Ouch Rob! The price of being healthy these days. I have an appt set for tomorrow to look at my knee!
Hey PC, that is a neat little car you looking at there! Speaking of cars did you all hear about a new ethanol they are trying to develop from wood chips. If this gets off the ground railroads might see an uptick in the number of chip loads, check out the video, it's about a new ethanol fuel that could start selling for $1.50 a gallon in 2010.
http://news.zdnet.com/2422-13748_22-191798.html
Hey Jerry thanks! I just added my first recipe to the Cajun blog this morning, check it out. And yea, we are getting some rain right now too, supposed to be thunder storms later in the day too.
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
JimRCGMO wrote: PC, you do realize that with the color of that Porsche, it could be a ticket magnet for your local police, right? See if you can find something in a less obvious color; that might allow you to be less (ahem!...) noticeable.
PC, you do realize that with the color of that Porsche, it could be a ticket magnet for your local police, right? See if you can find something in a less obvious color; that might allow you to be less (ahem!...) noticeable.
The wife likes red (you think yellow is a cop magnet?!), but I'm leaning towards black.
Good Morning, Zoe - I'll have a helping of Bill T.'s breakfast buffet and a cup of coffee, plus a glass of Ed's OJ, please. Thanks, PC!
Rob, that tooth problem doesn't sound like any fun at all! Hope you get with the oral surgeon soon as possible (or sooner).
Uh, JR and CN Charlie, I'm with Ryan - I never have any MESS(tm)es around my place at all. Uh huh, (and I'm stickin' with that story!)...
Got some rain today here, but it's fading away to the Northeast of us. Which means our Ohio Valley folks may be next in line - and later, Dick and JP and our Nova Scotians (who are MIA for now...?) may be getting some dampness. I think we got this batch from Jeff or Paul, but I'm not for sure which one.
Back to my breakfast buffet for me. Got to get PC's money's worth, right?
Blessings on your day,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Morning all...Its a rainy cool morning here on Pearl street..Looks like moer rain coming in..I'll have a diet coke please..Thank You..I got a green hand just restriped passenger car..I use a rattle can to paint it yesterday afternoon but paint was still tacky this morning thats the first time that has happened...Paint was more expensive stuff than the $ store stuff i been using...
Ryan...I checked out your cajun cook'in site...Its neet i put it in my favorites...
PC....thats a sweet set of wheels!!
Rob...Hope you get some relief from your tooth problems soon!...
You all have a good one...Jerry
***Well, just got back from the Dentist's office and $125 later (for Xrays), there is nothing they will do for me. I will need an Oral Surgeon. Oh Joy! At least I talked them into a perscription for something that might knock down the infection. Looks like 2 different abscess teeth and one is obviously hitting the nerve. Gotta say, I have never experienced this much tooth pain in my entire life. No wonder my BP has shot up to around 183/104. I really need some sleep. Pardon my rant.
***Philip, that looks like a neat, fun little car.
- Rob
Not atall PC! I don't mind if you do, so thanks!
That breakfast buffet that Bill put up looks like an "All You Can Eat" So...I'll have some of that...
Take care of that tooth Rob! I'm calling the doc today about my knee, it still hurts and I need some meds for it!
I got 19 years before I reach my ORF years (I hope it's only 19 years) so, I'll keep all the ORF comments from Paul, Dick, Ed and such in my back pocket for future reference!
Rob, I hope that dentist thing works out. I know what you're going through. I've been there.
Hey, BTW, you all don't mind if I pick up the breakfast and lunch tab, do ya?
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
Stopped in at my LHS last night and picked up some rolling stock: 2 Intermountain N Scale 4650 3 bay hoppers , Montana Rail Link , Soo Line and a couple of cylindrical hoppers , Canada , Saskatchewan Grain.
I noticed the latest shipment he recieved from Intermountain all prices are up a dollar on each car. Just like everything else today the prices are going up. BTW regular unleaded gas is 3.72 a gallon this morning and diesel is 4.31. OUCH
N Scale Diesels......I like 'em
Good Morning All,
Mild but rainy here today. I'll have a regular and a donut to go please Zoe. I was too tired to do much last evening so I spent some time running and cleaning track (I'll do the whole thing and polish once I finish ballast/ground cover on and around the tracks). Also started to tackle the bench where all the construction happens. I either need to clean more often or hire a cleanup person to take care of the messes. Speaking of messes has anyone heard from Fergie, Luc or DerJohn ?
Jerry - the station on the curve is an accurate model of Danburys' which is built on the outside of a loop track that encloses the freight yard here. I'll get more pics next time I'm there.
Rob - Hang in there. Hopefully you'll get to see the doc today. Been where you are and it's not fun
Jeff - nice job on the tanker. If you do more, pics are in order for sure.
Lots to do again today so I'd better get after it. Catch y'all later. J.R.
Anyone have a pair of pliers handy? No sleep yet, tooth is killing me. Even a leftover oxycodine pill (saved for an emergency) didn't do much. Never thought I would look forward to seeing a Dentist as much as I do right now. Hope he can take me tomorrow, otherwise it will not be until Tuesday. Found some lidocaine which should numb it long enough for me to fall asleep.
Farrier is scheduled to be here today, around the same time as some potentially severe thunderstorms. Could get interesting.
Going to go lay back down. Have a good day all.
Rob
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
twhite;
Model Railroader June 2008. Page 28, upper right corner. item 89921 Auxulary water tender, ASST Roads, 19.99
I see a few tenders there listed as DCC ready, does that mean the tender has a speaker mount already installed?
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good morning all.
Today: A chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. North wind between 7 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Tonight: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind between 9 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.Friday: A chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Northeast wind between 14 and 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind between 5 and 13 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Paul, funny thing about my insurance; when I went online and did the "let insurance companies compete for your business" where they send your information to a hundred insurance firms, nobody could touch the rates I have. The funny part, State farm called me and they couldn't match it. I've had SF since 1987 and the longer you stay with them the more discounts you get. Between no claim and the longevity of my account I get 50% off on my house and truck insurance.
Jeff, again nice job on the tank car.
***Philip, hot or cold anything aggravates the bad tooth. Will call the Dentist back tomorrow to make an appointment. Wanted to make sure I could have the extraction done on one of my wife's days off, incase something arrises on the ol' farm. Also, didn't want this to interfere with the Inlaws move to the new location early next week.
Cederstrand wrote: I'll have a room temp glass of water, please & thanks.
I'll have a room temp glass of water, please & thanks.
Whats with that?
BTW, let us in on how that 0-8-0 does after breaking in. I've been considering getting one.
The new Herritage 0-8-0 arrived today. Wonderful detail and a decent runner as well. I expect after a break in period, I'm really going to enjoy using it for some minimal switch work around a factory. Only one complaint, the teeny tiny washer & screw you have to install which holds the drawbar of the tender to the loco. After repeatedly dropping one or both pieces over and over and over again, I finally got them lined up. Then the screw head stripped out, but it is in enough to function and I am cerainly not going to try removing it...."ever". That aside, I still give it .
Healing thoughts to those in need.
Have a good night all.
Evening Gang:
Tom it looks like you're getting to see what Dick and I were talking about. Have patience it gets worse, er I mean better.
we had a great supper and some good entertainment. The kids went home to get the baby and let grandma go home. Now it's to bed. Maybe tomorrow I'll get to do some MRRing.
Good Night All
Paul W. Beverung wrote: What's going on here. Where is everyone? The diner is on page two which is unacceptable. So...... BUMP. See you all later.
What's going on here. Where is everyone? The diner is on page two which is unacceptable. So...... BUMP.
See you all later.
Sorry, Paul. I was out in my California Basement getting my Basket Case Yellowstone put back together after painting it (it looks okay), working on my new ash-pit, then adding some details to my Tichy gondola kit (the ash-pit car), then painting my new old-timey conveyers for the ash-pit, then wondering why my Keyboard decided to quit. Been quite a day, LOL! Borrowed a keyboard from my neighbor, who has a garage full of 'em, but this one sucks air, so it's off to Business World, or whatever my local computer company is called, to get a new keyboard tomorrow.
Hey, if this is what the first three days of retirement is going to be like, I think I might go back to teaching just to rest up, 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!
Afternoon Gang: I just noticed that I opened and closed page 78. Do I get anything special for that like maybe a discount?
The storms haven't arrived yet but we are under several weather warnings. There was some rain this morning.
Jeff the tank car really looks good. The trucks are just right. I agree with dick that the bottom of the tank needs a little bit. You are good.
We're all going in to Ft. Worth for supper tonight. We'll also stop at a woodworking store and look for a router bit to make the trim that I can't find.
Lee I hope that you are feeling better. I'm sorry to hear about your friend and the others. I just went through that and it isn't easy. Did you ever check into USAA for cainsurance? I got with them 41 years ago when I was made a Warrant Officer. Back then it was for officers and warrants only. Now they have aprogram for NCOs. They are very good.
I'll stop back in later.
JimRCGMO wrote:Jeff, I like your weathering! What color are you using for those rust specks, by the way? Looks good!
Jeff, I like your weathering! What color are you using for those rust specks, by the way? Looks good!
Cox 47 wrote:Jeff your weathering looks better every car you do..Tank car is right on...how did you do the trucks? You have nailed a set of trucks that have been in service for awhile!
Jeff your weathering looks better every car you do..Tank car is right on...how did you do the trucks? You have nailed a set of trucks that have been in service for awhile!
SilverSpike wrote:Hey Jeff your weathered rolling stock is starting to build a reputation now! Are we going to see your items for sale on eBay anytime soon?
Hey Jeff your weathered rolling stock is starting to build a reputation now! Are we going to see your items for sale on eBay anytime soon?
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: Cox 47 wrote: Jeff...Looking forward to seeing your tank car weathering..You did a bang-up job on the Rail Box....Wait no longer! Here it is!The weathering of the Bachmann tank car is done. Here are some before and after shots.
Cox 47 wrote: Jeff...Looking forward to seeing your tank car weathering..You did a bang-up job on the Rail Box....
Jeff...Looking forward to seeing your tank car weathering..You did a bang-up job on the Rail Box....
The weathering of the Bachmann tank car is done. Here are some before and after shots.
OK Jerry, there is only one thing left to do if the CFO won't give up and more LR space......you start planning an addition to the house. Now she probably won't like that either, so you tell her that you are going to move your layout OUT of the LR so that she can have the entire room back and maybe even remodel it ( see women like to do those things and they all excited ). You will have a nice room all to yourself. Additions are easy, and you can do most of the work yourself. Just get someone to do the tie in rough work, and you can do the inside sheetrock, electrical, heating expansion...piece of cake Jerry.
I started a new web site today to document my culinary, cooking and restaurant expereince at Cajun Chef Ryan
Hey Jerry, thanks for getting the TOTP! I'll have some Boiled Crawfish with Boudin and Garlic French Bread please...
last mountain eastern hogger wrote: Ryan: Sure hope the knee is back to normal quickly. Hips, knees and ankles can be so darn sore and annoying.
Ryan: Sure hope the knee is back to normal quickly. Hips, knees and ankles can be so darn sore and annoying.
Yup! and the older we get the more they seem to get hurt, my mind wants to run like an antelope, but my body keeps telling me elephant!
JimRCGMO wrote: Ryan, are you overdoing it with the exercise? Remember, we're not getting any younger (unlike our younger MRRers like Shockwave, Hoople, Colby, etc.). Got to take better care of our bodies than we could get away with at their ages.
Ryan, are you overdoing it with the exercise? Remember, we're not getting any younger (unlike our younger MRRers like Shockwave, Hoople, Colby, etc.). Got to take better care of our bodies than we could get away with at their ages.
Ya got that right Jim! Where can I find the "wayback" machine and turn my body back into it's younger form, but keep my memory what it is today?
CNCharlie wrote: I have just managed to repair a leaking garden hose which sounds like an incredibly simple task but took 5 trips to the basement for different hose clamps, washers, etc. and about an hour to do. I blame the cheap hose end that just didn't fit right.
I have just managed to repair a leaking garden hose which sounds like an incredibly simple task but took 5 trips to the basement for different hose clamps, washers, etc. and about an hour to do. I blame the cheap hose end that just didn't fit right.
What are you talking about CN, that has never happened to me.... ....a project taking 4X longer to finish than planned or 10X the work because I did'nt have all the parts in one place......na.....not me....
Say Lee, take care of that back now, and it does sound like a bad combination too!
Sorry to hear about your friend Garry, thoughts and prayers for her!
I like all the photography and layout and modeling updates that you guys been posting
You all have goodin'
Ryan
Jeff your weathering looks better every car you do..Tank car is right on...how did you do the trucks? You have nailed a set of trucks that have been in service for awhile!....Jerry
Looks like I'm top of the page!....Order up and girls get my apron out looks like I'm doing dishes....Dish water Hands!! Jerry
Jeff, that may be your best weathering job yet! Very nice!
Might I suggest that the bottom black portion of the tank itself get weathered a bit more? It looks almost too clean compared to the rest of that fantastic paint job.
I have some good prototype pics to use as a guide if you'd like...........
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Prototype%20Train%20Photos/ade.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Prototype%20Train%20Photos/aal.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Prototype%20Train%20Photos/aak.jpg
And after a restoration and fresh out of the paint shop........
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Prototype%20Train%20Photos/9-23-06063.jpg