saronaterry wrote:On a much better note , we both quit smoking a week ago today.Figured we were spending close to $500,(YES you read that right),a month on smokes.$45/cartonx2 cartons a week.I thought I'd have the tougher time being a 2 pack a day guy, but it's actually going ok. The first few days were a bear, we both had short fuses, but it is a lot better now.I don't have a problem at home but at work it's harder, everyone smokes!I had to change routines around but we are doing it!
On a much better note , we both quit smoking a week ago today.Figured we were spending close to $500,(YES you read that right),a month on smokes.$45/cartonx2 cartons a week.
I thought I'd have the tougher time being a 2 pack a day guy, but it's actually going ok. The first few days were a bear, we both had short fuses, but it is a lot better now.I don't have a problem at home but at work it's harder, everyone smokes!I had to change routines around but we are doing it!
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Hi,all.
The stoopid 'puter died last Friday(5/2). Finally got it working again ,had lots to catch up on. Not much MRR lately. The washer "somehow" overflowed down to the layout and damaged about 2 feet of track and finished scenery while I was at work yesterday. The CFO did her best to fix the damage,towels and a couple of fans. Made it worse. Oh well. It did make it hard to even go into the room, tho.
That's all from Wisconsin,
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
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[Of course, the big question is "where do you dump the ashes from the ash-pit car once it's filled up, LOL?" ]
dump them in an "ash tray". Hey Tom, sorry about your health issues are acting up. Heading to the mountains and watching trains sounds like a great idea. Wish I could do that myself.
Rob
Morning all.
Balmy here in SunnyCal--supposed to start hitting the '90's here later on in the week. Yuk!! 90 here in Sacramento means that there's absolutely NO breeze and the air just sits here full of SUV exhaust crap and I get to wear a mask out in the garage (or out ANYWHERE!). Unfortunately, my COPD has decided to act up like crazy the past few days and I've ended up with Bronchitis. Which means lots of Albuteral and Amoxycillin. Think I might head up to the mountains for a couple of days next week just to BREATHE! (and watch lots of trains, of course.)
I sure hope you fellows in the Midwest escaped the worst of that terrible series of storms that rolled through. I was watching it on the Weather Channel last night and it looked really fierce. My prayers to all of you back there.
Mom's still down, and I'm taking her to a local restaurant today for Mother's Day dinner. She leaves tomorrow. And even though I 'retired', I promised that I'd go back and help the choirs with Baccalaureate rehearsals next week. Right now I'm not so sure about that, unless I start feeling more like a human being by tomorrow.
Been working on a neat little Tichy gondola to use as my ash-pit car. Got it painted and one side decaled, hope to finish it today. Of course, the big question is "where do you dump the ashes from the ash-pit car once it's filled up, LOL?"
Still waiting for my Cripplebush rocks to re-do the buttes. Thought I'd show you what I've got and what I need to turn it into.
What I built:
The real Sierra Buttes--what I have to try to turn mine into:
Should keep me busy and out of trouble, LOL!
Tom
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!
please & thanks!
***Lee, with my eyes, painting N figures is not an option, other than perhaps a few re-paints. Heck, if I ever drop one of those N scale people, they will have to make it on their own in the world of carpet, laminate, tile, wood flooring, and Giant House Cat. OK, my eyes are not that bad, but I still might let them stay down their until good and scared, so they will think twice before leaping out of my hand a second time.
***Philip, sounds like there is hope. Guess I should do my part and write a nice "suggestion" letter to Atlas. Can you imagine the fine 4-6-0 they could produce? It would be a "must have" for me.
Those storms were pretty cool last night. Any tornadoes were well south of here. We had tons of rain and a fantastic light & sound show. Didn't get to sleep until morning.
Only one of my diesel sales on the-bay is doing well. Sure hope I don't end up giving away my other diesels. Those auctions all end this evening. Gulp!
Off to do critter rounds. Have a great day all. Rob
- Luke
Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
Good Afternoon All
Well I'm still working on my "Special" projectbut unfortunately I managed to cut my thumb when I slipped with the X-acto knife... I also Sliced off two legs of the person I was trimming their rear end (seat was too small) So I'll be working on it tonight providing the gales don't get too strong.
grayfox1119 wrote: FERGIE: I see you are at 46.7 N Lat, 53 w long. Stay close to shore, the seas are going to be rough, keep your eyes out for Polar bears floating on the bergs. You still have your side arm, right? Any pics of the Berg ?
FERGIE: I see you are at 46.7 N Lat, 53 w long. Stay close to shore, the seas are going to be rough, keep your eyes out for Polar bears floating on the bergs. You still have your side arm, right? Any pics of the Berg ?
Sorry Dick it's all deep sea work beyond the 200 mile limit. We'll get into St John's, NF on the 19th then sail for Labrador on the 20th then across to 5 miles off of Greenland before heading home for the 4th of June. No pics of Bergs yet! We seem to be north of the Storm tracks this so far as the gales forecasted for tonight are 35 kts and only for a 6 hr period. This actually might be to our advantage as the winds will then swing to SE'ly and may knock down that pesky Northerly swell we've had for the last 2 days!
Garry: I've already built one Erie Steam shovel, it's a great kit so I figured I'd build a second one. The only difference between the Steam shovel and the crane kit is the booms, everything else is the same.
Phil:All my "Real" work is administrative and supervisory and a bit o stick time to manouvre the ship while on station. On days like today I'd rather be digging in the garden but according to my bride it's raining and miserable at home.
RT: Good luck with the house and all I'm sure if you've taken your time to count the $ and cents you will be fine. I know what you mean by the whole process being "nerving". It's quite a rig-ma-roll to go through. When's it's over take time to sit back and enjoy a quiet moment!
Lee: How long is a posting for you guys? We normally get assignments for a year at a time then extensions. I suspect I'll be here for life as no one else likes to come here.
Well Guys back to the paper work!
Later All
Fergie
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If one could roll back the hands of time... They would be waiting for the next train into the future. A. H. Francey 1921-2007
Cederstrand wrote: Speaking of Bach. cancelling cool locos, how about the 4-6-0. I REALLY wanted one of those. Seems to me it is a loco with enough history that someone should be producing it.
Speaking of Bach. cancelling cool locos, how about the 4-6-0. I REALLY wanted one of those. Seems to me it is a loco with enough history that someone should be producing it.
Agreed! There are a lot of folks that are hitting up Paul Graf and Cory Rothlisberger at Atlas (they work in the R&D dept.) to try and spark some interest in that project. As it stands, Atlas only has two steam offerings, and both are good. In talking to both Paul and Cory, they both seem positive and they aren't shooting it down, but they're both playing their cards close to their chest if you know what I mean. I guess we'll see, huh?
Good morning all,
Today: Occasional showers, mainly after 1pm. High near 62. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 16 mph increasing to between 21 and 24 mph. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tonight: Occasional showers. Low around 45. East wind 13 to 16 mph decreasing to between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Rob, you had me worried you were going to sit and paint N-scale people all day, lol.
Mitch, I was near your neck of the woods the last 2 days; Barberton and Norton, Ohio for a funeral.
I'm going to try and finish some model building today, I bought 20 bare trees from the bay this past week for $5 and I want to have the model table clear for their arrival.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
***Mitch, good hearing from you. Don't be a stranger.
Wife left work early (inspite of her contract) and is home how. She just missed a big cell that popped up between here and the hospital. We're watching the "light show" now. Plenty more on the way. One of these days I should replace our dead weather alert radio. Rob
Hi Folks-been awhile since I've been here, but just dropping in to update.
Everyone's well & good on this end-Mom's still doing great-she's still not as mobile as she'd like to be but still trying her best to do what she can.
Been trying to get started on getting the yard here looking decent as this will be our 1st summer here. Dawn's started an arbor around our biggest tree, mainly to hang bird feeders from, & we have been inundated by goldfinches! I don't think I've seen this many in one place at one time. Other things I'd like to do are being tempered by finances, but I know Rome wasn't built in a day.
Also been working here & there in the basement to make things more layout friendly. I was browsing on the "Layouts & Building" section of the forum, & totally forgot about 1 aspect, & that is the exposed beams & upper flooring. (dirt sifting down, etc)-so hopefully soon will start to put a "very" slightly suspending ceiling in. Kinda funny though-last fall about a month after moving in, a co-worker asked if I had my layout built & my trains running yet! those nasty non-understanding non-model railroaders! I still remember from a trip to the 1987 Mopar Nationals in Columbus-seeing a totally restored 1957 Chrysler 300C rag top, & photos of the restoration-he got this car from a Mopar junkyard in Montana (where I got some body parts for my Coronet) & totally restored this car in less than a year! (ppl like that I need to stay away from-they make me feel like I'm not doing enough or fast enough which stresses me out terribly!)
As to my weathering, been stepping back a bit to get a breather & get my head together to do better jobs. Not only that, I had moved my workbench into the living room for the latter part of the winter, & need to get things back into the basement & organized.
So that's about it for now-apologies for not stopping in more often-I'll try when I can. Hopefully everyone's all well & safe here, & will keep being just that!
Cya (hopefully) soon!
***Lee, being stationary for long periods can be worse than anything for an iffy back condition. Good luck with your recovery. And oh yes, I ordered N scale and come painted. And they are coming from "wehonest" as well. I was thinking I could turn some into orange prison garb to mix with the striped chain gang set. Then again, they may all end up as stock in the Soylent Plant.
Cannot keep my eyes open. Off to bed. If the storms get bad, that should wake me up. Night All.
Evening all,
Rob, soon as my back is better I plan on working out again. Right now my goal is walking normal again. I was doing pretty well up until today I stood at parade rest and at attention most of the day for a funeral and my back is killing me. You bought N-scale people??? Please tell me you bought them painted....
Fergie, glad you are having fun up there, LOL. I still have one tour left after this on and I imagine I'll go to sea.
I ordered those people from wehonest and they are very nice, once I get around to painting these I may order another set.
Welcome back C&O fan, good luck with the radiation tests.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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Hello Paul
I'm here.. I'm glad you are too. yes, you should have had the tile delivered. If it happens again, you will deserve 20 lashings with a wet noddle.
Evening Gang: Let's see. The last post was by Rob at 6:20. It's now 8:30 and I'm the only one in the place unless someone is hiding in the back booth.
We got the tile this morning. Like a dummy I hauled it home. The pickup may never forgive me for that. Infact my back may never be right again ether. Next time have it delievered, Dummy. That must have been 1500 lbs or better. Anyway it's here and ready for the tile guy in two weeks.
I took the loder Kobota mower down to the truntable site and mowed the area so I can get a temperary track to the shed from the TT lead. That way I can bring the diesel home and get it in under cover and safe from the mice and rats. They seem to like to get up in the hood and do there thing. Weeds and grass are growing fast so I will have to mix up another batch of round up. I put out the last yesterday. Funny I don't have that problem on the HO.
There are sever weather warnings and a tornado watch north and east of us. Nothing coming our way but it will bare watching.
In that vain I'll head out and check the weather radar. First girls would you please get me a cup of coffee. You know that I always have coffee when I watch radar.
Good Night All
***Terry, very sorry to hear about your hospital stay and future treatment. Healing thoughts heading your way. Enjoy running those trains!
***Philip, thanks for the tip on the Light Mountain. Not sure I am up to messing with it. Perhaps down the road if I get a magnifier visor thingy, then I might give it a try. Already have an old Minitrix Decopod, which runs OK. Was just looking at another "upgrade" if one was available. For the most part, I am really enjoying the newer N scale steam offerings. Although I still have a few vintage locos that won't be going anywhere anytime soon (Hudson & remotored Pacific are just two that come to mind). Although primitive in the looks dept., they both run better than that Light Mountain.
While here, a refill, please. Rob
Cederstrand wrote: Ran trains a little this afternoon. Comparisons: Comparing the Herritage Berkshire to the Bachmann L.Mountain is like comparing a fine touring car to a used station wagon in need of service. (except that BOTH have excellent detailing) The Berk runs very smooth at all speeds and is not too loud. The L.Mountain runs poorly at slow speed, sometimes stalls out on curves and is a little noisy. Berk wins hands down!
Ran trains a little this afternoon. Comparisons: Comparing the Herritage Berkshire to the Bachmann L.Mountain is like comparing a fine touring car to a used station wagon in need of service. (except that BOTH have excellent detailing) The Berk runs very smooth at all speeds and is not too loud. The L.Mountain runs poorly at slow speed, sometimes stalls out on curves and is a little noisy. Berk wins hands down!
The Bmann light mountains were kinda hit and miss. I've got a couple of good ones, but I've seen others that weren't so great. If you take and pull the axle with the traction tire out and rotate the axle blocks a 1/4 turn and reinstall them you'll find that the loco pulls much better (can you say stump puller?) and it should smooth out some. For the stalling, check all of the electrical contacts, especially the tender conections. It sounds like you might have an issue there.
Different story when comparing the Herritage 0-8-0 to the Bach 2-8-0. Both have beautiful detailing. Both run quite smooth at all speeds. The Herritage is quieter, but I have no complaints on either of them. Both are Excellent locos! My worth.
Good to know! I like my connies just fine and was thinking about the 0-8-0, but I've heard horror stories about the tender to loco connections and also something about a difficult decoder install.
So, is there actually a 2-10-0 Russian loco available in N scale, or did I missread something somewhere?
Awww, now you've gone and done it! You hit a nerve!
Bachmann was supposed to do a Spectrum version of the Russian decapod a couple of years ago, but they shelved the project indefinately because they said they couldn't find a motor for it (HOGWASH!). I'd have bought several of them myself. So, to this date, there is only one, yes one, decapod available in N scale. Minitrix did a somewhat lacking rendition of the Pennsy I1 (see this link: http://www.visi.com/~spookshow/decapod.html ), and it has long been out of production. You can still get them on Ebay pretty regularly if you want, and I have a tender, body shell, and running gear with frame for one. It just needs a motor. If you're interested, lets talk.
Afternoon all
I'm finally back home after a week in the hospital and 2 weeks at my sons house
I'm happy to be back in my own house
I get a 2 week break before starting Radiation so it's a great time to Run some trains
I bought a new loco on ebay and am waiting for it to show up
Hope every one is well ! and having fun
TerryinTexas
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grayfox1119 wrote:JEFF: We have Haward pump also. The old one lasted 15 years, 1/2 hp, until a snake decided to keep warm on the armature. Needless to say, when we tried to start the pump up that May, the snake got the shock of it's life. So did the pump. I had to buy na new one, and that is when I bought the Hayward 1 hp job. The electrical line is about 200 feet in total run from the power panel in the house, so I connected the jumpers on the pump for 220V operation, much more voltage kick and less voltage drop to worry about with 115V.Good olde Teflon tape, I always have a couple of rolls of that handy in the repair box.
JEFF: We have Haward pump also. The old one lasted 15 years, 1/2 hp, until a snake decided to keep warm on the armature. Needless to say, when we tried to start the pump up that May, the snake got the shock of it's life. So did the pump. I had to buy na new one, and that is when I bought the Hayward 1 hp job. The electrical line is about 200 feet in total run from the power panel in the house, so I connected the jumpers on the pump for 220V operation, much more voltage kick and less voltage drop to worry about with 115V.
Good olde Teflon tape, I always have a couple of rolls of that handy in the repair box.
in a Steam Belching UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thanks!
***Fergie, looking forward to seeing that Steam Shovel and Erie Steam Crane completed. I think it's cool you have time (and space) to be working on those while "really working" at sea.
***RT, wishing you a smooth (and affordable) move & transition.
***Jerry, although I haven't seen them yet and can't pass judgement, I would be surprised if the cheapo figures compare to WS or Preiser. That being said, I need some numbers to fill certain areas where detail isn't going to be as important to me. Will be interesting to see what they look like. If it isn't too much trouble, I might try re-painting some to look like prisoners to pad out my "chain gang". One thing they say upfront is shipping can take awhile, which is fine with me sicne I still have no finished layout plan yet.
***Ryan, WOW, that's a LOT of weight. Congrats!
We've replaced all the plastic pipe twice. It's buried deep enough that the cold (yes it does get cold down here at times) doesn't bother it. All we have to do is open the drains on the filter and the pump (both Hayward products) at the end of the season. the swim season for their pool is early May to early November. We're looking at building a heater into the return line so the pool water can be heated.
BTW, I fixed the leak that popped up yesterday. Cut the PVC line to the filter so I could remove the steel pipe from the pump head then got the pipe into a pipe vise and removed the PVC adapter. Wrapped the threads of the steel pipe with four layers of Teflon tape and put the adapter back on. I then screwed the pipe back into the pump head and tightened it by tightening the adapter as far down as it would go then twisted the pipe itself in even farther with a pipe wrench. To join the two pieces of the cut PVC pipe back together I used a flexible coupling. This joined the pipes and it also allows easy disassembly later if the need arises, which it probably will. Murphy never sleeps.
Cox 47 wrote:Jeff hope you get you Dad's pool pump problems taken care of...Do you get to swim in the pool when you get done.....
Jeff hope you get you Dad's pool pump problems taken care of...Do you get to swim in the pool when you get done.....
grayfox1119 wrote:JEFF: I was surprised to read that you have steel pipes as part of the plumbing for the pool. Chlorine does a number on metal. When we installed our pool way back in 1972, we used what they had out then, which was that stiff black plastic pipe and worm gear clamps. The worm gear clamps would always loosen a bit over Winter ,at the underground elbows to the inlets, outlets and skimmer. Of course that meant digging up the area, re-tightening or replacing the clamps. Trying to draw water from the pool with air leaks was always maddening to say the least. When we had to replace the liner in 1992, we replaced all the lines with flexible acid pipe. NO ELBOWS at the pool!! The pipe was glued directly onto fittings at the pool. No more leaks in 16 years! The only elbows are ar the pump and filter, and they are also glued. When I do any other job that has threads, I use teflon tape, and never had a leak yet. I can certainly feel your frustration, been there many times.
JEFF: I was surprised to read that you have steel pipes as part of the plumbing for the pool. Chlorine does a number on metal. When we installed our pool way back in 1972, we used what they had out then, which was that stiff black plastic pipe and worm gear clamps. The worm gear clamps would always loosen a bit over Winter ,at the underground elbows to the inlets, outlets and skimmer. Of course that meant digging up the area, re-tightening or replacing the clamps. Trying to draw water from the pool with air leaks was always maddening to say the least. When we had to replace the liner in 1992, we replaced all the lines with flexible acid pipe. NO ELBOWS at the pool!! The pipe was glued directly onto fittings at the pool. No more leaks in 16 years! The only elbows are ar the pump and filter, and they are also glued. When I do any other job that has threads, I use teflon tape, and never had a leak yet. I can certainly feel your frustration, been there many times.