*a sn*w covered humanoid shape comes in and kicks sn*w off boots and coat....door slamming behind him....*
Well...Good Bright Sunny Morning Everyone!!...
Wherein we are seeing sun and a high of 28F today...
I had a good day of rest yesterday....and we did take a walk around the neighbourhood...which was wonderful.
Today I get to go with a friend to the grocery store to buy some supplies...and see just how much energy I recooped here...taking it kinda slow...is the name of the game here
Well, got few thing need done here...better go do dis....
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/
Morning gang!
Cloe, just coffee this morning. Can't get weighed down this morning. SWMBO has decided that today is repaint the laundry/cats room day. The only reason I'm on board with this escapade is that There is a shelf over the washer (66 inches high) that will someday be hidden staging for the north end of the layout. I don't want to paint the room then!
I finally landed an interview for next Wednesday for a job OUTSIDE of the auto biz!! Basically, I would be traveling from business to business explaining each employers health care packages,options, and add ons like disability, eyecare,dental, etc. So remember, Wednesday is crossed finger day!
Ulrich We continue to keep you and yours in our thoughts and prayers. Also, in case we miss it, give Petra a hug and a wish from us!
Ken Looking at the snow pics, I would say the heck with work today, but seeing how you wound up her clockspring this morning, can I remind you of the 2 words every married man must utter from time to time? Yes Dear!
Ray Holy avalanches Batman! You got falling snowballs! Have fun with the snowblower! Oh and speaking of snow, we got NONE! Yeah!
Barry Sorry to hear about the CHF. Hopefully the deterioration can be contained soon!
Jeffrey. Big difference on the ballfield! Good luck on the rest of the layout. I have to do the same chore to the modules from time to time. Usually I vacuum them with my shop vac, with a soft brush attachment that is meant for cleaning computers. Its also vented, so the suction isnt too great. Then I spray it down with a plant sprayer full of water on a very fine mist. Works great for knocking the dust out of the trees, then it just dissipates into the ground cover.
Well, I got to get to painting , oh and installing a new stationary tub too , to everyone with snow, stay warm, everyone without, be cool! Hopefully I'll be back for dinner!
Karl
NCE über alles!
Wots snow
Leaves Diner at high speed before getting thrown out on ear by "Cousin Vinnie"...............
Currently 2229 hours, 63 F, 70% humidity, high today was 77 F.
Thoughts and Best Wishes to All who need them.
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good Morning! from Tipton IN.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
TIPTON
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning!
Who of you guys sent that wet white stuff over to us? Would you please take it back? I did not order it!
It started to snow late last night and it has not yet stopped. The flakes are not as big as on Ray´s photo, so we did not yet get as much as on Ken´s photo, but it is close to 10 inches by now. I was hoping for spring to be just around the corner
Parent front: No call early this morning, which is good news. I am aware that it can happen any time now, as both have very little will power left. I feel bad about being home, far away from them, but I just need some rest under the care of Petra. Her birthday is coming up next week and I want to be with her - In those 30 years we are together, I never missed her birthday, even if I was on an assignment far away from my home. She´s turning 55 and still is that sweet young gal I met over 30 years ago!
Barry - please take care of yourself, old pal! We want you to be around for many, many moons to come!
Ken - I have long given up on trying to understand some reactions of our better halves. Any attempt is just like trying to stop the tides - you may try it, but you never succeed. Why waste the energy?
Ray - Toyota has started to market the Yaris Hybrid here. It is not a plug-in version, but the cheapest hybrid car available. It sells for roughly $ 20,000 in my neck of the woods. If it were to be marketed in the US, it would probably cost about $ 14,000. I wish I were able to get one. It is supposed to do 75mpg!
Y´ all have a good one & stay safe!
Morning KONA coffee in the diner...
ALOHA!
GOOD MORNING!!!
Today is Saturday, February 9th, 2013!!
It is strong gusty windy and 27 F here in Upstate NY, but 68F, 20C at 10PM in Central Oahu!!!
The prayer candles will be lit at 8 AM.
MAke it A GREAT day for someone and do a good deed for them!
-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.
I hate Rust
Evenin' folks!
Janie, just a decaf for me...
We have about 6" of heavy wet "partly cloudy" on the ground outside. Still coming down at the moment.
Most of the traffic outside are the redneck private snow removal guys in their 4 x 4 pickemup trucks doing about 60 down the street to get to next job. They gotta get em done afore midnight so they can do em agin' in duh morning (they get to charge them twice that way I think). I watched the idiot plowing out a nieghbors driveway before the city did any plowing late this afternoon. He roared in shoved the snow all over the place. First ya pull it out of the driveway then you push it over in the lawn removing the top 3 or 4 inches of top soil so you can come back and they will pay you to fix the lawn in the spring... He finally pulled the last huge pile of snow out of the driveway, backed up, and pushed it down the street right in front of another guys house and left the pile in front of his driveway in the middle of the road... Wheee! We is havin' fun out there!!!
I'll wait until the storm is over and tomorrow start up the little brother of the machine Garry posted above and just do it once! I have no place to go so I can wait.
This is what it looked outside my door around 5PM tonight:
The large white things are just snowflakes close to the camera... We do get them large around here..
Nice to see Duke wake up...
Stay safe and warm out there if you are in the storm area.... Prayers for all in need.
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Evening Folks!
Flo, a Beer and a electric blanket pleases!
Dang I am cold and it is only 33 degrees, reason you ask? Had to drive home from work with the heat off and the windows open! Seems my heater core started puking and with the heat on it was like a steam bath, could not see a darn thing out of the windshield!
I told my wife I need her car Saturday, want to guess what happened? Well the site won't let me use the B word but I am sure you guys with a wife know what I mean! Reason why she was beeing? She has a Kohl's $5.00 free coupon she wanted to use! Guess my life is not worth the free $5.00 worth of junk she wanted!
Gary, what Digitrax system are you using? I have a SEB and have 1 engine my PR 3 cannot read. I places it on the main and use Direct Mode and it will take the commands. Just make sure all the other engines are off the track! You might try OP mode first on the main. Then you don't have to worry about pulling all the other engines.
Well, have to be at work at 8:00 AM, so I better get going.
Ken
Hey everybody! ..... Did you see what I saw? ..... Duke awakened! .... He posted, too.
That's cause for celebration. Time for RBF's .... Drum roll! ..... Heck, call out the marching band!
JohnBoy ..... Thanks for the remarks. The bus in the center is Trailways, and the other two may be Trailways affiliates. One is Brulington and the other is Badger Bus Lines. I have but one Greyhound, but I intend to buy the Scenicruiser. You can see a city transit bus in the photo, and that is like the one I drove while going to college. I recall drving full time and also taking a full college course load. I don't think I selt much then.
Curt .... Thanks very much for commenting about the WPF post. .... You mentioned CPR. I heard in recent years, they do not have you breathing into the victim. Is that so?
Barry .... I'm sorry to learn about your CHF. Actually, it is good they found it because it is treatable. I have been a heart failure patient for over 10 years. As many here know, my heart failure nearly killed me in 2008 when my heart quit 6 times. My implanted device saved me as I flew in a helecopter to Nashville, TN. I'm a patient at a Vandrebilt Hospital Heart Clinic. I urge people to go to a top rated hospital heart clinic for very serious illnesses such as CHF. I was told 10 years ago, I would likely be a heart transplant patient if my condition worsens. Fortunately, the treatments have halted further deterioration. It's been 4 1/2 years of extra life for me following the 2008 incident. Doctors made chnages following the 2008 incident to prevent (so far) another incident. My recent appointments indicate I can continue as I am doing now. Praise the Lord for that. I'll pray for you, Barry.
Ulrich .... I like the steam loco photo. I hope you can rest well for a while. Prayers continue.
Jeff .... regarding the two pictures of the baseball field. The first one was the "diamond in the rough".
PA Tom .... I'm glad your wide is recovering so well. I recall it was a significant leg injury.
Rob .... I'm glad you solved the hiss problem. At least it was not a snake. The DCC CV's get complicated.
Lee .... Good you had time to visit the diner. you sound busy!
Galaxy ... thanks for more info aboy Hawaiian rails.
Ken .... I hope that extra leg pain went away. The toe is more than enough of a problem.
Paul ..... I know what you mean about aches and pains. Glad you posted here in the Diner.
Where are Bama, Sue, and several other MIA's?
On the layout, I'm running trains including my short Kansas City Zephyr.
I hope you guys in the snow storm are safe.
Happy Model Railroading!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good Evening All,
Still s**wing here. We have some wind but not the 60mph gusts predicted yet though down by the shore they are not so lucky. S**wing sideways it is. Watching the worst of it approaching us. Reports are of up to 6" per hour.
We shut the shop early today and we were out by 2pm. The governor closed the state roads this afternoon though driving home was not difficult (guess that puts me in the idiot catagory).
Started chores as I suspect we won't be going to the shop tomorrow and I'll have to make up hours Sunday. Did get some hours in on the layout between laundry loads and made progress securing yard tracks and final aligning
Barry - sorry to hear about the CHF. Welcome to the grass, dirt and rocks diet group. After some study about what you can eat and what can be made of food you can have, it's not so bad. Greens are now you best dietary friends LOL.
Time to turn in and get some sleep. Cee u Later, J.R.
How time flies when you're having fun, not that I call being in pain fun. It's come to that time again and I must 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
Have to go back to school to shovel this dang snow. Night everyone.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
A sugar-free Banana Split, please.
Will study the Digitrax Manual and see what possible solutions can be figured out for changing the loco number. Until it communicates with that particular decoder, don't see any way of changing anything.
I need to get back to work on removing the shelf to make room for some new benchwork. Just need a little more energy than I presently have. Sure will be grand to have a whole room full of tracks for the trains to roam.
Will be in the corner booth, warming up next to the wood stove.
Rob
JeremyBI wasnt out today. When I said the snowbanks make things difficult to back out because you cant see that is in the days to come. When you look down my road there are dozens and dozens of giant snowpiles at the ends of peoples driveway.
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Got part of the layout vacuumed this morning, around a quarter of it. Then the rest of my day got knocked into a bicorne (cocked hat)! My father needed help sorting through some stuff (somebody has to do it) so I went to help. I had lunch AND dinner there. Salmon patties for lunch, cheese burgers for dinner, all homemade. Now I'm wiped out. My foot hurts, my knees hurt, my back hurts! As far as layout work goes today was a total drag.
howmus Afternoon... Chloe, can I get a bag of chips to tide me over to dinner? CederstrandWouldn't want to run it off my current pickup with the costs of gasoline these days. I hear ya on that one! Last time I used the inverter in the truck was out at camp to recharge some batteries for my electric trimmer when I was doing the campsites. Nicest thing about the electric trimmer was I can keep at it for several hours without my arms feeling like they want to fall off, and very little vibration compared to my old gas job. One of the few times it really served as an emergency back up was during a major ice storm back in 2003 when the power was off for several days. Only thing I really needed it for then was to run the sump pump and that was very marginal with only 800 watts. Went through a quarter tank of gas on the truck and really didn't run it often.... Hey Jake... Towanda, PA? That was part of my old stomping grounds way back when I was a new teacher just North of there in Waverly, NY. Haven't been down that way in a good many years. 73
Afternoon...
Chloe, can I get a bag of chips to tide me over to dinner?
CederstrandWouldn't want to run it off my current pickup with the costs of gasoline these days.
I hear ya on that one! Last time I used the inverter in the truck was out at camp to recharge some batteries for my electric trimmer when I was doing the campsites. Nicest thing about the electric trimmer was I can keep at it for several hours without my arms feeling like they want to fall off, and very little vibration compared to my old gas job. One of the few times it really served as an emergency back up was during a major ice storm back in 2003 when the power was off for several days. Only thing I really needed it for then was to run the sump pump and that was very marginal with only 800 watts. Went through a quarter tank of gas on the truck and really didn't run it often....
Hey Jake... Towanda, PA? That was part of my old stomping grounds way back when I was a new teacher just North of there in Waverly, NY. Haven't been down that way in a good many years.
Yep, Towanda PA. Things have been a little loud thanks to the Lehigh Railway.
jeffrey-wimberly JeremyBWhat a snowfall here. Last time I hard on the news we had over a foot. Snowbanks here are huge. I have one at the end of my driveway that has to be close to 10 feet high. Makes things scary when backing out. Some of the malls lots are bigger then I have seen in years.This probably goes without saying but I wouldn't be out on the road unless I absolutely had no choice. Work would have to wait! My safety comes first. I don't care how good a driver you are. It's those other yahoo's out there that drive like there's no tomorrow!
JeremyBWhat a snowfall here. Last time I hard on the news we had over a foot. Snowbanks here are huge. I have one at the end of my driveway that has to be close to 10 feet high. Makes things scary when backing out. Some of the malls lots are bigger then I have seen in years.
I wasnt out today. When I said the snowbanks make things difficult to back out because you cant see that is in the days to come. When you look down my road there are dozens and dozens of giant snowpiles at the ends of peoples driveway.
CNCharlie, speaking of WW2, have you seen the movie Red Tails? It's really good. Takes place towards the end of the war, and tells about the 332nd fighter group.
As far as snow, we had quite a bit fall here just in the last 5 hours.
Good Evening,
Rob, glad to hear you got the hiss turned off. I had a little trouble changing the loco number on a Tsunami equiped Bman consolidation but it can be done. I have a MRC system so yours may work differently. I seem to recall that I programmed it on the main. Anyway, you might at least be able to change a few CV's. Note that the master volume, CV128 is set at the max of 255 from the factory. The hiss is CV 136.
Tom in PA, glad to hear someone else is addicted to Downton Abbey. Only problem is that it is only an hour show! Far too short. Yes Mary is rather attractive and I think she rates far above Ziva. Hope the posse doesn't come after me for that comment. I believe they are doing another series for next year. I wonder if they will perhaps take it up to WW2.
Barry, sorry to hear you have another health problem. You never seem to get a break.
Jerry, if you are still out there, how is Sallie doing?
Well time for a little TV.
CN Charlie
pascaff* In case you all do not know, getting old sucks. My left knee started bothering me Monday night at work and by today I convinced myself to get it looked at. Osteoarthritis is the diagnosis. Hurts like the dickens when I bend it. Not much can be done at the moment except rest, ice, and pain meds.
Taught 2 CPR classes today so I was gone all day. The conveyor did not come in today. Tomorrow it is off to Disney for several hours then the club for OPS. Sunday I will either work on the conveyor (if it comes in) or clean track.
Sending well wishes for all the Diners in the path of the blizzard.
Garry- Nice work in WPF.
Barry- I am not preaching but I have dealt with too many CHF pt's that have had difficulty breathing for several days and now they are in really bad shape when they finally call for help. Please don't wait too long before getting help.
Hope everybody has a good night and prayers for those in need.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/curtwbb/
Afternoon All,
37 degrees with a good wind blowing that moved the storm we were expecting to the East so no snow for us.
In case you all do not know, getting old sucks. My left knee started bothering me Monday night at work and by today I convinced myself to get it looked at. Osteoarthritis is the diagnosis. Hurts like the dickens when I bend it. Not much can be done at the moment except rest, ice, and pain meds.
Several weeks ago we moved the L shaped layout from my upstairs office to one of the downstairs front rooms. That was an adventure, as it measures 8ft X 8ft X 2 1/2 ft. I have the yard tracks almost finished, except for the runaround, and benchwork is almost complete on three sides. With a bum knee it may take awhile longer to get the rest of the benchwork done and more track down.
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
Hi Guys,
What a snowfall here. Last time I hard on the news we had over a foot. Snowbanks here are huge. I have one at the end of my driveway that has to be close to 10 feet high. Makes things scary when backing out. Some of the malls lots are bigger then I have seen in years.
there calling for a slight warmup on Monday but cool again mid week. There is also a 40% chance of rain also Monday, oh I hope not or I will have a lake in my yard. I dont mind a gentle warmup but when we get a huge snowfall and then warm temps and rain say the next day it can make things very messy. But it looks like it wont be a big warmup so hopefully things dont get too sloppy. Im waiting for the plow to come, usually when I come in from shoveling all day and sit down is when he shows up,lol. I can only imagine the wall of snow that will be sitting there.
Cederstrand[Well, I studied the Bachmann DVD and still couldn't get the Digitrax system to communicate with the decoder.
Coffee refill, please.
***Ray, last time I used the inverter was for an ice storm that kept power off for nearly a full week. Really came in handy and that old dually had two big diesel tanks. Also had to run generators that time. Not a fan of ice storms, although they sure are pretty to look at when the sun is coming up.
GREAT NEWS on the (HO) Climax loco!!! (posted this elswhere, so will copy and paste here)
[Well, I studied the Bachmann DVD and still couldn't get the Digitrax system to communicate with the decoder. However, before giving up completely, thought I would try it one last time on the mainline and take notes of exactly which functions did and didn't work. Well, as soon as I hit #4, the hiss went away. I didn't know all those sounds were not programmed to "automatically" turn on and off upon starting and stopping the engine. Hey, even found the number for filling up at the water tank, which I then proceeded to do. Cool! Now if I can just figure out how to program the loco number from the factory setting #3 to the actual number on this loco #12, I'll be all set. Guess I need to get one of those "signal boosters" just to reprogram this one locomotives number. At least I know it works now.]
Cheers! Rob
Well, as RAy has stated, it has started here too.
We shall see what we get total later.
It is a balmy partly cloudy 77F, 25c in MID-islnad Oahu!
Wish I was there. Then, I would take a strol down to Ewa Beach area and do this for a day:
http://www.hawaiianrailway.com/index.html
Where I would admire these:
http://www.hawaiianrailway.com/trains.html
I would ride the Parlor 65 car for $25 as noted here:
http://www.hawaiianrailway.com/fares.html
SO, I shall dream away the time as the snow falls here!
Later
my paycheck was terrible come on tax return $$$ get back to me so I can go buy an NP intermountain FT pair!
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
***Jeffrey, now theres an idea with merit. Hadn't thought about it. I'll ask those old mechanics in town what they think. They have been repairing small engines since before I moved out here so have probably done that many times. Would depend too on how much a new motor would cost me and if the rest of the generator is made with Chinese horse pucky (no offence to my beautiful horses here on the farm), then it might not even be worth dumping any money into it.
***Ray, I have a nice old 1500watt (3000 peak) Inverter I used to use in my van, then used it with the dually diesel pickup when power would go out. Could keep the two blowers (fireplace inserts) running all night and microwave food, etc. with that set up. Wouldn't want to run it off my current pickup with the costs of gasoline these days.