Hi everybody:
I haven't been to the diner in quite a while - sorry, no time.
My dad passed away early Tuesday morning. Where did I go tonight to relieve the stress? Why to the MR forums of course.
Thanks to you all for being such a great group of people. No need for condolences - I will justifiably assume the best.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Evening Folks
Flo, pleases.
I feel beat to death tonight! Lets just say I was overwhelmed tonight and had a good batch of nuts as customers! It was for days like today that God made !
Good chances I will get fired Wednesday (tongue in check) because.
1 Did not get a lunch break, services manger wanted to leave early. Told him I had not had lunch yet, he did not care. This is his last week anyway.
2 Did not get out of the shop till a hour and a half after we closed! Silly new rules I posted about a few weeks ago!
If by chances they where to try to fire me? I will get Dewey, Cheat-em and How as my Lawyers!
See you all later!
Ken
I hate Rust
Good evening.
We're still in Nashville. Long day. Shelley's Mom is in hospital here. Doctors corrected problems with blockages in heart arteries including an 80% block of the LAD artery. She should recover okay.
Thanks to those who commented on this situation.
Have a good one.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Well I'm having a little more trouble than usual with my balance. Just means I have to be very careful when walking. I feel much better than I did last night at this time. Maybe tonight I'll be able to get some sleep.I didn't get anything done on the layout today as I was taking it easy and trying to keep things from getting any worse than they were this morning.It's time to call it a night so I'll see y'all tomorrow. No rain tonight. How about that?
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
Good evening. Just thinking about what I should get at the train show in Scranton that is coming up in a few weeks. I know I want a #2055 Hudson with a 6026W tender. I am considering a 6464-500 boxcar and a 3459 dump car.
Getting late. Will head up soon. Night.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
galaxySo we COULD pay the $50 for land line and I get 1 cell phone free with lifeline, but we still have to pay for the other cell phone anyway.s o its a wash as to what to do. My cell phone only costs $8 a month.
jeffrey-wimberly galaxyI get a "lifeline" discount on the phone bill {land line} to ensure I have an emergency connection for medical help if needed at a discount of about $20 off the bill so my bill is about $30 regularly.Glad I don't need that 'Lifeline'. A phone company told me I would have to get a land line installed here. That's something I've never had in this trailer. I have my Magicjack on the computer ($30 a year) and I have my Tag Mobile cell phone (Free). I only use the cell phone for emergencies and I've only used it twice so far this year.
galaxyI get a "lifeline" discount on the phone bill {land line} to ensure I have an emergency connection for medical help if needed at a discount of about $20 off the bill so my bill is about $30 regularly.
I COULD have a free cell phone, but then we'd have to give up the land line discount, and with the power outages we experience here, the cell phones go dead for a while too, and we are about the only ones on the block to actually have phone service via land line. MOH won't give up land line, and it is less than $30 a month. Of course, the cordless phones don;t work, but we have a hardwired phone fort he land line that works without power.. We also have a computer-based phone, but again, ti doesn't work with the power outages we experience here!
So we COULD pay the $50 for land line and I get 1 cell phone free with lifeline, but we still have to pay for the other cell phone anyway.s o its a wash as to what to do. My cell phone only costs $8 a month.
So we Will stick with what we have.
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Good evening. Had a good day today. More money for the Scranton Train Show.
jeffrey-wimberly I haven't had anything to eat today. My guts are still twisted in knots from spending most of last night and this morning on the throne. Darn meds and their side effects! Seems like the side effects are worse than the conditions the meds are supposed to help correct.
I haven't had anything to eat today. My guts are still twisted in knots from spending most of last night and this morning on the throne. Darn meds and their side effects! Seems like the side effects are worse than the conditions the meds are supposed to help correct.
I keep a supply of anti-throne-running medication on hand {Imodium} ,as well as a supply of generic Benadryl {anti-allergy medication}, and a supply of laxative on hand {Magnesia stuff in a bottle} so IF any of these "complications" happen we have something to deal with it immediately.
Since MOH took the OTC med ALEVE and had a severe ALLERGIC reaction to it requiring an Ambulance and a trip to the hospital to get more higher dose of Benadryl and steroids via IV recently, MOH now sees WHY I keep the Benadryl on hand! In an emergency it is good to get it started quickly jsut in case. I spent 6.5 minutes legally dead due to a anaphalactuic shock reaction to Sulfa antibiotic. . SO I can say " I am deathly allergic to Sulfa"!!.
Now, having the back problems, MOH has complained too much of Muscle relaxer has caused constipation, so won't try laxative, but {may later} try the enema bag to dislodge stuff, I said its because you took too many Flexeril's. Not a bad thing to take them, but I experience same with that muscle relaxer too, so I take a differing muscle relaxer med.
The Complication I DON'T like, is the damage certain meds do to and that they take the toll on teeth!!! I have lost my beautiful teeth in favor of partials and holes due to the meds. and there is not a thing I can do really, I can't get the teeth back.
Still FUMING OVER THe pHone company RIppIng me off!!!
jeffrey-wimberlyDarn meds and their side effects! Seems like the side effects are worse than the conditions the meds are supposed to help correct.
Ya think Jeffrey... I unfortunately know exactly what you are referring to.
Just taking a wee break from swinging a paintbrush and rolling a roller, not to mention sticking masking tape on and removing it in yesterday's room. Oh right, lets not forget the wall washing . Just have to finish up with the put the towel bars etc. back on the wall and the throne room will be finished.
Should be able to put the first coat on half the kitchen this afternoon... Yup, MOH wants 2 shades of the same color. Bet if she were doing the w**rk she would be more than happy with one color .
Later.... with an update.
Dennis
CDN Dennis
Modeling the HO scale something or other RR in the shadow of the Canadian Rockies Alberta, Canada
Boy am I fit to be tied to a whipping post with a rag in my mouth to shut me up. Note follows!
I get a "lifeline" discount on the phone bill {land line} to ensure I have an emergency connection for medical help if needed at a discount of about $20 off the bill so my bill is about $30 regularly.
Dec: I get my bill on the 10, 11, 12th of each month. I get Dec bill and it jumped by the $20,! I called to find out WHY? they said it is because my LIFELINE {LL} fell off as I didn't return the certification form. I said I never got it... they said they'd send another one. Now, TRUST ME< i would have returned something like that I read ALL my mail, and I have a locked box at the end of the road to the park. so My mail is secure. They send new form and i filled it out and returned. I have to pa=y full bill to not get disconnected!
Jan bill, NOPE, still $20 higher! I called, they said, "well we got your form but it says under notes you forgot to send proof of eligibility! " I did no such thing. {note they said they sent it out for resubmission} I get it and they send a new form at my request just to be safe. I send it in AGIAN with a copy of my medicaid card stapled to it!!! I should have sent it Return Receipt Requested.Mea Culpa!!! I have to pay full bill to not get disconnected! I send back the 17 of January with the copy Again. I called on the weekend, and THey TOLD me that when I Called [ the PHONE COMPANY} on Saturday that the "isssuing party for the LL discount" is CLOSED WEEKENDS" ,and I would have to wiat ttil MONDAY for them to OPEN!!!!!!!! SO I called back MONDYA TO talk to them! They claim they never got hte copy of PROOF I have Medicaid. SO they send another form!!
FEb Bill: NOPE! Still $20 higher...NOW they CLAIM they Got it FEB 9th...and the bill was printed Feb 7th. So I won't get ANY credit until next bill {in MARCH} with credits as of the 9th of Feb! I talked till I was blue in the face to a "supervisor" who said it is the gov't {FCC} who gives the credit and FCC required the rectification as MOST of the cases of LIFELINE renewals were "found to be ineligible anymore" BUT That is "not the case in your instance"!!! I told her I would contact the Attorney General and FCC then as THE PHONE COMPANY is the one responsible for issuing the bill and the credits...so it iS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY! SHE says NO, it isn't "the credit comes form the Govt"...but THEY { the phone company} ADMINISTERS THE BILL! The FCC doesn't dela directly with me. THE PHONE COMPANY DOES. I point that out several times. then I asked for another supervisor and was told "there is none available, I am the only one here". I hung up....NOW MIND YOU, I DDN't REALIZE UNTIL AFTER I HUNG UP...theyu CLAIM they didn't get it UNTIL FEB 9TH... LOOK AT A CALENDAR PEOPLE>>>THE 9TH WAS A SATURDAY!!!! And I know their OFFICES ARE CLOSED ON SATURDAYS !!!!
They have successfully STALLED and OVER BILLED me by the $60 and claim they can get away with it!
GRRRRRR
DOUBLE GRFRRRRR
TRIPLE GRRRR
SO I STILL have to pay this full bill and "wont; get any Credit except after the 9th!" on my next bill!!!!!!!
over now.
Looks like the major storm front has blown itself out but there's still some small pockets of rain coming through here. We still have a 50% chance of rain today. The weather guesser is saying the high will be 62°. Looks like I should be getting a couple of DZ125 decoders today. I'm hoping a box of stuff from Canada will come in soon too.I haven't had anything to eat today. My guts are still twisted in knots from spending most of last night and this morning on the throne. Darn meds and their side effects! Seems like the side effects are worse than the conditions the meds are supposed to help correct.
Yup, That is the Cliff Powers that I was talking about. He is definitely my mentor.
Long live the MA&G. and also the LM&E although it doesn't quite compare, but we are trying.
Johnboy out
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
well, today has been a very good day this far. my tax return came now I'm on the hunt for some intermountain FP7's in two tone green. an AB set, if I can't find any then I'll just go get the other Kato E9A #9943 from a place that I like to visit and buy locomotives from.
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTDUPREY?feature=guide
Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
cudaken Dennis, the car is a Ferrari 308, and no that is not me next to it. It is Thomas Magnum played by Tom Selleck.
Geeze, here I try and give you a "feeling good all over" Ken and you go and spoil it all by telling me it Tom Selleck. Yes, I knew it was Tom but I was just pulling your chain a little bit. Nice car though although I have no idea how one could afford to actually drive one with the price of insurance/fuel etc.
On the other hand, there are two of them here that I see roaring around in the summer. Both young guys.... go figure
Well back to painting....Sigh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Coffee refill, please.
***Paul, you can borrow the goats, if you promise not to return them.
***Ken, do you know what they do to meat goats while they are still alive before butchering them so the meat is tender and not gamey? It's quite cruel actually. Besides, these are very small Pygmy Goats and more for show, lawncare, pets, etc...
***Ray, I'm just burned out with them, don't need them, and would rather not lose orchard trees when they do get out. Only takes a goat about 1 minute to kill a tree. Looking forward to having them all gone.
Cheers! Rob
Morning All,
24 with an expected high of 47 under mostly sunny skies.
I got turnouts, and chain link fence kit from Walthers and Switch Tender motors ordered last night, hope they arrive by a week from this Friday.
Rob Can I borrow your goats to take care of all the weeds in my back yard. I said BORROW not buy.
I have a closing shift today, so I may try and install an old decoder in an Atlas switcher my son-in law found at a garage sale. Runs fine on DC, so we shall see.
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
http://magnoliaroute.com/magnolia_route_674.htm
For Steam Fans
Morning Folks
Flo, coffee pleases.
Dennis, the car is a Ferrari 308, and no that is not me next to it. It is Thomas Magnum played by Tom Selleck.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_308_GTB/GTS
Ulrich, did I as well miss Petra's ? Sorry and tell her our best wishes! Sues Birthday is this Friday and I am in the Doghouse! Seems I have to work Valentines Day and Her Birthday and it is all my FAULT!
Rob, I think I have a solution to your Goat Problem.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aaron-sanchez/bbq-goat-or-lamb-barbacoa-de-cordero-recipe/index.html
Time to get ready for work.
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have the Eggs Benedict just to be different this morning, and I also need a cup (or two) of dark roast coffee in a R&GV RR mug, please and thank you.
Barry has the Finger Lakes weather report down so I don't need to repeat it here... Yep, dull describes it very well.
I am sitting here waiting for a lady to come over and pick up the remaining Art and Poetry items to take back to the Middle/High School. She is now 55 minutes late... of course i have to sit here waiting because if i go anywhere else in the house (like down to the train rooms) I won't hear the doorbell when (and if) she arrives. I would really like to get the rest of the stuff out of my house!
I got up a bit early this morning and was able to restart the wood stove from the coals left from last night. Yesterday I bought a pair of EntreeAir fans that go up in the corner of a doorway. They can move 100 cubic feet of air a minute and the one I put in the doorway between the kitchen and the living room where the wood stove is is doing a great job of keeping the rest of the house a bit warmer. The other one is down cellar in the doorway between the two rooms housing the layout. The gas heater is in the "new" room and does a great job, but the old room stays about 10° colder. Last night it was more comfortable. My son got a couple for his house and he likes them.
I gave Blackie half a pill this morning and a bit of his new food. So far he is keeping it down and seems to be doing OK.
Rob... You're kidding. Be careful w*rking on the fence. Poor little goats, just doing what goats do...
Have a great day out there!
73
.
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
galaxy Lehigh Valley 2089 Good morning. .... Saving up for a train show that is to take place in Scranton during the first weekend in March.... When? where? How much to get in? DETAILS. son, DETAILS!!! You MUST provide DETAILS when mentioning somehing like that! Spill the beans... please
Lehigh Valley 2089 Good morning. .... Saving up for a train show that is to take place in Scranton during the first weekend in March....
Good morning.
.... Saving up for a train show that is to take place in Scranton during the first weekend in March....
When? where? How much to get in?
DETAILS. son, DETAILS!!!
You MUST provide DETAILS when mentioning somehing like that!
Spill the beans...
please
I can't check for the exact details right now, but the entrance fee is about $5 and it goes from 9 a.m. to about 2 p.m. at the DL&W Station Hotel in Scranton PA. It is Sunday of that first weekend. Last time I was there in October, there were quite a few N scale items, and a lot for the Lionel and American Flyer collectors to look for. Prices are pretty decent, and the dealers would be willing to work with you.
Coffee in a SUNNY SOUTHERN mug, please.
Guess I need to do what I can manage on fixing the fence out back until the hired help can make it out (hopefully tomorrow) because I cannot count on those dang goats behaving themselves and not find their way back into the front yard to finish off my orchard. Monsters! Also want to get the "Goats For Sale" signs up asap. That will solve the problem long term.
Would rather be finishing up removing the (N) shelf and running trains. Oh well.
Have a terrific day folks!
Rob
Todd? What is worgn with you? A card Isle???
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/
Good Morning!!!
Hey!!!! Did I miss Petra’s Birthday???!!! Well
Kona Coffee please, make it dark roast this time, didn’t know they had it, and ummmmm, how about…ohhhhh…, the Hawaiian fruit plate. That sounds good, the Hawaiian fruit plate…..and a ham sandwich on white. Thanks.
Ray- I hope the med change helps Blackie.
We must all be a dentist hate'n bunch. I’m not too keen on em myself. But…..I’m told by those with falsies, pay whatever it takes to keep your real ones for as long as you can, you won’t regret it. I’ll take that in perspective of course.
Garry- Praying for Shelly’s Mom.
Vince- I agree with Karl. Only way to do it so it won’t come back. Besides, the thread is quite a bit stronger than in your standard sewing kit unless you’ve got upholstery thread.
Even though we think of our pets as children and like to point out the human similarities in their actions and behaviors, pets are animals. What!? Yah I know, said the same thing myself just last month. And dogs and cats, especially cats, are designed as meat eaters and they need the natural proteins that meat gives them. Human beings can become Vegetarians and Vegans with some “training” of our bodies, but yet still many have to take supplements to offset the lack of ….well meat in the diet. Cats seem to be more sensitive to this than dogs and I do believe that a grain diet for a cat, or dog, as a general rule is bad. They need meat. Real meat. Cooked of course, med rare in a light butter sauce, very light, with a side of green beans and carrots. Potato….is optional.
Power went off night before last juuuust before I got up……, 2:30. A.M.. I should say woke up. I didn’t get up until 3:30. Anyway, had to start the cornputer up. I tell you what, I’m gonna start turning this thing off. It is the most difficult thing to start after power outage. It wants to restore where it was so rudely interrupted and can’t seem to find something I guess cause it just sits there. Then you have to interrupt the power again to shut the stupid thing down and start up and then jump in there quick and tell it to scratch that convenient little helpful process thing that doesn’t work, and just start up as if nothing was running. Definitely have to turn it off. Especially Sunday night for the all town power outage Monday morning.
Of course I could just buy one of those battery backups…..naaaah. Rather complain.
Welp, todays my “full day of w**k” again. So soon? Yup, so between shifts I must rest for tomorrow. The "get the Valentines Day card" day. I know, I know. I know what you’re thinking. Man is he a good husband to bravely go where no man should have to venture…….the card isle.
Ya’ll have a good day, ya hear!!!!
Todd
Central Illinoyz
In order to keep my position as Master and Supreme Ruler of the House, I don't argue with my wife.
I'm a small town boy. A product of two people from even smaller towns. I don’t talk on topic….. I just talk.
Good Morning
Welb..we are back to our usual dull dull dull dull days again...several dull days are forecast for us..winter can go now...really...
Today I have to go find something for Audrey...Valentine' Day ....yay....
See what other type of mischief I can get into as well..
Have a great day!!!
Goooooooooooood morning coffee shoooooopp!
43 degrees right now, going for a high of 46, woohoo!
If I seem a little punch drunk right now, its cuz A) Tinkerbell decided to sit on my throat a 4:02 this morning and B) since I couldn't sleep I checked the bank account and not only did out state tax refund hit yesterday, but the Federal refund is pending for today!!
Finally after fighting Verizon for the last few weeks, the shipped me a new battery for my Phone yesterday. It arrived fully charged and since 6 p.m. last night its only gone down to 83% life. And I checked my gmail this morning on it, and checked some stuff on ebay!. The old battery would die in about 12 hours, even if I made NO calls or any email checks. When I first got it, it would generally last 2 days without a recharge. The girl at the local Verizon store told me that was normal to die in 12 hours, and proceeded to tell me that I was just lucky that the 1st battery lasted more than a few hours when new. yeah right. I finally got fed up with the local store, and got SWMBO on the case. 20 minutes later, they were shipping a new battery to me, no charge! She can be, shall we say, persuasive??
Well, gotta fix a few things today, then its back to the Midland engines (my "Show me something" contribution for today)
Prayers for the ill, infirmed, tired , frazzled, and those with sick kitties
CUl8ter!
Karl
NCE über alles!
Legs are still tired from last night, but hope tonight will be less taxing. Looking forward to possibly getting home earlier. Saving up for a train show that is to take place in Scranton during the first weekend in March.
Good morning. It's 50° with 100% humidity. Very cloudy with lots of rain. The high will be 65°.Why am I up so early? I was never down. Certain side effects of some of my meds have kept me on the run to then throne room all night. Maybe I can get some sleep later.No plans for today.