Hello again ...
The OJ special will head for the diner, but where is the diner? BTW, don't forget FW&D a subsidiary of CB&Q from Houston to Denver. Then C&S, another CB&Q subsidiary operates from Denver into Wyoming to the "Q's" line into Billings, MT. There's the NP there, of course. (In case NP fans are interested).
Mark ... glad to hear about the SP cars.
It's good to learn about NJ Bob and Mrs. NJ Bob deciding to stop smoking. If anybody knows of any others who should quit, I would encourage them to do likewise. That "awful" time I mentioned when my sister-in-law was dying from lung disease is an experience I will not forget. We saw her sufferring in her final days in a horrible way. Several other patients were also suffering in a similar way. We were with other families as they learned they lost a loved one. It was terrible. Then, after 17 days of seeing her on a ventalator in ICU, it was our turn. The surgeon said she had an hour to go. Our pastor arrived as her heart rate had dropped to one beat per minute. He said a prayer. When he said: "Amen"; the monitor signalled the doctors that her heart completed its final beat. Her last breath on earth was immediately followed by her first breath in Heaven.
Anyhow ....... Have a good evening.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning All,
It's just bloody cold here lately - no need for a forecast, it's just cold! I'll have a regular and one of Bills' donuts please.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Dick - I put my piece of cake in the back behind the canned rutabagas - you know the boys will never look there! When you're at the train show come on by and look us up.
The Amherst show is this weekend and I'll be going up again to work the Danbury Railway Museum table. If you go , stop by and see us at Young 99 A-G along the back wall by the concessions. I'll have my DRM mechanical crew shirt with initials and probably a GMT Racing hat so I should be findable. Plan to stop by and see Bob at the South Shore group. All the stuff for the show is boxed and good to go, truck picking up at 1pm, the museum VP and I are riding up tomorrow at 0 dark thirty and will stay over for Sunday to help pack up at the end. Cleaned the layout we bring but still need to final check the cars we run. Printed out the maps and vendor lists (see the Amherst thread out in the main room) so once I finish my maintinence work I'm good to go.
Lee - your stuff shipped yesterday UPS.
W..k has been a bear this week trying to keep things running smoothly and stay ahead of parts shortages. Just three weeks now until we pack and leave for South Florida and our first weekend. I'll try to drop in later through the day - hope you all have a good un. J.R.
Good Morning, Diners - brrr! Zoe, a cup of coffee and a glass of Ed's OJ, please,
and - ooh, that cake for Dick looks great!
What? You made some 'birthday cookies', too?
You ladies and the cook have outdone yourselves, Zoe!
I'll be warming up with my coffee and checking out the menu for a bit, if anyone else comes in.
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Happy Birthday Dick!
Good morning.
35 degrees here at this time with a wind chill of 29. The wind chill is even lower here, about 25 because of the wind coming off the lake. Also getting quite a bit of rain today.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 1/25/2008Wind Chill: 29°FHumidity: 70%Dew Point: 27°FSo Far TodayHigh: 38°FLow: 35°FRain: 0.01"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 17mph NNE Now through 11:00 AM CST January 25, 2008Through 11 AM...moderate rain will spread out of southwest Louisiana and coastal acadiana. This rain will taper off over southeast Texas. Amounts up to a quarter inch can be expected south of a line from Buna and Longville over to Ville Platte by 11 AM. Occasionally rainfall rates will reach a half inch an hour. Rain should get under way around Lafayette by 10 AM. Today High: 42 Cloudy. Chance of rain in the morning...then rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Tonight Low: 38 Rain in the evening...then chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 80 percent.
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Good Morning Coffee Clubbers,
Just a quick visit this morning to provide a link to a site I found a couple of days ago. Someone over on the ‘Prototype Information" forum here posted the information, but I know that a lot of you don't necessarily frequent that forum.
Anyway, it's a link to a series of some 1615 color photos of life in the US taken in the late 30's and early 40's. Photos belong to a collection in the Library of Congress. From the website:
These vivid color photos from the Great Depression and World War II capture an era generally seen only in black-and-white. Photographers working for the United States Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI) created the images between 1939 and 1944.We invite your tags and comments! Also, more identification information. (The current titles come from the agency's original documentation, which was sometimes incomplete.)The FSA/OWI pictures depict life in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, with a focus on rural areas and farm labor, as well as aspects of World War II mobilization, including factories, railroads, aviation training, and women working.The original images are color transparencies ranging in size from 35 mm. to 4x5 inches. They complement the better-known black-and-white FSA/OWI photographs, made during the sameperiod.The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division preservesthe original photographs and offers the digital copies to ensure their wide availability.
Here's the link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157603671370361/The majority of the photos are just of everyday folk and life in the States back a couple of generations ago. But there are a large number of railroad shots. Many of those were taken by Jack Delaney.
Who was Jack Delaney, you ask? Heck, up until 3 days ago I didn't know either. But I just read an article about him and his pioneering use of Kodachrome in the latest special issue of "Classic Trains" magazine, "Railroads and World War II". I recognize shots from the article as coming from this collection.
It will take a long time to leaf through all the shots here (and they have a link to their collection of B&W photos, with 171,000 more) so bookmark it as a favorite, and go through it bit by bit when you have time. Even the non-railroad shots are a great window on life in a simpler time.
Just to give you an example of the type of stuff included here, if I recall correctly, CG Jim was looking for a shot of a boxcar loading grain that showed the temporary grain doors. Here's one that appears in that collection:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2178286873/in/set-72157603671370361/
Also includes steel mill shots, Hullett unloaders at the docks, factories, and other useful shots.
Regards
Ed
Good morning,
Lat: 41.52 Lon: -81.68 Elev: 597Last Update on Jan 25, 10:53 am EST
Fair14°F(-10°C)
Humidity:
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Wind Speed:
SW 14 MPH
Barometer:
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Dewpoint:
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We RCVD almost 6" of snow yesterday, but we are 25" below our yearly average.
GMT, Thanks for your help.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Afternoon folks!
It's Friday! Yeah!
Mark, sounds like a great concert! Did Led Zep ever announce their World Tour dates?
Lee, thanks for the "Day in the life" from your days at work with your dad! That does sound like some tough work too! Your experience sounds similar to what I would expect for railroad work! I used to work for a tree service company in high school, and that was real grunt work too!
NJBob, wishing you all the best with kicking the habit! I am so glad that I have not picked up another tobacco product since 2000. With you and the wife working together it should be a lot easier too!
John P, wish I could attend that Amherst, MA show, they have some clinics I would like to attend.
Garry, you are welcome! And thanks to you too for the insight on the rest of the story about the DZ Chuck Wagon! History is an amazing thing, makes you appreciate what you are doing and your passenger train modeling really sounds like a lot of fun. Eventually I want to delve more into the passenger side of operations, and your DZ history and modeling operations has given me the spark to so!
Flip aka Fla.Phil, nice to see you drop in the Diner again!
grayfox1119 wrote: Good evening, I hope everyone had a great day, I see that the Donkeys and the Elephants played nice today and we are all going to see checks in the mail sometime between May and July. So the Fed wants us to go spend that money to get the economy rocking again, so start making a list for your visit to your LHS.. $600 per person, $300 for each child, the cap is $75K for single people and $150K for married couples. After the cap it is reduced to some lower figure up to a final cap. So, if you are married, and have 4 kids, you will get a check for $2400! ( Sorry, dogs and cats don't count as kids ).TRAIN SHOW: The biggest train show in the east if not the whole country is this Saturday and Sunday in West Springfield, Massachusetts. They have expanded it to 4 buildings this year, which covers 4 acres of space, every vendor in the world will be there. I plan to go on Saturday with my son and grandson.
Good evening, I hope everyone had a great day, I see that the Donkeys and the Elephants played nice today and we are all going to see checks in the mail sometime between May and July. So the Fed wants us to go spend that money to get the economy rocking again, so start making a list for your visit to your LHS.. $600 per person, $300 for each child, the cap is $75K for single people and $150K for married couples. After the cap it is reduced to some lower figure up to a final cap. So, if you are married, and have 4 kids, you will get a check for $2400! ( Sorry, dogs and cats don't count as kids ).
TRAIN SHOW: The biggest train show in the east if not the whole country is this Saturday and Sunday in West Springfield, Massachusetts. They have expanded it to 4 buildings this year, which covers 4 acres of space, every vendor in the world will be there. I plan to go on Saturday with my son and grandson.
Happy Birthday GreyFox aka Dick!
Hey Dick, and just to be sure that the Economic Stimulus Plan actually helps the good ole USA, make sure you are spending that $$$ on American made products and services!
And have a great time at The Train Show! We expect a full report with PowerPoint slide and photos too upon your return, as the only rep attending from the Trackside Diner we would not expect any less!
Paul, glad to hear baby Lara is doing well!
Der, nice pics on the layout, that grade is done really well, and the Gleam tool is cool too!
der5997 wrote: The National College of Food Technology was one of 3 such (Leather and Steel were the others) set up by the UK government. No new flavours that I recall, but before the Grand Opening of the new campus at Weybridge, Surrey, the water system was ‘mysteriously' coloured red for hot and blue for cold! The same crew responsible for that also carried one of the prof's cars and put it between two trees so that there was only 6 inches to spare at either end. (The car was a 3 wheel Messerschmitt, so this was not a difficult feat.) There was then a plan to place the same vehicle inside the closed courtyard of the Admin building. This would have meant carrying it over the roof, and that was just plain too much work, and would have cut into the beer time too much!BTW, much as your terrific pricing policy is appreciated on the daily menus, did you happen to see today's Walther's (I think) update and the article on shop window signs? Have a look at the prices here! Thanks for the tree workshop, it's in my Favourites folder.
The National College of Food Technology was one of 3 such (Leather and Steel were the others) set up by the UK government. No new flavours that I recall, but before the Grand Opening of the new campus at Weybridge, Surrey, the water system was ‘mysteriously' coloured red for hot and blue for cold! The same crew responsible for that also carried one of the prof's cars and put it between two trees so that there was only 6 inches to spare at either end. (The car was a 3 wheel Messerschmitt, so this was not a difficult feat.) There was then a plan to place the same vehicle inside the closed courtyard of the Admin building. This would have meant carrying it over the roof, and that was just plain too much work, and would have cut into the beer time too much!
BTW, much as your terrific pricing policy is appreciated on the daily menus, did you happen to see today's Walther's (I think) update and the article on shop window signs? Have a look at the prices here! Thanks for the tree workshop, it's in my Favourites folder.
Sounds like a rowdy bunch at the College, and beer time is a priority over hijinks! I like that sign! It's the special Trackside Diner Club pricing policy....
Indy Phil, your economic conditions report seems to be the trend nationwide now! Hopefully the stimulus plan will help folks out some!
Ed, thanks for the link, will check that out soon! With all the time you got, maybe you might see more golf in your future!
So, busy morning at work today with a meeting and other stuff (Friday's are typically slow, but not today) Anyway, as I slide in the back corner booth I'll write up a Southern Railway System Special menu....
Mashed Potatoes - Garden Salad - Green Beans
Coffee - Tea - Milk
~ Soup du Jour ~
c $2.95 b. $3.95
Manhattan Clam Chowder
~ From the Grill ~
$5.95
Broiled Snapper Filet
~ Diner Special ~
$7.95
Roast Young Turkey, Dressing, Giblet Gravy, Cranberry Sauce
~ Blue Plate Special ~
$4.50
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
in a SANTA FE mug, please & thank you.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Dick!
Rob
Afternoon Gang: Mary Ann is working on the USDA Ag census. I'd help but she said NO!!! All I was going to do is run it through the shredder and send it back. Cotton picken government just can't stay out of our business. Nice of them to want it by Feb 4. Nothing like waiting untill we had the taxes done. Rant over at least for the next couple of minutes.
I'll stop back in later. NJBob I'm still pulling for you and the Mrs.
Happy Birthday Dick.
Afternoon all -
Dick - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Enjoy the train show. Make sure you see GMT (J.R) as the 2 of you will need to produce the report together, PowerPoint Slides, Videos, Photos, etc are all required!
Ryan - I wish I could go to, but I'm trying to save all my $$ for buying a house this coming fall. One thing that will help me out with the $$$ is that I now have to go with my unit overseas this summer (June/July) and will be able to save a bundle of cash. And then that nice check from Congress and the Senate that we should all start getting in May or June, plus taxes will be coming back in March!
Ok, enough of my ramblings!
Take care!
//signed// John Powell President / CEO CNY Transportation Corp (fictional)
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Hunter - When we met in January of 2000, you were just a 6 week old pup who walked his way into this heart of mine as the only runt in the litter who would come over to me. And today, I sit here and tell you I am sorry we had to put you down. It was the best thing for you and also the right thing to do. May you now rest in peace and comfort. Love, Dad. 8 June 2010
I love you and miss you Mom. Say hi to everyone up there for me. Rest in peace and comfort. Love, John. 29 March 2017
LSWrr wrote: Rommel, Welcome to the diner! Once upon a time I was a huge war gamer, often Going to the university meets to play MechWarrior, battle ground 2010, and some large scale medieval battles with the little cast figures and vehicles. That was way before computers. Having 50 to 100 people gathered around tables set up end to end in a university basketball court was always chaotic but fun.
Rommel, Welcome to the diner! Once upon a time I was a huge war gamer, often Going to the university meets to play MechWarrior, battle ground 2010, and some large scale medieval battles with the little cast figures and vehicles. That was way before computers. Having 50 to 100 people gathered around tables set up end to end in a university basketball court was always chaotic but fun.
Right Now Ive got a few steam engines with tenders a black streamline 03.10 and a BR56 2-8-0 And a gray engine by Lilliput I can remember right now LOL and some rolling stock & passenger cars I'm looking for more tank engines for freight and a BR81 switcher I'm saving some cash for the Harbour set by Fleischman that has the U-boot, I have a water front on my layout that that set would work very well, I was doing NKP by Buffalo NY to Lake Erie and then decided to switch to era 2 because I'm also a historical war gamer I play Flames of War( 15mm or 1/100 scale ) and have been using ho scale stuff for scenery I figured with the scenery I have and FOW tanks trucks and other stuff I'm all set up to run with era 2, Another big part of this is I was a hobby store owner and have lots of stuff left over from the store closing we had like 20 tables in store with scenery and I got a ton of items that could be recycled into a layout so now I'm able to join two hobby's together.if youd like to see some of my gaming tables go here
http://games.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/adlernest/photos
Thanks for the welcome
This shows a good mix of Ho scale and 15mm/1/100 scale items next to each other
One thing I like about the wargaming stuff its it comes pre assembled but still needs painting I often felt train kits to be overly complicated and rather spent time with detailing and weathering a building rather than putting them together and some come pre painted too.
The big thing you ll notice about gaming tables VS train tables is their less detailed that's due to the fact people will be pushing the hordes of army men across the battlefield and somethings may hinder the gaming process. so the next time you need a building try looking for some 15mm terrain for war gaming you might find something usefull you like.
Cheers
***Rommel, let me take a wild guess at your favorite train movie. Was it "The Train" (released 1964)? Excellent movie, IMO.
That's what I get for skimming...
Anyways
Semi pregnant: Not too far along. (Don't ask me how long she is, as Idon't know)
PC: sorry to hear about her accident. We have a blind road like that out here. Glad to know she's alright.
The OJS: Half Moon Orion & Northern has offically granted rights for a passenger special through Indiana to be picked up at the Indianhead division, pulled across a branchline, and carried south to the Piedmont Division for pickup. (I hope I got that right and didn't miss anyone.) but in the meantime, could we hang on until HO&N exists?
Menu question: what's a Big Boy doing on the SOuthern???
Got's a cold, so I'll just take some Juice from the OJ Special's sponsor and head out.
-Morgan
JP,
There are new incentives for military VA loans. Check the VA website and the USO website. Also the State of Ohio just dropped some very nice incentives for military buying a house with their VA certificate, I'm sure your state has some program incentives. I'm looking to refinance my ARM with a 5% fixed this summer.
Evening everyone.I think I'll have a bowl of soup,the blue plate special and dessert. Thank goodness I have a computer at the security desk to play with. There are no classes tonight,but there is a meeting and I can't leave till they do which according to the schedule should be around 9:30.Then I have to be back here tomorrow at 7AM until around 4PM.But I have some work to do on a flatcar so I'll bring it with me and work on it here.
Well the meal was great. I think I'll go and do some web surfing so I'll catch up with everyone later. NJ Bob
Been doing some work on the red PA1 so it looks a little more like something from the MKT.
Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,
Another beautiful day down here in Paradise. I had a burst of energy today and completed a small project that had been on Fran's "Honey do' list for a while. Nothing big, but more than I normally do.
And then for further adventures in cooking, I created an "NdeM Gulf Oyster Stew" for lunch. Actually, I doubt that NdeM ever had such an animal. Even Fran wrinkled up her brow when I told her what I was going to do with the oysters. That's not a common dish down here. But it turned out very well, and even Junior ate his (after knowing ahead of time what was in it!). I guess the spoonful of chili powder that I added helped out.
After that I was just drained.... So had to take a siesta!
derJohn - layout continues to progress well. It's looking good. Btw, you and I seem to be the only one's who think that Dick's birthday isn't until tomorrow.
Dick: If the main cable breaks, and the safety guide cable lets go, then what? Any rapids downstream?
Northern Phil: I used to play a lot of Avalon Hill war games in the 60's and 70's.
Ryan: With all the time you got, maybe you might see more golf in your future!
That's about it from down here.
Hasta mañana,
Evening Gang: Mary Ann and I fullfilled our ORF quotas for today. We took a nap this afternoon. Very unusual for us but the weather was cold and rainy and damp so was about perfect.
Lee: Have you heard anything about the Mc Carthy? The last I heard they had it afloat and the water in the engine room was down to 5 ft. They can't do much because of the cold. I wouldn't want to dive in that weather for sure.
Der the layout is looking good. I have to check with Walthers has one more Milw Rd Erie Built. One dosen't look good.
Well I'm going to cut out and see what Walthers has.
Good Night All
Good evening to all, and thank you everone for the BD wishes, the cake, the dancing on the tables, and Der John's singing to Luc's guitar and Fergie's banjo, I have never heard anything quite like it......those Nova Scotia guys really know how to party don't they? I guess it is those long cold winter's above the 75th.
Getting ready for the big train show tomorrow, will be out on the road at 8am, and be there about 45 minutes later. Do I really have to cart my camera around with me???
Dick: Hope the cold didn't prevent you from having fun today!...and it looks like the party's on me! Well, they say there's nothing like Nova Scotiian hospitality, so order up folks.
On the mrr front I've now GLEAMED across the doorway module (at the lower level at least) and have established a beachhead of clean on the main part of the layout. In the process I ‘rescued' 2 tank cars and a caboose that have spent the last few months of operational inactivity stranded on the module. They are now in the lower yard. That's the first actual train to run here for ages due to scenery priorities. I'll have to get back to ballasting again anyway. If I carry on cleaning track with this GLEAM method in the direction I'm headed, I'll run into the last un-ballasted section as soon as I have cleaned the tunnel I'm about to enter. I've also got to re-ballast the track I just re-laid yesterday (after I've painted the rail, that is). There is another project I'm lining up. That's a passing siding on the upper level off the viaduct. It's where the interchange is. I'll need another RH turnout, but should be able to get that next Wednesday. Here's the arrangement, roughly.
There won't be a track crossing in the foreground. Instead the present turnout on the mainline will be moved down onto the passing track to link in with the loco escape from the interchange track. This is much better, as it frees the main from that traffic. The 3 track grade crossing will have to have some important looking gates and lights, if I can find some.
Rommel: Interesting buildings. I take it that there are "undamaged" ones available.
Ed:
Jeff: The new paint job looks good, as your locos always do!
Paul:
I have to check with Walthers has one more Milw Rd Erie Built. One dosen't look good.
I'm off to do more cleaning, which means figuring out how to get the facia off without damaging the road into my trading estate. I knew when I sceniced that that his day would come. I think that a cut off disk in my Dremmel look-alike may do the trick (or maybe a utiliy knife, but the cut off disk is more fun and noise!). Here's the "problem"
...that facia unscrews, but the interface between it and the road is solid. I have to get the facia off to clean the track in the tunnel. Happy days!
all, and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Good Evening All
1st Off! I've been busier than a one armed paper hangar. Been in the basement cleaning upp and sorting out gear!
2nd off... I'm off to Sunday River tomorrow to do some Skiing! And knowing the fact I' haven't been on the 2x4's for 3 years... C-ya on You Tube!!!
Fergie
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=5959
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
Cederstrand wrote: ***Rommel, let me take a wild guess at your favorite train movie. Was it "The Train" (released 1964)?
***Rommel, let me take a wild guess at your favorite train movie. Was it "The Train" (released 1964)?
Close thats my second
Von Ryans Express even better now on DVD LOL!
Evening, Diners - been kind of a long day (or maybe just seemed like it..). Glad to be home again. Ah...
Think I'll have a glass of wine and roast beef for dinner tonight.
So, Dick, is it your birthday today, or Saturday? If it's Saturday, you'd better let Chloe know so she and the chef can get another cake ready for you (and get the balloons and streamers ready). We'll warn DerJohn and Fergie and Luc that you need an encore...
Oh, DerJohn, I got your second email today - I think AT&T/Yahoo was having trouble with their mail servers today. But try to get the tech support people to own up to that... So, anybody who tried to email me today, please re-send it. I think AT&T and/or Yahoo might have things working now. (Crossing my fingers...)
[rant on] Very frustrated with banks at the moment (though a bit cooler under my collar than earlier today). Went online to check my bank account today and discovered the place with my student loan had run not one payment (which I had authorized, and is fairly large), but a second one the next day (yesterday). Think their **** computer had the hiccups. So I go by my bank over lunch, to get them to correct it, and find out that it can take up to ten (working?) days for their people to get my a "provisional" credit back against my account. And it can take up to 90 days for the final confirmed credit! [mutter, mutter, %^@&*#...] So my account is overdrawn until they get the "provisional" credit for me - I will probably get my next paycheck before the stupid bank gets it cleared up. Oh, yeah - I also talked with the loan agency, and they (no surprise..) told me to contact my bank (as if they couldn't do something on their end without the bank's okay...). Luckily, the vital things are paid, I have groceries and half a tank of gas (which should be good to get me through to payday). Just burns me up that nobody's in a hurry to provide their vaunted "customer service". Their only customers of interest to them are their stockholders and employees (IMHO). In the words of Bill the Cat:
[rant off]
If you guys going to Amherst on Saturday find anything of interest, post some pics, please. (Yah, I guess Dick will need to take along his camera, huh?)
Well, back to my time. See you all tomorrow!
Blessings and a good night's rest,
Good evening Gang,
Just a quick cocoa with marshmallows and a slice of leftover fruit cake, Thanks Zoe.
It is just about bed time. But I wanted to wish DICK a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY before the day was over. So heres to ya Birthday boy .
Cape Jim, Take a breather ol' Buddy, don't want you blowing a gasket there and needing your buddys to be picking you up. It is the S___s when those banks and utility companies screw up. They actually make you the VICTIM twice or more, and never a legitimate reason and they are never particulary sorry for the inconvenience.
Sounds like everyone other than Jim had a pretty good day today, so for that we can be very thankful. That darn ED down there in paradise, golfing and napping, I try not to envy, but he makes it pretty tough.
Well I now have some hard shell on about 1/4 of my mountain range, about four feet. Have two of the tunnels pretty well completed. Now as I progress towards the canyon I need a snow shed and two more tunnels. Going to be a little tricky as one portal will be almost beside but five inches lower than the other.. Going to take some creative genius here to pull it off right, so I'll need all the moral support you guys and gals can offer on this one. But if I do say so myself, it is starting to look quite impressive.
I also feel left out with all of you going to all these train shows lately. I'd sure like to come along if it wasn't so darn far away. We get a show here in November which I missed as I had to work that week-end this past year and then one in Moose Jaw, 44 miles west of us (CPR Division Point) in March. and thats it. I have always been able to find a good deal or two, or be able to haggle some one down a few bucks on something I really want. Two tears ago I got $50.00 off an Atlas U-23B Western Pacific, which is a real sweet runner.
Well I'm having trouble keeping my eyes open, so I'll call it quits for tonight.
Prayers and blessings to all in need. Look after all our four legged friends as well.
Johnboy out......................
The "Wobbly" now has a tunnel to run through. And FOUL RIFT there is a light at the end of it too.
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)