Good evening...
Well, it looks like Fergie stirred up a hornets nest with his BNSF thread. I followed wit ha very brief (pun?) lawyer joke, and people went bonkers with that. It was a joke, people, a joke. If you you can't have fun each day, why get out of bed?
Jerry stopped by, and that was great! He likes country ham, and I'll be glad to bring some to the diner for him when he returns. It has been good of Inch to keep us informed.
Jeff.... I like that Shell station more and more.
Robby ... nice weathering of the locomotive.
I am still working on my scenry project and it will take a few more days.
Rembember to S M I L E ............Model railroading is fun!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Well for the love of Pete! First Ryan now Jeffery. I’ll have the Pineapple bbq chicken and a glass of water. Please
Rob- (head hung low and swishing feet) yeah, sorry for spiking your pie. We do like hearing what you’re doing. Here have another clean one on me. You pick just so you’ll know. All joking aside and on a serious note you best check with the doc. Could be worn down or could be something you need checked out. Don’t mess around with headaches and blood pressure. You don’t want all of us to show up and drag you down there!
Jerry- Good to here from you. Glad you’re doing better and hope you get back sooner than you expect.
Robby- Good job on the engine but um, don’t you think it might need a bath? Looks like some we have passing through here, ‘cept they’re yellow.
Sarona Terry- Sounds like a typical event for me. You’re not the only one that kinda stuff happens too so don’t feel alone. Glad the good stuff outweighed the frustrations.
Well gonna head to the back with the rest. Could I get a RBF please?
Prayers for those in need.
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.
Ooops, I was looking at the rate thingy and clicked on it to see what it was and I think I rated it low. Best keep away from things I don't know about.
sheesh! Don't click on for one day and I get 6 pages behind. I'll have to backtrack and see whats up re-Jerry.
der- just don't have room for the Peco switches. Thanks for the pix.
Prayers and Blessings for all
Flip
Well all CSX has once again been pretty busy here tonight, I've heard at least 5 trains come through. Most are probably just pass throughs, but I know that at least one was picking up hoppers on the interchange siding. Another was probably dropping off empties. If I only had a scanner and knew the frequencies so I could listen in on them, but oh well, no money to procure one right now, so no reason to complain. Anyway, I think I'm going to call it a night, I didn't get a single bit of drawing done, so I might go do that before I head off into the land of sleepy dreams.
I actually got timeouted on all three browsers and 2 ISP's---this with downloading Reader 9 and an e-zine plus e-mailing family on both coasts and everything in between---I made the conclusion that it was their server---although I could access Train threads and the others(bit slow and picky though)----Oh well I'll just pick through the mess---sorry fergie
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...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
blownout cylinderI actually got timeouted on all three browsers and 2 ISP's---this with downloading Reader 9 and an e-zine plus e-mailing family on both coasts and everything in between---I made the conclusion that it was their server
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Good Morning All,
A balmy 15F this morning with a high predicted of 38. Tomorrow it isn't supposed to get above 16F at all and lots of wind. I'll have a regular and a coconut covered donut please.
Good to hear from Jerry and we'll keep him in our prayers and wish him a prompt trip home.
Ray - there is a company called Clover House in Sebastapol, Ca. that lists lots of detail parts including a line of colored scale line insulators. Found them on line if i find the link again I'll post it here for you. They also have a large number of dry transfers listed which is why I started looking. The business owners are in their 80's and looking to sell and retire so I wouldn't wait too long.
Haven't had any issues signing in or navigating here using Comcast as my ISP for whatever that's worth. Might just be a server/ISP compatibility issue (like I know what I'm talking about LOL). Went in already for my blood work, need to meet with the second insulation contractor later ths morning, so back to the far reaches of the shop. Catch y'all later, J.R.
Good morning. It's 43 and partly cloudy. The high today is expected to be around 50 and it will be partly cloudy. For all my intentions to get certain things done yesterday I actually accomplished very little. I got lighting in the Shell station sorted out so I don't have that big bulb hanging down in full view. Other than that I didn't get anything accomplished on the layout. For some reason I was just very tired yesterday. Later I went down to my parents place and gathered up the trash and put it out for collection this morning since my father wouldn't be there to do it then went over to my nieces place and watched her live-in boy friend do something that could best be described as demonstrating how NOT to attempt the installation of a dog door. He's going shopping for a new front door for the trailer today as the old one now has an oversized hole in it. Before I left there I got a tape measure and showed him what he SHOULD have done to start with as in measure the dog door from side to side where the screws come through then do the same from top to bottom. I made sure he wrote the measurements down before I left. He doesn't seem to be real swift on DIY projects. Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 1/13/2009 Wind Chill: 38°F Humidity: 71% Dew Point: 34°F So Far Today High: 44°F Low: 38°F Rain: 0.00" Rain Rate: 0.00"/h Gust: 9mph NW Today High: 52 Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight Low: 28 Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light after midnight.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Morning from London ON where the current temperature is -1C and we will be heading for -10C this afternoon. We are having snow as I'm typing this with about 7cm expected tonight and another 5-8cm tomorrow morning---keep on shovelling----
Jeff; My BIL and I get a kick out of this one fellow down the street from me---it seems we are his fixit crew AFTER he messes up something. His wife recently wanted the livingroom painted---after he ended up painting everything in the livingroom---NO Dropsheets or such--wife had to call me up and I ended up redoing the livingroom---couldn't even get the colour right----
Garry; So you ended up getting people in a knot with the lawyer joke----I'm explaining the BNSF thing as territorial Marking Behaviour--- Oh well ----
I'll have a coffee and traditional breakfast plate please----I'll go to the back---watch the trains----
Its a cold, and snowy day. I will take the hungry mans breakfast a OJ.
Ahhh, get to watch some snow again, and wait for the 0 to -0 nights. I believe those nights are Thur-Fri.
I guess I will get some layout stuff done. I got 5 NS hoppers together last night, and got them at the coal plant. I will work on my propane plant today as well. Other than that, nothing really planned.
Well I guess I will eat up, and be back later.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Mornin' all!
Tough to get going this morning.
Yesterday was BRUTAL at the office, so lets hope and pray that silliness is over! Guess I'll know soon enough, huh? Phones are a ringin'!
Came across this the other day and thought it was funny. Whaddya think?
(Click to enlarge)
So, it's like really cold out there, and it's supposed to get colder. We're lookin' at single digits tonight, and later this week we'll have some negative digits, so with the wind howling along at 30mph, it's a bit brisk out there!
Well, gotta run!
Prayers for those in need! Yeah, thats you!
Morning to all. The boss stepped out, time for a short break.
Zoe, a porkroll and cheese on a hardroll please? Zoe: "A what and cheese?"
Never mind, how about biscuits and sausage gravy and a decaf. Thanks
Loved the BNSF thread! Some people..... Getting all fired up about an innocent comment.
Are there any decent modern box car kits around or is everything pretty much RTR? I have intermodal cars buried somewhere, just need containers. Some of them seem to cost as much as the whole car.
Just getting ideas for dioramas with my CSX units.
OOPS! The boss is back. See you later. Eric
Eric
Morning all. Its about 45-50 degrees outside and right now its overcast, supposed to get a little more clear today, but cloud up again tonight. Our cold nights are supposed to hit around Thursday when the forecasted low is 14. I plan on getting my final track plan down for my layout, then I'm going to go and get some work done around the house, and finally, I'm going to go watch a couple trains before picking up the little girl from daycare. Zoe, I'll have a biscuits and gravy and a tall glass of milk. I'll probably be hanging around on here for a little while. And I do have a question, would intermodal cars ever be mixed in on say, a local freight?
Good morning, Chloe. Coffee, please, before I head to work.
LSWrrSue, I’ll need some tips on water once I start my bridge section, maybe I can buy you some pie and a RBF one day while I pick your mind.
Sure. I have been lazy about the photo stuff lately. On my current computer, I don't have photoshop. The software that I am using does not wipe the card clean when I download, so I have to erase all the dups.
My first water project was the cowboys bathing in the pond. I am now trying to complete the stream below that. This project should take about 7 or 8 pours. We need to complete the facia, too, to finish it, and we are still trying to decide on that.
Later,
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
BamaCSX83And I do have a question, would intermodal cars ever be mixed in on say, a local freight?
Good question. I'd like to know too. As far as being part of a local, I would think the logistics of loading or unloading would cause issues. However, at the warehouse across the street I have seen containers literally strapped to flatbed trailers lifted off by a small wheeled crane with spreader bars and chains, so who knows?
Well, only reason I'm really asking is because I currently have about seven intermodal cars (one five-unit consist) and two separate TTX cars, and I wanna use them, but I know "prototypcially" there isn't an intermodal train that comes through my area (since its the area that I'm modelling), but I was thinking that say, at the end of a local, maybe I could strap them on and have them be cut farther on down the line.
Good Morning, Zoe - a cup of coffee and a glass of Ed's OJ, please 'n' thankyouma'am!
pcarrellIsn't that the way it always goes Terry?
Well, I hope all you upper Ohio Valley Diners got out your longjohns for today - weather forecast for you today sounds a lot like what our Canadian brethren have been describing for a while. Snow, blowing snow, biting cold and more of that! Bundle up today if you have to go out at all.
And PC, are you going for the new TOP record? Just a couple/three more to go and you may have that record!
howmus(The American Medical Association in co-operation with the pharmaceutical industry for a drug free America......)
Jeff and Lee, I think you both hit the nails on the head about their skill level for DIY projects. That's why I limit what stuff I do, and ask a lot of questions when I have a project I'm thinking of starting. Better to know it's beyond my level before I sink major money into it...
Eric, you might check that Horizon Hobby link I posted (Athearn.com will work as well). I'm pretty sure Athearn has a bunch of containers/kits for them that you should be able to get. But check it from home, maybe...
Jerry, prayers for your continued healing and swift return home.
On the intermodal question, that's later than my RR's time period, so I dunno...
I'll be in the window booth, checking out the morning switcher run.
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape GIrardeau
Garry- I thought the joke humorous. So would a few lawyers. They tell lawyer jokes too, the good ones that is.
Barry- Yeah, I see your point. But…..(hee hee hee). Nah, there is a lot of opinions flying around and I too gave my OPINION! (which of course is right, hee hee hee) Aaahh hooboy, have a chamamile tea or whatever it’s called, on me. We’ll go in the back and sit down and watch. Kinda like a Pro wrestling match. Comical until you loose interest. Say what's them roll things you guys have up there again, the sweet things.
Phillip- true, so true. (t-shirt)
Bama- You would be surprised at what gets yanked through here. Cars AND locos. Passenger AND freight. The only thing I can say about some of the stuff on the prototype railroad tracks around here (UP and of course Amtrak) is that it’s not prototypical, If you know what I mean (wink, wink, nudge, nudge) Ah them big railroads, they don’t know what they’re doin.
And as for DIY projects. A wise man once said "A man has got to know his limitations."
Welp best get doin something. Gotta place a sink in a counter top. How’d you say that guy did it Lee, turn it over and trace? Sooouunds easy enough.
Have a good day, Todd
Morning folks!
A big Welcome to Joe and Bama!
How about some diner specials today?
at the
Soup du Jour ~
c $3.95 b$4.95
Louisville and Nashville ~ Shrimp Gumbo
From the Grill ~
$7.95
Illinois Central ~ Chicken Royale
Diner Special ~
$5.95
Missouri Pacific ~ Southern Fried Chicken
Blue Plate Special ~
Northern Pacific ~ Baked Ham with Orange Sauce
Dessert ~
$3.95
Pennsylvania Railroad ~ Pumpkin Custard Pie
Just let Floe, Jeanie or Chloe put it on your virtual tab! or, if your lucky the TOP honorary poster will cover it for you!
Glad you like steak MR Todd, how about ribeye's?
Garry, great news on your BIL and train show sounds like fun!
Hey Jerry, nice to see you back again!
Paul W. BeverungEvening Gang: Last night was a total bust as far as the forums went. Anything that was on the MR or Trains forums did not load. I got time outs every where. I once mentioned this to Bergie and he said that it was with my server. We took six bull calves to the sale barn yesterday. The prices were down so Mary Ann came up some short of what see expected. Of course two days earlier the prices were higher.
Paul, I had the same issue with MR forums over the weekend too! And I have the exact opposite issue with gas prices, I'll fill up a tank and the next day the price goes down 5 cents.
JimRCGMORyan - good to hear Vinnie didn't leave any bruises. I like your layout plan - saved the image for ideas if I ever get an attic to spare.
Ryan - good to hear Vinnie didn't leave any bruises. I like your layout plan - saved the image for ideas if I ever get an attic to spare.
Flashwave You guys talk alot. But maybe this will cut the timeout errors.
You guys talk alot. But maybe this will cut the timeout errors.
twhite At Mass we found out who the new Provincial is for the West Coast Franciscans--and he's a HOOT! Of course, Franciscan Priests tend to be pretty 'off-the-wall' to begin with (and I mean that in the nicest possible way) but the new Provincial is a particular favorite at our Parish when he comes up to do the occasional Mass. So the Order is in VERY good hands. We all came out of Mass feeling pretty 'up.'
At Mass we found out who the new Provincial is for the West Coast Franciscans--and he's a HOOT! Of course, Franciscan Priests tend to be pretty 'off-the-wall' to begin with (and I mean that in the nicest possible way) but the new Provincial is a particular favorite at our Parish when he comes up to do the occasional Mass. So the Order is in VERY good hands. We all came out of Mass feeling pretty 'up.'
Hey Tom, always a treat when you get a Priest that is funny and down to earth. Don't the Franciscan monks make wine too?
Great motive power line-up there Eric!
Great video Robby P! That must have been a high ball express!
New Haven I-5
New Haven, I love the new logo!
jeffrey-wimberly
der5997Flip: I'm pages behind too.... The D10 motor is sitting on top of the plastic thingy here, and this one is hidden in a shed that is itself behind some grain silos.
Flip: I'm pages behind too....
The D10 motor is sitting on top of the plastic thingy here, and this one is hidden in a shed that is itself behind some grain silos.
fec153 sheesh! Don't click on for one day and I get 6 pages behind. I'll have to backtrack and see whats up
sheesh! Don't click on for one day and I get 6 pages behind. I'll have to backtrack and see whats up
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
TMarsh Garry- I thought the joke humorous. So would a few lawyers. They tell lawyer jokes too, the good ones that is.
Thanks Todd....... I would hope soon somebody who got the joke would explain it was a joke to others. If you read the joke carefully, you will see I phrased it to be neutral. It is not pro or con for either lawyers or BNSF's decisions.
I, too, have lawyer friends and they joke all the time. Good natured kidding is good I think.
Next topic .........Sue posted a thread on fascia. If you care to see how I do mine, I posted how I do mine in that thread.
Finally......... Where's breakfast ???????????
Oh........ There it is. I like pecan rolls. I'll have one of thsoe and some coffee.
Happy Model Railroading!
Todd; I love the point you made---but I tend to be one for reducing things to a, shall we say, natural explanation---there was a comment my wife made about P------g Contests but you know-----
I'm having an unscheduled day off---2 clients---both really ill---I'm calling into the office tomorrow because I have one of them tomorrow---- ---We're praying for them----
Now, I'll have another coffee and a cinnamon bun please---I'll sit back with Todd and watch the proceedings---
LSWrrJeff, I know what you mean, my neighbor installed a new kitchen counter and came over for help. He put the sink on the counter upside down, traced it and cut the hole. He couldn’t figure out why it fell through the hole, I told him to buy a new counter and call me before he touches anything.
Heartland Division CB&QTMarsh Garry- I thought the joke humorous. So would a few lawyers. They tell lawyer jokes too, the good ones that is. Thanks Todd....... I would hope soon somebody who got the joke would explain it was a joke to others. If you read the joke carefully, you will see I phrased it to be neutral. It is not pro or con for either lawyers or BNSF's decisions. I, too, have lawyer friends and they joke all the time. Good natured kidding is good I think.
Here is an oldie but goody one....
"What's the difference between a catfish and a lawyer?"
"One is a scum sucking bottom dweller and the other one is a fish! "
What? Did I hear someone say Ribeye? That's my favorite! medium rare for supper I think.
I take jokes as just that, jokes. Some do get personal but as a group I don't take them personal. Any jokes about Mechanics? Let 'em fly. I tell them too.
More tea please, this stuff ain't bad. Back to the back for more conversing over trademrks. It's hard because I see both sides of the story and agree with a bit of each opinion. I like the territory point. It is true in many cases.
in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thank you.
Picked up another carnival ride for the wife, the IHC Thunderbolt. The work sure is piling up though, as all the rides are kits except 3. And those three are music box types that will need to be torn apart and motorized from under the table. At least most of her town is ready-built, which will help. Of course I still have my own layout to build...
Will be in a corner booth watching trains.
Rob
Good Moring!
Silverspike: Thanks for the comment. I have a new one that is much better:
Well, I'm trying the highlighted names today.
See you all later,
Luke
- Luke
Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
Bama,
I have the same thing several 5 car sets, a few separate units. But, like I mentioned in another thread, it's my railroad so, If I want to run intermodal local with freight, so be it.
Jim, I'll check the HH link. I know Walthers sometimes has them on sale too. It just seems sometimes the small stuff costs as much as the big stuff. Course, I could always get undec and paint them myself. The warehouse across from here sees alot of different container units. Time for the camera.
Ryan, that Shrimp Gumbo sounds real good aw-huh!