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Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Saturday, December 1, 2007 3:02 PM

Afternoon Diner Gang:

Fergie how about steering about 265 and getting the heck out of there? Just a thought. BTW that heading is a swag as I'm sitting by the computer and don't have a map or a clue to your real position. It worked for me when I was flying. Of course I usually didn't have a clue to my position ether. And I could always always go over hills etc.

Nothing muc doing today. We're going into town for their Christmas festivites. They are supposed to have a couple of horse drawn wagons and a carrage for rides. It should be fun.

Well time to go.

 

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Posted by der5997 on Saturday, December 1, 2007 2:54 PM

Diners:  ...and a blustery, snowy one it is on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, to be sure!

 

Not much layout progress to report, but Rosie-the-dog now has a heat lamp installed in her house, and the rhododendrons are wrapped for the winter. 

 

I'm slowly recovering from a browser disaster. I have been using Netscape 7.1 as my default browser.  I clicked on the icon on my desktop the other night and a completely new version I hadn't asked for, or been warned about, opened.  In downloading unbidden it had over written all the 7.1 info, so I lost all my email files and addresses, as well as all my bookmarks in the browser.  To say that I was annoyed doesn't really touch it, and I have uninstalled Netscape, and will never knowingly use their products again.  So now I'm slowly trying to build back my urls in Explorer and having to get used to a different terminology like "Favourites".  I even have had to come here via Trains, and the MR. (Just looked in the window a few times, no time to linger).  Now I've got the Diner filed as a fav., so that's like old times. 

 

CapeJim, were you talking about Firefox? Does it have a mail utility? Is it possible to copy folders like Explorer Favourites, or MS Outlook Address books into Firefox?  I'm not too keen on Explorer or the Outlook mail.  The reason I was on Netscape 7.1 was that the 7.2 didn't have any mail (at least that I could easily identify).

Enough rant. 

 

I'll get caught up later, and maybe have some mrr progress to report.

 

TTFN

 

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Posted by Fergmiester on Saturday, December 1, 2007 1:59 PM

 

Good Afternoon All 

 

Environment Canada Weather Forecast


Marine Forecast issued for Southeastern Grand Banks.
Issued: 3.30 PM NST on Saturday 01 December 2007.


Synopsis:
A low pressure system to the north will give strong to gale force southwesterly winds to northern and eastern waters this evening.
Meanwhile an intensifying low pressure system approaching from the west will pass south of the Avalon this evening then slowly cross the Grand Banks on Sunday. Gale force east to northeasterlies will develop ahead of the storm. Behind this feature gale to storm force north to northwesterlies will develop on Sunday as the low tracks eastward.
Marine interests are advised that storm warnings are in effect for The east coast..Funk Island Bank..And the Grand Banks. Gale warnings Are in effect for all remaining waters except northeast gulf..
Gulf-Port au Port..And Belle Isle Bank northern half.


Forecast:
Storm warning continued.
Winds southwest 15 knots increasing to southeast 25 this evening And to easterly gales 40 near midnight. Gales shifting to westerly gales 35 overnight then increasing to northwest gales 55 Sunday afternoon. Rain and fog patches beginning this evening. Rain and Fog patches on Sunday. Visibility poor in rain and fog. Little temperature change.
Outlook for Monday...Gale force northwesterlies.

Oh to be somewhere else right now!!

Fergie 

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Posted by Cederstrand on Saturday, December 1, 2007 1:51 PM

in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thank you!

Jim, the glass table top is 4' across, so the loop needs to be a little less than that. The only train running on it will be that beautiful little DeWitt Clinton, so a tight radius shouldn't matter. I figured out how to make it an oval by building a rectangular table. Smile [:)]

 The "layout" will be under the round glass but (depending on how long a table I make) an oval track could extend under the wood top,perhaps disappearing into tunnels. Hope this makes sense! Because this will only be "run" when company visits, I want to keep it a simple (inexpensive) oval of track. My N scale layout on the other hand...Whistling [:-^]

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Saturday, December 1, 2007 12:19 PM

Good afternoon, Janie - how about some fajitas


and a root beer float, please?


Thanks! 

Lee, I'm making the church walls of board & batten (styrene) (representing wood), but with a stone foundation under it. The shingles for the roof are a couple of sheets that I got some while back (probably bought out of a LHS bargain bin), and are plastic, but fairly well-detailed. I'll be using some Grandt Line gothic-style windows/frames, Grandt Line louvers for the bell tower, and some of their doors, also. Here's a link to what I'm sort of starting from (but I'm not doing that fancy of a bell tower roof):

http://www.mainstreet-heritage.com/mshm-html/kit-110-details.html

It's their kit #110. When I got looking through my scratchbuilding supplies, I had most of the stuff I need to build it (except for the Grandt Line windows, doors and louvers).

All right, Lee and PC, quit fighting over the weather - there'll be plenty for you all... Wink [;)] Or as MisterRogers might say, "Children, can you say 'Lake effect'?"...Laugh [(-D] Ah well, we'll likely get our share - we just get the nastier stuff after Christmas (like in January or February). But we don't get to make those 10 foot tall snowmen like JohnBoy or our Nova Scotian crew of characters do. (Should I be jealous?...)

One call out so far, and I'm back from that. Only one hour of covering for my primary to go, and then it's laundry time! Oh, joy! Not too bad out now - about mid 50's (F) outside, grey skies and no precipitation predicted this weekend except maybe, maybe some scattered showers on Sunday (if that).

I'll be at the corner window booth chowing down on my fajitas if anyone comes in and wants to talk, Janie.

 

Blessings,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

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Posted by pcarrell on Saturday, December 1, 2007 9:48 AM

 LSWrr wrote:
I'll give it back when I'm done :)

Nope, sorry!  I'm in Indiana, so I get to play in the nasty stuff before you folks over there in Ohio.  Since I used to live in Hudson, Ohio, I know that you'll probably get it much worse then we do though.

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Posted by SilverSpike on Saturday, December 1, 2007 9:00 AM

Mornin' folks!

Two eggs sunny side up and some buttered toast please, Chloe! Thanks!

Just doin some chores and errands this morning, then when I get back it's off to the train room to get some modeling time in. And then.... Whistling [:-^]

I hear that LSU is in the SEC Championship game this afternoon...Yeah!! [yeah]

Tonight I have been invited to dinner with the boss and then to see a Living Christmas Tree play at their church.

Oh, and Happy B-Day [bday] Jim!

Later,

Ryan

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Posted by LSWrr on Saturday, December 1, 2007 8:16 AM
I'll give it back when I'm done :)

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Posted by pcarrell on Saturday, December 1, 2007 7:49 AM

Mornin' all!

Well, it's 26 degrees out there right now......up from a brisk 18 earlier!  Should be a lovely day!  And NO Lee, you can't have that weather until I'm done with it!


Today:  turning cloudy, rain and sleet / snow mix develops - High:  36
Tonight: rising temperatures, scattered pockets of rain - 7am Temp: 49

I'm up to my eyeballs in schoolwork today.  What about you guys?

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Posted by LSWrr on Saturday, December 1, 2007 7:40 AM

Good Morning all, looks like a good weekend to work on the layout!

Jim is this church stone or wood?

Jeffery I'll swap you weather for a weekend!

 

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL

OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO.

 

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE

INTERNET FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WINTER WEATHER

ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 THIS EVENING TO 6 AM SUNDAY.

FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AS WELL AS SOME SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS

THE AREA TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BY SUNDAY

MORNING.

 

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

WINDY AND COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED MONDAY WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW IN

THE CLEVELAND AREA AND SNOW SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.

Today: A slight chance of snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming east. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Rain and snow likely before 10pm, then periods of snow between 10pm and midnight, then periods of freezing rain and sleet after midnight. Low around 32. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 14 mph increasing to between 21 and 24 mph. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Saturday, December 1, 2007 7:31 AM

Morning Janie! How about a tall glass of Ed's OJ,

 

the waffles special,


cup of coffee,

and a glass of milk

 

to wash it all down with. Thanks!

Johnboy, I'm sure the wind may be as much the cold problem up there as the snow is some wintery days. On the plains and prairies, it can cut right through you - I remember how Nebraska was when we'd visit some of my relatives up there in wintertime. Brrrrr!!! Sounds like your Saturday/weekend will be a productive one, with all your stuff to do. Thumbs Up [tup]

Last night after I posted, I decided on the church I'm planning, I'm going to make it bigger - about the size of the DPM/Woodland Scenics depot (Coal River passenger one). So I may be able to get started cutting the siding for it this afternoon once I'm 'off-call'. I was also playing around with another layout design last night (though it'd be one that didn't start from the layout sections I already have). I'll post it later - smaller engine terminal and yard, but easier for the swing bridge/liftout and entry/exit.

I'm going to chow down for now, and then I'll get on my way. Hope everyone gets some MRR'ing time in today and this weekend.

 

Blessings and prayers,

Jim in Cape Girardeau (where it's a balmy 39 F with a wind chill of 34 F)

 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, December 1, 2007 5:50 AM
Good morning.

Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      12/1/2007


Wind Chill:  48°F
Humidity:  95%
Dew Point:  48°F

So Far Today
High:  53°F
Low:  49°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  5mph E

Today    High: 72    Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.    
 
Tonight    Low: 65    Mostly cloudy. Warmer. Areas of dense fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 10 mph.


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Posted by wetidlerjr on Saturday, December 1, 2007 4:34 AM

Good Morning from Tipton IN ! Big Smile [:D]

Clown [:o)]

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Posted by LSWrr on Saturday, December 1, 2007 1:24 AM
Happy birthday Jim.Happy B-Day [bday]

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Posted by last mountain & eastern hogger on Friday, November 30, 2007 10:52 PM

Whistling [:-^]

Good evening Crew, sure glad most of you could make it.

Cloe, i'll have cherry soda and a cinnamon bagel.

A couple of you were wondering just where I call home. well Regina is on the Trans-Canada highway, 363 miles west of Winnipeg and 480 miles east of Calgary.  I'm not in the north woods but in the middle of the prairies about 100 miles north of the 49th parallel or 225 miles north of Minot, N.D. Right on the CP. mainline. Their nearest Division point is Moose Jaw,  Saskatchewan which is 44 miles west of us. Regina is the Capital city of the province.

I'm glad to be the front door for you guys and gals and will keep you posted when these Alberta Clippers get fired up.  It is still quite cold but the wind is down so it is alot easier to take. They are forcasting a colder winter than usual but there won't be as much snow.

Well off to bed now, but the layout is going to catch it tomorrow. Portals, tunnel liners, retaining walls, boy things are going to happen.

Will check in on the flip side.

Night All. Johnboy out.

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Friday, November 30, 2007 10:28 PM

Good evening, Chloe, Diners! I'll have a cup of hot cocoa, please.

 

Thanks!

Yep Dick, I am no longer 60 today (about 3:15 a.m., if I recall correctly). Wink [;)]

I've been drawing plans for the church I had talked about earlier (loosely based on Main Street Heritage's First Community Church kit). Scanned in some board and batten sheets and some shingles sheets, and then printed those out on paper. Did like DerJohn has done, and made myself a paper mockup of the basic shape and have it sitting on the current sections. Looks smaller than I would've expected it to, but it may still be about prototypical size. I'll look at it over the weekend and then decide if I want to try it larger or start cutting out the wall pieces as is. It's about 2-1/2" X 3-1/2", plus the bell tower/vestibule is added on the side and is about 1" X 1" currently.

Bob K., good to hear from you again. Guess you could start out as a consultant/advisor for the guy working on the scenery, and then when you feel more up to it, do some of the actual scenicking yourself as well.

Scott, good to see you found the way to the new Diner pretty easily. Thumbs Up [tup] SOunds like things are going well for you in both the professional and social areas. Yeah!! [yeah] Stop back in anytime!

Jerry, glad you have things running okay again with the (new) computer setup. 

Rob, hope things get better there for you and all involved. Will keep you all in Angel [angel] Angel [angel] Angel [angel] in the meantime. On your HO question, I'd agree with RT - depends on how snug of a circle you want - and how long your loco's wheelbase is... What size space is she wanting to stay within for her coffee table layout? That might make a difference.

JohnBoy, no offense, but I'm glad I don't like in Sasketchewan - or Winnepeg, CNRCharlie! Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg] But then again, come next August, I'll be wishing I lived a bit closer to either of you folks, probably...Shock [:O]

This weekend I'm supposed to be the backup, but tomorrow morning I'm covering as the primary on-call while the guy who's the primary the rest of the weekend goes to a funeral (I think it's someone connected to his wife that died). It's just from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. for the primary, so I'll be able to go do laundry after that, hopefully (and get back to MRR'ing!).

Well, I'd better get going - about time to head for the bed.  Prayers for warmth for our more northerly friends, and for healing and comfort for those needing that.

 

Blessings,

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Posted by rtraincollector on Friday, November 30, 2007 9:22 PM
 Cederstrand wrote:

Quick HO question: How many of these (HO Atlas Code 83 Super Flex - 36" sections) would I need to make a smalle size oval? Thanks!

All for tonight. Take care all. Rob 

Depends how small a circle I'm sure some could do it with one if you have a 0-4-0 switcher lol but I would say 6 you should get a fair circle about 3' X 6' I believe thats close Confused [%-)]

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Posted by pcarrell on Friday, November 30, 2007 9:03 PM
Bob K., I've seen you pokin' your head in here lately.  Good to see ya buddy!
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Posted by Cederstrand on Friday, November 30, 2007 8:35 PM

***Paul, sorry about your friend's mom. That sounds dreadful.

Quick HO question: How many of these (HO Atlas Code 83 Super Flex - 36" sections) would I need to make a smalle size oval? Thanks!

Wife brought her dad out to the farm the other day and we walked him around some. As she said last night to me, he is not the father she knew and grew up with, that person is gone. It was almost like leading around a toddler or puppy. Very sad.

All for tonight. Take care all. Rob 

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Posted by Flashwave on Friday, November 30, 2007 8:29 PM
 Paul W. Beverung wrote:

Evening Gang: I finally caught up with my friend Tony's mom. He's in really bad shape. The cancer got into his brain. It was surrounded by a cist that was filling with water. They removed the cist but he's not able to talk very well. He's in a hospital getting therapy. Send some prayers his way, please.

The Polar Express is on the TV. It's really a good movie. I went to the VA again and meet my new doctor. She's really very nice and we had a good meeting. The VA has stopped giving out Avandia so she's trying to get me Actos. The same familly as Avandia without the problems. She did increase my med for colestarol. The good is a bit low, the bad is low also and in the ball park. I need to lose some weight. She didn't say so it's just some thing I know that I need to do.

I got up at 6am today and headed to the basement and my drawing board. I have to start over on the plans for Clark Garden's HO layout. I goofed and did the first floor plan in 1 inch scale instead of 3/4 inch scale. That's what I get for working late.

Scoot thanks for the info on the EOTDs. I've always called them FREDs myself.

Jeess I'm getting wordy tonight.

Good Night All

 

The best part? Is my HO PE that;'s almost ready for her debut. I'm gonna hopefully barrow a Berk for the Naptown White River show and Open House, eventually though I'm gonna arm up my own Pere Marquette 1225. (the engine they recorded from)

 

(PS. To all Hoosiers, PLEASE come by! It'll be a blast.)

BTW, as I recall, Freds are Flashers, and the most EOTDs are solid/ broadcasters. Could be wrong

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Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Friday, November 30, 2007 8:11 PM

Evening Gang: I finally caught up with my friend Tony's mom. He's in really bad shape. The cancer got into his brain. It was surrounded by a cist that was filling with water. They removed the cist but he's not able to talk very well. He's in a hospital getting therapy. Send some prayers his way, please.

The Polar Express is on the TV. It's really a good movie. I went to the VA again and meet my new doctor. She's really very nice and we had a good meeting. The VA has stopped giving out Avandia so she's trying to get me Actos. The same familly as Avandia without the problems. She did increase my med for colestarol. The good is a bit low, the bad is low also and in the ball park. I need to lose some weight. She didn't say so it's just some thing I know that I need to do.

I got up at 6am today and headed to the basement and my drawing board. I have to start over on the plans for Clark Garden's HO layout. I goofed and did the first floor plan in 1 inch scale instead of 3/4 inch scale. That's what I get for working late.

Scoot thanks for the info on the EOTDs. I've always called them FREDs myself.

Jeess I'm getting wordy tonight.

Good Night All

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Posted by CNCharlie on Friday, November 30, 2007 8:02 PM

 Good evening !

 I was sitting at my desk today in my nice warm office thinking of Fergie bouncing across the  briny and wondering what I had to complain about with the weather. About the only tilting I get is if I lean back in my chair. Not warm enough, just turn up the heat! My hat is off to him and all his crew! Seems to me I saw a post where he picked up a nice brass CPR Northern. CP certainly had some beautiful steamers. Just hope my grandfather( the real CNCharlie) can't hear that! I had the good fortune this past September to follow CP's Hudson #2816 for 60 miles all the way from Thief River Falls,MN to the border. The tracks are mostly only 50-100 feet from the highway and I was the only person following it. Just set the cruise, opened the window and listened to the wonderful sounds. Won't forget that soon.

If I seem a little obsessed with the weather that is just part of being a Winnipegger. It was in the paper today that most of Canada can expect the coldest winter in 15 years. Our apologies in advance to all those south of the border for any of it that seeps over the border. We have no control! The border is porous!

I was running my SW8 last night that has QSI sound. I hit F9 and all of a sudden no throttle response! Oh no, now what! Turns out it is meant to do that, why I have no idea. Why would I want to be able to hear the sound increase with the throttle but have no movement? They don't have transmissions. These decoders are somewhat like a cell phone. I often think the engineers who build them just like to show off and give you more features than you will ever use just because they can.

Time to go now as one of our favourite TV shows is on soon.

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Posted by SilverSpike on Friday, November 30, 2007 7:39 PM

Evenin' folks!

Took a quick break from workin on the railroad......and just dropin in to get a quick hot chai tea to go and be on my way again....

Catch you all later,

Ryan

 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, November 30, 2007 7:30 PM
 Hoople wrote:

On the worse side... BLI decided to be BLI. Yesterday, the day before the big boy ships, they change the delivery date from November 30th to December 31st. What great service... Pissed me off real good.

Now you know why I no longer order from BLI. Did that once and ended up waiting almost a year for the loco to come. By the time I got it I had moved away from steam and no longer needed it. One of my buddies bought it off me for what I'd paid for it.

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Posted by Hoople on Friday, November 30, 2007 7:25 PM

Evening.

HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS!?

Kicked the cheeseyheads pretty easily last night, got to watch it becuase my dad's friend has the NFL network.

On the worse side... BLI decided to be BLI. Yesterday, the day before the big boy ships, they change the delivery date from November 30th to December 31st. What great service... Pissed me off real good.

Later.

Mark.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, November 30, 2007 7:13 PM
I treated my nieghbors to dinner tonight. We went to Captian D's and all enjoyed the seafood platter. For what you get the price really isn't bad.

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Posted by Cox 47 on Friday, November 30, 2007 5:23 PM
Howdy All....Cable guy finaly showed up said modum had wrong address tooke 1 1/2 hour and a new line from cable box to modum but computer is back to its oldself and phone is working too...Didn't get any Railroading in....You all have a good friday nite...Jerry
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Posted by Flashwave on Friday, November 30, 2007 4:46 PM
 bogp40 wrote:

Hi all,

Haven't been really checking up on what everyones up to these days. Most of you must have thought I fell off planet or something. I appreiciate your concern. Just hangin' in there and doing OK. The kids are adjusting better than I am and my youngest absolutely loves it out at UMass, Amhearst.

Still haven't done much with trains so far. Some of the club members really want me to get back into the scenery and show up for more than a business meeting. The first Christmas without April is only weeks away, hope we can deal with it as well as Thanksgiving in New Jersey with her family. Myself and the kids as well as her family can look at her passing and give thanks to all the wonderful memories and 3 great children she left us with. I can't believe how much everyone misses her laugh- It would overtake a room or the entire floor of Sears where she was a manager. She could tell the gen. manager to sh** in his hat and then laugh to get her point accross to defend the employees and never a repercussion. Try that and see what happens....

Been keeping myself quite busy with getting lost in my work. Seems to help. I hope soon that I can get lost in the scenery at the club... it sure needs it. Thankfully, a few very good craftsman have pitched in and taken on some projects. One in particular (a real perfectionist, has jumped into the scenery and even his first attempts are unbelivable.

This is Bob doing some finishing touches to one of his first areas, a retired elec engineer of coarse... the lighting makes it appear too green.

Of coarse that's my B&O passenger running by- Sure, I'm out playing while others are working. Actually we just staged the shot.

Now I'm in the middle of installing an engine in my Dodge van, 3 Dodge/Chrysler techs have tried to diag the trouble. All indications are that everything is normal. Didn't think I was slipping after all my 30 years of working on these trucks. My initial, but didn't want to beleive it, was that I have a cracked cylinder head at the valve seats. This is the only thing that would case these problems in drivability. So now the weather has changed, has been 25-30 degrees and I can't tie up anyones shop for this type of project- so this is a driveway job. Fun, fun, fun... Have a real good warranteed motor but pulling apart a New England machine is just too much. I really did get spoiled from all the years working on those cars in California. So now I'm taking a break from the cold, comtemplating just how much the "gas wrench" is going to have to do.

Well back into the cold, stop by later.

 

Sweet.

 

Looking for HELP. I hacve a scalr model project due next friday. Anyone know where I can find plans to Indy Union Station? at any scale so long as it's accurate?

-Morgan

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Posted by bogp40 on Friday, November 30, 2007 4:10 PM

Hi all,

Haven't been really checking up on what everyones up to these days. Most of you must have thought I fell off planet or something. I appreiciate your concern. Just hangin' in there and doing OK. The kids are adjusting better than I am and my youngest absolutely loves it out at UMass, Amhearst.

Still haven't done much with trains so far. Some of the club members really want me to get back into the scenery and show up for more than a business meeting. The first Christmas without April is only weeks away, hope we can deal with it as well as Thanksgiving in New Jersey with her family. Myself and the kids as well as her family can look at her passing and give thanks to all the wonderful memories and 3 great children she left us with. I can't believe how much everyone misses her laugh- It would overtake a room or the entire floor of Sears where she was a manager. She could tell the gen. manager to sh** in his hat and then laugh to get her point accross to defend the employees and never a repercussion. Try that and see what happens....

Been keeping myself quite busy with getting lost in my work. Seems to help. I hope soon that I can get lost in the scenery at the club... it sure needs it. Thankfully, a few very good craftsman have pitched in and taken on some projects. One in particular (a real perfectionist, has jumped into the scenery and even his first attempts are unbelivable.

This is Bob doing some finishing touches to one of his first areas, a retired elec engineer of coarse... the lighting makes it appear too green.

Of coarse that's my B&O passenger running by- Sure, I'm out playing while others are working. Actually we just staged the shot.

Now I'm in the middle of installing an engine in my Dodge van, 3 Dodge/Chrysler techs have tried to diag the trouble. All indications are that everything is normal. Didn't think I was slipping after all my 30 years of working on these trucks. My initial, but didn't want to beleive it, was that I have a cracked cylinder head at the valve seats. This is the only thing that would case these problems in drivability. So now the weather has changed, has been 25-30 degrees and I can't tie up anyones shop for this type of project- so this is a driveway job. Fun, fun, fun... Have a real good warranteed motor but pulling apart a New England machine is just too much. I really did get spoiled from all the years working on those cars in California. So now I'm taking a break from the cold, comtemplating just how much the "gas wrench" is going to have to do.

Well back into the cold, stop by later.

 

Modeling B&O- Chessie  Bob K.  www.ssmrc.org

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Posted by grayfox1119 on Friday, November 30, 2007 3:12 PM

Good afternoon everyone......been Christmas shopping with the wife, just about completed the job she says, and I break out into song, "Joy to the World" and get a bag slapped at me...LOL

In the 30's here today, and another cold wave sweeps through, temps down to 12F tomorrow night and Sunday followed by a snow storm Sunday night.

JERRY: Not a bad icea on those Ebay grab bags, with your experience I am sure they will be running better than new soon, and what a price !!!! You can then turn them on EBay and have quite a little business going ,  Eh? As for the 0-8-0, I decided to run it on the wife's New England Christmas Village display. Setting that up tomorrow.

RYAN: Sorry about the pocket door, I should have realized that you knew what they were, with your experience with carpentry...Ashamed [*^_^*] Making wreaths sure brings back memories of when we used to walk in the woods, pick some Princess Pine, Laurel, red berries, pine cones and red pine boughs, then make our Christmas wreaths for the doors and over the mantels, ahhh, the good old days.

SCOTT: Good to hear from you, and happy to see you are doing fine on the job. That was very interesting to hear about the EOTD's , I never knew what they were all about except that they give a radio signal as to location of the end of the train, but I never knew when they use them or where.

JOHNBOY: Happy to see you have our front door up there in those north woods, keep us informed. How far north of the border to you live in Saskatchawan?

CAPE JIM: Is it your BD today ????????????

Later,

Dick If you do what you always did, you'll get what you always got!! Learn from the mistakes of others, trust me........you can't live long enough to make all the mistakes yourself, I tried !! Picture album at :http://www.railimages.com/gallery/dickjubinville Picture album at:http://community.webshots.com/user/dickj19 local weather www.weatherlink.com/user/grayfox1119

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