Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning All,
Guess I'll sleep on the plane. I'll have a regular and a cinnamon roll please. Cleaning up paperwork and billings before taking off to the airport - woke up at the usual time with no alarm.
PC - watch it that's a slippery slope you put your son on. Next it'll be drivers school and then you'll come home early on the weekend and find him washing the numbers off your sports car LOL.
Rob - If they are Bachman I find the detail good and they run well in HO. Some on the forum have gotten turkeys but were able to return/exchange them no hassles for the most part. All the whirling mechansims are great to watch and micromark has a bunch on offer with DCC and sound to really hook you. How will your CFO deal with a takeover of her railroad?
Dick - that was sad news about the fishermen. The Atlantic is pretty unforgiving. Locally we had a 60 yr old killed by a falling tree whilst riding to a family dinner Sunday on his motorcycle. Nothing like the troubles in the midwest or the Atlantic coast in Fla but ironic none the less.
Gotta go - still have stuff to do before I leave. CUL, J.R.
It just ain't fair...for the price of one N scale Bigboy, in HO my wife could have:
This
Plus this
&this one too .
Where is the fairness in that? Who thinks my wifes little farm layout should expand just enough for a small logging operation? Nothing I am going to act upon anytime soon. Just pops forward from the recesses of my brain every now and then. Can anyone here tell me how nice these HO locos look in person and if they run OK?
Good Night All.
Rob
Good Evening All,
Back from the museum where we finished ballast on the main line of the new O gauge. Spent way too much time in the shop over the last week but did get caught up a bit. We launched the trucks for Elkhart Lake Wisc this morning and my son and I follow tomorrow morning and the rest of the crew thursday as we only have one driver doing the pre race test day. With luck I'll get a chance to stop by Walthers on our way to the track.
My Blueline RSD15HH showed up today - looks good and tested well on the museum display. Now to add the decoder for operation and reprogram to suit.
I'll have more pics from the museum when i get a chance next week. For now a glass of O.J. and some sleep is in order as we fly out of Bradley tomorrow morning.
RT - hang in there eventually they'll run out of questions to pester you with and you'll get your deal done.
Der - good to see you back. The cars do add a lot - can't wait to see peeps as well. Gotta run - good night all. J.R.
Evening Gang:
RT: Hang in there. I'm sure that things will work out all right.
Rob now get that extraction lined up. The sooner the better. I know that I'm still anctious about the catarac deal Friday. The sooner the better, less time to worry.
I've spent the afternoon and most of the evening trying to get my computer straightened out. I down loaded an up date to Norton and things have been screwed up since. I think that everything is all right now, I hope. I didn't get to do any MRRing. I did get the garage a little cleaner but there is along way to go. I found out that there is nowhere in the county to get rid of old chemicals such as weed killer and insecticides. So what am I to do with the stuff? I guess I'll just mix it up and use it. I hate to do that.
Colin to the diner. It's nice to have another youngster around. I'm a ROF of 65 but can remember being 18. My wife says I still act it. So give us some info on yourself, like scale, layout, prototype of freelance. We're just nosy.
Well I'm going to head out and hit the sack. I have to go in to the eye doc tomorrow for the pre op.
Good Night All
Good evening folks: Cold wind persisting all day spoiled an otherwise surprisingly sunny one. (Earlier forecasts had been for rain.)
Jerry: Nice NKP train you've put together there!
John Der...Good to see you back in Dinner!...Did you get a good deal on Hong Kong vehicles?..They look good...
Garry:
Der John ........ Layout progress looks great. Gald you're back in the diner. Now what's the latest from Luc?
Dick:
100 cars on EBay ????
Colin: Welcome... I see you've got some answers already. CapeJim is pretty good at the welcome tour and ground rules thing. Hope you enjoy it here. Enquiring minds will want to know your mrr interests, scale, layout (plans?), where's Villa Park, etc.
Rob: That's scary about your in-law's meds. Hope the clock thing works out, and they remember which is which.
Well, that's it for me today. No mrr at all as I had to finish cleaning at the museum in the morning, and it took hours in the afternoon to get so permits for van the sorted out at the "Service Nova Scotia" branch office in the Harbour. That's only open 10:00-2:00 Tuesdays, and the take a number line was at #41 when I got there, serving #32. The door was shut at #52, but many had left by then. Still, I did get what I needed. Then this evening it was the Heritage Society monthly meeting....and so it goes.
all, and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Well, I think my boy had fun tonight. I decided to take him up to the go cart park up the road a ways to go for a ride or two. Thought he'd like that since we haven't done that since last summer. Well we get there and they're having a special, 10 races for $40. To top it off, we were the only ones there. Lets just say that he got lots of seat time, but the old man still put the moves on him and won the overall race........by a hair!
RT, feelin' for ya there bud! Hate the waiting game!
Rob, glad the major problems are behind you for now!
Hello again Dick.... That's sad story on the one hand, but good on the other that two people could swim that distance in bad weather.
Here it's wet now: "Through 1000 PM...there is a line of showers and thunderstorms that will be affecting communities from Cape Girardeau and Marble Hill... South to New Madrid...with locally heavy rains and occasional lightning. Meanwhile more scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will produce the same as they move east of Paducah...and impact the lower Ohio River valley from around Smithland and Shawneetown...north and east toward Evansville."
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
refill, please & thanks!
***Philip, antibiotics reversed the trend. Minimal discomfort so I am not taking anything for pain anymore. Still need to schedule the extractions though.
***Terry, that's a mighty perdy loco there. Cool!
***RT, sorry for your troubles there. Hope things smooth out soon. Sounds very frustrating.
Wife went and gave her folks their morning meds. Then after running errands she went to check on them, only to discover her parents had taken second doses of their morning drugs. Wife is going to try alarm clocks with cups set out beside both. A cow clock for morning meds, a loon clock for evening meds. If they can't follow that, they are going to wind up in a nursing home. Crossing my fingers for all involved.
Beautiful day here. Still exhausted. Going to go veg and watch TV.
Terry ........... That's a great locomotive!!!!!
RT, I have faith all will befine with the mortgage. Best wishes to you.
Hello, Dick ..... Kinda windy, eh. We had that here on Sunday.
Good evening....the winds finally died down today. When we looked out the window this morning we saw that our neighbor's big Maple tree was blown over during the night. Luckily it missed the house by inches, and I do mean INCHES. This tree had a diameter of about 26" and would have crushed the sunroom addition.
It hit 70F here today, very dry also, class IV fire danger again. I spent the day filling in the huge hole from the Maple tree stump that we removed last week. I am wiped out tonight. My son came over with one of those rubber track excavators that you can now rent, and in a short time that huge stump was out and gone.
RT: That really is maddening!!!! After the sub-prime loan fiasco, all the banks and loan companies are being really careful and also very anal. Hang in there RT, it will be a done deal soon.
Later guys,
Well I called about noon and got voice mail well he called right back saying he needed a few things (I wonder if I hadn't called when he would of called and asked for them) I'm still waiting to hear I guess they have all they need now they needed a copy of the signed titled for the mobile home. I wentr into countrywide site today (thru a point thing were if I visit sites I get x amount of points if I fill out a survey I get x amount more well I've been called 6 times today by them 1st time told them I don't even own a hopuse at present I live in a paid off mobile home I filled out the questioned neer for the points guess that wasn't good enough I've had to hear from them 5 more times so far.
Well I'll be over in the corner playing the waiting game talk to you all later sorry if I'm grumpy its not you all its this !@#$%^&* of a mortgage company I'm dealing with thanks to the realestate company recommending them.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/
twhite wrote: Terry: Has that H-8 arrived yet? Of course, I'm sure if it had, you'd tell us all about it. Tom
Terry: Has that H-8 arrived yet? Of course, I'm sure if it had, you'd tell us all about it.
Tom
Yep it finally made it
Had to put it on the kitchen table and drool over the details
TerryinTexas
See my Web Site Here
http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/
in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thanks!
After only 2 hours sleep, pent the entire day yesterday helping move (movers did the all the heavy stuff this time) the wife's parents into their room at the new facility. Wife and I had dinner with them there, only to find out how much it cost us as guests. Yikes, won't be doing that again anytme soon, if ever.
Still exhausted beyond description. Forced day off, other than the required farm stuff.
Vintage diesel sales on the-bay turned out fine. No regrets this time. Keep eyeing that Bigboy, but cannot justify it with other expenses (like tooth extractions) still to come.
***Jim, I printed out the layout plans today and will get back with you after reviewing them this week. Thanks!
Welcome to the new folks & healing thoughts to those in need.
last mountain and eastern hogger wrote:Jeff: The fireman had better come out in you this morning as it looks to me that there is a fire under that pilot on the front "E" unit. If nothing else use some of that water from the pool to get it out.
Jeff: The fireman had better come out in you this morning as it looks to me that there is a fire under that pilot on the front "E" unit. If nothing else use some of that water from the pool to get it out.
I see that tom has the lunch tab taken care of so I'll have the burrito and tacos, with plenty of Tabasco.
Morning all--
Hope everyone's doing well--and welcome, Metra Kid. Tell us a little about yourself, okay?
Terry: Has that H-8 arrived yet? Of course, I'm sure if it had, you'd tell us all about it. I'm as anxious for you to get that beautiful lady as YOU are, LOL! Speaking of H-series, I remember some years back, NJ Custom Brass imported an H-7 2-8-8-2. Always wondered what those little puppies ran like--they were certainly handsome articulateds. Kinda-sorta reminded me of a Rio Grande L-131, with that big, fat Elesco 'eyebrow' and the front-hung pumps. Just between you and me, I think that C&O sported some of the HANDSOMEST steamers imaginable!
Well, Mom left yesterday--had a good time with her. She's almost 94 and still sharp as a tack. The woman is indestructable! The Amoxycillin kicked in and I can breathe again--just in time for triple-digit temperatures beginning Thursday. Whoopee! Had a good wind yesterday and blew all the pollen out, so I can spend some time in the garage today on the layout. Still waiting for my Cripplebush 'Buttes' to arrive--gotta learn some patience. Hopefully this week. Also just found that one of my Sinohara turnouts has decided to act up and derail everything. Wouldn't be so bad if it weren't a JUNCTION turnout. Yech! I just might meander down to Bruce's and pick up an Atlas Custom #6 replacement. They used to work for me pretty well. We'll see.
Other than that, nothing much new. Going to finish my ash-pit gondola today. Probably head out to the Sierra on Thursday, trusty camera in hand, get some scenery shots for inspiration.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
Good Morning Gang,
Chloe, I think I'll have the Brunch Special as I slept in today. I'll chase that with some of Ed's OJ. Have I missed something here. I don't think we have heard from Ed for a while, have we??
First day off in a week. I hate that getting up before six, unless it is to go fishing or to a train show. So I took the oportunity today to get a few more ZZZZZZZZZZs.
Inch: I too am just bent over LOL. Great joke.
Hoople: Work and study hard, that's the key and it sure sounds like you are a guy that is going to succeed. Most of these folks on this forum have done just that and that is the reason we can play with trains as much as we do. Good luck we are all pulling for you (with your favorite Loco).
RT: You and your family will be in our prayers that this situation will settle out quickly for you and eliminate the stress that this whole thing is causing. Sometimes these mortgages and inspections just drag on and they seem to be worse when you are backed up against a timeframe. Best wishes there.
Cape Jim: It looks like that might have been the plane that Inch's Grandmother fell out of.
Silent Bill in Indiana: A very good morning to you as well. Would sure like to hear more from you. Please tell us about yourself.
Sue: Glad you checked back in. Didn't hear much from you after that train show week end. Show us more of your work, you are such a skilled craftswoman.
Fergie: Sure hope all is well out there on the Briney, Calm seas and sunny skys to you Buddy, you old
Well I had better get my day started as I have a pile of bills to pay. Have to keep the Sheriff away from the door dontcha know !!!!!!
Thinking of you all, keep smiling there.
Johnboy out...................
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Wow, Terry! I know why you are anxiously awaiting the UPS driver now. I've seen the real C&O Alleghaney in the Henry Ford Museum, but I can only imagine how the real engine was like hauling trains upgrade. I'm looking forward to learning you received it.
I've seen the C&O Berkshire in the KY Ry Museum, too.
What engine are you getting, Terry?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220233091917&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=200221821588&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=StoreCatToStoreCat&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget&_trksid=p284.m183&_trkparms=algo%3DDR%26its%3DS%252BI%252BSS%26itu%3DISS%252BUCI%252BSI%26otn%3D4
Good Morning, everybody!
I'm laughing at Inch's joke.
Jerry .... I like the NKP stuff you have.
HAPPY MODEL RAILROADING!
Good morning....It sunny and warm here this morning but storms com'in in..TV says its already T-storm in St. Louis...Jim are you getting anything at Cape G? I'll have Biscuits and Gravey with coffee please...Thank You...Had the Cops checking out my layout last nite!...We had a ambulance run here at the Apartments last nite and the Chief of our 2 man force was here..He's a Model Railroader [HO]...He came in and checked the layout out and talked trains for awhile...He has a camera in his patrol car to catch photos down on CSX...
Colin....Welcome to the Dinner...hope you can join us often...
Mitch...I could be wrong on year of car I just remeber the push button trans
RT....Good luck on getting house deal wraped up...
I been picking up some NKP stuff made a little train of all NKP stuff.....
You all have a good one..Jerry
Mornin All
Just time for a cup of Tea
Gotta go out and sit on the curb and wait for the UPS truck to deliver
my new loco !
Mornin, a coffee n 2 chocolate milks, please Zoe.
A funny for the day.
Stumpy and his wife Martha went to the state fair every year. Every year Stumpy would say, "Martha, I'd like to ride in that there airplane." And every year Martha would say, "I know Stumpy, but that airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars." One year Stumpy and Martha went to the fair and Stumpy said, "Martha, I'm 71 years old. If I don't ride that airplane this year I may never get another chance." Martha replied, "Stumpy, that there airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars."
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/4309
I've been busy with school... But here I am again.
Grandma made a deal with me, (Actually, she kinda made it all up and I said, OK!) which is, if I mow her lawn twice a month, she'll pay me $30 a month, so I get a total of $70 including allowance... Definatly something I like.
to Metra Kid!
I can't think of anything else new... So, I'll see you guys after school.Mark
Well all friday was a false alarm as it turned out my loan hasn't been approved yet there waiting for the appraisal to come in was supose to be in monday morning but to my knowalege still not in hopefully it gets in there soon as I'm in the process of pulling my last hair out lol.
Not to much else going on here will keep you all updated getting worried thou as I'm supose to move into it next tuesday/wednesday.
JimRCGMO wrote: PC, that sounds cool, getting to see the Wright place (pun not intended, but still...). Was the flyer full-size?
PC, that sounds cool, getting to see the Wright place (pun not intended, but still...). Was the flyer full-size?
Sure was!