blownout cylinderPackers#1Well, had to memorize "The seven ages of Man" by William Shakespeare today. I highly suggest smashing your head into a brick wall instead, lol, like this guy: I'd just as soon declare teacher was a sadist and then go on a ---Funny thing though, I generally ended up with marks in the 90's in that class--- Packers#1Did manage to find a pair of PUMA (!!!!!!!!) cleats for $40!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now, THAT is a deal!!!!!!!!!
Packers#1Well, had to memorize "The seven ages of Man" by William Shakespeare today. I highly suggest smashing your head into a brick wall instead, lol, like this guy:
I'd just as soon declare teacher was a sadist and then go on a ---Funny thing though, I generally ended up with marks in the 90's in that class---
Packers#1Did manage to find a pair of PUMA (!!!!!!!!) cleats for $40!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now, THAT is a deal!!!!!!!!!
Well, I've got straight 96 averages in that class on my report card, lol.
And yeah, I'm siked about that deal. I'm trying out for JV soccer next year if I have time, and these cleats are awesome. Ain't palyed in them yet, but they look and feel great.
I've got the top, so have at it y'all.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Evening everyone. Dinner hmmm I think I'll try the Veal.
Sunny and 53, a bit breezy. Not really that comfortable. Worked on buildings today, Ceasar helped out by searching through a box of parts. I also did some thinking..... No brainstorms, just thinking about how I can't call mom anymore. Wondering about the holidays, what we're going to do with my sister and the house....stuff like that. Things that life doesn't prepare you for....
Jerry, Nice downtown shot, sure have a lot of pumps there.
Sue, Nice mini-diorama, I see you two are real pros at modeling.
Sawyer, I have a hard time remembering my phone number. My long term memory isn't too swift. Makes me wonder why I'm a history major.
Rob, I've seen paint pens for that. I used to use 'rail brown' spraypaint and wiped the railtops before ballasting. Floquil sells it. Depending on the section I then add any weathering.
Time to feed the four-footeds.
Eric
Evening all. Janie, I'll take a bacon cheeseburger and a RBF, thanks.
Well, I've been gone a week, and there's 20 new pages. I'm not even sure if it's worth trying to catch up...
JimRCGMO NS Joe - so, is a Red Flag Day called that because it's all running, or for all the 'non-football' stuff? It sounds like you could've used another day before going back, with all that running.
NS Joe - so, is a Red Flag Day called that because it's all running, or for all the 'non-football' stuff? It sounds like you could've used another day before going back, with all that running.
The running IS the only 'football' stuff. If we walk on the field, the coach will kill us. No wonder why they call lacrosse "The Fastest Game On Two Feet."
We won our first scrimmage yesterday, 8-0. Varsity lost 9-1.
I've been so busy with lax, that the longest I touched my layout was for 5 minutes (it was the first time in two weeks!). My new F40 came the beginning of the week, so I threw it on the track and ran it for five minutes. It is so quiet, and it makes me realize just how old my old one really is. There's another one on eBay from the same seller for $4.25, so I may have to grab it, so I'll have 2 (3 if you count the retired parts one.)
Well, I got to go; I'll try to be back soon. Have a good'un.
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Packers#1 Well, had to memorize ...William Shakespeare today. I highly suggest smashing your head into a brick wall instead, lol, like this guy:
Well, had to memorize ...William Shakespeare today. I highly suggest smashing your head into a brick wall instead, lol, like this guy:
If only Shakespeare was written in English HA HA....
The only Shakespeare I remember is this speech he gave to worthless players playing his plays:
"Speak the speech I pray thee as I spake it to you tripingly on the tongue,
and do not mouth the words as many of your players do,
for I would have as lived that the town crier spake my lines..."
And I ain't sure thats all exactly correct either. I HATED Shakespeare and would bang my head like that guy.
Better you than I Sawyer... but it will soon be over.
LOL have fun with it! Or it will get you in the end!
-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.
I was busy this morning moving pine straw to my father's burn pile. Finished that around noon. Afterwards I had lunch with the parents. One of my favorites. Tacos! Then went and mowed my sisters yard then mowed my niece's yard then helped them put in a gate between the two yards. Tomorrow I'll be mowing my parents yard. I'm gonna find out how much of that 5 acres their new 19 horse Yardman will cut on one tank of gas. It has a 42" cutting width. With the old Peerless tractor (15 years is old for a tractor) I can cut their 5 acres, my sisters 2.5 acres and my niece's 1/2 acre and still have gas left over. Big difference is it has a 60" cutting width. My father jumped on the Yardman because it was on sale for $900 new. I like the cruise control on it but I hate the reverse mechanism. It's a small pedal you have to push straight down with the ball of your foot and it just creeps backward. The old tractor goes just as fast in reverse as it does in forward. Pretty handy for getting away from a stirred up hornets nest.
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galaxyPackers#1 Well, had to memorize ...William Shakespeare today. I highly suggest smashing your head into a brick wall instead, lol, like this guy: If only Shakespeare was written in English HA HA.... The only Shakespeare I remember is this speech he gave to worthless players playing his plays: "Speak the speech I pray thee as I spake it to you tripingly on the tongue, and do not mouth the words as many of your players do, for I would have as lived that the town crier spake my lines..." And I ain't sure thats all exactly correct either. I HATED Shakespeare and would bang my head like that guy. Better you than I Sawyer... but it will soon be over. LOL have fun with it! Or it will get you in the end!
Romeo and Juliet don't look too bad. I will just be glad when the summer finally gets here; school is starting to get to me.
Packers#1Romeo and Juliet don't look too bad. I will just be glad when the summer finally gets here; school is starting to get to me.
Good evening everyone, Chloe, or Janie...whoever's workin' the counter tonight... a bacon double cheeseburger with large plate of fries (that's right...in beef fat, the way God intended!) and a large Coke. Thankya Dear...
Sawyer, I suffered through Romeo and Juliet my freshman year. We watched a Franco Zefareli (sp.!!) movie of it. Don't remember anything other than "Juliet" was...uh, well....she was...shall we say incredibly blessed around her thoracic region.
I think through high school and college, I suffered through at least two, maybe three of Mr. Shakespere's efforts. I kinda liked whatever one it was where a guy is holding the skull of someone else, and chatting with it. Boy, that oughta show just how much I learned 'eh??
We had a cold, windy, WET day here in Clarence...might stop the grass fires for a few hours (until the strong East wind dries off all the ground cover, then we'll have fires we can't get to without burying the trucks). Perfect for sorting out the stack of magazine articles I've acrued. When I buy MR or RMC, I read it through a few times, then pull out the articles I want, and pitch the rest. The kept articles go into various three-ring binders, by subject: locomotives, rolling stock, structures, track plans, ROW details, etc. Sure beats the massive stack of magazines I would otherwise have.
I know this has been in other posts, but I too am amazed at how THIN Model Railroader is now. Alas, they "hooked me" for the Beer Line project, now they're hooking me again with this foundry project. Just glancing at the online bill of materials, I'm guessing it's a major investment. Oh well, I'm only now building stuff I've had articles for since the early 1980s. No hurry, right???
The burger is 'ere, so forth to the rear goeth I... OK, my Shakespere SUCKS....
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Cloe I'll have abig slice of that Pecan Pie you have there with a big cup of decafe in a FGLK Mug.
I guess I'll have to be the odd man out here and let you know that I love Shakespeare! Of course I hated it when I was in High School. I took a least 5 courses throughout my college years (undergraduate and masters degree) that either were all Shakespeare or Elizabethan Writers including old William. I will let you in on a secret...... They clean up the writings of Shakespeare for High School...... Or they don't let you in on certain, uh, meanings of what he wrote. For instance, basically everything the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet says is filthy! She is an old Bawd. I better not say more............ Shakespeare can be difficult at first, it's the language problem. English is a living language that is constantly changing... not always for the better, but it is what it is. Once you get past that difficulty you will find that many of those old writers had some wonderful senses of humor and great insights for life that are as true today as they were 400+ years ago. Have fun and enjoy it!
Same is true of those old fashioned composers of music who lived way back when.... They were actually a very interesting lot (you would never know it by the way many teachers teach about them). Did you know that J. S. Bach was fired twice in his career? The first time was for getting in a sword fight with his bassoon player during a rehearsal. He got fired because he started the fight by saying to him, "Du bist ien zipfelfagottist!" Well if that doesn't tick one off, I don't know what would. (He said he was a bassoon player that sounded like a nanny goat! And he used the familiar form of you which was an insult to an adult back then.). The second time he was called in front of the elders of the Church and was asked for what purpose he invited a pretty blond into the choirloft after practice......... Hmmmmmm? OK I'll go away........
I have been getting some very good emails today from the people who opened their layouts for the afternoon tour. Very positive feedback. That makes me feel good for the future of the Division and future events.
I'm gonna have a seat in the back near the stove. It is going to be a cold night in these parts.
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
howmus Same is true of those old fashioned composers of music who lived way back when.... They were actually a very interesting lot (you would never know it by the way many teachers teach about them). Did you know that J. S. Bach was fired twice in his career? The first time was for getting in a sword fight with his bassoon player during a rehearsal. He got fired because he started the fight by saying to him, "Du bist ien zipfelfagottist!" Well if that doesn't tick one off, I don't know what would. (He said he was a bassoon player that sounded like a nanny goat! And he used the familiar form of you which was an insult to an adult back then.). The second time he was called in front of the elders of the Church and was asked for what purpose he invited a pretty blond into the choirloft after practice......... Hmmmmmm? OK I'll go away........
Wasn't there a lot of MSS's that he had where he just improvised as well? Whole pages of scores were done with nothing on them because it was traditional at that time to improvise as well? Kind of interesting stufff---------I'll go crawl back into the box---
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/
blownout cylinderWasn't there a lot of MSS's that he had where he just improvised as well? Whole pages of scores were done with nothing on them because it was traditional at that time to improvise as well? Kind of interesting stufff-----
Oh yes! They often wrote a "Figured Bass line" which consisted of a bass line and the melody with a group of numbers over them which gave you the harmonic progression. Keyboard parts were seldom written out as such but relied on the performer to interpret what the composer intended.
Part of what had happened the second time Bach was fired was that there were complaints from the little old ladies in church that wanted to know why he didn't just "play the hymns" instead of all that other stuff.... That other stuff, of course, became his preludes on hymn tunes that he is so well known for. He was also in trouble because all those improvisations were in the pop styles of the day. Yes, all composers have always written popular music (with a few modern exceptions). Symphonies were actually very popular art forms that were originally based on popular dances from the Renaissance. BTW, Bach ended up marrying that pretty blond (who was actually his 3rd cousin). She bore him 13 children. He shocked the proper society of his time by taking as his second wife (after the firsts death) Anne Marie Wilkin who was a professional singer. In that time any woman who would work as a professional singer was not considered to be moral enough for anyone to marry. Anna gave him 7 more children. He fathered 20 children in all. No wonder he was Baroque.
Cederstrand ***Philip, good to hear you got some leather working done. How about a pic of that, or would it require an engraved train to qualify as "on topic".
***Philip, good to hear you got some leather working done. How about a pic of that, or would it require an engraved train to qualify as "on topic".
Just to be safe, how about we do it this way.....
Front (Warning: Pics are kinda large)
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Drifter/IMG_0566small.jpg
Back
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Drifter/IMG_0565small.jpg
Besides reducing the spray off the tires in the rain, I think it makes it look like I lowered the bike.
Before
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Drifter/12-28-087.jpg
After
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Drifter/IMG_0559small.jpg
And in about two weeks I'm having new wide white walls tires put on front & back. Should look pretty good with those.....add a splash of color other then black!
Oh, and I almost forgot....Here's my new leather fringe lever covers with my custom beadwork.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Drifter/IMG_0570.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Drifter/IMG_0569.jpg
Philip, nice work! Those look great!
Evenin' all. I could use a snack, how about a couple of Jeff Tacos. No wait not that big. About half size please. Dr Pepper also thank you. Today was a good day in spite of the weather. Went to visit Mom today and took her to dinner at the Lone Star (not an advertisement, just fact). Came home and went to the basey-mento. Now that I've started it, tell me of any reasons I shouldn't use dirt as a ballast for a small siding. It looks like I want it too, so there's got to be a reason it was a bad idea.
Robby-Cool video. We only have the UP and the mighty Amtrak through here. About 6 miles south there is a line that sees short and I do mean short, sometimes 2 cars usually about 5 or 6 what I've ever seen, CN action.
Rob-Easiest way to weather track is to buy brass and let it set for about 10 or 15 years. No, seriously I'd think the easiest way would be those weathering paint pens from WS. Cheap? I don't know if they are in the lon run compared to the other methods they have said here.
Sue- Diorama looks great!
Sawyer- Shakespeare. Don't they make fishing reels?
Barry- My Golly Gosh!!!! With that many records and CD's, where in the world do you find room to sleep?!
Jeff- These new tractors are a real pain in the (insert favorite choice of body part) aren't they. An acquaintance of mine had a lawn tractor that when ever you put the dad blamed thing in reverse the mower deck shut off! Now wouldn't that be just about as annoying as not being able to scratch your butt. I myself have a IH Cub Cadet. Handed down from my Dad he bought new in spring 1977. It also has a hydro stat and zips backwards pretty quick and of course the deck stays running even after I get off. Ok so the switch in the seat to shut down the deck maaaay not be such a bad thing. Now watch, it will blow up this year after I've bragged on it.
Allow me to quote the only lines from Shakespeare I know.....ahem...."I'd like to be, or not to be, that is the question that I ask of thee. A boy who loves his Fathers knee".......um... I forget the rest. And "Neither a borrower nor a lender be, do not forget, stay out of debt. Think twice and take this good advice from me".....um ...yeah. (Thinking to myself, I wonder how accurate Gilligans Island is and will they notice)
Now I'm just kidding. I'm not one for that kind of stuff, but I do respect the writers and composers of classical works. They are beautiful. Just not my cup of noodles. I heard that old Willy had a great sense of humor Ray. Unfortunately as a high schooler, I was unable to see it. Maybe if we got to read the adult version.....?????? THAT I did not know.
Well I think I'll play with the dog for a bit. Prayers for those in need.
Wow those Tacos were hot! And I like spicy food!
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.
Sue, you and Larry really have a special touch for scenery! Very nice work! On a different note, have you gotten that new bike out to ride it much yet? Has Larry got the hot rod out of the den of hybernation yet?
howmusPhilip, nice work! Those look great!
Thanks Ray.....I hope the saddlebags & floorboard skirts turn out as good! The basic bags are in the second pic. They're some older bags that I'm refurbishing. I'll be reshaping them, redying them, maybe changing out some of the hardware, maybe changing out the buckles and straps, and giving them a new look. The size is good though, so they make a good starting point.
howmus He fathered 20 children in all. No wonder he was Baroque.
Did you know my father by any chance? He was a very bad influence on your puns!!!My sister suspects this might be the case!!---PS--BIL found my bass sax at their home. Left it there long time ago----for a reason!!
Wow Philip! They look great. You do good work. Are those the saddle bags you spoke of or are you working on a different set?
EDIT : Ah I see you've answered the question. I'm sure they will turn out fantastic!
Phillip--Those saddle bags are great!! How long did they take to put together?
AH--Phil--how'd you get the leather fringe to stay on the back fender? HHMMM?
TMarshBarry- My Golly Gosh!!!! With that many records and CD's, where in the world do you find room to sleep?!
VER-R-R-R-Y carefully!!---Actually they are in their own room--in the basement-heeheehee--remember where one would rehearse if in a band?----into the basement with ye!!--OOPS--
TMarshEasiest way to weather track is to buy brass and let it set for about 10 or 15 years.
THAT's about right Todd, my father finally dismantled what was left of my old layout in his basement. We built the poor thing in...'82 or '84. It was one of Atlas' wonderful designs: bent figure 8 (over and under) with a "passing siding" a long siding, and a 4 or 5 track "yard." Well, in reality, the S curve leading to the bridge was a derailment maker. Should've been some straight track in it for transitions. I ended up carving notches in the Atlas truss bridge, and had to modify all coupler boxes for more lateral coupler movement. The "passing siding" was good for a GP-9 and 2 or 3 cars. For all its problems, it got me into HO, and probably contributed greatly to keeping me out of trouble through high school.
Anyhow, now I've got a bunch of brass track he salvaged. Any takers????
TMarshShakespeare. Don't they make fishing reels?
They sure do...I had a beauty of a rod/reel by them many years ago. It was lost in a "custody dispute." My rod/reel was on somebody else's porch when things turned sour ... Maybe she used it instead of riding around on her broom...
Philip,
Looks like you are getting out some. I am waiting for warmer weather. I fell off the hay pile a couple of weeks ago and tweaked my back. I can ride the quad, but I haven't been on my dirt bike yet. I am working on it.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
blownout cylinderhowmus He fathered 20 children in all. No wonder he was Baroque. Did you know my father by any chance? He was a very bad influence on your puns!!!My sister suspects this might be the case!!---PS--BIL found my bass sax at their home. Left it there long time ago----for a reason!!
I used to tell that one to my eighth graders when we studied the Baroque era. The girls, especially would look at me and roll their eyes and say, "Mr. Howard you think you are sooooooooo funny!" Then during the final, they had to identify the time period that various composers were from. They were given the name of the composer, the name of the work, and were able to listen to the music. They had to tell me what time period. I would see many of the kids with that look.... "I know this one....... Dang! what is it......??! I would then say, "remember he had 20 kids." And the whole class would have the light turn on at the same time, followed by massive grins all over the room. Most of them still know the answer today!
Good evening, strange day weatherwise here today, started off cloudy, then cleared, got windy, clouds moved back in and then a white-out in the afternoon before it cleared again.
All the brush that we carried up to the garden got burned in two large fires all day Saturday from 10 to 4. Perfect day for burning with very gentle winds.
Today it was R&R day and I spent a good portion of it in the Train room working on the layout. The Profile boards are all installed and the mountain outline is about 1/3 done with hot knife.
RAY: Very sorry to here about your FIL, this sure has been a tough month for family losses hasn't it?
J.P. Also very sorry to hear about your g/f's loss also, it will be very tough for her and your companionship will be just what she needs right now.
DER JOHN: I see there is a huge storm off the NS coast, I hope you don't suffer power loss again!!
SUE: You fell off the hay pile? I'm not sure I should ask what you were doing. LOL It doesn't sound like MRR'g unless you were working on a new layout.
Time for bed, still recooperating from a week of savage amusement in the yard.
blownout cylinder Phillip--Those saddle bags are great!! How long did they take to put together?
So far I haven't done much of anything to the bags. I'll yank the bags next week while the bike is in the shop and then do my work. I'm not sure how long it'll take though. The bags in the before and after pics are some cheapies I picked up to use in the meantime. The ones that came with the bike are real high quality, but they're very tierd looking. Here they are on the bike as of a few months ago: http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Drifter/IMG_0450.jpg . These are the bags I'm redoing. I mounted them today so I could get some measurements before the bike goes in the shop. Here's what it looks like today with those bags: http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Drifter/IMG_0568small.jpg . In a couple of weeks we'll see if it looks any better, huh?
blownout cylinderAH--Phil--how'd you get the leather fringe to stay on the back fender? HHMMM?
Industrial strength velcro and a little special glue that bonds to leather, stays flexible, and is waterproof. Didn't have to drill a single hole in my fenders! Ahh, modern science is great!
Good evening all,
Chloe, i'll just have the Diners special float of the day. I think that is Cream Soda today isn't it ??
I had Sunday off for a change, but after Church service this morning I had a hour long meeting and then at home I was busy with some Church work for 2.5 hours. So I only got to the "Wobbly" for a couples of hours this evening. I managed to finish putting up the lights for the lower level. Four of them tonight (had to make up two of them) All together there is 12 lights and it looks pretty good if I do say so myself.
PHILIP> By the way, is that a portrait of JEFF in full headdress on that fuel tank on your bike ?. When did he sit still long enough for you to get that painted.? Just a little poke in the ribs there Jeff.............Hey JEFF, I was wondering if your neighbors had changed your nick name to "SPARKY" ?
ROB> What was your decision on those tresells ?, maybe I missed your response, these Guys and Gals a writing so much these days it is hard to stay abreast of it all.
JERRY> With this new expansion is there going to be any room for Sallie there at all ? . Maybe she'll take over as the Brass Hat of the I.S. and you'll be in the Dog House. Lol.. How did that expansion go ? Did you son get there?
RYAN> { Cajun Chef } I got a wonderful treat for Supper tonight. My wife used that receipe that you placed here a while back from the WP California Zephyr Menu. The "Stuffed Pork Tenderloin " We had mixed vegitables and potatoes and gravy. It was indeed a meal to be remembered. Lots of left overs so I guess I'll miss a few lunches and dinners here at the diner.
RAY> Hang in there Bro. These sad times will fade some. Not forgotten but the pain will ease off.
TOM> What is the latest with those "Watch Cats" are they fully integrated now ? Are they prepared to share your attention and such? And are you going to order one of those Atlas Track Cleaners, that they are advertising ?
CAPE JIM> Between your collection of kits and mine we could go into competion against Walthers. I really need to find more time.
Well speaking of time, It is time to hit the hay. I have to be up at 6:00am for work. That is really the shits for a retired guy isn't it. Oh well, maybe another year and that will be it. Then I will have retired four different times.
Prayers and Blessings to all and especially those in need. I feel ZZZZZZZZZZZsss coming on.
Johnboy out................
The "Wobbly" will run in the daylight now !!!!!!!!
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
last mountain & eastern hoggerPHILIP> By the way, is that a portrait of JEFF in full headdress on that fuel tank on your bike ?. When did he sit still long enough for you to get that painted.?
They do kinda have the same expression on their faces, don't they?
Good morning.It's 61 and cloudy. The high today will be in the upper 70's and it will be mostly cloudy. Good mowing weather.No layout work yesterday. If I wasn't busy moving pine straw I was mowing grass, if I wasn't mowing grass I was working on a gate, if I wasn't working on a gate I was caught up in something else. It was a mad house around here yesterday! Today I only have to mow my parents yard then the rest of the day will be mine, yeah, right. I've heard that one before. Just you watch, something else will come up then something more after that, etc. Mowing must be done today because rain is in the forecast for tomorrow. Why do I have this feeling that today is gonna be one of those days I should have stayed in bed?Today's Weather for:Sundown, LA 71446-6114 3/23/2009Wind Chill: 59°FHumidity: 88%Dew Point: 57°FSo Far TodayHigh: 62°FLow: 61°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 18mph SEToday High: 78 Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.Tonight Low: 65 Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
Such a pecimist today Jeff.......
Rob, I weather my rails the same way Jeff does, except I don’t tape mine off. I lightly sand the tops of the rails to remove the paint.
Sue, Hope you feel better, was is alfa or straw?
This weekend I used yellow to primer the coal tenders to get them ready for the LS&W herald. I installed the fence between the passenger station and the gas station and included some 1950’s add bills to the fence. So far it looks pretty good. I ran some trains and found a few spots on the #1 mainline I need to work on, nothing difficult. The 2-10-20 has finished its break-in time and pulled some freight with it and did some switching operations with the F units and 2-10-2.Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Morning to you all--The high today will be 5C with tonights low at -6C. Freeze---thaw. Freeze---thaw. Lots of potholes are being filled up as we speak------including a monster that developed right on the corner up the road here------Oh, and we's be getting SUN until Wednesday---
A 'fast' meeting is planned for today and I see a client as well---if'n I get home early enough I'm going to start drawing up an inventory/catalogue for the dang records that is in better order than it is now---
On the MRR front I'm thinking of one of those designs for the atrium(mall--Todd's name for the poor thing--sounds about right though--it comes awful close to Maul--as in beat up the wallet---) that I came across in a retail design book from the 1990's Audrey came across------we'll see if the mtg is 'fast'-----
Jeff- What's with the grump grumble grouch?--that stupid song just popped in my brain---"don't worry be happy"----------