ns3010 Ulrich, thanks for moving the diner! But did you have to pick a place THAT was 3,000 miles away from me?
Ulrich, thanks for moving the diner! But did you have to pick a place THAT was 3,000 miles away from me?
3,000 miles? Ha! In my case, it is more like 7,000 miles
Good Morning Gang,
we got a little more of that wet & white stuff during the night - brrr. Temps are in the low 20 F range and public life seems to come to a stop with a grinding noise, as car repair shops have to work night shifts
Janie, a mug of real coffee for me, please, and a breakfast bagel, if you will be so kind (have to be really polite now, as we are in Caleefornio).
I´ll stay at the RC and see, who will come by today!
Evenin' folks!
Flo, just a decaf for me. I'll go sit by the stove in the back for as long as I can stand the fumes.....
Precipitation has stopped for the moment. I think we got considerably more than the Weather Channel is saying we did. Still getting a lot of seepage in the basement. Sump is running about every minute and a half. THAT usually means the ground is very saturated.... I will have to spend some time tomorrow taking up the mats and letting them and the floor dry. Left a little heat on and the fans in the train room going to start the drying process going.
Joe.... You must not be paying attention here! We had the diner way up in Ontario Canada for August to keep cool, and then came down for the Fall Foliage to Rush, NY and the R&GV for September.... Hmmmmmm. OK, maybe we can do Jersey next summer... We've done Foreign Countries before... (Sorry, old Howard family joke... Remind me and I will tell it if we do move the dinner to Joizzey...) Sorry your game got cancelled tonight, but I applaud the coaches/school for drawing the line on behavior. Even Athletes need to learn there are consequences for certain actions!
Good news is THAT the quarry insert is pretty much ready to reinstall on the layout. Did a lot of ballasting of the tracks THAT will be hard to reach after it is installed. Tomorrow morning I'll call my son and see if he can come over on his way to w**k to help me put it in place.
Speaking of son.... The county where he works (just South Of where I live) has a "no unnecessary travel" alert right at the moment. He might be stuck for the night over there...... If he does drive home I sure hope he is careful. They have had several fender benders and one fatality due to ice on the roads.
Hope you all 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!
Evening all.
Maybe, sometime we could have the Diner over on the East Coast. I could have TSR give us a siding to use for a month. But that would have to wait until the warmer months, at least May or June (maybe we could spend the summer at the Jersey Shore!)
Well, we were SUPPOSED to have our first game tonight, but we didn't. The other team is having "behavioral issues" and cancelled the game. We do not know yet if it will be postponed, they will forfeit (which means we will be 1-0 by default), or if they will play at all this season (which would mean the entire game would be null and void).
Well, I gotta go. Tomorrow, I have late practice, and I have to finish my English paper, so I better get some sleep.
Bye!
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teen steam fan Oh, and here's a pic of my buddie's rolled blazer That's him in the picture. I found out when he told me.
Oh, and here's a pic of my buddie's rolled blazer
That's him in the picture. I found out when he told me.
THe picture came out small, but it definately looks like damage has been done. Gonna need a new windshield, definately.
It also lookes like there's a highway behind him, so how is it that he did that, and the police were not called?
Definately, luck was on his side.
Sir Madog Nothing wrong with "on the Walls", but the track within 2 inches from the wall does not allow for scenery or at least a nice blending in of the backdrop. Unfortunately, this is still a common mistake.
Nothing wrong with "on the Walls", but the track within 2 inches from the wall does not allow for scenery or at least a nice blending in of the backdrop. Unfortunately, this is still a common mistake.
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
Flashwave ULRICH: whats's rong with on the walls? I did that intentionally. If we wanted walk-around the outside, sommething else entirely can be tried. Hmm. Now there's a thought...
ULRICH: whats's rong with on the walls? I did that intentionally. If we wanted walk-around the outside, sommething else entirely can be tried. Hmm. Now there's a thought...
My ribs still keep me from sleeping - ouch!
Hey guys. Snow on the ground near me and not enough to really ride in. Oh well
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!
Ken: Check your 'Conversations'.
Good evening. I'll have a BIG mug of that chicory coffee. I need it!I've just spent the afternoon going through a big Rubbermaid TuffTote container under the layout. I couldn't open it all the way because the hit the bottom of the layout. So I had to hold it open with one hand while fishing around inside with the other hand. It would have helped tremendously if I had feeling in my hands. Anyways, I found a crap load of Bachmann EZ-Track, mostly nickel silver but some steel. The steel track will be put out for collection Monday night. It'll be collected Tuesday morning. I found an Atlas 9" plate girder bridge with nickel silver rails, part of a bridge deck (maker unknown) with nickel silver rails, a Broadway Limited DC sound box that makes the bell and horn on some BLI DCC sound locos work on DC, an N Scale 5th precinct police station. I hit the mother load on vehicles, poles, signs, unpainted figures, hand painted figures. I even found an old Partridge Family bus! I also found a Life-Like coal tipple that needs some work. Nothing broken on it, just some thick paint and some expanding foam stuck to it. In four cardboard boxes I found scads of rolling stock, easily 80 cars. There's still 2 or 3 more boxes to go through but not today.
Nothing for me tonight, Flo. I'm as nervous as all get-out over that driving test right now (I'll know if I passed tomorrow...)
teen steam fan Hey, we moved. North Eastern- I'm hopefully getting a CB from a friend of mine, it's just the CB. No mike and no whips. I'll let you know how that goes. Those things aren't cheap.
Hey, we moved.
North Eastern- I'm hopefully getting a CB from a friend of mine, it's just the CB. No mike and no whips. I'll let you know how that goes. Those things aren't cheap.
Good luck with that Team Steam fan.
I know CBs ain't cheep, but if you can, try going to yardsales and flea markets for the radio aentennas and mikes. I got my radio (aentenna, mike, and the whole 9 yards) from a yardsale in my neghborhood for all of $20.00 I havn't been able to test it out yet, but the man said he had it in his work truck before he got laid off, and that it still worked.
You never know what you'r going to find at yardsales and/or flea-markets.
I'm also glad that your friend is O.K. after the roll-over
Afternoon folks! (Comes in Whistling "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas......") Well (deep subject), it does around these parts where I sit and type!
Flo just a cup of hot cocoa to tide me over to supper.... You can serve Hot Cocoa I hope here in Califloweria?
So ("A needle pulling thread"), we got about 2 inches of "partly cloudy" here today. just enough to make the roads greasy, cause several fender benders, and make a couple of electric lines decide to come apart. At least THAT is what a former Fire Chief friend of mine told me when I went down to church to pick up the notebook for Head Usher.... Went down cellar to get to w**k on the quarry and to check and see how much "Liquid Sunshine" had oozed into the cellar overnight. Workshop room had just a little water in the usual place, no problem. The main train room which seldom gets flooded anymore was busy leaking onto the rubber pads on the floor and cabinet bottom and uprights for the layout. Towels have been applied to soak up the excess, and the pads will be pulled up tonight to let them dry off..... The wind direction was from the South for this storm and the rain pounded THAT side of the house causing the problem.... Someday when I am wealthy I will get the wall sealed on the outside and cure the leak once and for all. Yep, maybe in my next life?
Morgan.... What's a TV? Oh, I remember now. I've got of them infernal contraptions out in the living room. I haven't watched it in 10 or so years now...... Never been fond of commercials.
I guess while we are here in the State of Confusion, I should head up to the mountains and see my SIL who lives not too far away from Sacredmento (or whatever this place is called). She now lives in some place called Quincy.... Anyone know what time of day it might be safest to be on the road around here?
Hope all of you are enjoying the warmth of the fire and good friends!
Later!
galaxy Flashwave: OW! The following messega goes out to the 75% of America who ordered 42" TVs from Amazon.com in the last few days: I. HATE. YOU.
Flashwave: OW! The following messega goes out to the 75% of America who ordered 42" TVs from Amazon.com in the last few days: I. HATE. YOU.
OW!
The following messega goes out to the 75% of America who ordered 42" TVs from Amazon.com in the last few days:
I. HATE. YOU.
Early 80's vintage Bachmann hopper. Originally had truck mounted couplers. I changed out the frame in the 90's with one that couplers mounted on it.
Flashwave OW! The following messega goes out to the 75% of America who ordered 42" TVs from Amazon.com in the last few days: I. HATE. YOU. Still, it's money. If any of you get a package from Amazon from Ameritek Parkway, IN, that came from me. Please order soemthing light.
Still, it's money. If any of you get a package from Amazon from Ameritek Parkway, IN, that came from me. Please order soemthing light.
Nope, T'weren't me. WE bought a new 26" and carried it out of the store. No room for a 42"....musta been on sale though if you saw them go through...
Relax...it could be sacks of heavy coal going through for all the bad boys and girls...
-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.
ULRICH: whats's rong with on the walls? I did that intentionally. If we wanted walk-around the outside, sommething else entirely can be tried. Hmm. Now there's a thought... It's funy uoi picked the picture of 4019 to move us with. She's coupled to tre front of theOscar/Pikers I posted the photo of in AZ. She got cleaned up and earned a pair of elephant ears since that photo was taken. Buncha ROcket Scientists consulted NASA about using shuttle parts to rebuild her with, so's to cut wegith down to something closer to the Challenger. [/mystorytelling]
Ah, yep. I found one. Here's the gal parked in front of Possman Station. It;s single track behind the photographer, and another train was working its way up the Indianapolis Belt.
Ken: I found an e-mail jammed in my Outbox. Yahoo didn't like the file size. Take 2 then.
-Morgan
Robby, that looks like a pretty big layout man, should be fun man!
Never did wind up getting in here yesterday, had rugby practice and the like. I got my new boots (cleats): Kooga FTXs. they are SICK :D 8 metal studs, but I can run them as six stud if I want. I think I'm going to ask for some firm ground studs for Christmas.
Today was an early release day from school thank the lord :D the plan for the rest of today is to chill, then do some homework I have, then plan some more on the layout. probably gonna get my CM U-boat #8905 revved up and running too :D
Well don't that figure, I got TOP. eat up guys
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Just a quick stop.
Still snow flurrying but I made it to Lowes for some more wood for the layout.
The middle table is a 4x8, which I think will work out real good. The new table I just added is 4x6, and the rest of the table top is 2 feet wide. The layout was going to be a switching layout but I will make it a BIG dog bone. Plenty of switching, and running.
I still have to add some braces, and paint the legs black. I still want to add the back drop soon. Its a pretty big layout. Probably my biggest one yet, and hopefully this one will last me awhile!!!!!!
"Rust, whats not to love?"
G Paine One "expert" I asked said you would get an e-mail notification .
One "expert" I asked said you would get an e-mail notification .
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooood Afternoon, getting a late start today after a long yesterday. I had an interview with "Officer Obie," the Chief of the North Liberty PO-Leese Department, in the afternoon. THAT Editor wants me to do some kind of an article on "use of force" and tasers due to some well-publicized incidents in the past year. So...........maybe I'll title it "Taser Tales" or "Talkin' Tasers." Don't know. It was a good, very interesting conversation however. Then had a lengthy gap to kill time in before girls high school basketball at my beloved Clear Creek Amana. Finally dragged my butt back into the house well after 10 pm and found the Diner had moved on down the line.
Cal-EEEEEEE-Four-Knee-Ahhhhhhhh. OK...w**ks for me. Has any provision been made, should the state break off and become an island this month, for getting the Diner back to the mainland???? I'll be sure to park my '53 fire engine out back for wildfire protection...
I stumbled across this little video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2umTTPFfiiY
It's yet another variation of Adolph with the funny little mustache "losing it." This time, he finds out his model RR club has gone to DCC. The (English) language is a bit...colorful...but in subtitles. RAY, you probably won't want to show this to your granddaughters...
Time just for a quick cup of coffee....black...no flavorings, no additions, just coffee hot out of the pot. Then, will be time to process basketball photos, do the game write-up, tackle the taser story...and see whatever else I can get into yet today.
Have a good, SAFE rest of the day peoples...
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
just a short stopover before I retire to our sofa for the rest of the day.
Chloe, I´ll have a nice glass of California Cabernet Sauvignon an give one to Ray as well, if he likes! Thank you.
Ray - I am glad you like my little track plan - gives a boost to my otherwise not really inflated ego
Just measured the mainline run - it´s a mere 126 ft, well times two, which makes it 252 ft.
A good evening to all of you!
Ken - Did you get the private message I sent you last Sunday? IN the new system here, they call it a "conversation". One "expert" I asked said you would get an e-mail notification - bet you didn't , Anyways, go to your profile, and click on Conversations on the right menu and you will find it.
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Mornin' everyone!
Yes I know I am tracking in mud this morning! Had well over an inch of rain last night and now are supposed to get 2" of "partly Cloudy (white variety) by mid afternoon. Of course I had to go through lots of mud to get here!
Zoe I'll have a short stack of buttermilk pancakes, side order of bacon, and a cup of dark roast coffee. Huh? no I don't want to try the Vanilla Hazelnut supreme expresso..... Sheesh! OK, THAT smile tells me you were just kidding... Don't do THAT to me this early in the morning. Oh bring over the pure Maple Syrup too!
Sir Madog Garry - only because UP owned the Big Boy pulling the Diner. They negotiated temporary trackage rights with BNSF!
Garry - only because UP owned the Big Boy pulling the Diner. They negotiated temporary trackage rights with BNSF!
Ah, were are on the BNSF.... OK, then why was there the warning on my FGLK Mug last nig... Oh, I see THAT has been removed this morning....... Any other little jokes awaiting me???
So Galaxy, is it by any chance cold and wet where you are? My prayers to you and your family. It sounds very much like the MIL has given up on this world and is ready to be in the next. I do hope you can find a better Nursing Home to move her to. A good one can really be a blessing with all this and help make it comfortable for her. My FIL did the same thing. Just quit eating and drinking. Said he wanted to be his wife again.
Ken, I think the last plan from Ulrich is a keeper. Hope you get the job and can start building!
Wet and cold to the north of Galaxy this morning. Currently 35°F here in the Finger Lakes, and going down into the 20's this evening. But since I've no place to go.... "Let it Snow. Let it Snow, Let it Snow...."
Good Morning All!Not much to report from the land of Buckeyes other then we got a dusting of snow last night..I went to the N Scale club meeting last night and after the monthly business meeting we locked up and went to get coffee..Our furance timer wasn't set and there wasn't any heat.Its set now.Modeling wise yesterday I finish the bad order cars and will return them to the club this Sunday.I will bring another box home to clean and inspect.I tried doing this at the club but,was distracted by talking-what can I say? After all I am a chatter box.I shall have a cup and look over da forum.Have a good'un!
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
TMarsh Galaxy, my cold man- Actually manufacturers have been doing those things for years. ...If it is just a defect and it does not cause injury or death, they just issue service advisories to the dealerships
Galaxy, my cold man- Actually manufacturers have been doing those things for years. ...If it is just a defect and it does not cause injury or death, they just issue service advisories to the dealerships
In the Case of the KIA I would say a latch on a sliding door that can release while travelling down the road at hiway speeds {or greater in some cases with some id-jets} Could certainly have the POTENTIAL to cause death if the rear passengers are stupid enough to NOT be seatbelted in! No wonder mothers show up at the dealer HYSTERICAL over it.
AS far as the Toyota... thank CNN news and RObin Meade for pointing it out and that it is NOT a "recall".
Did I mention it's going to get cold here? COld is a' comin'. definitely cold. Cold brisk day tomorrow and Friday!
Right now we got flood warnings for the areas of the Susquehanna, Tioughnioga, CHenango Rivers where they typically flood. IS still raining cats and dogs and mice and men here. And getting blustery.
The MIL has been moved to a nursing home. One of the worst in the county. Last night teh FIL complained there were only 3 nurses to take care of 33 patients on the floor at 7:30 pm. He's gonna see about getting her in another nursing home, and if nto take her home. If she goes home though, she's not likely to get out of bed nor eat nor keep hydrated without some help/prodding. I think she is beginning to give up on life.MOH {My Other Half} is worried she will pass at holiday time and doesn't want that. But it is not up to MOH, it is more up to MIL if she refuses to eat/drink. SHe is already undernourished because "nobody can make me eat" she says. PRayers Please.
Todd...I hope your mother is doing well....
WEll there was something else I was gonna post, but must not have been important....I forgot it.
THe mind is the first thing to go...
What was I saying?...
Good morning ...
Briefly, we're leaving very shortly to drive to Nashville airport. Then we are flying to AZ Cactus Country for a week.
Looks like the diner was on a circuitous route. In the steam era, UP was not in either AZ or Sacremento, CA. SP proovide single line service. Alternatively, the route would be ATSF-Oakland-WP.
UP? ...Hmmm .... I guess it would be ATSF-Denver-UP-Salt Lake City-SP... Then you could have a Big Boy over Sherman Hill and an SP Cab Forward over Donner pass. Perhaps, ATSF would have started things off one of their classy 4-8-4's.
Todd ..... Glad you saw the picture in Trackside photos and thanks for the remark. Thanks again to Ulrich for his comment.
CN Charilie .... I was beginning to wonder where you were. I hope things work out OK with "Mum".
I trust the regular diners will keep matters under control. Perhaps, someone will put up stars so I can find the place upon returning. Give Duke a nudge occasionally.
Cheers. .
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good morning! Coffee please. Say, now that I think of it, could you slide some of that Chickory coffee here? It could prove to be a long day.
Partly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind between 9 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph
Not much happened after I went to sleep last night other than I woke up so I'll be a bit brief this morning.
Galaxy, my cold man- Actually manufacturers have been doing those things for years. As long as I can remember. If there was something wrong with your vehicle that was not safety that is to say will endanger a life, they are not required to issue a "Safety recall". If it is just a defect and it does not cause injury or death, they just issue service advisories to the dealerships and if you bring your vehicle to them for service, they will repair for free. Ran into that last with a New Yorker Brenda had. Air conditioner condensor leak. On that though they just moved the waranty expiration to 80,000 I think because condensors can fail naturally due to many things. First time I ran into the Service bulletins, was back in about '81 or 2. A buddy had a "76 or 77ishDodge Aspen R/T and the ffront right fender was rusting. Well he knew a guy that was the body man at the Dodge dealership so he took the car there. Found out it was covered. Anywho, not a new thing and not specific to any manufacturer. Their argument is, these issues may or may not exicet in all vehicles, but they do acknowledge it is the manufacturers defect if it does and will repair. However, they do not want every person with a whatever to come running in to see if they have a fender that will rust. Many times there is no way of telling until it happens so, if it does, bring it in and we'll fix it. Now if they deem the steering box will explode, then they will issue a recall. That's a bit more dangerous.
Oh well, best get moving before Mom calls and my day comes to a halt.
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. It's 29 and sunny. The high will be 61. Tonight's expected low is 33.Today I expect to sort through a large plastic container and several boxes under the layout. No telling what I'll find. But first I have to get into town to get some gas and groceries not to mention getting some bills paid.
Morning all!
Well this Californy place ain't so bad, I guess.
WHat's that? Oh..It's "CALiforn-EYE-AY?
$4.00 for a bottle of water? Expensive here too.... and artificial vegetable stuff is expensive too. I don;t care if it's posta b good for you or not!
Posta get colder here in NY, much colder. Yep, colder. Definitely colder. Cold is a'comin'.
WEll Toyota issued one of them "service advisories" too I see. And NOT a "recall". It's for the Prius {groan} again and this time if air is in the cooling system it can overheat and burn out the dryer{?}. Seems like manufacturers of cars are now doing "service advisories" to avoid the massive expense of a "recall".....Cheap way out it seems. It also seems Toyota also requires you to have your vehicle serviced at least once every 2 yrs at a Toyota dealer to catch the expring "Service Advisories" fixed for FREE or else it COST you to have it repaired!!!! Yep. cheap way out. If you got a Prius, take 'er in to get 'er fixed, Just don't call it a "recall"!
Did i mention it's going to get colder here in NY? Yep colder. Much colder. Definitely colder. COld is a'comin'.
Raining cats and dogs and mice and men here in NY now...posta have some flooding comin' along too....just what we need and right before a cold snap...
WEll, I suppose I shouLd close out now , nobody reads these things anyway...
Have a great day!
TMarsh Jeff- Do they still serve that Chickory coffee? That’ll open your eyes.
Jeff- Do they still serve that Chickory coffee? That’ll open your eyes.