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.
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.
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!
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
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?"
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
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
-Morgan
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
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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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...
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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)
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
Evening, Chloe - I'll have a bowl of vegetable beef stew, please, and a RBF. Thanks!
We had a severe thunderstorm front come through between half hour and an hour ago - dark clouds, I heard there were some greenish ones in there (but no rotation, thank Heaven!), and a bit of downpour and wind. Luckily, I was already at my WiFi spot - inside, at first running on batteries but after the worst went through, plugged back into the wall socket. I can see some of the sunset now out the window.
Johnboy - good to see you in the Diner, and best wishes on your 'Rainbow Special'. And that video of the Dolly Varden Mine is awesome! Lot of w**k went into that layout!
JR, you must've had some storm through there, if it blew down an 18" thick branch. I expect that the fence will be easier to fix (metal or chain link, right?) than the truck's hood (and contents) would've been. Good idea to call in reinforcements on that one.
Jeff - swamp coolers?! Hadn't thought of those in a long while - my Dad had one of those when he was living and in the Phoenix area. I guess they work for humid areas, also, eh? Sounds like a fun reception.
Ulrich - congrats on getting your early birthday present! When's the actual day, so we can tell Zoe and Chloe (and what type of cake do you like)? After reading through yours and JR's explanations of VAT, customs fees, and such, I think I'm gonna need some aspirin - Chloe, could you hand me the aspirin bottle, please? Thanks. [Edit]: Hey, that F-7A looks great - EXCELLENT choice! And what scale is that other loco, by the way (narrow gauge?)? Nevermind, I see you explained - and that's great-looking, too!
Uh, Todd... (on those government pay raises...) - Amen! Oh, on the Bachmann Plus, they also had some structures that were better detailing and such in their Plus line. I once saw a really neat Art Deco style bus station on the 'Bay which was a Bachmann Plus kit.
Robby - hey, does that MNS boxcar look too clean to anybody else? That's very subtle and understated (and excellent - I like the fading on that!). Hey, any word back yet on that 2nd shift job you were trying to land?
Now, Rob, are you sure on that MRI, that it isn't that you're afraid of what they might not find? Might definitely be worth seeing about having the meniere's thing checked out, though. Maybe your wife can 'borrow' and MRI machine and bring it home to check you out? Oh, darn!
CN Charlie - only 9 years since you had to spend on repairs for your car? I'd love to have that long without something on the vehicle needing fixing (not countint oil and lube and such..)! Usually mine have needed to be traded in before then (but then again, my last two vehicles were bought used).
I'll be at the corner booth, as I need a little extra room to fiddle with track planning (and want to see if I can make a MRR task list of stuff I need to do.
Prayers for good test results, healing, good rest, and less pain for my fellow DIners (and your loved ones). And where's BridgeTom been hiding himself? (Have Uff-Dah and Spooky joined forces with Bre'r Rocky the Raccoon and taken over the house for the Yellowstones? Hope not!)
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Jim.............Not yet. I put in for a smiliar job today. They are taking apps till Friday. I also put in for a job near me. A uniform place (for mechanics, shops, etc). The starting pay is $11 a hour. It said heavy lifting, but even my wife said that won't be hard for me to do. I hope something comes along. Plus, I went with a non-rust bucket. The pictures I found on the MNS were just faded. I doubt it will sell. To plain .
Robby, I really like how that cars looks!!! Heck, I'll probably try and find it on epay if you sell it. BTW, good luck on the job hunt. I'm already have one but am keeping an eye out for something better (I'm tired of coming to the dog sniffing me like I'm fast food).
Ulrich, that ARR unit is nice. Is it an F9 or a late phase F7? I have a car just like the one you have it pulling.
Nothing much lately, but getting a new razor saw and/or miterbox is in the works. I was working on the wrapped lumber load for my bulkhead flat cutting some 1/4" square dowels then noticed that the cuts weren't square off. Don't know why that is happening, maybe the razor saw is bent or the box is messed up.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
Evenin' Folks!
Flo I'll just have a cup of decafe and a seat in the back booth to relax for a bit.
Just got home from camp. I tweeked the system and added a hum eliminator in line from the mixer to the amp. It worked like a charm, absolutely clean sound. Also took out a couple Yamaha 15" Monitor peakers that can handle all that trhe amp can kick out and a lot more. Nice deep sound and they had much better coverage than the old 12" speakers I gave the camp a decade or more ago. They are happy, and I have 2 less speakers to get rid of...... Although I could have easily sold them. They are the same speakers that the Dave Matthews Band uses for monitors (or did at least). Nice and not terribly pricey (only about $500 retail each.....). One of the area directors out there is a teacher who has worked for me for several years. After we set up the system and I reviewed a couple of absolutes for Pro Sound, he took over and ran the concert (campfire...). At the end I went to the office and informed the Camp Director that the kid (Archer Director) was "Certified" and that the Program Director, as always, was still certifiable.......
Not much done on the layout today. I did do some quick wiring for the lighting in the temporary freight house. Didn't get it completely done as I have to make a run from the closest hub on the lighting bus. Should get that done tomorrow and one more item can get checked off on the list.
Hope all of you have a great evening! [edit] Looks like I have the top of the page, so midnight snacks are on me. Order up!
Good evening...
Uh oh, Did somebody mention taxes.....ugh....no...couldn't be........
Ray ... If you have two 0-5-0's, does that even them up?
Urich... that ARR locomotive model is beautiful. When I was up in AK in the '90's, ARR still had an F7B which was parked in Fairbanks as a standby in case one of the GP40's equiped for passenger had a problem. It must have been the most lonely F7 in the world at the time. A units (FP7A's I think) were gone. I have a photo of that F7B somehwere.
Vincent, you are very observant. Yes, it looks like it was an F9 HO model to begin with. ARR's were FP7A's, if I recall correctly.
Todd ............ I recall Hamm's advertising for the Cubs with cartoons of Indians in "The Land of Sky Blue Waters"... Boom, boom, boom. I don't recall Pearl beer.
JR ... Hope the trip goes well!
Jeff ... glad teh wedding went so well!
Johnboy... That sounds like a neat train you are putting together.
Sawyer.... I like the blue GP35!
If Bridge Tom shows up show him the 2-10-10-10-10-10-2.We finally have a loco that will out do his Yellowstones!
Good night!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good Morning, Everybody!
Yaaawn, still sleepy - it´s been too warm in the bed room to get a good sleep. Zoe, may I have some of that eye-opening black stuff called coffee? In my ARR mug? Thanks, Zoe you are my life saver!
Packer Ulrich, that ARR unit is nice. Is it an F9 or a late phase F7? I have a car just like the one you have it pulling.
It says F-7a on the box, must be an end-of-service life version. Those F´s are the epitome of a US Diesel loco to me, just like a UP Big Boy for a steam engine... sorry Barry - not one of the workhorses...
Not much railroading scheduled for today - it´ll be too warm. Wife made a to-do list - it is about time I get to do some real w**k, that earns me some money and gets me out of the house...
Have a good day!
Tall glass of cool lemon water, please.
Millie Kitty left a big hairball right on both the stickers for the Diner and the edge of the drive-in theater parking lot...Gurrrr! Will have to resurface that area of the parking lot. As for the stickers, those that got soaked are ruined. They were on my drafting table at the time. Bad cat!
Looks like some thunder-boomers headin' our way during the wee hours. YeeHaw! Guess i need to make a trip down to the barn and put old Sandy up in the barn and let Cold mountain out.
Looks like my train light is at the PO. I wasn't up to driving today with the equilibrium thing, so surely tomorrow will be a better day to go get it. Need to ship out some prints anyway.
Have a good night all.
Good morning
Sheeesh, what a morning so far---the alarm clock batteries died on us last night so it was "SPRING" to the rescue this morning---he got up and headbutted me, purring triple purrs and trilling in his purrs( the sound was loud) until I woke up. I ended up following him to the kitchen and found that he had seen a deer in the back yard eating away at a bush---now he's on Audreys side of the bed cuddled up by her and sleeping
We had another t'underin'boomer go through last night and dump another monsoon on us I think we are getting enough rain around here. Anyhoooo. I'm offf to the west side of the district this morning and then I'll be going to Lowes to check on a tool sale they're having-----I seem to building up a woodworking shop in what is remaining of the garage space Maybe I might get some weathering done today on some scrap metal gons----
Chloe--I'll have a large bucket of coffee and an apple this morning---I'll sit with Ulrich at the RC and see about this HD list he's talkin' 'bout
Boy, it is hot outside - 29 C, and that in Hamburg, where we are already close to arctic pack-ice...
Zoe, I need something refreshing, maybe a beer? No? Ok, then I´ll take an RBF!
Just came home from shopping with my wife. I am terrified by the prices of food. My wife and I do enjoy to put some maple syrup on pan cakes - delicious! But at a little over $ 20 for a pint it is as expensive as caviar...
How much would that stuff be in the US?
Sir MadogMy wife and I do enjoy to put some maple syrup on pan cakes - delicious! But at a little over $ 20 for a pint it is as expensive as caviar... How much would that stuff be in the US?
My wife and I do enjoy to put some maple syrup on pan cakes - delicious! But at a little over $ 20 for a pint it is as expensive as caviar...
Good morning.It's 77 and partly cloudy. The high is supposed to be around the upper 90's and there's a chance of thunderstorms.I spent much of the morning taking my mother from one place to another yesterday. First a doctors appointment then the pharmacy then we went to lunch at El Giro's then went to Stage so she could get some new clothes. From there we went home. Then my father and I went to Wal-Mart. While he did his grocery shopping I went to electronics and picked up a 5 pack of blank video tapes. Say what you will about them but VHS equipment is what I have and is what I'll be using until I can't keep the recorder going anymore and can't find replacements. I have 2 DVD players and the closest thing I have to a DVD recorder is the DVD burner in my computer. You should see the backup for my TV. It's an old (we're talking 80's tech here) 2 wire RGB color monitor. Not much but it'll work in a pinch if the big flat-screen goes out. My father is supposed to be home today so maybe I'll have the day to myself. The only thing I'll have to do outside is feed my sister's dogs while she's on vacation with her family.Today's Weather for:Sundown, LA 71446-6114 7/16/2009Heat Index: 83°FHumidity: 93%Dew Point: 75°FSo Far TodayHigh: 77°FLow: 76°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 3mph NNEToday High: 95 Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then a 50 percent chance in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat Index readings around 105 in the afternoon.Tonight Low: 75 Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Good Morning All,
Already in the 70's(F) here with some thunderstorms predicted for later. Finishing up in the shop and loading this morning then off to Pitts burgh. To answer the question, yes I'm running Lotus 7 Climax (1960 Series 1 and too early to be a Super 7). The Lotus 18 is still in mothballs (no time or money to fix it just now). I'll have a regular and a coffee roll please.
Jeff - the hotel came out great!. The exterior color and weathering looks perfect to me. Are you going to do a view block or floors and interior?
Gotta run - lots to do again today - the rest of the guys are at Elkhart Lake for the Kohler International Vintage Race and I need to check in and see how that's going. Catch Y'all later, J.R.
Good morning,
I invited the local Model Railroad Club (5 people) over to check out my layout yesterday. I also invited the couple that runs the Local hobby Store (2 people). Things went well, the first group of people arrived at 1pm, I had picked up pop, cheese & meat platter and a vegetable tray along with a box of assorted chips. Overall things ran fairly smooth on the layout, everyone had a good time. A total of 26 people came through my basement between 1 pm and 8 pm and we drank 5 pots of coffee.
So originally I invited 7 people over to my house, but evidently the guys at the club and the owners of the LHS made comments to others about my layout and people from NMRA Div 4 and NMRA Div 5 came out to see what was going on.
Today I plan on relaxing.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Mornin' all!
Another fine morning in Central Indiana! Sun's up, and so am I.........though a little more shuteye would have been nice.
So last night, we get back from the county fair and it's about 9:30. The sun is just setting, so I figure I've got a little time before the neighborhood gets quiet. I decided to make a few cuts on a metalworking project I've got going. If you know anything about cutting metal with a cutting wheel, you know it's not a quiet process (right JR?). So anyways, I'm working on this thing, and if you're like me, when you get to working on something intently, you get tunnel vison. The only thing you see is the project in front of you. That was me. So I make a few cuts on some heavier duty metal, and then it comes time for a thick piece of sheet metal. So I'm cutting away, and sheet metal makes the biggest racket of all, and I hear my wife yelling for me. I stop what I'm doing, and she says, "Your daughter wants to know why you're building Noah's Ark at 10:30 at night." I look around, and I notice two things right off. First, it's now dark.......very dark! Second, a good portion of the houses in my neighborhood have no lights on! This is bad! So, I was the bad neighbor last night, though I didn't mean to be. Oh well, I guess I'll have to be more cautious of the time of day (or night) in the future, huh?
So, whats up in your world?
Good morning. Its already kinda muggy and thats at 9:30am. The high will be about 84.
Not much planned today. Probably just be lazy. Maybe move around some cars on the layout.
Lee...........Thats pretty neat you got all of those people to come by. I have to many animals for a "showing".
Ulrich..........$20??? Man I hope it poors "gold"
Rob.........We have three cats, and thank goodness they don't mess with the layout. I would have thrown some ballast on the hairball, and made it look like a mound of "gravel ready for the track".
Jeff..........I agree, nice looking hotel. If/when I expand my layout, I will have to add some buildings.
Well I guess I pop back in later. Have a good morning.
Still too hot - I´ll have another RBF, Flo. Come to think of it, I start to like it!
Robby P. Ulrich..........$20??? Man I hope it poors "gold"
I checked my math: It is 8 Euro for a bottle, containing 250 ml. There are 473 ml to a US pint, that´s a factor of 1.89 to convert the bottle into pint. That makes 15.12 Euro to a pint, at an exchange rate of 1.40 $ to 1 Euro that makes it 21.17 $ for a pint. There are 8 pints to a gallon, that makes it 169.36 $ to a gallon.
And you guys are paying 5 bucks a gallon? We pay nearly 34 times more for that stuff. Any questions?
Now if I buy a gallon at 5.00 $, have it shipped to Germany (bulk freight) at 7.00 $, pay 10% duty on it, sell it for 100 $ (including VAT) that gives me a profit of 70.83 $ on a gallon! If I can sell 500 gallons a month, that´will be a profit of 35,415.00 $ every month. Anybody likes to join me?
Ulrich............How many do we need to start off???? I'm on my way to store right now!!!!
Apply at www.usajobs.gov and see what happens. Currently there are 140 job openings within 75 miles of Monessen, PA!
... 5.00 $ is the retail price - probably 2.00 $/gallon from the producer. All we need is an internet shop, advertising, storage (can be rented) and a guy/lady who does the dispatching via mail...
Start to like the idea...