MisterBeasley Good morning to all. In galaxy's honor, I'm wearing a Hawaiian shirt today, We had coffee at the Hula Bean shop in Hawaii, and I just loved their logo. I found the image online and made a decal for one of my buildings.
Good morning to all. In galaxy's honor, I'm wearing a Hawaiian shirt today,
We had coffee at the Hula Bean shop in Hawaii, and I just loved their logo. I found the image online and made a decal for one of my buildings.
I wear my Hawaiian shirts all spring/summer long as does MOH. People love then and we get compliments on them.....even the old ones.
I can see why you'd like the Hula Bean logo!!
Near as I can tell the Hula Bean shop is CLOSED.
We order our Hawaiian Kona coffee form Hawaiian Isles Coffee:
http://www.hawaiianisles.com/?
The have PURE Kona coffee as well as KONA blends.
We haven't ordered any lately as we simply couldn't afford it, but now we will go back to ordering some ocassionally. We also use it for gifts, adn anyone who has gotten it, appreciates it very much!
The Kona coffee has something special to it, can't say what, but it's like the Hawaiian Pineapples from DOle...they taste far sweeter and different than the ones from Costa Rica we get in the stores here on the mainland. THe SECRET is to know how to get Hawaiian Pineapples delivered to the mainland! {and not as cheap as COsta Rica's!!}
Well, MOH is off to work. Now I get to housework and laundry. Was gonna do something "important" today too, but don't remember what. SO much for "important".
Well off i go...
-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.
Got the grass mowed without incident. Check on my fathers dogs as he's out of the area today. Now back home and I think I'll just do a whole of nothing the rest of the day.
Alihelisdi.
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
Howdy ..... Lunch time. ...... I'll have a Chicago style hot dog, please. ......
Cheers!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Afternoon guys
Well me and my brother are supposed the be pressure washing. Niether of us woke up till late, but I told him to do it since I did most of the work on his miata. Sounds fair, right?
I've been working on my SP F7. It has a tsunami and now it has a working mars light. IIRC, the top light in the F7s with dual headlights was the mars. Eventually I'll take the shell off and probably sell it, once I get some BN units finished. I left 1 function output left so I can have a working beacon for later.
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.
Afternoon folks!
Chloe, how about one of those butter rum muffins and a glass of lemonade to tide me over until supper? Thanks.
The Air Conditioner is installed and has been tested (I think). I was in Canandaigua whenthey finished. He will come back over tomorrow to show me all the little things that should be done and how to operate it (not rocket science....). Took the PiP in for its 5000 mile service which is rotating the tires, checking/topping off fluids, and hooking up to the computer to make sure everything is all OK. I had them install the decal while I was there expecting to pay a few $ to have them do it. The service part is covered under warranty. Got to the cashier and she said, "Just need you to sign this certifying the work was done." I looked and the total owed was $.00! They didn't charge me a ¢ to put on the decal! I knew there was a good reason for doing business there. I have always gotten good service (with the Yaris), but did expect there would be a charge even though it was about a 5 minute job. Here is a photo for your entertainment:
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!
PackerI've been working on my SP F7. It has a tsunami and now it has a working mars light. IIRC, the top light in the F7s with dual headlights was the mars.
Hello gents well this weekend that has just been was good one i got married to the woman i love honeymoon was short but in York so we when to Rail museum which was fun for both of us and saw the A4 steam loco Dwight D Eisenhower which is visiting from the USA For her sister loco Mallards 75 anniversary of getting the world speed record for steam and to top a wonderful weekend of i got my first HO loco a Bachman GP40 in sp colours as wedding present of my wife
Apologies in advance for any use of UK RailRoad Terms
"there is the wrong way the Right way and then there is Great western railway Way"
Good evening y'all. Just tired. Also stressed out. Have to pass a D.O.T. physical next month. Ain't gonna happen. Having little "bips" in my chest. Had pre-stress test with cardiologist. Not bad but not good.
Heck, I'll be 77 the end of June and the stent is 12 1/2 years old. Not a bad run.
Garry- Altho I have sent J.R. a few "E"s , have not had a reply.
I have been remiss in adding my condolences to those that have had a loss. Mea Culpa!
Galaxy- P C and I where tied with 3 T O P in a row. You are now the undisputed champion .
Prayers and Blessing to all.
Flip
p.s.- keep posting your pictures. Love them..
thebarnetHello gents well this weekend that has just been was good one i got married to the woman i love
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I mounted one of the Athearn diesel horns on one of the FP7's just to see what it would look like. I like the way it looks. Now I'm thinking about getting more so I can mount them on my other FP7's.
Took the Hibiscus over to the MIL.
I told her "it's the prettiest flower I could find for the prettiest lady I know"...she blushed and said "you, you are such a charmer".....that was the intended results {well not the comment she gave me, but twas not lost on her} {hey it costs nothing and MOH agrees!}
Went to the mall to get a new battery for MOH;s watch, Said ti wasn't the battery? Must be the watch? It cost me over $125 last time a battery change didn't 'satisfy' a watch! maybe MOH needs new watch now? we will see how long it lasts now? That mall..burns us up! They remodeled years ago and took out the terracotta tiles with give to them, to install marble floor with NO give to it and hard on my back about 15 steps inside, I said "it's already affecting my back!" MOH doesn't like it either. we don't do anything there if we can help it! SO they lose our business {big whoop to them I am sure}. The watch place happens to be there though.
Well that s about all for the day today..
Aloha ahiahi ia oukou {good evening to you all}
WHEW! i barely missed the top..JEFFREY GOT MY TAB>.country fried steak, fresh red potatoes broiled with shredded cheese, asparagus tips please!
fec153 Galaxy- P C and I where tied with 3 T O P in a row. You are now the undisputed champion .
Thank you for the award!
I will put in on the shelf next to my Light Mike...
Speaking of which.. I just narrowly missed two pages tops in a row again!! Could have started another streak!
Good Evening Diners!
Well it has been quite a while since I last visited so RBFs for everyone please Chloe.
I was away all of April and didn't have any access to the net or any other electronic device. My wife and I were on our trip to Africa. We were in Botswana or a week of safari, mostly in the Okovango Delta, then to Victoria Falls for a couple of days and finally South Africa for some safari and also to visit the Cape Town area. I did have a train experience on this trip consisting of a 21/2 day journey on Rovos Rail from Pretoria to Cape Town. That is a thousand mile journey and was great fun. Rovos Rail operates a train of re-built carriges from mostly the 1920's. Ours had just 3 compartments as each has its own bathroom with shower. The train is pulled out of the station with a steam loco. When we arrived there is was hissing away right in front. It was a 4-8-4 but very small by North American standards as it is on 3.5 foot guage. Anyway it was a thing of beauty and I did get up in the cab. My wife got to blow the whistle! If you want to see what it is like, just Google Rovos Rail as they have a very good website with lots of pictures. You have to wear a jacket and tie for dinner so the train is quite formal in certain ways.
Anyway back to reality. Lucky we were away for April as the snow just melted the week before we got home. The leaves aren't out yet and we will be lucky if they are by the end of the month. I did the cleanup of the backyard after work this week and am taking this evening off. I haven't touched anything model related in nearly 2 months but might get back to it soon. Perhaps a trip to the LHS on Saturday will get me back in the mood. They have sold 2 engines I had on consignment and I need to go spend the cash.
I did read the posts back to the beginning of May and was saddened to hear that Jerry's wife passed away. I hope he drops by the diner.
Well time to do something such as read Classic Trains or look at some trip photos. My wife has downloaded about 2500 so far and is busy editing and deleting. We got some great shots of birds and leopard this trip not to mention elephant, rino, etc.
See you soon,
CN Charlie
Went down and fed the dogs and raided my fathers pantry for a snack. Good thing I mowed the grass today. It's raining outside and there are ominous rumblings to the west. Looked at the radar and there's a big ugly line of storms coming across east Texas headed straight for us. No further model railroading activity today.
Evening Dinners!
Flo, I want the ME 109 towed from my parking spot! I take a Beer Pleases.
thebarnetHello gents well this weekend that has just been was good one I got married to the woman I love
Congrats to "The Barnet" And good luck, you will need that in about 5 years! Ask me how I know!
Later, Ken
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I hate Rust
Evening folks! Sure, it's Miller time, I'll have one in frosted mug please, thanks dear, keep the change. Oh and take out one for cudaken, for when ever he may stroll in.
Yep, I'm a bit early tonight. Rain started here in SE WI, so I closed down the garage, and actually turned the train room lights on, to make sure it was still there ! I did manage to get caught up, in the last few days, with my outside stuff. Can't wait until I get this cast off my left hand, and lower arm, so I can be 100% with what I need to get done!
Galaxy, I like those hibiscus plants. We had one for the longest time, and I think it froze out. The poppy red flowers were as big as a frying pan! Really cool! And, about the posts in here, the tools at the top of the page are like many of the other word and works and email programs I use, but the Edit thing did throw me off a bit. And all I had to do was move my mouse over the pencil and it became clear what it was for....DAH! MisterBeasley, that poster looks like something I should have in my garage. I do have a couple that I take down each summer while our grandson is with us. (at grandma's request), and a calendar, I mean it's not a Playboy calendar by any means, but......no need to start anything. As long as I'm rambling here, (taking a sip from the ice cold mug) BN#24, Gary, your SP&S project is lookin' good. Good your got your track now, so you start to figure things out. For some reason, I caught got up in your project, and I think it's really cool. Jeff, horns kinda finish things off. I was running a Kato WC, taking pictures and a video, and while watching the video after I downloaded it, I realized I didn't put on the horns! Oh yea!
Well, I think I'll go down and run a commuter train. I set one up, a "push-pull" train, with bi-level commuter cars, and a cab-car at the end. I'd like to eventually add lights to the cab car. I needed something to stop at the station that is still under construction! One way to check out your track work, is the "push mode", my train is only 3 cars plus the loco, but, so far, I can do scale commuter train speeds with no problems, which is a good thing, as about 7' of my mainline runs hidden, under my city scape.
One last thing, as long is the diner is where ever you want it this month, this weekend, I'll take everyone down a couple of blocks from my house, to the East Troy Electric RR sub-station and museum. Right across the tracks is an old farmers co-op building that has been turned into a 1920's era ice cream parlor. It's really great! During the summer, when the grandson is with us, he and his buddy climb into the wagon I pull with the old Simplicity 700, and we head on down to the ice cream parlor. After supper of course, (once again, grandma's rule) for an evening treat.
OK, I'm outa' here! Have a great night everyone!
Mike.
My You Tube
Storms are here. Gotta go! See y'all tomorrow.
Good evening .
Vincent. ... Now you are doing SP too. Is the F7 a black widow?
Galaxy...... If I spent that much for a watch battery, I would be ticked off so to speek.
Mike .... I'd like to hear more about the museum you mentiond. Pictures would be nice too.
CN Charlie ..... Welcome back to North America and to the DIner! ...... I'm sure there are plenty of RBF's .... (Newer diners: RBF = Root Beer Float. Elliots has the best RBF's anywhere. ) ....... I'm glad to hear it was such a wonderful trip!....... Feel free to post pictures (Not 2500 of them but a few of the trains you mentioned).
Jeff ..... I think the new horns are great additions to the FP7's.
Flip ...... I just sent an email to Duke asking about JR. Also abot Atta Boy who has not been here in ages. ..... I'm getting some email addresses mixed up. I hope I have yours still.
Now..... who else? .... Bama? where is Bama? ...... There are others too
I'll tell more about the trip we had. Remember Shelley was treated to birthday dinner at Morton's Steakhouse in Atlanta? .... The special birthday dessert was out of this world. It was called lemon souflette, and I have never had it before. Wow was it good.
On the layout, I've been having funb running on the branchline. .... My warrentee repair for my Sountraxx Tsumsami came back to me today. So, I will wire it back into the 2-10-2.
Happy Model Railroading!
Cheers everbody
thebarnet Hello gents well this weekend that has just been was good one i got married to the woman i love honeymoon was short but in York so we when to Rail museum which was fun for both of us and saw the A4 steam loco Dwight D Eisenhower which is visiting from the USA For her sister loco Mallards 75 anniversary of getting the world speed record for steam and to top a wonderful weekend of i got my first HO loco a Bachman GP40 in sp colours as wedding present of my wife
Welcome to the Diner, and please tell us more!
PS .... Any champaign left for us?
Good Morning Folks!
it has been a tiring, but rewarding day yesterday. I had to chair the first party board meeting after having been elected chairman a week ago. We were actually able to work our way through the entire agenda and make the "right" decisions. Lots of work ahead till September! Good thing is that a recent poll by one of our leading tabloid newspapers sees us at 19%, which would be too good to be true. Some of the German media people still call us names - rightist, nationalists, populists being the harmless ones. Thank goodness I learned how to grow a thick skin while being a moderator of the Trains forums
thebarnet - congratulation to the newlyweds! My your marriage be blessed. I am in my 30th year of marriage, and there has not been a single day of regret!
CNCharlie - well come back. I bet you enjoyed your trip. Was the loco pulling your train a SAR class 25NC? Those are fairly large beasts for a narrow gauge loco, just about the size of a regular standard gauge loco in Europe, but small when compared to the behemoths of the US.
I am concerned about our MIA´s -so any of us "regulars" have not shown up for a long time!
Have a good one!
congrats TheBarnet!
Thanks Mike, yeah I'm excited for this project because I'm going to have to do lots of custom painting. 3 RS1's, 4 F3A's, an NW2 or two, an Alco S-2 or S-4, 3 GP9's, some FA/FB's and some RS3's. as well as a couple sets of passenger cars heavyweight and smoothside.
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 Morning!" from Tipton IN
5/10/13
TIPTON IN
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Aloha kakahiaka {Good morning}
Morning Coffee in the diner...
GOOD FRIDAY MORNING!!!
Today is Friday, May 10th, 2013!!!
I siad the prayers and lit the prayer candles...still one for Gary's Grandmother...
MAKE it a GREAT DAY!!!
Ho'omaika'i 'ana {Congratulations} to TheBarnet on the marriage! {your real trouble will begin when the "honeymoon is over", then you will be as miserable as the rest of us married saps...just kidding, of course, I have thoroughly enjoyed the 11 years I have been "hitched"- I am lucky MOH shares enthusiasm for trrains as well! Yours sounds like a keeper!!!}
ULRICH FOR BUNDESTAG!!
Congratulations TheBarnet!And I turned 18 today, so thank you all for your early birthday wishes last week! :D
Modelling HO Scale with a focus on the West and Midwest USA
alexstan Congratulations TheBarnet!And I turned 18 today, so thank you all for your early birthday wishes last week! :D
Oh no, another adult modeler in the forums!
SInce it is your birthday, I WILL BUY ALLHTE DINERS on this page their orders! {it would be your responsibility sinc you got top posting!}
So aith lots of and !!!
galaxy alexstan Congratulations TheBarnet!And I turned 18 today, so thank you all for your early birthday wishes last week! :D Oh no, another adult modeler in the forums! SInce it is your birthday, I WILL BUY ALLHTE DINERS on this page their orders! {it would be your responsibility sinc you got top posting!} So aith lots of and !!!
- Alexander!
Good Evening All, A hot chocolate please. Had our first frost of the year up on the plateau Wednesday, day turned out nice with a high of 71 F.Tonight is a lot cooler with rain, "her- in- doors" had lit the fire before I got home.
Alexander. HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!! Have a "Victorian Bitter" on me.
The Barnet. CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!
JimRCGMO. "excellent for constructing a retaining wall..." Yeah, I can well see why you'd want to steer well clear.
Todd. My belated condolences regarding your Aunt.
I can appreciate your thoughts regarding Hot English Mustard. Growing up in in the 60s and early 70s here in Southern Rural New Zealand was a lot different than today, though I guess you could say that about any where. Meat and three veg was the staple diet, 1/2 a teaspoon of "mild" curry powder was a "spicy" addition to a stew!!! So you can imagine how I felt when on a reciprocal hospitality luncheon invitation to a British Merchant ship in port, I tried the "Fish Curry", talk about being ambushed except I couldn't !!!! Boy oh boy!!! Turned out the cook was a Pakistani and I now wonder, especially as I now enjoy hot spicy food" if It was as hot as it seemed then!!!! Did more than clear the sinuses, melted them more like. The only other time it happened was when I was w**king up in Fiji, the locals regularly used a small yellow chilli and on occasion chewed on one, , so being a polite sort of person when offered one I thought it would be rude to refuse, so gave it a go, wish I hadn't, could hardly breathe.!!!!!! I would not be game enough to say that it would stop Jeffery in his tracks, but i would suggest that it would, at least, give him some RED HOT ideas for his next Frankenloco.
Gary, Hope your Oma remains feeling better, and good to see the progress on your layout.
NP2626. Out ot curiosity I "google mapped" Park Rapids and have to ask why the "crop circles" and what do they grow ???
Well this weekend Her-in-Doors and I are off to a "get together" in my old stomping grounds in the Northern King Country, so will wish you all a great weekend.
Thoughts and Best Wishes to All that 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.
Will be working kinda late tonight. Will be lonely as well. Not looking forward to it, but more money. Might soon get a bag of coal for my 3469 coal dump car here soon.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
A good Friday morning to you all. (Guten Nachmittag to you, Ulrich, with the time zones and all.)
Special greetings to thebarnet on his marriage, and to Alexander on becoming a voting-age-anyway grown-up. We've got a transition of our own coming up next week, as our daughter Annie will be graduating from college with a degree in neuroscience. She will need more of that book-learnin' in the future in that field, but right now she's like me, tired of all the years of school and ready to try something different for a while.
The forecast looks like rain for this weekend, which will be good for the lawn and even better for modeling. As they say, every cloud has a nickel-silver lining....
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good Morning!!!
Whoowee! Plenty of coffee this morning…, expecting a crowd? Well, maybe if they see there’s plenty, some people will stop by that haven’t been in in a while.
Coffee, the French roast there on the back left top burner, two eggs over medium, home fries, and a couple slices of maple bacon please. Thanks.
A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 64.
Hula girls! Alright!
Galaxy- I agree, the pineapples from Dole are by far the best tasting. Whenever they show up we grab one. Otherwise, we just get one if we really need one and cross our fingers.
Thebarnet- Congratulations!!!
Hey Charlie!! Welcome back! Glad you made is safe and sound, sounds like you had a great time!
Dennis- Glad you sold the car. Kinda disheartening when you have trouble selling something you think should go quick and at a good price isn’t it? Been there plenty of times. But hey, like you said, it cost you shy of $18 a month to enjoy so that’s pretty cheap.
Ulrich- Sounds like panic from the other side is going well for you. Yes, in politics you must truly have thick skin and address each “insult” with dignity or smile and ignore it. Agitated responses actually harm you more than their accusations. Too bad we don’t go by that rule here in the States.
Alexstan- I think I took my birthday wishes back so
Ah college, didn’t need it. Turns out I learned everthing in High School. Some of us are just blessed I suppose. I remember talking to the Counselor about my future college needs and my career and he said I was full of it so I figured, hm…., why spend the extra money when I’m already know everything.
Welp, got a…just shy of an inch of rain yesterday so this morning after the neighborhood gets good and awake, that is after 0900 (yuppies), I shall fire up the Cubby and roll the yard again. I figure I’ll do that after every rain until the thing gets back to smooth. Then don’t know until we have to leave for Pleasant Hill, IL for my Aunts visitation services at 4:00 pm. Should take us between an hour and a half and 2 hours to get there. Tomorrow, I may or may not be in, probably will, but the funeral is at the Baptist Church in Nebo at 1030, so just depends.
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.