Morning All, Not long got home from the Anzac Dawn Parade Service. heavy rain until about 40 minutes before the start, then stopped. Still didn't deter what I suspect was a larger turnout than last year.
To my fellow ANZAC's have a special day, ditto to the rest of you.
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 Afternoon...heh heh...
Wherein we can has snow...yes, snow.... and biting winds...and cold temperatures....sigh.....oh well...maybe NEXT month we might get to crawl out the winter bucket...
We went out in the stuff to go to the diner and see the gang there..not many showed up though..most likely due to our ...ern...interesting weather...
JimRC: Eh...they never did fit me for the thing, yet...still looking for the batman suit though...
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/
JimRCGMO BN/SP&S Gary - well, if you're in iNvisible scale, at least it won't take quite as much paint to re-do your locos. (or do you use markers?)
BN/SP&S Gary - well, if you're in iNvisible scale, at least it won't take quite as much paint to re-do your locos. (or do you use markers?)
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
Good afternoon.
Again, not much happening. Have some work Friday and next week, so a little more money will be coming in soon. Hope to probably head to Elmira or Williamsport this weekend, will look for a caboose to salvage the trucks off of for my own little caboose. Will use the body as an office on the railroad, or kitbash it into something else..........
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Hi All
Just a quick sail past as i grab a coffee
I know I have some replies so be patient. First rain day in a while so I'm assembling a bridge. Not the 1/2 hour job I imagined it to be crap!!
Later
Fergie
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=5959
If one could roll back the hands of time... They would be waiting for the next train into the future. A. H. Francey 1921-2007
Morning
Flo, Diet Dew Pleases.
Did not sleep worth a darn last night, while the cheap Mattress Pads help, not the total solution. But I was up late running the layout as well. It was a pretty good train night last night, just a little to good.
Galaxy I did some searching on the internet for senior living, might have found some leads. Many of the apartments are smaller than my garage, but still worth looking into.
Hey, I was skinny once, well maybe not quite skinny but boy I wish I was this sizes again! Yep me and my Road Runner, I have had the car 40 years now? God I feel old right now!
http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/Real%20Cars/MeandtheRunner32yearsago.jpg.html]
Ken
I hate Rust
Morning All,
Currently 40 with an expected high of 69 under sunny pleasant skies.
Wednesday, being my regular day off is usually filled with lots of things to do. Today is no exception. Have one load of laundry drying, and getting another load to put in the washer. Have some yard w**k to do. Grocery shopping. Renew my business license, Make a few phone calls regarding bills. Clean the house, and if time permits, w**k on layout and run a train or two.
Terry, Nice job of excavating and putting in that kitbashed structure.
Lion, I have been past that area in Merrrick many times. I lived in Hempstead, where that particular LIRR line ended. I used to know all the station names from Hempstead to Jamacia. But that was a long, long time ago.
Galaxy, Prayers that YOH does well on her test.
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
Afternoon All,
Off today but w**king a 15 hour time trade tomorrow. Also tomorrow I have my annual physical including a cardiac stress test because of my age.
MOH called in sick today so we are just puttering around the house not doing much.
The crane I use for my LCL was a Revell kit I bought cheaply on the bay.
Hope everyone has a good day and prayers for those in need.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/curtwbb/
Mornin', Zoe - I'll have a CAW mug of coffee and one of those 'Barry-sized' cinnamon rolls, please. Thank you! But I'll pay for mine - Galaxy has had a string of TOPs, so I'll help him out by not having to cover mine.
Got a late start out the door to the office this morning. This caffeine 'n' sugar boost should do the trick, right?
Hey, Jeff - I'm way beyond caring about showing my age. I really liked the Revell kits way back then, and have picked up a few of the kits in the past 2-3 years off deBay. But I have some kits I assembled (I think) in the late 1970's or so, that I still have. And you got woke up by a measly ol' thunderboomer? Shoot, I thought you were like me, able to sleep through almost anything other than a twister (or hurricane, given where you live)...
Todd, thanks for the input. Hard part in comparing those two pics is, one was taken during the day with available daylight, while the newer one was taken using flash (& I think after dark, or close to it). I need to adjust the ASA on my camera, as my closer-in photos I've taken with it tend to wash out the colors a bit. On the 'freebie' sn*w-blowing - yeah, you probably don't need to get the word too far out there (our Canadian Diners might start dropping 'hints' about "Gee, Todd, since you have that sn*w-blower and all, could you swing by my place and clear the meter or two of this white stuff off my driveway?" (Come to think of it, how far away do you make house calls?)
Yeah, Jeff - I too was wondering whether Todd was running to/after something, or away (before the white-coated guys reached his place...
Hey, cool! SpaceMouse is back? Sounds like he's moving to an area with nice scenery around.
Oh no! Barry's got excess free time on his hands - RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! So, you don't have those scans today? (They didn't tell you that the white-coat guys wanted that one...?)
Ulrich, sounds like today (if the time is not already promised...) might be a good day for track cleaning, eh? How is campaigning in Germany? Much different from our circuses here?
Broadway, I take it that you're not standing on the third rail, right? I think for most of us, we have a bit more around our middle than when we were young (& our metabolism took a nose dive...).
Ah, Ray, I thought that was what the sign on your house was - since your last name doesn't start with a 'W'...
(As Chris might report it...) And in local news, I saw on the TV last night that there's an app for yet one more thing! "Mobile Patrol" allows you to enter your state & county (not all sheriff's departments are signed up yet, though one local county is), and be able to see which people you know (former girlfriends, annoying neighbors, etc.) are in the local county jail (and for what charges). It also can provide alerts to crime victims if your nasty ex is being released from jail (so you have a head start out of town). I know it's available for iOS (and likely also for Android devices), and it's free! "Call now - operators are standing by!" (We now return you to your regular forum...) (File THAT one under stranger than fiction...)
Things have been tolerably slow in the office this morning so far (I'm good with that.) Hmm, I may grab one of the seats in the back and join Duke in catching some ...
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape G.
TMarsh Oh wait! Is that a distress call I hear? Someone needs some help! ( runs in bathroom and comes out wearing blue tights that are a bit big and slightly baggy and an orange mask, bolts out the door and leaps from the platform. Trips over something, stumbles and then tumbles about 10 feet in the gravel ) Oh my hip! (jumps to feet and brushes self off quickly ) I’m ok! (Runs off through the trainyard.)
Oh wait! Is that a distress call I hear? Someone needs some help! ( runs in bathroom and comes out wearing blue tights that are a bit big and slightly baggy and an orange mask, bolts out the door and leaps from the platform. Trips over something, stumbles and then tumbles about 10 feet in the gravel ) Oh my hip! (jumps to feet and brushes self off quickly ) I’m ok!
(Runs off through the trainyard.)
Todd... Ahem...TIGHTS? blue "baggy and big" ones at that?
Makes me wonder.
Maybe Ulrich's mother shouldn't be the only one headed for a state hospital?!
Well
Went to pick up a few things we needed, while I still had good coupons for them {expire today}.
today is free bread day so soon to go there to get some.
Today is MOH's placement tgest. SAy PRAYERS PLEASE!!! I don' think, based on the results of the first placement test MOh took thta MOH has studied, or prepared enough for this test and score is EVEYRTHING to ge a precious spot on the LPN course!! But..I am not the one who has to take it, but Boy, oh boy, will I rub it in when MOH gets the declining letter that says "thank you for your application, but you didn't make it"... BOY will I rub it in and not let it go! 5 pm is test time!
PRAY ALSo tomorrow trhat MOH gets the job atr ACHieve!!! The grocery store hasn't gotten back to MOh wiht a starting date for work,SO the only other Iron MOH has rihgt nowthat is active is the interview with AChieve. MOH wants that job anyway.
Well, I'd best get to dishes, laundry or somethng while waiting for the bread to come in.
-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.
"It's a rainy, rainy day... Just a rainy, rainy day...." Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a bowl of Organic Pumpkin, Flax, Crunch cereal and lots of dark roast coffee in my R&GV RR mug please. What, yes I know Galaxy has the tab again, just trying to be nice and not run up his tab too much. I hear his OH hasn't started working yet...
Was raining earlier this morning, now the yellow thing is trying to appear.... Will be mostly cloudy today with a high around 68°F
Woke up around 8:30 this morning hearing a thumping sound every so often. At first I thought it was someone pounding on my door, but it would be just a single hard thump! Finally got out of bed and took a look outside. Finger Lakes Tree Service was busy removing the huge old maple tree across the street from my house. This is the tree that had several large dead limbs and was also the one that blocked early morning sun on my panels. I am sorry to see the old thing go as it was a stately old tree, but they did the right thing. If some of the limbs came down by themselves, they would have landed right on top of the house over there. I would have removed it about 4 years ago as a preemptive strike. Of course I am delighted to have more sunlight hit my roof... I want to plant about 4 trees in my yard, but will find varieties that stay fairly small.
Karl, thanks for the kind words about Blackie. It is so good to see him acting like his old self. I blamed myself for not getting him to the vet earlier.... Good to hear your kittie is doing well on meds also!
Jim, the whistle sign in my yard is one from the Lehigh Valley. One of my sister's neighbors acquired it years ago when they tore out the tracks along the Canandaigua Outlet. His Father worked for LV and the sign was about a half mile down the tracks from the station where he worked.
I have a long day ahead of getting everything done needing to be done before I head to the Convention in Mississauga, Ontario this weekend. Tonight is another meeting (Boy Scout District Committee).
Catch you all later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
kbkchooch
Oh My! what a skinny kid. I was skinny in high school too. But then I joined the NAVY and put on lots of weight.
The weight is still here, though my stint in the Navy is long gone.
Here is proof that I was skinny once. And to keep things on topic, that is the LIRR station in Merrick long before it was elevated, you can see the low level platforms, and the third rail right there on street level.
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Todd, I forgot the Brush part on the end of that. whoopsie dais, I guess I keep forgetting words.
I paint with a fine tip brush. everything usually looks pretty good,I just need to improve a tiny bit more and I think I'll be A-OK.
Good Aftenoon!
Took a day off from politics and family issues. It´s a sunny Spring day here, so I went for a nice walk in the morning, cleaing my head from all those sad days of the past week. After lunch, I took a long nap. Still a bit drowsy from it, but relaxed.
TMarsh Ulrich- I don’t understand. Your Mother decided to leave and the management filed a court order for her to stay? Or she decided not to leave? State Hospitals are not the most desireable but……under some circumstances it is the only option. It sounds like for your Mother it is the only option if you can’t find a facility that is willing to deal with her. You are still in my prayers.
Ulrich- I don’t understand. Your Mother decided to leave and the management filed a court order for her to stay? Or she decided not to leave? State Hospitals are not the most desireable but……under some circumstances it is the only option. It sounds like for your Mother it is the only option if you can’t find a facility that is willing to deal with her. You are still in my prayers.
Todd - the situation may sound weird. They are happy to get rid of her as she proved to be a genuine troublemaker. Now they can´t just let her go, never to be seen again. They know she needs professional care, so they filed this application. The moment my Mom leaves (and they cannot stop he doing that), she will be "greeted" by those nice gentlemen in white, taking her to the state hospital for examination, followed by a court ruling, determining her fate, i.e. place where she will spend the rest of her time. In any case, this will not be the nursing home where she is right now.
This is exactly what she tried to avoid all the time, but she did her best to have exactly that happen.
It´ll be for her best, but still sad.
I tried to run a train over my little N scale layout, but it required a lot of cleaning before I could do that. Hadn´t run a train for nearly 6 months. ..
Mornin gang!
Flo, can I have a BIG stack of blueberry pancakes, with some of the boysenberry syrup, some bacon (gotta have bacon, and some Raspberry sweet tea! You could say I berry hungry!
Gonna be a beeeeeeeutiful day, with temps in the mid 70's. Gonna be outside most of the day, chipping up yard waste (after I fix the chipper/shredder)
Look, up in the air! Its a bird, no it's a plane, no it's SuperTodd ! yeah right! Ever seen "the Greatest American Hero"? You two kinda fly the same! Hey, if the Cub is a member of the family, see if you local collector guy can replace the engine for ya, and you can keep it a few more years. Might be a lower cost alternative. This from somebody who's tractors were built in 1955 & 1967!. I think almost everyone in my development must have bought a new Cub in the last few years. I see the local Cub dealers pick up and delivery truck almost daily! I sharpen my blades, adjust my belts and change my oil myself and save the $$$. Sometimes though, I wish I had my 1st Deere back!
Oh,, trainwise, replaced the axle gears last night in my Lima Alco C420. Not a bad job, took less than an hour! Best part was, I ordered the 4 gears from my LHS, the order came in, there were 5 gears!! They only bill the LHS for 4, so I got a freebie. Good thing too, as I got a little overzealous trying to ream out 1 gear to fit the axle, and overdid it!. OoopS! It runs really nice now, quiet & smooth.
Well, coffee cup is empty now,,,,gotta go fix the yard,
Cya!!
Karl
NCE über alles!
G'mornin'
Dull and dribbly here..temperature going down as well..in the wind...sigh....
Got a few things done earlier this morning so it looks like the rest of the day is all mine...mine, I tell you!! Mine!!
Muahaahaaahaaa....
jeffrey-wimberly TMarshOh wait! Is that a distress call I hear? Someone needs some help! ( runs in bathroom and comes out wearing blue tights that are a bit big and slightly baggy and an orange mask, bolts out the door and leaps from the platform. Trips over something, stumbles and then tumbles about 10 feet in the gravel ) Oh my hip! (jumps to feet and brushes self off quickly ) I’m ok! Could that be the one the guys in the white coats were wanting to measure for a straight jacket?
TMarshOh wait! Is that a distress call I hear? Someone needs some help! ( runs in bathroom and comes out wearing blue tights that are a bit big and slightly baggy and an orange mask, bolts out the door and leaps from the platform. Trips over something, stumbles and then tumbles about 10 feet in the gravel ) Oh my hip! (jumps to feet and brushes self off quickly ) I’m ok!
nnnnaaaahhh...they already have his......meanwhile I'm still trying to find my batman suit...
Good morning! Tuesday is hockey night for me, so Wednesday is hockey hangover morning. Nothing serious, but it's a late night with a responsible level of libations, followed by not enough sleep and an early morning. I really should try an intravenous drip for my coffee.
SpaceMouse is back, at least for the day. Drop by that thread and say hello.
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/217125.aspx
Yeah, retirement living is creeping up on us, too, and Massachusetts is becoming Taxachusetts again. To be honest, I like the house we live in (and own) but the taxes are outrageous, and really, the house is too big. We kind of like Maine as a place to live, but New Hampshire has no income tax or sales tax, and the government up there is not into building pyramids with the people's money. Just give me a big, clean, dry basement, though, and I'll be happy.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good morning. It's 46° with 100% humidity. Wind NW at 23mph. There's a fair chance of showers and thunderstorms. The high will be 65°.It's been raining off and on all morning, most certainly since 3am when I noticed it. I couldn't help but do that. Thunderstorms with almost continuous thunder tend to be hard to sleep through. My only plan for today is to stay dry. The new medication seems to be having a positive effect. The tingling in my right arm is nearly non-existent and my fingertips only hurt a little. It wouldn't be so bad if I could feel something other than pain, like to be able to actually feel something when I touch it or be able to feel my hair when I run my fingers through it. That's a very distant memory. I may get some layout work in today. That will depend partially on how ugly the weather gets.
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 Morning!!!
Ugh. Slept wrong last night and now have a stiff neck.
Coffee and a stack of buttermilk pancakes with butter of course and Boysenberry syrup please. Thanks
A chance of rain and snow showers, mainly before 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Mr. B.- Congrats on the weight loss!
Karl- Hey congrats on the job!!!
Jim- No, I was not it the Boy Scouts. (close your ears Ray, er....well you know what I mean ) I was in Cub Scouts a year or two and a year in Webelos (sp?), but all I remember of those were games and crafts. Guess I just picked that up on my own. Mom used to say I should get something for my expenses (not just snow blowing stuff I do), I just said “maybe they’ll do the same for someone else.” That was before…looong before this “pay it forward” became a buzz phrase. Oh, and I think I’d go juuust a touch more with the brown. Actually it looks ok to me as it is, but I’ll take our word for it on the red and say a bit more brown. Sometimes lighting and pictures to me don’t bring the true colors to me eyes.
Don’t wanna make it sound like I just wander around doing things for people all the time every day, that’s not true. No no. Just from time to time I’ll see something and …well.
Happy late Birthday Shelley!!!
Gary- You paint with a fine tipped pen? Or do you mean just like the stripings.
Welp, tractor wouldn’t start this year. Yet. Have to tinker with it again. Nothing other than a tune up has ever been done to that old cast iron Kohler engine and well..... She's been used. Don’t know if I oughta put her out to pasture or not. 36 years has been a good run for the old girl. Just getting more and more fidgety and all you know. Been puffin blue for a couple years now. Getting a bit worse too. Of course I don't know about this year. Hate to do it, kinda like a member of the family. Been a real good tractor the old Cub Cadet has. Might just let Frank have her after all. (Frank is a guy here in town that kinda collects old Cub Cadets. REAL Cub Cadets. The ones from IH.) He fixes them up as a kinda hobby. He’s been a wantin mine for quite a while cause it’s in such good shape. Might, or rather probably, will go green on a new one.
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.
Nothing new to report. Will likely be the same things that have been going on the past few days.
cudaken galaxyWith MOH turning 54 last week, a train nut friend suggested we look at Senior housing here next year when MOH is 55 -- as a joke. BUT, the JOKE was on him, as MOH and I have investigated such doings! There you pay a % of your income and get a 1 or 2 BR complex within the building wiht assisted Nursing available. Galaxy, tell me some details if you can! With me being 95% BoS is not going to help with me keeping the house this may be something worth looking into. I am 57 and my wife, well all I can say is she is older! Funny about how woman are about there age.
galaxyWith MOH turning 54 last week, a train nut friend suggested we look at Senior housing here next year when MOH is 55 -- as a joke. BUT, the JOKE was on him, as MOH and I have investigated such doings! There you pay a % of your income and get a 1 or 2 BR complex within the building wiht assisted Nursing available.
Galaxy, tell me some details if you can! With me being 95% BoS is not going to help with me keeping the house this may be something worth looking into. I am 57 and my wife, well all I can say is she is older! Funny about how woman are about there age.
KEN- do a search for "senior housing in XXX {your town, nearby city, or where you would like to go live}" And see what you come up with. Or "XXX senior housing".
~Each one may have differing standards, or rents but you can certainly LQQK.
~Here is one we are thinking of for us:
http://seppinc.com/index.php/apartments/harry-l-apartments/
It was an "old" school {built what 1940-50s} that was converted into the Sr apartments. They charge rent based on income- if you have a HIGH income you will pay closer to the 48%, if lower income, you will pay the 30% of gross income.
~You have to be 55 or older for one spouse or single, in some cases both must be >55.
~Others are rent based {you get one you can afford}
~ GET ON A LIST if need be for Sr housing, it may take awhile, The Harry L one for us just opened so has some room now, but mihgt not soon.
~ some are just lower income or income-based rents only others offer services like assistance cleaning, assistance with nursing, etc. Look for one you think will meet your future needs to, like when you are 80!
~Look in your phone book for "Senior services' or "Elder services" Or the like..or call you r local charitable organization {like Catholic Charities where they have a food bank} and EVEN Department of Social Services and ASK. They Can direct you to the places you need.
~Don't be afraid to look at nearby cities/towns /areas if you wnat to stay put, they may have what you want.
~For instance we were looking in Georgia as well {to retire to warmer climes}:
http://www.seniorhousingnet.com/seniorliving-detail/baptist-towers-apartments_1881-myrtle-drive-sw_atlanta_ga_30311-563878 where rent starts at $501 a month. If you can afford that and they have one avaialble you get it.
~Here is a comprehensive listing of all in the Atlanta area, for instance:
http://www.aplaceformom.com/senior-living/georgia/atlanta
~So...do some reasearch. And see what your options are and go from there...but MOVE soon! There could be one availble and it might get taken quickly!!! GET oN the LIST!!!
Hope you find something suitable...
.
EDIT: WOW!!! Pages 49, 50, 51 I got ALL TOP!!! 3 PAGES In a row!!! My Credit card cannot take much more!!! Daisy..let the men order what they want, with TOGO containers for their spouses!!!
Morning coffee wiht friends in the diner...
GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING!!!
Today is Wednesday, April 24th, 2013!!!
I have said the prayers and lit the prayer candles...for those in need of special thoughts and prayers.
MAKE it a GREAT day!
Yesterday I "paid it forward" for a little old lady in thje grocery who lacked about $2.50 for her bill. SHe paid cash, had no CC, and was abou to put something "back" when I stepped in and paid it for her. Her {driving companion I think} was going to help her, but I beat her to the punch!
"Good Morning!" from Tipton IN
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
TIPTON IN
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Jim, thank you for asking. Well I plan on doing a lot of custom painted locomotives and some passenger cars for SP&S, GN, and NP. Because I paint my loco's with a fine tip it'll take me a while to do, schemes that are very rare if even made in N scale is the SP&S all three schemes(black with stripes, Broad stripe, and hourglass like on #802), I will have to paint up a Big Sky Blue GN consist, and some NP 2 tone and butterknife scheme F's.
I'll still have all of my BN stuff in green(except for maybe some CC cars that are currently wearing Cascade green). I will also custom paint some locos that are way after the SP&S in SP&S colors like those(would've been) GP38's that the BN got(in Cascade green). I figured if anything it'll help this often forgotten underdog road a bigger image. Maybe I can get the whole SP&S diesel roster done, I'll still buy BN stuff but not on the level that I will transition/pre merger equipment. not sure what to do with my MRL loco and caboose, those might get repainted though SP&S GP9's had torpedo tubes.
JimRCGMOJeff, thanks to your tip to Ken, I got the links for my photos a bit quicker than yesterday's. Appreciate it! Hey, that shed looks like it started life as the ol' Revell Sandhouse kit. Am I right?
Hey guys
Went to the train club and watched a bunch of old Allen Keller tapes. I recall the one about the FSM in it's "early" stages.
Trainwise, I finally got a hold of athearn and got the parts I needed, to finish my BN and SF (was Ken's) SD40-2s.
Ken, SD38s, Uboat, and FP45 chassis huh? They would be useable for future projects. FP45s could be used for SDP45, Uboat for a B30-7A (a B-unit), and the SD38 for an SDP40. As for cutting down the shafts, it was easy. I cranked my dremel to max and took it off in one swipe. I think jeff takes multiple passes at lower speeds. A cut-off wheel may work. I forgot how much I cut them down. I just used the P1K F3s motor for reference by lining up the housings side-by-side, then marking where the P1K shafts end on the Kato shafts with a sharpie.
I'm going to bed. G'night ya'll
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.
[Well, I'm posting this one for Garry (who says he's having trouble with the hotel's computer not wanting to talk with our MR forums)]:
Howdy everybody. We're on our trip. Doing well driving lots of miles. Saw my sister in AL celebrating her birthday. Saw my mother and other family in AL, too. ... Shelley's birthday is today, and (Wow!) she is getting spoiled abundantly. Last night, she was treated in Atlanta, GA to a night in 5 star hotel. Dinner was at Morton's Steakhouse. Today, she shopped until she dropped. Now we are in Columbia, SC. ... Next we head to Myrtle Beach. Then to NC and then home. Ulrich ..... I'm really sad how things turned out for your Mom and Dad. You definately had the right idea moving them to the senior home, but it became disastrous through absolutely no fault of yours. Prayers for you. I may not be posting for several more days. Try to round up the MIA's in the meantime.
Garry
[That's all he sent me, and it looks like he'll be out for a bit...
Jim, heading out the door]
Good Evening, Chloe - I'll have the grilled salmon, with a side salad, and some peaches please, and a Rio Grande mug of coffee, please. Thank you, ma'am.
Got to sleep early enough last night, but got a slow start on the day. Had a phone call today I needed to be there for, and then after that, did a little bit more on a couple of the Main St. Heritage buildings (some 'mortaring' on River Road Surplus):
I need some cleanup on the joints, where some of the wash soaked in more. Plus the roof sections, side door (unless I put a little add-on on that side), glass and other details.
I also wanted to tone down the show-through of the reddish wood on the Mercer's Dry Goods side walls. This is what I got done so far today:
And this is what it looked like before I did that:
I'm wondering what - in between those two stages - to go with. I think I want a bit more "brownishness" to the sides. Anybody want to weigh in with suggestions? My gut reaction was, I almost would like to go back to the 'before' (but not.. quite).
Todd, I think I can recognize that thought process about the "freebie sn*w blower" concept; some of us were taught (before a lot of today's ideas came into vogue...) to do the right thing because it's the right thing. Were you in the Boy Scouts, by any chance?
Jeff, thanks to your tip to Ken, I got the links for my photos a bit quicker than yesterday's. Appreciate it! Hey, that shed looks like it started life as the ol' Revell Sandhouse kit. Am I right?
Ulrich, do take care of yourself & your immediate family. I will be thinking of you and your brother (& his GF) as you pay your respects. It sounds like at least your mother has somewhere else to have treatment. Better for you to not have that burden anymore. In our glorious state, they cut the funds for mental health/ state hospitals - so they are closed, unless you're convicted of some serious crime and are not mentally fit to be tried. Of course, that doesn't help our people who do have mental health problems, but don't commit crimes. (Guess I'd better stop before the gets all the way out of its corner...)
All right, V8Dennis - go on and brag about your slim and fit bod! (Man, I wish I could eat all I want like that! (Well, at least there is someone who can...)
Ken, that's an Athearn RDC, isn't it? Geared or Hi-F drive? I have a few like that (which are another project, for re-doing the shells and chasses to more closely match prototypical length. I have some of the Ernst regearing kits for the Athearns, also, and installed one of them so far. Haven't 'road-tested' the Ernst's yet.
Johnboy - I see now why you're coming SOTB at this time of year; you want a vacation from all that white stuff (that's covering up your JD at the moment...)! Of course, you need to get through all of THAT to get down here where we just have the rivers flooding for now.
And CDN Dennis - I think my landlord's had the lawn around our building cut at least twice, maybe 3 times. 'Tis the season for sounds of mowers...
Well, dang it, Karl - if I'd have looked through the posts earlier, I could've taken part in that chat! I'll just have to listen to Todd's and Ken's accounts of how well they liked it. But hey, congrats on the new job, and I hope it's several steps up from your current/previous one!
Galaxy, you got some new threads? Hey, remember that even with the plastic, the bill has to be paid - don't get behind on those kinds of bills. Hope YOH gets some good news on the interview - t'would be good to have the choice between two jobs.
BN24Gary (or will you change that to SP&S24 now?), how many of your locos will you need to redecal/repaint? I think the only SP&S stuff I've seen looked close to the SP (which would require a complete re-do). Or will you have interchanges with the BN and use the BN locos that way?
Vincent, best wishes with getting through to Athearn (and getting your parts). Have you done any searches on their site for alternate phone numbers? Just a thought - I'm sure you are very frustrated...
Chris - how's your give-a-durn doing today?? Interesting shot of the firefighters in gear. I thought you said something about THAT editor hiring additional help, so can she send one of them to cover the second game (the one with the wintery mix)?
Ray, is that a whistle sign on your house? Cool!
Barry, your oncologist was happy, right? So why does he want new MRI/PET scans? Guess if you're all healing up, he might figure he won't get to see you as much (and bill for same...). Hope the scans come back showing absolutely nothing left to mess with anymore. Oh, I saw on tonight's news that Dutchtown (south of Cape) - where the diversion channel from the Mississippi can have its level come up when the river's flooding - had some of those concrete barriers alongside of the road that's parallel to the channel, with lots o'sandbags alongside the barriers. I think they'll be continuing to fill sandbags tomorrow also. (But where I am, and where our office is, both are a ways back from the river)
SaronaTerry - 7 inches? Of the white stuff, right? Sheesh, indeed! Well, you aren't too far from Canada, after all... Hey, as for the photos, I have NO complaints about you posting your pics!
Mr.B - now THAT's technology w**king for you! Hope you found several things worth loading up in the car, at those prices.
Well (frogs got a little more water on them today..), my dinner's finished up and it's about time for me to head home now. Tomorrow (and rest of the week) it's back to the salt mines (so to speak). And I'm still awaiting Missouri to get around to sending me my refund... electronically filed it a bit over a week ago, and it's been accepted, but I think they're waiting until they process everyone else's return & gets all their money before they send out refunds...
Prayers will definitely continue for healing & comfort for Ulrich, Petra & the brother & GF as they pay their respects to his father, and prayers for healing and good results for Barry and anyone else having tests/bloodw**k done this week, as well as for those awaiting word on new jobs or starting them. And for all the rest of us who have our own needs (which may not all fit into any of the above).
Blessings,