Hello guys.
headache moderating. I chipped in and emptied the dishwasher and folded two loads of laundry. That was about what my back could take before a long break and more muscle relaxers and pain killers taken.
Robby P. Up here where I am in the Binghamton NY area, your house would be priced about right. I have been studying it as you may know we are looking for that prized MRR space with a house to cover it. Houses like yours would be priced about right here, But we really want a ranch. WE like one level living, and they cost much more, unfortuantely, often for shorter square footage. I grew up with a mother with MS who spent half her life wheelchair bound in a ranch house. SO I saw the value of one level living. My MIL suffered a stroke many years ago, and at 84 is now barely able to stand up from one electric lift chair to get into a wheel chair to be ridden to the stairmaster lift to take her up to the bathroom and bedrooms floor. SO my other half agrees we want one level. WE both also enjoy the fact that the trailer IS one level, just not enough space {920 sq ft} and no basement!. If we have a good full basement perfect for MRR we will enjoy it till we can't navigate the stairs anymore I guess. I hope you pointed out to the appraiser that the MRR in your basement adds at least $5k if not $10k to the value of your home!!! I hope it comes back appraised for what you need! BTW, what other work do you want to put into it? be carefull you don't overdo it and not get that money back out of it for the neighborhood and comparables on your street if you re-sell.
WEll guys, hope you all got something productive done at home, at work, at other ventures or on the MRR.
I go for nap now the second muscle relaxer and pain killers are kicking in now.
Oh, The prayer candle was lit all AM for those who need thoughts and prayers!
Later guys!
EDIT: I got top honors so strawberry or pineapple or Hot fudge Sundaes with or without nuts all around!
-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.
Ooo! Pineapple sundae! I'll take one of those please. Just a snack before we, yes we, (she has been doing laundry (must be laundry day all over) while I was at my Mom's house) go for dinner. Now I am hungry and will combine a trip to Big R in Lincoln wiiiiiiiiiiiiith.......a herring! No! Dinner. Then back out to mom's house I hope. Now it's spitting rain again. I have a million little repairs to do on her house. But, I figure I'd best get it empty totally, and then a good cleaning which shouldn't be too rough. The hardest would be washing windows. Brenda will most likely do the cleaning while I do the "direct replacement" repairs. We know how that will go.
Robby- I agree, nice house. Not an appraiser, but I'd say here in my area, double lot updated kitchen, four bedrooms, though it's an older home, still probably say, 100 to 150K. Depending on the neighborhood. Reeeeally hard to say, the prices fluctuate so much between towns and areas it's crazy. Someplaces it could go for as low as 75. I doubt much lower. Well it would, but it would have to be in bad shape or baaaaad hood. I hope they do you good.
A buddy of mine has a house that is over 100 years old. Single story but about 2800 square feet with a second floor that contains one big room. Basically a finished attic. This house has been COMPLETELY redone the real wood floors are refinished and beautiful as is the rest of the house. He went to refinanced at a lower rate and the appraisel came in like $30,000 less than the taxed assessors value. Or "Fare Market Value" as they like to unfarely call it. He questioned it and they said "it is redone yes, but it's over 100 years old." My buddy said "Yeah. The STUDS in most of the place. The rest is all new! The remodel started about 20 years ago and finished maybe 5 so the bulk of the house is no more than 20 years." He said...."sorry, the house is still over 100 years old." I hope the appraisor that Robby has doesn't pull that on him. Ignore the upgrades. Apparently around here they tend to ignore updating because of the market. Funny, when you're going for money they ignore them. When they're getting money (selling, or taxes) they focus on them.
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.
Strong coffee in a Santa Fe mug, please.
Neat layout pics folks. Keep 'em coming!
***Robby, nice looking house. Will be interesting to hear what it is appraised for!?!?
Farrier came out today and trimmed Tinytoons and a couple minis. Well, back to watching train shows.
Cheers! Rob
I can't believe I ate the whole thing.
Now, Lawrence Welk and a nap. Later, fix an outdoor light using super glue which interestingly enough, is in the trainroom
Galaxy.....The other work would be simple things. New doors, a new porch, etc..... Plus we have been saying we need those items for a few years now .
Todd.......We are in the "nice" part of the town, but I agree on the numbers. The house across the street from us came back at $85,000. Our house came back at $70,000 and $60,000 (old appraisals) . That includes all of the new updates. That house is old, windows are old (blow in when its a bad storm), our kitchen is new, and twice the size of that one. We have a double lot, two car garage, etc...... Its almost a number game!!!
Rob........We are both kinda nervous about it. Hopefully we will know something by Wednesday.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Good evening everyone!!..I will have an ice cream sundae with extra peanut butter and marshmallow please...and don't forget the nuts!! I have been driving everyone in the house nuts today. Everyone left to go shopping on me!! I have been stuck here since having surgery on Thursday and I am going stir crazy! I was really looking forward to going downtown to the Taste of Syracuse..(A big food festival) and watching The Charlie Daniels Band play but my luck I would get bumped in the stomach and that could lead to some serious issues. I hate the "helpless" feeling of not being able to do anything. I really do. I have done all the kitchen table workshop modeling I can do today while waiting for various stuff to dry and what not. Now it's just the dog and I and even she is in the other room!! This next week being home will drive me nuts but if I don't chill out and take time to heal I will be in it for the long haul. Even though it was a pretty routine umbilical hernia repair it still hurts like all heck. The pain drugs just knock me out so I have been laying off of them except at night so I can sleep. I hope to get some pics up soon of what I have been working on. Have a good night all and I can already taste tomorrows breakfast!!!
A true friend will not bail you out of jail...he will be sitting next to you saying "that was friggin awesome dude!" Tim...Modeling the NYC...is there any other?
Evening ya'll
Weather has been crazy around here recently. It's sunny and hot one minute, then it's thunderstorms the next.
Been working on some train stuff recently. I'm kitbashing a caboose out of a bay window and a wide vision caboose. The prototype is BN 11710, and athearn made a bay-window caboose with the same number. So I bought one and and prepping the bw caboose for when I get teh WV coupla. pics later
Robby, more like $350K+ in floriduh, and this is supposed to be the cheap part of the state.
Todd, what pig-tails?
Chris, I'll try the 50/50 gatoade/water thing some time.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
Good Evening, Janie - If the cook has some of Ryan's seasonings, I'll have a smaller ribeye (medium done) with that on it, plus baked potato, sour cream and butter and chives, peaches, and if you have it, some fresh asparagus, with a Rio Grande mug of coffee, please. And after dinner, a hot fudge brownie a la mode and a refill on the coffee. Thanks!
LSWrr Flat cars.... Bowser makes some very nice flat cars and the proto 2000 flat cars are nice the decks are seperate from the body. Take a look through my progress albums and see what I did with some of my old Tyco decks, if you're impressed it's a simple process and I would be more than happy to tell you how to do it
Keith, you can say what you want, but I'd say you are doing an AMAZING job on your layout! And since you're doing it in iNvisible scale, DOUBLE !! You do realize that you're gonna have to have the floor in your living room redone with tile or linoleum, right? Otherwise, your carpet's gonna get way too soggy when you have guests in and show them the finished layout.
I got a look through the new MR issue - some very useful stuff, including the article on the gondola loads (which includes detailing even commercial loads, weathering them, and building your own loads). I'm still trying to figure a good base color of grey to use to paint the I-beams and H-columns loads. Our local place only had the white styrene ones, not the already grey ones like Robby began with. One more step... and another coat or so of paint to get what I want.
Galaxy, Jeff, and our other Diners dealing with ongoing health problems - no need to act like everything is peachy-keen for any of you. I have heard plenty of stories from people I see at work with physical problems on top of any mental health issues like depression (or maybe that would be more like due to their dealing on a daily, continual basis with lack of energy, sleep problems due to pain (or not being able to sleep because there's only one way to lie that doesn't (too often) make the pain/discomfort worse in the night. And then to get up on a very few hours of sleep the next morning and deal with it all over again. I consider that - in spite of the physical/medical problems you have - with the things that you manage to get done, I'm sure God has a special place in His heart for you guys, and others who are dealing with personal loads like yours.
Jerry, good job there with the overpass & mirror; seems like you are continuing to make various changes and improvements on the I&S. What've you and Sallie been doing lately - staying inside the A/C, with the weather as it's been, I'd guess!
Robby, your house reminds me of the Revell farmhouse kit (from back in the 50's and 60's). I have one of those kits (again, awaiting being put together...). Hope with the garage paint, that the appraiser gives you a good valuation on the house.
Tim - do you have any MRR'ing books, or new/older MR issue, etc.? If not, maybe the wife could pick up the (new) MR or (if your stores there are like ours) a RMC (Railroad Model Craftsman) (Can I say THAT name in here?...). Might save you from going totally stir crazy next week, anyway - that, or check out every RR site on the web!
Welp, I need to finish off my hot fudge sundae brownie (thanks, Galaxy!), as it's almost time for heading home and get a start on my , just in case I get a call tonight. I think we're supposed to have some rain tonight as a cool front goes through the area. Maybe be either less humid, few degrees cooler, or both tomorrow - I sure hope!
[Edit] Vincent - Just saw your post, now do I have that right? A bay window AND wide vision on ONE caboose?
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Evenin' folks!
Flo just a decaf for me. I'll go sit in the back booth and rest for a bit.
Went over to my son's house to help watch the granddaughters during the Garage Sale my DIL was having today. She sold quite a lot of items today, but she still had a lot of stuff left when I took off. Little Emily (the 1 yr. old) has now started walking full time. For a couple of weeks after she started to walk she would take 3 or 4 steps, then get down and crawl. It takes 2 adults to keep track of her. She is also starting to say a few words.
I had to leave mid afternoon to get ready to go to church to keep an eye on the sound for a "little" wedding. THAT is what my minister called it yesterday when we were checking the sound system. He said if we couldn't get the sound running it was OK because it was a small wedding and he could do it without a mic...... The wedding party had 9 Bridesmaids and 9 Groomsmen..... I don't think the church was this packed on Easter! Not only THAT but I didn't know one person in the entire crowd..... The couple were not members of our church either.
I came home, changed my clothes and tried to finish the lawn. Got about 2/3rds of what was left done and then took a break for supper. Plugged the mower into the charger as I figured it wouldn't quite finish on the one charge. Hour and half later I tried to finish (the temperature had cooled down several degrees as well) and got all but about 100 square feet done when I ran out of battery. Depending how much rain we get tomorrow I may finish after I get home from the museum.
I am doing the Docent thing again tomorrow. Weather doesn't look good. High is supposed to be in the mid 60s with rain and thunderstorms. If there is thunder, we close the track down.
No model railroading today........ Hopefully for a couple hours tomorrow night.
later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
What up all?
Yeah, I know......look what the cat dragged in!
It's been a while since I've popped in. Guess it's time to say hi and do an update.
The wife has lost 60lbs since her bypass surgery in January. There were a few compliciations, but it seems thats all behind us now. She's starting to run circles around me!
My son looks like he may have to have that real nasty surgery in a few years. They did a surgery on his knees about 8 months ago that was hopefully going to make it so he didn't need this nasty one, but it looks like it didn't work as well as hoped. Now, once he's stopped growing, they'll have to saw both of his chin bones in half, twist them a bit, then screw them back together. It's not a fun process at all, but without it he'll eventually not be able to walk. His heelcord surgery has healed up nicely though, so thats good. He's been asked to coach the younger boys on his basketball team since he can't play anymore.
Me.....I'm preaching at a couple of churches these days. I still work for the phone company, but I've been working with my home church on some major projects more and more (like this one.....you're all invited: http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/BikeNite.jpg ), and I'm working with a biker church quite a lot (Crosspointe Biker Church: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=100000566562601 ).
I've also been working on my bike a lot. http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Drifter/850A0106.jpg It's really shaping up I think.
So, I guess I've got some reading to do to catch up on all of you..........
Good morning. We are under another tornado watch. That's three days in a row, we have had a watch. Even the wife asked if we moved to Oklahoma.
Not much planned for me today. I did go by a LHS and bought a "gas station". I will work on putting it together today. Then we have to go and grocery shop .
PC........Good to see you back in here. That's good news about your wife, but not good news about your son. I hope it all works out. At least coaching the smaller boys will ease his mind.
Good Morning--
Phil!!!back!!!!
Great news about your wife! Not so great news about your son though---but the coaching job will keep his mind off'n the difficult patches--
We did not see you coming in ---now that you're here we can fill you on some things--I had a heart attack with a cardiac arrest thrown in for good measure--I'm doing pretty good according to me docs though which may say something--
I am restarting my layout as a shelf--13' long layout 2' wide of the GEXRR between Hensell and Goderich---there may be an extension to London eventually-- Eric's layout will be still the same one he always had and we got most of it up and running---
Chloe, Get this man what he wants--I'll cover--meanwhile get me a coffee and a blueberry muffin please--I'll be at the RC for now
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/
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe I'll have the breakfast bagel to go this morning. Oh and fill my travel mug with dark roast if you would.
PHILIP! Good to see you sir! Glad your wife is doing well, but saddened to learn your son will have to have the major surgery. Will keep all of you in my prayers. Biker Church, huh. Sounds interesting. Our local paper had an article saying that the National Harley Convention will be held here in Geneva again in 2011.
Barry, howdy!
Got to get moving. I have to open the museum this morning. Doubt with the weather today we will have many visitors........
Later!
Got up this morning in a mood that matched the weather.Foggy.Currently it's 79 and cloudy.Chance of rain: 30%Chance that I'll get something done: 25%Feels like: 85 °FBarometer: 29.94 in and steadyHumidity: 94 %Visibility: 2.5 miDewpoint: 77 °FWind: SE 5 mphSunrise: 6:07 AMSunset: 8:13 PMHigh: 93° Low: 73°
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PC Good to hear from you. We need to have you here more often.
I'm still busy with family stuff in Michigan.
Cheers
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good morning!
We are having rain, thunderstorms,and a tornado warning as one confirmed touched down at the other side of my county at the border with the next county W of here. It is flatter there than here, hence an area near tehre named "Big Flats" as wide open flat valley there.
They say to go to a shelter or seek shelter, but a trailer doesn't offer much, and my other half is concerned. I understand the concern, but when it comes to such storms there ain't often anyplace to run to safely. If we pack up cats to go to MIL then we could get caught in a tornado on the way there or it could hit there too. Power is still on so that a good sign. A/c is off so it's warming up here but better that than blow a compressor if power goes out.
PC good to see you again!
Well! I guess I won't be doing any gardening today!!! Like For sure!!
Maybe shopping but the way its raining, maybe not. Hmm. No hail YET, thats interesting.
Hope everyone is safe and stays safe!
Oh, and thoughts and prayers for those along the gulf who are: getting oil in their area on land; loosing their livelyhood due to the oil spill; Seeing cost increase due to lack of seafood or other reasons. BP really blew this one and I think Obama dropped a ball on it too. BP will *magically* go bankrupt and will walk away and wash its hands from all this leaving us with what could be the biggest disaster we have ever faced, bankrupting this country to try to clean it up and with land lost to permanent damage from the oil spill. Unfortuantely. Mark my words. The worst part is Europe and Scandanavia OFFERED to send ships/skimmers/equipment etc. to help with clean up efforts and BP TURNED THEM AWAY. Obama should have jumped in then and overrode BP and said YES,PLEASE COME HELP! SOrry for this rant!
Good to hear from you Jeffrey.
Pray candle is lit for those with special needs!
Have a great day!
EDIT: TOP HONORS AGAIN COFFEE AND COFFEE CAKE FOR ALL!
Morning ya'll
The stuff from that oil spill is getting close to here. tar balls and oil slicks have shown up within half an hour's drive already. figure in a few days it'll be in walking distance.
Philip, Good to see you back. Sorry to hear about your son.
Jim, Yup, it has both: http://www.hebners.net/Caboose/bn/bn11710.jpg Orignally it was an SLSF bay window caboose. So far that's the only picture I've been able to find.
Good morning, (hangs head) I know, I know, missed it again. I overslept. Didn't sleep at all to speak of last night Brenda had the weather channel on the TV in the bedroom all night in case they sent out a tornado warning. We had watches until 2:00am with a very nasty supercell storm to our NE heading SE. That would have missed us unless it strung out or a sister storm popped up. We sat on the backprorch and watched the light show from the storm about 30 miles away. I was a tall one. I cannot sleep with a TV on. The noise doesn't bother me, it's the varying brightness' of light that jolts me awake every time the screen goes from a dim shot to a bright shot. She, does just fine.
Robby- I know what you mean. Some appraisals make no sense. Some count upgrades some don't. (which is the oddest thing) Some take paint into consideration, others say, a new owner may paint anyway so it's not a factor. Same with carpet. Unfortunately it's the appraiser the bank deals with is the one you have to accept. Sometimes you wonder if there was another "appraisal fee" you missed.
Jim- Sorry about the computer. They didn't notice these things when they had it the first time?
PC!!!- Great to see you, we were just asking about you. Just heard from Ryan too. Glad to hear the wifes program is working. 60 lbs, that's great. Sorry about the shin bones. It sounded so promising when he was recovering. We'll just keep prying for a change in prognosis. Not gonna ask about the trains as it sounds like you haven't had much time. Have you?
Today I must get the ladder and drop it off at moms house, visit her at the Stalag, then back to move some more stuff and clean the gutters and replace this light bulb in the basement stairwell that comes from the garage that is about 650,283 feet up above stairs using the aforementioned ladder, then back to mow the yard. I must at some time visit the train room to....., well I just must. It's Sunday, one of Sundays laws ya know.
Have a Greta Day!!!
Good Afternoon All,
Back in the shop to see what we got from the airport Friday. No racing in Ct on Sundays so we got back from Lime Rock early evening yesterday. That went well enough and I even got out in the Lotus 18 for the first time since I bought it back. New gearbox worked well though the driver was rusty. The rest of the lads are still in Danville Va and are due back tomorrow. It was 126F there in the pit lane Saturday.
Jim - if no-ones told you yet, Micromark has the Tichy cars on offer and a deal on 6 at a time. Normally they'll also have a free shipping or 10% off sale fairly often and that might help some more.
I haven't casught up since page 6 or 7 but hope to later, In the mean time it's back to it. CUL, J.R.
Good sunday Morning all...Its partly cloudy and 69 here after cool front passed thru last night...Didn't get any storms here...Planning on watching Cards game and my brother is coming this afternoon...You all have a good one..This is coal drag on I&S near Greenup Illinois..
Jerry
Strong Italian Roast coffee in a SOUTHERN PACIFIC mug, please.
***PC, good to hear your wife is doing better now. Really sorry your son's unable to play basketball anymore. He's had such a rough go of it. Don't be a stranger here and drop in as often as you can. We've been thinking about you and your family.
Have a good day y'all.
Rob
"Howdy all~ Coffee please"
Jerry nice to see ya.
Well no need to tell you about the weather here, just sunny and breezy.
And no need to post any pics of my layout, I've posted elsewhere, like WPS.
But there is a need to post pics of my son's dawg.
He's been here 2 weeks and 2 days.
So I thought I'd bore ya all to death of this pup.
When he first got here, he was some whimp. First day he wobbled as he walked.
As each day passes, he learns each personality of the household.
His name is 'Buddy' and he and the Husky have taken on a certain relationship. Buddy messes with everyone,
except the Husky. Thats MOM, and you don't mess with mom. But lets run!
After the run, they both headed for the shade and kissed each other.
I don't know if you can see the love Husky has for the pup.. but its there~
This pup's feet and legs are growing. He's gotta grow into them Boots. He really doesn't hold still for pics.
Good afternoon............. TRIPPLE cheeseburger, with bacon, some lettiuce, tamater, pickles, ketchup, and mustard...please 'n thank-you. With a bucket of Cherry RC Cola please n' thank-you.
WE SOLD THE PIRCH (fire engine) TODAY!!!!!!!
Woot! Woot!
The Mother-of-All-Garage Sales was yesterday, we made enough THAT we can both retire...when we're 100 or so.
Loving Wife made up a neato sales flyer for the Pirsch, and I sent it to a buddy who is the Public Information Officer for Cedar Rapids Fire. He put it on his daily inter-departmental blog...and 2 CR firefighters expressed interest. One, an old pal, the other the current Chief down the road in Tipton. 1-8-3 (Tipton Chief) came with his wife this morning...and SHE made the "we're buying it" decision! Remaining repairs on Tori are now covered...and then some! Now I gotta find a day when I can be "out-of-service."
I hate to sell the Pirsch, but I simply do not have the resources (space, mechanical, financial,etc., etc., etc.,) to restore her. 1-8-3 suggested to the union guys (CRFD is paid professional, IAFF local 11) they oughta buy it. No interest. He's on the Honor Guard (think military honor guard only with axes instead of rifles), and suggested they oughta buy it... no interest. So...........it'll be his truck (his wife's truck) for Tipton Fire to use in parades, a party wagon for the Iowa Firemen's Association convention...etc., etc., etc. He swore an oath THAT IF he ends up selling it, it will go to another fireman who also has visions of restoring it. I had a guy interested a couple of years ago, but he was going to pull the fire body off and make a race car hauler out of it! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I saw the Engine daily as a kid, climbed on her then...it was the fulfillment of a childhood dream when, in 2000, I was able to buy her. I just haven't been in a position to do much restoration (cosmetic mostly) since then. Now she's a yard ornament...and deserves so much better than THAT!
Glad everybody dodged the storms last night, we were under a twisty-thing watch...nothing developed here though.
ROBBY P: Nice house! Loving Wife wants our porch to look like yours...thanks a lot Pally!!!
KEITH: Cute pup!
VINCENT: If you need it, I've got an Athearn wide-vision coupla sitting here. I surplused it when I converted a wide-vision to a narrow coupla IC/ICG/CCP cabboose. Lemme know.
TODD: I thought I was the only one who stayed up watching for storms. When it's looking serious, I've got the TV on for the radar pictures, the radio on the best weather coverage station, and the scanner on monitoring spotter traffic...uh, until I get paged-out for spotter duty...then Loving Wife gets to hear the radio, the fire radio/storm spotters, see the pretty colors on the TV radar... Oh yeah, factor-in the weather radio going off every few minutes...gets a little noisy around here.
I'ma gonna have me a sit-down at the RC...hmmmm should I check the seat for a "cushion?"
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
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When in doubt. grab a hammer.
If it moves and isn't supposed to, get a hammer
If it doesn't move and is supposed to, get a hammer
If it's broken, get a hammer
If it can't be fixed with a hammer... DUCK TAPE!
Just a cup of decafe in a R&GV Mug please, Flo.
Slow day at the museum...... I guess most people don't see much fun in riding on an open track car in pouring rain in 60°F weather. There may have been 25 people max with about 20 of them being paying customers. We did have several that had some great questions. One guy asked me how the trains sent cars all different directions around the country and managed to keep track of all the cars. Gave me a chance to explain Car Cards, Switching Lists, and Train Orders! Not mention what the duties of many different employees were back 100 years ago and how they do the same things today differently. Also had several who were fascinated with our (working) telegraph. One little boy ran into the office and loudly said, "What's that noise!?!" So we explained it to him and Mom (Mom actually was interested in it.....).
We have managed to avoid any strong storms from this front going through (knocks on wooden table).
Chris, sorry you had to part with the Fire Engine, but it looks like you have found it a good home!
Anyway, I am chilled to the bone after getting drenched several times during the day. So I am going to go down cellar and sit where it is warm and w*rk on another turnout!
Ray,
Yeah, i can see the drawbacks to an open car in the rain. We use our ex HRR/Reading coaches or the trusty RDC though we need a new A/C unit for one of the RDC's. Having said that, I haven't done anything in the yard since I crushed my foot. Where the heck is Seneca Falls?
PC - Good to have you drop back in. Glad the wife is doing better and sorry to hear your son is going to have to have that surgery after all. Any idea when that might happen? I know it's a bummer to have it lurking out there but at least once done and with some physical therapy he can get back to what he loves.
Jim - hopefully the second time will be the charm with the 'puter. if you'd like some Tyco flats to play with drop me an E-mail and we can send some. We end up with lots of Tyco stuff all the time (and Lifelike and other toy train stuff we can't use at the museum and it just gets set aside). I'd like to find a decent frame for the underside because I think a lot of the paint jobs are "good enough". At any rate we have a ton of that stuff. Let me know.
Jerry - you have become the master of illusion. I constantly need to remind myself what size layout you really have. Your photography is constantly improving as well.
Galaxy - with any luck the bad stuff gave you a miss. We had really high winds and torrential rain for about 15 min this afternoon and then nothing. It did break the humidity and I appreciate that. My guys are up to Watkins Glen next week and hopefully the bad weather will hold off. You really feel exposed up on the hill like that.
Chris - It must have been tough to give that engine up but if it goes to an appreciative home and better yet gets restored it will be good, I've had a couple of projects that went that way - too much expense and not enough time and you hate to punish the vehicle. If the extra money helps - all the better.
Todd - If you need to sleep through the video and your CFO sleeps through it anyway, just stick a blanket over the screen and leave the volume up enough to hear the alert. does the National Weather Service still have a broadcast out your way? Radio might be a better idea.
Jeff - Steady progress will get you there. The wiring issue sounds doable and as far as the funny looks at the shoes. Just hold your head up and walk on by - with all you've been through you owe no one an explanation of any sort.
I actually got home in time to eat a meal this evening. Now to get some books out and do some more research on the area we're modeling around the trainyard circa 1953. CUL, J.R.
Good evening...
RAY and JR: Thanks guys, yeah...I hate to see the Pirsch go, but knowing it's going to a good home is a tremendous relief. 1-8-3's wife wants to have it up and running, AND re-painted by the 4th of July. To get it running, it "should" only need fresh battery, fresh gas, and probably a few hammer taps on the starter. As for the paint, they're getting primer, red paint, reducer, catalyst stuff...everything they need but somebody to do the w**k. My BIL said he could do the whole thing in one weekend... Hmmmm, maybe I oughta hook them up! Even though, I've got a hunch, as long as it's running, Mrs. 1-8-3 will be insisting the old Pirsch be in Tipton's 4th of July parade. She also wants to take it to the Iowa Firemen's Association convention. I forget where THAT is this year...
And yes, the truck does take "punishment" for my lack of...welp...several things. Lack of time, lack of money, lack of mechanical know-how...they all add up. Eventually, the truck would be un-restorable. Right now, it's mostly cosmetic w**k, and no rust-through. All rust is surface only. She's still a long way from having to be a frame-off restore job.
All-in-all, I had her for 9-1/2 years, did some w**k on her, and had her in one parade... we'll take THAT with a smile. Loving Wife asked 1-8-3 about "visitation rights," he agreed with a smile, and added "maybe he could even drive it in Clarence's parade sometime!"
Yeah...I sold it to the right guy.
I've still got Dragonslayer One, the 1953 Dodge/Towers pumper.
Loving Wife says I am forbidden from selling it. However it's still sitting under an RV cover...really needs a shed.
Here's how the Dragonslayer looked when I got her...in 1998
*sigh*
Think I'll go spend a little time with the engines...
Evening guys!
Welp, we missed the tornados and actually didn't even get any heavy hail like we usually do in such storms.
Hey!! I actually took some pain killers for my back and started on a big project!! I cleaned out my half of the master BR closet!! Since I have gained some weight, I can't wear the mediums or larges any more, and actually not even the extra larges. I kept 4 XL shirts and got rid of rest I can't wear anymore. If I loose weight again, I will have a few of the smaller size to wear, but not be overloaded. I can always go buy new clothes if I really loose some weight. SIX bags of clothes to go to the SAlvation Army Thrift Store! ANd I still have a crammed full dresser and a storage cube rack to go through to weed out what I can't or won't wear anymore, but that is for another day.
WE also threw out 6 bags of just "garbage" or stuff not good enough to donate. WE had a pile of six pillows that were rather musty smelling as they had sat there so long...at least the 10 years I have been here since moving in with my other half who had already lived here 6 years.... {when we buy new ones we tend to keep the old ones stuffed into the closet for company on the roll away or "just in case"- dont ask me "just in case what...."}. we will have to get those "demusters"to put in the corners of the closet. Taht left at least 4 good recent pillows in the closet thats enough.
Now if I can only get my other half to get the other half of the closet cleared out.......
WE have piles of clothes that can now be hung up nicely. If we get the dressers cleaned out and the storage cubes we each have, then we will have a neat room. A place for eveything and everything in it's place.
Now. of course my back is cursing me heavily, but I say t'was worth it!!
Tomorrow we take the clothes to teh Sally house and the trash goes curbside, and we take bak about 10 bags of returnable bottles to the Can Man and get 5 1/2 cents for each bottle witha coupon I have. That way, we can find the front porch again!!!!
I finally got some energy up, pushed through some pain and accomplished something!!! I feel SO proud....aw shucks. It was worth it. The pain that is.
Have A Great Night and sleep well!!!
Boy, lots of friendly faces still hanging around here!
So, Barry is trying to scare everyone by playing the heart stopping game. NOT GOOD! Glad you're not good at this game Barry!
Yeah, my son isn't real happy about this surgery, but we have to wait until he's done growing before we can do it........a few years off right now.
And the layout hasn't seen a lot of action......what else is new, huh?