AHEM!!!(cough,cough, err.... um...) To our younger students, of whom (or is it who) I forgot about the ages, forget what you THINK you may have heard said about certain young attractive teachers. Pay attention to your books and what is written on the boards and not who's erasing them, er I mean what's going on around you.
GMTRacingNow that we've all been to the woodshed is it safe to return?
Haaaaaa hahahahahahahah (long inhale)Haaaaaaaaahahahahaha hahaha (long inhale) HA! I didn't get smacked. OUCH OUCH! OUCH! Chloe! What gives! OW! OW! OooooooW!
Prayers for those in need.
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.
*Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwn*
Geesh! A fellow takes a little snooze in a back corner booth (I can see why Mr. Duke is always zonked back there....very peaceful, comfy....), and I wake up to hear everybody and their cousin talking about...MATH !!!!! One of THE most dreaded words in my vocabulary!!!!!!!!!
Algebra?? I got lost after FOIL and I don't even remember what to do with THAT!
Geometry?? 45, 45, 90 and 30, 60, 90 is all I remember of THAT!!! Isosolees? THAT's either a triangle or an ancient Greek philosopher...maybe both???
Calculus? Trigonometry?? Satan himself must've come up with THAT set of evil horrors!!!!!!
It's the darndest thing. IF I don't like something, I just can't learn it for nothing. IF I like it, I'll soak it up like a sponge, usually.
Math and I have always had epic battles...and math won. The toughest part of paramedic school, for me, was figuring drug doseage and IV drip-rates. It was a formula based thing with: fractions, cross-cancelling, converting metrics to normal; administering "x" number of milligrams per kilogram of body weight... It frankly scared the bejeebers out of me! Especially when the instructors all kept saying "missing a decimal point CAN kill the patient" The doseage and drip-rate quiz was a must-pass with 100% deal. If you didn't, you didn't advance until you did. I missed it on the first shot on a dopamine drip formula (which had some additional fractions to factor in with the others, all over something else...). I had the layout right, just missed a number somewhere in the middle of it. Nailed it on the second try...and took great appreciation of the "dopamine drip doseage charts" that were laminated and mounted on the wall in the ambulances.
Also, I must've gone to the wrong schools....I sure never had a teacher in high school (or college) THAT would've provoked the kind of responses you guys were talkin' 'bout!!!!!
VINCENT: Glad you survived your Wile E. Coyote moment! As for Facebook and friending people... I graduated in '87. By 1990, I'd lost track of everybody I went to high school (many went back as far as grade school, even kindergarten) with. I reluctently was dragged onto Facebook last year...I "re-connected" with a lot of people. The motto of Facebook should be "where your past meets more of your past, and it all collides with your present." I had former students, former classmates, people I'd worked with at a variety of places all there in one webpage. I was surprised to see just how many of them had the same poly-ticks as me . But....even THAT got old fast. I finally pulled the plug, turned out the lights, locked the door and closed my little Facebook world. Honestly, I don't miss it at all.
I still say "social media" is what you get if you ain't careful who yer gettin' "social" with.
"I'm sorry Mr. Schlebotnik, but it appears you've got social media about your bits..."
SAM: I'm a-guessin' THAT the .pdf made it to ya OK.... and yes..."fortress of solitude" it is!
I'ma gonna grab a hot fudge sundae...and hang out at the RC for a spell, might go back to snoozin' in the back. Real nice back there, real nice.
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
ns3010And have fun deadheading from Morrisville to be in NYP that early! Whaddya mean there's no revenue EBs that late... Seems like they're having you do a week out of almost all the major yards. They're not making you do a week out of County as well?
They have Revenue trains that late, just this Xtrain is the last "train" I can catch to get to work on time without having to leave three hours early...
Thankfully, the LETP 09-02 (Locomotive Engineer Training Program 09= year 02= 2nd group) class behind us is doing their hostling (light engine, non-passenger carrying moves) while we are on these asssignments, they get to deal with County Yard, NOT US!!!
Alrighty, back to my coffee IV drip, may I have a refill bag please? Thanks Chloe...
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)
Yaaawn!
Good Morning Everyone,
what a night! Didn´t sleep more than 2 hours and now I am feeling like having been quartered...
Zoe, make that a bucket full of cafe au lait for me, croissants, butter and two kinds of jam, thank you. I´ll be in the corner booth, trying not to fall asleep again.
Who started to talk about math in here? I just hated it - had to do the whole lot, deep down into the guts of calculus. The teacher was a (expletive, deleted) who later got sacked! I graduated from high school 35 years ago and it is still a nightmare for me!
Sam - my philosophy teacher was like your Spanish teacher - just soooo cute! She must have been not older than 24 and we all fell in love with her. Co-education did not exist in those days in Germany, so I was on an all boys school. That lady teacher passed her teaching exam in our class with a straight A++!
Lee - parts for Rivarossi US locos are hard to get here as well. Rivarossi is a brand which hardly a LHS stocks. US prototype equipment is only available via mail order shops and you don´t want to know the prices for spare parts.
Danny - our government is pumping billions of Euros into dead banks and big companies, but ignore the fact, that the majority of jobs are within the medium-sized businesses. This is, where the credit crunch hits the hardest, as the banks are still overly restrictive in their lending policy. The financial crisis is now starting to reach the job market and we expect the number of unemployed people to skyrocket this year.
My own business was already a victim of the credit crunch, as my bank did not anymore honor the financing agreement we had. A clear breach of contract, but I don´t have the 2 million Euros it will cost to sue them. In the process of this, I had to close down my operation and did not only lose my source of income, but also my "worldly" possessions. My wife Petra and I are now living off social security, which pays only for a pretty meager life. As someone thought, that, at the age of 53, I am not able to write up a CV and turn in a proper job-application, I was made to participate in the training I call the GULAG. If I don´t go there, they will reduce my allowance.
Aside from attending the GULAG, I am working on a re-start of my business, though on a much smaller basis. But definitively not in Germany - no, Sir!
Have a good weekend!
**sniffle sniffle--HAAAASSSSSHHHINSKI!!!!----sniff---coff coff---hack---HONK!!!**
Good Bordig
It's sdod fund whend one has a code---**sniff--HONK!!!** I've been doig the toddy with the quilt thig for a few hours ad it's slowly workig ids way out. Hobefully I should be sebi-readable/coherend by todight --- **sniffle snurfle -- HAAASSSHHHINSKI!!!---snorfle coff coff--HONK!!**
We are still getting sun this morning but we are suppposed to see the rain moving in by tomorrow. Sheeesh. See what happens when you leave the italics on. Today we are going up to 3C then tomorrow up to 10C!!!! ---of course---in the rain
Today I'll be all bundled ub in my quilt and be sweatig this stupid code out with the rum toddies----I hobe this goes away ** HHAAAASSSHHINSKI!!!!---HONK!!!**
Chloe, I'll have a large coffee and some toast with jam please---I'm goig to the other corder bood and hobefully not be sneeezig so much---** coff coff gack hack---sniffle sniffle--HONK!!!**
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/
Good Morning All, Back in the shop to w.rk on the Chevron B-17 (single seat formula B 1970 vintage twin cam Ford power). I'll have a regular to go please - already been to breakfast with the CFO so just the coffee will do. Ulrich - I can relate to what happened to you. We have the same deal here with small and medium sized business getting hammered while the high fliers get relief and tax money so they can continue their lifestyle unaffected. They then wonder why there is so much resentment against them as we stagger under increased taxes and local budget cuts while the "bigs" hand out multi million dollar bonuses to the very people who caused all this misery. It really has degenerated to the point where if you don't have millions and lobbyists you simply don't get heard. I'd best get off my soapbox before I get sent back to the woodshed or get the Comment deleted badge again. 16F just now with a high that won't break 40 today. At least it's a good day to stay inside. Danny - the few shays and climax engines I've seen were in Ca and didn't have windows - guess it never rained there. Here in the northeast most cabs have windows just to keep a little comfy in the dead of winter. I'm sure someone has done more and better research than my poor old memory. Time to get out in the shop and pick up tools. Cul, J.R.
Good Morning All,
Back in the shop to w.rk on the Chevron B-17 (single seat formula B 1970 vintage twin cam Ford power). I'll have a regular to go please - already been to breakfast with the CFO so just the coffee will do.
Ulrich - I can relate to what happened to you. We have the same deal here with small and medium sized business getting hammered while the high fliers get relief and tax money so they can continue their lifestyle unaffected. They then wonder why there is so much resentment against them as we stagger under increased taxes and local budget cuts while the "bigs" hand out multi million dollar bonuses to the very people who caused all this misery. It really has degenerated to the point where if you don't have millions and lobbyists you simply don't get heard. I'd best get off my soapbox before I get sent back to the woodshed or get the Comment deleted badge again.
16F just now with a high that won't break 40 today. At least it's a good day to stay inside.
Danny - the few shays and climax engines I've seen were in Ca and didn't have windows - guess it never rained there. Here in the northeast most cabs have windows just to keep a little comfy in the dead of winter. I'm sure someone has done more and better research than my poor old memory.
Time to get out in the shop and pick up tools. Cul, J.R.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Can anyone p.m. me and tell what comment/s were deleted and why? And, pray tell, what happened to our FIRST Amendment Right???
Flip
Hello Everyone
Not been in for ages, been sort of busy with one thing and another. The trains are STILL packed away, almost two years has passed since thinking we would be off to live in the land of New Zealand, maybe this year. I lost my job last Feburary from Paccar, along with thousands of other lost souls i have been tring my best to get another job and sell the house. In October i started my new career as a fire fighter, it's not full time but on a call out system and you get a basic annual pay of around $9000 which does NOT go very far in not so great britain.
As i have not got the drinks in for a year, it's my round folks
Good afternoon Steve.Welcome back in. Glad we stayed in touch. Told you I have been forwarding your pixs. The guys enjoyed them. Thanks for the coffee and almond danish. See you later.
Good morning. It's 60 and cloudy. The high will be 70 and there's talk of a 50% chance of rain today.The Home Health nurse will be coming around later this morning to change my wound vacuum dressing. Other than that I really have nothing else planned other than my usual day to day activities (yes, there are things I don't tell you about) and maybe a bit of layout work if I get the chance.
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
fec153 Can anyone p.m. me and tell what comment/s were deleted and why? And, pray tell, what happened to our FIRST Amendment Right??? Flip
It must have been mine. Having Lunch with Canadians.
'Mornin' Jeff. Tsk , tsk. Do I see DIRTY plastic wheels under that flatcar? For shame! lol
Glad your foot getting better. Do you know what was deleted?
Nah-not you. Something I wrote, on page 41, referring to Silver Pilot. I think I wrote- Tarnished Silver. I don't remember excactly what but do know nothing nasty or vulgar.
fec153 Nah-not you. Something I wrote, on page 41, referring to Silver Pilot. I think I wrote- Tarnished Silver. I don't remember excactly what but do know nothing nasty or vulgar. Flip
Anything to do with Silver Pilot got deleted/edited out-----
I just finished off what was left on mine after the deed was done---
Good Morning. Scrambled eggs, hash browns and some salsa covering please. Oh yeah, and some coffee. Thanks
Welp, supposed to get to 48F today. But rainy. Oh well, I'll take it. I HOPE to get some RR work in today, but with the way Brenda is moving around I get this un nerving feeling she has plans and I'm gonna get involved.
Hello Steve. Nice to meet you I'm one of the new guys since you‘ve been in.
Flip- Well according to the mods last time I was at the woodshed, as J.R. accurately puts it, I also had a couple of posts removed or edited. I was told even though what I said was not over the top it referred heavily to or was in direct response to the original offensive post ( someone elses) that was removed. Since the posting or portion of the posting was only referring to the removed post, they removed my reference as they said it made little sense without the referred to post and besides without the removed offensive post, made it sound like I was digging at them and since that wasn't the case, they removed mine also. I don't recall what all was removed this time, I'm sure I missed one or two, but for my couple of trips to the woodshed, I have to admit the mods were right. I only assume they made the right choice this time based on my experiences so far. Well, except for my free lifetime subscription decision they made.
Better get a move on.
Have a Great Day!!!
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe I'll have a nice hot bowl of oatmeal with brown sugar and pot of dark raost coffee in a FGLK mug if you please. I'll be at the Rivet counter for a bit.
Rather nice day outside here in the Finger Lakes. Currently 25°F with a predicted high of 35°F with mostly sunny as well.... The "January Thaw" is amongst us! Only a few small pile of the white stuff left for the moment. Of course THAT usually means a blizzard should be coming shortly....
blownout cylinderAnything to do with Silver Pilot got deleted/edited out-----
Barry got it right. I also had one of my posts deleted in the clean up. The Moderators did a preemptive strike after the gentleman declared war.......... Actually I am glad the moderators stepped in early and got us away from the destruction....... The waitresses have enough problems keeping the place clean with all the pie catapults.......
I have to finish scanning and photographing the winner of the MLK Art & Poetry contest today and get the entries ready to return to the schools. I also hope to actually figure out how to use the Pliobond to glue the track to the ties. I have used Goo for THAT purpose way back when. I'm hoping the process is basically the same. Several people have told they use the stuff, but not HOW to use it....... Then I can finish the Bridge to Nowhere, NY and get some photos of it for WPF.
Better get started. Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
O.K., that 'plains it . Nuff said. Hope everyones weather getting better. We have warmed up to almost 80. No snowballs being tossed from catapults. .
J.R. - Was next to Cherry, mint showroom condition 67 Dodge coupe while in traffic. Drooled. When and where in Fla. next??
Flip,
We're off to West Palm Beach International Raceway the first weekend in Feb Then home and back for Sebring twice, the 4th of March and 17th of March (the 12 hour weekend). J.R.
Haven't been thru Sebring in many a year. Used to be 27 was a plain ole two lane. Pete Cooper had opened his transmission shop on southern outskirts of town. Couple years later, it was Cooper and Sons. Darn, where have the years gone???????? Deb having her surgery Feb 16 , prelims 14th. What will, will.
Keep your snow blower working and the heaters on.
Phil aka Flip
howmusActually I am glad the moderators stepped in early and got us away from the destruction...
Morning all from BetweenStormsCal:
Last one moved out early this morning and we're supposed to have a little break before the next one arrives tomorrow afternoon through Monday. TONS of snow in the mountains, lots of water down here. Everyone is carping about the bad weather until they realize--oh wait, we USUALLY have a wet winter here, except in the Drought cycles.
And this is definitely NOT a drought cycle, LOL! Unfortunately, Southern California is getting a lot of mud damage because of last summer's fires which burned off so much of the undergrowth.
But if the sun actually comes OUT today, I'll take my little mallet out to the garage and strip her. She keeps looking at me very forlornly from the kitchen table. "Get me out of this ugly PAINT, daddy!"
So what's this about a 'flame war' in the diner??? I just extracted myself bleeding and a little beaten from one that is (or was) going on in the DCC IS THE GREATEST thread. Still thinking about it--unfortunately the person who I was duelling with is a poster that I usually like pretty well. So I'll rest up, hope things simmer down between us. If not--oh well, it's only a hobby (he said, taking a deep breath).
Other than that, just the usual. Play Vespers this evening, play a Jubilee Mass tomorrow for Sr. Margie, then back to teaching Rowdy Medieval Latin Drinking Songs ("Carmina Burana") to the guys at school, Monday. Then when (or if) the weather clears up, heading out to the layout in my spare time to do some work.
Best to all, prayers to those in need.
Tom
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
Aw geeez, and I miss ALL the fun around here...
FLIP: Not to beat a dead horse, or stir up a pot of anything, but in answer to your question about 1st Amendment rights: I'm a big 1st Amendment supporter...but, ya gotta keep in mind it's Kalmbach's house we're carrying on in. Their house, their rules. Now if we was to take an individual out back to the public, taxpayer funded alleyway....we could say anything/everything our hearts desired. Open to the public doesn't necessarily = "public" place. Hmmmmm, I'm dangerously close to drifting into a private property/property rights rant.
From the sounds of things...we must've missed a doozy. I see VINNIE standing over in the corner there...still has a wild (well, wilder than usual) look in his eye. Hmmmmmm.
STEVEBLACKLEDGE: From one firefighter (volunteer) to another, have a cup on me. It's good to meet you, like TODD, I'm also kinda new around here, and don't think we met before. Sorry to hear the economy has caught you up too. Not being very familiar with the British Fire Service, any odds of going from being, I guess what we'd term a "call firefighter" to a fully paid "career" position? Stay SAFE, my brother.
Welp, it is just about Noon local time... the fog continues, we've got some rain (not freezing, for once), and a bit of a breeze. Not a nice day out. Good day for layout planning/dreaming...emphasis on dreaming. But... I just don't feel like it. Seems kinda futile as nothing will be built anytime soon.
Gee, as-if on cue, RERUN has showed up to a) cheer me up, and b) insist I take him outside, in the fog, the rain, the wind....
Have a good afternoon everybody...
blownout cylinderPackers#1 howmus Sawyer sounds like you should have an interesting year next year. Some work cut out for you, but I know you will do very well with the course load. Thanks Ray. actually, next year's course load, in theory is lighter than last year. However, spanish is going to be a SERIOUS pain in the you know where, haha. I was going to mention that it does look like the course load might not be as bad---then again I remember that a few 'bird courses' turned out to be real bears instead. Spanish can be expected to be 'interesting' at times-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Packers#1 howmus Sawyer sounds like you should have an interesting year next year. Some work cut out for you, but I know you will do very well with the course load. Thanks Ray. actually, next year's course load, in theory is lighter than last year. However, spanish is going to be a SERIOUS pain in the you know where, haha.
howmus Sawyer sounds like you should have an interesting year next year. Some work cut out for you, but I know you will do very well with the course load.
Sawyer sounds like you should have an interesting year next year. Some work cut out for you, but I know you will do very well with the course load.
Thanks Ray. actually, next year's course load, in theory is lighter than last year. However, spanish is going to be a SERIOUS pain in the you know where, haha.
I was going to mention that it does look like the course load might not be as bad---then again I remember that a few 'bird courses' turned out to be real bears instead. Spanish can be expected to be 'interesting' at times--
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Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Afternoon folks!
Zoe I'll have the soup and sandwich special. Tomato soup and a toasted cheese. Oh a Dr. Pepper would round it out nicely. I'll go sit in front booth and watch all the activity outside for a while.
Starting to make headway photographing the Artwork from the contest. Only 3 more to do. I then have to scan in all the poetry that were winners. Shouldn't take long.
twhite I just extracted myself bleeding and a little beaten from one that is (or was) going on in the DCC IS THE GREATEST thread.
Sad, isn't it, that a poster is exited about his new system and how well he likes it and almost immediately the "We do it this way" bunch has to start taking sides.... I admit to being in THAT thread myself. Just apologized to a guy who I assumed was using and telling how wonderful a certain DC system is that I wasted some big $ on a few years back. He is using the older system by the same company which evidently w*rks.... I too wanted something different from plain old DC (I had one of those DPDT and SPDT toggles everywhere layouts back then) and made a very bad choice.... bought the system I was railing about. Many folks (yourself included) have good and valid reasons for staying with what you have. I guess some people just have to "WIN" or else.......... BTW, Tom, your posts were well thought out, clear, and concise. You made very valid points as to why you have stayed with DC. Have fun teaching Carmina Burana! I envy you with THAT.....
OK, break's over.... Back on my head!
Good afternoon. Its a nice sunny day, and warm. Its about 50 degrees.
Well for two days now I've tried to upload some pictures of my new shipping company. Well photobucket is having some problems. I guess once they upload I wll post them.
Not much planned today. Probably just taking it easy.
Hope everybody has a good Saturday!!
"Rust, whats not to love?"
I know most of us like Steam. I have saved some 'E's that Steve in G.B. sent me. One has the Tornado, the NEW 4-6-2 Pacific they built. Also some railtrips thru the English countryside. If anyone wants to see them, p.m. your E address and I'll forward them.
Prayers,
Hello everybody ....
I just posted in WPF with my newly completed FT ABBA.
This very old poster inspired the model. The poster is in poor condition, but the old picture isOK.
It's been busy for me lately.
Jim CG .... Gus made an appointment to see Chuck in Marion IL at Chuck's Depot. Normally he is closed on Sunday, but he does make appointments. I'm telling you thius in case you want to take time to go there also. We'll get there about 3:00 to 3:30, and won't be there very long.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
The TV just made a tornado warning with the emergency altert system. Fortunately, the storm's direction is away from me. (Good luck, Discovery Bay.) And here I thought we only had to fear earthquakes, fires, and mudslides out here where there aren't (hardly) any basements.
Mark
No basements here either. Just sinkholes,fires.tornados,floods and hurricanes. Pythons,gators,a few crocs,and anacondas. What did I leave out? Welcome to mid-Fla.