Elliots Trackside Diner IV, Under New Management!

[grayfox1119]

Hey, what the blazes is going on here? When I logged out I was at the bottom of the last page and Mark was the new TOP, now I walk into the Diner a couple of hours later and my CC is on fire!! Did you do an edit Mark ???

RYAN: We are up to 1.50" here now, and that train just keeps rolling north. No let up until late Tuesday, and still looks like 3+ inches of rain here. I will need to cut the grass for the 1st time for SURE by Saturday once the sun comes out.

JEFF: That is some light!!! Is that an LED?

JIM: Cape Gerardeau made the Weather Channel once again, you guys are always in the news with the rains and flooding there. Good thing you are high and dry.

Trains.com website now has a new feature, a video utube where they interviewed an Engineer in this first edition, very interesting. Check it out guys and gals.

Later,

[Cederstrand]

tall cool glass of water, thanks.

You know it's bad news when a Doctor's office calls your wife at work to come in right away. Turns out her cholestrol in almost 500, which usually means "heart cath lab territory". She got the message loud and clear, having worked in CCU for most of her nursing career. Went to the store to immedietely start her on a healthy diet. The key for her will be when she leaves the house, not to give in to temptation.

The parent-Inlaws have rented themselves a room at what I am calling "The Overlook Hotel". Reminds me so much of The Shining". Even played the same music. Won't go into any details.Hope it works out for them.

Rob

[LSWrr]

Dick, that was a good video.  Have you been watching Cody's Office on the Model Railroader page?  It's really good, but there is always something comical at the very end.

OH good news on the model railroad stimulus checks, my GF reports 2 of her co-workers got theirs via direct deposit today.

Lee

[jeffrey-wimberly]

JEFF: That is some light!!! Is that an LED?

Not an LED. That's a 16 volt light bulb on 11 volts.

[JPowell]

Evening all -

  I see the cyber ghost has visited my post from yesterday. I know... What post? Exactly what I am talking about... the cyber ghost paid a visit to it!

  Anyway, I had stopped in last evening to let everyone know I was back from 'Beantown.' We had a great trip. Weather was nice too. Ballgame was great. What an experience for me! Went to 3 hobby shops out there. 1st one was a dud! 85% of the store was for modelers (plane, cars, etc) and a very small rooom in back of mrr stuff. The other 2 I went to, (Bill's Train Shoppe, and The Platinum Spike) had great stuff. So great, I spend over $500.00 between the 2 places! I will admit, I got some good deals.

  Well all, it's time for me to hit the hay.

Take care!

[Flashwave]

Happy late evening. The funeral went well. Good to see everyone.

Comical incuident: I was setting up the backstory to HO&N as going from Las Angeles to Cheyenne North of Salt Lake City and through several made up towns. Found a book saturday that had a Southern Pacific rail mpa on the inside cover. It followed exactly the route I had planned, and I didn't know. Maybe the RR gods are trying to tell me something... 

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Hello ...

Jerry ... When is the Rockhome Gardens show?

On the layout, I have done a small amount of work getting a scene ready for the new depot.  The local model railroaders visited briefly today. I'm leaving for Nashville Wednesday for my surgery on Thursday. I think it should go fine.

happy Model railroading

 

 

[Cox 47]

Evening all......Garry......Rockhome show was last week-end...they will have another in October....I havn't been up there for a while but it used to be a pretty good show.....Jerry

[New Haven I-5]

The trainshow was good.

Two buildings, and few people, and some good deals.

We only were there for 2.5 hours, but hey, it was worth it.

I spent $104 and picked up 15 freight cars (one was a door prize!)and a caboose-A couple BB's, some intermountain and P2K and athearn (Everything was more than half off) and some atlas.

Diesel or Steam?

[Paul W. Beverung]

Evening Gang:

My best wishes are with you Garry.

No MRRing today. Mary Ann and I spent most of the day chasing around getting perscriptions, boxes for storing stuff and I got a blower unit for the Stihl pole trimmer motor head. The rest of the day I spent cutting up the trees that got blown down 3 weeks ago. The one on the stock trailer didn't do a great deal of damage. Just a couple of dents in the roof. Now we have more fire wood for the winter. I think that we have enough for several winters, actually. I should be getting a call from Clark Gardens that my stuff from Walthers is in. It's been all most 2 weeks since they were ordered unless Tray didn't get the order in as soon as I placed it. Tomorrow I have to take the new tractor in for it's 100 hour servicing. Time flys when you'er having fun.

Well I'm going to hit the showers and then bed.

Good Night All

[Hoople]

The trainshow was good.

Two buildings, and few people, and some good deals.

We only were there for 2.5 hours, but hey, it was worth it.

I spent $104 and picked up 15 freight cars (one was a door prize!)and a caboose-A couple BB's, some intermountain and P2K and athearn (Everything was more than half off) and some atlas.

Diesel or Steam?

Electric.

Dick:  I think Bergie was in with his proton gun blasting away at posts at the order of Chloe.

Well, I'll be back in soon.

Mark

 

Okay, now I REALLY have the TOTP... Order up!

[grayfox1119]

 I hope our friends in Virginia are OK....3 Tornados hit the SE corner of the state tonight, part of the same weather front that is all along the east coast. 200 people hurt, at least one death maybe more, severe damage.

LEE: I always check out Cody's office, I agree, always something comical at the end.

J.P.: Glad you got to go to Fenway Park in Boston. I have never heard of those two HS's where were they, in Boston itself, or outside the city ?

JEFF: I thought it was a little too bright for LED lamp.

Rainfall here is now up to 1.88" and raining presently at the rate of 0.27" per hour, but much heavier in downpours. Much more to come tonight and tomorrow.

Bon Soir,

[JimRCGMO]

Evening, Chloe - just a cup of hot cocoa, please. Thanks!

Well, Dick, not to worry about our rain, since some places around here tonight are getting a hard frost warning... Weird weather in this area!

I think I did overhear Bergie asking Chloe and Zoe to do a bit of cleaning earlier today. So that might be why the TOTP got kind of messed up and confused. But now that all the MESS (tm) has been cleared up, the TOTP should be easier to track.

I'd say that a few of you made out like pirates , at your train shows - way to go, mateys! It'll be a while before our next trainshow around here, though. But I have some items on order through our MRR club member/LHS owner that probably will be in next week, and I got confirmation today that all the Bar Mills billboards I ordered were in stock. Anyone else see that Lee's Trains had found a load of the (now discontinued) Bar Mills billboards (besides me, and mine are on the way)?

At MRR club tonight we were doing some tracklaying (mainline into the big yard, some smaller sections of track on one of the curves, and our head trackplan architect Kevin was putting down cork around the turntable (the bigger 130' Walthers one, not one of Jerry's tasty delights...).

Guess I'd better head home and get ready for bed. W**k awaits tomorrow a.m. I found out that next week one of my co-workers in crisis will be gone all week, and the other will be out on Tuesday (better bring my lunch that day, huh?).

 

Blessings on your week,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

[sleeper33]

see you all in 2 days

Gav

[wetidlerjr]

Good Morning from Tipton IN !

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Bacon and eggs for me today.

Good morning.

Clear and 51 this morning. The sky is due to remain clear all day as we climb to a high of 81.

Today's Weather for:      
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      4/29/2008

Wind Chill:  50°F
Humidity:  86%
Dew Point:  46°F

So Far Today
High:  52°F
Low:  50°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  0mph NNE

Today  High: 82    Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds.    

Tonight  Low: 52    Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds.

[JimRCGMO]

Good Morning, Zoe. Hey, those eggs look pretty good that Jeff had - Zoe, I'll have those off Bill T.'s buffet, and a cup of coffee, please.

Kind of cold for our area this morning - still 32 F at the airport (36 F downtown at the TV station). Supposed to reach the fifties today. (Where is spring? )

From the weather map on the news, it looks like Paul might get a warming spell out his way (80's F). Those of you on the east coast, watch out. Amazingly enough, it sounds like nobody in some of the Virgina towns and cities was killed by the multiple tornadoes that hit there. They will have some rebuilding to do, so they could definitely use our prayers. 

I'll be at the table by the woodstove, warming up a bit, if anyone else comes in.

 

Blessings,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

[pcarrell]

Morning all!

Got a busy day ahead.....as usual!

Wife and son are healing up well.  My wife is getting around slowly, but without crutches or wheelchairs.  She uses a walker sometimes, and other times she just goes.  Depands on how tierd out she is.  My son took three steps the other day without his braces.  He's beginning to learn to walk again.  He says it's wierd walking on his heels.

Oh well, gotta run.....later!

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Good morning.  OJ and oatmeal, please.

Thanks for the remark, Paul.

PC ... thanks for the update on Mrs. PC and on PC Jr. ... Sounds like some real progress.  

Jim CG .... Evidently, your club is progressing very well. I'm not familiar with the LHS that has the bar Mills signs you mentioned. Still enjoying the Grandpa role?

happy Model Railroading.

[LSWrr]

Afternoon all,

Chilly here this week, I was enjoying the 70's weather and now we have been plunged back into spring with 30F - 40F temperatures.  My Mom went with me to that train show with good intentions to buy me a challenger or a mallet.  She couldn't believe how much they cost, matter of fact at the $1 rolling stock table she questioned why I was scraping up everything the guy had.

Economy HO stuff:  I did email the used locomotive vendor, he lives in FT. Wayne, IN.  I look forward to hearing back from him for some "offseason" sales.  You can't beat challengers and mallets at $86 and that 0-6-0 I bought for $30 sells in Walther's for $151.

 I also made a deal with the bulk ballast dealer from Akron, OH to sell me ballast off season, you can't beat 5 pounds of ballast for $17. 

I also found a source for LED lights and dwarf signals @ 50 cents each.  Need to add hoods and a base for the dwarfs, but for 50 cents I can do a little work. The owner of this company is into HO-Scale trains and has modified several of his projects with these low voltage high intensity LEDs.  I've downloaded several of his step-by-step project guides.

So once I make these contacts if anybody is interested I'll gladly shoot you the information "off diner".  

PC defiantly good news about your son, pretty soon he will be running all over the place.

Garry, we will keep you in our thoughts and prayers while you are gone, do drop by and tell us how things went.

 

Lee

[grayfox1119]

Good afternoon.......the rains have just about stopped here finally, we received 2.65" of rain so far. I was very happy to see that NO ONE was killed in the 3 Tornados that hit Virginia yesterday, first reports had one person killed and 200 injured.

LEE: That is one great deal, how does this guy do it for those prices? Does he buy repair jobs from the factory, repair them and then resell? I can't see how he make money selling them at so low a price. But if they work OK, who cares !!

Today, seeing we can't work outside, it is inside maintenance day. I have to clean both woodstoves and pipes seeing the heating season is over.

I sent some of you guys an email that I received this morning that is stunning!! A French magazine ran a story with photos of a "love affair between the fisherman and great white shark. It seems that the shark was caught in a fish net, and this fisherman freed the shark. Now, everytime he goes out fishing, the shark comes to his boat, allows him to rub her nose and belly. Of course he has one problem, no fish, the shark scares them all away. He doesn't know what to do. I can't beleive the photos of the guy and this shark.

If any of you guys want to see the photos, let me know.

TIFN

[Guilford Guy]

Stopping in for a few... This cold/cough kept me out of school again. School is kinda terrible workwise at the moment... I finished my 5 Page History Essay, but have an English Essay due Friday, and a Math Essay, Poster, and architectural model (yay, scratchbuilding) due next Wednesday. I don't expect much after that but this will be a busy week.

[Cox 47]

Afternoon all.....its sunny and cool here might get some frost tonite....I'll have a cheese burger Basket and a diet coke please...Thank You....I have been working on my work bench..my brother made some shelfes to go over it gives me 8 more shelfes to store cars and engines on...

PC....Thats great news about your Wife and Son....

Lee.....5 pounds of ballast that should hold you for a day or two....

You all have a good one...Jerry

[inch53]

Afternoon all,, just stopped to leave with a thought for today.

Woman and a Fork
There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. So as she was getting her things 'in order,' she contacted her Pastor to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes.
She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in.
Everything was in order and the Pastor was preparing to leave when the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her.
'There's one more thing,' she said excitedly.
'What's that?' came the Pastor's reply.
'I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand.'
The Pastor stood looking at the young woman, not knowing
quite what to say.
That surprises you, doesn't it?' the young woman asked.
I'm puzzled by the request,' said the Pastor.
The young woman explained. 'My grandmother once told me this story, and from that time on I have always tried to pass along its message to those I love and those who are in need of encouragement. In all my years of attending socials and dinners, I always remember that when the dishes of the main course were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, 'Keep your fork.' It was my favorite part because I knew that something better was coming...like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie. Something wonderful, and with substance!'
So, I just want people to see me there in that casket with a fork in my hand and I want them to wonder 'What's with the fork?' Then I want you to tell them: 'Keep your fork the best is yet to come.'
The Pastor's eyes welled up with tears
of joy as he hugged the young woman good-bye. He knew this would be one of the last times he would see her before her death. But he also knew that the

young woman had a better grasp of heaven than he did. She had a better grasp of what heaven would be like than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience and knowledge. She KNEW that something better was coming.
At the funeral people were walking by the young woman's casket andsaw the fork in her right hand. Over and over, the Pastor heard the question, 'What's with the fork?' And over and over he smiled.
During his message, the Pastor told the people of the conversation he had with the young woman shortly before she died. He also told them about the fork and about what it symbolized to her. He told the people how he could not stop thinking about the fork and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either.
He was right. So the next time you reach down for your fork let it remind you, ever so gently, that the best is yet to come.

 

[SilverSpike]

Another great story Mike! Thanks!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Whoops! The diner was about to slide over onto page two. Can't be having that.

I'll take some buffalo wings and chili.

 

[Train Master]

Put me down for some chicken kabobs and a coke.

[Cederstrand]

***Philip, that is great news about your wife & son. Sending continued healing thoughts their way, (and saving some for my wife who needs them as well).

Today was our second day of an extreme diet change (at least for her it was). She goes back to the Docs in 2 months. 485 cholestrol...that's frightening. And with renewed crazy inlaw stresses, this is a timebomb and worries me.

Now the Train News: Ordered another (N) Berkshire, this time from a different vendor who test ran it and said it was smooth and quiet. We shall see. (fingers crossed) Also put in an order for a (N) Proto 0-8-0. Both of these purchases are upgrades are to replace those vintage locos of same designation I'm selling on the-bay. I thought it was nice that one vendor I ordered track from wanted to check with me before shipping, as I had all N scale track with 1 HO truck. That little pickup truck should put a smile on the wife's face and she could use one right now.

Layout: Thinking of a basic "Scenic Ridge 2" as a starting point, adding an extra outer loop and some inside switching area for the main factory. That is as far as I have got...still trying to make a plan that works with room for expansion (second door) later on.

Hope everyone is having a nice evening. Rob  

 

 

[JPowell]

Evening gang -

  Another quick stop for me tonight...

Dick - Bill's is south of Quincy down Rt 18 in Abington, east of Rt 58 on Centre Street. The Plantinum Spike is in Cohasset.

Ed / Dick - Sox/Jay's tied @ 0 in the top of the 8th. Lester is still in as of this posting.

Well all -

  Take care!

[pcarrell]

Now Rob, I've been talking care of my young lady......you do the same!