Coffee refill, please.
***Darren, I just looked for it up in the studio and couldn't find it. Was sure I still had it, but could have lost it in the house fire and forgot. All the HI8 tapes are up there, which is what counts. The camera is (or was?) this exact model: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Camera-CANON-L2A-L2-HI-8-8MM-VIDEO-CAMCORDER-AUTO-FOCUS-15X-AF-Cannon-8-120mm-/350504621076?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D140604022844%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4727977167535244953
Rob
WOW, they need a drink asking that kind of $$$ for old equipment! It does show it has "Component RCA and S-Video in/out" which the key to getting to your PC or another device.
If you can find one cheap or another brand that can read the same tapes then that is what you need to do to save those recordings for future enjoyment.
Darren (BLHS & CRRM Lifetime Member)
Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum (DHVM), Railroad Adventures (RRAdventures)
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Found a DTTX Double Stack Car in the mail today. It actually came yesterday but as I didn't check the mail yesterday, well. I didn't find it until today. It looks nice but had two problems. #1, an allergy to eighteen inch radius curves, #2, it's on the light side by a great amount. On the turns it was a lady trying to run in too tight a long thin dress. Had to loosen that dress up. A little judicious trimming underneath fixed that problem, nothing that shows from the sides or top. As for the weight problem, a few strips of sheet lead in each of the bottom containers fixed that. It now goes around my eighteen inch curves like it was made for them and there are no derailment issues.
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Yea, I would sell mine for that in a heartbeat, if I could find it. Heck, half that would be great. Haven't given up, just not sure where else it could be.
Got myself an early Christmas present. And yes, it is train related. Will post a pic of it after I have used it on my (N) layout. It may not qualify as a needed item, unless you are like me, in which case it will be most useful.
Lee- She? Your mechanic is a she? $21/hr? Man she's cheap.
What's that Flo? Oh, I said SHE'S CHEAP! Wait....That didn't come out right.
Say Lee, just out of curiousity, how do those coveralls look when she's bent.....WHOA! Sorry. Forgot where I was.
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.
Evening All,
Hope everyone is well. Flo could I have a decaf coffee please?
Today was my short day but was more than a hour late getting off. The department had their Christmas party (yes we called it a Christmas party) that was actually a catered luncheon that everyone cycled through. The good news was that I won a $50 gift card to Darden restaurants.
The low tomorrow is supposed to be in the mid 40's and a high of 66 F.
Jeff- I really like that style of car, but obviously they don't fit with my RR concept. After the holidays I may get the F & C flat car with 5 LCL containers. I just can't justify almost $50 on a car at this time of year.
Everyone have a good evening.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
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Evening Gang: Just a short note. No MRRing today yet. I may get down in the basement for abit.
Mary Ann and I spent the day taking the grandkids to school and then cleaning in the bed room and taking out the window AC unit. We also did the downstairs and the office. I said the next year come what may we are going to get a new central air and heat set up, also more insulation in the attic. Other then that and feeding the stock that's been it.
Yesterday there was a very light dusting of snow on the ground and the truck. This morning just very cold [ 18F] and frost. It's supposed to warm up tomorrow and the next few days.
I think that I'll head to the basement and see if I can get anything done.
Night All.
Curt Webb Jeff- I really like that style of car, but obviously they don't fit with my RR concept. After the holidays I may get the F & C flat car with 5 LCL containers. I just can't justify almost $50 on a car at this time of year.
Time for me to call it a night. My eyes aren't burning so bad tonight and I'm able to focus a bit better. See y'all tomorrow.
Good Morning ! from Tipton IN.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good morning gang! Happy Thursday for those of you like me who are counting the days til the weekend! No news on the #2 grandsons birth yet? I was expecting a text msg when I woke up but nothing yet. The doctor was Inducing my daughter in law at 10pm last night so it wont be long... I got my band saw set up last night. I still have to put the rip fence together I took it out of the box and laid all the parts out though. I will get that done tonight. My bench work is complete and my Friend is coming over on Friday night to help me with some design and track plans. Boy am I getting excited! See you all later.
Thayne
Good Morning
We are supposed to see some sun today and be about 34F for a high...Tomorrow? A few snowflurries...
Today will be get groceries for the weekend on-call and do some work in our backyard...dang back fence has 2 fence posts need reset...again...semi-permanent wetlands here
Flo, I'll have a breakfast platter with coffee please...I'll be at the RC for now..
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...
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mmmmm...ok...I'll just leave the cc here then...
Good morning. It's 27 and clear. The high will be 53 (so the weather guesser says) and it will be sunny.Anybody heard from Galaxy lately?
Besides the minor work done on the new well car yesterday there was no progress on the layout. I had thought that making the well car capable of negotiating eighteen inch radius curves might be hard. It was actually very simple. The wheels were rubbing against the front and rear of the well and against the sides of the coupler pockets. Simply removing a small amount of plastic from these areas improved things immensely. As for weight, the car with it's containers only weighed less than four ounces. This light weight and the cars eleven inch length made it a derailment specialist. By upping the weight of each stack of containers to four ounces the car now weighs in at just under ten ounces. It now tracks very well and derailments are a thing of the past. From the information I can find online it looks like an Athearn Husky Stack. At $50 each I won't be buying any unless I get a real good deal on some used ones.For today's plans. I'll be going to my parents place for breakfast. Spicy hot link sausages, bacon, scrambled eggs, home fries, biscuits. No way am I passing that up.
Good morning, Chloe. I have time for coffee and one of those cinnamon rolls with lots of frosting, please.
Ray, We should find out this weekend how bad BIL's knees are.
Thayne, Let us know on the baby progress. How big will your layout be? Are you doing prototype for a specific area? Are you designing it for operations? If we were to start over, these are things that I would seriously consider.
Jeffrey, Fun photo. Thanks for sharing.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Good Morning!! Coffee and….I’ll have what Jeff’s having please. Thanks.
Jeff- Oh you’ll be passing something alright. And it won’t be breakfast. People will be passing you too since them eggs is involved.
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. 70% chance of sn*w tonight with accumulations expected less than an inch. Good thing I have 4 wheel drive eh? (chuckle) I still will avoid driving tomorrow because of all the idiots who’ve never driven in sn*w and drive like chuckleheads.
Speaking of sn*w… looks like J.R. may be in for it again. Crossin my fingers it isn't as bad as the guessers here are saying.
Welp, things went well at the Texas Roadhouse last night. Food wasn’t bad, but I still think that Lonestar is better. At least here. Other places may certainly be different. It’s all in the management and help at each locale. Now just Saturday night the trucking company/Farmer who hauls grain for the elevator is having his and we’ll be done for the year. That one will be here in town because he loves the restaurant. This time he is renting the old bank uptown and having the restaurant cater it clear across downtown Williamsville (across the street) so he doesn’t fill the place and take away business. Oh I forgot. There is supposed to be a restaurant Christmas party too. When? Who knows. They do that Secret Santa thing which I don’t like. You have to buy something for someone and I don’t really want to buy anything for anyone there. Well except for one. She’s a friends daughter. She is just as cute a girl as you can get and as sweet as sugar too. I’d get her something. Or her Dad or Brother wouldn't be bad, but the others aren’t from here so I don’t know them enough.
Gotta few errands to run and a house to continue cleaning up so best get a movin.
Ya’ll have a Great Day!!!
Morning All,
Flo I would love a cup of leaded coffee please.
At w**k today until midnight. Wind chill this morning was 36 F with a high today of 66 or 68 F. I know I don't get much sympathy from most of you but for here this is pretty darn cold. Tomorrow I need to go to the LHS and get a few things and go out and buy a couple of things for Christmas.
I will talk to you all later.
Good Morning Fellow Modelers!
It's 26F today as I arrive at work. Last night I got another 2 hours of video uploaded of past trips. This time it's Alaska and it was great watching the Alaska RR ride section I have not seen in years!
The Broadway LION says good morning. Some seagulls on bagels sounds ok to me.
Here we are at the end of the LION.
Actually, the end of the line is behind me, and one would need to open yonder fire door to get out onto the rest of the subway, for this photo is in the transit museum, and they would not want miscreants to sneak in. As for rats... The have a cat!
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
LEE...
You might have seen this, but I thought I would pass it along in case you haven't. An outfit called River Point Station has a 2007 Ford Expedition painted in Coast Guard colors. Anyway, just in case your interested.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please.
***Jeffrey, nice layout pic. Like that lighted loco front view.
Met with the neighbor yesterday about stumping the future pasture. He'll send someone over to work on it between his big jobs. Probably won't do much until around Jan., but there is no hurry because I can't seed it until spring anyway.
Did something to my index finger yesterday evening. Painful and can't bend it. There goes my TO DO list. Gurrr!
Have a good day all. Rob
jeffrey-wimberly For today's plans. I'll be going to my parents place for breakfast. Spicy hot link sausages, bacon, scrambled eggs, home fries, biscuits. No way am I passing that up.
For today's plans. I'll be going to my parents place for breakfast. Spicy hot link sausages, bacon, scrambled eggs, home fries, biscuits. No way am I passing that up.
Nice pic of the GP7. Can I run them later?
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
Train Master jeffrey-wimberly: For today's plans. I'll be going to my parents place for breakfast. Spicy hot link sausages, bacon, scrambled eggs, home fries, biscuits. No way am I passing that up. That must be a big breakfast! It is after 11:00 and he is not back yet. Nice pic of the GP7. Can I run them later?
jeffrey-wimberly: For today's plans. I'll be going to my parents place for breakfast. Spicy hot link sausages, bacon, scrambled eggs, home fries, biscuits. No way am I passing that up.
That must be a big breakfast! It is after 11:00 and he is not back yet.
If you want to run the GP7's they'll be here later when you get home.
Mornin'...... er..... ah.... Hmmmmmmmm??? I guess Afternoon fits better doesn't it!
Zoe, can I still get breakfast... Good! I'll have a short stack of blueberry pancakes with real maple syrup, a side order of bacon, and lots of dark roast coffee. Thanks you Ma'am.
Meant to check in here a couple hours ago but got busy finishing up a couple other projects. One is a series of photos and measurements for an Octagon building i will attempt to build. A friend has offered to draw a blueprint for me as he knows and uses CAD programs... He will be at our table at the RIT Train Show this weekend and I will pass it printout to him there.
There is a rare and unusual brightness outside here in the Finger Lakes this morning... I think it is called sunshine. Currently 38°F, the high for today. Will wait to light the woodstove, as the large picture windows on this side of the house are still bringing in a bit of solar heating... Don't need to have the place be 85°.....
Think I'll start on another turnout today.
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
I just returned from Nashville, and ... WOW ! .... The Diner was nearly at the bottome of the page.
Where is everybody?
How about some good pie this evening? That should bring in some chow hounds. What's your favorite pie?
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Evening all!
Still keeping busy here, and there's no sign of stopping! The college stuff just keeps coming! I'm basically done with the applications themselves, but now I have to jump into all of the scholarship stuff! I REALLY can't wait until all of this stuff is done.
As for hockey, we've had our first two season games. The first was last Friday, and the second was last night. We lost both 4-2, but we played well. We're really starting to come together as a team, so hopefully things will work out a little better for the rest of the season!
Got a busy weekend lined up ahead of me. Saturday is family day. We go out and get our Christmas tree (we actually go to a farm and cut it down) and then go out to dinner. Then I have a game after THAT. Sunday is the Toys For Tots train, so I'm planning to head out and donate, and then spend a chunk of the day chasing the train (for more info on the train, click here, and for a link to photos of last year's train, click here). The weather for Sunday is supposed to be much better than last year, so let's hope it stays THAT way. Then, Sunday afternoon, I have practice. Ayayay...
Here's a photo of NS 3010 on the point of last year's train:
On the (model) railroad, I've actually made a little progress (not sure how, but I'm not complaining!). My Walthers order came in with a covered hopper, a box of trees, a signal, a few stacks of lumber, and a truck. Everything is already on the layout. Work on the hill also progresses.I'm getting some modeling stuff for Christmas, so I'll be able to keep w**king for a while hopefully. But, I feel that a trip to the LHS is in order before then...
Well (shady side still snow [geez, talk about alliteration...]-covered), I've got stuff to do, so I best be heading out for now.
Catch ya later!
-Joe
SEPTA Silverliner IV 405 turns to a blur as it accelerates out of 30th Street Station.
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HELLOOO!!! IS THERE ANYONE AROUND????
I see that everyone left you all alone again Chloe.
I'll have a cup of coffee for now please...
Got the groceries all done, got the other hd things all done..now I have a few hours to myself
I'll be spending it in the trainroom running some trains...
OK...I see everyone showed up all at once now
I got top again!! Keep the cc then...
Evening Fellow Dinners!
Flo, you folks selling left overs again, dinner is awful slow today. Beer please, I know that is fresh.
If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is! Got a letter yesterday from ILL Hardest Hit Program and they said we do not qualify for help keeping the hose. We have the right to appeal and we are going to. I am sure Bank Of Stupid has something to do with it!
Work Front At this point I don't know if I am still a manger in training or just a salespersons making $8.00 a hour. But I am now working at the Fairview Heights ILL store and it is only 9.3 miles from my house. Good thing! My Town Car comes up with a new odd noise every time I drive it!
Store s doing very badly and I saw why as soon as I looked at there tickets from Wednesday. Mechanic are doing what they want and the Services Manager is letting them get away with it. When we inspect a car, we are suppose to mic the brake pads and rotors, not use are calibrated eye balls. And we inspect every car that comes in! Today we had a low mileage Toyota come in, and yes the brakes looked good. Asked Bob the senior tech to get the specks. His answer was "how about NO" and he turned around and walked away. Hum, I am not going to stand for that! Before I said anything more, he did walk over to the cart and got the mic, and checked the brakes spec.
Had another Mechanic explained they only get specs if they are doing a brake job. Hum, that is not company policy is it? Next car in was 2010 Nissan with 32,000 miles on it. This time I went and got the mic and got the specks my self. Yea they where good and did not sell the owner brakes. But, I believe in leading by example and I am a stickler about policy. Kyle the mechanic then (same one as above) told me "You don't have to do that, mechanic do". I looked at him and said "company policy says it has to be done, so someone has to do it". I bet Friday Kyle will get the specks while I am there.
Whole reason Neil asked me to work for NTB is because he knows I am by the book. Reason the services manger has not been given the shop, he lets the techs do what they want, it is that simple.
See you all later.
Ken
I hate Rust
I was starting to think somebody had hung a quarantine sign on the door!
Well I had a good heavy breakfast this morning, got some laundry done, went to town to get some supplies, watched The Price Is Right with my father then came back home. On the layout front I pulled the cheap McHenry couplers off the Husky Stack and replaced them with Kadee #119 SE couplers. Other than that nothing for today.