twhiteEvening all from StillRainyCal--supposed to continue until Monday, then clear up and dry out and head toward the 'eighties by the end of the week. Which means----POLLEN! Shock. Lots and lots of POLLEN! I can hardly wait (sure!).
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.It's 73 and cloudy with rain. The high should be around the low 80's and there will be thunderstorms.Went into town yesterday ostensibly to get a haircut but the one real barbershop (charges $11) in town was closed. I hadn't taken into account the Mayfest celebrations going on down on Third street until tomorrow sometime. There are other places to get a haircut but they advertise as salons. No way am I paying $40 for a regular haircut! I'll just have to wait until Tuesday. I did however get the grocery shopping done despite the fact that Wal-Mart was a madhouse. I'll likely be going back today to use my food stamp ration. No work on the layout yesterday as I was tied up with other matters. Since it's going to rain today I cut my parents grass yesterday afternoon then had dinner with them afterwards. It's looking like the weather will be pretty nasty today. The NWS has a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 11am.Today's Weather for:Sundown, LA 71446-6114 5/3/2009Heat Index: 78°FHumidity: 94%Dew Point: 72°FSo Far TodayHigh: 74°FLow: 72°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 20mph SSESevere thunderstorm watch 231 in effect until 11 AM cdt this morning.Now through 08:30 AM CDT May 03, 2009 Strong thunderstorms are expected to move into Tyler...Jasper and Newton counties around 7 AM and into Beauregard and Vernon parishes before 8 AM. These storms will produce very strong and gusty winds...torrential rainfall and cloud to ground lightning. Elsewhere...showers and thunderstorms in rapides and avoyelles parishes will move northeast. Storms will produce cloud to ground and brief heavy rainfall.Today High: 82 Showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe with heavy rainfall...large hail and damaging winds in the morning. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.Tonight Low: 65 Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Bridge Tom- Sorry the Accompanist showed, but... CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Lee- Mallard....Duck.... Can we get a rim shot over here? (ba-dum bump)
Looks like the garage needs a bit of straightening and a few leftovers removed, so plans have changed a bit. Train time may have to wait til after noon. Oh well, they say if you partaking in train activities before noon you are a train-aholic.
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.
Another rainy day. Guess its a good day to be in the basement.
I got my "life like" engines yesterday, and the engine with the motor doesn't work. The listing said it did, but it doesn't. I guess I can play around with it and see what I can do.
Might wok on the layout as well. Still got some stuff to do on it.
Well I guess I will be back in here later.
Have a good morning.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Good morning.
Has everyone seen Jim CG's first post in WPF? Nice!
Downstairs, the dampness has partly improved but as of now my backdrops look screwed up. I mentioned the problem here yesterday.
Happy Model Railroading.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Mornin, an irish coffee please Janie. Getting some sun shine this morning, but nature may slip in a shower or two laters, bout the same as yesterday.
Went over to Casey yesterday n got me spring shearing, now my heads cold with all that fuz gone. Scored a caboose at yard sale afterwards, alittle large for HO, but it'll work for what I wanted for [pics to come laters]. We went over to Terre Haute for our monthly pantry fill n stopped by HL and found a tractor-trailer from Mini Metals with Wayne Feeds on the sides. I was sure happy, since I sold Waynes for 4 years when I work for a feed store. Then we stopped by the Strassenfest for abit, course we had to pare take of some sausage, ***,and a couple dark brews [just me for that part]. Other than spending to much on grocerys a purrty good day.
CHRIS, really like the scrap loads.
TODD,,, glad the yard sale turned out ok. Mother an some of her familly are going to have one before long [I hope] and get rid of some junk round here. It's either that or it's going to Goodwill.
ROBBY P,,,, I've been lucky with my in-laws, only had a problem one time when I throwed my MIL, FIL, and my dad out of the house. Things have fine ever since.
JIM,,, like the work train.
JERRY,, hope your leg get healed up soon, so ya don't miss much MR time
GARY,,, hope the leak didn't damage to much downstairs.
Morgan,,, hope,, your dad continues to improve with treatments
Signs Your No Longer in Collage
n You no longer know what time fast food drive-thru windows close.-- Your potted plants stay alive.-- You pay at least a dollar more than the minimum payment on your credit card bill.-- Your friends' hook-ups and break-ups are now marriages and divorces.-- You attend parties that the police don't raid.-- You're not expected to leave the room when the adults are talking.-- You refer to college students as "those kids."-- You drink wine, scotch and martinis instead of just beer, beer and beer.-- You feed your dog Science Diet instead of leftover pizza.-- At 6 a.m., you're putting your contact lens in instead of taking them out.-- Naps are no longer weekday options.-- Dating involves dinner and a movie, not keggers and munchies.-- Grocery lists contain more than toilet paper and potato chips.-- You leave parties because you have a busy day tomorrow, not because the EMS guy has strapped you down.
Best finish this, seeings I started this bout 5:30 this morning. Thoughts for those in need n hope ya'll has a gooden
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/4309
Thanks, Jim. Patience is the main word. I have been pouring 1/8th to 1/4 per day. Sometimes I wait 2 days for it to set. My hope is to still see the rocks on the bottom of the murky water.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Coffee in a Stormy SOUTHERN mug, please & thanks.
***Tom, congrats on the new/old job. Will give you extra mrr-ing money, yes?
***Garry, sorry about your backdrop. That sucks!
***Sue, you have a LOT more patience than either my wife or myself. Can't wait to see the result you achieve.
Ducks leg is swollen but she swims upright OK, so time will tell. Wish we had some of that stuff you inject into birds to counter swelling, but we have none.
With all the storms heading our way later today into tonight, might be a good time for some work down in train room. Have a good day all.
Rob
Afternoon everyone!
Fairly decent day here in the Finger Lakes. Currently 63°F under cloudy skies.
Worship at church this morning was led by the Communicants Class. I am a guide for one of the young men joining the church so i was there for the service. They did a great job! This evening we have a church event which is a church supper at a local restaurant and all members and their families are supposed to attend. It is both a celebration of our congregation's work for and in our church and in the community as well as the kick off of a Capitol Campaign.
The guy across the street from me who is usually the first person around to mow his lawn (Normally mid March) became somehow the last person in the neighborhood to mow his. For some reason his lawn just didn't start growing this year. he is making up for the lost time as he mowed it last night around 6PM and is busy right now mowing it again..........
Tom (White) congrats on going back to work in August. Ain't retirement great! You get to pick and choose exactly what you want to do including working if you want. Although I would hardly call what you will be doing w**k. More like a labor of love I think.
Not much going on here on the Model Railroad front. may go down to the layout and make sure it is still there this afternoon. Of course I have to drive up and feed my sister's cat.............
Hope you all have a great day!
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Afternoon everybody,
It was kind of a cool, rainy morning here in Pittsburgh today, so the wife and I stopped to get some coffee and then went down to one of my favorite places to watch Norfolk Southern. Stayed about an hour and caught one intermodal and one mixed freight headed towards Conway Yard. A year ago, we probably would have seen between four to six trains in the same time period.
The Pittsburgh Marathon was held this morning, so I didn't bother going to one of my other locations on the other side of the city to catch the Amtrak and the Allegheny Valley Railroad. Too many streets closed.
I usually take some photos when out and about like this, but didn't bother today because of the weather. It turned out to be kind of nice to just sit back and be able to pay closer attention to the mix of cars without messing about with the camera.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Afternoon, Chloe, a decaf and a slice of blueberry pie please. Rain next 4 days.... trying to get house cleaned up.
Jim - I know the feeling with the women. I'm either too old (52) or not mature enough(!,?) Kind of given up.
Busy morning (hoped for a quiet day), two FA calls chewed up 2.5 hours of my day. May sound a bit rude, but during the week I'm at work and am one of 2 members who answer calls from 5am-7pm. 2 others answer from 7pm- 6am. Granted it's volunteer, but even on weekends it's the same 2-4 folks that show up out of 15 'active' members. We lost one member, apparently their job (not local) paid a bonus for "VOLUNTEER" work. Claimed they made over 40% of calls for the town. This year the Co. sent a letter to verify participation, 3% doesn't count in the Co's mind, mine either. Member was upset that we didn't "help me out" and quit. Apparently they got a nice $ for it too.
Done venting..... Thank You for listening.
No MRR this weekend...again
Good afternoon... Chloe? a tall, COLD lemonade please...
Very sunny, very warm here. Primary mower is still in the shop, so finally went and attempted resuscitation of the "reserve mower," also known as "the FIL special" since FIL donated it to us last year. What a cold-blooded, rough-running rattle-clatter unit. The mower, not the FIL...though he does have his "moments" that come close to earning him a "trip to the moon."
It could probably...no, it definitely needs a good tune-up. I got the back half of the lot mowed...might do the front/side later today, might do it tommorrow...might just go rent a goat.
Have a good/safe rest of the day...
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Since its Sunday, the wife takes over the TV with the "soaps". I normally spend Sunday afternoons in the basement.
I weathered up some cars, and tried to work on the one engine I got. Well with it being "life like", its pretty much JUNK. Now the dummy engine, well its just fine. I weathered it up, and I still gotta add some more "weathering" to it. What you see isn't the finished engine.
I also did a "model power" tanker. Not the best details, but I did a quick weathering job to it. I've been needing a tanker.
Oh, and I added....................Well seems like a sleep/meeting happening (Smokey, Bandit, and Hannibal).
WELL!
I tried all weekend to get on this forum and could not get in. The website, yeah, but not the forums! And NO, I got NO OOPS!. I mighta been happy with an OOPS!, at least I'd have known it was the site's problem.
Tom, congrats on the job! It is really nice to have such options.
Robby P. congrats on "getting rid" of the relatives, I guess. Relatives can be so nice when they are far away, but a PITA when close and staying with you.
Jeffrey, I suffer allergies on top of my severe asthma almost all year long. Spring is pollen...{lilacs here are about to bloom now -horrible to me}....fall is the molds and mildews as leaves fall and mold and mildew in damp weather. Also, humidity, whether cold or hot out also makes it very hard to breathe. I hear ya on not being able to breathe and walk....our mailbox is about a 10th of a mile away on flat paved road. I can get out of breath just walking to/from the mailbox.
I don't really have much to say, I guess now that I fianlly got on here. Everything I had to say evaporated.
I know I already said it is confirmed I have carpal tunnel. I have figured out that is why my typing is now so awful {It may not show up here because I carefully proofread what I type regardless of how the word comes out when I type it}. The right hand can not keep up with the left hand, cause it is worse than the left hand. SO I always type the word "the" as "teh"- the left hand gets the "t" and "e" signal before the right hand gets teh "h" signal- see what I mean...{I left that italics "the" as the incorrect way I always manage}. I am only on the computer about an hour a day. I thought maybe I was getting dyslexic in my typing, but I see now it's how the two hands/fingers getting their signals messed up or not in sync.I also noticed as I filled out paperwork for the neurologist that my written scrawl is just that now...a written scrawl. I used to do calligraphy so I can write well, but not anymore with as bad as my hands are getting. I hope we can get teh surgery to correct this problem soon.
Soon hope to be clearing out the layout/junk/storage room. Hafta clean off the front porch first. Jeffrey, when I heard you talk of space limitations the other day, I felt lucky. We have a 3br/1ba 14x65 {palace compared to yours I guess} that we lovingly call home. The room the layout is in is about 9x9, but has other stuff in it. The other room is the computer room/guest room so I can't build in there, theres enough in it as well, but it has more space. Now if we could just get a piece of land and get it out of this park....
Well, I have taken up enough of space and time for now.
Have a great evening guys {and gals}.
-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.
Whew, I need a nap. JUST got finished cleanig up from garage sale and general clean up. Most of the day was spent driving back and forth because everytime we rounded a corner in the house, it seemed, there was something that needed taken to the township garage. Oh well at least it's gone and the car can get in the garage.
Tom Wright- I quit carrying a camera years ago. Back before the digital craze. I would take pictures and then develop and look at them then put them in an album and then......? I figured it was a waste of money. Besides, I really like walking with nothing in my hand but my wifes.
Well guess I'll be hittin' the layout room. That needs some cleaning now that I can see the floor! (sniff, sniff) Oh what do I smell? Bacon and onions and... Guess Brenda's makin' dinner. Maybe I'll stay upstairs and nap for a bit first.
Guess I owe for this page
Robby-
Galaxy- Don't feel alone about the typing. That's the way my typing always looks! Also that is why it takes me so long to type something. Well not to type it, but to correct it. Mostly anyway. (Tuff to proofread your own stuff right after you write it. Right Teachers?) Not only do I make errors as you described, I also get these twitches that cause unwanted letters, spaces etc throughout. Usually I catch them as it happens but it still takes time.
Ooo. Now I smell bread baking. I'm definately going to stick upstairs. I hope she needs something tested.
Went to town this morning to get more groceries. On the way I hit a bump in the road, you know, one of those thing where it looks like a tree is trying to push it's way through. Anyway it went right down the right side of the underside of my car. I hoped it hadn't done any damage. Darn! I couldn't see the thing for all the rain. When I got into town I discovered that my power steering had gone away. Well, no power steering and hitting bump in road = damage. Nothing I could do with it pouring down rain so I had to top up the reservour and continue on as best I could. Got to Wal-Mart and got the groceries I needed. I refilled the reservour and returned home. After the rain stopped for a while this afternoon I refilled the reservour again then started the car. Looking underneath I can see where it's coming from. I just can't get at it. After the nearest ditch dries out I should be able to work on it. A ditch isn't a pit but it's the next best thing. Tomorrow the parish is getting a call about this. They're supposed to be responsible for any damage done to a vehicle by road conditions such as this and it's not like this thing popped up overnight.
In the state I live in you can't even get food stamps if you own a car. When I was laid off I couldn,t even think of buying a athearn blue box kit. Time have changed, I guess.
JimRCGMO Also, for Lee (or anyone else fond of work trains, here's the CAW work train (the left two cars acquired at a train show, the third from left used some parts from one of those old MDC 3-in-1 kits (anyone recall those?), and the rightmost one (boxcar) is an Athearn kit that I repainted (wasn't happy with the paint job that came with it originally). I wouldn't mind re-doing the work train in a light grey color, but I don't know where to get some work train decals to replace the ones on the two leftmost cars. Lee, you or anyone know of someone who makes work-train decals?
Also, for Lee (or anyone else fond of work trains, here's the CAW work train (the left two cars acquired at a train show, the third from left used some parts from one of those old MDC 3-in-1 kits (anyone recall those?), and the rightmost one (boxcar) is an Athearn kit that I repainted (wasn't happy with the paint job that came with it originally). I wouldn't mind re-doing the work train in a light grey color, but I don't know where to get some work train decals to replace the ones on the two leftmost cars. Lee, you or anyone know of someone who makes work-train decals?
JimRCGMO And Morgan, fill us in on how your SAT felt - I say 'felt', because they never get the results back very quickly at all, unless they've improved considerably since I took the SAT. When I took my SAT eons ago (or any other standardized test)... I never knew how I did. Sometimes I'd think I really flubbed it, only to find out I did well; other times I'd think I had blown it away (but the test results weren't as good as I thought - though still tolerable). Most of the time, I do well on standardized tests (suppose I'm a good guesser) - so hopefully, you'll do like that, Morgan.
And Morgan, fill us in on how your SAT felt - I say 'felt', because they never get the results back very quickly at all, unless they've improved considerably since I took the SAT. When I took my SAT eons ago (or any other standardized test)... I never knew how I did. Sometimes I'd think I really flubbed it, only to find out I did well; other times I'd think I had blown it away (but the test results weren't as good as I thought - though still tolerable). Most of the time, I do well on standardized tests (suppose I'm a good guesser) - so hopefully, you'll do like that, Morgan.
Jim:Check PMs. Well, wait a bit, I have to write the thing first...
SAT front: I'll get the scores sometime in June, maybe. They don't want us saying anything about the test, lest I give away the answers I think I did well. Based on the PSAT, which you add a zero to the end for an estimate of the SAT, I feel about right. Skipped some. Actually, Guessing are bad on the SAT. They only score the ones you answer, getting 1 pt for right and -1/4 for wrong (Except for the non-multiple choice MAth). The ones you skip don't accumulate to a higher score, but won;t drop you, either. Actually, what sucked was that upon leaving, I missed a turn in Brownsbug IN, and 45 minute later fo backroads, ended up in Whitestown IN. The wrong way. Things had a habit of looking like they'd go the right way, then just out of sifght drop down a hill and veer off perpendicularly, wind you around a few times, and rp you in the middle of nowhere. Occasionally within a stone's throw of a major highwy, just not with an on-ramp for said highway. My internal compass was trying to fly away it was spinning so fast. Unfotunately, the temper was doing an afterburner. I hope I do't have to do the pill thing later in life....
Tom: Gongrats on the pay.
Jeff: Sorry about the car
Jerry: Get well soon.
-Morgan
Good news is: Got started on the wife's river bottom, carving/sanding foam and then covering it with the same mix I used for her roads, except used a reddish colored tiel grout in place of charcoal.
The bad news is: A serious cell with a tornado in it is heading directly for us as I type. Saw a photo of it on the weather channel. Looks like about 20 to 30 minutes away, so cross your fingers for us. Tornado sirens already started ahead of the storm. Already got the old blind mare up in the barn. Going to drain some more water from the tank here at the house and then get the camera ready.
See Ya...(I hope) Rob
f-unit In the state I live in you can't even get food stamps if you own a car. When I was laid off I couldn,t even think of buying a athearn blue box kit. Time have changed, I guess.
well guy's its been nice but its time for bed 3am comes around fast for those of us who have to work for aliving. Goodnight you all.
Robby....as long as you got started applying black paint on a high hood GP38, you might consider painting the engine like the one in this link....
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/sout/sou2744.jpg
Evening all:
Still RainyCal out here, supposed to break up sometime tomorrow and heat up. We have flash flood warnings in the mountains, so we got dumped on pretty well. Sacramento set a new record for rainfall for the first two days of May (yah, whoopie! ). At least it will help fill up the reservoirs around here, but we're still looking at a really BAD forest fire season this summer because of the timing of the weather.
Well, the Grandparent''s Day Mass went well over at Jesuit, Leah had 12 freshmen from her period 4 Beginning choir, and they belted out like the little pros they already are. They really filled the room with sound--it was wonderful accompanying them. We've had a Swine Flu scare out here in a couple of the Catholic schools, so nobody hugged each other during the Peace, and we didn't hold hands during the Lord's Prayer, but other than that, it went very smoothly. After, the Priest came up to me and grinned and said, "I understand you're going to jump back in to all of this here again, next semester." Word has spread, LOL!
Morgan: Hope you aced the SAT's. You probably don't want to hear this after all of your study and sweat, but out here in California, the UC system is seriously considering phasing out the SAT's as entrance reqirements into their campuses, as they feel that it tests the students to the 'test' and not so much the 'subject.' Evidently they're going to begin to base their entrance requirements more on collective GPA and subject knowledge.
I'll tell you, as a teacher, I'm for one, very happy to see this taking place. I know that a number of private universities have already begun relegating SAT scores to a minor position when considering applicants, and looking more at their cumulative GPA's and other factors. Hopefully the time will come around again where a student is admitted on their own qualifications and not how they 'test' the 'test'.
But I hope you aced the darned thing anyway, by golly!
Jim: Loved your WPF photo. I tagged it on that forum. Nice work, by gar.
Jeff: And I thought the roads were bad out HERE! Hope the weather improves very soon so you can get to the car. Whew!
Well, got a kinda/sorta Major Shock the past couple of days. A buddy of mine on the forum wanted to buy one of my BLI dual-mode steamers, and I quoted him a price that I thought was pretty fair, only to find out that a lot of the Paragon BLI models I originally bought some years back (with the QSI sound) and don't run anymore, have been re-produced in something called the "Blue Line" at about HALF the price I originally paid for them. So here I sit with about 6 locos I don't run anymore and are in pristine shape, and in order to get rid of them, I would darn near have to DONATE them, LOL!
Well, we'll see. I'm doing some serious thinking. Besides, they're just taking up space in the display case (and none of them are railroads that I model, anyway). I guess I AM an Old Fart, I'm used to brass that kinda/sorta holds its value.
Ah well-----
Best to all, prayers to those in need.
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
Coffee in a SOUTHERN mug, please.
***Robby, I'll second Garry's suggestion.
That storm was a complete DUD. Not that I'm complaining, but how could the weather service be so far off on a prediction. One thunder clap as it came in, barely a drizzle, no wind at all, and a second thunder clap as it left the area. It's like our valley has an invisible protective dome over it.
Afternoon/evening, Flo - I'll have a cheesburger (like Jerry likes 'em with the whole garden, ketchup, onions, lettuce, and some cheddar on it), fries, and a RBF, please. Thanks!
Robby P.Jim, please wether that car. It hurts my eyes .
My thoughts exactly, Robby (or maybe I've just been seeing all your fine weathering jobs...) Good start on your loco (maybe a little mud/dust, or some minor rust in a few spots...) and on your tanker.
Rob, sorry for getting you confused with someone else on the river there. I do recall someone asking about using (linoleum?) paste or such for their river/waterway (maybe you, Corey?). Hope your mallard hen gets healed up or taken care of soon.Was she injured in a dinnertime feeding frenzy? Almost sounds like the Diner at dinnertime... I didn't know you were planning one of those on your layouts (duckunders). ('nuther rim shot please, Lee!) (I quack me up, sometimes...) Oops, just saw about your weather warnings - better lay low until that twister skips over you.
Todd, sounds like your wife is all salesperson, popping off a price the second someone asked about the bicycle - way to go! Better make sure you have a lock on the train room door, y'know, so she doesn't get going and be unable to stop selling... Yeah, nothing like a cold, wet dog nose to wake a person up from a good nap, is there? On the Calif. gal, that was a few weeks ago that she decided it wasn't her thing to have a long-distance relationship. I think you might've been napping after eating all the pies you could catch that one afternoon, maybe.
And BridgeTom, speaking of 'California Girls' (cue the Beach Boys cut here, Ray...), is that "ultra-HOT choir director" (to quote you...) perhaps the same lady friend that you have mentioned a time or two? You rascal, you! Oh, and CONGRATULATION$ on the re-hiring offer (and grabbing it so quickly!). Nice thing is, you still have some of your weekdays available for w**king on the layout, too. Very nice deal, I'd say.
Lee, thanks for that suggestion (which I will take), and another guy from the WPF topic PM'ed me that Microscale has some - including generic MOW markings/data decals, as well as ATSF, SP, UP, or D&RGW ones - in case I want to claim that one of those is where the CAW bought their MOW gear. I'll go check Champ's website next and see what they have - I have ordered Champ decals before, and have been pleased with their service.
Jeff, that covered hopper looks like it must've been splattered by some passing freight cars on an adjoining track...Good job! Hope you don't get nearly as nasty of a storm as they're guessing. (Nor Rob, nor Ryan, nor *any* of our Southeastern Diners). I don't blame you for not wanting to pay 'salon' prices for a plain ol' haircut (ours here are $12 from the barber I've gone to whenever I lived in the Cape G. area - and he's been here about 35-40 years, I think).
Ray , how are things with the sister's cat coming along? No injuries incurred yet, have you? And when is she supposed to be coming back (not that you'd be counting the days or anything...)
Eric, vent away. In fact, let me buy you a beverage of your choice and let's talk about the ladies, "young'un" (since I have about 10 years lead on you...). I saw an article on a Christian singles section of a website about "Where have all the single Christian men gone?" and was thinking the counterpart to it myself ("Where have all the single Christian women - over the age of 50 - gone?"). Well, I guess I'd better stop ranting myself before we get the married guys joining us (and their wives come after us for stirring them up...)
I got the dining room table (aka 'MRR w**kbench') organized - have about everything on there in 7 groups by topic. Next, to weed out the file cabinet drawers so I can actually put papers away in it. Then I can get to weathering that shiny new boxcar (eh, Robby?).
F-unit, back into the Diner. From the sounds of it, you must work the Oh-my-goodness-it's-early shift for your job.
Galaxy - are you in HO scale for your layout (I forgot)? If so, that room's not a lot of room! Of course, if you're in N scale it's not quite as bad, but not exactly palatial, either. I'm still fiddling with possible ideas for my layout, and really thinking I'll just wait until I get moved to another place first.
Morgan, hope you slammed your SAT's. Bummer about "The Road [that shoulda been] Not Taken"...
Jerry, I'd agree with whichever Diner suggested to have them see if they can slide the computer a bit closer to you so you can use it. Worth a shot, anyway.
Inch, I'll be forwarding that list along to some former college classmates - funny one!
Guess I'll polish off my (what would it be? "Linner"? Lunch/dinner?) meal. Still want to see what other mischief I can get into at home - maybe trim some of the folders in the file cabinet, but then again, I might see about assembling another freight car...Letsee...
Blessings and prayers and a safe night for you all,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Man! Bottom of 18 pages in just a few days?!? I can't keep up! You folks sure have the gift of gab!
Tom White said ....."So here I sit with about 6 locos I don't run anymore and are in pristine shape, and in order to get rid of them, I would darn near have to DONATE them, LOL! " ...... Tom, if you are donating, I'll provide the postal address for you!!!!!!!!!!!
JimRCGMO And BridgeTom, speaking of 'California Girls' (cue the Beach Boys cut here, Ray...), is that "ultra-HOT choir director" (to quote you...) perhaps the same lady friend that you have mentioned a time or two? You rascal, you! Oh, and CONGRATULATION$ on the re-hiring offer (and grabbing it so quickly!). Nice thing is, you still have some of your weekdays available for w**king on the layout, too. Very nice deal, I'd say. Jim in Cape Girardeau
Jim: She's ultra-hot, but she's 26 and I'm close to 70. So, no, she's ultra-HOT because of her talent, vitality and verve (the guys at Jesuit just LOVE her) and the fact that we have a pretty neat kinda/sorta 'father-daughter' professional relationship that we've built up over the past few years. She's involved with a really nice guy (not a member of the Jesuit faculty) and when she's not conducting choirs, she and her guy team/coach soccer for a local Catholic grammar school.
MY lady friend Lois, on the other hand, teaches English at St. Francis girls high school, where she is dearly loved, is into classic movies, concerts, and is the most incredible Scandinavian cook you could ever imagine. She's the one that nicknamed my Norwegian Forest Cat Remington "Uff-Dah!" I'm Austro-German, she's Swedish/Norwegian, we're still trying to figure it out, LOL! As she told me, "I don't understand how we get along so well, after all, you INVADED us in 1940!" She's a treasure. And she and Leah, the ultra-hot Jesuit choir director have become GREAT buddies.
Which frankly, scares me a little. I mean, I wonder what they TALK bout when they hit the 'ladies room' on a double date?