Good Evening Diners
Well we did manage to get out to the boat yesterday and it turned out to be a beautiful day, with a temperature of about 75 and a nice breeze. We didn't manage to get the sails hoisted but had a nice afternoon. The dogs certainly enjoyed it but I think it was too much for Jamie as he has just slept all day today and hardly seems to have the strength to eat.
Tom, I can't imagine what you are going through with the heat and smoke. It truly sounds terrible so hopefully we can send some cooler air down your way soon.
Jeff, that was a great story about the possum but you probably don't think so now. I have only seen one once on a trip to Florida many years ago. Our local nusiance animals are skunks and racoons. Don't really want to encounter either but I think we had a racoon getting into our garage a few weeks ago.
Last official day of my holidays tomorrow and I'm taking my wife out to dinner at the restauant where she is volunteeing tonight. A last "blow-out" as we need to put a lid on expenses for a while. I think I have only about 2 years work before I have to take a retirement so we need to get ready.
On the RR front I have finished painting/weathering my engine shed and have re-aligned the tracks in the yard so the spacing is correct. I hope to get it together soon but it is summer and its hard to go downstairs when the weather is nice.
Well it is nearly time for me to go and pick up my wife so I'll sign off for now.
CN Charlie
Evening Gang:
Jim CG I'm not nearly as nervious as last time about the surgery. I'm looking forward to getting it over with. The worst part is all the eye drops for weeks after.
Tom I hope that the weather turns around out there. Having to stay in the house just to breath is a bummer. We had a fire today over about a mile away according to my son. He said that about 10 acres burned. A couple of years ago Texas had about 750,000 acres go up in flames.
Terry take care of yourself and I hope that the treatments go all right.
Speaking of eye drops It's time again.
Good Night All
Well, here goes a semi-intrested post. You won;t see me but for little spurts on other threads, just lsin heart to do much of anything. Yesterday they decided to remove the gallbladder. From there, there were complications. There was so much blood loss that BP dropped like a rock and the kidneys shut down in defence of trying to run w/o lubrication (bloodflow). Add to that the colin, and he's having breathing problems, it;s not yet looking good. He's responsive, but sedated (he hears, and will squeeze hand or twitch his leg if told to, but is out), hooked up to a breathing machine, and strapped to a rotator bed in Crit. Care. The're debating continous dialisis, if the body is even in any shape to be able to handle that. The kidneys could restart, since it sounds like thhis was a body's defense response, not actual injury, but they aren't holding their breath. We were up there all day today. But I've spent m,ost of my time staring off at nothing and haven't the heart to do a lot of typing or coming in here.
Prayers and well wishes for all,
Cancer? We're supposed to be treating cancer?
-Morgan
Oh, Flash. Sorry to learn that. It sounds terrible. We're here to be your friend, and we'll be praying. Please tell us if there's more we can do.
...and, Paul, best wishes and prayers for the eye surgery.
CN Charlie .... good to hear about the boating.
DIck certainly had a lot of veggies this year. Holy cow. He left out the strawberry rhubbarb, but I had better hold off on too much calories. So that's fine.
Tom ... Perhaps now would be the time to travel out of your area for a while. Too much smoke is bad stuff.
GARRY
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Morning all
I think i'll have a sausage sandwich and a tea please.
checkouts going well just starte raining again lol it was Glastonbury 2 weeks ago should have rained then great!
oh well breakfast is ready so ill be at the counter if anybody needs me
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Good morning all,
Flash, sorry to hear about the problems, we will keep you and your family in our prayers.
Jim, yes I've been putting off the coupler shift for several years, but now I have a mix of horn and knuckle couplers, time for me to stop straddling the fence.
Paul, good luck with the eye stuff, let us know how it goes.
Hopefully JP will get out of there before the AUG heat & humidity hits. 135F w/ 88% humidity is not fun.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Morning!
Sorry, I didn't realize I was top of page so order up and don't be skimpy! Chloe has my CC and who knows how long it will last before it tops out.
Flash, so sorry to hear your news. As has been said we're here for you if you need us.
Just a quick note as have to take my wife to the doc's for her test results from a check up.
Hello.
A controversial subject: Petrol prices.... here is a link that you may wish to look at. It gives current price on the market as well as some forecasts. I don't know who backs it but it appears to be fairly accurate.
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Hi gang!
Thanks for the wishes. Day is going ok so far.
My current departure date is looking like end of month, but those of us who have served, know very well that it most likely will be later than earlier.
Well guys, got to get some work done.
Take care!
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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
Morning, Zoe. Cup of coffee and a glass of Ed's OJ, please. Thanks!
Flash, sorry to hear about your Dad, and will be praying for you and him (and family). As others have said, feel free to come in here to talk, or let us know of other ways we can help.
JP, , and don't go too wild there in the sandbox!
And for your birthday, and Terry's finishing up his treatments:
So dig in, you two! All the other Diners will get their slices after you, of course...
Lee, the reason I knew on your couplers situation is that I have a number of cars (and some locos) that need their couplers replaced with the Kadees. Once I get going on mine, I'll probably need to order another pack of 10 or 20 pair.
CN Charlie, good to hear that you made it to the boat this time. Next time, you might get out and sail on it. Got some tired dogs, huh?
Paul, from what you said, putting up with the drops and the eye surgery is worth it, for the results you've had on the other eye.
Looking forward to the weekend (though tonight and tomorrow a.m. are partly spoken for, with helping the friends load up their stuff in the truck for moving). Hoping to get back to the MRR'ing stuff. Might even have word on getting together with a lady from church. We'll see...
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good Afternoon All
This will be No. 2 post here today as my first attempt was lost!
Nice to see Dick back as you were missed! Actually I was hoping you'ld stroll in before this as I added new power to the M.E.S.S. roster, New England power to be more precise Dick, I'll give you a hint... CV No.'s 700 to 709.
Speaking of which... According to the CFO The "Package" has arrived!!! Y_E_Ssss!!!
Now all I have to do is wait 5 days to get home (And beat the arrival of Bertha)
Oh by the way we made headlines today though the stories have a few inaccuracies, which is not too uncommon for the media when they report on stories on the Coast Guard.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2008/07/11/sea-rescue.html
Tom: take care of that breathing as asthma and other related problems is no fun. This humidity has been problematic for my asthma this past week. Good thing I'm at sea as it would be a real problem! How's the Napa Valley fairing through out this?
Flash: Sorry to here about your Dad's problems. We can only hope things work out for him. Unfortunately this will take time to resolve so go easy on yourself.
C&O: Good to see you keeping up your spirits as the treatments and their effects can really drain the life out of you! Really good to see you doing some MR'ng!!!
JP: Sorry but I don't envy you one bit! That heat would cause me to melt, then again I could afford to loose a few pounds.
Anyway I have to go and do more paper work (Processing Trees)
Later All
Fergie
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Morning everyone
Well, we got our Delta breeze this morning, which seems to have broken the back of our heat wave, and is keeping the smoke high overhead. It's actually breathable out here, and kind of cool (relatively speaking). Supposed to have a high of 97 or so, today, which beats the pants off of the 108 we had yesterday. And Delta breezes have a very high humidity content along with the cool temperatures, so possibly--I say POSSIBLY--it might help the firefighters on the Butte and American River burns.
Mark--That breeze must be whooshing through the Carquinez straits by now, hope your temps have plummeted from that 93 you had yesterday and cleared the smoke out. Right now it's 70 here. And the smoke is WAY high overhead. Can't smell a thing.
Flash--I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. Prayers for his recovery, and please try and keep us posted. We CARE, my friend!
JP: .
Fergie: YEAH!!! Now all you have to do is wait five days to run the little puppy. Can't wait to hear what you think about it! As far as the Napa Valley, it's still here. That one fire burned away from it, thank God. But their high temp was about 103 yesterday. Hopefully a lot cooler today. St. Helena is one of my favorite spots on the entire earth. . There's a little restaurant up there that serves the BEST Bratwurst I've ever tasted. Ever!
Paul: Best wishes for a good surgery.
Well, I put a reservation in on the GN Z-6 with Mike, yesterday. Should be coming in around October, which is cool, because by that time, I'll be back teaching three days a week, and that money just goes for my hobby budget. Well, KIND of--. Still have bills to pay Little things like utilities and such (I don't even WANT to see this month's electric bill after having to run the AC 24/7 for the past three weeks).
Have to run over to the LHS today and get some paint for the Lookout tower--need some Forest Service green for the trim. Floquil's "Southern" green is just about spot-on for the color. And then, if the weather keeps up, I'll finish her up and plop her on a Butte, this weekend. FINALLY!
Best to all, prayers to those in need.
Tom
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in a SOUTHERN PACIFIC mug, please & thanks.
***Flash, YIKES, so sorry to hear of your Dad's condition. Sending continued healing thoughts his way and others here who have been having a rough go of it lately.
LOTS of most needed rain fell yesterday. Two holes have opened up here on the farm. One from where deadfall had been burried in the barnyard. The other from an old septic tank in the back yard. Will fill both these holes with rocks when we can get a load of them in the weeks to come.
Rob
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY", JP...may it be filled with plenty of train related fun stuff.
Wile I'm here, arefill, please & thanks!
Light thundershower here. YES! Rob
Good afternoon to all, 78F, RH of 48%, BP of 57F, PC skies, just a perfect Summer day here.
MORGAN: Our prayers are with yours, we are always here for you buddy, but I know that you already know that.
FERGIE: I see the Hudson made the news, also I see that some guy on the Hudson was able to perform the appendectomy with his MRR took kit!!! Gee, that guy was lucky!!!
Now lets see, CV......Central Vermont, and number series 700, that would be Texas 2-10-4's. They really looked good running th rough Vermont Green Mountains, and over deep ravine river gorges of the White River. Nice choice Fergie. Where did you purchase it from, LHS or Internet Co.?
GARRY: The Rhubard and Starwberries have all gone now for the season, now the Blackberries, red raspberries and blueberries are coming in strong up here. Of course the Veggie garden is going great guns also, especially with these warm nights and higher humidity.
Here is the local weather right at my garden on the hilltop where my weather station equipment is located: www.weatherlink.com/user/grayfox1119. I am thinking of adding a camera on the pole also, that way you can see the type of critters that we have at night trying to have a midnight snack.
CNCHARLIE: Just keep on sending that great weather down from Canada good buddy, we can sleep at night with 60's. LOL
J.P: Hey, I see you have a Birthday too!!! Did Fergie eat all the cake ? Jeff was supposed to save a piece for me...JEFF? Did you eat my piece of cake?? SUE DID ???!!!! You can't leave a piece of cake anywhere in this Diner these days, someone always finds it.
OK, back outside, too much to do these days.....see you guys at supper ( up here in the country part of New England we still call it Supper, in Boston and the cities they call in "DINER") ........excuuuuuuse me !!! LOL
twhite wrote: Well, we got our Delta breeze this morning, which seems to have broken the back of our heat wave, and is keeping the smoke high overhead. It's actually breathable out here, and kind of cool (relatively speaking). Supposed to have a high of 97 or so, today, which beats the pants off of the 108 we had yesterday. And Delta breezes have a very high humidity content along with the cool temperatures, so possibly--I say POSSIBLY--it might help the firefighters on the Butte and American River burns. Mark--That breeze must be whooshing through the Carquinez straits by now, hope your temps have plummeted from that 93 you had yesterday and cleared the smoke out. Right now it's 70 here. And the smoke is WAY high overhead. Can't smell a thing. Tom
Well, today the sea breeze has kicked in and the heavy smoke smell is pretty much gone, but there is still a lot of haze. Mt. Diablo, twelve miles away, is just a fuzzy object in the distance. Seems like it is still worse than the worse smog days 50 years ago when the Selby smelter was still smokin'.
Mark
Thanks for the cake Jim
And
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JP !!!
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Flash for your Dad
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C&O Fan:Thanks for the cake Jim
Glad you liked the cake, Terry - and ask Zoe, she had at least a couple of flavors of ice cream for you to top it with!
Zoe, I'll have a slice of JP and Terry's cake, with vanilla ice cream on top, please.
Sunny afternoon here in Cape G. About 90 F with 61 percent RH. Sweltering weather - definitely July in the Midwest!
Jim in Cape Girardeau (and sliding into the window booth)...
JIM When did you send mags and how still haven't received so was wondering
I just got done making a train board up for a vet as I'm giving him my n scale B&O set that I showed you all about 6 months ago. I made a boar that is about 26" X 48" and I'm going to put a oval of track on it to get him started.
They had 15/32 partical board at lowes for $6.33 so I got one and cut it to size and painted it forest green. ( wife kept reminding me about every 45 minutes today to remember to round the corners) So after I got done waited till she was busy and yelled for her till she came so I could show her I did it
Been busy day today. Won a Command controll set for my ogauge on ebay which was a good deal only $125.00 and also got a command controll train set from hobby shop that I still deal with back in VA the whole train set was only $300.00 retails for $729.00 but he used it for a year as a display set to show command controlSo he sold it to me for $300.00
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Hello
We have cause for concern about Flash and his Dad. ... I see no posts today from Flash and last night's post from Flash is heart breaking. Let's spot the Chapel Car at the diner and keep it there for prayers.
I hope Paul's eye surgery went okay.
Duke ... Good to see your post. You've been quiet lately.
Dick .......... MMMMMMMMMMM Blueberries are MY FAVORITE......No other fruit comes close to blueberries in my opinion.
Terry ...... Glad your treatment is complete. We'll grill the cheeseburgers when your ready.
RT ... I'm glad to hear you are getting stuff for a layout in the new home.
Garry: No, we just spent the day in the hospital. They;re getting him off of some of the meds, but until the kidneys kick in again and he;s breathing on his own, there's not much. Thanks guys.
It;s funny, I;ve been painting a Chapel Car from a Walthers Caboose, modifying the stack as a cross.
Terry: Greatto hear. We know the relief of being off them.
JP: Missed a party? Sorry. Happy slightly belated Bday.