Evenin' folks!
Janie just a decaf for me...... Well, OK, the blood sugar was low enough tonight when i took it, maybe a small slice of the pecan pie...? I'll be in the back by the stove staying warm.
I spent the evening at a Boy Scout troop meeting for the handicapped troop here. Have 6 scouts doing the Railroading Merit Badge. A couple of the scouts seem to be very bright actually and should do very well on the Merit Badge. I asked them If they knew FRED? One of the Scouts immediately said, "Oh, I bet that is an acronym". I did not expect THAT! I looked at him, grinned, and said, "Scout, you are right!" By the end of the evening most of them knew who )what) FRED is and had learned the 3 whistle signals required.... They will go out to the museum for one session, and visit my layout for another.
The painter stopped by to look at the job. Figures it will take 2 coats to seal and give coverage on the floor. He also thinks they will be able to do both coats in one day..... Gave me a good price on it as well. Hopefully it will be done next week. I will call him just as soon as I have everything removed from the room. Electrician comes tomorrow to pout in another electric outlet in the room...
Guess I best call it a day and head to bed. Prayers for all in need!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
watch?v=ihCHzS4jTM&feature=related
No sound on this one..
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/
mmmm...nuts...on top again...have at it people!!
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood Evening,
First things first: JEFF, glad you're in much better shape tonight, and very glad Young Mr. Parks was there to help you out.
Mr. PARKS: Many have already said it, I'll add to it, good job helping JEFF. He's lucky to have someone close by who's on the ball and bright enough to recognize a potentially life-threatening problem, and composed enough to manage it.
As for HECTOR, I'd just ignore him. Maybe he'll go away again. Seems like he was "bored" by many of the comments in here a few months back.
I was going to toss in my half-a-cent's worth of commentary on some things from the past day or so...but my blood got to boiling a bit too. So, will just bid everybody...well, almost everybody, a good and SAFE evening, and a better tomorrow.
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Good Morning Gang!
Whoa, what happened here? When I came in, I found the place in complete disorder. I rolled up my sleeves, got out the broom and cleaned up the mess that was left. Now it is safe to come here again. The place is again what it has always been - a meeting place for friends to chat and share.
Seems as if Mr. Frost is loosening his grip on us - nigh time low was about 25 F - that´s a big improvement. OTOH, we are now expecting tons of that fluffy white stuff coming.
Zoe, coffee and a breakfast bagel, please. It´s on the house? Why, thank you!
Have a good one!
Good Morning ! from Tipton IN.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning!! Coffee and a bowl of Malt-O-Meal please. Thank you. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Well, it looks like the NWS has lowered their expectations for the next week. Looks like something happened in here last night. I guess a certain unnecessary comment by someone got a bit heated. At least things got cleaned up. Hopefully today I will be able to accomplish what I intended to do yesterday plus what I wanted to do today. Bright side is, MIL’s colonoscopy (sp?) reversal went well. Better than well. The doc was very pleased and a bit surprised at how well. Anywho, not much else going on around these parts othern snow. Light flurries actually. Not sticking to anything but the cars.
Good Morning!! Coffee and a bowl of Malt-O-Meal please. Thank you.
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Well, it looks like the NWS has lowered their expectations for the next week.
Looks like something happened in here last night. I guess a certain unnecessary comment by someone got a bit heated. At least things got cleaned up.
Hopefully today I will be able to accomplish what I intended to do yesterday plus what I wanted to do today.
Bright side is, MIL’s colonoscopy (sp?) reversal went well. Better than well. The doc was very pleased and a bit surprised at how well.
Anywho, not much else going on around these parts othern snow. Light flurries actually. Not sticking to anything but the cars.
I think I’ll see if Ziva is up yet.
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
Whew...that was cutting it close last night. Anyways...weather guessers here have us with a mix of sun/cloud with a high of 32F today...no snow in view here yet...
I'm doing the grocery getting thing and a few appointment thingees today..tomorrow I might get a chance to actually get some work done on the other bathroom here....
Flo, now that the place does not look like a food fight broke out...I'll have a breakfast bagel and a coffee please...I'll be at the corner booth for a bit...
Toy O Ta
GOOD MORNING!!!
Today is Wednesday February 8th, 2012!!!
Hoo Ray!! Hump day is here!!!
{I know I am late, but I slept in}
-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, Chloe. I will have my coffee in a NP mug, please.
This a big work week. I also agreed to work with a coworkers grandson down at the rockgym. It will be fun.
Later, Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Morning All,
Sitting here drinking my coffee before starting to make the framework for the layout extension. After that I want to start building the new coaling tower. I really hope that Walther's releases the DCC TT on time (2/28). I have been checking their site almost every day. Then since I'm home today I have the kitchen duty for MOH.
Trainmaster- Reading through the posts, the other guy started that mess last night. You came across as protecting a close friend. I also believe he started a argument with Galaxy several months ago but I may be wrong (I frequently am, just ask MOH).
Barry- I will watch the 2 videos later. That first one is pretty long.
Everyone take care of yourself.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
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Good morning. A bracing 8f and clear. Winds calm. Pretty morning!
I went to bed too early, evidently. Saw a few posts, one in particular, have been deleted?
Will try to work outside today, still up in the (cold) air. Painted and planted some citizens,weighted some more coal hoppers and ran a few trains after cleaning the high windows yesterday. A productive day!
Another one for Garry:
BBL!!
Terry in NW Wisconsin
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Good Morning Modelers!
It's 13F with the sun getting ready to shine; time to start melting all this snow off the side streets!
Darren (BLHS & CRRM Lifetime Member)
Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum (DHVM), Railroad Adventures (RRAdventures)
My Blog
Here there be LIONS (with cameras)
Avenue H in Brooklyn. The station has since been rebuilt, but I have not yet been on the rebuilt platform. You are looking at the actual passenger platform at the north end of the station. I do not suppose that the new station includes the honeysuckle hanging over the wall.
This *is* a station that i will be modeling on my layout, as it is shown here (sort of) hopefully I'll be able to model the honeysuckle.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Italian roast coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please.
Have enjoyed the latest pics & vids being posted here. Have a good day all.
Rob
Asa no watashi no yūjin guddo!
What, Ulrich had to do house cleaning duties here last night? Hmmm. Guess I must have missed most of it by going to bed on the same day I got up? There were a couple questionable posts just poping up before I shut down, so I figure some things must have gotten out of hand. Thank You, Ulrich for keeping the diner neat and up to snuff!
Zoe, I have the breakfast buffet this morning. Just bring me my cup of dark roast coffee in a FGLK mug please and I'll go sit by the stove in the back.
Electrician is coming over early this afternoon to put in the new outlet for me. I'm hoping I can get him to help me cart the old workbench up the basement steps to the back porch while he his here. Then I can start building a new workbench and finish getting everything out of the layout room for the painters.
Found out THAT the glue I used to put the roof in on the powerhouse isn't plastic compatible.......... Don't ask! I will have make a new one for it and use a different glue....???? Glad I didn't get the floor with all the interior boilers and turbines in place before I found out about it.
I'm digitizing a couple things from a tape I made at Boy Scout Camp back in 1996. The camps 75th. anniversary is this year and they are putting out a new CD of stories and songs from camp and want to put a story told by a Scouter who was at camp for close to 70 years on it. It will go up on line as well. I'll give you a link when it is done for those who might be interested.
Catch you all later!
Gooooooooooooood Afternoon (makes the appropriate bows to the Most Honorable Ladies of the Diner, and to the Most Honorable Diner Patrons). Bucket of coffee to go, please and thank you.
ULRICH: Sorry you had to w**k in here last night, but thanks for doing the dirty w**k.
LION: Hey, you wants honeysuckle? I've been trying to get rid of, kill, EXTERMINATE honeysuckle for coming up on seven years now. The nut-burger we bought the house from liked it. She liked it so much, she let it completely take over the wooden garage. It is now more or less destroyed (insurance co. won't even cover it if something happens to it). After repeated removal, digging up, and liberal applications of Roundup...it still lives.
I think all-out nuclear war armagedon could break out...and that durned honeysuckle will STILL thrive!
Busy day, best get back at it...
"Did those lions ever go home?"
Hi guys, really haven't been by for some time, but after learning of Jeff's serious troubles, just had to give KUDOS to David for helping out.
I'm glad that you're feeling so much better Jeff you have a good friend there. BTY nice pic of that KCS GP38
So, haven't done too much in the way of trains lately, been rather sidetracked w/ problems for W**K or should I say the lack of any at all. 4 jobs went POOF! all within weeks. On the road and calls to move up later scheduled ones has been priority #1. Real shame what happened to one of my main contractors that I sub for, he commited suicide last month and no one has a clue as to why. He used to contract w**k with CSX and affiliates at the new Ayer, MA automovive drop/ strage facility ( also the old site of the manufacturer of those millions of defective concrete ties). My partner and I have had quite a bit of site/ building work through him. All contract are dead pending review or reassignment. All of my contracted work is for later date, most pending weather. Kind of hunkering down and wait, hasn't been this bad out there since the early '90s. Hoping for a break, it is Tax time and may be able to "goose" some of those pending jobs.
I did end up receiving that fantastic loco that I've been waiting for. When Bachman announced the release of the B&O EM-1, this was the first opertunity to actually optain one that wouldn't croak me in one of the brass versions. I wasn't in a position to lay out $$ for it, but my kids got together and got it for me. There was a Bosch multi-tool that I had my eye on and thought that heavy box w/ my name on it was that. Wasn't I surprised to open it and see that Spectrum box. These things are a thing of beauty, run excellent out of the box, pulled 24 loaded (heavy Hydrocal) and caboose up a 2 1/2% grade at the club. I can actually stop on the grade and w/ a bit of wheel slip continue (not that I would torture it like that on a regular basis). Our next OPS @ the club is an "All Steam", guess what I'll be running? But since it is all my loco and hoppers, it runs as a unit train and will teminate and run to offline as such.
Garry Glad you had a nice trip and a safe return.
Well glad to see that ongoing "Floor Wars" is almost done. So now, do you feel like a casulaty or the war or a victor, Nah, never happens, only opens the door for more and more....to do.
Glad to see that everyone else is OK, within reason anyway.
So now that I have no "real W**k to do, I've fallen back on some auto repairs, did quite a bit of it years ago during restorations/ racing.
My next project is pulling the intake on that notorious GM3.8 that the plastic plenum burns out @ the EGR, what a pitiful design flaw. Well at least I can help out my neice, make a few bucks and she won't get taken to the cleaners taking it to a shop. Only problem, no garage available I have to do this in the driveway and hoping for temps to get at least up to 40, makes life easier.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
Good afternoon. It's 58° heading to a high of 61° and it's mostly cloudy.Decided I desperately needed the rest so I slept in until noon. That's a long time for me since I usually get up around 5 am. Well, if the weather stays fair I'll soon have my first mowing job of the season. It only pays $20 per job but when the customer (my father) supplies the equipment, gas and parts and helps with the maintenance who am I to complain. The extra money helps out a bit and I like doing it. I don't think I'll be doing anything today other than relaxing and watching some movies and calling the bad guys dirty names.Look at the price for gas. Don't we all wish!
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jeffrey-wimberly Good afternoon. It's 58° heading to a high of 61° and it's mostly cloudy.Decided I desperately needed the rest so I slept in until noon. That's a long time for me since I usually get up around 5 am. Well, if the weather stays fair I'll soon have my first mowing job of the season. It only pays $20 per job but when the customer (my father) supplies the equipment, gas and parts and helps with the maintenance who am I to complain. The extra money helps out a bit and I like doing it. I don't think I'll be doing anything today other than relaxing and watching some movies and calling the bad guys dirty names.Look at the price for gas. Don't we all wish!
Jeff, when I first got my license in '68, reg leaded was 25.9. Didn't take much $$ to fill up my first car, a '59 VW, that BTW got turned in to my real first project car a "Dune Buggy". Even when I ran my first muscle car, Chevelle SS396, premium was 33.9. Oh those good 'ol days. Now you're lucky just to keep them running and fill up the tank.
Well of coarse I ended up w/ TOP, Order up on me, guys, and don't be shy. Chloe, you take Am Xpress or Visa, i think I'm gona need it!
bogp40 jeffrey-wimberly: Good afternoon. It's 58° heading to a high of 61° and it's mostly cloudy.Decided I desperately needed the rest so I slept in until noon. That's a long time for me since I usually get up around 5 am. Well, if the weather stays fair I'll soon have my first mowing job of the season. It only pays $20 per job but when the customer (my father) supplies the equipment, gas and parts and helps with the maintenance who am I to complain. The extra money helps out a bit and I like doing it. I don't think I'll be doing anything today other than relaxing and watching some movies and calling the bad guys dirty names.Look at the price for gas. Don't we all wish! Jeff, when I first got my license in '68, reg leaded was 25.9. Didn't take much $$ to fill up my first car, a '59 VW, that BTW got turned in to my real first project car a "Dune Buggy". Even when I ran my first muscle car, Chevelle SS396, premium was 33.9. Oh those good 'ol days. Now you're lucky just to keep them running and fill up the tank.
jeffrey-wimberly: Good afternoon. It's 58° heading to a high of 61° and it's mostly cloudy.Decided I desperately needed the rest so I slept in until noon. That's a long time for me since I usually get up around 5 am. Well, if the weather stays fair I'll soon have my first mowing job of the season. It only pays $20 per job but when the customer (my father) supplies the equipment, gas and parts and helps with the maintenance who am I to complain. The extra money helps out a bit and I like doing it. I don't think I'll be doing anything today other than relaxing and watching some movies and calling the bad guys dirty names.Look at the price for gas. Don't we all wish!
When my father recently got bitten by a model train bug and decided to dig out an "play" with mine/my brothers O-O/27 train layout from the 60-70s, I dug out the box of stuff on top that was packed up. When I dug out my old Exxon {or was is Esso?} gas station, it had a gas sign that read "399"...ANd I said 'oh, how apropriate it looks like the price sign is current with today's prices'......until I realized that the sign said "39 POINT 9" or 39.9 or $0.39 and 9/10th cents!!!!!!
Evening All,
Well I got done what I wanted to today. The framing went pretty easy and I test fit it without issue. I have all of it painted and sitting in the loft waiting for installation. I completed the coaling tower but was extremely unhappy with the quality of directions, in fact I used the picture of it to assemble it. I will have to really think about it before I buy another cornerstone kit.
I can't remember if it was Barry or Ray (sorry) who was building the round blacksmith building. I was just wandering if there has been any progress.
Jeff- Hope the new boot (or the adjusted old boot) works better for you and you have less pain.
Hope everyone has a good night.
Curt Webb Jeff- Hope the new boot (or the adjusted old boot) works better for you and you have less pain.
Time for me to call it a night. It hasn't been a good day. I can hardly walk at all. The pain is so intense I'm gritting my teeth and for that to happen to me would have a normal person screaming in agony. I can hardly think straight. Hopefully it will be better tomorrow. Many times this runs in cycles. Most of the time I can get around and the pain is tolerable. Other times it hurts like it is now and sometimes it hurts bad if I just think about getting up.Oh well, tomorrows another day. See y'all then.
Hang in there Jeff!
Always look towards the positive things in life as that is what will help you through the pain...
Take care, Jeff.
He will take care or I will tie him down and make sure he does.
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
Janie, just a decaf for me at the moment. I'll be in the back booth by the stove getting warmed up.
This evening I started to build a new workbench from scrap materials I have laying around. Got it about half done. Would have gotten a bit more done, but I ran out of the right size carriage bolts I'm using for some of the side supports. Need 3 more. After it is leveled and put in place, I will reinforce them with some wallboard screws of which I have many.....
Curt, I am the one making, not a round, but Octagonal Blacksmith's shop. I have to buy some mold making rubber and create the original form. Hope to get to it very soon. Right now the rebuild of the layout room (#2) is occupying all the time I have for trains. Once I get the new workbenches done and in place, I can finish moving the rest of the items out of the layout room so it can have the floor painted....
Time to head in for the night I think! Prayers for all in need.....