Good Morning...and a happy Easter to all
Sunny and 55F today...
It is a really quiet morning out here ...birds singing..Spring clicking away in here...the flowers are out..well...kinda.
Friend seems to be hanging in there..we were there yesterday..did not get back till late in the evening..they suspect MRSA....
to all needing it....
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 morning. It's 59° and clear. The high will be 78° and it'll be partly cloudy.Woke up with a headache but the cloud in my head is gone. To give some perspective so you can understand, my aphasia started in 1962 after a bout with meningitis caused significant damage to parts of the brain. My speech and hearing were both significantly effected. My hearing was and still is scrambled. That's never changed. The issues affecting my speech and writing lasted until 1977 then just went away for twenty-three years. In 1984 the speech and writing problems returned for a short period then just vanished again. In 2000 another recurrence that lasted a week. Seven years in the clear then another short recurrence then five more years in the clear. That brings us to 2012 when as you know another recurrence took place. It may be over, I don't know. I hope it is. You have no idea what kind of hell this is. I don't mind telling about this because it's in my records available for anyone to see.Now, plans for today include working on the SD27J. It still needs two air tanks and there's a part right behind the cab that's missing. I'll have to scratch-build that too. Front handrails are gone, nothing I can do about that. I also need to replace the couplers on the U30EM645. It has those plastic knuckle things that are good for nothing but causing nightmares, uncouplings and derailments!
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! from Tipton IN.
TIPTON
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
GOOD MORNING!!!
Today is Friday, April 6th, 2012!!!
Today is GOOD FRIDAY, the day He was Crucified, for those who believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
Have 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!
Ken - it must be around 1 am in your neck of the woods. Boy, if I stay up that late (or early), I´d be dead next morning!
It is Good Friday today, and all is calm and quiet outside. Temperatures fell to - 4C last night, so that might be a reason.
Stay safe!
Morning Folks!
I am still up? Boy I will be paying for that Friday.
Ken
I hate Rust
Happy Easter folks...
I've been installing fascia boards on my layout today.
Whilst tidying up the top of the layout I noticed about 6 trees have shrunk in size. It appears something has eaten the foam on the trees. Has anyone had that happen before?
I plan to make approx 1 dozen trees today to plant on the river module. I may even start ballasting the track. I've also decided I will ballast the yard tracks with cinders and also put a few small shrubs etc and will most likely install a small profile blue backdrop mainly for when I take photos on the module.
I will add a photo later on.
Back to the layout.
OzJim
James, Brisbane Australia
Modelling AT&SF in the 90s
Evening Folks
Flo, Beer Please.
Just a quick hello, got home late tonight.
Today got around pickup problem with Atlas U30M-R-EM-645, hmmm, shorten that U30EM645. Did hardwire mu consist with Atlas H24-66. U30 has now eightteen maybe twenty wheel pickup. Both perfect match run well together. Bachmann motor control. DCC address 201, H24-66 cab#. Running three decoders on this. U30EM645 Bmann motor control. H24-66 Bmann motor control Digitrax light control. Digitrax has spinoddle popped motor circuit working lights only MARS front, 2 strobe rear.Bored everyone enough. Good night.
Evenin' folks!
Janie, just a decaf and a seat by the stove. I am chilled a bit tonight....
I figured out that what I thought was some allergies is most likely a virus of some kind.... Tossed and turned and couldn't sleep for a couple nights with a dry cough. Thought it might be asthma. Last night I slept pretty well, but was up 5 times visiting the little room at the end of the hall and every time I got up I was drenched in sweat. Blood sugar has been up a bit as well for the last 3 days. Took my temperature this morning after breakfast and sure enough... Low grade fever.
So I pretty much just laid low today except for splitting one more wheelbarrow of wood and vacuuming the dining room/office rug didn't do much. Should have gotten my haircut and gotten my allergy shot today, but both can wait until tomorrow.
I started another left hand turnout tonight just to pass a little time in the train room.
Hope each of you has a great evening!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Evening All,
Flo could I have a cup of coffee please.
Well I tried connecting the new printer. Does anyone want to guess how it went? MOH had everything completed in about 30 minutes. I know I started it or her
Went to the LHS and found a Walther's gondola that will work and ordered 2 more, Each hold 6 DD-1's (LCL). Lee was kind enough to cast the containers and paint them for me. I tried decaling them but the decals are so small I couldn't do it. I may try rub on decals at some point to see if I can do that. Lee also cast stacks of wood and junk gondola loads for me.
Chris- I will have to go back and take photos of the truck. Sorry I wasn't thinking about that at the time.
Prayers for all those in need.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/curtwbb/
CURT: Did you happen to get a better shot of THAT shiny red fire engine??? *drool*
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood afternoon. Thought I'd pop-in, say hello and things, so "hello and things."
Best wishes continue for all in need, have a good and SAFE day everybody.
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Afternoon,
Since we are in Florida this month I went out and took a couple of pic's of my home town station (now a small museum). It used to be on the ACL route.
Jeff- I would expect your Mother to be in the Hospital at least 2-3 days. I sure hope she continues to improve.
Cederstrand ***Jeffrey, looks like you need a crane crew on the RR asap. Got two. On loan lake commission. Pushed hard (for me) yesterday and have been paying for it since. Won't be doing much today. Same here.
***Jeffrey, looks like you need a crane crew on the RR asap. Got two. On loan lake commission.
Pushed hard (for me) yesterday and have been paying for it since. Won't be doing much today. Same here.
Strong coffee in a APACHE RAILWAY mug, please.
***Jeffrey, looks like you need a crane crew on the RR asap.
Pushed hard (for me) yesterday and have been paying for it since. Won't be doing much today.
Healing thoughts to those in need.
Cheers! Rob
Thanks for prayers. Mother doing better this morning. Complaining about snigspopple excuse for food.
Ray: Aphasia hopefully not get worse but has been worse years past. Went through nine years special schools because of speech/hearing problems cause of. This time mild case. Can't remember words drop small words mix up words make long sometimes nonsence sentences, have hard time telling words righ wrong. Special schools today not hard finding. Back 60s hard finding one. Family members understand wait while get sentences together.
Chilly Thursday To You.
Flo, coffee please.
High today 57 degrees. While not cold, after all the mid 80's day's we have had it does seem pretty cool. Wife turned on the heat this morning.
Watching Band of Brothers and selling tires is starting to effect my dreams! Last night I had a dream that I was in WWII and was trying to find some LT 265/ 70/ 17 tires?
With some luck I may have 3 days off in a row! My normal days off are Friday and Saturday, we will be closed Sunday for Easter. Could I be that lucky?
Jeffery, hope your Mon is getting better.
Curt, nothing wrong with having a Chevy.
Hello everybody
Working on my warehouse for my Grain Co-op. Its has to be grafted to the rest of the Elevator so a little bit of planing and kitbashing needs to be done. Last night I had the elevator on the dinner table and my older brother accedentaly knocked the scratchbuilt elevator leg/pipes so I have to put that back together.
Well back to building and listening to Music
"Mess with the best, die like the rest" -U.S. Marine Corp
MINRail (Minessota Rail Transportaion Corp.) - "If they got rid of the weeds what would hold the rails down?"
And yes I am 17.
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, just a raisin bran muffin w/ real butter and a cup of dark roast coffee for me.
Dark, gloomy morning here in the Finger Lakes at the moment. Currently 36°F with a predicted high around 44° later this afternoon.
Have to visit the barber today. Gotta get looking good before Easter you know. Don't want to scare the Easter Bunny! Depending on the weather I hope to get more wood split from the pile that has been sitting in one of my driveways all winter. Need to get it done so nobody complains about the pile. Will be giving away some speaker monitor stands to a freind who directs and plays in a local Jazz orchestra (yep, big band). he is also a model railroader, so I'm sure he will check oput the progress down cellar while he is here.
Need to at least vacume the place before he comes over. Right now I'm embarrassed to have anyone see the place.
Jeffrey, hope your Mom is doing better and the aphasia doesn't get any worse!
Later!
Morning All,
Slept in late today (9 AM), usually up at 8 on my off days. Going to run to the LHS, then MOH wants me to hookup the new wireless printer. That's a good one. I will give it a try but I'm sure she will end up doing it. Technology is not my friend.
Jef and Barry- Hope your Mother and friend are doing better today.
I will see you all later.
Morning.
Did some shopping for a new vaccuum belt. Now if it fits and I get the vaccuum back togetehr again...if not hafta buy a new vaccuum...
Jeffrey- that aphasia thingy sounds {looks} nasty from your typing. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF!!!
for those in need, and for Jeffrey's MOM...! Prayer candle is lit....{It's a thankless job, but someone's got to do it}.
Good morning. Wind Chill: 64°F Humidity: 100% Dew Point: 65°FSo Far TodayHigh: 66°F Low: 62°F Gust: 7mph WNWHigh: 82 Partly cloudy. 20% chance showers/thunderstorms early.Thunderstorms may have damaging wind/large hail early.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nothing scheduled. No storms yet. Weather guesser full pigeon dip! Will try making new airtanks to replkace lost ones SD27J. Other lost pieces don't know may replace. Damaged bad when fell last year.
Good morning, Chloe. A large black coffee before heading to the pool.
Jeffrey, Sorry to hear about your mom. Hopefully, they have her stabilized by now. Watch yours while your are stressing about her. Don't knock those stubborn Aries people. Oh yeah, I like your new loco.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Morning...
Sunny and a high of 55F expected...
Have an appointment this morning with doctor about some tests need done..more poking and prodding again...
Got phonecall from friend's wife that he is doing ...that was all...I guess he is stable, for now...
Jeff: Hope things go well with your mother...as for aphasia thing, you still make perfect sense to me...take care...
Garry: I never had any cake.......now, if you asked about the ribs and such...weeeelllll....
Today is Thursday, Aphrodite {April} 5th, 2012!!!
ENJOY your day!!!
Make it a good one!!!
Old English April(is)Latin AprilisEtruscan ApruGreek Aphro, short for Aphrodite.
Aprilis had 30 days, until Numa when it had 29 days, until Julius when it became 30 days long.
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty. She is identified with the Roman goddess Venus.
Hi Gang,
Doesn't sound like a few of you had very good day today. Hope for a better one for you tomorrow.
We are having three new basement windows installed on Friday, so I spent the evening tonight doing some prep. work to save them a little time and me a little money. Hope that goes well.
Did run a few trains for a short while and now I am off to the F--T sack to get some ZZZZzzzzssss as I am back to work in the morning.
Hope you all have a great sleep.
Happy Rails to ya and sweet dreams
Johnboy out..............................................and not about..
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Evenin' Folks!
Janie, just a decaf please. I'll go sit in the back by the stove. Going to get a freeze again tonight.
According to the newspaper tonight the local fruit crop should be OK. About 30% of blossoms on some of the fruit trees have been affected, but they always trim off about 30% of the new fruit anyway to get the tree to produce higher quality (larger) fruit. Tonight's frost should not be too bad. just under freezing and only for a couple hours.....
Had a Boy Scout Commissioner's meeting before Roundtable to attend tonight. The Council Commissioner was there to hear reports on all the units from us. I had to report that one of my 2 units is in its death throes! Most likely will not be renewing next fall. Lucky the other one while not as strong a unit (Venture Crew) as I would like seems to be holding its own and may even be growing.
Got home from Roundtable and found a message from an old Dear Friend of mine from when I first started teaching here in Geneva. She and her husband were both members of the Martin Luther King Committee when I first got roped into being on the committee (they were one of reasons I said yes to joining it). She was the Home/School Adviser for the district for many years. You don't show up to school and they don't know why, she will be knocking at your door to find out why! First time I met her, I was sure she was putting me on.... I asked her her name and she said...... "Magnolia, Magnolia Flowers"..... I had to pinch myself not to start roaring and was glad I didn't as that is her name! Became good friends when the Middle School had a picnic out on the lake at the home of one of our science faculty. We ended up out by the lake with a huge bonfire. Bunch of people started signing songs which soon became focused on Black American Spirituals.... Maggy and I started improvising and having a great time. She decided I was alright on the spot. Haven't seen her in well over a 15 years as she and her husband moved back down to South Carolina where they were raised after retirement. Every once in a while we chat by phone. Yacked for close to an hour! The lady is one in a million and I am honored to be friends with her and her husband. They both must be in their 80s by now.
Jeff, hope your mom recovers well and get back to being her old ornery self!
Have a great night!
Didn't feel like cooking tonight, went to Burger King got to go couple Whopper Jrs and onion rings. that was dinner after almost nothing today. handful peanuts and one Bud Lite. Body aching back cramping. Drive was relaxing. Alternator working great. Lights brighten and dim with charge/idle cycles. Didn't happen when old belt was on slipping when charging.Talked with my father about mothers condition. No news. Just home from work, in much same condition as me, tired too.This plimpdoddleslop aphasia kicking my butt, hard to think, remember words, reread sentences several times deleting nonsense hoping what left make sense. Mine recurs, little/no warning from fever or bumping head hard. Aggravating. Could last days, months, years. Hope days. If leave unedited sentence word overflow might be not understood. Doing best possibly can. Patience please. Speech/hearing effected.Atlas SD27J and Bachmann GP38-2 paired together wired for permanent mu simple consist, play well together. Atlas U30M-R-EM-645 having pickup problem rear truck. Kato type drive hate working on those.Good night. See all tomorrow.
Howdy ..... I'm glad so many of you are in the April Diner! ...We're having a great week with all the visitors here!
Jeff ... Hope your Mom will be okay.
Birthdays ... Hope they were good ones, Gabe, Dennis, Jeff's Mom ... if I got that correct. ... I won't ask for b'day cake because Barry was here, and I doubt he left any for others.
Duke and Jerry ... Good you stopped in.
Cheers, everybody!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU