Morning, all.
Ray, what a great story! Even without getting into theological discussions about infant baptisms, what a powerful experience that must've been. Thanks for sharing that with all of us here.
We've drawn one step closer to putting our house back on the market. Tried to sell it a few years back just on the leading edge of the housing market bubble burst - was on the market for 14 months then and we had a grand total of six showings. But a couple of weeks ago the house two doors down from us went up for sale and, while there's no sold sign on it, we have it on good authority that an offer was accepted after just six days. But we have four kids, two dogs and two cats, and our home, while only seven years old, is in "very-well-lived-in" condition and only Providence could get it in sellable shape. We'll see where this all leads.
Jim
"I am lapidary but not eristic when I use big words." - William F. Buckley
I haven't been sleeping. I'm afraid I'll dream I'm in a coma and then wake up unconscious. -Stephen Wright
Morning all
Dunno what I do today...probably take 4 bags to the Salvation army {of old clothes that don't fit or we won;t wear}
Should take some bottles to the CAn Man aslo. HAte that job. But I got coupons for 6 cents per can/bottle and I get a stamp on a card that when full, we get 7 cents on our next load. not bad for paying only 5 cents per.
well I shall also look for foam i think to pack trains in. need to pack em up form xmas..they are gonna need a squirt of air to dust off the shells. We could buy the premade storage boxes, but we can;t afford it now with buying a house and all
No new news on the house front. Seems the ones in our range are in a levy protected flood plain {flood insurance in case teh levy breaks}, or has asbestos pipes or wrappings, or theywant too much for the house. A few double wides have come up but we want full dry basement. ANd it is hard to get someone to work on trailers these days, so we'd be in teh same boat as here in this trailer, except wed own the land. One house ooks promising but is built on a slab. Darn.
Well I will talk at you all later for those who read these things!
Later have agreat day.
-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,
Drove out to Vermilion & Lorain, OH yesterday; the old Republic Steel Mill has a new fleet of cows and calves painted bright orange working the yard. Hopefully this is a sign of new life at the old steel mill complex that made tube steel products and raw wire steel bales. The yard was filled with gondolas filled with raw steel wire. There is a small pipe company that is leasing a corner of the steel mill property receiving gondola loads of pipe. A very cool industry that would fit in a small corner lot on a layout, the prototype industry sits on less than 2 acres of land. Pictures will be posted in my rail fanning Ohio section tonight.
Curt, they have a sound only decoder with animal sounds you can install in the cattle ramp or your stock cars. It gets really annoying after a while, but it’s a definite shock and awe device when friends come out for a visit.
I just bought an AR1 and a U92, paid $149 for both. Hopefully I can sneak down to the layout room and install the track feeds, U92, and AR1 this week before I head out to Detroit Friday Morning.
Galaxy, yes the oven door comes off easy enough, but putting it back on can be a challenge sometimes.
Todd and Wayne very cool buildings.
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...
Good Morning Folks,
I am with my parents now.
Janie, just a quick shot of caffeine for me, please. Need to "saddle the horses" to take my Mom to hospital in about an hour.
My parents are a little edgy this morning - no wonder! It is like have little children at home again ...
Todd - I love that barn scene. Boy, your layout has come a long way since you posted the last pictures
Rob -
Have a good day!
Seasoned curly fries, please.
***Todd, really like that whole barn scene. Well done!
Worked on collecting up more reusable tin from out in the pastures along with a little lumber. Seems close to 1/3rd of the tin might be salvageable. Amazing how deep some sections were burried into the ground.
Tomorrow I'll start work on reconstructing the tractor shed roof. It's going to be a long and slow process.
Visited the train room today. OK, was just a short cut to haul the generator from the backyard to the front yard. At least I got to glance at our layouts.
Have a good night y'all.
Rob
Todd Nice's to have a few other Gear Heads on the site! Carb's are running a little fat, need to retard the cam 2 degrees and tighten up the rocker arm lash a little, and drop down the jets 2 steps.
Ken
I hate Rust
Hi. Me? Oh I’m fine thank you for asking. How are you guys? Well, Mothers Day was spent here with me and Brenda and Missy. Brenda did get the phone calls from the kids but no visits nor invites for dinner or….cards. I, as usual, stepped in and took her to dinner at her favorite place, the Chinese buffet, but that was really nothing special as she usually wants to go there about once a week anyway. Next year I may just suck it up and, even though she’s not my Mother, buy her a card. She acts like she’s pleased with just the phone calls, but she’s disappointed. She on the other hand spent most of the day while I was outside tending to finishing the back porch (for which she is very happy, but points out that the top railing and a few floor boards need replaced also since it took me so long to finish it so she can paint it), selecting pictures for a photo book thing you can make at Walmart. After dinner I spent what semed like an eternity waiting for these pages to print out so she could assemble this book and then we went to give it to her Mother. MIL was very pleased with it. It had all the kids, grandkids, in-law kids and yes, Missy too. That made Brenda happy. Curt- You are the model building Speedy Gonzales. Good job too. I like it.
Hi. Me? Oh I’m fine thank you for asking. How are you guys?
Well, Mothers Day was spent here with me and Brenda and Missy. Brenda did get the phone calls from the kids but no visits nor invites for dinner or….cards. I, as usual, stepped in and took her to dinner at her favorite place, the Chinese buffet, but that was really nothing special as she usually wants to go there about once a week anyway. Next year I may just suck it up and, even though she’s not my Mother, buy her a card. She acts like she’s pleased with just the phone calls, but she’s disappointed. She on the other hand spent most of the day while I was outside tending to finishing the back porch (for which she is very happy, but points out that the top railing and a few floor boards need replaced also since it took me so long to finish it so she can paint it), selecting pictures for a photo book thing you can make at Walmart. After dinner I spent what semed like an eternity waiting for these pages to print out so she could assemble this book and then we went to give it to her Mother. MIL was very pleased with it. It had all the kids, grandkids, in-law kids and yes, Missy too. That made Brenda happy.
Curt- You are the model building Speedy Gonzales. Good job too. I like it.
Wayne- Yours too. I especially like the weathering on the wood and the brick. Fantastic. That is the look I would like to achieve but can’t. Nothing looks like wood, like wood. I suppose if I want that look I will have to switch from styrene to actual wood.
OK, After Rays engine house/workshop and Wayne’s…..whatever it is, I’m making a new rule in Toddland (of which I’m king). If it’s wood, from now on it will be built with wood. It is as easy to get as styrene so there is no excuse.
Ken- Check the carbs, sounds like you could be a bit short on cfm’s. Fog it too lean and you’re riding a grenade.
If J.R would show up, he could translate. Where IS he? He hasn’t been in all month. The storms that ravaged the east half of the States didn’t go through there did they?
I did lay a couple pieces of plaster cloth on the as of yet unprototypical land formation this morning. Nothing else though. Oh and I did apply my new bridge feet so I can start construction of two more supports toward the completion of that, allowing track work on the upper level to continue.
AND I did take a few progress shots of the Forgotten Name Tourist Trap Town ( I need to write stuff down). Keep in mind they are just progress pictures much work has to be done yet.
Welp, time to settle down and rest before hittin the sheets.
PFTIN
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.
Evenin' Folks!
Flo just a cup of decaf for me please. I'll be sitting in the back booth catching up on stuff....
Today was a good one! Went to church and heard my #1 Granddaughter sing with the "Angel Choir" not once but twice! Second time was the, now a tradition, mom's and kids singing together for Mother's Day. The Confirmation Class did a great job of leading the worship, but the high point of the day was an infant baptism. Now, our pastor always has fun and does a wonderful job of "introducing" the child to its extended church family. He takes the child from its mom or dad and holds the child in his arms as he walks around the entire sanctuary of the church all the while extolling the blessings a child is for its family, church, and community, and also about our responsibilities for being the community that raises the child. But today was special, he got completely choked up and had to stop a couple times during his walk through the congregation and compose himself.... Today he baptized his granddaughter! The Father, the son of the Pastor, was one of my favorite Middle School student many years ago! He had a beautiful rich young baritone voice as an eighth grader, and was also just a great kid!
This afternoon my family went to one of their favorite restaurants nearby and had a great Mother's Day celebration. Both of my Granddaughters were great all day long, and we all had a fantastic time.
Hope all of you had as good a day as I did......
Catch you all later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
cudaken ... My self, I had a great Mother's day! NO FLO, I am not a Mother!
... My self, I had a great Mother's day! NO FLO, I am not a Mother!
Nor am I Ken, Buit I HAVE been called a Mother a few times...with a dirty word after it!!!
Easy day.
DId hte diswasher.
Foam cleaned the stove and oven. Got some of the burned on-hardened on stuff under the dripo pans on the stove. We need new ones. FOr those who don't know...oven doors come off so one can "crawl into it" a LOT easier! Simple open the door to the first "notch" where it stays open by itself and pull the door straight up and off from that angle. It will come off it's hinged holder and is easier to clean oven with no door in theway! Most people don't know that! The tricky part is getting back onto the hinge supports it sits on. But it will go on
well I am tired for now ,a nd its getting late for me {us} so Just thought i'd ck the forums
TTYallTomorrow
Evening all.
Hope you all (and your other halves) had a nice Mother's Day.We went to my grandmother's today and made some lunch. Other than that, it was a relatively quiet day.
Shoulder wasn't feeling too badly today. I don't have gym tomorrow, I won't have to worry about doing it or not. I'll talk to the trainer after school and see what she says about practice.
YGW, if the difference between salaries isn't too much, and you can afford to be making slightly less, and would prefer to be closer to home, then I would stay with the current job. However, that's just me, and I hope that you will be able to make the choice that is best for you. YOH is also in our prayers.
It's been pretty quiet around here tonight... I'll be hanging around for a while if anyone wants to chat it up.
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Where is everybody?
Flo, none of the dinners brought there mothers her for dinner? I think the food is pretty good my self!
My self, I had a great Mother's day! NO FLO, I am not a Mother! Called Mom and Dad and talk with them for about a 45 minutes. Wife went to work with me, and was picked up by our daughter for lunch.
Plus I had a good sales today. Sure Grip and slicks hooked great off the line, cut a .055 on the tree and pulled strong on the bottom end. Has a $3500.00 day to day and sure helps out this month. First sale was a $3000.00 deal done my noon. Top end I fell flat, sure could have used the fogger on the last 660 feet but still got the green light! Packer can translate if needed.
See you all Monday!
Evening All.
Hope everyones significant other and Mothers had a great Mothers Day. After breakfast MOH had another inner ear problem so she was in bed most the day. I spent the day putting together my meat packing plant, all I can say is WOW. I think it took forever on the windows, after that it moved along fairly quickly. Based on the space I have available I had to modify the location of the loading shute so that it goves over top of a double track. I ran cars on both tracks to make sure it will work. I still need to mute the green on the ice house.
Tomorrow I am going to the LHS for metal wheels and couplers and then make the 3 stock car kits. I am also going to adjust the outside brace for my tunnel, add a mounting brace for my AR1 and mount my UP'5's and UR-92. Sunday I should start wiring the layout.
Hope everyone has a goodnight.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
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Good Moooooorning Captain! Good morning to you son hey, hey-eyyy! I’ll have the same as Ulriii-ich ple-eeeeease. Tha-aa-a-a-aaa-nk you. No time for Choo Choo’s yesterday. Hopefully today will lend some time for that most delightful of all indulgences. YGW- Tuff one. I’ve got my opinion as to what I’d do sitting here. I’d be wary of the return of the salary from current employer based on when he offered to return it. Before or after he found out you were leaving, or if this is a temporary return only to be cut again later. Companies that cut salaries concern me as to their solidity. Of course the same may happen to the new company and then you find yourself going back to the old and asking for your job back. But, since I’m not actually wearing your shoes, I don’t honestly know what I’d do. Either way, make sure the person you are declining understands it is purely a money thing involving the wifes health issues and not a problem with the company. Makes the possibility of coming to the boss asking if they have any openings a much more worthwhile trip. I plan on doing some more mowing, then work on the skirting (I guess you call it that) on the back porch. I imagine sometime today I’ll end up taking Brenda out to eat unless that recipe book open to a delicious looking Beef Stroganoff is an indication of her intentions. I sit here with crossed fingers.
Good Moooooorning Captain! Good morning to you son hey, hey-eyyy! I’ll have the same as Ulriii-ich ple-eeeeease. Tha-aa-a-a-aaa-nk you.
No time for Choo Choo’s yesterday. Hopefully today will lend some time for that most delightful of all indulgences.
YGW- Tuff one. I’ve got my opinion as to what I’d do sitting here. I’d be wary of the return of the salary from current employer based on when he offered to return it. Before or after he found out you were leaving, or if this is a temporary return only to be cut again later. Companies that cut salaries concern me as to their solidity. Of course the same may happen to the new company and then you find yourself going back to the old and asking for your job back. But, since I’m not actually wearing your shoes, I don’t honestly know what I’d do. Either way, make sure the person you are declining understands it is purely a money thing involving the wifes health issues and not a problem with the company. Makes the possibility of coming to the boss asking if they have any openings a much more worthwhile trip.
I plan on doing some more mowing, then work on the skirting (I guess you call it that) on the back porch. I imagine sometime today I’ll end up taking Brenda out to eat unless that recipe book open to a delicious looking Beef Stroganoff is an indication of her intentions. I sit here with crossed fingers.
In the meantime, think I’ll hit the Bay for a few seconds to see if there is anything I just can’t live without, then maybe stop and check on the…….. I really need to come up with a name for the layout, pike, trainset, MRR whatever it’s supposed to be called.
Ya’ll have a Great Day!!!
Strong coffee in a CSX mug, please.
***Wayne, that's a neat looking old building you have there.
Have a good day y'all.
Mornin'!
Janie, cup of dark roast coffee to go..... thnks!
On my way out the door to church this morning. Our young poeople who are joining the church will be doing the service this morning, and my #1 Granddaughter is singing in the little kids choir.... Don't want to miss THAT!
Catch you later! Oh Happy Mother's Day to all the ladies out there!
Good morning guys! Steak and scrabbled eggs with whole wheat toast points and a cup of Hawaiian CHocolate macadamia nut coffee in a Chessie Mug.
yougottawanta The past week has been rough. Current employer last month cut salary . My former employer called and asked me to come back with a raise and thirty percent more than currently making. Told him Wednesday I would come back. Then my current employeer gave back the salary that he took away . Now the difference is only a few percent different with the current job half the commute .. Because of my wifes medical conditions I really need to be closer to home. What to do ? What to do ?
The past week has been rough. Current employer last month cut salary . My former employer called and asked me to come back with a raise and thirty percent more than currently making. Told him Wednesday I would come back. Then my current employeer gave back the salary that he took away . Now the difference is only a few percent different with the current job half the commute .. Because of my wifes medical conditions I really need to be closer to home. What to do ? What to do ?
Well if your current employer is all but matching your former employer's offer, and you will save gas by being closer to home, I would stick with current employer, BUT I would ask if he intends to "bait and switch" you by offering a higher salary taht will only last temporarily!!! The extra "few percent" you might get at old employer might be eaten up in gas for the extra distance!!!
WEll, MOH {My Other Half} has a long 10 hour day today. 4 in Bakery and 6 in FLoral. SHould be in floral the whole day as people will be getting flowers for Mother's day all day long. But Bakery is shorthanded, so MOH is needed there. Going to Wally world to do some shopping - dreading when that CC bil comes in- of course if MOH continues with mega hours, wil be easier to pay off.
WEll I'm off {by one bubble to teh right}
Have a great day guys.
DONT FORGET IT IS MOTHER"S DAY!!!
TTYALLL8r
Good Morning and Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers out there who deserve a special day of recognition.
Up early today, darn restless leg syndrome kicked in last night and I was up walking around most of the night.
Managed to find and unpack one of my Sierra West kits yesterday that was on my old layout and hopefully it won't be long before it has a new place on the layout under construction:
wayne
Modeling HO Freelance Logging Railroad.
Good morning,
Friday I picked up my UR92 control head and my AR1 Automatic reversing unit from the LHS. List price $170.96 I paid $149. Saturday I installed a new powered passenger side mirror on my truck. That’s about it, I really wanted to get in the train room and start running feeders on the new section of layout but just didn’t make it down there.
for those who have not yet looked at the calendar - it´s Mother´s Day today. Don´t forget to tote a bouquet of along when you go to see your Mom.!
It is not only Mother´s Day today. 66 years ago WW II in Europe ended with unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht. Some years back, I asked my father how he had experienced that day. He told me that he and his family had re-united only shortly before that day, after a 300 mile walk with the Red Army in the back. They were at a farm in southwestern Germany, only 3 miles away from what would later become the Iron Curtain. Luckily on the right side. He also told me that there was just a feeling of relief that this agony was over and that all of his family had survived the ordeal. Of course, there was a lot of fear what the future would bring. Little was known about the atrocities the regime had committed during the past twelve years. A few days later he walked 10 miles to the next railroad line - just to see the first train in peace time. A true railfan! Guess he passed that bug on to me!
Chloe, a Sunday Special breakfast for me, please. Coffee, crispy fried bacon, scrambled eggs, hotcakes, sausages, buttered toast will be fine!
No MRRing the next two weeks! My desk is a mess - maybe I should clear it before leaving to my parents´ place. I planned on doing a little ballasting today, but it won´t dry before I have to leave.
YGW - that´s a tough decision to make. My stomach tells me that you should keep your word and move back to your old employer, even if that means a longer drive. After all, you never know when to expect the next salary cut with your current employer.
Rob - those pictures are awesome! it must be a sad feeling to see your home being subjected to the forces of Mother Nature. I hope that the clean up and repair work goes well, and that you can soon enjoy your beautiful home again.
Still no word from Bama - I am worried!
On this special day - may there be peace on earth!
Blessings!
Hey all. Been tied up lately. Had my six year old birthday last Saturday. Went off well. , candy , presents, friends. Took them on a tractor and trailer ride thru the woods and back. Games with balloons, some play outside and we finish the day with letting them run some engines on my layout. When they finished all they were able to say was "WOW" !
Today MOH is feeling really bad and has been in bed for the better part of day. Me and the girls built some birdhouses for MOH,Grandma, MIL and the neighbors little girl came by so we built one for her Mom. My little ones were tense today. Fighting a lot. Did not put two and two together until the end of the day. The girls were upset and tense about Mom being sick and Mothers day marks the one year anniversary of the brain tumor being removed . Even though her feeling badright now is due to some dental issues, which the dentist took care of late this week. They are scared. To tell you the truth I am a bit on edge about this annivesary and the fact that MOH is not recovering as quick as she should from the dental procedure.
Sitting here listening to Nat geo. All day terrosist. I knew people injured at the Pentagon. One of our sister churches, a lady from there was killed in the Pentagon. A friend of mine was pulling a dumpster at the Pentagon when the plane hit. He told us that there were some men standing on a helicopter pad pointing at the plane coming in, then the plane hit the building and the men just disappeared. Gone.Blown away,vaperized. I am so glad they got man this week. There is very little I like about the current adminstration. But I give them one big for this past week. That day a coworker called me to ask if I had heard the news about the towers. I had not so I went to a local eatery and while eating lunch I watched as they played the clips of the towers burning. While there an Arab started rejoicing ! It took every ounce of self control not to start pummeling that guy.Still ticked off about that guy.
Well done ! To our armed forces.
Evening Fellow Dinners!
Thank you Flo, and I take a Pitcher as well! The looks good as well, I will take one!
Work Front Boy what a beautiful day! Temps where in the mid to high 70's, blue skies, soft breezes (Todd, I am not making that mistake again! ) I wont have went mattress shopping either! Spent most of the day looking for rope and a exposed beam (all ready had the ladder) to throw it over and get it over with! Someone send me a gun please!
A whole $1400.00? To put in terms Packer would understand. I need to get my sure grip fixed (Mopar Term) Cut a .050 on the tree and install a 500 HP Fogger,some slicks and adjust the pion snubber. Another Mopar thing.
See you all Mother Day!
Evening guys
I messed with some train stuff today, and not the usual ops session. I put my SW15 back together, but then lost my DH163IP I have for it. It'll turn up eventually. Then I messed with my dual-decodered F45 (the orignall MRC board only controls lights and sounds; 9-pin harness for motor control) a because it wouldn't run and found out the DH163P wasn't working for some reason. I tried to pull it but then the 9-pin harness in it broke. Put it in the SW15, but then the athearn 9-pin harness broke. I ended up pulling the SW15 harness and using it to give the F45 a harness. I guess it's progress, but I'm starting to like TCS decoders better now, since my stash of digitrax decoders are failing randomly.
Jim, I don't know much about the whole traction-loc thing, but pretty much one tire was spinning with one doing the work. . But a friend who can rebuild these says that the clutches in it are probably worn out. JR could probably tell you more about them. Safe to say I'm done racing until I can get that fixed (sill be done at the same time as the gears)
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.
JimRCGMO Jeff, I'm glad I got a chance to pick up some of the NuComp trailers (sell-off of some MRR stuff when one former MRR club member moved and sold off about all his train stuff to another guy - who then asked the club members if we wanted to buy some. (I think the guy who bought the stuff didn't really know what some of the items were selling for currently, but I tried to pay him a reasonable price for what I bought). By the way, City Classics (I think) makes a trailer pretty much like that one you got from NuComp.
Jeff, I'm glad I got a chance to pick up some of the NuComp trailers (sell-off of some MRR stuff when one former MRR club member moved and sold off about all his train stuff to another guy - who then asked the club members if we wanted to buy some. (I think the guy who bought the stuff didn't really know what some of the items were selling for currently, but I tried to pay him a reasonable price for what I bought). By the way, City Classics (I think) makes a trailer pretty much like that one you got from NuComp.
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
Happy National Train Day!
Been busy around here.
We had a game on Thursday. Another rough one, we lost 17-5. Also, of course, I dislocated my shoulder (the same one THAT was already bothering me). I hit a guy, it came out, I fell, and it went back in when I hit the ground, so it was only out for about half a second. I talked to the trainer at our school yesterday (the game was away), and she told me not to practice. I wasn't at practice today because of SAT's (more on THAT in a minute...), and we have off tomorrow, so THAT's a whole three days of rest, which I thought would never happen. It still hurts, and my arm still feels heavy (almost like someone is pulling down on it), but it doesn't feel like it's gonna come out again any more, which is good. We'll see what happens with practicing on Monday.
Had SAT's this morning. Ugh. Four hours of hell. The ACT's were way easier. I also feel like I didn't do that well on the SAT's, and if THAT's correct, then my ACT scores are good enough THAT I don't have anything to worry about.
Also, most of my homework is done. I finished all my homework for Monday and did a little to get ahead for next week. I also have my Precalc paper mostly done. All I have left to do is final revisions, add a works cited, and submit it to TurnItIn one last time.
Well, I think that's about it from here. What's new with you guys?
| Joe |
Good Evening!
Dick, great to hear from you. How is your back? Seems to me you hurt it last year on a tractor.
Rob, sorry to hear about all that storm damage. After something like that I think it is just human nature to at first be glad to be safe and then dealing with the damage sets in. I'm sure that as you work through it your wife will see that it can be fixed. I think my wife is something like yours in that regard.
Galaxy, glad the 'procedure' went well. I can relate as I've had to do the 'cleanout' twice in the last year.
Not much new here. I heard a couple of thunder claps a few minutes ago and it is raining hard now. Lucky we did most of the final clean-up in the back yard last night.
I've been busy putting decoders in a few N scale locos. I did a RS18, F7 and 0-8-0 this week and now have a Model Power Pacific on the work bench. I have 3 MP locos to do but they look to be very straight forward. Then it is on to a BMan Consolidation and Mountain that require loco disassemby to do.
I was at the LHS today and picked up a Central Valley Truss Bridge kit, a new tube of CA glue and a blade for the razor saw. I bent a blade sawing down a weight for the tender on the 0-8-0. Fred at the LHS was amazed I got a tube of CA to last 5 years. Getting some out the last time I used it a month ago involved some very hard squeezing and it was pretty much putty.
Tomorrow we are taking the MIL out for dinner for Mother's Day. Seems stange that there is only her this year.
Well if there isn't anything on the tube I'll think I might go run some trains. Why did I say 'if there is anything on the tube'? I know full well there isn't so it is staight to the trains. Maybe a little sherry would go well with that. Why not.
CN Charlie
Good evening gents, stopped by for a big sized RBF. We had off and on TS all day, some very small hail also at times.Once minute 70's and PC skies, then huge Cumulus clouds and thunder. Enough to clear the grand daughters softball team off the field, one clap of thunder up here in the north and we clear the fields, end of story!
Was doing some annual Spring maintenance on my 36" mower bed, and when I tried to remount the 3rd blade all it would do is spin! Bad sign. I took the pulley housing off the bed and the shaft just fell off. The shaft was badly worn even though it gets greased regularly, very strange, but it lasted 31 years so I can't complain too much.
Next was the 48" bed. That went OK except when I tried to get one of the three blades off, the nut just would not give even after many applications of WD and other rust removers. Finally I used all of my extension bars on my socket set (3/4") and it finally let go with great speed, so much so that I gave myself a fat lip, I *** near knocked myself out!!! At least that tractor is up and running otherwise I would have a HAY field right now.
GARRY: That is an insane amount of rain for a month !!! It must have set records for your area???
CAPE JIM: I hear from Der John quite often, we converse via email regularly as well as ED , Fossil Phil, Duke and Garry. Fergie is up in the Arctic playing with Polar bears I guess.
Bon Soir,
Dick
Didn't get but the side yard done today, then I decided to replace the rotted brickmolding ubove the garage door (one of many HAYEG's). That took a trip to town. While I was there I also got a few 5/4 X 6 deck boards for the skirting around the back porch to finish that after 10 years or so. Yup, another HAYEG. That will commence tomorrow I suppose.
Jeff- Not sure if that's it or not. I recall it being rather short. It could however have been a picture of that trailer with just the back half from about the back window rearward showing too. I can't remember the reason for the picture. It was a some time ago. I think it was weather related, I'm wanting to say something to do with lightening or just bad storms probably a year ago maybe. Or, could have been just showing the wooded area. I believe it was in the area, at least, in which you live. Maybe not. If I'd have saved the picture you'd know. Well, even if I did it would have been gone now with the big crash earlier this year. No matter. I've no real reason for dwelling on the subject other than the same reason I googled the words to the theme song from Branded. Just popped into my noggin and couldn't remember them all and.....well, that's about all it takes for me.
Relax Vinnie, I'm not stalking Jeffrey. Funny thing about me. I'll wonder about the silliest things for the longest times. Usually invokes this blank stare from Brenda meaning "Really? You spent all that time on that silly thing?" If it's important, I'll spend a little time then put it off for later.
Welp, gotta few more things I need to get done before dark. Say, that reminds me. I don't recall all the words to the Hamm's beer song........
Afternoon/Ev'nin', Janie - I'll just have a RBF, please. Had a pretty late lunch/dinner thing at local Mexican restaurant (chicken chimichunga with ALL the fixin's - UUUURRRRRRPPPP!!) Uh, yeah - s'cuse me, please! And thank you, Janie!
Looks like a bunch of you have been posting some nice photos in here (which probably means I missed a bunch more good ones in WPF) - Garry, Jeff, and maybe others I missed.
And I see that Dick's stopped by - Hey, Dick, I've got some emails from DerJohn (and John P.) in the past couple of weeks (but I think that may have been before all of our deluge started in the Midwest). It's been a while since Fergie was by (month or two?).
Galaxy, keep hanging in there (but don't hang the in-laws!)
Vincent, actually, if you got the book from a student who missed the buyback, you probably got a better price than the store would've given you for a used one! Didja figure out what was happening with your car on the track yet?
Ulrich, as others have said, you and Petra have been a good help for Allison's family through all the details to be handled lately. Sorry to hear that the pipes wouldn't be playing for her funeral.
Todd, the type-size problem is gone, so I figure it was a kink in the forum's software (again?)... Ya better be careful on those 'magic fingers' on your keyboard, or Homeland Security will be knocking at your door, asking why you brought down the area air traffic control computers... (Just kiddin' you there, I think) I'd agree on the better kids' shows 'way back then' - now you got me thinking about Fractured Fairy Tales (and the Wayback Machine), Road Runner and Wiley E., and even Foghorn T. Leghorn and that Dawg... Yeah, bring 'em back!
Rob, too bad that your logger neighbor is laid up and won't be able to get the bigger jobs tended to for that long. Don't overw**k yourself on the jobs you can do - you don't need to be laid up in bed from it. Oh, and thanks for keeping me turned (more or less) around straight about your place.
MononJim, THAT would've been really bad if you didn't get to w**k, wasn't it? Hope you get the water problem found out and sucked out (thank Heaven for wet-dry shop vacs!)
Curt - as you said, the good side is NOT having the hangover the next day. And welcome to TrainGeekville here.
Wayne, we forgot to warn you - remember that Fergie guy that Dick asked about? (Ahem...) Fergie's RR's reporting marks are the MESS(tm), so you'll need to send along the annual royalty check to him for using the MESS(tm)'s name. But as you said, the layout and room may be a MESS (tm), but (in this case) it's YOUR mess (non-tm). With all that I see in your photo, were you able to bring along some of your former layout's stuff? And by the way, I think all of us (at one time or another) would have NOT won the "MRR-Neatness-Freak" award.
OzJim, thanks for the update. Will be looking forward to seeing what your new layout looks like (I think I recall the last one - sorta, kinda, maybe..)
Garry (or Brakie) - I forgot about the Derby's starting time today; who was the winning horse?
LoneGeep, yep, we all have been at that "How the heck do you do...?" stage around here. The ones who've been here a while are often the ones who can tell you how to get things going (like Jeff and others).
Ray, thanks for the photo & idea on the labels for turnout switches. I think I still have a can of that ScotchMount (if it hasn't gone bad on me). Oh, FYI, that sponge fella was "SpongeBob Squarepants" (I think I've got THAT right) - mercifully, I have never had to sit through an entire episode of THAT.[whew] You're right though, they need a "retro kids' cartoon" netw**k. Heck, like my one email signature says:
“I love Saturday morning cartoons. What classic humor! This is what entertainment is all about... Idiots, explosives and falling anvils.” -Calvin (and Hobbes)
Ken, as others said, you still have enough days to make up THAT difference (and knowing you and your customers, you'll be making the bonus)!
I started on my first Hydrocal kit today - Downtown Deco's "Coin-op Laundry", and got the four walls together (pretty much straight). Used 5-minute epoxy, which seemed to hold things together okay. Sanding the walls was a bit messy (clogged up my finer sanding block some). I'd already spray-painted the walls and other pieces with some flat white paint I'd got at H-L (Hobby Lobby) to seal them up. Will need to cut another 'roof' piece, from .040 or .080 styrene. Not sure if the piece that Randy from Downtown Deco sent me wasn't square or if (more likely) my walls aren't fitting together like they intended 'em to fit. No problem, I have some of THAT styrene around here... somewhere! Maybe tomorrow or early next week I'll have pictures. While I was looking for something else, I saw the W-S 'jail' (white metal) kit I had started. Decided I'd wait to clean/strip the metal and see about re-gluing it (with epoxy this time).
I also noticed my (apartment-sized) stereo wasn't quite sounding right today (a bit flaky). Then I realized that I've had the stereo almost 20 years, so THAT might be why (D'uh!). So the question is, do I see about what cleaning & fixin' the current stereo would cost me (and hoping that THAT fixes it), or just start some hunting for a newer one? Either way may involve more outlay than I'd like for now. Still waiting for gas prices to slip a bit before I fill the tank (or even halfway do that).
Well (a smidgen higher level in there, after some rain this morning), I'll be moseying on out for now. Hope to get back in tomorrow afternoon. Prayers for comfort, healing, and a good night's rest going out, among other things on the list.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau