Evening Gang:
Switchman. Have a seat and the first cup is on me. What do you model?
Inch: Couldn't you just scream when that happens. Oh I guess you did.
Well we spent a rainy afternoon getting the cattle out of the pasture. The rain is really needed and I guess we're happy to get it. After we got the cattle taken care of I spent a couple of hours getting the dump trailer up to the house so I could take off the tire that needed fixing. This free corn is getting to be not so free.
I did get down to the basement for a little bit. I worked on the track planning for the mines. Not set yet but getting some ideas.
Well I guess I'll head for bed. Tomorrow is a work day and I'd kind of like to be able to half function.
Good Night All
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/4309
MTL: "does this place allow pets??"
Definitely. Just have your dog watch out for RT's machine gun cat
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/rtraincollector/Cats/tommyguncat.gif
(I can't get it to show up as an animated gif, but I think you can view it)
Ed
Ok all,time for some more of "Flips pics"
Why did I expect to see more Florida East Coast or SCL trains? B&M???
Evening all
Switchman and it is nice quiet place here most of the time but it does get a little noisy at times also.
PC There are two kinds of engineers,IMHO,paper and the ones that will get their hands dirty. Guess what kind would have made the job easier.
Ok Flip,take it away
That’s about it
Talk to you later
Duke
"Don't take a wooden nickel,because it isn't worth a dime" by my Dad
"There are only 3 things you need out of life:A gentle grade,the wind in your face,and cinders in your hair.....But keep an eye on the water glass!" Jack Evans
does this place alow pets??
fec153 wrote: Philip - At least the ballast resistor was right on the firewall in plain sight and plenty of room to replace it. There were two differant ones. One had 2 spade connections , the other had 4. I had a 70 Dart and carried a spare in the glove box. Never needed it. Flip
Philip - At least the ballast resistor was right on the firewall in plain sight and plenty of room to replace it. There were two differant ones. One had 2 spade connections , the other had 4. I had a 70 Dart and carried a spare in the glove box. Never needed it.
Flip
That's true. It was easy to get at.
I learned about them when I had a '79 Cordoba that would run for 30 seconds, then shut itself off for a half an hour. Then it'd run for 30 seconds, then shut off for half an hour. Drove me nuts to figure it out, till I realized that the ballast resistor took about 30 seconds to warm up. Then a microscopic sized crack would appear when it warmed up and that would break the electrical current. It would take abour 30 minutes to cool down, then you could repeat the cycle.
Afternoon all, coffee Janie please,
Got back from camping while ago, had another good time, seen a few trains also.
Duke,, thanks for posting Flips pics
Flip,, like the pics, thanks.
PAbelt,, you may pay off mom n dads bills, but you still owe them a dedt that money can never repay.
PC,,, glad you finaily got the thermastat changed. There hasn't been but a few cars made the several years that are mechanic freindly.
Here's some Sunday pics from round here
Highballin through Casey
E. bound FURX 3030. Cline orchard crossing
Need to get moving some, Moother wants to go up to Charleston, and I need some things from Rural King. Catch ya'll laters
inch
And who on earth designed the ballast resistor on 70's and 80's Chrysler products so that when they go out they mask themselves as any problem except a ballast resistor?
Note to self: Don't buy a '57 Buick!
Morning Philip- When I was in the auto parts business , the standing view of most mechanics was-
Designed in Detroit by Dummys .
For example , 57 Buick , had to remove rear bumper to replace taillight bulbs. Ford V8's , rear freeze plug , either remove engine from car OR cut hole in floor to get to it. [tranny housing was in way]
Duke- Thanks for your help.
BIG thankyou to all for posting your pictures.
Prayers for all.
Man! Bill, Luc, you guy's are treating us good this weekend! And the twins are liking you too. Chloe and Zoe have had a nice break. BTW girls, I haven't seen Flo in here lately. Oh, she's still around? OK.
Well, my car has been parked a few days and I've finally got some time to work on it today. The thermostat will get swapped out. I normally wouldn't mind this job. I'd be done in a half an hour, maybe 45 minutes. But this thing is a bear to get to. It's one of those Ford modular V6's and it's front wheel drive. They crammed the housing between the engine and the radiator. I've got about 4 inches to get my hand in there and get to it. And you can only reach it from the bottom. What a pain. I think they should make automotive designers work in a shop for about a month working on cars before they design them. I bet we'd see some real mechanic friendly designs come off their drawing boards if they did that!
Oh well, time to hit it!
Later!
Good morning ! from Indiana.
09-17-06
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good morning.
Happy MRRing.
Evening all!
Well, the two church's are one! I knew they would be. I've known both of the pastors a long time and they both have a heart for God. The people from both church's have been meeting in the same building for a year now and intermingling, so it's really just a paper thing since we're really one body of believers already. And inch, I hear you. I don't think that will be an issue here, but it's something that has been concidered already. The question is,....Are we doing what He wants? That's really the only question. All else is unimportant. We all affirmed that this is where He's leading. To give you some idea, there were 186 blind votes, and there was not a single NO vote counted! Have you ever heard of such a thing? Not one person said that they didn't think this was where God was leading us! Very cool night! God showed up!
Good evening Ed-Duke and all . That item is actually Black Foam with sparkles. I cut it up and use it as coal loads. It originaly was used as packing for a 'puter screen.
That orange boxcar is an example of Extreme weathering. Can barely make out the letters- F G E .
Prayers for all. Hope the weekend is restful.
Evening Gang: Not much going on here. I was going to take the dump trailer in to work tomorrow but it has a flat. It won't get fixes until Monday. I'm taking it in to haul back corn that they have been using for decorations around the park. There should be a couple of loads at least. That will help this winter for feed. I'm going to check into renting a leaf mulcher and grinding the corn stalks and all up. It will be easyer to store and feed out.
I got a chance to work on the Cliffs shaft head frame durning break. I got one more piece cut out. Now I'm thinking that I will make a mold from it and cast the rest. It took a bit to cut out the eight windows in that 3mm PVC.
I've been going since 4am so I think that it is time to hit the sack.
Yea, What ED said. Did we both flunk?
Okay, nice shots..... Wait, what's that in the 4th picture??? Do we have to wait for Flip to log in and describe it? Or is it one of those intelligence tests, .... and did I just fail?
Evening all and not much to say from me but here are some of Flip’s pics that I told him I would post,so enjoy.
Ok Flip the floor is all your’s
Best to all on sick call
Evening all -
Not much going on today. Had a ncie and relaxing day. CFO called me while she was on her way to her parents place. She had come across a 2 car accident and was calling to see what had happened and if I was even home or there at the scene since it was in our district. Not sure of the details myself as I was in the shower, but do know they had called for 3 ambulances, eventhough it turned out to be a minor accident.
Other than that, I spent the afternoon watching what else, but the Red Sox game! Yeah we got a win against the evil empire! Not sure how we'll fair tonight and the 2 tomorrow, but I am hoping for aleast 1 more win.
Well all, take care and have a good eveing!
//signed// John Powell President / CEO CNY Transportation Corp (fictional)
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Hunter - When we met in January of 2000, you were just a 6 week old pup who walked his way into this heart of mine as the only runt in the litter who would come over to me. And today, I sit here and tell you I am sorry we had to put you down. It was the best thing for you and also the right thing to do. May you now rest in peace and comfort. Love, Dad. 8 June 2010
I love you and miss you Mom. Say hi to everyone up there for me. Rest in peace and comfort. Love, John. 29 March 2017
Another coffee Janie,
Been outside mostly so far, did put in a lttle time on the layout, and I've found part of my ground, just not what I was looking for.
Fergie,, hope your dad gets better and soon. Sounds like the first contractor was just trying to rip you off now. There's a few of those round here, but they don't to last long, once the word spreads. And yes you do need to get some money back.
PC, sounds like the house is close to moving day now, know ya'll be glad when it's over with. Hope your churches get things were they can work togaither, but be carfull. I've seen churches banded togaither before and do more damage than good.
Lisap,, hope the therepy works for you.
Got this email earlier,
Subject: Ice Cream for your Soul Thank God for Children Saying Grace...Last week I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son asked ifhe could say grace.As we bowed our heads he said, "God is good, God is great. Thank you for thefood, and I would even thank you more if Mom gets us ice cream for dessert.And Liberty and justice for all! Amen!"Along with the laughter from the other customers nearby I heard a womanremark, "That's what's wrong with this country. Kids today don't even knowhow to pray. Asking God for ice cream! Why, I never!"Hearing this, my son burst into tears and asked me, "Did I do it wrong? IsGod mad at me?"As I held him and assured him that he had done a terrific job and God wascertainly not mad at him, an elderly gentleman approached the table.He winked at my son and said, "I happen to know that God thought tha was agreat prayer. "Really?" my son asked. "Cross my heart," the man replied.Then in a theatrical whisper he added (indicating the woman whose remark hadstarted this whole thing), "Too bad she never asks God for ice cream. Alittle ice cream is good for the soul sometimes."Naturally, I bought my kids ice cream at the end of the meal. My son staredat his for a moment and then did something I will remember the rest of mylife.He picked up his sundae and without a word, walked over and placed it infront of the woman. With a big smile he told her, "Here, this is for you.Ice cream is good for the soul sometimes; and my soul is good already."THE END
Need to get back ta chores, latters all
hey from Maine
not much going on,, opening up a new forum http://railroading.proboards.com first 3 new members will get admin powers. you must be registerd to get them. I got an email back from my school princaple about Oppeartion lifesaver.. said that she will consider have oppearition lifesaver over at our school.
and that's about it....... it's 11:14am were are you??
Der John wrote:
BTW, how do you make a gif file if your “Save Image As” thing doesn’t have gif as an option?
I think I understand what you mean. When you go to save an image off of the internet, the box down below where you type in the file name only has options for either bitmap of JPEG, right? The easiest way I’ve found to fix that is to save the image as one of those options, and then open the image in MS Paint. Then go to the “File” drop down menu, and click on “save as” there. Now you should have more options in the drop down box, and gif should be one of them. At least that’s how I go about doing it, although there may be a simpler way to go about it that I don’t know of.
Oz Jim, sounds like you got yourself a pretty good camera there. I’m working on saving myself up a little bit of money for a DSLR too, although I haven’t decided which company to go with. I really like that new 10megapixel Digital Rebel XTi that Canon came out with, but the problem is that it’s not a cheap set up, something like $900 just for the body and a 18-55mm lens.......
Noah
lisap wrote:Pc it's good to hear about churches working together, I think the biggest reason more churches don't has to do with "theological differences", personally I think that's the wrong attitude to have and I don't think our Lord is happy about it but we humans"need to be right".
Man, did you nail it! The big idea is to agree on the essentials, the rest we'll find out about when we get there!
Good Morning All,
Sunny and mild out though the ground is still soaked. The CFO was out in the worst of it yesterday shuffling engines to Penn and L.I. through the worst of the 8 inches of rain they got out on Long Island. She was on the road for just on 12 hours, a trip that would normally take around 6.
Grayfox - Sorry to hear about your car troubles. I would have thought the bushings and springs would have been covered under the drivetrain warranty. Springs normally don't break and I've never heard of a porous spring. Bad heat treat or contamination of the alloy maybe but not porousity. I am also skeptical about the need for replacing both rear springs as once they take a 'set' they stay there. Probably they have no way to determine the actual spring rate and erred on the safe side (or fitted the only set they could find). The bushings for the sway bars are another matter as we now are on our third set with the Excursion and I changed out all the rubber for polyurethane on my Focus as it developed "wanderlust" early on. Even on the race cars we don't turn or change out the brake rotors unless there is noticable scoring, runout (more than .005"), or cracking. Unless you run thepads down metal to metal, a set of cryogenically heat treated rotors will last you until the Explorer meets the crusher at the junk yard. Of course the rotors are most easily found on the aftermarket.
Paul - I think Cracker Barrel just hires the right people and manages to avoid a lot of employee turnover. In the ten years I've been running my own business, I've been going into the same Cracker Barrel in Winchester Va. and had the same people serving me. We all know each others' names (and have for years) and going there is like old home week even though we only go to that track once or twice a year. It might be a case of a company doing things right.
Lisap - a belated welcome to the coffee shop (you must have come in whilst I was off on the road). Glad to hear you don't need surgery. The CFO is getting therapy for her wrist and knee (the result of too many years catching fast pitch softball) and between the therapy and chiropractor she's improving. Good luck to you and we'll include you in our prayers.
I'm at work waiting for a customer to bring a car in for work, but I need to get going here and do some tidy up. CUL, J.R.