Good Morning Everyone,
on this side of the Big Pond, it was only about 20 monsters, who showed up for trick or treats. Halloween has no old tradition in Germany and was "imported" some 10 years ago, but became very popular in no time at all. I have a feeling that it is on the decline now, as less and less kids show up. The protestant church in Germany is not really happy, having to share their "Reformation Day", commemorating Martin Luther, with little monsters, aliens and whatever seems to be a fashionable guise each year.
We still have fair weather on this November 1st. Todos los Santos is usually a ra*ny day, the start of the winter monsoon season known as Schmuddelwetter to all Northerners in Germany.
Flo, I have coffee and - wait, is there some pie left? No? Barry, Todd - they all ate (used) it up? I tell Petra to make some more Strudel next week...
A peaceful day to all of you!
Btw, there is no chance to cover all the debts - the real estate market is so depressed that you can just give your house away for a little more than a handful of peanuts. People don´t buy "used" houses.
( opens door, sees that Ulrich is the only one in------ whew-----steps into diner--------)
Good Morning---
Woke up all bright eyed and bushy tailed today------gonna see a little bit of sun today! ----
We seem to go through cycles in this neighbourhood wherein we either get a lot of little ones or else a few---like 20 or so. Last couple of years we were sort of averaging about 70 or so.
Anyhooooo--got some church stuff to do--so I's be all up and piculous
Chloe, I'll just have a coffee for now thanks---I'll be at the RC with Ulrich---
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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Good morning all:
I hope everyone remembered to set those clocks back and hour.
I had a busy day yesterday; installed a new fiberglass bedroom door in a house built in 1880, went to the LHS and picked up a couple new fire trucks, and then I dug two new piers for my girlfriends sinking garage. The first pier took 5, 80 pounds bags of 5,000 psi cement, today I need to pour the second pier so next weekend I can start leveling the roof of the garage.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Ulrich, the real estate issues are bad here as well, my house was appraised at $125,000.00 2 years ago now it’s worth $97,000.00 and my Aunts house on the other side of town was appraised at $197,000 in 1993 was just appraised 2 months ago for $87,000.00.
Had a good day yesterday. went to my church's harvest festival then over to my friend's house to watch movies w/ some of his other friends, lol.Today, church, then soccer end of year party, then basketball practice.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Good earlier than I thought morning. Forgot to set the clocks back last night. Brenda still doesn't know. I'll wait to tell her.
TomWright- ........yesterday.
Lee- Ouch! But I always say, as long as I'm living in the house, paying taxes and have no intention of selling, they can appraise me at a buck ninety five. When I go to sell, now that's a different story.
I forgot who commented on the speed of this year, I must agree with you. Just don't know where it went. My favorite holiday is just around the corner, three weeks now I guess. Whew, doesn't seem possible.
I don't know how many Trick or Treaters we had. I worked to pay the candy bill, but not much candy left over. Suns out looks beautiful. Probably mow for the last time, mainly to chop leaves. Work in the train room, clean up in the office and something else I'm sure. I do know one thing, I'm gonna try real hard to get a nap.
Have a Great Day!!!
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.
New Haven I-5Who wants a pie fight? On me!!!
Just for the record, I didn't start this one! I might finish it (where's my catapault?), but I didn't start it!
Not to encourage this kind of behavior, but um, you know we only have about 2 pages before we have to move on...........
Philip-
can't tell if you're frowning or smiling with all that Custard on your face. lol
Flip
Mornin' everyone........ Shhhhhhlllllliiiiiiiiiiiiipppppp...!!!
Ah jeez Chloe, I see Barry and Philip are at it again. I'll have the #2 special with bacon, homefries, over easy on the eggs, and a double order of sour dough bread this morning. Yes I want my usual dark roast coffee in a R&GV mug.... without any pie chunks in it please! Think I'll have it at the back booth to stay out of the line of fire.
Happy All Saints day!
I slamed my big toe into a piece of funiture walking around in the dark a few nights ago. Didn't think much about it after saying a long string of those words I save for very special occasions. Didn't bother hardly at all for a day, but the last couple it has gotten very sore. Probably broke it. Today I get to walk around the museums with a bunch of Boy Scouts........... Should be a fun day.
Just got a call from the committee chair of the troop. He said they will meet me at the museum as the scouts are all going to meet at a Thruway Exit that makes it closer for several of the families, they will have lunch at that place where you get change back with the indigestion....... Then head out for the museum. Hope they don't forget FRED!
Should be a great day for the field trip. Currently 48°F here in the Finger Lakes under sunny skies with a high later of 50°F. A light wind from the west at 7 mph will mean that it should just be a nice crisp Fall day here.
Ulrich I feel terrible for you having a nice home that you can't get its real worth out of......
Best get a move on and get everything packed for the day. Catch you all 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, All. I haven't been in for a few days. Too much busy stuff going on.
We went to a party at my brother's house last night. The theme was zombies. Now it is time to get ready for my wreath party on the 20th. The time change will kill this next week, because I wake up at the regular time. 4:00 is just too early.
Barry, Thanks for the railfanning. I enjoyed the photos.
Lee, Things are messed up here, too. Hopefully, your property taxes will go down with the value.
Later, Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Good morning.It's 54 and sunny. The high will be around 73 and it will be sunny.I intended to get on earlier but cable problems made that impossible. The local system was down for almost three hours this morning with just brief periods of operation and that wasn't doing my blood pressure any good. On the layout front I've been doing some minor paint work on the new freight cars I picked up yesterday. I'd like to give my cars the appearance that they have reflective safety stripes on them but I don't have anything that has the proper shaped hole to use as a stencil, so I'm just using a paint pen to make to make some dashes along the sides. Best I can do for now.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Hello Diners!
I actually did a few things on the layout which has been mostly idle with all the other stuff going on lately. I posted some pix of the steel mill in WPF.
Here's a shot of the doodlebug passing a vegetable garden. Perhaps, some veggies are needed in the diner to be "heart smart" ......... If Ryan would show up, he woul probably have a great recipe ....... A good alternative to that would be for Ray to use his new range/oven to prepare a veggie dish. He could do that when not making cookies ........ hmmmm ...cookies....on second thought, Ray... forget the healthy stuff. ..Feel free to bake some cookies......... well, another thought....... Ulrich, do you have any strudel?
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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Afternoon all. Flo, I'll take a RBF to go, thanks.
Just stoppin in, computer's about to die (and I'm too lazy to walk downstairs and get the cord, lol)
Catch ya later.
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Just a quick stop....
Hope everybody ias havinga good Sunday!!
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Why is it whatching dogs sleep makes you tire......... (THUMP) zzzzzzzzz
*pokes head in door, see's Todd sleeping on the floor, and pieces of pie everywhere* Hi girls, just a RBF for me, been munching on stuff all day long at w**k. I see that pretty well everyone has stopped in at some point, even our resident pie tossers. And y'all might want to gently move Todd elsewhere as it seems he's fallen asleep in the floor and is drooling. Not a whole lot happening around here, just got done with being at w**k today, it was fairly slow, I got to do some "required" (it would be required for someone that didn't already know how to do it) training whilst at w**k, unfortunately I got done with it and actually felt less smart than when I started, its very watered down.
Just relaxing at home now, got a few HD's to do at some point in time between now and when I hit the sack tonight, so no big rush on them. Welp, I think I'll crawl into the window booth and see whom else will be coming in before its all over with.
pcarrell New Haven I-5Who wants a pie fight? On me!!! Just for the record, I didn't start this one! I might finish it (where's my catapault?), but I didn't start it!
Just for the record---I never started the last one or this potential one, or any other one either!!----besides, didn't our insurance company threaten to hike the rates on us for the last episode for pete sake? Sheeesh!
Got home from a busy day being a glorified TA---we had a guest doing the seminar today----
Look, if someone wants to share a pie with me that is fine----I will not be TOO interested in it being ON me---but hey----I'll be willing to share in that pie----
Chloe, I'll be having a slice of that Lemon Merigue Pie and a RBF as well please---I'll be at the RC for now
Hey Barry, I got some chocolate PIE hidden at the house, I'll bring it into the diner and see how long it lasts.
Afternoon folks!
Just a cup of hot chocolate in a FGLK Mug, Chloe. I'll go sit in the back booth next to Todd and Duke and see if they can snore on key......
".... I'm the train they call the city of......." Makes a good accompaniment doesn't it?
Just got home from the Museums with the Boy Scouts. All of them that came today (one was absent) have their first requirement marked off on the merit badge....... Every one of them know about FRED! I kept walking up to the Scuts and askimg them who FRED was..... Probably told them 25 times or more. By the end of the time each could tell me about FRED.... By Thursday when I see them again most won't have a clue... But such is the nature of their disabilities. I am most concerned that they all know the safety aspect of the Merit Badge. Most of the other requirements we will do together enough so that I can hoestly say "yes they know that". They are fun bunch of Scouts. I think the parents and leaders enjoyed the trip as much or more than the Scouts did. One of the leaders is a gentleman that was at one time a foster child of the Troop Commissioner. He is only able to walk with brace like crutches. We got him up into the cab of the diesel for a ride on the way back up the hill. Seven Scouts, one Webelo, and 2 Adult leaders got cab rides. They all left smiling.......
I can now get out of my museum clothes and put on an old shirt to do some fiddling with the layout tonight.
Catch you all later!
BamaCSX83 Hey Barry, I got some chocolate PIE hidden at the house, I'll bring it into the diner and see how long it lasts.
Bring it to Todd. I think he could use some o' that---
Coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thanks.
***Tom, must be a kick seeing that many costumed kids come to your door. We do not get any trick-or-treaters here on the farm or anywhere else in this valley for that matter. A belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY, too.
Rob
*comes back in with two chocolate PIEs and a large cauldron of specially-made maple sausage rotel dip* Y'all eat up!
Hello everybody ...
I'm learning more about my neice in PA. She went home from the hospital today. It was a close call. She nearly died from H1N1 a few days ago. She's in her 20's with two young kids (one is a 3 month old baby)...... Lesson for everybody is to get immediate medical attention if there are symptoms of this flu......
Ray .... I am really very impressed with what you are doing with the scouts. You are reminding me of my time serving as cub master many years ago in Michigan. I took a group of cub scouts to the intermodal terminal where they watched trailers and containers being loaded on flat cars. They were allowed on a caboose. Also, a truck driver drove kids around the terminal in his truck tractor.
Tom Wright ... Happy Birthday (Late)
Evening and Happy All Saints' Day, Flo - I'll have a slice of pumpkin pie with whipped cream on top, and a Santa Fe mug of coffee, please. Thanks!
Well, I was on-call and got called out last night, so I was at the ER assessing a client during the time change this 'morning.' I was wondering about whether to use CDT for both my sign-in time and sign-out time (we have to sign in and out in the ER in a binder they have for us), since if I had my coming in time as 1:14 a.m., but my signing out time in CST, I'd be signing out at 1:08 a.m. I decided to use CDT for both, since I sure don't want them thinking I'm THAT fast! And I was wondering too - since a usual shift of on-call on Sat. a.m. to Sun. a.m. runs for 24 hours, but this night I covered the 1 to 2 a.m. time twice, should I ask them for being paid for 25 hours? Hmm...
But no little urchins, goblins, or even cows hereabouts. Probably has to do with no street lights on our street (though the apartment buildings have lights on the front of the buildings), but I'm not surprised with it being an apartment building. I did see someone with two kids in tow across the street (heading further down the street) about five-ish when I had to head out for another call to the ER, but that was all.
Jeff, that's a whale of a lot of water you got there! Got a lifeboat tied to your trailer? 11 and a half feet of water?
Think I got the problem with the YouTube video player figured and fixed, but it took some searches, adding a plug-in to Firefox, and then disabling one setting in the plug-in. Sheesh!
Never had see that Boris Pickett video before, Garry. Thanks.
Todd, Todd - haven't you learned by now? You cannot (without risk to life and limb) treat the gals who w**k in the Diner that way - even if Flo hadn't made you that 'special mix', you'd have still had to worry about Vinnie, y'know?
Johnboy, hope you are able to get back to the layout and some of your structure kits soon!
DerJohn, congrats on eluding Mr. Murphy for your tour! That is amazing, all right.
Maple sausage Rotel dip, Bama? Eeyewwww! I'll pass, thanks. How's Amy been doing? Take her for that car ride down the bumpy gravel (or dirt) road with the ruts? No?
Ulrich, keep at 'em there, and we'll keep the possibility of a better report on the house value in our . I think a good part of your silver lining is on the other side of those clouds (across the pond).
Man, Ray and Garry - I wish when I was in Cub (or Boy) Scouts that we'd have had someone to help with learning about trains. But at least I got back into it and am catching up some...
(Belated) , TWright! So do you have to put on a mask to blow out the candles on your birthday cake?
Haven't heard anything from my lady friend south of here, which is a bit puzzling. Maybe she's just been busy visiting her grand kids, I hope.
This afternoon, I got the rest of the track re-spiked down and holes for the feeder wires to go through drilled. So next is soldering the feeders to the tracks and then the main bus wires. I just might have trains running by Christmas (though I'm gonna need to get a throttle between now and then somehow).
After layout w**k, I went by my daughter and SIL's place to return his drill bits I'd borrowed (still haven't seen that gray box of MY drill bits...). Got some visiting with grandson Drew (he'd awakened from his nap a little before I got there and at first was fussy because his Mom wasn't there, just Grandma) after he woke up and went outside. The boy sure likes being outdoors, I'll say THAT for him. He had fun walking around holding Grandpa's finger, and also had fun when we got him in the swing in the backyard. Drew appears to have discovered what fun it is to 'chase' Joey their skipperke dog. She appears to like the game too (until she gets kinda worn out, since she does most of the running). Drew also liked acorns when I showed him some of those (there're a lot in their backyard). After showing the three acorns he picked up to Mom and Grandma, he then offered them to Joey. Anyone know if dogs get very sick after crunching on acorns? I don't think Joey actually ate any, but...
Almost time for me to head for home. (29 days until my natal anniversary)
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Evening all..just stopped in for a RBF..please...thank you...Grand Daughter Tootie spent week with us and Grand Dauther Paige was here friday nite..we went trick or treating last nite..not much train time but lots of fun..you all have a good one..Jerry
JimRCGMOJeff, that's a whale of a lot of water you got there! Got a lifeboat tied to your trailer? 11 and a half feet of water?
Evening all. Janie, I'll take a RBF and some PIE!!, thanks.
I'll be chillen at the RC, catching up and finishing my Algebra comic book. I really need that extra credit!!
ns3010 I'll be chillen at the RC, catching up and finishing my Algebra comic book. I really need that extra credit!!
jeffrey-wimberlyI took Algebra I, Algebra II, Trigonometry and calculus. To this day I've not found a use for any of it.
I skipped Algebra I and took Geometry last year (learned absolutely nothing, teacher was a moron and got fired after his first year). Since I'm in Algebra 2 Honors, it's mixed with Trigonometry. Except for the stuff I already knew (systems of equations, graphing, that kinda stuff), so far, it makes no sense. Cramer's Rule and Determinants do not even have a right to exist because they make zero sense at all.[/rant]
EDIT: Looks like I got TOP! Eat up until it's time to move!