Afternoon all:
RAIN!!!!
Yes, for two days now. Delicious, wet, soggy RAIN!! And more predicted until Sunday or Monday. And a snow level that is supposed to drop to 4,000 feet this evening. So far we've got about two inches of the wet stuff here in the Valley (okay, it's a slow rain, but what the Heck), and it's pouring up in the foothills. Storm warnings in the mountains.
Now I know that doesn't sound particularly inviting to you guys who have been putting up with those terrible Northwest and Northern storms, but believe me, out here in SunnyCal, it's a Godsend. Right now I'm looking out the window and watching the stuff drip out of my flooded gutters and grinning. And evidently SoCal is getting whacked with it also, so I hope their reservoirs--such as they are--are getting filled up. Of course, I also hope they are spared mudslides.
Jeff: If you've got six inches of clearance with that big tanker of yours, be happy. I worked for the Forest Service during the summers in Truckee when I went to college, the second year I was there, they got this brand-spanking new International-Harvester tanker unit that was so tall we had to have the Engineering Crew come up and heighten the door on the tanker barn. Man, climbing into the back of that baby gave me Acrophobia, LOL! Funny thing, it gave us more trouble than the old Ford tanker we had originally.
Just had a cat walk across the keyboard. No, not Remington or Spooky, but some strange little black and grey female that I am baby-sitting for a buddy of mine while he looks for another apartment. He arrived this morning with a cat-carrier and before I could say "Let's find a room to keep her in," let her out. About 7 furry little pounds of sheer CUTE! Spooky just stared, Remington took out after her, she jumped around, they've been playing ever since. Her name is Wiezl and she's a little cute furball. Anyway, I'm "Daddy" for a while. My buddy says she's a 'Lap Cat' and likes something called "Goopy Tuna." Evidently it's something that is put out by the same brand that Remington and Spooky crave.
Anyhow, right now I have three cats charging around the house. I really don't think that Spooky is amused, but Remington seems to be having a ball. Picture to follow, if I can ever get them to slow down, LOL!
Best to all, prayers to those in need.
Tom
Hoo Boy, I see dinner's on me. Flo, I'm in a Brats and Sauerkraut kinda mood tonight--you know, the kind that's been cooking in good German beer and sweet-hot mustard with lots of bacon and onions and potatoes most of the day. Everyone else, order up whatever you want!
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!
Eric; We'll pray for your father----it's never easy that's for sure---My two sisters and myself had to do the juggling thing when mapa both were ill at the same time---
I'm still in N scale----I'm just using more powerful Magnification
to see what I'm doing-----
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
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Dern, I just checked. we gotta play Mt. harris tomorrow, then we turn around and paly the older st. Johns Team Monday. And our 2nd biggest guy (I'm the biggest) is out for 3 weeks w/ a high ankle sprain he got playing soccer.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
That's the only thing with N. It's hard to see the small stuff, well all the stuff. It's mostly all RTR anyway. This will cause trouble with the 4-footed furries. They're intimidated by the HO but N are like mice... WE'll see, I'm stopping at the LHS tomorrow, he has a HUGE selection of motive, rolling and track. Like I said before I might go with snap track type, it will be quicker than laying flex track.
Thanks for the good wishes, i'm just getting tired. Eric
ewl01 That's the only thing with N. It's hard to see the small stuff, well all the stuff. It's mostly all RTR anyway. This will cause trouble with the 4-footed furries. They're intimidated by the HO but N are like mice... WE'll see, I'm stopping at the LHS tomorrow, he has a HUGE selection of motive, rolling and track. Like I said before I might go with snap track type, it will be quicker than laying flex track. Thanks for the good wishes, i'm just getting tired. Eric
If little ones are a concern just close the door between train and cat. 'Spring' isn't much of an issue because he is still a little skittish around moving trains----and the few times he went around with a car/loco/whatever in his mouth he tended to be going around protecting/hiding his 'little ones'. Oh well, one tends to play it by ear----
Evening, Chloe - I'll have some of that ribeye, but make mine done medium, please,
and with a glass of wine, thanks!
Packers#1 Well, my 4x8 is now officially history! Just have to go ahead and take it apart. I think I can make some space for a new layout in my bedroom. I just need something smaller in a climate contolled room.
Sawyer, do remember, that if you do an around-the-walls layout (up high enough that you don't hit your head on it when you sit up in bed), that 4X8 wood could make (depending on how wide) from 12 to 32 linear feet of base for the layout (splitting into narrower strips than 4 feet wide/deep). Also, you might want to take a look at Iain Rice's books on layouts for room-size or smaller spaces - Mid-Sized and Manageable Track Plans, or Small, Smart & Practical Track Plans (both books are from Kalmbach). Be careful, because Kalmbach also has a book whose title is close to the Mid-Sized... one, which is newer (but not by Rice, but someone else). Rice has some track plans in those books which are designed for building in your bedroom - and still being able to use the room for sleeping, studying, etc. Hopefully, those books can give you some ideas to start with. Hope your team does well this weekend and Monday!
ns3010I was only kidding!
Me too, Joe! Oh, on your N scale, before you throw it out, you maybe could ask if any other Diners (who model in N scale) might want it (like for postage or such). They might be able to use stuff that you or I have not a lot of use for (being in the grand and glorious Home-Oriented scale...)
Ray - I hear ya on telling time by the minutes it takes (having grown up in St. Louis County, myself). Of course, sometimes we have to adjust for the traffic pattern/flow, right? Enjoy your dinner, sounds yummy!
Eric, the wine is fine (if I may make a small pun...). The twins (and Vinnie...) make sure that no minors 'imbibe the bubbly' here in the Diner. This is a family-friendly Diner, after all - well, except for those occasional parties on the weekends... I will add your Dad's pneumonia (and Mom's ailments) to the prayer list. Garry, is the chapel car still on the next track?
Tom - yeah, now you like that rain, but when the mudslides start creeping down into your backyard, you'll be singing a different tune... Hopefully, it won't come to that, though. And we'll be watching to see if you're posting every day over the weekend, to make sure those felines haven't tied you up (so they can pick the locks and play with all your Yellowstones). I hope your friend doesn't have model trains, or Wiezl may go back home having learned some 'new tricks'...
Need to do some more reading on DCC this weekend, so I can figure how to separate the blocks on my existing two sections (and later, on the others I have yet to build, when I get more territory for the RR). I have at least 2 Kalmbach books on wiring, plus emails from a couple of Diners who've given me some sage suggestions. Also would like to talk with our MRR club electronics guru Kevin, but that'd be Monday night likely. I also will work some more on my Walthers modular warehouse, and my Roberts Printing kitbash. Maybe check my paint supplies and see what I may need to order to replentish it. Yep.
Think for now, I'll just kick back in the window booth and sip my wine while I watch the evening switcher finished up its run. Ah, the weekend...
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau (where the temp is 41 F and dropping)
Eric:
My four-footed furries are very prone to HO, so I'd hate to see what they might accomplish with N. But then in my case, I'm talking about a Maine Coon (18 lbs) and a Norwegian Forest cat (19 and gaining), both of whom are slightly larger than your average miscievous feline. Spooky, the Maine Coon is very prone to picking up Cabeese by their coupulas and carrying them off, and Remington, my "Wegie" keeps looking at my Yellowstones with a gleam in his big green eyes. .
So beware your four-footed companions, especially if they seem to like 'collectables,' LOL.
And continued prayers for your parents.
blownout cylinderIf little ones are a concern just close the door between train and cat.
I'll have to fix the latch, they seem to have figured out how to open the door to the attic It's an old house, the latches don't always catch.
Time for some rest. Thank You, and Good Night. Eric
Looks like I am a page and a half behind. I will have to catch up again.
I went into work for about 7 hours today. Hey its something for now, plus I still get unemployment.
I will try to catch up tomorrow.
Everybody have a good night.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
JimRCGMOMe too, Joe! Oh, on your N scale, before you throw it out, you maybe could ask if any other Diners (who model in N scale) might want it (like for postage or such). They might be able to use stuff that you or I have not a lot of use for (being in the grand and glorious Home-Oriented scale...)
None of it ever worked anyway. And the stuff I got rid of today was misc. stuff. Most notably, the cork that snapped with the slightest bend.
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ewl01blownout cylinderIf little ones are a concern just close the door between train and cat. I'll have to fix the latch, they seem to have figured out how to open the door to the attic It's an old house, the latches don't always catch. Time for some rest. Thank You, and Good Night. Eric
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Evenin everbody. Ah supper! On to Ryan’s menu. I believe I’ll have……one of each! And yes the assorted pies also. Oh and a small diet coke please.
Eric- Sorry about your Father. Did I understand correctly your Mother is stronger? I hope so.
Jim- oh, no, no, no, You see I only had 2 locos that were not from the seventies, and they were both Bachmann. Not that I have anything against Bachmann, as some people do. One is a Spectrum and the other is a standard. They both are good running and strong pullers. I have had no trouble with either. Shoot I have AHM and Tyco that are what 30+ yrs old and the still run, NOISY but run good. OK let me have it on the brands. (Oops I forgot where I was). Anyway imagine my giddiness when I get an Atlas DCC equipped, yes I looked, good running as good as, if not, new locomotive for $30.00. With ditch lights that work etc. We haw. I’m used to a light that gets brighter the faster it goes and says “look in the cab! Nothing!” Yeah I suppose the ditch lights would not be as impressive to you, (unless……maybe…. I’m seeing Back To The Future here) .Considering the luck I have with MRR purchases over the bay, Yup, this is better than pre-sliced bread for me. It appears they did run the thing but on carpet. I pulled enough carpet fibers out of the axles to weave a floor mat.
Joe-THREW OUT TRAIN STUFF!!!???? Holy Shamoley!! NO PIE FOR 2 DAYS!
Yes I have a big old lighted magnifying thing-a-ma-jig to see HO!
Tom- Congratulations!! I hope the rain continues as long as needed. And the line between enough water and flooding and mudslides is not crossed.
I’ll just set over here in the corner and if anyone wants a sample there will be plenty. They have big portions here.
Todd
Central Illinoyz
In order to keep my position as Master and Supreme Ruler of the House, I don't argue with my wife.
I'm a small town boy. A product of two people from even smaller towns. I don’t talk on topic….. I just talk.
jeffrey-wimberly ewl01 blownout cylinderIf little ones are a concern just close the door between train and cat. I'll have to fix the latch, they seem to have figured out how to open the door to the attic It's an old house, the latches don't always catch. Time for some rest. Thank You, and Good Night. Eric Years ago my mother had a Siamese that would jump up and grab the knob and turn it and open the door.
ewl01 blownout cylinderIf little ones are a concern just close the door between train and cat. I'll have to fix the latch, they seem to have figured out how to open the door to the attic It's an old house, the latches don't always catch. Time for some rest. Thank You, and Good Night. Eric
LOL!!! We had a cat---'Baby', a 25lb part Bobcat that could open doors just like that! It also would knock 'Putsy', the chihuahua 'from hell' as we kids called it, into the opposite side of the room with a backstroke from its forepaw!
Robby- Big deal, a page and a half. I'm 15 pages in3 days ,behind
Th,Th,th,thanks for the co,co,cold weather. Good reminder of why I live in Fla.. Gonna be in low 70's sat. , and mid 70's sun.. Next week shold hit 80.
Crops are damaged.Higher prices in offing.
Flip
Flip; The oddest thing up here is that there won't be a cold/frost/bad storms/blazing sun thing going on and we'd STILL pay higher prices for stuff up here
'Spring' has been spending the evening calling and coming up here to schmoooze along my head---so I type with a decided tilt to my sitting position---typing around the cat while he's purring into my ears----we are talking one very happy cat here---
Chloe, can I have a chamomile tea and a BlueberryPIE!!!!!please-----
Well I'm back from having supper with my sister...... She was in one of her "I'm going to ask you a question and then interupt you with something totally irrelevant before you finish one sentence" moods. We went out to restaurant that we both like and I ordered the small Prime Rib........ "Oh I'm sorry sir we just ran out of the Prime Rib". GRRRRRRRR So I had the fish fry instead. I was all ready for the Prime Rib, but the fish fry is always good there.
So I want a big piece of apple PIE to make up for not getting my Prime Rib and putting up with my sister interupting me before I could finish even one sentence! I came home and worked on a line pole for a while and took a few photos for WPF.
Have a great night all and prayers for all in need!
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Well we got everyone but a few out of the house---going a few doors down, others are staying overnight and leaving first thing in the morning------
So we are going to sleep ourselves----Have a good night peoples
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Morning Zoe, still kind of quiet here I see. I quess Saturday mornings usually are. I'll have some eggs scrambled, bacon and toast. Oh, a decaf too. Thanks. Gee, how 'bout that!! After all that pie eating there is still some left! What's that? Someone keeps sneaking in pies? I'll be darned. I'll be by the window... watching the world wake up.. life starts another day.
Trains and cats, what's not to love?
Eric
Morning---Boy, is it quiet in here-hello Eric. Chloe can I get 3 eggs over easy, hash browns, sausage and a coffee please---tnx---
We will see a high of -13C with a windchill of -25C today with a mix of sun/cloud. Tonight we will have partly cloudy skies with a low of -20C and slight wind. Tomorrow will be sunny and cold
I'll be heading into the basement and start work on the basement bathroom----in a bit----have a good'un people-----------------right now I'll join Eric here and watch the trains
Good morning. It's 60 and cloudy. The high should be around 50 and it looks like there's a chance of rain. Didn't get much done yesterday. Just did the laundry, worked on the car a bit and speed matched a pair of Athearn GP38-2's Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 1/24/2009 Wind Chill: 61°F Humidity: 94% Dew Point: 59°F So Far Today High: 61°F Low: 57°F Rain: 0.00" Rain Rate: 0.00"/h Gust: 5mph S Now through 09:00 AM CST January 24, 2009 Through 9 AM...spotty very light rain showers or patches of drizzle will continue to develop and move east across the region. Most of this activity will be found across the southwestern third of Louisiana. Rainfall amounts will be just a few hundredths of an inch in most locations. Today High: 52 Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Much cooler. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight Low: 38 Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy after midnight then becoming mostly cloudy late. A 20 percent chance of showers in the evening. Colder. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mornin. 2 scrambled eggs, sausage patties hash browns and a1couple of biscuits with blackberry jam and a cup of coffee please.
Weather today should be a nice toasty 19F so it looks like a short sleeves and sandals day!!!
Well gotta go help mom today. More stuff to move. She’s trying to pack a lifetime into an apartment. Taking the wife with today in case there is any heavy lifting.
Guess I’ll slide over here with Eric and Barry. See if we can’t figure out all the worlds problems.
Maybe I’ll ask if Barry knows the three rules of plumbing
TMarshGuess I’ll slide over here with Eric and Barry. See if we can’t figure out all the worlds problems.
Brrrrr chilli out there. Coffee please.
Hey now Jeff, (dribbling coffee down the front of my shirt) I’ve got some pretty good ideas dog-gone-it! Just because of that one teeeensy little incident… I mean Hey the people of Tucson needed to get out of town for a few days anyway.
I Just came back from WPF. WOW. Another good weekend. I need more light, more time, more money, more stuff, and more talent. Then I can participate. Oh well some day.
Robby P- I looked at your before and second picture of your hopper and said to myself “what’s not to be satisfied about? Looks great!” then I scrolled down and saw the third shot and said “Hey that thing just rolled by town the other day!!” Great job. You have a keen eye for weathering.
Ray- I think those beads look reeeal good. I liked the white ones, but when I saw the others I think they look best. More realistic. Probably because for so long I was used to seeing insulators painted white so they’d show up…… Looks great.
Jeff; ssssshhhh!! which insurance companies? Hey---nothing blew up--------yet
I started to get the pieces together for the reno---I may not know all the rules for plumbing but then, hey, I'm an advanced Murphologist---there are barrels of Murphisms for plumbing---one I just discovered--All the 'O' rings in the world won't be enough---or----the'O' ring you have in your hand won't fit---
Back to the basement with me-----
Hi all
Hawaiian Kona Chocolate Macadamia Nut Coffee in a B & O Capital MUG Please.
Well it did warm up a little here but tomorrow night is supposed to be in the negatives again. I'm still waiting for the real January thaw to happen. Maybe that was it? TG that Feb is the shortest month. I'm looking forward to April.
Unless it has some of the "dirty connotations" I've known to be associated with the word PIE {none of which belong here on this site!} I don't see the fascination with PIE . I agree with Packers#1- CAKE is just as good!!!! Especially with good frosting! I said that a few days ago!
SO, I will buy CAKE for anyone who wants some!!!!
Maybe next week we have a triffle and fancify the diner a bit? I know...now y'all want to know what a triffle is, right? How triffle!
When the HEAP award finally gets applied to our heat bill, I think I can squeeze out a new loco! (a very inexpensive one)
Of course, my other half wants another trip to Hawaii (and I wouldn't mind going again either). Or Disney World again. But I think those Ideas have been squashed. There won't be that much extra money, LOL.
Well, keep warm all you NE peeps, enjoy your warmth all others and have a great weekend.
-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.
Mornin' everyone!
I overslept a bit this morning, but got caught up on some much needed Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. We are 5° above the predicted high for the day right now at 20°F. Low tonight is supposed to be 9°, so Winter is Back! The last 2 days it actually got up above freezing for much of the day.
Zoe I'll have the #2 special this morning. Over easy on the eggs, bacon, homefries, and sourdough toast. Don't forget my cup of dark raost coffee in a FGLK mug!
TMarshRay- I think those beads look reeeal good. I liked the white ones, but when I saw the others I think they look best. More realistic. Probably because for so long I was used to seeing insulators painted white so they’d show up…… Looks great.
Thanks Todd! I am glad I spent a bit more and got the beads. I think it is a big improvement over the oversized white ones I had.
Big thing for today is a conference call at 1PM for a board meeting of the Niagara Frontier Region, NMRA. Whole lot better than having to drive 4 hours one way for what should be a short meeting and then drive 4 hours back home and deal with customs and long lines at the border. I got my conformation of my registration for the Woodstock Turn a couple days ago so I will be up in Canada in April. I also have to do some laundry and continue sorting the Art and Poetry materials. But.......... much of the day today is going to be spent working on the railroad!
Have a great day!
in a Burlington Northern mug, please & thank you.
Inlaws are still here. Staying another night.
Drizzling outside. Looks like a good day to sort through train table makings.
Have a good day Y'all. Rob
blownout cylinderAll the 'O' rings in the world won't be enough---or----the'O' ring you have in your hand won't fit
jeffrey-wimberly blownout cylinderAll the 'O' rings in the world won't be enough---or----the'O' ring you have in your hand won't fit The O-ring you need will be the one that isn't included in your collection of O-rings.
The measurements you made yesterday will not be the correct ones---which will be discovered only upon cutting the only ABS pipe you have---upon which you will also find that the ABS pipe is not available anywhere on the part of the planet you are currently on---( Thompson's axioms pt 1-3).