Hi all.
You want to know how much I know about puters? Yesterday, I was in my profile, looking for silverspikes profile-(guess they don't list them or I can't find them)- and I noticed the "allow e-mail replies to posts" box wasn't checked, so i went ahead and checked it, thinking that it would notify me when someone replied to on;y my posts. tonight I opened my mail and I had more in my "Inbox" than in my "Bulk"! And thats even with the Viagara, Home Mortgage and Replica Rolex's that I get by the dozens!!!! I turned that option off, you betcha! Someday I'll learn.
JimRC- Ajo hears my Work Release remarks, but rest assured, she gives as good as she gets. Today at the Dr's, I was chatting with the nurse and she remarked "Throw in a Happy Meal and you could charge for a Dinner and a Show." The nurse was laughing so hard, I think I have nerve damage from the BP cuff!
pcarrell- People getting upset over nothing- sounds alot like the major part of my job! It has always surprised how serious people take everything, and how upset they get when you don't take it as seriously. Life's too short.
How's the Mrs doing? Give her our best.
foulrift- Ditto on Heartland's- and other's- comments on your fine work. Coming from a New York Central family, I usually don't give PRR equipment a second look, but that hopper was excellent! And everything else was just as good.
der5997- I would never have guessed your user name was a tx number- makes good sense. And about the ballast on the sandwiches, the party was a bit impromptu, and we pressed the 4x8 layout into service as a table, but I forgot to remove the bowl of ballast I had been working out of. I even left a spoon in the bowl- so I guess I WAS guilty of sending a mixed message! One of the guys was munching away on his ham and swiss, and asked "what kind of pepper is this? Not much flavor, no matter how much you add!" When I told him it was ballast, he got a blank, questioning look on his face. When I said "Rocks! You're eating rocks!" the sound of many plates being set down filled the room. Ahhh, but those were the days when you just shrugged your shoulders and made another sandwich. Today, lawyers would be lined up at my door!
ed- Same here, when it comes to how much I read on the forums. I come here, look over the General Discussion posts, and every blue moon, I'll go off on a rampage around the Trains, Garden RR, etc, but it's really rare when I post anything over there. I think I'll take a look at the site you mentioned, can't remember it right now, one of the county deputies stopped by, he sent me a mail with pictures of the Nazi battleship Gneisenau's "C" turret, it is a museum in Trondheim, Norway. The Nazi's salvaged it and turned it into a fixed gun position, after the war the Norwegians turned it into a museum. Pretty neat. WWII history is another passion of mine, mostly due to my dad's experiences. Anyway, I'll check into that site and see if I can join it, maybe we'll see you over there. I tried again on the Atlas site last night, it still tells me my password or name is invalid. Oh wellllllll.
Okey Dokey folks, my two days off are coming up, I'll see you all here Sun night!
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good morning,
Cleveland / CuyahogaLat: 41.58 Lon: -81.48 Elev: 902Last Update on Jan 11, 6:45 am EST
Overcast48°F(9°C)
Humidity:
76 %
Wind Speed:
SW 17 G 24 MPH
Barometer:
29.46"
Dewpoint:
41°F (5°C)
Wind Chill:
42°F (6°C)
Visibility:
7.00 mi.
Weather guesser said it will be almost 50F today. Not too bad since he said the hi would be around freezing and 1 to 2" of snow possible, well that was last week's guess. Yesterday work sent me to the CSX yard and the NS yard to pick up information about the area RR bridges. CSX provided me with maps of the local track age and took the time to teach me how to read it. NS well they were cool but I walked out of the MoW department empty handed, however they put me in touch with the B&B department and hopefully I'll get hooked up next week.
Not sure if you heard we had an earthquake out here last week measuring a 2.7 on the scale. We typically have 10 - 20 quakes a year. There is a big fault running about 5 miles off the coast.
Paul, When I left TX in spring 2000, gasoline was 80 cents and diesel was 65 cents.
FoulRift, nice weathering job. My best weather job was a complete accident. I was experimenting with chalk & paint weathering and it turned out so horrible I franticly tried to wipe it off to save the box car, when I got done trying to clean the car it looked awesome!
Ok well I have the day off today, so I better get back to being lazy.....
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Morning folks!
Rain expected again today, but not near enough to quell the dry drought conditions!
Going to the Great Train Expo in Winston-Salem, NC tomorrow, anyone been to one of these shows? Hey were are going to drop by the show tomorrow on our way to the Replacements china and tableware warehouse, anyone from around the area going to attend we could meet up at the show!
Got a little bit of progress on the layout last night for about an hour or so, I painted on another coat of ground color on all the scenery base, added another coat of rusting agent on some junk parts and an old box car that I am practicing some weathering on.
Today's Lunch and Dinner Specials
Soup du Jour ~ New Orleans Seafood Chowder c. $3.95 b. $4.95
From the Grill ~ Chicken Sante Fe $7.95
Diner Special ~ Zephyr Pork Chops $8.95
Blue Plate Special ~ All American Burger $4.95
Dessert ~ Blueberry Pie a la Mode $2.95
Cheers,
Ryan
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Morning, Diners! Zoe, cup of coffee and a glass of Ed's OJ for me, and I'll hit the breakfast bar that I see Bill T. helped you set up. Yum!
Philnrunt, good to hear that AmyJo's got a good sense of humor - another plus for her! Does she by any chance have an older sister (mid-40's to mid-50's or so) whose personality is like hers?
Ryan, I've heard of New England Clam Chowder (my favorite) and Manhattan Clam Chowder, but what's N'Orleans Clam Chowder like? Think I'll be back around lunch for some of that Santa Fe Chicken (hey, ATSF is one of my favorite RR's, anyway!).
Colby, assuming that you are using 18" curves and Snap-Switch #4 turnouts, here are a couple of other possible takes on your layout (or for later):
Well, got to get myself going. Zoe, can I get a box to go for the rest of my breakfast I didn't get to while I was yakkin' away? Thanks!
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
JimRCGMO wrote: Ryan, I've heard of New England Clam Chowder (my favorite) and Manhattan Clam Chowder, but what's N'Orleans Clam Chowder like? Think I'll be back around lunch for some of that Santa Fe Chicken (hey, ATSF is one of my favorite RR's, anyway!). Well, got to get myself going. Zoe, can I get a box to go for the rest of my breakfast I didn't get to while I was yakkin' away? Thanks! Blessings and prayers,Jim in Cape Girardeau
Glad that you asked! The New Orleans Seafood Chowder is a recipe that I developed many years ago (20 to be exact) when I was the Executive Chef at Elmwood in Jefferson, LA. It is similar to the style of the Manhatten Clam Chowder in that it is tomato and broth based and not the dairy version like in New England style. I keep the basic Manhatten chowder base of seafood stock, clam juice, tomatoes, onions, potatoes, and herbs, but instead of clams as the main protein, I use a hearty supply catfish chunks, large shrimp, and bay scallops. I also kick it up a couple notches with a little Cajun spice mix. It became a favorite among the regulars and if I skipped a week or two of making it they became restless...go figure!
Morning everyone!
egmurphy wrote:Another beautiful day down here in Paradise. Warm, but not unbearably so. Breeze picked about 4:30 and it was just gorgeous out. That was nice as we spent the entire afternoon out at the orange grove. It's fruit as far as you can see out there. The oranges (especially the mandarins) are unbelievably sweet right now.
Another beautiful day down here in Paradise. Warm, but not unbearably so. Breeze picked about 4:30 and it was just gorgeous out.
That was nice as we spent the entire afternoon out at the orange grove. It's fruit as far as you can see out there. The oranges (especially the mandarins) are unbelievably sweet right now.
Ed, you are an unbelieveably evil man! It's cold, dreary, windy, and just generally downright nasty here!
philnrunt wrote:pcarrell- How's the Mrs doing? Give her our best.
Took her to our son's basketball practice last night. No, she didn't play, but she was glad to get out and about. Took her to Hardee's afterwards. I don't think I've ever seen an adult get so excited about a burger joint before! Kids, yes, but not an adult. Guess the not being able to get around is getting to her, huh? I'll have to take her out this weekend and do something.
Hi again, Zoe. Getting hungry at w**k, so decided to come back before the breakfast buffet gets cleared out by our chowhounds.
SilverSpike wrote:[Glad that you asked! The New Orleans Seafood Chowder is a recipe that I developed many years ago (20 to be exact) when I was the Executive Chef at Elmwood in Jefferson, LA. It is similar to the style of the Manhatten Clam Chowder in that it is tomato and broth based and not the dairy version like in New England style. I keep the basic Manhatten chowder base of seafood stock, clam juice, tomatoes, onions, potatoes, and herbs, but instead of clams as the main protein, I use a hearty supply catfish chunks, large shrimp, and bay scallops. I also kick it up a couple notches with a little Cajun spice mix. It became a favorite among the regulars and if I skipped a week or two of making it they became restless...go figure!
Ryan, that sounds ...interesting... but I may pass with the spicyness. Sounds like it might clear out my sinuses really 'good'. I favor the New England one. I never have been wild about cooked tomatoey stuff (other than pasta sauces or salsa). No offense intended, natch.
pcarrell wrote:Took her to our son's basketball practice last night. No, she didn't play, but she was glad to get out and about. Took her to Hardee's afterwards. I don't think I've ever seen an adult get so excited about a burger joint before! Kids, yes, but not an adult. Guess the not being able to get around is getting to her, huh? I'll have to take her out this weekend and do something.
Sounds great, PC - good sign that she's enthused about just going out for burgers. So, are you going to take her along on your Saturday LHS trip? (oh, probably not, huh? )Tell her from us, to keep up the progress and we'll be pullin' for her.
Well, I guess the Big Boss didn't want me to get bored with my paperw**k today - one of my co-workers who helps cover crisis is out today. His young son got too close to a space heater, and burned his arm, so David's taking Tucker to the ER (or Dr., I wasn't sure from what others were telling me). So I will be helping cover crisis some today for our other crisis person (and getting my paperw**k done in the meantime).
I'd been checking on another hard drive for my laptop this morning. Debating between a larger (120GB) Western Digital Scorpio 2.5" one at a good price ($80 +S/H), vs. a Hitachi Travelstar 5K160 (also 120GB) that I've heard good comments about (and runs about the same price or a few dollars less). Oh, after I got back from lunch yesterday, the laptop started being stubborn on me and was misbehaving. Turned it off and took it home, but it was still stuck (in that startup loop I'd describe earlier) when I tried it at home. Guess I wait until the eB** stuff arrives (logic board, primarily) to get things going again. I did get a newer version of Mac OS X installed on the external drive (via the desktop Mac), and when I get the computer going and can start the laptop up, I can see if that works. If so, once I get a new drive into it, I'll have it moving along... (Okay, end of geektalk, you can wake everybody now, Zoe. ... Zoe? Zoe! Wake up!
Better get to my brunch and then back to the W-thing. Later!
Blessings,
Philnrunt-thanks ever so much or the compliments. I really appreciate it.
Lee-Sometimes accidents turn out to be your best work. I messed up six box cars trying to weather them for the first time but I was able to get most of it off and try again and was able to save them. Basically I have found that the method I use for freight cars and buildings you really can't mess up.Perhaps sometime if people are interested I could describe how I weather my buildings.
Thanks again guys. NJ Bob
FoulRift wrote:...Basically I have found that the method I use for freight cars and buildings you really can't mess up.Perhaps sometime if people are interested I could describe how I weather my buildings. Thanks again guys. NJ Bob
...Basically I have found that the method I use for freight cars and buildings you really can't mess up.Perhaps sometime if people are interested I could describe how I weather my buildings.
Put me down as interested, NJ Bob! I really like your weathering, and would love to see a bigger pic of that oil facility (and how you made it - was it a kit, or kitbash?).
Ryan-the chowder shounds great. I'll have a bowl,the Chicken SanteFe and a large coke if you please. Thanks for the compliments.
Jim-I hope this pic is big enough
Here's how- The main building started life as an IHC freight station which I cut apart. The tanks are Walthers.The brick structure was made from leftover DPM wall units,the small shed is an off brand ,tank car Athearn and the piping is aluminum tubing with a brass rod insert.
After I had taken the freight house apart I discarded part of it and cut the legs off the loadin platform so it would sit on the ground.The storagetanks are surrounded by a retaining wall with pipes running from the tops of the tanks to the rear wall. The rest of the piping was made from aluminum tubing with brass rod inserts to minimize breakage while bending them. The pipes run from rear of wall and form a bridge to the small pump house.The pump house has hoses on the side which are used to connect to the tank car. The brick building is for loading tank trucks and is connected to one of the large tanks. The tank truck was scratch built.Since this photo was taken I shortened the pipe bridge because of space issues on my layout plan.The drums on the main building are Campbell and other kits. I don't like the look of commercial pallets so I make my own 48"x48" pallets.
If you have any more question let me know. NJ Bob
JimRCGMO wrote: Colby, assuming that you are using 18" curves and Snap-Switch #4 turnouts, here are a couple of other possible takes on your layout (or for later):Jim in Cape Girardeau
Jim that's my desired final trackplan. Now concierning that zig zag on the upper part of the layout I think that can be remied by using 3: 22'' curves inplace of the 3 18'' curves in the uppa' left hand corner. and I can shorten the length of the strainght by the TT simply by removing a 2'' pice of track.
Now last night I used ducktape to hold the turntable down. (folded over it's self of that both sides of the tape are sticky) then I screwed it down.
Arrrrg....
If you are salty buoy tender sailor or a buoy tender "wanna be", you might want to watch "Dirty Jobs" on Tuesday 29 January. Rumor has it that Discovery Channel is going to feature CGC ASPEN as they work a buoy. So if you never experienced the thrill of a "shooting the tube" or a "heat and beat" first hand this may be as close as you ever get.
Just thought I would pass it along.
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
Jeff, the spray painted look is probably better anyways. No brush marks!
And thats what I get for opening my big mouth!
Now look! Friday nights dinner is on me! My credit card is toast!
Alright folks!
Step right up and get it while the gettin's good!
Ryan, you up for cookin' up a big batch of that awesome sounding chowder you've been teasing us with?
in a SOUTHERN mug with a NJ Bob model to go, please & thank you. (thought it was worth a try)
LOTS of rain and some booming thunderstorms last night. It's a mud-fest, although the ponds are still almost non-existant. Will take all the wet stuff we can get.
Healing thoughts to those in need.
Need to get to work at the easel for awhile. Rob
Howdy.
Jeff: Coaches lookin' good.
Luckily fo you PC, I'm gonna have some left-over Tuna Helper. I've got four flats ready to be turned and painted on the underside, and a tender that's on it's way to the LHS for some new, accurate, trucks and some 1975 AFT T1 Blue paint. (wonder what they used???)
I walked home from bus stop, it's snowing. Finally. It seems that snow is the only thing Indiana hasn't gotten this winter. A few inches in fall, but we couldn't even have an off-grey christmas.
I wish i had some sci-fi tech. Not only to see trains of the future, but I have pictures in my head of what I'd like the layout to look like. If only some rig s=could scan those images and zap me a working track. (I can dream too)
-Morgan
pcarrell wrote: Now look! Friday nights dinner is on me! My credit card is toast!Alright folks!Step right up and get it while the gettin's good!Ryan, you up for cookin' up a big batch of that awesome sounding chowder you've been teasing us with?
Yea...sure...I made enough to go around all the front bar seats, the back booths, and for seconds too!
Here itis...
I certainly noticed what Ryan put on the menu ---- Zephyr Pork Chops. Now, I can't go wrong with something named like that? Ryan, does it have E5 Sauce? That would be nice. I'll have that along with Southern style green beans, and garlic mashed potatoes. Also, I'l have Dr. Pepper. Thanks. Another menu request from me would be strawbery shortcake for dessert sometime.
Welcome to Dean the Heritic who visited the diner last night. Hope to see Dean here again soon.
PC .... good to hear the continued progress there for Mrs. PC.
Jeff ... the cars look fantastic. My dirty little secret is that I often use the shake-and-rattle spray paint too.
Der ..... There's an advantage to everything. A "bottleneck' on the layout simply adds challenge to the operators. .......... Model Railroading is fun. (Repeat 10 times).
Cheers everyone!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
PC IS BUYING?
Chloe... 5,000 chickens... Whole, frozen.
I want to fire them out of a chicken cannon :)
Hoople wrote: PC IS BUYING?Chloe... 5,000 chickens... Whole, frozen.I want to fire them out of a chicken cannon :)
Don't tell Adam Savage or Janie Hynaman. I believe that "chicken" and "gun" are screened out of their e-mails.
PC, how does Ham and potatoes and salad sound? I'll have some.
Evening Gang: We went to the hospital again today and visited the baby. She is doing well and is cute as a button. She tried to open her eyes and look at Mary Ann and me while we talked to her. I think that she was trying to see who was interupting her beauty sleep. We didn't get back until after 3pm. I just had time to go and get my 7.5 diesel and drop another $95 on it. It had a bunch of dirt and rust in the carb. They also replaced a gasket. I'll take it over to the track tomorrow and if the weather is warm enough I'll take it on a run.
Jeff: That's a good looking paint job. I hope that you can find the paper for the decals.
Dean welcome to the diner. Tell us a little about yourself. What scale do you model in? Do you do protype or freelance? ETC.
Well it's bed time.
Good Night All
Flashwave wrote: PC, how does Ham and potatoes and salad sound? I'll have some.
Good, but not as good as what Ryan has!
Well I got all the cork down last nite and got the track done today. Not as pretty as I would like it but that is what the ballast is for... to hide my mistakes!! Now to run the train around, hmmmok wire it up first, than run it around some before I put the ballast down.
And for those who want to know I am an electrical engineer for concert touring shows. I work with what every band or group the company asks me to go do. And this is not just a couple of lines of feeder, 3 phase 208 systems. So me having to use the way small voltage for trains is fun.
Oh yes, I am doing HO scale railroads. I have just started so I am doing a bit of a few things. I bought several RTR loco and cars but also bought a few that I have to build. I did modeling when I was a kid and loved it. So who knows how I will go in using what is there or what I want to build myself. Oh yes, I am also a decent wood worker and have more than enough lumber to make what I want.
Any further questions please answer. And if you ask me something and I dont answer within a day or so than I may be out on the road and usually only check the some things 1 or 2 a week.
Dean
Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,
Another beautiful day down here in Paradise, much like yesterday. Warm, but no so hot that I have to run the a/c, and cooling off nicely in the evening. Fran and I were sitting outside just now, enjoying a good cup of coffee (from the mountains of Veracruz, of course), and she needed a wrap. I, as usual, was fine in my shorts. Yeah, we have different ideas of what constitutes warm or cool.
The day went by slowly, but I never found enough time to work on the layout. I did finally get started on the latest special issue of Classic Trains, all about the railroads and their efforts during WWII. Plus I took some time out of a busy schedule to create a great cream of onion soup.
Philnrunt - I sent you an email about TrainBoard.
I see that Bill T. has changed the morning offering from donuts to a full buffet. Good move!
NJ Bob - nice work on the oil distributor. That collection of different blds and tanks just looks right.
Jeff: I went to Wal-Mart to get more and found to my great surprise that they had deleted the entire modeling section. Models, paint, cement, brushes, airbrushes, everything, gone! The excuse is that there wasn't enough being sold to warrant stocking the items. ...... I'll have to find another supply of decal paper since that went the way of the DO-Do thanks to Wal-Mart's brilliant decision. They're not my favorite people right now.
That's about it for right now.
Catch you people tomorrow.
Ed
Hello everybody.
I posted a picture on weekend photo fun. If you're intersted, take a look. Also, Loather started a some livestock humor over there. Funny stuff.
I'm glad Dean's back again. Good luck with your layout. Don't let Ed's boasting about "Paradise" disturb you. He gets a pass for stuff like that because he provides Mandarin OJ (The world's best OJ) to the diner.
Paul, that's really great about the little grand baby. She'll be opening those eyes and having big smiles for Grandpa before you know it.
Happy Model Railroading.
Tall cool glass of water tonight, thanks.
***Paul, glad to hear the grandchild is doing so well.
***Dean, welcome aboard!
Spent most of the evening cleaning the dungeon. Rearranged stuff in my small gym to fit the train table, but it would be a really tight fit. So, now I'm wondering if having it on one side of the main workshop on wheels (the type that lock) could work? It does get dusty down there and it is where my big saws and such live. My question: is a layout in a dusty room better than no layout??? On the plus side, it would be a great place to actually work on it and make a mess if need be.
Have a good night all. Rob
egmurphy wrote: Another beautiful day down here in Paradise, much like yesterday. Warm, but no so hot that I have to run the a/c, and cooling off nicely in the evening. Fran and I were sitting outside just now, enjoying a good cup of coffee (from the mountains of Veracruz, of course), and she needed a wrap. I, as usual, was fine in my shorts.
Another beautiful day down here in Paradise, much like yesterday. Warm, but no so hot that I have to run the a/c, and cooling off nicely in the evening. Fran and I were sitting outside just now, enjoying a good cup of coffee (from the mountains of Veracruz, of course), and she needed a wrap. I, as usual, was fine in my shorts.
Ed, I'm beginning to not like you (he says as he watches the snow falling outside the window).
LSWrr wrote:Arrrrg.... If you are salty buoy tender sailor or a buoy tender "wanna be", you might want to watch "Dirty Jobs" on Tuesday 29 January. Rumor has it that Discovery Channel is going to feature CGC ASPEN as they work a buoy. So if you never experienced the thrill of a "shooting the tube" or a "heat and beat" first hand this may be as close as you ever get. Just thought I would pass it along.Lee
Yes... it can be a rush and down right hairy. It's a cold, wet job that requires many hours of standing and waiting and requires focus as if you let your guard down watch it!!
Many years ago, working on a buoy deck on a buoy tender was rated a one of the top 10 dangerous jobs in Canada. So this should be a good show to watch!
Later All
Fergie
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