Hello
Had a short sweet meeting today---which gave me a chance to go to the LHS and end up picking up----ta da!!---20 hoppers for $20 and----a H16-44 for $40( this last one was used but hey--in good shape!)
Jeff: Hope the surgery worked out----
And, yes, has anyone heard from Ulrich his surgery went? Or what of Flip?
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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Robby P.Sawyer.....Women . It got to the point with me and women, I would just hangout with them. Go to the movies, out to eat, etc....Kinda keep it as friends. Until I was ready to date again.
Sawyer.....Women . It got to the point with me and women, I would just hangout with them. Go to the movies, out to eat, etc....Kinda keep it as friends. Until I was ready to date again.
yeah man, I'm jsut gonna take a break for a while. Three relationships in a row. Lord help me.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
My favorite cousin , two month younger than I, past away, alone in her apt. I'm having flashbacks of some of the many times we were together.
Thanks for all your kind words. Gone but not forgotten is very true. Just stay in touch with those you love and those you like. Yeah, at 73 , I guess with age comes heartaches.
Thanks for all the pictures of your endeavors. Wish I had some of your talents.
Peace, Love , Health and Blessings to all.
Its my bedtime so Goodnight.
Flip
Evenin' folks!
Chloe I'll just have a cup of decafe and sit and rest a bit in the back booth.
Flip, so very sorry about your cousin. You never know......... You are in my prayers!
Jeffrey, watch that foot and take care of it!!! Don't want to hear of you having to go the emergency room because you weren't behaving yourself.
I finally got time to put together the piece of cloth skirting for the layout tonight. I think it is going to be a good added touch to the whole thing. Before:
And after installing the first piece:
Should have some time to get more of it done tomorrow.
Hope you all have a great evening!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
fec153My favorite cousin , two month younger than I, past away, alone in her apt. I'm having flashbacks of some of the many times we were together. Thanks for all your kind words. Gone but not forgotten is very true. Just stay in touch with those you love and those you like. Yeah, at 73 , I guess with age comes heartaches. Thanks for all the pictures of your endeavors. Wish I had some of your talents. Peace, Love , Health and Blessings to all. Its my bedtime so Goodnight. Flip
That's heavy man. I have no idea what you're going through. jsut take your time, you got us here in the diner to listen. My sincere condolences go out to you man.
Flip: Audrey and I pass our condolences to you and yours---the statement you made is very true in any case---my wife's family have had issues around each other and there was still that contact---it is very important in any case----We'll be here for you as well--take care
Flip- I am saddened to find that what I feared you were refering to was true. A death close to you. My sincere condolences and prayers for you and her family for comfort.
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.
Flip: Sorry for your loss. Prayers and Consonances as needed. Re-quoting my Grandma: "This year is a tough one to live in."
***Flip, that's a sad one. We will have you and yours in our thoughts and prayers.
Rob
Flip: Sorry to hear about your cousin. Treasure those memories.
Woke up a little while ago with a 101-102 fever. Not sure what's causing it.
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BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
LSWrrOnly 2,577 hours till Christmas
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Good Morning--
Someone is all piculous I see. He's counting down the hours---
Jeff: Not fun sounding that---take care of it--
Got today off would you believe it--I go in Thursday for a few hours then in Friday----
And today we get those scattered showers and those ol' t'underin'boomers thrown into the mix of sun/cloud and a high of 26C----so who knows what'll it do---
Chloe, I'll have a coffee and a toasted bagel please---I'll be at the RC----
Good morning.It's 72 and partly cloudy. The high will be around 87 and there's a chance of rain.Got the foot operation overwith yesterday and spent the rest of the day higher than a box kite in a hurricane. This morning is the first time I've seen the docs work. I don't know what they used as an anesthetic but it worked. I hadn't slept that good in a while. The doc had made an incision between 3 and 4 inches in length in the right side of my right foot so he could remove part of the Cuboid bone and part of the Fifth metatarsal bone. After the offending pieces were removed he stitched it up. I examined the area today as I changed the dressing and didn't see any torn out stitches. He said it would bleed for a while but that would stop in a couple of days. I go back to see him on the 11th for a follow-up. I woke up around midnight with a low grade fever but it broke several hours later and my temp is now normal. I just took my morning dose of medicine and antibiotics so I should be good for the rest of the day. Now what should I do today? Decisions, decisions.Today's Weather for:Sundown, LA 71446-6114 9/9/2009Heat Index: 78°FHumidity: 92%Dew Point: 71°FSo Far TodayHigh: 74°FLow: 72°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 0mph NNEToday High: 88 Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph.Tonight Low: 72 Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then mostly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
Good morning. Just got off of work, and I'm kinda tired.
Not much planned today. Maybe work on the layout some.
Flip.......I'm sorry as well. We really didn't know what we had until its gone .
Lee.........Thanks for the update. I might need to start . Kinda beat the traffic .
Jeff......Make sure it doesn't get worse. I had one that high a few years ago, and it wasn't fun at all.
Well I gotta go get some new work gloves. Better go now, and come back home. Then its bed time.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Flip, your family is in my prayers.
Man, I'm moving slow this morning!
Morning everyone, Goooooooooo Rangers!! Coffee please. Almost couldn't find the place it's so foggy out. Supposed to get to 80F with partly cloudy skies and a 20% chance of showers.
Today is a day off so, I'll mow the yard and maybe do a bit of stuff to the layout. Unless of course I get the ole "honey whatcha got planned" day buster.
Christmas, so close. There are stores that already have their Christmas stuff up. Not all, thank goodness, but some. For crying out loud before long they won't even take it down.
Jeff- Might I suggest a movie. That is if you have one.
Well since not much happened since last time I was here I will rest your ears and eyes.
Whoops! Sorry guys, thought of something else. After staring at my growing country elevator I was thinking of some things a modern elevator has. And that of course would require some scratch building. Things like, a bin vac, a sample probe, an auger or two, stuff like that. And John, thanks to you I shall give them a whirl.
That's all folks.
Have a Great Day!!!
TMarshJeff- Might I suggest a movie. That is if you have one.
Morning folks!
Poppy Seed and Garlic Bagel with cream cheese please! Thanks Chloe!
Ben's baseball practice went well last night, but seems his fall ball coaches forgot that he can pitch! He asked the coach if he would be pitching in the games this Friday and Saturday and he said he had not seen him pitch, figures.... he is the head coach but missed the first practice three weeks ago when the assistant coaches were all excited about his pitching abilities. They even showed us a new technique for him to practice and improve his speed by 10 mph.... yep... got that one down! We shall see what comes out of the games this weekend. Will have to remind the coaches that Ben can pitch. Me thinks some coaches wear the dunce cap too much...
Hey Ray, I know what you mean. The Scout Law is a great tool for all to employ in the decision making process. Hey, you don't need 77+ yards of material? Thought you might be making a sail of some sort. Oh OK, that skirt looks great! Did you sew it yourself? Love the pleats!
Sawyer, Ben just did the same thing, broke up with his girlfriend and is "single" again.
Robby, thanks for the tips on the doors and such for weathering rolling stock. You asked about my website, I have a few of them but the Piedmont Division (PD) site also has two sections. The main site is a set of HTML pages and then there is the blog section. Both are hosted by Network Solutions, which, by the way, I may change to another provider that is less expensive. I create my HTML pages in a program called Dreamweaver, but you can also build HTML pages in Microsoft Front Page or another one I prefer which is a free download called HTML Kit. The blog section is powered by WordPress and is a custom blog that I use with a template as well. You can also join WordPress.org and create your own blog with them if you wish. I am in the process of trying to consolidate and move over the HTML portion of the PD site and put it all into the blog format, and this is still a work in progress.
Todd, you got that rite, no one to blame for sure!! At least she has a sense of humor about your cooking techniques. And your report on the price of beer at the local establishment has me a bit worried, but at least you got a show!!!
Hey Robby and Todd, if you use the phrase "chicken b r e a s t" you might get to see them all! Spaced between the letters works just fine..... But chicken knockers just don't seem right, maybe chicken tata's....hummmm....
Hey Rob, thanks! And did you stock on the green paint yet for the soylent barn!
Joe, looks like a full class schedule there! What do you play in band? I forgot!!! old timers settin' in..
Barry....20 hoppers for $20! Now that is a deal!!!!
Flip, so sorry to hear about your loss, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your cousin.
So Jeff, what movies will you be watching today! We just watched Field of Dreams a few days ago on VHS, still in fairly good shape for old video tape. I heard Target has it in DVD for $5.00 now.
<<Takes sip of Bengal Tiger tea and slips into the back booth with Duke>>
pssst...... only three weeks to Apex....
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
SilverSpikeSo Jeff, what movies will you be watching today! We just watched Field of Dreams a few days ago on VHS, still in fairly good shape for old video tape. I heard Target has it in DVD for $5.00 now.
Called the doc about the fever and he says not to worry about it. It's a side effect of the anesthetic and to keep on taking my antibiotics as prescribed.
Morning Gang: Flip I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Please accept our condolences and forward them on to the rest of the family.
I'm in early. The Direct TV installer is here up grading the system for HD. Our set up stairs in the bedroom went out so we got a big screen set for the den and moved the set in the den up stairs. Our daughter called in and arranged the up grade. She said that it is going to be free. I told her that it had better be or it's on her.
Not much else going on. This morning is the first time in along time that I haven't been deep in chores already. I wanted to be here for the Direct TV guy.
Well he needs something so I'd better go.
You all take care.
Good morning All...It foggy here this morning and 68....I'll have coffee and a sweet roll please...Thank You...I cleaned my work bench and ran trains yesterday..don't have any plans for today..I am having trouble with my lift chair and service man is coming today..I got a call from Hooveround and paper work is cleared and they will be bring my new power chair in acouple of weeks..You all have a good one..Jerry
Afternoon everyone!
Flo, I'll have what Ryan had this morning (sounds good!) with a cup of dark roast coffee in a FGLK mug.
Drove over to Seneca Falls (the real one) and got my hair cut (actually, I had all of them cut...) and delivered some brochures for the upcoming Catholic Scout Retreat to the Scout office to be handed out at Roundtable tonight. A Scouting friend dropped them off to me last Thursday and this is the first time I have had a chance to get them to the office.
Fairly nice day here in the Finger Lakes. Currently 74°F with a high of 73°F. Yep! That's what weather.com says.... 66% humidity and no wind. Have some windows open and a couple of fans w**king to keep the house comfortable. I'd put the air conditioners away for the season, but that would make a hot spell apear out of nowhere for the next month or so....
Hopefully I should get a few more panels done for the layout skirting before I have to head out for Deacons tonight.
Catch you all later!
SilverSpikeSawyer, Ben just did the same thing, broke up with his girlfriend and is "single" again.
lol, I got broken up with, I didn't break up with her. Eh, I am hurt a little bit, but at least I'm not seriously hurt, ya know?
Good evening everybody, Chloe? is my seat at the Rivet Counter still here? Or did somebody swipe it since I haven't been around much lately? Oh...there it is. Allrighty then....a double bacon cheeseburger with a plate of fries and a bucket of Coke please 'n thankyou.
Well, after looking through dozens of pages, I think I'm "up to speed" on everything that's been going on around here lately.
JEFF: Glad the surgery went well...now we'll see if you can behave yourself in the recovery...
SAWYER: I guess congratulations are in order, through the pain, on being single again. Hey, if she kicked you loose...you're probably better off. But, at the same time, I know all too well the pain that kinda situation can bring. I think it's safe to say we've all "been-there, done-that." I don't have a T-shirt for it though.
FLIP: Sorry to hear about your cousin... I can't imagine the pain you're going through. Your words of wisdom regarding our loved ones are so true...never hurts to reinforce our thoughts towards 'em.
TODD: Good to see the psychodillic wall paint going away...how many coats of Kilz did you need??? "One coat coverage" usually isn't, at least in my experience here in "the Rainbow House."
RAY, BARRY, RYAN, Der JOHN; good to see you guys.
ROBBY P: Haven't heard anything more on your wrist...hope it's settled down/not bugging you too badly these days.
JERRY: Glad they finally got your new chair OK'd. Hoveround was about the only sponser for the local RTN (Retro TV Network) channel for what seemed an eternity. I've got their ad jingle seared into my memory...
I saw where somebody was reciting the favorite sayings of wives: they sounded all too familiar.... A lady I used to be associated with had a different one: "How much do you love me??..." which 99.99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of the time was the preface to a "honey-do" task of some sort...usually involving much expenditure of a) money, b) physical labor, and/or c) BOTH. I should add she always asked it with her big green eyes sparkling, and a certain "I'm too sweet for my own good" smile. Devious...pure and simple.
Chloe? ya got anything stronger back behind the counter?????
W**k has kept me busy lately, part of why I haven't been in much other than quick visits to the take-out window. I'm finally getting to cover some sports again...that's how I started out in the newspaper world back at the first weekly. The school district I cover has a new football/track stadium. It is incredible...especially for a high school. The turf is some kinda astroturf stuff...wow. I want to cover my yard in it. Their home opener was last Friday, with fireworks following the game. I am even more impressed with the NIKON D-90. It got shots that just simply should NOT have worked!!!! THAT editor will be most pleased, I'm sure!
You guys were talkin' tractors not long ago...I covered a tractor ride a Presbyterian Church put together two weeks ago...all vintage stuff. I think the newest one there was a mid-70's IH. Several vintage Oliver and Allis Chalmers machines also in attendance. I'll toss in my all-time favorite: the Farmall M.
I guess I've occupied the floor long enough, I know I missed mentioning several Diners, not deliberately, just too darn much going on in here to comment on everything.
Chris
Oh yeah, I was gonna ask, did anybody else (beside me) take advantage of Atlas' sale today??
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Duke
"Don't take a wooden nickel,because it isn't worth a dime" by my Dad
"There are only 3 things you need out of life:A gentle grade,the wind in your face,and cinders in your hair.....But keep an eye on the water glass!" Jack Evans
Chris....Its 100%. No pain at all. I also think the supervisors enjoy that.
We got some really bad thunderstorms today. The chance of rain was 40%. We got our 40% plus a couple hundred % belonging to somebody else. Now who's the smart alek who sent me THEIR rain!Found out what the fever is all about. I have a sinus infection. Lovely. Just what I need right now. NOT!
Paul, you're gonna love that HD! We switched to DirectTV and HD almost 2 years back and never regretted it. (Xmas time seemed good for a new 42" flatscreen.
Really, given the investment in an HD TV, it's kind of a waste not to have the signal to get the best benefit out of it.
(When our son was home over the summer, he could play Blu-Ray disks in true 1080p resolution. WOW!)
Good Evening--
Philly Bill!
I'm getting some more of those trestles done and We also put down some rail near the valley where the trestle will go---sheeesh, talk about teeensie ties and nails. I'm still trying to figure out the radius for the one side of the bridge yet----as this section appears to be almost ad-hoc
Chloe, I'll have a RBF and a SRP please---I'll be at the RC for a bit