Good evening.
10 hour days have really taken their toll on me recently. Been too tired to check the diner or pot.
Been doing some work on the MRR equipment. Mainly decal work. Other than that though, nothing much. Been napping.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Evening Dinners
Flo, Beer Pleases.
Just dropping by to say Hi.
Had a fair day today, well till the Auditor stopped by! Called the store when I got home to find out if the tires I ordered ever showed up and where installed. That's when JR (fellow I work with) told me that Dave (Area Supervisor) will be at the shop in the morning! Hum, makes me wounder what the Auditor was up to!
Ulrich Boy I would love that MPG! Any pictures yet?
Todd So, are you thinking about your Runner at all? If you happen to have unwanted BB parts let me know!
Later, Ken
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I hate Rust
I was busy much of the day removing structures from the layout extension. I knew I had seated them well but man, I didn't know how well! Most of them were a real pain to remove. By 8pm only Ezra's Exxon was still standing, and now it's gone. It came up in pieces so I'll have to fix it before I can reuse it elsewhere. The extension is devoid of structures and by the end of the weekend will likely be devoid of track as well. It's EZ-Track embedded in plaster so it's going to be a job to get it up.The town of Sundown is no more. It's gone. May we observe a moment of silence to mark it's passing.Signing off a bit early tonight. It's been a busy day and it's time for me to 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
Huh? What? Snort.......... Ahhh, !!!
Hey! What was that!?! Uhhhh, Ho YAWNNNNNN! Stretch....... Silence? Suddenly got quiet in here. Oh, sorry Jeffrey. I still can't believe you are taking down part of your layout.
Ahh.... I came home from a retirement party put on by the Teachers Association at a local Country Club this evening, sat down at the computer and promptly fell asleep in the chair for a couple hours. Must be short on my sleep over the past several days and it has caught up to me. Right now I can't get warm either. Got chilled a few times today... Hope I'm not coming down with something..
Had to get up early to drive out the Museum in the pouring rain... I do mean pouring! Decided to only open up the Depot and the baggage car for the group supposedly coming today. A 3rd. grade class. 24 kids and 5 adults. Did I mention the pouring rain? After several phone calls with the the guy in charge at the other end of the line (New York Museum of Transportation) the group decided to only have the trolley ride to Midway and not take the track cars, in the pouring rain, to the R&GV RR Museum. A couple phone calls later and I found they were coming down in the School Bus to the R&GV RR Museum and I would have 15 minutes to show them a few things. Seems I made the right decision to only open up the Depot and the Baggage car. My 15 minute tour took 18 minutes and I had them back on the bus to back up to the NYMT to have lunch in the trolley they use for such things when it is raining outside and the picnic tables are wet. I did mention it was driving, pouring heavy rain I think. I locked up and ran out to the PiP to not get wet (didn't work!), and headed back home.
BTW it was raining... Oh, I already said that. It was really raining hard by that time (How hard was it raining, Ray?) For the first time in my 66 years I found the average speed on the NYS Thruway was 10mph LESS than the posted speed limit, and that was way too fast. The smart folks had pulled off the road and were waiting it out that way. I figure if I am going to get rear ended by some fool I am probably better off being moving in the same direction... My 50 minute drive took an hour and 15 minutes in the rain.... Did a lot of praying even though I was going 50 mph at times as You couldn't see 20' in front of you.
The weather channel says we got a little over half an inch of rain today here and that Rochester got just under an inch. I think you could double that amount and be closer to what we really got. That on top of the 4.5 inches I measured in the wheelbarrow yesterday... (That would be about 3.5 actual.) Did I mention it rained today? Oh, yes I did didn't I.
I did finally got to the photos of what got done here yesterday. Ever since I have lived in this house (29 years) there has been an overgrown hedge between my property and the neighbors. The lady next door grew up in that house as her parents owned it before she and her husband bought it. She estimates it was about 35 to 40 years old. Here is a shot of it a couple years back after an ice storm:
Yesterday it got removed:
Yanked right out of the ground...
It now looks like this:
I think I shall call it a night. Need to catch up on some Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Morning coffee in the diner...
GOOD FRIDAY MORNING!!!
HAPPY RESPECTFUL FLAG DAY!!!
Today is Friday, June 14th, 2013!!!
I will light the prayer candles at 9 AM for those in need....
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!!
RED LETTER DAY:
Back in days of old, calendars were only made by monks and made by hand in monasteries or convents. Scribes often emphasized days of Saints or other important events by using a red ink made from ocher {a mineral of oxide of iron}. A quick look at the calendar instantly showed all the red marks from the black, so that preparation or anticipation of those days could be acted upon. Today, we consider a "red letter day" as any important day to us in our lives such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries or the beginning of vacations or ending of school years. Some even use them to mark special emotional times such as first dates, births of babies, etc
Meaning:
In earlier times a church festival or saint's day; more recently, any special day
Origin:
This comes from the practise of marking the dates of church festivals on calendars in red.
The first explicit reference to the term in print that we have comes from America. This is a simple use of the term "Red letter day" in the diary of Sarah Knight - The journals of Madam Knight, and Rev. Mr. Buckingham ... written in 1704 & 1710, which was published in American Speech in 1940.
The practice is much earlier than that though. William Caxton, referred to it in The boke of Eneydos, translated and printed in 1490:
"We wryte yet in oure kalenders the hyghe festes wyth rede lettres of coloure of purpre."
The term came into wider use in 1549 when the first Book of Common Prayer included a calendar with holy days marked in red ink; for example, Annunciation (Lady Day), 25th March, was designated in the book as a red-letter day.
The term is sometimes written without the hyphen - 'red letter day'
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Good morning. It's 78° with 94% humidity. There's a small chance of rain. The high will be 95°.Layout demolition is progressing. Today I'll be pulling up some of the track on the extension. You know, it's kind of funny. The extension was put in to extend the layout into an area that had been occupied by a computer station. Now it's being removed to make room for a computer station. Is that ironic? Pulling the track up won't be easy. It's Bachmann EZ-Track set in plaster. If it proves to be too difficult I'll just leave it and pull the whole extension out track and all. Here's a couple of photos of how it looks now.The former location of the fire dept, engine house, freight station and oil pump jack.:The former location of Ezra's Exxon and take-out pizza.:
Hi Guys
Haven't been in for the last few days.
I have been off work this week ( and next ) so have had some time to do a few things. I did the garden and yard in between all the rain we had on Wednesday. Still have to trim the large bush that runs at the back of the yard but since it rained last night its still too wet to trim, figures also since its nice out.
Went and did a little rail fanning yesterday and down to the dam to get some pics before it rained. I plan on doing a little railroad work today also but might try to get outside, usually I like doing yard work but lately haven't wanted to do it at all. Here is a pic of the river.
Jeff: Wow, looks like there is going to be some major construction going on for the railroad. Any idea on how long its going to be down for? I have a ton of that ez track from years ago but I can only imagine the shipping from Canada to the US.
G'Mornin'
Be all sunny and cool out there right now..high gonna be around 72F later on
Welb, I think I may have beat this dang cold senseless yesterday...in between bouts of mattie's hot chili and quilts..it left me...I think..
Today I'll be seeing the gang at our local diner and getting the news therefrom..then getting some more cold supplies ...as it seems Audrey now has it...
Have a good day!!
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...
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Good Morning!!!
Coffee and the Philly beef and Swiss omelet please, thanks.
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Watchin the radar yesterday, looked like Ray may have got a little rain. Wonder if he did…
Brenda used the dishwasher!!!!!! It’s official. Of course she kept asking stuff and I said I don’t know, did you read the instructions? After about 4 times of this she said “fine! I’ll read the instructions later” and she closed the door and pushed the start button. Off the dishwasher took and yes, it is muuuch quieter with dishes in it. Actually surprisingly quiet.
Ken- Oh sure I think about the Roadrunner. All the time. Everyday in fact. I say….”I really should get that thing going this summer” of course I’ve been saying that for how many years now? 15, 16? Remember now I got it back in 1980 sooooo, that's not as bad as it sounds. I’ll check to see and if I do I’ll let you know about the parts but…..you may not wanna here this but….I got rid of most all that stuff, block, heads, basically a whole 383 to…..scrap. Sorry I know it’s like a dagger through the stomach but I said I’m not keeping this stuff and paying for a storage unit “just to have it”. Besides, after the car gets running if something happens where I need a new engine, I’m either getting rid of the car or just getting a crate for it.
Welp, I’ll be doggoned if I still don’t have that return done!!. Little things I tell you, little things. Oh well. I only have to box the intake end and I should be done. That’s should only take what, 15 minutes to 5 hours depending ….? My luck and Mr Murphy.... Ole buddy.
I should mow today before w**k too as it’s supposed to rain for the next two days. I shoulda mowed Wednesday but had no chance. Probably won’t today either.
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.
JeremyBJeff: Wow, looks like there is going to be some major construction going on for the railroad. Any idea on how long its going to be down for? I have a ton of that ez track from years ago but I can only imagine the shipping from Canada to the US.
Yeah Jeff the stuff I had was the black roadbed and steel. Its been packed away for close to 10 years now as I use Atlas code 83 now. If you do need some though just let me know. I hope you take lots of pics to show use the construction as you go along?
Good morning!
Wow, Ray! ..... Looks like a jungle was hauled away.
Jeff .... Looks like a lot of work.
Ulrich .... I like the photos of the trains. Congratulations on the car. ...... My thoughts on fuel economy are I don't think the government is correct. Usually the calculation ignores the capacity of the vehicle. .... People can get good vehicle MPG's with a two seater car. However, if they often have six people needing to ride, there is an obvious problem. I think the calculation should be seat miles per gallon instead of vehicle miles per gallon. Also, there should be consideration for cargo capacities in the calculation because vehicles will often haul things as well as people. ...... The big passenger trains you showed may actually have better seat miles per gallon than a smart car, but the train miles per gallon would be very low. .... Here in the US, CSX has been advertising on TV about trains being able to haul a ton of freight 436 miles on a gallon of fuel.... (hmmmm ... my thoughts wandered a bit.)
On the layout, I have built more benchwork but I'm not done with what is needed for my layout extension.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Morning All,
Currently it is 48 with an expected high of 81 under sunny skies.
I was able to wire one DPDT switch with the red and green led's last night. I had not wired them in a long time and there was a bit of trial and era to figure how to do it. This time I made detailed sketches so it will not be so difficult next time.
Opening shift today, and the daughters are coming over tonight to try out my new deep fryer. Proposed menu, corn dogs, onion rings, French fries, and hush puppies. I also made some enchilada pie just in case we overdose on fried food. We also plan on trying out some Jim Beam Honey and watch some Alfred Hitchcock movies. They will spend the night.
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
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe... What? Yep got here in time for breakfast today. So, I'll have a short stck of blueberry pancakes with real NYS maple syrup and a side order of bacon to go along with a pot of Seneca Lake Blend dark roast coffee. Yes leave the pot right here and bring me my R&GV RR mug please.
Well (overflowing from the rain here in these parts), the precipitation has stopped for a bit, but still not much in the way of any shadows outside here in the Finger Lakes. A lot of vegetable farmers near here had their crops severely damaged by the water draining through the fields yesterday. Many with strawberries can't get into the fields to pick much of the crop due to the mud. I will wait until my yard dries up a bit (a pond has formed in the back corner) to order the topsoil we need to fill in the holes where the hedge used to be.
Garry, I agree with you on the mpg per seat in part. I think that has been done over the years to allow access to HOV lanes for car pooling. But they have to carrying the proper # of passengers to be able to use the lane! That would make my PiP get 255 miles per gallon (using only gasoline) if it was full (5 people). However seldom do I see a 14 passenger van out there with anything more than 2 or 3 people and a load of trash that got thrown in the back waiting for recycling day (my son usually carries $10 or so worth of empty bottles and cans in his little Ford Escort...). So, I still think we need to be able to know what kind of mileage the gas guzzler will get 90% of the time. And yes, I mention out at the museum that trains are by far more efficient than trucks hauling tonnage as are passenger trains when they are somewhat full. But running them empty is horribly wasteful... Just my 2¢
OMG! The bright ball up in the sky just broke from behind a cloud and I see shadows out there... OK, gone again.
I best get moving as I have a whole lot of stuff needing to get done ASAP. Unfortunately none of it involves anything to do with the layout...
Later!
[edit} Was going to say, Happy Flag Day! My Mother's Birthday, BTW. She would have been 96 years old today.... Oh, and Todd... We did not get a "little" rain here yesterday. We done gots a whoooooole lot of rain here yesterday!!! LOL
Hey! I want some of those pancakes with NYS syrup. Hey, I'm a BIG LION, I eat lotsa pancakes.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Been working hard on getting the layout extension ready to be taken down. I've got most of the track pulled up off it. The next step will be to cut the plaster in strategic areas and peel up the white foam that covers the plywood. It's not pleasant and I don't enjoy doing it at all but it has to be done.Somebody on one of the forums I post on asked me to keep a photo record. Here's today's progress. As you can see much of the track is pulled up and is in a couple of piles. Some of the scenery base came up as well. What I call plaster is actually drywall joint compound. The stuff was put down years ago. It's less than half an inch thick yet is still wet underneath in places. Guess it had nothing to soak into sitting on top of Styrofoam.
What a mess!
Are you concerned with dust? I'd be boxing up the trains, or at least putting a big sheet of plastic over them, before ripping up plaster.
This has me looking ahead to retirement with fear and loathing. We like our house, but the real estate taxes are outrageous, and our benevolent state government wants to raise my state taxes so they can be even more benevolent with my money. So, we'll likely be packing everything up ourselves once I'm done working. The layout can be broken apart with some effort and transported as large pieces, but it's still not a job I'm looking forward to.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
MisterBeasleyThis has me looking ahead to retirement with fear and loathing. We like our house, but the real estate taxes are outrageous, and our benevolent state government wants to raise my state taxes so they can be even more benevolent with my money.
Well, we did that exact thing 4 years ago come October. Yes it was not a fun or enjoyable experience as we had been in our other home for just about 30 years and loved it and still miss all the space, mature yard and a two car attached garage. This 1100 sq foot bi level is just sort of ok. But it's what we can afford being retired. Frankly I don't think it will ever feel "like home" but that's life. At least I have a nice model rr space The yard is coming along but it's only 35 feet wide and no space for a garage without losing a big chunk of back yard. My yard is my joy so the will be no garage. The trees and shrubs are growing well and will be mature just about the time we have to move on to an old poop place.
Oh well, life is full of compromises so best to just get on with live and enjoy it as best one can.
Cheers
Dennis
CDN Dennis
Modeling the HO scale something or other RR in the shadow of the Canadian Rockies Alberta, Canada
MisterBeasleyAre you concerned with dust? I'd be boxing up the trains, or at least putting a big sheet of plastic over them, before ripping up plaster.
Hey guys, just checking in real quick.
I've given up on the 4' x 6' layout, and will be opting for another 2' x 4' layout. I'm going to switch to DCC because one of the loco's I will hopefully be buying soon will be DCC equipped, so I'm going to avoid a big layout for the time being.
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
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Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
Wow Jeff, The construction crews have moved in quick.
Didn't really do much today. Went out a bit this morning but in the last couple days my allergies have been really bad with all the pollen in the air so I came in after a few minutes and took a allergy pill. Still sneezing but I shut the windows and turned on the central air even though its not all that warm out ( 82F) so with any luck that will help a bit.
Spent the afternoon cleaning up the workshop and around the layout and planning on cleaning some track after and working on some weathering.
Well I got the plaster and Styrofoam top loose and broken up and piled on the plywood base. Tomorrow I'll bring the trash can in and grab the piles and stuff 'em in. All that should be left is the plywood top and the benchwork. There's only two legs underneath as the frame is attached to the main part of the layout and one wall. Getting that apart is going to be hard work. I think I'll wait until after the weekend. Looking at the calendar I may have to wait until after NEXT weekend. Say the 25th. This coming week is gonna be a bit busy. I have to mow the grass on the 18th. I'll need the 19th to recover from that. My father gets married on the 20th. No telling what's happening Friday and the weekend and I have a doctor appointment on the 24th. Lucky me!Here's the current progress photos:
Evening All,
Had a very busy work week (25 calls in 40 hours) and it was what I call Africa hot. I must of drank gallons of water but was continually thirsty because of being in the heat all the time.
Jeff- I must of missed it. Why are you tearing up your layout?
Hope everyone has a good night and prayers for those in need.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
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Flo, Beer Pleases
Had a good day at work! I do like working there, well till the Real Manager (Evil Scott) comes back Sunday. Dave the Area Supervisor was at the shop today and told us he likes the way the shop is running right now! He all so stated "he was going to have a long talk with Scott about the way he treats employees". He has fired around 25 people in 1 year!
TMarshKen- Oh sure I think about the Roadrunner. All the time. Everyday in fact. I say….”I really should get that thing going this summer” of course I’ve been saying that for how many years now? 15, 16? Remember now I got it back in 1980 sooooo, that's not as bad as it sounds. I’ll check to see and if I do I’ll let you know about the parts but…..you may not wanna here this but….I got rid of most all that stuff, block, heads, basically a whole 383 to…..scrap. Sorry I know it’s like a dagger through the stomach but I said I’m not keeping this stuff and paying for a storage unit “just to have it”. Besides, after the car gets running if something happens where I need a new engine, I’m either getting rid of the car or just getting a crate for it.
Hope you mean a Crate engine Todd! I am sure no one to talk about letting a Road Runner sit! Plus mine has been outside yet! Darn train eduction! Anyway, I think the Mopar Fire has caught hold of me for real this time. After work today I worked on her! The fact I dd anything besides drinking is something! But, to get up and going outside (with cooler full of ) is a miracle!
Saturday plan is to pull the intake and valve covers and starting oiling the engine up!
See you all later, Ken
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Curt WebbJeff- I must of missed it. Why are you tearing up your layout?
It's been a busy day for me and I'm sore. I'm not supposed to be doing stuff like this but if I don't who will? Well, it's time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
Jeff ...... Looks like a tornado hit Sundown, La. Careful of those computers; somebody might call you a geek.
I got sidetrack with non-model railroad stuff again. Sometimes I hate when that happens.
Evenin' folks!
Janie just my cup of decaf please.
Man, I am going to be sore tomorrow! I moved about 1.5 face cords of firewood from the driveway to my back porch today. Also drove down to Penn Yan to take the broken pull rope assembly off my old rototiller to a Mennonite equipment repair place I have used several times over the past few years. I brought it in and figured I would have to leave it and drive back over and get it next week. The kid at the desk looked at it, nodded his head and said, "I'll be right back", taking the assembly with him. A minute later he comes back and said "he'll be right out". So I waited and checked out some of the lines of new equipment they have in stock. About 10 minutes later a younger kid comes out with the repaired pull rope assembly, and charged me... Are you sitting down? Ahem, with parts, labor, and tax..... he charged me... $5.77. LOL. Now you know why I do business with these folks. Brought it home, put the 4 screws back in place after positioning it where it goes, Gave the rope two pulls, and the old rototiller came to life.... Should be good for another 20 years or so I think.
Hey look, Jeffrey is moving his home! Got his van all hooked up and ready to move it... What, oh that's just the stuff on his layout... OK, I see.
Time to hit the hay! Hey Galaxy, there's one for you to explain in the morning... Hit the hay!
Prayers for all in need.
Well folks, i hope everyone is well, it's been a little over two hours and I don't feel any older ( I sure didn't get any prettier either ). Turned the big 52 today. Jeffery don't feel bad about tearing out part of your layout, at least you have space for one. Living with my daughter & fiance the room I have is just big enough for the stuff I have with me( comp. table, small shelf unit for some box's and bed ). there's no where else to put a layout even a small switching shelf layout. Too top it off my daughter hates trains... maybe hate is the wrong word, Despise,loath, want to blow up,are more like it for her so a small space in the living room is out of the question. With no car there's not even a club layout close( I'm just 35 miles east of Fort Wayne,Ind.) in N.W. Ohio. SO Who ever gets the top of next page just pass me the bill. Otto.
P.S. thanks for the small use of the
Good Morning!
The sun is out again, after two more or less miserable and wet days. No risk of a flood in my neighborhood, so we are safe on that end.
Garry - the little car we now have is a regular four-seater subcompact, with 4 doors. When I drive it, it is a 3-seater, as I have to move the driver´s seat all the way back. It is surprisingly roomy inside and seats my 6´5" quite comfortably. It is just perfect for the two of us, even for a holiday trip.
It is not a race car, but with a top speed of 100mph it makes driving on the Autobahn a still enjoyable experience. Btw, mine is black ...
Mr.Dispatcher - and a big to you, sir!
Y´all have a good one!