Sue: I was having that problem yesterday morning. It cleared up on it's own later.
cudaken Train Front I hope to get the Santa Fe Type 2-10-2 decoder install done today. Hope I remember how it goes back together!
Train Front I hope to get the Santa Fe Type 2-10-2 decoder install done today. Hope I remember how it goes back together!
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
Morning guys
Still been busy as of late. For some reason I feel like I'm hitting that hiatus most teenagers hit when they get bit by the car and girl bug. The only thing I've done with trains recently is spray some handrails with plastic adhesion promoter and scrub the DRGW F units.
Lee, How'd you get Katje mostly housebroken so quick. Delilah does whine and go to the door when she want to go, but she sometimes forgets. And she still chews on things, she has an affinity for shoes and water bottles.
Sue, It was doing that to me all day yesterday too.
Jeff, do you have any flatcars with out a load, or even a bulkhead flat? There were some bulkhead flats that carried containers.
Ulrich, Happy belated anniversary. Sorry to hear about your aunt
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.
Packer Jeff, do you have any flatcars with out a load, or even a bulkhead flat? There were some bulkhead flats that carried containers.
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a short stack of blueberry pancakes with pure maple syrup, a side order of breakfast sausage, and lots of dark roast coffee this morning.
I see Galaxy hasn't been in this morning.......... Hope he is OK. There are 95,000 customers without power in NYS alone due to the line of storms yesterday, so I hope Galaxy has found someplace cool to sit it out if he is without power. He lives in Tioga County which is right between Chemung County (Corning and Elmira) and Broome County (Binghamton) so there could very well be a lot of damage where he is....
Ken, thanks, but very old news... Got the Dee-gree way back in 1975. For pay scale purposes when I was teaching, I have a Masters plus 15 credits... Never did get to go and spend the $$ to get my PHD... (Piled Higher and Deeper...)
I am sitting here letting the iMac back up the LaCie 2Tb HD to the "Time Machine". It has 436 GB to back up and has been running for about an hour and ten minutes... It has completed about 1/5th. of it. Should be done before the Thunderboomers arrive later this afternoon.
Hope you all have a great and safe day!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
I too hope that Galaxy is OK.
While digging through the cupboards looking for gondolas I found two old Bachmann 50' flatcars. Two twenty-eight foot containers plus two flatcars equals problem solved. One of the flats had two twenty foot containers on it. They got stuffed into an old Tyco gondola. They both fit perfectly and look good there.Scrap iron anybody?There's a bunch of heavy equipment going somewhere.
Howdy Folks!
I know I’ve been remiss in neglecting to stop into the Diner on a regular basis for the past few years, and life seems to have taken over in ways I could not have imagined. In fact, the layout has not seen any action for about the past three years, so don’t feel like I have been singling out the group.
Sad that Ed Murphy has left us, he was too young to have slipped from our tracks, but we all know he is up there having some good chats with the lord and all our train buddy’s! He would always hit me up for recipe ideas and always had some good jokes too!
Trying to make ends meet with all the changes and increased workload in my day job and then with the freelance writing I do on the side, I have not had any time to devote to model railroading. But the good news is our debt will be brought down to just our mortgage and a 401k loan by the end of this year, so about 5 months and counting. Been a rough year for us! In fact, I have not had a pay raise in 4 years, and my salary has been cut by 15%, and Monique is still waiting on a raise for this year! And the cost of living seems to go up every year! My ability to get more frugal by the day is taxing at best!
To help save some $$ I have been making our own laundry detergent for the past year. A 3 gallon batch lasts about 6 weeks, and only costs about $3.00 to make.
Recipe for homemade laundry detergent!
Homemade Laundry Soap
Ingredients
1 bar Fels-Naptha soap
1 cup Washing soda
1 cup Borax powder
1. Grate the Fels-Naptha soap and put it in sauce pan. Add 8 cups (1/2 gallon) water and heat it until the soap melts.
2. Add the washing soda and the borax and stir until it is dissolved. Remove from heat.
3. Pour 8 (1/2 gallon) cups hot water into the pot with the soap stir well.
4. Now add 1 ½ gallons of water and stir.
5. Let the soap sit for about 24 hours and it will gel.
You use ½ cup per load.
Yield about 2 ½ - 3 gallons liquid detergent.
Went to the doctor for annual checkup physical on Monday, said I looked good, but need to lose some weight. Now I am scheduled for my first colon scope next month! Joy!!! Did some blood work too, took 7 vials for various testing, still waiting on results.
Hope all is well with everyone!
Thoughts and prayers for you and yours!
Have a great weekend!
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Good Afternoon All,
Vincent, how old is Delilah? I take Katje outside when she wakes up from a nap and 30 mins after eating/drinking. Praise her if she does something while outside and scold her if she wets in the house not on a wee-wee pad. She likes the praise and runs and hids if I point my finger at her and tell her she was bad.
Ken, for me the calcium deficiency caused issues with my nervous system, the first symptom was loss of short term memory, I caught myself checking the door to the house 3x before I would leave for work or before bed because I couldn’t remember if I checked it and I had just done it. The second phase was a slight bit of depression; just didn’t want to do anything “I don’t feel like it” attitude. My Aunt had the same issue but she wasn’t healthy to have the surgery to correct it, and soon she forgot everything and everyone after 1959. For her and I it was a high calcium count (urine test) and a high PTH (blood test.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Been peeking in here and there, But have to shut down becausr it sounds like there is a nasty storm headed my way.
Samuel A. Kelly
I can draw pictures with my keyboard!
-------- ( It's a worm)
howmus I see Galaxy hasn't been in this morning.......... Hope he is OK. There are 95,000 customers without power in NYS alone due to the line of storms yesterday, so I hope Galaxy has found someplace cool to sit it out if he is without power. He lives in Tioga County which is right between Chemung County (Corning and Elmira) and Broome County (Binghamton) so there could very well be a lot of damage where he is....
Just to let you all know I am safe and sound.
Whew! WHAT a Storm it was! RAY- there was a tornado in Elmira and one in Chemung.ROofs tore off and the obligatory tree-felling of a massive nasty storm!!! WE lost power from 4:45pm to 10:25pm, but lost internet until just about now,so I couldn't do my usual sign on. this am..
At one point, just before the power started wavering on/off it sounded like 100 jet engines on full throttle on the roof!!! I thought for sure a tornado was gonna set down and take me away...MOH at the InlAws was safe though...I wrapped my "man bag" with ID in it around my neck in case I got far flung...by the time they anounced "those in trailers in South Apalachin should seek a strong building for safety" was jsut before power went out and I decided getting in the van and trying to drive SOmewhere was NOT a good idea..so I stay put and prayed to come out safely. COuld NOT see across the street, let alone drive somewhere,so I stayed put and prayed...I know I said that already but I emphasize it now! We are not quite SOUTH Apalachin {pronounced Ap-ah-LAKE-in},but Apalachin was in the worst part anyway, but NOT apparently as bad as ELmira or Chemung! There are still a great number of people -22,000- in Broome and TIoga counties without power. ANd some no idea when they get it back on we are lucky it came on last night.
WEll, I have 31 email to wade through since it piled up yesrterday. SO tata for now..
OH..ULRICH sorry to hear of the passing..will put up a pRayer candle for the passing witha passing blessing by MOH. Prayers to anyone else needing them!
-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.
Calling it a day for now. It was a sad day with my parents, filled with memories, but also tears.
The hottest day so far in my country. Temperatures are expected to drop, as a series of thunderstorms ae marching in on us. Going to be a noisy night!
Sleep well!
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Thanks for the replies all! I'm so looking forward to a nice, relaxing train trip instead of an uptight, rushed plane trip! I believe that the train I'm taking will be The Silver Star from Tampa to Newark Penn Station.
As soon as I get back from New Jersey I'm going to order some benchwork from Sievers and start on a layout finally! I'm ordering the benchwork as I live in an apt. and have no way to build my own. I'll be working in N Scale and my layout will be 3ft x 11ft...I'm looking forward to finally be working on a layout!
Hi All,
evening
Apparently the other "tornado" in Chemung was a lot of hot air.
There was however one confirmed in Elmira, The twister was an EF-1, which had maximum winds of 110 miles per hour. Its path was ten-eleven miles long and lots of destruction in its wake. THere was also a tornado confirmed in Montrose, Pennsylvania, having maximum wind speeds of 90 MPH.
There were apparently over 1000 calls to 911 during the two hours of the storm in Elmira. While a State of emergency is in effect, the curfew has been lifted in Elmira.
Thousands are still without power across the state due to the storm.
Well, we will soon be watching the Olympics opening ceremony..how about you? MOH wouldn't miss it for the world, though the FIL wanted MOH's help and almost made MOH miss it...starts in 25mins.
Dentist trips for BOTH MOH and I. FIllings for both. The dentist is good to us...he is only available on Fridays, but works in my small mouth with care and works standing up as I cannot lay back in that chair...I can tilt my head for him to work in there, but if they put me back in the chair, I can't breathe, and most say breathing is good!! Remember I have a CPAP machine at night to be sure I keep breathing and don't suffocate. MOH is easy to work on witha BIG mouth...LOL don't tell I said that!!!
WEll, Tke care,
ULRICH Prayer Candle for your AUnt is lit with special passing blessing said over it!!!
Prayers for others who need them!!!
have a good night...now if only wecan stay awake for the ceremonies d'olympic!!
Evening guys
Not much going on. Been pretty lax the last 2. That DRGW F9A has been in the alcohol for almost 2 weeks and nothing is coming off. I
Lee, I think Delilah is about 9 months old. She still goes in the house from time to time, but she is getting better.
Evening All,
Just got back from supper and buying a new mattress. Our old one was about 15 years old and pretty much shot. I weathered 4 steamers (Mogul, 2- K4s, M-1b) today and have one more to do next week (I1sa). I have to ask my dad if he wants me to weather his WM 2-6-6-2 and PRR 0-8-0. I like the way they came out but the WPF photos really don't do them justice.
I proved again today what a I can be when it comes to DCC. I was cleaning wheels on the M-1b after weathering without any issues when all the sudden it quit working. Well after about 20 minutes trying to figure out what the problem was which included testing track voltage, reading the instruction manual for startup codes among other things it finally clicked that maybe the QSI board had lost it's long address and now was 03 instead of 6738, and that's what it ended up being. I wish I could be quicker on the uptake when dealing with DCC.
Ulrich- I am sorry to hear about your Aunt and I am saying prayers for your family.
Ken- I am glad your toe is doing better.
Lee- I'm glad the dog training is going well.
Jeff- Nice job with the shipping containers
Does anyone know when Garry is having his surgery?
Hope everyone has a good night and prayers for those in need.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/curtwbb/
Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
Evenin' folks!
Janie, I'll have a cup of decaf to help me relax for a bit.
Going to be a nice night for sleeping around here. Currently 67°F outside with a low tonight of 65°. Air conditioners are off and the window fan will be put in.
I got a bunch of things done today including, Cut the ramp I used to have on the deck (for loading sound equipment kept in the house) so it could be used as a new ramp for the shed out back (The ramp on it is getting to be in bad shape), put the first coat of varnish on thy upper staging shelf, installed about 4 more feet of ties, installed another tortoise assembly under the layout, and almost finished the ballasting of the lower staging shelf. Oh, I also drove over to the town of Seneca Falls to the camera shop to buy a replacement eye piece for the Digital Rebel.
Galaxy, glad to see you survived all the storms unscathed!
Ulrich, very sorry to hear about your Aunt! My prayers go with you and your family.
Prayers for all in need! Have a great night where ever you are....
Ryan! ..... Great to see you! ... Sorry to hear the weak economy is affecting you and Monique. A lot of people are affected. .... Still selling spices? ... Yes, it's very sad about Ed. ... News at this end: I'm having surgery for my heart again in a few days, and I will be resting all of August. ... Almost lost Shelley to a choking accident last month, but I used the Heimlick to clear a bite of steak from her windpipe. It took four squeezes. Scary. Now, she is my "main squeeze". ... Ryan, please have other regulars chime in at the diner if you are emailing them. .. I hope you can find time for a little model railroading. The hobby is a great sanity break from the big bad world. Even a tiny low-budget project can be very rewarding.
Curt .. The surgery is August first, and it will be more extensive than my previous four heart operations.
Ulrich ... Condolences to your family for loss of your Aunt. Prayers for you all.
Sue ... I have not had technical problems with the forum. Did Larry get his paintings to the fair yet?
Barry ... I hope the health situation has improved for you.
Ken. ..... I hope your toe heels.
Glad you guys in the N E made it through the storms okay. We also had storms last evening and lost power here for an hour.
On the layout, I have not done much in recent days. This evening I ran some trains. 2 freight trains with CB&Q F-units, a GN passenger train, and a Burlington passenger train.
Generally, I'm busy doing "other stuff" that needs to be done before August first.
Cheers.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Hey,Just checking in, & hope you are all well, & extend my best wishes!Have one on me, Please! Enjoy!!
I just realized, my modelling effort on this model, may be perhaps, an extension of how I feel lately.. Just like that, yup.. (need a different line of work, so I can model more)!!!!!! [& be happy]!!!
Anyway, I really enjoy the priviledge to share & be part of this community, & also want to say THANKS!!!! You all are really great folks to hang out with, I really enjoy it!!! Thank You!!
Here's a preview of project 'Brooklyn'
Chad: Good Grief!! How did you manage to get my picture?!?!? Good looking start to the project there!
Good Morning...
Still raining here..we got poured on and thundered on all night here...
Going to be doing a few things with my trainroom then of to go to the mall to see a movie..not sure which one though
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/
Thank you!
And Thanks Forward!!!
I ALLWAYS really appreciate your support!!!It keeps me going, through thick & thin!
Much appreciated!
{I'm late as MOH was hogging computer!}
GOOD MORNING!!!
Today is Saturday, July 28th, 2012!!!
The Weekend has Arrived!!!
Enjoy your day!!
Good Morning All:
Silver Spike, it’s good to see you back and good to hear things are doing better for you.
Ulrich, I’m sorry to hear about your Aunt. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Dog training has slipped a little yesterday and today due to the weather outside. Lightning and some good rain showers are keeping us indoors longer than normal. I don’t mind walking the dog in the rain but the lightning is pretty intense. I have to drop the truck off to the shop today to have the starting system double checked. Really need to get this fixed right this time since I really don’t have the cash to dump a ton of money in the truck right now. Hopefully there will be a break in the storm since I have to drop the truck off and walk about 1.5 miles home.
Good Morning! from Tipton IN.
TIPTON
Ryan, It is good of you to stop by. I miss your recipes that you shared regularly. I am thinking about the laundry soap. Does it keep well. The economy has been hard for most. It seems that we are doing more for the same or less $$$$. I am glad to hear that you can see daylight at the end of the tunnel. (To use a railroad term). Don't be a stranger.
Garry, After our run this morning, we take his paintings out for display at the fair. I was thinking about displaying one of my quilts, but the deadline is past.
Chad, Thanks for sharing.
Later, Sue
I BUY!
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Morning Dinners
Flo, Coffee Pleases
Yesterday did not go as planed (there a shocker) Did my IV drips around 9:00 to get them out of the way. Changed the dressing on my toe and it had turned purplish red and looked swollen .Called the travailing nurse and she came and looked at it. She all so thought it looked swollen. Called the VA Hospital and off I went.
5 hours later I was seen by the Surgeon (mix up at the VA, they wanted me sent up as soon as I got there but I was stuck in ER) and was told it looked fine. It did look better? Doc seemed to think maybe it was wrapped a little tight.
Duck Chicken Remember a few months ago I said Sue saw a duck in the backyard? Last night after dinner I was watching TV and Sue took Shaddy out. She came right back in and said the Duck is back! I went out and standing by the pool was a Chicken? Well my wife was not brought up on the farm that is for sure! It came right up to us, guessing it wanted to be feed. I was going to try and catch it, but what then?
Only places I could but the Chicken would be the Garage/ Train Room. Yeah, that's what I need, a mad chicken flying (and other things) around all my trains. So at this point the Chicken is at large.
Jeffery I normally do take pictures of a DCC engine I am taking apart. This one is pretty simple so I did not take pictures. But I all so thought it would only take a hour or so to do. Did not count on having to take the motor out. Should not have a real problem getting it together again. Famous last words!
Lee and Galaxy Thanks again for the information on the Calcium issues. I spoke to Sue about it and asked her to have it checked out. I just hope she does.
Got a little running to do, then back to the 2-10-2. Might even get the Big Boy up and running.
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Morning All,
Sitting here drinking a coffee. Not much happening here. At the club today the club DCC guru is giving a presentation on programing using Digitrax via the throttle and also with JMRI so it should be informative. I need all the help I can get. Of course after the presentation there is free pizza. Win-Win.
Go back to w***k tomorrow but it is my regular 3 day week (40 hours) instead of the 4 (56 hours) that I have been doing. Wednesday I have a Dr. appointment to go over my yearly physical results. I will probably be starting a statin. Joy.
Garry- How long do you expect to be in the hospital? Of course I am saying prayers for you.
Sue- Have fun at the fair. Hope you make a lot off money. Every little bit helps.
Hope everybody has a great day and prayers for those in need.
Good morning.
Chad .... Your GE unit must have a migraine headache.
Curt ... Thanks. Don't know for sure. Hospitals typically kick patients out quickly to go home and rest. Sooner the better in my opinion.
Sue ... Feel free to post pix of Larry's paintings and your quilts here. Have you heard of the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY? It is very impressive. I took my Mom there a few years back. I thought the place would be boring, but I was surprised. Some of the qults were works of art; sort of like paintings made from fabric. If you can find the museum via google, you might get an idea what I'm talking about.
Lee .... How does your dog like T-storms. I've had some dogs and cats who hated them.
Good morning. It's 81° with 84% humidity. It already feels like 88. The high will be 95° but will feel like 110. It will be partly cloudy.Later today, if I feel up to it I'll go and check out the tractor to see what kind of repairs it needs. I'm hoping it won't need a new transaxle. No layout work planned for today.
Zoe, I'll have a short stack of blueberry pancakes w/ real maple syrup, a side order of bacon, and lots of dark roast coffee in a R&GV RR mug, please and thank you!
House is almost cold this morning..... Currently 66°F under rainy skies. We got just over an inch of precipitation over night and it will keep coming down for a couple more hours! I may have to get the lawn mower out next Monday. It is nice to see a green lawn for a change.
Ken, keep a close watch on the toe! You sure it is a chicken? Your other half thought is was a Duck twice. Maybe it is a Goose? You could have a game of "Duck, Duck, Goose" later on....... So, you gonna have fried or BBQ tonight?
Today I have to pack the car for the NMRA Division Picnic at the Museums tomorrow. They let us put up a small display to advertise the Division as long as we are there. So, I will be printing off some materials and making sure i have everything we need.
Hope you all have a great day!