Elliots Trackside Diner IV, Under New Management!

[Paul W. Beverung]

Morning Gang: Not much going on here yet. We're waiting for the contractor to get here and work on the floor. I guess he called when we were out getting some breakfast. Since the kitchen and dinning room are piled up with stuff from the rest of the downstairs we eat out alot.

JR you have it even worse then we do. At least we don't have the fire damage to put up with. Are you going to do any up grading when you repair?

I'm getting a little concerned about Ed and Fran. Mexico is practically at war with the drug cartells. The border areas are really war zones. The US gov has issued warnings to anyone going to Mexico.

Bob K: Good to hear from you. I'm happy that you are getting more into the grove. How's the club layout coming?

I'll be heading for the doc about 12 noon. See you all after.

[JimRCGMO]

Morning, Zoe - I'll have a cup of the TH and one of those chocolate donuts, please.

 

Thanks!

Dick - sorry to hear about your uncle. At least you know he's at peace now.

Jeff, good job on your centerpiece of the park!

Mike, we've had some of that weather cycle here - morning paper was talking about the TC strawberries will be late here (local Teen Challenge center raises funds by selling them each summer, and they are good, plus they'll 'rent' you a bucket and give you pointers if you want to pick your own). A friend from church (whose farm is south and west a bit from Cape) said Sunday that he has finally managed to get his crops in, with some of those same delays involved.

Johnboy, are you inside the Arctic Circle up there and working those kind of hours? You sounded plenty tired. Best catch your

We've been dodging the really nasty stuff here on the weather. Looked on last night's weather radar like Oklahoma had some big storms & lightning there that was supposedly tracking east and north. Our area missed any heavy stuff yesterday because we stayed cloudy most of the day. When it does that, not enough heating occurs to cause problems (but if it clears off and gets sunny for long...). So I'm hoping things will stay cloudy today (here and across Arkansas and Oklahoma - they've been getting a lot of the rougher weather the past few days).

Colby, congrats on finishing up this school year... Enjoy your summer!

Hoople, nice pics of the ships - I didn't see that TV show, though. (Not watching as much TV this spring/summer) What've you been doing lately on the layout?

Sorry, Shockwave, Hoople and Rotoranch - I haven't been keeping up with auto racing, though the ladies do add a nice touch to it.

Terry, good to hear from you again - stop back in again soon. Been working on your RR? 

Wonder how much longer till Fergie's back on terra firma (and until we hear back from Ed...) Hopefully not too much longer.

And did anyone write down when it was that JP was heading for the sandbox? I should've written it down, I know.

Better get back to the W thing for now. Prayers for better weather for all, and a good visit with the doctor for Paul.

(edit) Bob K - good to hear what you've been up to lately. Sounds like your youngest is off to a good start with college (well, the GPA at least, not the neatness thing...). Happy to hear the healing has progressed for you.  

 

Blessings and Prayers,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

[pcarrell]

Mornin' all!

Bob K., good to see you in here again.  You've been missed!  But then, you've been out enjoying life, so thats good.  Just remember, you'll always have friends here!

Dick, I'm so sorry about your loss, but at least your uncles pain and nightmares are gone now.  I got your Email, and I think you payed him an awesome tribute with your story.

Gotta run for now!  Later!

[bogp40]

A good morning to all.  Haven't stopped by in some time, been rather busy and quite eventful lately.

JR, real sorry to hear about the fire. It could have been so much worse. Thankfully your son made it out OK.

Have had quite a lot of family visiting here lately. My oldest daughter graduated from Northeastern University. The ceremony was held in the "Boston Garden" Fleet Center. Over 3000 grads in this years class. A wonderful party followed.

My yougest finished her first year at U Mass Amheast, and with a 3.6GPA, and is now already off to drum corps w/ the Citations.  My house looks like "Dorm Room" exploded all over the place. I did make a spot in the basement for her stuff until next semester.

Now the news as to me: After dealing w/ such a bad time over the past year (to enlighten those that don't know- lost my wife last Mar 07).  I have actually come to the point where I had been out socializing and did find a wonderful woman (Linda) to spend some time with. Nothing serious, but just great that I am at a point to at least do so. The weather here this Memorial day was fabulous, couldn't have asked for better for a walk on the beach or out to the numerous parks about Boston Harbor.

I have to run off to that w**k thing that pays for trains and the roof over them...

Have a great day.

Have a good day 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning.

It's cloudy and 74 here in the Sportsman's Paradise. The expected high should be in the low 90's under a partly cloudy sky.

Gotta go see the doc again this morning. He wants to take another look at my feet.

Today's Weather for:      
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      5/27/2008

Heat Index:  79°F
Humidity:  95%
Dew Point:  73°F

So Far Today
High:  75°F
Low:  73°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  8mph S

Today  High: 92    Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon.    
 
Tonight  Low: 72    Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.

[GMTRacing]

Good Morning All,

     I'll have a regular to go please. Yesterdays' weather was perfect and today it's still mid sixties but we're getting showers with it. Back in the shop and hard at it to catch up again. I'll try to make the museum tonight just to put down some ballast on the O-gage and get my mind off things. Catch Y'all later.   J.R.

[wetidlerjr]

Good Morning from Tipton IN !

[inch53]

Mornin, an irish coffee please Zoe.

Areas of dense fog will be around for the first part of the day today with morning low temperatures in the lower 60's. Mostly cloudy skies and scattered rain showers are expected for the rest of the day with temperatures topping out near 70°. Tonight will be partly cloudy and cooler with rain exiting and overnight lows in the lower 50's. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday will see plenty of sunshine with the return of warmer temperatures into the lower 80's by the weekend. Scattered rain and thunderstorms are expected both Saturday and Sunday.

JR,

Real sorry to hear of the fire and thankful everyone's ok. Sounds like repairs are getting under way quick.

DICK.

Sorry to hear of your uncles passing too. My uncle served under Patton on their race there, as a tank commander and is tank was hit by one of those tiger tanks. He was the only survivor from his crew, though badly wounded.

Mother finally saw a couple honeybees here yesterday, still hoping for more to show up soon

JIMCG,

The garden is coming along as the weather permits almost done planting. Bout the time it dries out enough to work good, it rains again. Farmers are having weather problems getting crops out here too. Most the corn is out late, which cuts into yields. Some are having to do some corn replanting though. Soybeans still have some time till their yields are hurt.

Time fur chores, hope ya'll has a gooden and thoughts for all those in need.

[last mountain & eastern hogger]

Hi all, Just got home from working Security at City council, Slow night not much action. Thats OK with me.     Chloe, when you are passing this way I'll have a plate of fries and gravy and a cherry coke to swish.

Tom White:   That top creeper that you want is also available from MicroMark.  In their recent catalogue on page #114 for $239.95.   

Jeffery;    Great restoration of that K-4. Your park now needs some trailer sites as i would like to come and visit and park my RV. there.

Paul;    Good luck tomorrow with your eye doctor, hope all goes well.

ED;     WHERE ARE YOU, Why haven't we heard from you lately ??  You are probably out riding the Copper Canyon train again, you lucky stiff.    BTW..  send OJ.

When does Fergie get back ?  He has to have been gone almost a month it seems.  I wonder if he will bring enough ICE off those bergs he's been chasing to keep our drink cool this summer ?

Our Prayers and good wishes are with all of you folks ducking all those storms around the USA right now.   Stay safe we all want you around here.

I must hit the hay now as I can hardly keep the peepers open, It's been a long day since the alarm went off at 6:05 this morning.

Johnboy out...............

[jeffrey-wimberly]

I've been busy on the centerpiece for the park and I must say it's a thing of beauty. The old K4 has been cleaned up and has had a cosmetic restoration. It doesn't look like the same locomotive.

[Hoople]

I hate it when no one sees your post because it was the last post and they don't bother to check back a page...

[Paul W. Beverung]

Evening Gang: The den is ready for the tile crew tomorrow. I hope that they show up. I have an appointment with the eye doctor in the afternoon. So far I'm really happy with the progress my eye is making. I just hope that he is also.

No MRRing today. Mary Ann and I went into Lowe's to order her a cabinet for the dinning room. We got 10% off for my being a vet. Then we bought me a new roll around tool box set. List price was $996. When the guy in the tool grib got us checked out I got it for $717. A great surprise to us. Now I just have to find a place in the shop to put it.

Well I guess I'll head for bed.

JP if you are still on the line my best wishes for a safe tour in the sandbox.

Good Night All

[saronaterry]

Hi,guys. A buddy of mine passed last week, a Korea  vet.The funeral was at the Northwest Wisconsin Veteran's Cemetary with full honors.What a thing to witness. The folding of the flag was something else! I didn't realize the significance of each fold.

LEE: My friend's son ( the buddy above)is a Helicopter pilot for the Coast Gaurd out of one of the bases in Alaska, forgot which one,but he said he watches over the Deadliest Catch  crabbers. That was kinda neat.He was in his dress uniform.Wow.

JEFF: the railbox car looks great as does the park.

JR: Fires suck. Just in the last 2 days we've had 2 fires that absolutly destroyed the structures.One was the local Fire Warden's home! The other was a summer cabin built out of logs in 1902.

70 f here this am, now it's 46f!The tornados that went thru No. Minneapolis yesterday hit just north of where I used to live.What is with this weather?

Thanks to those who serve.

Terry

[GMTRacing]

Good Afternoon All,

     I'll have a root beer float in a to go cup please Flo. Thank you all for the comments/support and prayers. I've been in and out of the house today cleaning/gathering so the crew can come in tomorrow and get after the rest of it. Dehumidifiers have dried out most of it but the second floor though dry is going to be a real test.

Jerry and Jeff - nice work also - Garrys'. Thank you Luc for the post reminding us what today is really all about. Dick - sorry to hear about your loss also. One of my country bands used to  do benefits at the Rocky Hill Vets hospital. It was ough to see the Walking wounded" who were there and just couldn't go back to a regular life. At least our playing tried to bring a little fun into their routine. Gotta run - lots to do yet today.   See y'all later, J.R.

[ModelTrainLover]

Wow were have I been the past couple of months?

I'll have a Root Beer Float and a hawian Pizza. Thanks.

Well I get out of school June 19, my layout for the most part is done, still adding rolling stock, locos and comming up with new ideas. I'm going in for an iterview with the reck dept for a lifeguard position this friday. hope fully I have a job this summer.

BTW PC how is your layout comming?

till next time

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Jeff....Park looks like a good place to take the Grand Kids.and have a cook out....Are you taking reservations for the shelter?

The picnic shelter is open to all. Restrooms are on the back side.

[Cox 47]

Afternoo all....Its cloudy and kinda humid here today..maybe some storms latter....I'll have a Ham sandwitch and Diet Coke please...Thank You...Not much going on Pearl street this Memorial Day...Sallie had to go for her Dyailiss and our caregiver has day off Maybe a little railroading latter..I got a couple of small Lazor wood buildings and been thinking about starting one..I have never built one...

Garry...That Bar B Q sounded gooood!!Nice caboose!....

Jeff....Park looks like a good place to take the Grand Kids.and have a cook out....Are you taking reservations for the shelter?

You all have a good one....Jerry

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Jeff:  I really like that park--great job on the various grass colors.  So, what loco is going in on the display track?

There's a Bachmann Spectrum K4 slated for that honor.

 

[Rotorranch]

Didn't watch the race, but must say that Danica is HOT!

Rob

Milka Duno is hotter! AND she finished!

Way more curves than Danica!

Rotor

[Hoople]

Wow, I haven't been in for some time...

But anyways, if you've seen The Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel, you'll like these pictures I took yesterday when I was taking a tour of the Polar Sea, my mom's friend's crab boat that was going up to Dutch Harbor to be a tender for the other boats. It's the exact same boat as the Northwestern, which is pretty cool. Speaking of the Northwestern... We saw her and the Wizard there in the harbor.

Hope you enjoyed!
Mark

Also, the next post is the TOTP, so watch out fellas!

[Flashwave]

Good Morning, and Thank you to Luc for the Memorial Day reminder! Zoe, since Luc brought the Tim Horton's in, I'll have mug of that, please, and a plate from the buffet. Thanks!

Rainy here today, 69 F (21 C), and supposed to reach 85 F (29 C) by the afternoon. Should be a ducky day, huh?

 

One of those days when I want to get out and get a cup of something to drink, and just watch the weather. Rather gloomy inside at the moment (lighting-wise). Might go by Barnes & Noble - need to renew my membership there, and may check on a couple of books I've been wanting to get a peak at.

Just got a call this morning from my co-leader Dana, and she said one of the other singles from the group is going to have a fish fry (and hush puppies and whatever else we bring) next Saturday. Guess I'd better be eating light this week, so I don't end up putting on more weight.   That, and I'd better get in some more exercise, too.

Uh, no, PC and Jeff, no need to send any bottles of Da Bomb for that fish fry - thanks, anyway..  

I'll be in the corner booth, finishing up my breakfast.

Blessings on your Memorial (Remembrance) Day, 

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

Save yourself the cost of Charcoal. Just add to fish and it cooks itself. :D

That's looking pretty good Jeff.

JR, someone up above was really watching over you guys today!  Better be thinking Him!

Anyone catch the race today? It just ended here. They delay the airing of it around the Indianapolis area so people will go. Anyways, GREAT race!

Some of the crashes from the rookies were disheartening; at least no one was injured. I loved Danica's powerwalk down pit road - let's get ready to rumble!  

getting KO'd in the pits would suck for anyone I feel bad for her. And I loved the reactions of others when they realized she wasn't heading down to her trailer. News crews ask the stupidest questions though. "What were you going to say to him?" She can't say that on TV.

 

[twhite]

Morning all--

About 65 degrees right now.  Overcast and drippy out here in SunnyCal, this morning, supposed to clear up a little this afternoon in the Valley, but thunderstorms and snow predicted for the Sierra.  At least the weather has given the firefighter's a good chance on that fire in Santa Cruz--they should have it under control by tomorrow.  About 4,000 acres, destroyed a lot of homes between Watsonville and Gilroy. 

Jim--I found out that the 'Top-Creeper' is something you'll find in an auto-parts store, not a standard hardware outlet.  There was something similar at Home Depot, but the ladder extension would have kept getting in the way.  Evidently the 'Top-Creeper' was originally designed to enable repair to large-cab truck motors.  I'll start looking tomorrow.  There's no way I'm going shopping today--except for groceries--hitting stores for sales on Memorial Day just seems to me to be counter to everything the day is supposed to stand for.

Jeff:  I really like that park--great job on the various grass colors.  So, what loco is going in on the display track? 

Heading up to Nevada City to decorate Dad's grave this afternoon.  Other than that, nothing much.  Probably no barbecue with the family, since thunderstorms are predicted.  Just spend a quiet day. 

Hope everyone's well.  Good thoughts for all. 

Tom  

[JimRCGMO]

Good Morning, and Thank you to Luc for the Memorial Day reminder! Zoe, since Luc brought the Tim Horton's in, I'll have mug of that, please, and a plate from the buffet. Thanks!

Rainy here today, 69 F (21 C), and supposed to reach 85 F (29 C) by the afternoon. Should be a ducky day, huh?

 

One of those days when I want to get out and get a cup of something to drink, and just watch the weather. Rather gloomy inside at the moment (lighting-wise). Might go by Barnes & Noble - need to renew my membership there, and may check on a couple of books I've been wanting to get a peak at.

Just got a call this morning from my co-leader Dana, and she said one of the other singles from the group is going to have a fish fry (and hush puppies and whatever else we bring) next Saturday. Guess I'd better be eating light this week, so I don't end up putting on more weight.   That, and I'd better get in some more exercise, too.

Uh, no, PC and Jeff, no need to send any bottles of Da Bomb for that fish fry - thanks, anyway..  

I'll be in the corner booth, finishing up my breakfast.

 

Blessings on your Memorial (Remembrance) Day, 

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Luc,

We've been missing you, and I see you are starting over with a slightly revised forum name. That's good of you to remind us all what memorial day means.

Dick, sorry about the loss of your Uncle. I bet he had plenty of interesting stories.

Jim, I'm glad you liked the caboose, and yest it was just out of the paint shop. It's decals were installed only a couple of hours before i psoted the photo. I did touch up a few misses of paint on the grab irons later. You can see a litle bare metal on them in the photos.

Sunny last two days but raining today. Grandkids are still here with their Mom and Dad.

 

Happy Model railroading 

 

 

[NS Luc]

Good morning

Happy MRRing

[Cederstrand]

 in a SOUTHERN mug, please & thanks!

***Dick, very sorry to hear of your Uncles passing and story. That's a tough one.

***Jeff, nice work on the playground. Also really like your weathering job on that railbox car.

Didn't watch the race, but must say that Danica is HOT!

My auctions on the-bay ended last night and didn't bring in much at all. Oh well.

Rob

[pcarrell]

Some of the crashes from the rookies were disheartening; at least no one was injured. I loved Danica's powerwalk down pit road - let's get ready to rumble!  

Thats why they call them rookies.

[jackn2mpu]

That's looking pretty good Jeff.

JR, someone up above was really watching over you guys today!  Better be thinking Him!

Anyone catch the race today? It just ended here. They delay the airing of it around the Indianapolis area so people will go. Anyways, GREAT race!

Some of the crashes from the rookies were disheartening; at least no one was injured. I loved Danica's powerwalk down pit road - let's get ready to rumble!  

[LSWrr]

Good morning all,

Heading out today to do some courtesy vessel exams at the launch ramps in Rocky River, OH today, yesterday I spent the day training some of the new guys in field work for environmental protection.  I've racked up almost 65 hours of volunteer service this month to promote safe boating.

Summer has been slow to hit us this year.  The highs of 58 and lows in the 40's are still here and it's almost June!  The last time this happened was in 2002 and the winter of 2002 we had record snow fall amounts.

JR, that's horrible news about the house, but its good news that everyone made it out.  The "salvage" operations were pretty high on our priority list when I was a volunteer firefighter.  If we had everyone out of the house and a good handle on the fire we would spread tarps on the ground outside and all firemen not engaged in running the trucks or hoses were on salvage duty; pulling what they could from the house or covering items in the house with tarps.  Again, I'm glad you and your family made it out of the house in fair shape (things could have been far worse).

Jeff, you really out did yourself on the park, even the grass looks real!  I like the contrast between the worn grass and the green areas.

Lee

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning.

It's mostly cloudy here this morning and a wonderful 73 degrees. The high is expected to hit the low 90's and there's a chance of thunderstorms.

Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      5/26/2008

Heat Index:  78°F
Humidity:  92%
Dew Point:  71°F

So Far Today
High:  75°F
Low:  73°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  3mph NNE

Today  High: 92    Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. A 20% chance of isolated showers or thunderstorms this afternoon. South winds 10 to 15 mph.    
 
Tonight  Low: 72    Decreasing clouds. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds around 10 mph.