame!
Rob, I want you to know that I've been praying for you and your wife on the parent / inlaw situation. It must be so hard for you both having to work through this.
Jim, Paul may be onto something with his suggestion. Also, it strikes me that the lower right of your plan is awful bare. Could your TT and facilities be moved over a little to balence things out? This would also allow you to pull the TT lead of of the passing siding on the lower left and then you could extend the siding around the curve a little on the lower right and add your other connection there. You end up with a little longer siding and a bit less complicated trackwork on the left. Just a thought. I didn't try it out or anything.
Prayers for all in need! Yes, thats you! Me too!
Evening Gang: It's still raining. We had 2 inches as of this morning.
JimCG: I hadn't noticed that space right of the TT and roundhouse. Good eyes PC. You could move them over and maybe eleminate the double slip switch. That may also give enough room to put the switch for the mine branch on the main with a little more room.
I've got a card for Jeff so I'd better get it addressed and ready to mail tomorrow.
Just a tall, cool glass of water, please & thanks!
***Philip, thanks for that. They are both back in the assisted living facility. FIL is a little weak, but otherwise is doing ok. Might drop in on them sometime tomorrow.
Picked up a little motor on the bay for one of my old steamers in need. Hope it fits. Nothing else to report on. Hope everyone is doing well. Rob
Evening, Diners!
BaylorMax wrote:All seemed to have a great time and we had visitors constantly from opening at 10 until 5:30. My Fiance even talked about what we would do differently next year. :) I think she's accepting my train addiction. Okay, Steve, next step is to get her addicted interested in doing some part of the layout like scenery, operations, helping put together a kit or two, weathering, etc. That's the way, , reel her in nice and easy there...
BaylorMax wrote:All seemed to have a great time and we had visitors constantly from opening at 10 until 5:30. My Fiance even talked about what we would do differently next year. :) I think she's accepting my train addiction.
All seemed to have a great time and we had visitors constantly from opening at 10 until 5:30. My Fiance even talked about what we would do differently next year. :) I think she's accepting my train addiction.
pcarrell wrote:Jim, Paul may be onto something with his suggestion. Also, it strikes me that the lower right of your plan is awful bare. Could your TT and facilities be moved over a little to balence things out? This would also allow you to pull the TT lead of of the passing siding on the lower left and then you could extend the siding around the curve a little on the lower right and add your other connection there. You end up with a little longer siding and a bit less complicated trackwork on the left. Just a thought. I didn't try it out or anything.
Paul W. Beverung wrote:JimCG: I hadn't noticed that space right of the TT and roundhouse. Good eyes PC. You could move them over and maybe eleminate the double slip switch. That may also give enough room to put the switch for the mine branch on the main with a little more room.
Good idea, PC and Paul, except that the lower right corner is where I've allotted room for the door into the room... Oh, you knew that and were just teasin' me, right? Yeah, I can see why everybody likes the attic or the basement - more room, and you can count on being able to have the door set up so as to not mess(tm) with the train room space. I tried some other things this afternoon (like what if I put the old section on the left and it were an 11 X 10 instead of 10 X 11 room? Helps some. Here's what that one came up like, but I have a part where the reach might be a problem...
I like some things about that (the route to the mine, putting the industries across the mains from the engine facility, since I'm figuring the peddler freight will be doing the switching and this makes it a simpler route to the industries from the main), but don't like some other things (interchange track seems too short, and with that door in the lower right corner, I'll have to swing a couple of tracks instead of just one on the earlier designs). Think I'll go get the pad of paper and pencil...Paul, I think we started getting some of your rain this morning, so let me know when it stops, so I know in a day or two that it'll run out over here. Did you need water for your land or the critters, at least? If this continues east (and south) from us, Rob's water barrels may overflow.
My dinner tonight was my chicken *** casserole with cream of mushroom soup and a 'secret blend of spices', along with a crisp garden salad and pineapple slices. Now, I'm ready for dessert, Janie - how about some strawberries and ice cream, please?
Thank you, ma'am!
Boy, seems like I have been off work forever - almost beginning to feel like an ORF! Of course, some of it I was sick, which didn't feel like as much of a vacation.
Ed, speaking of vacation - almost forgot to thank you for the update on your travels (and on how Teffy and Stephanie have been - busy). Hope your trip continues to be quite enjoyable. Any LHS trips planned on this NOTB excursion?
Well, I have some dessert to tend to, so I'll hush my mouth with food, as someone once said...
Blessings and prayers,
Jim, the plan is evolving nicely. I like the new mine run much better. I had some thoughts on some of the other issues. I hope you don't mind my meddling.
It could maybe use some further refinement, but it's an idea.
The backdrop in the lower left would probably not be a full backdrop as you'd want to be able to reach over it to retrieve cars and whatnot. Maybe a good sized (long and low) building flat or a low treeline would do it.
Anyways, just some thoughts......
***Jim, all our troughs, barrels, tubs & buckets are FULL. This is great because it isn't sucking on our well to water all the critters. However, I doubt there is any water making it into our aquifer so our drought has not changed in that respect. The ponds around our duck & goose islands remain dry with only a miniscule amount in our big pond. So, let it overflow all over the farm...PLEASE! 80% chance of rain tomorrow.
Took a more serious inventory of scrap lumber in the workshop for the wife's RR table project. Not sure what to do for legs yet. Might have to find some ready made or an old beat-up table at a yard sale I can yank some off of, then sand and paint. Because her layout will be a coffee table under glass, it needs to look halfway nice. I'll find something.
Rob
Hello from Nashville. We had rain driving here from Birmingham.
I saw my Mom in Birmingham. I was razzing her a bit. I said she's remarkable with all the latest technoloy considering she's 88. She uses a computer, a digital camera, a cell phone, a microwave, a high definition TV, and a rotary dial telephone.
My sister in Birmingham is doctor, and I asked her what to expect for someone with diabetes who gets gangrene. Without knowing the particulars, she, of course, will not comment on the little I know about Jeff's case. I'll just say it's my understanding that bad things can happen to diabetes patients. It's been several days since Jeff's surgery now, and I'll keep praying for our favorite KCS fan.
I should be home tomorrow night. I should get back to layout work.
I just read that Texas Steve has an NP 4-6-6-4. The are one of my favorite locomotives.
Happy Model Railroading!!!!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good evening Diners: I’m starting this before I’ve checked the Diner pages to see what’s what over the weekend. I’ve ben busy covering some more of the blue foam desert, and to paraphrase the song “Battle of New Orleans”, “There isn't now as plenty as there was a while ago!”
Here’s what it was like,
and then how things look tonight.
The white plastic sheet against the wall is preventing the sawdust glue mix from sticking to the wall, and cannot be removed until the mix is quite dry, at which point the sheet will pull away quite cleanly.
The retaining wall beside the road is made from strips cut from sheets of Ratio Plastic Models’ Ref 308 Flagstones. (That’s a UK product) The top of the wall is thin strips of a flat plaster cast I made in case I ever got a photo of those large “Mayan Temple” looking concrete blocks used for many modern retaining walls on highways. I never did get one, and gave up.
About the only large area of blue foam remaining this side of the river is the station parking lot. That will get covered fairly soon, I hope.
JR: Thanks for the wealth of info on the shingles. I like the sound of the peel and stick ones. I was going to ask about ridge strips…sounds like one is pretty much on one’s own in most cases. Filing down the over scale molded shingles on kits had never occurred to me, thanks for that too.
Rob:
***Der, have those same two models sitting on the drawing table here. My plan has been to tie at least one into the Soylent Green factory complex. " style='width:11.25pt;height:11.25pt'> " border="0" width="15" height="15" /> Still not sure I will keep both, depends how long it takes me to figure out "exactly" what I do and do not want and/or need.
Fergie: Bummer on being called away, but will you be back for Christmas? Love the C-Liner they are a very nice running engine.…I refined that dreadful long piloted thing that was on the market about 20 years ago (can’t remember who made it, was there a manufacturer beginning with “R”?). Anyway, got it to look quite respectable, I thought, and it finally ran reasonably well. I rather think it’s this one here.
Love the C-Liner they are a very nice running engine.
Dave:
Doing rivets in N is...
RT:
I don't know and didn't mean to come across that way
Well, it’s suddenly quite late, and so I’m off to bed. Goodnight all, and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Cederstrand wrote:***Jim, all our troughs, barrels, tubs & buckets are FULL. This is great because it isn't sucking on our well to water all the critters. However, I doubt there is any water making it into our aquifer so our drought has not changed in that respect. The ponds around our duck & goose islands remain dry with only a miniscule amount in our big pond. So, let it overflow all over the farm...PLEASE! 80% chance of rain tomorrow. Took a more serious inventory of scrap lumber in the workshop for the wife's RR table project. Not sure what to do for legs yet. Might have to find some ready made or an old beat-up table at a yard sale I can yank some off of, then sand and paint. Because her layout will be a coffee table under glass, it needs to look halfway nice. I'll find something.
Rob, if I had any say, I'd send the rain over to you! On your wife's layout, if you have some good 2X4's you could rip them to 2X2's and (carefully) sand it to a fine finish and stain it really nice. If you hide the screws well, you could run the bottom ones from underneath and camoflage the top ones with some inlays on top of them. But then again, I'm not a woodworker, just the former art major speaking... YMMV...
PC, I'm surprised that corner reach is only 30" in the upper right corner. I figured it was closer to four feet or more... I like the idea of having a live interchange, though I'd agree; I wish I could do it so as to hide more cars in it. I may have to play with that one for a bit and see what I can do with that. That, or more pencil doodlin'..
Der, you're making great progress there on your layout/scenery, I'd say. Like your roads, too - what are you using for the road materials?
Well, 'bout time for me to start getting ready for bed, so I'll mosey on off for now.
Blessings and a good night for all,
Be patient with me gang. I'll have a long tall rootbeer Chloe.
I am really excited here right now as the Saskatchewan Roughriders just won the Grey Cup, our Canadian edition of the Super Bowl.
This is only the third time in 97 years that we have won it. The whole Province is just going nuts.
Hope everyone had a great week end as well. Some got the water they needed, others had a good train show and I hope that Fergie had nice gentle swells that would let him do some modelling and restful sleep. Of course we are praying that Jeff is healing up and will be back in the saddle soon.
To old to party much, to celebrate the win my wife (Sandy) and I had some key lime pie. It is green as you know and green & white are our team colors.
So off to bed for sweet dreams of the win, got to savour it as it hasn't come around very often.
See ya all in the morning. First one in buys the round.
Johnboy out.................
James:1 Verse:5
The "Wobbly" can hardly stay on the rails tonight.
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Evening Gang: I'm back. It was earlier then I thought when I signed off. I did sleep for a bit until Mary Ann woke me up to fix the TV. For some reason the DVD turns itself on at 9pm. I've checked the programing and can't find anything. The fix is simple trun the DVD off. Anyway I'll keep trying to figure it out.
JimCG: PC's ideas sound good. Try shortening the industry sidings a bit and moving the switches to the TT and the pasing siding by the depot to the right so they are off the entrice area. You could also move the turnouts at the other end of the passing siding and the second TT lead to retain the siding length. By the way, I like the idea of 2 leads for the TT. I hope all this second guessing isn't getting to you.
I see by the TV that El Paso got snow. I guess we'll be in for a night of rain and then a couple of days of dry. Yes we needed the rain. The dry wasn't as bad as the drought period but needed to end.
Rob good to hear that you are going to get some more rain. It may take a while for there to be enough run off to fill the ponds. Except for the rain falling on the pond ours isn't getting added water yet. The creek is high again so I'll have to clean out the crossing again, a small price to pay.
OK this is really Good Night
Last call for coffee on the East coast guys.....Der, Luc and the NS guys on Atlantic time are all in bed now, and Fergie is being tossed in his bunk by 20 foot seas.
ROB: Glad to hear the rains have finally come, God knows the SE needs rain.
JOHNBOY: Congrats on your team winning!!!!! Way to go!!!!!
GARRY: I can tell you about Gangarene and Diabetes, my dad had type II since he was 50, he died at age 88 back in 2000 . He had open sore on his toes that we had to clean and dress every day. The reason it doesn't heal is because the effects of diabetes gradually destroys the veins. When I saw the dye test on my dad's legs, I could not believe my eyes, there was no dye getting below the knees. This obviously means that no blood is getting there either, therefore no ability to heal any wound. Gangarine finally settled in and he had to go to the hospital for antibiotics. He didn't want his legs removed ( which I can understand after seeing what his brother went through ), and I prayed that God would take his life before he died of gangarine. I was his health proxy and he gave me strict orders, no operations on his legs.......God answered my prayers and I didn't have to make that decision, his heart stopped one night at the hospital while returning to his bed with two nurses. One of the ways you can tell if your circulation is good in your legs is the amount of hair on your legs. You need good circulation for the hair follicles to grow. Man, am I glad I have lots of hair there!!
JEFF: We all pray for your recovery buddy, and a speedy healing of your wound.
Bon Soir mais amis
Evening Folks-since the coffee's been dumped for the night, I'll just grab a Pepsi out of the machine outside. Can I drink it in here? Thanks.
It's been raining pretty good here most of the evening. (.32" at this point by my rain gauge) One of the things I noted when we 1st looked at this house was it was on top of a small hill (on top of a big hill that leads to the river valley through town) so basement flooding (or worse) "shouldn't" be a problem here. Not only that, the earth was banked very slightly in the backyard close to the house to ease even more runoff. (glad I cleaned out the gutters of leaves last weekend too.)
Got done paying bills earlier (house payment, car insurance, cable, & trash pickup) now feel totally broke. But on the brighter side it motivated me to work the rest of the evening diligently on my ATW ex SM & RBOX cars, which I'll hopefully sell early next year. I'm on VACATION this coming week, work next week, & then off the following 2 weeks (benefits of being at the same job for 25+ years) so hopefully I'll get some time to make some significant progress on my weathering projects. Also, found some more useful proto info for the future Hocking Valley Southern on another forum that I might be able to put to good use. (Seems I've found the best info by happenstance searches. Hope I can continue to do so!)
*Finishes Pepsi* Nite all-stay safe, well, good, & "dry!"