Good Morning All,
And Happy Birthday to Barry. Haven't stopped by the last couple of days as it's gotten super busy again. Got one client through a big crisis and we're finishing up another fire drill now. And of course we're to battle the Canadian government. Seems my moms' PRI has expired (Permanent Resident Identification) for landed immigrants and the process for renewal is so lengthy that she might not be able to show up for her 90th birthday party October 10th that's been in the planning for a year. She was told 12 weeks would do it, allowed far more than that and is now being told that it might be next year before she sees her replacement card. I thought the bureacracy here was slow. We are calling everyone we can think of to see what can be done and so far there is a faint glimmer of hope from her representatives office. Wish us luck.
Gotta run, I'll try to get back around noon. CUL, J.R.
Thanks for all the birthday greetings.
Right now I have a cuddling Spring betwwen my arms here at the pooter--making me type chicken wing style again.
Welb--I gots to go and see about some weathering sites and such ---have a good one!
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/
Morning guys, er, ah, afternoon!
Barry may you have and lots of !! Relax and enjoy a or a if you like!
Mine is tomorrow {saturday}...aren't people born in September the greatest?!?!
I always hate when my b-day comes though, as it arrives with the first days of fall, and that means colder weather is definitely on the way! No doubt about it! I litterally "fall" into my b-day. Time to break out the long heavier clothes and see what still fits, and what I have to replace with something that does fit.
Tonight we are going out to dinner at a fine restaurant to have roast duck to celebrate my b-day. My other half mentioned it 2 weeks ago and I agreed that we haven't had duck in a long while. Years actually. WE both love roasted duck. WE also usually only fine dine out 3 times a year, our b-days and our anniversary and we typically go to one place and have the primerib. But the last time we ate there, the rib was horrible and as I said, it is getting boring eating the same thing when we eat out everytime for a special dinners. SO we are going to PS Restaurant to have the roast duck. We have never been there, so hopefully it will be good. We have to eat out tonight as tomorrow my other half has a 9.5 hour work day into the evening. {Now if I can fit into my good long pants and a shirt.....}
Well the funeral for our friend who died so mysteriously and tragically is Monday. Thank you for all the thoughts and prayers from everybody! They were muchly appreciated by us and will be passed on to the family.
WEll, that is all for now I guess.
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.
I have nothing but good things to say about Duracell batteries. The ones that were in my blood pressure monitor have been in there for YEARS. They were put in brand new and according to the power check meter on the side of the batteries they still test as good! The date on them is March 2007. I changed them out with Duracell rechargeable batteries anyway and put the old Duracells in my portable tape player. That should kill them off quite effectively.
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
Happy Noon Hour Gang,
Chloe, when you get a minute, I'll have two par boiled caraway seeds on dry toast, wife says I have to try and lose some ballast. Not my favorite thing to do. I'll chase that with water, no ice, thanks........
Haven't been in for awhile, it is really hard to keep up with this crew as they are so talkative.
It was great to see that Bill T. spoke up and brought in some friends. The diner really brightened up when that took place.
Many Happy Returns to Barry and Galaxy, I see that the cakes have arrived so I'll supply some sparkling apple juice for the occasion. The last time I ate duck I found a bunch of the shotgun pellets still in the meat. Maybe thats why I weigh what I do. Now honestly guys, I only wieght 190 lbs.
On the MRR scene, it has been pretty slow as I have been real busy at work. eight days straight some times. But I have managed to get a GP-30 and a SD-45 in Reading Colors that I have chosen to use as the road colors for the LM&E. I will just put a small green clover leaf in the black diamond on the side of the cabs and LM&E on the side of the tunnel ahead of the road numbers. Then with a little weathering I think I will be quite satisfied. That will add our own presense to the layout with most of the rest of it being WP. I have an old John Deere caboose that i will try and do up for the LM&E as well , as the colors match very close.
Still have all in need on the prayer list in the Chapel car. Come on guys, snap out of the "DULLDRUMS" as none of us are in the nursing home yet. Hope all your situations improve greatly in the near future.
Have I missed the latest update of Cape Jim's adventures with the Ladies in his life. Maybe I wasn't around for that when it occurred. Would like to hear of the progress there Jim.....
Jeff, sorry to hear you have had a bad week.
Ulrich & Petra, hope you have a great visit with your son. We always love it when our distant sons get home.
Also a BIG Hi to Jerry & Sallie, hope the I.S. is running smoothly.
We have had the wettest spring and summer on record. Farmers can't get near their fields. What is still standing they probably won't get it off untill it freezes. Temps have been very low as well.just above freezing, but now for the week-end they say it will get up into the 20s.. we sure need it. Hope that means we will have a long Indian summer.
Keep smiling ya all... It looks good on ya.
Johnboy out ..............................for now
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Where is the EDIT button now on this new system???
Johnboy...............
Click the 'More' button and a sub-menu will pop up. There you'll find the 'Edit' button.
I’m home.
Jeff has given faithful batteries a death sentence.
Didn’t make it out to Mom’s house today. I should have used the 2 hours there instead of here. Yet another decision that will more than likely come back to haunt me later.
Garry- The photo you posted in WPF is exceptionally good. Very nice.
G- Hope you have a grand time tonight and the duck is cooked to perfection. You need a nice night out. I lost track, is the mouse smell gone completely?
Best grab something to eat as I have to w*rk in a couple hours
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.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Barry & Galaxy. That train cake is pretty neat.
Did I hear Jerry dropped in? Hope all is well.
Took the manure spreader out for a test & a bolt ripped through a rusted spot on the frame. Ugh, need to take it to a welder now. Always something needing fixin' on farm equipment, especially as it ages. Must have it ready to go in 2 weeks, in time to seed the new pasture.
Take care all.
Rob
TMarsh G- Hope you have a grand time tonight and the duck is cooked to perfection. You need a nice night out. I lost track, is the mouse smell gone completely?
Yep dead mouse smell gone for about 2 weeks now. We've had the door to the computer room open now for the two weeks, and don't need the windows open. That's a good thing.
hhhmmm duplicate post
Hhmmm TRIPLICATE post!!!
G - not sure how I missed it but Happy Birthday to you. I also wish you a fine time dining. If you posted in triplicate, does it mean it a Gov't approved post? J.R.
Happy birthday Barry!
Well, my dad fixed the van this morning, so the duct tape patch is no more. but here's 5 shots of it:
side shotunder the bumperinside the wheel wellfront view
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Evening Madison IN!
Flo, I will take the Fried Pork Chops, Mash Potato with Gravy, Green Beans, side Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing and a [B} in a Frosted Monon Mug please.
I will also take a piece of cake as well!
Barry ate both cakes?
Garry, I as well was impressed with your WPF picture as well! I never knew your layout was that detailed.
Waiting for the UPS truck today was like waiting for Santa Clause to come. My Digitrax DT 400 just got back from its vacation in . Has a nice tan now I will add! It sure is nice to have the SEB back up and running. I called Digitrax today wanting to speak with Dave there repair person to see what I can do if a key gets stuck again, but he was out.
The Inter Mountain Hopper is on the Main and is tracking well. Still have small details parts to add, but at this point I am a little sick of it. Besides I would never see the gab irons anyway.
Bought the last SOO Covered Hopper BB Kit K-10 Trains had today.I was hopping he had a few more of them in kit forum.
Have the Big Boy and Y6 b crawling around the layout, boy they sound GOOD!
See you all for latter!
Ken
I hate Rust
cudaken Garry, I as well was impressed with your WPF picture!
Garry, I as well was impressed with your WPF picture!
I like it as well.
A little something to fry your screens.
Lest see, salt and pepper beard, check, black sweet paints, check, uses Digitrax, check, pot belly, check, Loves HO trains, check, has a old Dodge, check.
You just might be my brother!
cudaken Lest see, salt and pepper beard, check, black sweet paints, check, uses Digitrax, check, pot belly, check, Loves HO trains, check, has a old Dodge, check. You just might be my brother! Ken
jeffrey-wimberly A little something to fry your screens.
What do you mean,"fry your screens?" I like that old van.
the North East Rail Modeler What do you mean,"fry your screens?" I like that old van.
Evening folks.
Packers1, careful with the duct tape, don't want to wreck your mom's paint job
I know I'm late, but I got called into work and then had to get a trailer loaded up for scrap. Seeing as how its late, just a piece of cake for me, thanks
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!
Saturday, September 25th 2010:
Galaxy!
Petra made this for you:
Happy birthday Galaxy! That's quite a cake Petra made for you. Can I have a small piece?
It´s not your birthday, but this one´s for you, Jeff!
Just hoping that´it puts a smile on your face!
Evening all Dr Pepper please.
Just stopped in so as to not get too far behind. Besides I got off early from w**k and decided to come home. Tomorrow, back to the grind at Mom's house. Too bad I don't live closer to Ray, maybe he could vear off a bit and knock my lawn down.
I wish I could comment on Jeff's picture but for some reason my computer won't show the picture. It's strange, usually when there is a coding error or something, it gives some sort of address or something or a box with a little x. This time it just says "No! You can't make me, you can't make me, you can't make me."
G'night all. Prayers for those in need. (Leaves chuckling)
Evenin' Folks!
Flo, I'll have a cup of decaf.... Ooooo, look! Cake! What's the occasion? Galaxy? Another Birthday? Didn't he just have one last year? Weel yes, you can bring me a small slice of it to go along with the decaf.
Galaxy! Sorry I seem to have missed most of the party, hope it was a great day! Barry just had one too didn't he?
Jeffrey? You got a cake too? Looks good! How's the foot doing?
We decided to head back home this afternoon rather than wait until tomorrow. My friend was able to get all the items he wanted withing 2 hours of arriving at the show this morning. Very small crowd compared to other years, but items were selling well. Hope it got busier in the afternoon. I took some photos of a few of the G Scale layouts set up for the show. There was one set up just as you entered THAT was excellent! I have a bunch of photos of it, but haven't gotten them on line yet. On the way home Andy and I did some rail fanning. I got a lot of good photos. The day was hazy and I don't have a haze filter for my good lens (17MM-85MM Canon). Turned out some of the photos were made better with the haze.... I think this photo is the best photo I have ever taken!!! It is an old stone bridge over the river in Harrisburg, PA:
Every once in while the sun co-operates and conditions are just right........ More railfan photos here: http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h259/slow_rr/Rail%20Faning%202010/
I'll show a few more tomorrow..
Have a great night!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good Evening Diners!
Happy Birthday Galaxy and Barry!!
Galaxy, hope your duck dinner was a good one.
Barry, a few more RS3's for your collection! What roads did you get and how many do you have at latest count?
Ken, I agree with your comments on Intermountain kits. I put together one of their tank car kits as I just had to have a Sunoco one( was a sales rep for them many, many moons ago) and found that the plastic was a little brittle making it hard to get small parts off the sprues. Many of them didn't fit well without some work but in the end it did make a nice tanker.
We are supposed to have a really warm weekend, well at least warm for us at this time of year. It is supposed to hit 21C on Sunday!
Haven't done anything on the RR this past week as I just haven't felt much like it. Visiting Mum every night in the hospital is a little depressing. She hardly eats anything and is in a lot of pain. I think we are in a waiting game.
Well I just thought I'd stop in for a minute to wish the birthday boys a happy one.
CN Charlie
howmus Jeffrey? You got a cake too? Looks good! How's the foot doing?
Hi all
Just thought id drop by and say hi. its been awhile since i was last here but been busy with other things. will try and catch up soon with you all
Gav