Elliott's Trackside Diner XIII

[howmus]

pcarrell

howmus

Actually I was checking on what some of my former students might be doing with their lives...... 

What, to check and see if they'd commited more heinous crimes then you?

 

Well at least all of us were in the "Wanted" listing.  I would hate not to be wanted.......... 

Philip, friend, I hope you are doing well.  It is good to hear from you!  Zoe, Philip gets whatever he wants for lunch today, and put it on my tab.

[Cox 47]

Afternoon All...Its sunny and humid 79 here....I'll have a slice of Gary's KY ham on a bun with swiss cheese,chips and a diet Coke Please..Thank You..I worked on a 50 CSX double door box this morning,Its a Model Power I needed a new frame for it and I took the roof walk off,got putty in hole letting it dry...I called Inch on land line and got CSX scanner number and programed it into my scanner..

Bama...Congrats to you and your Wife!!...

Jim..Weathering look good.....Looks like you been at it for years!...

Jeff...Hope your Dad is feeling better..

You all have a good evening...Jerry

[galaxy]

howmus

galaxy

I wonder if the med is causing me to feel chilled??

I would get in touch either with your doctor or your pharmacist about the symptoms.  I know that can be a side effect of the simvastatin that I take for high cholesterol.  Best to make sure it is OK.....

Zocor is the name brand of what I take, simvastatin is the generic name, so I am taking the same thing. SO, if it's a side effect, I guess that would explain it. I looked it up online and found lots of info on side effects and interactions, but nothing that said feeling chilled was a side effect. I may also be coming down with something?? I will have to check with the Dr. I guess. I know my father had a cold feeling after he started his BP med. My other half, who is frequently cold anyway, may have to start such a cholesterol lowering med and I wonder if the side effect will be the same?

Jeffrey glad they have a handle on your father.

Have a nice afternoon gents

[howmus]

galaxy

Zocor is the name brand of what I take, simvastatin is the generic name, so I am taking the same thing.

 

I thought it might be but didn't check to make sure.  I remember chills in the extremities as being a side effect of one of the medications I am on, but can't find it now.....  I would check with the Doc though.

I'm trying to type with a 20+ lb. cat on my shoulder.... Manét has decided that is time that he gets his daily dose of cuddling.  I have about an hour and a half before I have to head out to the dentist and just got home from doing some shopping....  So I have to decide what is the best use of the remaining time.  I have to go to a Session (elders) meeting at church tonight as the Confirmation Class will be voted on by the members tonight so they can join the church.  They like to have the "guides" of the kids there as well.  So tonight is pretty much shot for doing anything with the layout.  This is always a joyous occasion so I am looking forward to it. 

 

[pcarrell]

howmus

Well at least all of us were in the "Wanted" listing.  I would hate not to be wanted.......... 

TRUE THAT!

Philip, friend, I hope you are doing well.  It is good to hear from you! 

Yeah, I'm good......good and BUSY!

Zoe, Philip gets whatever he wants for lunch today, and put it on my tab.

Thanks, but as it stands right now, EVERYBODY gets what they want on your dime!

[Robby P.]

Well I won't be long.  Some storms are a coming!!

Jim.........Its a start.  I dullcote before as well, to give it that "tooth".  Makes the powders stay better.   Let me know what kind of look you are going for, and then that will give me a better idea.

Jeff........That's some good news about your dad.  Anytime someone is in the hospital, it makes you worry.

Well I gotta run.  I will be back in later tonight.

[TMarsh]

Der- Aggravating isn't it? But of course you have "factory quality". When my truck was about 4yrs old, I had to replace the front idler arm. Twice in 2 years with factory replacements from the dealership. Then I tried an after market part (probably the same manufacturer MOOG) works fine. That was going on 10 years ago. Somethings I agree with factory parts, but somethings, hrumph.

Ray-That's just what my thought is. Scratch and kit bashing. Unfortunately now I have a reason to keep it just when do I stop and how much is enough!! They all look so useful, oh my. I can do this and this oh my. Think of all the pipes and posts and, Hey that little scrap of styrene would probably come in handy. Probably shouldn't get rid of the instruction sheet, may need it again. Hmm, dull Xacto blade , I wonder...... (random thoughts as I was cleaning up earlier) I think I may need therapy.

Jim-  I got a good chuckle on the horn-hook thing. I have a few of them too. Why? Can't seem to part with them. Maybe they'll come back in style..

Gotta get cleaned up for my evening of passin' out the slop to some hungry folks.

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

I just saw this. It's 2 days late, but you may appreciate it.....

[Packers#1]

 Joe, I've got 3 full days left (rest of this week and next monday), and then three half days (tues-thrus), then I'm out until some time in August.

[secondhandmodeler]

 Good afternoon folks.

"We're on a mission from God"!  For those that caught my first comment this morning.

You guys are funny with how much stuff you save.  Wait a minute, I have a good start on my very own 'spare parts' box!

Jeffrey, I'm glad to hear that your father is going home from the hospital.  My father had the same thing when I was a boy.  Back then, he spent six weeks in the hospital before a special surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN.

Ray, I hope your visit to the dentist goes better  than mine as well.  Apparently this tooth has had problems since I was a child.  At least, that's what the Specialist told me.  Hey, it's not my fault!

Running total for the tooth is at $460.  That is half of the procedure that I had today at the specialist. The insurance will cover the rest, I think!   He got it done though, so no yanking of the tooth.  That would have really set me off.  All of this only to have to pull it and get a fake one.  Now I have to go back to the regular dentist on Friday to get a crown to finish it off.  The crown will run about $800 and change.  I also have to pay for the failed attempt by my dentist at the root canal.  I sure hope he doesn't charge full price for something that he didn't do.  Then I have a cavity to take care of.  I just hope that the insurance covers more than the root canal.  This bill could hurt more than the tooth!

I'm working up the ambition to lay the track that approaches the river valley.  Maybe this weekend.

 Have a great night everyone.

 

[howmus]

secondhandmodeler

Ray, I hope your visit to the dentist goes better  than mine as well. 

 

I got lucky Corey.  He put in some pins and built a tooth.....  I was thinking crown was the next step.  This only cost me $185.  Good luck with your insurance.  Sure hope they pick up a good part of it for you. 

Looks like we will be getting some rain this evening.  The weather map shows it heading my way.  Only a small area though.  On towards morning there should be some heavy rain.  OK by me as we are still big time behind in rainfall.

Hope all of you have agreat evening! 

[secondhandmodeler]

An ironic thing is that my insurance will be gone in three weeks.  My wife's job is the source of our current dental insurance.  Her job will be no more in two weeks time.  Isn't it funny that my tooth decided to start hurting right before I lost my insurance?  I guess if I were lucky, my tooth wouldn't have had any problems at all!  Oh well, the tooth will only cost me two thousand instead of three!

[GMTRacing]

Evening All,

    A RBF and a slice of SRP if  I may please Chloe. Long day. Started off at 4:30 in the ER as I felt something in my eye and bright light was painful. Dr found a sliver but didn't have the equipment to extract it so off to the specialist a few hours later who did magic. A small piece of metatl from who knows where as I haven't been grinding or machining stuff for a few days. Never a dull momemt around here. Now have lots of drops and gel to go with the BP meds and antibiotics for the foot. Think my warranty may have run out.

   Der - at least your guy was willing to get "pre-owned" parts and help you out a bit. I still cringe at stuff like that (sort of like $50.00 head gaskets for my Focus).

Jeff - diverticulitus isn't fun but it could have been worse. Best wishes for your fathers speedy recovery.

I agree with the rest of you on dental work. Also no dental insurance here though I might look into getting some stuff done at the VA if that is still an option. Still feel guilty though about looking at the option when I know we still have trouble taking proper care of our wounded vets.

Museum night last night - moved some track around on the O gage display to stop the large diesel engine from knocking Thomas for a loop (adjoining tracks slightly too close to each other). Spent some time tidying up and laying out the front bulkhead for the round house. It's starting to look like something besides a set of disconnected elements. I'm beat after not much sleep last night so it's off to the house for me. That pie was good.   Catch y'all later,   J.R.

[twhite]

Afternoon all from 92+SunnyCal: 

Delta Breeze went away.  It will be gone for 3 days, according to our Omnipotent Weathermen here in Sacto, so it's going to be dry and hot down here, with thunderstorms in the Sierra.  Sorry, but late May is STILL a little early for that.  However--he said, hopefully--!  It's supposed to be in the low '80's here by the weekend.  Let's hope. 

Took the ailing Atlas track-cleaner back to Railroad Hobbies in Roseville, about three of us spent some time doing a little surgery on the little dear, and we found the cure---O scale Kadee coupler springs!  YESSSSS----!  .   The little dear runs like a top, now.  I was so delighted, I made a major RAID on the store--just to thank them--and came back with--you're got it, more REFRIGERATOR cars.  Anyway, I vacuumed up the rest of the railyard at Deer Creek, and the little car seems happier than a clam with its new motor contacts.  We all agreed that the car is the best thing since Sliced Bread for garage layouts out here in Basement-less Land, but we all came to the same conclusion--Atlas needs to work on their truck-motor contacts.  BTW, I bought two packs of the Kadees, just in case--

Jeff:  I've got a good buddy who gets occasional Diverticulitus attacks, so you and your father REALLY have my sympathies.  When he gets them, he's just out of commission for about three days.  That stuff is just devastating. 

Garry:  That's a very thoughtful--and powerful--cartoon.  Thanks for posting it. 

I notice that we seem to be having a conversation about 'stuff.'  Actually, my parents, who grew up during the Depression, were never real 'collectors' of stuff, so I'm still trying to figure out how I became so addicted (you should see my garage--SHEESH!).   My late father suggested that I might have been bitten by a squirrel when I was younger.  He may be right.  Everytime I have to actually throw something away, you'd think that it was being forceably ripped out of my hand, for cryin out loud. 

Well, did the 'home-lab' work this morning for my tummy troubles (YECCH!) and dropped them off at the Kaiser lab on my way into the hobby shop.  Should have the results by tomorrow, so hopefully my Dr. and I can figure out what this is and how to get it to stop.   Since I have no cramps or vomiting or pain, there are things that can be ruled out, but I sure as heck hope it isn't a recurrence of Giardia.  The first five days of the 'cure' is almost worse than the disease.  At least it happened after school is out--but if I have to start the regimen, it means that I won't be in any condition to play Mass for Pentecost this weekend--and Pentecost is one of my favorite celebrations.  It's so DARNED "Positive!". 

Oh, and BTW, as far as a recipe for "Uff-dah" on Lutefisk, my lady friend Lois, who is Scandinavian--gave me one.  She said it involves whitefish, lye, and turns out looking like a table napkin.  I'm gonna pass--that big, furry Viking can just learn to like tuna, instead, LOL!

Best to all, prayers to those in need.

Tom . 

 

[blownout cylinder]

Good Evenin'---

I just got home from helping a neighbour deal with the flooded basement issue that cropped up today in all the rain. Got home from work and found him trying to empty his basement with a bilge pump of all things----they threw the big one out because they were told they didn't need that "Hunk o' junk" in the basement----OOOPPS

Some rain, some boomers and dull skies today---oh and very muggy

Bama--Congratulations on the new child----

Garry--See above about the opposite extreme to collecting Schtuff. I just love people who appoint themselves as experts in this--

Todd-My one aunt in germany--who has that extensive rock collection that is constantly being examined by all these people in geology depts at universities--gets told at least 3X a year that she has too much Shtuff. She told me that the ones who bark about this don't have much of a life if they have to mind other people's business. Maybe they do these things because they have an empty home----

Jeff-Hopefully he'll get better in a bit---we'll pray for him

Chloe, I'll have a bacon cheese burger with fries and a RBF please----gonna sit at the back with the usual suspects---err---customers------

[jeffrey-wimberly]

We had one heck of a storm here today. We got 4 inches of rain in about an hour with almost half an hour of heavy hail on top of that. The largest was marble size with the majority being pea size. My parents pool was down 5 inches this morning and is now 2 inches above the full line. We'll have to pump some of the water out into the lake tomorrow before any chlorine is added. Power was knocked out for several hours and the cable was down for a short time after power was restored.

[SilverSpike]

Evenin' folks!

Long a time been out a pocket for me! All is well in our neck of the woods. Dad is into his radiation treatments and is doing really well with them.

A great big shout out to all my buds!!!

Traveled most of April for work in San Antonio and then DC. Then the deadline for the July MRH issue and now still working on finishing up the 3rd installment of the 3rd PlanIt Tutorial on the MRH  mag, article was turned in last week and still working on the video segments.

Will try to play catch em ups and I see yet another Diner (XIII) has been installed and put into service on the ready track!  Me thinks we need to just keep the switcher on the couplers with the engine running...

Made some Fish Tacos with Fresh Pico de Gallo on Warm Corn Tortillas for dinner tonight!

If you like shrimp check out my Shrimp Imperial recipe!!!!

Looking forward to meeting Garry next month and then.......

....only 4 1/2 months and counting for the Apex Live Steam Meet with Duke!  

 

 

[pcarrell]

SilverSpike

Dad is into his radiation treatments and is doing really well with them.

That really great news Ryan!  Been prayin' for you guys!

SilverSpike

Me thinks we need to just keep the switcher on the couplers with the engine running...

I think we have one thats perminately assigned to us now.

Hey, I was thinking of you last night.  I grilled some boneless, skinless chicken breasts last night.  While they were over the open flame I squeezed fresh lime juice over them, then just before they finished, I added a half slice of pepper jack cheese to melt a bit.  When I pulled them off I added a little peco de gallo over the top and served.  I couldn't help but think of you as I did it!

[JimRCGMO]

A Rainy Good Evening, Chloe - I'll have a cup of coffee and a brownie a la mode (or whatever), please. Thanks!

We had a total downpour tonight as I was driving over, and it let up a bit when I got to my WiFi spot. Then the rain came down even worse later, after I was inside and connecting up to the Diner. Might've seen some animals in pairs heading down the road, but not for sure on that one.

Robby P.

Jim.........Its a start.  I dullcote before as well, to give it that "tooth".  Makes the powders stay better.   Let me know what kind of look you are going for, and then that will give me a better idea.

 

What, Robby? There are multiple 'looks'? Sheesh - where's the Wikipedia that explains all those styles for me? Sounds as bad as my trying to describe a cologne or perfume (I know absolutely nothing about perfume or cologne terminology).

I'll have to hunt down my Dullcoat - I think I have some around here. As for my alleged skills, I'm new at this weathering thing. I figured I needed some kind of desert dirt/sand color and/or some reddish cast would be good for the Southwestern setting. Which reminded me, I had an art teacher in my undergraduate days (he was a great watercolorist) who said you needed two 'muses' inside your head; one to start you going, and another to hit you upside of the head when it was time to stop. I think those boxcars has doors made with vertical slabs of wood, from the looks of them. Maybe I'll like the look better when I w**k on a 'regular' (AAR) boxcar with a metal door  (and horizontal shapes to the door).

Garry, thanks for posting that cartoon - very appropriate, any time. What've you been doing lately (MRR'ing or otherwise)?

JR, better make sure you wear those safety goggles/glasses/face shield when you're w**king, y'hear? That doesn't sound like anything you want to be doing again - ever! Good that they were able to get it tended to so quickly.

Y'know, BridgeTom, I was thinking this afternoon at w**k: "You know what Tom needs for his layout? More refrigerator cars! Yep, he does NOT have enough of those things on his RR..." But hey, a guy's gotta show appreciation for the LHS folks who help him figure his problem out, right? Oh, you might appreciate this - on Woodland Scenic's website today, I was checking out their new products webpage, and they are supposed to be coming out with a set of cougars! Three cubs, a female, and two male cougars, I think it was. Take a look under the 'Coming Soon' tab.

Ryan, welcome back - and sounds like you must've been w**king overtime and then some for some time. Hey, fill me in - I have got (at local Mexican-family restaurant (which is also a family restaurant) chicken chimichunga which comes with Pico de Gallo - but there're a lot of things on the plate, and I never could figure out which of it is the P-de-G. I do recall there being 'mashed beans'(?), guacamole, chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, sour cream, (brown?/fried?) rice (and maybe something more). So which is the Pico de Gallo of all that? I'm not very knowledgeable about Mexican food, though I do know that I like that particular dinner offering.

Jeff, good to hear that they figured out what the deal was with your father and that he's out of the hospital now. Hopefully, his version of diverticulitis will be like mine. I was told (after some expensive scan and such...) that I had 'suspicion' of it, and I've just been watching to make sure that I'm eating more foods with fiber in them (like whole grain breads, cheerios, salads and other stuff). Haven't had any significant unpleasantries since then - may your father be as blessed! Will contine to keep him on the prayer list, anyway.

Got my haircut after w**k today (actually, got several of them cut). Now I feel lighter, and after I get back home and wash my hair, I'll feel even better. I think there may be some rain tomorrow, and then it clears out and we should have some drier weather for Friday and the weekend.

Oh, and for our H-L watchers, they're having the 40 percent off coupon this week. I'll get back to my brownie now.

 

Blessings and prayers,

Jim in Cape Girardeau

[Paul W. Beverung]

Evening Gang: I spent the day at the hospital with Mary Ann. She had surgery on her left arm so they could hook up the dialasis machine there instead of the port in her upper chest. the port is not working real well but it will be 6 to 8 weeks before they can us the arm site. I hope that they get the jport working tomorrow.

Not a whole lot going on other wise. Since we have to get up really early again tomorrow I guess I'd better get to bed.

Good Night All

[Cederstrand]

A blueberry smoothie, please.

My family member who died in a train crash: Today we had a surprise visit from my uncle (90 years old) and aunt. Heath problems lead to their need to stop here. Anyway, turns out it was my aunt's brother who died in the head on train crash my mother had told me about many years ago. And get this, he worked for Kalmbach, was a model railroader, and when the accident happened he was on his way to a train show. The accident happened at the crest of a hill and neither engineer could have seen the other train until it was way too late. Not sure if someone missed a signal or if one wasn't working. This was perhaps 50 years ago. His name was William Wight and he was in his early thirties at the time, not that anyone here would have known him. Left a wife & baby behind.

Hope everyone is doing well.

Rob

 

[CNCharlie]

Good Evening Diners!

Say, I just realized that I made a comment about a boxcar not being the right colour. Does that make me a RIVET COUNTER???  Anyway there's nothing wrong with counting rivets, and in fact it could even be theraputic. Far better than sheep and still within the the hobby.

Corey, congrats on the Berk. They are a very handsome loco and I must admit I was tempeted but the only road that had any in Canada was the TH&B and those didn't look anything like the Lima version. I couldn't even make one pass my squint test for the CN. A squint test is my test for prototypical. If I squint does the loco sort of resemble one that CN had and if the answer is yes they it passes and onto the Mortimer sub it goes.

Interesting conversation about stuff and its accumulation. Must admit that I go through clean out phases when I throw out stuff. We have a storage room that was quite clean just 4 years ago but it isn't now. I blame my wife who is an information junkie and any book, magazine, etc. that has good info can't be thrown out. I've managed to stop the acquisition of a printer for the computer as I think we would be in real trouble. I've actually thrown out model RR magazines if they don't have articles I want to keep.  My parents were both young adults in the depression and my mother certainly isn't one to hoard. She says is it from moving but I think she gets bored with stuff so just gets rid of it.

Well tomorrow I'm taking a day off to go out and paint the bottom of the boat. I have to put a new coat of anti-fouling paint on every year and have got it down to one litre on a 27 foot boat. At $55/litre, you learn how to use it sparingly and quickly. The quickly part comes in as it dries in less than 5 minutes so you have to move fast.

Tom, I bet if Uff-Dah actually tasted lutefisk he might be very happy with tuna. He sounds like my grandmother who told us many times how wonderful it was but when we actually did get some and cook it for her she said it didn't taste like she remembered. How can any fish preserved with lye taste good? It was truly like eating glue. That was when I was 16 and the taste is still vivid after, what, 45 years.

Good night all,

CN Charlie

 

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning.

It's 69 and partly cloudy. The high will be around 85 and it will be partly cloudy.

My father is now back home and resting comfortably. He has made the usual observation about antibiotics, that they taste like chalk. I told him that he'll get used to it. He'll also have to change his diet slightly. We had a really intense storm yesterday that knocked out the power for a while. It dumped 4 inches of rain in an hour and a half and half an hours worth of hail on top of that. No damage from the hail except for a little stripping of leaves and beating my mother's flowers to pieces. I got most of the cleanup work on the layout done. I can see the grass at Sundown again and the service area of the Knutsville Shell station is also visible once again. These areas tend to become clutter magnets when I'm working on projects. One of the hazards to be dealt with when the layout doubles as the work bench.

Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      5/28/2009

Wind Chill:  69°F
Humidity:  84%
Dew Point:  64°F

So Far Today
High:  73°F
Low:  69°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  7mph NW

Today  High: 88    Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight  Low: 65    Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

[ewl01]

Jeff, Ryan -  good to hear dads are progressing. 

Paul - Hope things go well for Mary Ann.

CN - I made some comments in the past about RC's that didn't come out as I had intended.  Being an RC is fine, I have no trouble with that.  I applaud those that have the dedication to be that accurate.  My problem was with those that poo-poo those of us who free-lance or take liberties with our modeling.  I do like your 'squint test'.

Cloudy here today, hope it clears up some.  The allergies are clearing up but the asthma is a bit touchy today. 

Eric

[galaxy]

'morning guys. Nothing good about it.

It is rainy and cool here, Blechy and Yech.

My SSDisability check is due to arrive the 4th Wednesday of the month based on my birthday. It did NOT come yesterday. I am NOT happy today. The envelope is stamped in large bold letters "TO BE DELIVERED ON X DATE".  It seems that every year Memorial Day screws things up. If it doesn't show up by Friday's post, I go to the SS office in Binghamton and complain loudly so they will give me a spotter check. I know, I know, perhaps I should consider Direct Deposit.

My body temperature warmed up after dinner last night, sorta. I used to sweat at any temp over 70*, but now seem to tolerate 72-73* comfortably without the profuse sweating like used to be. ANd my fingers are no longer Icecubes. Hope it lasts, I don't want to go back to that cold chill I had going. Whoops. Spoke to soon. It's 72.5 degrees in here and I'm starting to "perspire".

Maybe now that some of the enclosed porch is cleaned out, I can get some of the stuff out of the train/junk/storage room so I can get to the layout. I was gonna tear it up a bit and restructure it to have 2 interconnected 18R ovals instead of one 18r connected with one 15r anyway. So as it exists now, it will be torn up anyway, part of the reason why I was thinking of taking it down. I have to play with measurements  to determine if the 2 interconnected 18r ovals on a bit larger layout will fit/work in the room!.

Jeffrey glad to know your father is home. Glad they know what it is and how to treat it. {Still looking for a box to send that in....it is rather large.May just tape carboard together around it and send it?}.

WB Ryan! Good to see you back in here, great that you found the new place so well. Sounds delicious. My cooking has gone pretty flat and bland and boring lately. Trying to loose lots of weight{20-40 lbs}. So, plain piece of 4-6 oz meat, 2 tablespoons of plain starch, and about a cup and a half of veggies or salad. And the weight is not coming off. {Course I gotta watch out for snacking on potato chips and cheese, can't seem to give those up}.

Paul Hope Mary Ann's stuff goes well.

CN Charlie...lutefisk can be very tasty {like rotted shark} if you have nothing else to eat! HAving never tasted either {and hoping I never do}, I can say I would probably enjoy it if there was nothing else around to eat. Then again, maybe I'd just starve to death. Hey! I got a new diet plan in mind...now I just eat rotten shark and lutefisk...I'm sure I'd loose weight...but, oh, how good a McD's would taste then....

The Prayer candle will be lit at 10AMEDT for those in need.

Well I hope my check comes today so I have a happier day, teh rest of you just have as great a day as you can!

 

 

 

 

 

[blownout cylinder]

Good Morning---

It is damp, muggy and foggy this morning--gonna be rainy and t'underboomy for the day as well as tomorrow morning. Highs are stuck in the low 20's with the lows around 13C. So the mugginess will stick to one for a while yet.

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We have a few lutfiskers around here by the looks of things. I had a bit over at a friends place a few days ago---I don't think I'll try THAT again. He came over from Norway a few years ago and told me while we had that thing that he really thought that this had nothing to do with gourmet anything. Even his own two cats would avoid that stuff. He thought, though, that lutefisk would make an excellent method for torture-----gee, I wonder why--- Dried fish----yum--

Ohno ohno--I've also been accused of being a Rivet Counter when I am listening closely at what an ALCO 244 should be sounding like on a sound decoder---then again, maybe hearing these every so often when I was a child may have something to do with it. Those things did sound a little different after all. Frankly, I don't think that jumping on someone over their rivet counting is useful. It is not the rivet counting that is the issue. It should be whether s/he is doing this in a 'boorish' manner that is the issue--- Being a Rivet Counter=not a problem. Being a Boor=problem.

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I've got today off as well as tomorrow. I've ended up with a 4 day weekend!! YAY!! money in pocket --- not so much-----but having some MRR'ing time is a good thing. Maybe we can have no hoey do lists? This may work as I just asked Audrey---she couldn't think of anything that needed done---YAY!!

Chloe, I'll have a big ol' breakfast platter with everything and a bucket of coffee as well please---I'll be sitting with the crew at the corner booth.

 

 

[ewl01]

Barry - If I had said it the way you did, I probably would not feel guilty for my comments. I didn't mean to offend modlers like yourself.  Thank You.  I'll let it rest now.

Zoe?  A pork roll and cheese and a decaf please.  Thanks. 

[BamaCSX83]

Mornin' all.  I'll have a glass of milk, biscuit and gravy, with a side of bacon please. 

 Well, I had a little fun railfanning last night.  The little girl (my daughter Heather) and I went and watched Q650 stroll through.  Thankfully where we railfan from is the interchange point between the CSX Dothan Sub mainline, and the Conecuh Valley RR, so I got to watch 650 as she picked up 5 and dropped off 12.  It's always fun watching big mainline engines (in this case ES44DC 5212, and ES44AH 738 along with Montgomery's Chester Yard switcher GP40-2 6017) doing switch work and then pulling out of town like noones business.  I have to say though, I dunno if I like how the new GEVO's really sound....kinda, I dunno, boring sounding (dunno if an engine can sound "boring" but they do).  Oh well, I guess its back off to w**k for me (yes, I'm online at w**k, I gotta goof off somehow).  I'll be back in around lunch to see what's up.  Prayers and blessings for all who need (that'd be all of us).

[TMarsh]

(yawn) Mornin' all (yawn) Lots of Coffee please. Boy am I tired. Stayed up WAY to late last night. (yawn). Not much going on today here. Mom day for me. Rainy and cool so that's not helping the gumshin any.(yawn)

Hey Ryan, welcome back. Thanks for the recipe. I looooove shrimpies. Mmmm

Glad to hear some Fathers are doing better.

JR- Ouch! Glad it wasn't bigger or worse.

Tom- "Delta Breeze" sounds like a good name for a boat. I hope your illness isn't what you fear and that it, or it's cure, doesn't effect your Pentecost plans. Maybe you should put a little smokestack on the cleaning car so it won't feel alone.

Rivet Counters, did someone say Rivet Counters? Well now that you've mentioned it, I think Barry put it very well. It's not the model-ing that is the problem, it's the certain type of attitude towards others of the model-er. You see, of course, how it works both ways too. There's room for all of us and I just don't get why some peoples are so concerned about what someone else is doing, and that they feel the need to tell others what they should or shouldn't do in there own little word based on their perception of the way it should be. They aren't paying for it. And that really goes for many things. Give an opposing point of view no matter how kindly, and you think you jabbed them in the eye with a stick. (oops, sorry JR) Ask them what color underwear I should wear, they don't care. But pick the wrong loco or car or whatever and listen to them go ballistic.

(yawn) I've gatta get moving before I take a nap before naptime.

Have a Great Day!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

galaxy

Jeffrey {Still looking for a box to send that in....it is rather large.May just tape carboard together around it and send it?}.

Doesn't bother me, as long as it's sent.