Todd:
VINNIE!! What are you doing wearing a dress .
Keith:
Der John.. I was wondering if you were still trying to remember.. just what the heck is a 'Bottle Stopper'.. lol.
Got to get o lunch at The Henley House Restaurant (MIL orders!) and then it's a Pre-Budget public rant at t he High school with the Provincial Finance Minister there to hear the public's on what to do about the $500m Provincial Deficit. Pure Joy!
TTFN
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe I'll have one of those breakfast bagels and a cup of dark roast in a FGLK mug if you please. I'll be in the front booth enjoying the view.
Currently 48°F under cloudy skies this morning here in the Finger Lakes. Should make it into the mid 50's by this afternoon. Yesterday we set an all time record high for the date of 65°F. Oh, an official welcome to Spring!!!
Todd, good to hear the little one is recovering well. Hope the cyst takes care of itself without him having to have surgery.
I have a bunch of house cleaning chores to occupy most of my time today. Mostly just picking up, putting away, and vacuuming the floors. A couple old high school buddies of mine are coming over tomorrow afternoon to see the layout and then go out to dinner for old times sake. One of them is now our county historian, was a Social Studies/History teacher for 30+ years and is a widower like myself. The other is a Math Prof. at a State College. I was the Best Man at his wedding many years ago. We should have great time. All of us have been active in Scouts over the years, and two of us have sons who are Eagle Scouts, and the other has a daughter who was the first president of the Venturing council (co-ed) for our old local Boy Scout Council. We get together about once a decade or so.
Guess I better get moving.
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good morning. It's 52 and partly cloudy. The high will be in the mid 60's and there's a 60% chance of rain.The only thing on my schedule today is the Home Health nurse coming around noon. I'll be going out a little later to test the repair job on the car. It will be interesting to see if the acceleration problem was due to something as simple as a leak under the EGR. If it is, OK. If it's not, then I'll have at least closed off an exhaust leak.
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 morin all~
Well its 7 am here.. and you're not missin much. Unless you like fog. Not the steady.. creepy hangin around fog.. this stuff is blowing in like rain.. or a very fine drizzle. I've seen all kinds of weather this past week, from blowing hot air.. changing winds in a half hour from 3 directions.. and last night .. a chilly wind that felt like a storm blowing in.
Today.. Saturday I shall do the typical weekend things... aside from that.. I have the El Camino to work on.. as well as the layout. I think the distribution of time.. shall be dependant on the weather.. cold.. sunny.. or whatever comes today.
Hello Ray and Todd ... good to see you
Todd ... It's upsetting to me every time I think about it to think of a little boy going through such an ordeal.. I'm loosing track of the date of the incident, but is is on my mind. I can hardly imagine the emotional drain on your daughter, your wife, and you. Is there a trial date set for the %$#@ who did that?
I'm headed to the limber yard for plywood needed for the layout.
See you later.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good morning all. Happy Saturday morning to ya! Coffee please lovely lady. VINNIE!! What are you doing wearing a dress. Never mind. (he does NOT look happy. What did he do? Lose a bet with the girls?)
Ulrich- I'm so glad you're able to at least dabble in trains. Also, I'm praying the buyers are serious and you get to sell the house before...well, let's not bring that back up. You're selling the house.
Garry- Yes, my Grandon is recovering nicely. He is still on the feeder tube due to the cyst in his pancreas pressing the opening from the stomach to the small intenstine closed. And the drain tube up his snoz and into the stomach to drain build up I guess. They said the cyst is shrinking, but they are concerned it will not drain fast enough before it "turns hard"(?). Surgery is still an option.
Yesterday I had a bit of time to start whittlin out my run off. I should go get my piece of wood for the second level, but I haven't been able to wire the track yet to get a good test run on the part the second level will cover. I need the second level to place some structures on so I can get them off my work bench so I can make the trestle so I can get a continuous stretch so I can test the track to see all is fine before I cover with the second level. Whew! What a vicious circle.
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. Its sunny and a nice day!!!!!!!!!!
I hope to get some MRR done today. Maybe clean the house up some. Almost to much of a nice day to stay inside.
Hope everybody has a good Saturday.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Good morning ...
Barry was up early and long gone. Looks like Lee is in and out of the diner heading to a train show.
If anybody shows up I'll be in the corner booth. I'll have eggs, country ham, grits and bisquits please.
Todd, I've you stop in, I'm wondering if your grandson is recovering OK now from his injuries.
Good morning all,
Today is the first day of Railfest in Kirtland. I’ll be one of the several people lined up out front of the college waiting to get in. I hope you all have a good day…
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Morning!!!
Hi. How are we this fine morning?
We're gonna be dull and somewhat dribbly today as we are right now having a 30% shower falling.
Have seminars to get to a little later so I'm up and all piculous right now.
Ulrich: Thanks for the info. I'm going to see about getting something set up for that.
Chloe, I'll have a breakfast bagel and a coffee please---I'll be at the RC for a bit
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/
Evenin' folks!
Flo just a cup of decafe for me please.
Just popping in see what has been going on. Kinda slow day around here I guess.
I did some more on the walls of the Engine House today. Mostly cutting out window spaces and adding some 2 x 6 studding on the wall. I may get some more done tomorrow. I spent all evening updating the membership list for my division of the NMRA. Have several new members on the list, but lost more than we gained. I need to contact the new folks to welcome them and let them know when the next event is....
Jeffrey, I keep think of all you have been going through for the past few years and admire your courage and tenacity! Hope the regimen takes care of the nasty bugs you have once and for all.
Time to wrap everything up for the night I guess. Hope you all have a good night. Prayers for all in need!
der5997Jeff: My respect for you just keeps growing. Knowing you resist the temptation to miss-use that 911 Responder set of lights WOW!
I did the work on the car today. It didn't take me as long as I thought it would. The epoxy is very to mix. Just knead it between your fingers. I mixed what I needed and rolled it into a thin strip that I pressed down on the EGR valves mating suface so it would act as a new gasket. Putting the valve back in place and tightening it down was a simple process taking about 3 minutes. In all, the entire job took about 20 minutes. I'm going to wait until I have to go to town tomorrow to do the test run so the epoxy has plenty of time to harden. It's the good heat tested stuff for use in high heat applications, not the plastic crap that breaks the first time something hits it. I've used it before to make a combination gasket and fitting on the intake manifold on my car. I made the part back in 2001 and it's still there doing it's job nicely. I've also used it to make gas tank patches and to patch holes in mufflers and exhaust pipes and it even works under water.I'm got my evening dose of antibiotics hooked up right now and it doing what it usually does. Kicking my butt. It wouldn't be so bad if the one antibiotic was all I had to use, but no, I have to take Cipro and Bactrim by mouth and take the Vancomycin by iv. That takes about two hours. I'd like it better if it wasn't so cold. The stuff gives me the chills and I have to hook it up twice a day. At least I can move around OK with it as I can just put the bottle in my pocket. It's kinda hard to miss as it's about the size of a 1 liter water bottle. I;ve gotta stay on this stuff for at least 4 or 5 weeks. I'll be glad when I don't have to take it anymore.
Like Robby, a quick drop-in to say Hi,but I'll grab a warm milk and a chocolate chip cookie to go, thanks, Chloe. Bed calls! - it's been a good day ‘though. Sorry I can't contribute any left-over Egg Plant parmigiana as we ate all Kris made for last night's dinner! It was, as usual fabulous, as was the ratatouille we had this evening. She generally does that one-two combo of dishes when there is a decently sized egg plant to be had! (It helps use up the can of sliced black olives too.)
Der John.. quote: Keith: (I think I've got that about right)
... that cliff hanger...
Rob:
Going to finish the wife's first though.
Jeff: My respect for you just keeps growing. Knowing you resist the temptation to miss-use that 911 Responder set of lights WOW!
So, Goodnight all on this last night of winter, and God Bless. Prayers continuing for all in need of Healing, Comfort, Prosperity and Peace.with special thought for Jeff, Ulrich's house sale, and Sam's continuing employment.
HELLOOOOO!!!! ANYONE HERE?!?!?!
Sheeesh---Chloe I'll just have a coffee please---oh and a blueberry muffin as well please---I just had to see whether anyone was around---
I'll be here for a bit---
Just a quick stop.
Just got off of work and heading out for pizza. I will stop back in the morning.
Trainman SamJeff- hope the meds have helped with the conditions? Question: Are the hood scoop's on THAT buick functional?
TMarshIf a person does something and a customer feels they want to give them a bit of a tip, THAT should be between the patron and the server. I also have a problem with tipping off the bill. Should it cost me more because my meal cost more? Even though the waitress made fewer trips to my table on a $25 dollar steak dinner as she did on a $7 burger and fries over at the next one because he had umpteen refills and I had one? I know others feel differently, but I have literally run myself ragged on a less than $13 table of four with one 2 topping large pizza "and 4 glasses of water please. Could we get some lemon with those? Could I get some more ice? Oh, I'm sorry he didn't want any ice in his water. Can we get a dough ball or something to occupy the kids? Could she get some ranch dressing for her pizza. I'm sorry now he'd like some ice." and breezed right through a $50 table of 2. Irks me to get $2 to run a rut to the 13 dollar table of 4 (Hey, 15%, they tipped well) and barely even bring anything extra to the couple who left $10!!!!
I agree, having worked for Dom!no'2 P!zz@ and a Lounge-n-Lanes (as the mechanic, but still got tips... sometimes when working the desk), I think the tips should NOT be taxed as it is a "gift" and not a requirement! The "pizza place" paid me minimum wage, plus the tips I got, but I HAD to report at least $20 in tips a night, whether I made it or not...(THAT I thought was criminal, but luckily only had a few times where I made under...)
The servers at the Lounge-n-Lanes were all paid $2.85/hour, when minimum wage was $7.25/hr, and many times their paycheck was $0.00 after the taxes were taken out due to the amount of money they brought in on tips... THAT is rediculous IMHO... They run their behinds off for the tips they make. It astounded me that some of them were making over $300 a night on tips, but when I look at their work ethic... The bartenders even more! THAT said, they deserved to make more money than I did (I made 11.25/hr as Assistant Head Mechanic, with 10 years experience in the industry [don't get me started on THAT]) Tip earning people are HIGHLY underpaid... I got started there didn't I?!?!?!
Well, today was my last day of trainhandling for this "section" of training... Monday I report to 30th Street Station in Philly to begin qualifying the rest of the NEC (NorthEast Corridor) from Morris Interlocking to Penn Interlocking (Just outside 30th St Station). This means we (my classmates and I) are going to qualify the Atlantic City Line in the Spring! Which is exactly what we wanted! We really didn't want to have to deal with driving to AC in the summer and fight with all the "vacationers" on the highways... (which the delays from such high volume can sometimes reach the two hour mark... Grr) n Anyway, please keep us in your prayers as we have yet to learn our fate with the budget cuts?? Thank you!
Jeff- hope the meds have helped with the conditions? Question: Are the hood scoop's on THAT buick functional?
Todd- HAPPY BIRTH ANNIVERSARY!!!!
Ulrich- Best wishes and prayers that a sale can be made!!! The Lord will deliver the answer!
Barry- Yes, you CAN go through a bank account, or through a credit card... Oops, I see Ulrich has answered that one already!
Well, I'm going to sit in a booth and "veg" for a while... Zoe, may I please have a large order of Barry Spicy Fries and a Large RBF? Thanks!
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)
Heartland Division CB&QRyan ... Thanks for the eggplant parmigiana, but these chow hounds finished it up. ... Barry !!!!
Hey. What can I say----
Got word class for tonight was cancelled so I'm going to see about some building of some buildings that need building-------sound convoluted enough for ya?
Ryan ... Thanks for the eggplant parmigiana, but these chow hounds finished it up. ... Barry !!!!
Looks like a railfan took a photo of F units on my layout and posted it in WPF.
This is another busy and hectic week.
Cheers!
Cederstrand***Jeffrey, how about posting a pic of the car you're working on!?! That will give you another something to keep your mind busy. Just thought, I don't know if it is a MRR-car or your auto you're working on...hmmmmm!
Coffee refill, please.
***Jeffrey, how about posting a pic of the car you're working on!?! That will give you another something to keep your mind busy. Just thought, I don't know if it is a MRR-car or your auto you're working on...hmmmmm!
Made a HD run to pick up some more black plastic to line some additional RR-tie garden pots. Also picked up a couple extra cans of 3M-77 adhesive spray.
Rob
Had to jump in here to keep the place from sliding over onto page 2. Can't have that happening. After tghis mornings bout with the antibiotics I was so tired I had to get some sleep (one of the side effects) before I seriously contemplated doing anything else. Now I'm preparing to work on the car. That should keep me occupied for about an hour.
Extra strong coffee in an oversized Union Pacific BIGBOY mug, please.
***Ulrich, I like your plan a lot.
My wife asked me not to rework any of the terrain I've done, so it seems the heavy green carpet look is fine with her. She wants her layout to represent a (late?) spring time of year. So be it.
My own will have some stark contrast, from a volcanic semi barren zone at one end into fall colors at the other. Can't wait for the day until I can start on it. Going to finish the wife's first though.
Have a good day y'all.
Zoe I'll have a short stack if buttermilk pancakes to go along with the dark roast coffee in a R7GV mug. Please and Thank you!
Last night's Hysterical Society meeting was excellent! Our local photography expert did a slide show on "Railfaning in Black and White". He had some awesome photos, most taken when he was a teenager in the 1980s. Well worth the drive to Rochester. Harold Russell MMR is the historian of the group and did a short presentation on the L.C. Forman Co., inc. of Pittsford, NY. L. C. Forman Co. was a producer of pickles. Company was later purchased by R. T. French (French's Mustard). Pickles from L. C. Forman were shipped all over the country in the car he owned and were then often packed by other companies under their own brand. Yep one car. That's it. Original car was built in 1917 and was replaced with LCFX 2 in 1942. After he was done Harold came over to me and handed me the photo and material he had. Said, "Here this is for you." Then grinned from ear to ear. Guess I have another scratchbuild project. And I think I have found the other industry for the sidings at the top of Bare Mountain.....
Ulrich, I am hoping and praying the sale of your house goes through!!! It would be so good for you and Petra to have the weight taken off your shoulders a bit! Good luck!
Jeffrey, glad you finally got the antibiotic you need. Hope it works for you. Every time my ankle hurts or when I have been dealing with Gout, I think of you and all you have endured, and I stop feeling sorry for myself.
Well, I best get moving!
Barry - yes, you can! You just have to register your bank account with PayPal and you can either have them draw the money for your order from this account or you transfer it from your bank to your PayPal account. This is exactly where my payment went wrong - apparently the reference was incorrect. Their or my mistake [%-)]. I had to transfer the money from my PayPal account back to my bank account
On the invoice for the shipping charges, all went correct.
Good morning--
mmmm---we are sunny today and going to a high of 18C. This is nice! Next week we'll see sun, showers, dull and what all else----but the lowest we'll be for a high sounds like 7C. Not bad---
All kinds of stuff has to be completed this weekend so we're off and running around. Tonight I have my own classes to work on and then weekend seminars to do as well.
Ulrich, or anyone else here: Are you able to go through a bank account with Paypal? I'm kind of considering this as a possibility for Eric and/or his dad but I'm not so sure(?)
I'lll have a coffee please-----I'll be at the RC for a bit
Sir MadogPetra and I are really worried about you. Petra´s brother suffers from much the same as you do, and we both know, how nagging and dragging this can be. Don´t let it get you, my friend!
jeffrey-wimberlyUlrich, the track plan is looking good. I hope you get the chance to make it a reality.
Ulrich, the track plan is looking good. I hope you get the chance to make it a reality.
I will make it a reality, Jeff - all I need is to buy a little track and those 4 switches, as I still have the check for the lumber ... . Todd is absolutely right, it is the best therapy one can think of. Unfortunately, we don´t get it on a prescription...
Petra and I are really worried about you. Petra´s brother suffers from much the same as you do, and we both know, how nagging and dragging this can be. Don´t let it get you, my friend!
Blazzin Jeff.. you hang in there bud.
Robby, the trees are looking good.
TMarsh Ulrich- Nice, uh...., whatever that is. I kinda like it. It appears to be pretty good job of weathering already. Does it come that way? Or is that a "model shown depicts a few options and custom work done. The model you receive will not look like the picture" picture. I'm glad you are being able to get some Mring in. Your tone seems much happier. I think it will be good for you. Therapy. HEY! There's an idea, see if you can get the railroad financed by calling it "Therepy" (EDIT: I'd spell it correctly if I were you though)
Ulrich- Nice, uh...., whatever that is. I kinda like it. It appears to be pretty good job of weathering already. Does it come that way? Or is that a "model shown depicts a few options and custom work done. The model you receive will not look like the picture" picture. I'm glad you are being able to get some Mring in. Your tone seems much happier. I think it will be good for you. Therapy. HEY! There's an idea, see if you can get the railroad financed by calling it "Therepy" (EDIT: I'd spell it correctly if I were you though)
... some words to that "sheepish" looking Diesel. It is a Class 26 Diesel-Electric, built in the late 1950´s as British Rail´s bread-and butter loco to be used in freight, as well as passenger service. Only 45 were built, as they were "a little light on their feet", with only 1,160 HP. Top speed was 80 mph, qualifying them for commuter service around London mainly. In the 1960´s, all of them were moved to the Scottish region of BR, were they saw mixed service until the early 1990´s.
The model on the picture is made by Heljan in Denmark. It comes with a wealth of user fitted detail parts. The pictured model has only a prototype coupler added and some light weathering done. Those beasts sell for 65 Pounds in UK, DCC ready with standard plug, plus a space and fittings for a 23 mm loudspeaker. The price translates into 80 Euros delivered to Germany vs. 130 Euros reg. price here. For 80 Euros you don´t get a loco in Germany, unless it is a toyish Class 185 Electric from Piko. With a weight over 2 pounds, they are hefty pullers and smooth runners! Looking forward to getting it into my hands, as soon as PayPal is able to handle my payment to UK.
I should send it to Robby P. for weathering...
Edit: That real estate guy just called- there are people interested in buying our house. If that turns out to be true, it ´d mean avoiding foreclosure in the last minute!