Elliot´s Trackside Diner XXIV - on a new track

[GMTRacing]

Good morning All,

    15F again this morning but the sun is forecast along with a high of 33 so compared to lately, not too bad. The snow has been missing us, but not the cold. I'll have a regular to go and a toasted hard roll heavy on the butter.

  Lee - sorry to hear you're continuing to have those starter problems. Nothing quite so fustrating first thing in the morning. From the looks of the backshop you put the vacation day to good use. Can't wait to see how the whole group turns out. I don't remember did you get the 130' turntable and who's is it? I want a similar setup when I make the next layout so I've been doing research to see what matches most closely the setup we had in Danbury (90' American Bridge turntable, wooden low peak roundhouse and a brick backshop).  Gotta run - lots of Lotus parts to make today and the usual other stuff.  CUL, J.R.

[LSWrr]

JR, I bought a 135 foot turntable kit from CMR in 2002 before the Walther’s ready to run tables were available.  It’s made from the same plastic they use to build cutting boards and required special cement.  It’s a big one, but I wanted something to turn the articulated locomotives.  The turntable bridge will handle a Big Boy plus the shop goat.  The ends of the turntable bridge have ball bearing wheels on all four corners, built tough to say the least. http://www.cmrtrain.com/turntable.html

[Robby P.]

  Good morning.  Just a dusting of snow today.  Seems like it just won't stop.  Maybe flurries all weekend.  Might even get some more snow Sunday night.

 I haven't done much to the layout in a day or two.  Hopefully I can work on it today.  Other than that, not much planned.

 Jim......Thanks!!  The problem with me selling more, is..............How do I get more cars???   Baltimore is (MB Klein) is snowed in.  The hobby store I use near me, is snowed in.   Talk about a way to get back in to weathering .

 Sawyer......Tell your mom if she does the census that its about 28 question test.  You need a passing grade of 10 to be considered.  My wife "of course" scored a 26.  She was mad she didn't get a 28.  Now those scores are from PA, but I'm sure its the same score all over the U.S.

 Jeff.........Any snow yet?  Florida, and even Savannah Ga, might get some.  They said they last time Savannah Ga got some was in 1996.  

 Well I better go.  I will pop back in later.

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

 Good morning.  It's 34 and the white stuff is falling. The expected high will be 39 with an additional accumulation of 1 to 2 inches of the white stuff.

Woke up this morning to find some strange looking white stuff on the ground and anything else it could land on. My car has gone from blue to white. More of this stuff is expected to appear later today. I'm hoping it goes away soon. Nothing on the schedule for today, yet.

[LSWrr]

Jeff,

do you need to borrow my snow blower?

 

You have a nice wooded area there, I was thinking you lived out in the open.

[blownout cylinder]

Good Morning

We woke up to-------another dull day with little tiny snowflurries. yay.

High today will be -4C and will be that for tomorrow as well. Low will be -11C. Very exciting, isn't it--

Got a few things to do to prepare for our busy weekend again. I've got two classes that somehow got jammed into each other so I'll be doing both in a row.

Any MR time will be short this weekend---

Chloe, I'll just have a coffee and a breakfast bagel please---I'll be at the corner booth

[jeffrey-wimberly]

LSWrr

Jeff,

do you need to borrow my snow blower?

 

You have a nice wooded area there, I was thinking you lived out in the open.

No snow blower needed. Yeah, I like it out here. I can't stand it in town where your neighbors are right on top of you.

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Good morning. I'll have oatmeal and OJ.

It's good the flirty ladies left the diner before Jim CG arrived last evening. We probably would not want to see jim's behavior if they were still here when he was here. I wonder if they are done chasing Jeff.

Ulrich ...Congrats on post 1500. In your honor, I was going to post ARR pictures I took several years ago. Unfortunately my scanner is not working properly and needs major repairs (or scrapping). The mechanism is breaking. This picture is of # 1805 in Anchorage, and my scanner made it blurred. I do have a photo of unit 1503 (F7B) in Fairbanks, but that is as close to 1500 as I have.

Jeff may need to run a rotary plow on his layout if that white stuff keeps coming down.

I have a photo to post on WPF after someone starts it. It shows some of my new scene.

[howmus]

Mornin' everyone!

Zoe I'll have a bowl of hot oatmeal (with brown sugar), a glass of OJ, and my dark roast coffee in a FGLK mug.  I'll be sitting in the newly repaired front window booth to see whatever is going on with Jeffrey's car out there.

It is currently 28°F outside with a high of 25°F today.  Hm... Let me check THAT again.  Yep that's what it says at Weather.com.  It is also cloudy outside (which makes me worry about all the bright sunshine currently coming in the window.  Oh and we may have some sn*w flurries as well.  Changable, that is the forcast for today. 

Jeffrey what is the white stuff on your car?  Around here we don't even mention THAT few flakes of the stuff.  This is what we call light snowfall:

(Photo taken a couple years ago.) Hope your heater has been w*rking well and keeping your space heated and THAT your water lines didn't freeze.

I have to travel to Weedsport (near Syracuse) today to do some NMRA business.  Best get a move on.

Prayers for all in need!  Have a safe day!

73

[TMarsh]

Good Morning. Coffee and a double order of Huevos Rancheros and coffee please. Thank You. Hey, Jolie Blon on the juke box! Haven't heard that song in years. Whew! Smells like the perfume isle at the Walmart in here. What's been going on?

John- I feel for you and your family who are close to the dog. It is a tough decision to make. Money aside, considering the dogs age, the fact that it is major surgery and the fact that in 6-8 months or less it could be back, I believe as sad as it is, you have made the right choice.

Jim- I must admit I have had very good luck with the locos I've purchased and would not shy from a regular Bachmann,nor would I an Athearn, but hearing what you said, I just may not offer as much. Similar, (but more $ of course) to the Bachmann. Except steam. Don't think I'd try a regular Bachmann steam. Unless.....

Gee Jeff- You, um, sure do have quite a bit of , ah, snow there. Wow, um, ya. Boy, you'd uh, you'd better stay inside there hoss. Hope you have plenty of food. Um, good luck dealing with the, uh, snow.

Well Everything yesterday was going well. Got the bench top in place the foam on and a small amount of track tacked to align were the tunnel entrances and therefore the curve and arch that will be open grid. Slow and sure is suppose to win the race and test fitting and laying the track as I go should insure all will work. Or so I hope. Anyway as I was cutting the trackbed arch for the upper main route, I had about six inches to go on the final cut for the first of the sections, when there came a knocking at the train room door and a feller stepped in and said "Hi, haven't been here in a while, just thought I'd stop by and say hey." I'll give you two guesses as to who it was. Yup, didn't need the second guess did you? I guess it was a giveaway when I said the jig saw, saber saw, whatever it's really called, quit in the middle of a cut. I finished with a coping saw. I shall not cut the rest with that. I'll have to buy another jig saw. My fault, even though it was a Skil, it was a cheap one, so it only lasted about 7 or 8 years. Probably do the same thing again. Of course it happened AFTER I bought the ink.

At first I was a bit apprehensive about taking my old layout down. Afraid I would get sidetracked or put out or whatever and not get one put back up. THAT was my biggest fear. But, I'm glad I did. Real glad. I'm doing the track basics I should have done the first time, (and second, and third), able to work out what works as it's being built instead of modifying something that doesn't really work to make something that doesn't work well either. Having a great time and wish I could retire again to work on the thing more. Oh well, that's how I end up taking shortcuts.

I shall continue with my project until I must unload the groceries at 11:30 then work at 5.

I admit I just skimmed through the last couple pages since I was in last. Hope I didn't miss anything. It's getting late enough now I must get moving or I will get nothing done on the layout today.

Have a Great Day!!!

[Anonymous]

 Good Afternoon,

there is a nice smell coming out of our kitchen. Petra has been making a load of this:

I was able to snatch one to share with you here in the Diner. Zoe, it is Apfelstrudel for everyone! 

Todd - congrats on getting started with your new layout. Getting the benchwork up and laying the first piece of track is the most important step - the point of no return. Get those pics coming... 

John - it hurts a lot, but I think, your decision is the right one. My thought are with you folks!

Jeff - what´s that white dusting I see on your pic? Dandruff? This is about what we usually get in terms of sn*w, the 24+ inches we now have is hopefully a one-time experience.

Have a good day!

[nik .n]

AmanaMedic

nik .n

I just love the sound of the sirens, especially the double tone models. Another siren I like is the Allertor 125. To me, it looks like a turbocharger.

I guess we all have our vices... "one man's diversion is another man's perversion." - Jules Koefed, criminal justice instructor, Kirkwood Community College, ret.

NIK: Check out Day of the Killer Tornadoes, you'll get your Thunderbolt fix, especially if ya like seein' 'em flip the switch, hit the big button, dial it up, etc.

IF ya wanna hear a really awesome siren...not a tornado/air raid/end of the world is imminent siren, but a FIRE ENGINE siren...check out the Federal Signal "Q." It is THE ultimate fire apparatus siren. 

I'm guessing the Thunderbolt, being motor-driven, is an endangered species as all-electronic stuff replaces them? Kinda like the mechanical crossing gate bells going away to be replaced by the electronic...things. I guess, with the continued dumbification of our society, a loud blasting Thunderbolt just isn't enough to warn the ignorant masses of danger...they have to have something capable of broadcasting a human voice to say "you need to go hide now...Mr. Tornado is coming to town...and he's very, very angry..." or whatever other "multiple hazard messaging capability" the Emergency Mis-management Agency morons deem necessary for their jurisdictions. Sheesh.

Whatever happened to "you hear the big siren, you go inside and turn on the radio or the TV?" I mean, THAT's what they used to teach us! I remember seeing signs posted at parks: "If siren sounds, tune radio to 600 AM for official information."

Hey, who just kicked THAT soapbox over here??? Nope...don't need it, I'm done ranting.

Apologies for drifting away there for a moment... I have bouts of disgust with the human race in general, and our society in particular...especially when tried and true, common sense things are discarded.

NIK: Any idea why the Thunderbolt videos got pulled? I saw some really....uh....um....."strange" siren videos by your large super pasta piece siren video. You call it a turbocharger, I call it a mutant macaroni piece.

 

Yeah. I had watched a video of an electronic siren blasting a warning in multiple languages, and by time they got past the second language, the siren was blown off the pole, while this old, beat up thunderbolt down the road was pouring its guts out blasting the alert tone. The more amazing part is when a Allertor was smacked with a 4x4 and still was blasting. I am still trying to figure out why they are replacing a reliable siren with some large speakers. I mean, one severed cord could disable an entire system of electronic sirens, while if one cord was severed on a system of motor driven sirens, you could walk to one, and hit the test button, and set off the entire system.

I really don't know why they pulled their videos. I mean, they also had ones of 2T22/3T22's, Model 5's, Allertors, and a whole slew of other sirens. All they have left is one advertising their business (They are a siren sales/service business), and one of a newer siren on a trailer.  

 Jim, I plan to. I might also send a copy to MR for an article.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Sir Madog

Jeff - what´s that white dusting I see on your pic? Dandruff? This is about what we usually get in terms of sn*w, the 24+ inches we now have is hopefully a one-time experience.

The snow here has stopped and most of what had accumulated has melted, but a white patch still remains here and there.

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Honest Abe Lincoln's birthday is today. Noted, politicians do ot use his nick name these days. WOnder why.

I posted my picture in WPF. It was fun doing that scene.  

 

[Trainman Sam]

Hey Guys,

I’m finally getting caught up here, OUCH… This weather STINKS! I got to work yesterday, a whole 6 HOURS, yes I said HOURS, early… Thought I was supposed to Sign-up by 1:26pm, NOPE, 4:55pm. WHOOPS! But I did improve on my diesel train handling. It was also fun to come to a grade crossing and find that the people plowing the roads left a good 2 foot embankment for me to ram through. Let me tell you, at 60 the hard packed snow FLIES!!! I feel sorry for a few of the people that stopped just a bit too close to the gates, their paintjobs probably have to be touched up at this point!

Jim- No, I don’t have any new track plans to post. Every time I THINK I have a good idea, I realize that the space available, and the space NEEDED are not even in the same township, let alone neighborhood!

But, I am still working on one… Just have to figure out how to get continuous running out of it. I’ll see if I can’t use this weekend to get something on paper!

Chris- Me thinks that you need to STAPLE your lungs in so as you may partake of the ensuing comedic content here in the diner. (Did that sound enough lawyer-ish? Lol Sometimes I just don’t know what comes over me with these elongated statements… Hee hee hee)

Also, you reminded me of a quote from Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade “ Only the Pestilent man shall pass” Lol

Vincent- Sorry, I had mentioned in past diner that “I received that Package, Thanks” I thought you got it… I have it, It is sitting on my Filing Cabinet in my office, right next to my NJ Transit F40/Comet IV Cab Car!

Here’s a Link:

Sorry about the quality of the picture, but I had to use my old cell phone, the new one doesn’t send out info, and my Digital Video Camera Won’t take the photo like it’s supposed to… Grrr Gotta love technology!

Lee- I really like the machine shop! The photo’s of the Roundhouse make me want to expand the NH&I just enough to warrant one!!! Darn it, I have become officially infected with the Steam Bug… Well, here we GO!!!

Jpowell- I am sorry for your issues, I had to go through something similar with one of my cats a few years ago. His name was Sonny, He was a beautiful Orange Tabby/Persian mix… I rescued him from the ASPCA. We had him for about a year, when we found out he had a bladder stone, I opted for surgery, and he came out fine! What we didn’t know was that he was a trickster, when my mother would give him his pill ( I was living with my parents at the time) he would HIDE it somewhere in his mouth and spit it out later. We didn’t know it until after he died of kidney failure, and my mother was cleaning the living room. THAT is when she found the neat little pile of his pills behind the hind leg of the sofa… He was such a gentle cat, big and oaf-y and just so cuddly!

Jim- Unfortunately with the RR, Workmans Comp DOESN’T exist… They have a rule book the size of most telephone books, and they recently passed a rule that allows them to “discipline” you for having a mishap at HOME!!! I mean, add insult to injury if you fall off your step stool reaching for a can of beans, they then write you up for improper use of a climbing device! ( I understand their philosophy, If I hurt myself, I cannot come to work, so they have to call someone else to run the train, and most likely pay them overtime to do it, so it has now cost NJT money for my mishap at home) Now, that doesn’t mean I agree with it… HEY can we get rid of this darned Soapbox??? It’s like a bad penny, it keeps turning up!

 Well, I have the next two days off, work sunday (fuel move from Bay Head to MMC and back, then run "Shuttles" for the remainder of the day, running from Bay Head to Long Branch)  Hopefully I can get some sort of trackplan completed this weekend!  BTW in case any of you forgot, it's Valentine's Day on Sunday!!!  Just so you don't wind up a PART of the scenery on your layout!!!

Chloe, a large OJ, two eggs scrambled, french toast with raspberry jelly, and a side of hashbrowns please?  Thanks!   I'll be in the WAY BACK booth, I don't want my wife thinking that those gorgeous women in here are with me, or that I am attempting to TALK to any of them!  Jeff, can you PLEASE tell them that I am TRYING to be a GOOD boy?  Thanks!  All I keep saying to myself is what Mr. Potato Head said in Toy Story "I'm a married Spud!  I'm a married Spud!..."

[Cox 47]

Good Afternoon all...Its cloudy and 28 here..just went out to get the mail and its not to bad out there..I'll have aHot dog,onion rings and a diet Coke please...Thank You..

I started a wooden craftsman kit this morning...and ran trains for awhile..

You all have a good one...jerry

[Cox 47]

OPPPPS...Looks like I don't drop in for awhile and end up buying...How about a "bean" supper?...big pot of Pinto beans,corn bread, fried taters and Brots and Polish with all the fix'ins?....Jerry

[Trainman Sam]

Trainman Sam

Vincent- Got the package!

Sorry, I thought you saw my message!  I got it, and it LOOKS great... NOW about that locomotive?  Do you still have it?

[Robby P.]

 Garry.......Seen your picture in the WPF very nice .

 Here's some pictures I received in a email.  The pictures of the run-away on Sand Patch this past week. 113 out 130 cars piled up. The locomotives broke away before the derailment, and the crew was safe. Speeds of over 65 mph coming down Sand Patch with 2' of snow, and whiteout conditions. Dynamics and brakes where not operating. Two units and 13000 ton.

[AmanaMedic]

Trainman Sam

Every time I THINK I have a good idea, I realize that the space available, and the space NEEDED are not even in the same township, let alone neighborhood!

'Ats why I asked to have a soft rubber pad installed at the drawing table...for head banging purposes...

Good afternoon... some Barry burgers, and a bucket of Ed's OJ please 'n thank-you... I think this...whatever it is...has moved into a new phase. After carpet bombing it with OTC meds, it now has dug-in. It will now be a long, protracted battle.

Trainman Sam

Me thinks that you need to STAPLE your lungs in so as you may partake of the ensuing comedic content here in the diner.

Thanks...they seem to be staying put a lot better here over the past day or so.

Hey SAM, I found this old beast:

When I saw it (February, '93 at Beverly Yard (CNW), I thought it was a Metra engine coming "home" to die. But, after seeing your F40 model, I'm wondering if this wasn't NJT instead. I wonder if CNW didn't sell/lease power to NJT, looks like a CNW commuter F, but 'taint THAT "your" NJT paint???

ROBBY P: I forgot to say, THAT boxcar looked pretty good. You've gotten THAT fade and rust down to an absolute art form. Loving Wife took the dumpster article to work, allegedly will be scanning it there sometime... then I'll finally get it to ya. Oh, and she's going to pick up envelopes tonight with the groceries. I found her in-storage scanner...figured I'd just plug the darn thing in, etc. But...where's the cable? "It's right there next to it...." Nope. Blank stare ensued. Can't never find nothing around here...

Nik .n: Since you seem to be a sireeeeen expert, maybe you can tell me what it is I've got "protecting" my end of town.

 

Other sirens in town look like this or like a coffee can, with peaked roofs.

Further evidence God has a sense of humor...and justice: the video you described of the "idiot" loudspeaker getting blown away while a tried and true T-Bolt gets the job done. I love it.

TODD: I was wondering when 'Ol Murph would drop by to check on your progress...

I'ma gonna yield the floor now... have myself a seat in a not too distant booth...see what-all goes on around here for a spell before I have to head out for W**k.

Have a goodun,

Chris

[Packer]

Afternoon ya'll

As I though, the area would go nuts if there was any talk of snow being a possibility. Everyone is all over the place stocking up on supplies, for a whopping 3 inches of snow at the very maximum... No snow yet, but it has been raining all day and it's might get colder later.

Sam: I may have missed it. I still have the loco, was going to put it on the bay if someone didn't say anything.

Robby, how much is involved with doing one of those "census jobs?" I could use the extra money. Big wreck there too...

Garry, that's a good one with the Honest Abe; we don't celebrate his birthay for some reason either... Going along with what you said, the local sherrif got canned for fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, corruption and wire fraud. IIRC he got more than 1 million, but only got 6 years... He disguised his taking of tax dollars and homeland security grants as pay raises for the cops, which he then gave to himself. I wonder if the local tax collectors are guilty of something similar.

[blownout cylinder]

AmanaMedic

Trainman Sam

Every time I THINK I have a good idea, I realize that the space available, and the space NEEDED are not even in the same township, let alone neighborhood!

'Ats why I asked to have a soft rubber pad installed at the drawing table...for head banging purposes...

Yep. It'll definitely help when you realize there is not enough space. Then again, I think ol' Murph set up residence in some quarters

Chris: That multi-horned apparatus may be the cousin to a 3 horned fellow that has 12" bells up here. It does look similar in looks

Good Afternoon.

Just spent a bit of time putting a couple of houses together for the diorama. That and headbutted by the little 'Spring'

Chloe, I'll have a coffee and an Apple strudel please------I'm over at the corner booth for now

[Packers#1]

JimRCGMO

Sawyer, thanks for the info on the 'concrete' lots - have saved that info for any larger areas of concrete I might have.

 

no prob. I'll probably do a tutorial when I'm plastering the roads on the town side.

Robby, I'm pretty my mom already took the test.

We got out of school an hour early today. thank you lord for SNOW! seems I've gotta eat my words from yesterday, but oh well. rugby got canceled as well though, but life goes on, lol.

[Robby P.]

 Chris.......Thanks for the comments.  That's fine.  No rush.

 Vincent........They have part-time hours.  I believe 20 hours a week or so.  I'm guessing you go door to door to the house's that didn't turn in the census form.  I thought about it, but I probably won't end up doing it .

[nik .n]

AmanaMedic

Nik .n: Since you seem to be a sireeeeen expert, maybe you can tell me what it is I've got "protecting" my end of town.

 

Other sirens in town look like this or like a coffee can, with peaked roofs.

Further evidence God has a sense of humor...and justice: the video you described of the "idiot" loudspeaker getting blown away while a tried and true T-Bolt gets the job done. I love it.

 

That siren could be a STH-10 variant. Here's one that looks more like the one you have..

Yup. It shows that some things are better left fixed, not upgraded. Here is the siren in question that got blown over.

One of the days in my life, I am going to get my own Thunderbolt, and once I fix it, I am partly donating it to my town as a supplement to the fire hall's siren and as a general warning siren.

Does anyone know of a leasing company that has a gray and green paint scheme reminiscent of Burlington Northern's scheme?

Robby Woah, that's a derailment.

 

 

[Packer]

Robby, Seems like it's something I could do for a little extra money. The pay is about 1.5 times what my job pays, and it's part time. The only downside is the local office is 40 miles away, and there are some parts of my time I wouldn't drive thorugh in anything less than an armoured car But then again, I took karate and have a 12-guage and I could use for self defense.

Did you see what I asked earlier about the thinned testor's white?

Nik, Could it just be a really dirty ex-bn unit? The only leasing company I know of with a green and gray scheme is First Union Rail. There scheme is a gray loco with a green nose, cab, and stripe. The only road I'm aware of that has a scheme close to BN's is the MRL.

[AmanaMedic]

nik .n

That siren could be a STH-10 variant. Here's one that looks more like the one you have..

I think yer right...

Welp, for some reason...I've been researching Thunderbolt sireeeeeeeens! It amazes me what-all is/was involved with them: a large box containing the air pump, the "chopper" giving the sireeeeeeen it's "voice," and the rotator. After looking at the darned things for...40 years (and dreading their sound)...I actually now "know" what I was looking at. 'Taint Al Gore's internet a wonderful thing??? I can see why they're being replaced...that's a lot of mechanical mechanicals to maintain/repair, and the fewest moving parts is always "best;" but at the same time...there is a..."style," a "class" to these storm screamers I find lacking in the modern efforts. If nothing else...the sound is just...well, AWESOME (for the sound of impending, "we're all a-gonna die!," DOOM). The sireeeeeeen by my home sounds like a freakin' leaf blower...

And...THAT siren you've got the illustration of...welp, THAT's what Linn County/Alliant Energy has been putting up in the 20 mile radius around the former Duane Arnold Energy Center (nuke plant). Don't know what it's called now THAT Florida Light and Power owns it. I had one of those P.O.S's near my house outside of Walker. They have a lousy sound, the "voice of God" feature is annoyingly stupid... I actually MISS the Thunderbolts now!

Good grief...I'm waxing philosophical about storm sirens now...

Nik .n: WHAT have you done to me??????? I've got this crazy idea now, the next time I'm in Cedar Rapids...to see which ones are still up and take photos of them!

Good grief...I'm actually glad it's time to get ready to go to w**k... IF I keep looking at these storm siren sites, etc....I'll probably go batty!!!!!

Chris

Here's a disgusting thought...on the radio news, the Waterloo School District has announced who will and will NOT be admited to a Boys Sub-State Basketball game between Waterloo East and Waterloo West...to "reduce the risk of any disruptions." Suspended kids, kids involved in a previous "disturbance," and kids KNOWN TO BE IN A GANG won't be let in. IF they KNOW the kids are in a gang...WHY don't they freakin' do something about it?????????????

 

[JPowell]

LSWrr

Good morning all,


JP – Now that the new place is about a year old how do you like it?

Actually, the "new" place is over a yr old by 4 months now! I love it alot. However, having the g/f and a dog from the Humane Society that we adopted here, makes it seem a little small now!

I forgot if I posted any pics of the dog she talked me into getting. I'll find some and pot them, along with some of the new MR stuff I got.

Which reminds me, over the last 2 months, the LHS has gotten almost $300 from me. Today, it was $155 for the March 09 issue of RMC, 2ea of the NYC Ford F-850 Boom Trucks, and my newest addition to my engine fleet, FURX SD40 # 3036 (Athearn model # 89870). I am going to have the LHS owner get me one of the North American Ethanol engines as well (forgot to have him place it on order so i guess I should email him....) Well, that was a quick phone call order... So, the NAEX SW9 will cost me $160+ tax in about a month or 2 when it arrives....

Well gang, I thank each and everyone of you for the words of wisdom and prayers. I'll keep everyone posted as these next few months go on....

Take care!

[JPowell]

Well gang, I just so happen to find some pics of the dog and g/f. I have to get them posted on photobucket and then I can post them on here.

Take care!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

nik .n

That siren could be a STH-10 variant. Here's one that looks more like the one you have..

Yup. It shows that some things are better left fixed, not upgraded. Here is the siren in question that got blown over.

Only one siren (civil defense) in the entire city. We depend on spotters and chasers. I used to be a chaser. That can be exciting and terrifying all at once. Sometimes a chaser has to be behind a storm and at other times he has to be in front of it.