Well, today is Black Friday......in more ways then one.
Today is my daughters 18th birthday!
I'm officially OLD!
GREAT!
And I'm buying!
Well why not?
I'm going back to bed......Chloe, I'll catch up with the bill later.
Aha! Philip's buying! I'll have a Dagwood sandwich.
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
in a AT&SF mug, please & thank you.
***Paul, enjoy the bonfire. How about roasting yourself a hotdog or two with smores for dessert.
***Terry, enjoy running those trains. Looking forward to the day I can do the same.
Tile guy is working away. Ran into one catch, our special order grout is sanded when it should be non-sanded. After making some calls, he couldn't find that color in unsanded anywhere, so will just be real careful so as not to scratch up those particular tiles. Then there was the issue of different size tiles between our "Diner" & "The Sleeping Porch". For this I decided he can leave a gap and I'll find an 8' threshold thingy to glue down between where those two types of tile meet. Hope that made sense.
Found more charges on our (now cancelled) CC and called them in to our bank. In all, there have been over $1,000 of charges on our account that were NOT ours. Gurrrrrr!
Have a good day all.
Rob
Mornin' everyone!
I slept in this morning after having a very long but wonderful Thanksgiving. Just spent the last hour or so chatting with my sister from Sounth Bend who has been staying at my house for the Holiday. I don't get to see her nearly often enough so really enjoy my time with her. We are very kindred spirits and have a very similar outlook on life.
Hope everyone enjoys your Turkey Sandwich weekend!
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Morning people. Well, so far, I've woken up, watched Pinks All Out, went to eat breakfast at Waffle House w/ my aunt, and gotten some roadbed. My arms are feeling a little rubbery from benching 64 lbs. total (including the bar, which is 10 lbs. or so, so 54 on the bar in weights) 100 times total, in 7 sets of 10, then 4 sets of 5. Gonna run today, still enough emotion left over from yesterday (don't ask please, don't feel like sharing it, just involves what a girl said about me) to get a good run in, lol. Cya guys l8r.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Good Morning All...Its partly cloudy and 41 here this morning...I'll have a turkey salad sandwitch,chips and a diet Coke please...Thank You...I am moving slow today got up with a sore throat yesterday..think I may have some infection from preasure sores...Grand Daughter Tootie is spending week-end with me..She is looking after Paw-Paw She makes me feel better just being here...We are planning on watching the Casey Westfeild State championship game on TV this afternoon...Casey playing a high powered team from the northern part of State its gonna be a tuff game for them...Hope a might get trailers for pig train in mail today...you all have a good one...Jerry
Good morning, It is almost lunch time here. We haven't had internet service since we came home from the Thanksgiving Day celebration.
Hope that everyone else didn't eat too much. I did much better that Saturday.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Just stopped in for a diet Coke...Casey lost State Championship game finnished with a 14-1 record...Jerry
refill, please & thanks.
Tile guys will return Monday to do the small front "sun porch" and grout all the other tile they laid today. They are doing very nice work.
Wife wants to tile the train room, to make it look nice. Any thoughts on this? Guess it couldn't be any harder than a concrete floor. I had planned on a poly-spray-surface-stuff (forget what it is called) for that floor. Hmmm!
Inlaws are gone, all is well again. Frightening thing is, they will surely be back. I suspect this is why the wife is trying to fancy up the train room, to keep me happy if her parents ever live with us here again. I would expect some kind of payment for pain & suffering though.
All for now. Rob ps: Anyone know if Jim is on a black list for something?
Oops, I seem to have posted twice. Rob
Afternoon all:
Well, played Thanksgiving Mass yesterday morning, then came home to do a turkey roast for my 94 year old mother and a few friends. I've had Mom a week, and have her for another week until my sister and her boyfriend get back from Texas. And yes, I'm still sane. Well, as sane as I EVER was, LOL! Acually, mom's not too bad--it's just that at 94 her short-term memory is Kaput, so we end up having the same conversation every twenty minutes. But if I pop a Bette Davis movie into the DVD, she's fine for two hours. Hey, whatever works!
Made the Big Move today, opened up the music room and let Spooky and Remington get really acquainted. And like the two classy Maine Coon cats they are, they've spent the entire day ignoring each other. I think it's gonna work, by golly! They've been eyeing each other when they think I'm not looking, and what I'm getting is: "Wow, you're a TALL Dude," from Spooky and "Wow, you're one FURRY hunk of female" from Remington.
Next step: Spooky teaching Remington how to steal cabeese, even though he's been eyeing the Yellowstones in the locomotive case. I can hear it now, from Spooky: "No, Dude, you start small, THEN work your way up. Here, let me show you--the big guy that thinks he owns us does all of his work on the kitchen table--"
This is going to be INTERESTING! But Spooky's been doing a lot of purring today, and she hasn't done that since she lost Lowell.
Can't wait for those two to help me put up the Christmas tree--
Well, it looks as if the Z-6 from Sunset may be on time--this January. I've gone Purist and packed up every locomotive I own that ISN'T brass (which still leaves me with quite a roster) so I've got a lot of BLI boxes stacked in the music room. I kinda/sorta/wanta sell them, but I have no idea what the market is right now. But trying to run dual-mode with DC (and I'm too old to start converting 55 good-running brass locos) just doesn't cut it. By the time I've got one of my BLI's fired up, my brass is racing around my layout like it's the Kentucky Derby. I think if I were twenty years younger, I'd probably go in for it, but at my age, I think I'll just stick with what works for me.
And for anyone who thinks they need to try and convert me--Hey, I've EARNED my Old Fart Status, LOL!
Best to all, prayers for those in need.
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!
Hello from the sw Ontario home of 'Spring' the Brass doodlebug collector. Yes, this evening 'Spring' got up on a 3.5" wide display shelf and brought my recently acquired brass doodlebug ,which looks quite similar to a McKeen(sp?) make, to me in the living room. And not a sound to be heard.... hmmmm...
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
Good evening. Just a quick chocolate shake please.
CederstrandWife wants to tile the train room, to make it look nice. Any thoughts on this? Guess it couldn't be any harder than a concrete floor. I had planned on a poly-spray-surface-stuff (forget what it is called) for that floor. Hmmm!
I reccomwend a nice short hair carpet. One, standing on Concrete will hurt after a while when running. Also, when you drop a screw, screws bounce on hard surfaces. A carpet wil absorb some of that bounce, but should be short enough to not lose the screw in the jungle of a long hair to be found with bare feet.
Tom, I think the kitties are just playing you or a food bearing fool right now. They've been passing notes under the door when you weren't looking and are already fast friends. Best of luck to your household. Do you guys have a christmas concert coming up to sing/play for?
No word from Jim, but I been busy. My com[puter has decided it likes eating it;s own drivers, and this laptop's signal is not always the strongest.
Happy Ledftover to all
-Morgan
blownout cylinder Hello from the sw Ontario home of 'Spring' the Brass doodlebug collector. Yes, this evening 'Spring' got up on a 3.5" wide display shelf and brought my recently acquired brass doodlebug ,which looks quite similar to a McKeen(sp?) make, to me in the living room. And not a sound to be heard.... hmmmm...
blownout--
Believe it or not, I just intercepted an e-mail from "Spring" (what an APTLY named kitty, BTW) to Spooky. I hate to tell you, but they're playing "One-UP" with each other, LOL! Right now, Spooky is walking around the house muttering to herself trying to figure out how she can come up with a plan. Fortunately, I don't have any Doodlebugs.
Egad, you have a Crafty Cat! Cute, too.
Evening, Chloe - a cup of hot cocoa, please. Thanks!
Sorry for the delay in getting back into the Diner. For some reason, Firefox has been giving me problems with the site (not displaying some images like avatars, buttons for Reply, Favorites, and Contact, etc.). I’ve switched over to Safari, and it appears to be working okay. That's what Rob was asking about, FYI.
Gav, when you reposted the photo of PC’s win at the Diner pie contest, it showed up. Then again, it could’ve been connected to my browser/the forum software problems.
Sawyer, thanks for posting the pic of the plan and the photos of your progress. Looking good - you’ve been working about as hard as Jeff (almost)! And Sawyer, Jeff’s usually ahead of our suggestions on ideas for his layout - no big surprise! ,
Jeff, keep on taking that bp medication so you can continue with MRR’ing in good health.
Congrats to my felllow November-birthday Diners, too. My (non-professional) guess on the large number we have born in November would be that (around here, anyway) February is usually the coldest and snowiest time of the year, and our folks ran out of things to do outside, so... Nine months later, and here I/we were! The other thing might be, since we were born in November, we were already starting off on the indoors MRR’ing season!
Thanks to Blown-Cylinder and JR and others for explaining ‘benchracers’ for uneducated me. And B-C, has Spring been getting into the catnip lately (besides emailing Spooky)?
Tom, sounds like Spooky has been asserting herself as the house MC cat with the most seniority. With Remington out in the house now, better double and triple-check the locks on the Yellowstone cabinet, just in case those two cats put their collective smarts together to try to figure how to get that door open...
For my Thanksgiving, I got a call from one friend who’s having a time of it getting over his ex-wife (who may be very manipulative with him). He may have clinical depression, but he had medication changes recently, which I hope will help him.
I also got an email from a woman I know from a previous church, telling me she was going to be back in Cape G. and did I want to get together to catch up some for an hour or two. But when we’ve gone out, I’m getting mixed signals (or lack thereof) from her. Ah, well...
This Thanksgiving, I am grateful for my faith and for my various friends (at churches, in the Diner and other places), and I am grateful for my being financially blessed so that I now have a car that is reliable and in good shape. I am grateful for my daughter and son-in-law and grandson living just blocks away so I can visit easily. I am grateful for being able to afford all the various MRR stuff (including all those kits that I still have yet to assemble...). I have my health with few difficulties, and I can get around easily (under my own power or in the car either one). I am grateful for all the people in my past (and present) who have been a part of shaping me into who I am today.
So Tom, did PC show up at your door after your post about your pumpkin PIES???
Paul - that was really neat that you got to visit with the Kalmbach/MR crew when you lived up that way.
Jerry, I'm ready for eggnog to be in the stores. One of my favorite food items around Christmas.
Hey, Sue - sounded like (mild) Internet withdrawal, huh? Takes one to know one (since I had some time for a while when I didn't have that, either).
Today, I went by and picked up my MRR order from our LHS owner/MRR member. Took it home and started on a few things - Rix telephone poles & crossarms, Walthers ash pit and conveyor, and started one of the Old-Time coal conveyors (kit has 3). I was going to drill holes for the grab irons on a Gold Line ATSF caboose, but I couldn't get the Zona pinvise to tighten down enough on the #80 bit. It'd seem to hold the bit, but when I'd put any pressure on it, the bit slid in. Also started (preparing, trimming flash and such) DPM's the Other Corner Cafe, which I'm thinking I will use for an ETDiner somewhere on the layout.
Well, the toolbar for editing posts doesn't seem to be there now. Okay, now (after back-installing an older version of Firefox and then re-installing the newer version, the toolbar's back! Hmmm.... Wonder if they've been doing updates to the forum software...
I'll be finishing up my cocoa and heading for home soon. See you all tomorrow!
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Couple train room pics to share. Will have to use your imagination to correct the goofy photo-merge angles.
...and here is one facing opposite corner:
Time for my nightly critter check. Tis' raining here, which is most welcome. Might even get a few rumbles of thunder tomorrow. Night All.
Rob; There is a wall that has no windows opposite the window wall? I like the size of the room and if you play the lighting right it will be a 'big sky' effect ...
Rob,
What a great space you have. Can't wait to see what you do with it.
Evening Gang:
Rob that fire was too big for roasting anything except my eyebrows. The pile was about the size of a one car garage. It really put out the smoke when I lit it off. After about 10 minutes it got to burning more effeciently. That's a great looking room. What are the deminsions?
Mary Ann and I went over to the daughters for leftovers tonight. I think that it was better the second time around.
Not much else to report. I got some more cleaning done out in the shop. I added three more shelves to the steel storage shelves. That is where I store my shorts of steel angles, bars, and flats. That filled up real fast.
Well it's past my bed time.
Good Night All
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good morning.It's 58 and cloudy. The high is expected to be in the mid 60's and it will be mostly cloudy with a chance of rain.Didn't get much done yesterday. It rained most of the day with thunderstorms coming through. Good sleeping weather.Today's Weather for:Sundown, LA 71446-6114 11/29/2008Wind Chill: 58°FHumidity: 100%Dew Point: 58°FSo Far TodayHigh: 61°FLow: 58°FRain: 0.84"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 9mph NToday High: 65 Mostly cloudy early in the morning then becoming partly cloudy in the late morning and early afternoon then becoming mostly cloudy late in the afternoon. A 20 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.Tonight Low: 48 Cloudy until late night then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain in the evening. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10.
Good morning all,
High of 41 today.
I managed to put up most of the Christmas lights yesterday with the help of a new tool. It’s an expandable pole with a threaded end, you screw on a plastic clip with a gutter hook on one side and a clip on the other side that holds the lights, reach up snap, unscrew and your lights are up, without the aid of a ladder!
Rob, great train room that was defiantly worth the wait!
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
OK, so Rob has the killer train room now. I'm guessing it's a bit daunting trying to figure out how to best fill it up though. We've all been there. So Rob, how much is for your N scale stuff and how much is her HO?
Wow Rob what a great looking train room !
love the track lighting !
What kind of bulbs are you using ?
TerryinTexas
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JimRCGMO Sawyer, thanks for posting the pic of the plan and the photos of your progress. Looking good - you’ve been working about as hard as Jeff (almost)! And Sawyer, Jeff’s usually ahead of our suggestions on ideas for his layout - no big surprise! ,
Thanks Jim. Yawn, so freaking tired this morning.
Good Saturday Morning....Partly cloudy and 36 here posta hit 50 with lite snow Sunday...I'll have coffee and a sweet roll please...Thank You...I got 2 Atlas 24 foot trailers from Ebay deal yesterday...They are NYC got them on flat so now have a 2 car Pig train hoping to pick-up a couple more..
Rob..Wow! looks like a great room for layout....
Grand Daughter Tootie still with us and Son Andy and His family coming up today...
You all have a good one....Jerry
So many questions so early in the day....please set a pot of next to a UNION PACIFIC mug, Thanks!
OK, lets see:
There are only windows on one wall and they face where the sun will not hit the layout(s) with direct light.
Big Sky is pretty much what we wanted. Wife wants me to paint a tornado as if it came through one section of layout and include the "path of destruction". Gulp!
Room is around 17.5' x 19.5'.
I'll use 2 walls for N scale & wife gets a 4'x8' table in the middle (and towards 1 wall). However, recently she has been saying she would like to add an extra 3' to the end of her table. She thinks there needs to be more space between her circus/carnival and the "mountain folk".
Bulbs are a Natural Light type, same I use to paint under (at night). 40-75watts, depending on the lamp/holder size.
And yes, the thought of actually building a layout is daunting. I have downsized my own concept to a pair of mainlines running around a shallow shelf layout, ending in a half table at each end where I can later expand on ideas as time permits. This will enable me to at least run some trains.
Will probably build the wife's table first, as she has less patience than I have (which isn't saying much).
Off to do critter rounds. Have a great day, all. Rob
Flo, Large pot of Dark Roast Java and one of those Danish you got on the counter.
Just starting to recover from having all the family here for the last several days. My sons took the family out to dinner last night to celebrate my (late) birthday. Today I drive over to Canandaigua to a funeral for my Father-in-Laws Sister who passed last Tuesday. I didn't know her very well, but want to be there to support the family during all of this. That makes my FIL the last one around from that generation and he is 95. Then I have to go to my sister's house and help her put away her lawn mower...... She keeps it down cellar and can't move it there by herself. I don't know........ That is just her......
Currently 37°F here in the Finger Lakes with a high today of ...... ah....... 37°F. Predicting partly cloudy as well. Don't know why they never metion what the other part will be?
Rob that looks to be great room you have for the layout(s)! You probably mentioned it before, but what are the dimentions? (Edit) LOL, ask and thou shalt receive! I guess I should not let anything interupt me when I am typing............
moo