Good Morning!
It was an icy cold night last night, but now the sun´s up and shining. Still just a notch above freezing, though.
Janie, a cup of hot chocolate,please. Maybe that makes me feel a little happier.
JimRCGMO"Home is where the heart is"
Jim- that´s exactly the issue. My heart is not here, nor is Petra´s. We both don´t feel at home here, but have no place to go. Uprooted, you could say. There are times when this realy makes me feel depressed.
Took a few pictures of my treasures this morning.
This one is a relict from the days way back when I still had a house, a garden and a garden railway in it...
This one shows nearly all the treasures I have. That Alaska RR F7 will have to go to contribute to my MRRing budget.
... and the critter will bes old also. The street car is for keeps, as it has no commercial value.
Did a few minor touch-ups to the critter, but I now will leve it, as it is.
No plans for the rest of the day, I am still in a low mood.
Make it a good one!
Ja Bear:
Well, the Plumber is here to snake the pipes. Hes not having much luck as his snake is only 30 feet long and the pipe is about 40. He is trying water flushing and that is not working either. He is making horrendous noises now I wonder what he is up to? MOH is watching now. He will also service the H2O heater as well for free. make it stop grumbling and rumbling each time. I hope. It has to do us for about 2 years then we replace it. AT $1700 for a new one, and then have electricity run to that closet as well...seems like about 2K!
I have gotten 32 emails with Cyber mOnday deals! I already did my shopping. SO I think I can pass on all of them. I did peruse some though, nice prices on some things.
So..what else is new?
Have to wait til about 3 pm my time to call HAwaii and ask about my order...
I guess all the star fish are dying in the ocean? WOnder why?
So back to watching the plumber.
-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 61° with 100% humidity and patchy fog. The high will be 72°.It won't be too much longer til I head out for Oakdale to Oakdale to have the calluses on my foot filed down.My father and stepmother are outside trying to chase down a rat they saw out by the dryer vent. It doesn't look like they're having much success.Did some Christmas shopping yesterday. Nope, didn't go anywhere. Did it all from right here. So far that involves a pair of shoes, a DVD and a 1/25 scale model car. That takes care of my father, BIL and nephew. Now I need to find out what to get for my sister, my niece and her husband. For the moment they're as tight lipped as a bunch of clams with lockjaw.
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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,
Kind of a dull damp day out here today. Not much planned today other then a bit of housework and some layout work this afternoon and tonight. I cleaned some freight car wheels ealrier this morning that needed it. Will check back in here later tonight.
Good Morning,
CDN Dennis, please keep your snow right where it is. We are supposed to get up to 4 cm. today and that is quite enough. I sure don't envy you. I think a snowblower is a great health item in the sense that it will greatly reduce the risk of heart attack. A good friend of mine died shovelling snow 3 years ago and he was only 60. Should I ask about JMRI? If it isn't working why not just programme your locos with your DCC unit? I do it that way and while it takes a little more time it seems to work out fine.
Had a great week-end. On Saturday we took my MIL out for lunch to Cafe Carlo. I had a really great chili with toasted brioche on the side. Yesterday we had a fire in the fireplace, music and lots of snacks to while away the afternoon and it was great. The wine and Amarula helped too.
Ray, Wow that blacksmith shop sure is looking great! If you could just model that horseshoe over the door, you wouldn't be able to tell your model from the original. No pressure.
I did manage to get the retaining wall all cut to size yesterday and will finish painting it today with final installation hopefully today as well unless a Todd-type distraction occurs.
A few days ago someone was commenting on how a lot of drivers don't know how to get 'unstuck'. I always thought a 'three in the tree' was the best set up for rocking a car or truck out of trouble. Sure worked well in '62 Chevy II.
Well time to get busy at something. Coffee sounds good.
CN Charlie
Afternoon folks,
Chloe, I will have a Reuben Sandwich, fries, and a cup or two of dark raost coffee for lunch today.
I stopped in earlier to see what was going on but got "side tracked" with some other things. Todd and Charlie, thanks for your kind words. I just spent an hour searching at Walthers and Caboose Hobbies to see if they had an HO scale horseshoe I might use on the doorway to no avail. I will keep looking. If any of you know of such a thing, let me know. I am pleased with how the project is going at this point. Always interesting to build something from scratch that hasn't been done before (to my knowledge at least) so everything is trial and error... Mostly error at times. LOL I contacted my "mentor" in the hobby, a well known author who happens to be a member of my NMRA Division. His exact words for what I put here last night were: "Beautiful Modeling." BTW, he will be having an article published sometime in the next few months in MR about a building I helped him measure several years ago. I'll point it out when I see it in print. I am supposed to be scratchbuiling that one too... It is on my list but for sometime in the future.
Dull and gray here in the Finger Lakes. Winter is almost here I guess. Currently 38°F and just plain dull as Barry would say... Where is that guy anyway? I know he is in the Music business these days, but he could at laest stop by and say hello once in a while....
Need to do some errands downtown and go grocery shopping so I'll catch up with you later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Are you saving much money with the solar panels and the PIP? Is it worth the costs for both? How much electricity do you think you "steal" while charging at other's houses? Wondering as I am thinking of solar panels on our tin can.{if we can afford such}...also wondering if a 2008 Prius is a good fit for the money. I hear the batteries wear out and are only good for 8-10 years oon them and a fortune to replace! a 08 would have used up 1/2 the battery life and would be needing new ones about the time it is paid off for us. Dunno.
Well, scrapped out the rest of the turkey and made "goulosh gravy" with it. Over stuffing or noodles is delicious!
The plumber is gone. Has an option for a H2o heater that is cheaper than others for us. still $1200 but hey, its not $3-5K!
well, I will ide my time to after the cyber monday deals, having had my CC compromised often enough has made me wary. Still have to call HAwaii yet. another 2.5 hours I will.
well, off to other things:
well, an afternoon check in
It has come to my attention that one might think that perhaps I have shirked my "prayer candle" responsibilities. Not so. In ministerial duties MOH lights one every day, and I am right beside with ones as needed. I always light one for those in the diner, here. And for requests, or when one makes it known that an event has occurred, I light one for them.
I have lighted 3 of them just now. Extra ones for one who is in need of prayers...so send healing thoughts the way of the diner, please!
I remind everyone that you don't have to believe in anything to accept or believe in the power of prayer! That removes the "religious aspect" we are forbidden to share here, but allows for power of energy, especially healing energies to go as directed. We are all aware of various forms of energy all around us, often not seen. Direct healing energy towards those in need and they can greatly benefit.
Can we ultimately change the course of certain events? Perhaps not, but that positive energies mustered can make these events more tolerable to those who must, without a doubt, go through them.
So, as the song says "Light one candle..."
Healing thoughts and prayers for those in need.
Afternoon folks!
Galaxy, I reply in the quote...
galaxyAre you saving much money with the solar panels and the PIP? Well.... My total energy cost (Gas and Electric) this year will be about $300 less than last year (2012). Now that is not really accurate for the electric as that is both gas and electric prices have gone up, I have made several energy efficiency improvements (furnace, etc.) and have added about 3kWh of electric for the PiP each day. Is it worth the costs for both? Payoff for the Solar Panels will take about 12 to 14 years at current electric costs. Got your ouija board out? What will the price of electric be in a decade? Who knows. Unless you have $$$ to invest that way I think it would not save you anything for quite a while to go solar at your place. Doesn't hurt to ask questions from several companies to see what might be done though. As for the PiP, I can figure the difference in cost per mile against the Panels as opposed to Gasoline. The PiP costs about 3¢ per mile to use EV and about 8¢ per mile for Gas. Even without charging the battery it still gets the best gas milage of any HV out there (50+ mpg). How much electricity do you think you "steal" while charging at other's houses? Not a whole lot! A charge will cost at most 35¢ around here (about 3 kWh). Only places I "Steal" electric is at my son's house (He gets much more in return...) and at my sister's house when I am baby sitting her cats. Again she makes out very well in the trade... Wondering as I am thinking of solar panels on our tin can.{if we can afford such}...also wondering if a 2008 Prius is a good fit for the money. I hear the batteries wear out and are only good for 8-10 years oon them and a fortune to replace! a 08 would have used up 1/2 the battery life and would be needing new ones about the time it is paid off for us. While batteries can and do "wear out" my understanding is that there are a good many 10+ year old Priuses still doing just fine on their original batteries. You can get a rebuilt battery for around $2,000 I hear that would last for the time you would be driving the car. I guess it would depend very much on what kind of price you end with for the car and how you finance it. If you haven't, do take a drive in one to see if it is a car that would suit you and the "Other Halfs" needs and likes. You can look up info on the Generation II Prius here: http://priuschat.com/categories/gen-ii-2004-2009-toyota-prius-forums.3/
Figured another way including the total usage for the year and the savings from kWh generated and the additional pro rated savings for the PiP when using EV rather than Gasoline.... Savings for me comes to about $600 + - per year. I should be able to pay off the cost of the panels and installation in less than 10 years at current costs. I may live long enough to actually save a few bucks at that rate...
Hope that helps. Do know that cost savings is only a very small part of why I made the choices I have concerning the energy sources and the car I drive.... It is a good investment for my children when I leave... It is a conscious chioce to help this old planet as I can. It is good for reducing the use of "our oil found under their sand" (National Security issues). And, I just like being at the cutting edge of some technologies.
Catch you all later!
Good Monday afternoon, Diners!
32 and snowing. Supposed to get a couple 3" or so.
This deer season was the worst in ten years. It sounds like I was very lucky to even see a deer at all, much less bag a buck. Oh well, only 344 days to go.
That's about all for now.
Nice job, Ray.
Terry in NW Wisconsin
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Made it to Oakdale and back. The doc trimmed away the calluses and said the foot is looking great. He even trimmed the nails.No progress whatsoever on Oliver's adventure.
Time for me to call it a night. New med my doc has on (Onglyza) has me feeling strange. It's used for controlling high blood sugar and it has some nasty side effects. See y'all sometimne tomorrow
Good evening everybody ...
I worked on my sleeper/lounge car for a while. I worked on unde florr detail, and I am studying the plans for the interior now.
JohnBoy .... Continued prayers as you undergo difficult procedures for cancer.
Jeff ... Continued prayers for you too. Glad your appointment went well ... I bet you are anxious to get back to your layout.
Ulrich .... Prayers for you and Petra, too. Wish I had a magic wand, but I don't. Keep your chin up. We Diners care about you.
Happy Model Railroading!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Heartland Division CB&QJohnBoy .... Continued prayers as you undergo difficult procedures for cancer.
Same from me. I tried sending JohnBoy a PM but it just isn't working.
morning coffee in the diner...
Honesty is something I findthat never gave me piece of mindBut The harder I tryIt seems the more that I lieAnd they are catching me up from behind
mouton enrage: a usually calm person who is angry; lit. “enraged sheep”
fremitus: a vibration
Kyriolexy: speaking literally. From greek meamning "proper speaking"
USed in a sentence:
Mark was kyriolexy mouton enraged that the fremitus in his car was not fixed after paying the bill!
jeffrey-wimberly Heartland Division CB&Q JohnBoy .... Continued prayers as you undergo difficult procedures for cancer. Same from me. I tried sending JohnBoy a PM but it just isn't working.
Heartland Division CB&Q JohnBoy .... Continued prayers as you undergo difficult procedures for cancer.
It seems to come and go for me. Not that I sned/recieve a lot, but it seems now that it works sporadically it is needed.
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
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.
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.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
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)
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!
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!
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.
Dennis
CDN Dennis
Modeling the HO scale something or other RR in the shadow of the Canadian Rockies Alberta, Canada
Mornin' everyone!
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!
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
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
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.
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.
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.