Jeff- your post wasn't enough. maybe this is.
Galaxy- Debbies post was ment for you.
Prayers and Blessings to all. Hope the weather gets better for all you Yankees.
Flip
Yep, it was. O.K. , chow down you chowhounds. Its on me.
Saints lost by 5 points to the Seahawks. 41-36.
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
fec153 Galaxy- Debbies post was ment for you. Prayers and Blessings to all.
Prayers and Blessings to all.
I figured, somehow, it was. I did not post my rambling other than for the fact that it had been asked for by another member.
I have arthritis in my spine and have degenerative disc disorder, all else is extra. The DDD is, at this time not bad enough for the neurosurgeon to treat.
The unarguable fact right now remains that one bening Lipoma Tumor was found in my back on the right side and removed, They can affect nerves, but seems to have made no difference in the pain experienced.
The second fact remains that the two MRIs show a second mass on the left side that is in fact larger than the right side one ,and palpable from the external examination. Hopefully it, too, will be a benign Lipoma tumor. Or benign at least.
Until it, too is removed, and healing time allowed. we will only then see if it makes any difference too.
The cortisone injections have already proven not to work, and are less likely to be done again, OR will be done sparingly.
It is: maybe only a matter of time, the right Dr., and the right treatment that will either relieve my pain or make it so that I have to simply live with it and "grin and bear it"
I have been told to try this and that, and acupunture too, but I doubt soaking my feet in green tea leaves and ginger root for a half hour a day will do the job of eliminating the pain.
respectfully yours
-G
-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.
Good evening Diners: Flip's tab eh? That's a first this decade isn't ti? I'd have a JR Regular if it wasn't so late and the caffeine keeping me awake.
JR:
Oh and that would be a Polish cab forward you've posted?
Barry:
This is an aspect of Gregory's Axiom...which goes...that which will get you into the biggest folderol will be that which gets done... ..
Debbie: ! and thanks for filling us in. (Gathered it was directed to Galaxy) Flip's often mentioned medical issues you face (not in here so much as in emails); but your frankness will make prayers more specific. That's a heavy load you carry, and if our thoughts can lighten it any, we're glad to try. Is the repeat surgery booked, if so when?
Computer people, some advice please. I am running Windows 7, and Account Settings assure me I have Admin Rights. However, when I uninstalled my printer because it was behaving oddly (any print job was being preceded by the printing of a calibration scan sheet) and went to re-install I was told by the installation software that I did not have, and needed to have, Admin Rights in order to install the printer! The printer's website (HP) gives a path to a site for help on this issue. The fix is to put the Windows 7 CD in the computer, Exit if it tries to Welcome me, and find the setup.exe file. Right clicking that offers "Run as Administrator" - which I am supposed to do.
Now, my question is "What will happen to my Programs, files, documents, browser bookmarks, and all that good stuff?" I'm hoping that the answer is "Nothing, they are not part of the operating system - it will be re-installed under Admin Rights without affecting anything else."
Am I right in this hope, or do I need to be doing something else? Thanks for your help, having lost my hard drive last summer, I'm not feeling very secure about this situation. I'm going to see what may be on TV. Goodnight all, and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of Healing, Comfort, Prosperity and Peace. - Oh, almost forgot, Ulrich, sup up!
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Der, According to the CFO, the printer install should not require the administrators ok. It's just amatter of going to start and selecting the appropriate task . The LNER locomotive looks attractive but I wonder about the w..k streamlining the boiler while leaving all the running gear out in the breeze. The Garratt (did I get that right?) was the Polish job I was refering to (or perhaps a cab forward for people who can't make a decision ?) Sorry - too tired and silly tonight.
Debbie - that's a tough row to hoe you have. I've had my legs go out from under me on occasion but never the pain you describe. Couldn't deal with that too well I think.
Did get the drywall mud sanded and a second coat put on the two walls I have up so far. The third side will be easier as it is going to be hinged plywood for access for the deeper table planned there so far. I'll keep you posted. J.R.
Good Morning ! from Tipton IN.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning...
mmmm...I'm seeing snowsqualls again here...up to 6" is expected for us today...*sigh*
Hope everyone has a good day. Me? I'll be in the trainroom enjoying my day....
Flo, I'll just have a 40 cup urn with boot coffee please...oh, and it needs be equiped with the IV as well...I'll sit by the window booth waking up....
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
Flo, Coffee Please.
First day at work did not go to well. Start feeling sort of OK by the time I got to the store. But after that things started to go down hill. Could not get my mind to focus on anything. Then around 11:00 I got the chills bad even with my coat on. Teeth started to chatter and it was 71 in the show room.
We started to get a busy and I did take a customer and got the deal. I was only told "NO, they want to shop around 8 times" before they bought. Not bad for being sick.
Finally at 1:15 Chad (person I was working with) called Ben and told him I was looking like death and needed to be sent home. I was running a temp of 100.5 at the time and he did not want to get what I have.
Got lost going home, so it took me a hour not the half hour it took to get to work. Went straight to bed and stayed there till 6:00AM this morning. Around 2:00 AM I think my fever broke, woke up soaking wet.
What sucked the most is Chad was to teach me how to use there computer program Saturday. Only thing we got through was how to log on, that was it.
I go in today at 11:00 and sure hope I feel better, way I feel now I could go either way.
Ken
I hate Rust
Good morning.
Just a normal day for me. Watch some football, and see who the Steelers play. Hopefully the Chiefs. Maybe finish getting ready for school. Mondays and Wednesdays are my long days!!!! I have a break between class from 2:00 - 4:45. I guess that will be a good time to study/homework.
Hope everybody has a good morning.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Mornin'
Just stopped in to get a cup of dark roast before I head out to church. I do the Moment for Mission this morning at the 10:30 Service. Someone else read a slightly different version I wrote for it at the 8:15 service..... People actually go to church at 8:15 in morning????
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
I'll have a refill of that boot coffee please...
Some interesting threads popping up here lately, the coal drag one is particularly good...
Good Afternoon Folks,
a somewhat dull day today. Although being dead tired, I could not sleep well last night, so I am a slow one today.
Flo, a mug of strong coffee, please.
Flip & Debbie - healing are sent to you from this side of the Big Pond.
Ken - hope you´re getting better soon. I hate to see you lose your job due to illness. for you!
I spent the morning playing with some ideas for my "Little Japan" layout. The challenge was to come up with something that looks good (yup - you know I am more for looks than operation ), is fun to build at virtually no budget, does not involve many turnouts and controls, yet rewards me with what I am trying to get out of a layout. The idea I came up with (inspired by a layout I found in the web) is a simple figure 8 contraption, with just one switch, but a helix at each side to gain height and lengthen the run. From an operatins point of view, all you can do is let a train circle the loop, but the scenery is breathtaking. I am not sure whether this will be it, but it is one more step down the road to what I will eventually be building.
I know that I owe some of you guys some track plan ideas. I am working on it, but have not yet found the right entry into the issues. Hope you can wait for a little time - it is not forgotten.
Hope all of you are having a good day!
Good morning. It's 37° and wet. The high will be around 40° and there's a 60+% chance of rain.Nothing on the schedule for today. I may get some layout work in later.
Good morning Diners: A wet snowy one here - turning to actual rain in the last hour. That's the pattern for the whole weekend as far as has been forecast for us. At least he wind earlier in the day has died down some.
JR: Der, According to the CFO, the printer install should not require the administrators ok. It's just a matter of going to start and selecting the appropriate task ....yes, I agree it "should not require;" but unfortunately the stupid computer (or the Windows 7 part anyway) and/or the HP PSC 1500 install CD doesn't agree! ( On a whim this morning I tried again under "Run as Administrator" on the Printer's disc - same non-result) This is a "known issue" with HP, and recognized enough by them for there to be a fix published which I quoted in that last post. Every attempt I've made, using all the pathways I can find founder on the same rock - http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/der5997/HPInstallAdminRightsrequired1.jpg Have a careful read of that, and you'll see it's Admin Rights that are being questioned. Do I have them already? This is what my Accounts Settings says http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/der5997/JohnasAdmin.jpg
Der, According to the CFO, the printer install should not require the administrators ok. It's just a matter of going to start and selecting the appropriate task .
The Garratt (did I get that right?) was the Polish job I was refering to (or perhaps a cab forward for people who can't make a decision ?)
The final Garratts were built in 1967-1968 - eight 2 ft (610 mm) gauge South African Railways SAR NGG 16 Class. The order was placed with Beyer, Peacock and Company, but as the firm was in the process of closing down it subcontracted the order to the Hunslet Engine Company. Hunslet's South African subsidiary built most of these locomotives in South Africa.
The 500 mm (1 ft 7 3⁄4 in) gauge Southern Fuegian Railway in Argentina procured a new Garratt in 1994. Through Livio Dante Porta's efforts, including larger cross section for tubing, insulation of the boiler and improved front end, the economy of this modern steam engine were vastly improved, more than doubling train length. Accordingly, a second Garratt for the same railway was built in 2006.
Ulrich: Your "Little Japan" plan has me bemused (which isn't difficult! ) I can't work out the elevations, and how the rivers work if you are adding height with the helixes. Do you have an elevation view you could post? There's a virtual Hot Chocolate in it for you!
Ken: Read your "fever" post when you should have been about 20 minutes away from work this morning. Hope it all goes well for you today.
Maybe I'll try the more complicated (frame surgery required) install of the TCS M4 hardwire decoder in the Life Like GP 38-2. Then, if it fails as well, I can send both of them back for the warranty exchange in the same envelope! Wish me luck (as you wave me goodbye... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEKRyBrjh4&feature=related ) Oh, Zoe, I'd better have an Ovaltine to go if they're playing THAT song!
TTFN
John - I hope I can earn the mug o´cocoa, as it does work out. It only requires a waterfall from the little creek into the stream, which I have not marked in the layout. Below is a drawing, showing the track elevation. Unfortunately, all the scenic features are at height = 0, as I cannot allocate a height to them.
Inspiration came from this little Z scale layout (which is only 15" by 36"):
So it has be done and could be done by me!
Btw, I never heard of PKP (Polish State Railway or Polskie Koleje Państwowe) owning Garrats???
Der,
It turns out the HP I have in the shop is not equipped with Windows 7 after all so I've probably misled you. We have had issues installing the printer which often refuses to print when I need it to, but it hasn't asked for the administrator lately.
You are correct - no Garratts in Poland. I was remembering a museum presentation on Africa that had several Garratts featured including one that was wood fired. One of our members had toured Eastern Europe including Poland at the changeover to diesel and also Africa looking for the remnants of the steam era there as well and I just misremembered. Either way, thanks for posting the pics. J.R.
Good Morning! Coffee please. I seem to get up on time, despite the fact my evenings are late, (1:00am last night) but get tired early. Like now. I don’t think it’s the late hours as much as the “come down” from the last couple years.
ANYway, went to Church this morning , my triumphant return, THAT felt pretty good AND, it appears our seats have been saved. (any of you who regularly attend and especially those in small Church’s know the deal with “assigned” seating) They have always been threatening to one Sunday, all sit in a different seat/pew and on the opposite side of the Church to see if the Preacher really knows us by face or just by seat. There are a few older holdouts. They have the padding wollered out to fit their situpons and just couldn’t get comfortable I guess.
Today, as expected, there will probably be no MRR time. We are going back to Mom’s apartment to do some cleaning out of the pantry, refridge-a-deezer, old bill stubs and various trash papers. Brenda wants to clean up the kitchen a bit for Mom’s Sister when she arrives to “shop” as Mom called it. In her will she decided to leave just a few items specifically then design a shopping line in a specified order so they can just go through the “store” and pick what they would like if anything. The rest I get to deal with as I choose. Oh joy, oh rapture . Then my MIL invited us over for dinner later this afternoon at about 3.
Best get a move on if I want to get anything accomplished.
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.
Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood Afternoon. I'll take a 40-cup urn of boot coffee as well, with extra boot if ya please...thankya.
With another load of...content (I almost called it something else)...delivered for THAT Editor, the rest of my day is "no deeds to do, no promises to keep." So, I plan to get a little further on some freight car projects. IF all goes as tentatively planned, I'll finish re-assembly on a 2-bay CNW cement hopper (made from a 3-bay grain car), get a coat of faded IC orange on another hopper for the CCP grain fleet, slap a coat of gray on yet another hopper for the CCP grain fleet; and maybe, just maybe get a coat of gray on another XTRA Portec grain hopper. It should be noted, all of these are Athearn blue box hoppers THAT had "foobie" paint jobs previously.
I "could" knock-out the "to be Dullcote-ed" line...but don't feel like sitting in a Dullcote cloud for the rest of the day. It'll be toxic enough if/when I fire-up the airbrush (still the best thing I ever got from Harbor 'O Freight."
No, I don't have a spray booth. Yes, I know I should.
Maybe I'll just park my patootie and "surf them internets" instead...
Have a good, SAFE day Y'All.....
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Avoiding doing much of anything after lunch...too snowslippery to walk anyway. What follows shows I've WAY too much time on my hands if I avoid decoder installs.
Ulrich:
Btw, I never heard of PKP (Polish State Railway or Polskie Koleje Państwowe) owning Garratts???
· a - one driving axle, any number of unpowered axles b - 0-4-0 c - 2-4-0 or 0-4-2 d - 4-4-0 or 0-4-4 e - 2-4-2 f - 4-4-2 or 2-4-4 g - two driving axles, more than three unpowered axles, h - 0-6-0 i - 2-6-0 or 0-6-2 k - 4-6-0 or 0-6-4 l - 2-6-2 m - 4-6-2 n - 2-6-4 o - three driving axles, more than three unpowered axles p - 0-8-0 r - 2-8-0 or 0-8-2 s - 4-8-0 or 0-8-4 t - 2-8-2 u - four driving axles, more than two unpowered axles w - 0-10-0 y - 2-10-0 z - five driving axles, more than one unpowered axle
So, for a Garratt the second letter should be "z", shouldn't it? Are there any Pz,Oz,or Tz Classes? But wait, Garratts are tank engines and
In the case of tank engines, the letters designating the type of engine and the wheel arrangement are separated by a 'K'. Thus TKt48 is a 2-8-2 tank of Polish design introduced in 1948.
1-9 - German production steam engine 10-19 - Austrian production steam engine 20-99 - Polish steam engine, number stood for the last two digits of the year in which the type was approved for production 100 - private steam engine that is not in PKP stock 101-199 - Other foreign steam engine, acquired by PKP between 1918 and 1939 200-299 - Other foreign production steam engine, acquired by PKP after 1945
Todd:
(any of you who regularly attend and especially those in small Church's know the deal with "assigned" seating)
Chris:
That looks to be a winner in terms of space saving...one thing...what would be the incline on those loops?
...it is CCCOLD and snowy out there right now...enough to make me think that staying in the trainroom is a GOOD idea!!!
Good afternoon.
Flip and Debbie.. Good to have Debbie visit. Prayers for you. We Diners care.
Ulrich ... Looks like a good display laout for continuous running.
Last week was busy. I saw the heart doctor in Nashville. Also, I needed a lot of dental work. I had one tooth extraction. I'm looking more like a Kentuckian with a missing tooth and driving a truck. Now, where's that UK baseball cap?
I'm working on scenery on the layout. Also, I weathered a BREX reefer.
Happy Model Railroading.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
WEll, after/evening guys
Went to the Binghamton Roberson Train {and Doll} show. What a bust! I think there was more Doll stuff in the Mansion than Train stuff spread through the rest of the museum. Most of it was Lionel. I think only two tables had N sclae stuff and about a half a dozen had HO stuff.
Most of the Lionel stuff was old junk {maybe worth something to some body} but old rusty metal cars are not my bag...not at the prices they charge, anyway.
Most of the HO was cheap toy crap like Tyco for $5 a car with horn hook couplers.
The HO stuff -only one guy had good stuff and I bought a D&H caboose from him for $12- Atlas model NIB. SInce My Other Half" {MOH's} and mine intials are D&H we have been collecting D & H stuff one by one, before we collect two by twos. He had another D&H box car for $12 that I don't have, but have one two box cars already- one wooden Old Tyme and one modern. They may look funny running on the same train, but hey they ARE D&H and if we collect D&H who cares? It won't be my main line running system. I want to avoid what I did with B&O and all incarnates...end up with a bunch of box cars and little else in terms of service cars. Want a variety. He had some BOwser D&H hopper kits, but have a covered hopper already. THe Bowser kits were $10, not bad, but I have a D&H coal hopper already and do I want another empty one or one to find a coal load for? nah not now. I asked if he had a flat car...now the LHS here has a flat car in D&H so I will support them instead and have a different car {will have to find a "load" for it too}. I also picked up from the same guy a heavy cardboard D&H logo sign.
I saw a Bachmann DCC OnBoard GP38-2 in the CSX at another booth, which is the only one of the B&O incarnates I don't have a loco for {would like the CSX SD40 I think -2}, but forgot about it and left without it, I might have bought it if the price was right, but am always skeptical when buying at shows as to whether I will have trouble getting warrantee service if I buy it from "Joe Blow' s Train box emporium" at a show, though Bachmann is supposed to have superior service. Oh, well, I didn't buy it, forgot about, and it doesn't matter. I expect for Xmas next year I get a new Bachmann DCC OnBoard SD-something or other in CSX Livery. *sigh* then I have to start collecting CSX stuff...onesies at a time...
Another thing I hemmed and hawed over was a covered hopper {again two-sies} in a KaDee model, which I know to be good cream of the crop, but at $42 though not .I know, well worth it for a whole KaDee, BUT... We spent, between MOH and I over $600-700 on train stuff this Xmas and that doesn't even include the new board and trim for the under the table top xmas tree layout and the new HO and N scale trackage to run it! SO I didn't really need to spend more. I coulda spent another possible $45 for the loco, $42 for the KaDee car, $12 for the D&H boxcar, $10 for a Bowser D&H hopper kit so what- another $109.00 in total that I really didn't need to and DIDN't spend...TG! I'd have blown my wad of "pocket cash" for the rest of the month. There is always next year!
But the whole show WAS dissapointing.
WEll, I have rambled enough and will post my findings on the Binghamton Show post.
Cyall later
Evenin' folks!
Flo, I'll have a hot turkey sandwich with fries and a trip to the salad bar along with a cup of decaf coffee. I'll go sit in the back booth and keep warm.
The Moment for Mission went well this morning. I can tell by the grins on peoples faces as I walked back to my seat. handed over the last of the Deacons stuff to the lady taking over. Told her I would be glad to answer any questions about any of the duties if she wants. Came home, had lunch, started up the wood stove (never got above 25°F today), started the computer.... After dealing with a few emails THAT needed attention, I went back in the Living room to shut back the draft on the wood stove. The heat felt so nice, I laid down on the carpet by the doorway right in along the side of the wood stove (one of my favorite spots). An hour and a half later, one of the cats woke me up.......... Slept good last night, but needed to catch up on the no sleep the night before. i do feel better now.
The party went well last night. The 6 adults polished off half of a 15lb Turkey, almost all of a huge dish of baked squash, about three quarters of the 3 recipes of my old heritage bread stuffing passed down for several generations (one batch will stuff a 20lb. turkey....), and a couple of bottles of wine. The granddaughters ate some stuff my DIL brought for them. After desert, Uncle Mark asked to see the trains. This got Olivia all excited, "Come on PaPa lets go trains!". Went down stairs and before I could even turn anything on, Olivia had her box out that she stands on and says, "PaPa, can I run the train?" Her mom has never seen how excited Olivia gets with Grandpa's trains. She couldn't believe how much fun Olivia had. Of course the whole system decided to not come on line like it should.... Took about 5 minutes to get the trains up and running. I must have hit something wrong in the start up sequence. Went to move a long coal drag out of the way so Olivia could run her passenger train, and it stalled as it went over into the 2nd block on the layout. Told Uncle Mark how to turn on the power for the second block and got the train out of Olivia's way. She had a blast!
We were down there for at least an hour before my son said they had to leave.... The ladies had gone upstairs with the little one long before that time and finished up the dishes for me!
Today has been recovery day. i did get down to the train room with the idea of getting some new photos for WPF and noticed several more little mousy calling cards in some out of the way places. Since the trap has been untouched for a couple of months, I figure the "items" have been there since I had a few little visitors last Fall. I will rebait and set the trap though just in case.
After reading some of the posts catching up here today, this has been running through my head nonstop..... [edit] I should say not due to the posts.... it has just been running through my head.... Who knows?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ5ob9B9yD4
Hope you have a good one!
Good Afternnoon or Evening depending on your time zone,
Todd, I really do understand what you mean by 'coming down' in the situation you mentioned. Last fall was just a blur, never knowing if Mum would make the week and then she'd rally. It is strange but I do feel a lot more relaxed now. Funny too how the funerals for our Mums were just about exactly one month apart. I too am doing the executor thing and surprisingly my sister has been very co-operative. Before this past fall I doubt if I saw her once a year even though she lives in the same city. It is her sons I can't stand especially the eldest. He went to a rock concert in Vancouver instead of his grandmothers funeral, said he would lose too much on the ticket. My sister didn't see anything wrong with that. Doubt I'll see much of her after this is all over. By the way he isn't a kid, he's 36 years old.
Well we spent most of the afternoon running around getting bits and bobs for our next African adventure. I hope to actually see a Garratt in the Nairobi train museum this trip. Didn't go last time but hope to fit it in before we come home.
Ran trains a bit last night. I really like my new Bachmann GP9. The instructions say 28 speed steps but it does 128 as well. It is a smooth runner too. It is set up for short hood forward so I have to run it in reverse for forward as CN ran long hood in front. The horns will have to be relocated which I will do when I install the sound decoder I have. All in all, very nice for 50 bucks.
Weather wise we had a sunny day here with lots of hoar frost this morning so it was quite pretty.
Well soon supper and then it is our TV night , first Nature, then Masterpiece Theatre and finally MI-5. Little Robbie is turning into a couch potato as he really likes to stretch out between us and just watch. I think he is hoping to see a dog. If he does he jumps up and barks at the TV.
CN Charlie
Evening Folks!
Flo, Big Boy Sub, Tender of Fries and a pleases.
My health seemed to have made a rally today and I am back pretty much back to normal. (that can't be good)
Chad (person training me and only been there a week himself?) did get to show me how to use there computer program. While the program it self is not hard to use, they way the have the mattress listed in the inventory is hard to understand. Plus some of the mattress have no clear cut name assigned to them. I spent more time second guessing my self when filling out the ticket than I care for.
When we our busy, we can do a hand written ticket, then later enter them into the computer. I sure will be taking advantage of that for awhile.
Was pretty busy today, of course I got ever customer that was looking for a $300.00 mattress set. But you have those days when you are working with someone. Today we wrote $2800 and if I was by my self (which I would have been if I was not sick Saturday) that would have been $196.00.
See you all later, Ken
GREEN BAY 21, PHILLY 16!!!! GO PAC GO :D
haha, I'm guessin you can tell I'm excited? Green Bay's gonna face Atlanta next week. We barely lost to them in the regular season; it's gonna be good.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Ray: getting into the HeeHaw lately?
Evening guys
Yahoo. Packer's game just ended, and I'm very pleased with the result. And now We finally have a running game! That could be a difference maker in next weeks game.
First day of college was good, aside from the essay due next wensday. I never understood why I have to take a literature/writing/fictional reading class for engineerong. For my drafting class I knocked out 1/8 of the assignments in the first 3 hours. The instructor and a few students jokingly said I'd complete the semester before this month is over.
Saw a 5 1/2 by 11 layout on Craigslist that just needed scenery. Gonna try to see if I have the space for it anywhere. although a garage sale wouldn't hurt It's local and the trailer I have access to is big enough, although open top...
Sawyer, Right there with you pal!! Also am gonna go to the train show in Atlanta (now I found out I can ride with some people I know (don't want to take my car to Atlanta).
John, That particular RDC was called M-497
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 ev'nin', Flo, I'll have an oatmeal raisin cookie and a Santa Fe mug, please 'n' thankyouma'am!
Well, in Cape Girardeau we have received another shot of "CN Charlie's Clipper" - temp dropped last night (and is now 29 F (-2 C), with a projected low tonight of 26 F/-3 C (not counting the wind chill, that is (currently about 19 F (-7 C, which really sounds cold that way!).
galaxy BTW curious.....Who all reads all the posts on this thread, or do you skip and read only "friends threads?" I try to read them all, but the longer winded they are, I tend to start skimming and see what I may want to comment to. Otherswise it's just interesting to see what is going on in others lives, good or bad or indifferent.
BTW curious.....Who all reads all the posts on this thread, or do you skip and read only "friends threads?" I try to read them all, but the longer winded they are, I tend to start skimming and see what I may want to comment to. Otherswise it's just interesting to see what is going on in others lives, good or bad or indifferent.
Galaxy, now you see why I keep getting behind on the posts in here... that, and the fact that I don't get in often at all... Hope your surgery goes exceptionally well for you! Have added it to my 'puter's calendar with reminders before and on the 17th.
I got kinda ambitious this weekend - found a three shelf (four if you count the top shelf) bookcase for only $16 at Targét (as our more preppy locals like to say it). It's only the pressed wood with veneer kind, but I took my time putting it together (even read the directions!), and I may go back later and get some thin Masonite to replace the cardboard backing and make it a tad more sturdy. So I get it put together and put it next to my bed in the bedroom (used to have a low nightstand there), and with the shelves, I now had space to put my various 3-ring binders for my MRR stuff (article printouts, info on possible projects and/or prototype info, etc.). Then took the vaccuum to most all the carpet in the bedroom that wasn't covered with something, and also vaccuumed the kitchen/dining room floor (industrial-type carpet in there). I even got out the extension tubes to vaccuum the corners and baseboards where the vaccuum by itself doesn't usually pick up the dust. Place almost looks bearable....
Last Saturday, I went by the LHS-down-the-road and picked up some JL Innovative decals (gas station pics on it, mostly) plus an Accurail 41' Frisco gondola and some #11 blades for the hobby knife. Also on Saturday, I'd bought some of the printable MRR texture PDF's (Scale Scenes, I think was the website) and downloaded those and their freebie structure PDF's to print. Might actually get back to doing something tangible on the layout. I also have a very nice ATSF flatcar that is now carrying some crated goods to ship down the line to the buyers' dock.
I see we have some new Diners in the place, so a to Joe27, RioGrande5761, Colorado Mac and HOn30 critter (and anyone else who slipped in while I was catching up on the posts some...). You new Diners have a beverage of your choice on me.
Wow! Fergie even has been in the Diner! - I guess he has some internet connection out there on the Briney blue...
Oh, Colorado Mac - you may (if you haven't already in the posts I have yet to read) want to chat with Ulrich (maddog); he has been doing some fine smaller and shelf-type layouts (as well as design work for others), and could likely come up with a few ideas for your layout.
Rob, on those W-S figures (depending on how much time until your CFO's birthday), try MB Klein, which last time I ordered from them, shipped my order out the following day (ordered in the evening), and they offer decent discounts, too. Another place I've ordered from and been pleased with, is Cherry Creek Hobbies (in Wyoming, so you can call later and still have a shot at items shipping out that day), Others may also know of some other i-LHS'es with good service/discounts/quick shipping, too. Hope this isn't too late for your shopping needs...
Barry, it looks like you have been quite productive on your layout lately! Good w**k!
Ulrich - that's one nice-looking church you have there. Is it fairly close by your place (walking distance)? We have a fair number of German-looking churches in this part of Missouri (strong Saxony influence north of Cape, where the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod kinda started - think the churches with the high pulpit built up the wall a bit, where the pastor preaches from). Yep, another piece of trivia from this side of the Pond...
Oh, Robby - do you want me to tell you how little the college bookstore may pay you if you try to sell your books back after you finish the classes? (Naw, I'll just let you get the letdown later, right?...). I was somewhat fortunate that when I was going to college (decades ago...in a galaxy far away... well, not that far!), the college here rented you the books (on the undergrad level). Of course, that is no longer true (and we won't even talk about how much graduate texts can run ya....) Best wishes on your semester, though!
Brakie/Larry - good thing indeed about your trooper behind you at (of all places....) the donut shop!
Todd, it was good to read about the loads your Mom's forethought took care of for you. Made me think I should be doing some things like that (early) for Sarah (in a few more decades, that is). Your Mom eased your mind with her planning, for sure.
Garry, so far I haven't heard of major problems with Drew (#1 grandson) accepting Benjamin (#2). At the hospital, the first time Drew came into the room I could see he was a bit jealous, but after his other Grandpa took him to get something to eat in the cafeteria and then Drew returned, he seemed to have moderated some. I razzed my (3-year older) brother Mike about my not being sure if he has yet adapted to my coming along and disturbing his universe (since Benjamin was born) - didn't get a comment back on that...
DerJohn, another great job on your feed bins (even if you had to redo the legs)! ]
Well, about time to head for home. If things aren't hectic at w**k tomorrow, I will try to catch the rest of the way up on posts.
Prayers for healing of body, soul and mind, and for comfort and a good evening's sleep (or rest) for all.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau (supposed to do some kind of wintery precip. tonight - we'll see...)
HEEEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!!! My VERY favorite show of all time bar none! Funniest show they ever made. Ok, Monty Python is pretty darn close.
Ray- I have spent the last hour on youtube. First Hee Haw, then Roy Clark, then Jerry Reed. Thanks. Thanks a lot .
Charlie- Odd as it seems, you're right. Relief. With that I'm sure you had/have a feeling of guilt for feeling that way too. But I know that also will pass in time.