MORNING COFFEE AND DONUTS!!!
GOOD MORNING!!!
{Bill has provided the date already.}
Smile, and Make someone's 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 All,
Severe thunderstorms tonight, 65F, 81% humidity, Hi today 87F.
Jeff, sorry to hear mom might have to go to a nursing home. One of the NMRA meetings I went to a guy brought in some of his Frankenstein locomotives. One was 5 Gp9’s combined into about 18” long locomotive another one was a double cab SW-2 and he combined a passenger car with a SD-9. When asked why he simply stated he wanted to see if he could do it….
Garry, so I get set up with this friend (Dorothy) of a friend (Ginny) for a blind date and we decide to meet at the Zoo. So I agree to meet Dorothy in the parking lot and I described my vehicle and she informs me she will be driving a white Chevy blazer. So I’m waiting in the Zoo parking lot and this white Chevy blazer pulls in drives past me, slams on its breaks, backs up and pulls in next to my truck. Out of the blazer walks this drop dead beautiful girl, I mean she looks like she just finished a sports illustrated swimsuit photo shoot. I walk up and introduce myself and we start chatting. I give her the flowers I brought and as we were getting ready to walk into the Zoo I mention that I’m going to have to call Ginny and thank her for introducing us. The girl I’m walking with asks: “Who’s Ginny?” Embarrassed I finally ask her name and find out it’s not Dorothy. The girl asked my name and demanded my phone number and said that she was taking me out to dinner one night this week because anyone with the guts to walk up to her out of the blue with flowers is way more interesting than anyone she has met before in her life. Lucky for me she was a Zoo employee and was arriving for work and she excused herself. So after a few moments I see another white Chevy blazer pull in and park. This time I just stood next to my truck until she introduced herself to me as Dorothy, Ginny’s friend. I had spoke to her on the phone and jokingly referred to her as a vampire so she had brought me a small container of garlic plants as a joke. We went into the Zoo, spent the better part of a day together and have hit it off ever since. I did go out with the first girl, but she was a few years younger than me and we really didn’t have that much in common, but had a good time.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Ray, they are removing the asbestos from the bridge this month. Once that’s done and whatever inspections need to be done to insure it’s safe to move on the next contractor will move in and start removing the bridge. Right now it looks like it will take until April to remove everything. There is some historical preservation items that need to be saved that will take a little bit of time. I saw the story appeared in 11 newspapers around the country yesterday.
MORE Morning Coffee!!!
TA462 galaxy Now , If they would just reinstall the post counts and date joined, that would be nice. I'm not a fan of post counts. Too many people take to much pride in racking up there post counts with useless posts. As the great Big Boy(Elliott, the reason this thread lives on) once said to me, it's not the number of posts you make but the number of quality posts that you contribute. I agree though, the joined date would be nice to see. They are working on fixing both from what I understand.
galaxy Now , If they would just reinstall the post counts and date joined, that would be nice.
Now , If they would just reinstall the post counts and date joined, that would be nice.
I'm not a fan of post counts. Too many people take to much pride in racking up there post counts with useless posts. As the great Big Boy(Elliott, the reason this thread lives on) once said to me, it's not the number of posts you make but the number of quality posts that you contribute. I agree though, the joined date would be nice to see. They are working on fixing both from what I understand.
A person who joined 10 years ago and only has 25 posts doesn't exactly mean much. It may mean that he {or she} had 25 of your "quality" posts, but May not use this forum all that much. That doesn't help me much if i have a question and he is less than likely to answer and can't be reached for Q &A.
Someone who has 10, 000 posts in 6 years of being here frequently may have seen, heard, read or DONE the things that answer my questions. So he may have the answer to my question and are more likely to post an answer quicker than If I wait for the crickets to subside from Mr. 25-poster while waiting.
So a year of joining doesn't tell you much on how often he is at the forum alone. Neither does 10, 000 posts, but I will take the frequent visitor to the forum who may have my information.
And who are you to determine if a post is "quality" or "of value" to someone? Only the receiver of the information can determine if there is sufficient value to the posts he/she/it reads here. The ones that are not can be skipped. The ones that are of value to them may mean the world to them.
Heartland Division CB&Q Howdy ... Galaxy ... Have you heard from Ulrich?
Howdy ...
Galaxy ... Have you heard from Ulrich?
No, I have not., that is what worries me. so right now I don't know. I know he was possibly facing something, he could just be not wanting to participate right now, you know how he "drops out". At any rate, as soon as I DO hear from him..that is he issues me a "statement" to pass along...I will pass it along to you guys. HE ALSO does NOT want anyone to worry over him and fuss {you guys know how he hates that}, but he will welcome your prayers and well wishes form this side of the pond!!!!
Speaking of Prayers.. The prayer candle is Lit for those in need...!
well, off to a good day I hope you all have one too.
Good Morning!!!
Double BBQ bacon cheeseburger with Swiss cheese, an order of onion rings and a Dr Pepper please. Thank you.
As I look at the radar, if we don’t get some rain……God is mad at me or someone around here.
Happy Anniversary (yesterday) Charlie!!! Glad you stuck around.
Only thing I can say about up/downgrade of sight, is I can’t just jump to page….say 23 of the diner. But I can click on that arrow and backup a pa…..wait. IIRC, if we only progressed a couple three pages in my absence, then I coupld go to that page. If there were more, I had to do the same thing. BUT! This one I have to do it anyway over five pages.
Garry- Why yes there are a couple good Italian restaurants. Great food I hear as long as you don’t try and talk to the staff.
OK, yesterday Brenda sent me all over town, well actually to Lowe’s and Menard’s which are right across the street from each other, but it’s my story and I’ll embellish it as I please, like 4 times from the phone. She had picked out a mirror, and a vanity light, one from each place. Problem was, she didn’t remember which place had what. BUT that didn’t stop her from telling me which was where until I exhausted my search and called only for her to realize after telling me I can’t miss it, it’s got to be right in front of your eyes, are you even looking? Then a photo of the area sent to her to prove it wasn’t there, prompted a call that went like….” That display doesn’t look like the one I saw the light in. Must have been at Lowe’s.” Similar fiasco over mirror but this time a Lowe’s employee didn’t know there were TWO mirror display areas, so his offer to help, only caused me a “she did it again” trip back to Menard’s, a phone call, and a “no the mirror I wanted was hanging on a cage looking door thing”. Menard’s has no hanging mirrors on display……….Back to Lowe’s. Strolled two aisles past the mirrors to the bathroom shower section and low and behold……mirrors. Yes the one she wanted was in stock. Surprisingly enough.
NEEDless to say I got very little done yesterday, but she didn’t either. I had a Church meeting and she was gonna start painting the bathroom this loooovely shade of Rare Orchid. Now she just loves to paint. She says it’s something she can do to help. Problem is I can’t do anything else while she paints because she calls for me every 5 minutes because she can’t reach something. Needs the tray refilled or needs something moved. Anyway, when I returned, several hours later, she had not painted a thing. Daughter came over, then her favorite show Criminal Minds came on so ….. I shall start trimming out momentarily. Maybe.
Ya’ll have a good 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.
Good morning. It's 80° and already feels like 87°. Humidity is 90%. It'll be mostly cloudy with a small chance of rain. The high will will be 94° with an index of 106°.The parish is out here doing road work which should have be done years ago. But it is finally being done, or at least most of it. They're making plenty of racket and having a high old time doing it.Early this morning I made a short video showing the newly rebuilt FP7 in action. The howl as the locos pass the camera is from the Atlas GP40 on point. It's all original with the exception of the body which is Bachmann. The motor in it is on the way out and will have to be replaced at some point.Click here for the video.No plans for today except for cleaning up my work area a bit. The work of the last couple of days has made a real wreck of it.
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
It's been a while since I stopped in to socialize. *Grabs his cup of Coffee*
Morning Gentlemen.
Don - Specializing in layout DC->DCC conversions
Modeling C&O transition era and steel industries There's Nothing Like Big Steam!
Morning Folks
Flo, Coffee to go pleases.
Off again today and have to go back to the VA Hospital. Yesterday I took 2 classes at the VA, one on eating right for diabetic's and the other one on foot care.
Today I will have a 1 on 1 consult with a RN about being diabetic and then see the Surgeon's. They want to see how the toe is healing.
Well, I got to get going.
Ken
I hate Rust
Morning All,
70 right now with an expected high of 101. Last night around midnight we had a rare thunderstorm. It cooled things down a bit and we could really use the rain. The floor in my bedroom of course could not. As I hit the sack around 10:45 by the time I woke up from the thunder, the rain was coming in my bedroom window and soaked the carpet. Oh well It dried out already.
The developement that we live in is the last inhabited area for about 13 miles south, and we are on the extreme south end. This area is famous for its wild horses, and we get quite a few in the early morning hours eating our grass. I do not mind too much, but the horse poop is something else. Yesterday I noticed a city street cleaning truck in the neighborhood, but he seemed to be avoiding all the piles of horse droppings in the street. I wonder what he was cleaning
Report from oncologist on my wife is, she has a very rare form of Lymphoma, only about 20 cases a year in the US. Preliminary treatment will be 5 drugs administered every three weeks for about six months. BUT hewants us to go to Stanford med center for a consult first. Sometimes docs are a pain.
Early shift today, so should be home around 6:00
Jeff I know it is tough for your mom to be going to a nursing home, but sometimes it is the best for care.
Have a good day everyone.
Paul
Living in Fernley Nevada, about 30 miles east of Reno, also lived in Oregon and California, but born In Brooklyn NY and raised on Long Island NY
pascaff*Jeff I know it is tough for your mom to be going to a nursing home, but sometimes it is the best for care.
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a short stack of blueberry pancakes real NYS Maple syrup, bacon, and some dark roast coffee in my R&GV RR mug.
Currently 75°F under mostly sunny skies here in the Finger Lakes region. The high will be 83°F, give or take a few degrees with some passing thunderboomers tonight which I plan to sleep through.
Caboose hobbies finally has the railbars I have been waiting for for the past 4 months in stock.... Or so it says at their website... I just ordered 20 packages to have enough to finish all the trackwork on the layout.... Any bets on whether they actually have that many or not?
Meeting at the Museum tonight.... We have to take care of business you know. Meaning riding the trains. We also should have a photo shoot of the 45 tonner out along the line.
Hope you all have a great day!
72.99
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
howmus Caboose hobbies finally has the railbars I have been waiting for for the past 4 months in stock.... Or so it says at their website... I just ordered 20 packages to have enough to finish all the trackwork on the layout.... Any bets on whether they actually have that many or not?
I guess I'm getting slow in my old age, but I just noticed that where any of us are from is no longer available. Or am I just not looking in the right place. I was always interested where we were all from.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Afternoon!
Chloe, I'll have the Turkey Club Sandwich (remove the tomatoes please), French fries w/ gravy, and a glass of lemonade please.
tcwright973 I guess I'm getting slow in my old age, but I just noticed that where any of us are from is no longer available. Or am I just not looking in the right place. I was always interested where we were all from. Tom
Yep! One of several "improvements" they made. What really does irk me is that the text of the post you are replying to is cut off and doesn't wrap around like it should.
Jeff.... Wrong! They only had 6 packages in stock! At least I do know that Details West are getting them made again. Probably lost their supplier in China when Botchman bought up the factory.......... Six is better than none I guess.
Gotta go start making the mold.
Later!
72.92
Well it’s official: I don’t care for the new forum. I don’t mind change when it improves on something but it seems we lost function ability and didn’t really gain anything that we end users can see.
Galaxy, normally you can have quality or quantity, not often do you get a quantity of quality.
Paul it might be a good idea to go the extra distance to get the right treatment option the first time. Then again every doctor I’ve met admitted to be still practicing medicine, evidently only the retired ones are no longer practicing at medicine.
Tom, I’m conveniently located between NYC and Chicago in the sprawling metropolis of Euclid, OH.
Cleveland, OH is a suburb of Euclid……
tcwright973 I guess I'm getting slow in my old age, but I just noticed that where any of us are from is no longer available. Or am I just not looking in the right place. I was always interested where we were all from.
howmus Jeff.... Wrong! They only had 6 packages in stock! At least I do know that Details West are getting them made again. Probably lost their supplier in China when Botchman bought up the factory.......... Six is better than none I guess.
Afternoon folks!
Chloe, can I get refill on the lemonade please?
Jeff, they will be spaced every 39 scale feet on the viewable side of the rail. They are only there for detail. I do often use a rail joint as the starting point for them and people won't notice unless they really look carefully what it really is after the rail has been rusted. Just got an email saying they are already packed and ready to be mailed. Should get them early next week.
Lee, I've driven through Euclid several times on my way to my son or my sister's house. Not really much to see there from route 90.......
72.93
Hi guys,
First time I have been in since the switchover. Little different looking.
I don't think I have done a thing with the model railroad this summer ( usually work on something but haven't this year ) I have been spending alot of time on my mountain bike hitting the trails and enjoying my bike, haven't enjoyed the heat though. We have had rain now for three straight days and calling for more today which is good as its been very dry this summer. I hope it rains tomorrow morning so I can hit the trails as I love riding in the rain. Well I have to get going, were going to the mother in laws at 4:00 for steak dinner and have to get there house keys as I will be cutting there grass next week.
Afternoon Tea and crumpets
Well, I was out of my pain pill script and I got so caught up in getting a new one from my Primary Care Dr. tat I plum clean forgot all about the Pulmonologist Breathing Appointment!!!
THen, when I called, they said they were worried cause i didn't show, but were glad to know I was "all right". I rescheduled for tomorrow afternoon. Now as long as remember that appointment!!
Not much else. Pain from grocery shopping yesterday is what ails my back. And without my pain script, i feel it. Even with the script, I feel it. So NO other chores for me, save cooking dinner.
Dinner will be Roast Beast smothered in KC Masterpiece Steakhouse marinade, smashed taters, steamed zucchini and Broccoli. YUM!
Hmm spell check doesn't recognize "pulmonologist". Oh well.
Have a GREAT night!!
The Prayer Candle is Lit for those in need....
Today I'm working on another Atlas GP40, the one that was in this mornings video. This one won't have any flywheels for the simple reason that I don't have any that are compatible. Like the FP7, this will be a project using parts from several manufacturers. Namely Atlas/Life-Like/Athearn/Bachmann. The frame and trucks are Atlas, the body is from Bachmann. That was easy. A couple of the shaft couplings are Proto 2000 (Life-Like) and the rest of the shaft components are Athearn. The photo below shows my progress at this point.
Coffee- please. AH Yes, Another DISimprovement. Darn, if it ain't broke, DO NOT fix it.
Jeff- You never cease to amaze me/us.
Galaxy- I've been in the diner since it started. I have under 1900 posts. Of those,only a few have really been of help to others. I know CAPE JIM and LEE have started PUSHING their track cleaning cars per my post.
As for all the aches and pains put forth here, I offer up my Prayers every night and again in the morning as I give thanks for another day helping others.
Ken- Pay close attention to the DRs.. I have seen people go from losing a toe to losing both legs.
Flip
T O P. Dusting off the card. Vinnie, it's a good one. Enjoy folks.
Evening All,
Finished a supper of tube steak and french fries. Sitting here drinking a cup of coffee now.
I recieved my BLI NW-2 today and it's great. I ran it for about a hour with out issue and weathered it. I also ran a mini ops with it picking up all the coal cars at the mine, runnning around the layout then droppping them back off at the mine.
I am seriously considering removing the Tortoises on 6 turnouts that I can reach easily and put in ground throws instead in a effort to simplfy the operation. Several of them I have never been able to keep them throwing consistantly. As you can imagine this causes frustation.
Has the way we post pictures changed? I have been trying and I can't get it to work. I keep getting a pop up screen for pasting a word document.
Jeff- Good job on the current project.
Ray- Look forward to photos on your building progress.
Garry- Glad you are doing well enough to travel. Have a great time.
Phil- Pushing seams to work better than pulling, just make sure nothing else is on the track
Phil- I remember the cleaning car discussion and I tried it this last time and it seems to work better, but you forgot to say make sure the track is clear of other equipment.
Ken- Hope everything goes well at the VA.
Jeff- Great job on the current construction project.
Ray- Look forward to seeing more progress photos.
Garry- Hope you continue to do well. Enjoy your trip.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/curtwbb/
fec153 As for all the aches and pains put forth here, I offer up my Prayers every night and again in the morning as I give thanks for another day helping others.
I always check out the others in the handicapped spaces as I get out with my cane in hand, and when i hobble back to the vehicle. I am amazed at some and disgusted at others, but never fail to pause to reflect their pain or disability may not show. SOmetimes I get bad looks until I get out and hobble off with my CANE in hand.
I am ever thankful that I only have "x" amount of pain and disability, and do what I can to help others who are worse off than I.
Maintaining a "prayer candle" is an extension of MOH"s {My Other Half} Ministerial duties, so it is no problem. A candle is lit, and a prayer for someone specific or a general prayer for health and wellbeing is said over the lighting of the candle. Needless to say, if we go out or nap or so,the so do the candles go out.
It is amazing the comraderie a group of cranky, crotchety and cantankerous old men {and toss in a few young'uns too} can have stemming from one thing..a love of trains, and in particular their models. This is a wonderful site and the Diner an integral part thereof. I did NOT come in here long ago as I thought this {and the former Beer Barn} were "members only" groups. Until I wondered in out of final utter curiosity and hung around awhile. THen I "joined".
I actually think I like the new version. I have adjusted to it quicker than the old one when IT came online. I was not surprised that a 2 day offlining did come with a new format...I expected it. At least it is still Free to use!
Have a great night everybody the prayer candle will soon go out as we retire for the night. It will be relit int he A of M.
Curt you are right. MEA CULPA !
Very tired. Only had three w/c people today. Might be a combo of the heat and my age. Anyway, going to get showered and slip off to the featherball. Then again, getting up at 4:30 doesn't help.
Pleasent dreams folks. May Murphy stay away from your layouts.
Goodnight, Flip
Well I got the GP40 wired up for DCC. An old Bachmann decoder is the best I can do for it right now. I definitely need to get a Digitrax decoder into it. I have a DH123 but I don't have a 9-pin harness for it. I just tested the loco on DCC. It creeps with the throttle just cracked. At high speed it goes to warp three and will almost flip off the curves! Too fast! Another problem is that the Bachmann decoder (board type) pushes the shell up and therefore the couplers are too high. Another good reason for getting a smaller decoder into it. Oh, I know the question that's coming. Why don't I use the decoder that was in it this morning? Simple. It fried when the motor kicked the bucket this morning.
Let me try this again.
I figured it out. I have to actually open the picture to get it to work for some reason.
Jeff- Your recommendation concerning Email worked. Thanks.
Hope everyone has a good night and prayers for those in need.
Evening Dinners!
Flo, Beer Pleases.
Today and the VA Hospital. Today was pretty productive compared to yesterday. One of the things I learned was why high blood sugar hurts healing. I all wise thought the sugar just floated around in the blood. It is really carried by Red Blood Cells. When the Red Cells are over loaded with sugar and cannot carry sufficient Oxygen to the cells. Plus the feet are there last stop, so they get very little Oxygen for healing wounds.
I was all so told wrong about how many times I need to check my blood sugar a week! I was told twice a week. I should be checking twice a day. One day in the morning before I eat, then 2 hours after. Next day in the evening before and after dinner. I am to record the readings and after a week call in the numbers. They will then change my med's as needed.
Beer and Blood Sugar. Yes, I have started drinking again and it was easy to do. Reason it was easy is because I went 3 weeks with out a beer. Blood Sugar Levels where just as high when I did not drink as when I did. So if the readings where the same, why not drink? My RN Consular told me people react differently to different foods and drink. She can eat a large Baked Potato and her sugar does not go up. If she eats a 1/2 cup of rices, it sky rockets! My body may handle beer better than some. (I have had plenty of practices) But now with knowing how and when to test my sugar levels, well that may change.
Toe and Blisters. Seems my blister's have turned into Ulcers! When the RN looked at them and told me that I was thinking "Here we go again" I am going to be in the Hospital. Went to see the Surgeons and yes they are Ulcers, but they are not infected and they are healing. They cut away the callas that where forming over them and cut some away from my big toe as well. Boy did they ever bleed! That is a good thing, plenty of health tissue under them!
My Blood Sugar has been very high and may have to go on Insulin. But now that have a team watching what is going on and understanding things better I am 95% sure I will keep my feet and legs!
See you all Friday!
Nice looking loco there Curt.
Calling it a night a little early. I'm tired tonight for some reason.Is there a record for the worlds fastest model loco? Don't know if this can be called fast but it can sure move. Click this line to see the video and don't blink.See y'all tomorrow.