I will have a RBF for the evening.
Rob, Nice Dining and sleeping porch. It should help with some solar heating in the winter.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Sawyer; Ha!! Good stuff!!
Rob; What direction is the diner facing? It looks like one gets a good view up there...
I'm still testing the wye out. I have not lost anything yet...
I'll have an egg nog, thank you
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I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
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OK, so I took the PSAT WAY back in the fall, and we got our scores today. This was for the Junior Scholar thing here in S.C. To be one, you had to get a 50 on one part (highest you can get is like an 80). So my scores were:
Critical reading: 70 (higher than 99% of sophmores)
Math: 57 (higher than 85% of sophmores)
Writing: 55 (higher than 89% of sophmores)
So I got junior scholar in all three areas. Now, convert that to an SAT score, and you get 1820 out of 2400 posible points, lol.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thanks.
Good discussion on track cleaning. Hope to cross that bridge myself one day.
Got the rest of the fans up in our little future Diner & sleeping porch. Here are pics (much brighter in person) of the Diner:
Tiles still need cleaning up, but that's the contractors job.
Finished up the evening critter rounds. I'll be in the corner booth sipping my coffee. If I nod off, please let me sleep. Rob
Good evening all
Just a tea for now please Zoe
well for track cleaning i use an abrasive block tried a cleaning car with no success so will stick with the tried and tested.
well my teas here so will be at the counter if anybody wants me
All I've had to use since June of 2005 is a clean dry cloth. I did the GLEAM method once and haven't had to do a real track cleaning since. Just a quick wipe with the cloth if the trains haven't been run for a month or so.
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jeffrey-wimberly Best liquid track cleaner you're gonna get is lacquer thinner like the Clean Machine uses.
Best liquid track cleaner you're gonna get is lacquer thinner like the Clean Machine uses.
Be very, very careful using it! It will destroy any and all plastic parts on contact. Don't ask me how I know that............ That is not even mentioning the health hazards that come with the stuff............ I use 90% alcohol in my clean machine as well as the "Gleam" method. A quick once over with the Clean Machine and it is ready to run. I also run this car ahead of the loco when I clean:
It picks up stuff like this:
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
RAIL-ZIP!
Clean the tracks, apply rail-zip let it dry over night.
I haven't cleaned tracks for 6 months, works great on brass too.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Cox 47 Rob..I just let pad run dry..I have thought about putting alittle Goo Gone on it but havn't tryed it...Jerry
Rob..I just let pad run dry..I have thought about putting alittle Goo Gone on it but havn't tryed it...Jerry
Goo Gone will clean but it does leave a residue
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Cederstrand ***Sue, the old mare (Sandy) is holding her own and has been off Bute for a good while now. Looks like she will survive the inhury to that lower leg. One tough old mare, almost completely blind and with limited hearing. Hate seeing an old friend get that way.
***Sue, the old mare (Sandy) is holding her own and has been off Bute for a good while now. Looks like she will survive the inhury to that lower leg. One tough old mare, almost completely blind and with limited hearing. Hate seeing an old friend get that way.
Rob,
Some of them are just tougher than nails. Sounds like Sandy is one of them. I had a good gelding that could get through a knot hole and not hurt himself. Never a sick or injured day until I came home from work to find that he had had colic all day. He was gone with 30 minutes of me getting home. Sad day.
On a lighter note. My wreath party went well, so I get some layout time today.
***Jerry, looks like a good cleaning car. Do you put any kind of cleaner on the pad or run it dry?
***Sue, the old mare (Sandy) is holding her own and has been off Bute for a good while now. Looks like she will survive the inhury to that lower leg. One tough old mare, almost completely blind and with limited hearing. Hate seeing an old friend get that way. Sounds like Larry has his hands full on this trip.
Back to work here. Rob
Jerry,
An old freight car is a great place to hide the track cleaner. We have one that runs on the main line all the time.
I just heard from Larry. He got snowed in at a truck stop in Prince George, BC. Sounds like the roads up there are miserable.
Its daylight so I should head outside.
Good morning...It;s sunny and a cold 15 here this morning...I'll have a glass of Ed's OJ and toast please...Thank You...Its starting to look like Christmas our caregiver is putting up tree..She is also cooking up a big pot of chili for the week-end..
Got the camera going yesterday this is the track cleaning car..If I remeber right John Allen had some of these on His G&D years ago..I had one I built in HO back then...This is my N-scale car..works pretty good run a few laps and the pad is black..and all and all the only cost was 2 small wire nails and maybe 1/2 hour at the most...
you all have a good one...Jerry
How is the critter health doing? Sometimes I am happy to only have 4 steers. I am much lazier than I used to be. Horses were definately more work. I guess the affection was worth it.
in a SOUTHERN mug and what Sue is having, please & thanks. And don't skimp on the syrup. mmmm...waffles
Found 4 more fraudulent purchases on our old/cancelled cc. Called them in right away. Seems like a busy time of year for crooks.
Well, gotta do the critter rounds and then get busy finishing up a few things on the build that I am responsible for. Have a good day all. Rob
Mornin' everyone!
Nice sunny day here in the Finger Lakes. Currently 25°F with a high around 29°F. A nice day this time of year around here is one that you don't have to shovel "partly cloudy"................
Mornin' Bill!
Jeffrey always good to have the eye test behind you although I know you have another soon to look forward to. I have a six months before my next one. Luckily I live all of 2 blocks away from my Optometrist so getting back home isn't too bad.
Blownout and Galaxy, I taught a lot of kids like you............... (Some eventually joined chorus!) Galaxy I remember a couple of those names but can't put a face to them. Well that was half a lifetime ago.
Mornin' Sue! I'll have a couple of those waffles with Maple Syrup and my usual dark roast in a FGLK Mug. Thanks! BTW, it's quite what in here????
I best finish my coffee and get to work. See you all later!
Good morning, Chloe. Coffee and waffles for anyone who shows up. It is quite in here today.
My goal is to make some deciduous bush type trees this morning to put around the base of the trestle.
Good Morning everyone!! Check the house-- ah good nothing has been moved on us, therefore I can see 'Spring' hasn't gone and done 'Spring'-ing sorts of things.
Jeff; Hopefully you can see a little better today. It would help. Thankfully I only need bifocals and not have stuff done to the eyes as well...
Galaxy; I grumble when I sing so...
howmus galaxyI graduated from Owego-Apalachin, raised in Owego and now live in Apalachin. Cool! What year did you graduate if I can be nosey? I probably know all of your music teachers along the way as we were all in the Tioga County Music Educators Association. I had to go into Owego several times a year for this and that, so I know the area well.
galaxyI graduated from Owego-Apalachin, raised in Owego and now live in Apalachin.
Cool! What year did you graduate if I can be nosey? I probably know all of your music teachers along the way as we were all in the Tioga County Music Educators Association. I had to go into Owego several times a year for this and that, so I know the area well.
'81. Elem. and Jr High music teachers would have been Mr. Arthur Pare, Mr. George Houck, and Mr Joe Bloomer. I am NOT, however, rather musically inclined. My voice would scare away squirrels, and I can't keep more than one beat or rhythm at a time - always wanted to be able to play piano, for instance, but sooner or later both hands will be doing exactly the same thing. I got my music credits for graduation and thats about it.
Today is a whole 24*, but warmer now than tomorrow is supposed to be. Supposed to be teens then. It IS December. I hates winter, I tells ya, I hates it.
Jeffrey soulds a bit chilly where you are. Hope you get your new glasses worked out. I need new glasses about every 6 months so I get tehm as cheap as I can at Sam's club. I keep reusing old frames until they wear out, but last frames at Sam's were only $47.00. Doesn't help I know if you lost or damaged them. Too bad, maybe, the guys at the fire hall couldn't take up a mini collection for you?
Hope everyone has a swell day!
-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.
LSWrrJeff, I hope you get some usable reading glasses to hold you over until you fill that RX. I think I startled the LHS last Monday I walked in right after the eye doctor appointment and they said my eyes were so dilated they looked like black sockets.
LSWrr Terry, nice house and great pictures
Terry, nice house and great pictures
Thanks but i have no idea why they are so large must be th new forum software
COLD outside, high today of 27F and a low of 19F. Snow off and on, but the weather guessers say Sunday we will get hit with some real Lake Effect snow.
Jeff, I hope you get some usable reading glasses to hold you over until you fill that RX. I think I startled the LHS last Monday I walked in right after the eye doctor appointment and they said my eyes were so dilated they looked like black sockets.
No MRing recently; Dorothy accidentally needed me in the side the other night while she was sleeping. Doc said she did a good job, right between the #4 and #6 abnormal muscles (they move every time you breathe so no rest for them to heal quickly).
Good morning. It's 34 and clear. High today should be around 50 and it will be partly cloudy. The eye exam yesterday went well. Now that I have my prescription I'll be shopping around for the cheapest prices on new glasses made to my specifications. Didn't get anything done on the layout yesterday, mainly because I couldn't see much. When I went to bed last night my eyes were still dilated. They look pretty much normal now though. So far this coming Wednesday (10th) is looking like mostly cloudy with rain. Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 12/5/2008 Wind Chill: 25°F Humidity: 61% Dew Point: 22°F So Far Today High: 36°F Low: 34°F Rain: 0.00" Rain Rate: 0.00"/h Gust: 20mph NE Today Low: 25 High: 48 Increasing high cloudiness. Highs in the upper 40s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings as low as 25 in the morning. Tonight Low: 29 Clearing. Lows 27 to 31. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Evenin' folks!
Actually managed to get some work done on the layout today. I repaired a turnout throw that was binding and got that working properly and then added labels to the toggles on the fascia board around the layout identifying what each one does.
Started to get my projects together for the Modeler's Corner at the RIT Show this weekend. I plan on assembling a couple of Accurail kits and decaling them for the SLOW as well as finishing some work on an old Overton car that will become the freight house at the team track.
Prayers to all in need! Have a great evening!
I finally got my wye finished! I tried it out with a sw1200 and 6 cars. So far nothing capsized, derailed or otherwise fell off the face of the planet
'Spring' did it again. This time with the other doodlebug. But now he went around with a plaintive call like he was rescuing a little one. He was walking around tripping over the car that was between his feet
C&O Fan Tell Larry to drive Safe !!!
Tell Larry to drive Safe !!!
Now all I need is a source of sage brush. Probably on the east side of the state.
Larry is always getting safety bonuses from his company. I am more concerned that he will be too cold. His company's idea of saving fuel, is to set the truck so it will only idle for 5 minutes. The only way to keep it running is to tap the throttle before it shuts off. After this trip, I suspect that heads might roll.