Hello everyone.
Where's b'day boy, PC?
Ozark.............sounds like you did well with the GP35.
Ryan ...... We had New Orleans food today for the Katrina refuges who opened a restaulrant in Hopkinsville.
Everybody. If you get a chance, please read my ran about ebay in the ebay thread and post any thoughts you have.
Shelley has a brother living in Corpus Christi, and I heard he's head inland to avoid Ike.
Happy Model Railroading!
Happy Model railroading.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
This is it now. I assure you, it is the same caboose.
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Evening All
New Storm News
HOUSTON - As Ike strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane with 100 mph winds on Wednesday, officials weighing whether to evacuate South Texans got some new data: Ike could make landfall even sooner, possibly late Friday night, and in the Houston-Galveston area - not closer to the border with Mexico as earlier forecast. A computer model used by the National Hurricane Center forecast a shift 100 miles north, "right into Houston/Galveston with a Category 4" storm, said NBC meteorologist Bill Karins. "It's too early to know if the other models will copy and shift further north, but no matter what the trends are not looking good for the millions of people in and around Houston," he added. "With approximately 48 hours until the hurricane force winds move onshore, everyone from Corpus Christi, Houston to Beaumont needs to prepare for a Category 3 or 4 hurricane landfall."
TerryinTexas
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Tall glass of lemon water with a touch of baking soda (can't resist mixing acids with bases)
Returned from errands to find the roofers were back. Our contractor must have called and told them to fix what he didn't like. Now we're officially ready for whatever Mother Nature wants to throw at us, "not including tornadoes".
Wife "I" have been raising her two peafowl chicks in the workshop the past week or so and today I upgraded them from a small tub to a big trough. Sure are cute little peepers. Wife is expecting a big batch of guinea chicks via USPS any day now. Guineas offer the best tick defense and the adults we have are getting old, so it's time to bolster their numbers.
New power supply arrived today so I installed it in the ol' computer without breaking anything. Nice and quiet, too.
Rob
Garry: Go back to like page 50 or so and start reading forward. I explained it all pretty much, except that I missed his funeral yesterday because of football practice.
Well, we lost 12-6. I did ok, but shoulda done a heck of a lot better. I missed two tackles that would have been big plays: one way in the backfield and one that would have stopped a TD. Well, hopefully I'll get better at tackling through practice.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
-Morgan
Evening Gang: It rained off and on all day today. It wasn't a heavy rain just a little now and then. Mary Ann and I went to see the lawyer while the granddaughter was in pre school. We had a couple of more problems pop up. Everyone wants to get a piece of us it seems. I spent the afternoon working in the equipment shed getting it cleaned up. I need to get more space under roof for working on the 1.5 inch stuff and other things.
Ryan prayers on the way. How about the receipe for that breakfast casarol ?
PC .
Ike is predicted to hit between Houston and Corpus. Then it will head north straight for us. We woun't be able to get the hay baled before it hits. If it moves fast it will bring high winds with it. There is no chance of us getting flooded as we are on a hill but wind is another thing. At least we have a basement to take shelter in. Most of the newbes here don't have anything.
I think that I'll hit the showers and then to bed.
Good Night All
My SIL has a front row seat, somewhere near Corpus Christi (if memory serves me). She has a beach house on stilts. Doubt there will be anything left of it when Ike has finished. Even surge from a Cat 2 might make it go away. We shall see.
Well, going to try catching up on sleep. Have a good night all.
3:30am and still unable to sleep. Anyone want to sneak up behind me with a heavy rubber bat?
Looks like I'm buying, too. Should be back in the Diner for lunch.
Good Night! Rob
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Mornin' guys.
Steak and eggs, please. My favorite for breaking a nightly fast.
Hope this all finds you well.
Hope those in hurricanes way are safe.
Remember:
The cares of tomorrow can wait till this day is done.
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Presidential Proclamation 8286 was published in today's Federal Register. Proclamation 8286 directs that the flag be flown at half-staff on Patriot Day. It also calls for a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 a.m. eastern daylight time to honor the innocent Americans and people from around the world who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good morning all.
Another cool evening and moderate day with showers possible tomorrow.
Jeff, the caboose looks good.
I took a couple pictures lat night of the flat cars and will try to post them tonight.
Latest Track puts the eye right over the top of my house
http://www.stormpulse.com/
I'm off to buy some plastic to cover the layout
Take care all
Ike is coming for you Terry.
Happy Belated Birthday PC!
jeffrey-wimberly wrote:Ryan: Good luck to your father. The gall bladder surgery is rather quick and relatively easy. My older sister had gall bladder surgery a few years ago and was back at work the very next day.
Much appreciated Jeff! Yes, the actual procedure only takes about an hour, it's the prep and recovery that takes most of the day. And BTW Jeff, that caboose really looks good there!
While I honor our American Heritage with Patriots Day today this 7th anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11/01, I pray not only for our country, but for my father to get through this surgery today! Thanks for all your continued thoughts and prayers. Hugs and prayers to you all!
JimRCGMO wrote: Ryan, will be keeping your Dad's surgery in mind. Those specials for lunch look really good, and I may have to stick around for lunch, today...
Ryan, will be keeping your Dad's surgery in mind. Those specials for lunch look really good, and I may have to stick around for lunch, today...
Really appreciate your thoughts today Jim! His surgery started around 8:30 am CST this morning. Today's lunch specials are listed below.....
LSWrr wrote: Ryan, thoughts and prayers to your Dad, I hope everything works out tomorrow. My mother may need to have her gallbladder removed this fall she is having her tests done this week.
Ryan, thoughts and prayers to your Dad, I hope everything works out tomorrow. My mother may need to have her gallbladder removed this fall she is having her tests done this week.
Much appreciated Lee! Thanks again and give my thoughts and prayers for your mother too!
Heartland Division CBandQ wrote: Ryan ...... We had New Orleans food today for the Katrina refuges who opened a restaulrant in Hopkinsville. Everybody. If you get a chance, please read my ran about ebay in the ebay thread and post any thoughts you have. Shelley has a brother living in Corpus Christi, and I heard he's head inland to avoid Ike.
Garry, it is amazing how many NOLA transplants have opened up N'Awlins restaurants across the southeast in the past few years. I am working with a local bottler company here in NC on creating a line of spice mixes, sauces, and dressings and selling them soon under my Cajun Chef Ryan moniker. I will check out your eBay rant soon!
And Ike shows signs of strengthing, we have some cousins in Houston who may need to batten down this weekend. They used to live in LaPorte, TX which is on the southeast side but moved to the northwest side of Houston which is supposed to be away from the flood prone areas.
Looks like Paul may be getting some much needed rain too from this one soon!
Paul W. Beverung wrote: Ryan prayers on the way. How about the receipe for that breakfast casarol ? Ike is predicted to hit between Houston and Corpus. Then it will head north straight for us. We woun't be able to get the hay baled before it hits. If it moves fast it will bring high winds with it. There is no chance of us getting flooded as we are on a hill but wind is another thing. At least we have a basement to take shelter in. Most of the newbes here don't have anything.
Oh yes, Ike is not to be taken lightly, but with you being so far inland the winds should be down to TS levels once it hits your area, but the rain may be the issue.
Breakfast Casserole recipe can be found on my Cajun Chef Ryan blog at this URL: http://cajunchefryan.rymocs.com/blog2/recipes/hearty-breakfast-casserole/
Lunch and Dinner Specials
Herb Crusted Salmon with Lemon Dill Sauce
Grilled Ribeye Steak
Baked Pears with Chocolate Raspberry Sauce
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Of the six car bodies Lee sent me, I've rebuilt 1 caboose, 3 hoppers and 2 gondolas. That's all six. The gondolas, unlike the other cars, are fitted with Talgo trucks. When I get suitable frames for them they will receive new trucks and body mounted couplers. For now, this is how they look:
Hello everybody.
I posted my 9/11 account in the 9/11 thread if you are interested. We were in Halifax, NS on 9/11/01. Canadians reacted with extraordinary compasion as you will see if you read my story. Thank you, Canada!
Ryan, I'll be interested in how you do with the Cajun spices. We had "dirty rice", cajun fied chicken, and southern style green beans for lunch.
Happy Model Railroading
Looks like some of those political commentators are spoiling the 9/11 thread. Why don't they keep their opinions on politics off the forum?
It's appropriate to post respect on such a thread. I found a railroad theme to 9/11. Seemed OK to me.
I'm re-posting my 9/11 account here. Mr. B will have the 9/11 thread removed because the political bullies would noy refrain from being nasty.
I saw Jeff lost two friends on 9/11. Sorry to learn about that Jeff.
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Here's a little personal account of 9/11/01 if you all don't mind. Two day days before the attacks, Shelley and I flew from Nashville, TN to Halifax, NS, Canada. It was on American Airlines with a flight change in Boston. We could see Manhatten and the WTC from the air on the first flight.
We spent 9/11 watching the horrors from our hotel room. Waiting for flights to be resumed to return home seemed unacceptable. We just would not be ready for any flying for the foreseeable future. There were not many alternatives. We chose Via Rail. We departed Halifax on VIA's Ocean a few days later, and we had a room in a sleeping car just ahead of the dome/observation car. (Photos Below) The all Budd train reminded me of the many Zephyrs I saw and rode in my youth. We arrived in Montreal the next morning, and next board the train to Toronto. We stayed in Toronto two nights. Then we rode Amtrak's International to Flint, MI. There we rented a car and drove to Nashville to get our car from the airport there.
I must say that the Canadians were just wonderful to us. People in Halifax would ask if we were from the USA, and we said "yes". Then they extended sincere, condolances. It happend several times. We met many Europeans who had been stranded in Halifax. Some 50 trans-Atlantic filghts were diverted to Halifax, and a runway was closed to accomodate parking of the aircraft. The spontaneous caring for Europeans and for Americans by the Canadians in Nova Scotia was truely remarkable. If you are ever to be stranded, Nova Scotia is the best plce for that in my opinion.
Canadian flags were at half mast almost instantly. USA flags were promptly displayed nearly everywhere. I even saw a hand made USA flag in the window of a railroad interlocking tower as we entered Montreal. I don't think you can find a greater group of people than Canadians.
Thank You, Canada!
God Bless USA
God Bless Canada
God Bless the 90 nations who lost citizens in the 9/11 attacks.
God Bless families of the victims
Heartland Division CB and Q wrote:I saw Jeff lost two friends on 9/11. Sorry to learn about that Jeff.
Morning, Diners - Zoe, cup of coffee and some of Ryan's lunch specials, please. Could I have the ribeye steak with some veggies, too? Thanks!
Terry, do you have your windows 'plywooded' over, and is your place on high enough ground, far enough from the ocean (say 20 miles or more), etc.? 'Cause otherwise it might be time to go visit some friends or relatives elsewhere. Don't take any undue risks.
Jeff, I like that gondola in your photo today - looks like it's been around a while, y'know? And [#ditto] remembering today's significance, Jeff and Lee.
Garry, I posted to the 9-11 topic, with some restraint. My heart goes out to those who (regardless of their political beliefs) lost loved ones at the Pentagon, Trade Towers, and in Pennsylvania that day.
Rob, I have a rubber mallet I could use to help you , though not a bat. (And Tom, no, it's not an articulated mallet...) Hope your SIL (Rob) is hiding out somewhere else until Ike gets past her place. Hers does not sound like a place I'd want to ride out a hurricane, at all!
Didn't get to the P.O. box yesterday to check for a package. Didn't even get to lunch at all! Had two to hospitalize and one more we were trying to find temp. housing for (but somehow the person must have ticked off a lot of people). Got away after 9 hours there, and ready for dinner! Days like those can wear a person out as much as physical exertion for me.
We've got some clouds today and it looks like some occasional sprinkles in this general area. But that's not unusual, as it seems to rain at least once during fair week. This weekend we're supposed to have rain (I guess from Ike's leftovers passing through).
I did get my replacement DVD-/+RW drive in today. Just need to get a playlist together in iTunes and test burn a CD-R...
Blessings and prayers for those hurting today,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Zoe, since there haven't been many in the Diner for a little, could I have a portion of Ryan's salmon, too, please? I wouldn't want the salmon to feel neglected there... Thanks!
Was trying to track down the topic on the Walthers 90' turntable kit (I think the one I have is the newer one, and not the older one that some were talking about). Finding some bits and pieces with search, but not sure I have what some of the posters were talking about. Ah, well...
Back to lunch!
Jeff, sorry about the friends you lost I know how you feel. I was on the USS Cole six months before it was hit and made some good friends; one didn't make it, eight were injured pretty bad.
Hello All. Pleasent 11th. (Not a happy day to remember, but I don;t want to be all depressing)
I don't know of anyone personally, buit I know where I was. I was the first one into class from something, the tv was on, but it was a rare comercial break. People were talking about it, but since I was already in the building, I knew nothing about it. I didn;t believe what they were saying, or even have heard of the Towers. we needed to get class going, but weeall wnated to continue watching.
I really wish I had a good layout, so I could run some of the Bicenntenials in honor of the innocent lost, and those who go on with their names.
Rob: I have a baby sledge. Could I be of use tonight?
What's up, folks? Man, i'm still sore from the game yesterday. Thank the lord that coach gave us the day off from practice tommorow. BTW, does any1 here have a facebook account? If you do, here's mine it's not in any way competing w/ model railroader):
http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1444895994&ref=profile