galaxyPackers#1 ME AND MY GIRLFRIEND ARE BACK TOGETHER!!!! Sawyer that's great! you did seem bummed. She may be your first, but she may not be your last. Woman can be fickle creatures, so beware. Your journey with them is just beginning so enjoy the ride and take it all in stride.
Packers#1 ME AND MY GIRLFRIEND ARE BACK TOGETHER!!!!
ME AND MY GIRLFRIEND ARE BACK TOGETHER!!!!
Sawyer that's great! you did seem bummed. She may be your first, but she may not be your last. Woman can be fickle creatures, so beware. Your journey with them is just beginning so enjoy the ride and take it all in stride.
yeah man, I was bummed out, lol.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Good Evening Diners!
This certainly has been a busy place the last couple of days.
It's been a quiet day here as it is a holiday and we decided to just take it easy. I read part of a book, drank coffee and also tried that decoder install again. It was interesting as I got to see the magic smoke I've heard so much about. I do think I know what went wrong and will try with decoder #3 as soon as I buy it. I'm getting really fast at taking the shell off a Mehano Sante Fe--practice makes perfect.
And now it's nearly time for East Enders so TV here I come.
CN Charlie
Wow, cool storm here. Distant tornado siren got a workout with this series of storms. Hail up to dime size piled up on the deck, the smell of sap from broken branches was thick in the air, creek looked like a small shelf waterfall flowing into our middle pasture where it transformed into a slow moving lake. At one point it sounded like giants dropping small boulders on the roof. Another time it went from fury to eerie silence in a matter of seconds. Wife was glued to an open window searching for funnels.LOL
All is quiet now on the ol' farm, but will have much work ahead this weekend, removing branches/trees, repairing fences & the gate in the creek (if it's still there).
Still exhausted and can hardly keep my eyes open. Have a good night all. Rob
Evenin' everyone!
I have spent most of the afternoon and evening scanning some ancient family documents that my son in Chicago wants for his hobby which is family history...... He has been bugging me for some of this stuff since last fall. I inherited a mound of old papers, legal document, and photos from my father that go back in some cases 100 years or more. Most I have never seen and have always siad I'll look at them some day. For items from my Great Grandfather James, I got a look at what remains of documentation of his life today.
He spent much of his life as a carpenter and house patron at a farm (jail) for delinquent boys in Industry, NY. Actually it is technically in Rush, NY but was given it's own Post Office. The Railroad Museum I volunteer at is at Industry and was the Erie Station there way back when and has some interesting history because of that. I found I have some very fascinating documents in my possession, including the purchase offer for the farm that my Father was raised on as a young boy. The farm is located right across the road from my Father's last house where he died. If you look at the terms, he bought a 186 acre farm for a total of $9,000 and took out a loan for $5,000. He had to pay $100 a year on the principle and 5% interest on the remaining principle. According to a letter sent to him by the realtor telling him the offer had been accepted the farm was worth considerably more than that......
Hope all of you in harm's way stay safe and dry!
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Mornin' all!
Thats a cool old document there Ray. Isn't finding stuff like that fasinating?
Ray- Those documents are neat!! When we had my one Aunt down we got a lot of stuff from her about our family---now we have a small enclosed bookcase full of family papers put away---
Good morning pipples--I did not get much sleep last night as the 'Spring' was 'springing about---he apparently found my form to be a perfect trampoline to get on top of an easel Audrey left in our bedroom. I would hear him bounce off something and then I'd hear a crashing sound only to find ----nothing-----back to bed-----hear him going ---mmm?---mmm?-------clunk-----crashtinkle-----get up ---look around ----nothing again-------must be something in the water he had last night--------did anyone feed my little one some of that there boot coffee?
We're going to end up with something of a sunny week here with the highs going to be around the 14C mark---heeheehee
Chloe----I'll have the cuppajava and an egg on a bun please-----I'm going to the baaaaaaaac!!!!
KKKEEEEERRRRSSSPPLLISSH!!!!-----OUCH!!!---where'd that pie come from!?!?
I'm going to sit right here by this corner where it is SAFE!!!
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. It's 50 and clear. The high will be in the mid 70's and it will be partly cloudy. Spent most of yesterday transferring a bunch of shows from DVR to VHS tape and making sure to knock out any and all commercials. The DVR only holds 150 hours worth of shows and I want to keep as much of that as possible clear for train related content. I'm not sure what I'll do on the layout next but I'll think up something. Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 4/11/2009 Wind Chill: 48°F Humidity: 77% Dew Point: 43°F So Far Today High: 61°F Low: 50°F Rain: 0.00" Rain Rate: 0.00"/h Gust: 10mph NE Today High: 75 Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight Low: 60 Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Good morning, *yawn*
A large to-go bucket of that fine cat psychosis inducing boot coffee please...
ROB: Glad you guys made it through the storm OK, hope the damage is more nucience than expense.
Went and moved a layout last evening. An old friend from a long ago defunct model RR club rounded up a small group of us. The LHS in Cedar Rapids had the thing originally, about 15' long, 5' wide. They lost their lease, moved to another location, but didn't have room for it. A guy working there "inherited" it, and had it in his garage.
Here's where it gets kinda weird. His roomate's parents were paying the rent, apparently, and for some reason stopped. Guy comes home, his roomate's stuff is GONE, and he gets a note that he has to clear out forthwith, and posthaste.
All we had to move for him was: a dryer, a motorcycle (flat tires, etc.), and the layout. Easy, Peasy, Japanesese. A good opportunity to reconnect with an old friend, and meet a few new ones along the way.
Since we staged out of the LHS...I "had" to part with some bucks. Nothing exotic: current issue of MR, a bottle of paint, and a can of thinner. Good thing they sold a high-dollar RC car just before ringing me up. They'd never pay the light bill off my order. Not to insult our hosts here...but I am still just amazed at how THIN MR has gotten! I know that topic has been beaten to death and then some elsewhere, so I'll leave it at that.
Gotta go, have to cover an Easter egg hunt in Swisher, run down to North Liberty to grab a shot of a new library guy...then the wife said something about needing to get ribs. She's got a gift card to Chili's sitting around collecting dust.
Darn.
Have a good-un, be SAFE...
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Good morning everybody!!
Haven't checked in here in a while. Too much stuff has been going on, between health issues, and whatnot.
Just checked in from San Antonio, I went with my school's music dept. It was great fun, and I got a few modeling ideas from S. Oklahoma.
Glad to hear you're safe, Rob! As for the missus being tornado-parenoid, just keep a weather radio and she'll be fine.
Hey... that pie just hit me!
I'm gettin away from you guys.
MadSinger
Good morning Breakfast burrito please and of course coffee. Non-boot. Last night went well, very well. I get a rest until Sunrise service when we see the risen Jesus. Until then I hope to get into the train room for more than just a stare. Have to do a bit of mowing and such. Looks like it's sunny out now, so I'll have to check the weather for today.
David- Glad you stopped in to say hi.
Rob-I'm glad you're ok. Hope any damage is not too bad.
Ray- I love to find those old documents. I think I'll pass on the stew. It just sounds a bit.........corny.
Chris- Where did that guy put that layout? I would think that finding a place that has space for a 15'X5' layout of that size would take that guy a while to find that. (yeeeesssss!)
Well, I might poke over to WPF for a bit. It too seems a little thin this weekend. Then off to start the day. So I guess..........Oh what's this? A bill? But Rob.... Oh a note. ???? "The garage needs cleaned" Hey! How'd she.....but I.....where did.....Oh for Pete's sake.
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.
TMarsh"The garage needs cleaned"
Someone else drops the infinitive, too. Nice to see someone else using old fashioned North Central American English dialect.
Coffee in a large UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thanks.
***Chris, so where did that layout end up?
***MadSinger, the wife doesn't fear tornadoes, she is more of a storm chaser (minus the high tech gear). Sometimes I can talk her out of it.
Front pasture horses are in the middle pasture, so that means the creek came down enough for them to make the trip where the gate washed away. I need to go walk the fences today, just to make sure they can't get "out out", as we call it.
Have a great day folks!
Rob
Are you suggesting that I, a midwestern hick....er um...GENTLEMAN, would use improper English???? Why preposterous! In fact I was taught "Local English with a twist". That would be Midwestern with a splash of southwestern. Basically that means, anything goes as long as you get the point and don't use the word "piggy's" when referring to your toes in a bar. Makes for interesting conversation.
TMarsh Are you suggesting that I, a midwestern hick....er um...GENTLEMAN, would use improper English???? Why preposterous! In fact I was taught "Local English with a twist". That would be Midwestern with a splash of southwestern. Basically that means, anything goes as long as you get the point and don't use the word "piggy's" when referring to your toes in a bar. Makes for interesting conversation.
Esscooose Pliss---Is needink zum inforrrrmashunn herre---vy you issss not speakink dis funnie accent lahk I do?
Of course---one can speak to 'Spring'----and get big lectures---
Oh BTW---Todd--Why the poor little piggies?---Leave the poor fellows alone-------
Mornin' folks!
Another nice day here in the Finger Lakes. Wow, that's 2 in a row. Currently 39°F with a high of 44° later this afternoon. Lots of sun and a few clouds. Easter should be about the same.
Barry, ya das ist gut! You talk to your cat too??? I talk to mine but Manét always says something like mew or MEOW! I haven't been able to translate it yet........... The only thing I understand is when they say, "purrrrrrrrrrrrrrr".
Todd I'm making a note to myself, don't make references to "piggies" in Midwestern bars........." I did say that it is an old Boy Scout recipe...... In fact it was given to me by an old Boy Scout (leader) many years ago.
Zoe I'll have my usual large mug of dark roast coffee in a FGLK mug and some french toast with NYS Maple Syrup and a side order of bacon. I'll be in the front watching the switching and seeing who I can get in trouble today.
Ray- I'm glad I stopped and didn't progress to Boy Scouts (really, I wish I had) 'cause I would likely have gotten the hare. (he he..."gotten", I love that word!)
TMarshRay- I'm glad I stopped and didn't progress to Boy Scouts (really, I wish I had) 'cause I would likely have gotten the hare. (he he..."gotten", I love that word!)
No, not at all, actually I was applauding you!
Edit: I would get top honors just as lunch rush is coming in. Eat up.
Cederstrand ***MadSinger, the wife doesn't fear tornadoes, she is more of a storm chaser (minus the high tech gear). Sometimes I can talk her out of it.
Awesome. I turned into a storm chaser for a day when I was out driving (permit) once.
MadSinger Edit: I would get top honors just as lunch rush is coming in. Eat up.
Gotcha!!! Ha, it worked!! I'll have a double bacon cheeseburger with some Cattlemans BBQ sauce and a double order of the famous Elliots Onion Rings please. Um....Sarsaparilla, large, to drink thank you.
TMarsh I'll have a double bacon cheeseburger with some Cattlemans BBQ sauce and a double order of the famous Elliots Onion Rings please. Um....Sarsaparilla, large, to drink thank you.
You would try to drain my hobby budget.
Hey, I could'a ordered steak and lobster.
Ooo! Steak and Lobster, I wonder who'll get TOP for supper!?
Better not be me!!!!
Coffee refill, please.
After 3 Top Honors in a row, it's about time someone else has their wallet drained. I'd do the dishes, but am toooo tired.
Tried to reset a post along the creek but the sand is too wet (hole just widens instead of deepening) so I'm going to use a couple panels from the round pen to close off the creek instead.
One massive branch crashed where our elderly miniature stallion usually hangs out. Fortunately he wasn't there at the time or he would have been messed up or dead. Whew!
There was one major leak under my painting porch caused by either a critter hole or where there was once a root structure. Still need to have a cement floor poured in that room.
Only thing left is to walk the back pasture fence. Taking a coffee break now.
Hope everyone is doing well today.
TMarsh use the word "piggy's" when referring to your toes in a bar
use the word "piggy's" when referring to your toes in a bar
Speaking of piggys in a bar.....
5 little Piggys go to a fine restaurant. The waitress comes to take their appetizer order and the first little piggy says "Mozzarella sticks all around". But the 5th little piggy says "not for me, I'll have a beer from the bar, please".
When the waitress comes to take their entree order the first little piggy says "Steak all around". But the 5th little piggy says "not for me, I'll have a beer from the bar, please".
When the waitress comes to take their dessert order the first little piggy says "brownie a la mode all around". But the 5th little piggy says "not for me, I'll have a beer from the bar, please".
When the waitress asks if there will be anything else before their check, the first little piggy says "no, that will be all, I think". But the 5th little piggy says "me, I'll have another beer from the bar, please".
While the first little piggy settles the tip and check, he asks the 5th little piggy "you ordered a beer for appetizer, a beer for entree, a beer for dessert, and a beer afterwards and nothing else. May I ask why you ordered all those beers???" and the 5th little piggy says "well, someone has to go 'wee wee wee' all the way home".
{Just seein' if y'all read my posts}
Have a great day!
-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.
TBS (Very Funny)
Except in my area, it would be beers all around, and one guy asking for motzerella sticks.
galaxynd the 5th little piggy says "well, someone has to go 'wee wee' all the way home".
And I get accused of being corny.....????
Got out my 1 year old lawn mower That I am going to get rid of. Checked the oil put fresh gas in it. Pulled on the choke and gave it a pull. Nothing after 10 or so pulls. So I figure it is flooded. pushed in the choke and gave it another 20 or so pulls. Nothing........ Get a can of starter fluid that I have to use on the snowblower from time to time. Pull the air filter clean that up and give it shot of fluid. First pull it fires a couple times and quits. Second pull it starts and then revs up to about 10,000 RPM. I stop it and then start it again, starts on first pull, over revs again. This time I let it run for a bit. sudenly it slows down and appears to run right. Then slows down much further and quits. Now it appears to be frozen. I start saying lots of bad words which don't seem to help the situation.
I finally tip it on it's side and (with the engine start shut down so its not going to start and take my arm off) turn the blade by hand. Very stiff but finally moves. Let the darn thing sit for a half hour and decide to give it try again Starts right up and runs........ I don't know? I think I am really going to like the cordless electric.
I also got out the rototiller and started that up. Last fall I managed to get a bunch of vines caught in the tines when trying to till under last years garden. As I thought would happen, the caught stuff is now dry and will work its way out with no problem. Down cellar yard work is a lot more fun!
Your lawnmower problem is one I have all the time with mine: It won't start in the spring. I have to try it every 20 min until it starts.