Fruit & veggie smoothie. Then some grilled chicken, please & thanks.
***Lee, they do make heaters. A few problems though: 1) The barn no longer has power. 2) There are to many fences and a concrete driveway between the barn and our newer/converted home 3) As fast as the old Sandy fouls her water, and the fact she has such poor vision, I think she could get in trouble with anything new. Interesting she knows how many steps to take when entering her stalls before she can swing her hips to turn around. I'm going to miss that old mare when the time comes.
Nothing new to report on. How about some of you kind folks post some new new layout pics?
Rob
Mornin' Chloe. I'll have a side of smoked bacon, a dozen eggs over easy, a bag of fried potatoes, and a loaf of rye toast with a stick of butter. A pot of coffee in an SP pot if you please. So much for my New Year's Resolutions! (I actually had a little bowl of grape nuts, sigh)
Still waiting on my homabed, track, and switch orders. Hopefully, I'll see them towards the end of the week. It's sad to see that little bit of track just end so abruptly.
My cat, Hobbes has a renewed interest in the "train room" since little things are now moving around up there. He is fascinated. Can't be good news...
Ulrich, is the closet a self standing furniture unit or is it built in? If it's free standing you could pull it out a foot or so, run the track behind it and the furniture. This would give you better use of the room when not running trains. Also can you replace the door with a (I'm going to hit a nerve here and I know it, sorry in advance) Dutch door, one that the bottom and top open independantly of each other?
Also if you raise the benchwork high enough you could use closet shelf brackets that hold a clothes rod. Thus increasing the closet space by hanging clothes under the layout with appropriate shelving built in for sweaters/shoes the Misses may grant an extension to your public transportation costs (just don't mention the layout on top). A curtain type front would protect the hangng items.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Sir MadogJeff - I hope you just slipped and fell - not a black out or something worse?
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
Good Morning Crew,
Chloe, fire up the toaster and I'll have cimmamon raisen toast and a HC to chase.
After getting to sleep in today, I ddn't really plan on posting here this morning, but I just received an e-mail from a friend that made me chuckle
and wanted you all to have a good laugh as well. Here goes.........................
150 years ago, President Lincoln found it necessary to hire a private
investigator - Alan Pinkerton for protection. That was the beginning of the Secret Service. Since that time, the federal government has produced a large number of multi-letter agencies such as: FBI, CIA, INS, IRS, DEA, BATF, etc., etc. Now we have the "Federal Air Transportation Airport Security Service". Can't you see them now, these 'highly trained' men and women in their black outfits with jackets saying across their backs: F. A. T. A. S. S. The ***'s are of course supervised by a special section of the Home Land Security Section known as: Airport Security Service Home Office Logistics Enhancement Section or the A.S.S.H.O.L.E.S. Now, don't you feel safer already.
We are laughing with you folks not at you. Keep up the good work at those airports and Customs offices.
Many places to get to today so I had better get started.
As Gerry would say, you all have a good one..
Will check back later. Prayers and blessing to those in need.
Johnboy out.......................for now
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Hey ya'll A big order of biscuits and gravy for me.
Yesterday when I went to the track and made a few runs. I got my RTs down to .1101 by the 5th pass. The best run that I made was 12.2, but I let someone who was more experienced try and he got an 11.39. still have to work on launching and speed shifting into 3rd, since I missed it a lot. I stopped when I started to smell the clutch, so that might be why I can't hit 3rd right; it took the other guy a few passes to get 3rd and he said it was tricky.
The guy I'm trading hoods (my cowl, for his ram air and no longer mystery scoop) with was also there. In the process a friend who is restoring an older Cougar and turning it saw the scoop and ran the part number on it. Turns out the scoop is off of a Cougar Eliminator. The guy went insane over it; even offering to re-build the tranny (in the proccess hoping mine went bad) and traction-loc in my car for it. To entertain myself I looked to see how much an original (like mine) was worth and it usually is around $450. I made off like a bandit on that trade, and luckily it wasn't found out until the trade was made. My father actually bought that scoop when he was in high school for a whooping $20 bucks, but he didn't know what it was off of. 40 years later, we find out...
Sawyer, I got home just as the Packers / Cardinals game was winding to a close; 33-7 in favor of the Packers!!! Guess who Green Bay plays in the first round of the play-offs? The Cardinals.
JR, I was contemplating that one too. It's just finding one in good shape seems to be the hard part.
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.
Good morning all, its been a few days since I've been able to get in here. We've been working on getting more and more of the house set up, namely getting the bed in here since Amy had an unfortunate incident involving a hair dryer and our air matress that we had set up in the master bedroom until we got the master bathroom completed. Oh well....
Miss Flo, if you don't mind I'd love a plate of biscuits and gravy with a tall glass of milk. Thank you ma'am. Well, there's been a delay in my SD40-2 from MB Klein. I've emailed them and was thankful to recieve a very courteous and timely reply. They're backed up from it being the time of year it is. Which I do understand completely, but they do expect it to ship this week. So hopefully, I'll see it by week's end.
Ulrich I like the track plan, but I have to agree with Ray on this one, what happens if someone needs to get to you and the door is closed nevermind, you just answered that. Otherwise, I love it, it looks great!
Well, I'd best get moving, its almost 11 and I've gotta run over to my BIL's house and steal my ramps back (gotta change oil in the pastor's wife's car). Other than that, I'm not going to do anything today. Tomorrow y'all might not see me on here will later in the evening, probably going to make use of my mostly-wooded 22.5 acres of land and do a little hunting. My wee little 'ole .30-06 hasn't gotten to get used at all this year and its calling my name from the gun safe. May the Lord bless all of y'all and yours from me and mine!
howmus Hi Ulrick!Only comment I would make is about the lift out section by the door. Since the door opens inward, if something were to happen to you while in the room, how would anyone get to you to help you? I would make sure there is a way for the door to be opened even when the whole layout is set up.Be blessed!73
Hi Ulrick!
Only comment I would make is about the lift out section by the door. Since the door opens inward, if something were to happen to you while in the room, how would anyone get to you to help you? I would make sure there is a way for the door to be opened even when the whole layout is set up.
Be blessed!
73
Ray - I thought of this as well. The part in front of the door will be a lift-out section, with the door fully swung open, when the layout is in operation. Actually, my drawing is not correct in this part - the door can be opened completely and is then fairly flat against the wall. I need to extend the removable section a little more to give room there.
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
LSWrrUlrich, what about running behind the desk and stuff with a floded dogbone style layout?
Ulrich, what about running behind the desk and stuff with a floded dogbone style layout?
Lee - I cannot get behind that closet - I need to keep it to store my clothing. In our old house, we had one of those walk-in wardrobes/dressing rooms, all there is left now are two closets, one for Petra the larger one ) and the smaller one for me. I thought of moving it behind the door on the lower right side, but I´d like to keep those 19´ !
Mornin' everyone!
Finally got myself out of bed and moving. Zoe what's with the tank car outside next to the diner. What? Ed has been in and brought a new supply of OJ to the diner? Fantastic, now why is there a refer parked on the next track blocking the view of the switching? Ooooooooo, guess I'll have the ham and eggs special with a tall glass of OJ to go along with my cup of dark roast in a R&GV Mug then. I'll be at the Rivet Counter for a bit.
TMarshRay- Let me get this straight. (Ahem). You can spend a large amount of time, during a family gathering, running trains. All you have to do is set Emily on your knee and you are "playing with the Granddaughter". Oh you lucky, lucky, lucky man.
Todd, "Life is good!" Course I was up to midnight washing dishes last night......... Having the family over is always fun though. I am very blessed to have them live near by so I can see them often.
Lee, there are times when it just makes sense to have someone else do those kind of things for you....
The thermometer says it is 16°F outside and a high of 19°F is predicted today. Currently getting some little white thingies floating by as well........... "We're havin' a heat wave, Tropical Heat Wave....."
I have about 3 days worth of stuff to get done today. Financial report for the Martin Luther King Committee (after I make a bank run), have to send out an email to the local schools about out Art and Poetry Contest, put together the agenda for Deacons and get it emailed out to all the members, and several other less pressing items. Good thing I am retired and don't have to w**k!
Best get moving.......
PC,
Why not model 1938 - 1947? You could have mostly steam with a limited few first generation "d" units. When I started this layout I wanted to keep the steam, but had trouble finding vehicles and details within my budget so I opted for the 1950's. 1950's stuff was pretty reasonable, but within the last 6 months there seems to be an explosion of WWII era stuff on the market. Here in the Midwest steam didn't completly dissapear until 1960. I watched several documentries and rail videos and when you hit mid-summer of 1959 it's amazing how fast all the steam dissapeared from the videos.
Hi - it´s me again!
Did some fiddling and tweaking with my track plan idea - I enlarged the yard facilities considerably, but simplified the main lineon the right side down to single track .
Whaddya think?
So, I haven't been around a lot lately. Been pretty sickly!
Yesterday I finally felt good enough to get out. Good thing too! The Great Train Show was in town, so I went to check that out. Not as big as years past.......about half the size of a couple of years ago and just a little smaller than last year, but still good. I scored some scenery items, a BAR reefer, 6 undecorated coal cars (needed those big time!), and 2 Deep Rock tank cars. Not a bad haul!
I was thinking about my layout and the direction I want to go with it while I was working on it last night. Yeah, you read that right......I was working on it last night. More on that in a minute.
See, I've been focused on the late 1920's and early 1930's for a long time. I've aquired a lot of things that are specific to that era, and to change era's, as I've recently been considering, would mean that all of my old billboard reefers would have to go, and some of my older styled loco's probably would too. Moving to the 1950's 9which is what I've been thinking of) would mean that I have more scenery details to pick from, not to mention loco's and rolling stock, but I'm having a hard time with the idea of having "D" word loco's on the layout.
Oh well..........
Anyways, I pieced together the new staging yard last night. I'll probably start transplanting it tonight.
Good Afternoon,
Zoe, it is just some coffee for me today - had a late lunch/early dinner right now.
I am home from the hospital, just in time before the sn*w is hitting us here.
Chris, Todd - for your diagnostic capabilites - talked to my docs about this extreme fatigue thing and they agreed that this is most likely the cause. The open question is now how to get the necessary R&R to charge the batteries??? My speech is still somewhat garbled, but as Petra says, I am not mixing English and German any longer.
Ray - I like the pictures of your granddaughters, especially the one with you on the pic! Told my son during his visit over Christmas to take his time in turning me into a grandpa - who wants to be in bed with a grandmother?
Jeff - I hope you just slipped and fell - not a black out or something worse?
Lee - I have just been through that TV issue with Petra. Went to 4 different stores, just to buy the one from our local store. The guy did not only bring this to our flat, he programmed it, fixed the antenna, and paid us 50 Euro for the old set. Last but not least, he was 5 % cheaper than the other stores.
Concerning my MRR plans, I will have to talk Petra into accepting that we have to dispose of a sofa and two book cases, which still "squat" in the room. I plan on selling them - a chance to collect the first contribution to my Public Transportation Renewal and Improvement Fund. Maybe I should apply for EU funding as well...
To those who are just starting the day - have a good one
Good moring diners! ......... Oatmeal & OJ here ........... see ya later ........ cheers
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good morning. Huevos Rancheros and a slice of Ray's Prime Rib please if you don't mind. Any cut will do, I'm not picky when it comes to Prime Rib. I have a preference, but I'm not picky. Oh and coffee, coffee, coffee. Thank You. 1 degree. It's too cold out there to think.
Got the TV yesterday. 40 inch RCA LCD. Went to almost every place in town that sells TV's. Ended up going back and buying the TV we liked at the first place we stopped. I told her, IIIIIIII told her.
Jim- between things I am recruited to do and the things I need to do that I actually do do (he he), I also can find more things to piddle with that keep me from doing what I want to do.
Ray- Let me get this straight. (Ahem). You can spend a large amount of time, during a family gathering, running trains. All you have to do is set Emily on your knee and you are "playing with the Granddaughter". Oh you lucky, lucky, lucky man.
Lee- 21 dollars an hour? Or freeze outside chasing down an electrical draw? I'm with you bud!!
Jeff- Glad you didn't get hurt bad. What caused the fall?
Debating on doing the bookwork for the Church today, or staying in and doing it tomorrow.
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.
Good Morning All,
A regular and a jelly doughnut please. Good to see Ed and Bill stopped by over the weekend. Sn*w has stopped and the winds died down plus it's all the way up to 19F and a high of 30 predicted. If we were NOB we'd be breaking out the swimsuits.
Back to the shop today - I'll check in later. CUL, J.R.
Ahh.......I guess I didn't see it.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Robby P. Did anybody ever start a WPF, or did I just not see one?????
Good SNOWY morning. Its finally snowing here. They are calling for a dusting to a inch. Well I hate to say, but we already have about 2 inchs. Seems like the weather guys are wrong again.
Didn't even touch the layout yesterday, I will today thou. Can't do to much when its snowing outside.
Did anybody ever start a WPF, or did I just not see one?????
Hope everybody stays warm, and has a goodmorning.
Good Morning
We STILL have snowsquall warnings in effect for us today and tomorrow of all the dang things---may not get as much snow but there is about 30cm--or close to 12"--still coming. The high today will be -6C which is a little warmer than it was yesterday. Right now we're at -11C.
Work is gonna be kinda slow this week as all kindsa electrical construction destruction has to be done in the office----we developed a few "issues" over the holidays apparently----
So I have a few days where my work is done from home---certainly cuts down on commuting time
Chloe, I'll have a full breakfast platter with ham and homefries as well as a bucket of coffee please---I'll be over at the RC for now--
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/
Tall glass of lemon water, please.
1:50am and I just finished breaking the ice for the various critters. Will do it all over again first thing in the morning. It isn't that it is "that cold" here, it is simply the increase in work load I don't care for. Might snow on Thursday, but have no idea how much. Best to pick up some extra gas for the generator, just incase.
Made it into the train room and took a short cut on a project that has been unfinished since that room was built. Was finally able to fold up the card table that has been in the way.
Good night folks.
Hey, just before I was going to log off and go to bed, I checked my email...
Here is a link to a satirical (hilariously funny) clip!
http://www.animatronics.org/strangers/strangers.htm
I couldn't believe it myself... sounds almost authentic!!! LOL
(diclaimer: this link is only for FUN... it is not intended for anything other than entertainment purposes)
Have a great night folks!!!
Sam
May He bless you, guide you, and keep you safe on your journey through life!
I Model the New Hope & Ivyland RR (Bucks County, PA)
ED !!!!!!! Good to see you. I hope all is well with you! ... We've been enjoying your OJ in the diner, but the supply is low.
Speaking of stocking the diner, should I ship another load of country ham. Also, we have a local brand of bacon that is as good as any bacon anywhere. It has peppercorns embedded in each strip. Yum! (Not heart smart, but wow is it good.)
I was operating the layout this afternoon. To me, this is what the hobby is all about. I try to simulate a real transportation company. Each industry has certain car types to be spotted or pulled. It takes a while to do all of them without being involved with the steel mill which I operate on other days. The passenger trains have their schedules to follow, too.
GMTRacingJeff - If it wasn't for bad luck... Hope the latest bumps are minor. Have you been able to run trains at all?
AmanaMedicSAM: Like I said, I think you're on to something with that plan. I just hope I didn't come off as a jerk with what I was trying to say. For a guy who makes something just short of a living, using words...I don't always come up with the right ones.
I understood what you were getting at!
JimRCGMOSam, the two things I noticed were the mercury vapor lamp on the left side, and the bigger, multi-transformer power pole (top middle). Did I win the prize?
Ok, the power pole was one, if you look closely at the left side of the photo under the loco, you will see the hood of a vehicle (in the original) and it is missing in the "touched up" photo... yes, the mercury vapor lamp was another! Also, thanks for the link to the layout website, I put it into my favorites to look more closely at the different "Inglenooks"!
And with THAT, I have to call it a night... 4am wakeup call is not going to be easy when I'm coming off almost 10 days vacation... NOT looking forward to going back to work tomorrow... Anyone know the winning PowerBall numbers for the upcoming drawing??? LOL
Good Evening All,
It's been a busy few days. The sn*w seems to have ceased for now and the winds have died down. We didn't get much accumulation but it's been miserable. Had to go out in the middle of it today as my MIL had fallen out of her wheelchair at the facility where she is staying and the caregivers aren't allowed to move her so a trip to the emergency room was under way. Fortunately there was nothing more than some bruising this time. It's sad because she is really not doing well - rarely knows where she is or who she is for that matter. At least she's happy if oblivious - my favorite aunt had Alzheimers for the last few years of her life and it just tore my mom up when she'd get nasty. No matter how much you tell yourself it's the illness it's still painful.
We did keep sorting and putting things away this weekend. We're down to a single pallet of "stuff" (2x2x2 boxes piled two high) and have put most of the rest away though a lot has gone to the round file just too sooty or messed up to save. It's good to see furniture back in place and book shelves full. One other bit of good news is the CFO has okayed a shelf layout especially if set up to transfer to the new layout once it's under way. Yes Jim I've already checked the link you sent Ulrich. Lots of good stuff there. I'll have about 9'9" x 16" to work with so probably a yard and maybe a turntable will be about it
Ray - cool link from you too ! Fancy a car company touting trains in this age. Gladyour dinner went well and thanks for bringing in the left overs for us.
Jeff - If it wasn't for bad luck... Hope the latest bumps are minor. Have you been able to run trains at all?
Vincent - glad you have the Mustang running well. Another idea down the road is to transplant the T-bird turbo motor into the Stang. Good power when you want it and good mileage if you can keep your foot off the throttle stop. I actually picked up mileage when I fit the supercharger to the Focus. I'm still waiting on parts for the brake upgrades (rear Wilwoods to match the fronts) and then it's off to the paint shop to finish the repairs.
Robby - both the Giants and Steelers are out and I'm now reduced to rooting for the Jets. Oh well, Giants fans are a very patient lot but the last couple of games really stunk. Wait'll next year i guess.
Time to toddle off and get the rest of the Jets game in. Catch y'all later, J.R.