Morning Crew,
Chloe , eggs scrambled, brown toast,OJ Large and a hot Chocolate, please and thanks
I'll crawl into the corner booth with Phil,Ryan and Jim.
I'm sitting here and having a good laugh at you guys talking about the cold. I'll trade with you anytime. With the windchill it is -38 c this morning and at that temp C and F is almost the same. Time to put the longjohns on. How would you like them Jeff???
Well I think i'm over the hump with the cold. Everything seems to be working better today. Coughing is almost gone and what there is doesn't seem to be tearing you apart. Head is still somewhat conjested but it is improved. Thank Goodness I really felt tough for awhile. Thanks for all the good wishes.
PAUL: So glad to hear that the baby is coming along fine. What a wonderful Christmas Present for all of you.
GARRY: I really like your grain elevator. I plan on one as a background structure just off my staging yards.
PHIL: If you take that nap, be sure to get up in time to make supper.
Well I'm really glad I work inside, can't imagine having to spend the day outside trying to accomplish tasks in this weather. However my oldest Son is a Instrumentation Tech and Electrician and works in the Natural Gas fields north of Grande Prairie Alberta, which is 250 miles northwest of Edmonton or 750 miles from here. All are remote sites but at least most of his work is in the compressor stations which are quite warm because of the 12 cylinder diesel engines running and doing the compressing. But it is very lonely work, most of the time he is by himself with only a few wolves watching. And he does all this to keep those model railroaders in the states and southern Canada nice and warm in their train rooms. Great Guy Eh ???
Well I better get back to the job at hand. One more shift after this and then off for a week.
Prayers and blessings for those in need.
Keep smiling it looks good on you.
Johnboy out.............
James:1 Verse:5
The "Wobbly" will wobble tonight. ( After some gift wrapping )
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Afternoon all
Paul Check for a PM and I hope it helps and the little one should do fine with the lengths they have come for caring for them now.
Bob Good to see you back and I know it isn't easy this time of year as some of us have lost someone through the year(my dad in March).
That's about it
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
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: I'll have a DQ flame thrower burger with plenty of Tabasco added. Why settle for a flame thrower when you can have napalm.
I'll have a DQ flame thrower burger with plenty of Tabasco added. Why settle for a flame thrower when you can have napalm.
oops, thats burger king
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
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
Hi everyone,
Been away for so long, I'll see if I can get up to speed. I see the diner has many new customers these days. Welcome all, good food and fellowship to boot...
Been pretty much only stopping in at the big board for some quick looks. This past month has been quite eventful.
Finished my last kitchen job and decided to take some time off. Had some major oral surgery for complete dentures. I knew I needed some down time for that anyway. Well while recovering, I had to replace the engine in my work van. Not normally a big deal for me, but the weather conditions here in Massachusetts went bad right in the middle of the work. Too big a project to tie up any of my friends bays or have my son use the Dodge dealership...so in the driveway it was. The temps on some days were single digits w/ wind chill. Could only take it for about 15 minutes before fingers went numb. Did drop a convertor bolt and it found it's way into the bell housing and behind the torque convertor. Didn't think I'd ever fish it out, last resort would be pulling the motor forward or dropping the tranny. Thank God I was able to hook it after many trys. Well got the motor in fine worked out the bugs, but still had a slight drivability issue and needed to change the in tank fuel pump. Ya, "Merry Christmas to Me..."
So last week as I was setting up for the next kitchen job, I had a meeting with some subs and the customer. Their young son kept trying to interupt us as we talked. His mother said, "What !we're talking, don't interupt", But, but Bob's car just slid dpwn the driveway and hit the wall. The house is on a decent sized hill with a huge circular drive. When I pulled up, the Caravan actually slid, but thought I would only have trouble when it came time to negociate that slippery side when leaving. Well it decided to take an unmanned sleigh ride 80 ft down the hill all the time the front wheel (turned out of coarse) bounced along the wall. At first glance from the house, I thought that I would be calling AAA. The body damage was minor and thought I escaped a major wreck. Well the front end took a beating. As it turns out the strut is bent, wheel and tire damaged, tie rod bent and the steering rack damaged. Almost $3500 damage. I could have at least gone along for such an expensive sleigh ride. Well no one was hurt and it could have been way worse. Good thing the truck is back in service or I'd be looking for snow shoes.
So I see that everyone else has had quite a bit going on.
Paul: I'm so happy to hear that everything is fine, and congrats on the new addition to your family. You know, you're supposed to sneak "trains" on a little at a time... Enjoy all that company during a joyous time.
Philip: I'm glad your wife is doing so much better, maybe by Christmas she can really be up and about and enjoy the special day more comfortably. Too bad for all those CP woes. I had to ditch the XP Home and use Pro, just too many users doing and going too many places. Of course now I almost have it to myself, the girls love their G4 I Books.
Colby: So how did the meet go. Must have missed something here. When you first said you had the meet, Iwas hoping it was an indoor one. Of coarse there's plenty of your friends here that would help chop the ice for you.....Long, long ago in a gal...(sounds like an intro to that movie) I was a water safety instuctor for Navy aircrew. Before that, we never knew if we would get dumped in the pool regardless of weather, later it was my turn to be a bad guy and watch everyone else flounder...
Ryan: I hope there's enough of those tasty cookies to go around. I've actually been folowing your progress on that engine facility. It is coming out fantastic, great pics too. Did you ever settle on any lighting of the pits? Hpoe you had a good time at the Moose lodge.
Dick: I guess the Steaming Tender was as great as always. Great company for lunch this time around. Wish I could get up that way more often. A few fellow club members make it out there quite often when going to see Bob at Tucker's. I hear he may be trying to streamline some of that packed store.. probably only wishful thinking, though. So have you got yourself dug out of this mess. You got pummeled with the white stuff out your way much worse than south of Boston. I love that Atlantic salmon, I could have it a few times a week.
Ed: Oh, did I think of you in "Paradise" these past few weeks. Sitting here, grumbling and jeolous... kinda wishing I was still in So. Ca., Nah, I do like the seasons here. Maybe we need to keep the pressure on about that layout.
Jerry, GARRY, RT: Sounds like you're settled into the Holiday mode. I wish I could say the same. Still lots to do and can't seem to get in gear.
Jim: Well at least I still see you're on that quest for the grain train. A nice retreat from the w**k schedule...
Jeff: Good to see that you're toughing it out and doing OK. Good thing it hasn't hurt your shutter finger. Some of the later pics of your new stuff look good w/ the new camera.
inch: glad you you could ride out some of that crazy weather or have the miss down your way. Some places got clobbered.
JR: Nice to see you are still making some decent progress on the restorations. I'll tell you, I was thinking about your nice warm shop as I was wrenching on that Dodge 5.2. Cargo vans are always fun for motor swap. Never minded much w/ the older ones, used to pull it out the passenger door. Pulling the bumper and core support to come out the front is the pits. Does run like a new truck though- it was worth it. Dodge stopped production in 04 and no one seems to want to let them go. Plenty of V6 1/2 ton 1500s, but they won't do the job. Need that 5.2 V8, 727 in a 3/4 ton.
phiinrunt: Don't worry much about the DW mud. As long as it is a major brand (I tend to like USG-Green lid). As long as it isn't real old or allowed to freeze, most any brand will do fine. The best news is not having to deal with any of it..period. Don't overlook the use of the Durbond 90. It is great for use or even an additive to mud for faster drying. For mudding DW, I use it for all first coats and corner beads. Then mud w/ the green lid.
Sue: Hope all is well with you and Larry these days. Enjoy that time off and together I hope.
Duke: Nice MOW shots you got there.
Derrick: It's a real tough time for the move. Know what you're going through, I was all over the place as a youngster. Went to 9 different schools for the 12 years to graduation. Kinda got to see most of the country though...
Fergie: Great to have you on that ? dry land. Good thing that tongue didn't stay stuck...
Rob: Hope the wife takes the "pulled over models" in stride after that nightmare she went through getting home that night.
der: Hope that snow doesn't keep you away from the trains too long. Sounds like you need a softer cake. Did you bite into a Kadee coupler or something?
Lee: Some nice sizable models there. Good thing you have the space. Sounds like you could use 1/2 of it for the port alone.
Jonathan: Too bad to hear those troubles w/ the Saab. Did some of those problems exist before the accident? You definitly have a bent strut and possible rack damage for those steering issues. I don't see how the clutch slave cylinder would have been affected. Check it for leaks, and maybe you can add fluid and bleed it to buy some time. The wiper troubles could all stem from a short from the accident. Do the front turn signals work OK? Many times a wire can get damaged in a crash and can affect the "multi-function" switch that controls turn signal, headlight dim, wiper/washer and cruise on some. You could have even damaged the switch during the accident. Try wiggling the arm and moving through all funtions as you try the wipers. Are you shure you checked all the fuses and relays? Goo luck w/ it and hope the weather holds.
There's so many others I know I've missed, and I'll check in later.
This is a very trying time of the year for me and my family. This 1st Christmas without April is real tough. I really didn't even want to deal w/ all the decorations and the tree, but knew I had to do it for the kids. I was dragging my feet big time, and last week when I came home there was a tree on the porch. Apparently my daughter's boyfriend bought it and left it for us. My wife always enjoyed the tree over any other decoration, with the possible exception of the carollers and the winter skating scene I did every year. That's on hold 'til next year- just couldn't do that- just too hard. So the tree is up and there are about 1600 lights on it. 2 cords to a power strip- she always loved the more lights the better.
The hardest thing was having my youngest daughter come home from UMass, Amherst and see her mother's stocking missing. The holiday will be bitter/ sweet. We will get through it. The traditional trip to NJ to the inlaws is on as usual. Thanksgiving there wasn't as bad as I thought. Hopefully Christmas can be OK also.
I really want to give my thanks to all of you who have been so supportive to me and my family over these past 8 months of what otherwise could have been real Helll for me. Support from strangers who I have never met and only have the common bond of comraderie through this great hobby has meant a lot. You were only a keyboard away.
Thank you all so much from the bottom of my heart. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and wonderful and safe holiday.
Hello again ......
Jerry asked about my kitbashed grain elevator, and here's another view.......
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Intense weather last night! Thats what had me up a couple times throughout the night. Torrential rains and howling winds.....thought it was going to beat the house down! No snow though.
***WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM***
Today: sharply colder, cloudy with snow showers - temps falling into the 20s Tonight: cloudy with flurries - low: 23
Winds were strong overnight, up to 50 - 60 mph in some locations. Winds are still gusting in the 35-45 mph range as I write this.
This is supposed to die down by tomorrow evening. I hope so, otherwise Santa's ride could get pretty wild!
Just picking up around the house a little today. We have lots of relatives wanting to come over since we can't go anywhere. We're going to see if we can't get the wife downstairs for the day on Christmas. She told me last night that the leg feels like it's healing much faster this time around, so thats real good news.
Might get that layout time in this afternoon. Depends....I might just be lazy and take a nap!
So whats up with you all?
concretelackey wrote: Perhaps question them on removing the HD, accessing the info and transferring to a new 80 or 100 gig? A few years back the PC at work puked, we called in a computer guru and for $60 above the cost of the HD we were up and running in about 3 hours with a new HD. Maybe also see what they say about streamlining the PC just for your current use of it. I say that because depending on the components used internally a small upgrade in one area can make a world of difference in operation.
Perhaps question them on removing the HD, accessing the info and transferring to a new 80 or 100 gig? A few years back the PC at work puked, we called in a computer guru and for $60 above the cost of the HD we were up and running in about 3 hours with a new HD. Maybe also see what they say about streamlining the PC just for your current use of it. I say that because depending on the components used internally a small upgrade in one area can make a world of difference in operation.
That may be just the ticket.....thanks Ken! I'll look into that!
Good morning.
It's starting to get downright cool here. Seems like that barbed wire fence between here and the north pole has fallen down.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446 12/23/2007Wind Chill: 24°FHumidity: 59%Dew Point: 20°FSo Far TodayHigh: 38°FLow: 30°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 31mph NW Today High: 52 Sunny. Much cooler. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight Low: 28 Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Light and variable winds.
G O O D M O R N I N G ! DINERS!!!
Here.......winds from west at 21 mph. Sunny. 34 degrees.
We had a great visit from son and his wife. They stopped here on their way to Florida from Illinois.
We're packing. Leaving tomorrow for Ohio. Next will be Michigan.
I looked briefly at Mitch's web page. Very Nice!
Good to see Wolfgang was here again. He may be working on his WT RR at this moment. It dounded like a good day for him to be inside becuase of weather.
I'll have OJ and oatmeal. Then, it's time to get busy. We'll go to evening church.
Merry Christmas everybody.
A greetings from Shelley, her cat and myself is in the link:
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1618667784
Cement terminals,
For those interested I have a word document with pictures and comments about some of the facilities. The file is 28K and has interactive bird's eye views of the facilities. If you want more details I can do some on the ground recconasince for you. Email me and I'll email the file to you.
Lee
lswrr@ameritech.net
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
eeyore9900 wrote:I forgot to notice if Ryan was in the diner today or not, but he mentioned how to make links active. I wondered why I'd never noticed the "chains" before, & its because for some reason they seem to be not available to me. They show, but not highlighted, or available to use. Dunno if it's my browser (use Firefox & also tried on IE, same thing) who knows. In the meantime until I figure things out, bear with me if I have a link to share by copying & pasting.
I forgot to notice if Ryan was in the diner today or not, but he mentioned how to make links active. I wondered why I'd never noticed the "chains" before, & its because for some reason they seem to be not available to me. They show, but not highlighted, or available to use. Dunno if it's my browser (use Firefox & also tried on IE, same thing) who knows. In the meantime until I figure things out, bear with me if I have a link to share by copying & pasting.
Mitch, if my memory is working correctly, I think you have to put the 'title' of your link (which can be the link address itself or maybe some more descriptive words), highlight that in the MR Forums website editor, and then the 'link' icon should un-grey and be usable. When you click on the icon, a pop-up window should give you text entry boxes in it for the URL/address, and a pull-down menu - for whether clicking on the link opens in the same window or a new one).
I'm using Firefox also, so try that out to see how it goes.
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good morning all,
Today: Periods of rain showers before 4pm, then a chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Temperature falling to around 35 by 5pm. Windy, with a southwest wind 24 to 27 mph increasing to between 33 and 36 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Tonight: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Very windy, with a west wind 33 to 36 mph increasing to between 41 and 44 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Hey Mitch, I know that locomotive in the movie clip:
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1048114628029441264lOkJxA
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Here is black ice. We resigned to go with the dog, only in the garden. A day for the basement??
Wolfgang
Pueblo & Salt Lake RR
Come to us http://www.westportterminal.de my videos my blog
Hey folks! coffee please.
Hey Ryan! I DID IT!
http://donkey.rrpicturearchives.net/
That's my proto pic archive. THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Ryan's tabs are all on me thru the holiday season! ) So order up my man!
Been an up & down day-meaning by that going back & forth between the workbench (basement) & the comp (upstairs) to check something I hadn't printed out for prototype reference. Either way, things are coming along well with the models. I think 2008 will be a good year for me in that aspect. (as to also starting benchwork for the Hocking Valley Southern!)
Lee-just stuck my head out the door-no wind here yet, but we'll probably get it shortly. (the fronts tend to angle in a ways that you folks get it about an hour or so before we do.) OH! since you're back, & now that I can (THANKS AGAIN RYAN!) I want to share this clip again-you know who these guys are LOL, & watch the skit a minute or so into the clip.
Phillip-I got my comp in the spring of 2002 with a 40g HD-& this past summer added a 250g secondary drive-best move I'd ever made with mine-I updated my speakers & transferred my music collection (11000+ songs) over to it, & also all my train related stuff & it hardly makes a dent in the memory.
Jerry-Most definitely I'll share pics of the 86' once done-the CSX ex B&O line going thru Sterling about 20+ NW of here (PA to Chicago) is my main railfanning place-probably won't get up there until the weather warms up a bit though)
I was on here browsing much earlier in the day, & watched again Wolfgang's 44-tonner Henry at work. Logan was sitting nearby, & as the bell started dinging, he stared at the speakers cocking his head. I hate to imagine how he'll react in the basement down the road once I get things going
(Looks at clock) YIKES! better hit the sack-gonna work on my projects tomrrow & get presents wrapped, etc. on Monday. I'll probably stop back in within the next day or so. NITE ALL!
Just RCVD a large pice of steel in my yard (after it bounced off the house) maybe a chimney cap. Wind is really howling out there!
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 3 AM EST MONDAY...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES SUNDAY...DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.
OVERNIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE AREA.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AREA EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SNOW BELT EAST OF CLEVELAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
Hello ....
I suspect many locomotives are in the roundhouses, because it looks so quiet here.
Paul .. sound like things are looking up with your new granddaughter, and I hope that continues.
Ryan .... Enjoy the IC toast.
Jerry .... the grain elevators were kit-bashed. I had a narrow and long area next to the wall. It's fun switching the elevators.
Happy Model Railroading
pcarrell wrote: SilverSpike wrote: pcarrell wrote: SilverSpike wrote: Philip - Well, from what you describe it sounds like a good ole rebuild of the operating system might be in store. But from your reply to Jeff if you tried to boot to the Windows CD and it did not take are you sure that the Windows CD is a fully bootable operating system CD? Sometimes operating system CD's that come with a PC are not fully bootable, but are only for reference. Do you have a diagnostic CD disk? These come with some brands of PC's and are bootable, they can be run to test all the hardware (HW) components and then give a report or reports on what is broken from a HW standpoint. What is the make and model?Yeah, the Windows CD is good. I bought it a few years ago when I upgraded that computer from Windows 2000 Professional. I don't have a diasgostic CD. It's an old HP Vectra with a whole 13 gig on the hard drive. I've found a place that will do a fix for about $45, but it may just be time to retire her. Thanks for the ideas though!While $45.00 is not a bad rate at all, they may just offer that as a diagnosis fee and then charge that just to tell you what needs to be done to fx it. With older PC's you reach a point where you have to decide if you want to dump more $$$ into them to keep them running another year or two, or just bite the bullet and spring a couple more hundred and get a new one.The $45 is for any work they can do to fix it outside of parts. If it takes them a day of hacking to get it going, it's $45. If they look at it for 10 seconds and it's terminal, it's $45. My parents have taken their computer to them twice and they fixed theirs for the $45 both times, so they appear to be honest.I don't really use the computer for anything except web surfing. My Email is online and my picture storage is on an 100 gig external hard drive. Still, I'm going to at least look into replacment costs.
SilverSpike wrote: pcarrell wrote: SilverSpike wrote: Philip - Well, from what you describe it sounds like a good ole rebuild of the operating system might be in store. But from your reply to Jeff if you tried to boot to the Windows CD and it did not take are you sure that the Windows CD is a fully bootable operating system CD? Sometimes operating system CD's that come with a PC are not fully bootable, but are only for reference. Do you have a diagnostic CD disk? These come with some brands of PC's and are bootable, they can be run to test all the hardware (HW) components and then give a report or reports on what is broken from a HW standpoint. What is the make and model?Yeah, the Windows CD is good. I bought it a few years ago when I upgraded that computer from Windows 2000 Professional. I don't have a diasgostic CD. It's an old HP Vectra with a whole 13 gig on the hard drive. I've found a place that will do a fix for about $45, but it may just be time to retire her. Thanks for the ideas though!While $45.00 is not a bad rate at all, they may just offer that as a diagnosis fee and then charge that just to tell you what needs to be done to fx it. With older PC's you reach a point where you have to decide if you want to dump more $$$ into them to keep them running another year or two, or just bite the bullet and spring a couple more hundred and get a new one.
pcarrell wrote: SilverSpike wrote: Philip - Well, from what you describe it sounds like a good ole rebuild of the operating system might be in store. But from your reply to Jeff if you tried to boot to the Windows CD and it did not take are you sure that the Windows CD is a fully bootable operating system CD? Sometimes operating system CD's that come with a PC are not fully bootable, but are only for reference. Do you have a diagnostic CD disk? These come with some brands of PC's and are bootable, they can be run to test all the hardware (HW) components and then give a report or reports on what is broken from a HW standpoint. What is the make and model?Yeah, the Windows CD is good. I bought it a few years ago when I upgraded that computer from Windows 2000 Professional. I don't have a diasgostic CD. It's an old HP Vectra with a whole 13 gig on the hard drive. I've found a place that will do a fix for about $45, but it may just be time to retire her. Thanks for the ideas though!
SilverSpike wrote: Philip - Well, from what you describe it sounds like a good ole rebuild of the operating system might be in store. But from your reply to Jeff if you tried to boot to the Windows CD and it did not take are you sure that the Windows CD is a fully bootable operating system CD? Sometimes operating system CD's that come with a PC are not fully bootable, but are only for reference. Do you have a diagnostic CD disk? These come with some brands of PC's and are bootable, they can be run to test all the hardware (HW) components and then give a report or reports on what is broken from a HW standpoint. What is the make and model?
Philip - Well, from what you describe it sounds like a good ole rebuild of the operating system might be in store. But from your reply to Jeff if you tried to boot to the Windows CD and it did not take are you sure that the Windows CD is a fully bootable operating system CD? Sometimes operating system CD's that come with a PC are not fully bootable, but are only for reference. Do you have a diagnostic CD disk? These come with some brands of PC's and are bootable, they can be run to test all the hardware (HW) components and then give a report or reports on what is broken from a HW standpoint. What is the make and model?
Yeah, the Windows CD is good. I bought it a few years ago when I upgraded that computer from Windows 2000 Professional. I don't have a diasgostic CD. It's an old HP Vectra with a whole 13 gig on the hard drive. I've found a place that will do a fix for about $45, but it may just be time to retire her. Thanks for the ideas though!
While $45.00 is not a bad rate at all, they may just offer that as a diagnosis fee and then charge that just to tell you what needs to be done to fx it. With older PC's you reach a point where you have to decide if you want to dump more $$$ into them to keep them running another year or two, or just bite the bullet and spring a couple more hundred and get a new one.
The $45 is for any work they can do to fix it outside of parts. If it takes them a day of hacking to get it going, it's $45. If they look at it for 10 seconds and it's terminal, it's $45. My parents have taken their computer to them twice and they fixed theirs for the $45 both times, so they appear to be honest.
I don't really use the computer for anything except web surfing. My Email is online and my picture storage is on an 100 gig external hard drive.
Still, I'm going to at least look into replacment costs.
Evening Gang: I saw the baby again tonight. She is a real sweety. She's still looking good, all pink. I talked to her for about 10 minutes. Told her about the trains and she kind of peeked out took a look at me. She was probably thinking what kind of family have I gotten into.
Does any one know how I can print out individual replys? I'd like to print out all the good wishes that you friends have sent and give them to Dyanne. By the way that's the correct spelling, my bad.
I took one of the Hiawatha cars out of the box and it is really beautiful. Now the grab irons are another thing. They are really scale and I can hardly see them. Of course I have to install them. Yea, right, with my eyes. Ha,Ha,Ha.
I called AARP today and found out that Mary Ann is not garenteed aceptance for the suplimental insurance. We should have gotten that when she turned 65. Now someone tells us. Anyway she is on the part D and I'm on the supplemental and part D with another company.
Lee that's a real good looking crain there. I've thought about putting my ships on a trolly to move in and out of the dock. The ones that won't be on stage would be stored in shelves. I even thought about powering the trolly and navigating it around.
Well I guess I'll head for bed.
Good Night All
Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,
Another beautiful day down here in Paradise, if you're looking for improving your suntan at the beach that is. In the low 90's and lots of sun. Supposedly there's a front coming through tomorrow morning, and the temperature could get all the way down into the 50's. One can only hope. I'm not holding my breath. If I check 5 different weather services I get 5 different versions. How did that old refrain go.... "All I want for Christmas is to turn off the a/c, turn off the a/c, turn off the a/c..." or something like that.
Did make some progress on the pergola that I'm building on the terrace. Outside chance this project could actually be completed (+/-) before Christmas. If I don't die of heatstroke working on it first, that is. That would be nice.
Not sure if we'll head back out to the orange grove tomorrow or Monday. Need to lay in a good supply for the holidays. We don't have any eggnog to mix with the rum, so fresh squeezed orange juice will have to do.
Jerry - sadly, no, no progress on the layout. I'm currently using the pergola project as my main excuse. Either that or I'm saving up all my modeling energy for the big post-New Year's push.
Ryan - the lowest I've seen it here is probably around the mid 40's. Maybe as low as 40 but I really doubt it. I can guarantee that it never freezes. Of course, the mid-40's can seem real cold when you live in a solid masonry house with no heat. Once that mass cools down it's sweater time. Usually happens two or three times per year in January or February.
Have a good one guys. Will try to catch up with you tomorrow.
Ed
Hi everyone: Just a drop-in to fix a couple of things, and arrange for the Mess bill, by the look of it. If I'm quick, I may get some more mrr this evening! I've cut the ditches I need for the upper level yards (That's mostly the ones along the main line since the yard won't have much in the way of modeled drainage) this afternoon.
Ryan you were talking about rates for IT service. How's this for service in a different field. The local small engine repair chap said he would have a look at our sick snow blower. Came this morning with a truck and two helpers. Got it aboard, and then phoned in a couple of hours to say it was fixed and running, would we be in if he dropped it back this afternoon, or tomorrow? I asked him what he charge would be. Answer, $20.00!!!! Sure enough, before 3:00 he was back, unloaded and demonstrating his handiwork. Apparently it wasn't varnished up jets in the carb (my guess) but corroded linkages all over the place. Levers worked but nothing moved inside. So that's same day service, pick up and delivery; and a whole bunch of starting tips not in the manual to boot! All for $20.00. Naturally we saw to it that he got a bit better than that.
My apologies to Lee and others finding my Photobucket albums password protected. I'd forgotten I'd done that. If you're not too bored with the whole thing to give it another try, email me and I'll let you have the Guest password.
Lastly; here's, I'm reminded by Garry, what I should have included in my reply to Corey. I have 3 passenger consists. A Via, seen here getting onto the layout by the removable fiddle yard
and a 3 car "local" that usually runs from the station at end of the farthest yard track in this shot. (so it's a Bachman built-up freight shed, but this isn't a perfect world!) The Bud cars run as a commuter service from the track they are on here.
I'm off to do some landscaping.
Goodnight all, and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Evening
Just stepping in tonight for a short one to wish ALL here in the Diner a
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
13 Gb hard drive???? and you upgraded from Win2000 to XP? I bet your having problems with page file. The OS is consuming 13% of your HD room, not to mention internet, email, word processor and drivers.
Time to pitch the 13 Gb HD, splurge a little and get a nice fat 250Gb hd for $75.