Morning all.
Pretty darn cold out now. First period today is P.E, which is indoors, so school should be fine.
Jim: Yeah, it's sorta Orangey-Yellow. I like it. I read the description and it fits my era, and my railroad. I have a small meat packing plant on my layout. Beef comes in, gets packed up, and shipped to retailers.
PC: I'll go get my shotgun an' some 00 buck and we'll make it a party. Wait what? With a camera? How do ya' shoot sum'in with a camera? Ya' mean pit'ures? Take pit'ures? What's wrong with ya boy?
Is that enough southern accent for ya? (No offense ment to any southerners here)
Bye all.
Mark
Good morning.
It's gonna be a little damp here today.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 12/10/2007Wind Chill: 68°FHumidity: 94%Dew Point: 66°FSo Far TodayHigh: 68°FLow: 66°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 7mph S Today High: 78 Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Tonight Low: 65 Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Morning all!
Still overcast here, cold 32 degrees, another round of freezing rain due in around midnight tonight(Monday).I'll have another hot cup of coffee please!
TheK4Kid
Good morning. Coffee, please.
Had a great weekend in Seattle. Amtrak was late on the way up, but on time leaving Seattle south. Besides money to shop the Dr. took us to dinner & to see Jersey Boys. It was great.
I thought that I would check in while I wait for the Chimney cleaner to show up.
Larry spent the weekend with his sisters and their husbands cleaning his Mom's place of flood damage. When he came home with pizza, one his brother-in-laws was sitting on my stool inside the layout looking at the scenery. They exercised the locos for a while.
I will check in later.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
CONGRATS to Ken & his beautiful bride. (hope she loves trains )
Back to work here. Rob
hey everybody
I have layout news from Maine, USA.
My train table is almost done!!! I have the frame done and the top is nailed down. I just need 2 do some sanding and put the hinges on. The table will be for my ready-to-run portable layout, requiring only track to be hooked up to the powerpack, buildings placed, and rolling stock and locomotives to be railed.
Early Afternoon Gang: It's colder here today but no wind so it doesn't feel as bad.
KenNZ: Congrats to you and your bride. I wish you both the very best.
I've got to do the strees test thing this afternoon. I got a pair of sports shoes and a warm up suit so I'll be presentable to the doc. I'd like to go in breach clot and mocacins but the wife would kill me.
The propane man came the first thing this morning and filled the tank. We had 40 gals in the tank so didn't have to do all the pilot lights.
Der: The dock face really looks good. Good thing that there weren't leaks when you pored the water.
Garry: I sent you an E-mail last week about the plans. I guess that you didn't get it. Yes Terry is interested in the drawings. Drop me a line at thebeverungs@gmail.com or call 817-771-1151. That's my cell phone.
Well I'd better get in the shower. I'll check back n tonight.
Afternoon folks!
Pepperoni and black olive pizza for me today! Thanks Chloe!
So far the 64-pane window is still the leader in the selection process, thanks again to all of you who have put in a selection and I appreciate your comments too!
I want to attempt making the window frame lines narrower before I make the prints on transparency sheets. Will give you updates when I make the attempt, but with Christmas around the corner my available train room hours will be limited. Hopefully I can get a few more hours in before the New Year....
Garry - I like the express and mail train idea! Postal Service, FedEX, UPS, etc... are all on the upswing now.
Ed - 400 lbs. of fruit per trip....now that is a lot of fruit! Oh....and have a great time in Mexico City!
J.R. - Nice DPM buildings you have there, and I especially like the mortar between the bricks. Quick question if you don't mind: What method do you employ to get the white mortar into those brick walls? Do you paint the walls white first and then use a steel wool pad to rub off the paint from the bricks?
Lee - Foxhat, is that a new operating system? LOL Actually Fox Creek sounds great for a name!
Chuck - Nice to see you again, sounds like you braved quite a storm there, glad you and Kathy made it out okay!
Rob - Yea, it was t-shirt weather for us too this weekend and this week seems to be the same for the remainder through Saturday.
Der John - Years ago I was a painter for interior and exterior structures, and yes, painting the real thing of a roundhouse would be a big project and thousands of dollars too! I'll stick with the HO scale version thank you! Your dock really looks great, I like the seaweeds too!
Philip - Nice train and snow pictures....my request finally came in! Thanks! Now that has holiday spirit written all over it! And hope the misses is getting better too!
Ken (aka NZRMac) - Congratulations on the wedding! You got yourself a fine bride there too!
So, I'll end this post with a story about some Christmas shopping this weekend. I was really getting into the Christmas shopping spirit and thought it would be nice to finally get the family something we've been talking about for a year now. We went to BJ's warehouse membership store to get a microwave as our old one died the week before last, and we also had a few other small items on the list too.
Monique went to the customer service counter to check on the expiration date on our 60 day trial membership. While she was at the counter I was looking at all the HDTV's and flat panel TV's. Some of you may remember around the first of the year in January I started searching for a new HDTV and I got some great advice and info from Philip, Dick, James from Australia, and Lupo from the Netherlands. Well I really liked the price of this 50" plasma HDTV from Vizio on display, nice picture quality and at only $1,199 it was hard to pass up.
Bought the new Visio P50 50" Plasma HDTV on Saturday evening and set it up on Sunday morning. Nice picture quality and sound is better than usual. We first viewed from the TV input from the cable DVR box with some live cable broadcasts and the picture quality was good, then we watched some recorded shows from the DVR, still getting a good picture.
Then later in the evening I hooked up the DVD player to the component 1 input, and watched about 1 hour of a DVD movie when all of a sudden the picture turns snowy and then into a 3 color sort of x-ray look. Hummmmm....
Then I checked the DVD player and no problems, and then I changed the input on the VP50 to see if that was it. Any input showed a box that there was "no signal found". Then turned off the power to the VP50, and then turned on the power again. Now the screen only shows a lot of varied blue dots and in no particular order, just random.
Oh, and we smelled a burning plastic smell too, and it was making a crackling sound coming from the back of the unit.
So to recap:
Saturday evening - Purchased the VP50
Sunday morning - Set up the VP50
Sunday afternoon- 3 hours viewing time from cable TV input on the VP 50
Sunday evening - 1 hour viewing time from the component 1 DVD player on the VP 50 and it burned up!
Monday evening - Returning it to BJ's for a full refund! Looking again for an HDTV unit......
Later folks,
Ryan
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Ryan,
I think that the 64 look best, also. You are really coming along with your RH project.
Just looking in and bumping the diner back to the top of the page.
BUMP!
Afternoon - about time for a root beer float to tide me over until suppertime, Zoe. Thanks!
Garry, I forgot to mention that this is an older Roundhouse (before they went in with Athearn & Horizon)... I think it's likely out of warranty by now. And Zoe, make me up a ham 'n' cheese sandwich with some of Garry's ham, please. I'll just have a late dinner tonight.
PC, at least with a Monday like that, the rest of the week ought to be better than this - Whew!
So Mark - will your packing plant be able to supply a car of sides of ribs for this Saturday's rib plate special? (I peeked at the menu insert that Chloe and Zoe had posted just inside the kitchen door...)
Jeff, nice rockwork on that 'tunnel liner'. Got some locos there, y'do!
Sue, is the loco in your signature pic a Roundhouse Shay? I might ask you about tips for mine, if so. Good that your trip went smoothly (especially the trip back home).
Colby, congrats on being another step closer to running the trains - Enjoy!
Ryan, sorry to hear of your experience with the HDTV, but hopefully you'll find something else that's much better quality.
Corey, sorry to hear about your financial problems. My layout is sort of a sectional (started sort of as a modular, but shifted it a bit. Mine currently is two sections that are 2' at one end and curve to 2.5' at the middle (where they are joined). If you can, save the plywood (especially if it's one piece/level), as you could cut it to shelf-size sections later when you get a place to start setting it up. (I had a 4 X 8 sheet in storage, and after deciding on more of a sectional/modular, cut it into smaller pieces). Some layout ideas I started from were in Iain Rice's book: Small, Smart & Practical Track Plans (and he also has several articles on small, switching-type layouts that you might have seen in MR, too). Email me and I can send you more info on mine.
Paul, best wishes on a great job on your stress test today. Mary Ann wouldn't let you do the loincloth and mocassins outfit? Dag-nabbity! Good that the propane tank wasn't dry (less $$ that way, too; well, maybe only a little less...)
'Bout quitting time here for me ( - a couple of minutes past!), so I'll be on my way.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Afternoon.
It's still chilly here, glad I got a new coat recently.
Jim: Seeing as I have two reefers, I think we'll be able to do a little switching and get 'em here. Better watch out, my sister the preditor might devour it all before it gets here!
Ryan: I like the 64 pane best, but if the 16 pane could be a bit smaller, it'd probably get my vote. I wish I had space for a roundhouse and turntable. (4x8s aren't great in that regard, not to mention I'd need a 130' one!)
SecondHandModeler: First, I'm sorry if I spelled the name wrong. Yeap, I did. Secondhand, not Sooline. Second, I'm sorry to hear that you are losing your house. Lastly, I haven't built a modular layout, but I am planning modules. 2-2.5' is a good width, 4' is a good length. For the wire bus, use a plug/socket technique for connecting them together. One last thing, try and see if you could have "Fitters" in between modules, such as a 9" straight track across. Heres a rushed diagram of what I'm trying to say:
---------||---------------| ==== <--9" fitter | Module B ---------||---------------|
Module A
It's easier to connect tracks that way. You can do what you prefer.
Later all.
evening all just a stop in to say hi not much going on today.
Worked on my shelf layout today need one more board about 5' long and will have boards all the way around. need to mount track to boards next cut what pieces I need to as I put it together so probally put together completely then screw down. Want to put one more shelf up in front of my desk (have three levels so far counting one for layout) Want to put my standard gauge set on that shelf.
Kinda on the warm side tonight here it was in the low 70's today I would guess sup[ose to get to 74 tomorrow.
talk to you all later not much happening.
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Evening Gang: I didn't do the stress test today. I did get an EKG and the Dr. said that it was not normal. He wasn't worried so I guess I shouldn't be. I'll go in for a couple of more tests Jan 4. Again a good sign that it isn't bad. The stress test will be the chemical kind, so I guess I'll use the shoes and workout togs for lounging and PJs.
Hi Corey. It's good to see you in this side of the street. My layout is modular 12ft x 26ft. I used HO modular standards and it has been all right. I did it this way to get going fast and it worked. I've never taken it apart. Since it's in a basement it is more or less permanent. The modules are 2x4, 2x6, 2x8 and one 2x10. Of course there are 4 corners. I will be adding a center section for the locomotive facilities. I'm also looking at two extensions off to another area that is available. You can do a lot in 2x4 if you try so take a look at it and have fun. You can also use it with a modular club if one is near.
Philnrunt: I'll agree that these are great relaxers. The red dot sight works very well even at long range. I've got a cataract in my in my right eye so I shoot with both eyes open. I do want to get an Aimpoint sight since the one I have is a real cheepy and runs through batteries fast. An Aimpoint will get 80,000 hours on one battery.
Well I guess I'll head for bed.
Good Night All
Never posted in this thread here. I'm assuming its about how you day went, new MRRing news, etc. so if I'm way , feel free to correct me. I just need to vent.
Looks like I'm not buying any new MRRing stuff for a while. Or Christmas presents. I lost control of my car when I hit a patch of ice on a freeway exit overpass and smacked a guardrail. I'm OK, the car... eh, not so much. Because of Taxachusett's communist insurance system, they're calling it a "driver at fault" accident instead of an act of God as they should, and since I can only afford basic coverage, I'm going to have to eat the costs of a new radiator (which, hopefully, is the only mechanical part that needs replacing) and a new headlight. A new grill, bumper, and frame straightening are too expensive for me right now. The timing couldn't have been worse, since I start a second job during the graveyard shift this coming Monday morning, and I still work at my current job on weekends. Once the radiator's fixed, I'm going to have to drive with the left front of my car missing until I can earn some extra scratch and find time to go car shopping.
I guess on the bright side, my car is still driveable other than the radiator, no one was injured, and the last bit of MRRing equipment I can expect to see for a while just arrived (an Athearn GP40-2 bashed into a NS GP40 HH).
Apologies again if this is the wrong place or I put a downer on anyone's day. Hope all is well with the rest of you.
JimRCGMO wrote: Sue, is the loco in your signature pic a Roundhouse Shay? I might ask you about tips for mine, if so.
Sue, is the loco in your signature pic a Roundhouse Shay? I might ask you about tips for mine, if so.
Jim,
Yes, it is. Larry used NWSL partial regear and bull gear kit. He can't remember if the decoder is Lenz, NCE, or digitrax. Our local hobby shop is not consistant with their inventory, so we buy what they have.
HINT: All three of our Roundhouse locos were wired incorrectly at the socket where the jumper plug connects. Larry fried 2 sound decoders before he caught that. A simple multimeter check should help you figure that out. If you have any questions let me know.
The little guy in the signature pic is our slowest, steadiest, and strongest loco on our 6% logging section. I believe that both of our shays are the older RH ones, too. It was worth the investment of the improvements.
We are hoping to connect the logging section with the mainline during Christmas vacation.
Welcome Johnathan, and yes, this is a good place to share your adventures both in the hobby and outside of it. Very sorry to learn of the auto accident. Best wishes geting it all taken care of.
Paul. I'll try the email address soon.
That's it for now.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
NZRmac; Congrats! I was married for 15 years and then she said my trains go or she goes, been divorced and working on my train layout as a bachelor since December 4, 2003. (ok I'm kidding about the trains).
Philnrunt; I found to post pictures you have to have them on photo bucket, or webshots or something like that for them to post here.
Jeffery; that's a really big model tunnel you have your trains in, LOL.
Norton anti-virus; I've tried several and I'm still with Norton, it's saved me more times than I can shake a stick at. I keep my dues paid and the Norton updated so maybe that's the trick. Norton also offers their software FREE of CHARGE to all active duty and Reserve members of the Armed Forces! I don't see that kind of support from any of Norton's competitors.
Microsoft; Well they offer every Coast Guard member a free copy of their Office Enterprise 2007 (yea a full version of a $600.00 software package).
Ok sorry I've been on Active Duty now for over 20 years and I'll still patronize those companies that try to support the troops. *putting soap box away*
Jonathan; Welcome to the diner!
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good evening Diners: No mrr today as the CAO (Chief Activities Officer) declared it "Present Wrapping Day." So between that and getting wood in, kindling replenished, walking the dog and so on, there wasn't free time for anything else. All that wrapping is because things have to be ready to deliver this Thursday and Saturday, so there was necessary urgency.
Thanks for the Norton / Alternatives tips. Our ISP has a package that has a 30 day free trial, so I ordered that. I can download and install, then uninstall Norton.
K4Ed, I still would like to talk to you about all this, choices for mail for instance.
JR: On the curtains thing, I'll just keep it in mind for when I've a bunch of houses to furnish...then I'll maybe look around for a similar resource. I agree, the printed product looks better than one's own hand drawn (but what else do you do with curtains ) efforts.
DER WINS the prize for the most colorful colourful post of the week. Cheers Der. Great work on the layout, too. Pilings in particular.
NZRMac: Congratulations! Many years of happiness to you both.
NZ was where we were headed in 1967, but we ended up in Canada!
Paul:
Good thing that there weren't leaks when you pored the water.
Ryan:
I like the seaweeds too!
Corey: Sorry to hear about your difficulties. I've not built a modular layout, but have done a couple of modules for a HO modular one shown in malls and such. The standards are pretty much set for you as to track spacing and so on. You'd get a bunch of info through a search,or ask Paul.
Johnathan: Bummer about the car, bright side is you weren't hurt. There isn't any off topic, but we do observe the civilities, and the clientele is mixed as to both gender and age range, so we keep the house and atmosphere clean. Hope things get sorted out for you soon. Where is Taxachusetts? It's a new one on this Canuk.
That's it for me for tonight. Goodnight all, and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Corey;
I built a large 2x4 modular layout in 2000. It didn't survive the divorce in 2003, but I learned allot! Currently I'm building another modular; 3'x4' sections (I found the 2x4 just a little too confining for big steam HO-scale). The curves will be 4'x4' sections with 41" and 38.5" mainline curves and a local track with 36" curves.
If you look at http://www.nmra.org/standards/consist.html#module they have diagrams for modules I found very helpful.
Lee
Hi y'all. Just sittin' here waitin' for the rain to turn to ice to turn my night into a living hell. Just a sittin' and a waitin'. Weehaa.
JimRC, Lee and Paul- Usually when someone gives me computer advice, I get that glazed donut look in my eyes and go to my safe place in my mind, but this time, you made sense! I can get CD's with my pics, why, by golly, I've even done that before! And I already have a photobucket account, just never uploaded anything. Why, this just might be do-able!
Today the forum, tomorrow ZE VORLD!!!! Uhh, errr, I mean, Thanks guys, I'll certainly try to attempt to endeavour to persevere.
And Paul, I don't have a laser on my AR, it's pretty much a stock, triangle foregrip, bayonet lug dinosaur, but I sure do love her. We have Aimpoints on a couple of AR's here at the PD, and I agree, they are great help when it comes to putting the rounds on target. They almost take any work out of getting good groups. Almost. And I wish I had 80,000 hours left on me! Isn't it amazing the stuff thats available today?
You take care with those tests, hope you get an A+! Oh, and did I ever mention that I know a fella (he's a former Indiana State Trooper, but I never held that against him!) who was a door gunner in Nam? I was lucky enough to go to dinner with him and another DG, they went in on the buddy plan, got drunk one night and a capt. pitched the "Don't walk, ride everywhere" speech and they fell for it. It was a very sad and funny night. They laughed alot, and teared up alot, but it was an honor to just sit with them and hear their stories. I thought of you, but back then- it's been a few years ago now, I could only remember your first name. They said, "Yeah sure, we knew him and he owes us money". Like I said, it was a pretty good night, and we all got so tanked that if the capt. had come along, we just all might have signed up for a ride!
pcarrell- The one pic looks like the (now) CSX line along SR67. Where did you take those, and what RR was running the F unit? Good pics.
secondhand- That really bites about your house, but in todays world there's lot's of that happening. We all hope the best for you, and if there is a silver lining, you at least have an idea about what you don't want in a layout now. Hang in there, and I hope things take a turn for the better soon.
Sanded drywall today, without a mask or goggles, won't do that again. The whole time I was thinking 'if I just set some open gons on the floor, this stuff would look like some kind of load, and it would be quick weathering'. My entire in-law family knows about my obsession, the other day my BIL handed me a bunch of knockouts from the new breaker box and said "Can you use these on your trains?' I said you bet, they make great weights! Livin La'needa Loco, I'm tellin' ya! And speaking of locos, Atlas is coming out with a GP-7 in good ol' Penn Central black. Might just have to get one of those! I absolutely hated that scheme when I was young, but now I sure do like it.
If the ice doesn't put out the lights, we'll see y'all tomorrow!
Evening folks-just stopping in for a few minutes before zzzland.
Not a bad day overall-had a mostly "train workbench" day. Started stripping paint on my latest project to get underway, An older Athearn PS 5344 boxcar lettered Corinth & Counce to be repainted & relettered..."Corinth & Counce." Reason being the prototype car I'm modeling's paint is much more faded, & the herald size is incorrect. But the funny thing is the lettering for "Cushion Service" on the right side of the car -is- correct, & the decals aren't. Oh well-plan on browsing the decal dealers to see if I can find a set. The proto I'm modeling I caught pics of summer before last here in town, & as of then it was relettered for the Alabama & Gulf Coast RR. I did notice too on the proto-& recently restudying the photo-barely visible on one side, is the herald for the New Orleans Public Belt RR. It appears that was the original paint scheme, & Corinth & Counce was the 2nd, as that is the only trace visible of the NOPB.
Also got work done on the ATW ex SM car-trying something new I haven't seen before on a model-as it goes now it just may work. I'll let you all know if it's successful in the end.
Phil (& everyone else affected) good luck with the ice. We've lucked out so far, but we've had it in the past & "living hell" is a correct definition. (had one hit suddenly on the interstate about 20 years ago & at the same time the wipers on my '71 Monte Carlo gave out. Oh what fun!)
I also wholeheartly agree on your opinion on PC locos. I got into trains in 1978 when CR was fairly young, & of course there were hundreds of them passing our school. Hated them then, but as a "weatherer", they look awfully "tasty" to me now!
Well, I better hit it-want to hit the LHS tomorrow for Solvaset & paint, & the craft store for a few supplies. Nite all!
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning all,
Today is the 20th anniversary of my 21st birthday. YOU IN THE BACK BOOTH, I'm 41, stop trying to do the math on the napkin.
My mom called this moring and said "it's all down hill from here" if that's true why does it feel like I'm still traveling up a steeper hill?
Breakfast is on me today. I uploaded 12 new pictures to my WWW button below in the LS&W album. The "Kvasnok Creamery & Ice Cream Company" is modeled after pictures of various Creameries' and is a kit-bash of 3 building kits. I'm using family names for everything on the layout, Dorothy and I spent our first date walking down the street to the ice cream stand. After 2 years of dating we still walk down the street to have some ice cream so I thought it was a fitting facility on the layout. The building is 19"x 10" the bricks are red, but the camera flash made them look a little pink. I mixed Pacemaker red and aged concrete to get the brick color.
The Ice House is a Walther's kit, I haven't found the right people to work the decks, but those are coming. Today I will be enjoying the blistering hot 43F temp today as I build some modular sections out in my garage and continue work on the downtown shops for Fox Creek.
Good Morning, Zoe. Had to drive through some fog to get here this morning. We have some area schools on late bus runs because the fog's so soupy thick. Think I'll have a glass of Ed's OJ, cup of coffee, and a slice of Lee's cake, please.
Thanks!
Congratulations, Lee - your post reminded me of a bumper sticker I saw on the truck ahead of me (while back) that said "Over the hill - and picking up speed!" Hope you have a great day! I took a look at your webpages, and like your most recent ones (the dairy and the icehouse) - they both look great. Let me know what figures you find that are suitable for the icehouse, as I will be getting one of those kits later, I suspect. Are you checking what figures Preiser or others have? What type of turntable is that in your earlier pics, by the way?
Der John wrote:NZ was where we were headed in 1967, but we ended up in Canada!
Bad compass back then, DerJohn?
gear-jammer wrote:HINT: All three of our Roundhouse locos were wired incorrectly at the socket where the jumper plug connects. Larry fried 2 sound decoders before he caught that. A simple multimeter check should help you figure that out. If you have any questions let me know.The little guy in the signature pic is our slowest, steadiest, and strongest loco on our 6% logging section. I believe that both of our shays are the older RH ones, too. It was worth the investment of the improvements.
Sue, my Shay's motor appears to be turning okay currently, but the rods connecting the rear truck to the front one has slipped off or loose or something. More of a mechanical than an electrical problem so far. But I will be keeping your suggestions for future reference - I've heard good things about NWSL's products.
to the Diner, Jonathan! As the others have said, there are only a few things considered off-topic in here (compared to some other forums), so you feel free to come have a cup and chew the fat anytime. Bummer about your car and the repairs. Might be time for assembling any spare kits you have, or weathering existing cars, locos, etc. with paint colors you have in stock. Several of us in here can probably give you some tips on MRR'ing "on the cheap", so to speak. Hang in there!
Need to get myself going - might take a bit longer than usual to get to w**k this morning. Everyone drive careful out there - looks like our Ice Belt residents may be getting a break from the ice today, though.
Blessings and prayers,
Well looks like we might see some of the ice storm after all. It's hitting up north of here now and it's due to move south. It's too warm right now. It's in the 40's and it's supposed to go up a little before the front hits. Thats when the ugliness starts.
Yesterday didn't go so well at the doctors office. Things are on the fence. They aren't really bad, but they aren't really good either. They may have to redo the surgery. They put her on absolute bedrest for the next 2-4 weeks. They'll see how things are in 2 weeks. I feel so bad. I just wish I could take this from her and do it myself.
Oh well, gotta hit it!
philnrunt wrote: pcarrell- The one pic looks like the (now) CSX line along SR67. Where did you take those, and what RR was running the F unit? Good pics.
Thanks! Yeah, it was right along SR67 around McCordsville. Didn't see an F unit though.
Lee, I can't beat that cake, so I'll just say
ArtOfRuin wrote: Never posted in this thread here. I'm assuming its about how you day went, new MRRing news, etc. so if I'm way , feel free to correct me. I just need to vent.Looks like I'm not buying any new MRRing stuff for a while. Or Christmas presents. I lost control of my car when I hit a patch of ice on a freeway exit overpass and smacked a guardrail. I'm OK, the car... eh, not so much. Because of Taxachusett's communist insurance system, they're calling it a "driver at fault" accident instead of an act of God as they should, and since I can only afford basic coverage, I'm going to have to eat the costs of a new radiator (which, hopefully, is the only mechanical part that needs replacing) and a new headlight. A new grill, bumper, and frame straightening are too expensive for me right now. The timing couldn't have been worse, since I start a second job during the graveyard shift this coming Monday morning, and I still work at my current job on weekends. Once the radiator's fixed, I'm going to have to drive with the left front of my car missing until I can earn some extra scratch and find time to go car shopping. I guess on the bright side, my car is still driveable other than the radiator, no one was injured, and the last bit of MRRing equipment I can expect to see for a while just arrived (an Athearn GP40-2 bashed into a NS GP40 HH).Apologies again if this is the wrong place or I put a downer on anyone's day. Hope all is well with the rest of you.
nothing is off topic.