Hello everybody ....
Aztek ... Congrats on the new arrival !!!!!!!!!
Ray .... You said your family had a late Christmas celebration. Did they give you lots and lots of mrr stuff?
Cal Tom .... I'm getting anxious to see photos of that 2-8-8-2 operating on your great layout.
Ulrich ... Sounds like your layout planning has some great ideas. I think lots of fun is awaiting you.
Sawyer ... I like the industrial building. It reminds me of one I made long, long ago in N scale.
Jim ... Yes, we have some winter weather now. Such a shame. I'll be forced to stay home to work on the layout.
Todd ... I think I'll buy sahres of stock in the company making KILZ. With all you are buying, their financials will be looking good!
Presently, I am working on scenery in "Hinterland" which is at the end of my rural branch line.
Cheers, everybody!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Just a quick stop.
Here's a few pictures of my "pallet company". I still gotta paint it, detail work, etc.....Maybe I can get some more pictures up later this week.
Oh and CONGRATS Aztek!!
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Afternoon ya'll, meatball sub for me!
The weather isn't cooperating today, so I haven't replaced the starter in my car yet.
Aztek, congrats on the new one!
Chris, Joe, Ulrich, and Rob: I ain't down yet. I'm still talking to a few more. Not having a girl isn't too bad, more money and time to myself. That and I need the money for the upcoming Atlas GP40-2s in BN.
In speaking of time I did a little bit of weathering on a boxcar and caboose:
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.
Robby, now you need a couple thousand pallets sitting outside. Looks really good.Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Keith; got same used same..photobucket.com/albums/a192/sunsetbeach/ I think that will work,when I get time this wll add more Thank You..............fair winds and following seas. chuck
Well here's a few more.
I painted the building, and added some signs. I might rip a few off to give that "old" look, and replace them with more my "era....80's". The roof might look wet, well that's due to the rusting agent. The roof probably won't be ready till tomorrow. I was looking at the pictures I took and maybe I should add a small desk or something to the inside (bay door area). That area looks to empty.
The one picture (first ones I took) you will see some black paint on the side of the building. Well that is were the "fan" went. I made the cover look beat up, and missing some pieces.
I also added some scrapes to the one wall, but I'm unhappy with them. Maybe tomorrow I can fix that up better. The BIGGEST thing I don't like is the "seems", well were the walls meet. I guess I can use some putty or some styrene edge?
More pictures tomorrow!!!
Oh its starting to SNOW!!!
Lee.......Thanks. All this snow will give me something to do tomorrow (pallets).
Good *cough cough cough sniffle snort!* afternoon... Chloe? a bucket of Ed's OJ...and a large mug of coffee please 'n thank-you. Yes ma'am, I'll go over there, where you've got the isolation zone set up.
Welp, I do believe the state of Iowa is officially closed today... the sn** keeps falling, and the winds are expected to rev up to around 30 mph (sorry Lee and others of a nautical nature...I don't know how to express THAT in "knots") bringing blizzard conditions to the region through tonight. I'm expecting it to last into tomorrow as well.
AZTEC: Congrats to you and your family!
TODD and ROBBY P: Thanks guys... it wasn't a good situation to be in. I was kinda hoping though...once I'd made it to safety...THAT the Dopey Deputy woulda plowed into the city cop's car. As we were getting ready to take up and go home, City Cop waddled back to his car, and we told him what almost happened to it. "Oh well, it's paid for" he said.
ROBBY P: Its kinda fun to watch the various cop-clans bash each other. City hates County, County hates State, State hates everybody. It's easier being a fireman. Sure, you get some paid/career guys who don't like "vollies," but in Iowa, us "vollies" far out-number the lucky few who figured out how to get paid for it.
TODD: The more toxic the product, the better it works. Unfortunately though, yeah...kinda gotta go with the non-toxic/less effective stuff inside. I'm sure the oil-based product's fumes would mix wonderfully with the furnace and/or hot water heater's pilot light... Rerun hopes Missy is feeling better. If she's still having trouble, or the next time, mix some good 'ol Pepto Bismal into some ice cream... Oh, and as for your visit to the soapbox... BRAVO!
ULRICH: Are we sharing a brain again??? As for N-sane vs. HO, when I see what guys like Sawyer are able to do with it...it gets real tempting. Then I look at what's sitting on the shelves and figure I don't want to sell everything/start over. That's the "emotional" if you will, side of the argument. Theoretically, for what-all I "want" in a layout...I'd be a fool to NOT go to N-sane scale. Z (Zat's really tiny) would be best. Realisticly, I look at N-sane scale and figure I'd HAVE to get one of those Optivisor things permanantly attached to my head! Small parts/decals in HO are starting to give me fits (at age 40). THAT's NOT going to get any better... I dabbled in N-sane scale for a short time...long enough to realize THAT it was just too danged small to work with, with my fat, clumsy fingers. I equate working in N-sane scale to performing surgery...and I ain't no surgeon! I think ultimately, you, me, even TODD (who found a plan he loves!) need to boil down our "givens and druthers" down to a basic concept: play value. Yep...how much "play" are we going to get out of our little worlds?? I looked (again) at a shelf layout you tacked up recently...I like it. I really do. I could build it. But...all I'd be doing is switching the Quaker plant. THAT would get kinda old kinda fast. I don't need a train making laps around the room, but I DO need to have multiple operations possible: switch Quaker, exchange cars with the Chicago Central, and do some light industrial branchline switching; as a minimum. At this point, money is no object...'cause I don't really have any to put toward this. At the same time, going back to reality, WHEN I finally do build something, I want to get it as close to "right" as possible THAT first time. I'm not gonna have a whole lot of bucks to go back and tear stuff out multiple times. Taking up some track to adjust it or improve it is one thing... taking the sledgehammer to the benchwork is another. I EXPECT to make changes to the track. THAT said, whatever I decide on, it's gonna get tested multiple multiple times before it gets built. Yep, I'm gonna be one of THOSE GUYS, the ones who build a scale model of the proposed layout, complete with representations of cars, locos, buildings, etc. so THAT I can "operate" it, see what does/does not work; and see how much "play value" it truly has.
Hope THAT a glimpse into MY layout design neurosis helps...or if nothing else, puts you to sleep so you can get some good rest...
Chloe? Got any oranges?
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Ed Merrin caught me last month operating a through freight at Willits on his layout modeling the Northwestern Pacific. It's a fine, double-decked layout occupying a two-car garage in Santa Rosa. Ed makes an effort to mimic the prototypes's operations and schedules. The layout has no major yards (most trains originate/terminate in staging), but three towns have local switchers. His thinking is consistent with mine that small and medium layouts shouldn't have a major classification yard unless its absence would be fatal to the layout's owner.
Mark
Good afternoon ..
Has anyone heard from Jerry?
Chris ... I read the adventure of the county mounty you posted. I bet youare still wondering about him.
Robby ... nice work on the building.
Vincent .. Freight cars look good.
Afternoon all!
Zoe I'll have a piece of That Pecan Pie and a cup of hot chocolate to keep my sugar up in the readable range..... I'll go sitt somewhere away from Chris and his "what ever it is". My Grandmother Howard used to call it the "Final come and get ya" if I remember correctly. She also referred to the stomach bug as the "Oh My", and certain peices of furniture as the "Whatchamacallit".
Chris, have you tried the Kaskas cure? Anna Kaskas my first voice teacher at Eastman used to instruct her students when they had a cold to take "the cure" and believe it or not 90% of the time it actaully worked. The other 10% of the time at least you didn't really care anymore. You take a shot (or two) of a 100 proof ah.... Beverage, and follow with a cup of hot, black coffee. Should be as hot as you can drink it and drink the coffee as fast as you can after consuming the shot of 100 proof... ah, beverage. Then go right to bed and bundle up. Sometimes we used to take the cure at college even when we didn't have a cold..... preventative maintenance.
Heartland Division CB&QRay .... You said your family had a late Christmas celebration. Did they give you lots and lots of mrr stuff?
Nope took me several years, but I finally got my sister NOT to give me train stuff! My sister was in Mexico over Christmas so my son's family and I hadn't got a chance to do the Ho, Ho, Ho, thing at her house. As soon as I get a chance I will post a photo of what she did give me. I gave her a book called "Asia" which she wanted and a couple CDs she asked for. The book is huge and has many gorgeous photos of various cultures in Asia. She went nuts to get it.
My driveway looks very empty right at the moment. Truck and trailer are still parked at my son's house. We got it about half emptied this afternoon. Little by little they are getting things unpacked and put away. He had the chimney inspected and cleaned today (a requirement for the Mortgage insurance). 4 of the 5 flues are fine and can be used. The indoor BBQ grill needs a ot of w*rk and they will probably not ever use it. A grease fire is not a good thing to have in the chimney...... The only other recommendation is for the basement fireplace. It was the one used the most and has some very hard creosote build up that won't brush off. They will need to use the logs made to soften and remove the build up a few times before burning plain firewood.
I see the mail truck just stopped so I will go get the mail and see how many bills he brought.... later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Had power problems last night during the storm. Power went out several times and kept flickering this morning. I went to see the foot this morning. The wound on the right foot is down to just a pinhole. Regardless, he wants me to wear that confounded vacuum for another week. I'm about ready to muzzle somebody with it. The wound on my left big toe has filled in nicely and the skin is closing up a bit more. Once it's closed up the doc want's to loosen the joint up a bit so it doesn't lock down when I put weight on it. That's a wait and see matter right now. Stopped by Radio Shack and picked up a new toggle switch for the cars fuel pump as the old switch finally burned out. It's rated at 25 amps at 12 volts so it should be more than enough for the job. Why don't I replace the fuel pump relay? Because I can't find the dang thing. It's not where the manual says it should be and I'm not tracking it down through miles of wiring. It's easier to slave it off the battery with a fast blow fuse in line for safety. Stopped at my parent's place to go through my mail and had lunch with them. They were experiencing the same power issues I was having. The power was stable by the time I got back home.Weather guesser is mumbling somthing about snow on Friday. Where's my gun!
I see AztecEagle has a new grandnephew. Welcome Preston Blake.
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Chicken with veggie soup, please.
***Robby, superb buildings, scrap, and of course the train cars in the background, too. Excellent!
***Vincent, real nice job on the weathering!
***Ulrich, seems a number of us suffer from some degree of scale envy. I have contemplated switching from N to HO for years, but it seems to late in the game for that. At least my wife is into HO, so I can still enjoy both scales. Both have their own strong points.
Got the rest of the rocks done today on the wife's layout. She likes them, which is all that matters. Her plan is to do some brush work on them, mostly splatter techniques. Now she wants me to do the same kind of rocks for the entire canyon where the river will be. She also wants rapids. That is going to take a while.
Anyone ever bought from Hobbylinc and if so, a good experience or not???
Rob
I too, have been wondering.. where's Jerry? Last time I read something from Jerry.. he had shown us his cute lil cabboose. That was the last I think I've seen Jerry.
howmus Anna Kaskas my first voice teacher at Eastman used to instruct her students when they had a cold to take "the cure" and believe it or not 90% of the time it actaully worked. The other 10% of the time at least you didn't really care anymore. You take a shot (or two) of a 100 proof ah.... Beverage, and follow with a cup of hot, black coffee. Should be as hot as you can drink it and drink the coffee as fast as you can after consuming the shot of 100 proof... ah, beverage. Then go right to bed and bundle up. Sometimes we used to take the cure at college even when we didn't have a cold..... preventative maintenance.
I've tried Jack Daniels and warm lemonade in the past... don't have neither this time Have tried some Maker's Mark and SoCo (not together...). Just might give this a shot...as it were.
Whatever this is, I know it is NOT bronchitis...at least not yet...thanks to having to successfully complete a unit of study in sputum, back in Cardio-Pulmonary Assessment.
GARRY: Yeah...I am kinda wondering about THAT azzzzzzzzclown Deputy. I don't know. Traffic is moving, minor injuries, no trap, town cop is on the scene, Fire Department is on the scene, ambulance is on the scene... yet for some reason, Mr. County decided he had to go at break-neck speed on 100% ice covered roads.
I really wish he had smashed the town cop's cruiser... Toby and I coulda cut him out with our antique JAWS all the while asking him "hey, William Tango Foxtrot were ya thinking?" Maybe town cop coulda arrested him for reckless driving...coulda been a real show.
Hey RAY? If the mailman didn't bring you enough bills...I'll let you have some of mine. No, really...I was taught THAT it's good to share...
*cough cough, grunt snort, gasp! wheeeeeeeeeeeze cough cough OW! cough cough gasp snort gurgle wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze gasp cough*
I forgot, laughing hurts!
twhiteBut I've watched him in action out on the playing field--OHMYGAW! It must be like getting hit by a BNSF freight train at full bore, when he gets going, LOL! He's a Sophomore, we'll have him for two more years. Frankly, I'm really looking forward to it. So's the Rugby coach. I really like the way your layout's coming along, BTW. Keep the photos coming, OK? Tom
But I've watched him in action out on the playing field--OHMYGAW! It must be like getting hit by a BNSF freight train at full bore, when he gets going, LOL!
He's a Sophomore, we'll have him for two more years. Frankly, I'm really looking forward to it. So's the Rugby coach.
I really like the way your layout's coming along, BTW. Keep the photos coming, OK?
Tom
Believe you me, it does! More like a dbl. stack 200 car container train. I hope that coach is looking forward to keeping him another two years!
Thanks, I'm having a blast building my layout!
Johnboy, thank you! I'll have to get the measurements tonight.
Rob, thank you sir! it's my first ever scratchbuild.
Ulrich, I can probably get some shots later this week, worse case scenario later this weekend. Some things about scratchbuilding: TAKE YOUR TIME! a little patience makes a BIG difference. Make sure you have a sharp hobby knife. and don't be too afraid of making cuts; unless you're a super special person, odds are you're going to make some mistakes (I learned a LOT building this building!).
Lee, thanks!
Robby, it sure does save on the cash man! cost me maybe $20 or less total to make that building. One good way to save money is pick up some no trespassing or private property or w/.e signs from wal-mart or lowes; they're a bit flimsy but either bracing with strip styrene or using them in an application where they won't be weight bearing will work. That's what the roof is built out of. Oh, very nice work on the pallet company. love the signs hanging on that one side.
Thanks Garry!
Aztek, congrats!
Well, no rugby for me tonight. can't get a ride to practice. Also just studying for homework again so I should hopefully have time for more layout work.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Afternoon all, just spending a day/afternoon relaxing a little bit before Amy and the girls get home. Its currently cloudy, rainy, and cold, what a great cmbination. Just a RBF for me, going to be having crockpot lasagna for tonight, so I don't wan to ruin my appetite. I did do one thing this today, I removed my first varmit from my property. All I have to say is, .30-06 (1), coyote (0).
Evening all. Zoe, I'll take a RBF, thanks.
Likely no school tomorrow. Every weather prediction is different with the snow amounts, but they're all pretty high (I've heard 12-18).
Even on the slight chance that we DO have school, I felt kinda crappy all day, so who knows what'll happen with tomorrow.
Catchyalater.
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Wow, check this out. Following what roughly would have been my route in my head for ym rail line si this old 1800's RR:
http://www.carolinarails.org/railroads/ccg/ccg.html
seems I wasn't the only person with this idea, even it was back in the 1800's, lol.
Fruit & veggie smoothie, please.
My wife has been looking for several HO scale items. These include:
1) small child on a tricycle
2) small child on a tiny bicycle
3) a person on a go cart??
She has found bicycles and soapbox derby stuff, which isn't what she wants. Anyone know if such models are available, who makes them and where to get them???
Thanks! Rob
Whew! Made it! Roads weren't bad but tonight they will be. No significant gain in snow today though it snowed most of the day, but it's light and dry so the wind will drift it like crazy. And the wind is starting to blow. Actually it has been for a while. Not the best of days to pick up some foam board, but I did. Blue if you're wondering. Took the backroads home so I could drive slower. Also bought a 40 lb bag of ice melt for weight to hold the foam board down. Luckily, the elevator just happens to need some so, $9 back in my pocket. Plus, I had a gift card for Lowe's so the foam and the level didn't cost me anything. Just the trip. I chose a 48" level because my old one was 24" and I know soon I will find the old one so this way I have two sizes. Of course I had to go to the grocery store and Lowe's is right next door, so even the expense of the trip is debatable. All in all a good day. Now a Trustee's meeting at the church at 7 and the day will be complete except for wondering when my level will show up. Oh well, gives me something else to look forward to.
Building looks good Robby, I likes. The cars as well Vincent
Chris- Though my clear sinuses would be appreciated, and a headache can be dealt with and I could have left for awhile, taking Missy too of course which she wouldn't object to at all. It would be nice to have a home to return to. you are most right. Also both the furnace and the water heater are in the adjoining room with just a stud wall. Not even sheet rock to slow it down. So a super duper recipe for disaster.
Well there's a rustling from the kitchen and the lack of a dog at my side, coupled with the sound of silverware being put on the table means.....suppertime.
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.
Evening ya'll
It quit raining a while ago, so I pulled my old starter out. It works except for it's not kicking the gear. So I'm set back $65 for a new one. At least it has a lifetime warranty as opposed to the 1-year one warranty of the Valu-craftp the previous owner put in it.
Luckily I made $75 earlier by selling the cat-back out of my old car. so I'm up $10 for the day. Still have a bunch off part off of that to sell.
Murphy's law has kicked in, but it might not be expensive this time. The fuel tank makes a popping noise when it's shut off, and the parking brake light is always on. I tested the switch earlier and it would not shut off, so I'm thinking a faulty switch. For both fixes I could probably pull parts off of my old car (I know the guy who has it, it's a parts car now) so it shouldn't be expensive (unless he gets crazy about MY Cougar Eliminator scoop again ; yes I have hidden it so he hopefully forgets)
Rob and Garry: Thanks for the compliments! I think I'm getting a bit better, but I still need to figure out the trucks and wheelsets (How do you do your's Robby?). I'm going to try experimenting with my airbrush soon, so I can add that to the mix.
PackerIt quit raining a while ago, so I pulled my old starter out. It works except for it's not kicking the gear. So I'm set back $65 for a new one. At least it has a lifetime warranty as opposed to the 1-year one warranty of the Valu-craftp the previous owner put in it.
Vincent........First I spray the wheels and the trucks will dullcote. I have a paper plate mixed with rust colored powders. After the trucks are dry, I put the truck on my plate with the powder. I then take a brush and cover the whole truck with powder. Then I take a real soft bristle brush and knock off the extra powder. Finally I spray will dullcote. Sometimes I will "hit" the truck with some black powders. Not much but just enough to break up the rust color................................For the wheels, I do them about the same way. I spray the outer part of the wheel first with dullcote. After that drys I use the same powder from the plate. Take a soft brush and just put a good bit of powder on the wheel (inner part). Take the brush and kinda go around the inner part of the wheel, kinda like your making a circle. Then I normally just "blow" the rest of the powder off. Most of it should stay on the wheel. Then I dullcote. To clean the center of the wheel, I just use some "mineral spirits" and a thin brush. I dip the brush in the spirits, and go along the wheel (the part that will touch the track). Then I just use a piece of paper towel and kinda dry it off. Just go along the wheel and it will come clean. You will notice the extra powder/dullcote will be on the piece of paper. The same for the back of the wheel. Dullcote, and "flood" with powder. Dust it off with a brush (extra powder), and dullcote.
Hope I didn't get you confused. I thought I might have some close ups of my work, but I don't .
Thanks for all of the comments on my "pallet company". I hope to work on it more tomorrow.
It's a very nasty night in Indiana......
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Evening again.
NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!!! So...I can start building benchwork! Woohoo!!!!
I guess I'll catch up in the back while waiting for the evening intermodal to roll by.
There's talk of freezing rain and snow in North Texas Thursday!!
Good Morning Folks,
well, my final day at the GULAG. Driving to this place was sheer horror - it had started to sn*w again, turning the roads into a skating rink. I barely escaped having a bad accident - I am still trembling...
Chloe, may I have a big breakfast with crisp bacon, eggs, toast, butter, jam and bucket of coffee? Thank you!
I will be heading home by mid-day. I do hope that the roads will be cleared by then.
Chris - I am close to making up my mind (which is actually easy to do, as I won´t be in a position to go out and buy things for quite some time). I am leaning towards changing scale and go for that Salt Lake Route layout. Maybe it is a cultural issue - here in Germany, we are more into running trains than into switching operation. I have to talk to Petra about that extra space requirement - Saturday seems to be a good opportunity, as it is her birthday and I saved up some money to buy a little present. Unfortunately, unlike Rob´s wife, she is not into trains, but is more than just tolerating my hobby.
Have a safe day, you all!
Robby, I bought a box of pallets from LHS some months ago. I couldn’t see sitting down and scratch building them.Keith, I worry about you; not too many people say they like Jerry’s caboose on the internet.Vincent & Jeff, I’ve been having starter problems for the past 4 weeks and the shop fixes it but the problem comes back not sure what’s wrong. First it would spin and the bendex wouldn’t engage. Took it to the shop and its ok for 2 weeks now the bendex prematurely disengages just before the truck starts. I really don’t want to drop $350 for a new starter since this one is only 3 years old. My old truck started having starter problems and I bought a $65 lifetime starter and ended up replacing it every 6-12 months. Finally I traded it in for a new truck, it was just to unreliable. The battery light keeps coming on alternator and batteries are only 2 weeks old. I think the starter is getting wet.
Good Morning All,
Made it to the shop ok this AM, only an inch of sn*w so far and the crews had already been out. We have an arbitration hearing by phone with GB this morning so we needed to get here by 8 anyway. Dispute with a formerly steady and straight supplier over prepaid non-delivery - oh well.
Museum last night cleaning and sorting again. We have surplus to needs a few bits of B'man 18" curved HO and a few straights if anyone's interested, plus a lifetime supply of 027. We were able to unload nearly all our O hi - rail at the Amhearst show. We're ready to start the scenicing of the O and then it's pretty much done. Next will be back onto the N display where we will totally change out the two main lines of the active display. This will be a big project so I'm doing a fair bit of noodling as to how best to reach the track on the 8" x 21" table. Should be fun.
Still haven't caught up the posts from when I left for the Fla trip but I'll see what I can do. Congrats to Ulrich for graduating the gulag. Does that add any weight to your CV? Hopefully now you can concentrate on recovering and formulating a plan forward. Let us know how you end up going as far as the scale thing.
Vincent - those Ford starters tend to gum up the Bendix. If you can get it apart and clean and lube the stuff, it'll probably be usable as a spare. Depends on how much of that Pensacola mush (sand and dust) got into it. The starter on my first C30 dually big block always used to heat soak and you'd have to crawl under it and soak it with wet towels so you could start it back up. That got old in a hurry!
Best of luck to the rest of you with the latest storm my oldest just got in from further north of us and he'd just seen it start to flurry when he started in. Catch y'all later. J.R.
Lee - Don't you have an F250? I'd check the solenoid if they still put a remote one up on the inner fender. They frequently leak and let in water then don't work correctly. Also check that the grounds on the battery (ies - mine have dual batteries) are clean along with the posts and that the batteries themselves are not encrusted with crud so they can bleed voltage across the two terminals. If you end up needing hard parts, a good privateer rebuild shop is miles better than the mass market autozone type rebuilds done Lord knows where.
Good Afternoon,
made it home from the GULAG, just barely. Road conditions are getting worse every minute, as there is more of that white stuff coming down. Not really much, just ´nuff to keep the roads slippery and icy. I wish I had one of those 4-wheel drives, my old Merc does not like to drive in this type of weather.
Chloe, I´ll have a big mug of coffee and some pretzels to munch on.
I am now the proud owner of a certificate, which confirms, that I have satisfactorily completed a course of studies in how to use MS Word and MS Excel. I will probably frame it and hang it up in ..., you can guess which room I mean. I wasted 9 precious weeks of my life, even taking it at risk driving there
I hope I can get some rest in the next days - need it desperately!
CUL, Folks!