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Posted by howmus on Monday, September 17, 2012 8:45 AM

Mornin' everyone!

Zoe, I'll have a couple eggs over easy, sausage, and a double order of sour dough toast to go along with the cup of dark roast coffee.  Thank you Ma'am!

Sue, sounds like you had fun!  Hope your feet feel better than mine this morning!  I can barely walk on my right foot.  Just a bit of arthritis from an old injury back when I was a teenager.  Should settle down as I move around today (I hope).

Todd, I love your description of the Chocolate Lab! Laugh  All Labs that I have ever met have been very gentle and and affectionate dogs.  Never seen one that was mean in any way shape nor manner.

Jeffrey, from what you have told us about your mom, I would say the GPS would be an excellent addition to the getaway vehicle...

Garry, "...you would have a weary Erie caboose."  Bad!  Very Bad!  I'll have to remember THAT one for when someone else is w*rking old C-254.  Laugh

The Chimney Sweep should be showing up at 11AM.  I will then find out what condition the whole wood stove assembly is.  Do hope it can used this year without major repairs...  Then I have to head out to Canandaigua for my dermatology appt.

Sun is shining here in the Finger lakes, so I guess I will take my morning shower and then take a chair out to the side of the house and watch the little wheel spin backwards...

Later!

73

Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO

We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, September 17, 2012 8:48 AM

Good morning. It's 69° with 98% humidity. There's a high chance of rain and isolated thunderstorms. The high will be 82°.


Weather this morning is running moderate to heavy on rain and thunderstorms moving NNW across all of Louisiana increasing to heavy to severe by afternoon. Looks like the weather for southern Arkansas may be interesting to say the least. Link to current radar.

Woke up at midnight in the middle of a full-blown sugar crash. Blood sugar reading was 31, high heart rate, blood pressure almost non-existent. Concentration was totally out the window. Even trying to concentrate was confusing. A quick meal of chili with beans got my blood sugar reading back up in the 110-120 range and well out of danger. Spent the next couple of hours watching 'Unstoppable' and monitoring my vital signs. Hope I don't have a repeat of that in the near future.

This morning I've already replaced the couplers on an Athearn PS 2003 2-bay covered hopper (ATSF 87263 patched to L&A). It had McHenry shelf couplers which are shelf couplers in name only. They don't actually work as such. I changed them out with Kadee #119 scale head shelf couplers which work like the real thing and lock the couplers together. The McHenry's had a penchant for uncoupling and being a constant source or irritation. They look good but are good for little else.

Plans for today: I have none other than staying in, running trains and watching movies. I just watched a thirty unit freight pass by in front of me.



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Posted by LSWrr on Monday, September 17, 2012 12:25 PM

Todd, I know you’re right; Katje can turn the shower on and get her own ice cubes from the freezer dispenser.  She respects my stuff but not Dorothy’s.  She will pull Dorothy’s clothes out of the dirty laundry basket and run around the house with them but she won’t do that with mine.  Katje likes to lick ears and feet, nobody can walk through the house bare footed without catching the dogs attention.  My yellow lab I had could unlock house doors, including dead bolts.

 

You need the furminator.  I bought one on sale for my black lab and it’s amazing, every animal brush wants to be or pretends to be a ferminator.  Once I started to use the furminator on a regular basis it cut the vacuum work in half.  Once a week the furminator would remove a tall kitchen trash bag of loose hair from the dog.  It’s the most expensive brush and the last pet brush you’ll every buy….

 

Jeff, LOL.  I imagine your Mom will want a Tom Tom added as well.

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Posted by JeremyB on Monday, September 17, 2012 4:22 PM

Hi Guys

Well the first day was ok. Not many people work at this place I think only 16. I take apart old PC and printers all day. Not overly exciting but a job. Also had a place call about a interview when at work today. It doesn't  sound to great plus I cant get over for a interview due to my new job.

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Posted by Packer on Monday, September 17, 2012 6:12 PM

Hey guys. It's been a while, but I haven't really felt like posting a whole lot lately.

As for those F-units that wound up with cracked shells. I'm giving repairs another go. I have some new filler on the cracked areas, and will try fixing them up tomorrow. Still have to prime them, but I'm close to a dozen stewart Fs and am in about $200 so far. Not counting the 2 sound/DCC chassis I bought. Still have to aquire a bunch of detail parts.

As far as other train stuff, I picked up a trio of really nice Athearn RTR ACF 2970 2 bay hoppers. The stickers on the boxes say MSRP of $25, but got the trio for $45 shipped. All are Rock Island but there is 2 minor issues. The first issue is that they are all the same number, the second is something for operations. I though they'd be for cement service, but are for food service... IDK what to do with the extra 2. I'll probably see if the local CNW or RI fans want to buy one or two. If not I'll try weathering and selling (remind me to list my extra DVS boxcar that I weathered)

As far as my job hunting is concerned (still at a fast-food place) it's not going well. Only one opening within 75 miles, and it's 65 miles away. I can't afford a move, and I don't think I'd be making much more when having to get gas every other day.

I finally made a decision on wheter to get a steel or aluminum flywheel. I went with steel becase the new motor is actually mild (up to 465 hp but not very high RPM, limited to 6K) and a aluminum flywheel would slow it down a bit in the 1/8th. So now to find a steel 157 tooth flywheel for a ford with a 28 oz imbalance.

Anyways I'll be catching up.

Vincent

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2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.

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Posted by Curt Webb on Monday, September 17, 2012 6:44 PM

Evening All,

Not in a very good mood tonight because still having issues with Son. I go back to w**k tomorrow so I will talk to you all on Friday.

Hope everyone has a good night and prayers for those in need.

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Posted by GMTRacing on Monday, September 17, 2012 8:05 PM

Good Evening All,

     Had a crane in this morning and loaded the 40ft container onto a flatbed for delivery to N.J. and then onto OZ in a month or so. Ship loads tomorrow or Weds.

    Found out a friend passed away over the weekend from kidney failure. Don't know anything else just now but he was a great race car driver with multiple championships in several road racing series and just an all around decent human being. I'll miss his wit and insight.

   Got home at a reasonable hour tonight but still haven't gotten downstairs to the layout. Just not enough motivation or energy yet.  Maybe later this week.    Catch y'all later, J.R.

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Monday, September 17, 2012 8:52 PM

Good Evening, Chloe (yeah, it probably after dinner in some parts of Indiana...) - I'll have a bowl of chili (with diced onions and some grated cheddar,please), and a RBF, please (Combination of drink and dessert...Smile). Thank you!

Got an email from Garry, and since it sounded like you were about to send the hounds after me (wanta look that one up, Galaxy? Wink (Yep, that'd be my vote to keep those interesting morning things going that you do!) I figured I should stop by for at least a bite and to show my face (so all of you didn't forget who I was...). Whistling

Paul, good to have your daughters for free tech support on that smarty-phone. Yeah Count your blessings, eh?

Sir Madog

It´s a quiet, but nice Autumn day here in the land of limited chances. I had to work down a long HD list this morning, which I did not finish completely. I just don´t feel like cleaning the car ... Whistling

Besides, Ulrich, the car will just get dirty again later, right?... Smile, Wink & Grin But do take better care of yourself, as Paul (sorta) said. Don't wanna mess with chest pains.

(Seamonster) Bob, that was really hospitable of you to share your ice cream like that with the yellowjacket like that!

YGW, I'd somewhat recalled a bit about your wife's struggle and all. Good to see you back in the Diner, and glad things are starting to turn around some for you. AngelAngel for you and your family.

PA Tom, good to hear that your wife didn't have to do more drastic procedures for her foot/ankle. Thumbs Up

Garry, a belated Happy Anniversary! from me to you and Shelley! Cake Yeah

Johnboy, [ditto] about those 'Golden' years we heard about. Wink (Contrary to Galaxy's signature, I think the leprechans stole that gold...)

Trent, you're in Iowa? Hey, you might not be very far from Chris (AmanaMedic) - he lives not far from Cedar Rapids (if memory hasn't totally failed me...). If you're in Indianola, are they on a different time zone than the rest of Iowa? Whistling Hey, I was wondering - recalling how when I w**ked at a photo shop and then also at a computer dealer...- did you wind up spending most of your paycheck on MRR stuff?

OzJim - how've you been doing on your MRR'ing (and how's your weather been recently)? I remember that some areas (hopefully not your particular area) got too much of a soaking.

Ray, sounds like you'd better schedule your days, with all that you've had going on lately! Yeah Just wait until your granddaughters get old enough for both to be in sports leagues of various kinds... Smile, Wink & Grin I forgot - is that grey 'furnace'-looking thing related to your roof panels, or is that something else? Got me curious there. Ah, I see, part of your house's new batteries, eh? Huh?

Jeffrey, good to hear you're stopping by to see your mother (and to drop off various things for her). Some people in nursing homes (no matter how recently that family had actually come by) - because there usually isn't a lot for them to do - tend to get bored as much as they get lonely. I've seen a couple/three people who might rant a little at a family member who comes to visit, but the person in the home really is glad to see the family member. Good for you, and for your mother! Have you heard if they're saying if this will be short-term stay or a longer one for your mother? How's the van's brake job coming along (got the part in yet)? Good to see you have brakes for the van. Smile Nice (rusty) Vanderbilt tender there! I think that GPS idea for your mother's chair is very appropriate. Thumbs Up That, and put a GPS bug on her clothes, too...Surprise

Ken, AngelAngel for BofS to get taken to court by some class action suit in your state...(Is that mean?Whistling) Wonder what it would cost your employer to pay somebody to haul all their stuff from the 'closing' store to the 'new' one, compared to what they're paying everyone... probably not a fair comparison, eh? Wink

Jeremy, good to see you are w**king again. Thumbs Up

Oh, if we're taking a poll, I really like: Labs, Golden Retrievers, a lot of the hounds (except maybe not some of the bulls...), and not-so-much the terrier/Chijuajua breeds (too high-strung, IMHO). But if we're not running a poll, just disregard all that. Whistling

KBKChooch - Welcome (back?) to the Diner! Have a beverage of your choice on me. Thumbs Up

Barry - best wishes on the possible new business venture! Thumbs Up

Lee - loved your story about the gal pronouncing the name of "the place where you were"...Laugh Hey, best wishes on the (resin?) casting; I got one of the kits for that from Hobby Lobby, but haven't attempted it yet. Post any tips that you have, please. Smile

Wow Man, I just noticed that I'm still a dozen pages of posts behind, so my apologies if I miss (important) stuff in those dozen pages.. (Need to get in here more often, or at least peek in the window..)

Our gas here is about like Jeff's was earlier (around $3.699 or so, with some fluctuations, of course). Not to be compared with prices for petrol elsewhere, natch. And hey, Todd, you mean I have an excuse for messing up words, 'cause I live in the middle of the grand ole USA? Cool!

Weekend (or two?) ago, I went up to Chuck's Depot (in Marion, IL) and picked up a few odds 'n' ends for MRR. I was surprised at how little I got then. Of course, since then I must have been 'Jones-ing' for more vehicles, as I wound up getting some details and several cast resin cars on de-bay. 1940's and early 1950's styles. A little more variety to fill the roads up, that's how I rationalize it. Oops

Last Thursday, my back was giving me some problems. Had a 'catch' in my get-and-go, as it were... Think a combination of my box springs for the bed being overdue for the dumpster, and my not having replaced the bed (it's only the same one I slept on as a teenager, so I don't know why it shouldn't hold up better...). Besides, it's only a twin bed, and being a big guy, I can stand a bigger bed now. For the short term, I've decided to sit up straighter in chairs/seats, and yesterday, I put a plywood sheet (about 2' X 4') between the mattress and the box springs. (Way overdue!) Last night the bed felt harder, but my back has been feeling better (that, and church had a prayer service last night, so there may have been a connection to that...).

Well, about time for me to head for home. Tomorrow will be interesting, as the restaurant where I use the WiFi frequently (Panera) is remodeling. They will close tonight about 10 p.m., and the construction/remodeling crew will w**k through the night to get all the remodeling done before they open up in the morning (which I think is about 6:30 a.m., and the bakers are usually baking through the night, too!). We'll see what new stuff they have tomorrow, eh?

Prayers for those in need of healing (a lot of us Diners lately), comfort, and/or a good night's sleep. See you in the morning (hopefully, if w**k doesn't interfere...).

Blessings and prayers,

Jim in Cape G.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, September 17, 2012 9:43 PM

Time for me to call it a night. Today was busier than I thought it would be. I didn't have much time to myself. My father called this morning to say the WE were going to be going to some places in town. Post office first to send some things off. Next was Vernon Medical to have the power chairs charger checked out. It checked out as good. They said if the batteries were too low the charger wouldn't detect them and wouldn't put out a charge. We then went to several stores get some things then to the nursing home to see my mother. I told her the bit about putting in a GPS to track her in the event she escaped. She got a good laugh out of that. Afterward we went to Buffet City for lunch then back home. We took the power chair apart and removed the batteries. I put a Smart Charger deep cycle battery charger on the first one on 2 amp charge then went home to get some rest. Last nights close call plus today's activity had left me quite tired. I went back later to check the progress of the charge. My father had left for work by then. He had hooked the first battery back up and put the charger on the second battery. When I looked it wasn't showing a charge or even a percentage of a charge. I made sure all the settings on the charger were right but still no change. If the battery was charged the charger would show the percentage of the charge. It shows nothing so I suspect we have a bad battery. No surprise as they're only guaranteed for a year. A new battery will cost over $100. Tomorrow I'll put my meter on the battery and see what kind of tale it tells. Too bad I don't have one that can check for load. See y'all tomorrow.



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Posted by CNCharlie on Monday, September 17, 2012 9:47 PM

Good Evening Diners!

I'm starting to get worried about Rob. Anyone heard from him lately? He had been stopping in nearly everyday but nothing for some time now. Also Tom in CA.

Lee, glad to hear the new pup is turning out so well. It always amazes me how smart some dogs can be. I had an Afhgan Hound years ago who wasn't obedient at all but he could open sliding patio doors and the fridge. Guests would ask us why there was a bungie cord around the fridge and it was to keep the dog out when we weren't home otherwise he would just help himself. Wouldn't have minded so much but he didn't close the door after raiding the fridge.

Just did a comparison of Krylon Matte with Testors Dullcote. I realized the roofs of my Athearn heavyweights were a little shiny so I sprayed one with Krylon and the others with Dullcote. The Krylon did reduce the shine but not nearly as much as Dullcote.

I was at the LHS on the weekend to pick up a new water tower. I had an enclosed one as used in Western Canada but they weren't used in Ontario where my layout is supposed to be located so time to replace it. I bought a Walthers Cornerstone version but they only come as a built up which does make painting more difficult . I also took in my Mehano 2-10-2 to sell as I don't run it much since it is too big for my layout plus I guess I just don't like it much---too many driving wheels. I suppose my ordering a Bachmann 2-6-6-2 N scale would thus be somewhat contradictory. Hey they were on sale at Trainworld for $100 and I always wanted to try an articulated. It's all Tom's fault . 

Hope everyone is doing ok.

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Posted by wetidlerjr on Monday, September 17, 2012 11:31 PM

Good Morning! from Tipton IN.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012


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Posted by cudaken on Monday, September 17, 2012 11:41 PM

 Today started out bad and got worse!

 Nothing to do with BoS I have to deal with them Tuesday. Bang Head

 Day started out having to take my wife to the Hospital for a Stress Test, had to be there at 8:00 AM. After she dragged me there, she refused to take the Stress Test because she was afraid. Cannot blame her, I was a little afraid when I took mine.

 That was the best part of the day I will added. Whistling Let's just say new shop and new managers don't work worth a %^$% and leave it at that tonight.

 Did not get home till 11:00 PM!

 Hope your day was better than mine.

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Posted by galaxy on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 2:08 AM

Morning Coffee in the Diner

GOOD MORNING!!!

Today is Tuesday, Spetember 18th, 2012!!

{exactly one week prior to my Birthday, hint hint for those wanting to send presents}

We often use/hear the old children's rhyme "eenie, meenie, miney, moe"..and sometimes use it to determine which trains to run!!! SO: {this is a long one} several sources have differing variations, including one VERSION that is OFFENDING, and I cannot print here, SO:

ENNIE, MEENIE, MINEY, MOE:
 the beginning of the 'dipping' children's rhyme, and an expression meaning 'which one shall I choose?' - a common myth is that the rhyme derives from an ancient number system - usually Anglo-Saxon or Celtic numbers, and more specifically from the Welsh language translation of 'one, two, three, four' (= eeny meeney miney moe). This is not so: the Welsh 'one, two three,' etc., is: un, dau, tri, pedwar...). Sadly, the rhyme seems simply to be based on euphonic nonsense. The words 'eeny, meeney, miney, moe' have no intrinsic meaning. The rhyme was not recorded until 1855, in which version using the words 'eeny, meeny, moany, mite'. Another version, also published in 1855 but said to date to 1815 begins, 'hana, mana, mona, mike..'. Various versions appear in the mid-19th century in both Britain and America, as well as in many different European languages.

Also wikipedia says all this {minus the offending version}:

A common modern version is:

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,
Catch a tiger by the toe.
If he hollers, let him go,
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.

The first American record of a similar rhyme is from about 1815, when children in New York are said to have repeated the rhyme:

Hana, man, mona, mike;
Barcelona, bona, strike;
Hare, ware, frown, vanac;
Harrico, warico, we wo, wac.[2]

The rhyme seems to have been unknown in England among collectors until the late nineteenth century, although it was found by Henry Bolton in the US, Ireland and Scotland in the 1880s.[2] He also found a similar rhyme in German:

Ene, tene, mone, mei,
Pastor, lone, bone, strei,
Ene, fune, herke, berke,
Wer? Wie? Wo? Was?[2]

The most common English form seems to be

Eena, Meena, Mona, My,
Barcelona, Bona, stry,
Air, ware, frum, dy,
Aracy, baraca, we, wo, wack

but there is a well-entrenched version, collected from Durham.

Eena meena mina mo,
Where do all the Frenchmen go?
To the East and to the West,
To the bonny birdie's nest;
Apples in the garden,
fishes in the sea,
if you want a pretty girl
please choose me!

Variations of this rhyme, with the nonsense/counting first line have been collected since the 1820s, such as this Scottish one ..

Hickery Pickery, pease scon
Where will this young man gang?
He'll go east, he'll go west,
he'll go to the crow's nest.
Hickery Pickery, Hickery Pickery [5]

More recognizable as a variation, which even includes the 'toe' and 'olla' from Kipling's version is

Eenie, Meenie, Tipsy, toe;
Olla bolla Domino,
Okka, Pokka dominocha,
Hy! Pon! Tush!

...which was one of many variants of 'counting out Rhymes' collected by Bolton in 1888.[6]

A Cornish version runs:

Ena, mena, mona, mite,
Bascalora, bora, bite,
Hugga, bucca, bau,
Eggs, butter, cheese, bread.
Stick, stock, stone dead - OUT. [7]

Another possibility is that the British occupiers of India brought a doggerel version of an Indian children's rhyme used in the game of carom billiards:

ubi eni mana bou,
baji neki baji thou,
elim tilim latim gou.Music

Another version of this type of rhyme heard sung in English by children in Bombay in 1986 and 1987 and written down by Glen Dryhurst during several business trips was:

Eena, meena, maca-roni,
dee, dye, domi-nony,
It's half past ten,
an old lady came,
she called my name,
chick-a-dye,
chick-a-dye
is my name.

On saying that last word, the child pointed to was either: "in", "out" or "it" as the case may be.

One theory about the origins of the rhyme is that it is descended from Old English or Welsh counting, similar to the old Shepherd's count "Yan Tan Tethera" or the Cornish "Eena, mea, mona, mite".[2] There are similar examples of children's rhymes that were collected in England that are more obviously counting rhymes up to ten, such as 'Ya, ta, tethera, pethera, pip, Slata, lata, covera, dovera, dick'.

David Zincavage asserts that the origin is Scottish and posits that the first line of the verse is a corruption of Inimicus animo, a Latin phrase that translates as "enemy of the soul." The second line {uses an offensive word} and this goes to early depictions of the devil as black, as opposed to the modern red; we still have references to darkness as being evil. If you catch the devil by the toe, it won't cause his cloven hoof any pain. If, instead, you've pinched a human's toe instead,he'll yelp, and since you have made a mistake in identifying him, you should release him.

ALSO:

What lies behind this variability is that throughout the 19th century the rhyme spread from different parts of the UK to every playground in the English-speaking world, but by word of mouth rather than on paper. There never was an accepted definitive version, so the children who used the rhyme were very happy to substitute their own words as the mood took them.

As adults, we might be curious as to whether the words mean anything and what their origin might have been. Children appear to have no such concerns. An example comes from the Danish region near Kattegat, where the Jack and Jill rhyme, which arrived during the British occupation in the Napoleonic wars, was repeated as:

Jeck og Jill
Vent op de hill
Og Jell kom tombling efter

...which makes as little sense in Danish as it does in English but, despite it being entirely meaningless to them, the children in the area continued to sing it for centuries.

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo,
Catch the tiger/monkey/baby by the toe.
If it hollers[USA]/screams[UK] let him go,
Eeny, meeny, miny, mo.

The rhyme is used by groups of children as a way of selecting someone to take a role that is different from the others. As difference is unwelcome to children, the formula had to be sufficiently unpredictable to be accepted as fair. A leader takes the counting role and, in the rhythm of the rhyme, points to each child in turn. The last line is often topped off with a short emphasized 'You are It!' or 'O, U, T spells out!', which all the children join in with. Sometimes the child pointed to at the end of one count is the one selected - to be 'It' in a game of hide and seek, for example. In more important choices - selecting who has to ask that grumpy man down the road for their ball back - the one pointed to last drops out and the formula is repeated several times until only one is left

~~Ad naseum~~

HOWEVER be forewarned:::

Lawsuit in the United States

A jocular use of a form of the rhyme by a Southwest Airlines flight attendant, encouraging passengers to sit down so the plane could take off, led to a 2003 lawsuit charging the airline with intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Two versions of the rhyme were attested in court; both "Eeny meeny miny mo, Please sit down it's time to go" and "Pick a seat, it's time to go". The passengers in question were African American and stated that they were humiliated. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Southwest and the plaintiffs' appeal denied.

{Note: the African Americans would have been humiliated due to the version that is offending }.

Have a GREAT day!!!

Geeked

-G .

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Posted by JeremyB on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 3:59 AM

Hey Guys,

Just to head out soon after breakfast and a shower. Be back around 4:30 this afternoon.

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Posted by TMarsh on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 6:16 AM

Good Morning!!!

Piece of apple pie and a cup of coffee please. Thanks

Sunny, with a high near 63.

Lee- Furminator eh? I’ll look for that.

Did so many odds and ends yesterday I can’t begin to list. I didn’t get to the pick-up, but I did get the yard mowed and some laundry done. Have yet to put her new faucet for the hall bath in though. Maybe today.  Don’t know. Got lots of things to choose from though. Hmm Hm, good idea. Eenie meenie miney moe…….

Ya’ll have a good day!!!!

Todd  

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Posted by gear-jammer on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 7:39 AM

Good morning, Diners.  Coffee, please, Chloe.

Ray,  I have no problem with my feet.  The last pitch of the day on Sunday had lots of stemming, and arm strength moves so I have sore muscles.  I will surely notice them tonight when I climb at the rockgym.  No arthritis yet.

Todd,  All the labs that we have owned have been  gentle.  However,  my SIL purchased 2 puppies.  One of them is a total monster.  My MIL had to quit swimming in the pool because it would jump on her, and knock her down.  The nice one got lost.  When they found her, she was so dehydrated that they had to put her down.  My thought was that maybe the brat would settle down when she is the only dog. ????

Jim,  I promised to post Larry's Shay painting.

Sue

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 7:55 AM

Sue: Very nice painting. Larry sure has talent.

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Good morning. It's 69°. Humidity is 100%. Rainfall this morning has been 0.01". Mostly cloudy, isolated showers, high 82°.


I have to check the rear battery on the power chair. Pretty sure it's kaput. It wouldn't take a charge or show % of charge yesterday. Other than that nothing is planned.



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Posted by Packer on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 8:17 AM

Morning guys

Well I don't work until 3pm, so I'm going to try sanding the putty I applied to the cracks of those F-units last night. If the weather co-operates, I'll paint up the remainder of the wheelsets that I have left to paint.

CN Charlie, Have you tried Valspar clear flat. I tried it and I like it. Just don't go on to heavy or it looks kinda chalky.

Sue, That painting of Larry's looks good.

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2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.

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Posted by LSWrr on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 8:23 AM

Good Morning all,

 

64F, 94% Humidity, HI 65F, Showers

 

CNCharlie, I had an issue with Krylon Matte spray partially dissolving a set of decals so I stopped using it on my locomotives.  It did give the decal a very distressed look so I still use it on building advertisements.

 

Articulated is the only way to go, but I would hold out for a 2-8-8-2, LOL.

 

Katje is good at figuring things out.  When I go to work she stays in her kennel.  I get up, let her out of the kennel we go outside, then I get ready for work, but I don’t put my dress shirt on until I’m ready to head out the door.  She runs around and plays in the morning but as soon as she sees that my shirt is on she runs to the kennel.

 

Todd, I didn’t believe the Furmiator would be any better than the other brushes or the shedding blade I was using and I was shocked at the $50 price tag, but my co-worker got one for father’s day and had pictures of the mountain of hair it removed from his dogs and I figured out the cost of all the other brushes that had broke exceeded $50 so I gave it a try. The Furminator is made of a solid piece of metal and is heavy duty for sure.  The teeth have a push button cleaner to remove the hair. If you have a large dog the amount of hair brushed out is reminiscent of shearing sheep….

 

Jim if it’s the clay or brush on latex mold kit, I’m sorry for the epic failure you’re about to experience….  Those are good for rocks but if it’s detail you want to reproduce then the 2 part latex is the best.

 

Packer, that rail car has been used for cement service in the past maybe you will need to re-stencil the car.

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Posted by galaxy on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 8:47 AM

Morning coffee refill

hello again.

RAIN, RAIN, go away... We have rain ALL DAy..about 2 inches worth...and two storms colliding to make for nasty winds around here. I hope the jet stream changes somehow as if this keeps up for winter, we will be smashed with more snow than we know to do with!

I foudn this video as a video of the day The Gadling video of the day fo trains going through the canton of Ticino, Swiss ALps. They point out that "it is so artfully done is almost looks like a model railway" so don't be fooled! {or will you?}

http://vimeo.com/11662117

Later today I will NOT be ont eh computer as winds get high, and rain storms collide, will probably leave us without power! We DO have a generator, but no way to run it as it wil be raining. We need to replace the clear plastic heavy corrugated mill sheets on the proch..I may insist we install chaep windows instead so we can open them and run the generator without it sufficating us or the porch!

Well, I guess I'dbest get to laundry before the storms get worse so they can finish,

LAter gaters,

Geeked

-G .

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 9:10 AM

Good Morning, Zoe, I'll have a glass of OJ, a Santa Fe mug of coffee, and a blueberry muffin, please. Oh, yes, slice it and toast it, and a pat of butter, too. Thank you!

Ken, I certainly hope today goes better for you. Sorry Sue didn't get the stress test done (maybe she'll change her mind later). AngelAngel for a better day for you both.

Galaxy, it looks like you and my son-in-law have the same birthday. Speaking of birthdays, do you have your hints out to YOH yet? Wink

Jeremy - until 4:30 this afternoon? Wow - lonnnggg day!

Sue, tell Larry he does very nice w**k on that painting. Of course, I was thinking when you first said it that it'd show the side rods and all on the Shay, but that is a great one there. Bow

Jeff, it sounds like if your mother still has her sense of humor, she's doing okay. Smile Best wishes on getting that battery to charge up, 'twill be kinda pricey otherwise. You'd think that by now, the battery manufacturers would come up with longer lasting batteries. Then again, they make money selling us new ones, right? Wink

CN Charlie, I see no problem about your wanting that articulated loco - after all, it will run on your layout's curves, right? Whistling

Todd, I don't know if it has anything to do with my/your age, but it does seem that there is an abundance of things to do in the day, doesn't it? Now, if I could just get more hours in my days (including for sleep after everything)...

Cooler out this morning - got out a long-sleeve shirt and wore a jacket. Once I got to the office, it seemed warm; maybe I would've been better off keeping the jacket, but only wearing short sleeved shirt. Ah, fall cannot be far behind, I guess.

Think I'll sit a spell at the window booth and watch the morning switcher.

Blessings and prayers,

Jim in Cape G.

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 9:13 AM

Lee, I'd have to go look at my package for sure; I am pretty sure it's the room temp vulcanizing (or something like that), but don't recall if it's two part or not. Might be, as I think I recall some kind of mixing cup was in the package... (I'll try to keep up on what you find out and post). Wink

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 9:36 AM

JimRCGMO
Jeff, it sounds like if your mother still has her sense of humor, she's doing okay. Smile Best wishes on getting that battery to charge up, 'twill be kinda pricey otherwise. You'd think that by now, the battery manufacturers would come up with longer lasting batteries. Then again, they make money selling us new ones, right? Wink

I went down earlier this morning and  checked on the rear battery. Still no charge. I went out to the machine shop and got my fathers old-school battery charger (no computer crap in it) and hooked it to the battery for a few minutes. Took it off and put the newer charger back on it and lo and behold it's now taking a charge! I don't hold out much hope for it though. I checked the voltage on the front battery (fully charged yesterday) and it's down to six volts. Nothing pulling power from it but down nonetheless. That spells 'bad battery' in my book. Why don't manufacturers make longer lasting batteries like the one in your car? My last one lasted nearly seven years. It costs a lot of money to make such a battery. These small batteries that the power chairs, mowers, etc use just don't warrant that kind of attention. Why should they. The sellers already charge through the nose for them as it is. The hundred plus bucks that one of these power chair batteries cost, heck the battery in my van cost less than that and while not much bigger in size, it has more capacity and cranking amps. But it's not a deep cycle battery either.

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Posted by howmus on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 10:17 AM

"... It's a rainy, rainy day, just a rainy, rainy day..."

Mornin' everyone!

Zoe, I'll have the #2 special this morning. Over easy eggs, bacon, home fries, and a double order of sour dough toast to go along with several cups of dark roast coffee in a R&GV RR Mug please.

Just like where Galaxy is, it is wet and dreary outside here in the Finger Lakes today.  Currently 65°F outside with a high of 69°F this afternoon.  At least the air conditioners are not running.  We have had a little over 1/2" of rain so far and about an inch forecast.  Guess I'll have to do some indoor stuff.  Let's see I really should clean house as #2 Granddaughter is coming over for a couple hours tomorrow morning, and there is plenty of model stuff I could do as well.  Hmmmmmm...  "Eenie, Meenie, Mynee...."

Sue, nice shay painting!

.........  May have to shut down for a while.  Just saw a flash outside!

Later!

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Posted by pascaff* on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 11:03 AM

 Morning All,

   Currently 54 with an expected high of 89 under mostly sunny skies.

Ken - Sorry your wife did not get to take the stress test, but dealing with all the doctors we are dealing with here, I am not so sure it was a bad idea to not take the test.

Sue - Larry did a nice job on that painting.

Jeff - battery manufactures could probably build a longer lasting battery, but then we would not have to buy their product as oftem.

I have a closing shift again today, so off to the hospital then work, should get home around 11:30. Talk about a long day, I have been up since 0600.

Prayers to all in need.

Paul

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Posted by Packer on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 11:47 AM

Well I've been fixing up the cracked shells and it looks like I can save them. I've been working on an F9A and have gotten all the nose mold lines off (if you have seen a stewart F, you know what I mean), the holes for the horns plugged, and the skirts cut. I'll get a pic of it when the last bit of putty dries.

pascaff*
Jeff - battery manufactures could probably build a longer lasting battery, but then we would not have to buy their product as often.

Ditto, someone I know said they got into trouble at a job because they made a product that lasted too long.

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Posted by LSWrr on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 11:53 AM

Steady miserable rain….

 

Galaxy be real careful running that generator without adequate ventilation it might be the last mistake you make.  Have you thought of building a dog house for the generator so it could sit outside in the rain?

 

Jim when I was in the military days could last 72 hours it seems, but now that I’m retired they only have 24-hours…….

 

Jeff, they should make those batteries compatible with power tools, then you could justify having a few spares around the house.  Do you have a Bull Dog Battery nearby? http://www.bulldogbattery.com/ if they don’t have it or can’t get it they will re-build it.  Last time I was there buying a watch battery I saw CSX picking up locomotive batteries.

 

I have a set of 18v Ryobi tools and the lithium Ion batteries cost $89 each.  Last summer I bought the 18v hedge trimmers for $75 and it came with a charger and a battery.  2 summer’s ago I bought the 18v grass trimmer for $50 and it came with a battery and a charger.  I’m watching the power tools that come with the battery for another sale.  I was at a friend’s house running my reciprocating saw two days for about 3 hours each day cutting up that old train layout.  He asked me how long the battery lasts; I told him I didn’t know still running the same battery from the first day…..

 

Sue, nice painting.  When you pick out a lab puppy you should never take home the hyperactive one or the one sleeping.  I normally let the puppy pick me.  If I walk through the puppies I wait for one to follow me out of the litter or I’ll sit away from them and wait to see who comes to me on their own.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 12:03 PM

LSWrr
Jeff, they should make those batteries compatible with power tools, then you could justify having a few spares around the house.  Do you have a Bull Dog Battery nearby? http://www.bulldogbattery.com/ if they don’t have it or can’t get it they will re-build it.  Last time I was there buying a watch battery I saw CSX picking up locomotive batteries.

A search for the nearest connection to Bulldog Battery is bringing up O'reilly Auto Parts. The search (Bulldog Battery in Louisiana) brings up nineteen locations, all of them O'Reilly Auto Parts.

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Posted by LSWrr on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 12:44 PM

18 SEP 1947-The U.S. Air Force was created as a separate military service. 

 

Happy birthday!

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Posted by Packer on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 2:43 PM

Okay, some update shots:
Cut part of the pilot off, this one will get a DW plow and have to add a nose light: This image is reduced by 22%, click it to view full size.
Same unit, skirt cracked, but I patched it together: This image is reduced by 22%, click it to view full size.
Crack repairs on 737 and 777: This image is reduced by 22%, click it to view full size.  This image is reduced by 22%, click it to view full size.   

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