Hello everybody...
C&RC ... Welcome!
Ulrich ... Hope you are OK.
Todd ... Prayers ontinue for Anthoney and your Mom. Hope we hear from you soon.
Bama .. Good to see you again. Glad you could watch trains while doing all the other stuff.
Barry ... Nice pix. I like the CN 2405.
Rob ... will you have turtle soup if you catch the sanpper?
Jim CG ... Yes, that track is where you said. Good to see you here.
Ray ... the steam shove llooks real !!! . Nice job. Perhaps you can explain the weathering technique with washing sheets.
Keith .. the dogs look great. Teh cat looked like it was a nice one. Sad about his passing.
Everybody ... I'm thinking of getting a dog. Please tell me which one you think I should get.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Decaf coffee, please.
***Ray, really likie that steam shovel. Well done!
***JW, if it has a oil type condenser thingy, don't they have to remain in the proper position to continue to run? Someone here will know the proper terminology & function of such stuff. But I don't think you can do that with a standard type fridge or freezer.
***Garry, them dawgs have might perdy mouths, you aught get em all. BTW, wife said she had no interest in turtle soup, but I am considering trying it. Have tried just about everything else. Might be tasty!
Suddenly thinking (once again) of changing scales. Someone just hit me over the head and make these thoughts stop. Even figured out how to use 2 helix to transport wife's HO trains up to the level of my (not built yet) N scale shelves. Keep thinking how nice it would be to have all nice sound equiped locos.
Rob
Thanks for the Welcome. I'm in the planning and starting process for a folded dog bone layout, picture two 4X4 sections with a 2X4 section splitting them apart. Will be modeling the Coquihalla Sub of the CPR line by Brookmere BC. I'm planning on making it transition era to present day using different rolling stock. (we'll see how that works out). Also I left an L out of the Coquihala in my name because I'm not going to be very prototypical in the layout.
CP Rail and BC Rail are my interests but some Southern Railway of BC, BC Hydro Railway, and even BC Electric are also up there with me.
Diet coke is empty, time to go to bed now.....
If you cannot fix it with a hammer;
You have an electrical problem!
Good morning. Its going to be a hot one. The high will be about 87 degrees.
I'm off today, and I can finally get some things caught up around the house. That's pretty much my plan today.
Hope everybody has a good day.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Morning--
We're going to be in the break another record day today as we're supposed to go up to 30C again today. Maybe we'll be not so warm tomorrow---only 28C--as opposed to 30C----you see we do have a choice here
I'm going to the hospital today to pick up the blue card so that I dont have to go through registration when I see the cardiologist to check up on how I'm progressing here----then I go to the LHS to pick up some more pieces of scratchbuilding details---windows and doors---
Chloe--I'll have the 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/
Good Morning All,
Been back and forth but not spent any time here. I'll have a regular to go please. Been crazy busy in the shop and going home only to fall asleep. Hope to get some time on the house this weekend as well as try to catch up on some personal projects (like the Focus which is still not done and the Aspire which we need to assemble and get registered). After I get the Focus reassembled I have a whole paper trail to do because it's been sold for salvage. Need to get the repairs certified and then take the car for an inspection at the DMV headquarters in Wethersfield, etc. All this because the air bags went off when I got hit.
Rob - you might as well listen to the ineveitable and join us on the dark side. At least when you're older you'll still be able to find and re-rail the rolling stock.
I'll try to wander in later but the way my days have been going, don't count on it. CUL, J.R.
Good morning all. Coffee please. Boy have I had a dilly of a week so far. Rain and storms everyday I think. Pop ups and sllloooooowwww moving. Nothing severe in terms of storm, wind, lightning, though there is some but rain. Springfield was flooded out last night worse than before. Toilets were backing up and drains were undraining. MIL had water halfway up the dryer and its on a 6 inch pedestal and the washer was floating. Like a bobber in her basement. Water has gone down now. We didn't get near as much rain. Strom Monday evening was nothing. Just a little lightning and about ¾ inch of rain. But, took out the modem. Cable guy came out Tuesday, of course late afternoon, and checked the cable and replace some connections he didn't like and loaned us his modem until I can get one. On my way in town today to get one. I hope. Roofer came by Tuesday morning to replace the ridge cap and I had to leave to put groceries away. When I was there the hospital called and said Mom wasn't doing well and I needed to get to the hospital now. Got there she was chatting away with the Preacher. She had passed out as they were taking her to the bathroom and they couldn't bring her around and her BP had dropped so they panicked and called in the family. Me. They got her back to the bed and she came right out of it. Sharp as a tack. They apologized. I thanked God for another answered prayer. While I was there another storm went thorough leaving about 1 ½ inches. I guess just as the roofers crawled down. Met with the realtor and got the papers to put the house on the market. Can't believe it. That is a big burden that is off my shoulders. The rest will be when it actually sells. Wednesday went back to hospital for mom to sign the papers, get them to the realtor, or real-a-tor as I call it, another sigh of relief. Spent the morning looking for my keys to the place. Still can't find them. So I gave him Moms to use. Got home just in time for the storm to show up in Williamsville. Get cleaned up and head to work. I was to wait tables, but one of the guys that works the back could not get out of Springfield to get to work on time and we had people calling in before we opened placing orders and saying they're comoing is, so we called the owner lady so she could waitress and I went to the back and worked the kitchen til the guy got there. Flooding and backed up traffic due to closed roads didn't keep people from coming here to eat. Crazy week so far. That is just the highlights already talked your leg off so I won't go much more into it. Other than to say Anthony, the grandson, is doing well. He came through the surgery just fine and has his yucky bag attached to him so the cyst can drain. They draind 24 oz of stuff in the operating room, so they decided to leave the drain attached. My understanding is the drainage has slowed to a tiny amount and another ultra sound to check the size is coming real soon. They don't want to leave the tube in any longer than absolutely necessary. But so far he is doing great.
Some of this stuff is old and maybe irrelevant but I'm trying to catch up.
Sawyer- Sorry too here about your Grandma.
Jeff- Ditto what J.R. says on the steering column. I've seen drive shafts twist like corkscrews, (no lie. I‘ll tell you my HEMTT pulling an M48 tank with the tracks locked up sometime.) but never a twisted steering column. Not keen on the steering column at all, and don't have this great warm fuzzy over the fuel cell. SHOULD be ok, but..., well....... Have we annoyed you with the suggestions? Or do you realize we care about your safety? I hope it's the later.
Packer- Keep powering down the WATER even after you feel better. Through experience, it takes more water to re hydrate you than it does lack of to dehydrate you. Make sense? You need much more than just a couple of glasses of water and a couple of bottles of sports type drinks. Keep an eye out on yourself. Anyway, drink mucho agua after you feel better.
Ray- Ouch! Sorry to hear about Olivia , but glad she's ok. Tough little girl to last that long with a broken collar bone. She'll be able to take care of herself when the boys start coming around! Great looking steam shovel by the way.
Garry- Looooooove the dogs!!!!! Laughed at that for 10 minutes. I saved it. I especially like the one shot on the left.
OK, I give. I'll do this over a few posts instead of one. I just skimmed the last bunch. I hope I didn't miss anything important. I've got to get going gotta work tonight, a graveside service do some stuff at Mom's house and get to Best Buy for the modem so I can get this one back to the cable guy . Wal mart doesn't have them and Best buy is clear on the other side of Springfield. Out..... By.....Castle Trains!!!!! Ah the luck.
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 Afternoon,
I am back.
Last Thursday I suffered from a sudden drop in blood pressure, which sent me first flat to the floor and later into our hospital. Must have scared the heck out of Petra. Up until this morning, they ran they whole works that modern medicine offers, from EEG to EKG to MRI. They analyzed all my bodily fluids, checked the functions of all of my organs and - nothing! I, and they, don´t know what was the cause of it. Frightens me a little - I´d rather know, what sent me to the floor. They changed my medication to some lighter stuff and told me to "go slow" for a little while - whatever that may mean. It is not yet my time to go, the Big Conductor above has told me!
I just briefly ran over the more recent posts.
Todd - I hope your grandson and your mom will be alright soon.
Sawyer - sorry to hear about your grandmother - my for her!
Ray - I hope Olivia is doing fine soon - a broken collar bone is an awkward thing for an active child!
A big to our new member from BC!
Zoe, just a glass of mineral water for me - I have to go easy on that caffeine stuff. Thank you!
Will be back later!
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe I'll have a breakfast bagel and my usual dark roast coffee.
Ulrich! Good to see you sir! We have been worried and figured something not so nice had been going on. Glad you are feeling better! Scary stuff!
Got to eat and run.... All kind of stuff to get done today. Mostly outdoors projects. need to get them done before the thunderboomers, wind, hail, and even tornados set in later today.
Oh, and a big hearty to the new guy! You got a name we can call you (at least something a bit shorter)?
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Coffee, please. Been up since 5:00am when the wife left for a class. Couldn't get back to sleep and have much to do today.
Hey, you guys aren't suppose to encourage me to switch scales. You do know how much I have invested in N scale by now, yes? That eye argument is a darn good one though, as my eyes have already deteriorated much this past year or so. If I could have made the switch at the start of the train room, wife & I could have planned for a much more sensible all-HO scale layout. Now it would be like, how can I make this still work!?!
Off to do some farm & HDL chores.
Cheers! Rob
Heartland Division CB&Q
Garry,
I think you should get the one in the center. The two on the ends are just glamour pusses and taking in the camera angle., while the center one is in a security mode and protecting your back.. Yes, I'm sure he's the one for you.
Ulrich, sorry to here of you health problem flaring up. But so glad to hear from you and that things are improving. You have had enough rough luck for a couple of lifetimes, so now put it behind you and concentrate on the good things in life, like your Wife, Son and railroad and probably in that order to keep things running smooth there as well. Let the rest of it take care of itself. At this point there isn't much sense in sweating over it. Just keep smiling, it fools them every time.
I'm at work so I hadn't better hang here for to long.
Nice to see Bama and Gerry step back into the place as well. Missed you guys. Have a RBF on me. and a double for Ulrich..
Johnboy out. .................for now
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Thanks, Johnboy, I have not had a RBF for quite some time now - and it tastes wonderful, besides my earlier sentiments against this brew.
After my post, I took a long snooze on the sofa. Petra just woke me up, as she was getting worried again. I have to admit that I am not a happy camper. This was not my first blackout in recent months and there is a danger, that it might happen again. I am scared
Still no news about my interview
Too many things to worry about - my Mom is back in hospital!
Things are getting a little too much for me.
Ulrich, glad you're back, sorry to hear your mom went back in. I'm suprised they couldn'd find out what happened to you, sounds like they made all the tests.
howmus Oh, and a big hearty to the new guy! You got a name we can call you (at least something a bit shorter)? 73
Oh, and a big hearty to the new guy! You got a name we can call you (at least something a bit shorter)? 73
I guess you're right, my name's Dan. Glad to meet you and thanks for the welcome. (Is that short enough for you?)
TMarshJeff- Ditto what J.R. says on the steering column. I've seen drive shafts twist like corkscrews, (no lie. I‘ll tell you my HEMTT pulling an M48 tank with the tracks locked up sometime.) but never a twisted steering column. Not keen on the steering column at all, and don't have this great warm fuzzy over the fuel cell. SHOULD be ok, but..., well....... Have we annoyed you with the suggestions? Or do you realize we care about your safety? I hope it's the later.
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Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Good Evening All,
Out of the shop to do some paperwork and then off to home.
Jeff - I know you'll be careful, but in 30 years of racing I've seen more than one broken welded steering shaft. We weld steering shafts, tie rods and steering racks here all the time and if you'd like I can describe what we do and what we look for Bottom line is it's risky and I'd be remiss not to urge caution. Is it a broken shear pin or did the column fail, or did the steering box itself pack up? J.R.
GMTRacingJeff - I know you'll be careful, but in 30 years of racing I've seen more than one broken welded steering shaft. We weld steering shafts, tie rods and steering racks here all the time and if you'd like I can describe what we do and what we look for Bottom line is it's risky and I'd be remiss not to urge caution. Is it a broken shear pin or did the column fail, or did the steering box itself pack up? J.R.
Evening all.....
Putzing around in the truck this afternoon, ran out of hours at 1045 this morning, so biding my time until midnight, when I get enough to travel the rest of the way to Wisconsin and deliver tomorrow morning. Have had to run the truck to keep the cab cool the last few days, but temp just dropped 10 degrees in the last hour, might be a nice night here in Perrysburg, OH.
Not much done with model railroading lately, not much room in the truck to keep everything out of harm's way, but found out Athearn is releasing three WC GP38-2s later this year, more locomotives to add to my roster (now, if I could convince someone to bring out WC SD40-2s and GP35ms, I'd be happy!).
Well, off to bed, see everyone later down the road......
Randy Vos
"Ever have one of those days where you couldn't hit the ground with your hat??" - Waylon Jennings
"May the Lord take a liking to you and blow you up, real good" - SCTV
Hi guys!
Just thought i'd pop in to say hi. Not much done today but sleep and lay around. WIth my back as it is I have to take it easy. I oever did yesterday doing two loads of laundry and loading AND unloading the dishwasher and scrubbing the kitchen clean.{only one thing at a time please!}. I'm all napped out, but tired as all get out, but cant rest and my legs also ache. They have been lately wonder if it related to the degerated discs.
Not that you much all care, but i can pee ok one day, and not the next. Hmm. I'm dreading another catheter installed. The neurologist perked up and was very interested that I had trouble peeing and was wearing a catheter at the time.
Now watch the neurosurgeon say "go home and live with it" and not do much. MAybe its not bad enough to do much about yet.
Gotta see my cardiologist sooner than my august appt. as the hospital doc mentioned a few things wrong on the several ekg's tehy took a few time s when i was in the hospiotal. Another joy ride again.
But I am I guess as healthy as I can be today, and toorrow I may be worse.
Prayers for all those who need them and add me to the list.
have a great night
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Randy,
I hate when that happens. Remember the good old days when we all kept two comic books ?
With all the surplus stuff at Trainworld, you could probably get the models you want and then gety them painted to suit and still be under list price - just a thought.
Jeff,
Since it's doubtful that the previous owner was a founding member of Mensa, and you have to rip the column out anyway to fit the new one (or were you planning on a new type dual control) why not take a second and just see if a clip or pin was obviously left out. If the steering doesn't fail when it shorts out, I'd vote for pushing the offending part down and dumping some epoxy down after it to keep it in it's place. Shortest distance between two points and all.......
Time to shut the shop up and head on out. Catch y'all later, J.R.
Good evening ..
Todd ... I'm glad your grandson had surgery OK. Anthony has been thru quite an ordeal for a 2 year old child. I'm amazed at the 24 oz of fluid that came out of the cyst in his pancreas. So now he has a tube and a yucky bag. I hope his Mom (your daughter) is coping OK with all the emotions from all of this. Sad to hear about your Mom. Prayers for yoru family.
Ulrich ... I am sad to learn about your continued health problems. I keep thinking your bad luck is used up and it should be all good luck afterwards. ... We diners care about you! ... Prayers continue.
Robby ... I recall tomorrow being the day for your wife's MRI regarding her neck injury. Prayers continue.
Galaxy .. I hope the doctor really solves the problem instead of saying "Live with it." Prayers for you.
Randy ... Good old Perrysburg ... eh ...... Enjoy your rest.
JR ... Comic books.... sure .. right ... uh huh.
OK ... There are only two replies on which dog I should pick out. Todd liked the one on the left, and John Boy liked the one in the middle. I'm still undecided. Any more thoughts?
I'm now running trains on my loop. They are under a slow order while I correct the "bugs". First train was the GN passenger train which Jim CG saw when he was here. I posted it here in teh diner a couple of weeks ago with my new heater car.
Got'em, turtle soup anyone? The goslings can swim in peace now. Or until we discover there is another snapper in their pond, which is certainly possible.
Put up a section of fencing in the garden where wife planted beans. Then walked the farm in advance of the loggers who start harvesting our trees tomorrow. Hope those trees add up to a nice paycheck for us. We will need to buy a LOT of fencing material and probably hire others to build it. We're not up to that much work these days.
Healing thoughts to those in need.
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A comic book is a drivers log book. You record the time you start driving, the time and mileage for state border crossings (for the fuel permit tax folks) and the times you stop for breaks etc. This must be kept up to date and made available to any official at a weigh station or police/dot officer who requests it while you're on the road. In the old days, many of us kept a second backdate log book that we'd furiously fill out while driving off the scales into impound if so directed. With two of us driving the rig we'd normally run for 16 or so hours a day and 12 hour days were not uncommon when running solo. The problem would come on the cross country runs when you'd string 4 or 5 days together and just be really fatigued. Running a semi was hard w..k back then. Still difficult today but nothing like the bad old days.
Nick - sounds like not much fun safe or not. J.R.
GMTRacingJeff, Since it's doubtful that the previous owner was a founding member of Mensa, and you have to rip the column out anyway to fit the new one (or were you planning on a new type dual control) why not take a second and just see if a clip or pin was obviously left out. If the steering doesn't fail when it shorts out, I'd vote for pushing the offending part down and dumping some epoxy down after it to keep it in it's place. Shortest distance between two points and all.......
James, Brisbane Australia
Modelling AT&SF in the 90s
Good morning all,Jeff, I would invite JR and his pit crew over for a traditional Louisiana BBQ and set up some fun lawn games to keep them entertained; all the games could be designed to fix up the van in record time. Seriously sounds like your putting a lot of work and TLC into that van, I bet it will be sweet when you finish.Randy, I see you’re right down the road from me, enjoy the weather now but Perrysburg police are notorious for pulling you over for the slightest infraction so drive extra nice there. I use to live in the BG area and often drove through Perrysburg, Maumee, and Rossford and have the tickets to prove it, LOL.Jeff, how many empty gondolas do you own?
Good morning all. Another hectic day yesterday. They moved Mom to her nursing home for therapy yesterday and that was a mad dash to deliver clothing etc before I had to get to work. But, she is out of the hospital. Now I get to hear how the nurses aren't very nice to the patients and how they steal her candy (she offers some once and they assume it's an open bag forever) and how horrible the food is, they should be ashamed to serve this to the elderly and that the cooks should be required to eat it themselves or be fired. Oh well. That part I'm used to. She needs a variety of color on her plate or she can't eat it. Always been THAT way. It didn't pass on to me, I'll eat anything. Well, almost.
Garry- Thanks again.
Ulrich- You have experienced what my Mother does. Blood pressure usually drops so low while standing she gets dizzy. Lately it's dropping enough to make her pass out and fall as you have. That's the reason for her latest visit. Turns out they believe she's not clumsy after all. They now think she may have been passing out for split seconds for quite some time now. Not long enough to realize it, but just long enough to go limp and she can't catch herself before she hits the floor. Explains her answers of I just started falling and I don't know why. Keep your doctors informed of everything you notice. They still haven't figured out why Mom's BP does what it does. My friend, I'm not a doctor and don't pretend to be one, but you have a lot of stress and I do mean A LOT. That could be the root of most of your problems. Let's hope once these events pass you will feel better Oh and you're forgetting the diner food is amazingly healthy. You can order your caffeine and it won't bother you a bit. Sorry to hear about your Mom.
Dan- The Canadians are invading!! LOL. Oh well, I guess after that Vietnam thing we owe you guys a few.(chuckle)
Robby- Hope the MRI turns out good.
Jeff- Aw, I'm not sayin you can't get it done. I've seen things done that if it were me would explode as soon as I closed the door, but they're buzzin down the highway and have been for years. It's just my mindset. See, there's two systems on a vehicle I won't scrimp or cheat or fudge or rig. No matter what. That's steering systems and brake systems. Everything else will leave you stranded on the side of the road, but those will kill. I know you are keenly aware of that and would not take that chance unless you were sure of the fix.
Well do to the unexpected events of yesterday I did not make it to Castle Trains yesterday to pick up another tunnel opening. I did wave as I drove past the road to the place and that was a sad moment not being able to turn. If, and that is a big if, I end up in town today I may try to hit Hammer Hobbies, and pick one up. I want the single random stone portal for the spot in the hole the bridge crosses. Hard to explain, but I'll get pictures when it gets far enough along to be able to tell what it's supposed to look like. In the mean time I have to do the groceries for the restaurant and work tonight. I think we are in for a doozy because the holiday is coming and lots of people will be eating out tonight in preparation for cooking out this weekend.
Strangely enough, everytime my curser points to a word, a bubble pops up with that word listed in every language in the world. Very annoying. This I just noticed this morning. What I would like, is if Ulrich or some other foreign, well I guess in this forum reaching other countries, no language is foreign. So let's say if Ulrich would type something in his native tongue, we'll see if the Google translating thingy-ma-bob works that way. Then it's "disable".