Good Morning,
Keith, welcome back.
Bob, Welcome back, I highly recommend Norton 360 or Norton Internet Security. It will clean things up and keep your computer clean. Some people don’t care for it, but I’ve had all sorts of things blocked by it including those websites that try to take over you machine. Heck Norton (Symantec) invented most of the original DOS applications we still use today; Defrag, Disk Scan…
Rob, didn’t Al Gore invent model railroading and cold arctic winds? The trip pin is low? You need a set of trip pin pliers, couple height gage, and some non-conducting washers. Kaydee sells all of the above…
Ken, tell me more about these motors…
I found some cool links…
The B&O modeler;
http://borhs.org/ModelerMag/index.html
And this, it’s an interactive picture, click on a rail car in the yard and learn all about it…
http://www.steamfreightcars.com/gallery/shot%20of%20mo/shotofmoapr02.html
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...
KEITH - you´re back! Man, you got me worried! I am so sad to hear that you lost your business in the wake of the economic crisis - that´s no fun, I can tell! There is only one positive thing about being down - the only way is up!
Good Morning Folks,
were are right now being hit by the remnants of weather that dumped all the snow onto some of you. It is blowing much warmer weather to our shores, with lotsa rain and wind speeds of more than 125 mph - no fun to stay outside.
Chloe, just a coffee for me, please.
Not really much planned for the day, other than relax. The lung issue turned out to be a reminder of my cracked ribs, but nothing to worry about.
I have not placed my order for the track I need to continue working on my mini-modules, so there ain´t much I can do. It´ll be a little over a week till Petra´s birthday, so, after having waited so long, those few days will not hurt much.
No news from the bank yet - I am really edgy now.
Now that Keith is back, how about the other MIA´s? Jim has not been in lately...
Stay safe!
Who cares if it's midnight here, a plate of tacos, please.
Glad to hear Jerry is OK. Would like to find out which N group he's visiting?
Lots accomplished in the train room tonight. Mostly good stuff.
Discovered the derail problem is coming from one of wife's circus cars. The coupler is hanging low, so the air hose is catching on a switch. Not sure how to fix that?
After finishing a sign post for her animated Sinclair sign, discovered the tape/elecric connections had come apart. Sign is dead. Hopefully the company sells just the signs or does repairs!?! Not up for buying another entire unit. Argh!!!
Snow turned to sleet. There's a little layer of ice built up, but nothing like some of y'all have been seeing.
Have a good night all.
Rob
Good evening Diners. Rub A535 for me tonight after the time it took to clear out from the storm. Put a fan heater blowing on the carburetor of the snow blower for half an hour before trying to start it - one push of the starter and it roared to life. Music to my ears, I can tell you. Broke a shear pin (large gravel in the driveway, I've gone through a box of those pins over the years. Slows things down no end. On the subject of snow, did you se that northern Mexico had snow yesterday? I wonder how Ed is getting on - he's about half way through the orange harvest IIRC.Had a reply to my email to Jerry today. He's on medication for the lung condition. His present computer is like real slow. A relative is lining up a faster one for him, and he hopes to drop by more often once he has that. For now he spends some time in a N Scale Community Forum. (Didn't say what the link was there with computer speeds, but maybe there isn't one.)
Ray: Thanks for the extra musical knowledge. I've bookmarked that, and will get back to it, but not today, of that I'm certain.
Yes the belt is crossed in the second pic. That was done for a couple of reasons. 1. You have to make sure the machine is running the correct direction, so some belts were crossed to do that. 2. One reason they liked to cross the belts, as we always did on the farm running belt equipment, was to increase to adhesion on the drive.
Todd:
Der- How about a picture during the summer. Just to warm me up.
and this which is just tropical
Oh! You meant the Trains! THAT's tropical and trainy...somewhere under that mass of humanity is a train, I think!
Wolfgang:
The leading engine RSD 15 from LifeLike with Quantum sound, second engine RS 11 from Atlas/Kato. I've painted them both in WT scheme.
Lee:
Me and the guys went to the animal shelter and asked to adopt the largest, meanest cat they had. The shelter was skeptical, but we got the meanest thing they had on 4 paws. No mice, no snakes, no frogs, no sea gulls, squirrels, rabbits, heck fish swimming by took a wide berth....
Barry:
JohnDer: That asphalt tank trailer that you built awhile back...did you use a jig for that? I'm thinking of trying my hands at something along that line now...
Ken:
John Watched all 3 videos ( but not the second part of the series ) and they where pretty good.
Jeff:
And a ruder bunch of people you couldn't ask for.
CA Ken: (We've added another Ken in your absence, so now we have to differentiate! back, great to see you. That's terrible about the business and your wife's job - I'm sure Ulrich would really understand. (BTW, folks, where is Ulrich recently - hope his health hasn't taken a purler.) That is one beautiful dog! Does your economic hiccup nix the mrr? I admire your cheerful outlook, now THAT's Sunny California!
BobK: Well it just gets better! Old timers dropping by like a regular home-coming!
Rob:
Discussed how to proceed with finishing the hospital and the chicken house. Will need to add even more foundation for the latter. So much for all the neat rockwork I'd done in that area.
It's tomorrow here already! Goodnight all, and God Bless. Prayers for all inn need of Healing, Comfort, Prosperity and Peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Ray, thanks for posting those great photos. I really enjoyed them.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Evenin' folks!
Flo just a decaf for me right now... I'll go sit in the back booth and try to get warm.
So did I hear that kid right? Something about Stupid Bowl Sunday and a Super English Assignment??? Huh? Oh....... (Other way around...) Gotta get these things cleaned again. Doing funny things with my ears.
Never did get down to the train room today. No sooner got home from running some errands when I see a message on the phone. Said something like "rivabdmabkv gratdnjaknv this evanmdfo for Pack 6 at dhlsbm" Called back and found it was a reminder that Pack 6 (of which I am commissioner) was holding its Pine Wood Derby tonight and I should be there at 5:30. So i read email did some checking here at the forum, changed my clothes and headed down for the Pinewood Derby..... Got there a few minutes late to find the leaders grumbling that the old electronics on the timer was not working right. One of the guys said that it did the same thing last year.... Well Duh! Electronics don't tend to fix themselves by sitting in somebodies garage for another year. I did figure out the problem is in the antique unit itself and it wasn't going to be timing the cars tonight. So I suggested we do it the old fashioned way of having double elimination and a couple of old pharts be judges at the end of the track. Gave me something to do as well. The track wasn't co-operating either which I pronounced to be a problem of construction and the lack of an easement at the curve at the bottom of the track (See, all THAT w*rk on the Civil Certificate came in handy after all!). Not only THAT, but the sections didn't line up perfectly creating some interesting launching of kids pinewood derby cars into the air and flying somewhere other than the finish line......... However........ everybody still seemed to have fun. In fact after the contest was over several of the cubs had races to see whose car could be launched the farthest off the bad spots in the track. Main thing is they all agreed we were having fun!
I took off after helping consume some birthday cake and ice cream and singing the birthday song very loud and sillily as it was the 29th. birthday (again) of the lady who is the committee chair. Pack meetings are always fun!
Jeffrey, I see the weather people have been teasing you folks down there again... I went to the grocery store this afternoon and there was all kinds of bread on the shelves and lots of cases of milk in the cooler. I didn't take a look at the beer section though....(didn't dare) Up here in the North we know what you need to stock up on! We don't have those silly type panics around here. THAT is one of the Southern phenomenons (THAT meaning South of Binghamton, NY).
A friend of mine from the Chicago area sent me this... Check it out. About half way down the page are some train photos. Many of these would make wonderful scenes on layouts of the 1930s and early 1940s. These are some very early color photos (mostly color slides). Enjoy!
Gloom and Doom..... Gloom and Doom........
[edit] Girls just put it on my tab, I'll settle up later. Order up folks! Looks like I have the top of the page.
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Well so far we've had none of the 'gloom and doom' ice and snow storm the weather guessers have been harping about. As for today's earlier 'ice from the sky' ten minutes of light sleet does not an ice storm make. I've seen worse 'ice storms' in my freezer!
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Hey guys, slice of pie for me. Thanks
People stocking up.- I went to the store today and the regular bread shelves were empty. Not even dust or anything. The guy from the Wonder bread distubutor was there and stocking the shelves. All I can say is wow. And today the store was packed with people refreshing supplies.
Not much from me on the layout. Been paving a road with blasting sand, regular play sand and some play sand with a bit of black ink in it to represent gravel. Looks pretty good to me. Put some markings on one section I did the other day and got the second section done today, just waiting for the glue to dry. May dullcoat this one to knock the shin off and then make some patches. Even have a small construction site going. Once it's done I'll post a pic. That is if I can find a camera
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!
Hello
I done all the dang shopping and the runnin' 'roun' doin' stuff stuff...
Keith!!! Welcome back!!! Love the dog...neighbour has a African Lion Hound...beautiful fellow...
I's be getting stuff ready to get my layout a little more operational..not that it isn't...it just needs a few things done...
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/
cudaken African Lion Hound Never heard about the breed before, but sure is a good name. One of the things I enjoy being a Wolfhound owner is telling people I have a Irish Wolfhound. Just sounds neat.
African Lion Hound Never heard about the breed before, but sure is a good name. One of the things I enjoy being a Wolfhound owner is telling people I have a Irish Wolfhound. Just sounds neat.
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Also known as African Lion Dog, African Lion Hound.
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
Evening all
Jeffrey- I try to do my shopping at Walmart {24 hr kind} very early in the AM like so I am DONE and out by 9 am-9:30 Am {after I get my deli stuff which opens at 9}. That way I avoid a lot of people as I get claustrophobic when surrounded by people- part of my anxiety/mental disorder. It is no different here in parts of the country where snow and storms and blizzards are the norm. People still panic and rush to the grocery stores to panicly stock up on whatever their hands can grab....without thinking aobut whether or not they may be able to cook it or not if the power goes out. Things like Ritz at least allows one something to eat by candle light if the power goes out and I hear Texas has been doing purposeful rolling blackouts. It is also the first of the month so the food stamp people are out in droves to stock up their food piles. MOH has been working the front end playing cashier the past two days...complained of the zoo-y-ness of the ordeal as people paniced over the storm, and the WIC and Food stamp people come running in. SO not unique to your area/weather.
Ken- I have firmly believed that when you take outa mortgage with a company it should stay with that company for it's duration, rathing than being bought and sold left and right. If BOA gives you any real grief...ask them to produce your original loan documents...if you didn't tkae teh loan out with them, it's likely they don't have them as they only bought a "paper" which included your mortgage amongst others. That will stall them off for awhile, but if you miss a payment, or fall short of a payment, be sure to save taht amount in another bank or CU so you can produce it when it's demanded to save your house. If they are really gonna foreclose you without a doubt, then save that money to either put down on another house, or to have to pay rent to move somewhere. I guess perhaps it's good you didn't have the funds and plans to build your new layout in the garage yet as you don't know how much longer you will have taht garage. Too bad, looks like a nice house. Not telling you what to do, just offering what the proffessional financial advisors on TV advise others in similar situations. Now that you are working and earning $ again, I would also pack away as much cash in liquid cash accounts in various banks so you have some $ to hopefully avoid future problems should you get laid off again.
Well, MOH automatically went to FIL house to scatter Calcium Chloride on the icy drive and to do the trash. That way there's no fight over it. FiL called to say somehting, don't know what yet, as MOH is talking now, will find out later. MOH beat FIL to the punch this time!
Later
-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.
Afternoon Folks.
Flo, just a and i will pick up Keith Tab.
Keith Sorry to here about the family business, what kind of business was it? I hope it is something that can be restarted with out much cash outlay.
Things are sort of looking up for me, I do have a job now. Think I will do well with the company. Just hope it not to late to save the house. If your family business had any connections with Bank of We Don't Know We Are Doing of America I understand why your business closed! They have my mortgage now and they just plain keep me confuse.
Train Front While I was off doing my running today Simon 1966 drop off my new motors! I tell you for $5.70 each they look nice. Darth Santa Fe said they are the same motors BLI use in there engines. It is hard to get my self motivated to work on the layout not knowing if I am going to get to keep the house. But, if I do have to sell my fleet, they will be worth more running.
See you all Friday.
Ken
I hate Rust
Evening all.
I've been procrastinating on homework, and I really need to get it done.
Precalc-DoneEnglish- A good number of pages in Vocab to doFaith & Values- One page paper on who knows what. I'll just go with it on this one...Physics- Not much, but that doesn't matter because it's not done.
I better get rolling because I have to write a paper by next Friday (luckily I already have a good chunk of it done), and I have a feeling that most of my time this weekend will be consumed by hockey (watching, not playing...), Superbowl parties, and some stupid English assignment.
Ah, the life of a high school student...
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To my Canadian friends: Please close your back door, you are letting all the Arctic air out! It's snowing again here in northwest Georgia for the 5th time this winter and we're not used to it. Even our Great Pyrenees are confused. We'll trade you Al Gore for a snow plow, as global warming is freezing us to death.
OK, a coffee in a large UNION PACIFIC mug, please.
Wife came down to the train room and we ran her (HO) train. Had a few derails in two spots...argh! Discussed how to proceed with finishing the hospital and the chicken house. Will need to add even more foundation for the latter. So much for all the neat rockwork I'd done in that area. Poor planning on my part.
Cheers! Rob
Hi guys,
Keith, what a great looking Pup
Haven't been around much lately. Do sculk around the Forum though from tine to time if this "crusted' infected PC will allow. Try not to go online much 'til I get a new one or get the viruses out.
Just don't open anything from me especially Yahoo email. Seems to be sending all kind of crap out there.
Great to see the diner is still alive. Hope all is well
See many new people here at the diner. The monthly move works, I guess, not having to close those looooong treads.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
Keith ... GOOD TO SEE YOU !!!!!!!!! ..... Sad to hear about the loss of a family business and your wife's pending job loss. Your attitude about things is inspiring to hear, and should help you through this. Keep in touch. We diners care. Prayers for your situation. Dogs look great!
Ray .. I like the detail.
Wolfgang ... I like your layout. Thanks for posting the picture.
Ray ... The machine shop looks outstanding.
Regarding the converstion about couplers on Rivarossi cars. I prefer mounting long shank Kadee couplers to the car bodies. I also add weights to the correct amount. These changes make the cars work well without derailing and unwanted uncouplings
Where are PC and JimCG ????????
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
KEITH!!!!! Though I'm very sorry to hear of your losses, I'm certainly glad that it wasn't worse as I was beginning to think. At least you're still around.
Jeff- Sounds like the loonies we have here have moved down there. Don't forget the big game on Sunday too. Many are probably making sure they have their chips and dips for that too. The dips I'm referring to are the kind you dip your chips into. Not the dips who eat them.
Haven't made it to the basement yet.......
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.
fireman216 I probably haven't been paying attention...but what happened to Keith...aka "Blazzin"??.. I haven't seen him on here for awhile. Is he ok??...Tim
I probably haven't been paying attention...but what happened to Keith...aka "Blazzin"??.. I haven't seen him on here for awhile. Is he ok??...Tim
*Door breaks open in a gust of wind with snow flurries trailing in* *Hooded stranger wearing hooded parka walks over to juke box and picks a song*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOJN5VY1xYc
*Slowly walks over to the counter, pulls off hood and says* "I've got pics! Who wants to see~"
Woot~! `Sight for sore eyes' brings new meaning to the phrase. Well we've been hit hard.. and then some. What most of you folks don't know we lost our family business, not only that, my wife is losing her job in 4 months. Oh yes.. It never rains in California.. it only pours. But we're in good moods these days. We've hit hard but not that bad as others. We'll still have our house but the recession is taking its toll. Such was not the case when all this came upon us. Its rather a frightening thing to wake up one day and realize that fate deals its best hands last, and certainly not its good. I guess you play the hand you're dealt and thats it. But aside from getting over sleepless nights and general malaise.. lol.. we've come out on top and feel very victorious. I personally am happy for the true wealth in my life, my loving wife and 3 kids. I think how we deal with a crisis and our outlook on life is what really makes a recovery or a healing of the mind obtainable. Its been hard but we're OK now.
Now for something New and Totally exciting... you remember that African Lion Hound.. you know the pup my son rescued from the animal shelter? The one he was told was a mix of Lab and German shepard. The one that came with wobbly legs and could barely walk?
He had been indoors for some months in cold weather up north with my son.
Four days later he had some muscle tone running with the big doggies.
I kept watchin this pup grow.. Are you sure he's a Lab/Shep mix?
He ran.. he ate.. he slept.
I kept telling my son, this dog is going to be a big one~
Everyday he grew.
We even took him camping.
Well "Buddy" came back with my son for the Holidays and this is what he looks like.. quite a handsome devil. I am told he is even bigger than this pic.
It was quite a storm to drop all over us... the sky was dark and I was yelling at Buddy to come inside before the big downpour.
He was too busy watching the fish.
Ok.. thats it folks. Take care all safe journey
Keith aka Blazzin
I finished up my running around. Now to relax.
Lee......That would suck. I doubt it would happen thou .
Jeff........ I laughed at your whole story, real hard at the Ritz cracker part . Its the same up here. The weather guessers will call for 1-3 inches and all heck is breaking loose. Like people say here...."Its Western PA and it will snow, don't like it move!!"
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Jeff, Reminds me of the hurricane days in south TX. HEB would be empty except for 1-2 loafs of white bread, LOL!
JR, Sent you a PM
Robby, just as long as you don’t get sick and tired of trains when you get off work, LOL
Went to Wal-Mart this morning to get the remainder of my grocery shopping done. There was a crowd in there all competing for 'essentials' like milk, bread, eggs as if there was some dire calamity about to befall the area. The weather guessers have folks here so panicked that they think a major blizzard is coming in. Come on people! It's maybe a 50% chance of snow flurries that will be on the ground for one to two days tops. And a ruder bunch of people you couldn't ask for. Jostling, shoving, pushing, forcing their way through aisles. I watched two guys get into a shouting match over of all things a box of Ritz crackers when there were still several hundred on the shelf. I guess they thought that box had something special in it. It seemed also like people were just grabbing things, even things they likely couldn't even use. Flashlights but no batteries for them? What are they going to use to make them light? Good wishes? I wonder, is there some TV or radio channel out there that I'm not privy to that's telling these buffoons there's some big blizzard or other dire calamity coming and that it's perfectly OK to act like a bunch of jack***es strung out on locoweed? Where do these people come from? It's the same on the roads. People cutting others off, making illegal turns across traffic, one guy making a U-turn on a 4 lane and driving back the wrong way in a one way when the proper lane is only a few feet away? I wouldn't blame the local cops for just sitting, watching and staying out of it. They were probably scared stiff!
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe I'll have a Breakfast Bagel w/ Cheese and a pot of dark roast coffee in a FGLK mug (yes, several refills ma'am). I'll go join Barry at the Rivet Counter.
Currently 20°F under nice sunny skies here in the Finger Lakes. Time to get out the shorts and the sun tan lotion I guess. That white stuff is melting off the roof this morning (at least on the sunny side) so I probably should turn on the Ice melters for the eaves. Ice dams on the roof are not a good thing.
Have to run some errands today after I finish assembling the CDs for church. I am going to donate the rest of my "stock" to the church so I probably will take a few boxes of CD trays and cases down for them to store as well. Then get my allergy shots and do some grocery shopping. Then I will move to the train room for the rest of the day.
Lee and Todd thanks for your kind words on the workshop. It is coming along very SLOWly I guess. I had hoped to have the whole Quarry area done by now and it seems to just be getting under way.....
Best get a move on.... Getting close to lunch time already!
Morning!
Flo, stack of pancakes and a glass of milk.
Beautiful but cold day here in Maryville. It is a whole 5 degrees here, bur.
Got a lot of running to do today, so I better hit the road.
Good morning. It's 28° and cloudy, a far cry from the 18° being called for by the weather guessers. The high will be 32 and there's a 10% chance of snow and a 10% chance of ice. Tonight the chance of snow and ice go up to 50% and 60% respectively. I'm getting the second half of my grocery shopping done today.
Robby P. Jeff.........Whens the last time you have a good snow?
Jeff.........Whens the last time you have a good snow?
Good Morning all,
23F but no wind and some sun this morning. We've had snow on the ground and temps below freezing since Dec26th now. Longest period with the ground covered we can remember and we've been here since the 50's.
Lee - I have a couple of those motors - I will try to get them tested and you can PM me with details at your convenience. The chassis they are in are early Bachman so hopefully they will fit what you have.
Charlie - thanks for the tip. I have some IHC and Rivarossi cars converted already but since the plastic couplers don't last forever, I thought it best to get some spares plus I have a bunch more unconverted cars I'll need for the layout once I get further along.
Lots to do again today. We venture out the 19th this month to Florida and the start of the season. Cars in pieces, not enough spares and lots of lost time due to weather. CUL, J.R.
Good Morning! Dark Roast Coffee and a Farmers Skillet please. Scrambled on the eggs. Thanks
Today: Sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. West southwest wind between 7 and 9 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -4. Wind chill values between -7 and -16. Southwest wind around 9 mph.
The sun is out and making the roof pop and crack like it's exploding at times. Gotta love cold weather. No you don't.
Wolfgang-Very nice scene.
Don't know what I'll do today before w**k. But I hope it doesn't involve too much outdoorsy stuff. I've been planning to do some MRR work the last couple days and have yet to make it. I won't plan it today so maybe it will just happen. Kinda like Pop Tarts.
Ya'll have a super great day now!!! n K?
Good "sunny" morning. We finally got some sun!! BUT......1-3 inches of snow by Saturday morning thou.
Not to much planned today. Do some running round town, and do some shopping later tonight.
Joe........The job I just interviewed for was Wal-Mart. Hey its a job!! The one on Valentines Day is for Norfolk Southern. That's the one I am shooting for!!
Lee......Thanks. I'm still excited about getting a interview. As long as I don't sound or look .