Evenin', Diners! 70f and the sun is finally peeking through. Rained most of the day.
DIL is on her way to Texas. Guess that means PFC Son really IS coming home!
Planted about half the trees I made last week. Kind of a slow and easy day. I'll try to get some before/after pics.
That's all for now. Welcome to the new guy(s).
This is an old before. The new trees are about where the freight is parked. Prayers for those that need'm! Terry in NW Wisconsin
This is an old before. The new trees are about where the freight is parked.
Prayers for those that need'm!
Terry in NW Wisconsin
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Evenin', Flo, I'll have a CAW mug of coffee and a hot fudge sundae, please. Thanks! I ate too much earlier today, so I'm just watering the cracks between the other food (and topping it with the ice cream & hot fudge)...
CN Charlie - yup, I'd say the coal shouldn't be 'across-the-layout' loud. Nope... Sounds like you had a good , too. Do you have any still photos (or a video) from your trip that you can post yet?
Jeffrey, what's the billboard (left side, middle-way back) in your Knutzville photo? I recognize some of them, but that one has me guessing.
Paul, it sounds like you & your family had a... full evening (and a yummy one)!
SP&S/BN Gary - you may want to insulate each rail, just in case. I know if you want to separate into blocks later for DCC (even though you may not care to go DCC later), you won't have much to do in the event that you change your mind. (But then again, I am NOT the wiring/electrical/DC/DCC guru... (That's mostly what I may have picked up from listening to the smarter Diners in here)
Galaxy, I think that THAT Kutztown missed their chance - they could've added an 'L' after the K...
Ken, it sounds like you've been kinda "charging your batteries" today.
Terry - are your (new) trees on that hill slightly to the left of the freight train, or right next to the train (between it and the highway)? Trying to figure where you mean.
This morning, I got together with some of the guys from our men's small group from church, for coffee and yakking. That was good; somewhat like visiting in the Diner (well, no train photos, though...). Then took my laundromat by to have the gal there do it (since it was later, and if I'm doing it late, it usually involves longer waits for washers and/or dryers). Then this afternoon when I picked it up, turned out they not only hung up all my shirts, but the person who did it put all my T-shirts on hangers (on those flimsy white wire hangers that aren't even good for trying to get into your car when you lock yourself out...) Also, went by and fed daughter & SIL's dog. Usually she (the dog) barks at me when I pull up, but will lick my fingers if I stick my fingers through the chain-link fence, then back away and bark some more. Today after I fed her, she didn't bark when I got back outside and was about to leave. Time they get back, I may have her much friendlier to me.
Well (toads are gonna get a bit warm there tomorrow), our weatherguessers say we will probably reach 90 F (32 C) tomorrow, and they're talking about that "Heat index" thingee again... Not sure I'm ready for summer weather just yet (and I bet the toads in the well feel likewise...).
Not much MRR stuff I got done today. I did win a RDC-1 on deBay that should be heading out for my direction soon, and I found a Roundhouse two-truck Shay at a good price (will need some fixin', so will need to contact my guy who did my other Shay). But tonight, I'm feeling kinda lazy - may zone out and take a nap in one of the back booths here, if Duke's not using it...
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape G.
JimRCGMOJeffrey, what's the billboard (left side, middle-way back) in your Knutzville photo? I recognize some of them, but that one has me guessing.
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Packer evening guys Work wore me out... again, another saturday at work because the manager making the schedule now won't let me have saturdays off (which means no train club). I don't understand why others can have specific days off (some for some really stupid stuff, most can get away with personal) but I can't have it off for my personal reasons because my dad told said boss why I want it off (for train club). It was fine before my father spilled the beans... Ken, IDK what to try to sell it for.
evening guys
Work wore me out... again, another saturday at work because the manager making the schedule now won't let me have saturdays off (which means no train club). I don't understand why others can have specific days off (some for some really stupid stuff, most can get away with personal) but I can't have it off for my personal reasons because my dad told said boss why I want it off (for train club). It was fine before my father spilled the beans...
Ken, IDK what to try to sell it for.
Vincent, welcome to the real world.
Employers have the power to make you do their bidding, and they have their favorites.
In an economy like ours, there are 50 people waiting to have your job, essentially,even if they "don't qualify for being over qualified". Employers know that and have the upper hand.
You best bet is to be the best employee you can be, and to become "invaluable" to the employer {or manager or owner or whoever holds the cards}. Then, and only then,. can you curry favors.
Employers can, and have, and do, get away with firing you over how you look, smell, weigh, smoke or drink or not, attitude whatever they want, for bing sick- even with Dr.s note, except in certian cities that have passed laws preventing that.
So, welcome, again, to the real world, where there is no such thing as "fair".
Smile, it makes it easier to bear....
-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.
Vincent, one possible reason (other than "because I can") for bosses' behaviors can have to do with:
who's been there longer (than you) at the company (AKA 'seniority'),
(as Galaxy suggested), someone who has favor with the boss (or other person with influence/control at the company), and thus gets better/more hours of w**k,
the boss had a bad day (earlier that day, or the day/night before) with spouse/child(ren)/other employees (and those at the job the next day catch "it" as a result...
and many more.
As Galaxy said, sometimes you may not even know the 'why', and the challenge is "What do I want to do now? [regardless of the 'why'] So, like a lot others in the w**kforce, you get to choose how you want to respond... "Choose wisely, grasshopper."
Evenin' folks!
Janie, just a decaf please.
Spent most of the day cleaning and getting ready for opening day out at the Museum... We had a small but hard working crew there and got a lot done. We could have used several more days to really do what we wanted to do, but tomorrow we open for the season! Ended up the evening with a nice picnic supper for all who helped, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Potato Chips, Baked Beans, and Potato Salad. We are in the process of installing a display outside of old mile markers, whistle posts, and other railroad ROW signs. Cleaned the office area of the Depot and the waiting room, reinstalled several displays, and stored a bunch of other stuff.
I will need to out there for crew call by 10AM tomorrow. I will very likely be car host on Eire C-254. Oh, Jim, that was an old photo from back when she was working for the Erie (photo can be found on the "Fallen Flags" web site). Here is what she looked like back in 2009 during a night photo shoot at Midway (half way between the two museums):
She went in the shops from some major work two winters ago. She underwent new paint, new roof, and several other repairs. I thought I had a photo of her from last season, but evidently didn't get one. She looks pretty much like this photo at the web site now (also a nice history of her there too):
http://www.rgvrrm.org/about/railroad/eriec254/index.htm
Hope all of you have a great night!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Sorry, CapeJim! That's the" before" pic. I should've said that'll be where the new trees WILL be, by the freight. Haven't got the "after" pic up yet!
I was pretty busy today. I put 'KEEP OFF!' labels on nine locos. Still some to go but I don't run those much as they're really too big for the layout. I laid out some structures and vehicles as a proposed layout for 'Knutzville' on the east side of the layout. I cleared some of the area at the back of the layout for the proposed site of the grain elevator. Still lots more work to do on that. I did some work on an Atlas signal tower kit. The box is quite aged and the instruction sheet is yellow and somewhat brittle. Looked at the date on it. I was only two years old back then. I already have three of these towers so I built just the top half of it. I have some kind of plan for it rattling around somewhere in the dark recesses of the back of my mind.Well, it's time to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
maybe Jim, at the moment though DCC is neither economically viable in time or money.
shoot I didn't even make enough to get my present so now I'm compensating for by selling two trains: my ATSF 4-8-4 led heavyweight set and my Ph. 1 Amtrak set(with E8A & B).
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
Listening to Aia 'O Kalani I Maleka AND Ke Aloha Ka Pu'Uwai He 'Ili "Ula Au A He Hawai'i BOTH by Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu
Morning coffee in the diner...
GOOD SUNDAY MORNING!!!
Today is Sunday, May 19tth, 2013!!!
I will light the prayer candles for those in need at 9 AM after our Church services....
MAke It a GREAT day!!!
GEE Guys that wasn't "Australian" that was "New Zealand" !!!!!
They might be our closest neighbours but they talk funny. We say "Gidday" whereas they say "G'day" and when we count to ten "six" is six not "sex" I could go on but it would be like suggesting that Canadians sound like "Yanks". (Looks nervously around for Vinnie in case he thinks I'm about to incite a "free for all". Will now take my banana milkshake and sit as unobtrusively as a large breaded bear-like person can in the rear booth).
Vincent, this will probably be cold comfort,to you, but there has been many times when I've been "the Boss" that I've had to miss out on going to the train club. Come to think of it, if you asked my wife, she'ed tell about the family times I've missed as well!!!
Thoughts and Best Wishes to All that need them.
Night All, "Sweet Dreams"'
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
5/19/13
TIPTON IN
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
CNCharlie ONR fan, welcome. I've actually been to Millbrook a couple of times back in the mid '90s. I live in Winnipeg, by the way, and was there on business. Well, time for lunch. CN Charlie
ONR fan, welcome. I've actually been to Millbrook a couple of times back in the mid '90s. I live in Winnipeg, by the way, and was there on business.
Well, time for lunch.
CN Charlie
Really? What type of business? Millbrook is a great little town to live in. We moved here from Toronto about 10 years ago. We wanted to raise our family away from the big city.
Morning
Flo, Diet Dew Pleases
Feel a little better this morning, to bad I have to work today. Going to be a long day as well.
Train Front Yesterday I did spray down all the electrical blocks of the layout with contact cleaner and the thermal protector did not kick in while running 8 engines. Today after work I will try 10 engines and see what happens.
Need to fish out 7 missing cars from under the 13 foot long tunnel when I get home as well. Never a fun thing to do.
See you all after work.
Ken
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I hate Rust
Good morning. It's 72° with 98 % humidity. The high will be 88°.Not feeling up to par this morning. Nerve pain in the neck and back, cramps in rib muscles on right side. To say it's distracting is an understatement. Maybe I was moving around too much yesterday. I think I'll take it easy today.Today's word is galadá adananádi. That translates to freight.
Morning All,
The train portion of the vacation is over.It has been a incredible week. The highlights are:
Rode Blue Ridge Scenic Railroad
RR Museum of PA- When I walked in and saw what was there I was in awe.
Rode Strasburg RR
PA Dennis invited me to see his layout. He is a excellent modeler and very friendly. Had a enjoyable visit with him.
Steam Town- Rode a short excursion.
Altoona Railroaders Museum
Horseshoe Curve- Caught plenty of NS freight action. The highlight was NS was running the NKP Berkshire excursion train when we were there!! To make it even better the Pennsy heritage unit was on the other end! I have video of them in both directions. I asked myself afterwards "What could possibly make this day better?"
This coming week we will be visiting friends and family and should be home this coming Sunday.
I will talk to you later and prayers for those in need.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/curtwbb/
Good morning.
Just tired right now. Nothing really going on here on my end.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Good Morning!!!
Coffee and the Sunday breakfast buffet please. Thank you
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
I like the photos of the old car carriers.
Jim- Looking good. I painted my corner café (Adele’s IIRC) white. Well, just the “wood” parts. What a pain THAT was. I need to learn to prime ANYthing to be painted white. Will I do it next time? No. Haven’t done it yet and I’ve been painting models for nigh-on 40+ years. Slow learner.
Gary- I just place the insulated joiner on one rail. It makes no difference which side, however, with my background, I felt most comfortable placing it on the negative rail as the trains normal forward direction of travel.
JP- Good to see you in more often.
Vincent- Now I don’t know this of course, but based on my experience, most likely someone complained you get Saturdays off regular or has been. When your Boss (or someone else) found out what it was for, either he decided or someone else complained about why you get off all the time for your leisure activity (they probably have a Thesaurus full of other terms they may have used) and they can’t get off for their leisure activities from time to time. And, since it has been awhile since you wo*ked a Saturday…...you have time to make up.
JaBear- You’ll have to forgive me. I’m from Williamsville. We were taught New Zealand and Australia were the same. Yes I know sticky subject down there. Also taught Chris Columbus discovered America (never could figure out how he could have "discovered" a land already populated, but we got a day off school for it so hey, it's your story. I was all for it), Mercury was safe to play with in Science class, believed we’d be living in space by 1999, Thought all people spoke English so when traveling abroad if you spoke slowly and loudly, the “foreigners” could understand you and imagine my surprise when I found out we didn’t own most of Canada. I guess that’s what you get when your teachers are someones Mom or Dad.
Not sure what I’ll do today, probably more outside w**k as I didn’t get to the removal of any living berry plants. Oh, and Brenda has done it again. Found out I’m giving most of the berry plants to a girl and offered them up to someone else. Actually to the person who I already was going to give some to in the first place. But since she was gonna fill in a large place, I told her she could have the rest. Last night, Brenda offered me to dig all up today and give them all to him this afternoon saying to me…”there see? Done. That’s how you get rid of stuff” I said I already had done that. I didn’t go any further or she would have countered with why do you insist on giving to her what’s the difference who? Then continues until it sounds like you’re a teenager with a crush insisting on wanting to be the one who sharpens the prettiest girl in the class’ pencil. Funny thing is the person she gave them to is the girl’s dad. (shakes head) Oh well. You’d think I would be used to it by now.
ANYway…., lots of odds and ends still to do and like Barry, I too have a garage that has overfilled.
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.
Currently it is 50 with an expected high of 73 under mostly sunny skies.
Have to do some grocery shopping, and pick up one of my meds later. Then to Lowes to get some 1x3 lumber for benchwork joists. Then maybe drive into Reno, 30 miles one way, to Home Depot to get another sheet of foam, since Lowes does not carry the extruded type. If I get all that done early enough, I may get to lay some more track today.
Vincent, we have several people where I w**k that seem to be favorites of the manager that makes the schedule up. I am not one of them. There are guys that only have 1 closing shift a week, I usually get 3 or 4. Life is not fair, just grin and bear it.
1329 days until I retire, but who is counting.
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
Hello peoples. I just decided I would stick my head in and say hello. There is not much going on with me today. I got some yard work done this morning and this afternoon I will be going to the spillway for some fun with friends.
Jeff: Take it easy man. You cannot be bouncing all over the layout anymore. I know you are only 52 but with your health it is more like 72. Slow down.
Ken: I did not know your layout was so big. It makes my little 2-track shelf layout look like a flea circus.
Curt: It sounds like you have had a great vacation.
Galaxy: I hope your other half can get a good paying job.
Hello to ONR Fan. Welcome.
No train news except my Bmann gp9's are running great. Thanks Jeff.
I will be back when I can. CUL8R
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
jeffrey-wimberlyLooked at the date on it. I was only two years old back then.
See JEFFREY I told you I've been into Model Railroading for a Looooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggg time.
Dennis
CDN Dennis
Modeling the HO scale something or other RR in the shadow of the Canadian Rockies Alberta, Canada
my layout bit it and tipped over. #50's fine, running a bit erraticaly but I think that's because I need clean its wheels and the track on ti"N"y.
chochowillie jeffrey-wimberlyLooked at the date on it. I was only two years old back then. See JEFFREY I told you I've been into Model Railroading for a Looooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggg time.
Train MasterJeff: Take it easy man. You cannot be bouncing all over the layout anymore. I know you are only 52 but with your health it is more like 72. Slow down.
it was the track #50 still works like a dream guess I thought it was 10 years younger than it really was. it was made in 1988 according to an internet train store I frequent.
A VERY good Sunday afternoon, Diners.83f and mostly cloudy, lots of humidity. Tornado watches south of us.
Got the trees planted, here's an after shot( for Cape Jim):
PFC SON is CONUS. Somewhere in the US of A anyways. The DIL called. He is early. I am very relieved. That's all for now! Terry in NW Wisconsin
PFC SON is CONUS. Somewhere in the US of A anyways. The DIL called. He is early. I am very relieved.
That's all for now!
Good prevening. (If you watch The Big Bang Theory, you'll understand).
Working on the last English paper of the year. Hope to have time to work on the 109 a little more this evening. Going to add the dark gray spots to it. Will add decals afterwards.
Terry: That's looking really good! Makes my efforts look like 2¢. But then I am working with little bits of pocket change.
afternoon guys
Been looking for my razor saw ever since I got off work. I think my sister may have borrowed it... I'm wanting to cut the craft styrofoam I use for coal loads. It's pretty convincing when it's painted black because it retains some sparkle. I just wish I could find it in black. lol
The thing with the schedule was fine when one of my managers (Donnovan) made the schedule. He knew why, and with him being a fellow MRR (yeah, he has a layout in his attic) he understood and let me have it off. The thing was, when he made the schedules, everything worked fine (no on overtime, no shifts short or over-staffed, all positions covered, days off were usually consecutive, everyone got hours based on how they worked, etc.) and it was done by Friday (schedule starts Tuesdayat 6am). Everyone was happy with the schedule, except for nightshift (because they all wanted ALL weekend off to go clubbing, and there wasn't an excess of people so most could screw around). So the nightshift manager (Daniel) complained to the GM (Jeannene) about not getting enough responsibilities (yet he can't even keep his shift in line; I've had the back door blocked by trash, lots of customers in line, and most of them are smoking or hiding to text on their cellphones).
So Daniel makes the schedule with Jeannene advising. My father told Jeannene why, and almost every time she made the schedule after that I had to work saturday. Jeannene can't make a schedule to save her life (lots of under or overstaffing, giving herself extra people and cutting other manager's shifts to be shorthanded, overtime galore, uncovered positions, playing favorites, no consecutive days off, etc.) and she never has it done early. She says having people have 2 days off in a row screws up the schedule, but I've worked 10 in a row when she was making them... She usually gets it out Monday night or Tuesday morning. Combine this with Daniel being a slacker (sits in the office on the computer all night long) and you have a reciepe for distaster. He's only made the schedule for 2 weeks, and he's screwed up both times. The first time he never did it, so Jeannene did it on sunday evening, then gave it to Donnavan to check. Then she changed it afterwards, and then the week was FUBAR. This week he did it, but waited until late at night to post it. So a lot of people came in thinking they had to work on tuesday, but didn't. On top of that, 3 people were on overtime by saturday, some shifts are short-handed, or postiones aren't covered (tomorrow they are missing a few spots, I work one of them but if I get callled in, I'll be overtime; me and a few others even told the Jeannene this and she didn't fix it). I think Jeannene may have had enough of it, since she said Daniel's on his last chance to get it right. Let's just say I hope Daniel screws up again (along with most people).
In other news I laid out track on my "fremi" (free-mini) module. It's 39x21, so not a whole lot of room. I have toyed with the idea of an N-scale switching layout though...
Terry, that does look good.
Curt, Sounds like you had fun. It could have been better, you could have won the lottery, lol
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 All,
Well got most of what I needed to do finished. OK I tried to cheap out and use some of the bead-board insulation I could get here, instead of the pink stuff I have been using, but need to get in Reno. Waste of time, energy and the few bucks I spent on it. Should have known better. I will try and stop at H.D. tomorrow after w**k and buy the right stuff.
Terry, nice looking trees. Also glad your son is back in the USA.
Packer, I see that N scale switching layout idea. I'd recommend Kato NW2, Atlas trainman GP15-1 for switching locos if you're doing the BN.