Good evening,
Chloe, I'll take THAT IV coffee...no, that's OK, I'll set the drip rate on it, thanks for offering though dear.
Gonna be another long night of hammering out school board articles. The district secretary finally got the info I've been needing all day long e-mailed to me...at 4PM. Good news though as I've already got two stories filed (2009-2010 budget, and fuel contract awarded), so the pressure isn't too bad this time around. THAT editor likely won't use more than two next week anyways, so whatever is "extra" automatically rolls over for the following weeks.
She already has three articles held over from last week (one of those from the week before THAT even), and I've got another big feature filed too...so, she oughta have plenty of content to choose from. She keeps saying something about me being a "prolific writer." I guess the previous reporters didn't do a whole lot. All I can say is "darn work ethic."
Aw heck...Chloe, fix me up a huge cheeseburger and fries (in beef fat...oh, yeah, you already knew that) while I contemplate the next article.
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Good Afternoon/evening--or what ever--Whew. What a day. After I got the forum issue thing I got off compooter to get ready to go to work and did all three client visits in a matter of 6 hours--one only was for 15 minutes--talk about fast throughput!
Got home to a couple of people I know who were waiting at neighbours place--Audrey just getting around corner from afternoon walk so everybody is nicely ensconced in the house with me doing the cooking---yeehaw---or is it hawyee--nevermind----
Chloe--I'll have a large tub of RBF and a Strawberry Rhubarb PIE!! please--
So. What was up today?
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/
CederstrandBill dropped from almost $500 down to $260.
I hope it drops in summer! We have natural gas here for heat, hot water and cooking. The gas co. has a budget plan so those $460 winter heating bills don't kill you. I pay $209 per month and usually don't have to pay the last 2 months.
Got one of those 'right clamps'. This helps glueing the inside corners my plant has. Vacation next week!! Maybe I'll be able to show something for all the talking I've been doing!
Chloe!! Grilled Cheese and a Dr. Pepper, please!
Rob; it's finally in the mail.
Jeff, you should be getting yours soon.
Caught this shot a little while ago.
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CederstrandBit of good news, with all our efforts to cut power usage, our latest electric Bill dropped from almost $500 down to $260. Still higher than I would prefer, but that previous Bill was INSANE! Basically I'm using windows instead of the heatpumps to cool or warm the house during particular times of day/night. That and hanging laundry instead of using the drier.
Coffee refill, please.
After walking the pastures and finding nothing in need of repair, went into the dungeon and tried a couple model road experiments. The one that shows promise is a mix of tile setting compound, charcoal grout, and a little added elmers white glue. Mixed up a little, smeared it over a small cut of tar paper, then dragged a flexible semi-hard scrap of plastic over it a few times. Won't know for sure until it dries, but I think it might just work out. Can also touch it up if needed with paints. I'm bound and determined to use only leftover stuff from the build. Only exception might be some rail weathering pens.
There are other materials laying around I will try using for that little canyon and the volcano (if I do that one). All the base material will still be carved foam though.
Bit of good news, with all our efforts to cut power usage, our latest electric Bill dropped from almost $500 down to $260. Still higher than I would prefer, but that previous Bill was INSANE! Basically I'm using windows instead of the heatpumps to cool or warm the house during particular times of day/night. That and hanging laundry instead of using the drier.
Rob
Well its afternoon, and still raining.
Ryan, great looking shot. I was on that train a few times when I lived in NC. I loved the "Steam Days".
Jerry, I had some trouble as well. I don't think you should have any trouble with the track. Maybe a good cleaning.
Well I will be back!!!
"Rust, whats not to love?"
"It's another rainy dayJust a rainy, rainy day...."
Afternoon folks!
The assembly Program went well and was very well received by the students and faculty this morning. I have afew hours this afternoon to just chill out for a bit. Then back to school by 5PM for the final dress rehearsal tonight.
Found out the calling hours and funeral for my FIL will be on Saturday and at a time when I can get to it before I have to be at school for the show.
Don Z, welcome to the diner! Your son is proud of that nice "Hunk of Ham on the Hoof" I bet. Tell him "great work" from yet another 4-H member (NYS Master Guernsey Showman way back when)!
Flo just a mug of hot chocolate and a nap in the back booth for me.
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Afternoon all! Been a bit tied up lately.
Don Z welcome to the "off topic" thread. Dispite what some people say, we do in fact discuss and share our MRR. We're just not so ummm.... "particular" about some of our 'practices'... And when, rarely, there is a critque, it's done in a form of friendly suggestion. We respect each others abilities and know that not everyone is a NMRA Master Modeler. I've seen you on some other threads, so sit down for a while and have a coffee and some PIE!!! It's a diner joke, you'll see.
Having grown up in suburban areas most of my life I'll offer my congrats on your son's hog based on the experts comments. It is a nice looking animal.
Well, I'm sure I bored Don to tears, so I'll bid fairwell till after work and see what I accomplish on the plant building scene.
Eric
Large coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thanks.
***Jeffrey, my wife & I watched that video and fast forwarded through most of it. That being said, I was impressed with the layout that had everything weathered & detailed. (forget which it was) Will be returning ours as well, as soon as I can locate the return envelope.
***Jerry, are those switches all electric of manual? Are you going to have them wire for remote comtrol? That's cool you got so many to work with.
Welcome new folks.
Storms are over until tomorrow night. All this rain is good for the trees & shrubs we planted recently.
Healing thoughts to those in need.
Good Morning All...Its sunny and a cool 53 here...I'll have a Polish sasauge,onion rings and a diet Coke please..Thank You...I had touble getting in here all morning,anybody else have trouble?...I got some track laid in fiddle yard yesterday..I laid it right on board hope this doesn't come back and bite me..I am using all used track and switches ..some of which are over 40 years old!..
You all have a good one...Jerry
Hello Ryan.... yes, I believe you about wii. We did bowling game on wii when visiting grandkids. We rediscovered some muscles in the process!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Morning folks!
The fog is really think here this morning, looks like London in the spring.
Heard on the NPR radio the other day that there are many folks complaining about railroad cars being parked on tracks and sitting for days...weeks....months at a time and not moving due to the downturn in railroad shipping.
"New Castle, Ind., is divided by a freight train that's two miles long. It hasn't moved in months. The company that owns the empty rail cars used to transport new automobiles. When auto sales plummeted the rail cars stopped because there wasn't anything to transport".
Same folks who complain happen to live near the tracks that have been there years before any homes were built. While I feel for them I have no sympathy, because the folks who lease the storage tracks are getting less fees for storage than they would be getting if the trains were moving. And on the other side of the story, folks home values are dropping and real estate sales are harder when you have a parked train in your back yard. Interesting, any comments are welcome on this discussion.
blownout cylinder Ryan; Don't be such a stranger!
Ryan; Don't be such a stranger!
Heartland Division CB&QRyan .... Playing "wii", eh........and then you say you are you are busy.... uh, huh........
Ryan .... Playing "wii", eh........and then you say you are you are busy.... uh, huh........
Garry, believe it or not it is for my physical health. Wii Fit and Wii Sports are awesome ways to get in a low impact workout, Wii Fit has Yoga, Strength Training, Aerobics and Balancing routines that really make a difference. And even though the Wii Sports Tennis kicks my you know what most of the time, it gets me sweating in just 10 to 20 minutes. We are canceling our YMCA membership because I get a better workout from Wii than I do at the Y, same some $$ too!
JimRCGMORyan, I don't think they could miss that loco too easily - wonder what the side view of that paint scheme looks like. Have fun at your conference/training thing (but not too much... we don't want to have to send you bail money in San Anton!).
Ryan, I don't think they could miss that loco too easily - wonder what the side view of that paint scheme looks like. Have fun at your conference/training thing (but not too much... we don't want to have to send you bail money in San Anton!).
Hi Jim! See the side view of the same loco below. I am looking forward to some Tex-Mex and a few tequila infused libations.... If I need bail money I'll look you up!
I'll have the Fiber One cereal with fresh blueberries please Chloe! Thanks!
Bryson City, NC GSMRR
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
MisterBeasleyJeffrey, have you set up another account to test posts? I think there may be a troll at work here. There are several zero-content (meaning no content at all, not simply worthless content) posts showing up.
Jeffrey, have you set up another account to test posts? I think there may be a troll at work here. There are several zero-content (meaning no content at all, not simply worthless content) posts showing up.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good morning.It's 53 and mostly cloudy here. The high will be around the mid 70's and there's a good chance of thunderstorms.Received a 'Dream, Plan, Build' DVD in the mail yesterday. I've heard a lot of good things about this series so I took the time to check it out. I must say that I was not impressed. The featured layouts are nice and there's a lot of good advice given but it's nothing that I haven't already seen and learned online. The medallion they sent along with the DVD is nice and looks good among my other collectibles. The DVD however will be going back today. We had a pretty intense storm blow through here last night and my yard is now covered with a thin layer of pine straw and microsporangia (those little pollen things) and a bunch of pine cones. We didn't get all that much rain but we did get a lot of wind. The showers passed quickly. My father's yard looks like it hasn't been raked in a couple of months. Fact is he just raked it about a week ago. He won't be a happy camper.Today's Weather for:Sundown, LA 71446-6114 3/26/2009Wind Chill: 51°FHumidity: 98%Dew Point: 53°FSo Far TodayHigh: 55°FLow: 53°FRain: 0.01"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 20mph NNEToday High: 78 Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.Tonight Low: 60 Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Lows around 60. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Good morning everybody. I see we have a new person, and I will give you a heads up. Watch out for flying pies!!!!!!
I guess I need to clean the house some. Not much to do on a rainy day, other than clean/work on the layout.
I was looking in a old box of train stuff and found a old Chessie caboose. I thought it might look good on the layout. It has a few broken pieces, but right now it sits on a siding.
Well everybody, have a good day. I will try to get a picture of the caboose up later.
Morning Gang:
Welcome Don Z. Give your son a big Well Done from this cattleman. That is one good looking hog. Don't worry about being off topis as I don't think there is a real topic here except to visit.
I have to take the granddaughter to school this morning so it's a short one.
I'll be back later.
Good Mornin'--we're dull today---very dull. The temperature today will go to 9C and go down to -1C tonight with a clearing period until tomorrow when it will dull right back up--
Have 3 clients to see today to see how everything is working out with devices---yeehaw for today.
So, whatchoo up to?
Don Z, ya gotta be careful though, there's something kinda addicting about this place...you might not want to leave! Congrats on the prize porker too!
Garry, thanks for the kind words! Morrison taught me a few things: I HATED drafting, and really loved photography. Would you believe those shots were taken with a Pentax point 'n shoot? It was a high school graduation present in 1987, and I burned through a LOT of good 'ole Kodak Gold 200.
I think it's time to call it a day. I covered the monthly school board meeting tonight in Oxford. 2 hours of jaw-flappin' by the board, but little hard data to make articles out of. I practically BEGGED the secretary to send me something/anything I can use. For example, they approved the 2009-2010 budget...but didn't say HOW MUCH it was, what went up, what went down... Now, I know they hashed all THAT out in a work session...but still, I mean, geez Louise! Give a poor workin' reporter something to work with...
Tomorrow will be a LONG day of note translating, e-mail monitoring, and tape transcribing. Chloe, better tell the day shift crew to have IV coffee ready to go. I'm gonna need it.
G'night all...
Aw heck, one more from 'ole Morrison... One afternoon, on my way back from the Hardee's, I encountered a true gentleman. Turns out, he was one of the crossing guards for the CNW in Morrison. His job was to man the watch tower and drop the gates.
Nice looking hog. That's a lot of pork on the hoof.
DonZ!!!------------OH and say congrats from this former 4H'er to your son!
Don Z...............glad you topped by to share the great news!...... Your son looks every bit as proud as you must be. Bringin' home the bacon for sure......
Chris... the CNW photos are great. Good old mid west!
Mark .... Glad to see you. Interesting story about 4449. Gald you told it.
Happy Model Railroading!
Evening all,
This is my first time in the joint......and I know this is way off topic but I hope you won't mind. My son finished his FFA project by showing his hog yesterday at the Star of Texas Livestock Show here in Austin, TX. I was the proudest dad in the barn! I just wish I was going to be putting all of that bacon and ham in my freezer....
Thanks for letting me stop by to brag on my son....
Don Z.
Research; it's not just for geeks.
Packers#1I may change from the ethanol plant to a 1960s/1970s/1980s midwest plains town (like CNW, w/ a grain elevator and some other industries; I'd have to research).
Ah, yer doing my heart good there Son... anything I can help with on the research, just let me know. I've got a bunch of track charts for Iowa, grain elevator pics, etc. More than glad to help. 'Tis good to see someone else even just thinking about keeping the Ball and Bar alive!
While I'm not a big "round and around" fan, I think you've got a good plan here. Again, as I've said before, keep in mind my incredibly, darn-near legendary ineptitude and perpeptual failure with track plans. A big thing for me is being able to do switching, to actually have the train(s) do something. I think you've got that covered nicely with the various sidings.
In fact, you might've just given me an ideer... But, for now, here's a couple of shots from the small, midwest plains town of Morrison, Illinois. I spent a year there under the guise of attending drafting school. Instead, I spent most of my time trackside...with a major in "railfanning," and a minor in...well, we'll call it "liquid studies."
Evening all.
Got a good laugh awhile ago when I was doing some homework and realized I had 70 algebra problems due tommorow... Right on cue, Highway to Hell by AC/DC starts playing... Perfect timing.
Jim: Yeah, I'll try and get in more... That play was one effort, let me tell you. A Midsummer's Night Dream by Shakespeare set in the '50s with some rock and roll added... And getting the part of Lysander didn't help with free time! Anyways, now that that's over, I can enjoy spring break in a couple of weeks...
Don't think I'll do anything during spring break. My dad is down for a kidney transplant the wednesday before then, so, I don't think we'll be doing much.
Oh, and did you guys hear about SP 4449's latest excursion? 4449 will be taking a 2,500 mile long trip all the way to Michigan for Trainfest 2009 in July. I hope I can cut her off somewhere down by Portland, and get some footage. That'd be a nice railfanning opportunity.
Well, it's time to get back on that highway of algebra....Mark
Chamomile tea, please.
***Ray, that dedicated circuit is a great idea. Glad you had that done.
Well, with all this rain, wind and eventually thunderstorms, it's time to unplug the puter. Wouldn't bother except I still have to replace that exploded back-UPS battery and a surge protector alone doesn't cut it here. We sometimes get many momentary lapse of power which isn't good for a puter.
Take care y'all. Rob
JimRCGMO Heartland Division CB&QJim says he's busy. Is that job security, Jim? Garry, how about we let that dog lie for now? I'd appreciate that. Jim in Cape Girardeau
Heartland Division CB&QJim says he's busy. Is that job security, Jim?
Garry, how about we let that dog lie for now? I'd appreciate that.
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Sorry. Only intended to be humurous.
Evenin' Folks!
Been a long day........ Got the electric circuit put in this morning for the train room. now all the electric being used by the layout is on one switch so when i leave at night I turn that one switch off and everything from the workbench to the lighting systems, to the DDC, Tortiose moters, everthing is off. No more rolling over in bed at 2AM wondering If I should check to see that the solding iron is unplugged......
Then it was off to a Sci Tek Camp meeting at the Scout Office. Had to leave that eary to get over to School for 5+ hours of dress rehearsal. Tomorrow I have to be back at shool for an assembly program for the high school kids........ Tomorrow night is the second dress rehearsal (with an audience of senior citizens and Friday, saturday, and Sunday is the show. Sure is good to be ritered and have nothing to do.
Well, off to catch a couple hours of sleep.......
nik .n No offense, but a friend of mine was RR shop worker and he called the GD30 a GD30 because a lot of the major electrical equipment was hard to access.