Peach Tea, please.
***Curt, that's a neat find and will look great on your train room wall.
***Barry, that is a fine looking locomotive.
Rob
Time for me to call it a night. I checked some places where I have my GP30's listed. They seem to be attracting some attention. See y'all tomorrow.
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Curt-My LHS owner is a Pennsy devotee also. Has numerous locos-pass. and freight cars and stock certificates,tapes.,heck you name it. Has a large working dcc layout in his place. I think you'd be impressed.
Anyway,our missing Ulrich is more important. Wish we knew someone over there that could go and find out something.
Time for me to startthinking of showering and getting some sack time. Neighbors dog,120 lb.,BIG VOICED shepard kept me awake till 10. Lost an hours sleep. 4:30 gets here early. Prayers for ALL.
NITE-Nite Flip
Good Evening...
I, too, have been wondering about Ulrich. Hope he is just busy and something did not happen....
Got some of the things done that needed done..but we still have stuff to do tomorrow.... I did, however, get some train time in today as well so I be a happy camper .....
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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Yeah I have been wondering about Ulrich also, I sent him a PM 4 or 5 days ago but havent heard back from him. Also has anybody heard from Jerry? I know he said something about maybe having to move but havent seen him back.
Flip- Sorry somehow I missed or skipped over your post. Yep, all motive power is PRR steam or diesel. The only exception is my Dad who has a WM 2-6-6-2 on my layout. He grew up watching that style of loco hauling coal in Western PA.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
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Evening All,
Drinking a cup of Decaf while MOH watches the Tudors. I have to agree with everyone about being worried about Ulrich, it has been a long time since he has posted. My son and I are going to the movies tomorrow in the morning.
Below is a PRR stock certificate that was bought in 1945 and the back shows it being sold in 1951. I found it on Ebay for less than $4 to the door. It is from the period I model so I think it's pretty neat and now is on the train room wall.
Ulrich- Where are you? We all miss you.
Prayers for all those in need.
fec153 Has Ulrich Checked in?? My puker went down but as you can see,back up. Have sent him another P.M.
Has Ulrich Checked in?? My puker went down but as you can see,back up. Have sent him another P.M.
Tom- 72 next b.d.. Congrats. This June I'll be 76. Still driving a medical w/c bus. Been to the Nemours Childrens Hosp. in Lake Mary and in Jacksonville.in lasttwo weeks. Those kids break your heart.
Curt- I enjoy seeing your layout. WOW!!!. Do you still run Pennsy consists?
Prayers and blessings for all.
Flip
tcwright973 Hey! What's all this talk about getting old? I'll be 72 this October, and I don't feel old. Well, except when I try to do anything involving work. Everytime the wife gets out of the car, I thank her for riding "Old Peoples Express." May have to lay off that for awhile though. Yesterday she turned around and said "Listen Buster!" That's usually a good indication storm clouds are gathering.
Hey! What's all this talk about getting old? I'll be 72 this October, and I don't feel old. Well, except when I try to do anything involving work. Everytime the wife gets out of the car, I thank her for riding "Old Peoples Express." May have to lay off that for awhile though. Yesterday she turned around and said "Listen Buster!" That's usually a good indication storm clouds are gathering.
***Tom, thanks for the chuckles!
Back from the feed store. Beautiful day here so the house is wide open. Now if I only had any energy to do something. Some days all I'm up to is rest. Oh well. Rob
Dennis, I was doing the same thing with AT$T DSL, finally after about 5 years they got tired of me calling and locked me in at $21/mo for life.
Inch, on the fan; check the blades, make sure all the screws are tight first before you run out and replace it. Those things loosen up just a little and it makes coffee grinder noises. Best wishes for good health for your whole family…
Jeff, next time I’m in Wooster, OH I’ll take pictures of the GP7 sitting down at the elevator for you. It’s a GP7, with an SD40 cab and SD9 low hood nose on the front and a plow off a GP38 on the rear end. Originally it was a GP7 with a high hood; cab controls faced the long end.
Not sure how much I’ll get done this weekend, my coupler order came in so I have to run out to Chardon to pick it up. I was told if there is too much snow leading to the basement to ring the door bell. Tonight ¼”+ of rain followed by 1-3” of snow, unless the storm falls to the south then we will get 6-10”.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Dr. Pepper and a strawberry yogurt cup with a straw. My mouth is sore from a knuckle sandwich last night.
Apologies to Jeff for my remark about his Frankenstien U25 yesterday. I saw it up close last night and I like it. It runs quiet and smooth. It is the first AThearn drive I have seen with metal truck side frames. It has a new motor and a Bachman decoder but all else looks original. How can something so old run so good?
V8vega: I feel your pain on those internet forms. Many have just enough info to get you in trouble or tie your head in knots. Excellent that you got a good rate. The service I had before I got my setup I now have had a rate guarantee that was not worth the paper is was printed on. It promised the rate would not go up for 2 years. My rate doubled 3 times in first year of service and I was paying more than 4 times what I started out paying. Then they acted all surprised when I dropped them.
Rob: A mud garden is exactly what my mom and dad have for back yard right now. With all the rain we have gotten it is a wonder the house is not washed into the lake.
Todd: Yes - got my just desserts last night. Actually it was a very good chicken dinner.
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
We got a bill yesterday from the wife's physical therapy saying we owed some co-payments. So I called this morning. After being told to press this number or that number, got a message stating the lady was away from her desk for the day and to call another number. So we repeated the same circus with the new number. Finally got this lady who said she would look into it right away and call me back. Much to my surprise, she did in about 15 minutes. It seems two of my co-pays were credited to the wrong accounct and that she had made the necessary correcting the problem and to disregard the bill. Sometimes you get lucky and get hold of the right person.
That's why I keep all receipts, make sure they are dated, as well as any other papers we receive. We usually have problems with all our medical billings, but fortunately have always gotten them resolved quickly and easily. Just seems to me that with the advent of the growth of computers, the number of errors have grown right along side them. Okay, off the soap box.
Hope everyone has a great day... Tom
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Strong coffee in a SUNNY SOUTHERN mug, please. (and leave the pot on the table, too)
***Lion, in that second race, those locos were bounding acrossing the road like some big ol' wild cats.
***Inch, there hasn't been much going on in your life lately, huh! Kidding aside, hope things improve all around. Yikes!
***Bob, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, belated or otherwise.
Had a cool thunder-boomer come through last night with good winds and heavy rain. Guess Mother Nature wanted to water her mud garden she is keeping here on my farm.
Have a good day all.
Ohayōgozaimasu!
Zoe, I'll have the "Old Person Breakfast" this morning and several cups of dark roast coffee in a R&GV RR mug. Please and Thank You.
Already been busy this morning with emails trying to sooth some very touchy nerves with on of my NMRA members. He has been waiting for longer than he thinks he should have for something to get done at the Region level... I agree with him, but have no power to change anything...
Galaxy... Same to you!
Races??? Today? Hmmmmmmm.
OK, time to get going today... I see I missed morning in here by a couple minytes!
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
TA462 Not only is it Thursday but it is the day of the Nascar Daytona 500 qualifying races. I love watching the Twin 150's on TV and all ready have my Miller Lites cooling AND I got the day off. Be prepared for some drunken Canadian Redneck posts over the course of the day.
Not only is it Thursday but it is the day of the Nascar Daytona 500 qualifying races. I love watching the Twin 150's on TV and all ready have my Miller Lites cooling AND I got the day off. Be prepared for some drunken Canadian Redneck posts over the course of the day.
Train Races TODAY
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Heretofore snowfall this year was measured in 16th of an inch. Today about three inches. Out toward Almont there are 9 inches. Was big traffic accident on the interstate there. It closed all four lanes. Problem: There is no other paved road within 30 miles in any direction.Oh well, they will get it sorted out, they always do.
ROAR
Morning All,
Flo I would love a cup of coffee please. Today I go see the Chiropractor and Dermatologist. Other than that nothing planned. Probably going to see the Seal movie matinee tomorrow.
Lee- I have found age doesn't matter as long as you keep active mentally and physically.
Jeff- I knew it was only a matter of time for the loco.
Inch- Hope tings start going better for you and your family.
Nascar- Although I live in the land of NASCAR the only events I like are the road races. My favorite road sport is drag racing. Yeah I know it's sacrilegious here in Florida.
I agree, I love the Gatorade dual races.
Mornin,, an irish coffee on a damp chilly day please Zoe. Cloudy with off n on rain, windy with a high near 60.
Things been hectic round here, I’ll try an condense it.
It started 2 week ago tomorrow, when I got a call, little broth was in the hospital with irregular heartbeat again [4’th or 5 ‘th time], and his pace maker/defib couldn’t get back in rhythm. He’s home and doing ok now.
Mother’s back been bothering her, Tuesday, she went by the bone cracker. After a couple trips, they’ve decided she has RA in her lower back an neck
Wednesday, we bought a new dish washer [$300] to replace the old one that quit last month.
Thursday morning, Beth went to the hospital, with bad stomach pain. Turned out to be an overran cyst had ruptured. May need to have here baby making parts removed now. At 22 she’s way too young for that.
Since I had kids and Mothers at work and Beth had the van, we couldn’t taker, so Bridgy [sister] took her. They got ready to come home and the van wouldn’t start. Mother called #1 n they went over an got it going [dead battery]. They took Bridgy home and the van died. Called #2 son and he loaded it on the Trailer. Then drop Mother off to get #1’s truck. Had to replace the fuel pump [$140].
Fri. ceiling fan in the kitchen started makin replace me yeasterday sounds. Still have that to do. Can’t complain to much, gave $25 for it 12 year ago and it gets used a lot.
Saturday, they delivered dish washer, we had free hookup and they didn’t bring the right parts. No biggy, I’ve hooked up several. Go over to Terre Haute [was going anyway], get the parts kit, they said would work, and it didn’t and everybody’s close by then. Finally got the right parts at the hardware store and now it works.
Sunday I wake up n the house is cold, the fire had went out on the pallet stove, furnace is turned way down. Turn furnace up, spend hour trying to get the pellet stove, decided the aguar had plugged up. Then decided the auger motor had quit after I got it apart. Monday I found a new one in Mi. [$147 with shipping]. Got it on Friday, didn’t get a chance to mess with till Sat. It fit just fine, but they had changed the wiring, didn’t have the right connectors here, so anther trip. Got it going the last Sunday morn finally.
Last Sat. I had a doc appointment, Bronchitis, 3’rd time this almost winter. Got 2 scripts, doing fine now.
Mother got up sick Mon. stomach flu,, doing betters now.
Things do seem to be improving now, other than Kc’s didn’t go to school today, stomach bug of some kind. I’ve got a VA doc appointment this afternoon, just a normal 6 month checkup.
Well best gets moving Yazee’s up, Roary is stirrin and this is getting too long. I’ll get back in with some good news laters. Thoughts n prayer for all those in need, hope ya’ll has a gooden
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Good morning. It's 65° and cloudy with patchy fog. The high will be 82° and there's a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon increasing to 30% tonight.Very odd weather for late February. It should be quite a bit cooler, instead the a/c was going at 5:30 this morning.I didn't sign off last night due to some nut going off the road and smacking into a utility pole. He didn't take the pole down but he sure blew the dickens out of a transformer. That boom was heard for miles. Today will see more clean-up work on the layout for as long as I can stand being on my feet, which isn't long. So the work will have to be done a bit at a time. If I have time I'll paint out the PRR keystones on the Frankenstein U25C I pieced together yesterday and see about getting some L&A decals on it. You didn't think it was going to escape did you?
Good Morning
We be getting snow flurries ending this morning then going up to 45F later on today.
I'm going to get a few things done later on this morning then, in the afternoon, go to the HD and pick some stuff up for the front entrance...wood trim is so much fun....
Greetings from Bradley Intl Apt,
Waiting on the flight to Baltimore, then on to West Palm. I hate rushing and can never predict traffic so we are massively early as usual. The only times I cut it closer we end up stuck in a backup or sommat.
Spent some quality cleaning last night as from here on it'll be little or no progress to the end of the year what with my schedule. I can almost see the w..kbench again - the layout - not so much. Maybe while I'm on the road Ray can come down and clean for me - he did such a great job on his own I'm just sure he'll want to show me how it's supposed to look!
I see both Terry and Lion need fast and slow clocks.. Fast clock for the schedule and slow clock for enough time to make the runs. Nice Lion has the ability to hit a button walk off and then resume in the same place without resetting everything.
Galaxy - hope you feel better soon or at least that the pains moderate enough for you to make it to the next doctor visit.
Todd - maybe you should check around for other projects she's planning before you show her what a big strong woodcraftsman you are? Repeat after me: Gee honey i'd love to do the shower but I'm hopeless with those tiles and wood just won't hold up... Worth a shot?
I'll just get my coffee now and check in later. When things calm down........ J.R.
Good Morning All,
Bob Happy belated birthday! 96, is that sea monster years, if so that means you’re only 26 in human years, right?
Misty rain last night resulted in frozen car doors this morning.
I just turned 45 in December so I’m trying to figure out if I’m in the middle of the age group here or closer to the younger end of the scale…
Good Morning!! Coffee and a breakfast burrito please. Thank you.
Mornin David how are … oh, what happened to you? Ah. I see. I thought that was just an expression. Didn’t think it’d actually fit. Good thing he wasn’t w**king on the G scale
Occasional rain, mainly before noon. High near 53.
Curt- No, unfortunately not my daughter, friends of mines’ daughter. Engaged actually.
Bob- yesterday!
Floor Wars Williamsville: Phase….I lost track - Still waiting on the cabinets. They should be here next week. Brenda has now decided that I can make a wall shelf unit for her cookbooks on the opposite wall the cabinets will be on. She says I am an excellent woodworker and I would probably make a better unit than could be bought. She also makes it sound like I’m the strongest man in the world when the garbage needs taken out to the curb too so I don’t take much comfort in her praisings.
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.
Yoko Ono
Good Morning!!!
Today is Thursday, February 23, 2012!!!
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.
TIPTON
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Evening Fellow Dinners!
Flo, beer please. By the way, have your ordered the cake yet? Needs to be here Friday the 24th. Hint.
Work Front Neil the D M was in the shop today, lets just say it was not overly up lifting. About the best thing he said to me was The shop is the best of the worst area in the company. Well I did not get fired, and that is a plus, I guess.
Well, time t watch NCIS on CBS.Com.
Latter Ken
I hate Rust
Not much happening this way tonight and getting ready to hit the sack.The only thing I did MRR wise today was to trim the ends on 6 pieces of flex track and drilled nailholes in them. I have the Dermatologist tomorrow afternoon and thats it for the plans.
Seamonster-
CN Charlie- Thats great getting the chance to go to Africa.
JR- Good luck racing and have a safe trip.
Good night everyone.
Good Evening All,
We fly out tomorrow and today I was able to catch up paperw..k and do a couple of other lower priority things like repairing all the extension cords that have had the ground plug ripped out. Haven't caught anyone doing it yet but I had to replace a half dozen of them. Of course one needs to cut the entire plug off and renew the whole plug. . On the plus side with the 53' trailer out of the shop until next Dec we have a floor back and space to move.
David - it's dead easy figuring out why Jeff took two wrecks and made one. Rather than just binning everything that doesn't function correctly and is out of date, Jeff took it all apart and made a usable piece out of scrap. The U25 is a cool piece (last new loco style the New Haven bought). The satifaction of making a usable locomotive out of junk is inestimable. Of note, the trucks from a lot of the Alcos were interchangable with the GE units and have been a blessing for people in the 1:1 scale world trying to get parts for 1st generation power.
Wish we'd hear from Ulrich. I'll catch y'all later. J.R.