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

[twhite]

Well, just a quick pop-in to see how everyone's doing.  And let you know about the Great Kitten Hunt.  Went down to the SPCA Monday to see the 'Wegie'--it was closed, and closed today, also.  Then I got on the SPCA website and found pictures of the animals and lo and behold, over the 'Wegie' kitten were the words ADOPTED.  I waited too long.  He was a cute little thing, too. 

But while I was on the website, there was also a listing for Sacramento Pet Pals, so I logged in--this is a group that rescues cats and gives them temporary Foster Homes until they can find a real one.  First up--a brown tabby Maine Coon male 2-year old 'adult' (sorry, Maine Coons aren't adult until they're 5) named 'Reni'.  Who would name a Maine Coon male 'RENI' for cryin' out loud?  You name Maine Coons REAL names like Lowell or Spooky or Harley or Chuck or good old 'down home' names--these are good old 'down home' cats, LOL!  Anyway, this guy looks really great, so I contacted the organization and they put me in touch with the gal that's 'fostering' him.  She lives right up the highway in Cameron Park, and I'm supposed to go up and take a look at him tomorrow.  Evidently he's had a kind of tough life, his owner gave him away when she moved to Hawaii, and he wasn't treated exactly kindly by the new owners.  He's supposed to be typical Maine Coon--laid back and friendly, but in need of a good home.  One plus--he gets along with other cats.  And Spooky has become so lonely that she sticks to me like glue.  That gal NEEDS a buddy.  Desperately!   So we'll see.  Neat thing about Maine Coon males--they always act as if they've got a slingshot in their back pocket, LOL!   Mischievous little(?) critters. 

But if 'Reni' comes into the household, the FIRST thing he gets is a name-change.  

So I'll be heading up to Cameron Park tomorrow to take a look at him.  If he's as handsome in person as he is in the photo, he's MINE!   Or I'm his, one or the other.  Either way, I think Spooky will come out of her doldrums. 

Best to all, prayers to those in need. 

Tom

 

[Paul W. Beverung]

Evening Gang: I finished the Northern Pacific flat car. It's out in the shed now just needs the built date and trucks. I'd like to get the flats all finished and have trucks on them for the run day Saturday. I don't know if I'll make it though.

It rained 4 1/8 inches here yesterday and last night. We had some real loud thunder and it sounded good. The pond is up about 2 feet.

I'm going to cut this short and head for bed.

Good Night All

[sleeper33]

cheers I,ll have a tea with you Gear-Jammer

wow 2 moves in 2 months this place is jumpin'

[gear-jammer]

I will have a hot cider, please.

der,  Thanks for sharing your trestle and mountain photos.  It is hard to believe that you are doing N scale.  The details in HO are plenty small.

Sue

PS.  Looks like I am at the top of the page so choose your beverage because I am buying.

[CNCharlie]

Good Evening Diners,

Der, Good news about Rosie.

PC, They say good things come in three's so I wonder what it will be for an encore after a guitar and motorcycle. I think, no I know, that my wife would tell me, get a bike and take a hike. You are one lucky fellow.

Jeff, hope that foot heals up soon.

Didn't do much here today, as it was a holiday for Remembrance Day. I did watch my DVD on Halifaxs though. I also started to do some work on the scenery which I haven't touched for about 6 months. I have a fence to put up between Mrs.Jones house and the engine house. I'm painting it CN brown/red and I know Mrs. Jones will appreciate my efforts. Then it will be on to ballasting the yard tracks and putting the engine house permanently in place. Glad I did a trial fit though as I found out that the doors wouldn't close so I'll have to increase the height of the base slightly.

Well it's time to get ready for work again tomorrow.

CN Charlie

[gear-jammer]

pcarrell

gear-jammer

Philip,  I ordered a new bike, too.

What cha got in mind?  When do you get your new toy?

Philip,

A 250 Ninja.  Kawasaki changed the body style in 2008 and you don't find one in the show room.  I am in line for the second black one.  It is a scaled down model of the big bad boy.  They said I might have it before Christmas.

Sue

[Flashwave]

 

LSWrr

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2636569390029441264fszjXl?vhost=good-times

let me try that again....

Nifty.

I put the decals on this that I made:

(all of these cars sans the two missing their chassis were bought as is silver unlettered)

  there's more if you click me

I still need to seal them up. I'm "missing" car 2, it needs to be repainted over. Nothing against Burlington, but the ITM coaches were Santa Fe anyway.  

[gear-jammer]

  

LSWrr

Sue, how do you take a bath if you keep all your models in the tub???? 

Did I miss something?

Sue

 

[LSWrr]

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2636569390029441264fszjXl?vhost=good-times

let me try that again....

[LSWrr]

Well I got something done today:

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[der5997]

A Good Remembrance Day to you all. On our way in to the Harbour, there was an eagle soaring over the Passage Road.  When we got there,  there was a goodly crowd for the size of or community (200-300 out of a possible 1300). Traffic was stopped for the first part, until after the silence etc.  The they were let through, and during the whole event, right through the readings, prayers, hymns there were no less that 4 empty logging trucks went past. The cenotaph is right on the highway, so everything was drowned out. Vital work that, deadheading logging trucks! Letters to t he papers will follow!  They can stop traffic in the summer for the Sea Side Festival Parade for an hour or more, but not on Remembrance Day.   Never mind, there was another eagle soaring over the ceremony which was very cool.

 

Sue, thanks for the crane progress comment. It’s huge fun with a fair dose of frustration, like finding that what you thought were plumb and true surfaces are anything but when stacked at the four corners of the thing and balanced on code 55 rail!   You are so right about doing the scenery under the trestle before fitting the deck.  Here’s the curved one I had on the old A&W in Alberta, the curve was on the end of a “peninsula” on the layout. The first scenery I did was under the trestle, and it stayed that way for a couple of years while the rest of the layout caught up with it!  Trees and such were put in later, but the plaster, paint and ground foam had to be there from the get go.  

Jeff, if you haven’t already today, check your email.

 

Robby:

Ok heres my newest family member.  His name is NS and he goes by C44-9W.

…Sweet, even if it is Horribly Oversized! What no rust?  Better keep it of the ocean run!  Garry:

I have been building my layout in sections. I do not like looking at just boards and track, and so I build small sections and do the scenery before I move on.  

…that’s a different way to look at it. Where do you stop on the detail before the next section?

 

 It’s turned a whole lot colder in the last three or four hours, and the sun is just about to set, so I put the wood stove on before the furnace decides to join the party. Very much cosier downstairs, but it takes a good while to seep up here. I’m off now to see if things have firmed up enough to get some paint on the crane.  Who knows, I might get lucky and be able to spray some topcoat tonight. TTFN.    

 

 

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

A poboy sounds good to me also. i'm glad Jeff thought of that.

Der John....Good news about Rosie!

Here's a photo I took from here last week. The white pelicans are migrating south and stopped here.

I'm now laying track on the lower level of my layout extension.  I have been building my layout in sections. I do not like looking at just boards and track, and so I build small sections and do the scenery before I move on.  

[Robby P.]

Just give me a LARGE sweet tea for now, thanks.

Ok heres my newest family member.  His name is NS and he goes by C44-9W.  Its a Athearn.  Got it from the LHS.  Kinda help out the small guys.  It has a quick plug, so I will look into that soon.

This engine is a beast.  Just gave it a test run, and watch out!!!  Power out the wa-zoooooo.  Thats on dirty track.  Pulled 6 cars with no problem.  Now I have to dull it down some.  No need to worry, its not going to be a rust bucket.  More just some rail dirt/dust and get rid of the shine. 

I have to order some extra parts.  GPS dome, MU hose (3 cluster), Snow plow, Ditch lights (platform & Lenses), and see what else. 

Its a 2 week early b-day gift, but I can't beat it. 

Now if you can excuse me, I have to order some parts.

Have a good one!!!

[Cox 47]

Afternoon all...Its cloudy rainy windy and 37 here not a nice day....MMMM....That looks good I'll have the same as Jeff Poboy and chili please...Thank You....I messed around yesterday and got a flat ready for trailers I have coming from Ebay deal and worked on rehabing a couple more cars..One is a 40 foot Southern gon I have picked up 3 of them in "deals" They must have been in low end train sets cause their is a bunch of them..Figured out how to lower it some and am gonna weather the heck out it...

PC...Wow you sure must been a good boy..New Guitar and Motorcycle and Santa came early!!

Our Caregiver brought the new Indy Jones DVD..We thought it was great! and it looks like they left the door open for more..Hope so anyway...

You all have a good one...Jerry

[JimRCGMO]

jeffrey-wimberly

 Ah, it's coming on lunchtime and Jim is buying. I'll have a roast beef poboy and a bowl of chili.

 

Jeff, that looks pretty good! Zoe, order me up one of those too, please!

PC, I'd [ditto] Jeff's remarks - good to see you poking your nose in here again. Will put some easing up on the w**kload (at w**k or at school) for you, on my list, too.

Now, time to chow down on that Po'boy. Oh, Zoe, please bring me a RBF to wash this down with. Thanks!

 Jim in Cape Girardeau
 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

pcarrell

I've missed hanging out!

And we've missed you.

[pcarrell]

JimRCGMO

Hey, PC, what's up for you today? Haven't heard as much out of you lately (guess you're w**king longer hours to afford all those new toys, huh?

Work and school are insane, so I've been pretty busy.  The new toys are great and all, but honestly, I'm getting burnt out on the work and school thing.  I'm just praying it'll ease up soon.  I've missed hanging out!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

 Ah, it's coming on lunchtime and Jim is buying. I'll have a roast beef poboy and a bowl of chili.

[JimRCGMO]

Good Morning, Zoe - I'll have a cup of coffee and the breakfast special today, please.

Thanks! 

Grey and drizzly here in Cape G. today - it's 42F now, with a high s'posed to be around 50 or so this afternoon, and rain off and on through the day. Good day for a cup of hot beverage and a seat in a bay window (if you have one). But at least it isn't sleet or snow, huh? 

LSWrr

Sue, how do you take a bath if you keep all your models in the tub???? 

 

Lee, that was me instead of Sue that you read about the tubs - but my tubs were smaller ones (might be able to wash your newborn in one of 'em, but not your dog or anything bigger) - about 26 quarts in size. I'd guess they're about 2+ feet by 3+ feet and about 9 inches tall. Stackable, and I can more easily see what's inside 'em without having to drag them off the shelves and open up (unlike a cardboard box). Next, I need to find some labels that will stick on them, but that I can easily write on the labels with a Sharpie. I couldn't find a photo of the ones I got, but they look sorta like this:

but with a clear (and flatter) top, so it's easy to stack them. Hey, good to hear your snow's not sticking (for now).

Sue, I'm with PC - when will your new toy arrive (and when will we see pics)?

Jeff's just keeping his immune system ready to fight, PC.

Hey, PC, what's up for you today? Haven't heard as much out of you lately (guess you're w**king longer hours to afford all those new toys, huh?

I'll be in the window booth, taking care of my breakfast...  [edit] And looky here, who's got your breakfast tab, Diners? Okay, Zoe, better tell the cook to get ready - they'll all be in shortly.

 

Blessings on your day,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

[inch53]

 

Mornin all, an irish coffee, if ya would Zoe.

A cold 35 degrees, but still better than the 22 yesterday out this morning, we've got rain in the forecast today through Sat. So other than some minor outside chores, looks like anything major is done for the year.

JIM,,,,, no cows here, but I grew up pullin teet till I was about 12 or 13, when we sold them. Every thing else on the bus is ok, but like everything else 190,000 mile on it, there's always minor stuff that needs fixing.

DER ;;;;; glad Rosie's lump is nothing to serious.

JERRY ;;; I've got a figure you can have if I can find the box their in. I'll have Deb drop it and some other stuff off after work when I do.

PC ;;;;;;;;; that's a good looking moped ya picked up

LEE ;;;;;  the manufactures are still moving some cars so that may be part off what your seeing. But, a lot of those auto racks are in storage around different yards an sidings and are being moved from one place to another. The old PRR yard in Effingham has a string, old NYC and C&EI yards in Terre Haute has some, and there's a siding over in Marshall that has another.

Best get round, KC's still sleeping, but Jbirds here now so the quiets over. Thoughts for all those need and remember all the VETs today, hope ya'll has a gooden   

[pcarrell]

JimRCGMO

PC, nice bike - are you planning on doing a road trip with Duke and his wife next spring?

Maybe.....you wanna come?

[pcarrell]

gear-jammer

Philip,  I ordered a new bike, too.

What cha got in mind?  When do you get your new toy?

[LSWrr]

Jeff, ok I see we need to work on that positive attitude a little bit, LOL

[jeffrey-wimberly]

LSWrr

Jeff, sorry to hear about the foot setback but I’m sure the Doc will take care of it.

If I see him sharpning his saw I'm heading for the hills!

 

Good morning.

It's 58 and cloudy. The high is due to be around 70 And it looks like rain will be coming in later.

The weather here is already wet and dreary so I won't be going much of anywhere so maybe I can get some of the junk cleared off the layout and get it somewhat presentable. Maybe today I'll get a chance to install a decoder in the SDP40F A unit and get it speed matched to the B unit. Once that's done I'll come up with a patch job for them to have the L&A roadname on them. It's day two of the antibiotic treatment and they have dragged me down a little but that usually happens until I get used to it. No way am I spending the Thanksgiving holiday in the hospital two years in a row. Ain't happening.

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

Wind Chill:  56°F
Humidity:  92%
Dew Point:  56°F

So Far Today
High:  60°F
Low:  58°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  18mph NNE

Today  High: 72    Showers and thunderstorms likely. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Tonight  Low: 65    Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.



 

[LSWrr]

Good morning,

Garry, Jeff might have better weather, but if you visit Ohio in the winter you don’t have to worry about mosquitoes the size of small birds.

The snow is gone, except for patches here and there.

Jeff, sorry to hear about the foot setback but I’m sure the Doc will take care of it.

PC, nice bike!

Sue, how do you take a bath if you keep all your models in the tub???? 

Lee

[NS Luc]

Good morning

 

LEST WE FORGET

 

 

Thank you to all our veterans.

[wetidlerjr]

Good Morning from Tipton IN !

Remember the Veterans on this day !

[JimRCGMO]

Evening, Chloe, I'll have a cup of hot cocoa, please 'n' thank you, ma'am!

Sue, Larry did a fine job on that trestle - I saved the photo for inspiration once I get to building my own. You're right, I could stay busy for a bit with all my kits, but I've been saving some of them until I get the other layout sections built (in a bigger space), in case I need to modify any of the buildings to fit a spot for them. Good job there, Larry!

I did finally find my Rix grain bin kit tonight (YAY!)! It was a slimmer package than I thought, and it was hiding in the tub with my smaller Woodland Scenics details and kits (like their mailboxes, treehouse, etc.). I have three rings glued together, and will continue with them tomorrow and the rest of this week until I get it finished.

DerJohn, excellent job on that crane - keeps looking better and better.

Hey, Garry, I completely missed Cn Charlie's TOP honors! But I'm sure the rest of you ate enough to cover for me... Better be careful with the Bose jokes, if Scott B. (Our young trainman from the Diner) hears about it, he'll set you straight (since he used to work selling Bose equipment before he finished high school and started working for the RR).

Jeff, sorry that the Doc wasn't happy with ya, but take all of the antibiotic and kick that infection out on its keister.

Lee, I like your snowplow. Good job! 7 inches of snow, huh? We just had some frost this morning (had to actually scrape it this morning), but it's back to raining cold rain (s'pposed to drop to 39 F tonight) and a high of 52 F tomorrow with some more rain. Guess we're getting some of that rain that Paul had a couple of days ago.

PC, nice bike - are you planning on doing a road trip with Duke and his wife next spring?

Robby, hope you get a real deal on a loco for your money. Have fun picking it out! You think you could 'weather' PC's other bike, that DerJohn found?

last mountain & eastern hogger

By the way, our good friend Rob Cedarstrand is having a tough time right now, and now with one of his horses as well.  Please, lets all of us keep him and his family in our prayers . I'm sure they will appreciate your thoughts and prayers.

Johnboy, you have it (or more exactly, Rob does)! Sorry to hear (Johnboy) about your nasty weather lately with the sleet and such.

About time for this fella to head for home and some shut-eye tonight. See you all tomorrow, and prayers for those in need of them (and of comfort).

 

Blessings and prayers,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

 

 

[last mountain & eastern hogger]

 

Good evening Gang,

Freezing rain here in the Province last night and maybe again overnight tonight , making for some real s---y driving and some serious accidents.

By the way, our good friend Rob Cedarstrand is having a tough time right now, and now with one of his horses as well.  Please, lets all of us keep him and his family in our prayers . I'm sure they will appreciate your thoughts and prayers.

Just watching the Arizona - San Fran game and am surprised that Arizona isn't handling them better. I knew it wasn't going to be a blow out but felt that the Cardinals would win by about 10 points.  They are going to have to have a great 4th Qtr. to pull it off.

Well it doesn't fit with my layout, but I couldn't resist this one.  I purchased the Milw-Road "Sky Top" observation by Walthers. What a great car. If I run it, I guess I'll say it is a demenstrator.  Think I'll also get the light kit for it next payday.

Also got a nice set of F7 A-B to add to my covered wagon fleet .  This is a set of Atherns but they have been custom painted in the full orange with black roofs of the "Wobbly".  Now the only scheme that I don't have is the early one on the F3s that were green/yellow with red stripes.   But it really doesn't appeal to me so I won't even be looking for it.

Well I will skip the goodies tonight and I think I'll go and sit in the Jacuzzi for 15 mins and then hit the sack.  At least I have the day off tomorrow so hope to get into the train room and get some work done this time. Not just run some trains.

Hope you all sleep well.  Please remember Rob.

Johnboy out....................................

The "Wobbly" will grow in the morning.

 

[gear-jammer]

I think that hot cider will hit the spot, please.

Thanks to Garry, Lee, Jerry, Paul, and der, for the compliments on Larry's trestle.  Yes, the only way to make it work is to hand lay the track.  He disected the turnout last night to see if it will work.

The  next stage is to do the riverbottom before the girder and bridge deck is glued down.  The hard part is gathering the rocks and hardscapes that will be placed in the ground goop.  I am running too many directions.

Garry, Sounds like you are going to have a huge empire.  What area are you extending into with the addition?

der,  Great progress with the crane.

Philip,  I ordered a new bike, too.

Later, Sue