OK, so for those of you that know me, you know I'm married to a wonderful woman. She loves me to no end. I'm very lucky indeed!
Matter of fact, I count myself doubly lucky because two nights ago my wife INSISTED I get a new girlfriend, and she wanted to go with me to pick her up! Yeah, you read that right! She picked out a BEAUTIFUL new girlfriend for me, and she insisted on taking me to pick her up.
I must say, she's an absolute KNOCKOUT!
What do you guys think of my new Lucille...............
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Hello everybody.....
JimCG ..............You metioned the Cat Mountain and Santa Fe. I studied past articles on Mr. Barrow's benchwork, and I designed my bench work based on his. I wanted my layout to be able to be moved if necessary, and therefore, I could relocate the layout at a future date. I hope that never happens, but I do not want to demolish the layout if we ever moved. I've demolsihed too many layouts.
Oz Jim ...Good to see you again.
RT ... glad to see you too.
Jerry ...Good you are getting stuff done.
Jeff ... you too. Thanks for sharing the pictures.
Paul ... An NP flat car sounds like a good idea.
Happy Model Railroading!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
JimRCGMOJeff, does that Athearn body have connections on top for a decoder plug? I was noticing that thicker piece at the top center and wondered if that was a decoder, but not likely, if you're still going to be adding the decoder.
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
Evening all been awhile again a lots been happening and really not much time to talk tonight as its late for me. Basically wanted to stop in and say hi to you all will try to stop in and give some info this weekend
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Hey folks. I got a new avatar, thank you google. Hey, I like favre in his green bay gear a little more, hehe.
Boy, am I glad I didn't try out for my school's basketball team, there's 50 guys trying out for 14 spots, lol.
Well, I'm looking forward to tommorow a little bit, one reason i won't say, and also church league basketball practice starts tommorow.
Well, I'll see you folks later.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Evening, Chloe - Since Ryan so nicely pointed out 'what time it is' (and I don't mean Howdy-Doody Time...), I'll have a bowl of chili with some grated cheese and some chopped onions on the side to add. That, and a RBF, please. Thanks!
OzJim, I'm thinking your door is smaller than the design you'd originally posted (was it in HO back then?), which I knew ran mostly around three sides of your room (and maybe a shallow bridge or swingable section to connect the sides back around). Am I fairly close on that? You're probably right about needing to change over to 4-axle units on your diesels. Hey, you could model Ed's orange grove (just transplanted north a few hundred miles...). Another possible idea (if you like the ATSF) would be to borrow some ideas from the article in the December (2008) MR (p.56) about the Cat Mountain & Santa Fe layout that Dick Barrow has revised over the years. His originally was a very shallow shelf type layout, with almost no scenery (unless you counted the backdrop).
Jeff, does that Athearn body have connections on top for a decoder plug? I was noticing that thicker piece at the top center and wondered if that was a decoder, but not likely, if you're still going to be adding the decoder.
Paul, if you're an old fogey, you probably aren't the only one of us in here. Do you have much to do to get the hay yard rearranged? Or will you have to clear out any and all questionable parts of the hay? Bummer if you got your haying all done, only to have to 'weed out' some of it.
It was a (mostly) better day at w**k today - fairly busy in the morning, but very laid back in the afternoon. Got my EPA (Employee Performance Appraisal, not that other EPA) done with my supervisor, and was able to talk her into two 4's on it. (Scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being darn near perfect, and 3 being satisfying requirements but nothing above. I started out by asking my supervisor if the admin. folks expected perfection, or realistic results. She pretty much agreed with me that their expectations were probably a 'trifle' high for mere mortals like us.
I did also find out (early afternoon) that another therapist had left (that one was kind of a 'you can resign or be fired' choice). Somehow it was connected to the other person who left on Monday, but again, no details provided/offered. I kind of wonder if this person kicked up a fuss about the other one being fired and got admin. ticked off with her. Sad part is, there were one or two newer programs that the one who left today was in process of training the other therapists for more specialized clients, and that will likely go by the wayside now. #$%*^& administrators... Doesn't do much for the morale of those left in the place, I'd say. Okay, step down from the now...
Tomorrow, we're supposed to start seeing some rain and maybe winds moving in. Hear something this morning on the way in about 30 mph winds with it. But this afternoon at lunch, it felt like mid to upper 70's (F).
Just gonna kick back with my float for now.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Jim: myself and my uncle are buying a house for my parents and my family to live in, in the same suburb as where I live now. It is going to cost us $365,000 but its a two story 4 bed house with a big shed.
As for the layout the restrictions for my time and room means i'll be constructing something on the size of a entry door to a house. (6 x 3) plenty of room in N scale. Since it's going to be a small layout I'll probably wind back the prototype to the 50s/60s so I can run 4 axle jeeps and plenty of 40' reefers...I'm thinking SO Cal... orange groves etc...It would be hard to run coal drags with 3 x 6 axle GE AC4400's at the front on a small layout.
I'll drop by when I can, but don't always have time at work to post, If you want to keep in touch more regularly use the email function, as I check that daily.
By the way, Congratulations from Oz to Senator Obama on becoming the 44th president of the USA.
James, Brisbane Australia
Modelling AT&SF in the 90s
Cox 47Jeff do you have plans to replace the metal contact strip with a wire?....Jerry
Jeff do you have plans to replace the metal contact strip with a wire?....Jerry
Cox 47Jeff The drive shafts don't look like stock BB?
PackerIt has the hex shafts from newer athearns.
Correct! It also has new nickel silver wheels and a new motor which is secured with screws.
Lee: I figured you would spot the differences right off.
Afternoon Gang:
Jim back in the 60s we wore the regular Air Force uniform with CAP patches. As a seinor I wore regular AF WO 2 bars. The cadets wore cadet rank insignia. I guess I'm an old fogey.
Sue we have plenty of hay but some of the quality isn't good. I put a temporary fence accross the bottom of the hay lot so I can move the cattle to the well site with out having them get into the hay. I have to get into the haylot from the gate by the county road, no big deal. I'm thinking about painting one of the flat cars black and lettering it for Northern Pacfic. That OK with you?
Well I need to get back at it. I have 6 pairs of couplers to assemble. The castings for them arn't as good as some I've done. Lots of sanding filling and fussing.
See you all later.
It has the hex shafts from newer athearns.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
Jeff The drive shafts don't look like stock BB? Jerry
jeffrey-wimberly Cox 47Jeff....Nice lash up of Locos look like they could handle a bunch of cars..Have you try out how many?More than I can fit on my layout! That's a Bachmann, an Athearn and an Atlas, all GP40's and none of them are lightweights. I've been working on my SDP40F for the past couple of hours. Keep in mind this is an old Athearn BB loco. Let's see how keen your powers of observation are. Anybody notice anything about it?
Cox 47Jeff....Nice lash up of Locos look like they could handle a bunch of cars..Have you try out how many?
I've been working on my SDP40F for the past couple of hours. Keep in mind this is an old Athearn BB loco. Let's see how keen your powers of observation are. Anybody notice anything about it?
YES THE PLASTIC BODY IS MISSING!
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Afternoon folks!
Hope all is well with everyone!
I think it's...
So how about some...
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Good Morning All....Its sunny and 64 here this morning..Posta stay like this for another day or so then the bottom drops out for the week-end...I'll have a hot ham and cheese sandwitch,and coffee please..Thank You...Read in the paper this morning they found a 33 inch Alligator in the Embraw river near here..Looks like it was some ones pet and was alive when it was put in the river..
Did a little painting on HO kitbash and ran trains..I am still trying to get caught up on my Model Railroad reading..I like the Monon N scale layout in the GMR 2009...
JR...Sorry to hear your mold problem was worse than tou thought but like you said new railroad is gonna be bigger and better and since your old railroad was pretty dog gone good the new one will be a real humdinger!! Keep us updated...
James OZ....Welcome back! Don't be such a stranger...
Jeff....Nice lash up of Locos look like they could handle a bunch of cars..Have you try out how many?...You nephew's vehicle looks like a full sized Red Neck kit bash!!
You all have a good one.....Jerry
Good morning. It's 61 and foggy. The high should be in the low 80's and it will be partly cloudy. Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 11/5/2008 Wind Chill: 60°F Humidity: 97% Dew Point: 60°F So Far Today High: 62°F Low: 55°F Rain: 0.00" Rain Rate: 0.00"/h Gust: 8mph SSE Important Message Dense fog advisory in effect until 9 AM cst this morning. Now through 09:00 AM CST November 05, 2008 Patchy fog will occur across portions of the area. The fog will be dense at times reducing visibilities below one quarter of a mile. The visibilities will improve as the fog lifts by 9 AM. Today High: 82 Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Areas of dense fog early in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight Low: 65 Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
LSWrrWhew, Jeff I thought you guys forgot about the spotlight. Looks like a nice vehicle. You guys hunt deer and hogs down there?
Good morning all,
High today of 69F, looks like a full week of Indian summer for us.
I ordered brick streets and cement side walks for my downtown area and it should be in this Friday.
Whew, Jeff I thought you guys forgot about the spotlight. Looks like a nice vehicle. You guys hunt deer and hogs down there?Lee
LSWrrJeff that is not a true southern hunting vehicle, where is the 1,000,000 candle power spot light???
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Evening, Chloe - I'll have a cup of cocoa, please. Thank you, ma'am.
JR, sorry to hear about your losing a bit more of your layout (especially the swing bridge, as I understand those are ticklish to get just right...). As you said, there's always rebuilding it better.
OzJim! Are you still using the same basic layout plan you'd last posted in the old Diner? And where are you going to move to? Fill us long-time Diners in, when you get a chance.
james saundersLayout is on hold at the moment due to a move coming in a month or so and the fact that cricket is full on at the moment. In case you guys didn't know im in N scale now (US) with UP and BNSF....Ozjim! Oh yeah, FWIW - Go McCain/Palin.
Layout is on hold at the moment due to a move coming in a month or so and the fact that cricket is full on at the moment. In case you guys didn't know im in N scale now (US) with UP and BNSF.
...
Ozjim!
Oh yeah, FWIW - Go McCain/Palin.
CNCharlieMy Doc said he had a birthday surprise for me as he snapped on a rubber glove.
Jeff, that's some kind of hunting vehicle, for sure. So, how many candle power is the spotlight/bar on it? Good to hear that CN Charlie will be able to fit his RV there at the station. Yesindeedy!
Paul, that CAP business about polo shirts sounds weird to me, too (given that there didn't appear to be any need for the special treatment). But I'm probably 'Old school', I guess. When I was in high school and in Air Explorers, or in ROTC in college, there probably wouldn't have been polo shirts. (Did they have polo shirts back in the 60's, anyway?)
Well, no more political ads (thank Heaven!) all over TV now. [whew!]
I'm going to head home for some . Had a rather busy day - got to swing by her for lunch (around 3 p.m.) kinda later than usual. Hopefully tomorrow will be not quite as busy.
Prayers for those in need of healing and comfort.
Blessings and a good night's rest for all of you,
Good evening. I will have a hot cider, please.
Paul, Glad the grand daughter is enjoying CAP. Did you get enough hay in this year? I am wondering if we did. Our hay price doubled this year.
Later, Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Evening Gang: I went to the CAP meeting with the grand daughter. She is really getting into it. When they were having there drill practice I had a hard time not acting like a tac officer again. I was disapointed that the uniform for the seinor members was blue polo shirt and gray slaks. I asked about it and got the impresion that it was for persons that could not meet Air Force groming codes. From what I saw no one there did not meet code. Anyway that kind of turned me off. There have been a lot of other changes that I think are very good. They have decent aircraft now. Mostly Cessna 172 and 182s. A far cry from the PT 23 that I flew in as an observer/navigator. That bird had a hand crank inertial starter and open cockpit. That was a real cold ride in the winter along the west coast of Lake Michagan. Any way I'm going back next week and may go check out the seinor squadron on Tuesday night.
I got the frame for the flat car finished sandblasted. That was a long job that took 160lbs of blasting medium. I put it in the shop since it may rain tomorrow. I don't want to have to start all over to remove rust. I'll paint it yellow and letter it for Chcago & North Western.
Well I guess I'll hit the sack.
Good Night All
Jeff that is not a true southern hunting vehicle, where is the 1,000,000 candle power spot light???
JR that is true NH is also the only line that I know of outside of the PRR to have GG1s running regular service. Sorry to hear about the layout.
CNCharlieJeff, I sure don't mind parking the RV at the s tation. I can railfan at the same time but is there power hook up? I guess I could always attach a jumper cable to the rails.
Good Evening Diners!
First of all I want to thank every-one for the B-D wishes and the cake!! I went for my annual poke and prod that morning. My Doc said he had a birthday surprise for me as he snapped on a rubber glove. Hopefully the tests come out OK. I did get a flu shot and as I have a 94 year old mother, it was free.
Lee, I know it's a bit late but I am sorry to hear about the loss of your furry friend. It's always a tough call but you have to put them first.
Weather here has been amazing. On Monday we hit a record with a high of 68F. It is supposed to start cooling off by the week-end with a high of about 28F on Sunday. I imagine it will be heading south but hopefully it won't get too far. I did manage to get the fish out of the pond and into their winter abode baon Sunday plus finish cleaning up the back yard. My wife asked me to empty the flower pots of the earth otherwise they will freeze and crack. Would you believe I filled 3 wheel barrow fulls of earh. It is a small wheel barrow but still that's a lot of dirt!
Jeff, I sure don't mind parking the RV at the s tation. I can railfan at the same time but is there power hook up? I guess I could always attach a jumper cable to the rails.
Well it's time to get to the TV. Your election is a big deal here as the outcome will have a rather big impact on us as we ship most of what we produce your way.
Very strange. The comments of those who were there stress the oppisite. The only area cleared was the IMMEDIATE area.
jeffrey-wimberly Found out this morning that a bomb went off inside the Leesville Wal-Mart this past weekend. What really disturbs me about it is that nothing at all was done to get people out of the store. Everything continued as if it was business as usual. The first order of business should have been to clear then store.
Found out this morning that a bomb went off inside the Leesville Wal-Mart this past weekend. What really disturbs me about it is that nothing at all was done to get people out of the store. Everything continued as if it was business as usual. The first order of business should have been to clear then store.
http://thetowntalk.com/article/20081104/NEWS01/811040320
Two people were injured when a homemade bomb went off inside the Leesville Wal-Mart on Saturday, Leesville Police reported.
Two 16-year-old boys have been arrested in connection with the incident that sent two to the hospital with minor injuries, Leesville Police Chief Bobby Hickman said in a statement released Monday.
Police said the device went off around 8:30 p.m. and was initially reported to them as gunshots coming from the sporting goods area of the store. It was later discovered that it was a "small bomb" that had been detonated by the teens in the men's clothing section of the store.
A customer and an employee suffered minor injuries during the explosion. They were taken to a local hospital where they were treated and later released.
One of the unnamed juveniles was charged with criminal trespass and has been released to his parents.
The other teen faces charges of manufacture and possession of a bomb, theft of goods, simple arson, two counts of counts of negligent injury, disturbing the peace and aggravated assault. The second teen also has two previous and unrelated arson charges through Leesville Police, according to the release. He will be taken to a juvenile detention center.
Police said the store was cleared, and the boys were arrested after officials reviewed security tape from the store.