Evening all.
The busy-ness continues. After coming home and sitting on the computer doing homework, I don't have time for anything else, and when I do, I'm not exactly in the mood to browse forums for endless amounts of time. However, I did make it down to the layout for a few minutes last night. I did some painting of the lot at the lumberyard and a little operating:
About half of the lumberyard is now painted, including the white stripes seen in the photo (existing styrene was already painted black, but I went back and filled the joints, forcing me to repaint those sections). The spur itself is just to the right of the frame, and everything up to the track is now black. I have to re-fill one of the joints on the other side of the track before it can be painted.
School- Fine, as always. Homework continues, and it seems that this is pretty much how it will be for the rest of the year. However, once I'm fully back into my routine, forum time should come back to me.
I found out today that I'm one of the group leaders for Peer Ministry. I'm co-leader of the music ministry section. I'm not exactly sure what the job entails, nor did I volunteer for it, but it's fine by me. I would think that it includes selecting songs for school masses, but I have no clue what else we would do. Should be fun, though!
Not much else of significance going on around here. Tomorrow, it's school, then Parkway south to the shore, then w**k, so I won't be in till late. See you then!
-Joe
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That's two out of three Bachmann decoders accounted for. One (light board type) is in one of my FP7's. The other light board decoder is awaiting the arrival of the other FP7. I got good deals on both of those locos. The one I have was free and the one that's coming set me back only $25. I can remember years ago seeing them marked at retail of $90 or more and I see some on Ebay for over $120. Guess I stole my two! What can I say? Some of my ancestors were train robbers. I probably come by it naturally. Anyhow, the remaining decoder (taken from a Spectrum loco) went into the E7. Easy enough to do. Pull the jumper plug and plug the decoder into the 8-pin socket. A bit of quick work on the program track and it's in service.
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Good Evening, Chloe - I'll have the open face roast beef sandwich with gravy and mashed potatoes, a garden salad with Italian dressing, sliced peaches, and a glass of milk, please. Oh yes, and a bit later I'll have a hot fudge sundae, and a Santa Fe mug of coffee, too. Thank you, ma'am!
Uh, Sue, are you going for Phillip (PC)'s (or was it Flip's) old record for getting the most TOP honors?
OzJim, you sound much happier now - enjoy! Ah, looking very nice now on those hillsides.
TSF - cool gift! Is that like one of those that darkens automatically?
Good to see Galaxy is keeping himself above (wherever the water level is) in his neck o'the woods. Stay dry as you can, G! And no, your filling us in about how your survived your ordeal was not too long, given all that was happening there. Sounds like Mr. Murphy was in control of when the power came back on, all right.
Joe, keep pluggin' away at the schoolw**k there!
L&NTim - maybe you can sell the 'surplus' turntable on that auction site?...Bummer, all right. (Maybe Johnboy's idea might w**k?)
Uh, Barry, I've asked the twins and Vinnie to provide you with a little 'happy juice' to tide you over your 'camping'... Hope you don't have any more of THAT foot 'action' (though that's probably not the right word for it). Hey, if you wouldn't supersize your other food, the ladies wouldn't try to get out the 20 lb. bagel for you!
Lee, not a problem on the email; tend to your more urgent stuff there (like building that ark in your backyard?). Oh yeah, sent you another (shorter) email.
Speaking of , we had a bit of it last night - saw on the weather that we'd received 3.6+ inches last night (I'd guess most of it over an hour and a half, too).
So Todd, I understand that you are expanding your dog's accomodations and putting in a couch, cable TV and internet connection? I don't envy your situation there.
Jeff, good deal on that FP7 price! And you're right, those horns on the E-unit do stick out with their yellow color. The ones from the PA look much better. I had to laugh at your trick on the mystery caller there!
And, I didn't realize they were still getting mileage out of those B-52's - those are w**khorses, still going after all those decades!
Curt, hope you and the CFO enjoy your trip, and of course we will expect daily updates and photos, y'know!
DerJohn, I like the changes (so far) on your church. That is an.. er, interesting yard maze photo there!
CN Charlie: "I'm sure I must be missing something so I'd better go to the LHS on Saturday just to be certain. Besides my wife is working that day so I do need something to do." Uh huh, sure, that sounds like the reason...
Rob, I see you've started on that gully of yours. I take it you have filled the tank and your flamethrower is all primed and ready to go, yes?
Garry - is that 120 scale feet, or 1:1 feet of track? Yeah, I recall when your area had the ice storm that year.
Paul, hope your area gets some of that wet stuff () - soon!
Today at w**k was unusual - usually, when I'm trying to get an admission locally, if I call their unit mid-morning, it will take until mid-to-late afternoon before I get a 'yes' or 'no'. This time, I was calling late afternoon, and before I got done, walked out to tell the client I'd talked with the unit and then walk back to my office, my phone is ringing again. It's the unit, saying the client was admitted(!). That is the fastest I have ever obtained an admission for a client. Somebody was watching out for that person!
I have training tomorrow afternoon for w**k (oh, goodie...). Non-violent restraint-type stuff (which have never known of anyone with us to have occasion to use), but required training. I'm hoping we will get done early and I can leave early (and go get laundry done).
Hope everyone gets a good night's rest (and stays high and dry - well, except for Paul's area, where I hope they get rain).
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape G.
Evening Folks
Flo, Beer please. I will sleep tonight one way or another!
Well over all it has been a Great Day if everything goes as it should! We will see.
Unemployment As I stated earlier today I received $796.00 dollars today and not the expected $348.00. I feel like I won a mini Lotto. I might splurge and pick up a couple of decoders!
Keeping The House! Went to this link today and got signed up.
https://www.illinoishardesthit.org/
It is a program set up by the Fed's for 16 states that are being hit the hardest with foreclosures, IL being one of them. I was told about this program last Saturday when Sue and I went to the Bank Of America Out Reach Program. Program started yesterday and I got signed up today around 10:00 AM. I was all called by 10:30 AM, now that is fast!
I was told my Marcia that yes I am qualified for help, had me do some more forms to fill out in line and call her when I am done. Had everything they needed and had it done by 11:00 AM. Who would have ever thought, being able to call and talk to the same person again? What a idea!
From what I understand ever a person approved will get $25,000.00 in funds to get them caught up so there loan is current and remaining funds will be used to lower the house payment. In my case it would lower the $977.00 payment to $494.00. In the mean time, I need to get hold of the VA and see what they can do to help!
Does it sound to good to be true? Sure does, but we will see. But it does give me some hope!
Ray As far as 30,000 people losing there jobs at Bank Of Stupid well if they are the 30,000 people I talked to on the phone (seems like 30,000 to me) GOOD! Yet, I am never happy to hear anyone is losing there job.
Ulrich Looking forward to seeing some trees on the layout.
All most time to crash! Not falling a sleep till 4:00 AM, getting up at 8:00 AM has wiped me out! Only reason I am a wake is because I had 1.5 liters of coffee and a large cup of Diet Dew. Been on a caffeine all day!
Later.
Buzzed Ken
I hate Rust
Ulrich-
here is "peggy" phone call I was paraphrasing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=mPBr3Up8OXY
Enjoy!
{hope you understand "peggy" better now!}
-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.
I have two of the old Bachmann light board decoders and two Atlas FP7's. One is on it's way to me as I type. It's a UP #1499. It may be from an early 80's run of Atlas/Roco models or a later run of Atlas/Concor models. I'll know when I look at the trucks. The Atlas/Roco runs of the 70's have the 'Made in Austria' origin mark on the bottom of the trucks. The later Atlas/Concor models also have this area on the bottom of the trucks but it's smudged out. At any rate it'll also be getting a Bachmann light board decoder. This will be for motor control only. The lights will be getting their power directly from the track. I also have a Bachmann regular 1-amp decoder that'll be going into the E7.
Broke my wire cutters earlier today on a job that was a little bigger than they could handle. So it was off to Lowe's to get another pair. I got the replacement pair and a larger pair pair for those bigger jobs. I also got a half-pint of mis-tinted paint and a battery powered 6 watt soldering iron for those little jobs where a big soldering gun is overkill, like hardwiring decoders.
Ulrich: Check these out and you'll get it.
Peggy disappoints a customer who's calling to redeem her USA Prime Credit reward points.
All - in - One
Sir Madog Jeff - I imagine your voice not really being one of the high pitch kind. I am now trying to figure out what a Peggy with your voice would look like
Jeff - I imagine your voice not really being one of the high pitch kind. I am now trying to figure out what a Peggy with your voice would look like
Ulrich, over here in the USA is a TV commercial for the Discover Credit Card that does a take off:
:man calls their "credit card service center" for his old credit card
: {Russian accented MAN in Syberia answers phone} "Hello, USA Prime Credit. My name Peggy. may I help you?"
: man tells "peggy" he wishs to cancel his card, as Discover card pays him a % of purchases back in cash credits.
: {Russian accented MAN answers} "If I loose customer, I must go re-training program..."
: man tells "peggy" that "aw, com'on, retraining can't be that bad"
:{Russian looking woman stands behind MAN who calls himself peggy with a puppet with a baseball bat in it's hands}
: man hears THUD on phone
:man says : "wow that is bad."
THERE ARE A FEW OTHER COMMERCIALS WITH RUSSIAN ACCENTED MAN CALLING HIMSELF "PEGGY" AT "USA PRIME CREDIT" WHEN DISCOVER CREDIT CARD HOLDERS CALL...
{Oops sorry about caps}
They ARE rather funny to see and hear...
SO there is the joke behind Jeffrey's answer on the phone, which I have to admit, I am gonna "steal" and use on annoying phone calls from sellers of things to survey takers to whomever/whatever I don't wnat to talk to and find to be an annoying call.
Hilarious, Jeffrey...!!!
Italian Roast Coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please.
Have a good day all.
Rob
howmus Chloe, can I get a refill on the coffee? Thank you Ma'am! Sir Madog: Jeff - I imagine your voice not really being one of the high pitch kind. I am now trying to figure out what a Peggy with your voice would look like Ulrich, may Jeffrey is one of those "Bargain Counter Tenors"??? Sorry, Tom W. would know.... It's a PDQ Bach thing. 73
Chloe, can I get a refill on the coffee? Thank you Ma'am!
Sir Madog: Jeff - I imagine your voice not really being one of the high pitch kind. I am now trying to figure out what a Peggy with your voice would look like
Ulrich, may Jeffrey is one of those "Bargain Counter Tenors"??? Sorry, Tom W. would know.... It's a PDQ Bach thing.
73
Maybe he used Autotune?
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Good Afternoon...
Ater a bit of a snooze I did a few things with the loose flapping ballast and got some more put down in a couple of areas of one yard that needed done.
I've got a few more trees done as well so that filled up one small valley...
Chloe, I'll just have a coffee for now please...no...I don't need a 20lb bagel...sheeesh....I'll be over at the RC for a bit...
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/
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good Morning Fellow Dinners.
Well yesterday I ran my wife all over. With the Gold going for $1800.00 per ounces Sue decided she want to sell a old child gold ring she got when she was around 5. Ring is 18 kart and only weights 1.69 grams so it is not worth a lot of money. She called around and people where telling her $70 to $75.00 with out seeing the ring.
First places I took her is a pawn shop where I bought my guitar called Pawn King. They offered her $60.00 and she was mad. Told me they where Cheap B's, hum, they seemed fair to me in the past. Took her to the stores that told her $70 range. She was offered the following $50, $35, $32 and $29.00 for the ring. Told her they would tell her more to get her in the store.
So long story made short, spent $10.00 in gas and 3 hours driving only to go back to Pawn King which is only 2 miles from my house. Then she want to go eat, so we went to a Mexican Restaurant for a buffet. After that I was pretty much done for the day. In fact I did not even have room for in the evening. I could not fall asleep last night, might because of lack of beer? Did not fall asleep to around 4:00 AM.
Unemployment Funds Well looks like I am getting my unemployment. Went on line and said I have $798.00 which made me feel a little better. OK, a lot better. I was told I would only receive $178.00 a week, but I did get one letter (I was told it was wrong) that I would get $398.00 like last time. Looks like I am still getting the $398.00 a week. I am crossing my fingers that the deposit is correct.
Todd I know very little about A/C but I have been told when the A/C freezes up, it is low in Freon. I have had a couple of windows units do that and Freon fix them both times.
Well, I got to run.
Ken
Good Afternoon,
the STALAG closed early today, so I did get some spare time to work on my station module. I have added WS clump foliage to the little hill and blended turf to some of areas I want to be "green". The glue is now drying, so no photos, yet,.I will also some of Ken´s trees to that area, but they need a little re-work. It is amazing how much difference those changes already make. Should my order of houses and detail parts arrive by Saturday, I´ll be able to finish the module.
Chloe, coffee and a slice of that apple pie, please, and add some vanilla ice cream and crushed walnuts.
Todd - night time temperatures are only a fraction of an inch above freezing in our neck of the woods, so we have turned the heat on already some days ago. Well, summer is over before it even started
Jeff - that is one of my favorite scenes on your layout!
Galaxy - saw your post in the welcome thread for Darren. Good to see that you have kept your good spirit through the storms and the flood
James -
Ken - how did the interview go? Still pulling for ya, mate!
Off to reading more posts now - have a good one!
Mornin' everyone!
Chloe, Couple of eggs sceambled, bacon and whole wheat toast.... Oh! Dark roast coffee in my R&GV RR mug. Thanks.
"drip, drip, drip... drip, drip, drip... dribble, dribble, dribble, drip, drip, drip....." (from Rainy Day in Utica New York by Dr, Seuss) Yep a bit of liquid sunshine is hitting the area today. May get a bit over an inch today and tomorrow..... "It's gonna, Rain..... Rain..... rain,rain,rain......" (Song, 100% Chance of Rain about Noah and the Ark.)
That reminds me where's Tom? Been a few days since he has been in. Hope he is OK!
Galaxy, I would check with your insurance agent and find out how they do business..... If the claim is less than your deductible, don't make a claim! If not, most insurance companies used to consider a $200 claim as a "nuisance" claim and just pay it with no change on the price of coverage. Good idea to check it out. Hope you have a local agent you can talk to.... The "1-800-talk to an idiot" companies will srew you every time.
BTW, Ken, did you see that BOA is laying off 30,000 people? Now to don't don't have to worry about talking to an idiot on the phone. You will never get your call answered. You may be able to go online and read a FAQ page though............. What? You say the very big Advertising Agencies representing the huge Corporate Conglomorants don't have our best interests at heart??? Who woulda thunk?!? I think I'll stay with my Credit Union.
Got stuff I gotta do....
Later!
Good Morning!! Coffee and a couple sweet rolls please. Thanks. Sunny, with a high near 63. Wow. It’s only suppose to get to 66 tomorrow. If the house cools much more I’ll have to turn on the (gulp) furnace.
Good Morning!! Coffee and a couple sweet rolls please. Thanks.
Sunny, with a high near 63. Wow. It’s only suppose to get to 66 tomorrow. If the house cools much more I’ll have to turn on the (gulp) furnace.
Lee- I’ve known several AC units over the years do that, freeze up, like you said, if the unit doesn’t shut down soon enough. Ours here has never done that even when it runs long and often, like when the temps were really hot a while back. What got me was that it happened on a mid eighties day when the house was fairly cool anyway. With the temps in the 60’s this week and the 70’s next, I will probably wait til next week to get him out here. Oh and by the way….um, about this weekend, sorry I can’t help, but the wife you know, she um, kinda made plans and well, you know.
G- Glad you survived and didn’t get flooded. Sorta. Well, your home anyway. I know about the power outages. When I was growing up, every time you turned around, the power would go out for some weather related reason. We used to joke that the power would go out if the humidity got to high. And when we had the outages we never turned food loss into insurance either. Even now we don’t. We do have a generator but don’t usually run the freezer with it because the freezer in the garage is not frostfree, stand up, but not frostfree, so it stays colder longer and usually the power isn’t out long enough to do any real damage anyway considering the longest power outages are usually in the winter due to ice so…that helps the freezer being in a cool environment. Last time the power was out for two days and the stuff in the door got a bit soft, but the stuff on the shelves, the surface of the package thawed I guess you’d say, and a lot of the ice did melt in the freezer, but the majority of the food remained sufficiently frozen except for a few things that did not have enough mass to aid in it’s own cooling process. But, my reason for not turning food, and my parents too, was that usually no other claim was submitted and we always, as do I, carry a $500 deductible, so the food, would be pretty much be a wash or maybe, so small an actual claim balance, you’re right, it’s not worth the claim. Our company measures you off how many claims you have had in like the last 5 or 10 years and determines if you qualify for a reason to raise your rates. Doesn’t matter if the claim is $5000, or $50,000. It’s a claim. EVEN, I’m told, if the claim turns out to be under the deductible and the company pays nothing.
Jeffrey- I too must remember the phone answering thing next time I decide to answer the phone. I wish I could think as quickly as you.
Well, I’m suppose to go to a “farewell cookout” at Camp Lincoln today at 11:30 for a guy I used to work with several years ago. Was gonna go, but today I’m kinda wondering if I will. Haven’t been back but twice since I left in 200...(blink blink)..5? Gee, I can’t remember. Or was it ’06? Hm. Strange. Anyway, I feel my time could be better spent attempting to accomplish something constructive here or watch ZeeVA as opposed to going out there. Very few people are there at that shop I know anyway so to them I’m just a ….legend. “So you are Master Sergeant Marshall! Wow! Can I have your autograph? Can I take a picture? I’d loooove to have your child!” Which is really odd to hear coming from a 32 year old man. The new Army I suppose. Anyway, as you would expect it’s rather embarrassing so I don’t know if I’ll attend. We’ll see.
Ya’ll have a Great Day!!!
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. It's 72° and partly sunny. The high will be 84° and it will be partly cloudy. Yesterday I stripped out an Athearn SD9 and an Athearn PA2/PB2 set and turned them into dummies. Now I have three motors and three Bachmann decoders that can be used elsewhere. I also have some gears if I have a truck with a busted one. I used the horns from the PA2 on the E7 which looks much better now. Today I'll be helping my father put new tires on his boat trailer. Putting the rim on the left side is easy. The one on the right side is a two man job as you have to have a wrench on the back of the bolts to keep them from spinning. Later I'll see about getting some of the layout project area cleaned up for the new arrivals that are on their way.
Good Morning..
Well, it be raining and kinda dull outside..we are currently at 46F going to a high of 54F today..in the rain...
Got some things need done this morning..a hd list showed up...yay. Later on today I'm going to the trainroom and rejig some ballast that got loose on me
Flo, I'll have a coffee and a breakfast bagel...no..not the 20lb one...the regular size one...sheeesh....
Good Morning All,
The high today will be 58F and the low will be 50F. Last night I brought the house plants back indoors. Tonight I need to straighten up the dining room as the first window contractor will arrive around 1730. I pulled a building permit to replace the driveway drain; I hope my friends will come through to help out this weekend…
Stopped at Carl’s layout, he is modeling the PRR 1 year before the merger with NYC. Pictures to be shared as soon as I get the time…
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good morning all...Good to see Galaxy again, well I got the parts I was missing from CMR I,m hoping to start assembling the bridge tomorrow. Wife says I should mow the yard first I,m ordering the motor for the turntable this Saturday with any luck I should have things up and running by the end of October.
L&N.....Gone but not forgotten
GOOD MORNING!!!
Today is Thursday, September 15, 2011!!!
WARNING: Curfew remains in effect for many areas!
Boil water advisory is in effect here!
MAil delivery will be as normal, but may be late!
Note: for those who submitted that I contact my insurance agent about the spoiled food...I happen to have the recent reciepts for most of the frozen food and meats i bought then froze in the freezers. unless they take it at my word, then I do have proof. I pay very cheap rates now for medium-good coverage and is less than the cost of the food I lost per year in premium. I would hate to see that go up just to cover about $200 in meat!
ENJOY YOUR DAY!!!
Good Evening,
Nice to see you back in the Diner Galaxy and glad to hear you didn't suffer much damage in the storms. I agree with the others regarding an insurance claim for the spoiled food. You should do an estimate of the cost to replace while it is still fresh in your mind.
Another cool night here with frost again. Might get up to 60F tomorrow but the normal high this time of year is only about 65.
I have been reading the posts about the U2g on the main board and find it amazing that there is so much speculation based on guesses rather than facts. I just couldn' sit back any longer so I posted my comments but mine at least are based on facts. I do have some knowledge of the company involved and find it amazing that some people just don't bother to get a few facts before they spout off. Opps, soap box coming out, kick it back quick.
Well time to go out and cover the flowers. We throw old bedsheets over them and were able to get most to last to the end of October last year.
CN Charlie
Hello everybody.
Jeff ..... "Peggy" ? .... oh,...
Galaxy ... Glad you survived. Sounds like a very rough time. ... We've had major storms 3 years in a row, and lost power for extended periods. Each time, the insurance company paid us $500.00 to replace spoiled food. ... Last two years, it was flooding with high water on the lake... 2 1/2 years ago was the Kentucky Ice Storm Disaster. We were stranded at home for 9 days with no power, no water, no regular phone, and no cell phone. ... FEMA is a dumb idea and should be discontinued in my opinion. They were little help in the ice storm.
JR ... I'm glad you like the ballast idea.
I'm just completing my current ballast project. I ballasted about 120 feet of track for this one for my Union Station.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Hi guys,
Got the roof done finally. It was bare metal so in pretty bad shape. He's doing our neighbor's tomorrow and another neighbor is interested.
SOme people still without people stil without power. Sad. but they are still flooded.
Some people still in evacuation centers and not looking for a home in about 2 weeeks from now. I think I said that wrong, but you know what I mean.
Some don't have houses to go to at all.
Backed-up delayed mail was finally delivered...a lot of bills at once!!
Ithink landlords will rip off people by charging high rents for the area to compensate for the demand.
FEMA help is OK'd by the WHite House. SOme will get FEMA trailers to live in. After New Orleans FEMA fiasco, I'm not sure that is a blessing.
THere is a CURFEW from 9pm-6 AM in ALMOST ALL towns/villages/cities around here!!!
Looting is a minor problem- often its scavengers looking for metal items curbside to turn into cash.. a lot of work for little money...I could be wrong. Cops are on roads checking ID's to certain areas rip for Looting.
Boil water advisory is still in effect here.... a diesel spil in a water station belwo flood stage caused MORE problems. Our water has to be boiled as the water DEPT. is still under water and The COunty Health Dept. Has taken over Water Dept. now! We have bottled water to help.
County/town offices are re-opening now. SOme sustained damage, minor and major and some offices are not open yet. Town of Owego is now open to limited traffic.
Feels good to see TV news and get back on this site!
Weel, have a great nioght...I may sleep in so don't look for an early wake-up call!!!
Good Morning all, I've spent the last couple of nights planting tree's and fiddling with placement. I'm pretty happy with it so far. I will need probably another 10 or so tree's I think to finish it off. Here is a photo :
Last night I cleaned the tracks off from all the gunk thats built up by not having anything run for a couple of months. I ran a couple of trains to make sure all the track was ok and, for 15 minutes no derailments.
In the far corner of the layout you can see (maybe?) I have a small 3 track staging yard, well this going to be extended along the wall about another 3 feet on a narrow shelf to have a 5 1/2 foot long two track staging yard so I have somewhere to park my intermodals and unit grain trains. The smaller 3 tracks which has a capacity of around 20 cars will be used for the locals and smaller freights. Who knows maybe one day these two double tracks will become part of another section of layout.... hehehe Perhaps a coal branch with a flood loader??
Here is another pic of the layout showing the progress so far:
And one more of the three new freight cars I got, The two BLMA reefers and the Micro Trains CR boxcar which has some pretty nifty art work on it...
DerJohn: Thanks for the insight. Be sure to keep us updated.
Better go get some w*rk done...
Edit! Looks like I'm buying... Take it away!
TTFN
James, Brisbane Australia
Modelling AT&SF in the 90s
Good Evening ! from Tipton IN.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Evening...
Well, it is now dull and cool out here...55F going to a low of ....43F???...OI
Had a bit of work on the switches...and found a few spots wherein the ballasting was coming up...relaying some ballast on the cards for tomorrow I guess...
Chloe, I'll have 8 Hexaplexii burgers with the mushroom gravy and cheese slathered on and a tub of fries and gravy please...oh...and a large bucket of RBF as well...I'll be at the corner booth for a bit...
Coffee in a SUNNY SOUTHERN mug, please.
***Jeffrey, that's a fine looking SantaFe loco. Loved your phone answering...toooo funny!
Grabbed some Kudzu today while out and about. Then this evening we tossed it in the small canyon, fertilized it with an old riding mower and took off before it grabbed our ankles.
Hope y'all are doing well.
Evenin'
Flo, I'll have the "blue Plate Special" tonight and a Cherribundy light to go along with it.
jeffrey-wimberly I got a wrong number call last night. When I picked up the phone someone was instantly asking for someone that obviously wasn't at this end of the line. So I answered with 'Welcome to USA Prime Credit. My name Peggy. May I help you? Dead silence on the other end then 'Click'.
I got a wrong number call last night. When I picked up the phone someone was instantly asking for someone that obviously wasn't at this end of the line. So I answered with 'Welcome to USA Prime Credit. My name Peggy. May I help you? Dead silence on the other end then 'Click'.
Now Jeffrey.... THAT is just plain mean! I love it! (Gotta write THAT one down to use......)
Made a couple modifications on my little utility trailer so I don't have to remove the entire racks to get my Log Splitter loaded. Tomorrow I will be picking it up from my son's house where it has set all Summer and get it ready to take over to the museum where it will sit all Fall.... I will be picking up some wood to be split myself, but THAT can wait until late this Fall.
Gotta get a move on. Have a 50th. reunion committee meeting in Canandaigua tonight. Actually we are planning a 49th. year class reunion........ We didn't have a 40th. so we are anxious to get all of us survivors together before we lose too many more. 37 of our classmates have already died........