Guten Abend Abendessen, ich hoffe, sie hatten alle ein super Tag!
Was trying to say.
Good evening dinners, hope you all had a great day!
Flo, I have Roast Beef Medium Rare, Ah never mind. Wife just came out and I lost my appetite. Just give me a and keep them coming!
Well, till the wife came out I had a pretty darn good day.
Rio Grand SD-50 is all button up and ready to pull some freight! Found a NCE D15SR that I thought was bad, and it was not! Hardest part (well after pressing o the flywheels) was making coupler boxes.
Santa Fe SD 40-2 Boy that went way better than I hoped for! Engine had been making a heck of a racket but was running. Lube the bearings up and got a little quieter, but noise came back quick. Guess it was a 9 months ago I pulled it from services before it ate a decoder.
I looked at the commutator, and it looked real nasty. Pulled the decoder and installed a DC plug and test ran it. Started making the racket. Blew out the junk and polished the commutator with 1500 girt paper. I be darn, the noise went away!
What really Amazed Me is how slow it will move now. Using a cheap LL transformer with hardly giving it any power it creeps. If I had not had the shell off and seeing the flywheels moving I would have never know it was running, it is that slow! Wednesday I am going to solder the lights to the light board, 3/4 of the time the lights won't work. Then I will button it up and speed match it to the other tunnel motor engines or the Blue Line Santa Fe RSD 15.
Next Project? Don't think this will go as smoothly as the other projects. Hope to get my Proto 2000 Rio Grand SD-7 on the road. Flywheel puller will work with the PK motors so far. Or maybe I just jump to my Santa Fe Warbonnet FP-42. Found what I think is all the parts.
Todd Hope things work out with the buyer. Is the house paid for free and clear? I am sure you know NCIS is on tonight!
Well I now know why Jeffery's work area looks the way it does! My desk looks the same way, but the RIP track is looking cleaner.
See you all later!
Ken
I hate Rust
Today I'm working on a couple of projects and doing some ordering. There's a new GP9 (Alaska) shell on the way and a Walthers Pennsylvania GP9. I got good deals on both of them. For my projects today I'm working on three freight cars. An Athearn Carnation billboard reefer, a Bachmann UP stock car and a Tyco UP MoW gondola. I could body mount couplers on the gondola but I decided to go ahead with truck mounted couplers. That's enough time for that. On the stock car I'm cutting the truck mount couplers off and am installing Kadee body mount coupler boxes. I need to find doors for it. The Athearn reefer requires simple repair. One of the coupler boxes was damaged so I cut it off and installed a Kadee coupler box. I'm waiting for the glue to dry then I'll install Kadee couplers. I also have two Bachmann locos I might do something with. One is a Path Mark GP40 #1998. It's rear wheel pancake drive and it actually runs. It's in fair shape with only the handrails and horns missing. The other loco is a SD45, Conrail #6203. It looks like maybe a Spectrum or Bachmann Plus model. It's missing the handrails, horns and sideframes. It has a split frame mechanism.
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Evenin' folks!
Just a good dark brew for me right now.
Jim, been too busy trying to fix the sloppy job I did in the Hand Laid track to read the article in MR...... I did see it and skimmed a bit of it. It will be read one of these days. Looks like a valuable one.
Rob, the fuse should be anywhere between the battery and the push button. You should be able to get one at most any good auto parts center. They can advise you about how heavy the wiring and the fuse should be and how best to do it. Usually there is enough wire with the harness to do the whole job without doing any soldering. I hope either J. R. or Ken may be able to better advise you on it. Been 50 years since I have done anything like THAT..... I have wired up the 120 volt power inverter in my last 2 pickup trucks. Done basically the same. Think the fuse is near the battery IIRC.
Barry, prayers to you that the biopsy comes back with no new problems!
Brought in some more of the Winter Squash while I was outside today. Here are three I brought in a few days ago. I will have about a dozen at this size and about the same number smaller.
I spent 5 more hours regauging the track near the quarry! Didn't take terribly long to put in the remaining PC ties, but in checking it, I ran a spare truck over it, and noticed a couple small places still not right. In one curve, the places where the PC ties are were fine. Half way between them it was under gauge.... Grrrr. Added an extra PC tie there and reshaped where two rail ends came together to cure a small kink. Now the truck ran through without any problems. I then grabbed one of the flatcars which are severely underweight to see if it would find any problems. Sure did! Kept derailing in one area. Took me well over an hour to figure out what was wrong! Finally pulled my swivel chair by the workbench over so I could sit and have the track right at eye level. The first truck on the car appeared to be riding up and over the outside rail. I had been fiddling with gauge again and again to no avail, but when I got it where I could see the rail good enough I figured out it wasn't riding up over the rail, the rail was dropping down from the wheel..... The outside rail was not level and allowed the truck to ride up and out. Used some scale 2 x 6 shims to bring the rail back up so the truck couldn't derail... Then fired up my big passenger train with the largest in line loco I have at the lead ( 4-8-2). Ran it through both ways at speed, and she went through sweet as could be! Hope I now have it.
A few shots of the w*rk area:
Pardon the tools... Area will get cleaned and the PC ties painted next.
Hope you are all having a great day!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Evening All,
Not much happening this way. With the weather cooperating the call volume has decreased a little. It is actually very nice outside tonight with a light breeze which later may actually be a little chilly. I w**k again tomorrow but it is a short day and I get off at 4 PM. I have a training session I have to go to first thing then back to shift.
Ken- Thanks for noticing. I have been working on details since the major stuff is done. I also shoot about a dozen photos a week but for some reason the light is usually too dark or too bright. It really drives me crazy. One of the issues I have is when I zoom in on the camera it tends to leave a blurry picture.
Everybody have a good night.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/curtwbb/
Good Evening Diners!
As Seamonster mentioned the weather here has been just like summer. Although there has been frost our back yard is sheltered and we haven't had any yet. I think this is a record for us.
Nothing much new on the RR front. I need to put together a CVM bridge kit I have before I can really start to lay track. It has been sitting on the workbench for over a week. I did open the package and read the directions but that is as far as I've gotten. One thing though, it says that the rail should be just glued to the bridge deck ties. Not sure I like that idea much as it is a scale 150'. I'm thinking of just laying a piece of regular track right on top of the bridge deck. What do you think?
I've been trying to get rid of a scuff left by a windshield wiper on my car. There must have been some grit on the wiper as it is in good condition. I took it to an auto glass place but they weren't much help. The scuff isn't enough to even feel or see sometimes but when the light hits it especially at dusk, it becomes one of those annoying things right at edge of my sight line. I have tried some paint scratch remover and it has helped a lot so I might just have to give it a few more treatments. I guess if that is all I have to complain about it is rather trivial.
Someone was asking about Jerry. He is often on a N scale forum I visit. He is busy working on his new layout.
Curt, your layout is looking great! I can't believe how fast you have put it together.
Well I think I might go down and run trains for a little while.
CN Charlie
Good Morning Diners!
I hope you all got a good night´s rest, after the many and the hearty food we enjoyed yesterday here in Cologne.
Our today´s boat trip will take us to Königswinter, where we mount the Drachenfels cog railway to take us up to the Dragon´s Rock mountain. This is the place where Siegfried supposedly killed the dragon to make him immortal. Those of you who dig opera know Wagner´s "Ring der Nibelungen". Heavy stuff, but good music.
I have not been up there since 1963
After hiking down the mountain, we will re-board the boat to take us to Rüdesheim.
We will have left the beer country and entered into wine country by then. Along our way, please enjoy such beautiful vistas like the ones following.
We will also pass by the famous Loreley Rock.
and, for those interested in WW II history, the infamous Remagen bridge.
Enjoy your day!
Ulrich: Thanks for the tour!!
Good Morning
Yes, I am early here..this will make up for a couple of times I did not appear...besides, one has to beat Galaxy at some point...
Going to be a high of 70F in the sunshine today as well
Have to pick up a few things today..namely new shoes for Audrey and some more blue floam for my layout...again..heeheehee..
Chloe, I'll just have a coffee for now please..I'll be 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/
A bowl of the house chili, please.
Got the big tree almost cut in half and with help from a chain and the tractor, got it to break. Patched the fence and for the first time since the tornado hit, the miniature horses & donkeys got to eat grass around the pond. Progress!
Never made it into the train room.
Have a good night all.
Rob
Sir Madog and, for those interested in WW II history, the infamous Remagen bridge.
BOC: I love the sign on the building in your post. "Smile. You are on camera".
Good Morning ! from Tipton IN.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
GOOD MORNING!!!
Today is WEdnesday, October 5th, 2011!!!
-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.
Going to be a mix of sun and cloud...ie: more dull than sun...and a high of 68F today...apparently by the weekend it is supposed to get up to 76F!!
Today is getting some supplies for the trainroom day as well as shoe buying and other stuff...tomorrow is our big election day...
Jeff: I love the sense of humour the current owner has...that sign is an attention getter! lol!
Flo, I'll just have a coffee for now please..I'll be at the RC for a bit..
Good Morning All,
It felt odd walking outside yesterday without it pouring rain, not sure what the bright orb in the sky was but everyone told me not to worry it would go away…
Last week an Old Testament church group was in Home Depot buying building materials, about 10 carts worth, Dorothy asked me if they were building an ARK. Seemed a reasonable question as it rained here for almost 14 days and 14 nights straight. I would have been worried on about day 26…
Jim, no $35 was for the tow truck fees for those with cars. My F-250 almost needed to be switched into 4x4. I spent about $400. The switch-lantern put me $100 over budget. If I had brought my towing chains I could have broke even charging people $10 a pull.
I had the Dressel Switch-lantern (I paid $100.00) appraised by an auction house in NY: $250 to $350. They sold one in February, but the porcelain was excellent on the lantern they sold for $510, in June they sold one with the switch-stand for $2,250.00. Mine is all cleaned, re-painted, and has an 110v light socket in it now. I’m going to try and sell/trade the chimney and kerosene unit to someone restoring a Dressel 160 lantern.
Curt, depending on where you go up here you can get PRR items on the cheap. If I go to Norwalk, OH everyone collects N&W items and all other roads are cheap. If I go to the Youngstown, OH show PRR and B&O is top dollar and N&W stuff is dirt cheap. Sometimes I buy from one area and trade at the other. If there is something you’re looking for let me know and I can keep an eye out for it.
For those in the Cleveland area: Cleveland Hobby Supply is having a bankruptcy auction on October 9th in North Royalton, OH at 1000. All scales of trains, office equipment, paint, shelves, pallet mules, display cases, wall art…. http://www.grossmaninc.com/currentauctions.php
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Morning!! Coffee and ….do they have pancakes with maple syrup here? How about butter? Sunny, with a high near 81. Barry- You’re in my prayers hoss. Hope all is well.
Good Morning!! Coffee and ….do they have pancakes with maple syrup here? How about butter?
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Barry- You’re in my prayers hoss. Hope all is well.
Yup, house is free and clear since oh, the mid nineties I would guess.
Ken- (chuckle) Not the best day with the wife eh? Been having a few um…., tense moments with Brenda myself here lately. Seems she um, (chuckle) feels I cut my hair because this other girl asked me to, and I did even after refusing to cut it for others including Brenda. The way I understand it, I (and I quote) “…did it for HER!” (the tone of the word “her” gets lost in the typing. But imagine a PO’d Sasquatch saying HER!) Get this, this “girl” is 28 years old. Just as cute as a they come granted, but the daughter of a friend of mine and….married with three children. I guess I should be flattered. Oh well, this isn’t the first time. It is getting farther in between though. Been about six years since the last time. Sure is better than the original about once a month thing. So I got THAT going for me. Ah the things we put up with for love.
Rob- I would say 12 gage wire would probably be ok. As long as it isn’t any smaller than the original wire. Anyway, what I popped in to suggest, was instead of the fuse, use a circuit breaker. You can get them most places including Farm stores in the auto section right there with the fuses and wire. That will save you if you ever get somewhere and the fuse “pops” for whatever reason, from being stranded for want of a fuse. Just a suggestion.
Charlie- Thanks for the info on Jerry.
Well today I have to get the wheel cylinders and king pin kit from NAPA I ordered. My bad when I got there Monday. Turns out the “local warehouse” the website referred to was not in Spingfield, but in McHenry Ill. Not what I’d call local, but that’s me. Anyway, they won’t be in til late this morn so I should get the brakes working at least by the time the 2011 WILLiamsville High School HOMECOMING PARaaaaade gets underway. They asked at the restaurant if I would hang around a bit to see if they get hammered by paraders after. I said “sure”.
Welp, bout time to watch Ziv…um, I mean NCIS on CBS.com. Having to w**k on Tuesdays is really cutting into my fantasy life (chuckle). Then again, w**king Friday nights latelyis really giving my wife a fantasy life. Problem is it’s a bit tough on me!
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.
Just a quick coffee to go, Chloe. Say, "Hi" to everyone, please.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
blownout cylinder Jeff: I love the sense of humour the current owner has...that sign is an attention getter! lol!
Good morning all...Well shortly after 4:00 my sister called and had me turn on the tv to a local news station, another fire had started near the airport here in Austin.At 6:00 it had already burned 900 acres They were asking people in the area to evacuate. I was able to see the smoke from here! It is so dry here, my sister tells me that they have not had any real rain since September a year ago. Well gotta go lots of site seeing to do today.
L&N.....Gone but not forgotten
Tim- Too bad about the fires. The hill country is my favorite part of the country. Almost moved there many a year ago. A couple three weeks before I was going to leave I met my wife and decided to put it off to see how things worked out. I'm guess I'm still waiting to see how things pan out before moving.
Good morning. It's 49 and sunny. The high will be 87and it will be mostly sunny.Well I woke up this morning to news of more fires in the Austin area. Haven't those people had enough already? I have some relatives that live in the area. I don't know how close this new fire is to them yet. Last time some of them had to evacuate.Yesterday I received some Bachmann locos that I got for parts/weathering practice. What appears to be a Spectrum (DC) SD45 (Conrail) and a GP40 (Path Mark) with a truck mounted pancake motor. Both lack handrails and horns. The SD45 lacks side frames. Both do run. I picked them and some cars up for less than $10. They both run rather well though they never will on my layout. While I was putting them away I came across a loco I built earlier this year for the L&A MoW train. It tips the weird scale at 7 to 8 and is made up of parts from three locos. Athearn motor and F7 trucks. Proto 2000 flywheels, shafts, worms and FA2 frame. Bachmann FT body. It's DC but wouldn't be difficult to convert to DCC. I had forgotten about it until I stumbled across it last night. That's another loco to get a decoder for.
Tim- OH! Forgot to tell you. Off of 35 on the north end, I think, there is a steak place called...SanFrancisco Steak House or something like that (been a few years). It has a girl on a swing. Swings back and forth like a trapeeze arteest and clangs a cow bell. Coolest thing you'll see in a restaurant short of scaring an Armadillo. Don't know if it's still there. Prices weren't too awful bad either if I remember. Not cheap, but not too bad. $20- $25 for a steak. Wouldn't eat there a lot, but once in a while. Food was good though, I do remember that. Your.....can't remember, son? daughter? may know of the place.
Morning Fellow Dinners!
Flo, Diet Dew Please.
Curt Have you ever tried a tripod? What I do is either set the camera on the bench or on my tripod. I turn the flash off, this slows down the shutter speed. Lighting looks much better.
Todd It was one of the dumbest fight to date. Sue is scared to death by mice. We have the plug in things that is so-post to keep them away. Well she ordered 3 more, I heard her on the phone telling the company she bought them from they did not work. Hum, seems odd that all 3 did not work? Red LED lights up when they are working. Sue all so tends not to be able to get things to work.
Sue came out to the garage to get me to help seal the envelope the box came in.
Ken Sue, would you like me to take a look at them first?
Sue No, they don't work and I am sending them back!
Ken Well, let me take a look at the directions first and see if I can get them to work.
Sue They are all ready packed up.
Ken I will repack them for you.
Sue They all ready have it in the computer that I am returning them!
Ken So? If I get them to work they won't care.
Sue No, I want my money back, they where to expensive and don't work!
Ken You knew how much they cost when you ordered them, if they worked would have you have kept them?
Sue Yes
Ken So, let me look at them and see if I can get them to work?
Sue NO I want my money back!
Like I said, it was the dumbest fight yet. Now If I did not want to look at them and she wanted me to?
Ulrich You are making this a great rail trip, much better than Canada tour we did few months ago. To bad we could not do something like this ever month. But, I bet it is a lot of work on your end.
Well, got to run.
Good Afternoon Gang!
My last day at the STALAG - no learning again, just a dry run for tomorrow´s oral exam. It´ll be a long day tomorrow. At 9.00 am, the written exam will start, scheduled for two hours (I bet I´ll be finished within 30 minutes) and then a long wait, until we will have the oral exam in the afternoon. I guess I won´t be home much before 6.00 pm.
Took my car into the garage today to get the tires changed. It was a special day for this, so I saved quite some $$ on the job. Bad news is, that the car needs new brake discs and brake bads. That´ll be $ 900 I simply don´t have. It´s about $ 700 for the material and "only" $ 200 for labor, so even if I did it myself, I would not save "much". But I don´t want to fool around with important things on a car like brakes. I will talk to my dad if he can "sponsor" the repair. How I hate having to do this!
Well, by this time, we have arrived at Rüdesheim. After a little rest, we will talk a walk through the town, just to find a nice wine restaurant. There are many, so it´ll be not an easy choice!
The hearty ones among us may enjoy a fair dose of German "Gemütlichkeit"
... which can be quite noisy! I prefer to have a quiet evening over a glass of nice Rhine wine, but no "Liebfraumilch" or "Blue Nun", please.
Tomorrow, we will continue our boat trip up the Rhine Valley, until we reach the city of Mannheim. Not really much to see there, so our boat will leave the Rhine and move into the Neckar river. We will go upstream for a few miles, until we reach Heidelberg. More on this tomorrow!
Ken - not so much work! It is pretty much the tour I took when my American host parents visited Germany. We did not visit any railroads, though.
Jeff - where on earth did you see that signh. Must have missed it, but it is well suited!
Edit: I just found it - it´s on the building in Barry´s picture!
Have a good one!
Guten Morgen miene Freunde!
Ich werde das große Frühstüch heute und eine tasse dunkle Röstung Kaffee bitte. What!!! No dark roast coffee!?! Oh welll! "Ich grolle nicht, und wenn das herz auchbricht...."
Ulrich, you have been taking us on a wonderful tour of the country. Beautiful countryside, and great photos.
Currently 61°F outside here in the Finger Lakes with some sun. Nice Fall day. I will be continuing to bring in veggies from the garden as we may have a light frost tonight. Talking a low of 35°F with scattered frost. Just saw a bumblebee out working in the beans, so I hope they don't get touched.
Ken..... It is THAT time of year. I set a thingy called a 'Mouse Trap' down cellar last night.... I also think I found a place where meeses could get in. It will get plugged soon! Oh, remember, the wife is always right! I used to have a "rules" sign in my room at school. It read, "Rules for Chorus" Rule 1 - The Director is always right! Rule 2 - In case the director is wrong, please refer to rule #1!
Hope to get at least some time for more time in the layout rooms. I will be stopping over to a gentleman's house to discuss his opening his layout for the Fall Meet this evening.
Guess i should get moving if I want to get to the layout.
Coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please.
Thanks for all the good suggestions, folks.
Slow getting going today. May as well leave the coffee pot on the counter today.
Have a good one y'all.
Today I've been working on this:An Athearn blue box Carnation billboard reefer. It needed new coupler pockets so I've body mounted new Kadee coupler boxes and couplers.
jeffrey-wimberly I found an Alaska shell on Ebay and ordered it. Even though it's a GP9 with dynamic brakes it'll still look good. I'll also be able to slap a patch on the Alaska.
I found an Alaska shell on Ebay and ordered it. Even though it's a GP9 with dynamic brakes it'll still look good. I'll also be able to slap a patch on the Alaska.
Well, Jeff, if you don't want the dynamic brakes, you could remove them. Do you have a chainsaw?
Todd ... Where did you say the steakhouse was located? A steak would be good this evening.
Rob ... You're working too hard on non_MRR stuff. Hope you find some time for the layout soon.
Ken... You mentioned you have a Proto SD9 needing some work. What's the problem. I've been happy with my Proto SD's.
Ulrich ... I'm enjoying the trip. Is the diner on a carferry as it travels on the river?
Speaking of SD's reminds me of Vincent who had some. Has anybody heard from him? If anyone is in contact with him, tell him "Hi" from me. Sawyer, too. Where's he?
Actually, there are several other MIA's starting to come to mind. Maybe, they missed Ulrich's flight.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Home tonight but the wife is feeling bad. She already has a balance disorder but lately she has been having really bad headaches. I did the checks for stroke and those kind of things, but I think she is starting to develop migraines. She is napping on the couch now, so I am keeping a eye on her. She refused to go to the ER.
Before she got home I put some ground cover down between the mains to help visually break up all the ballast.
Everyone have a good night.
I've also been working on these two cars.A Tyco UP MoW gondola:And a Bachgmann UP stock car. I need to find some doors for this one.
Evening Folks
Let's just say today was not a good as yesterday.
Flo, beer please.
Gary The PK 2000 is a SD 7 and was one of my favorites and ran the heck out of it I think the motor is bad, and maybe do to me installing LED's. More than likely it has nothing to do with the LED's but will not know till I tear it down.
Southern Pacific SD 50 I swear this thing is cursed! Today I ran the train it is MU into, train was running like a snail. Pulled the 3 engines and ran them, the 2 Dash 9's seemed fine, the SD 50 was moving at 25% of the speed it should. Checked the CV's and there all correct. Back on the RIP Track it goes. More than likely something Stupid and easy to fix, lets hope.
Rio Grand SD 50 Back up lights work only when going forward, and head lights Do not work at all. To go forward, I must make it run backwards? Should be a easy fix. Spent 40 minutes or so speed matching, head on to the main lie, it picked a turnout.
Santa Fe SD 40-2 Man that thing is quiet and runs great. Solder in all the 1.5 bulbs to the light board, there are 5 of them. Only 1 works!
NCE Decoders They have a deal if you send in a bad decoder, you can get a new one for $10.00 plus $2.00 for shipping. Sent in 5 of them with visions of getting 5 D15SR decoders for $52.00. Sent them at the same time I mailed the Front Range engine to Jeffery, had not heard from them. Called today to pay and see when I would get them? I was told it will take 3 more weeks to even to get to them! Not sure what I am going to do I am down to 2 decoders and here I am in work mode.
See you all later.
WEll,
Saw the cardiologist today. Last visit before he retires at 79. Naturally he laid on me to cut out salt and reduce cholesterol. Also commented on my poor breathing {no wonder- I take an inhalation machine nebulizer, two inhalers and have a CPAP machine with Oxygen feed at night} I felt like telling him- and I did. I also had a very very very severe case of pneumonia about 3 years ago for a nice 2 and a 1/2 week stay in the hospital pumped with 4 strong antibotic, steriods and who knows what all IVs. Notice the three words of "very" up there...that is how my Doctor described it to me...followed by "you are really sick". During that time i had several blackouts due to oxygen deprivation while racked with a severe cough and couldn't catch my breath. My body would go into "panic mode" over lack of oxygen-not a nice way or feeling. When I had no power due to the flooding I had no CPAP machine, but I DID have Oxygen bottles, but STILL when I would start to snore {The CPAP machine eliminates that} My body would go into panic mode....it does that very easily now, even when i consider it unnecessary.
I don't add salt to my food, but there is more salt in everything these days. Salt, sugar and dairy products- milk, whey, whey by-products -that you can't escape with anything teh least bit processed. I do ok eating my veggies, but am by no means a vegetarian. He said I need to eat more veggies without salt added of course..and loose aobut 50 lbs. On a diet already from my regular Dr. as I am not only on the diabetes doorstep, I am knocking hard on the diabetes door too..
We still don"t know what is causing the muscle fatigue and weakness. by night fall I am exhausted and walk like an 85 year old man wiht bad arthritis {I have that in my spine too}.
Had an MRI of my head to help rule out a few things for the fatigue and weakness and to hopefully find a cause for my severe migraines. I woudl just die if I had to have brain surgery, though I guess you are wide awake for that one. If it woudl solve teh severe migraines, though I woudl be happy!
Had liver, bacon and onions topped with a dollop of sour cream on top. DOn;t ask me why but that is the way I like it and MOH has come to only like it that way too. MIL used to make it like shoe leather, so MOH was skeptical until I fixed it, but. after having spent part of my working life cooking in one fancy and in one regular restaurant, I should know very well how to cook it and it NEVER is like shoe leather on my watch!!! I am the cook in the family as MOH needs instructions on how to boil a cup of water and will follow them to the letter to make the boiled water come out ok. Any timingMOH does is done by timer, not by clock watching and/or "winging it" like I do. I do set a timer for a few things, but usually I can clock it or wing it. If a box of mac & cheese has instructions, MOH will follow them to the letter. {I have a trick to make your boxed mac and cheese come out smooth and creamy- mix the milk, butter and dry cheese mix over low heat to melt the heat and whick til well mixed and smooth, THEN add in the macaroni and fold to coat evenly.- the box, i think says add the butter milk and cheese mixture TO the macaroni...wrong! comes out lumpy and not smoothly coated}.
Well, I am exhausted form my outing today,. I am amazed a trip to the cardiologist and the pharmacy afterwards could exhaust me for the day. Aslo my brain gets "fried" when I have accomplished only one task or outting for the day. Dunno why.
Well, guys {and SUe} have a good night.
GOOD NIGHT!!!
SLEEP WELL!!!