Evening All,
Well I must have raised a real stink at the hospital yesterday, oncologist, and a few of the nurses on the oncology ward must have also said something, because wife's care seemed better today. Still not up to the same standards as on the oncology ward, but better. Her oncologist is thinking she needs to be out of there also. Her spirits were way better, and that is real important to me.
On the MRR front, glued down the W.S. trackbed for three of the yard tracks. Next step is to install the Switch Tender motors and then glue the track down. I am reluctant to do too much work on the layout, because it is in my home office, (spare bedroom on the second floor), and is an 8X7 L-shaped configuration. Some time after my wife comes home from the hospital, I plan on moving it downstairs to the main level and have it go around the walls. I measured twice and it should make it down the stairs, but with my luck I may have to cut it in two sections. Once downstairs the yard tracks will be extended by several feet and the engine service facility will also be extended.
Ken - I hope you did not use a cutoff disk to chop off that toe, that would be really messy. I was using my NorthWest Chopper today, and that would make a nice clean cut.
Prayers to all in need.
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
Evening guys
Another busy day for me, but at least I got my car running and fixed a minor problem before it became a big issue.
Went to Pensacola with my father to help him pull parts, and to sell my exhaust stuff (technically the old BBK headers were on lease). Turns outthe guy only wanted the headers, and not the prochamber. So I spent all week just to get my dad $25.... At least he helped. Got all the rockers installed in my car with new keepers, springs, etc. I drove the car around the block once, and it died in the driveway. The culprit was a dead battery... I forgot to tighten the alternator power bolt, and the battery had been connected with the hood up the whole week. So the underhood light drained my battery. My father's homemade throttle cable bracket works (instead of buying an 80mm EGR spacer and blanking it off), but the gas pedal is really stiff. I still have to put the new hood on my car, the paint is still drying. I found a few things I could do to go a bit faster at the track. Most of the interior is gone (it takes like 30 minutes to put it all back), and I rigged the passenger side headlight to come out a lot easier. That way I have airflow straight into the front of the filter through the headlight hole. As for the issue, I noticed there was a puddle in my spare tire pit in the trunk. It looks like one of the rubber washers that acts as a gasket forthe wing is worn out because there were spots underneath one of them. Some RTV fixed the leak, a wire brush and silver paint fixed the rusting. As for the water, I wet-vacced it out.
Todd, Yay for me on the guessing. I did look at them before, but only a few make headers for a '94-95 mustang with the 5.0. BBK, Mac, and Accufab. In order from worst to best. BBK's go on easier then Macs, but are kinda small. Macs have a good size and flow, but are a pain to install (seperate flanges, if they had one flange they'd be a great buy for the money). Accufabs have good flow, one flange, and have the equal-length runners set up to go along with the firing order. The only issue is the accufabs are 700 bucks (my father has a pair and he loves them). BBKs are 200, and the Macs are a little more. My brother's 94 Mustang Cobra has the Mac ones, and I'll probably wind up getting those for free. Can't argue with free.
Ken, a little late for leaving it alone. lol I bought it for $2850 with 212K miles. The guys I bought it from could never figure it out why it was loud. The reason? Someone cut off the exhaust after the catalytic converters... It also need a water pump, fog light, and the odometer fixed. But aside from the stereo, it was bone stock and the interior not only in the most desired color (black) but it is immaculate and the paint didn't have any clearcoat coming up at all. IMO, a pretty good deal. Since then the exhaust has been re-worked, uprated the fuel system to a 250cfm fuel pump and 24 lbs injectors, changed the intake to a GT40 (cobra/explorer) bottom, and added a downs upper. 80 mm throttle body and mass air meter, MM subrames, Bilstien Shocks, H&R race springs, 3.73 gears, and the 255/40/17 front and 275/40/17 rear tires. Also added a chin-spoiler from an 04 Mach 1 mustang, and the tail lights from a 98 mustang rigged to be sequentail. Race prep just ditches those wheels for some slicks and skinnies. Suprisingly I've beaten newer (as in 2011 and newer) Camaro SSs, Mustang GT, and Challenger SRT8s. The new changes done over the past week should get me down into the 8.4-8.1 range (1.8th mile)
Anyways, going racing tomorrow. Gonna go back to Pensacola on Monday for an appointment, then hit the hobby shops. G'night all.
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.
It's 54° here now heading for 49° with a small chance of an overnight shower.Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
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
kbkchoochJeffrey, I'm starting to envision lightning bolts and you screaming "its alive!" when you take on these projects! You are getting quite adept at making a silk purse out of a sows ear!
Evenin all!
Throw another kitty on the bed tonight,its getting chilly out!! Goin down to 40F tonight,,,tomorrow brings rain and 51F,,tomorrow night temps down near freezing! brrr!
Janie, how about a RBF, maybe it will quench the fire from the Mrs' chili and cornbread I had for dinner!
Barry, hope you can shake the effects of the chemo soon, and the Dr has good news for you.
Ulrich, I find a shot of whiskey helps that tea with lemon and honey go down easier!
Larry, good luck on your test results
Ken, You were kidding about the toe, right? Of course you were, cuz any self respecting modeler would have used the precision saw of a Dremel for that kind of work!!
Paul Good luck dealing with the hospital! Don't be afraid to go as high up the ladder as you need to get results! When I suffered a stroke last year, I was pretty much warehoused in the local hospital, till my wife raised up a stink and got me transferred to the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore. From there to Kernan for rehab, then back to work 89 days after the stroke! Sometimes you just have to be the squeaky wheel!
Jeffrey, I'm starting to envision lightning bolts and you screaming "its alive!" when you take on these projects! You are getting quite adept at making a silk purse out of a sows ear!
Garry, Nice 44 tonner!
Ray, I was thinking of 1/16th automotive pinstripe for the tank bands (vinyl tape) , but on 2nd thought, it may be too wide,,,unless you could split it down the middle!
Curt. You 44 tonner could live again,,even if you have the old style unit with 2 motors! I liked the video, but the shaky camera left me a little air sick,,,,or maybe it was the chili
Well the RBF was good, but I gotta run for a bit,, be back for breakfast!
Karl
NCE über alles!
Garry- I meant to say that was a great scene. I'm glad you got your 44 T running, I have given up on mine and it will be part of a static scene on the layout.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/curtwbb/
Heartland Division CB&Q Good to see so many people here! Here's a photo I put in WPF. Some of yopu may recall my grumbling as I worked on this GE 44T to install the decoder. It's working fine now.
Good to see so many people here!
Here's a photo I put in WPF. Some of yopu may recall my grumbling as I worked on this GE 44T to install the decoder. It's working fine now.
Good Evening...
Things are kinda quiet tonight around here...it got to a mighty 45F today..and will bottom out at 34F tonight....yay...
I'm going to have a few burger platters tonight please, Chloe...I'se be hungry here...
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/
Back from the train show. Business was slow today and after about 1 PM it was non existent. We packed up at 3 PM along with most the vendors although the show was supposed to be until 4 PM.
I did get a good deal. I found a seller with BLI PRR K7a stock cars NIB for $40 for the 4 car set w/o sound. The new release of these next year for the same thing is $100. I also bought a B&O "less carload service" graphics Box car with metal wheels for $5. I will need to change the couplers on it. So I am happy with the haul.
Cape Jim- I tried 6 times last night to make a video but was having significant darkness issues. I posted one I made tonight to YouTube and I will post it to WPF and here. I had to turn up the lights and that tends to wash out the building lights.
Ken- I sure hope you get the new job that you want.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1xP07y34S0
Hope everyone has a good night and prayers for those in need.
Evenin' folks!
Janie, just a decaf for me at the moment. Still stuffed from the Reunion today. Eight people showed up and we had lots to eat and a good time.
Heartland Division CB&QGood to see so many people here!
Yes it is! Hmmm. Haven't seen Galaxy for a few days. Last time he posted was 4 days ago. Not like him to skip out and not tell us where he is going. Hope he is OK!
Since it is currently 51°F outside and creeping below 70° inside the house I just lit the wood stove tonight. I have 6 face cords ordered for the season and am currently burning wood left from last winter. I have about 1.5 face cords left along with a bit of wood I collected over the summer.
I am still trying to figure out how to model the metal bands on a wooden water tower I am making for the power plant. I have tried several things so far that have not worked. I found some .09 music wire (Guitar string) a week ago and annealed it. Thought i could get to glue in place, but all i ended up with was globs of glue and a loose band.... It may be better to leave the detail off the tower rather than have something just not look right.... I may start a thread out in the main forum and see what gets suggested. I have even thought about using decals for the bands...
Back to doing other things...
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Evening Dinners
Flo, Beer Pleases.
So where is everyone?
My self, I have spent most of the day laying on the couch watching the History channel and trying to nap.Thought about the possible new job some, I have a few ideas that might stream line there production. That is the main thing they are looking for, to become more efferent.
Played with the math a little of the possible increases of income. If I get this job my main goal is to get the houses payed off as soon as possible.
While I was bored, I got out the die grinder with a cut off wheel and yacked the infected toe off. It did bleed a lot but it is off.
Ran the heck out of the trains as well. Ran the Big Boy at around 50 scale MPH for a hour or so. It sure sounded good!
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good afternoon, Flo - I'll have my usual (RBF), please. Thanks!
Curt, it does sound like a change of locale (back to your wife's earlier hospital, or at least to one where the staff was been trained more like her first hospital's staff. You may want to notify whoever referred you to the (second-rate?) hospital that they need to reconsider doing that again with someone else... for a smooth transition to a more caring and competent hospital for her.
Looks like a lot of Diners have been busy elsewhere (like maybe on the layout?) today/this afternoon. I went by Hobby Lobby and picked up some more CA (gel kind), plus some LED Christmas lights (which were a pretty good price, and I used my 40 percent off coupon on one of them).
Think I need to get out the bleach and do a thorough job of defrosting and cleaning the fridge. It's quite old, and if I could figure what attachment might get all the dust bunnies stuck to the coils on the back, too. There's some kind of smell that I'm wondering if it's early mold. It HAS been a while since I defrosted the fridge... Just dreading that chore.
We had the sun out for a bit (not that it warmed things up very much), but now we're back to Barry's favorite color - grey, dull grey...
Not getting tons done today other than that. Hopefully, our other Diners are having a more useful day.
I may take a little nap in the back booth with Duke...
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape G.
Thanks Sue. I've always been a hardshell guy but I allwas am open to new ways of doing things.
CDN Dennis
Modeling the HO scale something or other RR in the shadow of the Canadian Rockies Alberta, Canada
last mountain & eastern hogger wetidlerjr Good Morning! from Tipton IN. Hi Bill, Love that shot of the bay window station, and the bay door on the end of it. Can you tell me anything about it, such as: -why does it look so close to the ground ? Was it lowered at some point.? -Did it ever have a platform ? because if it did the platform would be at the bottom of the windows and that doesn't seem right. - It almost looks like a black and white photo but it isn't. So do you have any idea of the color scheme that would be on the station ? - How far out of town was it ? -Was it in Indiana ? - Like Cape Jim, I love the Geep as well. Johnboy out.....................................for now
wetidlerjr Good Morning! from Tipton IN.
Good Morning! from Tipton IN.
Hi Bill,
Love that shot of the bay window station, and the bay door on the end of it.
Can you tell me anything about it, such as:
-why does it look so close to the ground ? Was it lowered at some point.?
-Did it ever have a platform ? because if it did the platform would be at the bottom of the windows and that doesn't seem right.
- It almost looks like a black and white photo but it isn't. So do you have any idea of the color scheme that would be on the station ?
- How far out of town was it ?
-Was it in Indiana ?
- Like Cape Jim, I love the Geep as well.
Johnboy out.....................................for now
The station is in Alexandria IN. It was on the NKP main about 20 miles west of Muncie IN. It was about 2-3 blocks east of the PRR\NKP diamond in the middle of town. It was MofW gray and when it belonged to the NKP, it would have had NKP blue trim. That's about all I can tell you.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Spent the morning working on the AS16. I fitted it with new motor mounts and a good Athearn motor and a pair of Proto trucks. I didn't have a pair of hex shafts long enough to reach from the flywheels to the worms so I made a pair of shafts that are a hybrid of the hex and spline shafts and those are working out well. They're easy to make. It just takes time. So that's got the motor and drive set. Next I'll be wiring in a Bachmann decoder.
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
last mountain & eastern hoggerJeff, what goes on there ?? I was sure your layout was one level....
jeffrey-wimberly
Jeff, what goes on there ?? I was sure your layout was one level....
Are you photo shopping or what ?
And there is no UFO fly catcher in this shot. You really have me guessing.
Johnboy out................................
Morning All,
Currently 47 with an expected high of 77 under sunny skies.
Well did not make it in to work yesterday, wife is having issues with the new hospital. Staff is not very attentive, had her pain med schedule screwed up, not real quick on getting blood and other bodily fluid samples, very noisy. She is doing better but the staff is not real helpful on the things she needs.Trying to get her moved back to the other hospital where they know how to take care of people.
If I get her moved today I may get to do some layout work.
Ken - I sure hope the job pans out for you, it sounds like it is right up your alley. you keep the toe.
Good Morning, Janie - I'll have the #2 special, scrambled, and a couple of waffles with maple syrup (the real stuff), a glass of OJ, and a CAW mug of coffee, please 'n' thankyou!
Cool morning today - it's only up to 44 F (7C) by 9-ish in the morning here; only supposed to warm up to upper 50's F/15 C by the afternoon, and with breezes. Got out my winter coat to wear on the way over to the laundromat. Maybe fall has arrived (though the trees' leaves are still green...).
Curt, what you said about TV news, is one reason I have become pretty proficient with the 'mute' button on my TV's remote... Hope you get time to do that video of your lighting in your buildings done this weekend.
Ah, Mr. Parks! Good to see you again (and good to hear your (home) internet connection is back up again. Internet withdrawal can be a nasty thing, sometimes. How're you and your w**k coming along?
Barry, are you getting any rain this morning? Looked like our 'wet' front was heading somewhat across your area on the morning weather scans. Hope your sleep gets back to soon, and that your official test results match up with what you and the tech were seeing. Ah, coupler springs - they are very prone to disappearing, for any occasion/reason, and can roll, bounce, even get caught on an updraft by 'Spring's sneeze!
V8VegaDennis - I'm guessing that professional mechanics (and the 'amateur' ones with the knack for it) learn the quicker/more efficient way of doing certain jobs. (Plus, when I have done any repairs that I have - very few - on my car, I'm checking against a book...) I recall talking with a friend from church who's done w**k on my car, and he said when a guy was trying to sell him some program to do estimates, that the computer estimates for labor were way above how long it ordinarily would take him to do that kind of job. And the pro's who have done the job multiple times, probably know (as it sounds like Ken and others in here have said) about how long certain parts are likely to last, so they may be able to recommend replacing one/a few other parts that can be replaced and not run up the labor (plus save another trip back in a few weeks/months, when that other part dies on ya). Which is why once you find a good mechanic, you usually keep with him(/her).
CDN Dennis - I'll go take a closer look at your layout pics and see that layout plan you mentioned. As for your 'supervisor', yep, I've heard that the felines can be 'layout-wreckers'...
Ken, the new job (okay, prospective job) does indeed sound hopeful from what you mentioned, and sounds like bonus that they have trains in the lobby (might have some fellow MRR'ers there). The fact that they didn't try to haggle or waver when you told them what you'd like for your pay, is a good sign. Hope you get the (good) word from them soon! And I'm pulling for the surgeon to not have to take all that toe off (only the small infected part at a maximum).
Bill T. - (as usual) another great train photo there today! (Even better since it has a Geep in it..).
Ulrich, I hear you about rain and local events - in our area, it pretty much always will rain during the district fair in September. Hardly ever misses it. Hope you will get some time for your MRR module today!
Brad, I'm guessing what you were referring to was the Caterpillar folks, right? Hope that comes about - could help a bunch of people in your area (including you, if you've been looking, as many are nowadays). (Shh... we'll wait and see if Chuck notices...)
Larry (Brakie) - that was an excellent day, if everything you needed was in stock, plus you got some MRR visiting in at that LHS.
Sue, do you have any recent layout progress photos to post? Would love to see what else you & Larry (yours, not Brakie...) have been doing.
Started on some Accurail 2-bay hoppers yesterday. Man, getting all the reservoirs & braking gear in the right places (and to stay in those places while I'm trying to put the subassemblies into the main hopper underbody...) is SUCH fun. Slowwww and easy (and need to use the CA instead of styrene cement, probably, as the directions said...) will be required. Glad I have three hoppers to put together, since I can let one sub-assembly sit and dry while I go on to putting together another one...I will need to find suitably-sized alphabets to make the CAW decals for these ones (which just have data only on them).
And will take my H-L 40 percent off coupon there today, to pick up another package of mini-CA tubes (so I can get those sub-assemblies assembled. Also some de-cluttering is in order (ahem... cough, cough...) around the apartment.
[Edit:] Todd, I saw your post this morning. Hate to rile up your math teacher from school, but if you're tending the beer wagon from 4 p.m. to midnight, that is 8 hours, not six (unless you're tending in Indiana, maybe...). Just figured you might want to know that you're in for a wee bit longer shift than you mighta thought...
Prayers for those healing up, or in need of comfort and other needs. Have some fun today!
Blessings,
Good Morning!!!
Coffee and eggs benedict please. Thanks. I like that stuff.
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Running late. No reason, just been milling around drinking coffee this morn. (yawn) Lazy.
Vincent- Yep that’s the two. Not saying others are junk, no no. Nor that I’ve never had another brand fit fine either. Nor that those are the best. I'm sure someone can tell ofan issue with them as well, just not me. I have Hedman’s on my Road runner. Tried others first, had to cut the flanges to spread the tubes apart to fit on one, another set had to bash the tube so I could get a nut on the stud, and another set fit ok, but bad welding at the collector and….leaked. So stepped up and bought more expensive and they fit fine. There’s also a bit more to headers than just buying a set if you want to actually get the improvement people seek. (unless it’s just the looks which, admittedly, is my driving reason now). Years ago, a guy I know bought a set of well known brand off the shelf jobs based on the recommendation of a well known car magazine at the time. He installed them only to find his actual performance was less. The factories exhaust manifolds were designed better than the headers were. He was surprised because he said it “felt” like the car was better. That of course is not all that common, and with a bit more tweeking to the engine than anticipated, got it back, but never better. Most times there is an improvement just not as much as most people think or read about in the magazines. (chuckle)He later put a tunnel ram on and well that just destroyed everything. (shekes head) Oh it looked cool, but the RPM range for those things is so high, unless you got your foot buried and the revs through the roof all the time, you have a gas sucking pig to drive around. Or you have to jet the carbs down to where it starves near the power band. Not really a happy medium involved there. ESPECIALLY since he had an automatic. So he put side pipes on it and decided to just look cool. Ah the good old days. Only one guy I ever knew made one work on the street. He had a small block Chevy and when he cracked the throttle that thing jumped. Well it was a Chevelle so more like squatted. Never would say what he did. I suppose I might could have figured it out someday, but now, I’ve been away so long I couldn’t even know where to start. So like I said, have fun and I’m glad you are using a track and not the street. The car is your driver so the same problems exist, but the location is much safer and smarter than what we did when I was a kid/young adult. Don’t ever be tempted. Take it to the track.
Today will be….more laundry. Brenda went to the Spoon River drive thing and pointed out she is double layered in clothing. I thought (to myself of course) Well, I see you’ve figured out how to burn through twice as many clothes in half the time. Good for you. That’s what I like to see, more dirty laundry. Lots more. And your quick too. Then I have to be out at a friend’s farm about 2:30. His son is getting married, stepson actually, and they are having the reception there. I told another friend of mine, the one with the bar, that I would help serve beer from the beer wagon from 4 to midnite. I said “4 to MIDNITE! My gosh, that’s 6 hours!! they’ll be so tanked they won’t know how to get home. We’ll find them cars scattered on the country roads and in the ditches through two counties.” I have found out since that the temps are suppose to get down to 33°F. I think I will freeze.
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.
chochowillie Thanks for the suggestion of the geodesic foamt is Not sure what it is so I'd best do a Google on it! The lay out room is 17 feet by 13 feet so I've a good bit of room at my disposal. I'm going to put the suspended ceiling in next before I do any more on the lay out. Not a problem to do now but it will be if I don't do it now! Dennis
Thanks for the suggestion of the geodesic foamt is Not sure what it is so I'd best do a Google on it!
The lay out room is 17 feet by 13 feet so I've a good bit of room at my disposal. I'm going to put the suspended ceiling in next before I do any more on the lay out. Not a problem to do now but it will be if I don't do it now!
Dennis
Dennis, The web site is Bragdonent.com. There is a tutuorial that shows construction. There used to be more photos on the web site.
Joel does demonstrations at many of the train shows out here. A DVD came with the kit when I purchased a certain amount. His latex rock molds are great, too. Don't use a mold with deep fault lines for your first though. They are more difficult to remove. He has a mold release in the kit that is easier to use than when I started.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Good morning, Diners. Coffee, please, Chloe.
Off for a run.
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a bowl of hot oatmeal with brown sugar and some raisins to go along with the pot of dark roast coffee. Please and thank you Ma'am!
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Had an important email from the Vice-president of the museum. New Bulletin Order dealing with Schedule Time Table for train operations. Having printed it to include in my personal Time Table I am now back...
Ken, I hope you will get the new job. Sounds like a good match for you. Did you mention the possibility of your losing the toe to them?
Today is the Fine and Practical Arts Dept. Reunion. Looks like there will only be about 8 of us showing up for it. Glad it will be inside as it is damp and 48°F outside right now. Thick heavy cloud cover. The afternoon is supposed to be a bit better with the sun peeking out for a bit and a high of 55°F as well. "We're havin' a heat wave.... Tropical Heat Wave..."
Got to run!
Later!
Good morning. It's 65° with 100% humidity and areas of fog. It's mostly cloudy but should become partly cloudy later. The high should be 78°.
I'm hoping to get in some work on the grain elevator today providing I don't get interrupted by a certain family member. I get some time to do something and he calls and turns my schedule upside down. That gets really annoying after a while. Looks like the motor in the AS16 is going to have to be replaced after all. It's acting like it has a weak or bad field.
Morning All!
Bill,Great photo! I like that station.Not much to report from the land of Buckeyes on this chilly Saturday morning other then I had a doctors appointment yesterday in Mansfield and when finished drop by the hobby shop for some more paint and odds and ends and while there had a long chit chat with a fella I know from the Galion club and it reminded me of the old Saturday mornings..On another bright note everything I needed was in stock! I go back to the Doctors next Friday morning for a follow up on the test I took and I'm sure a stop at the shop well be in order.I shall have a cup and look over the forum.Have a good'un!
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
Ken: Good luck on the job. Far as the toe goes, it's better to lose the toe than the foot. But if things get bad enough one usually leads to the other.
**Trots in and sits at the bar**
"Mornin'. I'll have the Hunter's Special. And a little tea with my sugar."
I came home yesterday and saw 2-3 deer in my yard - my lot is partly wooded, and the property behind me is heavily wooded. Since I don't have landscaping the deer can really hurt, I didn't bother them. I'd have snapped some photos, if I'd had a camera handy.
Nothing new on the RR today. Cat is buildin' a new place down this-a-way, and I keep checkin' the job listings. Last I read, production is supposed to begin "Late 2013", and ramp up to full production over the course of 3-5 years. It's expected to bring some 1200-1400 jobs for the place itself, and some 2800 more for contractors in the region, so that's something to look forward to.
CudaKen - good luck on the job hunt, and that toe.
To all who welcomed me - thanks.
**Looks around, then sneaks over and changes Chuck's calendar to October, 1964 in Japan while he's not looking - then acts all innocent-like**
"Hey Chuck, when we gonna see some (more?) photos of your work?"
Brad
EMD - Every Model Different
ALCO - Always Leaking Coolant and Oil
CSX - Coal Spilling eXperts
Ulrich: Thanks for that....
Now, as to the one big sneeze...I've taken to using masking tape taped down onto worksurface that will hold my parts...even with big sneezes...coupler springs ...uh uh....
Good Morning!
Woke up with a stuffy nose, a sore throat and a big headache. Time to get the winter gear out of the wardrobes! It´s raining like mad, and the temperature will not exceed 40 F today. I should have known - we have the annual flea market in town - always a good sign for bad weather. They expect about 100k visitors this year, quadrupling the town´s population.
After working down the weekend´s HD list, I might find some time to work on the modules. Lots of fiddly jobs ahead of me ... A big sneezer and all the parts will be airborne.
Flo, I´ll go for black tea with two drops of lemon juice, buttered toast and honey, please.
Barry - a big welcome to the moderator team! 3 of us 4 mods now are Diner patrons - what a coincidence!
Have a splendid day!