howmus I got a nice response to the nastygram I sent to Walthers a few days ago. I placed an order with them only because they had a part in stock I need to keep going on the powerhouse.... Guess what didn't get shipped. All the other thing I bought came but not the one I absolutely needed. Got an email today apologizing saying the parts had just arrived and were in the process of being put in stock but were not yet on the shelf when i placed the order. They now have a small stock of them and do I want them to ship them out with no shipping charge? I answered in the affirmative! Hope you all have a great night! 73
I got a nice response to the nastygram I sent to Walthers a few days ago. I placed an order with them only because they had a part in stock I need to keep going on the powerhouse.... Guess what didn't get shipped. All the other thing I bought came but not the one I absolutely needed. Got an email today apologizing saying the parts had just arrived and were in the process of being put in stock but were not yet on the shelf when i placed the order. They now have a small stock of them and do I want them to ship them out with no shipping charge? I answered in the affirmative!
Hope you all have a great night!
73
LION sent nasty-grams to Dell. Now LION generally does not buy Dell Computers, but this one guy had to have a laptop (away in seminary and all). Six years and his battery was dying. Do you think that you can find a battery on the Dell website? No you cannot. There should be a link on the homepage or at least in the support drop-down saying "Batteries" On that page you should enter your service tag and be presented with THE battery for THAT computer. Nope.... They do not do things that way, and eventually I hooked up with support chat who got the battery that I needed. They THEN sent me an automated message on how I liked their service!!!
No wonder I buy all of my stuff from Tiger Direct, where I have a representative who will answer her e-mails within a few minutes. Of course I do buy LOTS of computers from them, and if you need help a representative (in Ohio, speaking English) will answer your call without too many automated hoops. If they cannot fix something immediately, my account representative surely will!
BTW: French Toast for Breakfast with some nice fresh wildebeest syrup.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Todd go ahead, I need a good laugh right now. If pain = progress then I’m doing great today.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Morning Modelers!
It's 20F and Sunny but they say 4-10" could be coming by Thursday. It's off to W**K! I go so catch you on my next coffee break
Darren (BLHS & CRRM Lifetime Member)
Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum (DHVM), Railroad Adventures (RRAdventures)
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Good Morning!! Coffee and some donuts please. Thanks. Oh, the glazed ones. Not gonna look at the weather forecast today, it’s drizzling rain and that’s all I need to know.
Good Morning!! Coffee and some donuts please. Thanks. Oh, the glazed ones.
Not gonna look at the weather forecast today, it’s drizzling rain and that’s all I need to know.
FLOOR WARS update. As usual, the last thing to do before completion of a project is what will screw up and I did it. Cross threaded the brass nut on the water shut off valve for the toilet. Rookie mistake, I used a wrench too soon and well, we all know what happens when you do that. The original installer was a putty hound and I thought maybe the reason it wouldn’t thread easily was because it had some goopy in the threads. Wrong. Trip to town to get another valve because the one I have of course is a 90 and I need a straight.
Galaxy- At least it’s not the Other Half that has to go against the GM.
Rob- I know it’s a money issue that you don’t have, but in my experience, sometimes the tear it up and fix it kinda backfires if you know what I mean.
Ray- I’m with you on the trees. I’ve cut down more than my share of trees and to this day, each one makes me as nervous as the first. That is a good thing really. Like you, no matter how I cypher it out, occasionally there is one that will make you…..well, let’s say at first you say it…then you check your pants to see if you actually did it. I can cut trees all day long, but I won’t get as many done as some. My buddy is the same way and when it comes to big trees, we get in no hurry. Better to cut them all slowly, than to cut one or two and not be able to cut any more. That's one reason he likes to cut trees with me.
Lee- Good luck there. I’m really trying to come up with something witty, but, I’m gonna guess you won’t be in the mood. Especially when it passes. I think I’ll just not and say I did.
J.R.- Good thing you mentioned that. I may have to wheel it to the kitchen and use those outlets. They’re 20 amp. The Living Room is 15. Probably will do it no more than the compressor kicks on, but it’s about 30 years old and runs like a top, but it’s never been on anything less than 20 amp line so I don't know. Guess I oughta check what it pulls
Jeffrey- Good job on the castings.
Welp, best get pullin trim and tearing up carpet.
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.
Morning Folks!
Flo, Coffee to go please.
Banker Hours are over. Just made out my schedule for next week, 54 hours. But it is what I have signed up when I took the job so I cannot belly ache about it.
Biggest thing that has me worried is what this paycheck is going to be for. Is it going to be my salary, or hourly and commission?
Ulrich Glad the Mail Box Buddies helped this year to be a little more enjoyable. We have both had are ups and downs this year.
Well, got to get ready for work, see you all this evening.
Ken
I hate Rust
No time for anything this morning. I have to take my mother to Alexandria this morning for an appointment. My father was going to take her but he got called for work. Last minute deal. See y'all later.
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
Good morning, Chloe. Coffee in a NP mug, please.
Jeffrey, Nice job on the resin castings. That is one of my next projects. I guess I should order the product.
Lee, Hope you pass those little buggers. The laser blaster isn't much fun either.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
galaxy jeffrey-wimberly: If you've wondered how much paint I have on hand this will give you a pretty good idea. In this location there are fifty half pint cans of flat and satin latex paint. Most are mis-tints and with the small amount I use in any one project they'll last a long time. SPRAY CAN rembrandt??? NA! looks more like the "half pint mis-tint" Rembrandt!!!
jeffrey-wimberly: If you've wondered how much paint I have on hand this will give you a pretty good idea. In this location there are fifty half pint cans of flat and satin latex paint. Most are mis-tints and with the small amount I use in any one project they'll last a long time.
If you've wondered how much paint I have on hand this will give you a pretty good idea. In this location there are fifty half pint cans of flat and satin latex paint. Most are mis-tints and with the small amount I use in any one project they'll last a long time.
SPRAY CAN rembrandt???
NA!
looks more like the "half pint mis-tint" Rembrandt!!!
jeffrey-wimberly If you've wondered how much paint I have on hand this will give you a pretty good idea. In this location there are fifty half pint cans of flat and satin latex paint. Most are mis-tints and with the small amount I use in any one project they'll last a long time.
-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!!!
Today is Wednesday, December 21, 2011!!!
{Yes already!!!}
Only 4 more days til CHristmas!!!
Good Morning Gang,
I am slowly getting out of the doldrums, thanks to Petra pushing me a little. What would I do without her? I owe her so much. I wish I could buy her a little Christmas present - well, I have put some money aside for that. I will go looking for something sweet for her today, just as a little thank you for bearing with me in such bad times.
I´d also like to the opportunity to say thank you to all of you. The warm welcome you´d given and the friendship which has developed over the time means so much to me - more than I have words for. Without that friendship, and the gracious gift from the "mail box buddies" I most likely would not have survived this year, with all its challenges, health, ailing parents.
As Christmas is rapidly approaching, let me express my best wishes to you and your families. May you have a wonderful and heart warming time!
Blessings to all of you!
Good Morning ! from Tipton IN.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning,
If the stone is 4mm or less they want you to try and pass it on your own, mine is right at 4mm according to the cat scan. In 1998 I had 6 stones move at once shutting down my left kidney so I was in surgery in less than 24 hours having them removed and to re-start the kidney. This is way too close to Christmas for this to happen, I had travel plans. So now everything is in limbo. I have a high amount of calcium in my blood stream. Good thing is I’ve broken very few bones over the years, bad thing is I’ll be high risk for kidney stones for the rest of my life.
Jeff you did a nice job on those cars.
I’m going to hold out as long as I can before taking another Oxycodone-Acetaminophen…
Chamomile tea. please.
***Jeffrey, nice work on those autos. Especially like the blue and dark colored ones.
Have a good night all. Rob
Evenin' folks! Happy Hanukkah!
Janie just a decaf, and maybe a slice of the pumpkin pie as well (sugar was great at 109).
Lee....... OUCH! I have had three kidney stones, and I DO NOT WANT A FOURTH! When I had my first one I was dating a lady who had two children and one kidney stone in her lifetime. She said she would much rather have a kid than pass a kidney stone!!! I managed to pass all three by myself. I couldn't believe something the size of radish seed could cause THAT much pain. They say it is worse than a heart attack for pain. The urologist and I tracked the problem for me down to working in the sun all day at Boy Scout Camp, going to the "Roundtable" and eating a few hand fulls of peanuts, not hydrating enough, and then going to bed..... about 3 AM I felt like someone had shot me in the side...... Mine were the common type, Calcium Oxalate. All I can say is drink, drink, drink... Your best bet to pass it on your own. And don't take any codeine for the pain, tough it out (if you can). Codeine shuts the kidneys down........
Jeffrey, the vehicles look great!
Barry, don't think I would want to climb under that car and do anything...... Wonder why they are lifting like that?
Finished the CD today and gave a copy to the lady who ordered it. She gave me a call mid evening and said she loved it and it is great. So I just have to burn 5 more for her and do the labels, insert, etc. I also spent a bit of time downstairs in the train rooms. Have another siding in place, and the last one has the ties glued in place. I will finish THAT area tomorrow. Hope to get it wired up as well.
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
I did some work on the resin castings today.
LSWrr Checked myself into the emergency room last night suffering from kidney stones, I’m home now trying to pass them before tomorrow afternoon’s doctor’s appointment.
OUCH!!! If kidney stones are anything like gallstones, you've got all my sympathy. I've had gallstones and they were a new level of hell. But, as someone once said, this too shall pass.
..... Bob
Beam me up, Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here. (Captain Kirk)
I reject your reality and substitute my own. (Adam Savage)
Resistance is not futile--it is voltage divided by current.
Curt Webb Jeff- That is a heck of a lot of paint.
Jeff- That is a heck of a lot of paint.
Hamburger patty smothered in onions, please.
***Lee, wishing you the best. Yikes!
The-bayer came through with the part(s) required. Just came up from running trains. Hooked up a pair of Dash 8-40BW's (BNSF & SF) to the new (N) CMX cleaning car and pushed it around the outside tracks. Had to make an adjustment to the car when the flip up metal bar kept coming loose and shorting things out. That done, no further issues. Then, transfered the CMX car to the inner tracks where a pair of F7A Bluebonnets took over. The car cleaned the tracks great, just like it's big (HO) brother did for the HO layout. Didn't realize how much I have missed running trains until tonight. It was rather therapeutic. Need to do this more often.
Time to eat dinner! Rob
Evening All,
Still at work tonight and nothing much going on here. My son called me and my loco is in. Unfortunately I get off at midnight tonight and have to be in first thing tomorrow until 4 PM, so I can't test it until tomorrow evening.
Lee- Hope the stone passes quickly.
Everyone take care of yourselves.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
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jeffrey-wimberly LSWrr: Checked myself into the emergency room last night suffering from kidney stones, I’m home now trying to pass them before tomorrow afternoon’s doctor’s appointment. OUCH! You have my sympathy! I've had only one but it was the size of an almond. Somehow they got it broken up.
LSWrr: Checked myself into the emergency room last night suffering from kidney stones, I’m home now trying to pass them before tomorrow afternoon’s doctor’s appointment.
OUCH! You have my sympathy! I've had only one but it was the size of an almond. Somehow they got it broken up.
I'd be passed out by now!! Not good at all!...take care ...
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Good Evening
Quiet day today..tomorrow will be the day o chaos and mayhem as we do the turket buying and al else..all I can say is that I am glad that the Christmas present buying stuff is dealt with..
I'll just have a coffee for now please..I'll join Ken 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/
Good Evening All,
Getting ready to head home and then on to the museum tonight. Not sure if I had a productive day or not what with trying to get parts ordered from France and all. Sometimes I think I'm in the middle of one of those MontyPython skits "Silly English person- go away or I will be forced to taunt you again." Ah what can you do?
Rob - not to drag it all out, but one real issue with dropping the tree even where it is is the balance point is way up above the roof and it will kick up (and possibly roll) if you do cut it loose. We know you need the building and we know you don't want to pay a lot, but when you're tempted to do the job, just repeat this handy mantra "no good will come of this".
Ken - another brilliant day at w..k eh? Hang in there, anything on the horizon new job wise?
Lee - hope you recover all right. Sounds painful. Don''t they ultrasonic those now?
Jerry - love yournew scenic technique. Could be good for the cover of MRR this time next year. Be sure to give the missus full credit or you'll never hear the end of it.
Todd - Is maybe Brenda getting back at you for the year you got her a vacuum cleaner for Christmas? You did at least get to put a ribbon on the compressor, right? How would it look with a string of coloured lights? (Probably too much for the circuit breaker and then you'll be doing rewiring as well - ask me how I know - just like a new bathroom means a new ceiling just below when the leaks takes it down).
Time to head out - enough frivolity for one day. CUL, J.R.
Evening Folks.
Flo, Beer Please.
Nothing to really say, odd for me. Going to stare out the window for a while at the RC counter.
Checked myself into the emergency room last night suffering from kidney stones, I’m home now trying to pass them before tomorrow afternoon’s doctor’s appointment.
Cederstrand Last coffee refill of the day, please. ***Jeffrey, are all those paint containers half full or half empty?
Last coffee refill of the day, please.
***Jeffrey, are all those paint containers half full or half empty?
Finished the farm chores. Will need to brave the mud tomorrow with a bale of hay for the big horses. Perhaps it won't rain anymore tonight. Mighty muddy out there.
Will be in a corner booth awhile, resting up again. Rob
It has been one of those days...