Good Evening Diners!
Another cool, damp day here as it only got up to about 16C or about 60F.
Rob, take care of yourself and do as the wife orders. It is easier in the long run and if she says you need an MRI, then that is what you need. After all she is the medical professional. Dizzy isn't good, mind you my wife thinks I'm a little dizzy at the best of times but she isn't talking about equilibrium.
Jeff, sounds like you had a great party. The only missing was a delegation from the Diner. We're "into" BBQ.
Robby, good luck with the job hunt and I have to echo others on kudos for the great weathering job you do. You were wondering about the cross-border tax thing. If I buy $100 in the U.S. then we don't pay any PST/GST but if we stay over 48 hours then it is $300. The taxes amount to 13% so even with that and about 10-15% exchange I save a lot on orders.
G.T. Good luck with the race. What car are you driving? Is it the Super 7?
Well I had to take the car in today for a new timing belt, ball joint and break hoses so I'm $1100 poorer now. Oh well, it is the first real money I've had to spend on it in 9 years.
Have to go and return a bike so I'll sign off for now.
CN Charlie
Rich, I know you had this in a different thread, but I wanted to post it here for the Diner members.
What a great layout, The scenery is spectacular, I love the use of the logs in the retaining walls, The whole thing, visually, photography,
sound track. buildings, quaint rolling stock, everything about it leaves you with a feeling of professionalism and it would motivate the most "sedate arm chair modeler" into full blown action.
These fellows deserve lots of Kudos in my book.
LOOK, LISTEN and LOVE. It takes you to another time and place. Just click on address below for an unforgettable trip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N-Tct5-8OM Then click on side bar of "Dolly Varden's Mine Railway"
Johnboy out..................................
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Ulrich: The Alaska F7 looks great! And the steamer is just wonderful
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We're getting a t'underin' boomer with attached monsoon----again. A 60% showed up---
Tomorrow will be Friday for me as I get 3 days off. Got about 8 more clients to see tomorrow then I'll see some more on Monday-Wednesday then I'll be starting the report------eeerrgh
Got a few things that'll get stared on my layout----next weekend I'll be having an operation session----ohno ohno---we'll have to see how that goes over----
Chloe, I'll have a strawberry shake and a burger platter please-----I'll be at the RC with the gang there
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/
TMarshJeff- Nice picture. They look like maybe they are getting a bit restless. No stains on the clothes yet so I assume this was taken while the stomachs were grumbling and with the smell of BBQ in the air? I remember the "let's get this over with, I'm starving" running through my head. I assume that's your Father and Mother? She looks as if she's doing well.
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TMarsh Hey, I almost forgot. What is a Bachmann Plus? There is one up for sale and I was wondering if it is good or not so great. I noticed the rails are user applied and the normal Bachmanns aren't usually that way. Was it maybe a predicessor to the Spectrum or some other critter. I have no idea how old it is of course.
Hey, I almost forgot. What is a Bachmann Plus? There is one up for sale and I was wondering if it is good or not so great. I noticed the rails are user applied and the normal Bachmanns aren't usually that way. Was it maybe a predicessor to the Spectrum or some other critter. I have no idea how old it is of course.
I believe Plus was pre-dcc and thier premium line then. MY DC Daylight and AFT are Pluses
-Morgan
Sir Madog .... just a sneak preview for you guys here in the diner: What´s this? Not my F7a...
.... just a sneak preview for you guys here in the diner:
What´s this? Not my F7a...
OOHH!! Purdy
Coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thanks.
***J.R., you sure dodged a potential bad one with that tree. Whew!
***Johnboy, a nostalgia train with a car from each of the named trains is a terrific idea and it sounds like you quite a good start. A very tempting idea to copy, too.
***Ulrich, the Alska F units are beauties. Don't remember seeing them in Alaska, but did see them running in Montana, many years ago. That steamer is very interesting to look at.
My wife thinks my BP thing is related to an ear problem that keeps returning. Could be meniere's, as I know my Uncle has it. Wife wants me to get an MRI of my head sometime. I don't like the idea of radiating my brain cells....I need all the working ones I still have This "altered states" should pass, as it has in the past. In the meantime, it feels like I just got off a boat.
Other than the mandatory critter stuff, not going to do much today, just lay down mostly. Y'all have a good one.
Rob
LUNCH .
JR..........Thanks for the input.
Well I started on this boxcar yesterday. I started with the fade, but I did work on the bottom some. I still need to do some small touch ups, but its coming along.
Before:
After:
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Good Morning..Its cloudy and 71 here...I'll have coffee and a sweet roll please...Thank you..Not much going on here on Pearl street..you all have a good one...Jerry
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe I'll have my usual dark roast coffee in a FGLK Mug and one of those huge butter rum muffins. Please and Thank You! I'll be at the Rivet Counter chatting with JR about a building that I know well.....
GMTRacingOn another subject, there is a large coal facility by the side of the road (17) in Sayre Pa. I am pretty sure it was served by the railroad.
Yes there is, and a beautiful old thing it is! That would be John H. Murray and Sons Coal Company. It should have been called "and Daughter" as one of his daughters (granddaughter of the founder?) owned the company and building back in the 1970s when I taught in Waverly, NY. As a matter of fact, I taught with her. I'll come up with her married name sometime around 2 AM when I will awake from a sound sleep and wonder why I am thinking of her.... BTW did you know that route 17 (now 84 I think???) is the only NYS Highway to actually be located in Pennsylvania? As it goes through Waverly, NY it actually is a hundred or so feet into Pennsylvania.
GMTRacingIf you see Mr. Russell could you find out if he ever did drawings of the building and if so where they were published? I'd like to incorporate a larger coal distributor into the next layout.
Yes Harold Russell has drawn the building and has written a wonderful article about it. It is published in Model Railroader, Sept. 2004, page 64 to be exact complete with plans. Now for something totally weird..... Yesterday I was putting the 2004 MRs into a notebook for safe keeping and happened to run across the article. I remember reading the article back in 2004 before I met Harold and thinking how it was so fantastic that someone had documented and drawn a building that I was so familiar with. I will see Harold tomorrow night at the museum. I will pass on your interest in the building to him. I know it will make him feel good to know that people still want to use his work and are benefiting from his work!
J. R., you certainly made my day!
Have a great day all!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Flo, just a coffee refill for me - here is my brand new ARR mug....
J.R. - my grandfather told me, that in those days, he got his salary "delivered" by train. Most of it was spent right away, because it was not worth anything the next day. It was the government that had started this inflation to get rid of their obligations out of war bonds the Reich had issued during WW I. Somehow, they lost control...
Tom - it is "G scale" - a little live steamer made by Regner/Germany, which I repainted and "beefed" up with some parts to give it a more realistc look. It is fun to operate - it steames for about 15 minutes with a big plume of smoke and a crazy prototypical noise. Ah, and this gorgeous smell of steam and hot oil. .. beats Chanel No. 5.
Robby,
Not to get on my soap box or anything but the taxes do have stock. It's the exchange rate of the dollar versus other currency. Ultimately that's why economists go daft worrying about minor items like the national debt and the deficit along with the rest of the economy. I still remember movies from German language class of between wars Germany with some poor dad pushing a wheelbarrow full of money into a shop and emerging later with a single loaf of bread. Scary stuff. J.R.
Ulrich,
That little steamer is a joy to behold. Can you provide any additional information such as scale? And speaking of the Alaska RR, I just watched a program about the ARR on TV the other day. A very informative program with beautiful scenery and lots of interesting facts, such as a year or so ago they had an annual smowfall on part of the line that was between 400 & 500 inches.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
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.
Yeah that helps. I just was curious about that. Tax is everywhere. If the taxes had stock (wall street, etc), man think about the money .
Mornin' Give me the brakeman's special please.
1.8" of rain last night. We had a bit of a mild thunderstorm just enough to bring the dog out of her room and jump up in bed next to mommy. Of course that meant I get a big ole Labrador Retriever "butt shove" to scoot over and make room. I thought I was going to have a long night because about that time we lost power. Luckily it came back on after about 30 seconds. No generator duty.
I received my Hamm's and Pearl beer cars yesterday off the bay. Both in excellent shape though the way they were packed I don't know how. Put in two little sacks and put in a box. No packing but they made it. Shipping was more than the what I paid for the two cars put together.
Jeff- Nice picture. They look like maybe they are getting a bit restless. No stains on the clothes yet so I assume this was taken while the stomachs were grumbling and with the smell of BBQ in the air? I remember the "let's get this over with, I'm starving" running through my head. I assume that's your Father and Mother? She looks as if she's doing well.
Johnboy- Keep the chin up. Things'll get better at least we hope. The train sounds like a great idea. We'd like to see picks as it grows.
J.R.- Well The 1 horse I think is hiding. May have even left with Leesvilles horse. What's left is the half horse. They tell me it's not really a horse. It's a Donkey. That makes this town "Half- A--'d" Good Luck at Schenley
Ulrich- about the F7a.There is talk of paying sales tax on out of state purchases what with the popularity of buying over the internet. There is a loss of revenue by avoiding state sales tax when purchasing from another state.Maybe if our elected officials wouldn't vote themselves pay raises while telling the people they represent to tighten their belts and...... (sorry)
Have a Great Day!
We end up paying customs duty (importation tax) on stuff we get from overseas. The duty is based on the cost of the product and the catagory it fits into. It makes no difference here if the stuff is for resale or private use. Most of our stuff is automotive parts and the rate is set by the U.S. Gov't. Sales tax is collected when the part is sold to the customer as normal, no VAT or PST/GST. When we ship parts to Canada we have to specify that they are for a vintage racing car and that gives them a ore favorable duty rate. Stuff we ship to Austrailia gets nailed hard no matter what . It's all up to the individual countries (i think except for the EU which has a blanket set of rules).. Is that clearer now? J.R.
Robby P.Ulrich........What do you mean by "custom duty". I've never had to pay anything like that. I shipped the Ann Arbor car to United Kingdom, and he has to pay a fee. Is it something you give the post man? also how much? I've always wondered about it.
Ulrich........What do you mean by "custom duty". I've never had to pay anything like that. I shipped the Ann Arbor car to United Kingdom, and he has to pay a fee. Is it something you give the post man? also how much? I've always wondered about it.
Robby P. - you are right, it was not duty, but "Einfuhrumsatzsteuer", i.e. VAT. Unlike in USA, where you don´t have to pay sales tax, when you order from a out-of-state source, you always have to pay VAT in the EU. However, if the value is less than 30 $, no VAT is applicable. UK may be diffrerent.
Good morning. The high will be about 84, and could be some rain coming.
The plan today is the MNS car. I will try to get some done on it. I just put another job app in online. This one was for a food service company. They are looking for warehouse help. Maybe they will call. So far its been nothing.
Well have a good morning everybody. I will pop back in later.
Good Morning Folks,
Hi, Flo, I´ll have a RBF, followed by a slice of the mouth-watering pie over there. Guess I start to like my virtual RBF´s ...
AmanaMedic - thanks for your advice, I was just about to tinker around with the box car again, now I leave for a little while...
The mail man brought a little package today, had to pay customs duty on it, so it must be....? Yes, it is! Couldn´t wait until my birthday next month, I just had to open it. My long waited for Stewart F7a in ARR livery - beautiful. Ok, the snow plow was broken off - - but I could fix that with a drop of glue. The sound of that Tsunami decoder is impressive - much better than BLI or the MRC decoder Athearn uses.
Running performance seems to be great, just right out of the box. Level of detail -sufficient, it is meant to run and not to rest unused as a collector´s item. I know I will be happy with it, but , I had to pack it away again.
It is a hot and humid day today - typical north German summer weather.
Have a good day, folks!
Good morning.It's 78 and clear. The high should be around 99 and it will be partly cloudy and there is a chance of rain.The wedding yesterday went off without a problem. My niece and her fiance are now husband and wife and quite relieved that the hoopla is overwith. The two were married shortly after 8 pm and the reception lasted far into the night. One thing that got quite a bit of attention. My nephew stocked the coolers with drinks. They're were soft drinks as well beer but the only thing put on ice was the Bud Lite. Two big coolers full. The soft drinks were left to sit in the sun. It was very evident what was important to him. Fortunately there was more than enough ice to go around. The food provided was standard outdoor BBQ fare, BBQ beef, BBQ hot links, potato salad and baked beans. The groom made sure he threw his family members into the pool with the noted exception of five. Myself, his father-in-law, his mother-in-law and my parents. It had been made clear to him that doing such a thing would insure that he would be exploring hitherto unexperienced realms of pain. Speaking of my brother-in-law (the aforementioned father-in-law of the groom) he is now a very happy camper. Not only has he unloaded a daughter but his Jeep (his favorite toy) is running again, thanks to his son who put a new engine and transmission in it. He spent most of the day yesterday running around in it running errands and hauling things in for the big event. The big swamp coolers were the most appreciated of these items and we wasted no time getting them set up. Most of the activities that followed took place in the environment created by these big machines. They made the unbearable heat bearable and kept everyone comfortable.Today's Weather for:Sundown, LA 71446-6114 7/15/2009Heat Index: 83°FHumidity: 82%Dew Point: 72°FSo Far TodayHigh: 82°FLow: 78°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 5mph NNEToday High: 95 Partly cloudy in the morning...then mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.Tonight Low: 75 Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Good Morning All,
Some bacon and eggs with rye toast to go with the coffee please. Nice pic Jeff.
Todd - i suppose it all depends on what half of the horse you got to keep there.
Der - mounted low enough I can see how that would be a self filling cat feeder. It does appear right side up to me.
Leaving to head home last evening we noticed we'd lost a tree at the shop. A sycamore had fallen blocking the gate to the rear of the shop and had missed landing on the cab of the Kenworth by inches. If I hadn't parked a few feet behind where I normally do the tree would have landed in the middle of the hood. The trunk is about 18" diameter and the whole thing is hung up on the fence so I have a friend coming to remove it as I think I've made enough ER visits already this year.
Rob - Hope you're feeling better. Know all too well the BP thing.
Garry -- Love the drawing of the (would you call that a very artiulated?) loco.
Ray - Supurb work again. I think most of the road signage was less than shoulder height in the 20's and i agree that signs would have been scarce. I have a book on street running in Syracuse that does show lots of crossing shanties and the crossing attendants holding round stop signs affixed to the top of a pole with the overall height looking to be somewhere around 7 ft. By the 30's stop lights are in evidence at the major intersections but traffic was still stopped for the trains by the guards. On another subject, there is a large coal facility by the side of the road (17) in Sayre Pa. I am pretty sure it was served by the railroad. There was a similar building here in Danbury but it no longer exists. If you see Mr. Russell could you find out if he ever did drawings of the building and if so where they were published? I'd like to incorporate a larger coal distributor into the next layout.
Well - the food was good but I've got to get a move on. I leave for Pittsburgh tomorrow for the race in Schenley Park (one of three I get to actually run in this year) and there is lots to do before I leave. I'll pop in later for a refill of my travel mug. Laters, J.R.
Boy the place is almost empty at this hour of the day.
Chloe if you have your apron on I'll have a toasted BLT and a tall RB in a WP glass.
Well Barry it looks like you and I are the only ones about right now, and I'm only here because the siatic pain in my left leg is keeping me awake. Hope your day goes well, Drive Safe.
I had some acupuncture last evening for it and it seems to have made it worse. although I am told that could be a good sign. Heres hoping.
Rob, (Cedarstrand), I sure hope that you are feeling better this morning when you awake. It didn't sound like you had a great day yesterday. Glad to hear the two little ones got their feet looked after.
This has been an absolutely lousey year. Health wise for both my wife and myself and then the weather does nothing to improve a person's spirits. They say if July was to end today it would be the coldest July on record. We are getting rain everywhere except where it is needed. Day before yesterday, west of Saskatoon they had over five inches of rain in an hour. Lots of flooding and the Yellowhead Highway was closed all day yesterday.
The really nice flower beds here in Regina are just muck as they never get a chance to dry out.
I decided that I can't afford to have exact replicas of all the famous name passenger trains that I enjoy. So I am making up a nostalgia train with a car off of each of the name trains, that I like. So far I have the "Skytop lounge" of the Milwaukee Road, the "Great Dome' of the original GN. empire Builder. a 10-6 sleeper from the Northern Pacific's Mainstreet of the Northwest. a compartment sleeper of the WP California Zephyr. An converted troop sleeper into an Express box car in the NYC dual grey colors. a streamline Diner from the IC "City of New Orleans" AND WILL ADD a single dome from the CP Canadian, I think maybe a chair car or lounge from the SP daylight. and maybe even something from the "Rock". The baggage car will probably belong to Uncle Pete. I think that will make for an interesting if not Prototype Train. Haven't come up with a name for it although something with "Rainbow" in it looks like it might fit.
Well that BLT went down quick, and hopefully I can get back to sleep as I sure need another couple of hours of ZZZZZZZZZZZss.
A special good morning to "Tipton Bill" did you bring doughnuts ?? I'll check back later.
All of you have a safe and productive day EH !!!!
Johnboy out.......................
The "Wobbly" hasn't wobbled in a day or two. Maybe today if I get feeling a little better as I have the day off.
Good Morning
Off to drive all over the map again this morning.This time we head west of here and cover that side of our district. Hence my RRRROOOAAAAARRRRGGGHH!!! so there-----can you tell I'm all piculous?
Chloe, I'll have the bucket of coffee and a toasted bagel please-----I'll be at the RC and see who else shows up at this hour--
TMarshAnd Williamsville is NOT a 2 horse town! It's a 1 and a half thank you very much.
AmanaMedicThe big danger, as I've found, is not knowing when to just leave it alone...
And THAT, is my biggest problem. Actually bigger than just doing a horrible job. If it starts to look pretty good I just keep going until it's a mess.
And Williamsville is NOT a 2 horse town! It's a 1 and a half thank you very much.
Night all, Prayers for those in need. Both health and employment.
JimRCGMOJeff, sorry I missed that post, or I would've asked off for the reception... So how did the reception and wedding go today? Are the couple newlyweds now?
Heartland Division CB&QRay.... The detail is really great next to the turnout. I have not seen a 2-4-6-8. have you seen a 1-3-5-7?
Thanks Garry! No I don't have a 1-3-5-7. Sounds a bit odd. I do have a pair of 0-5-0 switchers though....
well IO checked off one "have to get done" on the list of 7 I made yesterday. I also added 5 more things to the list as well.........................................
Der John... Glad you heard from Ed. I hope he stops in the diner again soon.
Ray.... The detail is really great next to the turnout. I have not seen a 2-4-6-8. have you seen a 1-3-5-7?
I bet Bridge Tom already has an HO 2-10-10-10-10-10-2 on his layout! He likes the big steam!
Speaking of Bridge Tom, I hope he's OK and the leg is not bothering him too much.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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