Mornin all, an irish coffee for a chilly morn, please Janie.
SUN
High: 48° Low: 31°
Thought I'd drop by for an update on the goings on round here. Every one here somes to be doing ok. JAMIE had her surgury, and they got all the cancer. Guess it was a small spot bout the size of a quarter.
The oldest grand daaughter [Beth] informed us that she's going to give us our first great grand kid next June. I'm not to trilled bout it, but not much I can say, she's 18 [still to young in my book].
Still trying to find a new engine for Mother's bus. It has the heavy duty block in it and all we can find is standard. We found one $900 and no guarenty. A GM factory rebuild is $2000 now.
I've decided I really hate the time change this year. The clocks may be turned back an hout, but I'm still on milkin time, so instead of going up round 4, it's 3.
On some train news, a CSX train came thru with 2 wind genoraters stands late Thursday headed east. Don't know how far they were going, but IND has been building a couple 3 windfarms on the praires. Haven't seen the blades for these, go through yet
JERRY,,, I got the Santa train schedule for this year. Oblong n Palistine are the closest for us.
http://www.inrd.com/santa_train.shtml
That's bout it, but I will head out after one last thought on the elections
Years ago, there was an old tale in the Marine Corps about a Lieutenant who inspected his men and told the 'gunny' that they smelled bad. The Lieutenant suggested that they change their underwear.The Gunny responded, "Aye, aye, sir, I'll see to it immediately!"He went into the tent and said, "The lieutenant thinks you guys smell bad, and wants you to change your underwear. Smith, you change with Jones. McCarthy, you change with Dzwill. Brown, you change with Schultz. Get to it."The moral: A candidate may promise 'change' in Washington, but don't count on things smelling any better.
May stop back in laters, thoughts for all those in need and hope ya'll has a gooden
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I'll have the bacon and eggs.
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My turn to buy....
Enjoy.
Happy Sunday
Good morning
LEST WE FORGET
Good morning. It's 49 and clear. The high will be in the low 70's and it will be partly cloudy. Yesterday I started on the DCC conversion of the SDP40F's. I got the B unit done. It now has a Digitrax DZ125 decoder and has been set so it's normal direction of travel is reverse. I'll get the A unit done today if I have time. Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 11/9/2008 Wind Chill: 46°F Humidity: 72% Dew Point: 38°F So Far Today High: 49°F Low: 45°F Rain: 0.00" Rain Rate: 0.00"/h Gust: 6mph NE Today High: 72 Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight Low: 48 Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Just a quick cup of hot chocolate to go, please, Janie. Thanks!
Dick, got your email (and sent it along to others).
Sue, I have a couple more Santa Fe triple hoppers (and a UP one) to do, a Frisco PS-1 boxcar, two Santa Fe plug door boxcars (need to renumber one...), another SF AAR and a Cotton Belt AAR boxcar. I also have an Accurail New Haven boxcar (need a handful of eastern RR's, including some NYC's, for that occasional stray shipment wandering in from the east coast , and a Bowser Frisco covered hopper (2-bay), and a Walthers GSC flat car/pulpwood car (can be assembled either way). I have some P2K kits (some gons, 50 auto boxcars, etc.) to assemble as well. But then again, once I get them put together, I won't be able to fit them all on my current layout just yet. Hmm... maybe I need to find me a wife who wants a hot tub, so I could justify expanding my layout...(nah, not yet, anyway)
I went to get the Rix grain bin kit to start on it today, but couldn't find it. I did find some other things (like the Walthers modular yard office I've been working on a while back), just not the grain bin. Frustrating... I was able to get rid of some boxes after moving bunches of stuff into four more tubs I'd bought at Sears yesterday evening. Did feel good to haul four of the (empty) cardboard boxes out to the dumpster, and the stuff on the shelves does look neater now.
Tom, repeat after me: "Step away from the table, Tom. Step away from the brass table, Tom..." Hope you and Spooky find her another cabeese-stealer, whether another Maine Coon or other breed. I'll [ditto] Garry's remarks on your bringing Spooky home a li'l buddy.
Paul, after your days have been lately, I'd say you deserve an afternoon or evening of kicking back and watching that RR DVD with a cold drink.
DerJohn, your eyes must be way above normal, from all the work you've been doing on the crane and subassemblies.
RT, that was a definite bummer that you only found out six months after the statute of limitations on malpractice ended. Hopefully, they'll be able to easily remove the defib and let you get back to a more 'normal' life. Have you been doing anything new with your trains?
I'm still puzzled at where that grain bin kit disappeared to. Well, time to head for bedtime.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good evening everyone....
We just returned from going out to eat. I had teriaki steak at a Thai restaurant which is about 35 miles west of here. We cross the Land Between the lakes to get there.
RT ... Sorry to hear of your experiances wth the defibrilator I can, hover, attest that it is better to be safe than sorry. My doctors are 100% certain that my defibrilator saved my life in August when my my heart. It re-started my heart beat several times before the helcopter got me to hospital Nashvile, TN . So it is really great to be alive.
Looks like Tom may get a new addition to the "family". Best wishes with that , Tom.
I think I'll go spend some time with the layout now.
Happy Model Railorading.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Evening all, just got back from playing Vesper Mass--went well. Fr. Anthony's Homily had to do with healing after the election this year. Interesting, evidently yesterday he saw a car with a bumper sticker that said "He's not MY President," so he gave a very short (5 minute tops) and succinct Homily on working together. It was food for thought, especially here in California, where there are a lot of bad feelings over several State Propositions. Okay, enough political stuff.
Went to the Roseville Train Show this afternoon. As usual, I was looking for a brass loco that needed some TLC, and found one. No, I didn't buy it, because the price-tag was close to $800, and even though it was an old 1960 era Max Gray loco, I thought the price was really TOO high, and the seller was not negotiating. It was a strange show this year, not a lot of really 'cool' stuff, and what I saw was a lot of overpriced junk. I DID pick up a couple of large Bragdon rock-castings for use on my infamous "Buttes", some new stuff they've just released. When the weather settles down, I'm gonna have fun with them. I like the Bragdon stuff--I use their self-adhesive weathering chalks on my locos (and maybe someday I'll get brave enough to try them on some of my freight cars), and it's good stuff, it doesn't 'wear off' on your fingers if you really HAVE to lift up a loco. Besides, their company is just 45 minutes up the road from me in Georgetown, so if my LHS doesn't have what I need right away, it's a nice, scenic drive up to the foothills to get what I need. Neat people, and they sure put out a lot of great scenery products.
But $800 for a Max Gray brass loco? Three years ago I bought an old Max Gray SP MT-3 4-8-2 for about $250, and all it needed was a new NWSL can motor and the gears cleaned out. Runs like a champ, pulls like an ox. There was also an old Akane Cab-forward AC-7, with a new can motor, and it was going for $750. Now I know I'm not out of the loop on used brass, but an AKANE? Sorry fellas, but I think a Reality Check is due pretty soon, LOL!
Okay, enough griping about the Train Show. At least I got some cool castings.
Heading down to the SPCA tomorrow to see about that "Wegie" kitten. Spooky must know something's in the air, she's been following me around as if she's suddenly turned into a big, fuzzy Laborador Retriever, today. As in "Bring me back a Toy, tomorrow, Daddy. I need a BUDDY!"
Well, we'll see. Maine Coon and "Wegie?" Should be an INTERESTING household if it works out, LOL!
Best to all, prayers to 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!
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Evening Gang:
RT I feel the same way about my commerical pilots license. I won't use it but I want to know that I have it. I need to pass a flight physical.
Mary Ann and I went to the parade and then out to the National Viet Nam war museum site for the unvailing of the Camp Holloway wall. A Huey flew over the parade twice and then came in and landed at the museum site durning the ceramonies. This Huey is the one that was at the air show in Ft. Worth last year. The folks that own it let me sign my name to the padding on the aft trans mission bulk head. My name is still there. Very neat.
After we got home I got back to work on the flat cars. I put one coat of paint on the one that is yellow. I'll letter it for the C&NW. While that was drying I started to put the deck on the KL&SCF flat. I only got the stringers installed before it was time to quit.
Well I've got a head ach and am tired so I'll head for bed.
Good Night All
Fine here not sure how but I posted befor wanted to anyway told you all i would try and drop in and let you all know whats been going on.
It seems that I never really needed the Difibrilator ( more test to come but pointing that way) the doctor went from a to z with out stopping in the middle to see why things were happening. If he would of tried a monitor on my side say for a week and asked about my diet he would have found some things out and did some other test that should have been done to determaine If I needed one or not things would have probally been different but now that its over 2 years its to late to file a suit for malpratice as it has to be done with in 2 years of the wrong ful pratic can be filed and I've had this 2 1/2 years so again I find out to late. So life goes on. I'm doing well other wise and once I find out for sure I want to either have it turned off or removed which ever they recommend and see If I can get my CDL back for one. Not that I would go get a job driving truck but I could Get it if I ever needed to. I lost it because of this.
Well not to much else is happening hope all are doing well and prayers to those who need them.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Evening all hows it going ?
Heartland Division CB&QJeff, did you eat ALL of that sandwich?
Howdy......
Jeff, did you eat ALL of that sandwich?
I posted a picture in WPF. There is a Northern Pacific train in it. Any NP fand around?
Cheers! .
Packers#1Mornin' everyone. hopefully gonna get a N/Z Walthers catalog today, and maybe a little something else. I've also decided to model fall on my next layout, just too good of time of year to pass up. I think I can do, anyone have any tricks for it? I was wondering if I could soak the woodland scenics ground foam in dyed water, then let the water dry off to sorta tone them down for a few trees.
Mornin' everyone. hopefully gonna get a N/Z Walthers catalog today, and maybe a little something else. I've also decided to model fall on my next layout, just too good of time of year to pass up. I think I can do, anyone have any tricks for it? I was wondering if I could soak the woodland scenics ground foam in dyed water, then let the water dry off to sorta tone them down for a few trees.
well, no catalog, but i do have a new boxcar and some fall foliage. No pics now b/c of lack of camera.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
I'll have a ham sandwich.
Heck.
Snacks on me.
Good afternoon.
I've been working on high school applications lately. One down, five to go.
More later, I've got to go.
Howdy All....Its cloudy and much cooler here..I'll have a Root Beer Flaot please..Thank You...
Sue the station is a Walther's kit and built just as it came out of box..I don't know if they make it in HO..If I rember right it might be called Al's ?
This is another shot of it....
You all have a good one...Jerry
Good morning. I will sit back here and have a cinnamon roll with my coffee. It is stormy out and I should have my computer turned off in case we have a power outage.
Jerry, Thanks for posting the Standard Oil photo at WPF. I was close when I asked Garry. The last 3 letters are the same. My memory must be failing me. Also, if I could have gone back to the old format, I would have found it. Well, was the station a kit or did you custom it?
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
twhite Snip Well, the Great Roseville Model Railroad Show starts tomorrow, and I'm headed over there and pray for me, okay? I'm the guy that's always hitting the Used Brass Table, and I need more locomotives like a hole in the head, but the last time I was there, I picked up my now Infamous "Basket Case Yellowstone" for a song, and I just KNOW there's another 'orphan' waiting for me. Luckily, I have to play Mass tomorrow evening, so I can't spend that much time over there, but it only takes a MINUTE, I've found. Snip Oh, and something happened this morning: Found out that the SPCA has a "Wegie" kitten, from a lady friend of mine that volunteers there. Little male guy. In case you don't know what a "Wegie" is, it's a Norwegian Forest Cat, which looks like a Maine Coon (only with a Scandanavian accent, LOL!) and is a pretty rare breed here in the USA right now. How a "Wegie" kitten got to the SPCA around here is really mysterious, but Lois says that the former owner swears that it is, so I'm heading down there to take a look at the little guy. Haven't told Spooky yet, and if it really IS a "Wegie", it'll be interesting to see her reaction. I know she wants a buddy (so do I) so we'll see what happens. Wierd thing, Maine Coons are also starting to show up occasionally at the SPCA, from former owners who either have moved to where they can't keep cats, or elderly folks who have to give them up. But either way, it's about time that both Spooky and I get a little guy companion. She's tired of stealing cabeese by herself, she's got to break someone else into her favorite hobby, LOL! So we'll see what happens. Anyway, I'll report on the Roseville show tomorrow night after Mass. Should be interesting. I can't spend TOO much, I've still got that Z-6 coming in as my Belated Christmas Present come January--assuming Sunset's calendar is still on schedule. Snip
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Well, the Great Roseville Model Railroad Show starts tomorrow, and I'm headed over there and pray for me, okay? I'm the guy that's always hitting the Used Brass Table, and I need more locomotives like a hole in the head, but the last time I was there, I picked up my now Infamous "Basket Case Yellowstone" for a song, and I just KNOW there's another 'orphan' waiting for me. Luckily, I have to play Mass tomorrow evening, so I can't spend that much time over there, but it only takes a MINUTE, I've found.
Oh, and something happened this morning: Found out that the SPCA has a "Wegie" kitten, from a lady friend of mine that volunteers there. Little male guy. In case you don't know what a "Wegie" is, it's a Norwegian Forest Cat, which looks like a Maine Coon (only with a Scandanavian accent, LOL!) and is a pretty rare breed here in the USA right now. How a "Wegie" kitten got to the SPCA around here is really mysterious, but Lois says that the former owner swears that it is, so I'm heading down there to take a look at the little guy. Haven't told Spooky yet, and if it really IS a "Wegie", it'll be interesting to see her reaction. I know she wants a buddy (so do I) so we'll see what happens. Wierd thing, Maine Coons are also starting to show up occasionally at the SPCA, from former owners who either have moved to where they can't keep cats, or elderly folks who have to give them up. But either way, it's about time that both Spooky and I get a little guy companion. She's tired of stealing cabeese by herself, she's got to break someone else into her favorite hobby, LOL!
So we'll see what happens. Anyway, I'll report on the Roseville show tomorrow night after Mass. Should be interesting. I can't spend TOO much, I've still got that Z-6 coming in as my Belated Christmas Present come January--assuming Sunset's calendar is still on schedule.
Great to see you thinking of adopting from the SPCA
So many unwanted pets out there !
As for the show i just know there wil be a spark spitting grear grinding fix me up special that will wiggle it's way past your wallet !
TerryinTexas
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gear-jammer snip Terry, Does that mean that you are going ahead with the tour? You got things cleaned up? snip
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Terry, Does that mean that you are going ahead with the tour? You got things cleaned up?
no not done cleaning up yet sue but i still have a week left
BTW when are we gonna see some pictures`of the background buildings ?
Good morning. It's 41 and clear. The high should be around the mid 70's and it will still be clear, a rarity in this state. I wrapped up work on the second SDP40F yesterday. I gave up trying to find suitable gears to regear the Athearn dummy trucks and modified a Proto 2000 E6 chassis to fit under the SDP40F shell. This worked well enough providing one doesn't look too closely at the trucks. They're just a little bigger than those on the other SDP40F unit but it does get it operational. Now to come up with a patch job. Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 11/8/2008 Wind Chill: 41°F Humidity: 93% Dew Point: 39°F So Far Today High: 45°F Low: 41°F Rain: 0.00" Rain Rate: 0.00"/h Gust: 0mph NNE Today High: 75 Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight Low: 45 Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds around 5 mph. Just working 2 for 1 on the railroad.
Good morning,
OK, PC, I was just trying to warn you.
Well good bye Indian summer, hello winter. Temps will be on the steady decline from now on.
Jeff nice job on both of those locomotives.
Sue, I look forward to some pictures from your layout.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
last mountain & eastern hoggerBy the way, what is the name of the station that we can park out fifth wheel beside..
Good Evening! Well in 15 minutes it will Good Morning here so I better say Good Morning for those east of us.
Johnboy is right, we have been digging out but not myself as I got in a snow removal company a couple of years ago when we were away in the winter and just kept up with it. I find it a great relief as in today to come home and find the shoveling has already been done.
Tomorrow morning I'm off to the LHS to pick up a DVD they're holding for me. It's the last of the series on Canadian steam that was filmed near here in 1958. It has the sound recorded at the time so in that regard it is somewhat unique.
Didn't get that decoder figured out. I took off the shell again, checked all the wiring but can't see anything touching to cause a short. I gave up, put the boiler back on and onto the shelf it went. Think I'll do some painting this weekend as in model painting- less stressful than the electronics stuff. I have some wood fencing to put up behind the engine house.
Long week-end for me as I'm taking Monday off and Tuesday is a holiday for Remembrance Day. I'll probably play my tape on the Halifax bomber as that's what my father flew. No wonder he suffered from migranes for years afterwards.
Nighty-night!
CN Charlie