ELLIOT's Trackside Diner VI: The Full Meal Deal!

[JimRCGMO]

Good Morning, Diners! Zoe, how about a glass of Ed's finest OJ, some waffles with Maine syrup,glass of milk, and a cup of coffee please? Thanks. 

Gav, is that a GG-1 in the back row on your photo of the new locos? Looks like you had quite the haul on your trip. Did any of the folks in customs eyeball your loot, or ask questions (like "What shop did you get these from?")?

And a Happy for Jerry!

   

Hope you get treated for dinner today, and maybe some MRR presents, too. Will any of your grandkids be stopping by?

JR, is that guy with the 'cleaning' car allowed in club meetings still? That probably put a damper on things for the night. Good to hear that your insurance will cover some of your layout damage.

Jeff and Terry, you guys down south had better enjoy your 70 degree weather today, cause the weatherguessers today are saying there'll be about a 30-40 degree drop tomorrow, when the cold weather we're having today gets there. We're supposed to drop to 20 F tonight. 

CN Charlie,  really, you don't have to send along your 'lovely' weather to those of us SOTB. Sounds downright cool up there your way today. I forgot - how does your Westie like cold weather?

Well, best get to my breakfast, since w**k awaits. Hope everyone sees some sunshine today, at least.

 

Blessings,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

[GMTRacing]

Good Morning All,

     20F this morning  with overcast skies so it feels colder yet. We'll be lucky if the high today breaks freezing. Of course that means I need to go out to the yard and work on trailer wiring but hopefully not the stuff in the axels so i can avoid laying on the ground.

Jerry - Happy Birthday ! And many more. Keep the good pics coming - you'll be way past me before I get started on the layout again. 

Jeff - 30 day suspension for the gremlin in the controller that reversed that switcher. Haven't had that happen yet, but have heard it can happen with intermittent contact. Was the switcher running back and forth over a turn out?

Vincent - I think clean shiny rail is the best way to go. Jeffs' gleam method seems quite good where the rail is burnished then polished. We had one of our Tuesday nighters come in with his Lionel track cleaner and he had the entire layout stopped dead in two minutes. Took the rest of the evening to clean the tracks of the goo he used so we could operate again. We're thinking when we get the new O trackage finished, we'll polish the whole thing with autosol or mothers chrome polish which should work on the steel plated rail without going through the plating. For now we just go over it with acetone on a rag.

Gavin - how did you get through customs with all those locomotives? Must have been a hoot "splaining" it all to the airport security folks. I now ship my loot home from the road trips on our truck when possible. Can't bring tools or parts anymore either.

Latest from insurance is they'll cover some of the layout loss so at least I can replace the damaged material. Well,  time to get out in the shop and get on with it.      Catch y'all later,   J.R.

[LSWrr]

Good morning, LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT

Today: Snow showers. High near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind between 18 and 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: Snow showers and areas of blowing snow. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Jim, I think his kids have the right idea, harsh but it might make the point clear; they are going to his house this weekend with pre-arranged funeral package for him to look over and a will questioner.

BIG TOW, Nope I’m distancing myself as far as possible from all the big toes here in the office.  I’m focused on ATON.
Paul, I just heard up in Proctor they are getting ready to scrap out all the old ORE Jennies and side dump ORE wagons in favor of the new generation of Jennies coming out of the shops.  I wonder how many tons of ore will be moved by rail this year to keep the steel plants running this winter.  The slow down in the AUTO industry has really affected us down here in Ohio. 

Lee

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

 Good morning.

It's 50 and very foggy. the high will be in the mid 70's and it will be partly cloudy.

I spent the better part of yesterday rebuilding several old freight cars. The trickiest of these was an old gondola. I have no idea who made it. The only info on it is that it was made in Taiwan. It was quite obvious that this car originally had truck mounted couplers but somewhere along the way it had been updated with body mounted couplers. Nor were the coupler pocket covers secured with screws. These were glued on so I had to carefully pry them off. As they were glued at the pin only they came off fairly quickly. Notice I didn't say easily? The horn hooks quickly disappeared into file 13 and were replaced with Kadee 148's. Reinstalling the coupler pocket cover was the tricky part as I was using Super Glue for this. I simply put the cover in place and put just a tiny drop at the back of the cover and let it flow around the sides before wicking the excess away with a paper towel. A check 10 minutes later showed that no glue got to the couplers. While I was at it I replaced the old trucks (I had no metal wheels that would fit them) with new Bachmann trucks with RP25 metal wheels. The gondola is now part of my general freight and is at this moment rolling along in 18th spot of a 20 unit train.

Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      11/19/2008

Wind Chill:  50°F
Humidity:  100%
Dew Point:  50°F

So Far Today
High:  53°F
Low:  50°F
Rain:  115.24"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  3mph WSW

Important Message
   
Dense fog advisory in effect until 9 AM cst this morning.     
Now through 07:15 AM CST November 20, 2008
   
Areas of fog are forming tonight across southeast Texas and southern Louisiana limiting visibility in some locations to less than 1/4 mile. Visibility will vary through the morning hours finally improving after sunrise. Motorist and Marine interest should use caution while operating vehicles and Marine craft as visibility will drop to near zero in some locations. Remember that school children will be out from 7 AM onward unto the school bell.

Rest Of Today  High: 75    Mostly sunny early in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Areas of fog early in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight  Low: 40    Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. North winds 10 to 20 mph.

[wetidlerjr]

Good Morning from Tipton IN !

[sleeper33]

Rob

 Its an Atlas SD26

And very nicely detaild as well

[Cederstrand]

Tall glass of cool lemon water, please & thanks.

***Jeffrey, at least you have a good work crew to right those derailed cars back onto the rails. How long will it take them? Will it interfere with other rail traffic in the area? Hope none of the wee little folk got hurt. Wonder if the RR Marshal checked that engineers breath?

***Gav, what type of loco is the closest blue/yellow in your pic?

***CN Charlie, welcome to the world of "need a magnifying glass" model trains. I still sometimes wish I had started out in HO, but as a youth I didn't anticipate declining eyesight. Will always be an N scaler at heart, it's just getting smaller and smaller all the time.

Time to hit the hay here. Night all. Rob

[Paul W. Beverung]

Evening Gang: I see that the page 64 went off the right margin again. Now page 65 is all right so I guess it was a fluke.

Lee I just read that the CG is doing Operation Big Toe. Are you going to be in on this? for everyone they are going to inspect tugs on the lakes to make sure that all have proper license and safety equipment. That should keep you busy for a bit.

No MRRing today. I did get in a few minutes in the shop cleaning up some more. I went down to the gas well to check on it and it was doing very well. Since the checks are two months behind Our next check will still be on the small side. How much I don't know but I told Mary Ann that it will be very small.

I got the root plow on the beg tractor and got to grubbing out the mesquite my brother-in-laws pasture. I got about half the pasture done and hope to finish it tomorrow.

Tom maybe you sould get Remington his own tender. Didn't you do that for Spooky with a caboose?

Well that's enough for tonight.

Good Night All

[Flashwave]

Heartland Division CB&Q

Morgan ....... Congrats on the NHS!

 

JimRCGMO

Morgan - kudos (or is that kudoes?) Especially when you weren't even tryin'... Just think how much earlier you might have got it if you'd tried! Congrats, definitely!

Thanks guys. (I know there's at least one more, I can't find it. Sorry I missed ya.) Jim: Actually, our chapter only takes Junmior Senior. They use the Freshman/Sophmore year to review ya. So I got in on the ground floor as it were.

Tom: Sorry about the credit card issue.

Best wishes and prayers to all, I'm off for bed..

[blownout cylinder]

Re; derailment. I'm reeeeaaaccchhing a tad here but either an intermittant power surge came along and goosed the DCC or a stray alpha emitter came along and said Hi!!!! Now am I stretching or what? As for us in sw ON we's be getting a semi-permenent cloudbank with snow every so often....

[CNCharlie]

Good Evening Diners!

It's been a little while since I've been in but I see that lots has been happening.

Tom, Remi or Remington I should say, is one magnificent cat! I told Pippa (our Westie) that there is a cat as  big as her. Naturally she said that was impossible as nothing could be as big as her( well, head anyway). Seems he is a little on the sneaky side. Reminds me of an Afgan Hound I had many years ago. I had to hook a bungie cord around the fridge anytime I left him alone in the house as he could open any door with a handle and the fridge was his favourite. He'd grab the handle with his paw and then just help himself. He could open sliding patio doors too.

Well I made the plunge and now have 2 N scale locos as I wanted to see what N guage is like as I can't reasonably expand my HO layout and so I thought, well why not. I bought a Model Power Pacific and a True Line Trains RS18 , both in CN livery. I had the Pacific delivered to my friend in Minnesota so I don't actually have it yet but the RS 18 I got sent from Toronto. I'm amazed at the detail on it but will need some track so I can actually run it. I may need your help Jerry as I'll likely have a few questions. I believe the Pacific has those terrible Rapido couplers but I don't know what to replace them with and must admit I can't really imgine working with something that small--a little intimidating. I do have new respect for all N scale modelers.

Well it's cold here tonight as it is going down to -15C with a high of -8 tomorrow. At least it's sunny.

Hope everyone is well and warm,

CN Charlie

 

[sleeper33]

Jim

Had to buy a bigger bag lol

heres a pic of some of the purchases

 

[JimRCGMO]

Evening, Chloe - I'll have a hot fudge brownie sundae

       

and a cup of coffee, please.

       

Thanks!

Oh, Chloe, you might mention to Gav that you can get him 'something stronger than tea'... Guess nobody told him about your special 'stash.'

Gav, sounds like a good trip across the pond - did you pack your bag to leave plenty of room for the MRR'ing purchases, I hope? Or just take a spare empty bag?  

Morgan - kudos (or is that kudoes?) Especially when you weren't even tryin'... Just think how much earlier you might have got it if you'd tried! Congrats, definitely!

Hey, Garry - you missed that I changed my food order that day, after seeing what Ryan had cooked up for us. Kabobs are nice, but Ryan's cooking is NOT to be missed if at all possible.

Tom, apparently you have one very talented Maine Coon cat there in Remington. He's probably studying until he has it figured out about moving that chair. Or perhaps he's biding his time until he and Spooky can haul the whole Yellowstone down (after they've built up their muscles a bit). Got to watch those cats, for sure! Maybe a previous owner trained him to do that? Hey, hope you get the credit card biz straightened out soon (Maybe you could do like the auto execs and ask Congress for a cut of that money? Just kidding...)

Flashwave

Other cultures refer to that kind of chair as a "ramp" 

Also known as Main Coon catdom... right, Morgan?

to the Diner, Blowout Cylinder (and Spring the Wonder Cat)! Tom, better be careful, or the cats will be exchaning cabeese- and Yellowstone-stealing tips with each other...

Paul, hope that oil well gets going so your MRR money starts flowing in again... And I'd agree with Garry that I hope your Dr. gets things figured out so you can get back to a healthier weight.

Anyone else remember when people would talk about someone with a big appetite as having a "healthy" appetite? Times do change, don't they!

Lee, I'm guessing that on your friend who's not too cooperative, you aren't asking what size of board to 'adjust his attitude' with, correct? Guess if enough of you go over and check on him, you can see anything before it gets really bad, but he sure sounds a bit stubborn about going to the doctor - even for a guy!

Well, PC, I got 80 percent on the test, since I didn't have a commercial driver's license, I figured there was no way that the test meant I was driving that bus! Yeah, I'd have to agree with you that your wife pulled one on you. You might check out what the trade-offs are before you let her 'allow you' to get some new 'toy' in the future. But enjoy that hot tub, once you get it built and installed.

Garry, I wouldn't make a special trip just for the LHS in Cape - I had said earlier that I think they get their stuff from some wholesaler in the St. Louis area, 'cause they seem to have some of the oddball roads and stuff. That, and their art and dolls stuff is more their specialty than model trains - they usually have more Thomas trains stuff than HO or N scale, so that tells you something. The other LHS in Scott City (open until noon, I think, on Sat.'s) has a better selection, heavier on Athearn BB kits and some Athearn RTR, mostly in local RR lines (SP, Cotton Belt, IC and such). The Scott City LHS is inside a florist shop that his daughter runs there. The LHS does stock some Kadee couplers and parts, flextrack and cork roadbed most all of the time, though, and he'll order in for you whatever is in the Walthers or Horizon catalogs.

I forget for sure who said - I think Lee - but I have put together some of the Bowser 70 ton covered hoppers before (closed side ones, haven't done the open sided ones). They didn't really seem too hard for me. I expect the P2K kits to likely be the more challenging ones of what I have right now to put together.

Jeff - [ouch]! Better have the training crews do a refresher on safety, before your insurance rates for the MGRy go through the roof!

Robby, good to hear your finances are turning around. You weren't Mellow Mike, were you? Check your email. 

Since Garry's so kind as to treat for my dessert, I'd best get to it, huh? Then time for this guy to head for home.

 

Blessings and prayers,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

[Packer]

Run away trains aren't fun. I had that problem a few times last night at the local mr club.Itwasn't the engines or the DCC system,but the DT100 I had to use since my UT4R is broken. The DT100 became unpluged and lost the memory a few times, so I had to get someone with a DT400Rto get a hold of it unitl I could get a hold of it.

I had my own wreck last night too. Someone put some kind of oil on the track which was sticky and made wheels dirty really fast (try cleaning wheels every 15 minutes). When I tried pulling a long train with 2 P2K SD45s the engines were spinning wheels (with 50 cars going downhill, I did 66 the last time I ran the train going uphill, really sticky track) When the engines finally got it moving, one of the trucks from the rear SD45 derailed and about 6 of the cars in the middle of the train fell off of the trestle and the shells seperated from the frames on them. luckily none of the cars broke. I wasn't the only person having trouble with the sticky track either.

[Robby P.]

Good evening fuys and gals.  I guess I will start with a cup of cocoa. 

Cold night and calling for some more snow.  One website is calling for 1-2 inches.  Another website said 8 inches.  Who knows.   

Now Jeff,  thats never good when there is a derailment.  When I have my train just a-going and I hear that wheel hitting the track, boy my heart starts to really beat.  Try to get there before it hits the floor or something else.

The wife finally got hired on as a full-time preschool teacher.  Now maybe we can start getting our feet back on solid ground.  Also, since we have more money coming in, maybe I can really start knocking out some of this layout.  The problem there is time. 

I use to weather cars for eBay (for extra money) but I just don't have the time anymore.  I just won a intermountain boxcar (Railbox) to do for eBay, but I might end up keeping it.  Now since we don't have to be real tight on money.

Well I guess I will hit the sack, another 10 hour day tomorrow.  OH BOY!!!

Everybody stay warm, and have some good train dreams!!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

blownout cylinder

That derailment looks painful. What happened?

A switcher just suddenly backed up at full speed for no reason whatsoever. Before I could cut power to that block the last 3 cars of the 14 car train had been slammed into the freight that was passing by on the mainline. The switcher was set up for DCC only so it couldn't have have gone to DC mode. Now you know as much as I do.

[blownout cylinder]

I think I'll partake of that dark roast myself, please That derailment looks painful. What happened?

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Good to see you, Ray ... I'll buy your first java, but please visit more often! Perhaps, Christmas decoartions will include a train around the tree!

Jeff, I meant to say earlier, I liked the load in the gon.

Wow, that's great java!

[howmus]

Evenin' folks!

Happened to be passing by, looked in the window, and saw that the decorations have been upgraded since a couple years ago when I stopped in a few times.  Besides that I needed a nice warm cup of Dark Roast Java and the food looks good.  They stopped serving anything but bitter over boiled coffee at the shop down the street lately.  Besides that the neighborhood has gone downhill big time in the last year, cops showed up 2 times in the last month alone....

I'll just have a seat over in the back and mind my own business....  Oh Hi Jeffrey!  Oh that's Philip over there....  I think I know a lot of the folks in here.
 

[sleeper33]

Ouch Jeff

looks nasty. hope nothing got broken

 right time for the inquest who didnt tie the cars down and dump the air?

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Three cars rolled away on a side track today and slammed into a freight train on the mainline. Two tank cars of the freight train were knocked off the track. All three of the runaways derailed from the impact.

 

[der5997]

Garry: About the animated posts, all I'm doing is keeping a seat in the Diner for Lupo, for when he can spend more time in here. He was a regular in the original Coffee Shop, and missed Diners 1-V. His .gif files appeared limitless. BTW, He dropped in here a month ago today and had this to say 

 

Hi There! I thought I check in and revive my old account while saying hello to some of the visitors to the prehistoric Coffee Shop, I see some familiar names passing by! also Hi to everyone keeping this forum alive take care and stay safe! cheers L UP O

 

Jeff: That gon load is terrific, aren't you glad you made extra rusted roof sheets for the coaling tower?  

 

Continuing to rain and now blow, after a night of steady rain. This is going to help the water table, PTL.

Have some film to throw at a number of windows before the cold weather comes. TTFN.

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Hello everyone!

Morgan ....... Congrats on the NHS!

Tom ..... It is good that Remington did not eat the 2-8-8-2 tender and get a tender stomach.

Ryan ...... Your we site for "Cajun Chef Ryan" makes me hungry.  Everybody here should check it out.

Gav ..... It sounds like you had a great trip "across the pond" and you did well with your purchases. Thanks for telling us about the trip.

Paul..... I hope the lab tests expalin the problem so you can get that weight under control.

Blownout Cylinder .... Thanks for visiting the diner, and please stop in again soon.

PPC ..... Thanks (I think) for the senior test.

Galaxy .... Of course it is OK for you to "vent" here. We're your friends of course.  Here's hoping the meds have you back to normal.

Jerry ....... You'll have to show pix of the TT flats and trailers.

Der John ..... You are keeping your reputaion going for the most animated posts in the diner.

Bill T ....... Thanks for breakfast. It's alweays good!

Jim CG ...... Are the freight cars assemebled yet?  I'm kidding a bit becasue I know the gon kit consumes time with those fragile little parts.   Did you say you have a LHS in CG?

Happy Model Railroading.

 

[blownout cylinder]

Hmmmnnn... I seem to have lost something in the room I'm in. AAAhhh! No wonder, the little one made of with some n telephone poles and is currently using them for pole vaulting... Right now we(my wife and I are trying to piece together a somewhat convoluted around 2 sides and down the middle layout in N scale. It is kind of, sort of placed in the 70's/80,s high plains/ southern prairie provinces area. As you can tell -- freelanced. As I am trying to work a few bugs out of our camrea I'm not able to show how far we got with it but we do have a helix that leads to a storage area that is more 'Spring's' hideaway from me... heeheehee...

[twhite]

Morning all--

It's foggy out here in SunnyCal today.  Foggy and cold and dreary--PERFECT DAY FOR WORKING ON TRAINS! 

Unfortunately, last night one of my blocks went all weird on me, so I think it's crawl under the layout and inspect the wiring time.  That and maybe tighten some track connections.  Ah, the joy of an un-insulated model railroad.  No shorts, just a general lack of track power.  Actually, I'm thinking of combining two blocks, since they're short and there's really no operational reason for having them separated.  I always said that I make my blocks long enough for a train.  Well, my trains are getting longer.  We'll see what happens today. 

Lee:  That pickle-jar is a pretty good idea.  I've got a jar of Manzanilla olives that I've never been able to open since I bought them a couple of months ago, maybe I'll give them to Remington and see how he manages. 

Philip:  Love that 'Senior Citizen Test'--one of the faculty ran that off a couple of months ago and passed it around the school.  Oddly enough, all of us Old Fart Faculty passed with flying colors, but you should have seen the looks on some of the younger teachers when they failed.  It was pretty funny.

Jeff:  Watch those antibiotics really CAREFULLY, my friend.  When I had my leg rebuilt I was on them, and they had to change the antibiotics three times because I kept having allergic reactions to them.  Some of them are almost TOO potent.  BTW, I like your scrap load a lot.  Gives me some ideas for filling all of the Accurail gondolas I seem to be collecting, these days.     

Well, guess what!  I just found that my Visa card company has gone BANKRUPT and all the cards have been cancelled.  Just what I need (I'm a 'one-credit-card' guy).  I've already got a deposit in at my LHS for that Z-6 that's supposed to be coming in January, and now I've got to do a total re-budgeting in order to get it.  And of course, dumb me, I put down the deposit with a credit card that is now DEFUNCT.  I called the company to find out what was going on, and got someone in India or Pakistan or Saudi Arabia who told me that it wasn't ME specifically that they were picking on, but ALL of the card-holders.  At least I THINK that's what they said, I had a lot of trouble understanding them. 

Just mentioned the fact at my bank yesterday and the clerk grinned and said, "Well, you should have gotten your Visa through US."  So I applied.  But I really don't savor the idea of a new Visa while I'm still paying the defunct one off.  We'll see.  In the meantime, I'm staying away from my two LHS's here in the area, which is sort of like going into Withdrawal.  So now I get to learn to do the same thing a lot of us are these days, the "Budget Mambo." 

Oh well--

Oh yah--Remington was NOT able to get into the display case last night.  However, he does NOT look like a Happy Camper this morning. 

Best to all, prayers to those in need. 

Tom

 

 

[der5997]

Diners:I’ll follow Galaxy in that cup of Hawaiian Kona hazelnut coffee order please, and any mug will do; but if you have an old GWR one from pre-Amalgamation UK I’ll take that.  

 

 

Jerry:  tomorrow! Hope you have a good one, and no more breakdowns on that chair in the coming year!   

Tom: Didn’t take Remington long to show he’s picked up more than just a scent from that “through the door” communication!  A dextrous Maine Coon….Maybe there’s an opening in Rob’s wife’s circus? 

 

 

 

 Blownout,( and Spring the Wonder Cat):  to the Diner. Hope you can stay and tell us about your mrr and/or railfan interests. Enquiring minds need to know [J]  We have a mix of ages, and countries of residence; and as you may have gathered, there are no fixed topics in this thread, and virtually any kind of food and beverage your heart may desire.  Top of page gets to treat the rest of that page to their orders, but the first time a newbie is t.o.p. you go free.  The staff are off limits, and a watchful eye is kept on them by the twins’ Cousin Vinnie, who has connections! Enjoy…..  

 

 

Morgan:

by Lee– Congratulations on the National Honor Society induction! 

…I ditto that, well done, and especially so as you didn’t put yourself out to get it, but earned it unawares.  

 

 

Lee: Thanks for the Word page layout tip.  I’ve adjusted the page to the settings you gave and shall see if it makes any difference on this post.  Must remember to put it back for general use, or maybe it just reverts to default on any new doc?  

 

 

PC:  Happy to report that I got caught only on the last ROF test question. That means my memory is still working at 80% from the last time I saw this, and I can’t remember when that was , and so long as my IQ stays north of my age, I’ll be content with that!    Lunch is near, so I’ll say TTFN.   

 

[Cox 47]

Good Morning All...Its sunny and cold here this morning...I'll have coffee and a dougnut please...Thank you...

I got 2nd TT flat finished and hope I get trailers for it in mail today...I'm listning to CSX out of Indy on scanner they are doing some track repair near here maybe out close to Inch's place...

Blowout Cylinder...Welcome to diner hope you can drop by often..let us hear alitlle about yourself and your modeling...

Jeff...Take care of that foot..Nice modeling on gon load...

PC...I failed your test!!...Havn't heard you mention layout for awhile?

Good Morning Sue and Glad to see you again Galaxy!.....

You all have a good one...Jerry

[jeffrey-wimberly]

LSWrr

Jeff – I hope things get better with that foot. I have a friend up here that is not going to the doctor, “forgets to eat” and is just not taking care of him self.  A group of us is taking turns with his kids going over to his house to get him back on the beaten path; the guy lost his big toe because of a blister he refused to tell the doctor about or his family.  Any suggestions on how to get him back on the straight and narrow?  It’s almost like he has given up or something.

Unfortunately there's not much you can do. Forcing him to make a change that he doesn't want to make will cause him to become resentful and downright resistive and he may just lock everyone out. In cases like this it usually takes a fair shock to wake the subject up to the fact that he has to take care himself. Take my case for example. I had settled into a routine of cleaning up my wound only when I thought it needed it. As a result an infection set in. I fought it off but then a staph infection set in and was well on the way to destroying my lymph system and would probably have killed me in another week. That was a year ago. Since then I've cleaned and bandaged the wound every day and am sterilyzing it with alcohol once a week. Just a couple of weeks ago another infection tried to set in. I went to see the doc immediatly and he cleaned it up and put me on antobiotics to wipe it out. It worked. Anything you do to get him to change his tune has to be done in such a way that he thinks it was his idea. Forcing him to change won't work.

 

 

pcarrell

OK, It's that time of year to take our annual senior citizen test.

Come on Philip, that's early elementary school stuff! I aced it without even trying and I only have a 187 IQ. The average persons IQ is around 120-130. You're gonna have to do better than that.

[gear-jammer]

  Good morning, All.  I will have more time to hang around starting tomorrow.

Sue

[galaxy]

Good morning all.

A cup of Hawaiian Kona hazelnut coffee in a chessie mug please. ANd a egg and ham sandwhich.

Tooth area still is bothersome after tooth extraction last Friday.

After also leaving the hospital after 1 1/2 weeks last Fri I was feeling over the weekend that maybe I had pushed to leave to early. I wanted to leave to the dentist for extraction then go home to be miserable after extraction. They wanted me to wait a few more days. I am bipolar and after being manic all summer, I finally crashed and went into deep clinical depression with suicide attempt. I voluntarily checked myself in to the psychiatric unit {TG we have on close by}, but they involuntarily commited me do to the attempt. The problem was really I needed to have my medications that keep me "stable" adjusted. An old medication I used to take which worked wonders and miracles at keeping me "stable" for years I began reacting very badly to, so we had to stop it last spring. Hence the start of the roller caoster of mania, that in Sept began to turn to clinical depression. It took to the end of October to hit hard on the clinical depression side, so I just went in finally. They trippled the dose of one medication we changed to, and added another. I hope it does the trick. The new med we increased works OK, but obviously not as good as the old one.

But I am feeling better now than I was. I was still feeling depressed here at home, but better now.  So maybe coming home a bit early was ok. I would have been leaving about today anyway. A visit from a very good close friend yesterday helped raise my spirits.

We have our first snow on the ground. I usually enjoy snow twice a year: the very first snow, which is usually pretty Christmas card style, and snow on Christmas Day. The rest you can have .  But this first snow lacked the "prettiness" so was a bummer.

Since I lost 2 weeks being ill, it seems TG is sneaking up on me and I am still not ready for it yet. This time of year as winter approaches is also a depressing time for me. The bipolar episode did not help.

Thank you for allowing to to "vent", if you think I did. I hope this did not make anyone depressed reading it. ANd if anyone has any questions, Id be happy to answer them as many people do not understand the mental illness of bipolar (used to be called manic/depressive).

Hope you Have a good day!