Chamomile Tea, please & thanks.
Rain just now let up. Have no idea if it was enough to put a trickle in the creek or not. At the very least, it should have expanded the puddles. Looks like more rain in store for tomorrow thru tomorrow night. Look forward to walking the property in the daylight. "Thank You Mother Nature"
Good Night all. Rob
Wow, didn't realize I was top of page, so order up!! Chloe has my cc number.
CN Charlie
Garry--
Guess what, I've got a GN kinda/sorta P-2 myself (actually I have about four GN locos including an absolutely AWESOME PFM S-1 4-8-4--GN has trackage rights on the Yuba River Sub from time to time and I really like their locos), only mine's an IHC. Sweet little loco and a really nice puller. Hope your kinda/sorta P-2 gets fixed really soon. I've got a couple of Spectrums on my layout--a WP 2-8-0 and an SP 'kitbashed' M-2 Mountain, and I really like them. I think if it's a belt problem, it should be an easy fix.
Best, and take care of yourself.
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!
Evening Gang: It's been a busy day here. We hauled all the stuff from the kids storage unit to the new house. That was two loads with the pick up and the 14ft dump trailer. Some of Rob's tools weigh a ton. The rest of there things will be delievered Friday.
Daisy is just fine today. I think that her harness may have gotton tight. Anyway she is her usual self.
Garry good to see that you are still getting along. Just take it easy.
Rob I hope that the horse is getting better. A hoof creak is nothing to be taken lightly. I have known horses to be put down for that. I'm sure that is not an option with you though.
I heard today that the cement carrier boat E.M. Ford is going to be scrapped. It is the oldest boat on the Great Lakes. It was built in 1897 as the Prequesc Isle ( check the spelling ) for the Cleveland Cliffs Co as a bulk freighter. About 1950 she was converted to a bulk cement carrier and has been used as a storage barge in several ports for the last decade or so. The owners have tried to find someone or group that would take her for preservation but no one has steeped forward. She has the last quarduple expansion steam engine on the lakes. It'll be sad to see her go.
Well it's past my bed time. The oldest granddaughter starts school tomorrow. She'll be in the 7th grade. She's a little apprensive about it but I'm sure that things wil turn out fine. The 2yr old starts pre-school next week. We have to take her to orientation Thursday afternoon.
Good Night All
Happy B'day (belated) to Mrs. CN Charlie.
Terry .......... thanks much.
Tom. Thanks much to you, too. The GN 4-8-2 is a "close enough" model. Its a Bachmann Spectrum C&O model that is re-lettered for GN. Looks good hauling my GN heavy weight equipment.
Happy Model Railroading
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
twhite wrote:Jeff: Hope that the storm that's 'adopted' Florida runs out of steam--and water--before it hits Louisiana. Dang, the LAST thing you people need is another flood! PS: I sure liked that photo in this week's WPF. GREAT shot!
Jeff: Hope that the storm that's 'adopted' Florida runs out of steam--and water--before it hits Louisiana. Dang, the LAST thing you people need is another flood! PS: I sure liked that photo in this week's WPF. GREAT shot!
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Good Evening Diners!
Turned out to be a really nice day here even though it only got up to 21C or about 68F. We went out ot a pet store here and I can't believe it but we actually bought a stroller for Jamie. With his arthritis and other problems, he can't walk much so my wife said we had to get one so we could take him out . Just got back from a walk with him in it and he seemed to be enjoying himself. Must admit that I felt a little funny pushing it but what the heck.
Last night we went out to dinner to celebrate my wife's birthday. We went to the French restaurant where she is volunteering on Thursdays. I know it sounds odd to volunteer working at a restaurant but she really enjoys it and as she says, where else can she learn for free from a master chef. I had mussels for a starter as I really do enjoy them. Normally the ones we get are from New Brunswick or P.E.I. but these came from the Mediterranean. They were really good! I don't think I've ever seen such large ones before. For the main course I had Arctic Char in a saffron sauce. For those to the south who may not be familiar with this fish, it comes from the Northwest Territories, i.e., the far north and is a type of fresh water salmon. Very fine eating indeed. Say, what happened to the font? Oh well, so much for that change.
I ran a passenger train the other day, first running in a month. It was great to see it going round and around and around. It was a string of Athearn CN heavyweights pulled by a Spectrum light mountain. I have an MRC sound decoder in it and I think it works very well. I especially like the whistle which I find is easy to modulate unlike the Tsunami in my Consolidation. I got out a couple of kits, a flat car and a tanker that I got a couple of months ago. The tanker is a Red Caboose Sunoco tank car that was tough to find but as I worked for them many years ago, I wanted one. The flat car I ordered as although it is Santa Fe I thought that was OK until I got it and discouvered it is a MOW car that is bright silver. To the paint shop it goes. I can't believe how tough it is to get short flat cars.
Oh, Oh, only a couple of minutes until Masterpiece Theatre so I'll sign off now.
Tall glass of lemon water, please & thanks.
***Jim, there is still much room for improvement in the zzzz's dept.
***Garry, a bit surprised to hear about the motor of your 4-8-2 disconnecting. Guess those kind of things happen. Hope it isn't on the rip track for long.
I had to pull and two posts and re-dig the holes, as they simply were not up to "rock solid" standards. Tried using the tractors post hole digger, but it just bounced off the cement. Soooo, I had at it with a sledge hammer and eventually got the holes dug back out. Also dug out a few more holes and got a good start on the heavy framework for the front porch. Had to remove the old steps, too. Between that and the barn work (plus extra horse in a stall to pick up after, feed and water), I am entirely exhausted tonight. Told wife I must take tomorrow off, or I'll end up in bad shape. Pushed much harder than I know I should have already. Going to go recline awhile.
Looks like a rain storm may be on it's way here. Crossing all my fingers and toes it holds together.
Rob
Afternoon, all.
103 out here in SunnyCal today, so obviously I'm not out in the garage working on the Buttes (or anything else). Leg feels a little better today, it's not leaking like it did yesterday. I'm usually a quick healer, so we'll see what I'm walking like when school starts this Thursday. No wheelchairs or crutches. But changing the bandages every day is a little--shall we say--'Gory?' And those stitches--man, my knee looks like Baron Frankenstein got hold of it, LOL!
Garry--glad you're doing well--just take it easy, buddy. I noticed that pretty GN 4-8-2 of yours in your photo. Is that possibly a Spectrum or maybe one of the IHC's? Sorry that abrupt stop caused your drive train to go blooey on you. Hopefully it's an easy fix. Speaking of GN's, I just heard my Z-6 should be in in late September or early October. I'm sure you'll hear the shout when I open the box, even from way out here in Sacramento, LOL! But again, just take it easy and a step at a time. We NEED you, friend! And look at it this way, you don't have to lean over on a Creeper and finish BUTTES!
Well, that's about it from SunnyCal--Lowell's up to almost four jars of Gerber's Lamb baby food, and he's been sniffing around Spooky's hard food the past couple of days. Had him at the vet on Thursday, and he accidentally got 50cc's of extra liquid, and it seemed to do him a world of good. So we've upped him by 50cc's a day now--the vet said it couldn't hurt. I'm not sure, but I think I felt some rejuvinated muscle tone this morning when I petted him (for his usual 45 minutes). That one kidney he's got left might just be holding pretty well. We'll have to see. Maybe God and St. Francis don't need him quite yet. That would be cool.
Well, time to elevate the leg a little and then watch the closing cermonies of the Olympics. I understand that our boy Michael is going to be taking part. Kid's such a nice Goof, but Holy Cow, I still think he has fins and gills. Next week, from the Sublime to the--what? The Conventions start. Think I'll watch a lot of old movies .
Best to all, prayers to those in need
Heartland Division CB And Q wrote: Hello ....SnipThat's all i've done on the layout. As for me, I rst a lot with long naps. i also am phasing in my walking exercise program.Snip
Hello ....
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That's all i've done on the layout. As for me, I rst a lot with long naps. i also am phasing in my walking exercise program.
I pray for your continued recovery !
All that work just cause the engineer stopped too quick for a beer !
TerryinTexas
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I'm hoping Tom W is recovering from that injury.
It's good that CN Charlie could join the diner again. Also, I'm glad to see the dependable regulars such as Jeff and many others here.
There's still very little to report on the layout. Here's the "rest of the story" on my first run train, the GN passenger train. My friend Gus has had some "gremlins" disrupting his operations with electrial problems in the past couple of weeks. Evidently, one of his gremlins visted my layout, too. The train had been running smoothly and had already traveled over a certain section of track without incident. Then, I ran it on another trip with the thottle at a fast speed. Suddenly the train stopped on a dead spot on the mainline behind the brewery. This is one of my first sections of track to be completed and it has been trouble-free for years. I soldered an extra feeder wire, and that fixed the trouble, However, the GN 4-8-2 needs repairs becasue the abrupt stop casued the motor to disconnect from the drive train. It's now on the rip track awaiting repairs, and the train now has diesels.
Again, thanks everybody for your thoughts.
JimRCGMO wrote:So - if that was our front that headed south, you still have Faye to await, huh? Oh, goody (NOT)! Better make things snug and tied down (for sure on anything that could float away), with Faye still on the way.
So - if that was our front that headed south, you still have Faye to await, huh? Oh, goody (NOT)! Better make things snug and tied down (for sure on anything that could float away), with Faye still on the way.
Afternoon, Flo - I'll have a root beer float, please.
Oh, - PC's buying? In that case, I'll have the steak dinner, too...
Thanks, PC! And have fun on the lake!
Tom, that was not a good day for you (on top of listening to your Mom's gripin'... Did I say that outloud?) Glad that they were able to get you patched up at the ER. Maybe you can milk the game leg for some extra good behavior from your students and sympathy from your co-workers at school next week. Are you in a wheelchair or on crutches? - Do you want to rent a wheelchair? Hey, don't blame the poor loco box... or didn't you like Mountains to begin with? Heal up, Lowell and Spooky are counting on ya. (You're sure neither of them tripped you because you were running late with their food, right?)
Heartland Division CB&Q wrote:You probably also noticed the kindness in everone's remarks to me. Model railroaders tend to be the best people anywhere. See Paul's remark as example. Thanks Paul!I've doing a lot of deep thinking after the doctors said they are 100% certain I would have died without the Medtronic device (defibralator/ pace maker) implanted in my chest to restart my heart.All of you diners are terrific.
You probably also noticed the kindness in everone's remarks to me. Model railroaders tend to be the best people anywhere. See Paul's remark as example. Thanks Paul!
I've doing a lot of deep thinking after the doctors said they are 100% certain I would have died without the Medtronic device (defibralator/ pace maker) implanted in my chest to restart my heart.
All of you diners are terrific.
Garsh, you're makin' us blush... Garry, that's a good sign, if you're able to get to the layout now. As JP said, don't overdo, but then again, you're not (re)doing buttes or such like Tom was.
JP, one hazard of dating someone from your building might be that if you break up, she knows where you live and can watch who you're going out with then... (Maybe don't tell her where the house is located?...) Sounds like you all had a good time at the fair, anyway. Keep us posted on the house progress.
Paul, you might ask your vet what he/she think might've been the cause of Daisy's shenanigans last night. Sounds from your description like she might've been in some discomfort. Good going on your flatcars. I'd be inclined to say to go with a couple of lines, maybe one in black and the other in boxcar red? My
Jerry, I answered your PM, and will let you know once things are ready on that. I'll give you a big fat 'AMEN!' about the Cards lately. They'd better get going, at this point in the season it's getting late.
Yep, Jeff, that's the Scout motto, all right. So - if that was our front that headed south, you still have Faye to await, huh? Oh, goody (NOT)! Better make things snug and tied down (for sure on anything that could float away), with Faye still on the way.
Goodness, you Diners were a bunch of night owls last night, judging from the times you were posting. If it were one of our insomniacs like Rob, I could understand it, but it wasn't (last night, anyway). Rob, how's your sleep been lately? Should I take it from your not mentioning it, that you're doing better in that department? Hope so.
CN Charlie, your weather just sounds like fall for us in our area. Makes it difficult to figure how to dress for the day, when it's only 45 or 50F in the morning as you're heading out (but you know it's gonna get into the 80's by afternoon). Hey, if we didn't have the weather to complain about, it'd be something else, huh? You're right about the therapeutic benefits of running the trains. (Not sure on the mixing beer and doing that - depends on how close to the edges your tracks run...)
I'll join Jerry and the bunch in the back booth, since I don't think the peddler freight's due for a couple of hours yet. Then I want a seat in the window booth, guys.
Blessings and a fun afternoon,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good Morning Diners!
It has been a few weeks since I've been in but I'm ready for some bacon and eggs Chloe and a big pot of coffee please. My wife is doing fairly well considering but she has her rough days too but I expect that with time it will get better.
This has certainly been a busy place in the past few weeks.
Garry, that was quite a scare you gave us and certainly me but I'm glad to hear you are on the mend. Thank God for modern technology. I find that just watching a train wiz down the tracks is very theraputic but then there is always the temptation to adjust something or you get caught with a " Say that would look better if I just " . Resist all such temptation, just watch the trains and relax !
Jeff, I hope you Mum is doing well with her knee. I know a few people who have gone through that and while it seems it is a bit painful at first, it does get much better later. Lucky she has you to help look after her.
Tom, I can imagine how maddening your "trip" was and how painful, Ouch! I haven't gone through a table but I have had a few close calls tripping over one of our dogs who like to nap in hallways or other convenient locations. Perhaps that BLI loco will have an accident itself--maybe a derail on your high trestle or too much speed near the edge of the layout causing a plunge to concrete. I think it's an evil engine and should be handled accordingly.
JP, congrats on the house. I looked at it on your link and it seems like a nice one. A very exciting time moving into a new home.
Rob, good to hear your new home is coming along. It really is a case of having to watch those contractors to stop them from cutting corners. Good thing you can be there to see what they are up to.
and Ryan, that was great news about your father. You certainly have had a stressful time the past few weeks so I think some R&R is in order. Does cold beer and train operation go together?
We've had some odd weather here the past week with temps in the high 80's and then down to the 40's last night but it is supposed to warm up again. Wish I could send some of our rain down to you Rob, but I think it is just a little too far.
Well I think I'll just sit in a booth and tuck into those eggs and bacon that Chloe has just brought out from the kitchen.
Talk to you soon,
Good morning all,
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. West wind between 13 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a north wind 11 to 14 mph increasing to between 20 and 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a north wind around 21 mph. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a northeast wind between 16 and 25 mph.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. WHILE NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED...THERE IS A CHANCE THAT A FEW STORMS COULD BE SERVE WITH DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE HAIL. THE RISK FOR SEVERE
WEATHER WOULD MAINLY BE IN NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
in a Southern Mug, please & thanks.
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***My oldest brother ran right through a glass door he mistakenly thought was open. I was only a toddler at the time, so he would have been perhaps 12 years old. Amazing anyone survives childhood.
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Hey now, How's things Diners!!!
Zoe, do you have the sports bar open? I want to watch the Usa Men's Olyimpic bsaketball team play Spain, and I will take a bowl of Seafood gumbo, if there's any left, I know Ryan was here. Hey Ryan, just joshin' ya. Anyway, we have the MT HOOD to Oregon Coast relay, unfortunely one of the runners was hit by a car, and she's in critical condition, prayers are needed for her and the family. I did some work on the layout, Pockahauntis Yard got it's service tracks installed today, and the engine maint, buliding was put in also, I will take and post pic's soon.
Twhite- Man, I'm glad you are okay, I had a accident like that once only I put mt fist though a plate glass window (I was a teen at the time) and I had stiches that was not fun.
Cox47- Which Laurel and Hardy movie is it?? I love them and The 3 stooges
Well I'm ready to hit the sack,it's beach time and I'm ready, I will be back on Monday night, See ya soon
Rails and Smiles-
Trainsrme1
JimRCGMO wrote:Jeff, is that rain you're getting the edges of Faye, or from the southward-moving front that we had through here the past couple of days? I haven't checked the radars yet today, so it could be either one, I suppose. Maybe our front is working its way east (but it was moving North to South when it moved through here yesterday...). Your b-i-l has backups for his backup cars, huh?
Jeff, is that rain you're getting the edges of Faye, or from the southward-moving front that we had through here the past couple of days? I haven't checked the radars yet today, so it could be either one, I suppose. Maybe our front is working its way east (but it was moving North to South when it moved through here yesterday...). Your b-i-l has backups for his backup cars, huh?
Hello...
Tom said: "Whoa, been gone over a week and it's like I missed EVERYTHING!! Garry--glad you're back home, hope everything is okay."
Thanks, Tom..... You probably also noticed the kindness in everone's remarks to me. Model railroaders tend to be the best people anywhere. See Paul's remark as example. Thanks Paul!
Happy Model Railroading.
Evening Gang: We had a tad of excitment tonight. Daisy the dog ( weirner type ) started to act strange. She had her back humped up and was walking around and then leaned up against the couch. We tried to see what was wrong but couldn't figure anything out. I took off her harness and she still wasn't right. She wouldn't come over to me but snuggled up to Mary Ann. After awhile I took her out and she did her business a couple of times and seemed to be fine. When we got back inside I asked her if she wanted to go to bed and she just got back with Mary Ann. When I asked again she took off for the stairs and seemed like herself bouncing around and heading for the bed room. She is tucked in now and seems fine.
It's good to hear that everyone is doing better. Garry you take it easy. Getting to the layout is good therapy but don't over do it. as always for evryone.
I got the flat car frame welded up today. It was still hot and humid out in the shop. I have to grind the welds and then put together the couplers and install them. I have to deciede on the color. Black or boxcar red. The four cars are all going to be Kos Lake and South Clear Fork RR cars so one color for all. Hummm Maybe I should make two of them for another road just to give some verity to my consists. Any suggestions?
Bed time.
As the 1st customer in after PC, Chloe, let me have a nice big hot fudge sundae w/ all the trimmings! I'll be in the corner booth waiting for it.
Well gang, the day was jam packed with laughter as the 'lady friend' myself, and one of her g/f's whad a blast at the fair. Most of it came from the 'ladyfriend' and I flirting back and forth. Who knows, maybe my next g/f lives below me??????
Anyways, off to bed. Tomorrow's packed with laundry and apartment cleaning.
Take care!
//signed// John Powell President / CEO CNY Transportation Corp (fictional)
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Hunter - When we met in January of 2000, you were just a 6 week old pup who walked his way into this heart of mine as the only runt in the litter who would come over to me. And today, I sit here and tell you I am sorry we had to put you down. It was the best thing for you and also the right thing to do. May you now rest in peace and comfort. Love, Dad. 8 June 2010
I love you and miss you Mom. Say hi to everyone up there for me. Rest in peace and comfort. Love, John. 29 March 2017
TrainsRMe1 wrote: Okay,Okay, I know,I know, it might not be as big as posting 8000 post, but 100 is cool I think.
I don't know about 8000, but 7000 is pretty much like 100.
As my final act before cutting out, let me treat you all to a meal before I shove off!
I'm buying!
Chloe, Zoe, get ready.....here they come!
Tall glass of lemon water, please & thanks!
***Ryan, hope Ben is doing better now.
***Tom, and I thought my day wasn't going well. Yikes, poor poor poor locomotive. Very sad. Oh yea, and too bad about your knee as well. (sorry, couldn't resist)
All the rain is still way south of here. Dang, we sure could use it right now. Front pasture still has a good size puddle for the horses, so haven't had to start pumping water out to them just yet.
Night all. Rob
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Whoa, been gone over a week and it's like I missed EVERYTHING!!
Garry--glad you're back home, hope everything is okay. As to your 'bikers', I will be happy to send out Guido and Thumbs Louie to take care of it. Normally they charge, but they work for free for me and my friends. Watch out for Guido, though, he tends to rip off front porches with his teeth.
Jeff--good to hear about your mom. Hope she continues to improve.
Mark-- a couple of days late. Hope it was a good one!
Ryan--Glad you're better, and if it helps, when I was raising Tommy, Strep was a yearly occasion. Every late September, he'd just look at me with his big baby browns and say, "Dad--" and I knew HERE WE GO AGAIN! One of the joys of fatherhood, sometimes you get to re-live all of YOUR childhood diseases.
Well, the news from SunnyCal is this: I had my 93 year old mother down last week and she was NOT happy to be here, she said that I could just as well come up to Nevada City and take care of here there, I explained that I was also taking care of a very sick buddy of mine--Lowell--and she muttered that I should have him 'put to sleep' anyway--it was NOT a pleasant time. However, Lowell is doing quite well, thank you, eating 3 jars of baby food per day plus a can of cat tuna and two shots of Nutrical, aside from his daily injections.
Anyhow, she left last night about 5:00 or so--my sister picked her up--and two hours later, I took a seven-stitcher right through my glass coffee-table. I was coming into the living room from the kitchen with a banana, tripped over a locomotive box that I had been showing my sister's new boyfriend, tried to aim for the couch, and my leg crashed right into the glass. Tempered, thank God. But it shattered, ripped my knee apart, I ended up in emergency getting stitches on my kneecap, and the side of the knee. The Dr. said it missed a major artery by about two nicks. So right now I'm immobile, sorta, knee stitched and wrapped up--the last time I saw THAT much gauze was in an old "Mummy" horror flick--and every now and then I leak.
And school starts next Thursday. How much fun is THAT?
What really burns my butt is that the box was only on the floor because earlier I was showing my sister's boyfriend--who miraculously likes trains--a BLI steamer that I was thinking of getting rid of on E-Bay. The *** red box is still in the living room, the coffee table is History (and I REALLY liked that coffee table!) and as soon as I can walk, I'm heading down and getting a new top for it. I can't believe what a big EMPTY space I've got in the living room, right now. And to top it off, I missed the men's Diving finals on the Olympics.
Anyone want a BLI UP Mountain? Right now, I'll GIVE the damned thing away, LOL! Dried blood on the box and all.
After this, things can only look up.
Best to all, prayers to those in need.