Good morning. It's 54 and clear. The high will be in the upper 70's and it will be partly cloudy. Spent part of the day yesterday getting Ezra's home situation taken care of. He likes being close to his work so he had his house built on top of his gas station. The resulting structure is pretty wild but I can remember seeing similar buildings during my childhood. I often thought about what it must be like to live in one. Well I may not live in one but that doesn't mean I can't model one. It's today's feature photo at the bottom of this post. I also spent some time working on the old brick two stall engine house converted to car barn and workshop. The cellophane type window panes looked like cellophane so I removed them. They will be replaced in time with glazed plastic panes. Those are easy enough to make. Just cut what's needed from one or more of those Wal-Mart packages you almost need a jack hammer to get open, trim the pieces to size, spray lightly with Matte-Finish. After they're dry attach them to the inside of the window with model cement. Works for me. Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 3/21/2009 Wind Chill: 53°F Humidity: 57% Dew Point: 39°F So Far Today High: 59°F Low: 54°F Rain: 0.00" Rain Rate: 0.00"/h Gust: 7mph E Today High: 78 Mostly sunny until late afternoon then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight Low: 52 Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
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Another chilly morning. The high is suppose to be about 55 today.
Not much planned today. I am going to meet a guy that lives on a CSX mainline. He said he has about 50,000+ pictures, and 1,000+ videos. He seemed real nice on the phone, and hopefully I can get some pictures or videos for everybody on here.
Everything else is "up in the air", as far as anything else. I guess the wife will like me out of the house for awhile.
Well everybody have a good day. Here's a old shot for "The Diner".
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Good morning gang!
Chloe - A cup of Hazlenut coffee, please - Thanks!
Well folks, as far as my move, it was back in October. I went from a small cheap 1bdrm apartment, to nice big 3bdrm, 2bth house w/ a nice sized front and side yard, and a somewhat small back yard. There's a 1 car garage attached, and unfortunately, this past winter was my only one to use it to put the truck inside to keep warm and clean. When my g/f and her kids move here in 90 days, the garage will no longer be for vehicles. Between the kids her and I, the garage will be for all the bikes, etc. Plus, I'll need it to store alot of the furniture that we will get rid of once she gets her stuff here.
As for the learning kit I have been working on, well I was giving it the "once over' for the final stamp of approval, and noticed that one of my trees had lost half of it's foliage. So, I'm goingto glue on new and let it dry while I'm gone with my parents to the Spring Home and Garden show that's taking place here this weekend. When i get back home, I hope it will be dry enough for me to replant the tree and possibly still have time to go outside for photo oportunities.
Well gang, time for me to get this foilage back in place.
Take care!
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Hunter - When we met in January of 2000, you were just a 6 week old pup who walked his way into this heart of mine as the only runt in the litter who would come over to me. And today, I sit here and tell you I am sorry we had to put you down. It was the best thing for you and also the right thing to do. May you now rest in peace and comfort. Love, Dad. 8 June 2010
I love you and miss you Mom. Say hi to everyone up there for me. Rest in peace and comfort. Love, John. 29 March 2017
Oh... one mor thing... for those that would like to see photos of my house, or my train collection as well as the diorama, please check out my photobucket page. On the left side of the main page, are links for the house, mrr things, etc. Please feel free to look around.
Thanks!
Mornin' all!
Man, I'll tell ya what.....I'll be glad when the wife is back! Can't seem to sleep when she's gone. I've not slept well for a week now. Guess I can hang on though. She'll be back tomorrow night.
So whats up with you all today?
Prayers for those in need, particularly the hurting ones.
Mornin folks, an irish coffee n a cinnamon roll ta-go for me Janie
Just stopped by to let ya'll know, MIL is home now after surgery and doing ok. She's not happy thou, the doc's won't let her do any yard work, drive or fishing for 3 weeks.
Also the guy at the swap meet throwed in a motor an HO AHM motor [P-245-016] made by Rivarossi in the deal. It has big Boy written on the box and it does run on the bench. I don't have any need for it, so if somebody does, send me an Email.
JP,,,, welcome back, it's good to hear from you again.
No big plans for the weekend, Mothers got two birthday cakes to finish for tomorrow n I'm still doing cleanup in the yard. Plus we're keeping a couple grandkids later.
Thoughts for those in need , hope ya'll has a gooden
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jeffrey-wimberlySpent part of the day yesterday getting Ezra's home situation taken care of. He likes being close to his work so he had his house built on top of his gas station. The resulting structure is pretty wild but I can remember seeing similar buildings during my childhood. I often thought about what it must be like to live in one. Well I may not live in one but that doesn't mean I can't model one
Jeff: There is a Garage in Woodstock ON that has living quarters above it that even has a gazebo on a corner of the roof---the living quarters takes up half of the roof and the rest is terrace/gazebo.
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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Good Morning All...Its cloudy and 41 here this morning..I'll have a sasauge sandwitch and coffee please..Thank You....Ran trains yesterday and worked on a small junk yard...Sallie and Her Sisters are going to their Mothers to celebrate Her 81st Birthday which was St. Pat's day...My Son an His family are coming and He is building Sallie a day bed for living room and we are going to do some planning for layout extension..Got plenty of turnouts now!..
Jeff...I am kinda worried that Ezera's rum-a-tez may make climbing that ladder hard?...
You all have a good one...Jerry
Coffee in a large UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thanks.
***Jeffrey, does Ezra have any plans to paint the addition to match the station? Looks like a real good fit. Using the ladder would get old, so I assume there are plans for stairs (inside or out) in the future?
***Robby, nice shot. That thing is hogging almost the entire road.
***Lee, I agree with you on how the wrapped it up. The part that "got to me" was Adama & Roslin. Having lost my mother to BC and helping care for her all through that time, I found that part of the story very touching. What a great series and cool special effects "battles".
Well, need to start the bvarn chores and then work on a big list of projects. Perhaps by tonight I can make it down to the train room.
Have a great day all. Rob
Lunch time! I'll have the soup and sandwich special please, and a black tea, thanks.
JP: Welcome back...thanks for the news and links.
Speaking of links, someone said they were keeping a link I posted to the backdrop pics. I've now put them in a separate album. You may need a password, try Gloria
Expecting a visitor from New Brunswick a week today, and the gremlins were back with a vengeance last night, even dropping a covered hopper from my "no-man's-land" transition track on the upper level to the lower level outside the yard! That's never happened before, and I can think of no explanation, unless the coupler pin fouled on the outside rail of the curve. Anyway, no damage, and I bent the pin up a bit, just in case.
Con-Cor sent me 6 Rapido couplers (I'm fine tuning the Rapidos on their VIA passenger cars.) I would have used a standard envelope, possibly a bubble wrap one, for that. They used an HO kit box with layers of foam top and bottom! Overpackaging - R- Us!
TTFN
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Mornin' Happy Saturday to all. Coffee and one of those Giant caramel ( pronounced car-mull )sweet rolls please. Thank you.
Not much goin' on today. Stopped in to see what's up. Just a bunch of odds and ends.
Robby-I guess that train not as heavy as it looks. Based on the weight limit sign posted.
JP- Ah yes, the garage. I remember (vaguely) that area. We used to be able to park our cars in ther. Now it's just an area to be perpetually cleaned out.
PC- Hang in there. One more night.
Well, best get back a movin. Ya'll have a great day!
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.
Milk, Chloe.
Just saw a f-unit on the point of a Union Pacfic freight today, It looked dandy in that UP paint scheme. I'm still tryig to figure out how on earth it got here in PA. Oh yeah, does Amtrack do frieght? I saw four of thier Genesys locomotives pulling a frieght a few years ago, and for notch 8 they were going slow for the short length of the train.
Se yall!
Afternoon gang! Just a quick stop in.
No, I have not forgotten to post the pics of the learning kit. I don't have any taken yet. Reason being... I'm waiting for the trees to set in the hob-b-tac so they don't fall over when I move it.
Dad and I had a ncie time this mornign at the Spring Home and Garden show. I just wish the g/f and kids were moving here sooner so she could give me her feedback. I'm sure you guys know just what I'm talking about too... I may like it one way, but she'll want it anothre and of course, she'll win... 99% of the time that is!
Coffee refill, please.
Been hammering all day on those raised garden beds (mostly old RR ties), setting double thick black plastic inside them. Then the wife brings home 2 pear trees & 2 apple trees for me to plant. At least she planted the blueberry bushes herself. I'm running out of steam with all the extra projects she keeps sprining on me.
Tonight the wife is helping her folks (Thank Goodness...I'll finally get some down time) Seems like a good night to dabble in the train room. I have a little trestle kit to build, so maybe I'll work on that.
Rob
Good afternoon all, a beautiful sunny day, temps in the 60s here in Clarence.
Well, I got well and thoroughly HAZMAT-ed today. We took about a dozen guys to Tipton for the Ops level class. At first it looked like we'd be there for about a week...on chapter one alone! County Coroner (sp?) went and had a little chat with the instructor on break, and he picked up the pace for chapt. two. By the time he hit chapt. 3, he was in-gear and moving along nicely. I should add, the Coroner is a paramedic, EMS instructor, and long-time legend in the County. She's NOT one to tick-off!
She told one of our guys, "I am NOT sitting here all day..." and marched up to the front. She's...kinda like a Sherman tank.
I've worked with her for years, and she really is a sweetheart...just don't tick her off...or spend classtime !!!!!!
Afternoon was "hands-on" as the glow worms set up a decontamination line, suited up a pair of volunteers, and had some more volunteers staff the line for a walk-through of how to do it. The afternoon instructor (as I predicted, knowing the charecter fairly well) was as eager to get the heck out of there as we all were. He promised to have us done and gone before 3PM. We were back at the station by 5 after...
Everybody in the county is out on grass fires, and our neighbor to the south and east (Scott County) seems to have some going. Bluegrass Fire is going from fire to fire, some theirs, some mutual aid. We've got guys on one right now. Since they've got all the trucks except the pickup carrying the JAWS, the rest of us just went on home. Sounded like it was just about "tapped."
Other than that...I "should" be out raking the leaves I never got to back in the fall...or washing my truck...or...something.
Think I'll grab a burger and fries, and hang out here; well, until the next fire at least...
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
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Afternoon gang!
After 3 months of planning, worrying, and getting everything arranged, it is over! My first NMRA Meet as the Superintendent of the Division is done! The weather was great! All the presenters showed up and did a great job. I had close to 30 people stop in to see my layout this afternoon. Comments were good to a one. Now to get to work on the next one!
The only thing that was not so good today was that I got a telephone call from my SIL letting me that My dear old Father in Law passed away last night. He finally has his wish to be with his wife again. Very, Very glad i found time last week to get up and see him. He was 95 years old. I don;t think anyone else on either side of the family has lived to that age before. I will miss him! This was him at 94 (I have posted it before, hope yu don't mind).
Hope you are all enjoying Spring! I have to start supper for family coming over for dinner (a thank you to my son for tending the door and showing guests to the trainroom during the tour).
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Cederstrand***Jeffrey, does Ezra have any plans to paint the addition to match the station? Looks like a real good fit. Using the ladder would get old, so I assume there are plans for stairs (inside or out) in the future?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------There was a tragedy in my life today. My G Scale narrow gauge Silverton Flyer which had been on static display (motor was burned out) in the front yard for 12 years was lost in a fire. It was a 4-6-0 Baldwin with tender, 40 foot wood boxcar lettered for Cascade Canyon and a combine custom lettered for the Durango and Silverton. My father and I were burning off the back yard and had a sufficient fire break between the front and back yards and the area around the display had been wet down to the point of being a mud hole. Somehow the fire jumped the break and broke into the front yard. Pushed by the breeze it headed straight for the display and somehow got past the muddy ring. All that's left is a few chunks of carbonized plastic and some metal wheel sets sitting on brass rails, the ties of which were burned away. Of the seven G Scale trains I had this was the only one I had kept, notably because I wasn't going to sell something that no longer ran.
Good Afternoon Diners!
A large coffee and toasted cinammon bun please Chloe. Hope it doesn't spoil my supper.
Went to the LHS this morning as the wife was working and picked up a few more bits for my planned N scale effort. Got an Atlas piggy back flat and a LL stock car, both in CN of course. After that I decided to have a look at the GWWD which is the Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway. It is a 100 mile line that was built in 1912 to construct the aquaduct that brings water to Winnipeg. They run a couple of RS23s which were built by MLW in the early '60s. An RS23 is a blocky looking switcher with road trucks. They have 1000 HP engines and I believe are largely an ALCO design. They also have 4 wood box cars sitting on a siding for storage and 2 still have arch bar trucks so they are very old.
The temp here is finally above freezing so the snow is melting nicely and thankfully we don't have a lot. Nevertheless there is a real threat of serious flooding this year on the Red River due to heavy precip in North Dakota and Minnesota. In fact Fargo and Grand Forks are now getting ready for it. We don't have the same worry here due to the floodway diversion.
Ray, sorry to hear about your FIL. He certainly did live to a good age as they say. Glad to hear things went well with your meet.
Well I have the passenger cars on the track so I think I'll go downstairs and give the Mountain a little run.
CN Charlie
Ray, glad the meet went well Superintendent! Sorry to hear about your FIL. He looks like he was a great guy. He was 94 in the pic? WOW! My dad was 85 when he passed and compared to your FIL my dad looked like he was 125...yea, 125. Looks like he enjoyed life.... my best to you and your wife's family.
Jeff.....Ohhhhh Noooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have to balance things out. I'm still dealing with my loss.....
Eric
Hello ...
Ray ...Sorry to learn about your loss. Good to hear about your being the superintendant.
Jeff ...... G......Whiz
CN Charlie ... Sounds like some neat railfanning there.
JimCG ... Are you off because of California dreaming?
Happy Model Railroading......
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good ev'nin' peeps
Jeff- EEGGADS!!!--that's all you need!
Ray-Sorry to hear about your FIL--take care of you and family, we'll pray---Oh and congrats on open house!
Chris-Good thing the course wasn't slower what with all that excitement going on! With someone who probs knows the mat'l in her sleep that certainly helps a lot---
The BIL/nephew will be here overnight so's I'm going to be somewhat busy with all my records getting jumbled up and stuff being put together---yeeesh--talk about a pile--3600 and counting!! The stuff he's after has me getting curious about the stuff I completely forgot I even had----
Chloe--I'll have another large RBF in a bucket please----Seeya
Good afternoon, All. The MR meeting was great last night. The host showed slides of railfanning at Railtown and other areas in northern California. It was a fun time.
Lee, I am at a standstill. I need to get fascia done at the bottom of the stream, and I need a fisherman with his line in the water.
Later,Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Evening,Sue, maybe we could go in on half’s with those fisherman; I can only find them in packs of 6 or 7 and only need a couple.
Der john, those backdrops are impressive!
Ray, sorry to hear about your FIL’s passing, but glad to hear you had a good meeting/open house.
Jeff, sounds like a telephone on the top of the telephone pole outside of Ezra’s new home would be an interesting scene for your layout (like in Green Acers). Sorry about your G scale display but if the wheels and the rails survived I bet you could fabricate a new one.
Inch, NO FISHING? Oh boy! I’m glad she is home and sounds like she is doing better.
I stopped at Dale’s house tonight and picked up 12 train movies all local selections. Heck now I’m not going to know what to do since Battle Star Galactic series ended last night. There are only a few programs I watch anymore. Still running break-in hours on the 2-10-2’s before they head to the paint shop to delete the KCS markings.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
LSWrrJeff, sounds like a telephone on the top of the telephone pole outside of Ezra’s new home would be an interesting scene for your layout (like in Green Acers). Sorry about your G scale display but if the wheels and the rails survived I bet you could fabricate a new one.
I like the idea of the phone at the top of the pole. I'll have to see if I can get hold of something to model that with. I can't scratchbuild much anymore.
Evenin' all Dr Pepper please and some more of that Lemon Meringue PIE thank you.
Twas a good day today. Things went well. Buddies tractor is running splendid after replaced quad seal on the injection pump head. He was happy. Got the mold pressure washed off the north side of the house and the back porch started. Wife's happy. Well sort of, she wasn't too pleased to see I wrote "Brenda farted" with the pressure washer on the side of the house. Hey, I washed it off. Things were going well so we went uptown to the restaurant and had pizza. Ah life is good.
JP- Now in here, you don't have to say the wife/girlfriends rule. You can feel like a man and say whatever you want here and feel great. No one will care. I do it all the time. Unless, of course, the wife won't let me.
Ray- Congratulations!!!! It sounds like all went well. I couldn't help but notice you DIDN'T mention problems with the layout. Good deal. I am so sorry to hear of you loss though. Like you said at least you got to say "goodbye". You and your family are in my prayers for comfort.
Jeff- and I agree with the phone on a pole. Sounds like something a guy like Ezra would have.
Well the wife keeps popping her head in and sending the dog in, so I guess I can't put off moving furniture around any longer. If I don't get back in. Prayers for those in need.
OK, so what Industries could revolve around a volcano? Thermal Energy plant, Colored glass making, Pumice Soap, what else? Anything to do with building roads? Any suggestions will be appreciated. IF I do this thing, there should be more to it than just the volcano.
Rob, how about LLL Industries? (Lee’s Lava lamp)
Jeff, All you would need is a shikabob skewer and a figure on the pole.
TMarshJeff- and I agree with the phone on a pole. Sounds like something a guy like Ezra would have.
Evenin' again folks!
TMarshCongratulations!!!! It sounds like all went well. I couldn't help but notice you DIDN'T mention problems with the layout. Good deal.
Actually the layout ran very well. The only derailments we had all day were from turnouts thrown the wrong way and one spot where a small kink has developed. It seems I must have solved the dampness problem..... The train room has always been damp and had some leaks, particularly this time of year. All summer, I have a dehumidifier running to keep it about 50% humidity down there. Today the humidity according to the meter I have is 15%...... I may have to plug in a humidifier. Any way the gang, especially the 11 year old kid had a blast running trains while I talked to the guests.
TMarshI am so sorry to hear of you loss though. Like you said at least you got to say "goodbye". You and your family are in my prayers for comfort.
Todd and all the rest of you, thank you for your kind words! Barney was an interesting man. Crusty and hard as nails on the outside, but one of the most caring husbands and Fathers I have ever met. For whatever reason we always hit it off and enjoyed each other's company. For a long time it was well known that I was the "favored" Son in Law...... It was he who really got me started in Model Railroading as an adult and I have a nice group of locos and cars that gave me 40+ years ago. Many will have "special" places on the SLOW and some will be used in service, like these Overton Coaches repainted for the SLOW:
He saw photos of these a couple months ago and was very pleased with it. Like I said, I'm gonna miss him!
Chloe--I'll have a Lemon Meringue Pie and a RBF please---
Sheeesh! Several hours later and we're just about done. Everything that Eric got his nose into is getting crammed into his external hard drive---thank heavens for 1Tb drives. I've got a mess of records all over the floor and the two are going through them like a pair of mad hatters. BIL and I had a good talk while this is going on--they leave tomorrow afternoon--and I'll be able to get the stuff back into some semblance of order---
Oh---and trying to do laundry at this hour---everybody running around-------OY VEY
TMarshPC- Hang in there. One more night.
Yeah, I'll make it.......I wore myslf out today on purpose!
Actually, I did something kinda cool. I got out all of my leather working tools and I made some mudflaps for my bike. Next, I cleaned the bike real good and then installd the flaps. They turned out great I thought. I need to get some more leather and I'll make some matching floorboard skirts. I've also got some saddlebags I've been working on. They should be done soon.