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Posted by Packers#1 on Sunday, August 8, 2010 4:58 PM

teen steam fan
Packers1, I know the SOH CAH TOA bit, but it just doesn't click for me. And I am in Spanish one no thanks to my mom> I know what you mean on proofs though, easy but time consuming. I'm not in any honors classes, but the troublemakers are thinning out now. Junior year at a school where over half of the freshman class is lost. Grade advancement policy, or transfer, or drop out.

 

Ah. Yeah, my goal is an a for spanish3. Honestly be happy to get credit for the class and never have to speak another word of spanish in my life. And yes sir them troublemakers do get thinned out quickly

Thought y'all might enjoy me reposting this shot from my WPF entry. I recast the spur as a mainline and caught this picture of the FM C-Liner seperating a GE U23B and an EMD GP35.

 

Chris, a very nice shot of that CNW geep!

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Posted by AmanaMedic on Sunday, August 8, 2010 4:10 PM

 Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood afternoon 'eh,

Welp, here's what the BIL was a-driving last night in the Clarence Car Cruise:

It's a Kali-something GT, a fiberglass body on a VW Beetle chassis with an 80 hp Corvair motor. He painted it to be a pseudo-replica of a car Steve McQueen drove in the movie "LeMans." Got lots of looks in the embarassingly puny "car cruise:" about a dozen or so vehicles. Half of 'em were just people bored and looking for something to do, I think. 'Twas good to see the BIL...good guy! 

ROBBY P: NICE job on the CNW box. Yup, THAT be what the Rock boxes devolve into... Disapprove In other words, you nailed it. Funny, I remember when they were bright, clean, and 100% ROCK...Whistling

Hopefully this afternoon, I will either finally muster up the...something...to put end numbers on a patched CNW grain hopper. Might w**k a little more on a boxcar (need some paint for it), could clear out some space and shoot some paint on a GP-40 THAT has been impatiently sitting in primer for about a year or so...Disapprove "Should" go trim some low-hanging tree branches. "Could" go change oil/clean the air filter in the mowers. "Oughta" just take a nap with Rerun.

Decisions, decisions, decisions.

Have a good 'un,

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Posted by Cederstrand on Sunday, August 8, 2010 3:41 PM

Coffee in a  UNION PACIFIC  mug, please.

Y'all have been posting up a storm it seems.

***Jeffrey, sounds like that car has been a headache for you. It's probably time to let it go.

The wife's (HO) swimming pool drank most of the W.S. water, so I added layer #2 of what will surely be an eventual dozen, until the unseen void is filled.

Have a good day.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, August 8, 2010 3:39 PM

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I am in Spanish one no thanks to my mom

Spanish classes! Man, you have my condolences. I was being subjected to Spanish class at the age of 8. Spanish classes started at an early age in El Paso back in '69. I couldn't tell one end of the language from the other. I was having a hard enough time with english.Laugh

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Posted by teen steam fan on Sunday, August 8, 2010 3:09 PM
Packers1, I know the SOH CAH TOA bit, but it just doesn't click for me. And I am in Spanish one no thanks to my mom> I know what you mean on proofs though, easy but time consuming. I'm not in any honors classes, but the troublemakers are thinning out now. Junior year at a school where over half of the freshman class is lost. Grade advancement policy, or transfer, or drop out.

If you can read this... thank a teacher. If you are reading this in english... thank a veteran

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Posted by Blazzin on Sunday, August 8, 2010 2:01 PM

  Robby.. I make a copy of everything you do.. its so neat.  I like to wake up in the morning and see pics.

  Now on a different note.  Today is show and tell (for me, I hate a quiet dinner).. and to tie it in with Model Railroading.

  Art,  I have always loved art from a very young age.  Through the years, when ever possible I would take a class on art and one of them was Bonsai.  Not not Bonzai,  but Bonsai.  Bonsai classes were not cheap, but informative and a new circle of friends.  One friend had his own Bonsai Nursery.  As the years went by,  he invited me to his home where I saw his most precious creations.  One of the was so unique,  a stand of trees.  A minature forest.  You just couldn't believe it. 

  What he did,  was to sit me down in front of it.  I sat there for a good 5 minutes studying it.  He asked me if I knew what made it so unique.  I said no.  He told me of a time when he sat in a forest and noticed a stand of trees and tried to figure out why everything looked so perfect.  He studied it for quite some time.. longer than the 5 minutes

  His answer was quite unique, in which I will get to later.  Look at these pics.. and try to find something they all have in common.  (For anyone concerned I looked in a search engine for  only free photos/pics)

forest9.jpg picture by Blazzin55

forest8.jpg

forest7.jpg

forest3.jpg

forest15.jpg

forest13.jpg

forest10.jpg

forest11.jpg

forest12.jpg

  Ok.. what do these all have in common.  What makes these shots so nice?

  This friend told me after sitting there for quite some time... he noticed all the tree were separated.  Thus, No conflicting lines of trees over-lapping.  When you look at a particular setting/ pic/ photo/ train layout.. keep in mind the tree placement. 

  Create that perfect shot.. create that setting.  Of course I could go into detail about placing trees in a triangle, but that might be too much.  But interesting enough,  most settings will always look nice when trees are planted in ODD numbers.  I dunno why.. it just makes that perfect setting.

  Concerning train layouts and a forest,  I can't help but think I'll go back and look at these pics.. and create my own setting.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, August 8, 2010 12:56 PM

 Well, the car is now parked in my parent's south driveway where it's out of the way. They use the east driveway. I was thinking about getting a crew together to go load it onto a trailer but I didn't want to be out in 95+ degree heat any more than they would. So I called a local towing company and had them pick it up and bring it out here. $35. That's certainly a lot cheaper than what a new fuel pump will cost. If I can get the parts I need for the van the car won't get a new pump, just a ride to the scrap yard. I'm tired of constantly spending money on it.

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Posted by Robby P. on Sunday, August 8, 2010 12:46 PM

 Just a quick stop.

 Here's a current shot of the boxcar I've been working on.  It will look better once its put back together, and get some better shots!!

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, August 8, 2010 10:56 AM

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I don't have any recovery plans as of yet.

 

Hi Jeff,  Is this the VAN that you are talking about or your old car?????

Talking about the car. It's broken down three times in the last two weeks. One of those breakdowns was due to part of the wire harness going up in smoke. It didn't effect anything critical though and was easily dealt with. The van isn't mobile yet. Indeed, it's not even registered yet. No plate, no inspection sticker, no insurance, etc. I see no point in spending money on that until I can actually drive it safely.

Went to check on the car this morning. Looks like nobody has bothered it. I have some people around there keeping an eye on it and the cops are watching it. They seem to like having it there. Almost nobody has broken the speed limit on that section of road for nearly 20 hours now. I also picked up a can of Valspar clear frosting for glass and plastic. I'll try it out on a scrap model and see how what it does.

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Posted by last mountain & eastern hogger on Sunday, August 8, 2010 10:30 AM
Whistling

jeffrey-wimberly
I don't have any recovery plans as of yet.

 

Hi Jeff,  Is this the VAN that you are talking about or your old car?????

All the rest of you fine folks, I hope you are having a fantabulous week-end.

Young-uns getting ready for school and the older ones chasing mice. You just have to love that, Right??

Had a heck of a time locating the Diner this round. Who would have thought that Ray would have moved it to Mossenee.  He just has to much access to those locos at that Museum.  By the way Ray, nice start on that QUARRY.  I like all the work that has been shown here lately. And of course as always Grampy's and Crandell's photography just blows me away.  "SUPER" Thumbs UpThumbs Up

Back at work today. Four week-ends out of five.  This is the bad part about holiday season, filling in for everyone to get their vacation.  Oh well they are pretty good to me for covering when we go to Spokane several times a year.

Not much news MR wise, other than I picked up three new Bachmann locos and one Athern (Irv would be happy) 2-GP30s, SD45, and a GP40-2. These are all new in box and in total with postage $120.00. That really works for my retirement income. Also got a set of those pre-wired T-poles. Probably won't get them in place for awhile, but the price was right on them as well.  At some point I hope to paint the GP30s into LM&E colors

Really sad to hear of all the problems so many of you are facing. makes my on-going stomach problems seem pretty small. Overall, I'm very healthy with just the older age things starting to hit. Eyes, hearing. joints etc.

Sounds like a lot of you have had some really great reunions and Bar-B-Ques happening. You'll all have to step-up that exercise program a bit and shake a few of those pounds off.

Well I had better get back to work here before the crowds hit.  It is Victorian Tea Week-end here at the museum today. We have these each month and they are very popular.

Have a great week all and keep smiling, it looks good on ya.  Smile,Wink, & Grin

Johnboy out.............................for now.

 

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Posted by howmus on Sunday, August 8, 2010 10:27 AM

Mornin' everyone!

Mornin' Bill....!

Zoe I'll have a short stack of Buttermilk/blueberry pancakes with lots of Maple Syrup.  Don't care where it came from, but the local is best. Oh and a big cup of dark roast coffee in a R&GV RR Mug.

In Moosonee this morning it is currently 15°C outside on it's way up to 21°C by this afternoon with a possibility of rain.   Here in the Finger lakes it is 77°F with a high this afternoon of 85°F under sunny skies.

So Barry, is THAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7  Does it always stay the same or alternate???  Either way I would most likely conduct it in a 3 pattern....... LOL WhistlingBig Smile  Love Eastern European Music in 7 BTW.  I also love music in 5!  Darn!  Now I've got "Take Five" running through my mind.  THAT ought to drive me nuts all day.......

Probably won't get much done on the MR today as I will spend most of the day out at my son's house.

Later!

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Posted by tcwright973 on Sunday, August 8, 2010 10:24 AM

About the measure twice, cut once discussion. I have been told don't worry about the width of the saw blade as different saws have different widths, just leave the line. It's worked for me.

Tom (not an expert)

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Posted by Allegheny2-6-6-6 on Sunday, August 8, 2010 10:04 AM

 A large coffee to and a corn muffin no butter (it's for the dog out in the truck he's watching his weight) Well dragged the rototiller home yesterday from my uncle's farm last night. I don't know if all farmers are bad on equipment but these guys don't take care of anything. Was covered in bird poop form all the barn swallows living in the barn with a door that hasn't been able to close completely in about 10 years, rolled it out of the back of the truck and it must have taken a half hour to get it running and when I did half of the stuff was falling off of it so this morning will be spent power washing and putting this thing back together.

Was up at around 6:00am watching the Gold Finch's at the bird feeders in the front yard I counted 16 at one feeder a new record for us. Oh and how can I forget about Mr.Rat last night. Wife let the dogs out around 7:00pm and i hear her yelling at the dogs, well seems  the little Golden Retriever mix killed a rat. Don't know where in the heck it came from but best I can figure it may have been living under my deck so now got to get the have-a-heart traps out as I don't want them suckers dieing any where I can't get to them and have them stinking up everything. It bugs the heck out of me as this is the second one I've found and I make an effort to keep a clean yard, no garbage no open dog food or animal food etc. and I know them little suckers will only go 100' from food and water so I have a feeling they may be coming from my neighbor who lets just say makes it more inviting for them.

On the model railroad front, attempting to make some bottle brush conifers lol well lets just say I need lots of practice I'm also trying to find some useful material for tunnel liners and also looking into latex molding materials to possibly make my own stone retaining walls, gonna have quite a few of them so if I can get it down pat I'll save myself a few dollars.

Ok you all have a good Sunday

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Posted by galaxy on Sunday, August 8, 2010 9:53 AM

Good morning!

To all those who suggested baking soda...that is what teh exterminator suggested and we spread it around the carpet. Problem is when accessing the computer, which sitson a shelf1.5 inches off the floor we were stiring baking soda dust right into it. WE also have a giant open box of baking soda open.

I had my other half vaccuum up the baking soad last night so we don't further damage teh computer and said it smelled better after the vacccuuming and I should go smell. I waited til this am...it does smell some better but not good enough for me to sit wtihout mask for long. With my severe asthma problem, it is hard for me to breathe through a mask.

I am going to my fathers today to get out of the house for awhile as I have been home most of  everyday this past week and by dinner tiem my stomach has turned and is off of food by dinner tiem,,by the smell,,just when the other half is looking for something tasty to eat.

We will have to try the vinegar and see what happens.

g'day y'all

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Posted by TMarsh on Sunday, August 8, 2010 8:55 AM

Good Morning. Gonna be another hot one today. Making up for the last few cool days.

Gonna try and make this a short conversation seeing as how the last few were quite long.Whistling

Garry- Grandson is great thank you, and the South Of the Border, is still waiting in the pokey for the trial date which they keep putting off.

Ken- I hope it's not too late as I don't get a chance to pop in very often anymore. Well, I suppose it isn't too late. I don't use primer because I use glue, so I am not familiar with the surface texture situation. As far as the smell of the glue, most would say there is very little smell. Yes there is but probably only Galaxy would say, "what's that smell in here" Many would say it doesn't smell at all. Really, it's not bad at all because you won't do the whole floor at once. You just do smaller sections or you'll glue yourself to the floor. Brand? I don't know. I just grab the brand they sell at whatever store I'm at. "Floor Tile Adhesive" is what I look for or ask for. Use a very small toothed spreader for the self stick tiles. You don't need much just enough to help stick, and stick it will. I can't remember the actual tooth size, but the back of the container will tell you what to buy for use on self stick tiles, or any other for that matter. OR, as I have found, just ask which spreader they are out of stock on and THAT, more than likely, will be the one you need.

Teachers. I had great teachers. The only reason I didn't score well on a test was my own fault.

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Just peeking in and I saw- Measure twice-cut once. Yep, thats right BUT add the width of the blade you are cutting with, else you'll be short.

 

Oh don'tcha know THAT's got me more than once! Banged Head

G- I have heard the same thing from several people over the years about the bowl of vinegar Jeff spoke of. Can't vouch for it myself, but many swear by it.

Well, I said I would keep it short and I failed. However I cannot leave without saying the pictures of the projects either completed or in the works, are fantastic. I long for the day I get a chance to do some MRR stuff myself.

Today, more stuff to do at Mom's house and a visit with her.

Have a Great Day!!!

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Posted by Packers#1 on Sunday, August 8, 2010 8:35 AM

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Hey guys, not much from me. Did pick up my school books Thurs. I got Algebra 2, (ohh boy. I hate it already never been really good at math, satisfactory with the real world stuff, but not Algebra.) English 3, (Mandatory), American History (my sort of class.), Spanish (thank you mom, don't get me started guys.) and autos.

 

I here you on algebra. Geometry was easy enough; proofs were a breeze, they're kinda like how my brain thinks in a way. all the formulas at the end were killer though. I saw your later post abt sin, cos, tan. just remember SOHCAHTOA and know what information to punch in a calculator and you'll be fine. SOHCAHTOA means Sin=opposite/hypotenuse; Cos=adjacent/hypotenuse; Tan=opposite/adjacent.

English3 and spanish3 are gonna be my toughest classes, as I've stated. I think our chemistry honors teacher can teach, so that'll be good.

Garry (saw your post at the top of page 16), they sort of do split the funds once you get to high school because there's the different tracks. Right now I'm in the honors/AP track, so the kids who don't care have mostly been weeded out, and a lot of the troublemakers aren't in my classes. that isn't to say they won't be present in my CP classes.

Well, today is gonna be church and then Watkins Glen. I think I'm gonna take a break from readin; I only have 102 pages left. I may read abt 50 pages today though, not quite sure.

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Posted by Robby P. on Sunday, August 8, 2010 7:14 AM

 Good morning.

 I'm glad y'all found my pictures good.  I was on the wrong side of the tracks (sun).   We had about six trains come by in a couple of hours.   Pretty good hunting!!

 Not much planned for me today.  Maybe work on the boxcar some more, and take it easy today.

 Here's 18 reasons why I can't keep bird seed in my feeders!

 

 

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Sunday, August 8, 2010 6:15 AM

howmus
So Teen Steam ....  What your saying is THAT math doesn't add for you?  Always did a number on me too!  THAT is why I became a musician.  We only have to be able to count to 4! WhistlingWhistling  Lets see I have the X and the Y, now where is that equals sign.....?

What? No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7?Whistling

Good Morning---

I'm not going to get much mrr stuff done today due to honey dos and being strapped to on call----Sigh

We're getting the heat coming back after a couple of days of relative coolness--and rain

Oh well, gotta go and do some w**k---have a good one guys----

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Posted by teen steam fan on Sunday, August 8, 2010 5:48 AM
Morning, Yeah Howmus, basically. I can figure out stuff like how many time y goes into x, but sin, cosin, tangent? It makes me want to run.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Saturday, August 7, 2010 11:40 PM

Keith ... It was Jim who said he was an art teacher. Not me.

No RR progress today due to "honey dos".

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Posted by Blazzin on Saturday, August 7, 2010 10:37 PM

   "Hot Chocolate please.. Hey.. I'm sitting at the counter.. I've got pics."

 Galaxy, Jeff,  hey you guys~.. lol.. Actually I was thinking of Armour Baking Soda/power.. corn starch?  One of those absorbs oder.  For what is it worth.. not too expensice also.

  JR.. I have some of those old magazines.  I think I did see that once .. or twice.. and even in the forums here.  I've got a game plan.. in a few minutes.. maybe a sneak preview.

Garry.. you were an Art Teacher?  I think we've got a few artists here.. maybe Jim too.. and of course.. Ray~ ...I've seen his work,  lol.. I call him my ol' art teacher.  Perhaps I shall throw in a few pic/drawings of art I've collected.  A few years back.. oh..10 yrs ago or so.. a friend of mine.. and myself, would try to find the nicest Picasso.. for the cheapest price.. that could possibly be real.  Now those of you that think Picasso is expensive.. well most are not.  And more that likely a fake.  But on the flip side.. Picasso did over 20 thousand pieces of work... so who knows.  But a couple .. could be real and more than likely.  I actually did some research.. and I have my reasons to believe what is and what isn't a Picasso.  Just one man's opinion... but I've always loved art.  I would love to share a pic or two.. its fun.  Not all at once.. good gosh.. this is a train forum. lol

  Ok.. my first attempts at making a bridge... this is where I am.

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  What you see.. is added molding to give it more depth.  Vertical supports and toppers comes next. 100_1668.jpg

  And the bottom of the bridge... yeah yeah... I know.. My Work space.. whata mess.  I know~ but if I didn't take a pic in the middle of construction..you would see the mess or the blow by blow shots.

I'm an artist creating~ 

  Ok.. we're locking up the house.  Last nights low was 57 with a high of a whopping 62 degrees .. cloudy .. windy and cold.  Anyone wanting to trade places with me.. has to also take on my lousy knee.. very painful in cold damp weather... and let not forget my back too! 
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Posted by Cederstrand on Saturday, August 7, 2010 10:28 PM

Fresh figs & peaches, please. 

***Ray, you're a hoot and would be fun to hang around.LaughThumbs Up BTW, I really like the quarry work.

***Robby, cool motive power pics!

***Jeffrey, good luck with your car. Bummer!

***Galaxy, how about spreading a bunch of baking soda around the area, rubbing it in a bit and leaving it? Or, buy some stuff that is specifically for removing odors? I know the smell well. Why just today found another dead mouse in a water bucket outside the barn (not one the horses drink from) and it had obviously been there quite some time. Fell appart when I dumped it...yuck! OOPS, forgot I was in a Diner.Whistling Sorry folks!

Popped in tnto the train room and found the pool I stuck (using tile adhesive) behind one of the wife's (HO) houses had sunk into a bowl shape as it dried. Soooo, I poured WS water into the hole. Will be interesting to see if it dries in place or finds a crack and disappers below. 

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Posted by howmus on Saturday, August 7, 2010 10:08 PM

Evenin' Folks!

Flo just my usual decaf tonight.

So Teen Steam ....  What your saying is THAT math doesn't add for you?  Always did a number on me too!  THAT is why I became a musician.  We only have to be able to count to 4! WhistlingWhistling  Lets see I have the X and the Y, now where is that equals sign.....?

Got a Potato Salad made to take to my son's house for a birthday party tomorrow evening....  The birthday girl is a friend of an Uncle on the wife's side of the family.  Seems to be a nice lady, always very pleasant.  Besides they're cooking steak....... Big Smile

Also spent part of the day actually accomplishing some stuff on the Bare Mountain renovation.  Aka: The quarry scene.  Carved the sides of the deep part of the quarry and put on a wash of "rock" color.  Took a couple photos to share:

The photos are ones I borrowed online at a college site THAT uses the quarry for a NYS geology class.  What you see is just the first wash of color after the carving.  I will be adding some washes of darker colors to try and match the stone from the quarry.

Hope you all have a great night!

73

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Posted by teen steam fan on Saturday, August 7, 2010 9:49 PM
Hey guys, not much from me. Did pick up my school books Thurs. I got Algebra 2, (ohh boy. I hate it already never been really good at math, satisfactory with the real world stuff, but not Algebra.) English 3, (Mandatory), American History (my sort of class.), Spanish (thank you mom, don't get me started guys.) and autos. My sister and her friend got a ride up with me that I got drafted into giving them. And I saw a few friends at book pick up. All and all, a very long day after. Anyone want some farm fresh eggs? got em straight from the hens.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, August 7, 2010 7:52 PM

galaxy
The dead mouse smell is NOT disappearing as fast as I'd like it too. Of course I could suffer with heat and open up every windwo inthe place instead of just the computer room window and try with fans to "blow out the smell". problem with that is that lets the smell the whole house up and not just the one room. The smell is already in the other rooms anyway, just a far lesser degree and barely noticeable.

Here's an old M.A.S.H. trick an old army buddy told me about. They would set small bowls of vinefar in the corners of the room. The vinegar supposedly neutralizes the odor somehow.

 

Got the laundry done today then later went to dinner with my sister at Catfish Junction. On the way back home we stopped where I left the car earlier and I tried to get it started up. After flipping the switch for the fuel pump several times it unlocked and started pumping. I turned the key and it fired right up. It ran nice and smooth for about 15 seconds then the pump locked up again. This time I couldn't get it to start pumping again. So I locked the car up and we left it there. I don't have any recovery plans as of yet.

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Posted by Packers#1 on Saturday, August 7, 2010 7:02 PM

blownout cylinder

We had discussions around that for awhile.  The emphasis on test results is just resulting in just teaching to the test and nothing more--just cram the stuf down them and just have at it. Not a very useful purpose there.

 

 you telling me. the last week of school was absolute hell because every teacher was stuffing for the final tests etc. It doesn't work!

Chris, a lot of my teachers try to make tests so we don't regurgitate the stuff, but then that's in the honors program. overall I think everyone has made too much of a big deal over tests. We aren't religious in our school work like the Japanese or Chinese etc. America doesn't have that same commitment level thank the lord. We actually get to breath lol. For example I get to model railroad, play rugby, and spend my time talkin to you folks on forums.

Robby, nice shots!

Well, today I read about 120 something pages of The Heretic's daughter. I have 102 left! THANK THE LORD! idk if I'll have it done tomorrow or monday. The nationwide race was AWESOME today; I had it muted while I was reading. The racers tried 3 wide racing going up the hill towards the s curves at watkins glen; THAT didn't work.

I've also mowed both lawns and blowed off the driveway. have a good one y'all!

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Posted by galaxy on Saturday, August 7, 2010 4:03 PM

HI guys!

hope your Saturday is going better than Jeffrey's!

The dead mouse smell is NOT disappearing as fast as I'd like it too. Of course I could suffer with heat and open up every windwo inthe place instead of just the computer room window and try with fans to "blow out the smell". problem with that is that lets the smell the whole house up and not just the one room. The smell is already in the other rooms anyway, just a far lesser degree and barely noticeable. Of course with the a/cs running they tend to recirculate odors and so OUST is sprayed often around here. NEVER spray any thing like Lysol or Oust directly a t an a/c as it will freeze the coils and cause a breakdown. WE found THAT out the hard way a few years ago and learned our lesson. HAd to replace teh a/c with a $350 unit that actually is better, and quieter than the one we had, but had no choiceon the price as we had to take what was availabel that would fit the window.

great photos Robby!

well I get out of the room now so see ya all later!

-G .

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Posted by cudaken on Saturday, August 7, 2010 4:03 PM

AmanaMedic
KEN: First and foremost, I generally SUCK at construction/carpentry. With THAT said, I once used plaster to "fill-in" some voids, gaps, etc. on an old wood floor I covered with peel-n-stick tile. Not sure it was "correct," but it seemed to do OK. The floor looked mostly good when I was done...Whistling but better than what it was before.

 

 You know Chris I had thought about that before! My biggest problem besides my wife, is dry time. Only way to let the dogs out is through the kitchen. I was going to use Body Plastic filler with Fiber Glass strands in it, we call it Cat Hair. Tough as nails and easier to sand than the darn concert. But, soon as my wife heard Body Filler, she started not being nice to me. She cannot stand the smell. After all her Caboosing about the dust I bet if she could do it over I could have used it. Plus, I know how to work the stuff, have the tools and it drys in 10 to 15 minutes depending on how I mix it.

 If the sand does not work out,  I am going to pick a gallon up, give her $10.00 to get lost for a few hours and get this darn thing done!

 Jeffery Reason the gas pump is in the fuel tank is to cool the fuel pump. Fuel Injected engines need 70 PSI to get the injectors to atomize the fuel, so they run hot. Still sounds like a striped idea to me, I rather have them run coolant to it than stick it in the gas tank.

 One night my Daytona stopped running after I stopped to get beer. It stopped after about going 300 feet, at leas I had beer. Next day my shop called and said it was done, it was just out of gas? Picked it up and drove another 300 feet and it died again. This time the tow was free and it was the fuel pump. Got to blow Bob some stuff about that one.

  Cut the car up and make scrap loads out of it for the trains! Big Smile

               Ken         

    

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Posted by Robby P. on Saturday, August 7, 2010 3:49 PM

 Just a quick stop.  

 Got some shots for everybody to see.  

 

 

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