Coffee in a Southern mug, please.
Something fun for you car/truck/& Military guys. Gotta love the simplicity of build back then: http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/blog/from_the_marbles/post/Army-crew-tears-apart-rebuilds-Jeep-in-four-min?urn=nascar-269203
Hope everyone is doing well today.
Rob
Packer Jeff, what are the buldges on either side of the hood scoop for, and is the scoop functional? As for women and shopping, who knows?
Jeff, what are the buldges on either side of the hood scoop for, and is the scoop functional? As for women and shopping, who knows?
Got the new head lights in today and immediately noticed a problem. On high beam one upper light and both lower lights came on. On low beam just one upper light. Had to think about it a little but I straightened out the bug in the wiring. Turned out to be a loose connector. I bent the connectors on the offending socket inward a bit with a flat blade screwdriver the reconnected the light and all is as it should be. On low beam the top lights (2a1 low beams) are on and on high beam all 4 lights (2a1 and 1a1) are on which according to the schematic I located is just what's supposed to happen. One loose connector can sure turn a simple job into a Chinese puzzle in a hurry.
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
Packer Sawyer, I saw that game too. Looks like the offensive line is starting to get it's act together. Defense did pretty good, and Crosby didn't miss
Sawyer, I saw that game too. Looks like the offensive line is starting to get it's act together. Defense did pretty good, and Crosby didn't miss
yeah man, wee didn't really have an answer for Vick until that stop on 4th and 1 though.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Evening Folks.
Flo, I will take the Big Boy Steak sandwich, two Tenders of onion ring chief salad with Chicken Knockers and a Pitcher of and a chilled Monon Mug.
In fact Flo, pitcher of for everyone with proper I D and I am picking up there dinner tap as well!
Why am I in such a good mood you ask? Take a look!
Still have a lot of work left, but I am getting there!
I would have got more done, but I want to be safe about the Luna coming lose with me using 2" staples even with there being 4 ever 6 inches. So about ever 20 inches I installed 5 dry wall screws in a X pattern. That in it self would not taken that long, but my Battery packs are on there last leg's. My 12 volt is the strongest and I was counter sinking holes for the drywall screws heads with it. My 14.4 volt drill, I have 2 battery packs for it and they are shoot. If I did not have two of the packs I would not have gotten as far as I did.
Tuesday will be the true test. Today was all open flooring, Tuesday I will start hitting counter and doorway's. So I will have to start cutting the title.
Battery Pack question. My drills are all De Walt and one battery pack for the 14.4 drill is $74.00. I forget the house brand name that Home Depot sells but it pack is like $24.00. If the volts are the same and the + and - post are in the same places, any reason you can think of why it would not work.
Lee on the train show haul. Well for what I spent I did OK. But not one thing I bought was what I was looking for. I was really hoping for another set of Accurail Fallen Flags hopper set and some Monon Engines that where DCC ready. But I did not see a single Monon anything?
Niki.n To me the best part of the hobby is when there are kids around. I have a blast when Simon brings over the Lads to run at my house.
Catch you all later, and Flo I will pay the tab when I come in for Break fest.
Eat, Drink and be Merry, Ken
I hate Rust
Evenin' Folks!
Flo, just a decaf as usual for me.
Took most of the day to get everything ready for the meeting tonight. i did get some time to assemble another "Old Time Coal Conveyor" from Walthers. Did That while waiting for a load to finish washing. Got a bit of painting done on the first one I built. Just need to do some hand painting and weathering on it.
Chris, to each their own...... I also own a pickup and do love the old girl. I can tell you there have been a few times where I had close calls with the little Yaris I own. I can also tell you THAT each of those incidents would have resulted in a major accident if I was driving the Dakota... Major difference in the ability of the smaller vehicle to maneuver out of the way. I think the most important safety feature in any and all vehicles is the Big Nut behind the wheel....... Oh, and I do support your right to drive whatever you want! My only purpose to putting the link here is to show how far a new technology has come. It very probably will become the choice of a large portion of the population in a few more years as it becomes cheaper, more efficient, and can go longer between charges.
Vincent, I think you missed something about the car. The top speed is limited by the top speed of the electric motor. They could have reduced the available torque with different gearing, and obtained much higher top speed. 800+ hp is secondary to the 1000 ft/lbs of torque generated. THAT is why it blows away the muscle cars in the 1/4 mile. If it was a half mile, they would catch him. So..... they let you drive over 135mph where you live???? You like motorcycles, huh. I used to have a friend who restored a Harley Hog! Cool machine! Rode on it several times. Hey how about one of these? A Swiss almost motorcycle... Kinda. Be sure to watch the video.
Don't think at well over $100,000 I'll be getting either of them soon. BTW, I tend to be an old phart about some things. I hate automatic transmissions, so both the Yaris and the Dakota are 5 speeds. Love old antique cars and tractors as well. Love anything that is a steam engine! THAT said, my next car or truck may very well be a plug in electric or hybrid. I'm not a tree hugger really, I just want to cut down the tree to heat my house rather than use fossil fuels.......
Rob, great video! I always carried a screwdriver, pair of pliers, and a crescent wrench in my VWs way back when. Could fix almost anything that broke with THAT!
Catch you all later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Spaghetti, please.
***Robby, good work there.
Spent a couple hours working on wife's (HO) layout tonight. Added some additional pavement, a few interior lights, and set Stan's Diner (named after my oldest brother) in place with an animated sign. Went with the opaque window treatment. Still needs a roof.
I'm exhausted. Going to eat and vegetate. See ya! Rob
Goooooooooooooooooooooooooood Evening (for a few minutes yet).
RAY: Yup, we're on the same page Pal... "to each their own." Part of why I want to keep "Tori" for as long as possible, is she's quite the nimble Ranger when she needs to be. I'll admit, I've had to utter the famous Blues Brothers' prayer on occasion: "Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, do not fail us now!" Another reason I want to keep her...I enjoy the view from the driver's seat. I'm not looking up at everything going by me on the road (part of why I hated the New Beetle I had, and hate the one Loving Wife drives).
My ultimate vehicle of choice? A half-track...
Yup.
I want a half-track. A genuine WW2 vintage Made in America steel-plated truck-tank. Perfect for Iowa winter road conditions. Armored against idiot drivers. With the variety of .30 and .50 cal. machine gun options... it would bring "defensive driving" to a whole new realm...
Yup, THATs what I want...
nik.n: Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet lookin' siren you've got there. If you go to the Layouts and Layout Building forum, and look for YES! MORE Signs for Your Layout thread, amongst the 20+ pages of signs are a bunch of Civil Defense emblems THAT would be perfect (possibly with some resizing) for your T-Bolt. I hope you kept good notes on how you built it. When I finally get my Quaker Oats complex built, I think one on the roof would look really good.
Did somebody mention the STEELERS? Been a fan since the 1970s.
CUDA KEN: THAT floor is lookin' good to this un-trained eye.
Bedtime here shortly... gonna be a long Tuesday and longer Wednesday. We got our "marching orders" this evening for Ross's funeral (Wednesday)l. I've been asked to get photos of the procession enroute to, and at the cemetery. THAT should be a neat trick. One shot the Chief wants means getting out ahead of the procession. Another means then PASSING the procession, on the wrong side of the road, to get to the next 2 or 3 spots. They also want some shots at the cemetery of our guys lined up. "Mole," the other Asst. Chief, is going to ring the bell on our man-pulled antique fire wagon for "The Last Alarm." I'm hoping to grab a shot of him doing THAT as well. Ultimately, the guys want to create a scrapbook, of sorts, documenting our Fire Department's tribute and THAT of our neighboring departments for the family. Ross pre-planned his own ceremony, even detailing which mutual aid departments would handle traffic control on which roads. Documenting it will be a great honor... at the same time, I'm nervous as hell about it. Chief said "anything you get will be good." Well...THATs nice of him to say, but this isn't the same as shooting a high school football game, or a school board meeting.
This one's personal.
Good night...
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Good Morning Folks,
a drab and wet day over here, so I need a good and hearty breakfast to cheer me up a little. Flo, make that bacon and eggs for me, buttered toast, a glass of OJ (no, not the Simpson kind) and plenty of hot coffee, please.
I am having slight computer problems. Fortunately, it is not my notebook giving in on me, but the mouse. That little wheel on top of it has quit working, so I can´t scroll up and down properly. It is just a nuisance, but I need to get a new mouse - here go another $ 30, which were not planned for.
On the issue of electric cars, I don´t believe this to be the answer for the future, even if those cars come down in price considerably. The process of charging the batteries just takes too much time, and exchanging the batteries while you go will require an infrastructure, which will be very costly to build. Producing those LiOn batteries is also a quite "dirty" process, requiring an excessive amount of energy. An even more important issue is that those batteries have only a limited service life, so electric cars will depreciate rapidly. I am afraid, there will be no single answer to the issue, but we will have to expect a bundle of measures, ranging from public transport, changes in "settlement" structure, changes in driving habits and many, many more. Life ain´t going to be as easy as it is today!
Looking at the traffic we face around Hamburg, my favorite form of transport looks like this:
This beast runs on 1.5 gpm, that´s gallons per mile!
Have a good day!
Good Morning ! from Tipton IN.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning, Ken, there is a place out here called Bulldog Battery. They rebuild all sorts of batteries, but they also do cordless power tool batteries. I don’t know the exact details but when they replace the battery they increase the AMPs and maintain the voltage (I might have my AMPs and Watts mixed up). Now my old NiCad batteries last just as long as the new lithium. The rebuild only saves you $10 to $20 off the price but they claim they will outlive the off the shelf models. The local hardware stores swear by them. I bet if you did some internet searching you could find a place like Bulldog near you. The floor looks great. I’m installing the Allure Traffic master hickory tiles in my train room as the budget permits.The big problem with electric cars is that the EPA has way too many laws against the development. The lead and nickel mining operations around the country have been closed because they are too toxic for the neighborhoods. So instead of importing oil we will need to import tons and tons of these “hazardous” minerals to support the building of the cars. Then what do we do with the old batteries? IMHO it will fall into the same pit as the atomic waste facility; spend millions of dollars to build the facility then the politicians forbid the transportation of the material to the site. I guess it’s much better to have it stored on site at the power plants.
Oh and a note to my fellow veterans: due to OBAMA care we will be losing some of our medical coverage. TRICARE PRIME will not be available to us any longer when we retire. TRICARE will remain, but instead of paying a premium for the PRIME we will just have to pay 20% of our entire medical expenses out of pocket. This is tough news since we have to pay for dental insurance and the Military Retirement Schedule is not enough to cover our bills. Thank you for your service.
Sombody take this soap box and hide it......
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Morning Folks!
Just a cup of coffee please.
Just passing through, saying HI to all, hope everyone has a good day. We are still getting crushed at work, due to the latest Virus.
Steven
Good morning.
I'm debating to do the train show or not. I think the biggest thing with it is the money. I'm looking to spend about $500 (give or take) for the show. I just don't know if its worth it. I've been thinking about it for awhile now. Yeah I might get my money back, but then I might not. Also thinking what I could do with the $500 instead of spending it on cars/supplies.
I have to run around town later, and see what I can do in the basement later tonight.
Ken.......The floor looks good!!
Hope everybody has a good morning.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Morning all,
chilly and supposedly drizzly day here. Sun shining now.
This week filled with Dr. s visits all week.
Robby P. heres a few thoughts on the show: 1} figure out how to do what you want/need to on only $250.00 instead of $500.00 and see how well received at teh show. 2} many people at teh show will be buying RR cars and such that they may want weathered. Offer your services to weather their cars for a certain fee...say $10-15-20 depending onthe level of detail. That way THEY bear the cost of the RR Car and you only have a little bit OOP {Out Of Pocket} expense for the paint, and make a larger profit than buying the RR cars yourself that you don't if they will sell. 3} take donations of cars from teh guys here who are willing to part with for free with excess rolling stock {if any} and then you are free to detail and sell them for your own profit. Perhaps we guys can help out? 4} Over all, if you reduce your OOP expenses {the rr cars to weather}, and increase your pure profits {using your tallents} you may make out well. {LOL just don't take two or three days to weather a car LOL} Then you will know whether you have a profitable weather situation on your hands!
nik.n. I won't get into a heated debate over the fracking here.Suffice it to say we err on the side of caution and Cabot Oil and Gas CO. jsut across the border has been fined numerous times and thousands of dollars for spills and leaks of fracking chemicals contaminating the environment. I already ceeded we love nat gas heat and hot water but don't want a mess in our back yards. SOme companies may do well, others don't care what they do.
Jeffrey W. I hope you get the van up and fully running soon. If you have, I have missed it being computerless and away for a few days.
WEll soon off to the dermatologist.
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.
AmanaMedic nik.n: Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet lookin' siren you've got there. If you go to the Layouts and Layout Building forum, and look for YES! MORE Signs for Your Layout thread, amongst the 20+ pages of signs are a bunch of Civil Defense emblems THAT would be perfect (possibly with some resizing) for your T-Bolt. I hope you kept good notes on how you built it. When I finally get my Quaker Oats complex built, I think one on the roof would look really good.
Thanks.
I have a bunch of mental notes on building this. Just shoot me a PM when you need it and I'll send you a pic-filled reply on how to build these.
Good Morning. Coffee to go please, in another hurry to get started. Just wanted to say Ken- Floor looks real nice. When done maybe I’ll take pictures of my project and we can share labors. Since no RR work gets done around here, maybe That will do. Lee- Your welcome. And a big thank you for your service too. What’s next? No retirement? “Should have saved your money sole-JER!!!!!” Gotta go, lots to do before work at 5. Y’all have a Great Day now ya hear?!!!
Good Morning. Coffee to go please, in another hurry to get started. Just wanted to say
Ken- Floor looks real nice. When done maybe I’ll take pictures of my project and we can share labors. Since no RR work gets done around here, maybe That will do.
Lee- Your welcome. And a big thank you for your service too. What’s next? No retirement? “Should have saved your money sole-JER!!!!!”
Gotta go, lots to do before work at 5.
Y’all have a Great Day now ya hear?!!!
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.
Galaxy.........I was going to spend about $300 - $350 on cars, which would be about 15-20 cars. My wife doesn't think that will be enough to sell. She thinks more cars. Plus I have to buy couplers, detail parts, weathering powders, etc (that will be about $100 or so). I was going to sell some weathering powders also, but I have to buy them (I'm getting a good deal on them). I've had people offer me cars to sell/demo with, and I am very happy with that!!! I guess it's the $500+ that has me rethinking it. I've had people tell me I will do good at the show, but the way my luck has been.......I will be lucky to sell two cars!!
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a short stack of Blueberry Pancakes, side order of Bacon, and lots of hot dark roast coffee to get me going today.
Another cool day outside here in the Finger Lakes. Currently 59°F with a high of 63° later in the afternoon with partly cloudy skies.
So.... Should I go outside, w*rk on the wood pile? Or stay inside and play with the trains???? Decisions, decisions!
Well for the moment I'm just going to enjoy breakfast!
Hello everybody ...
Ray has a great idea: Blueberry Panckes! ..... mmmmm ... I'll have some also, please. Sometimes, it's good to be a copycat.
Lee ... I understand you're soapbox remarks. I have not yet met anybody who thinks the health legislation is a good idea. The more we know, the worse it looks.
Electric cars is the topic of the day. I suppose, if you need a golf cart, they are a good idea, but a Chevy Volt costs $41,000, and that's absurd. .... We all know the most fuel efficient vehicle is the train, and the government has spent several decades putting them out of business. .... The government is doing way too much meddling in individual lives in my opinion. .... I could go on and on, but I'll end on that note.
The "start a conversation" worked and I communicated with Ulrich with it a little.
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GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood Mornin', time for a late breakfast. Zoe? Stack of pancakes, tub of butter, and jug of maple flavored corn syrup please...with a tall glass of OJ. As ULRICH said, "not Simpson."
Speaking of ULRICH: You've got good taste there pal...can't go wrong with a Tiger Tank!
I still want one of these however...
Photo found on Wikipedia.
With rubber tracks, I'm sure this would be "street legal." The .50 up top might make some "nervous." But...too bad!
nik.n: I'll take you up on the "how-to" at a later date I'm sure.
Busy day in store for me today. I've been w**king on an article from this weekend, gotta try to hammer-out some other stuff THAT has been hanging, go to North Liberty (again) for an article THAT has been a source of frustration/irritation since March; then up to Cedar Rapids for a high school volleyball game this evening.
As for Ross's funeral, I think I've got a plan THAT should keep me out ahead of the procession, and allow me to get the two shots the Chief wants (which would necessitate me racing past the procession at least once...NOT cool...even with Chief's blessing). And, I've got ideas for other shots to try and get (before the formal service begins, and after at the dinner). The point of the project is to document the firefighters coming to remember their brother... and so shall it be.
Back at it...gotta make hay (or content for THAT Editor) while the sun shines. Which reminds me...it was "supposed" to be pouring down rain right now...instead, lots of sun, and pleasant/comfortable temperatures. Weather guessers must've guessed wrong again.
Have a good, SAFE day everybody...
Strong coffee in a SUNNY SOUTHERN mug, please.
Have a good day y'all.
Cheers! Rob
Good afternoon. It's 91 and sunny. The high will be 96 and sunny.Got the van inspected this morning and it's all legal now. It already had a bit over a quarter tank of gas (about 7 gallons, gauge read 1/8th) so I pumped in another 15 gallons to fill it up. The gas gauge is a little off. It shows full as 3/4's of a tank. That means I'll still have around a quarter tank when the needle hits empty. I can live with that. I had to drive through slow traffic from one end of town to the other, something which my nephew said always made it overheat. Of course when he had it the overflow on the radiator was gone and the coolant was just running out on the ground. That likely had a lot to do with that. I fixed that problem so now the coolant runs over into the catch tank and is sucked back into the radiator later. I have antifreeze in it and haven't lost any of it. I didn't have any overheat problem. In fact the needle never went higher than the low side of the normal area on the gauge. Went to Lowe's and had a spare ignition key made. No ride-on carts available as some kids had run them down, so I had to walk (slowly limp) halfway across that big store to the hardware area where they make the keys then go back halfway across the store to the checkout. Needless to say I was not a happy camper. When I pulled in at the service station to get gas there was a vehicle ahead of me that was slowly backing out. About 1.5 nanoseconds after I stopped to let that vehicle out some fat broad (broad describes her very well as she was almost as wide as she was tall) behind me starts leaning on her horn. As the vehicle ahead of me pulls out fat broad makes to cut around me and take the spot at the pump, at which time I hit MY horn. She stopped right where she was, most likely to search for her eardrums. A cop watching the whole affair almost fell over laughing! I got my gas and left. As far as I know fat broad didn't say a thing. As for what I'll be doing the rest of the day, that's likely to be a whole bunch of nothing as I'm too darn tired.
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Nice, That is what I need. I could get through anything.
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!
Afternoon, Zoe - I'll have a BLT and a RBF please 'n' thank you!
Yeah, been gone too long. Did get some reorganizing; started with the bedroom, lots more to go...
I have a prospector and some burros on the way. Cost me less than 14 bucks, so I'm happy - already painted, too. Though depending on how they look once I get them, I might make some modifications on some colors.
Jeff, I sorta figured they had heard the horn before. You're right - the Century look lots smaller without all the 'official' stuff on it. Wasn't sure, was that your trailer in the background on one of the pics? As for your 'fat broad incident' -
Rob, sounds like some good progress on your wife's layout. You have coyotes? I always associated them with more wide-open spaces (thought your area had more trees, but I could be wrong there).
I love the way Bill T. has improved the appearance of the Diner (no offense to everybody else...). Now I can understand why he isn't in the Diner more often - probably didn't want to share with his friends...
Ray, I see that you approve of the change in the Diner's "looks" too, eh? That Tango looks like a small phonebooth on wheels. Not counting all the other arguments/questions on 'em, I'd have to see some major reductions in price before I could consider one of those 'battery buckets'...
Todd, I bet you're glad that Brenda doesn't look over your shoulder while you're posting in the Diner, right? (Or else your medical coverage is all paid up...)
Chris, nice to see your 8-ball back again. Thanks for the link on that question I sent ya. Now on that half-track, you might have to register THAT one with Homeland Security and do a background check, but it might be possible.
Yeah, Galaxy, I saw that piece on the news about the fracking. Scariest part was where the one guy actually (kinda stupidly, in my opinion) tests the water by trying to light it (and it definitely lights up!). Can't blame you for not wanting THAT in your backyard. Of course, after seeing the mess(tm) in Santa Bruno, Calif. with that gas line blowing, I wouldn't want one of those huge lines going anywhere close to my place. Think the green freaks should reconsider going back to coal-fired power companies (but that's just my ). How DID this thing get under my feet?
Ken, looking mighty-fine on the floor there!! (And, might improve the CFO's attitude.. or not...). I'm sure you feel MUCH better about it being this far along.
Like all the photos of the various preferred modes of travel that you all have been posting.
Lee - Amen, even though I wasn't in the Navy long enough for THAT coverage, so I get the other end of the O-stick. Our vets locally do have a clinic, but I think they still get to see the psychiatrist (those needing that) via videolink. Not the best arrangement (but then again, I guess you don't have to worry about catching anything from THAT)
Moving right along....
Robby, maybe you could use the existing couplers and let the buyers add their own Kadees/whatever, or could you share a table with somebody (maybe somebody selling the freight cars, etc.)?
TSF, I think - given what your sister did to you at the show - it's only fair to attach those plywood sheets/signs to your trailer and haul them around. Of course, you want to be able to use the wood later for your layout, right?
teen steam fan Nice, That is what I need. I could get through anything.
Gonna see about some more MRR stuff - I may put the P2K boxcar aside until after payday (and getting sturdier grabirons), and see about my Roberts Printing kitbash or my background warehouse in the meantime. Have been re-evaluating my getting sidetracked by too many other things, and wanna get back on a more consistently productive track (no, not half-track, sorry Chris!).
About time to head on home. Will be back tomorrow, I expect.
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Went to town this afternoon to get refills on some of my meds. While I was at the pharmacy some people who know about what I've been doing to the van stopped in and looked it over. On the whole they were impressed by the amount of work I had put into it. Most of them remembered what it looked like when it was a big rust ball. It also reminded me why I got out of building/restoring cars. Many were the times that I drove myself too hard and ended up paying the price for it for 2 or 3 days. Personally I'm glad that it's over. It gives me time to get back to the layout and get my track anchored in place. On the flip side I did lose some weight over the past few months. Can't imagine how.
Evening Madison IND!
Flow, big order of Fried Catfish, Green Beans, small slaw and pitcher of and a frosted Monon Mug.
Tom, Jim, Chris and Robby P.Thank you for the kind words on the floor. Worked on it for another 4 hours today. Now that I have more down, starting to fine small aliment problems, nothing bad and can't be fixed. One problem I am having is cutting the title. It cuts easily, but I cannot keep the square straight. So Wednesday I am going to make a jig that will hold the title and the square so I can get a clean cut.
Lee All so thank on the kind words about the floor and Bull Dog Battery's. From what I can see they only have one store. Price on one of my battery packs was $68.00 with free shipping. Still a little step for my lack of budget. Plus, I have been running the 14.4 Volts battery's down to the point I have to twist the drill to finish. Today they seem to be lasting longer, plus I am getting close to being done.
Tiffy and the Floor Last month I was posting about how badly Tiff was getting around. She is a American Eskimo and will be 16 this coming February. Her rear legs would just collapse from under her, it was breaking my heart. I then posted about starting her on Purina for Older Dog's with Glucosamine. Folks, if you have older dogs you got to try this stuff! She has been on the food for about 6 weeks now. She is running again and doing a little jumping! Other day coming back in, she jumped on the love seat then jumped over the arm of it heading into the kitchen!
Tiff checking out her daytime sleeping quarters.
See you folks Wednesday, time to watch NCIS on the computer and sand some baseboard.
Ken
AmanaMedic Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood Mornin', time for a late breakfast. Zoe? Stack of pancakes, tub of butter, and jug of maple flavored corn syrup please...with a tall glass of OJ. As ULRICH said, "not Simpson." Speaking of ULRICH: You've got good taste there pal...can't go wrong with a Tiger Tank! I still want one of these however... Photo found on Wikipedia. With rubber tracks, I'm sure this would be "street legal." The .50 up top might make some "nervous." But...too bad! Have a good, SAFE day everybody... Chris
Good Evening people.
I had an interesting day today--Chris I could have used something like the above on our road here--they chewed it up---AGAIN!! This time they are putting fibre-optic down and that meant that half of our crescent now looks all bombed out I wonder how much those will go for---
I'm in the process of redoing our kitchen as we do seem to need some more space in it to do some serious cooking -- the kitchen was designed by people who did not do any cooking in it and hence were thinking of eating out all the time--not very smart that--especially on a budget, so here I be doing summa dat dere reno stuff.
Chloe, I'll have a slice of that there Strawberry Pie and a RBF please--I'll be at the corner booth checking out these here mags for a bit
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 just dropping in for an RC Cola and a Moon Pie.
Evenin' folks!
Flo, just my usual decaf tonight.
I'll go sit in the back booth with Bill for a while. He is getting to be very verbose these days.
Got a little time in the train room today. Redid one of the large conveyors to be longer and then painted the second of the coal conveyors. Also made the woodpile a bit smaller, cut some of the stuff down to size and split the thickest logs. The guy across the street cut up the limb and managed to cut most into 25" - 28" lengths. Since my stove can only take wood up to 21" long, I have a bunch of little short pieces to stack..... Well, I shouldn't complain as it is free and is cherry. Good burning, class I wood. I also ordered 8 face cords of hardwood firewood tonight. Part is for my son. He can pay me back from the large tree he is having taken down the Fall. It won't be ready to burn until February at least, so he can "borrow" some of mine in the mean time.
Gee Bill, been a long time since I have seen Royal Crown or Moon Pies.... Where did you find them?
'Bout time to call it quits for today. Tomorrow night i am visiting a MMR's layout to take part in an operating session. One of the gentlemen who is there owns a Model Railroad Manufacturing Company in the Southern Tier and has agreed to do a clinic for the Fall NMRA Meet. Looking forward to meeting him.
Later!
Some mixed nuts & raisons, please.
***Jim, I've seen coyotes from AZ to WA to GA and most points between. They are quite adaptable. I find them to be interesting, snarly little critters.
Spent less than an hour in the train room tonight. Made some more progress on the wife's (HO) layout, mostly playing with wallboard compound.
Have a good night y'all.