Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a short stack of blueberry pancakes with real NYS Maple Syrup, a side order of bacon, and lots of dark roast coffee to start the day please.
Barry, thanks for sending me a bit of sunshine for a change... At the moment I can actually see some shadows outside! Current temperature is 67°F with a high of 75° later this afternoon. Windows are open and the fan is on.
The Chimneysweep will be showing up around 1PM today to install some hardware cloth around the wood stove chimney vent. So far I have had 6 dead sparrows this summer in the stove. The cats used to alert me when one would get in there, and I would put the cats in the bedroom with the door closed, then open the door in the living room. Usually the bird would fly right out the door as soon as I opened up the wood stove. They must be getting old I guess.
About the same time my son will be showing up with granddaughter #1. She will be visiting grandpa while #2 is at the dentist for a checkup.
After she leaves I should go out and get the lawn started....
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Morning all,
Glad to see Lee posted and all is well with work the culprit. I suppose work, and lots of it, is a lot better than having none like so many are facing.
Lots of work for me today. Work around the house that is. There's about 7 loads of wash to do, with the first load put in around 7:30 this morning. There's also the front & back yards to be mowed. I've fot the trimming done already, but the grass is soaking wet from a heavy dew last night and needs to dry out some. I also got some weeding done in the flower beds. If only my flowers grew as well as the weeds...
Hope we hear from some of the other fellows who haven't posted for some time. The wife just asked what I was doind, so that means she thinks it's time to be doing something else. So have a great day everyone.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Good morning. It's 74° with 97% humidity. It feels like 81°. The high will be 95° with plenty of sunshine. It will probably feel like 103°.Nothing much planned for today except to stay in where it's cool. I may go to my fathers place later and work on his tractor. He got a new fuel filter and battery for it and installed them. Problem is nothing happens when he turns the key. I'm thinking it's one of possibly three things. The starter relay is bad. The safety fuse is blown. The ignition switch is bad. Of those three replacing the fuse would be the easiest. If it's the relay I have a replacement that I got for the Peerless. If it turns out to be the ignition switch he'll have to get a new one to replace it.
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
Good MorningKinda cool out here this morning, but we will get to 73 later on....and we are sunny!Got a bunch of basic buy stuff to do later on as well as some Home Despot shopping...we blew up the vacuum cleaner this morning...
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!!!
Coffee and a couple slices of breakfast pizza please….ummmm, one ham, one …bac…no sausage. Thanks.
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Barry- I’m hesitant to start or make a list because we’re bound to inadvertently leave a name or two off and I don’t want to make anyone feel…..unwanted or forgotten just because we forgetful folk let a name slip our minds for a second. Like Ulrich’s left of J.R. and I know he in NO WAY, meant for that to happen. He remembers him as well as anybody. It’s just we can’t think of all at once and well, I just don’t wanna get J.P. mad (though he does stop in from time to time) because I may need a firefighter. Shoot sometimes I have to think for a second what my WIFE’s name is. But I too was under the impression Lee was having some health issues too. I guess that’s why I’m more concerned.
Hey scratch that…..
LEE! Glad to hear from ya. You had several of us worry warts a bit concerned.
However, any one can have health issues suddenly appear or accidents. So, out of kindness for us all, please try to pop in ever couple weeks or so even if just to say “Hi guys,still ok just busier than all get out. Be back when I can.”
HEY! I guess I speak a little German. Alternative. I didn’t know that was German. Wonder what it means over there. Anyway, Ulrich- I thought you lived in Germany. The truck says “Deutschland”. Where’s that? I can’t find it on my globe.
Galaxy- I know someone who had bad headaches, not sure if migraines, but caused by many things too. He had his wisdom teeth pulled and headaches went with them. Just a thought to ask if you still have wisdom teeth.
Welp, yesterday, after getting started on my day at the crack of 8 am and wo*king until almost 7pm, after aaaalll the other things required and a couple unexpected things for the restaurant, I got a good solid 4 hours in on the apartment out of a planned, and needed, 8 to 9. No wonder this is taking forever.
Ya’ll have a good day, ya hear!!!!
(sticks head back in door) Nice picture Mr B....
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, or at least it was good until I got to work. Nothing horrible, but the weather outside was really nice and walking in the door for the day was not what I wanted to do.
The tooth I had pulled last Friday left a chasm, but it seems to be healing up nicely. I never took more than Ibuprofen for the pain and swelling, leaving the Tylenol-with-codiene unopened. Glad I didn't need that. Still on Amoxycillin for another week to get rid of the nasty infected area they found beneath the tooth.
I've been playing a somewhat older game called Pharoah. As you may surmise, it's about ancient Egypt. It's a strategy game, mostly based on building a successful economic system through agriculture, mining, manufacturing and trade. And don't forget to placate the gods, or you'll be in trouble.
Down in Mooseport at the far end of Beaver Street, this is the closest my town of of Moose Bay gets to having a "skid row."
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Morning all!
Coffee to start with please...milk and Splenda would be perfect.
galaxy...and here I thought that 'Skid Row' referred to that band from the 1980's . Incidentally, were they not from the Seattle area? In all sincerity, your posts are always insightful.
Sir Madog...that is indeed an interesting looking station and would make for a great diorama .
Cool here today which is a blessing. Much easier to be out and about when you are not in the sweltering heat.
I have the Walthers Cornerstone bulk transfer conveyors kit (HO Scale kit #3519) that I am trying to figure out how to fit into my layout. I have mostly agricultural industries so I am thinking fertilizer or perhaps different grades of sand or gravel or soil. I model the modern era, but surprisingly I have no open hoppers or gondolas on any of my rosters . So, it looks like I need to find a few fairly inexpensive open hoppers or Gons.
Anyways, I hope all have a great day!
Happy modeling.
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."
Jeff,
I had that game on my Comadore 64
Right now my game is Battlestar Galactica Online. It has a few more visual clues for the targets
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good morning,
Not much going on here the fear of sequestration caused an increase in work and projects at the house have been keeping me busy the last couple of months.
I found another nice shot of Riomaggiore station.
This is a view from one tunnel portal to the next. Just two tracks and an abandoned one, platforms on the left and right side, plus a couple of those charming (and slightly decrepit) Italian buildings. Would make a spectacular show layout!
Morning coffee in the diner...
GOOD TUESDAY MORNING!!!
Today is Tuesday, July 30th, 2013!!
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!!
Do you have a 'skid row' on your layout?:
Meaning:
A squalid district inhabited by the impoverished and destitute
Origin:
Quickly:
It is known that 'skid row' is the part of a city where the dregs of society and low lifes live. The term 'skids' are Ramps and platforms made of heavy logs for use by the lumbermen. During the great time of lumbering, a lot of the workers lived in shacks all in a row near the camp. This row was often compared to the 'skid' of the camp. As lumbering declined, the homes did also. Soon, 'skid row' represented any group of homes that were in poor condition and where the low lifes lived
The more informed version:
This American expression came into being in the Great Depression. Residents on Skid Row evokes imagery of someone who was slipping down in society - 'on the skids'.
These skids weren't just figurative though, they did exist. In the late 19th century there was an expansion of the logging industry in the USA, especially in the north-west states, and millions of trees were felled to supply the building trade. Large tree-trunks were hauled, either to sawmills or to the nearest road, river or railway, along tracks made of greased timbers. These were known to loggers as 'skid roads'. The 1880 Topographical Survey of the Adirondack Region refers to these:
"... lumbermen had cut 'skid-roads' on which logs were drawn [etc.]."
Where the first such Skid Road was is uncertain. It can be strongly asserted that the first such was in Seattle. There was, and still is, a Skid Road address in Seattle, as there are in quite a few US cities. Evidence that the Seattle Skid Road was the first can't be proven. Such vehemence is often associated with phrases that are linked in people's minds with a particular place, e.g.'cock and bull story' or 'local derby', etc. In general, these owe more to the need for tour guides to tell a good tale than they do to actual fact. Also, it's not sure how these forest tracks came to be associated with the down-market locale of people who were living on the breadline. It could well be that, due to the unreliability of employment in the timber-felling trade, loggers hung around on the skid roads hoping for work. This, combined with the 'sliding down' imagery and the fact that skid roads leading to town sawmills or railways were built 'on the wrong side of the tracks' is surely enough to link skid roads with the bottom end of society.
The alteration from 'skid road' to 'skid row' came later and was well-established by the 1930s. The lexicographer Godfrey Irwin defined it in American tramp and underworld slang, 1931:
"Skid row, the district where workers congregate when in town or away from their job."
-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.
Sir Madog MIA´s I´ve been thinking of: OzJim Am I missing some? Wherever you are, whatever you do, here´s a for you!
MIA´s I´ve been thinking of:
OzJim
Am I missing some?
Wherever you are, whatever you do, here´s a for you!
Gidday All, OzJim posted in Weekend Photo Fun July 4-7, where unfortunately his Intermountain cylindrical hopper had taken a dive to the floor. I take it that his newish job in freight forwarding is keeping his "nose to the grindstone".
Thoughts and Best Wishes to All that need them.
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Heartland Division CB&QUlrich ... I like the fire truck, and best wishes with the election. When is election day? What is German word for landslide election victory?
Garry - Election Day is September 22nd. Starting coming weekend, i won´t be home at weekends till then, touring our state, campaigning. A landslide election victory translates into "Erdrutsch-Wahlsieg", which exactly means that.
Good Morning!
It has cooled off a little during the night, so I could find some sleep. Good! I need to catch some rest before the hot phase of our campaign starts.
Zoe, coffee and a cinnamon roll, please.
There seems to be a change in attitude in the news coverage in the leading newspapers. They start to get a little friendlier. I have a hunch that they are now jumping on out bandwagon, as recent polls are constantly rising.
Lots of w*rk waiting for me, so I better move on!
Have a good one!
Packer Evening guys Well I'm in a bit of a sour mood now. A now-former friend of mine wanted to hang out. Well I wait for an hour where she wants to meet. I get tired and leave. Then I find her with some of her other friends down the road. I pull up and ask what's going on. They just flip me the bird. So I'm done with her for good. Jake, sounds like a game I'd like to play. I'm more used to jet fighter simulations and games on my Xbox 360 though. Soilwork, that's northing new. I have an athearn RTR SW15 that has about 10-15 hours of run time. One bulb burned out. I've been salvaging bulbs from a busted-up RTR SD40-2 and GP35. I have like 2 left. Supposedly minitronics makes something that's the same size and voltage, but lasts longer... I'm thinking of going LED if I can find Lucite rod. MIA list, Anyone heard from SP&S/BN Gary? I've seen him a few times on the Xbox, but never played with him (we don't play any of the same games. They really should port some train driving stuff to the 360. lol. I've seen Sawyer on another forum and facebook. He's the only dinner I've actually meet though.
Evening guys
Well I'm in a bit of a sour mood now. A now-former friend of mine wanted to hang out. Well I wait for an hour where she wants to meet. I get tired and leave. Then I find her with some of her other friends down the road. I pull up and ask what's going on. They just flip me the bird. So I'm done with her for good.
Jake, sounds like a game I'd like to play. I'm more used to jet fighter simulations and games on my Xbox 360 though.
Soilwork, that's northing new. I have an athearn RTR SW15 that has about 10-15 hours of run time. One bulb burned out. I've been salvaging bulbs from a busted-up RTR SD40-2 and GP35. I have like 2 left. Supposedly minitronics makes something that's the same size and voltage, but lasts longer... I'm thinking of going LED if I can find Lucite rod.
MIA list, Anyone heard from SP&S/BN Gary? I've seen him a few times on the Xbox, but never played with him (we don't play any of the same games. They really should port some train driving stuff to the 360. lol. I've seen Sawyer on another forum and facebook. He's the only dinner I've actually meet though.
this is an old update but an update nonetheless, I think my layout's changed like 3-4 times now. went from SP&S to BN to NP back to SP&S.
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTDUPREY?feature=guide
Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
Hey y'all. Just stopping in for a RBF and company! Had to w**k today, and it was a run-of-the-mill Monday, several oil changes, a set of tires (admittedly a darn-near $1200 set of tires), and the like. Got off at 6 and skeedaddled home. Got to help Amy get some stuff out of our garden, figured out I've got a couple trees that are going to need to come down to give better sunlight to my two gardens, but I'll get them this fall probably. Had hobo burgers tonight (hamburger patties with sliced potatoes and onions wrapped in aluminum foil and thrown in the oven for about an hour), and a few ears of corn on the cob from the garden.
I'm glad to see all y'all on a more regular basis, even if it is may only once or twice a week. I was beginning to feel "withdrawals" from the place.
Ulrich: I LOVE the firetruck and wish you the absolute best in your aspirations! If I could cast my vote, it'd be for you without a doubt.
Garry: Thank you for the email message to me, I really did appreciate it that y'all were thinking of me.
Jeff: I will continue to offer up my thoughts and prayers to you over your foot issues, but I am faithful that things will go well for you.
Welp, y'all, I'm going to keep catching up around here and maybe do a little goofing off before bed (as the girls are at my mom and dad's for the week and the monster, I mean, Michael, is currently fighting sleep, and losing).
Later taters!
Other than having lunch at my fathers place nothing happened today. We had pinto beans, green beans, corn and cornbread. There was plenty of sausage, bacon and onion mixed in with the beans. I did play a round of Starfleet1. I came through it by the skin of my teeth.It's still 87 here. Looking for a high of 98 tomorrow. Well, time to call it a night.
Howdy .... Just back from the trip. Spoiled the grandkids and did not have time for anything at all pertaining to mrr'ing. I did not have time to try to meet with people along the way as I wanted to do. We were in Wisconsin Dells and the kids enjpyed all of the tourist stuff. Riding the Wisonsin Ducks was neat. They liked the water parks while I hated the water parks. Tee shirt shops and fun houses were excessively enriched by our visit. Brought home some good cheese and some great fudge!
Sir Madog MIA´s I´ve been thinking of: Sue CapeJim PATom Bama Chris Keith Sawyer Lee Flip OzJim CalifTom Am I missing some? Wherever you are, whatever you do, here´s a for you!
Ulrich ... That's a good start on the MIA List. .... Let's edit it. Scracth off PA Tom who is not MIA. I enjoy his railfan posts and his comments. .Chris has been here from time to time, but THAT editor keeps him busy. ... Bama was here last week finally. (Bama, I encourage you to visit the DIner more often. ... Flip has been here several times, and I like his comments. ... Cape Jim (Jim CG) emailed me he has a full schedule but said he will post soon. ..... ..... Another MIA is Bob Seamonster.
Everybody: Who wants to edit Ulrioch's list?
Ulrich ... I like the fire truck, and best wishes with the election. When is election day? What is German word for landslide election victory?
Bama ... I was happy when I saw you visited last week.
Karl .... I'd like to see a picture of the Trainmaster when you complete it. Southern Pennsylvania? ... Hmmm .... Reporting marks of SP are taken. How about SOPA for reporting marks?
Vuncent ...... The "experts" don't like your Rapido coupler installation. ... Oh well .
Ray ... I like the large scale steam and diesel photos. My Dad and Grandfather did live steam. With live steam, the locomotive becomes almost the entire hobby.
JohnBoy ... Thanks for the very nice comment aboput my layout photos. I'm sure you can do very well with your layout, too, as long as you remember it is all fun.
Barry ..... If you can reach Lee, please let him know all the diners care about him and we miss his posts.
Also, Sue suddenly stopped posting. I hope she and Larry are okay.
It was good to see the Diner was busy. I wish I could acknowledge every post, but there is too much other stuff to do.
Everybody: .... BE HAPPY!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Evenin' folks!
Janie, a nice cup of hot chocolate would be just the thing right now....
Hot chocolate? Hey it's chilly here in the Finger Lakes! Currently 63°F and it done got aaaallllllllll the way up to a sweltering 71°F mid afternoon, it did. At least the air conditioner wasn't on for the day..... Oh! I am typing this on my old laptop... Well, it was one of those days round here.
About the time I hit send on this mornings post the screen on the iMac went all weird.... It was flashing around in circles with only a white screen. Really weird looking. Nothing I did gave me any control of it so I pushed the on/off button and did a hard shutdown in desperation. This got my blood pressure sky high I think and I was now panicking as I was just about ready to start finalizing the InDesign page for printing the name tags for the 50th. class reunion in a few weeks. I felt the top of the iMac and it was very hot. I let it cool for a few minutes and tried to power it back up. It took its time but finally did start and I resumed using it. Walked away for a minute, came back and the screen had done some completely different stuff and had frozen. Powered down again. Tried to start it again and got the blue screen of death! That is not good on a Mac! Powered down once again and decided to try cleaning the bottom air vents as the top of the computer had once again gotten very hot.
In the meantime I got out the Laptop and fired it up to find the phone # for the Jessi Group where I bought the iMac. After all that the IMac had cooled down so I decided to give it one more chance. Powered up and ran just fine! Ran the Disk utility and as usual there was a hundred or so problems that showed up with the monitor on the utility diagnostic. Ran that again and the same items came up again after just being repaired. Decided to go have lunch and calm down before I called Jessi Group to see what they say.
After lunch the IMac was still running OK, but I figured I best call. The lady who owns the place along with her husband says, "You have a bad Video Card most likely, bring it in!" So.... Guess how I spent the afternoon. Took it in for repair. Should know tomorrow what they find. Of course the warranty ran out 2 months ago....
I hope it will get repaired and back to me by the end of the week! Even though I have the information I need to do the work I need to get done, neither the laptop nor the Mac Mini downstairs have the version of indesign I need to open and print the nametags.
Barry, thanks for sending the gloom my way today as well... Sun was well hidden behind a thick wall of clouds that resulted in a small amount of liquid sunshine this afternoon and evening.
On top of all THAT, I got an email first thing this morning letting me know that an old Scouting friend of mine lost his battle with cancer and passed away yesterday morning...
Hope you all have had a better day than I have had.
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.
Hey there everyone.
The trench was approved today and the line was filled with sand and started to fill it with dirt just so if it rains, it won't get the sand protecting the line.
Finished up the Hawker Typhoon also. Has the D-Day stripes on it and it looks sharp with them. Will be working on the B-25J from here on out and hope to get a start on a Zero kit that I have before classes start at PennTech.
Downloaded a game yesterday as well called "World of Warplanes". It's a multiplayer game that focuses on aerial combat with planes ranging from the 1920's to the Korean War. It's an open beta version that I have, so it hasn't been fully released yet. This gives me the option to get some premium aircraft that won't be available after the game is fully released.
Lot happened lately, simply haven't had time to check.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Good EveningIt were kinda cool today here..it got to, would you believe, 60? Where'd summer go? We did manage to get some gardening work done around here..yes, including more firewood. Loads of laundry done as well...geeesh.
Good afternoon everyone!! I will have chili burger cooked med well with a pint of Magic Hat Elder Betty please!! Not much going on here right now. Been having issues with the charging port on my phone, so I'm looking into having it repaired or maybe buying one of those charging mats. I pulled the shell of of my Athearn Genesis SP heritage unit and the bulbs for the running lights are burnt out, brand new right out of the box. Not to happy about that!!
Galaxy: Your headaches can be caused by a number of things. My aunt had problems with real severe headaches to the point that she would have to spend all day in bed. After seeing a couple of specialist , she found out that her headaches were being caused by to much MSG in here diet.
Jefff: It looks like your layout had some severe wind, I see some downed trees. I hope the damage wasn't to severe!
kbkchoochBelow the banner, on the rear door, (hard to read at this dpi) does it say "To get us out of this crazy European debt trap"?
Quite close, Karl, quite close indeed!
It reads "We save you all from Euro-delusion and debt trap...
Current reading says 9.5%, which would be a landslide result here!
Morning, evening all.
About to place a big Amtrak order.
Not feeling very good, very down again...
Modelling HO Scale with a focus on the West and Midwest USA
Sir Madog Hi Folks, just a quick update on the fire truck - I got it registered as an old timer - meaning reduced rates in tax and insurance - yahoo! I also received the drawings for the lettering and decalling - looks good to me! Here is a sneak preview: How´s your German these days?
Hi Folks,
just a quick update on the fire truck - I got it registered as an old timer - meaning reduced rates in tax and insurance - yahoo!
I also received the drawings for the lettering and decalling - looks good to me!
Here is a sneak preview:
How´s your German these days?
OK, my 30 year old High School German test.....
Of course, the "Alternative for Germany" label was easy
Above that something about Elections.......probably loosely translated to "Elect me!"
Below the banner, on the rear door, (hard to read at this dpi) does it say "To get us out of this crazy European debt trap"?
I'm sure my old High School German teacher, Gunter Sonntag, is tossing in his grave right about now!
Karl
NCE über alles!
Ever wanted to have a passenger station on a mainline, but thought you don´t have the space for one?
Then try Riomaggiore Statione FS in Italy! It must be the smallest station possible to model on a layout. It is situated on the main line from Genoa to La Spezia, sees quite a lot of traffic each day, but is only two coach-lengths long(between two tunnel portals).
You cold actually build a scale model of it on a 4 by 8!
Greetings!
Nothing new here but cool weather and no rain. It's been in the 50s in the early morning for the last two days.
Time for a nap!
Temperature in TIPTON IN
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Morning All,
Currently it is 63 with an expected high of 92 under sunny skies.
After a nice weekend off, it is back to w**k today. Started to paint the walls on the Hardwood Furniture kit, maybe will get a chance to start putting in the windows this evening. Also was able to do some scenery w**k yesterday, and clean up some w**k area. I do not have a dedicated w**k bench for modeling, so I use the island in the kitchen and the big table in the breakfast nook area.
I need to go to Wal-Mart for a few things, should do it this morning rather than after w**k, so I best get going.
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
Zoe, I'll have a bowl of the Vanilla Almond Granola with some blueberries and a cup of Seneca Lake Roast coffee please!
At the moment the big yellow thing is out from behind a cloud.... Probably won't last long. Currently 68°F with a high of 73°F later.
Dennis, FLLS runs Gauge 1, 4 3/4" Gauge (1" = 1'), and 7 1/4" Gauge. The photo in question is 4 3/4" gauge. Their track for that one is almost perfectly level so they can pull a high ratio of "Goods" to the weight of the loco..... http://www.fingerlakeslivesteamers.org/ I think when I wrote the post, my mind was thinking this loco but also talking about the one I posted.
Oh, thanks for the kind comments on my homestead folks!
I have a bunch of items to do today, so I think I better get myself moving...