Good Morning All!Not much to report from the land of frozen Buckeyes other then its cold and we didn't get as much snow as the weather gussers called for..
Yesterday I fooled around with Slate Creek's plans and fixed to more short comings.Glad I "finger" switch the plan and found my errors.Slate Creek been a tough nut to crack since I moved away from older switching layouts ideas and into the modern designs.Even in N there's little room for errors which brings me to this..Over the past few years ISL seem to have become more popular to include 2 books on building and designing switching layouts..I shall have a cup and look over the forum.Have a good'un!
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
Strong coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please.
Other than farm chores, not much going on here.
Cheers! Rob
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooood Afternoon, bucket of coffee please, extra boot. I'll grab a corner booth, been battling some kind of cold this week.
Goofy-gosh, it is cold cold cold! How cold? Why....thanks for asking! It is so cold out there today, when I took Rerun out for his mid-day "duties," the fire froze on the end of my smokey treat!
THAT's a true story..................
Here's hoping for health, wealth and prosperity to us all. Failing THAT, I'd settle for a good, SAFE day for us all.
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Good afternoon.
We just returned from Hopkinsville where we had business this morning.
Want a preview of my scrap yard? I posted a photo of a corner of it in WPF wih my 1920's delevery truck I made to look like a junker. .... Making the old Kleiber truck was fun.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Coffee refill, please.
***Garry, what is the WPF again?
What is the easiest way to post a MRRing video from one's computer to the Diner here?
Rob
Rob ... Weekedn Photo Fun (WPF)
Here's the picture.
I'm having fun!
Afternoon guys. *sees all the ducks* is it duck hunting season yet?
Kind of warm here in florida, I haven't had any frost in a week or so. Sorry to mention that one to all you guys freezing up north.
Whatever I had went away yesterday morning; but came back when I got to work. Same story today; but now I feel better, except for being tired.
Got all the timing, throttle, and tune stuff on my car squared away. At least under normal conditions. If I gunned it and the RPMs got past 5,200 it would stutter, kick, then keep going. I bought some spark plug wire seperators. I had braided them together to keep it neat; but I guess that's a big no-no... Haven't tried it to see if it works; but if it doesn't I'm thinking it might be my distrubutor cap and/or rotor.
Ken, Dunno if you know this or not, but cold weather wreaks havoc on batteries. I've had 2 of my craftsman recharable ones for some of my power tools go bad this winter (garage isn't heated) and the battery in my brothers car went dead too. I tend to use the 2 amp trickle overnight; and the 10 amp one for about 2 hours. My battery charger will shut itself off if the battery is at 100% and will also tell if a battery is bad.
Must say it's kind of weird your having issues starting your car about the same time I was having trouble keeping mine running (would kill itself when trying to idle). Found out when I did the timing last I bumped the little dial on it. It's good now.
Todd, I've never had a problem with the steel ramps I bought or the wooden ones I made (layered 2x8s with a 2x4 at the top for the stop). I have a set of plastic ones that I always try to slide whenever I use them.
I see Lee had a visit from Mr. Murphy at his open house.
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.
Did I miss something?
Does Ulrich need prayers for his mother or himself or both or Petra or all three?
Then consider it done and with a prayer candle lit
-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.
galaxy Did I miss something? Does Ulrich need prayers for his mother or himself or both or Petra or all three? Then consider it done and with a prayer candle lit
Consider it done here as well!!
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/
Evenin' folks!
Flo, just a decaf for me tonight... I will be sitting in the back booth by the stove trying to stay warm..... Currently 11°F here in the Finger Lakes on its way down to around 6°F during the night. Now really this is not all THAT cold for this time of year, but then it is cold............
This morning, Ulrich posted the following-
Sir Madog Received some bad news about my mom. One of her cardiac valves refuses to work properly, putting her out now and then. She is right now at the hospital and gets a check-up, so they can schedule the upcoming surgery. It is a routine job for a younger person, but at the age of 82, the risk is much higher. Once I know when the surgery will be performed, Petra and I will stay with my dad for a few days, so we can take him to the hospital to see my mother.
Received some bad news about my mom. One of her cardiac valves refuses to work properly, putting her out now and then. She is right now at the hospital and gets a check-up, so they can schedule the upcoming surgery. It is a routine job for a younger person, but at the age of 82, the risk is much higher. Once I know when the surgery will be performed, Petra and I will stay with my dad for a few days, so we can take him to the hospital to see my mother.
I sent prayers for his mom his way and prayers for he and his wife to have the strength to deal with the situation. Some of you evidently are not reading all the posts...........
I started the last of the SS LTD belt drive machines this afternoon (a Small Table Saw) and very quickly realized I had one piece in the kit that belongs with a different kit and were missing a couple other things. So i sent off an email to SS LTD letting them know what was missing and that i was unhappy because I couldn't finish it today and wasn't going to be able to say some of those words that my Mom used to wash my mouth out with soap for using to finish it.... Got a nice email back in less than 2 minutes saying the parts would be in the mail to me very soon. I will be painting the last 3 as soon as I get the parts and get them into the engine house/ workshop. Then i can set to w*rk putting in all the belt drives and other stuff for it.
Hope all of you have a great and safe night!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Decaf coffee, please.
***Garry, very neat scene. Put it on the puter desktop for the Mrs to see. That rusting truck is especially cool.
Well, mixed up plenty of asphalt and went nuts on the wife's (HO) layout. Covered ALL the concrete parking areas, the area around the drive in theater and even the short drive up to the hospital.
Then ran one of my (N) trains, just for a quick fix. Sometimes wonder if I'll ever get to my own layout. Time will tell.
Dang it is Cold out there!
Flo, will you warm a beer up for me? I will pretend I am in England.
Vincent Car started fine with a jump, but as JR said more than likely it is on it last leg.It is only 8 or 9 years old. Good luck on your high RPM miss.
Ulrich Best wishes for your mothers health issue.
Work Front Not getting a warm and fuzzy feeling right now. One thing I have learned in sales "it is all wise the salesperson fault". Seems like every day I work alone it is dead. Today I had one customer and did get the deal but for less money than owner thinks I should have sold it for. Well, he is right, but I had to meet a competitors prices and had the feeling he was going to be the only person I saw all day. Did not want to have zero dollar day.
Have a early meeting Saturday before work, I have to get up by 6:00 AM and be on the road no later than 6:45 AM.
Train Front Thanks to Darth Santa Fe I got a great deal on some need motors for my PK 1000 F'3 and hopefully they will fit my Stewart F 9's and PK 2000 BL 2's! New motors for under $6.00 each, I bought 6 and Simon 1966 bought 4. Now to round up a few BBQ decoders and send them off to NCE. They take them in trade and sell me there D13SR for $10.00 each. Next I will need a flywheel puller and I am all set.
See you Saturday!
Ken
I hate Rust
Good evening.
Had a full day of non-model-railroad stuff.
Rob ... Thanks for the remark. I liked making the old Kleiber truck.
Ken .. Glad you have a solution to the P-1000 F3 motor problem.
The Chapel Car is still spotted at the diner. ..........
Ulrich ... Prayers for your Mom's health.
Galaxy .. Prayers continue for your recovery from surgery and that your back pain is solved.
Jeff .. Prayers for you health and the foot.
Ray ... Prayers for the bus accident victims.
Shelley and I were in Hopkinsville assisting the younger brother of our Cincinnati daughter in law. This young man is a good, hard working guy dealing with some very tough problems. I'll include him on the prayer list without further explanation. Suffice it to say he definately needs prayer and God will know what this is about.
Have a good evening everyone.
Good Evening fellow night owl diners!
It is indeed rather brisk outside tonight in Winterpeg. We just got back from the hospital and it is -23F with a windchill of -40 which is the same Celcius or Farenheit-- cold!! Anyone want to trade their cold for ours?? What no takers! Chloe, I ask you, where is the spirit in this bunch. Oh and bring me a hot chocolate please, I'll be in the back hugging the stove.
Have had a nerve wracking week here. A week ago yesterday my wife went to see one of her doctors for her 6 month check. This doc is a surgeon who specializes in br----t c-------r and as there is a family history of it my wife gets regualar checks. Well she found something which she said didn't 'overly concern' her but nonetheless she wanted to check it out so yesterday my wife had a biopsy done. It did largely confirm that it isn't a problem, thank goodness, but we will have to wait for the lab results to be sure. Anyway I got home from work today and my wife noticed a lot of redness spreading on her abdomen so off to Emergency we go. Doc there said he was almost certain it wasn't an infection but likely a delayed reaction to the freezing used yesterday. My wife seems to have developed sensitivity to some drugs ever since her episode with the blister beetle in Africa a few years ago. He said it was a 'very interesting case' but did give her anti-biotics via a drip just to be safe. She has to go back tomorrow for a repeat. We await lab results on that too.
Galaxy , glad to hear your surgery went well and here's hoping it does something for your back pain. I can't imagine what it must be like for you to have that as a constant companion.
Ulrich, hope the docs can fix up your Mum.
I know I'm missing someone else but it is late and I'm a little tired right now, so please forgive me if I missed someone.
On the RR front, I finally finished the O'Leary Dairy and it now occupies the spot where the freight shed was. It is a nice kit but there were a lot of detail parts to paint. I re-located the freight shed to a siding near the station which is a more logical place for it. I just have to put in a driveway for it and a little scenery finishing but that will have to wait for a later date.
Yikes it will be tomorrow in 15 minutes, so I had best sign off for now.
CN Charlie
Slice of pumpkin pie, please.
Accomplished much on the wifes (HO) layout tonight. Had some tunes playing and kinda lost track of time. It's 4:00am here...oops!
Healing thoughts to all those in need here. Seems like quite a few again.
Good night. Rob
Good Morning ! from Tipton IN.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Mornin' Flo, Bill...
Pretty quiet out there...an CCCOLD!! it is -5F out there with a windchill of -10F...it will have a bit of little tiny snowfluffies out there
I'm back on call this weekend, which means that I'll be in/out at weir times over the weekend...oh well...Monday, I have an evening course at the University to conduct...yay....
Flo, I'll have a coffee and a breakfast bagel please...I'll be at the RC with Bill....
Good COLD morning. Its currently 0 Degrees and the windchill is -7. COLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The father in law is taking us out for lunch today......Then hang around the house.
Garry...........Nice picture. I love the rusted out cars, and what did you use for the fence?
Have a good morning.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Robby P. Good COLD morning. Its currently 0 Degrees and the windchill is -7. COLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not really, it's just an absence of some heat is all...
Morning all
Cold here too, but at this point where isn't it cold?
Bundle up and cover all skin if going out today as we don't need frost bitten fingers and toes now do we?
Not much planned today, stay inside except to check the mail.
MOH will have to go and do shopping for the inlaws. I may have to suffer and go too.
The FIL broke his ankle and acts like he is an invalid and is milking it for all its worth, even though they gave him a walking cast, he still likes to sit in the MIL's wheelchair and moan and groan, and call us to do every little picky thing for him. He even rides the stair lift chair for my MIL up and down the stairs instead of navigating them. It is broken, but just a simple fracture. ANd they would't have given him a walking cast if he couldn't walk on it. How he manages to assist the MIL with getting up adn dressed and to her chair and toilet I don't know, and don't want to. MIL had a severe stroke 15 years ago, left ehr left side paralized and she doesn't complain nearly as much as he does! I can ask thoughts and prayers for him and them, but not sure he deserves tehm. He has always acted like assisting MIL was such a chore! No one else ever had such a chore placed on tehm! No one has the woes he has with her! No one is more put-upon than he is!
I grew up asssits my mother who had Multiple Sclerosis with toileting chores and hand feeding her and lifting her and hauling around in the wheel chair everywhere we went with ramps to the van, so I know what it is to take care of someone who needs 24 hour care! I grew up doing all the houselhold chores as my mother couldn't! I cooked and cleaned and did the laundry and toileted mother , and did all for the family at age 9! I was the oldest, so everything befell to me as father had to work to support us! My FIL knows LITTLE about caring for an invalid! and now he acts like one!
I did more the day of my {somewhat cripling, semi-relieving} back surgery after teh surgery in terms of chores and getting around than he has done all week!
Jeffrey W. gets around on a broken bent over foot and does more in a day than my FIL will do the next 6-8 weeks while "it heals"! I realize FIL is 82 and may take some tiem to heal, but rediculous he acts like the world has come to an end!
I told MOH to CALL FIL BEFOER going to grocery store to get groceries for FIL to make sure MOH has ALL hte list and the FIl said " wells theres always somehting we need, but get what you've got on the list and I will call you for everything we need"!! I told MOH to tel FIL that WE only go grocery shopping ONCE a week, nto every day ike he wants, and that we will only grocery shop ONCE a WEEK for them! BUT FIL will call later today with some other nit picky request!!!
Whew! over!
I bettter get off now. That rant just blew my mind! Might have had an anurism on that one!
TTYALLL8R
Good morning. It's 25 and sunny with no wind chill. The high will be 56 and it will be mostly sunny. Not quite so cold tonight.Nothing special going on today. I have to go outside briefly this morning to check on a Bachmann FT shell that's been soaking in 91% alcohol for about 18 hours. Most of the paint was off it by 8 pm yesterday but there were some stubborn areas. One of which was the nose halfway between the pilot and the headlight. I'm hoping the paint there is now gone. I also have to shave a little off the bottom of the pilot. For some reason Bachmann made it a little too low on the FT and it has a tendency to scrape the rails in some places.
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
Good Afternoon,
Today, I am a little later than usual. Woke up in the morning, only found out that it had snowed during the night, covering the land with a thin film of that white stuff. It is all gone by now. I went to a meeting with the TV guys to finalize a few issues. Now, providing that the bank is willing to lay out some cash for the initial investment necessary to buy the production equipment, I am back in a job!
There was a little surprise waiting for me when I came home. My loco has arrived! 4 days from Tokyo to my door step! It is really a beauty! But so small. Without magnifying glasses, I am not able to enjoy all the detail! I will post some pics as soon as the batteries of my camera are recharged. Now I need to buy some track and I am back into business. Feels great!
Zoe, I don´t know whether I have top honours, but bring the guys whatever they want to have - it´s all on me! Yes, and I pay cash, dear (as I don´t have a credit card)!
G- I am sorry to hear that your FIL is giving you a hard time - after what you have been through in recent times, you certainly don´t need that to be put on your tab!
CUL, Gang!
Good Morning! Waffles please with real maple syrup and of course coffee please. Thank yo…what? You gotta be kidding me. Out of real maple syrup? I don’t believe this why I thought……wait. What’s this taped under Ray‘s counter stool? Never mind Zoe, I seemed to have “found” some. Speaking of Ray, That driver and the kids in the front of the bus had their guardian angels sitting with them that day. They continue to be in my prayers. Garry- Very nice! Very nice indeed. No not your shoes, your junkyard picture. It and the truck turned out great. Adding your DIL’s brother.
Good Morning! Waffles please with real maple syrup and of course coffee please. Thank yo…what? You gotta be kidding me. Out of real maple syrup? I don’t believe this why I thought……wait. What’s this taped under Ray‘s counter stool? Never mind Zoe, I seemed to have “found” some.
Speaking of Ray, That driver and the kids in the front of the bus had their guardian angels sitting with them that day. They continue to be in my prayers.
Garry- Very nice! Very nice indeed. No not your shoes, your junkyard picture. It and the truck turned out great. Adding your DIL’s brother.
Ken- Must have been a MOPAR battery. Longest battery life I’ve ever had was in my truck. 8 years. Never missed a start until……the day it gave up. In my drive.
Charlie- . You got me there for a minute. Then I realized you must have hit the “-” button by accident. “-23” I should have known. Nothing gets that cold. .hehe. Well except maybe the look my wife gives me from time to time. Speaking of wives. Adding your wife to the list also for good news on the biopsy and for healing.
Galaxy- I know the type. (your FIL) Know them well. I will add him to the prayer list as well. Sooner he heals, the sooner…..
Ulrich- Congrats on the arrival. It hopefully will pick you up. Sounds like it already has.
Gonna be warmer today with a high of about 24. And I have to meet my Aunt who is coming up from Nebo today to go through some of Mom’s things. Then I think Brenda and I will head to the Lonestar restaurant for their 2 for 25 meal deal. Not a bad deal considering.
Snow blower update. I think I may have been a little over zealous on the size. 28 inches doesn’t look all that wide on a tape measure and it doesn’t look all that big on the showroom either. However on the work surface ……. Well lets just say I have plenty of snowblower. Still don’t know how my ramps will work out, a buddy was passing by stopped and asked if I needed any help unloading. I almost said no I wanted to see how the ramps worked, but I said yeah I’d like to at least get the thing started and used once before the horrible leap to it’s crashing death off the ramps. Oh and by the way, the snowblower was not near as heavy this time as it was when the Lowe’s kid helped. However, it is still way too heavy for Brenda to help. It’s a bit of a whopper for my drive.
Gotta get going. I need to meet my Aunt at Mom apartment around noon and also need to clean out Mom’s car for the neeeew owners to pickup sometime this afternoon. I feel kind of weird getting rid of all her stuff. Like…..I’m……taking her things or stealing from her or…..something. Hard to explain.
ANYway….
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.
Mornin' everyone! (Mornin' Bill!)
Zoe I'll have a short stack of Buttermilk Pancakes and a couple breakfast sausages to go along with the dark roast coffee in a FGLK Mug. Lets see, need to retrieve my private stash of NYS Maple Syrup....... Ah, here it is! WHAT? It's almost empty! OK, Who's been using my maple syrup? Todd? Hmmmm. Looks like I'm going to have to find a new hiding spot.......
Todd, I know the feeling of cleaning out and giving away..... Most of the stuff from my parents house ended up in the dumpster. Anything that was a family heirloom (meaning not worth anything, just old) was passed out to whoever wanted it. The rest is occupying space in my closets and down cellar...... someday to be disposed of, I guess. You also realize THAT now you not have any more than an inch of snow at at time for the next 10 years............ Buying a huge snowblower is the best way I know to prevent snow storms.
Ulrich, keeping my fingers crossed the bank comes through for the TV stuff. I know you will be much happier bringing in some $$.
Other than doing the shopping I was going to do yesterday and didn't, I don't have whole lot going on today. Probably will spent time down cellar in the train room, and feed the wood stove. It is currently at the high for the day of 12°F. Glad we are not getting some of the temps a few have reported. Being near the great Lakes and the Finger Lakes as ell tend to moderate the cold somewhat.
Hope you all have a great day!
Galaxy: Sounds to me like your FIL is trying to make the most of what he thinks is a good opportunity to get others to bow to his every whim. He has a walking cast, he needs to use it and quit bellyaching about a simple fracture. Even if his ankle were as bad as mine I wouldn't condone his behavior. I get around with an orthopedic boot and a cane and I don't expect anybody to help me with anything. I can even get up and down stairs although it may take me a while. If I can do it he sure as he!! can, and you can tell him I said that too.
Good Morning All!Not much to report from the land of frozen Buckeyes other then its freezing cold..Its -4 with wind chills to -15.I won't be making a trip to the hobby shops in Mansfield today in fact other then taking my dog out I won't be outside no more then absolutely necessary.Modeling wise yesterday I finish up the HO cleaning..I still have one more HO project..I want to make a MOW truck.I think I finally have Slate Creek figured out.These new ISL designs is straight forward but,complex as far as rhyme and reason..These modern "shoe box" industry buildings seems easy to make-make a box using mat board add paint white or tan add dock doors and add roof with details..I suppose one could go high tech and use a picture scaled to size by computer.I shall have a cup and look over the forum.Have a good'un!
Just a quick update of my new roommate:
If it runs as good as it looks, it´ll be a winner!
Hello ...
Ulrich ... Nice new locomotive! ... Best wishes regarding the TV station, and prayers continue for "Mom".
Todd ... Thanks for the reamrks on the photo. I'm not done witth the scrapyard. Also, thanks for your concern about our DIL's brother. Sometimes trouble graviates to the yonger generation, but this young man deserves none of the stuff he's facing. .
Robby. ... Thanks for comments on the junk yard scene. I had fun with the truck. Some of the weathering is with (I bet you guessed it.) weathering poweders. There are two kinds of fence surrounding the scrap yard. The chain link fence is made from common window screen with finnishing nails for the posts. The iron fence is mad by an HO model company, and I think it was made by Alloy Froms. Not sure though.
Well, I think I'll have chili and a grilled cheddar cheese sandwich.
Cheers.
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Charlie- . You got me there for a minute. Then I realized you must have hit the “-” button by accident. “-23” I should have known. Nothing gets that cold. .hehe.
Mr. Marsh,
I couldn't let this one pass.
Yesterday morning, going to work at 7:30 it was -35c with a wind chill of -47c here in the Queen City.
Not that we like it, but life does continue in those temps. That is what they make those heavy duty batteries and block heaters for. Today it has moderated (thank goodness) it is only -15c. Now it feels like spring outside.
I'm going to take this opportunity and do some roof raking. Got to get some of those four foot drifts off of my dutch gable eaves before they tear the troughs off.
Ulrich,
Very nice purchase there, it does indeed look great. So am I right now, that the Hiroshima & Southern has two steamers???
Galaxy,
Was so glad to hear all went well with the surgery and that you are on the mend. That Chapel Car of Garry's does help, doesn't it ?
J.W.,
I'm sorry to hear that the foot and ankle are causing additional problems for you. Lets hope and pray that it will at least stabilize for you and not get any worse. Boy that is a Cadillac of work cabooses. look under the roof edge, I think the paint missed a spot there. At least that is the way it looked in the picture I got.
Garry,
That is a great looking scene you have created there. Really looks authentic.
Rob,
If you get a chance, lets see how those parking lots and roads turned out.
Prayers and blessings to all in need.
Special hello to Gerry & Sallie, Cape Jim, Fergie, and the Cajun Chef, Ryan. Really nice to see you guys back in here from time to time.
Johnboy out ...................................to move more snow again.
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
last mountain & eastern hogger Ulrich, Very nice purchase there, it does indeed look great. So am I right now, that the Hiroshima & Southern has two steamers???
... it´s more like the Iwojima & Eastern RR. The two steamers I have do not really match in size - this one is N scale - motive power for a small modular "desktop" layout - one of thos quick&really dirty, but nice looking things you see on Japanese model railroader´s homepages.