refill, please & thanks. (picked up 72oz of collumbian on the-bay last night, but it won't arrive for a few days and all I have is Instant...)
***Paul, sorry about Tony, but his suffering is over and that Is a Blessing. It is the living he leaves behind who must endure. You know, it might not hurt to go about setting that "red dot scope" on some targets and let off some stress.
***Jim, hiding in plain site is the prefered way to live for us schitzophrenic sociopathathic homicidal maniacs who know we control the Universe. (you should read some of the e-mails my brothers and I send back & forth to see if we can trigger an investigation. I know we shouldn't, but sometimes can't help ourselves...)
Puddles is still alive thus far. Will give her another shot of pen this evening to try keeping her from becoming septic. She still has to pass "it". Yuck!
Now, what's for lunch? Rob
Paul, sorry to hear about Tony's passing. Give his wife our sympathy and prayers.
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Happy lunchtime, Diners! How's everyone today? Zoe, I'll have one of those bacon sandwiches ("samie") like Jeff's, but toast my bread and add some lettuce and tomato slices, please. Oh, that is a BLT, come to think of it! Yep, and a nice, cold Dr. Pepper, too. Thank you, ma'am!
Nice sunny afternoon here, though with as much soggy ground as we have, we didn't need those 3 inches of rain last night. Had a flash flood watch at one point last night, and a tornado watch another, and then a severe thunderstorm at another spot in the evening. Sheesh! Guess that's what you got later, Garry. I think this front tracked up the Ohio Valley, mostly.
At MRR club last night, the four of us who were there got some track laid around one of the turns (the one that'll go between the power plant on the one side and the coal loader on the other when it's all done). Our design guru laid out our big (visible) yard tracks - that's gonna be one long yard - eight tracks, about 4 feet or more each! During part of the time we were there, we think the rain was coming down sideways. But the rain eased off by the time I left last night, so not too bad.
Good one, Rob - or else, you shouldn't be posting the details of the crime here. Remember, we have a couple of Diners who work in law enforcement, y'know... Hope your wife (and Puddles) gets feeling better soon.
Hoople, that plan looks like it has possibilities (but can you fit 140 cars and the Big Boy on it? I'd agree with the other comments - be nice to your Mom, and you might get to annex that additional land for your RR.
Folks, I'm not sure about the derailer, but I'd agree with Dick and the others, that the lumberyard turnout probably didn't throw itself.
Lee, hope Dorothy gets feeling better (once the soreness from the dentist wears off) soon. That sounds neat on the embroidered shirts, though! Forgot to ask you earlier - if you're on the Admiral's staff, will you get some fancy gold braid for your uniform? Will we have to salute you and call you Sir?
PC, hope you and the CFO get feeling better. Hopefully, your fever will break with that shower. That, or Dick's favorite (beverage) remedy.
Oh, in keeping with today's date, one of our psychiatrists came in this morning and said that the cash-only gas station down the road had $1.00/gallon gas until noon today. Got several patients excited in the waiting room (I wish that one were true, but...).
I'll be w**king on my sandwich at the corner booth for now.
Blessings and a sunny afternoon for you,
Paul. I'm very sorry to learn about your good friend, Tony.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Almost Afternoon Gang: I got a call this morning that Tony passed away this morning. At least now he is not suffering. I will miss him.
Rob are you turning into a serial killer or just taking care of some tresspassers? Around here tresspassers and poachers are open season. That's why I cary an AP 4 with a red dot scope.
I'm going to head out and get some things done. Rob knows that that means.
Good Morning Ya all.
Hi there Chloe, When you get a minute I'll have a western ommlette and A long tall OJ from Ed.
Jeff. Please tell me what that thing is that you are eating. "A sarnie" I have never ran across that term. It sounds like a sardine sandwich that Fergie would be smacking his lips on.
Well our little trip to Spokane is over for now and back to the grind. Didn't get out to the show in Olympia as there just seemed to be too much snow every morning. So Sue, I didn't get close enough to say Hi.
My son took us out for breakfast one morning to Frank's Diner, in down town Spokane. I am sure that a lot of our Washington members here will know all about this, but for those of you that don't, I thought you might find this very interesting. This is the history of the railway car that the diner is in.
During the heyday of railroading, Barney-Smith and Pullman vied for supremacy in the elegant railcar business. In 1906, Barney-Smith Manufactured this car as an "observation car".
It remained unsold until 1909, when it was purchased by the Northern Pacific Railroad and remodelled to suit their needs as a private car for the President of the Railroad.
This car ( # 1787 ) served as the President's car until it was replaced in 1931.
It became stranded in Seattle at the height of the depression, then # 1787 found a new home. Frank Knight, the brother and sometime partner of Jack Knight of Spokane, bought the President's car and converted it into a traditional "diner".
Frank and his heirs operated the Diner on 4th Avenue south in Seattle from 1931 until 1991 when they lost their land lease, sixty years after old 1787 served it's first meal.
With a 60 year tradition of great breakfasts, lunches, and dinners in Seattle, # 1787 has been restored locally by Pat Jeppesen. Our owners, Larry & Pat Brown and Ken & Christy Belisle along with our General Manager, Kim Jacobson and her crew are proud to offer Frank's Diner in Spokane, where appreciation for tradition and good food is unsurpassed.
Seattle's loss is Spokane's gain. Frank's Diner has been voted Spokane's Best Breakfast 11 out of the past 12 years. We welcome you to Frank's and are sure you'll enjoy the hearty recipes handed down over the past six decades.
I can attest that the food was really great and the ambience of the old car was fantastic. What a neat experience for those who have a railroad bug. If you get the chance to visit Spokane, don't miss this experience, you won't be sorry.
Sure glad to hear that most of you ducked that storm alright. Health seems to be on the upswing for all of us and that too is great.
While in Spokane, I also loaded up on a case of flex track, some scenic materials, 5 Bachman silver series cars and 2 Atlas trainman cars at prices you can't refuse at a shop called White Elephant. They have a location in downtown Spokane and one in Spokane Valley. Definately worth a look, for hunting and fishing, games, toys and modelling. More like a clearance center, but definatly well stocked.
Always nice to get away, but as well it is nice to get home again. Must get down to the "Wobbly" now and see if it still likes me. Lol. or have the gremlins taken over.
Johnboy out...................
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Dick I can answer for Jeff since I lived in Louisiana for 95% of my life, it is the number of uninsured motorist who drive that cause the rates to be so high for those who do have it!
And yes, the drought seems to be over, Cary has lifted their water restrictions and Durham will most likely lift theirs soon. Still no word on Raleigh water restrictions...
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Good morning everyone, cloudy, showery day here today, but the temp is up to 56F and headed for the 60's today, what a change from a day ago.
The furnace kicked up again last night, this time the head guru ( owners son ) came to the house and after about 30 minutes of TS'ing, the problem turned out to be zone 3 valve power head. It was not fully opening, which was sending intermittent signals back to the aquastat controller, causing it to open and close in rapid succession. Can't complain, that zone controller head was 12 years old.
GAV: Sorry that I didn't get back to you last night, it was after midnight and I headed off to bed dog tired. Yes, there were many people injured, none life threatening or very serious luckily.
LEE: I just cannot understand how a proven, working de-railer can be at fault. This is once again, as is the case in most cases, "human error". The switch from the siding was set wrong also, as it allowed the car to roll right onto the main line and down the tracks. The engineer did get a call from the dispatcher, and he had all of 40 seconds to stop the train and then try to reverse. Not enough time to get momentum in reverse to match the speed of the runaway loaded lumber car.
ROB: Sorry to hear about your family health issues, we continue to keep you guys and all the others in need, in our prayers. Hang in there Rob.
RYAN: More rain?? I think your drought is over !!
PC: Philip, that is one nice site, thank you for sharing with us !!
JEFF: I just read in the paper here this morning, that Louisiana is only two states under MA in cost for auto insurance. States like MA, NY, NJ, FL etc are over $1000 average, now what would make Louisiana so HIGH $$$? That makes no sense to me. What is driving your state cost so high?? Lots of accidents?
Lunchtime !!
Good morinng everyone .
Careful! Don't be an April fool.
I was just visiting a website I absolutely love, and I thought I'd share it with all of you!
Click on the pic and it'll take you there!
Good Morning!
And a fine morning it is too!
I'll have a cup of Joe please............
I feel a little better today. Not a lot, but some. Last night was tough though. I took a lukewarm shower to get my fever down as I was burning up. The wife isn't much better, but her stomach was too upset to sit for a shower. She's better today though.
I got into contact with a old friend this morning. Seems he is the guy that does the warranty work for the builder who built our house. When we scheduled someone to come out to fix a couple of minor things we had no idea we'd know the guy who came. I actually was planning on hooking up with this guy in a couple of months because I want to pour a concrete patio out back and then put a roof and sliding glass doors all around. I'm wanting to put a hot tub in there for therapy for the wife and kids (and I just get to benefit!).
Well, last nights storms through Central Indiana have made for an interesting start for the workday at the phone company. It looks like most of the major problems are delt with now, just cleaning up the little ones. Gotta love those storms. They're my job security! Everyone always says that my job is easy, until the storms roll in. And indeed, 50% of my job is just standing around waiting for stuff to happen. I mean, don't get me wrong, I find stuff to do, but I don't get to really launch into action and do what I do until the really nasty stuff starts happening. And then, NOBODY wants my job! But I love it, because thats my job....I get to help people in trouble, it's what I do.
And speaking of........time to launch again!
Later!
wow were have I been????
Mark finally got his big boy after an eternity, sue is another year older and PC has cleaned out the pie vault (well that can be expectted)
I've finished the track makeover on my layout and I'll get pics up later today.
Our thoughts and prayers go out for all in need, recovery and recuperation.
Garry that storm by you today is headed our way tomorrow, and with the 3+ inches of rain we've gotten since Saturday that will really keep the ground wet here. The lakes are really full again too!
Rob with all that digging and hiding work from last night you might have to catch up on some sleep now.
You all have a great day!
Good morning,
Rob, I might have some door sized track plans on my home computer. What are the dimensions of your door?
Hoople, how big are the squares on your plans?
The DDS had to pull one of Dorothy's teeth last night to help control the infection, evidently something went wrong with the tooth last week causing the infection in the jaw, and just happened that the sinus infection hit her at the same time.
Dick, I was wondering that myself. I've seen locomotives hit the de-railer then hit a concrete pad and re-rail itself but I've never seen anything cut through a closed switch. I think someone at the lumberyard is in big trouble. They do have permanent de-railers here in Cleveland. Throw the bar/flag down and it's open, throw it up and its set to de-rail. If the weather clears up I'll get a picture of one. Why didn't 911 call train dispatch to report the runaway car??
Garry, if we can come up with a suitable logo for the diner I'll ask Dorothy to hook us up.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Hey, hey. I see Bill's buying this morning. I'll have a bacon sarnie and some OJ.
Good morning.It's a very nice 70 degrees here this morning under a cloudy sky, but like all things that's subject to change. We're expecting a high of 76 that will probably feel like 82 and there will be showers and a thunderstorm or two.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 4/1/2008Wind Chill: 70°FHumidity: 88%Dew Point: 66°FSo Far TodayHigh: 72°FLow: 70°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 17mph S Today High: 80 Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Light and variable winds. Tonight Low: 62 Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds becoming northeast around 10 mph after midnight.
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Just a tall cool glass of water please.
Didn't get much sleep last night. Too tired from burying three people up to their heads behind the tall garden fence last night and one was a cop. Pond is full enough again so getting rid of the vehicles was easy. Anyway, the wife has been nagging me to make some of my special BBQ meat and with gas prices these days, town is too far a drive.
Rob
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
all fingers crossed for your wife and puddles.
hope your wife gets well soon and puddles pulls through
my thoughts are with you
CHEQUE PLEASE GIRLS.
See you all tonight
Gav
After 2:00am...I don't see Paul, so perhaps he's finally having a good nights sleep. Hopefully so is PC & family.
***Mark, layout plan looks good to me, but what do I know about it. Still trying to figure out how to make something interesting on a door/table here.
FIL is weakened but doing OK. Wife is still having a hard time with everything, plus she still needs shoulder surgery & a trip to the Dentist which isn't helping any. Puddles is alive, but I give her a 50/50 chance at best. Wife & I worked on her today without success. Gave her a couple different shots when through. Time will tell.
Good night all. Rob
beg and crawl like a good un'
nice size anyway run that bb of your's nicely
good luck
I,m not that busy heartland
they're still on holiday at mo but come next week until the end of term wahay here we go. hope the storms don't hit you too bad mate
take care
Anybody with weather .com on their computer can see i'm exactly in the middle of the red area with lots of rain storms. Flash flood advisory in effect.
Gav . I hope it's good to you to be busy. I would think so.
I'll sign off for th night.
Cheers.
greyfox
that sounded nasty anybody seriously hurt?
heartland yep still around just been busy
anyhow papers are here so another tea please girls
Good evening ...hope everyone had a great Monday despite soem horrific weather in many states.
LEE: Here is the latest on the train accident here in Canton, Massachusetts. The focus is on the local lumberyard personnel. The de-railer was working properly when tested. Now I don't know how long it takes to install a de-railer, but can you just see someone at the lumber yard saying "ohhh s****", and running out there to install the de-railer to CYA! If it was installed, and working properly, why didn't the car derail before rolling out on the main line? And another question, why was the switch set to the main line??
CANTON, Mass. - Officials investigating how a lumber car rolled onto a main line and smashed into a commuter train have their eyes on employees of a local lumberyard, the Brockton (Mass.) Enterprise reported. The car hit a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter train Tuesday (see yesterday's News Wire), injuring 150."Transit police investigators are taking a close look at the actions of the personnel in the lumberyard and equipment that is designed to secure freight cars on the siding," said MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo. A freight car standing on an auxiliary track should have a hand brake applied to make sure it doesn't roll away. The track where the car was sitting was equipped with a derail, which should have derailed it and prevented it from rolling onto the main line. The derail worked properly when tested yesterday, so it's unknown why the derail didn't work. When the collision happened, the MBTA train's engineer had been warned over the radio and was trying to move the train in reverse. Somebody at the lumberyard called 911 and warned that the car had escaped and was rolling onto the main line, also used by CSX and Amtrak trains.
Hello everybody ...
Jeff.... I was at a Hobby Lobby post Christmas sale and all trains including woodland scenics were 1/2 price. I love deals.
Paul .... So sad to here about Tony. I would believe it would be best if you can see him again as you said. hope you can sleep okay.
Hoople .... Nice track plan.
Gav ... good to hear from you.
Jim CG ... I bet it's still wet there in CG. It's raining with thunder and lightning here. We've had so much rain in recent weeks. Water levels are way up all over.
Rob ... I hope your F I L is OK.
Lee .... polo shirts sound great
I'm continuing to make progress on the scenery.
happy model railroading
Evening Gang: I got a suprise alittle while ago. I called another friend of Tony's to see if he was stil with us and LJ said that he woke up yesterday. He was able to comunicate some and then went back to sleep. He woke up again and that is the way it's been going. I had planned on going in tomorrow so I may be able to actually talk to him. If nothing elas I'll visit with his mom and just hang with him for a bit. He is something else.
I've been waking up around 2am the last couple of nights and not being able to get back to sleep for a couple of hours. I hope that I can sleep through tonight.
PC you and the wife are run down. You need to get some rest and regroup. I think that the girls are going to send Vinny over to nurse you for a while. I know that you'll do what he says or else.
I'm going to head for bed and see what happens.
Good Night All
"BUMP" Guess everyone went to bed early, or perhaps working on their layouts.
Healing thoughts to those in need.