Good morning all,Ulrich, Good to hear your Mom made it home! Sorry to hear about the migraine.Garry, Welcome to the diner! Sounds like an interesting layout concept.
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Good Morning-
The rain is holding off for now--getting some more showers ans those t'underin'boomlets again---going to be with us for a few days I guess--temperatures between 20-24C this weekend.
Have to take a doctors note to work telling them that I'll be slightly indisposed untill the 20th of this month--yay-- then it'll be off to the library to return a somewhat overdue book---another yay and then after that I've got to go to the mall and see my doctor--yay about what the bloodwork revealed and to get yet another referral done to yet another specialist--yay then its off to home desparate to pick up some more pink and blue foam for my layout---YAY!! Actually I'll get to enlarge a couple of areas on the layout and redo the yard at Williston Jtn.---again--
Ulrich: Good to hear that your mothers back home--migrains--got those too--don't need them--
Chloe, I'll have a breakfast bagel with coffee please--I'll be at the RC for now
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Good Morning All,
A bit warmer this morning and thunderboomers predicted for the afternoon but nice enough out now. Didn't get the home puter to go last evening - just too mollasses slow so until I get a new battery and defrag it, it'll probably sit idle.
Charlie. The particular car we have here is a Superlegerra (lightweight) but not a Zagato. The Zagato body is totally different and looks like a space ship. Herb Wetanson (of Wetsons jamburgers fame) has a Zagato he has had polished to a mirror finish (all aluminum body work you know - harrumph). We'll probably see that one this weekend at Lime Rock along with about 150 other vintage cars and Jags of all sorts (Jaguar Club weekend).
Gotta run - lots to do before the end of the day. CUL, J.R.
Good morning. Eggs, Spam, Spam, Beans and Spam please, coffee too thanks.
Didn't rain the 11/2" like they predicted, in fact didn't rain at all yesterday after the sun came up til now. Good.
Gary- to the diner. Sounds like your standards are real close to mine. You'll fit in fine here. We nitpick our own layouts to the extent we choose, we'll nitpick yours... if asked, but mostly we are just glad to be with folks of a common interest. Good people in here of all levels and stages. One word of warning though, since hanging around the diner, my standards have gotten higher and it appears they are getting higher. So be careful. It's contagious.
I will never be a true prototypicalist (another useful word Webster has yet to acknowledge), but I'm glad some of my standards have tightened up a bit.
Robby- I'll keep the wife in prayers. Yes, definitely good luck on the house.
Jeff's missing again, hope he didn't overdo it working on the van. Sounded like the doc's reports were sounding pretty good, of course he did have those new shoes.
Best get a movin'
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.
"Coffee Please"
Good morning all~ well sort of. Cloudy.. looks like winter. Haze .. they really aren't clouds.. just haze. And should burn off by 11 am.
Ulrich, why yes.. exactly like hwy 101. I did mention the time.. way back when, when Jeanne and I moved to the town of Cambria. Yes there really is a town called Cambria. Loaded in 100 foot pines, Cyprus and oaks. Nice area.. but it was just way too cold for us. And the 50 mile an hour winds seemed to come up every afternoon around 2 PM, even during the summer.
Up the coast is a lighthouse, built on a big rock. Big Big. http://pointsur.org/ The light house men.. and families lived on top of this big rock, and the winds were so strong, the chicken they kept up there had to be tethered to ground.. so they would blow off the rock onto the cliffs.
Thats how windy.
Todd, Garry... quote:
Sounds like your standards are real close to mine. You'll fit in fine here. We nitpick our own layouts to the extent we choose, we'll nitpick yours... if asked, but mostly we are just glad to be with folks of a common interest. Good people in here of all levels and stages. One word of warning though, since hanging around the diner, my standards have gotten higher and it appears they are getting higher. So be careful. It's contagious
Now don't get me started on N-scale and prototypical. My head is in a whirl about being proto-typical. To draw the line.. ? Where .. ? (small rant about proto-typical)
Take the ties to N scale track. Ah.. those aren't proto.. yep.. they are not. Way too big.. ask for the real ones.. the expensive ones.. the professional ones. The ties are way smaller and close together and a bit more expensive.
Street lights.. the size varys in height. And some of the stands (very bottom of pole) to the lights are way too big. Telephone poles.. wow, now there is even an upgraded new.. highly detailed telephone pole out now.
N scale cars.. I can show you four different sizes.
Trees.. wow.. another can of worms. I can only come down to one 'common thread' I will use in determining placement of all items. Largest of anything will be closest to the viewers and smaller versions away giving that 'Forced Perspective".. < Woot~ I love that phrase. But in short.. N scale proto-typical.. gives my head a whirl.
Good Afternoon Folks,
a nice and sunny day - not for me to enjoy, the migraine still has the grips on me. Takes up to three days, and today is just #2 day
Zoe, with all that talk about drinking enough water, I´ll have a glass of mineral water and a coffee to follow. Maybe a shot of caffeine helps to get rid of that queasy feeling in my stomach.
Gary - a big to the Diner. I know exactly what you are talking about - layout space and SWMBO´s claims. I am glad that my wife has developed a high tolerance to my hobby - as long as I don´t occupy any space
Keith - I still have fond memories of driving down US Highway 101, back in 1974. Certainly one of the most spectacular drives in the US. I did all the way from Seattle to San Francisco and was enchanted by the beauty of the country.
Talking about N scale not (always) being to scale. I don´t really think, this is much of an issue. In fact, I believe, that sometimes it is even better, when some of the details are a little over-sized. We would not be able to take notice of the fine details, if they were to scale. What counts, is the overall impression, or illusion, you create and I think, you are doing a wonderful job there. Just take a look at Dave Vollmer´s PRR Juniata Division - he uses that over-sized code 80 rail with those big fat ties, but what a great layout he has created. Now that code 55 track looks better, maybe only on pictures or when your nose is only 2" away from the track. Only the bean counters and purist will think differently
TTFN - you all have a good day!
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe I'll have a breakfast bagel and coffee. Dark Roast coffee that is in a FGLK Mug!
Long, very long, Deacons meeting last night. Most of the time was spent in Emergency Procedure training. Actually a very informative and productive evening as the Deacons are the group expected to do all the evacuation of the church, crowd control, and calm people down, etc should something happen during a service. Not unlike the training we give at Boy Scout Camp to the staff for a fire emergency, earthquake, tornado, etc..........
Ulrich glad to hear your Mom is back home. Hopefully she will continue to recover and do what the Doctors have ordered.
Barry! You used the nasty word here in the Forum! You know the 4 letter one that starts with W..... Shame on you! I'm glad you are getting out of some, and have you in my prayers for the upcoming procedures and all.
Best get a move on. The Garden gets planted today!!! Then I have to set up a temp. sound system at church and see what is still OK and what needs to be replaced.
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
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Good Morning All...Its partly cloudy and 76 here after some T-storms last night...I'll have coffeee and a sweet roll please..Thank you....Not much going on the I&S..working in a B-Man caboose that I cut down and removed windows..gonna paint it up for CGW..then planning a CGW F unit..always like the lash ups of F's that the CGW ran..
You all have a good one...Jerry
Hello ...
Arrived safely in Michigan last night.
Welcome to Gary (with single R) weightmaster...... I use a double R in my name, Garry. .. Sometimes, we use nicknames here such as "Jim CG" or "California Tom" to avoid confusion with similar names.
Robby ... That does sound like cause for concern about your wife.
Where is everyone? Cal Tom? PC? Ryan?
went to Great Lakes Hobbies this morning for more track. They has some Shinahara turnouts on clearance. I got 6 #8's for about $15.00 and a 3-way for about $5.00.That was all they had.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Been working on the van when I can. Got a new fan clutch for it as the old one was worn out and was turning much too freely. Got a couple more parts for it, about $250 in all. The gas tank issue should be sorted out by next Thursday. Now if I can just get the steering column sorted. Found one that fits mechanically but is not a fit electrically as it has a different type warning switch on it. That should be a simple issue to correct by simply rewiring the connector harness.
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Evening guys,
HI JEFFREY! was wondering what happened to you but figured you were working hard on the van.
Had the Company this am talked trains and stuff.
Went to urologist. Claimed since I take a lot of meds that could be the problem, {as well as the disc issues}; oh, and here, by the way, is ANOTHER medication for you to take. MAny Dr.s lately are commenting on how many meds I take, THEN turn around and give me another one or two to take!!!
Didn't get to Lowes to see about a new pump for the waterfall. Perhaps tomorrow. I know we will have to get a new kind as we looked a few months ago, and they have changed styles/models so it's not simply a matter of buying one to replace the dead one, but finding one that will work and has the same size OD for the hose, can pump the same gals/per/min up the footage needed and/OR get an adaptor for the hose.
Gotta attack the dandylions that have taken over the flower bed around the pond! OY! For now, it's just "greenery" in there. Gotta pull out the last blueberry bush as they all failed, and it wont survive or bear fruit anymore. Last year it gave about 12 berries and that was it. DOn't need it taking up space. Usually I am a "must bear edibles and look pretty doing so" kinda guy for my plants witha few flowers thrown in, but this year I think I just plant some pretty flowers, If I find any I like.
The prayer candle was up earlier for those who need special thoughts and prayers.
See y'all later.
-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.
galaxyHI JEFFREY! was wondering what happened to you but figured you were working hard on the van.
Good evening Diners! No sign of the rainy days letting up this week - heaven's knows when the grass can next be cut!
Keith: Awesome scenes! That rock work looks, as Ulrich said- Real! I'll add my [(The next bit I've included in a PM, so scroll down to the next named patron if you want to save time )
I've been inspired by your city scenes to get on with cladding the card mock-ups which have stood in for buildings for over 8 years - what was that Todd said to the new Gary about raising standards?
Anyhoo, I took delivery a week ago tomorrow of a CD from which one can print buildings to be made up into 3D models. So, there has been progress. From the card desert first of all to this, an octagonal tower - why start simple when complicated is just out there waiting? Then I added the tower behind it in the same style - an office complex by the same developer. I've since added a Corporate logo to the tower, Bank of Montreal - a common enough sight to for a Canadian city downtown; and they were kind enough to send the right sized logo on the CC bill. The whole of the card desert was built to hide the three-level sandwhich of upper and lower reversing loops, with the mid-point loop between them. There is a solid wall of buildings that really do that job - not too prototypical, but I had to do something. So I next started on one of the 'wall' of buildings. The gap to the right is taken up by an "active view block" and the building that anchors it on the right. Today I updateded those. There will be a factory where the ASA box used to be, it's been printed, but not assembled. It will have to have an access road built, however my next project is a pair of town houses and a small hotel to fill in the street scene on the upper level; then the two appartment building kits through which the upper level reverse loop runs out of sight.
Gary MI : thanks for the backgrounder! I'm assuming from the time scale, and rail code, you'd be in HO? As you will have seen, we have a Garry, from Kentucky, so I've added the "MI" to your name to head off possible confusion. Typing being, shall we say "fluid," we may not catch the subtleties of a missing or added "r". Is that OK? Oh, I see Garry has explained.
Keith: (again) I hear you on the differing sizes in N. In fact on evilBay N is often described a 1:160 - and 1: 150, sometimes from the same vendor! However, I do agree with Ulrich as well! I can only afford Code 80 track, but find that painted and ballasted, it suits me just fine. I did have a small HOn30 section on my HO layout in Alberta, and used N track for the most part, and the HOn30 track for where the difference in the ties could be appreciated! It's just that I let myself get bent out of shape with figures mostly, some people are about 1½ times the size of others - and I'm not talking children, or even gender differences . It's about then I need to learn to go over to the Rivet Counter!
Ulrich: Hope your Migraines have abated -that your mother continues to improve, and you hear some good news soon about the job.
Teensteam:
I only hope that it doesn't turn my paint into cottage cheese.
Rob, I haven't forgotten the bell, just haven't found what I was looking for to send with it.
Garry: That was a great haul on the turnouts! $15 each would have been spectacular here, but 6 for $15, and a 3 way for $5.
Galaxy: I'm looking for an article on an alternative medicine site that may be of interest re the chronic back pain. If I can find it, I'll PM you.
Seems that's it for now. Goodnight all, and God Bless. Prayers for Mrs. Robby, and all in need of Healing, Comfort, Prosperity and Peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
G'dEvening, Chloe - I'll have a RBF, and could I get that in a go cup? Please? Thanks ! Need to get home at a better time for bedtime tonight, since I've been up a tad too late the last couple of nights, and my body is telling me that I'd better let it get enough rest tonight or it'll TAKE it, itself...
Got my laptop back, and have been swapping the bigger drive into it, swapping the keyboard with another one I have (the first one's "E" key wasn't working about half the time -kinda necessary in English- and I was getting tired of turning laptop off, popping the keyboard open, re-seating the cable to the logic board, and putting things back in place). Have one other thing I could fix myself likely, but am gonna send it off tomorrow to have them do that, so I'll have the 1 year warranty on it. Haven't burned any DVD's with the new drive in the right-hand bay, but it has been working find for any discs I've put into it.
This past couple of weeks, have been breaking in the new crisis therapist (her name is Sarah, same as my daughter's). She's getting the hang of things, and past few days, I've had her do the screenings for walk-in services while I get to sit there. (Now, if I could only have an issue of MR to read... Nah, better not at w**k) Today, w**k was... interesting - one person who was not only 'out there', but also taking off their clothes, saying they were burning the person's arms. Then later had another who about 15 minutes into the assessment, had what I'd guess what was a grand mal seizure, so that one got sent to the ER and I dropped off a copy of my (partial) assessment with the charge nurse for their social w**ker's info. I'm ready for the weekend, so I can have some less busy time when I'm on-call! Ah, Monday is payday, so that will be something to look forward to.
Ulrich, good to hear your Mom's back home, and though I suspect it will be a struggle for her, will say some for her to just let others do more stuff. Also some for your migraine to just leave for at least a summer vacation (or longer).
Keith, I like what you've done with your rocks and cliffs (and that big tree).
Barry, if only you could teach your heart to quit trying those synchopated beats, maybe you wouldn't have all those doctors' visits. But hey, take care of yourself and your ticker, okay? And hope you get to enjoy some of your time off.. that 'W' thing that Ray doesn't want to hear!
And Galaxy, do take care of yourself (heart and the other stuff) too, y'hear? You've had enough health problems already, as I recall.
Robby, best wishes on the house 'visit' on Saturday. Hadn't gone back through all the pages yet, but I take it you may be re-financing or such? More for you and your wife and her healing of the cyst (and everything else)...
Weighmaster (Gary) - add my to the Diner to Barry's. Glad to see another new Diner in the place. (I've been out for a bit, myself). I can see that you've been around the Diner though, with your remark about 'diseasils'... I expect from your layout description that you and Ray will have a lot to chat about in one of the booths, as his tastes follow several of yours mentioned. Hey, you and Ray and others who regularly sit at the RC are the ones I go to with my questions to be (borrowing a phrase from Todd) 'semi-prototypical'.
And Ray, sounds like either that sound system had its own 'cardiac' problem, or else a lightning strike.
Hey, Chris - with all those neat trains going through your neighborhood, I'd start carrying your camera at all times for the next week/month! Some neat stuff there. Oh, on your wife's yard sale (sounds like it's pending for this weekend?), she could've warmed up over Memorial Day weekend at the Highway 25 ("100 mile") yard sale down here. They've been holding it for several years - not sure how long, but a while.
Sounds like you're back up in Michiganland, eh, Garry? DEFINITELY sounds like you found some bargains at the LHS's up there. DerJohn, I like your new business tower there. Might just inspire me to tackle some of the kits (or maybe I should start with these unfinished projects?) in between calls this weekend.
I'll just say to DerJohn's closing remarks and get me off home.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
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Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
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Evenin' Folks!
Flo just a decaf would do me fine! I'll go sit in the back and relax for a bit before bed time.
Been a long day..... Got the garden planted (finally), Called the church to see if the "jack of all trades" there could help me with the sound system and to make sure the insurance adjuster had been there and gone. The insurance adjuster had left, but the guy couldn't help this afternoon, so we made a time to w*rk on it tomorrow. No sooner hung up from THAT call, when my son called to tell me they are having a garage sale on Saturday and they need to borrow tables I have for it...... Only time I can deliver them is tomorrow at the time I was going over to church.... So I decided to change the time for church.... Will have a small window of opportunity tomorrow to get the darned thing running for the wedding on Saturday and the service Sunday.
So this evening i cleaned the left over wood chips, dirt, and assorted "Moo Poo" out of the back of the truck, unburied 4 fold up tables, found my cashbox and a few things I am adding to the sale, and loaded the truck. My back is killing me tonight. Say Galaxy got anything good for back pain? No better not it might not get along with the score of meds my doc has me on. Should be OK by morning.
I did spend some time in the train room while the washer was running tonight and have basically finish my first Fast Tracks turnout. Not perfect, but I think it will run trains with no problem. All I have left to do is glue the finished trackage to the ties and install it in place. I'll get a couple photos to share tomorrow, hopefully.
I did get a chance to catch up a bit on your posts here, don't have time to comment on them. Sounds like some good going on amid all the setbacks some have been having. I will keep all in need in my prayers!
Howdy (yawn). Busy night tonight. I look for it to be insane tomorrow for some reason.
G- Isn't that the way it goes? Nothing ever just fits anymore. They always change something to the point drop in replacement is a term we may no longer use. We gave up on blueberries here. Soil isn't the right PH and evn though without too much fertilizing we probably could get a bush going, the rabbits eat the durn things down to a nub. We've tried three bushes over the years and can't keep the rabbits out even with fencing. They win. Oh, apparently discharging of a firearm is frowned upon within village limits now. What's the world coming too????
Jeffrey- Glad to hear you didn't get shanghaied back to the hospital. Wiring shouldn't be much of an issue for you. The shoes doing better?
Garry- Glad you made it safe. I agree with John, you got one heck of a deal on Shinora's, shoot you got one heck of a deal if they were Atlas!!
Jim- I'm with you on the been up too late lately. I like it, I too shall be "semi-prototypical" Maybe you've coined the name for a niche of the hobby.
Ulrich- Yes your Mother is in my prayers also. I failed to mention it before, but like everyone else, rest assured it's happening.
Ray- Gosh darn if we ain't a doin the same thing again. Our tables got delivered today to my MIL for her garage sale. 'Cept I only got the light turned on in the train room today. Nothing but good intentions happened though. By the way, do your tables get heavier everytime you move them? Mine do.
Welp, I'm gonna try to get to sleep before tomorrow.
Prayers for those in need. AND that those who are on the "missing" list are just busy and healthy. I would kinda like to get a "Howdy I'm fine" from Ryan and an update on how Mrs PC is doing on the weight loss. I hope she is doing well. Those kinda procedures concern me. She's still on the prayer list.
Decaf coffee, please.
Fell behind in posts again. Did scan a few and noticed some neat pics.
Loggers finished this morning. Hope our check for the harvest is a big one. Should know next week. First thing we'll do is hire someone to remove stumps, set a couple pipes in ravines for access points, and basically smooth out the land. Then comes all the fencing. Just don't think I'm up to much of that anymore.
Still no train room time. Been both busy & tuckered out these days.
Cheers! Rob
Good morning.
Gotta go to work this morning, Oh Joy!!
The wife went to the doctor yesterday, and the cyst is nothing to worry about. She is going to have another MRI in 6 months, just to make sure everything is fine.
As far as the house..........The appraiser is out of town. "Well thanks for telling us now!!!". So I guess the house won't be appraised till next weekend. So much for rushing to get the house cleaned up.
Hope everybody has a good day, and I will stop in later tonight.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Mornin, coffee and sweet roll please. 50% chance of rain and thunderstorms today and tonight. Joy.
Robby- Good to hear the cyst isn't a worry.
Gonna try to straighten up a bit today in the trainroom.
Have a Great Day!!!
TMarshJeffrey- Glad to hear you didn't get shanghaied back to the hospital. Wiring shouldn't be much of an issue for you. The shoes doing better?
MOrnin' Guys!!!
A cup of Hawaiian Kona coffee in a chessie mug.
Jeffrey- I feel that way often too. SOmetimes its the meds I am on making me tired or other times my back killing me making me tired. Just keep in touch here, ya hear? Miss you when I don;t see you posting!
Der- some have suggested acupunture. Don't know a a reliable good one around here to try. But I do know herbal medicines and such often can only do no different than our mehtod of taking a pill for everything.
JImRCGMO: I am taking care as best I can. Like Jeffrey I plod along and visit the Drs. I need ot visit, to see what they say/suggest.
Homus RAy: Psst! Yeah I got the goods for back pain...how much ya wanna get? SHHHHH! Meet me in the alley between the track behind the bar car!
Todd: the blueberries most likely didn't survive mostly do to a ph issue. mY fault then perhaps? As far as nothing "drop in fit anymore" that is so you HAVE to buy a new one...the old "built in obsolence" clause every business operates under. I just didn't think a water pump for fountains, waterfalls would be obsolete after 5 years. Guess again.And, of course, the prices went up too! DOn't forget that!! NA I will need a larger size now to get the "pump up footage" I need {must be able to pump up at least 7 feet at 350 Gals Per Min. ANd we didn't see any with filters on them nor did we see the filters yet...but it was early for that type of stock to be all in yet.
WE washed the new Kia Sedona yesterday- her first bath to get bugs off from going to Corning and wholesaletrains.coms' brick and mortar store where I got a few things. Now I have bought some RainX to apply to the windows and today with cloudy skies and lower temps I should get my butt out there and apply the RainX. FOr those who don't know what RainX is it helps to keep the water beading up on your windows and shed the water better, quicker, faster. Just wipe on like wax, wipe off with soft cloth. You can also buy RainX windshield washer fluid its a bit more expensive but it keeps adding some RainX with every squirt. Off my "selling soapbox". Shh!
Have great day everybody!
Helllooo--and a good morning to you all---
We have fog and showers this morning--supposed to clear up this afternoon though--should be a good day for arguing with the tractor---John Deere GP neighbour has----it got stuck in the mud here-----
I've got a day off from doctor appointments and things like that---Monday will be bloodwork day for I&R as well as a fasting for th bloodwork for the Cardiac Rehab classes---no food or coffee and other stuff for 12 hours---yay
Anywhoooooo----I'll have a coffee and some toast please --I'll be at the RC for now----
Strong Italian roast coffee in a AT&SF mug, please.
***Robby, very glad to hear of your wife's results. I'm sure that was very stressful for both of you.
***Jeffrey, keep breaking in those new shoes, but carefully please.
Worried about my wife's high BP. Two more weeks before she can see her Doc.
Healing thoughts to those in need.
Rob
We've been having more or less steady rain since before dawn but I finally got a break in the weather and changed out the fan clutch on the van. The longest part of that operation was making sure the centrifugal clutch on it was wound in the right direction. After cleaning the old one up so I could see the spring I was able to determine I had gotten the right one. Having to go back and get one that turned in the opposite direction would have been a drag as it'll probably rain for the rest of the day.
Good Evening,
time for dinner on this side of the Big Pond - not for me, though. It is day # 3 of my migraine attack and there is no improvement
Too bad - today´s the nicest day of the year so far - not a cloud in sight!
You all have a good day and a nice weekend!
Afternoon folks!
John Wood sent me an email that Todd had asked about me! Thanks Todd for asking, and thanks John for giving me the heads up!
All is well here in the Piedmont! Though our family back in NOLA is very angry and upset with the oil spill in the Gulf, seafood industry has gone kaput!!!! They say the stench and odor of the oil can be breathed in even from their homes, which are 100 miles from the coast. Amazing!!!
TRAINS
Got an email from Factory Direct Trains yesterday, they have a special "BOGO" deal, get 2 for the price of one, DC/DCC/Sound:
Only $199.99 for 2 + shipping and tax
COOKING
Still cooking it up, but sales of spices are way down!
Here is my latest cooking adventure:
Polenta
TRAVEL
Went to Philadelphia, PA for a week last month and that was mostly work, but Mo and I did get in a little fun. Did a lot of walking around downtown and toured the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Benjamin Francklin's House, and ate some great food at the converted Reading Terminal Market.
BASEBALL
I am now the assistant coach for Ben's Junior League team, we are the Royals! Currently our record is 5 wins - 1 loss. Supposed to have a game at 6pm tonight if it does not rain out. Three of our last 6 games have been postponed due to rain. No droughts this year!!!
Hope all is well with the regulars and all the new folks in the diner!!!!
Have a great weekend!
Bon appetite!
=:~)
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Good - well, morning now, but might be afternoon by the time I get this posted, so we'll just say - Lunchtime, Zoe. I'll have a BLT and a bowl of chili and an RBF, please. Thank you, and I'll sit at this booth by the open window (just in case...)
Heartland Division CB&QJimCG ... I was kidding you last night. You're supposed to laugh.
Todd, thanks for reminding me - I'll have to go check the card store for my "Happy Waylon's Birthday" card this evening.
Jeff. I saw your photos of the column (I'd have NO clue how to deal with that mess (TM - sorry, Fergie, if you're peeking in the window)!) But (once you locate the parts and get them in), I figure you will find a way to get things put together in totally functional form (might have the inspectors sratching their heads when they see it, but that's another matter). Oh, the other day, I saw a L&A boxcar on the 'Bay (when I was looking for something else), and though of you. Glad to hear your shoes are helping (and getting broken in).
Well, gotta go for now, they're shutting down our systems at the 'office' in 10 minutes.