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Posted by howmus on Friday, July 12, 2013 9:56 AM

Mornin' everyone!

Zoe, I'll have the #2 special this morning.  Over easy on the eggs, Bacon, home fries, and a double order of sourdough toast.  Oh, yes, I'll need a pot of dark roast coffee as well to start the day.

Another "partly/mostly" day here in the Finger lakes Region of NYS.  Here it is the 12th. of July and the Solar Panels have yet to give me 200 kWh of power this month....Grumpy  June and July should be the big months with about 700 kWh of power. 

I have to drive out to camp this aftenoon and come with a solution to a mic problem on the inside system.  It is possible/probable that there is a problem with one channel on the new mixer.  They did have a lightning strike out there near another building, so it may be that got the channel.  I should be able to just use one of the two empty channels for the time being if that is the case.

Happy Anniversary to those celebrating!

Have to get a move on.  Lots of stuff to do today!

73

Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO

We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by pascaff* on Friday, July 12, 2013 9:18 AM

  Morning All,

     Currently it is 61 with an expected high of 93.

     Another w**k day for me, but nothing planned for after w**k, so I may do some layout stuff, or w**k on a building kit or two.

  Galaxy and Mr. Beasley  - Happy anniversary to you and your OTH. A quick anniversary story, My late wife loved yellow roses, so I get this bright idea to buy her one rose for our first anniversary. I then bought two for our second and so on. Well she did not live to see our 43 this year, but I almost went broke for our 42. Who knew how much roses would cost in 42 years.

    Prayers to all in need.

     Paul

EDIT. I got top so eat up, it is on me.

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Posted by tcwright973 on Friday, July 12, 2013 9:00 AM

Morning all,

I ran my Intermountain ES44AC PRR Heritage Unit for another 30 minutes last night, and there wasn't any additional improvement in performance. Sort of disappointing, but not a big deal as it will be mainly a display piece. That's disappointing too, but with no layout, and none on the horizon, it is what it is.

Speaking of Norfolk Heritage Units, I finally saw my 1st one last night. After dinner, we stopped and picked up a couple of chocolate milkshakes and drove down to where we watch trains. There on an east bound was the Wabash #1070 in the middle of a 3 engine consist powering a mixed freight. We saw a total of 6 trains in about 2 hours, including an intermodal of about 130 double stacks. As I watched 4 intermodals rolling pass last night, I thought about how many trailer trucks must be replaced by these trains on a daily basis nation wide. I've never seen any numbers, but it must be very impressive. Especially if you have ever driven across the Pennsylvania Turnpike with all its truck traffic.

I'm not sure what's on the schedule for the rest of the day. The hedges need cut, front and back yards need mowed, the first floor needs cleaned, the bathroom needs cleaned...  Oh oh. I think I just talked myself into a nap. Everybody have a good one.

Tom

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, July 12, 2013 8:36 AM

Good Morning

Sunny with a high near 74F today

Got some...ermm...'interesting'...news yesterday.  :o Doctor appointment on Monday morning for the possibility of getting something like a 'tummy tuck'.  :-S..ermmm...well, due to the huge weight loss I now have some extra baggy skin around the ol' mid-section...it is most bizarre.  ???...:chuckgrudenface:

Today I'm heading to the LHS to find some Lionel Boxcars for the Xmas layout...  :)

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 12, 2013 7:53 AM

Happy Anniversary - Galaxy, make it a great day for you and YOH!

Mr. B - mine will be on July 26th. It´ll be the 29th anniversary this time. We had plans to go out for Dinner on that day, but I need to cancel it - campaign time!

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Friday, July 12, 2013 7:27 AM

Happy Friday, one and all!

galaxy, July 12th is our anniversary, too.  27 years.  By this point, I have to remind Penny.  Maybe we'll go out to dinner, or perhaps I'll make up one of our favorites.  Or perhaps....

I'll get a tooth pulled.  I was at the dentist for a cleaning and checkup yesterday, and I've got one that's got to go.  It's a wisdom tooth with a crown and a root canal, which explains why it's caused no pain, but the x-ray shows that it's deteriorating at the root level.  It's even a bit loose to the touch, so I'll be calling later today when the office opens to make an appointment.  It may be today, or maybe next week.  Whenever, I'll be on mushy foods for a few days.

Our daughter Annie is a neuroscience major, and she's invited us to attend a charity hockey game to benefit brain injuries.  We may get to meet Ray Borque and Rick Middleton, former Boston Bruins greats, who are scheduled to be there.

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

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Posted by TMarsh on Friday, July 12, 2013 7:08 AM

Good Morning!!!

Coffee and a breakfast burrito please. Thanks.

Inch called me at just the right time yesterday and I was able to run (drive actually) in town and meet up for a cup of coffee and a nice little visitYes. Kinda short, but there towards the end my pocket was a buzzin’ from my boss callin an we just pulled up to the hotel when Mother called I guess she was ready for lunch.

We went down the out of downtown to a little café. There was a Starbuck’s coffee place right there at the hotel or at least on the corner there I noticed but, neither Inch nor I are…, how shall I say…., Starbuck’s kinda people. Probably go there if invited or that’s where the group is going, but not by choice.

Speaking of that, Inch- I never knew anything about the rain. It didn’t rain here in Williamsville at all. I heard the disc jockey’s on the radio saying something about heavy downpours and basements flooding but, I just figured they were talking about sometime in the past.

Tom- Yes Brenda told me last night of the bad newsCrying. She said Cote De Pablo will return for just a few episodes to “wrap up the Tony and Ziva thing” and then sadness will abound in the hearts of mil….well me anyway. Crying  

Galaxy- Happy 11th Anniversary!!Cake

Despite the sad news of the loss of Ziva, I must get to wo*k and waller in my sorrow there. Sigh Boy I’m gonna miss her. HmmGuess I do have all the seasons on DVD sooooo. Hey! Will save me money. Of course that’ll be still having to get two more seasons. Last and next. Anyway, my friend/boss informed me last night of a change in plans for said apartment to which if it goes the way I think he’ll want it done, it’ll look like…Zip it!Confused..not good. I hope his wife is there when he explains this to me so she will hear my side. Hmm Maybe she'll ask me my opinion. She has been doing that lately. I think she's beginning to trust my judgement over his on some things like....will it look good. If it's gonna be cheap...he'll say yes. Of course he doesn't have to do it either.

Ya’ll have a good day, ya hear!!!!

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, July 12, 2013 6:35 AM

Good morning. It's 74° with 98% humidity. The high will be 92°.


Not much planned for today. I may mow the grass if I feel up to it. I got some new flypaper strips yesterday and they've already hauled in a good harvest. I hung up four and I can see about a dozen little black flies stuck to each one. The flies were stupid enough to land on them so they're stuck with that problem now. Yesterday I saw a pair of adhesive backed disk drive identification labels (DRIVE 1 and DRIVE 2) online. They look good but the seller wants around $20 for them. I didn't agree with that price so I quickly printed my own and glued them to the fronts of my two main drives. They look good enough to me.

For those wondering what the book on the top drive is, the Starfleet Officers Manual, Volume 1.



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Posted by JeremyB on Friday, July 12, 2013 5:04 AM

Hi Guys,

Up early getting to go to the race in a hour or so, just have to grab a shower and some breakfast. I have all my stuff ready to go from last night. Will probably get to see some trains by bayview junction on the way down Yes

Best get moving though as want to water the flowers before I go. I will be back a later on to let you guys know how the day was

Jeremy

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Posted by galaxy on Friday, July 12, 2013 3:41 AM

Morning coffee in the diner..

GOOD FRIDAY MORNING!!

Today is Friday, July 12th, 2013!!!

I will light the prayer candles for those in need...

Make it a GREAT day!!!

 

Today is yours truly's Anniversary...11 Years ago today  in a natural beauteous spot off the beaten path on a dirt road in the lush rolling green hills of Vermont, MOH and I were joined together {forever}! It is also 1 Year anniversary of Renewal of Vows.

Oh boy and I forgot a card for today, and MOH has to go stay with MIL whilest FIL goes out to Dr...so BUMMER. We will have to wait to eat out for our annversary too, have zero dollars for it.. THis should be the "paper" anniversary cause that is all we can afford..but I even forgot the paper card...lemme go check to see if MOH remembered...Well maybe NOT, as I don't find any new card in our "card holding for special ocassions" spot, so maybe I am safe! It sorta snuck up on me! I DID send E-card! Hope ti goes through!!

Oooooh, today is the "steel" traditional anniversary gift...welp I got a new set of Stainelss STEEL cookware recently, so I guess that will have to do it! Modern is fashion jewelry or accessories {neither of which I will wear, and MOH most likely won't either...wears on a  ST Christopher medal, an Egyptian  Cartuche of MOH's name and some other thingy on MOH's necklace, that is it. The earrings are a simple diamond stud for MOH's B-day and a simple Sapphire stud for mine. I wear no earrrings. used to, but not now.

The 11th year flower is TULIPs..so MAYBE I can find some to tiptoe through! TO get MOH. MOH loves flowers, its just we kill everything we try..I used to have a green thumb but when they put in new city water well, it came with an abundance of added chlorination and that killed off the flowers. Switching to bottled water {which gets expensive for plants} didn't help much. Ah well,

well if I am not on ever again, Maybe MOH killed me as I forgot a card!

 

 

On a Separate note.....ULRICH FOR BUNDESTAG!!!!

 

 

Geeked

 

-G .

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 12, 2013 1:24 AM

Good Morning!

The first day without a zillion emails in my mailbox! Gives me a little extra time to come here and say hello.

Flo, just coffee, please - I have to watch my weight, as I don´t get enough exercise lately.

Official campaign time will start in a couple of weeks and there is still a lot of prep work for me to do. I wish I´d get more support from my colleagues, but they all seem to wait for me to go ahead. Our campaign budget is a big laugh, but nowhere it is written that we have to do same things as our competitors. Instead of investing a fortune on big billboard posters, which hardly anyone takes notice of, I´d rather spend the little we have on something people will remember. I am planning a series of events on local market places, where we can meet people and they can meet us. For that, I need an eye catcher, and my choice is this:

It won´t be this one, but a very similar one. There will be a PA system in the back of it, powered by an on-board generator. Just drive onto the market place, lift the back hatch, flick the switch and you are ready for your campaign speech! I bet it will attract quite a lot of folks!

Today, we enjoy a little cooler weather. the last days were quite hot, and not a cloud to be seen. Not really my kind of weather, as I must have the blood of a polar bear in my veins.

Have a good one, Folks!

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Posted by JeremyB on Thursday, July 11, 2013 9:33 PM

Evening guys,

Thought I would drop in here before bed. I have to be up around 6am-6:15 or so as to get ready to head to Toronto around 7:30 for  the first of three days of racing. Always enjoy going to the races but sometimes mid afternoon I start to feel a little worn from the sun. Finished up the freight car kits I had on the go and wanted to get built before the weekend. Got them all completed except for one, ahh well. Wont be getting to the Railroad until Monday. Hopefully Im not sunburned come Sunday night, usually am though a bit. I'm pretty good about applying sunblock. I will be back later tomorrow to let you guys know how things went ( I know Ken here is a race guy and Im sure we have a few more. My fav is F1 followed by nascar and indycar.

Just had a house spider here run across the wall, cat saw it and is know looking for it.

Jeff: Don't worry about not wanting to work on the railroad. We all go through it. Sometimes you go non stop for a few days or weeks and the one day it hits " I don't feeling like doing this" Thats the best part of the hobby though, when the urge comes back it will be waiting for you. I already have a few projects lined up Id like to tackle before fall or at least starting. That would be adding lights and interior lights to all buildings. Still going over the plans. But I think I will take some time out nex week to operate the railroad. I do have parts for a Walthers warehouse coming that is also going to be another of the few projects I have on the go.

Well I got my stuff all ready for the morning, I will catch up with all you guys tomorrow night if I dont pop back in the morning. talk to you guys later.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, July 11, 2013 9:20 PM

Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.



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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, July 11, 2013 5:37 PM

soilwork
Jeff- Best wishes with the foot. Everytime I see a pic of that old apple I LMAO!! As old as that thing is, it probably runs better and more efficient than the state of the art systems we have at work!!

I get a chuckle or two about that myself. I was a programmer and tech for around ten years. I teethed on these old Apples. Back in the day they were the high tech marvels and cost thousands of dollars. Compared to today's systems they're cybernetic simpletons. Glorified desktop calculators. Yet there are collectors out there who will part with big money to have a complete system in prime condition. While mine doesn't meet that high grade it's completely refurbished and is fully operational, and now I'm working on a second and third one. Why? It's something to do and I enjoy it. I'll probably never get back what I put into it and I don't care. Most people, they have a job to go to. I don't have that. I'm stuck at home all day and if I don't do something I'll go right up the wall. Model railroading is one outlet. Right now I'm kind of burned out on that so I'm playing around with the computers. These old Apples are so easy to work with I can build one from a pile of parts in an afternoon. But I'm taking my time. As computers go they're incredibly simple. Yet my nephew wouldn't know where to start on one. Give him a car engine and he can tear it down and put it back together with his eyes closed. Give him one of these old dinosaurs and he's lost before he even gets to square one. Of these old systems I'm working on one is complete, another is halfway there (needs power supply and CP/M card) and a third is a basket case with a main board in it. There's nothing it doesn't need. It has no RAM chips, no processor, no controllers, a partial keyboard, no cards, no power supply, etc, etc, etc. Think I can't rebuild it? Given the needed parts I could have it up and running in less than an hour. I've rebuilt locos in less time than that. We all have something we're good at. With my mother it was writing and finance. With my father it's business. With me it's computers. I haven't seen one yet that I can't understand. With my current HP system I had it figured out ten minutes after I took it out of the box. Three days later I read the manual so I could better understand Windows 8, which I still hate.

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Posted by soilwork on Thursday, July 11, 2013 4:22 PM

                                     Good evening everyone! I will have a russian imperial stout with a chili cheese burger  cooked med well please.  Had some rain here ealier this moring, didn't add up to much. It was over before it started. On my way to work now for another long busy night.

Jeff- Best wishes with the foot. Everytime I see a pic of that old apple I LMAO!! As old as that thing is, it probably runs better and more efficient than the state of the art systems we have at work!!

                                                                   

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, July 11, 2013 3:01 PM

galaxy
EDIT: I got top for this little missive...so EAT UP...I won't donate to AARP, I'll pay the bill here in the diner!!

Thank you but I already had lunch. Two tacos, one beef enchilada and one chili con caso and a Dr Pepper.

I'm working on one of my Franklin disk drives today. It has a slight tracking problem and when you're working with16 sectors per track on 35 tracks (360k) you want to be as precise as possible. The adjustment is simple enough but must be done very carefully and the outer shell of the drive must be removed to do this. The drives are second generation Apple II compatibles and are nearly all metal in construction so are quite heavy. Feels like somewhere between six and eight pounds. You'd have no problem busting a windshield with one of these things. Now it's adjusted and working perfectly.

The little blue square with the white dot is the piece I to turn to make the adjustment.


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Posted by galaxy on Thursday, July 11, 2013 2:27 PM

well

I generated 2 grocery bags of solid paper recycling and 2 bags of shredded paper recycling whittling down piles of paper producta and "important papers".

. FOund some old "how to" books from MR that I didn't realize I had, and probably don't need, but kept anyway.

that about sums up my day thus far. MOH is working today {finally} and apparently has s full day of it as is not home yet. It is almost 3:30 pm and hasn't been home yet.

Paid the cable bill, the only bill besides AARP begging for money...after all "many seniors are one meal away from poverty" WEll, La ti da! GUESS who else is about one meal away? ANd who doosn't have extra money just lying around just to donate to AARP to "HELP" ??? hate that.

Well, dinner will be BBQ dead pig, coleslaw, and noodles.

Later

Geeked.

EDIT: I got top for this little missive...so EAT UP...I won't donate to AARP, I'll pay the bill here in the diner!!

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Posted by tcwright973 on Thursday, July 11, 2013 1:56 PM

Afternoon all,

What a difference in the weather here today compared to the last few. Today is 73 with low humidity. This is right up my alley and could stay like this all year round. On the other hand, the previous couple of days can only be described as hot and steamy with lots of rain. Lots and lots of rain. All the creeks and streams around here flooded yesterday in a dramatic fashion. Flash floods closed many roads and many communities have been declared disaster areas. There was one confirmed tornado yesterday, with a couple more suspected in western Pennsylvania. My neighborhood escaped the worst of the storms as they went either north or south of us. There was a large old tree fell onto a house about 2 blocks away last night due to the high winds.

I finally got down the basement today and cleaned the track on my little 4' x 4' test oval so I could try out my Intermountain PRR Heritage Unit. Looks great and I like the lighting on the headlights and ditch lights. At first, I was a little disappointed at its performance, but after about 15 minutes of continuous running I saw some improvement. After dinner tonight I will give it a lot more run time and see what happens.

The mail came today and I got a Jury Summons for Common Pleas Court. I need to fill out the questionnaire and return it, but I won't know until August 13th if I have been actually summoned. I thought a person was exempt at age 70, but it's age 75. I don't really have a medical condition that would warrant an excusal, but like a lot of others guys my age, I hope there are frequent breaks and a restroom nearby,

I was doing pretty good as far as my back was concerned, but it was very sore when I got up this morning. Must have done something while I was asleep. Ran out of the muscle relaxer they gave me at the ER, and I had to stop taking the pain medication they gave me after 2 or 3 doses. It really tore my stomach up. So I have been taking Advill instead. It seems to help but I don't like taking a lot of that type of medication. I have an appointment with my PCP next week, and I'm hoping things are greatly improved by then so I don't have to return to physical therapy. Not that it's a big deal, and it has helped  quite a bit in the past, but I just don't like it.

The wife surprised me earlier. She suggested we go railfanning tonight after dinner. Of course, she also suggested we stop on the way, which it really isn't, at this ice cream stand for milkshakes. Okay, she may be a little devious here, but if I can do a little train watching I'll go along with her.

By the way Todd, at least I think it was you, are you aware that this is the last season for Ziva on NCIS. Saw it on the internet news last night. She's leaving at her request apparently.

Take care everybody...

 

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Posted by Cox 47 on Thursday, July 11, 2013 11:30 AM

Good Morning All...Its a great day here...Sunny with breeze from the north temp is just 74!..Great for July...I'll have a Windy city Dawg,drag it thru the garden,onion rings and  RBF please...Thank You..

Prayers for You Jeff...

Spell check...Heck my spelling has got so bad I look at words and think they don't look right only to find out they are spelled right..I speak and spell Hillbilly and at 65 its to late for me to change now..

With coal prices up A wild cat coal company leased the old Los Crick Mine on the I&S...Good news for the I&S..The first 2 loads of coal came off the branch this morning...With extra trains old Alco had to be put back in service and the old # 1 Illinois Central wooden boober caboose had to taken from display at city park and pressed back into service too...

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You All have a good one...Jerry

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Posted by howmus on Thursday, July 11, 2013 11:17 AM

Mornin'....  Uh....  Close I guess.  Afternoon folks!

Zoe, just a refill on my coffee please.

Galaxy, I think the problem has something to do with "robots"...  they appear to be taking over! Surprise

I have already done several errands, mailed the newsletters, went to the Credit Union, and stopped in to get my allergy shot.  Got a call from camp this morning about a mic not working in the dining room....  I tried calling the camp office and keep getting the machine instead of a human.  the guy who oversees the sound system out (used to work for and has considerable experience doing sound for a couple of schools) left me his cell number but the last 4 digits appear to be "gkshk natrkj, fosuk. glopfink".

have a meeting of several of primary committee people for our 50th class reunion at the restaurant we will be using for the main event this afternoon.  Then I hope to get to the shoe store and on the way home pick up the rest of the stone blocks I need.

Later!

73

Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO

We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, July 11, 2013 9:54 AM

galaxy

BELOW is the "error Message" I get when i try to use the MR spell checker:

 

Error response:  <!DOCTYPE html>< html>< head lang="en">    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=9; IE=8" />    <title>Error</title>    <meta name="robots" content="noindex" />    <style type = "text/

With an "OK" button.

Just hought I'd pass it along as to what I got...I know you turned it in tothe powers that be.

Well, off tfo do some sorely needing household chores...

Geeked

Yeah, I got the same thing when I checked it out yesterday. I reported it last night along with the error message.

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Posted by galaxy on Thursday, July 11, 2013 9:34 AM

jeffrey-wimberly


 I thought about working on the layout today and almost immediately realized I wanted nothing to do with it. Time to do something else for a while I guess. Anyway I have more important things to worry about. I guess today I'll watch some movies.

I know that feeling, Jeffrey. When I decided to tear down my small layout to make it bigger, I got frustrated as there really WASN'T room for the expansion! THEN I 'got off" the idea of the layout totally. And wanted nothing to do with it. Then the money got tight,  and with zero hobby budget, it worked even further out of my liking.

Then I had a "train fix" with the christmas tree layout, small, but i could at least run trains.

 

BELOW is the "error Message" I get when i try to use the MR spell checker:

 

Error response:  <!DOCTYPE html>< html>< head lang="en">    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=9; IE=8" />    <title>Error</title>    <meta name="robots" content="noindex" />    <style type = "text/

With an "OK" button.

Just hought I'd pass it along as to what I got...I know you turned it in tothe powers that be.

Well, off tfo do some sorely needing household chores...

Geeked

-G .

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Posted by pascaff* on Thursday, July 11, 2013 9:28 AM

  Morning All,

    Currently it is 68 with an expected high of 93 under partly cloudy skies, giving way to partly sunny skies later this afternoon. (what is the difference)

   W**k today. My knee feels better, so I should not have to wear the brace.

   Got two loads of laundry done, some vacuuming, sprayed for ants, the feeder wires installed, and some scenery work done yesterday. Did not get to work on any building kits, but feel like accomplished quite a bit. Will not get much railroading w**k done tonight, as it is Skype night with my son.

    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

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, July 11, 2013 8:50 AM

Good morning. 

Last night was the 3rd evening of 5 this week for taking grandkids to church VBS. As I said we are volunteering our time to help with the program. Actually, it is very rewarding to to us for doing that. It's fun being with the kids. One boy was wearing a U of Michigan T-shirt, and I told him Shelley and I moved to KY from Ann Arbor Mi and had attended some U of M football games. He thought that was "cool". ... I spent a little time entertaining the youngest kids (5 and under), and had them laughing. Of course, the Christian message is the main purpose, and it is being presented to the kids very well. 

Mr. B. ..... Your tannery sounds like a very interesting project. It's good to hear about your research. I'm looking forward to progress reports. 

Jeff .... You have been such an inspiration because in spite of serious health issues, you have continued doing things for your self and for other people. You tell us about your health issues, but it never sounds like you are a complainer. We're here as your friends who care about you. Let us know how you are, and also feel free to contact any of us with PM's if you care to do so.

Cheers, everybody.  

GARRY

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, July 11, 2013 7:58 AM

Good Morning

Much cooler out this morning then it has been for the past several days...or was it weeks...mmmmm...right now we are at 62F...going for a high of 72F......the rain we had over the past three days tripled the amount the amount we had all summer last year...

Today I actually might get a chance to get the hay..I mean grass cut...then off to the mall to meet the gang and see what types of things happened...

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Thursday, July 11, 2013 7:32 AM

Good morning from sunny cloudy rainy foggy clear New England.  Yeah, it will be another one of those days.  Slept with the AC on again last night, as the dew point was very high.  Hopefully back to fans again tonight.

Jeffrey, good luck with whatever you decide to do with the foot.  It really does sound like a prosthesis will make you more comfortable, and that's what really counts.

I've been working on the tannery on my layout, and doing some research on the process.  In so doing, I've finally got an excuse for something I've always wanted - a covered hopper.  Tanneries use salt, so that's what will be delivered.  I found an undecorated kit from Bowser and ordered it yesterday.  They also use acid, so I found a Hooker chemical tanker, another "always wanted one of those" cars, on eBay.  I just upgraded the wheels and couplers (horn hooks!) yesterday.

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, July 11, 2013 7:32 AM

Good morning. It's 76° with 96% humidity. The high will be 95°.


Looks like it could be a wet one today. I thought about working on the layout today and almost immediately realized I wanted nothing to do with it. Time to do something else for a while I guess. Anyway I have more important things to worry about. I guess today I'll watch some movies.



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Posted by inch53 on Thursday, July 11, 2013 7:15 AM

Mornin,,,, an irish coffee please Zoe. Welp, made it up to Springfield through some heavy rain n wind only to find the 3 elevators to the first 20 floors flooded out. Took’em 2 hour to gettem dried out and I could up in the room while Mother had meetings.
TODD,,,,,,  I figure that those 2 could tell all kinda stories, plus maybe one ur on the subject at hand. No Mother knew pretty well knew what was gonin on afore hand. She’s been involved in dist for a few year already.
I don’t know if I’m qualified to be  first gentleman, man yes, but gentle part????
I’ll give ya call laters bout meeting up with you today or tomorrow maybe.
Jeff,,, sorry to hear about you may be lossin your foot, but then you might be like my cousin that’s diabetic. He lost a foot and said he felt so much better afterwards without the pain it’d been given him
I best be getting rounds in a short, Mother’s got a long day starting a 8, I’ve got an hour one at 9 another one at 5, then a dinner the president gave me orders to attend
Thoughts for all those in need n hope ya’ll has a gooden  

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Posted by TMarsh on Thursday, July 11, 2013 6:56 AM

Good Morning!!!

Coffee and the Breakfast Pile again please, thanks.

Sunny, with a high near 82.

Watched the Russian video. Did you notice how calm these people were, especially the lady who walked out in front of the semi? I guess they are used to those kinds of incidents.

Jeffrey-  Can’t say I’m glad to hear about the foot. But with as much trouble as it causes especially with the infections and all is seems more of a danger than anything. I never asked for obvious reasons, why they never suggested removal, but after you explained the medicare part I thought, now gee isn’t that ridiculous. It could conceivably cost more to keep it and you healthy in the long run than to remove. I guess we better be careful about that, next thing they’ll figure amputation is cheaper and start lobbing off limbs for cuts and scratches.

“Well, you’ll never have to pay for another broken arm if we just take it off now.”

Ulrich- You just hang in there and don’t worry about us. We miss you, but truly hope this is the beginning of something that will add some cash to you accounts soon.

Welp, busier than usual last nght of course. Way busier. LUCKILY, a little before 5 my buddy’s daughter shows up. Says she’s gonna help me. Boy howdy am I ever glad she did. I never would have made it. As it was we just buzzed through it. Never stopped, but things went fine.  She has three little kids and her husband wo*ks a swing shift so usually she isn’t available other than her normal Fri and Sat nights without advanced arrangements unless your lucky, but I guess tonight she was available and just decided to help me out. Like I said I’m suuuure glad she did.

Gotta move some appliances out for flooring this morn between 7 and 7:30 so….gotta run.

Ya’ll have a good day, ya hear!!!!

Todd  

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Posted by EMD.Don on Thursday, July 11, 2013 5:43 AM

Morning' all! Cuppa Joe and oatmeal please.

Galaxy...always insightful! I have often used both expressions without really knowing their etymology.

Jeffery...I have been reading about your woes and hope that things get better. I am reminded of my late Father who suffered terribly with a sore left lower leg that necessitated a bulky plastic brace (which often did more harm then good in itself) and severe lower back pain. Chin up...things have a way of working out!

Well, a very pleasant morning here. Grey, chance of rain, but so much cooler. Housework day today...so the "boss" (a.k.a my wife) says. I doubt that I will get much work done on my passenger cars...Tongue Tied.

Happy Modeling and good day to all!

Don.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that both engines have failed, and we will be stuck here for some time. The good news is that you decided to take the train and not fly."

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