Good Morning
Snowy and windy today...we actually got 2" of the stuff last night..and another 1-2" more today...so much the huge snowfall...
In mrr news the layout is going to be worked on some more today...as I got the weekend off...and, yes Todd it also means that I have a couple of days off from Floor Wars and getting more shopping for bathroom stuff .....heeheehee
Flo, I'll have a coffee and a breakfast bagel for now please..I'll be at the RC for a bit. What did I say before? Oh nothing, no ma'am yes ma'am.....
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/
Morning All,
Not much planned. I'm going to continue tearing out the sidings I started yesterday and hopefully finish them. Around 2 PM I have to meet a friend at the club to pick up turnouts then back home since tomorrow morning I have to get up at 3:30 AM for work. Disney is doing a half marathon so we have to be there to provide EMS coverage.
I read Flip's posting of asterisks last night to me as another name for a donkey that uses 3 letters if you get my drift. Anyway we should be good now.
Ulrich- Good to see you posting again.
Ray- I forgot to ask what that picture was of last night?
Everyone take care.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/curtwbb/
WHEW!!! Glad thats over with. I didn't even think of that 3 letter word. Censoreship is a dangerous thing. Hope the wardens here take note.
I have been forwarding items to Jerry but he never said a word about Sally. I know she has med problems along with Jer.
First load in dryer almost ready. More loads to take care of. Library, bank and then LHS [hey no periods 'tween the letters] lol.
Blessings all
Flip
Good morning. It's 38° and mostly sunny. The high will be 62° and it'll be partly sunny.Think I'll take a break today. There are new movies on the DVR that need watching. Finally got the L&A decals on the U25C. The decal on the short hood however has proven to be a problem and it seems to be impossible to get it placed just right. So I'll have to peel that one off.
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. I will have a quick coffee before I exercise this morning.
Ulrich, Sorry I missed your post yesterday. We must have been working on it at the same time. So glad you are back. Get strong. Sometimes our bodies shut down to protect us. I hope that is what it is and not a mini stoke. Take care.
Curt, You sure set a lot of deadlines for your layout projects. It is fun to follow your plans with the photos. Larry & I are pretty good at ripping up track and changing things. The hard part is not destroying the track. It is nice if you can reuse it.
Speaking of deadlines, I have a quilt that I am working on that is taking up some of my modeling time. I can start putting on the siding on my car shop so that project will move a little faster.
Later, Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Went back and tried to find Flips post out of curiosity but it must have been removed or the part in question edited out. I must have seen it before the editors astericked it out. If all had seen that, then there would have been no issue I'm sure. Odd, the moderators didn't see it the way it was meant. It seemed obvious to me. Knowing Flip, it never crossed my mind he meant it any other way though.
I've come up with another way to build said cabinet/bookshelf. She actually wanted it to look similar to or kitchen cabinets since it will be in the same room. Basically an upper cabinet with no doors but wider and no center divider. It was obvious and why I was loking at it another way is beyond me. I just need to front it and use good oak cabinet type plywood on the sides and regular plywood on the tops and bottoms. Maybe use the good stuff there too depends on what I can get. THAT should bring the price down considerably. I hate to even say what my original thought was. One inch thick solid plank Oak all around, then the front. I never claimed to be the brightest planner. Just check out my RR if you need proof.
I may end up in town today to get materials for that. Maybe tomorrow and make it a consolodated run.
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.
One last note- The use of ASTERISKS was NOT mine. The Censor did it , or was it "THE ALIENS?] lol
FLIP
TODD- Thankyou.
Coffee in a COPPER BASIN RAILROAD mug, please.
Have a good day all.
Rob
I finally got the short hood decal sorted out. I gave it a double shot of Matte Finish to help keep it in place. The main part of the problem was posed by the handrails. There's less than a quarter of an inch distance between the handrails and the hood. I can't even get may pinky finger in there. I got the idea to stick a small piece of foam to a short piece of a ladder. I used this to hold the end of the decal against the model while I pulled the decal paper out with a small pair of scissors being careful to keep the decal properly aligned. Once the paper was out of the way I used the foam tipped ladder to pat the decal into place. I then slipped in a double layer of paper towel and pressed it down with the ladder to seat the decal and soak up the water. After it had dried I hit it with a double shot of Matte Finish. I still have to make new windows and number boards. The headlight lenses will be the easiest. Two blobs of super glue gel.
fec153 One last note- The use of ASTERISKS was NOT mine. The Censor did it , or was it "THE ALIENS?] lol FLIP TODD- Thankyou.
Of Course. Haven't they convinced you yet???? After long and careful thought, they have convinced me- THE ALIENS did it!
{after all mankind couldn't have done it!}
-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.
Morning Again,
I finished clearing the area I wanted to today and removed the Tortoises. I glued down thin pieces of styrene over the holes to help during landscaping.
Sue- The deadline setting is a habit from the military that I picked up for better or worse. MOH also quilts.
Good Afternoon/Evening!
Zoe, just a glass of OJ for me - I have to watch my diet!
This was supposed to be a slow day for me, as I am still kind of weak. Well, it was, until shortly after lunch, when my friend Lothar showed up with a bundle of racks and shelves. After a couple of hours of hard work (for him, not for me) and five dozens of words the forum software would not allow me to post, the shelf for my layout is now up on the wall, the modules are connected and I was able to run the first train over the entire length of 8 feet! Unfortunately, I was not much of a help to him, other than being in his way all the time.
The desk is clear now, and the whole train/guest/laundry room looks a lot less messy! Guess, who is really happy! I mean Petra, of course!
Here are a couple of quick shots I took some moments ago:
Not the best pictures, but you´ll get the idea.
The best of it is, that I found a way to extend the whole thing by another 5 - 6 ft., allowing me to add 8 more modules to what I have now!
Enjoy!
P.S. The day really perked up my spirits, although I am doggone tired.
Wonderful to have you back. Ulrich your layout is a dream. Just don't overdo. Rest often.
Burgers, no buns, and a refill, please.
***Ulrich, it's official, your layout is up and running(?), or at least up. It looks great and with room for expansion there is plenty more MRRing in your future.
***Curt, looks like the path of a tornado left on your layout. Main difference is in your case, it's Progress!
***Galaxy, always blaming the Aliens. Hey, my ancestors worked very hard to build their spaceship and...uh...oops...never mind.
Ahh, food has arrive. Rob
Hi All;'I'm back!! Lousying ytping ,spelling and all!! Spent the last 7&1/2 months in respite care no laptop ,just trying to get co-ordnation between what brain is left and everything else.. Massive stroke, still had some lead in head all gone much better...Cold and rain still hurts a little.Sun just came out 50 degrees no rain yet today.Good to see all of the OLD TIMERS are still here missed reading .They (drs.) kept pretty close watch on me.My watchdog will let me play very little as yet.RR. hasn't changed except to get very dusty. My haair got longer but watchdog shaved me . I look like I just walked out of the jungle .Lots of vet vistors ,found out I love RR ,brought in plenty of films, lots of ideas hands are not yey right .Will try more later ..CHUCK
Sunsetbeachry - Sounds like you made it through some very serious health issues. It's great to hear you are on the mend and hope your progress goes even faster.
Somewhat cold, windy and snowy here in the "Burgh." a little accumulation over night, but not too bad. In a few minutes, we are leaving to go to a little birthday party for our great neice, who turns 10 today. I love that little one too pieces and can't believe how fast she is growing up.
Everybody have a good one.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Nice to hear from you again Chuck. Sorry to hear about the stroke. Sounds like you're making a recovery from it. I look forward to hearing from you again.
Great to hear from you Chuck. Our prayers to you as well
Good Afternoon..
Ulrich: Nice to see the layout together on a shelf..looks really good up there..
mmmmmm....I have found that I am missing an elevator......I really would like to know what happened here...can't find it anywhere...
We are having sightings of a curious yellow orb that is frequently described as being associated with blue sky here...it has been that dull dull dull around here...
Gogo guddo! Koko ni utsukushī yuki no hi.
Chloe just a cup of hot cocoa for now. You know where I'll be.
Curt......??? Ah........... I don't remember any photo at all from me last night in here...? Only thing I did was bring the lyrics for the sone celebrating Ken's Birthday. You know, "Hippo, Birdie, two Ewes...." You might mean the photo Barry put up here last night.
Had fun this mornin', I did! Went to an operations session at this guys house (Ron Stacy, top group of photos). Left bright and early and except for high winds, the roads around here and down the thruway were clear. Turned North onto 490 West to go toward Rochester and hit a major band of what we call "Lake Effect" snow. Most travel slowed to a crawl with the exception them what drahves them big ol' SUV type thingies with 4 wheel draaaahve. Yip, they can keep right on draaaahhhhvin' through dem there drifts at 70 or so. And then go right off into the ditch of course. Nobody seems to tell the idjuts that 4 wheel drive doesn't help you stop and the laws of physics are still in force.... Anyway after about 8 miles of that, the rest of the way over to Ron's house was not bad. On the way home the roads were great until just a few miles before I had to turn off the Thruway. Again, most people were following the lead of the truckers who slowed down to 30 or so during the main white outs. Still a few idjuts on the road though. Some were being towed out of the median as I drove by....... Worst actual driving (white knuckle variety) was on the North South road leading into Geneva, as the 40 mph wind was dropping a steady supply of "partly cloudy" onto the road every few hundred feet or so. Made it there and back in one piece, I did!
Operation session was a blast. Ron had everything well thought out and organized. I partnered with another NMRA member for the first run of new peddler freight serving a few industrial areas on his layout. We found out half way through the morning that he was experimenting to see if it worked or not... It did with some fun switching puzzles. Great morning.
I am now waiting for a phone call from the gentleman who i will be getting to put up sheetrock behind the layout along one wall.
Ulrich! Take care of yourself and don't overdo! I love the progress you have made with the modules... Looking great.
Catch you all later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Well, I didn't mention {Id on't hink} I prained my left foot yesterday somehow or other. SO I have had it elevated and stayed off it most as I could. Darned thing is of little use to me this a way.
Been perusing Real Eastate in Hawaii to get an idea of what thigs are what out there. We think we want to retire there instead of FLorida . We have a thing in FLorida right now, but that may change as time goes on and we have decided we don't really like Florida all that much any more. Inheritances if any, will also play a part in how "big" we can go . We may jsut stick with the trailer here for another 20 years or so until retiring and put all money into house in Hawaii instead of buying here. We had hoped to go again this year,. but on hold 'lessen we git to go in Sept/Oct for my Bday.
MOH's new store is open today for family of employees only...they built a brand new store right across the parking lot form the old one to "update" to the new store design. But I am not going to go do to my foot.. MOH will close the old store department today at 5 pm and wil open the new store at 8:30 AM tomorrow. I will see the new store soon enough.
Special thoughts and prayers for CHUCK and for ULRICH. In fact a prayer candle is up now for all those in need {including me and my foot- and Jeffrey and his foot}!!!
WEll, left over Meatloaf and smashed taters and corn for dinner..I don't have to stand and cook it!
galaxy Well, I didn't mention {Id on't hink} I prained my left foot yesterday somehow or other. SO I have had it elevated and stayed off it most as I could. Darned thing is of little use to me this a way.
Hello, everybody.
Chuck, we missed seeing you. Thanks for posting again. I'm very sad to learn about your stroke. Prayers for you. Please keep us posted on how you are doing.
Ulrich ... I like the layout very much. You are a master of scenery. Prayers for your continued recovery.
Flip ... Your talking about censors reminds me of a conversation in this forum with Duke. I typed the name of the road near where Duke lives on which Great Lakes Hobbies is located. The road is named Van D_y_k_e ..... I guess that meant something bad to the computer. ...
Speaking of Duke........ It 's tome for him to awaken!
We lost a good friend to cancer, and so it is now time to go to the funeral home for the visitation.
"Have a good one." as Jerry says.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
jeffrey-wimberly galaxy: Well, I didn't mention {Id on't hink} I prained my left foot yesterday somehow or other. SO I have had it elevated and stayed off it most as I could. Darned thing is of little use to me this a way. If it was your right foot I'd trade with you. Mine is of absolutely no use.
galaxy: Well, I didn't mention {Id on't hink} I prained my left foot yesterday somehow or other. SO I have had it elevated and stayed off it most as I could. Darned thing is of little use to me this a way.
***I wouldn't trade with Jeffrey (sorry buddy), but would trade with almost anyone else. All this left ankle is good for is keeping the foot attached. No guaranty it will allow the foot to hit the ground flat and remain there. Almost useless.
***Chuck, so sorry about your stroke. They can be devastating. So glad you survived and have been improving. Nice to have friends visiting and helping out. Hope you will continue to stop in and let us know how you are doing. Just keep working to improve.
***Garry, sorry about the loss of your friend.
One last coffee refill, please. Rob
Curt, looks like you pulled up a lot of track. ½ marathons, you know the first person to run a marathon died. That should have been the end of the sport…
Jeff those white letters look good on that black locomotive
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
LSWrr Jeff those white letters look good on that black locomotive
Evening All,
I picked up the turnouts tonight and helped to fix a turnout on the club layout before heading home. I'm looking forward to Wednesday to start on the track work. Had for dinner. I will probably hit the sack around 9 PM.
Garry- I am sorry for the loss of your friend.
Barry- I guess it was your picture last night. Can you tell me what that is a picture of?
Ulrich- Hope you are doing better and I hope you can get some MRR time in on your modules.
Galaxy- Hope your ankle is doing better.
Hope everyone has a good night.
I'm pushing it. .Sat in my shop chair and just looked.... SHE (don't want to know her name yet) left me with strawberry milkshake, and said BEHAVE LOLLOL went to store I'v got phone and so does SHE.......All the stuff that i can't remember..Seeing all the elec. connections that I don"t remember.Found the last 4 journals here in my office up stairs 15 steps up...GEE WHIZ so many people that I don't remmember!!! THANK YOU so much Just looking at my drawing table with all the plans that I started!!!!! and somebody put 2 SP&S FA'1s on same.....I know I looked a long time my journal said so...There must be lots of pages some even on the floor.Something I am not to have CIGGA_BUTTS HA HA Again THANK YOU CHUCK Sunsetbeachry Or.
Time for me to call it a night. I was digging around in the closet today and found my old 0-6-0 rust bucket. What a beautiful wreck it is. See y'all tomorrow.
Evenin' diners!
Janie, just a decaf for... I overate earlier... THAT is understatement! OK, I'll start from the beginning. I was sitting here at my computer mid afternoon thinking about how I really needed to get busy cleaning the house before my Granddaughters come to visit tomorrow (while my son and DIL get their taxes done). The doorbell rings, the door opens, in comes my son.... Hi son! Whatcha doin', says I. Oh just wasting some time says he. They have to go grocery shopping but wanted to waste some time before they meet MIL and Uncle at a Chinese Restaurant here in town... Asks if want to go over there with them. Sure says I. So I had a huge Chinese buffet meal tonight and do not wish to take my blood sugar reading just yet. So.... I am sitting here waiting to get a cup of decaf! Thank you Ma'am.
At dinner #2 Granddaughter was misbehaving and wanted to run all over the place and wouldn't sit at the table and eat. #1 granddaughter just wanted Papa (grandpa) to sit next to her which he did. She got very excited and giggly and had to tell me everything she did earlier.... #2 granddaughter still wanted to run all over the place and not eat her food.... Son walked with her all around the restaurant a couple times, so her Mom was going to get up and take her exploring again, when I chimed in and said grandpa would go with them if she wanted as I had already overeaten by THAT time. #2 Granddaughter quietly got out of her chair came around to me, held out her hand for me to take, and the two of us walked all over the place for a while. My son and his wife finally got to eat their dinners, and I had a great time! I got to walk all over the restaurant with the cutest little almost 3 year old I know!
Did a little more tearing apart of the yard tonight. Was hoping the guy would give me a call today to check out what I want done. He probably spent the day with emergency calls due to the wind and snow.
Terry, good to see you back in here. Do behave yourself and keep getting better day by day. Compared to even a few years ago they are performing miracles with stroke victims these days. Good luck!
Prayers for all of you in need! You know who you are.....
Evening Fellow Dinners!
Flo, Beer Please.
Work Front / Hades (did I spell Hades right? If not I hate to guess to here what I really spelled.) First so much for 2 days off in a row, or even 2 days off. Found out today I have to work Sunday! Simon 1966 was coming over and bringing his son's to run my layout. I love it when he brings his sons, that is what trains are really about. They are for the young, and the young at heart.
Sure Glad I was only Scheduled to 6:00 PM today! Got out at 8:00!
Evil Over Lord (new name for Larry) all so stole a $1400.00 ticket from me on Friday my day off. Won't go into great detail but I knew it was going to happen before it did happen! It is not so much the $30.00 or so commission, but I just knew he was going to do it to me! Guy has no morals!
Ulrich Sure great seeing you posting and have some friends around to help you out!
I wanted to address a few more people that posted tonight, but I have to head to bed. 7:00 AM comes pretty early when you got use to getting up at 9:00 AM.
Ken
I hate Rust