Chris......I'm going for graphic design. It starts Monday . Jessica (my wife) is going to school also, and she rents her book from her college. It saves money, and they give her money back. Next semester I will look into something else. Maybe they have a "used" book sale, and I didn't know about it. I will keep a eye out next semester.
Ken..........First on your job, congrats and hope it works out. Next, Custer.....I agree (didn't think of that), and the other night I was playing a computer game (age of empires), which had me go against him with my army of indians. Well a few cannons, and rifles (from my guys) he did the same thing .
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Robby P. Ulrich..........They were the "originals". Yet, you never hear them complain!!
Ulrich..........They were the "originals". Yet, you never hear them complain!!
Robby P Custer Did!
First let me thank all of you that said Congratulation. Next let me add Charter Sucks Caboose! If it was not for there stupid services department I would have all ready been working.
I still don't have any details about the base pay or there commission rate, but I hope to be in the $40,000 + bracket again. But this year, catching up on the house is the most important thing.
I am starting Friday for what believe will be a very short training period I hope.
Tony To the dinner and the site! Tony is on his way to my house as I type. Looking forward to meeting him.
Ulrich That is a great looking plan for a 4 X 8. Far as N scale, if I cannot keep the house that will be the scale I go to. Have you thought about a layout that folds against the wall when not in use? When I was into HO Slot Cars there was a plain for one that I cannot find. When it as folded up, it looked like a book case with narrow shelf's on the bottom to display the cars on. Or in this case trains.
Hope things go Great with the coming meeting, you are a good friend!
See you all later, Ken
I hate Rust
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood Afternoon, bucket of coffee please.
KEN: Hey, THAT's great news Pally!
TONY314: Thank you for your service and welcome to the Diner!
ROBBY P: I've been meaning to comment on your screwl book situmacation. The most painful experience I had was buying books for paramedic school. I wanted to figure out a way to start frothing at the mouth while exhibiting seizure behavior at the checkout as a reaction to the total. Remind me again, what major you're going toward? As has been said, you "might" be able to sell some if not all back at the end of the semester. If the screwl bookstore won't take 'em, Amazon might or even a "Half Price Books" if you have one reasonably close. I hate selling to Half Price though...they pay in pennies it seems. They really live the "buy low, sell high" philosophy. Neat pics of the suicide rail trail by the way. The trail I used to frequent goes alongside the ex-Rock Island yard in Cedar cRapids, but has always had a fence along it. It was always interesting to have a GP-7 or GP-15 lumbering right alongside. Just wait, some twit will get killed and/or maimed...and the fence will go up overnight. Of course, THAT won't do you any good if the train rocks 'n rolls right off the tracks... Life is full of risk, it's just a question of managing those risks on a personal level. Should be a good sight for some really cool photos though.
TODD: Glad the daughter's scare turned out OK...you've had more than your share of troubles lately...we're still sending the good thoughts out your way.
ULRICH: Speaking of sending out good thoughts, here's hoping the muckety-mucks at the bank smile favorably on your business plan!! No offense taken here to your "original Homeland Security" pic! I had a hearty laugh. Unfortunately, there is a very serious message to it...THAT is 100% true and undeniable... I'll stop there before I spark something we'll all regret.
Sooooooooooo, the deal is done, Mr. Boss and THAT Editor sold the papers to a newspaper magnate. Now, instead of owner/publisher/editors, they are "just" editors, but still very much my bosses. I just picked up a new boss to add to the Table of Organization. So far, so good...no changes THAT will affect me...yet. We shall see.
Have a good rest of the day everybody,
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Ken ... Congrats!
Fergie. .. Hope you find some time for the MESS. Time to fire up some 2-10-2's again! Is Matthew a she?
Todd ... Sorry to hear about your daughter's problem, too. We're here fr you.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good on ya, Ken! Hope thisone w..ks out.
Good to see Fergie (so that's Captain Fergie now, right?) /With luck he can navigate his desk closer to the M.E.S.S.
Gotta run - we may consider a drive up window at some point? J.R.
Fantastic news Ken!!!!
Simon Modelling CB&Q and Wabash See my slowly evolving layout on my picturetrail site http://www.picturetrail.com/simontrains and our videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCrispybake?feature=mhum
Just a quick stop.
Had a dusting of snow, and more to come.
Ken.........I'm with the others, CONGRATS.
Just found this:
... and nearly died laughing!
I hope no one´s offended!
BTW: Congratz Ken!
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=5959
If one could roll back the hands of time... They would be waiting for the next train into the future. A. H. Francey 1921-2007
Good Morning Gents
Java and a Muffin Please.
Thanks for the warm wishes upon my return and apparently I am still "loved" as I wasn't chased out of here the other day~
Glad to see much of the "Old Crowd" is alive and kicking .
Yes it has been a bit of a long hiatus since I graced the pages of the Forum and to tell the truth the MESS hasn't seen much of me either as not much progress on the construction has taken place though I have slowly amassed a formidable collection of Steamers. Yes life on the high seas has had to take precedent and the hobby a back seat. As to my whereabouts? From hear to the far reaches of Newfoundland and Labrador as I finally landed command of thye "Matthew", Unfortunately she's been laid up as a result of Cut Backs and whether or not I go back to her remains to be seen. Presently I have been assigned a desk and am acting Superintendent- Icebreaking Services Maritimes for the winter. And here I was hoping to get parts of it off so I could get back to the MESS for her expansion.
Pictures to follow!
Howard: I noticed there was no apple pie, seems they can't keep it on the shelf... Some things never change.
Der John: I made it to the Hobby Show back in November but as it was commented by several George was not present and the show seems to get smaller every year.
Well Gents Lunch is over!
Fergie
Ken - that´s just GRRRREAT!
Tomorrow´s meeting with the bank people also will show, whether I will have a job or not - am I a bit edgy? No
Good Morning All
Conradulations Ken!
Not much to report from the land of Buckeyes on this snowy Thursday morn.After much thinking I decided not to use my Unitrack since IMHO there's to much work involved making Unitrack look like ground level urban industrial track so I ordered switches,flex track and Woodland Scenics 1'x2' foam mats for slate Creek yesterday along with some odds and ends....I can faintly hear the sound of chain saws and construction equipment as they begin to clear the land.I shall have a cup of coffee and look over da forum.Have a good 'un!
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
Ken, THAT is great! Congratulations!!!
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, first off I'll pay Ken's tab this morning! Help tide him over to the first paycheck...... Then I'll have the #2 special, over easy on the eggs, bacon, home fries, and a double order of sour dough toast to go along with a pot of dark roast coffee.....
Today is house cleaning/washing/start to thaw the Turkey day here. The weather right now is a sunny 24°F outside. May actually clean up the layout as well today while the wash is going... Other than THAT, the only responsibility I have to do is finish writing up a Moment for Mission for Church this Sunday. I have the one I'll be doing at the late service, but the Person in charge doesn't think it will work for the early service unless I want to get up 2 hours earlier and come and do THAT one as well. Besides it will need to be shorter so those folks can get over to one of the local restaurants for breakfast before the other early bird churches let out and take all the seats....... (We really do need to get a sarcasm font....)
Best get a move on, I have a lot of stuff to get done today.
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
jeffrey-wimberly cudaken: I Got The JOB! Congratulations! That's good news.
cudaken: I Got The JOB!
I Got The JOB!
Congratulations! That's good news.
YESSSSSSS!!!!!
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...
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cudaken I Got The JOB!
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cudaken I Got The JOB! Details latter, I got to run. Ken
Details latter, I got to run.
Ken
Congrats!
Good morning. It's 41° and sunny. The high will be 61° and it will be mostly sunny.Nothing going on here today (yet). No dead birds or fish found here (yet). Plenty of corrupt political dealings going on (always). Will any layout work get done today. Maybe. For now my eyes are hurting and it's difficult to focus on the screen so I'll be on for short periods today. My blood sugar level was 79 when I checked it earlier this morning. I'd rather have it low than high so I'm not too worried about it. I finally got the 50' AHM gondola stripped, repainted and put back together but at 2.5 ounces it's somewhat lacking in weight. A scrap load with some chunks of lead thrown in will take care of that.
Good Afternoon,
a somehow crazy day - the weather guessers predicted rainfall and temps up to 40 F, the rainfall came, but the temperature stayed at 32 F, turning the roads into an ice skating ring. Lotsa bad accidents. I am just glad that I did not have to go anywhere today.
Chloe, mug of hot chocolate, please, and some of those cookies out of that jar.
Todd - our thoughts will be with you and your family tomorrow!
Ken - that sucks, man! I do hope things will turn to the better soon for you.
Spend the morning doodling around with some thoughts about a layout (now you will say - not again ...). Aside from the financial issue, which may be resolved following tomorrow´s bank meeting, my biggest issue is space. The only place I can put up a layout is above my desk, which imposes a limit to length and width. The reason for this is that we need to put up one of those inflatable beds when Christian is visiting us, which happens 3 - 4 times a year, only for a night or two. Now if I would be able to change scales to the iNvisible one, I could build a layout of about 2´6" by 5´6", put it on coasters and just roll it out into the "hall" when Christian comes to see us. The other option would be to sacrifice my sofa in this room, but i`d like to keep to be able to retire for a midday nap, now and then.
Any which way, I put some ideas on paper, err - computer, based on this month´s MR HO 4 by 8 layout.
If it looks familiar to you - it is a "modernized" G & D RR. Should ´n if I´d go for something like that, I´d relocate it to Japan in the late 1950´s - still steam era, as Japanese N scale is hard to beat in terms of prices (and it´s still narrow gauge ).
Have a good day!
Morning folks.
Flo, coffee please.
What little good news I do have. Seems we have a new site member that lives with in 25 minutes of me. He is wanting to come by and run some trains. He is all so getting ready to start building a layout him self. Maybe he will let me help, need something to do.
Far as the job, I know that is pretty much over now.
Todd I just check my Lottery numbers and did not win. There where 2 winner's that will get $177,000,000.00 each. That sure would have brighten up my day!
Worst new's by far, I did not get my unemployment. With me being let go, I have to start a whole new unemployment claim. Worst part I don't even know if I will qualify scenes I was on a exaltation.
Man I wished I never took that job, messed up my unemployment, spent $90.00 in gas and now I cannot make the house payment.
Cuda Ken
WEll, Todd, I hope your week gets better as it goes on.
HAve starving bloodwork this AM at 10:15, ad can't wait.
We will go out to eat after, then go...to wholesaletrains.com to get me my Mikado! Yippee! It will be my xmas present from the InLaws.
We oreder from modeltrainstuff.com a set of cars to foolow MOH's GG1 taht come in a package of oevernight cars tah the GG1 used to pull between Harrisburg and NYC. It is a add-on set to the GG1 so we are happy. I hope it ships soons, they had 14 in stock! should ship soon! or I will be disappointed with them adn not want to order again. That is my inlaws xmas present to MOH.
WEll, see you all later.
EDIT: OOOPS! Top HOnors! I will warm up the credit card and eat up guys! Treats on ME!
-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 Morning! Coffee please. And lots of it thank you. Hm. Whaddaya know, coffee came out with both e‘s this time. Should be a good day. Way-yull. Just as I thought my Bonzai runs to the horse piddle were over, got a call while at the Church yesterday afternoon about my daughter and bleeding and doctors and trashcan half full of blood and emergency surgery all gleened from a frantic wife's crying conversation sending me into another mad dash to the same place we had come from just two dasy earlier. Luckily, she is fine and the surgery was done as an outpatient and she is home doing well. All I could think of earlier was “what else can happen this week.” Today for me is a quick trip to Springfield to sign the papers for the Refinance of the house. The Bank moved it forward a day because of the funeral tomorrow. This way we can get it done while Brenda is off work for this week and she won’t have to take another day off next week. Then I’ll meet with the Preacher and talk about Mom for his services tomorrow. Then come home and…..there was something other than give the dog a treat that I had to do before getting ready to go to the Funeral home at 3. Gee I guess that means a departure time of 2:30. Wow. Gonna be here before you know it. I think this bird and fish thing is because their brains are so tiny, that they are susceptible to the waves the government is sending out to spy on and listen to our cell phone conversations. That, along with the ever increasing amount of tracking chips they are secretly putting in people these days, (rumor has it these “free” flu shots they are pushing contain these micro tracking chips) that the air is just becoming to “charged” for the tiny brains to survive all the microwaves and such bombarding us. Soon the politicians will follow. As for me, I have an Armadillo hat so, I will be safe. Tin foil works well also for a short time. Always carry some in your pocket for protection and cover your head at the FIRST sign of a headache. Especially when outdoors. You cannot be too prepared these days. Well trash people just took the trash and seeing as how it is the windiest morning of the week (of course) I must collect the trash cans before they blow into the next county. Y’all have a Great Day now ya hear?!!!
Good Morning! Coffee please. And lots of it thank you. Hm. Whaddaya know, coffee came out with both e‘s this time. Should be a good day. Way-yull. Just as I thought my Bonzai runs to the horse piddle were over, got a call while at the Church yesterday afternoon about my daughter and bleeding and doctors and trashcan half full of blood and emergency surgery all gleened from a frantic wife's crying conversation sending me into another mad dash to the same place we had come from just two dasy earlier. Luckily, she is fine and the surgery was done as an outpatient and she is home doing well. All I could think of earlier was “what else can happen this week.”
Good Morning! Coffee please. And lots of it thank you. Hm. Whaddaya know, coffee came out with both e‘s this time. Should be a good day.
Way-yull. Just as I thought my Bonzai runs to the horse piddle were over, got a call while at the Church yesterday afternoon about my daughter and bleeding and doctors and trashcan half full of blood and emergency surgery all gleened from a frantic wife's crying conversation sending me into another mad dash to the same place we had come from just two dasy earlier. Luckily, she is fine and the surgery was done as an outpatient and she is home doing well. All I could think of earlier was “what else can happen this week.”
Today for me is a quick trip to Springfield to sign the papers for the Refinance of the house. The Bank moved it forward a day because of the funeral tomorrow. This way we can get it done while Brenda is off work for this week and she won’t have to take another day off next week. Then I’ll meet with the Preacher and talk about Mom for his services tomorrow. Then come home and…..there was something other than give the dog a treat that I had to do before getting ready to go to the Funeral home at 3. Gee I guess that means a departure time of 2:30. Wow. Gonna be here before you know it.
I think this bird and fish thing is because their brains are so tiny, that they are susceptible to the waves the government is sending out to spy on and listen to our cell phone conversations. That, along with the ever increasing amount of tracking chips they are secretly putting in people these days, (rumor has it these “free” flu shots they are pushing contain these micro tracking chips) that the air is just becoming to “charged” for the tiny brains to survive all the microwaves and such bombarding us. Soon the politicians will follow. As for me, I have an Armadillo hat so, I will be safe. Tin foil works well also for a short time. Always carry some in your pocket for protection and cover your head at the FIRST sign of a headache. Especially when outdoors. You cannot be too prepared these days.
Well trash people just took the trash and seeing as how it is the windiest morning of the week (of course) I must collect the trash cans before they blow into the next county.
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.
Good morning. Looks like we have some "white stuff" coming today, tonight, and tomorrow. Several inches are expected.
Not much planned for me today. Maybe see what I can get into around the house. I do have a hopper I can finish. Its only been sitting on the workbench a few weeks now .
Joe.....Just how the city/RR spends money like its water. You have track right beside some roads, that they know isn't safe. Kinda like.."why waste the money".
Have a good morning guys.
Good Morning...
I'm having to take Audrey to her Doctors to get her yearly done...
We also have to FIND a couple of pliers that I THOUGHT I left on my workbench...no where's to be seen... I do seem to lose things in here on a regular basis......
There is a few headbanging issues that showed up on my Exceda Wye Interchange...two switches have decided to not work...right in the middle of an operating session... ...which, of course only added to the fun... ...so I guess I'll just have some more redoing of the switches...again...
Oh well, I guess this is part of the fun....
Flo, I'll have a coffee and a toasted bagel with cream cheese please, I'll be sitting at the window booth watchng the sun rise..
Good Day Folks!
Cup of coffee please.
Have a great day all!
Steven
Good morning,
I’m way behind posts. My daughter Samantha came out for a visit this week so things have been a little crazy around here. She and I ran trains yesterday for a little while; she always enjoyed the passenger trains so she ran the B&O F3 units around the layout for a while then we hit the stores for some shopping. Prior to her visit I spent about 24 hours rebuilding the Fox Creek Jct. area on my layout. Isolating turnouts, installing new feeder wires, and replacing 3 worn out turnouts. FC tower controls 8 turnouts in a 26” space on the layout.
I’ll be in the back sipping on coffee and trying to catch up on posts.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Morning ! from Tipton IN.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Evening all.
Very late night. We had a game tonight (lost again, 4-3) and I didn't get home till 8:30. Then I had to shower and do homework and stuff. Not really time to read, so I just skimmed posts.
Robby, I'm confused... What were you saying was a waste of money?
As you guys can see, the tracks in that photo I shared from before the rehab were in VERY poor shape. For those interested, here's a bunch of shots (not mine) from before, during, and after the rehab project:http://cjvrr.rrpicturearchives.net/archivethumbs.aspx?id=57712
Well, it's very late, and I'm still not caught up on sleep, so I better get out of here.
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Evening all. Just a bowl of gumbo and a sweet tea please. Might partake of a RBF to wash it all down later. W*rk was pretty slow tonight didn't do a whole lot of anything. Glad to be off for the evening. Did look around a little at some trackside pictures from the Dothan Subdivision. Looks like once I cross the AL/GA border I can get some unit coal train action going, which is pretty spiffy since there is a Georgia Pacific paper plant near Saffold that apparently accepts unit coal? Not 100% sure what a paper plant needs with 100+ coal cars, but what the hey! Its a coal train! Still need to do some more checking out of things along the rails (bing or google maps, or even mapquest will be my best friend for this) so I can get a better idea of what I "can" and what I "can't" model.
I think I'll sit here at the RC for a bit and look over the track plan I've been able to get online and see what I can come up with.
I saw the articles about the 'fallen birds'...seems that the 'most logical' theory so far is that 'professional grade fireworks' were let off by someone in the vicinity of the roost and scared the birds off into a tizzy...because they see rather poorly at night they just flew into windows and other objects ...
....but that is only the Arkansas ones...others?.....
Pole Shift I tell you....