Elliott's Trackside Diner - August 2012

[TMarsh]

Good Morning!!!

Coffee and the Sunday Breakfast buffet please. Thanks

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. High near 82. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Ken- Whoa. And I thought my life was interestingly touchy. Apparently not. If I were you I’da probably not said anything for a few minutes thinking to myself, “did he/she really just say that? No, surely not.” Then just kinda skirt the issue by saying something lame like “uh…, no…. but thanks. I guess. No offense, but I prefer to stay in my own yard. Cheese doodle?” You’re response, however, was appropriate. In my humble opinion that is.

Nothing much planned today we’ll see what really happens.

Ya’ll have a good day!!!!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Been cleaning up the work area here. At least it looks better.

[gear-jammer]

Good morning, Chloe.  Coffee and a cinnamon roll, please.

Nice photo, Ken.

Ray,  You make me feel guilty.  We need to cut more wood before the weather hits.  We have enough cut to fill the wood shed, but need backup in case winter is longer, or we are without power again.  Maybe next weekend will be good.

We went to an Oaks Park in Portland for an office picnic yesterday.  It is an amusement park,  so never a dull moment.  They have a roller coaster that goes upside down.  Woo Hoo!  We  are resting today.

Sue

[cudaken]

 Morning All

 Flo, Coffee Pleases.

 I was up today around 6:15, as much as I wanted I could not sleep. Main thing that got me up is my right hip was hurting. Getting old sucks.

 Have to be at work at 11:00 AM and should get out around 6:00 PM.

 Seems we have some coming are way today.

 My plain for this coming weekend, avoid and keep my mouth shut!

 See You latter. Ken

 

[LSWrr]

Good Morning All:

Jeff your right, at work I’m using IE7 and at home I have IE9 so the forum isn’t very backwards compatible.

Terry, good luck with the wedding.  I haven’t been to Eau Clair but I’ve been to Weyauwega…

Thanks Ken, I guess my blood sugar is running ok, but If start to get tremors it’s time to eat something.

First time posting with IE9 let’s see how it works….

[jeffrey-wimberly]

galaxy

Morning Coffee!!!

No thanks. Coffee makes me jittery

galaxy

Enjoy your Sunday paper and Donuts!!!

Dyslexia prevents me reading much past the headlines. My doctor would kill me if he caught me eating a doughnut.

galaxy

Make it a great day!!!

I can try but no guarantees.

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Good morning. It's 73° with 90% humidity. There's a small chance of rain. The high will be 92° but will feel like 103°.


Nothing happening this morning. Just watching twp GP7's and a GP35 haul a train around the layout. Problem is it's going through landscapes dominated by tools and project debris. Gonna have to do something about that.

The report on my mother is that she's doing well considering the state of her health. She can sit up, feed herself, carry on a conversation, insult the nursing home employees, etc. She is not able to walk very far but is determined to try.

[blownout cylinder]

Good Morning..

All hot hazy and humid for another week or so....86F feeling like 98F today...tomorrow...the next day...

Well, everything is going just fine here..excepting the fact that now I need to get sustenance into me...so...I maybe looking at a few prime rib dinners in my future...

Ray: The last couple of days I was in my studio mixing a few tracks...and checking some archived threads here....

[galaxy]

Morning Coffee!!!

GOOD MORNING!!!

Bill has provided the date

MAKE TODAY SPECIAL!!!

Enjoy your Sunday paper and Donuts!!!

Make it a great day!!!

[james saunders]

553960_10152039969695461_1453524032_n by James Saunders Photography, on Flickr

The layout is gone! To be replaced...

[wetidlerjr]

Good Morning! from Tipton IN.

August 26, 2012 is the 239^th day of the year 2012 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 127 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Nichiyōbi.

TIPTON

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Howdy ...

Ray ... I'm glad somebody did stop an ask if you were okay. There are good people out there. It seems you have many do-it-yourself projects. 

Sam in MS ... "Hi" back to you. Feel free to visit anytime.

TSF ... Good to see you. I suggest you take a little time to pick out a path that is best for you and then stay on it while doing your very best. College is good for you, and don't get discouraged.  Have you picked out a major field of study? .... Your friend at the railroad may have thoughts about working there. I encourage people to get railroad careers if they can. The Railroad Retirement Board pays roughly 50% more than Social Security for retirees. In any case, make sure you are on a career path you like. 

Ken .... You were very wise several years ago not to get involved in goofy stuff with "friends". 

Cheers, everybody. 

[howmus]

Evenin' folks!

Janie, just a cup of decaf for me.  Thanks!

Mr. Teen Steam...  Welcome to the world of pre-adulthood!  Looks to me you were given a week to do a couple days worth of writing. Yep, in college they expect a bit more of you.  No more, "you seem to be a nice kid, you get an A".  Don't mean to sound harsh, but all of us who went and got degrees had the same shock.  Gets much worse when you get to Masters and PHD!  Stick with it.  It does get easier.  Many profs like to to employ "Shock and Awe" strategy at the beginning which makes the hard stuff seem easier later.  Don't give up!  You can do it and it will make a difference for the rest of your life.  (You might become the boss of other welders...  They call it management, and they like to see the degree...)

I have an official major backache...  Overdid big time today, but got a lot done.  The mailbox situation is more than half done.  I couldn't believe it when I went over to 84 Lumber nearby and the guy suggested that I pick out the ones I wanted (needed a couple 1 x 4 x 8s to do the extension).  Went back to the racks and the first two i grabbed could have passed for Clear lumber not the #2 I was looking for!  One was #2 only because of a very small ding on one end.... The other had about 4 or 5 very small knots smaller than a pencil in size.  Straight as an arrow too.  This store used to known for #2 pine that used to be complete crap....  I also put down some rails in a couple locations on the layout and added another coat to the mold.  Progress, I guess... 

Tonight I was sealing a couple small cracks between the new boards and the old 4 x 4 that held the mail box.  I was was sitting on the ground looking up under the thing to make sure I got it all (don't need a wasps nest in there...).  A car came to a quick stop across the street from me, the driver rolled down his window and asked if I was OK.  I said , What?  He said, "Are you alright?"  I laughed and told him what I was doing and thanked him.  Guess I must be getting to the age, huh?

Time to call it a night here too, Jeffrey.

Hope Barry is OK!

Prayers for all in need!

73

[jeffrey-wimberly]

TSF: Good luck with the job offer. You'd probably be better of sticking with the college. I didn't and I didn't get very far.

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Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.

[teen steam fan]

Hey guys, I ain't dead yet. Can't get anything for trade-in on the sack of bones I was given anyway 

I started college Monday, and well I learnt something very important. 

I HATE COLLEGE!

Sorry Flo, didn't mean to rattle everything in here. Long story short, I got a week's worth of work dumped on me and I have 2 days to do it. What class? None other than my long time standing favorite, English. I have a five thousand word paper due friday of next week, and I have some rather pointless thing where I don't even know what I'm doing due Sunday. Why? I don't bloody know. 

I was given a offer for a job as a pipefitter apprentice, so I may take that after I talk to a friend who works for the CN tomorrow. Depending I may just drop out completely. The only reason I even went is to learn a trade. Last time I looked, I wanted to weld. Not write papers on a absurd deadline. I have work I have to do to pay for this (Insert expletive of your choice) pain. 

Probably worth while noting that I am a hands on person. Trial by fire, School of hard knocks. On the Job training. That is how I learn and excel. It may (Probably is) be just me, but why anyone would want to spend more time in school than doing something else is beyond me. And don't get me started on the prices oi. 

Hey, what am I doing up here? 

Just thought I'd check in. I'll be in the back corner booth

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Had dinner with my father today. Hamburgers and potato chips. Boy my blood sugar numbers are gonna through the roof!

Didn't like the second GP7 running short hood forward so I moved the dual wired LED to the front and changed CV29 to change the direction to long hood forward. Then had to change CV49 and CV50 to swap the light effects. The flash effect is an EOT light but I like the way it looks.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

cudaken

 Want to guess who is coming down next weekend to visit? Susie is coming down, Bob is not. I had offered to break something off last time we spoke.

 I have told Sue the story, she does not believe me, I am all-wise wrong after all.

Guess who's coming to dinner!

Once in a while somebody from my past turns up, usually somebody I didn't like.

[sakel]

cudaken

 Evening, no wait Afternoon all. Pretty dark outside so must have rain coming.

 Flo, Beer Pleases.

 Paul, for your wife. Hope her condition improves soon!

 Face Book Brings Nothing But Troubles! Sue decided to look up some old friends we had when we where 22 to 25 years old. There name is Bob and Susie. I meet Bob at work, he had a 1971 Road Runner, and with me having my 1968 Road Runner we became friends. We became close friends and went out as couples for a few years. One night while Sue (my wife) and I where at there house Bob want to talk to me in the garage. Thinking it was about cars, sounded good to me. When we where alone Bob asked me if I wanted to swap? He was not talking about Road Runner's! When we went in, his wife asked me "What do you think of the idea"? After that our friendship, well came to a close.

 Want to guess who is coming down next weekend to visit? Susie is coming down, Bob is not. I had offered to break something off last time we spoke.

 I have told Sue the story, she does not believe me, I am all-wise wrong after all. 

 Well See you all later.

               Ken

 

[cudaken]

 Evening, no wait Afternoon all. Pretty dark outside so must have rain coming.

 Flo, Beer Pleases.

 Paul, for your wife. Hope her condition improves soon!

 Face Book Brings Nothing But Troubles! Sue decided to look up some old friends we had when we where 22 to 25 years old. There name is Bob and Susie. I meet Bob at work, he had a 1971 Road Runner, and with me having my 1968 Road Runner we became friends. We became close friends and went out as couples for a few years. One night while Sue (my wife) and I where at there house Bob want to talk to me in the garage. Thinking it was about cars, sounded good to me. When we where alone Bob asked me if I wanted to swap? He was not talking about Road Runner's! When we went in, his wife asked me "What do you think of the idea"? After that our friendship, well came to a close.

 Want to guess who is coming down next weekend to visit? Susie is coming down, Bob is not. I had offered to break something off last time we spoke.

 I have told Sue the story, she does not believe me, I am all-wise wrong after all. 

 Well See you all later.

               Ken

 

[sakel]

HI everyone have been reading the fourms, Just have not felt like posting. Just saying I'm here, Sam

[pascaff*]

Good late morning All,

  Right now 75 with an expected high of 95, so not too bad.

   Thanks for all the suggestions regarding my a/c. I tried what I could and nothing seems to work, so I will wait for the repair guy to show up Monday

  Also thanks for all the suggestions regarding getting nurishment into my wife. Tried all those too with no success. So on Thursday night after talking to the doc, I suggested she get back to the hospital for some IV nurishment. All concerned agreed. So off to the ER we went. They did admit her and I got home around 2:00AM yesterday. She seemes to be doing better with the IV. Trying to get her strength up.

  I am off to the hospital, and if she kicks me out after a few hours, I may be back home and weather some tracks. I need some distraction from all the real world stuff going on.

  Prayers to all.

   Paul

[jeffrey-wimberly]

f-unit

Over at the WEPF everyone is looking for GRAMP's, he has been AWOL now for three weeks. Does he come here at all ?

If you're referring to Grampystrains (Jay) I haven't seen anything posted in the WPF on another forum I go to since the middle of July. However I checked the member list and it says he was online this morning.

[f-unit]

Over at the WEPF everyone is looking for GRAMP's, he has been AWOL now for three weeks. Does he come here at all ?

[Curt Webb]

Afternoon All,

Just got done pulling weeds in the front flower bed, at least the ground was soft from all the rain. Plan on going to the club later. Looking at the Natl hurricane website this morning and I'm glad  I don't live in Pensacola. I don't think I will need it this time around but I have everything together for a 72 hour hold over at w**k. It looks like major rain and wind for the next 3 days and I go back to w***k tomorrow.

Ken- I have the Zephyr Xtra (3.0 amp). I have about a dozen sound locos all kept on the layout (RH area)  and have had no power issues. Initially I just plan to run it in a stand alone mode so I need the power supply. I am the only one that operates on the layout so I don't need any extra throttles at this point (have 2).

Ray- Looking good. Are you going to have 2 separate levels or is the upper staging just  on a elevated section of the layout?

Hope everyone has a good day and prayers ffor those in need.

[TMarsh]

Good Morning!!!

Coffee and the breakfast scramble please. Thanks.

Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95.

Just popped in for a break. Getting a slow start today. Didn’t do much of anything yesterday other than w**k at job. I could have gone down and started on the layout room like I’ve been saying, but alas I just plopped my bottom in the chair and didn’t move.

Today Brenda is home and I will probably get more done today than all week due to the fact I want her to see I’m doing something. I’m sure she’s noticed that more gets done in the two days than all week so she’s got a pretty good idea of what goes on some days.

Garry- myah. Brenda knows all I say here. She may not actually read it, but she knows about it. Many times I’ll refer to some story I told. She just shakes her head. She’s not really into socializing this way. Face to face, or on the phone. That’s her way. Says you can't hear their voice, see there face, their gestures. She can't tell how to take what someone's saying which I understand. She tried Facebook and notice I used the word tried. Now she just plays the games on the thing.

I guess that's what she's doing. Unless she's got one of those internet love things going on

Welp best get started before lunch.

Ya’ll have a good day!!!!

[howmus]

Mornin' everyone!

Zoe, I'll have a short stack of blueberry pancakes using the fresh picked local blueberries I brought in, leave the bottle of NYS Dark Amber Maple Syrup, bring a side order of bacon and lots and lots of dark roast coffee to wake me up this morning!  Please and Thank You, Ma'am...

Currently 82°F under sunny skies here in the Finger lakes.  Looking for a high around 87°F this afternoon.  Air conditioners are on and earning their keep right now.  Sure wish the Solar Electric was on the roof so I could run them with THAT...  Couple more weeks I guess before it will be all hooked up and producing electricity for me.

Jeffrey, stay dry! 

Wonder how Barry is doing?

I think I will spend much of the day in the train rooms although I do need to go grocery shopping later today.

Catch you all later!

73

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Our rainy day has begun. Just had a heavy shower pass through on it's way north. The radar shows lots more ugly weather down south moving this way. Glad I didn't have any outdoor projects planned. Looks like today's activities will be taking place while I'm ducking thunderstorms.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning. Temp-76°, humidity-93%, there's a fair chance of rain, high-85°, heat index-94°.


Nothing much planned for today. I have some cleanup work to do on the layout after my lighting project on the other GP7 last night. I didn't get the exact effect I wanted as the decoders CV50 register won't accept changes. I've had several DZ125's that had lighting problems right out of the package. But I wanted the front headlight to work in forward and reverse and now it does. Problem is it stays on no matter what even if I turn the loco lights off. Oh well, I can live with that.

[tcwright973]

Bear:  During the mid 60's, there were only 3 models of Huey's being flown.  B, C, & D models. The D model had a different body style, being longer with 2 windows in the the main cargo door, plus the little door between the pilot and co-pilot doors and the main cargo doors. The only collection system for spent brass I ever saw on a "D Model" was a canvas bag that mounted on the gun. It wasn't all that big as I recall. As improvements were made, model designation changed, but the basic appearance remained the same.

The "B" & "C" models were basically used as gun ships, with the newer "C" models having a larger engine, and other beefed up components. They had only one large window in the cargo door. I just don't remember if there was a collection system at that time for the mini guns which were mounted on exteriour pylons. I don't think there was. There was an ammo chute to each gun, but it was a feeding system. Crew Chiefs and door gunners on gun ships would each have a hand held M-60 machine gun as well, but those casings were just ejected in the air stream. Surprisingly, I don't remember casings hitting the tail rotor to be much of a problem.  Tom

[gear-jammer]

Good morning, Diners.  I need a quick coffee before my Saturday morning run, Chloe.  Looks like another sunny day.

Garry,  How do you keep the Burlington loco so white?

Is everyone going to air shows?

Sue

["JaBear"]

tcwright973

JaBear:  Thanks for the photos. That model looks like what was known as "D Model" many years ago. It was used as a slick and carried troops and cargo. The only weapons would have been door mounted M-60 machine guns. Huey's will see service throughout the world for many years, just as the old C-47's did. A simple but very durable and rugged aircraft. It was an extremely interesting and rewarding experience.

PA Tom

Gidday All.

Tom, ZX is a "D" not sure about YG, its a recent acquisition and an oddball in the fleet. An early refurbishment on another "Huey" showed upon paint stripping the "olive drab" that the "Huey had obviously received battle field damage from the repairs carried out. 

 I presume that all "Hueys" had the spent cartridge case shutes in the cabin floor adjacent to the front quarter doors and armament  wiring fitted as a matter of course by the factory. Part of the full refurbishment is stripping out the redundant wiring, nearly fills a 44 gal drum (Imperial), which is when I discovered the armament loom. 

What's this got to do with model railroading ?? Well some of the redundant 22 gauge armament wire  has  been used as rail feeds on the local club HO American portable logging layout.

And as PA Tom mentioned another iconic American aircraft, there's an excuse for  a photo.

Thoughts and Best Wishes to All who need them.

Cheers,the Bear.