Good morning...Its sunny and 71 here drop down around 50 last nite..I'll just have coffee please...thank you..Looks like its gonna be a lazy Sunday around here..My brother is posta come this afternoon..I got 4 main walls glued togeter on model of the house I grew up in...Sallie says Thanks to all who wished her Happy Birthday...You all have a good sunday...Jerry
A couple more things ----
Both in the same area--
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/
Thanks Lee and Todd!
Jim, huh, that's weird.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe just a quick cup of coffee in a R&GV Mug please.
Barry, love the photos. Lots of good ideas for scratchbuilding there.
I'm off the the Rochester and Genesee Valley Museum today to help. Supposedly they are in need of some people to be Museum Guides. I can stand around and talk as well as most!!!
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good Morning
'Spring' is all curled up and purring between my arms so I'm doing the one finger typing method thingee now
Sun all week this week with highs between 19C and 23C is kinda nice for the Western Fair---usually we see 16-20C and pouring down rain for it
Todd: Whew! What a relief! The trailer thing was apparently to save on fuel costs I guess--I also found out that the squarish thing on the truck is for a small workshop/supplies. A kinda neat little arrangement I'd say
I'm going to spend part of today actually getting a few more buildings built. Maybe weather them up some before they are together---that way I can get some kinda photography done on them---well, sorta,----kinda--maybe possibly definitely hopefully----eeerrgh
Chloe, I'll have a big ol' stack o' pancakes with maple syrup and a few strawberries on the side as well as a coffee please----I'm going to sit at the RC and see who else shows up
Good morning.It's 72 and cloudy. The high will be around 80 and there's a chance of rain.Currently there's no rain falling here. That's a welcome change as we've had 30+ hours of more or less steady rain. At least it was light and slow. I'd hate to see heavy rain coming down for that long in one area (seen it in past years) because flood control systems are virtually non-existent here. The runoff ditches and drainage channels quickly become overwhelmed and roads are impassible, and it doesn't take long for that to happen. Just a few hours of heavy rain can put the roads under and overtop bridges in low lying areas. It's been more than once that I've seen the Sale Creek bridge at the main entrance/exit of the Wal-Mart parking lot under 6+ feet of water. The last big flood we had here was back in 2000 when 30% of the homes near the lake were flooded. A saving grace this year is that the lake is down but it wouldn't take long to come up if water is coming in faster than the flood gates can let it out. That's one of the reasons the lake is down now. One of the flood gates (the bigger one naturally) malfunctioned and couldn't be opened. No surprise there as the dam is like 50 years old. It's been undergoing extensive repair and renovation and the levee is being rerocked but at it's advanced age that's only a stop-gap measure. Some families downstream of the dam have already packed up and left. Why is anybodies guess. As for my activities today I'll be getting the old heater ready to heave out the door. It's a big heavy thing but I'll have gravity on my side. Even so I'll have to partially disassemble it. It's 2' 3" high by 3' wide by 1' 6" deep. I'm thinking that if I remove the actual heater part from the cabinet then I should be able to haul the cabinet out and tip it out the door and down the steps. The new heater is somewhat smaller {1' 8.5" wide by 2' 1" high by 1' 3.5" deep) and will easily fit in the space that will be cleared. I should sleep good tonight.Today's Weather for:Sundown, LA 71446-6114 9/13/2009Heat Index: 78°FHumidity: 95%Dew Point: 72°FSo Far TodayHigh: 73°FLow: 72°FRain: 0.01"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 8mph ESEThrough 8 AM...scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will continue to spread northeast at 20 mph over southeast Texas...central and south central Louisiana. The strongest storms will continue to affect Sabine and Calcasieu Lakes...lacassine wildlife refuge to Crowley...and Alexandria. Within the stronger storms...expect gusty winds up to 25 mph...and heavy rainfall up to one inch per hour.Today High: 78 Mostly cloudy with a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 5 mph.Tonight Low: 72 Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
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Sawyer, I liked the soldering video. When I solder I found touching the rail with a wire wheel (Dremel) first, then applying flux paste, then I use a pre tinned 30w iron. When you slide the iron over the joint like a marker and poof you’re done. The wire wheel must be stainless steel or you run the risk of leaving ferrous deposits in the nickel-silver rail. The touch of the stainless steel wire wheel removes any corrosion or oil (from your fingers) and it removes the protective coating from the rail the MFG applied to prevent corrosion during shipping leaving you with a lifelong bond between the two metals.
Rob, I hope the FIL is ok.
Jerry, a HAPPY Belated BIRTHDAY to Sallie!
I need to pick up some Gorilla glue and green paint today; those darn leaves on my tree turned yellow and fell off. I’m not ready for fall yet, so I figure if I can paint them and glue them back on the tree before the other trees notice we can have another month of summer up here.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Barry-Though your vehicle designs are slightly different up there than they are around here I'd say as far as I can tell yes you're right. The round tank on the truck most likely carries the liquid for the sprayer to refill. Usually though, the Hagies, or Gators, ( above crop sprayers I suppose is the correct name. ) spray liquid weed killer or insecticide after the crops are up. That's why they are tall of course. However they may very well spray fertilizer if the farmer wants too. Usually that's sprayed before the crops are in, at least as far as I recall now. Now that I say that I'll remember a time when the fertilizer was applied after the crops were up, but for me that's normal. Like I said different crops, areas, ways of doing things I definately wouldn't say fertilizer was wrong. I notice yours is on a trailer. Around here and most places I've seen them, unless traveling really long distances they just buzz down the road with them and the truck meets them at the field. I don't know what the shed looking ting is on the truck. Could it be like a workshop or dry storage? A workshop of sorts would be a dandy and handy idea. The things are always needing something done to fix them booms. Holes in the field do a number on the sprayer arms bouncing around. So does the occasional power pole.
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.
Steam town's Tuncannock Viaduct excursion went through today, useing the sideing by my house to run around the consist. Funny thing though, they must have used the Pacfic, because it was steam powered, but the Pacific is only allowed to run on the scranton limiteds as of the moment.
Bridge Days in Nicholson is tomorrow, If yall wanta go. There is at least one guy with some O and S tinplate, with fliers for a MRR show near Williamsport. (If one of ya got a date, or a photocopy of the flier, please send me a pic of it)
See Yall!
Jerry, give this to Sally
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
TMarshBama- You want elevator pics? I can get you some at a reasonable cost. Free. Big ones small ones we got em all. Only problem is, according to some of the things I read about in the modeling world, they may not be very prototypical. But I guess you can adjust some things to make them more so.
Todd: Elevators aren't prototypical? I heard some guy complain that you seen one you seen them all----there's one lonely petunia elevator running around covering all the bases BTW,in answering JimRC's question about the truck/load was I right about the 'gator?----
I'm bald. I've pulled out all my hair and now I'm bald. I met my Mother at the homeplace today and she wanted to go through everything again, just to be sure. It's been almost 2 years to get the place emptied to sell and it still has enough stuff to outfit twoo small families in there. She has decided she needs more stuff. 453,231 pairs of shoes, more clothes ( some I swear looked just like what Carol Brady wore)and more kitchen stuff than will fit in the kitchen. She says she has a garage and most can go into storage there. She won't ever see it once it's there, so why take it. Of course she hasn't seen most in years but, of course, can't do without it.
Sawyer- Cool video
Rob- 300 pounds your limit? Gee, mines more like 550. For your FIL
Sallie!!!!!! Did you cook for her? Or was it your present NOT to cook for her.
Barry- Love the store fronts.
Duke- Thanks for posting and Flip- Thanks for asking him to. I have not read that one before and saved it as I know some people to send it to. I strongly agree with it's message, yet I could learn from it myself.
Jeff- Heater looks nice and fancy.
Jim- Something come along and gobble up the extra cash? Around Here? Naaaaaaah!
Bama- You want elevator pics? I can get you some at a reasonable cost. Free. Big ones small ones we got em all. Only problem is, according to some of the things I read about in the modeling world, they may not be very prototypical. But I guess you can adjust some things to make them more so.
Well Missy just got up off the floor, snorked and went to bed so I guess I shall follow. I will be pulling my beard out tomorrow possibly because I will be hauling some more stuff to Mom's apartment. I hope I don't end up pulling out my moustache, that makes my eyes water.
Barry, I have to admit, you find some very interesting and, somewhat odd pictures. But they do help me with ideas of what some of my planned industries (namely elevators) look like up close.
JimRCGMOAmanaMedicI don't know, I might be profiled as a "domestic terrorist" with that thing... Oh, and TODD, doncha worry there Mr. King of Toddland... you are perfectly safe in your kingdom from any launches of intercontinental airbrush caps from these quarters. (besides...I STILL can't find it...)
AmanaMedicI don't know, I might be profiled as a "domestic terrorist" with that thing... Oh, and TODD, doncha worry there Mr. King of Toddland... you are perfectly safe in your kingdom from any launches of intercontinental airbrush caps from these quarters. (besides...I STILL can't find it...)
I still can't believe I launched mine into the aether---
And no, I'm not restarting THAT discussion--
JimRCGMOOkay, Barry, I'll bite - what is that truck/hauler thing in the first photo? And are those domes with the tall things some kind of off-loading gizmo?
The first pic has a truck supplying the fertilizer and the tractor on the trailer spreads said fertilizer whatzits----as if I knew what exactly the fertilizer stuff contained besides that---- As for the other one--that was taken near a chemical refinery near Sarnia ON. I think the round things were for storage while the tall things were chimneys--one was in the process of venting off---If you look closely at the top of the tall one on the righ there could be seen a bit of colouration from flames going out----
BTW--JimRC, one of my more----aherm coff coff---eccentric friends saw this little weavers frame work and said he had to model this for his layout
with the attending odd thing here
JimRCGMOJeff, I noticed that the weather reports were showing a bunch of rain down your way earlier this morning.
bjdukertHere you go Ray,another view of a BEAUTY
Steam,...... I smell steam! Aaaaaaaaah, and hot oil and grease, and coal gas! Oh, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! Thanks Duke! That made my day!
Oh Duke and Flip, I have seen that before, think someone emailed it too me some time ago. Some very good thoughts and advise!
Hey Jeffrey that looks like one of those high class, imitation, fake Wood Stoves where ya don't have to ever load wood into it......... Looks good, hope it works well for you.
I finished up sewing and hanging the layout skirting today..... had considerable help from Manét. He held down one end of the cloth every time I tried to do any sewing. He also decided that I had put the cloth on the dining room table so that he could jump up there and lay on it. He got all tired out helping me and is right now fast asleep laying on the shelf by the computer in one of his cute poses that only cats can do. BTW, both cats seem to be doing OK so I doubt they consumed any straight pins...... It will get put away tonight!
Also started to take photos of the layout for the Scenery AP Certificate. Posted some in WPF.
Hope you all are having a great weekend!
Evening all, just stopping in for a RBF and an order of cheese fries. Got a lot more done at the house, didn't start on the master bedroom and bathroom, but we did get molding up throughout the house, just got to get some white caulk to cover up the nail holes and any gaps in the molding in the bathroom, rest of the house is done. One step closer! Just got to get the master bedroom and bathroom done and we can finally move in there again! I've been slowly working on compiling a list of engines and rolling stock that I'll need for my layout. So far I've got a pretty short list of engines, but I've just started looking so....yeah. Speaking of rolling stock, I've got some cars (some are Athearn BB kits, some are from either my Life Like, or my dad's Tyco trainsets, that won't fit into my time-period and such, so I'm kinda wondering if youse guys would like them?
I don't have pictures posted yet since the cars are at mom and dad's, so I'll have to get up there and get pictures posted so youse guys can see what I've got and what y'all might want.
Well, I guess I'm going to check up some other things that I've been curious about in the prototype information section, then back to my list-making.
Good evening!
Evening, Janie - just a hot cocoa for me, please, as I won't be able to stay long tonight. Thanks!
Chris, so long as you don't point THAT airbrush either in the direction of your state capital or toward D.C., you'll probably be okay (well, also so long as you don't accidentally take down a commercial or military plane with an errant cap...) And besides, if you can't find the cap, I doubt that the government will...
Bill T., great to see you in the Diner again (and like that depot)!
Sawyer, I was going to view your video, but YouTube is trying to force me to sign up (and I DON'T need an account for videos, thankyouverymuchYouTube!). Pooey!!
Jeff, I noticed that the weather reports were showing a bunch of rain down your way earlier this morning. Good that you were able to find something more (in terms of heat output) or less (in terms of your wallet) suitable. Do you need heat yet there? Wasn't sure how much the rain was dropping your temps down in Louisiana. Your Niagra's coming along there - looks sharp with those 'whitewalls'.
NS Joe, you gotta watch out for the posting software gremlin - every so often it gets hungry like that, and eats up a post or two on ya.
Ray, sounds like your cats might've had a party while you were sleeping...
Todd - if/when I ever get any extra money, finding somewhere for it to go is NEVER a problem...[augghhhhh!!] Problem more often is, I get the bright idea to stash the 'extra' away in savings, and some unexpected thing (like car maintenance, etc.) comes along to snack on it. But I'm sure you never have that problem, right?
Today, I probably used my mileage reimbursement 'extra' - decided on a whim this morning, to go to the Boeing Employee's Train Show in St. Louis County (Queeny Park, out near Manchester Road, if you know St. L. County). I knew there were some MRR club members going, but they already had left around 5:30 or 6 a.m. So I dropped the laundry off to have them do it, and just drove myself up. I found out the car gets about 21 mpg on the highway - with cruise set at the speed limit (70). Got there about 45 minutes after opening time, so I didn't likely miss much. I thought that Bill (RT) would've liked the show, as there seemed to be a lot of folks selling O scale stuff (plus the other assortment of older - i.e., junky - HO freight cars). Several selling various structure kits, but I didn't need tons of stuff. I was mostly looking for a few detail items. Wish I'd've had a listing of MR issues I was interested in; there were a handful of guys selling back issues - need to make that list!). I found a two-pack of relay sheds (metal) for 50 cents, and our LHS owner/MRR club member at his display tables had (besides three other club members) a D&RGW Walthers PS 2893 covered hopper (build date of May 1959, I think) for $13.50 (almost half price) and I also picked up a bottle of Ambroid cement (he'd got a pack of them in that he'd ordered a bit ago). So all my shopping was done in about one hour, and I headed for home, stopping for lunch on the way back. I'd stopped off about 3/4ths of the way up to refill the gas tank, so after getting back home the readout said I still had 219 miles to go until empty. A reasonably successful trip - I'll post pics tomorrow after lunch.
DerJohn - I think somebody somewhere has it where there's an image or such that you can print out that has all the state plates in HO scale. If I can find my copy on my drive, I'll e- it to you. Might be 1950's plates, but at that size, who could tell?
Rob - I wouldn't call those excuses, since I don't think I ever could've moved a 300 lb. object (except maybe to push it off a ledge...). Good to hear your wife was able to tend to her father without an expensive ride to the ER (and expensive stop in the ER). Will keep him in my prayers.
Jerry, I'll second that for Sallie. You mean she's not your child bride? (Better shut my mouth before I really blow it...)
Okay, Barry, I'll bite - what is that truck/hauler thing in the first photo? And are those domes with the tall things some kind of off-loading gizmo?
Duke (and Flip), no problem on the length of your post - well worth it, IMHO. Always like reading that one.
Well, I need to get headed for home - have to do the weekly backup of the hard drive, and read the chapter we'll be covering in Singles small group in the morning (already have my materials printed out, just want to be familiarized with any illustrations/stories in the chapter to use or read). Hope everyone gets a peaceful, good night's sleep, and has had some fun today.
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
The old heater is going out tomorrow after I cut the cord off it, if the weather is agreeable that is. The new one is out in the car. It looks like this:
Flip, Duke: Makes perfect sense to me--we do take a lot for granted.
Change Your Thinking
The men talked for hours on end.
They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation..
The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.
Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed thei r model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.
As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close
One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by.
Days, weeks and months passed.
One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the
As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.
Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside.
The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful
Epilogue:
There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy.
'Today is a gift, that is why it is calledThe Present.'
The origin of this letter is unknown
"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
Barry
Best to all on sick call and those recovering
Talk to you later
Duke
Well,well,looks like top honors so enjoy an evening snack
Good Evening Diners!
It seems like a lot of us are having the same weather--cloudy and wet.
Jerry, a Happy Birthday to Sallie and hope she had a nice day.
Jeff, nice job on those rims. White painted rims are something that I look for when buying steam as all CN passenger locos had them and a few freight ones too. OK not sure why I"m now typing on a slant but hey, it looks kind of nice.
Der John, amazing job on that tar trailer. Hope you have a nice visit with your relatives from the U.K. Speaking of UK, my wife went miy wife went into a Brit candy shop in Victoria and stocked up on Dolly Mix. Turns out she developed a taste for it on a trip a few years ago, well in 1993 to be exact and I never knew anything about it.
I finally finished my Intermountain box car kit today. I am quite happy with the results and have to say that the kit went together well but with new trucks, couplers and weights it probably cost me close to $30 and I got it on sale. Just have to put the dull coat on it as it is far too shiny. Say Jeff was it a Krylon or Valspar matte finished you used the other day? Looked like it faded the finish nicely from the photo. I want to fade my cars, not put rust on them as I don't remember box cars in the late '50s as being rusty, just faded. I checked some photos and video I have and that seemed to be the case then. Must have been all that nice lead in the paint.
Well, time for dinner, so I'll sign off for now.
CN Charlie
Good Evening---
Jerry: Tell Sallie to have a Happy Birthday from our family
We went out to do a bunch of roadtripping--found some interesting things such as these
Something I'll need for the layout at some point
A very neat mill
We got to St Clair R
found these---
And just meandered around--
Chloe, I'll have a hamburg and fries with my RBF please----I'll be at the RC
Coffee refill, please.
***Jerry, a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Sallie.
FIL update: My wife took the night off from work to stay with him. She was able to persuade the staff where her folks reside to not call EMS. No reason for him to go to the ER when there is nothing they can actually do to fix him there anyway. He should be fine. Nuff said.
Rob
pcarrellHey Bill! Hows retirement treating ya?
Hey Bill! Hows retirement treating ya?
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Afternoon...Its sunny and 79 here...I'll have a double RBF please..Thank You...Today is Sallie's birthday..She catches me for a couple of months..Not much going on here on Pearl street..You all have a good saturday nite...Jerry
Coffee in an extra large AT&SF mug, please and thanks.
***Der, very cool trailer. Those propane tanks are so real looking. As for your plates question, I would guess white, but have never paid attention to them.
***Ray, sure hope the kitties are OK. They can't resist stuff like that.
***Jeffrey, how's your foot doing?
Got a call the FIL is having a seizure today, so called the wife (who was on her way to work). Haven't heard any news back yet. Cross my fingers he will come around like previously and be OK.
Been cleaning out under the painting porch I built. Going to have it concreted next week. It has been getting "musty" and needs a floor before it gets worse. Once the floor is in, I'll paint all the boards with KILZ and should be able to safely store stuff in it, plus not have that musty smell comeing up into the porch.
Wife got a steal on a cement horse. I went to pick it up, but it must weigh a good 300lbs. Realistically, that is my limit, (after a warm up). I wasn't dressed for it (would have torn my jeans) and didn't want to drop it (would have broke for sure). There was also nobody around to help me, so I will likely let them deliver it. I hate getting old. OK, that's all the excuses I can come up with.
Have a good day all.
Hey guys, was soldering today and decided to make a couple of quiick how-to vids. Yes, I know the quality is crap, but hey, it was fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF5J0Tf875s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWGQrnh-MnU
LSWrr Jeff is doing steam??? Or is that for your park???
Jeff is doing steam??? Or is that for your park???