Thought I drop in once more for a nightcap, before I call it a day. Zoe, I´d like to have something with a little something
Galaxy - Polska kielbasa certainly is not the diet your doc had in mind , but even so - "smacznego"!
Well, I made the deal, so it is good bye to:
and welcome to:
It was a funny feeling to turn in the keys of the Merc. I quite liked it, but $ 4,000 for the repair job was just too much. It´ll be shipped to Africa, where it will be repaired by locals and most likely end up as a taxi for the next 30 years .
Petra is enjoying here GULAG days as much as I did in the beginning of this year. Waste of time is the best to say about it. Those weeks will pass, and we still have our dream of moving over the Big Pond into friendlier territories.
Ray - only by sheer size you have to look up
Y´all have a good one!
Hi guys!
Probably won't post tomorrow so I wish everyone a "happy forum-in-waiting days" for Mon and Tues! I suppose we will have a new diner after they come back online sometime on Tues...if we are lucky....and If someone gets it started then, so on Wed I suspect we will see each other on a new forum in a new diner!
I sure hope we don't have to go through that business of signing in everytime we get back on the forum each tiem like we did this last change to this forum! That was a real pain in the {substitute your fave word here - I choose patootie- an interesting word}. I also hope when we post a post or answer to a post, that it actually gets posted this time...we had troubles before, so copy every post before you post it so if it disappears into the nether realms of the 'net, you can repaste and repost it! {just an alert and reminder of what happened last time}. Many of us will experience teh growing pains, I am sure, but we will adjust, I am also sure.
After a few cool days to tell us Fall IS coming, it will be back in the high 80's again and nice and sunny this week. Sure hope we have nice weather in Scranton, PA on the 4th for the Railfest! Usually whatever we are getting they are getting too, so will be nice if it is nice next Sat. If not, oh well, I am far from sweet and made of sugar so I shant melt, I guess. I shant, I shant! There's another interesting word.
Happy B-day Packer! {it's a little late I know but you know what they say...and I haven't been here a few days to catch it. Boy are YOU getting old! It's all down here from here as they say. But I wouldn't be 21 again if I had the chance, so enjoy the ride while you still can!
Special thoughts and prayers for those who need them! We will light the prayer candle for the evening!
Good job sounds like on the van, Jeffrey. Now if you can only solve the gremlins remaining in it, you should be fine, but I would start looking for a heating system of some kind for it cuz as hot as it has been this summer where you are, it could be just as cold again as it was last year down there, and I know it is NO FUN to be driving a vehicle without heat on a cold cold day! {blown fan motor and a blown heater core once}. We often thinks it makes little difference, but it is HUGE difference when you have no heat or defroster to defrost windows on chilly AMs.
Got antibiotics for my eyes and will ahve a script for dry eye tear formula to come up as soon as I am done with teh antibiotics. Picked up some Systain eye drops to lube my eyes in the mean time too{recommended by the pharmacist},and seems to be working well. I did not realize how much my eyes actually bothered me until I put the drops in. I thought it was just allergy eyes form the seasonal allergies I have and on the warm sunny days grass allergies have been high lately. But I am amazed at how "comfortable" my eyes feel now and how much the tearing {that I thought was allergies} has stopped. The opthalmologist said that though my eyes were tearing watery tears, my eyes were drying as fast as I blinked. I see the difference clearly now! {ha ha, tee hee, tee hee}. Now soon we start teh fall seasonal mold and mildew allergies soon as leaves around here will start to fall and it gets damp and dreary. NOt looking forward to winter! But it, too, will pass.
Well, I didn't have much to say, but as usuall wrote a bunch of nonsense again anyway.
Well, gotta tend to my chores. WE are having polska kielbasa with onions and peppers sauteed on a roll tonight. Bad for us {me}, but great tasting and haven't had that in a loooooong while so I think we {I} deserve it. Lost 8 pounds of the 30 pounds the cardiologist wants me to loose. Now just to loose a few more....as we go into winter though, I fear I will gain again as I tend to do, shucks. {yet another interesting word}.
TTY'ALLL8R
-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.
Mornin'....... Er..... Afternoon everyone!
Zoe, can I still get breakfast? All day? Great! I'll have a short stack of blueberry pancakes (while they are still in season...), a side order of bacon, and a cup of dark roast in a FGLK Mug.
Ulrich, looks like it is just you and I and the waitresses (Vinnie is out back teaching somebody proper protocol). 6' 5" huh? Always knew you were someone I could look up to........ Good luck with the car. Hope it w*rks out well for you.
I got up and was on my way to the diner earlier this morning when I looked out my front window and saw my neighbor across the street (the guy who waters his trees....) carrying chunks of wood from a limb that came down a year and a half ago out to the curb. I quickly got dressed to "Help" him (get them moved to my driveway...) dispose of it. I already have a face cord stacked from the limb from early Spring. I was just about redy to go outside when the doorbell rang and the Pres. of the MLK Committee was on the porch with some completed documents from our scholarship winners. I will need to get checks out today to a couple. So I finally got outside and the neighbor grins at me and points to the wood. I yelled, be right over. My pickup is now sitting in my side driveway with a full load of cherry for the wood stove.
I guess I'm not the only SOB here in Geneva complaining about the traffic on the grade crossings. One of the Engineers from the FGLK had a very long Letter to the Editor in last nights paper. Seems a couple nitwits decide to race him to a crossing...... The second came within inches of moving on to the next world! He going all of 10 MPH, had his ditch lights and gyros on, blew the standard crossing signal and was already on the last blast when 2 cars decided to cross in front of him. The first had room, but the second almost got it! He threw it into emergency and just watched...... Took him all the rest of the day to stop shaking!
Hope you all have a great day.
Later in anticipation of the "New and Improved" forums....
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
(... the place is all quiet, Vinnie is in the back booth, Chloe, Zoe, Flo and Janie are sitting outside, waiting for someone to show up)
Hello? Ain´t there someone to join me?
It´s been a busy day for me - looking for some wheels. Seems as if I have found the right one - a used Renault Scenic minivan, 70,000 miles on it, but in a pretty good shape and for a reasonable price. I even get some cash for my old Mercedes, so the drain on my dad´s pocket book is not that big. I believe that Renault is not being sold in the US, but they are pretty comfortable cars. Not the built quality of a Benz or a BMW, but much improved over earlier years. Finding a car for us is not easy, as Petra ( 5´ 6") and I (6´ 5") both have to be able to drive it. Still it hurts to see the old Merc go
Ken - it was 160 litres to a square meter, that equates to 6" to a square meter and not 60! Still a lot of rain for a few hours.
Supper time is coming, how about a nice beef burger with all the works for me, please, and a RBF to go with it? Thank you!
I´ll be at the RC, waiting for the gang to show up.
Morning guys
Thanks for the birthday wishes guys. Yesterday was kind of uneventful. I was supposed to go out with a few girls, but they all had various excuses (yeah, I probably got stood up on all 3 of them ). Didn't get the list of train stuff I wanted (another SW10, a Tsunami, a speaker, lead sheet) but I did get $75. that's about 1/3 of the list of stuff, but I could get it my the end of next month if I save my money. Didn't drink anything now that I'm of legal drinking age.
I did bug a guy on HOYS for a Kato SD40-2 he was selling for $40. Chris might like it since it's a CN&W "Falcon Service" unit. IIRC, they would be around in my era. Dunno if I'd keep it as pool power, or try and see if I can swap it for a BN. I already know Katos can't really be stripped.
Garry, what kind of ferrai is that? My guess is an F335 or a F355.
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 Morning All,
Haven't been around and just chained to the shop floor for the most part. This time of year is just nuts anyway with the Lime Rock Fall Festival and then Watkins Glen on consecutive weekends. This year isn't any different as we're running 24 cars out of the shop combined only four of which are doing both weekends. Don't expect I'll be in much before the big move and remodelling next month but my best to you all. J.R.
*** i step into a quiet place***
HELLO!!!!
Is anyone here?!?!?
Good Grief I can actually get an echo in here!
Anyway we are going back up into stick territory this week--I'll be outa town on Monday and Tuesday so I'll see everyone then.
I'll have a coffee and an english muffin please---I'll be at the RC for now Chloe
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/
I'm headed for Cincinnati tomorrow. If I happen to see Zan (not likely) while I pass through Northern Kentucky on my way there, I'll wave at him.
I leave the moving of the diner for September in your hands. you can leave some bread crumbs to find the way to the new location at the forum's new site.
Feel free to track down those MIA's while I'm gone.
Happy Model Railroading.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
howmusWell gee, Jeffrey! Now you tell me. I found your post around 8PM..... besides I would then have to go see if the Idiot Box still w*rks. I could have called the "Looks like the new NMRA Logo" tube I guess...
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
Evenin' folks!
Flo I'll have a chocolate brownie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and smothered in chocolate syrup to go along with my cup of decaf! I'll be in the back booth relaxing for a bit.
Went out to Boy Scout Camp this afternoon to pick up my log splitter. The Ranger had it all cleaned, oiled, greased and a full tank of gas in it when i got there. Guess he was glad to have it for his wood pile for the last month..... I had emailed him the bird photo and brought a print out with me. he is an avid outdoorsman and can identify anything that swims, crawls, hops, walks, and or flies around here. I showed him the photo and he said, yep saw it in the email. Yep THAT is a red tail. Then went on to tell me he and his wife a couple weekends ago after Boy Scout Camp was done, and before the Rotary Handicapped Camp started, went down to the waterfront on Seneca Lake for a picnic on the shore. His wife was going to bring her camera, and he told her nevermind, we are just going to sit and enjoy some free time!
They no sooner had supper than two very large raptors were flying right past them. He at first thought it might be a pair of Ospreys, but soon saw the Talons Forward approach one of the pair was doing and realized it was a pair Bald Eagles. The one pulled a good sized fish (Probably a Trout) from the lake and the pair set down on the shore a couple hundred yards from where they were and had their own picnic. His wife was not pleased as the camera was a mile and a half up the road at their house.........
BTW I saw a red tail that really looked like a Red Tail Hawk on a telephone pole on the way out to camp. It had the flaming red tail feathers so common with them.
jeffrey-wimberly Tonight, 7 pm central time, the Military Channel, "The Train".
Tonight, 7 pm central time, the Military Channel, "The Train".
Well gee, Jeffrey! Now you tell me. I found your post around 8PM..... besides I would then have to go see if the Idiot Box still w*rks. I could have called the "Looks like the new NMRA Logo" tube I guess...
Took the Wood Splitter over to my son's house. Good excuse to play with granddaughter #1 for an hour. Granddaughter #2 was taking a nap. #1 did enjoy not having to share me with her sister. On vacation (my kids 5th. wedding anniversary vacation with his wife and the daughters) Olivia got to ride on a "Real" train. Actually 7 1/2 inch scale. She thought THAT was the best fun she had ever had.
Got home, had supper, and then called my sister to make sure she knew the funeral arrangements for my BIL on Sept. 4. THAT, of course, blew the rest of the day. No model railroading again today. BUT! The missing parts came in the mail from SS Ltd. so i actually have some stuff I can get done.... maybe tomorrow.
Later!
I forgot, from me as well Vincent!
I hate Rust
Sir MadogGermany is drowning currently. A little south of us they had 60" of rain last night
Flo, BBQ chicken ***, salad with ranch and a Dew please. I love the services here. (making my self hungry)
Speaking of customer services Yesterday as I was doing some running in St Louis buying electric fly swatters. I stopped to gap a hamburger from a Burger King, ask the young dim wit what she had ready to go. She mumbled off two items, had to ask her again because I could not understand her. Heard double cheese burger and I said I will take that to GO. She took my money, then started putting paper place setting's on trays. Stood there for a minute and finally asked her "could you hand me my sandwich so I can go". Dim light went on, and she handed me my cheese burger. You would think the fact I asked her what was ready would be a clue I was in a hurry.
Train Front Well the fly swatter should be a clue. I hope by Saturday I will have a working Static Grass Dispenser. New section of the bench is all so working well. New spur will hold around 45 3 bay coal cars.
Floor Wars, measure once cut twice. Seems I had messed up the measurements when I had the guy at Lowe's cut the Luna there's a shock. I was about 3 inches off where the Luna meets the base of the cabinets. It shocked my self by fixing the problem in about 5 minutes. I cut straighter with a hand saw than the jigsaw, all so found out why. It is worn out, the metal collier that hold the blade to the shaft is loses.
Knew I should have use Body Filler! Again the the sub floor swelled around the patch! The DAP patching compound I used is Latex which I am guessing is water based. One of the areas I patched swelled up around a 1/4 inch causing a high spot. Broke out my air files and started leveling the high spot. Starting to make some headway when the paper wore out. I all so found that the filler was not completely dry. Saturday I am off to get some more air file paper.
My wife came out to see what all the racket was. Told her what happened and what I was doing to fix it. She looked at me and said "you know it is not going to be perfect". I replied "I know that, but what would it look like if I did not try?".
Talk you all later. Ken
Good afternoon. It's 89 and sunny. The high will be 94 an dit will be mostly sunny.Well I looked at the ignition lock in the old steering column from the van and there doesn't appear to be any easy way of changing them out so I'm just going to have to live with using separate keys for the ignition and door locks. No big deal there. Yesterday I looked at the hitching point on the tractor. For a while now we've been using a large steel bolt that's just dropped into the hole to connect a trailer or another piece of machinery such as our large air compressor, arc welder generator or oxy/acetylene rig. The problem is the threads are damaging the hitching point. So this morning I got a proper hitching pin for it. I'll install it the next time I go down to mow the yard. On the transportation front, my Century is dead. There's too much that it needs fixed that it's not worth it. So after I strip it for whatever I can use it's next stop is the scrap yard. I've had several offers from people who want to buy it for their own use but the electrical system is good for starting fires and the body is breaking apart and I'm not going to be responsible for selling somebody a death trap. The van is almost ready to go. I just have to put in new head lights, correct a fault in the tail light wiring and get it registered and inspected. That would make my father happy. He'd like to have his truck back. At the same time he realizes I can't leave my own yard without it, so he knows where it is if he needs it. If it was my nephew wanting to use it he'd tell him where to go and how to get there in the fastest most expedient way possible. I can't fault him for that. My nephew doesn't take care of anything that's not his.
Ulrich:
You and I have a similar car problem. After 16 years my old Century has given it up. The fuel pump is locked up, the injectors (all 6) are worn out and the injector control assembly is fried. On top of that there are several stress fractures in the underbody that keep breaking open even though they've been welded indicating that the metal is beyond it's fatigue limit. Just to get it running again (new fuel pump) would cost about $500 but there's a better than 50% chance the injector control assembly could explode. To replace it would be another $1,500. To fix the most critical problems would cost around $3,000 - $3,500. I could buy a halfway descent used car with brand new tires for that. Then the matter of the stress fractures which would sooner or later result in the body breaking in two. It's already dropped the rear sway bar once. Just getting over onto the shoulder was a wild ride that I'm sure would be an E-ticket ride at an amusement park. The rear end was moving around faster than a belly dancers hips! So that's why the emphasis is on getting the van going again. So far it's cost about $1,200 with my father covering the more expensive parts. I'm doing much of the work myself so it's going slowly, but it's almost ready. It doesn't have any a/c or heat but the Century didn't either so I'm used to that. One thing I'm going to do is remove the pusher fan from the front of the Century's radiator and mount it on the vans radiator and power it through a toggle switch and relay, both of which will be cannibalized from the Century. I'm going to strip it of anything I can use on the van.
Afternoon everyone!
Zoe I'll have Reuben Sandwich with fries and a large Dr. Pepper for lunch. I'll go occupy a seat at the Rivet Counter for a bit.
Ulrich, sorry to hear your old Mercedes is terminal.... Also glad to hear you will be "sponsored" for a better transportation device.....
Thank you to all who gave me ideas about the Raptor...... Others (Family and Friends) came up with everything from a Broadtailed Hawk (close actually) to the Northern Goshawk (another very close call). I finally decided to contact a friend of mine (his son is one of my Eagle Scouts BTW) who is a Scientist at the New York Experiment Station here in Geneva to see if he or someone else their would be able to help. He almost immediately came back with:
"Hi Ray,Dave, my technician, is a great aficionado of birds, and he tells me there’s no doubt that it’s a juvenile red-tailed hawk.Best,Art"
I went on line and found a perfect match for my photo from a group of Red-tailed hawks. What made me think it was not the Red-tail was that, at least in the shade, I could not see any red in the tail feathers. Red-tailed hawks are very common round here and can be seen often sitting atop telephone poles watching for prey. They used to be commonly called "Chicken Hawks" around here as farmers way back when used to think they commonly liked chicken for lunch and used to shoot them on site. In actual fact they seldom prey on domestic chickens unless they are starving. This one is a BIG juvenile!!! As I told Jeffrey, at least twice the size of any Peregrine Falcon I have seen (although they can get to almost the size of this bird).
Hope you have a great day! I have to drive out to camp and pick up my log splitter so my son can use it.... I have the log splitter, and other people seem to have the wood..... My son says he will share when he gets the several large trees on his property that are dead or dieing cut down.
Good Afternoon,
Supper time and I am hungry. No, Zoe, that prime rib may be a little to heavy on my diet - I´ll go for a bowl of Polish Chili Verde soup, thank you!
More rain to come with more flooding. Not as bad as in Pakistan, but a lot of damage for the folks south of us. We are still high and dry, but for how long? Might have to make use of that canoe offer from Lee
Vincent - . You are still at an age, were birthdays are something special. Whenever I look into a mirror, I have to state, that I had too many birthdays already...
Garry - nice pics! Now the name´s got a face!
Jeff - I am sorry to hear about your parent´s dog. We all know that we have to part one day, but it still hurts.
My old Mercedes has died. The fuel injection pump died this morning, it needs a new exhaust, new shocks - that adds up to an amount, which would be insane to spend on a car that age. My dad will be "sponsoring" a used one for us, so I am right now searching for a good used whatever brand, but cheap car to keep Petra and me "afloat".
TTFN
Good Morning. Messed up day today so I have no idea what I will be able to accomplish.
Jeff- Sorry to hear about your parents dog. I'm sure your parents considered her a part of the family after 20 years. My prayers for their comfort. Sounds like the little gal had a pretty good life though.
I see Ray and Barry are having an argument about something. I can't quite make out what it‘s about. With their accents it‘s hard to understand them.
Ray- Beautiful bird! And what luck to see it, let alone for it to be there long enough for you to go home and get the camera! Wow! My guess is.... a big bird that makes mice and many other small animals veeeeery nervous. Yup, that's it for sure.
Jim- I'll be looking forward to your pictures. We haven't seen progress shots in quite some time. Of course you have been busy and the club had to move so it's no wonder.
Garry- Wish your Mother a belated Happy Birthday!
Chris- Ok, you have the same problem I do. Too much stuff wanted in not enough room. Sorry the wife's cat is stinky by the way. Take what you want the most regardless of the size you need, place it where you want it regardless of if it will fit.(on paper of course) Then take of THAT what you want the most, and see where you stand. Keep whittling, or whittlin' depending on where you're from, away until it either fits, or you realize it just won't fit even if half of it is a backdrop and walk away sulking.
Ulrich- Glad to hear you are making health progress. That's great news.
TSF- As much as it pains me to say, I agree with all. Unfortunately today the law helps the victim and the victim is whoever gets attacked or beatup the worst regardless of how it got started or even who started it. It takes two to fight and if you hadn't fought you wouldn't have been in trouble. "what get my but beat?" That's what the laws for. " But you weren't around when I was getting beat and they wouldn't wait for the police to start!" File a complaint, but don't fight back. "What about self defense!?!?!?!" That's for a court to decide, meanwhile, have a seat in the back of the car for a free ride downtown. Are those cuffs too tight? Sorry, they won't be on for too much longer. Even the places in Texas where the Sheriff would grin at you and say, "I recon you shouldn't have done that and you wouldn't have got yerself beat up and shot" are dwindling down to just romantic memories of a time long gone. (sigh) Ah civilized people. Anyway, YOU probably will end up paying the price while they are out breaking into other peoples houses. Use the law. Trust us. It's better that way.
Hey VINCENT!!!!!
Well, looks like the end is near for the forums and the countdown begins. I wonder what the Diner will look like when it gets updated. Will it look the same? New paint? Will it be more stationary? Ah the possibilities. It's time for me to clear my cookies from the temp file but I'm afraid I won't get back in. Of course, the old ones probably wouldn't work with the new thing anyway.
I was going to respond to the DPM versus Atlas conversation, BUT, I see Dorothy standing in the corner over there rolling a toothpick around eyeballing me and a VERY large bulge in her Sweatjacket pocket. So I'll just say, yes now that I think of the actual construction process, maybe a DPM isn't the best for a first time. It is simple, but, as Lee said, (did you hear that? As LEE said) there are a couple steps that can be frustrating if you aren't experienced. How's that Dor....were'd Dorothy go?
Have a Great Day!!!
Todd
Central Illinoyz
In order to keep my position as Master and Supreme Ruler of the House, I don't argue with my wife.
I'm a small town boy. A product of two people from even smaller towns. I don’t talk on topic….. I just talk.
Good morning ....
(Edit) Vincent... Happy B'day!
Here are photos of the model railroad get-together here yesterday.
First is the group photo. Left to right ... Bill (who came from Paducah in his Ferrari), Me, Dan, and Gus. We're on Dan's driveway with Bill's Ferrari.
Next photo is Dan operating his Union Pacific layout.
Third picture is of Gus's layout. Many of his IC locomotives are ones he operated when he was an engineer.
Fourh photo is of some Cadiz Railroad (local shortline here in KY) Alco switchers on Gus's layout.
Last photo taken by Bill Is a GN train we operated on my layout. This train is in WPF now.
Back for a second cup of coffee please.
LEE - I have signed up for the Walther's news letter - thanks for the info
I am thinking of Walther's Benson 5 and dime for the first build - looking at the description, seems like it's an easy build.
Hey guys
Turning 21 today. Not much planned
Ray, The first picture definetaley looks like a Peregrine Falcon like Jeffery posted. The second photo looks kind of like a young bald eagle. Wikipedia says the Peregrine can get up to 2 feet, maybe that one is just a bit on the heavy side.
TSF, it's probably a good idea to let the law handle it.
If you can read this... thank a teacher. If you are reading this in english... thank a veteran
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!
Good morning.
Not much planned for me today, maybe wash up a car or two. I did do some work on the layout yesterday, and maybe some more later.
I'm not much of a bird guy, and whatever y'all say it is.......it is .
"Rust, whats not to love?"
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good morning all,Barry, I liked those DPM kits, but like you said the directions are a little fuzzy, you have to basically “scratch” build the roof, and often you have to sand the edges of the parts. DPM Kits are defiantly not a kit for a first time experience, but they make excellent down ton blocks of buildings and I like them for backdrop buildings due to the thick plastic. Todd has a point, but I still think several of Walther’s or Atlas kits are the best for your first building experience.Break-ins, what’s wrong with kids these days (OMG I SOUND LIKE MY DAD!!). My girlfriend’s neighborhood had a rash of break-ins until one day…. Dorothy and I were doing yard work at her house, middle of the day I was trimming branches and had just dropped a bundle on the tree lawn when I heard Dorothy yelling: what business do you have in my yard? I walked to the back of the house and she had 3 teens standing at attention in her yard. Now Dorothy was raised in good old fashioned Polish household but there was my sweet innocent girlfriend holding a .357 magnum revolver on 3 street punks (yea it was an old Super Blackhawk). It was obvious the kids had been jumping back yard fences while the neighbors were at work; they had pry bars and screwdrivers lying about their feet. Dorothy held their attention while I called the police. Police couldn’t keep the kids on trespassing, but I noticed ANYTHING that happened in the neighborhood there would be 3 police cars at the house these guys lived in. Finally they messed up and are in jail. I don’t recommend carrying a gun and hoping for the same results (I do recommend being nice to any woman of Polish decent wearing a baggy shirt and shorts).Ray, I don’t think it’s big enough to be an Osprey; the feathers are too nicely groomed, and it’s missing the; “I’m crazy and I’m going to kill you look”. It looks like a peregrine falcon. Osprey’s size will challenge a bald eagle and if you ever have a job changing lamps on aids to navigation or re-setting fog detectors there is a high chance you will get to see one extremely close up. First encounter and 20 some odd stitches later I had some fins and feathers officer asking me (in the ER) if I thought I injured the Osprey. Heck I opened the door at the top of the lighthouse and never knew what hit me until my buddies told me. Normally you can see the nest nearby, it’s huge and made of heavy sticks and always near water.
Good Morning Folks!A strong cup of coffee please.Hope all is well this fine Friday!Thanks to everyone that responded to my "first kit" question.Lee - I like the look of the Walther's Benson 5 and dime - I have some idea's for a slight "kit bash" for that kitTodd - Thanks for the great building tips on the DPM kits. I have the DPM catalog, I saw a few that I like.
Steven
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning,
yesterday was Doc´s day again, but this time I had hardly time for a breather in between the various test and exams. Seems as if I am on a good way to recuperate
Germany is drowning currently. A little south of us they had 60" of rain last night - that´s no fun. Furthermore, a series of tornadoes hit us, but fortunately no major damage in our region. I guess we have to learn how to live with those things in the near future.
TSF - go easy with those guys and let the law handle it - you may find yourself in deep trouble, if you don´t, and that ain´t worth it - as others have stated.
No plans for the day - the HD list has been worked down and I will relax and read my October copy of MR, which just has arrived. Hey, it is still August!
Have good day!
Gooooooooooooooooooooood Evening Morning, sedation please 'n thank-you.
Not being an orin, orthoin, bird-watcher; my first guess was also a peri-something falcon. Cedar Rapids has a bunch of 'em. I'll take more experienced opinions THAT RAY's bird is an osprey, I wouldn't know one if it was pecking my eyeballs out...
TEEN STEAM: Heed the advice given by the others. Yeah, beating the miscreants to a bloody pulp would feel good...but then THEY would be the victims, and YOU the perpetrator. Western Justice only seems to work in the movies. We've got a bunch of pukes, I mean punks causing trouble in little 'ol Clarence. The local fuzz "knows" who is doing the dastardly deeds (including knocking over grave stones), but doesn't have a little thing called "evidence" needed to prove it. MR. FUZZ has had some "encounters" with a few of the little scum-bags, but for other offenses. He's watchin' for 'em, and has the extra eyes of the Clarence Vol. Fire Dept. for back-up. 20 of us plus one cop means sooner or later the little turds WILL be caught. Unfortunately, the Bovine-Substance "judicial system" will likely sentence them to "community service," "probation," and a bunch of other useless "penalties."
Me, I'd ship 'em off to some kind of boot camp somewhere...
I think I need to tear the entire second floor off of my house and start over.
I'm still fingering-out exactly HOW it is I'm gonna have a small yard for the CCP, a complex looking sorta-kinda like Quaker Oats, fit-in THAT ex-RI roundhouse I worked so long and so hard on; as well as include two short industry tracks (Jerabek Wholesalers <beer dist.>, and Loftus Distributing <lumber products>); plus something resembling something kinda like the Cargill wet corn milling operation.
It "can" be done... trouble is, to do it I have to re-arrange the geography of the whole district, and do a LOT of not-so-selective compression. I knew this going in... dozens upon dozens of rough and not-so-rough trackplan sketches later...it is becoming painfully obvious I'm gonna have to seriously re-think my whole concept.
The good news...is I CAN do the CCP's "B" Yard (ex-IC/ICG) pretty much as-is... It's only six tracks plus a strange engine house/freight house/yard office and turntable. Iowa Electric Light and Power's 6th St. power station is alongside it, THAT can easily be done by a shallow-depth structure on the backdrop (wall).
It's the rest of the desired area THAT is proving problematic.
IF I could knock out a few walls and take over Rerun's bedroom/future (eventually) kid's room...and evict the Wife's stinky, anti-socal cat (so as to take over her room as well)... I'd have a much better fighting chance.
Even if I went to half-Z scale...although I'd be able to get EVERYTHING I want in...I'd still have to physically relocate items. Think of it as taking several of Koester's "LDE" things for a given scene...and then arranging them "out of sequence."
THAT's my dilemma.
For now however, my greater dilemma is trying to get some sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep as it will be an early wake-up so as to go see THAT for weekly face-time.
A good, SAFE day to us all...
Chris
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Good Evening,
My vote on Ray's big bird is an osprey. Used to see quite a few on Lake of the Woods when I lived in N.W.Ontario.
Ran a few trains tonight, well one actually. I'm giving all my CP locos a little run and just finished with the RS3. Have the little decapod on the tracks with a work train. CP had decapods but they were large locos, far larger than the little Russian version I have but hey, it is a decapod. Sept. 1 the CNR takes back running rights on the Mortimer sub so only a few days left for CP.
Taking my wife out for lunch tomorrow to a local restaurant with a really nice patio as it is supposed to be sunny and about 88F. Likely the last of the really warm weather.
CN Charlie