GOOD MORNING!!!
Today is Monday, November 28th, 2011!!!
Make it a great 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 ! from Tipton IN.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Happy Monday! :-( Well it"s back to the same old grind for me. Have a good day and I will see you all tonight, Hopefully I will have some kind of interesting story to tell you all. Right now I am just worried about Ray, I hope his tongue is not stuck to his teeth again..... See you all later!
Thayne!
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.
Todd, you seem pretty quiet this morning...
We are getting rain, rain, and more rain the next few days here...
I think I'll start building an ark...
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/
Good Morning All,
Blistering 49F with rain until Thursday when it will change to snow and the high will be around 30F.
Thayne, isn’t that the way things always seem to happen?
Jeff, you should find a box on your steps today according to USPS.
Rob, the good thing with 85 work projects is I leave them at work. Once in a blue moon I’ll get a call at home, but without my notes to figure out what I did on a certain project I’m kind of lost in the conversation. I should email you my weekly summery one day (32 pages of what I have going on). My list is shrinking, but I still have a few regulatory papers to finish and get published. Hopefully I’ll be busy this winter, but not over loaded.
Barry, the previous owner replaced all the windows in the house except the lower 1970’s addition (AKA Computer room/Den). The room is an addition on the south side of the house so it received South, East, and West weather exposure and full direct sun on the 3 all wood casement windows for 35+ years. One guy removed 90% of the windows with a flat bar in about 5 minutes. All the wood trim crumbled in his hand and most of the south window frame had to be replaced. The room is always too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. Now with the new windows the temperature in the room is staying even with the rest of the house without having to run a floor fan to suck in additional air from the dining room, LOL!
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
LSWrr Jeff, you should find a box on your steps today according to USPS.
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56F and very cloudy this morning. Lots to do this morning finishing up to load, etc.
Lee - It's amazing to me how much windows improved just since the 80's. Our house was built in '29 and we replaced/revised the second story windows when we renovated in the 80's using good quality thermopane triple track, etc. We replaced all the windows again after the fire and used updated argon filled units. The difference is immense. As far as having 85 projects going on the job, at least you don't fae the same old thing every morning..
Gotta run, hope Thayne doesn't get too good a story from his run today. Traffic was still nuts when I came in this morning. CUL, J.R.
Good morning, Chloe. It was a crazy long weekend. I didn't get much layout time, but Larry painted, lettered, and weathered our new 2-10-0. It looks pretty sweet. It was one of micro-marks hot sleeper deals. I like the Tsunami sound.
We finally found a TV console that fits in the corner. Maybe we can replace the old relic if I get the painting done. We also got my light up for my desk under the layout. Now both of us have a place to work in the layout room. I have been using the layout, but now we have track on my work bench space.
Later, Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
A large coffee TO GO please.
Need to make a quick run to the PO and get back in time to start building an ark. May need to move some critters around before tonight, as the potential for pastures to become lakes looks likely. So much for the weather guessers predicting drought conditions.
Have a good day all. Hopefully the phone lines will remain working here. Went out briefly once already. The company name is Frontier and that pretty much describes their service.
Rob
Morning All,
At w**k today so there won't be a lot to talk about. High today 83 F with 60% chance of rain. The highs the rest of the week are supposed to be low 70's-high 60's but sunny. Friday I will probably put up the Christmas Tree and decorate it Sunday. That is about the extent of the decorating we do except a manger scene.
Friday I believe I'm going to add ground cover to the rocks at the bottom of the tunnel to simulate earth buildup.
I bought MOH her Christmas present Saturday (she picked it out). It is a high quality portable sewing machine. It is either a Baby Loc or a Avanti for those that know about such things. She travels for work and brings her sewing things with her to use in the evenings.
Everyone take care.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/curtwbb/
Morning Gang,
Who is working today, Oh it's Chloe. Hi Gal, I'll have the Mountaineer Special, piled high and wide with rye toast and a HC. Thanks much......
Well to this point it looks like a good day. Weather is hanging just under the freezing mark which is remarkable for us this time of the year, and looks like it will stay for a while.
After working a three day week-end, I now have two days off and nothing scheduled. So in my mind, I see myself headed down to the LM&E, however that is before my Wife has a risen. When she hits the floor I might have to make some adjustments to my plan..... We'll see.
It's been about a week since there was much progress on the bridge and waterfall approaches to the Honeymoon tunnels. I have found that progress does go better in spurts. I really have to think each step out and then it doesn't always go that way anyway.
I guess I do have a little Christmas Shopping to do and some decorating as well that hadn't crossed my mind until right now, so you see how things change quickly and she still isn't awake. I do have the Christmas light up outside so that is a big start.
ROB. I sure hope that storm is kind to you. You sure don't need any more repair work. And hope those pastures stay usable. Good Luck there.
JEFF, Sounds like it is going to be Christmas for you today. I would like to be there to see you unwrap that parcel..
SUE, I really enjoyed that video you posted awhile back. The layout is looking great. I bet your wreaths are as well.
GR. & LEE, With all those projects happening, we don't have to guess where you Guys are going to be. I hate it when things pile up on me, but then you Guys are much younger than me and can handle it better.
Morning Galaxy, Tipton Bill, Curt, Barry, Sticky Tongue Ray, Der John, Bama, T.S.F. Bridge Tom, Amana-Medic, Chef Ryan, and He Who Flaps in the Night, (DP) CN. Charlie, Seamonster and all others tuned in. AND where is CHIP, I have been wondering that myself as well as OJ. Ed.
Time now for a little breaky. Maybe I can now get into what Chloe brought me.
Prayers and blessings to all and their Familys in need.
Catch ya all later .. Keep smiling.
Johnboy out........................for now
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have the..... What? Todays special? Turkey hash? Getting desperate are we? Well OK, scramble about 3 eggs into the hash and fry it all up dor me. While your doing THAT, bring me my dark roast coffee in a FGLK mug please.
Another dark, dull, gray day here in the Finger Lakes today. High around 49°F... Should see some showers for the next few days they say. Only nice sunny day this week will be Thursday... I will be driving to Penn Yan for the Scout Meeting to finish up the Merit Badge with several Scouts Thursday evening, so not having freezing rain, sn*w, sleet, and high winds will be nice.
Got an email this morning forwarding a communication from the Region AP chair to our Division person. Looks like my application for Association Official has been approved and will be on its way to National for final OK very soon. Another one of our members who has gotten back into the AP after several years of not having much good to say about it has also had another Certificate approved also... This makes 3 he has completed since he rejoined a couple years ago. So far a good day around here!
I think it may be time to fire up the furnace here.... Yep, so far I have only had the through the wall heater going in the living room to heat the house along with the wood stove as needed. Starting to get chilly in the mornings when i get up (the bedroom is in the other end of the house from the heaters). I will take out the old filter and buy a replacement for it and do some vacuuming of the old furnace today.
Should be able to find some time to get a few things done in the layout room s well....
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Have you all shopped till you dropped and STILL "cyber shopping" today? At work no less???
I got all kinds of E-coupons for % off stuff I don't want and can't afford all weekend. Our Christmas came early in very usefull things. DOn't need those unusefull things..
Had a migraine yesterday, stil hanging around today, Taking heavy duty pain killers and "napping it off".
I didn't feel like say Good Morning today, but thought you all might miss me if I didn't!
Well. at least the 'net doesn't seem OT slow today...
Good afternoon. It's 42° and mostly sunny. The high will be 51° and it will be mostly cloudy.Well, most of my morning was scrapped. I spent better part of the morning at my parents place helping them. My mother had another sugar crash and my father can't handle her alone. As for the rest of the day, I have no particular plans. Whatever comes up I guess.
Good Afternoon...
Anyone hear from Todd? He seems to be very quiet today....
Anyhow, got some afternoon chores gotta be done here..so I better be off and doing them...
Have a good day ...
Coffee refill, please.
***Jeffrey, that is one seriously weathered old loco there. Bet it smokes up a storm on start up.
***Curt, sure have enjoyed seeing your layout pics!
Got errands run earlier. Still raining pretty good. Wonder what the night will bring. Praying for no flash floods, which is a real possibility. Yikes!
Been thinking about the plans for a (now HO scale) Soylent Green Plant. Could start with one of those old Meat Packing Plant kits. Then just add tanks and pipe stuff around it for effect. Will need to keep an eye out on the-bay for a cheap deal on a kit.
JR, I learned a lot by having 5 vendors stop in to try and sell me windows. The ones I picked out were the only ones with Styrofoam in the panes and the frame. They also were the only ones with 98% argon between the glasses; the others either had 50% or wouldn’t comment on the argon content.
Great pictures Curt!
Jeff:
"Your item is out for delivery at 10:05 am on November 28, 2011"
Cederstrand ***Jeffrey, that is one seriously weathered old loco there. Bet it smokes up a storm on start up.
Angled cab added, some vents removed:
48" fans installed
Lee: I got your package. The decals are much better than any I could make on my printer. It doesn't like decal paper. The ink just crinkles and cracks and any decal looks like cracked and peeled paint. The couplers are just what I asked for. Thank you for you time and work.
Curt: Great work on your layout. You're moving faster than I did.
Jim: No package yet. Scratch that! It arrived just a minute ago (3:17).
Thanks Jim. You really made my day. Ten freight cars in one box? I'm like a kid in a candy store. I looked in the Tyco HO resource for the three Tyco cars (CB&Q hopper, pulpwood flat w/load, Mail Pouch boxcar). I found two of them (Tyco Brown Box) but I was unable to find the Mail Pouch car (Looked in Brown Box and Red Box). I'm thinking it has to be Brown Box as it was made in Hong Kong. The Bachmann cars look to be 80's stock what with the truck mounted couplers. I used to have a bunch of them back then. Those are going to be fun to convert to Kadee's. I'm going to have to get more brass screws from Lowe's. The Life-Like Weyerhaeuser Thrall-door car was a surprise. It's on the conversion list too.
Good evening everyone!
It's good to be back at the diner. We had a nice weekend at the museum with a fairly steady crowd of visitors. It gave us a chance to run the N scale empire with some of the guests. If you visit our museum, and have experience with DCC, we invite you to run the trains. My oldest son Shane turned 22 yesterday, and we spent some time w**king on the P&WV caboose, getting things ready for the big Holiday. Here's a nice twilight shot of it with my B&O markers lit on the rear:
Shane took parts from the three caboose stoves the museum owns, and put together a decent stove that we use in it. It also has kero lighting inside.
I had a chance to invite a few friends to run my HO layout this weekend as well. I bought a BLI paragon 2 NYC Hudson on Ebay last week, and the smoke unit only worked for a day and up and quit. The heat element still works, but the fan doesn't. I bought a small 3v cell phone motor that I plan on connecting to the headlight wires, and make a small fan attachment out of either brass or styrene to replace the dead fan. By connecting it to the headlight, It will always be on, and it won't ever exceed 1.5v, so it shouldn't burn out. It's small enough to fit inside the smokebox. I also thought about installing a tea light circuit in the firebox area, but I'm not sure how I'm going to wire it. I also bought an Athearn Genesis USRA light Pacific to be kitbashed to resemble a B&O P-6. They had Vandy tenders, and I happen to have a Westside brass version available. This is a long term project, probably all winter, so I won't have any photos right away.
Just a Turkey sandwich and A diet Dew for me tonight, Flo!
Everyone have a good night!
-Stan
Good Evening All,
Finally loaded and ready to roll to Sebring. Pickup in the shop tomorrow and off Weds morning to Orlando.
Jeff - glad the stuff arrived finally. UPS seems to think you're in a remote rural area so if we do this again we'll use USPS instead. Looks like Lees' stuff only took a few days not a week and a half.
Time to head off home. CUL, J.R.
Scrambled eggs with hashbrowns & onions, please.
***Stan, you sure do stay busy with the MRRing. I'd visit in a heartbeat if you lived closer. Of course with all those trains, you mind find it hard to get me to leave.
Had an urgent farm issue arise. The metal outflow pipe from the pond was almost completely washed out, with water flowing on both sides and below it. Dumped every bag of quickrete I could find and then hit it a bunch with the tractor shovel, not to mention a bunch of mud slinging by hand. Hope it holds. At some point it will need to be dug out and reset.
Can hardly wait to see what this rain is doing to the "canyon" at the edge of the back pasture where the Kudzu wouldn't grow. Yikes! I need a big old backhoe for this kind of work.
Well, after a rocky start today seemed like Christmas. First I received a box packed with decals and Kadee shelf couplers. I was busy putting the couplers and their gear boxes in the old medicine bottles I keep them in when I got a call from my father that another box had arrived. This one had ten freight cars packed in it. One from Life-Like, three from Tyco, the rest from Bachmann, and all with truck mounted couplers. It'll be somewhat slow but I'll get them all converted to body-mounted Kadee's. One of the surprises was a Tyco pulpwood flat with it's load. In many cases the load gets lost or damaged. Another surprise was a Life-Like thrall-door weyerhaeuser boxcar. If I remember correctly this type was released in the mid 70's. Even so I've seen only a handful of the Weyerhaeuser boxcars and this is the first one I've had. Surprised is a picture of me in the dictionary opening that box.
***Jeffrey, some of those Weyerhaeuser cars are pretty cool. Always loved the look of the Mantua steam logger locos, too. Post pics when you can. Thanks to a friend of mine back in WA., I got a deluxe private tour of one of the Weyerhaeuser Mills. Pretty cool operation.
Now they are predicitng a slushy snow mix here. I can do without that.
Cup of Decaf, please. Rob
I do not have to be a mind reader to know what Jeff is doing right now. Putting Kadee couplers on those cars he got today. Now who will say I am wrong.
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
You're right. I've already done the Weyerhaeuser boxcar and two Middletown & New Jersey boxcars. Seven to go.
Howdy everybody.
Still busy with family stuff. The Cincinnati family (son, DIL, 2 grandkids) went home. Tomorrow, we head to Nashville to see the family there. There is more stuff later in the week, too. Hard to get a layout done with all of these things to do. I did find time to put together some resin vehicle kits. (2 1948 Ford dump trucks and 1 1938 GMC flatbed) The flatbed was just a chassis and I made the deck from Evergreen plastic.
Jeff .... Sundown, LA must be quite a place. Clean trains arrive, and soon they look like they need a wash. Remarkable. ... Seriously, nice work.
Stan ... Good to see you. The B&O Pacific should be a fun project. Perhaps some day you will have photos of the finished locomotive.
Cheers
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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