Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a short stack of buttermilk pancakes with real NYS Maple Syrup, a side order of bacon, and lots of dark roast coffee for my R&GV RR mug... Thank you Ma'am!
The big round yellow thing has suddenly appeared from behind the clouds for a while at the moment here in the Finger Lakes. Currently 41°F with high around 44° later this afternoon. I just made an appointment to drive the PiP to Canandaigua on Friday for the annual inspection. I normally would just have it done by the tire place downtown, but don't know if they have a clue of what needs to be looked at (and not looked at) on my car. They probably would have no problem as I'm sure they inspect other Priuses. Mine just has a bigger battery pack....
Plastic/Paper Bags thing.... I just bring along my 30 year old canvas ones when I go Grocery Shopping. Those bags are older than most of the clerks!
Todd.... Life is supposed to be an adventure!
Galaxy, I'm wondering if that "Good" store is the same franchise where I go shopping for groceries. Mine also has the 10¢ off per gal for the Fossilized crap at the pump. Does yours also have a promotion on Towel Sets at the moment too?
I best get myself moving as i have many things awaiting my attention...
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
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
galaxyDennis. you DO realize once the sn*wblower arrives, it will not sn*w anymore?!
Of course I do, that was my stratigy
Dennis
CDN Dennis
Modeling the HO scale something or other RR in the shadow of the Canadian Rockies Alberta, Canada
Well we go this afternoon to get a 4x8 and the other stuff to build the kid's layout for Xmas. Then off to their house for dinner...{the grandpa's house that is}.
MOH has new work hours starting next week, so that will be a treasure to get a nice paycheck for christmas..well it will arrive the 27th, but who's counting?
went to the good store to get some chuck roasts. good stuff, and on sale. Not as good as down the road the otherway, but their meat and handling proceedures have been called into question before. Nothing like bleached meat! {kills stuff, you know}. I used to shop at the good store but since MOH works for the competitor, I go to MOH's company. SO the good store gave me some freebies for spending only $40. I got an immediate 10cents off per gallon {usually takes $100 to get 10 cents off} and got a $5 off next purchase of $50! They musta missed me!
Listening to the soothing sounds of Kawaipunahele......by Keai'i Reichel.
here if you want to take a listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjW6bk01Bg8&list=RD02QgffvR44Yek
Well, we are expecting some packges today and some packages SHOULD be here by today, but apparently not! Grr.
I know, its the holiday time so slow...but I am impatient when the "promise" one day and it is a week later! AND I ordered a week before the TG madness! Grr.
Old folks like us with "nothing to do", wait patiently..
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Good morning. It's 69° with 96% humidity. The high will be 78°, cloudy and a little rain. with a Not so good here. My step mother insisted that I do my laundry today instead of her taking care of it. She knows full well that the steps going up to the laundry room are a problem for me but insisted that I could handle. It's just two steps. How hard could it be? First time up was OK. Had trouble keeping my balance while loading the washer. Coming down I lost my balance and banged my knees on the floor. That's Italian marble and it doesn't give a bit. Second trip up not so good. Got up the steps all right but lost my balance and fell against the wall. That was OK. Got the clothes from the washer to the dryer OK. Closing the dryer was a small problem as the walker kept getting the way of the door. Making my way down those two steps for the second time I lost it. Banged my left knee again and hit my head against one of the dining chairs (wood with casters and arms) then my head tagged the floor. You know, you really do see stars. It took a little while before the room stopped spinning and I could concentrate again. My knees hurt like hell and I have a headache and a half but I'm feeling OK. God, I hate steps!
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 morning! Driving home from hockey last night, I realized that Tuesday has become my best night of the week. Yeah, it's hard to get up the next morning, and yeah, Wednesday evening is pretty much going to bed right after dinner, but it's just so much fun, and the guys I hang out with and drink beer afterwards have been some of my best friends for a decade or more.
There are a lot of similarities between the rink and the Diner. We are concerned when someone doesn't show up for a while, and mostly we offer positive reinforcement. And how many goalies get credited with a "Tuesday Night Shutout" for allowing fewer than 10 goals?
We're in the middle of a boring spell of weather. The 10-day forecast has a bit of rain and a few spits of snow, with temperatures a bit above freezing most days and a bit below most nights. It's not going to provide any natural snow for the ski areas, but it should be cold enough for snowmaking most nights.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
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.
Morning guys
Last night I went to the MR club and tried out that long coal train with my new athearn SD40-2s. Worked like a charm. I had an F45, 2 U30Cs, and an SD40-2 on the point; followed by 2 SD40-2s on the rear. Absolutely 0 issues.
Garry, what's the story with the bus grill?
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.
morning all..
mumpsimus: a view stubbornly held even when shown to be wrong
grassation: a violent attack
Ubiquarian: Someone who goes everywhere
Used in a sentence:
Ubiqarian Sam's mumpsimus about the grassation was only his point of view.
Heartland Division CB&QJeff ... Sounds like you are enjoying your old computers.
Paul ... I hope you meds can be taken care of so you don't have the side effects.
V8 Dennis .... I hate it when stupid politicans make stupid laws like the plastic bag law.
Terry ... That is an impressive photo at the high angle. It's a blimp view.
Mr. B ... Have fun with the Christmas decorations. We have not started ours yet.
Todd .... Driving to the doctor sounds like another Toddland adventure.
We took one of our cats to the vet to be spayed today. This is the one we got in Paducah. Now all three are "fixed".
The pair of bald eagles was in one of our trees today. I could not get a photo unfortuantely. I was going to take a picture from inside the house when the lady next door went outside to take a picture That scared them away, and I did not get the photo.
I worked some more on my sleeper/lounge car project today but not enough.
Happy Model Railroading
I had to divide my post into three sections. There is a "glitch" where anything you type following a picture is entered as a link to your photobucket.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Galaxy .... Your candle lighting for everybody is appreciated.
Jeff ... Sounds like you are enjoying your old computers.
Canadian Dennis ....... Here's your snow blower from JohnBoy ....
JohnBoy ...... Is this how retired Canadian bis drivers stay warm in cold winters?
Also, JohnBoy ... Praying for you for your appointments on Wednesday, Thursday, and Firday.
Time for me to close up shop here and get some sleep whether I want it or not. I tried getting a nap this afternoon but my nerves kept acting up and shooting shocks down my legs. Couldn't sleep not matter how hard I tried. Maybe I'll be able to tonight.No work on either of the computers today, modern or antique. I did play a short game of Monopoly on the //e just to see if the game still worked. It works. And it's loud! Problem with the //e is the speaker volume can't be turned down. It has two two settings. LOUD and OFF and many programs don't know what OFF is.See y'all tomorrow.
Evenin' folks!
Janie, just a refill for my decaf please...
After spending part of the day putting out fires, so to speak... I managed to spend some time in the train rooms and got a few more windows done for the Blacksmith's Shop. By tomorrow evening before I head out to Scout Roundtable (I am helping with the rechartering extravaganza) I should have half the walls completed for the building.
Sun finally came out from behind the clouds this afternoon at about the same time the shadow of the pine trees nearby started to fall on my roof.... Still had a better day for electric today than the last several... This is the weak time of year for production.
About time to head out to bed so... Prayers for all in need!
galaxyJeffrey: PM answer
Choochoo willy- Dennis. you DO realize once the sn*wblower arrives, it will not sn*w anymore?!
WEll, MOH is off with a client, and so I am alone.
Have some presents to wrap now that MOH is oUT. Practical stuff, nothing fancy.
Dinner will be fried scallops and baked haddock. YUM!
I have finished off the turkey.
WEll, taht is aobu it, I guess...just TIRED today , shouldn't surprise me I have been going strong for a week now!
The laundry calleth>..
Dennis : Different story here in Southern Ontario, just cold and rainy. They were calling for freezing rain tonight but its now just suppose to rain. I wish we would get a bit of snow to make it feel more like Christmas. Just brown and dull looking out.
Got a few different things done on the layout today so thats good. Might just spend the rest of the evening painting figures again.
Talk to you guys in the morning. Has anybody heard from Jerry lately? I havent seen Keith or Sawyer in quite a long time either.
Sheesh, got the sn*w shovelled off the front sidewalks. Took a long time cause I took lots of breaks. I still have the side and back walks to the alley to do but that can wait.
After I came into the house from shovelling, I sat and thought about the advice Johnny Boy offered me the other day and went and bought a Sn*w Blower. He's right.... It is cheap health insurance. It arrives this Friday hopefully. I even got an electric start model to save all that pulling on a rope.
Started soldering up the connections for my turnouts yesterday but too pooped to do any today.
Cheers from the North Pole.
V8VegaWhats the difference between Reply and Quick reply?
I think Quick Reply is slower. You can't add quotes, links or pictures. If you are in the habit of organizing your post in paragraphs, Quick Reply prefers that all your sentences run together. However, the font is readable. Reply has all the bells and whistles, but the font is N-scale at best.
V8VegaJanuary 1st no plastic bags anymore at grocery stores in Los Angeles
I like plastic bags. We keep them in the kitchen, and use them to line the small trash can under the sink. They keep that can clean, and also the big can that goes out to the curb. I can handle half a dozen plastic bags easily, so I never take a cart back to my car, but if I had to use paper I'd only be able to safely carry one or two (no handles) and I'd have to use a cart and haul it back to the rack.
V8Vega Its almost guaranteed that the computer will freeze up and I have to turn it off.
How old is the computer? It seems like you might need a new one.
EDIT: Hey, it's me at the top. Eat hearty, and enjoy it.
Morning All,
Currently it is 45 and s**wing like mad. Supposed to get 3 inches here on the valley floors, with a lot more in the mountains.
I have been reading the posts since Thanksgiving, but have had a lot of trouble trying to post. I am using FireFox and all of a sudden, when I click on reply, there was no place to reply. I went back to IE to try that, and I was able to reply. Do not know if it is this new upgrade or what.
Like Jeff, I have been having some side effects with my new meds also. After changing my BP med, my feet and ankles started to swell and I developed a rash on them. I was able to see my GP, last Wed and he said it was my new BP med. He gave me a prescription for some ointment to put on the affected areas and it seemes to help. He told me to contact my cardiologist for a new BP med. I should have that sometime today, so I may play hookey from w**k. Not sure.
Praers to all in need, especially Johnboy and Todds so, Brenda.
Paul
Zoe, I'll have a big bowl of oatmeal with raisins and brown sugar to start the day. Oh! yes, don't forget my dark roast coffee too!
Today is a bit brighter outside than yesterday but still mostly cloudy. Currently 37°F the high for today they say.
Dennis, do be careful shoveling! Lots of rest stops, ya hear!
Jeffrey, hope you get feeling better quickly... Changing meds can be a downer!
Galaxy, watch those candles! Sounds like you are trying to heat the trailer with them.... Thanks for the prayers for all of us!
I have some major house cleaning and other stuff to get done today if I can. I'll catch you all later!
At least the sn*w has stopped but not the wind here in Alberta. Now a massive Artic High is sliding down on top of us sending the temps to -32 C for the the daytime high.
I've got drifts 5 ft deep to shovel so it's going to be a heavy work day for this old cowboy. I'll be doing it a little at a time to avoid a heart attack needless to say.
Well, off I go to get bundled up and grab the shovel.
I'll put ya on the prayer list, Johnboy.
Good Tuesday morning ,Diners. We now have 30f and snow. 7" so far and "they" are saying up to a foot by tomorrow. Winter Storm warning til Thursday. I can send some your way Mr. B if you'd like.
Looks like it'll be a train day today as my business partner can't get out his drive yet.We're in the woods up here and sometimes 4 wheel isn't quite enough on hilly drives.
That's about it til later!
Terry in NW Wisconsin
Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel
jeffrey-wimberly Not feeling well this morning. I suspect the new med I'm on has a lot to do with it. I don't see much if anything getting done on Oliver's adventure today. I don't really see anything getting done.
Not feeling well this morning. I suspect the new med I'm on has a lot to do with it. I don't see much if anything getting done on Oliver's adventure today. I don't really see anything getting done.
An extra candle goes up for Jeffrey!
Light one candle for the terrible sacrifice....
Light one candle for the strength that we need....
{chorus] Don't let the light go out
It's lasted for so many yearsDon't let the light go outLet it shine through our love and our tears...
Peter Yarrow, {Noel} Paul Stookey and Mary Travers, song
Well, in other news,I went grocery shopping and spent a few bucks. Did the pharmacy and the lottery, and the CU. Been a busy busy morning! Had a *idiot* { I hate using such a word.but you'll see...lets call him "JR."} who obviously doesn't know how to bag groceries. 1ST THING..he put the EGGS in the cart on the bottom FIRST to put a loaded bag of canned goods on top! I caught that, and instructed him the eggs go in the childs chair part! Then, He puts 20 canned goods into ONE paper bag {NOT double bagged mind you} and proceeds to load it up on top with other MIsc. stuff. I never did see the loaf of bread I bought until I got home- the carryout guy put it on TOP of the canned goods..whew! Then he{JR} piles the bags on top so they lean over the side of the cart! The carry out "boy" "guy" {meaning = man} takes over and complains about the horrible job Jr. did, and he carefully puts them in the minivan. I told him to be sure to tell Mgmt to be sure that Jr. gets TRAINING in BAGGING PROPERLY!!
I have patience, but it CAN WEAR THIN at times! Common sense SHOULD be in there somewhere?
When the plumber was here yesterday, he gave me the quote and details for the proceedures, and then gave me a nice tablet with a dotted line on it. So I reached out and signed my name with my finger on the line. He said "you are the FIRST PERSON EVER who knew what to do and did it". Hmm, maybe there are other *Idoiots* out there? {I said 'and I know how to CURSIVE WRITE my name, too'}. WHAT on earth do they teach in schools today? Be afraid, be very afraid....WE have something called "core curriculum" here. Peeps are up in arms about it...
Life in these here United States...
MAKE it a great day!
Good Morning Guys & gals,
Just a short note to once again thank you for the kind wishes, thoughts and Prayers. also the candles,
I can take all and need all you can give.
Sorry about the settings on my conversations tab, but I have reset them and received one from Galaxy yesterday so it seems it is now working OK. I really appreciate the notes, I'm putting them in a special file so when I get feeling tough I'll be able to reflect on them and how much you folks mean to me. This is a great place and don't let anyone say any different. Thanks Kalmbach.... And
Tipton Bill, keep that morning coffee hot and ready, and can you bring a small funnel so that I can pour it through the feeding tube that will be put in place on Friday. It has been a long trip so far being six months of trying to figure out where this problem was originating from but the long and hard journey of the next four months to get rid of that source starts tomorrow. I think I'm up to it, I had better be.
I'll still come into work for a few days but they suggest that I should put that aside for a few months and I guess I will.
If and when any of you wish to PM me, I would sure be glad to hear from you.
I certainly am not the only one here that is in need of blessings and prayers and mine will be shared with those folks as well.
Johnboy out.........................................for now
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Good morning! Cold and foggy here, with the temperature in the mid 30s. (That's F.) Not much excitement weather-wise. Ski areas are making snow, but getting little help from Mother Nature. As of Friday afternoon, I'm off for the rest of the year, and I'd like to get some skiing in. Plenty of train projects if there's no snow, though.
SWMBO returns Friday evening. I've promised to get all the Christmas tree stuff down from the attic. She wanted it all set up and decorated, too, but then she would want to move it somewhere else. There are some things you can do with an artificial tree, and others you can't.
Every "shopping season," my goal is to avoid hearing Burl Ives singing "Holly Jolly Christmas" for the entire time. That pretty much means avoiding malls completely, but I still have to take my chances on the grocery store. Radio stations that play "holiday" music lose their buttons on my car radio. I was at my LBS (Local Beer Store) over the weekend, watching them put the finishing touches on their big train layout, and I was encouraged to hear "Silent Night" in the store. The fanatical attempt to remove any religious meaning from Christmas, and turn it into a completely commercial holiday, leaves me out in the cold.
Good morning. It's 63° with 98% humidity and dense patchy fog. The high will be 78°Not feeling well this morning. I suspect the new med I'm on has a lot to do with it. I don't see much if anything getting done on Oliver's adventure today. I don't really see anything getting done.
Morning guys,
Prayrers to Johnboy.
Its a sunny but cool day here today, maybe a chance or freezing rain tonight. I will be working on some kits this afternoon and running some trains. Have a bit of wiring under the layout to fix. And then run some trains.
Check back later tonight