Good evening ....
Barry ..... Wow! Watch out for the lightning.
Jeff ... Sounds like you had some storms too.
Galaxy ... Hopefully the hip problem can correct itself. Glad you are seeing the docs in case it can't.
Ulrich ... Did you get the fire truck?
Ken ... Glad Sue might be getting better.
Did a little more on my layout expansion today. Too little because too much other stuff.
As Jerry says... Have a good one.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Heartland Division CB&QUlrich ... Did you get the fire truck?
Garry - we did buy the truck! It is right now getting registered, plus some minor service work being done to get it ready for the road. I will go up north to pick it up early next week and drive it home, meaning to the shop which will do the lettering for us. Pictures will come!
Good Morning Gang!
Lots to do, no time for nothing This has to have an end - September 22nd, the big show down. We are still hoping for a landslide result
Ken - prayers for Sue!
Flo - don´t know whether this is tops, but put everything on my CC today!
Have a good one!
Morning coffee in the diner....
GOOD SATURDAY MORNING!!!
Today is Saturday, July 20th, 2013!!!
I will light the prayer candles at 9 am for those in need...
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!!
WE often 'Rack our brains', SO:
Meaning:
To rack one's brains is to strain mentally to recall or to understand something.
Origin:
The short version:
Tanners stretched leather out on racks, which later caught on in as an idea as a form of torture to stretch a person out and get information from him. Eventually, this method to get information became illegal; but, the phrase became known in society as an expression to trying to find some answer or solution that was mentally torturous on one's brain or mind
The longer in depth origin:
The rack was a mediaeval torture device. The crude but, one presumes, effective racks often tore the victim's limbs from their bodies. It isn't surprising that 'rack' was adopted as a verb meaning to cause pain and anguish. Shakespeare was one of many authors who used this; for example, from Twelfth Night, 1602:
"How haue the houres rack'd, and tortur'd me, Since I haue lost thee?"
The term was called on whenever something or someone was under particular stress and all manner of things were said to be 'racked'; for example, in the Prymmer or boke of priuate prayer nedeful to be vsed of al faythfull Christians, 1553 there's a reference to the racking, i.e. increasing, of land rent:
"They may not racke and stretche oute the rentes of their houses"
The first recorded use of this being specifically applied to brains is in William Beveridge's Sermons, circa 1680:
"They rack their brains... they hazard their lives for it."
The same idea was used by the composer William Byrd in 1583 when he wrote:
"Racke not thy wit to winne by wicked waies."
-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.
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/4309
Good MorningWell, we did get rained on last night...and lightning all around us for hours as well. Today will be clearing up and drying out a tad...high of 78F feeling like 84F...so...a bit of a change from the ridiculous stuff ...Today is a day for BBQ'ing later on..and in a good way too!!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...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
Good morning. It's 73° with 91% humidity. The high will be 92° but will feel like 102°.Looks like it could be another wet one today. I have no plans for today have no intention of doing much of anything other than maybe cleaning the computer case a bit.
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
Hey guys. The B-17G is now officially done, and now I am putting my focus on the Hawker Typhoon. It's been sitting around for a while now and want to get it done, and will follow that up with the B-25J Mitchell.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Lehigh Valley 2089 ...and will follow that up with the B-25J Mitchell.
...and will follow that up with the B-25J Mitchell.
"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."
Mornin y'all!
Hot again today (like I expected something else? ) with afternoon thunderboomers possible.
Yesterday was hot & sunny, got the yard cut, then around 6 I watered the 2 new trees cuz they were dry. Just as I got done, the sky darkened, the wind blew, lightning flashed and thunder rolled, and my car got 10 drops of water on it. Then the sky cleared and the sun returned. Weird! Flea market this morning,,,picked up a few nice oak kitchen cabinets (4 for 20) for the garage. Soon as SWMBO makes some deviled eggs and makes fruit salad, were off to the in-laws to float in the pool with the kids. No trains today but I will stop by the LHS (very close to the in-laws house) but just to pick up some stuff I ordered last week.
Ulrich,,,can't wait to see the firetruck!
Ken for Sue
Barry Glad the wire took the brunt of the strike!!
Cya all later,, stay safe everyone!
Karl
NCE über alles!
Mornin'.... er.... Afternoon everyone!
Chloe, I could use a refill on the dark roast please.
Short morning here... And I did get up at the usual time. Have a load of wash going at the moment. Cloudy is the word for today. Yesterday was a nice sunny day with just a touch of haze but the system kicked out 23 kWh. Today? I did say cloudy! No shadows at all. Could be some thunderboomers off and on. Last night some good ones came through. Woke me up around 1:30AM with a good light show. Manét jumped with the first crack of thunder, but stayed in bed. he did climb up to to snuggle with me until the show was over.... Blackie was off the bed and got under the bed immediately!
Evidently Thursday right after I left to go to the museum a line of very strong storms came through and destroyed several old and very large Willow trees down at the lakefront. No-one was injured, but they have some cleanup to do. I think the power went off when the storm hit as well. My on line site for the solar panels doesn't show the remainder of the power produced on Thursday.
The temperature right now is all of 74°F so the air conditioner has not been running. House is getting humid. Need to go check on the wash...
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Afternoon guys
Even though most of the members of my MRR club are in Atlanta, some couldn't or didn't want to go. So I gave my F40PH and my Amtrak cars a test run. Only 1 derailment, that that was because of a severely misalignment between 2 switches in the passenger terminal. The F40PH can pull those cars pretty quick going up the helix too.
I got home and tried to play the computer, but my father keeps kicking me off every 10 minutes for like an hour. So I got off my butt and actually worked on my open McKean Centerbeam. I got half of the upright post and braces in. I figure I'll let the glue dry before doing the other half.
Still no luck on trying to find a Amtrak Phase III baggage car.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
Afternoon folks!
Chloe, a tall glass of iced tea would do nicely right for the moment...
Packer!!! You had a chance to go to the National Show, and you are home??? Or... Are you one that couldn't? If I live down in those parts, you can very well know I would be in Atlanta right now! Some day before I get too old, I hope to go to the National NMRA Convention. Just couldn't swing it this year.
According to the Weather Channel it is 69°F outside... Yesterday right now it was 93°F. They have a statement right under the temperature on line saying that it is cooler today! No "STUFF"! I love it when they tell you the obvious as news....
Did the wash, did grocery shopping, filled up the PiP with dead dinosaur remains, and have been down cellar doing some scenery! Yes!
Catch you later!
Didn't hit the 90s today! First day in the last five. We, also,won't get anywhere near the 88 predicted for today as it is only 76 @5:18 PM. We had about a good hour of rain this morning which we needed as we hadn't had any in about a week.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Hi Bill! . Welcome back to your second home. We'uns missed your morning cuppa.
Flip
Good AfternoonNice and dry out here...relatively speaking of course, lol. Actually we got to 79F feeling like 85..which is waaaay better than 94 feeling like..oh...116 out...Had one of our buddies come out with the portable sawmill to take down/apart the 2 pine trees...245 bd ft of extra lumber to mess around wit'...heeheehee...Getting ready to do the BBQ thing as well..Have a good evenin' all!!
howmus Packer!!! You had a chance to go to the National Show, and you are home??? Or... Are you one that couldn't? If I live down in those parts, you can very well know I would be in Atlanta right now! Some day before I get too old, I hope to go to the National NMRA Convention. Just couldn't swing it this year.
fec153 Hi Bill! . Welcome back to your second home. We'uns missed your morning cuppa. Flip
Thanks! I hadn't resigned or anything. I just am at the start of some major rearranging here at home.
Busy, busy, busy...
Hi Bill! I have been keeping the morning greetings lively with tidbits of historical info on common phrases. I do it not to compete with you, but because i am just an early riser!
Pouring rain and cooler here, the A/c is now cycling instead of steady on.
Well, the MRI was well, an MRI,, in the OLD claustrophobic machine tunnel. Had I had to gone in any further, they woudl have had a massive panic attack on their hands. SInce my hiop was the mark, my head BARELY remained outside. That and the fact that due to the apnea, I cannot breathe well on my back, it is frustrating 15 minutes of torture to me! The Open MRI machine was all booked up, so they bumoped me to the old closed machine. They say it is "faster" thatn the open machine, but I think only by about 5 mins. 15 mins of torture is no fun. I get claustrophobic in big elevators and wish I didn't have to use them, but the 3 steps up to the trailer are challenge enough! Anything smaller than an elevator raises my BP and anxiety level fiercely. Reemember I go grocery shopping in the early Am to avoid the crowds of people that interfere with my "sanity".
MOH had client day for half the day.
Dinner was BBQ chicken,pot salad adn zucchini/yellow squash for me and broccoli for MOh {who hates Broccoli}.
SInce I am elegible for help from the agency MOH works for as boht a mentally and physically handicapped person, I may just see what assistance they can give me while MOH is working. Free up MOH from helping me. Dunno. MOH would obviously NOT be assigned to me or to the Inlaws should they get services as well {we are trying to talk them into it} IF I have to do somehting LIke get a new replacement hip, I WILL use the services to help out.
Well, SUze Orman, my fave "girlfriend" will be on soon. SHe calls everyone "girlfriend" and "boyfriend" on her show. SO should get going have some dishes to clear up before her show.
later
Well we've had a lot of ugly looking and loud weather today but very little rain. Mostly thunder and lightning. I had dinner at my fathers place today. Meat loaf, green beans, purple hull peas, mashed potatoes, biscuits. There was a choice of butter or fig preserves to put on the biscuits. I've never been fond of fig preserves so I opted for the butter. There were also home grown peppers such as the cayenne, jalapeno, birds eye and Serrano. I like the jalapeno and birds eye.Did more work on the case of Apple IIe #1. A bit of Krud Kutter, a small piece of 220 grit zirconium paper and lots of elbow grease I got most of the discoloration removed. The photos below show the difference. The color change is most apparent in the space between the keyboard and the Apple emblem.Before:After:
Well shortly after my previous post we got some rain here. It wasn't much but it was heavy enough I could hear it hitting my steel roof. There was a bit more rumbling but other than that it looks like the storms have moved on. Radar shows it to be clear here now. Looking ahead to tomorrow the forecast says there a 50% chance of more fun and games (rain, thunderstorms) tomorrow and possibly tomorrow night.I found an all-metal Varney F3A online and I may pick it up if I can scrape enough money together. With a little modification the body will fit on the F unit Frankenstein chassis that's currently sporting a plastic F7A Stewart body.That's all for now so I'll be calling it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
Evenin' folks!
Janie, I'll just have a cup of decaf for the moment.
Actually got some things accomplished on the layout today. Feels good to have a bit of time to do some things with it. I put several photos in the WPF thread. first time I have had anything to offer in a couple months I think. Here is the scene I have been doing:
Been pleasant outside even with the rain earlier today. Nice to have the high in the 70's for a change. Currently 67°F out there. Tomorrow I will be working as a museum guide. High should be 79° under mostly sunny skies. I can take that!
Prayers for all in need! Have a good night...
wetidlerjr fec153 Hi Bill! . Welcome back to your second home. We'uns missed your morning cuppa. Flip Thanks! I hadn't resigned or anything. I just am at the start of some major rearranging here at home. Busy, busy, busy...
Great to see you bill ..... It's been sleepy here without your coffee....
Now if we could track down LSW Lee, and some other MIA's
Ray ...... I saw your scenery project in WPF. .... Nice!
Jeff .... Glad your Dad is looking out for you regarding this scenery. Let us Diners know if we can do anything for you. I know you said you would be working on your old computers during recovery, but maybe there are small model railroad projects, too, such as a kite to assemble.
Happy Model Railroading, everybody !
In case non-regular diners are looking in: ........
EVERYBDOY IS WELCOME IN ELLIOTS DINER!
Good Evening..Our BBQ went really nicely...butterflied leg of lamb with some grilled asparagus with twice baked potatoes with herbed sour cream...mmmm....om num num num...lol! All that pine wood is going towards a few pieces of furniture... Going to get showered up and off to bed for the night...Have a good evening!!
Hello all! Been a while since I stopped in the Diner.
I went to the National Train Show in Atlanta today. Took LOTS of pics (200+). I posted a thread with the Photobucket Album link for those who care to see it. Far too many pics for me to consider posting in a thread.
Didn't buy anything at the show, but NS had a booth and was giving away freebies, so I stocked up.
Lemme know what you think in my other thread.
Brad
P.S. Top of page ... uhh, I guess I get to pick up the tab?
EMD - Every Model Different
ALCO - Always Leaking Coolant and Oil
CSX - Coal Spilling eXperts
Morning coffee in the diner...
GOOD SUNDAY MORNING!!!
Todya is Sunday, July 21st, 2013!
I will light the prayer candles at 9 am after early morning services...
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!
READ BETWEEN THE LINES:
Discern a meaning which isn't made obvious or explicit
Writing in code has been around for a couple of centuries. And, many rulers and military leaders wrote in code. In fact, Charles I of England's papers were so coded that they weren't understood until mid 1800's. People who couldn't understand any coded document soon figured out that the meaning wasn't in the lines that were readable, but the message was written in invisible ink between the lines showing. Soon, society adopted the phrase "reading between the lines" to mean that any document which had hidden information which wasn't obvious when reading what was seen on the paper and to analyze it better
The longer detailed version:
This expression derives from a simple form of cryptography, in which a hidden meaning was conveyed by secreting it between lines of text. It originated in the mid 19th century and soon became used to refer to the deciphering of any coded or unclear form of communication, whether written or not; for example, one might say "She said she was happy to go to the party but didn't seem concerned when it was cancelled. Reading between the lines, I don't think she wanted to go in the first place".
The first example that I can find of the phrase in print is from The New York Times, August 1862:
Earl Russell's dispatch does not recite the terms of the note to which it is a reply, the letter assumes a somewhat enigmatical character, and the only resource we have is, as best we may, to "read between the lines" of this puzzling, but important, communication of the British Foreign Secretary
Good to see Bill being back!
Good Morning!
A nice and sunny Sunday morning. Fortunately, it cooled off at night, so sleep was not an issue.
Flo, a stack of pancakes, syrup, sausages, bacon & eggs, a glass of OJ and lots of coffee, please.
I took " a day off" from party work yesterday evening to join friends for BBQ and a glass of wine - it really felt good to get my mind set on other things. Working with volunteers is some experience, I can tell you. Things never get done on time and the way I want them. It finally ends up on my desk again, because "the buck stops here".
I do pray for the campaign time to be over soon -
Good Morning!!!
Coffee and the Sunday Breakfast Buffet please. Thanks.
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Standing outside yesterday hauling stuff upstairs I said, as the radio was going on about how much cooler it was than the week before and I thought..”where are you? What, did you turn the A/C down farther today? Cause I tell you what, it feels just as hot wo*king in it as it did yesterday.” It did feel cooler later in the evening after the sun went down.
Hey Bill, Good to see you again. I know what you mean by busy too.
Brad- Thanks for stopping in with the pictures and, thanks for Breakfast.
Oh I hate stairs. I travelled up and down those 19 steps soooooo many times yesterday it wasn’t even funny. 17 of those was carrying the paneling sheets and I tell you what, that upstairs landing was NEVER intended to have a 4X8 anything up there but by golly I gotter done. I told my friend (the friend/bosses daughter) last night when I went in for a…… cool off beverage afterwards,” Hey, good thing is my butt and upper thighs will be so toned, you’ll be jealous”. She agreed. At least that’s what I think she meant didn't quite catch everything she said. Why do women walk away while they talk to you? Anyway, long day yesterday with little progress, but removing and resetting kitchen cabinets took some time as did carrying stuff up them cotton pickin stairs. Everything but me is up there now so one trip should get me going. Brenda will wanna go out to eat so that’ll be a few hours break. I have to understand when she's busy that she can't do things, but that is NOT a two way street my friends. Nope, not according to the sheriff in THIS household. Things should speed up here this week. I hope. The 1st is coming really fast.
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
Sunny with high near 75 today...feeling like 90...
Getting the Lair Of Doom actually finished off this fine morning...it is now a somewhat cleaner space...wonder what might fall out of the black hole to fill its pace besides my recording studio now...
Got this from a friend of mine..who is now with this group...
watch?v=YdTVNbDT8M
Good morning. It's 79° with 85% humidity. The high will be 88° but will feel like 101°.Looks like more rain and thunderstorms. Radar is showing a lot of activity down south and it's moving this way. No plans for today other than staying dry.