BroadwayLion galaxyOH< OH...you know that HUGE Powerball Lottery??? Well, WE WON! LION bought a lottery ticket once. Back in the '70s, the first NYC lottery. Him did not win, but him figured if him was destined to win, one ticket would be enough, and if him was not destined to win, buying more tickets wasn't going to help.
galaxyOH< OH...you know that HUGE Powerball Lottery??? Well, WE WON!
LION bought a lottery ticket once. Back in the '70s, the first NYC lottery.
Him did not win, but him figured if him was destined to win, one ticket would be enough, and if him was not destined to win, buying more tickets wasn't going to help.
MOH kees hoping we will win,so hwne the jackpot is BIG I humor MOH and we get tickets. I keep telling MOH you don't get something big from something little, BUT MOH says " I am destined to win"....I dunno.
-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.
But my medals just turned red.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Garry, when I read "nail gun" my first thought was that it was your daughter's turn to take you to the ER. Glad to hear it was something that money could make like new.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good afternoon. .... Today is an RBF day, and I'll have one please.
Curt ..... I hope your grandson' broken arm heels soon.
Mr. B ...... We had a similar experience with our daughter many years ago. We were at Disney World and she fell head first into a steel railing. It sure was bloody. The Disney World staff handled first aid promptly and very professionally. Next thing, we were riding in the Disney police car to ER. She was stitched up. I went in the mens room and washed my bloody shirt in the sink. We had another police car ride to the bus parking just in time to board the chartered bus back to Sarasota where we were vacationing. .... Kids certainly have their surprises for us. ... Now, this daughter and her husband live in Grand Rapids and their children are older than she was on that trip.
My layout construction has been interrupted. I use a brad nail gun for part of the work, and my brad nailer stopped working. Air leaks so much, it can't drive in the brads. I have a replacemnt on order.
Also, my E7 decoder is still in progress. Some DCC installs are more challenging than others.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Well naturally that package that went all over the country 3 times around DIDN'T come with all it's parts!
I figured as much! It was missing 3 cap nuts, but I substituted 3 hex nuts i had instead. WHY? because naturally the "parts website" for the manufacturer is a DUD site, Not in operation. SO chances of getting them are NIL. GRR>>I knew it would come incomplete. JUST CAUSE>
Went to the CU, the grocery store and the pharmacy.
OH< OH...you know that HUGE Powerball Lottery??? Well, WE WON!
{only $4 though hee hee} {darn it!}
Well MOH is essentially off work this week since can't be on feet and moving in Bakery..PT and Dr. wants MOH to be stationary and on cane. Since MOH was scheduled for Bakery cna't do it. HOPEFULLY will pick up some hours Cashiering. WE need more than a 3 hour paycheck.
SO now on to other things..like laundry etc.
Good morning. It's 76° with 79% humidity. The high will be 88°I may go into town today to get some grocery shopping done. Other than that there's nothing specific planned. The F3B should be here before noon. I think I'm having modem problems again. Over the weekend I was losing contact with the internet. I shut the computer down a couple of times to see if the problem was the onboard LAN but that didn't reestablish contact. Only doing a shutdown that included the modem restored contact. If it keeps cutting up I'll turn the modem in for a new one.
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
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a bowl of Maple Walnut Crunch Organic cereal with some fresh blueberries and a cup of dark roast coffee in my R&GV RR mug please and thank you.
We had a small but fun crowd at yesterdays first Scouting Day at the Museums. Had 38 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts and more adults and other visitors during the day. Not a great turnout, but enough to have them consider making this an annual event. I did talk to a Scoutmaster who had brought his son about having his troop com out to the museum, do a service project, and also do the RR Merit Badge at the same time.
Been catching up on yesterday's posts and have to get to cleaning house today. Have a Scout and his Mom coming here this evening to do the Music MB with me. Don't want to completely gross them out with the state of the house at the moment....
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Mornig All,
Currently it is 56 with an expected high of 89 under sunny skies.
10 to 6 shift today, so not much train stuff this morning, maybe some when I get home. I will order some turnout from Walthers though.
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 all well the British weather has finally allowed the the suns to make an appearance so i am enjoying by sitting inside working on my computer sorting the final parts of the set up for my company.
In other news my wife now we have sorted her out with a new desk area has agreed to a small portable layout that can be put on are coffee table and then put away when when we need the table
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"
Morning Folks
Flo, Diet Dew Pleases.
Well my weekend is over and back to the salt mine.
Just when I think I am going to get a head $ wise, something has to act up! We are having problems with the Central Air again! This time the blower motor in the house turns on and off the way it should, but the outside unit will not shut down. There goes my train funds again for the B&O collection!
Curt Glad that Quintin did not hurt any worse than he did.
Running the trains a little then off to work.
Ken
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I hate Rust
Curt, that story brings back memories. One night, after we thought she was happily in dreamland, our Annie was actually jumping on the bed. She fell off and hit her forehead on the corner of her dresser, opening up a very messy 1/2-inch wound. Somehow, she managed to cover the injury with her hand and run to the bathroom, not spilling a drop of blood on her brand new blue carpet. We put gauze on it and headed for the emergency room, where we sat for some time before it was her turn.
The Novacaine injection was painful, and she cried a bit, but our three-year-old rallied bravely and was actually conversing pleasantly with the doctor by the time the job was done. Not so her Mom, though, who passed out from all the blood and gore, and was lying in the next OR with her feet up until I was able to pack them both in the car for the ride home.
Good Morning
Got a lot cooler last night...now we are cloudy and 47F.....going back up to 55F later on....
Having some work to do today at the office...hopefully not too many reports to shuffle through...then off to the LHS to check out what's new....may pick up something there...
Curt: I had one of those...came off my bike doing n end over end...landed right on my elbow....and that was only a few years back!! Hope it heals soon!
Have a great 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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Morning All,
We had some excitement here last night. As the family was getting ready to leave last night Quintin our youngest grandson decided he was going to jump off the bed and pile drive his brother. Unfortunately he missed, landing on the floor on his elbow. The x-rays show a hair line Fracture of the left humorous (spelling?). It was wrapped and he has to go back Wednesday to get a cast on it for 4-6 weeks. Since I am the only one off work today he stayed over night with us. We have repeatedly told him to quit jumping on his bed so hopefully he learned his lesson.
Hope everybody has a good day and prayers for those in need.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
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Haven't seen the sun today, but good morning from gray New England anyway. The tail end of the warm weather is still with us, as it stayed in the 60s all night, but tonight it's supposed to drop to around 50 and we'll be in pleasant weather the rest of the week. We need this morning's rain, though.
I basically spent the whole weekend inside, except for grilling some burgers on Saturday. It was just too hot to spend any time outside, so I put off any shopping until today. Instead, I stayed in the trainroom with the AC. The carfloat scene is almost complete, with just a few details to go, and a bit of wiring for structures and the floodlight tower.
"Points" and "Spitfire" are closely linked for me. My first car was a 1969 Triumph Spitfire, and I knew everything about its inner workings In particular, anything about the Lucas electrical system demanded that I carry spare parts and tools at all times. Why to the British drink warm beer? Because Lucas makes refrigerators.
Good morning.
Feeling a little off today. However, don't think it's anything to worry about. Probably just nerves right now. Might get some work done on the Spitfire or Mustang today. Depends on how I feel.
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 a sweet roll please, thanks.
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Vincent- Oh! I thought you meant you’d not heard of points. Actually I figured you were joking because as in to cars as you are I figured you had to at least be familiar with them. As for the electronics, what with the crank fired and advancing of computers and all the other monitored things, the traditional distributor is no longer needed. The setup you have probably is the last step before no distributor at all. It’s pretty much just there to send the spark from one coil to eight plugs and I'm gonna guess it's pretty much just a cap and a rotor. A literal shell of it's former self. All the advancing and timing of fire is done by other sensors and the computer tells the coil when to fire not the distributor anymore.
Well, yesterday again was a good day. I got a super lot done in the yard, backyard especially. Now, to the untrained eye, you would not think so much has been done, but really there has. I decided that these bushes and plants that need thinned or cut back because I’ve let them go, will just have to tough it out if it’s the wrong time to do it or I’ll just find a replacement. Simple as that Jack!
I did get the opportunity to go play in the trainroom but for some reason…..just didn’t feel like it. Now do but yesterday I even thought “gee…I oughta do something in there. I have time!” Nope. Never did. I do have days like that. It is getting a bit less messy in there as I have been ducking in and out from time to time tidying it up a bit from all the stashing and dashing that’s been going on. Maybe today after the Church boow**k and a run to Springfield for a few groceries and sundries that we didn’t get yesterday due to the fact….we didn’t go. Stayed here and that didn’t bother me at all.
Ah but first….the stack of first of the month bills on my desk.
(Raises coffee mug) A toast......Here's to the distributor! May it's memory last forever. But hey At least we don't have to reach back and around amongst a rats nest of wires (and hoping the spark plug wire insulation was good) to a place you can only access before the engine was installed to twist juuuust past a point it didn't really want to be, then, get into another goofy position only a monkey can do to tighten that bolt without moving the thing!!!
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!" from Tipton IN
6/3/13
TIPTON IN
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Morning coffee in the diner..
GOOD MONDAY MORNING!!!
Today is Monday, June 3rd, 2013!!!
I will light the prayer candles at 9am...for those who need them...
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!
WHere did "blue jeans" come from?:
{note this story is based on the old cloth, as "blue jeans" as we know them were actually patented in 1873 by ..{who else? LEVI STRAUSS}:
Many years ago, a heavy cloth was created in Janua (modernly known as Genoa today) and shortened to the word "jean." In 1495, King Henry VIII of England bought 262 bolts it because it didn't wear out quickly and was very highly prized. It remained its natural shade for centuries until one day a batch was dyed blue and turned over to tailors. For many years, the pants made from this fabric was for men only. Only After women wearing pants became socially acceptable in the early 20th century, and later in the 50's and 60's, did jeans became a fashion garment for women as well. They are no longer worn for their durability, since today many blue jeans are promoted for being softer and some even include spandex for "stretchy" blue jeans
Double take:
It's a phrase from movie makers in which the director wants another look at a scene in order to make sure it looks like how he wants it to look. The term caught on in general society to mean anything that deserves to be looked at twice, or looked at more closely
Evening All,
Got my friends stock all glass bedded and mostly cleaned up. Still need for the glass epoxy to cure completely before doing final clean up and reassembly.
Only my daughter showed up for dinner, SIL had to help his family with some project. We had a good meal, some good conversation, and she cut my hair. As a bonus, she left me a $25 gift card from the store I w**k at. SIL's idea for getting him some ammo when it is so hard to find right now.
Completed the benchw**k with the duck under and glued foam on top of the plywood, wired the feeders to the three latest tracks. I will order turnouts and more WS Track Bed tomorrow, so it should be here in plenty of time for father's day weekend when I plan on spending several days on the layout, as I have a few vacation days I am taking then.
Today I actually snapped a Kadee 118 coupler. It was on F7A Frankenloco of the F unit trio, and it was the metal shank that snapped, not the coupler head. I'd have to say it was metal fatigue from the constant flexing between the heavily lead weighted A unit and the weight of the rebuilt Varney metal F3B behind it. Now I know it can happen. Replacing it wasn't a problem and the consist was back in action within twenty minutes. There was no pileup. Not even a minor derailment. The broken off half of the coupler stayed coupled to the 119 coupler on the F3B. Speaking of F3B's, the newest one in my expanding collection of metal F units should be here tomorrow.Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
Good Evening
Lots of sun and cooler temperatures for us here...we had a nice afternoon with the diner gang here...had something of a cruise afternoon going...including my '68 fastback....complete with somewhat straight pipes......mmmmm...can we has noise?
Dennis: Anytime there is a brushfire or such is not good either...just keep safe!!
Have a great evening!!
Had a nice visit at Jon's today and Phil was there. It is always great to see him. Afterwards I BBQ'd steaks for the family and we all had a great meal.
Jeff- Happy 23K
Ken- That car is looking sweet
Here are a couple of photos from the Strasburg RR
Hope everybody has a good night and prayers for those in need.
"Your photography is outstanding! I hope THAT Editor pays what you are worth!"
Oh you silly, silly man you. In all fairness, and thank you for the compliment by the way, do any of us ever truly get paid what we're worth? I'm fortunate in THAT I still get paid an hourly wage, most of the employees of Big Boss's many newspaper enterprises are paid by the job, and THAT 'taint much! I make enough to pay some bills, put gas in my truck (so as to go to w**k again), and from time to time buy a little something for the RR or a little something for the wife. If not for her gig at the college, I'd have to go get a real job! Once Mr. Sliced Bread is up-to-speed and cranking out content the "cap" on my hours will again be firmly secured, and THAT will be THAT!
Mr. Boss (THAT Editor's husband) keeps saying he's going to try to get Big Boss to give me a raise...hasn't happened yet. He also said something about trying to get me some vacation time, actual "vacation," as-in I'd still get paid even though I was gone, unlike the "no w**k, no pay" system now. I can take "time off" pretty much whenever, I just don't get paid to do so, so I generally don't!
Thanks also to RAY for the kind compliments!
A long time ago, somebody said, "Do what you love, and the money will follow." Well....THAT money must be following at a freakishly slow pace, and still at a great distance!
CN CHARLIE, I think it was, asked about Rerun...he's as crazy as ever! Thanks for asking!
Nikon D7000 test shot in Hi-2 iso setting. Chris (in Iowa)
Nikon D7000 test shot in Hi-2 iso setting.
Chris (in Iowa)
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Hello Fellow Dinners
Flo Beer Pleases.
This weekend has been a Mopar Weekend for me. Sat Bob and Sue came down from Indy to visit, Bob was a Mopar Guy, but now he has a Vet? Stopped by Gateway Classic Car's and took a look around. Saw a few I liked. Mainly this Charger, looks like the one I did for a friend.
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Then today I started to work on my 68 Road Runner, she is looking pretty sad after sitting outside for 7 years now.
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While I did not do much, got the tires aired up, and washed her.
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While it is not much, it is a start.
See you all Monday.
No progress on the layout today. I did however run a train for a while. The F unit trio chased it's train around the layout for a while. Soon the trio will become a quad with the addition of a third F3B.
Howdy! ....... Glad to see so many diners today! Food must be very good.
David .... Happy B'day!
Barry ..... I'm very happy to hear your doctor appointments went well.
Curt .... I like your photos of the Blue Ridge Railway. We road on the Smokey Mountain Railway, and it is similar.
Ulrich .... Continued prayers for your family situation. Always remember "Nothing is so bad that it is not good for something." ... Hope PEtra is doing well through this stuff.
CN Charlie.... Five minutes of running trains is better than nothing. Must be a very brief operating session. Good to hear about your weathering prgress.
Chris ..... Your photography is outstanding! I hope THAT Editor pays what you are worth!
Lion ... Thanks for sharing the old photo of you and your brothers. I hope you have been able to retsin the big smile throughout your lifetime!
Layout progress .... Not enough! .. However, I have made some sawdust as I begin my expansion of the layout. Also, I've been working on the decoders in two Proto 2000 E7's, and have trouble with light functions with the mars light and headlight brightness. . I've googled for help with this type of engine. Should have it all solved soon. Technology drives me nuts.
Okay. Time for dessert. I'll have fresh strawberry shortcake with tons of whipped cream. .... mmmm
jeffrey-wimberlycast plaster
Russell
csxnsJeff what load is in that IT gon.
jeffrey-wimberly Burlington Northern #24happy birthday David, a late one anywho! You're on time. His birthday is today. June 2nd, 1993.
Burlington Northern #24happy birthday David, a late one anywho!
1993..gee suddenly I feel so OLD...but I guess those born in 2000 {this century} are now pushing puberty....they are young, and they will VOTE some day!!!
Went grocery shopping {had to get water} this early AM, the pharmacy too.
MOH cna't stand over 6 hours in the bakery,so they got MOh's schedule covered so NOw MOH only has 3 hours pay cahsiering this week!! GRR...MOH made half the problems regarding it. MOH fellout of bed and has complainedof hip pain so now has PT. BUt I know what real pain is. Thing is MOH acts like a wounded duck at work but is FINE at home....MOH is just finding excuses NOT to work at the store...winting very patiently for the other job to kick in.We cannot afford that though...
I gotta tells DSS that too...WHY MOH has only certain hours.
well dinner time to cook it...
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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