A bowl of chili, please.
LOTS of great pics posted lately.
Put out hay and finally glued Tinytoons shoes back on today. (***Ray, I'll have to measure her) Not much going on here. Haven't made it into the train room lately.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Rob
Evenin' folks!
Flo just my usual cup of decaf if you please. I'll go sit with Barry as he seems to be the only one here tonight.
So Canada is too hot for you, eh? Been fairly cool here in the Finger Lakes today. The high got all the way up to 73°F with a bit of drizzle from time to time and clouds the rest of the day. It was actually higher way up in Moosonee. They were 76° this afternoon. Sure hope the hot stuff isn't being sent over to me....
blownout cylinderI got told we are now going to see a specialist who will talk to me about the Defibrillator implant and we will work out a time to get it done. I also went to Tiger Direct and got the parts I need for my own computer
Whew, I had to read THAT twice! For a second I thought you were going to make your own Defriberalatoree type thingy..... So what new parts did you get for the puter?????
Chris, I blew in the Ambulance to the head office. Got an email back telling me they take those things very seriously and the driver was violating both their own policy and NYS Law. They wanted to know exactly when saw the ambulance stopped on the tracks and the location, and they will do an internal investigation. I made it very clear THAT I feel the drivers of emergency vehicles should model the best in driving at all times. My fear is some young thing with 2 or 3 kids in her car will figure THAT if the ambulance can stop on the tracks, it must be OK for her to do it as well............ Also let them know I am a councilor for Railroading MB for Scouts and much of the Merit Badge today involves safety around the RR ROW. It will be interesting to see what transpires........
Just finished making one of my famous Potato Salads to take with me to the NMRA picnic on Saturday. We provide the BBQ Grill (actually the museum is doing THAT for us) and everyone brings their own meat to cook and whatever else they want for the meal. We will have the Curator of the Museum give us a historical talk about the Museum and how it came to be. Then we get to spend the rest of the day in the museum with its 104" by 14" HO model railroad. The guy going to the event with me is into G scale, and one of the NMRA members who volunteers at the museum has some "Large Scale " (aka: Gauge 1) on display there. He is also involved with Live Steam. Looks like it will be a good day weather wise so I am looking forward to having a great day at the Medina Museum on Saturday.
Hope you all have a great evening!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Gooooooooooooooooooooooood Evening, pulled pork sandwich sounds really good right about now, with some IOWA sweet corn and a large glass of lemonade... yup, at the RC.
I thought BARRY was gonna make his own defiberalationator too! Amazing things. When you stop to consider THAT the first portable units weighed over 60 pounds and were tied to an electrical socket in the emergency room... the fact they can make one small enough to place in a man's chest...simply amazing.
RAY: Kudos to you for calling in THAT Emergency Medical TWIT who parked on the crossing! You nailed it, emergency vehicle drivers, just by driving the big white taxi, or the big red truck are automatically held to a higher standard. The law sure holds us to one... Plus, it reflects poorly on the organization as well as ALL who wear the uniform when somebody does something stupid like THAT. It should be pretty easy for them to figure out who was driving. I doubt anybody will lose their job, but they should find it difficult to sit with a good portion of their butt missing... Apathy kills. Maybe a little wake-up call will prevent a tragedy down the road.
Just back from an enjoyable evening with the 78th East Iowa Cadet Squadron, Civil Air Patrol. I've met some fine young people in a variety of occupational settings, but this group..."top notch" doesn't cover it. They're beyond THAT! It was an absolute honor to be among them, and also humbling. When you have a 16 year old, in PRESSED BDU's standing at parade rest while answering your questions, and calling you "Sir,"...quite humbling indeed! The first time a cadet did so, I said "aw, you don't have to call me sir, I'm a civilian and I work for a living." An adult CAP member said "yes, he does have to" and politely explained why... they are taught to show respect for civilians, and calling them sir or ma'am is part of it as they live the Air Force values and practice Air Force military customs and courtisies.
Now I have to come up with a title for the eventual article...
Speaking of articles, the big one is DONE, 'cept for writing the photo captions. I still have to hammer-out a short piece on the grand opening of the Heritage Christian School in North Liberty. Should be easy...only 500-600 words necessary, if even THAT many. Got facetime in the morning, so had best get to it.
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
"Good morning all of you~"
I"ll still be in bed while you all wake up. I am tired, very. But I'll leave you all with one country song and some morning reading. I love to search the forums here.
Don't click if you don't like country... lol~ (actually, this guy is from Dire Straits)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqHJWsgGx4g
City Planning. Yep.. thats where I am in the sceme of things.
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/p/157021/1732110.aspx#1732110 Second entry, has a whole check list.
Any of you peeps out there want to contribute to a daily reading ? It would seem, I do alot of reading here concering trains. More than when I was in college and when I took my national exams back then, I was the top 1 percentile, nation wide.
Good night for me.. good morning to you~
Keith
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Morning Folks!
Big ol' plate of bacon, and some pancakes please.
Happy Friday, It's going to be in the low 90's here with high humidity. I was advised that my loco has been shipped, can't wait for it to get here.
Steven
Good morning.
Well I guess I'm off to the basement this morning. I will try to get some stuff done on the cars. I also have the clean the house later. Its getting kinda dusty.
Chris.......You have any major flooding going on? I was watching the morning news, and they were saying how bad Iowa has been getting with the flooding.
Well I will pop back in later, and I will see some of you guys in the WPF (when it gets posted).
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Morning folks, Flo big glass of the Dew please. Could not sleep last night and was up till 2:00 AM, yet still woke up at 6:30 AM. 4 hours of sleep, it going to me a rough day, today.
Todd Miss Lumpy (68 Road Runner) does not have a Hemi, she has a 63 426 Maxie Wedge. I still have her original 383 sitting under the train bench. Original 727 and rear end are long gone. I got her from Mon and Dad when I was 17, they bought her when I was 12. Ready for a good laugh?
Yep that is me in front of Miss Lumpy. You know you have a big cam when you can still hear it hitting at 30 MPH. The Daytona I drove last week was the 3rd one I have driven. Other 2 I helped build. Green one picture was taken in my shop, but I did most of the work here at the house.
White is one owned by Steve, was taken at my house. The skinny guy with the beer in his hand is John. We meet on a Mopar site, he flew over from England to meet me and go to Monster Mopar Weekend.
My old shop, Miss Lumpy and the red 69 Charger with the primer hood is mine.
Here is what I was up to on the 68 on the right with no front wheels. It is Dave's Charger, he gave Miss Lumpy her nick name.
So why is your Runner sitting? If the motor was sound when parked, I can walk you through getting her started. Another friend had a AAR Cuda sitting in a lean to (is that spelled right) for 10 years on his farm. When asked why it was sitting he said the motor had to be bad by now from sitting. It took a week, but we got the 340 fired up, smoked for about 15 minutes and after that ran great.
Train Front Simon 1966 and his two son dropped by Wednesday night and we had a blast. Boys ran the trains for 3 hours while Simon and I shot the breeze. I really enjoy watching kids having fun with my trains. Simon and I dug out a few more projects and he helped me with some parts numbers for missing parts. Found all most all the parts for the Athearn Dash 9 RTR. Will see if the NCE decoder makes it run like RTR SD 50. Both where parked because I did not like how they ran with Digitrax DH 123 and 163. All so found a Proto 2000 SW 8 switcher. Have it apart and is going to be a little bit of a challenge even with a N scale decoder.
Floor Wars Wife and I are still having at it. She wants me to use wood putty to fill in the sub floor damage. Because? Her girl friends said it would work. When I asked how thick can I apply it, I don't know was the answer. How long does it take to dry, did not know that either. Now before you think I am being to hard on her, I have been asking her to get the details from her girl friends for 2 days now. But all she reports back to me is Susan and Linda says it will work? Now if Bob Villa said it would work, I would give it a try. Remember, I need something that will dry fast, not in 6 to 8 hours. Through the kitchen is the only way to let the dog's out.
Thanks for letting me bend your ears, so to speak.
Ken
I hate Rust
Robby P..You have any major flooding going on?
Thanks for asking! But, nope...high and "dry" (raining currently) here. Ames is what got hit the hardest this time, far and away above what they got in '93. But, THAT said, parts of Ames are flooding for the FIFTH time, like their prized Hilton Colleseum, one of the premiere entertainment venues in the state. Colfax (small town east of Des Moines along I-80) also got hit pretty hard.
Part of why we settled in Clarence: no creeks, no rivers, no lakes, no streams to flood. House even sits atop a slight hill. THAT said, I do get water in my basement...it oozes through the 100+ year old limestone walls due in large part to a profound lack of gutters on the house. Yup...they're on the list.
Due to flooding and a wash-out on the BNSF across southern Iowa, AMTRAK is again detouring over the UPRR, and due to the Colfax flooding, the Iowa Interstate (IAIS) is running on UP from Council Bluffs to Fairfax (just west of Beverly/Cedar Rapids). At Fairfax, UP has a connection with the CRANDIC for ADM-bound coal and grain trains. IAIS is using the CRANDIC to get back to home rails (Amana).
Mornin' BILL, LEE...looks like KEITH needs a little "zipity" for his "doo dah."
STEVEN: Hope my blathering yesterday helps you at least a little...
Welp, time to grab a "to-go" bucket of coffee and get ready to face THAT Editor for her weekly "face time."
A good, SAFE day to all!
Good Morning. Well looks like one more day after today for the heat. Today Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 109. Tomorrow cooler with a high heat of only 106, then the temps plunge into the mid 80's starting Sunday. Looks like a cool week for the ILLINOIS STATE FAIR!!!! (roly eyed look of whoopdee doishness)
I was, and so far still am, extremely happy with a little teensey bit of info I gleaned from this, or is it next, months issue of MR. Guess what it is? No guess. OK I'll tell you. Pelle Soeborg's recipe for concrete. Yup, the color of the portal in his diorama is the color I'm looking for. Thank you sir!
Chris- I'm with you on the anti- cold weather. I can deal with the heat, but not the cold.
KEITH! !!!- Dog gone it, now it's twice in a row you've got me on Youtube and I can't get off it!!
Ken- (More drool.) 426 wedge is cool. Actually on the street, sheer jawslack aside, rather have a wedge than a hemi anyway. 440'sp, 426W's could take a hemi on the street just do to the weight alone. The 440, even the 383 with just a little tuning could hold it's own against the mighty elephant on the street or any of them for that matter. Juuuust wouldn't wanna go too far or place a whole bunch of money on it unless it was a 440 six pack. Then actually it's a roll of the dice. Niiice pics by the way. I'll have to dig out a pic of mine after the first fix up. Reason she's sitting is I decided to do a redo of the car, then I found Brenda, then I fell in love, then life and kids and..... Well the car's still in the garage. Waiting patiently. I will spare you the pain of seeing me in the eighties though!!
Sawyer- Lotsa good cars out there. Or used to be. Every manufacture had their engine of envy, but none could or can, replicate the sheer potential of the Hemi. Notice I didn't say one from the factory was better or faster or stronger than another. That is a debate that will go down in history as the most contested thing ever. Potential. Too many factors involved in which was faster/quicker. But the potential for making big horsepower is in the hands of the Hemi hands down undisputed if you have the cash. Top fuel don't run many wedge type engines for a reason.
You know, with all those trips to Tiger Direct, Barry just MAY be building his own defib....
Was gonna say something else, but thank goodness I forgot what it was.
Best get going. Just might use the AC in the truck today. Nah, why break the streak.
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 with cream please"
Ken, no no, my pleasure.Thank you~ Wow, I really loved looking at those babies. Ken out here $1800 bucks to have the engine compartment brand spanking new like some of those pics. I'll probably go back and re-read your post, with a double take of the cars. Wow, I'd be happy with just a 383. I must admit, the one car I want to have on my layout that I don't have is the Barracuda. Truly a primo car. I love the 60's back then. When that time came in the Sunday paper of the "Next Years new cars" I'd sit for a long time, and just read about the new ones coming out. The one reason why I haven't bought an N scale Cuda, is because I wanted to get the colors just perfect. I suppose I should have looked up the colors.. but the ones available just didnt' seem perfect. No wait.. I did buy one.. inspite of the colors.. or was that a Roadrunner orange...now I truly can't remember~ .. lol. I have a nice collection of the 60's Muscle cars. If there is one interests I truly have/love in model railroading .. well its the cars. I lived by the Ford Motor plant, and I'd see tons of cars all loaded up.. ready for shipment. I'm very proud of this one~
Buying cars for the layout has been my kind of fun.
Chris, I hope you don't need some 'Hip boots' for the rain. And .. you're probably right about the sharks. Last summer Jeanne's nephew wanted to learn how to surf, so I taught him. The first day he made some comment about no one will really know he's a beginner out there. I said... "They'll know, the sharks will know" He ask how? I said "Because you won't even be able to sit on the board with balance" He didn't believe me, well sure enough.. he kept falling off.. I told to laydown or I'm going elsewhere.. away from him.. cuz he's going to attract something with all this splashing. We had only one shark attack I believe was last year. Some Tri-Atheletes thought they should swim way out there.. and began to race. Well sure enough.. it happened. I stay closer to shore.. and surf in a more public area.
Steven, Jeanne my wife got a little chuckle out of your comment.
Johnnyboy I thank you, most of my information I have on modeling has been right here from the forums... and the dumber questions I ask here at the Diner.
Barry, I love country music... then again.. all kinds of music. And my pittbull loves music too and will start a dance if I start to sing. Comes from out of some part of the house if I start singing.
Everyone enjoy today, its Friday!
Mornin' everyone!
Mornin' Bill!
Zoe I'll have a blueberry muffin and a cup of dark roast coffee in a FGLK Mug to get me going this morning. I'll be over at the Rivet Counter for a bit.
Chris, Got another email from the "Boss" at the Ambulance company. Below is waht he had to say this morning:
"Thank you for updating information regarding this incident. Based upon that I have been able to pinpoint the crew and driver responsible. I’ve referred the matter to our safety officer and driver trainer who will follow up. We have a policy which forbids stopping on RR tracks or crossing with RR lights flashing/gates down, coinciding with current law. The crew will be re-trained and a disciplinary note will be made in their file. Thank you for bringing this to my attention."
Case closed I guess.....
I have to get the Yaris up to Canandaigua this afternoon for its 15,000 mile service. Yep 2 years and 5 months and only 15,000 miles. Guess I don't drive THAT much these days. Most of it was between my house and the museum and back I think.
I haven't heard any news about my BIL, so I guess he is still hanging in there. What he has is Myelofibrosis, a cancer of the bone marrow. My wife died of ALL (Leukemia), and their Mother died of Bone Cancer. All 3 can be linked to exposure to Benzine. My FIL for many years recovered old wood and cloth airplanes in the basement of their home. They were sealed and stiffened with a product called "Dope"..... Pure Benzine. I figure the cigars my FIL smoked must have protected him as he died a while back at 95 years of age.
Bets get moving!
Later!
Ken, quote: " She wants me to use wood putty to fill in the sub floor damage. Because? Her girl friends said it would work"
Maybe they are right, this is what I found.
"What are you guys using for exterior filler on nail holes? I've been trying to use the DryDex stuff, but if I don't get to priming the holes in a suitable timeframe, the spackle seems to melts when it rains. Thanks".
answers:
Durham's Water putty works for me. Has to be mixed like plaster, butnot affected by rain. A setting type drywall compound would probablywork pretty well.
Crawford's painter's putty. Easy to use, lasts forever, comes in a can, dries hard and sticks well, and is all-natural to boot. Available at better building supply places everywhere.
Ken Make her happy, its important. "Honey, your friends are right, thank you so much, what would I ever do without you~" .. lol. WOOT!
Good morning. It's 80 and partly cloudy. The high will be 98 with a heat index of 107. There's a 30% chance of rain.I had a stormy session at the planning table last night as I worked over some proposed changes to my layout. The inside loop, the park, the passing siding and the surrounding scenery will soon be no more. The layout as it stands at this moment has two access holes in the largest area. Until recently these access holes were easy to reach but owing to complications brought on by my medical problems these holes are now much harder to reach. Therefore much of the center of the layout will be removed. The track plan as it is now looks pretty much like this:With the proposed changes it will look more like this:The loop on the right will have an access hole but it will be easier to get to.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Good morning ....
Storms here yesterday afternoon did extensive damage. Power was out from mid afternoon until after midnight. ... My mrr friend, Gus, had his boat dock destroyed. Winds lifted it out of the water and truned upside down in his yard. It is a pile of scrap metal. The boat is mostly OK, and he retrieved from a neighbors dock where winds had blown it.
LSWrr The trip to CN was interesting Johnboy, we watched how they scheduled, moved, and tracked trains from the US border in Minnesota (Rainer, MN) to Chicago. CN is running their freight trains as passenger trains use to be moved, on timetables. Instead of paper, everything is electronic of course. We also got a brief period of instruction on how they break up the power units in the train and who decides what locomotives are going on what train. If you ever wondered; a typical coal train for them hauls 19,000 tons of coal.
The trip to CN was interesting Johnboy, we watched how they scheduled, moved, and tracked trains from the US border in Minnesota (Rainer, MN) to Chicago. CN is running their freight trains as passenger trains use to be moved, on timetables. Instead of paper, everything is electronic of course. We also got a brief period of instruction on how they break up the power units in the train and who decides what locomotives are going on what train. If you ever wondered; a typical coal train for them hauls 19,000 tons of coal.
Lee ....... CN in the US has changed much since I was with them in MI. The US subsidiaries were then in Grand Trunk Corporation". It included GTW, DWP, and CV. One of my assignments was to write sections of GTW's application to the ICC for acquiring DT&I and D&TSL. (For D&TSL it was actually to acquire the half interest of N&W. GTW alread owned half of D&TSL.) . Acquiring the DT&I gave CN/GTW connections with SOU and L&N in Cincinnati. Unfortunately, for CN/GTW, the two southern roads merged into Norfolk Southern and CSX. Traffic volumes, therfore, never attaind GTW's forecasts on the line to Cincinnati. Eventually, DT&I lines in Ohio were taken over by a shortline from CN..
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Afternoon everyone...just a coffee extra regular for me. Going to go get my freak on tonight. Taking the wife and daughter to Darien Lake theme park and resort for the weekend and seeing KISS in concert tonight. You either love em or hate em but the band was a huge part of my growing up in the late 70's and 80's. This will be my 3rd time seeing them and my wife and daughters 1st time. They are hooked on them due to them watching all the Gene Simmons Family Jewels shows and A&E. They are in for a true rock and roll show like nothing they have ever seen!! They are even going to wear the face makeup!! Best get a move on..still have to ice the cooler and top off the tank. Have a good day!!!
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?
Afternoon guys,
I have been avioding the computer room as we have had much needed rain, but taht means the window can't be open and the scent of the mouse is still too strong for my sensitive nose and weak stomach. I can smell it everytime my other half opens the door and who has a far less sensitive nose and very much stronger stomach than I. It is slowly getting better and the next day and a half should be opren window as its not supposed to rain, but that followed by 2-3 days of more rain and closed window. Darn. I try to eat at least once a day to be sure I am at least eating somehting, though. Even with zero appetite and gastritis to boot.
SO, I have some catching up to do. I skim read and see lots of well wishes from several over the health issues. Thank you. I took the Cardiologists humor as was meant, I think it's a good joke. It is nice to know I'm thought of as much as I think of others when we lite the prayer candles for those who need special thoughts and prayers.
I won't comment on other things as the diner has grown, what, 5 pages since I was last here?
SO, thoughts and prayers for those who need them. The prayer candle will be lit tonight for awhile!
THe pics I saw were great pics.
I Do believe I will have a double bacon cheesburger, that actually sounds good for a change...maybe I will go get one at A&W! SHHHHHHHHHH! don't tell teh waitress here I said that! I don;t want to get kicked out!
HAve a great day guys.
-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.
Just a quick stop.
I've posted this car in the WPF, but I will post it here as well.
A strong Italian roast coffee in a Burlington Northern mug, please.
Lots more neat pics posted in the Diner. Keep it up guys!
***Ken, quite a shop (and cool cars) you have/had there. Sweet!
Have a good day y'all.
Cheers! Rob
Today, August 13th is my I am Alive Day" ! ... It was 2 years ago when my heart stopped and was re-started 6 times. I had my helecopter filght to Vanderbilt Hospital. Doing fine, now! That way I can bother all teh diners, still.
Below is the remains of my friend's (Guses's) boat dock. Yesterday's storm destroying it.
Aftanoon folks!
Robby, that is some great work on those box cars! You keep getting better every time see your work!
Garry, those storms ran through here too, sorry about your friend's dock! Glad your electricity is back on again!
Hey Bob, let me know how the rub works, I see it arrived on Wednesday! Thanks again!
Here is what we had for lunch today: Oven Fried Catfish
You all have a great weekend!
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Afternoon, just dropping by to pin my latest layout plan on the bulletin board, I'm gonna go lift weights and do a bit of running. I wanna be the best rugby player I can be and that starts with getting in shape.
Size=6x8I finally have the run for both the grades. Now I want to mess around with the location of the spurs in the town, and I may add an excursion RR in the empty lobe.The train would leave, do one full lap then run to the passing siding, run around its train, and do a full lap+return.
We're going to Augusta tonight to eat at Subway and go see Karate Kid at the $2 movies, so see you folks tomorrow!
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
In looking through my stock of spare Bachmann EZ-Track I find that I have plenty of curves but very few straights. I have therefore placed an order for 6 packs of the stuff today through the Shopatron network. It has already been shipped from Hobbytown USA of Dallas and is on it's way. I should have it at the latest by this time next week. Maybe by that time I'll have most of the old track (in areas that will be removed) pulled up. I have a bucket of water standing by to drop them into to remove the glue and ballast. I hope to be able to reuse the turnouts. If not I'll just have to order more. I'm glad one of my family members (who shall remain nameless) is a closet model railroader and is footing the bill. Regrettably one of the things on the layout that will have to go is Ezra's Exxon station. Hopefully I'll be able to put it down in another location. The park and it's sandlot baseball diamond and K4 locomotive display will also be coming up. I hope to put it down in the area that's now occupied by the Shell station. I'll probably cut that structure and use the front of it against the backdrop. The north engine house and the foundry will also be pulled up. Bob's hot dog stand will also be looking for a new home. The south engine house (old Walthers structure I got in the 70's) will be pulled up. It's footprint will be relocated slightly and it will be replaced with the north engine house structure which is also a Walthers structure, the backwoods engine house and car barn. There is also a Pola car barn which will be relocated. It's going to be a lot of work but the new layout is almost ready to jump off the planning sheet and become a reality. It's kind of a shock going from 2 loops to one but the inside loop was always rather boring anyway. It's just an oval with an inside spur. But pieces of it will be used in the creation of the new track layout. That's enough for now. I wouldn't want to bore anyone.
Good Afternoon/evening
Welp. I's be doing the weekend thing for w**k--strapped to the beeping beeper all fragging fricker ricker weekend. Don't mind my grumbling grouching.
I'm going too spend the weekend trying too reorganize my workspace downstairs---again.
Chloe, I'll have a burgerplate with fries and a RBF please----i'll be at the window booth 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/
Flo I'll have the Oven Fried Catfish Dinner special and a cup of decaf please! Thanks Ryan!
Well I took the Yaris in for its 15,000 mile service thingy with about 18,000 actual miles on her. Just as I was leaving the waiting room (saw the car brought out and parked) I stopped to give a to a guy sitting there using a MacBook Pro and listening to iTunes. He looked a bit familiar, but I couldn't place him. He took off his earbuds, looked at me and said, "Mr. Howard right? Weren't you my Middle School Music Teacher....?" Turns out he is the son of one of the School Board members back when I taught him. We had a good chat!
I then headed out to the Local Hospital to see my BIL. He wasn't in his room when I got there, but a nurse at the desk told me to go down to a waiting room and wait. She would come down and get me as soon as he was brought back up. I went down the hall and looked around and the only thing close was a room half filled with Beds, Chairs, and medical equipment.... So I went back to the desk and asked where exactly the "waiting room" was. The lady told me right down the hall and to the left.... It is the room with the televisions in it. So I hoof back down the hall and figure out she means the room I was looking at before as it has a little corner in the back of it that was outfitted like a small lounge with a television and a few magazines. (They are doing the every other year remodeling so I figured the other stuff was in there for temporary storage.) I waited for over an hour, and nobody came down to get me. So I decide to go back over to the desk to see what was going on.... passed my BIL's room and he is in the bed.... I stayed all of 5 or so minutes and chatted a bit with him as he looked really tired.
Doubt he will be with us much longer. He is skin and bones....... Looks like the photos of the prisoners back in WW2. He still wants to go out to the museum in a week for Diesel Days. Doubt very much he will make it.
Well, I need to gather all the stuff together for tomorrow's NMRA Picnic.
Catch you all later!
Ray: I hope that your brother in law has a peaceful end, preferably in his sleep. The way you describe his appearance brought back memories of may paternal grandfather during his last days back in 1972. Lung cancer got him.
jeffrey-wimberly Ray: I hope that your brother in law has a peaceful end, preferably in his sleep. The way you describe his appearance brought back memories of may paternal grandfather during his last days back in 1972. Lung cancer got him.
Thanks Jeffrey. We hope so too!
Last time I saw him was in mid June at my Granddaughter's birthday party. He was skin and bones then, but had his old fire in his grin. He weighed 121lbs (I think my SIL said) at that time and is now less than 90...... Bernie is a "chip off the old block" of his dad. He could build almost anything and make it work. Bernie once created a "wood burning" lawn mower. It had a modified gas engine that ran on the unburned fumes from a wood fire........ Yes it ran! Not well enough to mow the lawn, but it ran.
BTW, Jeff, I like the new plan for yout layout. It should give you considerably more room in the trailer.
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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
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Good Evening Diners!
Seems to me I said I would send some cooler air down Iowa way to Chris but it might be a little cooler than I first thought. We are headed for a high of 65F tomorrow and 55F on Sunday with rain. We're going to the race track tomorrow with some friends for dinner and I just might place a bet or two. I've only been out there once before so it should be an experience. Luckily the restaurant is under glass and out of the weather.
Ran trains for a little while tonight. I had the CPR running with a SW9 on the point doing a little road switching along the way. It's a really nice little engine(PK2). I then put the RS3 on the tracks and will run it a little over the weekend. Might put together some trees too as it will be too crummy outside on Sunday to do much else.
Ray, sorry to hear about the BIL and hope he finds peace.
Well we always knew little Robbie was a smart dog but it is starting to get really spooky. My wife was sitting on the floor beside him the other night and turned off the 'beggin strip' commercial as he gets really wound up when he sees the dog on the TV. Robbie promptly leaned over and hit the remote, which was still in her hand, with his nose. "Turn that back on Mummy!"
Well it is getting late, so I'll say Good Night.
Good Night
CN Charlie