Good morning, Chloe. I will have a large coffee in this back booth,please.
I come in a little late, and look at the activity.
MrB, It's good to see you in here. What projects are you working on these days?
Curt, You are like a hurricane. I can't believe that you have finished the RH/TT area. It is stellar!
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Morning All
Flo, Coffee Pleases.
Go to work today at Noon. While I don't dared it like I did when Larry was there, I still don't look forward to it either. Funny thing when I was not working, I hated not having some places to go?
Todd Apple Vinegar? Do you have a glass everyday? If you do, what did it do for you? I am willing to give it a try, just need to see if we have any.
Gary Pretty much out of good layout pictures. Still have not been able to get my old HP photo suite loaded.
Electronic Cigarettes Wife is wanting to stop smoking and some of her friends have tried the electronic cigarettes and they have worked for them. I know I should quite, better for my health and would be cheaper than real ones! Only Problem? While I hate to say it, one of the reasons I don't want to quite, is the smoke keeps my wife out of the garage! I know that sounds mean, but here only so many up dates I can stand about Dancing With The Stars and American Idol!
I might drop by before I leave for work. Need to see if I can find a local number for the VA that can help me with Bank Of Stupid!.
Ken
I hate Rust
Hi, Sue. I've been around, just not on this thread. I'm working on my carfloat terminal and the surrounding scenery. I'm putting together an old waterfront district, with cobblestone streets and street-running track. I'm using Proto 87 girder rail for that. It's a new process for me, and I'm having a hard time getting trouble-free trackwork even though it's nothing but a simple 18-inch radius curve so far.
We had a great vacation in Italy, flying through Zurich where we took the airplane pictures. We had a nice train ride from Florence to Venice and back, too.
How's your layout coming along?
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good Morning Modelers!
It's 63F and Sunny heading into high 70's and then the bottom should drop out and storms are heading in.
The latest major FIRE is nearly 1,000 acres and growing but so far is still staying away from the homes in the area but evacuation warnings are going out to get folks prepared. Hopefully these new storms don't whip up the flames or start more but only time will tell...
Updated my blog again today with Day #4 of our 5 day mini vacation. Lot's of RR stuff on this day including this Frisco Water Tank
Darren (BLHS & CRRM Lifetime Member)
Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum (DHVM), Railroad Adventures (RRAdventures)
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Just had a 3 way call with Bank Of Stupid and the VA.
VA Rep (Dan Allen) told me they could modified the loan any time they want, the VA would not stop them from doing this. Bank Of Stupid had been telling me the VA would not let them modified the loan till it was 60 days behind!
Reason for this? If I am 60 days + behind, the VA will pay Bank Of Stupid to Modified my loan!
Well, I guess I will have to start the paper work to go into Forbearance again, yep let my self get behind. But this time I know if it is not approved I have to pay the 3 months when I am out of forbearance's.
I am the Larry would love working for Bank Of Stupid!
Sadly news from the FIRE line is that the winds from last night and into today have spread the fire, now at 5,090 acres and growing. One firefighter is listed is injured....
Good Mid-morning
Well I just woke up from a nap. I slept from 9pm to 6am (was still kind of tired), then I napped from about 9am to about 11am. I feel a lot better though.
Still no plans for today. I may wash my car, but I want to I look at the weather to see if it'll rain anytime soon. It's been off and on for the past two weeks.
I'd like to run some trains, but all the E-Z track I have contains no switches. The power-lock track has switches, but has steel rail. IDK how well the Atlas sectional track (no road bed) will work on the new hardwood floor upstairs (Will it sctrach polished solid oak?).
Jeff, Found another one of those connectors you were looking for. Do you still need them?
Ken, I favor small banks over the large ones. The large ones are more likely to do stuff like that, IMO.
Garry, shame that bridge was destroyed. I think it was a rather neat looking bridge.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
Mornin' zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! OK, OK, I'm awake, but just barely.
Zoe, I'll have a short stack of Buckwheat Pancakes with real Maple Syrup and a pot of dark roast coffee served to me in one of my R&GV RR Mugs. Please and Thank You Ma'am!
It is a beautiful day outside here in the Finger Lakes. Currently 57°F with high in the low 60's. Lots of sunny skies and a light breeze. I may decide to mow half of the lawn early this afternoon.
Vincent, you are right about the "Lost" items. Except for those which only show up years later when you least expect them, of course.
Love the plane photos and the bridge work.....
I need to get moving before I fall back asleep....
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Columbian coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please.
Have a good day all.
Cheers! Rob
Good afternoon. It's 83° and sunny. The high is due to be 89°.Had a bad night and didn't get to sleep until the wee hours so slept late. Today I performed preventive maintenance on the Frankenstein trio of F units. That's a somewhat difficult job as all three are permanently coupled and electrically connected to each other. Put any one of them on the track and the other two get power also because they're all connected with jumpers. Getting to the gears in the bottom of the trucks isn't much of a problem as I made sure all the trucks had the Athearn style pop off plates when I built the locos. A small drop of ATF on each axle gear and a drop on the main gear then snap the plate back on. Do that six times and that gets it done for the entire trio. Lubing the worm can be a little more tricky as none of the locos are what they appear to be from the outside. The appear for the most part to be Athearn's but when you get inside you quickly realize you aren't in Kansas anymore. An example is that the third unit has a Proto/Stewart style chassis and Athearn type worm clips. How do you get those clips off? It's tricky but it can be done. The lead unit has a Stewart chassis with Proto trucks. In this case the high sides and ends were cut off the chassis. The lack of weight was made up for by adding a modified Athearn super weight. That simplifies the task of getting the worm clips off enormously. Getting them back on is the trick as the Stewart frame wasn't made with Athearn style trucks in mind and the Proto trucks are simply better made Athearn type trucks. I got them to fit the frame by performing very extensive surgery on said frame, something I won't do again. That was too much work. The middle unit is a real Pandora's box containing parts from seven types of locos made by at least four manufacturers. The ones I remember are Athearn, Proto, Kato and Varney. The Varney part is the metal body shell. It's a tight friction fit on the frame and will make you cuss in several languages while getting it off and back on. It's needed because of the heavy weight. The frame is an Athearn clone made by some other company and the parts inside is real a melange, some of which weren't made to work with the parts they're connected to. The drive shafts will have you scratching your head as you try to wrap your brain around how they're made. Scrap parts, super glue, a Dremel and some ingenuity can go a long ways.
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Afternoon All,
I will try this again. My server disconnected on my last attempt. I got the little people put down so the extension is officially complete. It really feels strange that it is done after waiting for the TT for so long. There is only 1 more thing I want to do on the layout which can be done in a couple of days (add a pond by the farm).
One thing I do need to do is hookup a programming track. I'm going to do a portable one. I have a Digitrax Xtra command station and I have the Program A & Program B connected to the track. I would of thought that the power to the track would come from those connections but evidently not. So am I missing something or do I need feeders from the main power busses to the program track?
Barry- Prayers for your consultation tomorrow.
S. Lion- Is that fire by you? If so, be careful.
Ken- I like the long low nose on the Santa Fe loco. I will show my ignorance and ask it's designation.
Garry- The bridge seems to be going back together much quicker than I expected (probably seems forever to you).
Here is a video I shot of the extension today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEk1YDBMuoc
Everyone take care and prayers for those in need.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/curtwbb/
Curt Webb One thing I do need to do is hookup a programming track. I'm going to do a portable one. I have a Digitrax Xtra command station and I have the Program A & Program B connected to the track. I would of thought that the power to the track would come from those connections but evidently not. So am I missing something or do I need feeders from the main power busses to the program track?
Thanks Jeff.. I guess I need to do some reading in the manual.
I never read that part of the manual myself, only the parts I was fuzzy on. So it didn't get read much. The only sections I refer to on a regular basis are from the decoder manual on CV's for lights, speed tables and addressing/speed steps. I find the Zephyr very simple to use.
jeffrey-wimberly The program A & B wires are all you need. The Zephyr sends power to the program track ONLY when it's needed. The rest of the time the track is dead. If you connect a meter to the program track and set the meter to AC then press PROG then STEPS then CV-RD you'll see the reading on the meter jump up for a second. This is normal.
The program A & B wires are all you need. The Zephyr sends power to the program track ONLY when it's needed. The rest of the time the track is dead. If you connect a meter to the program track and set the meter to AC then press PROG then STEPS then CV-RD you'll see the reading on the meter jump up for a second. This is normal.
JEFF, I'm just a thinking, that sounds much like my DC, Controlmaster 20s.
Just use the A & B wires, (Red & Black ) and the system only sends power to
the track when needed. Lol...
Something old is new again, who would have thunk it ??
Hope you are feeling better. But have a good laugh anyway.
Johnboy out..................................Now which is Red and which is Black ? Where's my glasses...???
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Evening guys
Had a doctor's appointment I forgot about. It went well.
I managed to snag a pair of Atlas GP38s in BN for about 105. Both are decoder equipped. 1 more loco I'm watching them I'm gonna take a break from buying stuff.
Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
Evening Dinners
Flo, Beer Please.
Hum, no comments of Bank Of Stupid? Oh well, I guess at this point nothing they do surprises anyone here.
Work Front More fun for me! Finally Jeff is up to 80% speed and Kevin while not sure of him self is now not totally worthless. So what happens? They go to there stores as Services Writers while I am still stuck as a counter person.
My reward you ask? Today I started training a new person and I am getting a new Services Writer Monday to train? I asked Kevin if Dave has asked me how I did helping him? Kevin said he never even asked by Dave. Guess that is why they give us dark colored paints! So if I pee my self it will give me a warm feeling, but no one will notices.
Today Dave told me to be prepared to work 6 to 7 days straight next week! On the schedule right now, I have 1 day off and Tuesday he has me coming in at 3:00 AM and working till 9:00 PM for 18 hours? Sure hope that is a mistake. If not I am pulling my car into the shop at 3:00 AM and taking a nap till 7:00 AM when we open!
I will be hitting 6000 post here at the site in the few days! I am sure everyone i holding there breath to see if I can catch Jeffery!
See you all later.
cudaken My reward you ask? Today I started training a new person and I am getting a new Services Writer Monday to train? I asked Kevin if Dave has asked me how I did helping him? Kevin said he never even asked by Dave. Guess that is why they give us dark colored paints! So if I pee my self it will give me a warm feeling, but no one will notices.
And if you can catch up to my post count you're welcome to it. I'm working on getting to 20,000 now.
Good Morning Fellow Dinners
Flo, I will take a beer and a pillow.
Far as catching you Jeffery, I will have to learn to type way faster!
Post ores
James, Brisbane Australia
Modelling AT&SF in the 90s
GOOD MORNING!!!
TODAY is Friday, May 18th, 2012!!!
The weekend approacheth!!!
Make Today a Great Day!!! {even you Ken! LOL}
-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.
cudaken Far as catching you Jeffery, I will have to learn to type way faster!
cudaken Today Dave told me to be prepared to work 6 to 7 days straight next week! On the schedule right now, I have 1 day off and Tuesday he has me coming in at 3:00 AM and working till 9:00 PM for 18 hours? Sure hope that is a mistake. I will be hitting 6000 post here at the site in the few days!
Today Dave told me to be prepared to work 6 to 7 days straight next week! On the schedule right now, I have 1 day off and Tuesday he has me coming in at 3:00 AM and working till 9:00 PM for 18 hours? Sure hope that is a mistake.
I will be hitting 6000 post here at the site in the few days!
Ken: Illinois has a "one day rest in Seven" Rule of law {unless employers are granted a waiver like farms where animals need tending to continuously}. Here is the FAQs:
Can my employer require me to work seven days in a row? The One Day Rest in Seven Act, as its name implies, allows for at least 24 hours of rest in every calendar week. A calendar week is defined as seven consecutive 24 hour periods starting at 12:01 a.m. Sunday morning and ending at midnight the following Saturday. Under this Act, employers may ask IDOL for a relaxation of this requirement. If IDOL grants a relaxation, it requires a statement from the employer demonstrating that all employees who will be working seven days in a row are in fact volunteers. For more information, click here. 820 ILCS 140/2 and 8 and 56 Ill. Adm. 220.200 - 220.700. If you click the link it will take you right to here: http://www.state.il.us/agency/idol/laws/law140.htm Now you have some ammo next time they ask you to work on your ONE day off!!! {Unless NTB has applied for waiver which I doubt.} And it sounds as if Dave is becoming "I AM the DAVE" like Larry LOLOLOL! {and will rule and ruin your life!!!} Congrats on your Posting counts!
The One Day Rest in Seven Act, as its name implies, allows for at least 24 hours of rest in every calendar week. A calendar week is defined as seven consecutive 24 hour periods starting at 12:01 a.m. Sunday morning and ending at midnight the following Saturday. Under this Act, employers may ask IDOL for a relaxation of this requirement. If IDOL grants a relaxation, it requires a statement from the employer demonstrating that all employees who will be working seven days in a row are in fact volunteers. For more information, click here. 820 ILCS 140/2 and 8 and 56 Ill. Adm. 220.200 - 220.700. If you click the link it will take you right to here: http://www.state.il.us/agency/idol/laws/law140.htm Now you have some ammo next time they ask you to work on your ONE day off!!! {Unless NTB has applied for waiver which I doubt.} And it sounds as if Dave is becoming "I AM the DAVE" like Larry LOLOLOL! {and will rule and ruin your life!!!} Congrats on your Posting counts!
The One Day Rest in Seven Act, as its name implies, allows for at least 24 hours of rest in every calendar week. A calendar week is defined as seven consecutive 24 hour periods starting at 12:01 a.m. Sunday morning and ending at midnight the following Saturday. Under this Act, employers may ask IDOL for a relaxation of this requirement. If IDOL grants a relaxation, it requires a statement from the employer demonstrating that all employees who will be working seven days in a row are in fact volunteers. For more information, click here. 820 ILCS 140/2 and 8 and 56 Ill. Adm. 220.200 - 220.700.
If you click the link it will take you right to here:
http://www.state.il.us/agency/idol/laws/law140.htm
Now you have some ammo next time they ask you to work on your ONE day off!!! {Unless NTB has applied for waiver which I doubt.}
And it sounds as if Dave is becoming "I AM the DAVE" like Larry LOLOLOL! {and will rule and ruin your life!!!}
Congrats on your Posting counts!
Good Morning! from Tipton IN.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good morning. It's 61° and partly cloudy with patchy fog. The high will be 92° with patchy clouds.Nothing planned for today except to run some trains and watch some movies. Last night my father actually managed to get some information together from the internet. A great accomplishment for him. Problem was he couldn't figure out how to print it. So he calls me and tells me I have to hotfoot it over there and show him how to do this simple task. I told him what has to happen is he has to listen to what I tell him and do it exactly the way i tell him to to. So I go through the simple step by step process with him making sure he does everything right. After a couple of minutes I hear the printer start. It prints four pages and stops. He says that's everything. Now how does he shut everything down? So he gets a quick lesson over the phone how to exit the browser and shut the computer down. Now he's learned a new thing. He's gonna be impossible to live with. Glad I don't live there.
Good Morning
Posta be be sunny and a high near 75F today..right now..plain ol' dull and 57F
Have the consultation to get to later this morning then it will be off to the LHS to see about a couple of tree kits...need something fiddly to work on..as I'm all fiddly now
Ken: I think Galaxy hit the nail on the head...
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 All,
The one day off after 40 hours of work is a Department of Labor Law that applies to full time employees. You also get a 30 minute lunch break every 4 hours during an 8 hour shift. If you’re employed as a part time employee I can’t find anything that says you get a day off. Time off and hours/week is supposed to be in the advertised position for your job.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Morning guys.
I took one of my dogs for a walk this morning. I probably needed the exercise, but those dang mosquitos were out in force. I swear my legs will look like I have hives later today...
I have today off as well. The weather is supposed to be good, so I finally get to wash my Mustang (pics will be taken aferwards) and paint an extra interior trim panel I have for it. My folks rented a 2011 mustang a few months back, and it have a black interior with some silver highlights. I though it looked cools, so I'm collecting extra interior pieces to see what mine would look like with some silver interior pieces. As it sits now it's all black interior, and all silver exterior. If I have any clear gloss left I'll hit my last centerbeam kit that is factory painted. I have 2 undecs I've been using for spares, and I may wind up painting one of them into NP or BN at a later date.
I'll probably call Ashley (the staring girl) later today to see what she wants to do. I'm hoping she'd go to dinner with me, but I think she may have other plans.
Post count: I need 90 to get to 2,000. I type fairly quickly, because I use both hands and all 10 fingers. Just being inactive for 10 months kinda slowed me down. It doesn't really matter anyways.
Labor Law: I ususally work 8 hour shifts and don't get breaks. But I usually only work about 30 hours a week, and I usually get 2-3 days off in a row. Guess I don't have to take breaks? It's never really bugged me (it bugs the crap out of my mother), as I've worked 12 hour shifts without one.
Jeff, Nice looking Trainmaster. I assume it's an athearn? Have you tried sticking the TM drive under an AHM/Rivarossi U25C? I've tried finding the Kaslo shops U25C drive and detail kits to upgrade my U25C to no avail, but the trainmaster truck has the same wheelspacing as the GE tri-mounts...
Good morning. Black coffee for me, and a bowl of mixed fresh fruit.
We're starting the first of a few nice days here, temperatures in the 70s and blue skies. I hope to get out on my bicycle, maybe even take the road bike out one day and then ride the old mountain bike down the even older Bedford and Billerica narrow-gauge right of way the next.
Yeah, I've got my own Bank of Stupid stories. My daughter spent a term studying in Italy. We told the bank before she left that she would be there, and they should expect ATM activity. For some reason, they would only make note of this for 90 days, at the end of which we had to call them again and tell them that she would be there another month. So, when the time approached, I called the Bank and gave them the information. But, no, they wouldn't do it, because I'm not the account owner. I explained that she was in Europe, and didn't want to run up a half-hour of cell-phone charges getting through to a person on their convenient, automated phone system. Nope. No dice. I ended up calling my Merrill Lynch guy, because they are associated with this particular bank and can approach from a different direction. It took a half an hour of a 4-way conference call to deal with this silly little problem.
While wife Penny and I were in Italy, incidentally, we could not get the ATMs to work. We never definitively got the answer, but we think it was a password thing. Most of the European ATMs have only a 4 or 6 character password, and ours are 7 or 8 characters. Remember that if you're going there.