Italian roast coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please.
Just got back the Atlas O train I painted for Christmas and gave to my parents so very long ago. Here is a quick, poor quality pic of it. The loco is a WDT Industrial Switcher NO. 6122 Illinois Central. Does anyone know if two-rail track for this stuff is still available new and where to buy it? Never found the loop of track that I gave them with it. And the transformer was a rather heavy old Tyco so I didn't bother having it shipped since I have a transformer that should run it, IF it will still run after sitting for well over 20 years.
Any info anyone can share about this old stuff will be appreciated.
Healing thoughts to those in need.
Cheers! Rob
Thanks for the tips guys on the chest pain. Nothing has come back from the docs yet as I called about a hour ago. I felt a little funny last night when I woke up in the middle of the night but it quickly subsided. Im not feeling too much pain today every once in a while I felt a little twinge in the chest, heart area?? but not too bad. Other then that not a whole bunch going on. We might have pizza for dinner so that sounds good. Im just trying to keep calm and not do anything pressing. The wife almost shot me when I went out to shovel the driveway,lol
galaxyI think they give away free then try to sap you money... so I am even skeptical of the other freebies offered here, no one does anything for free...
Kind of like using the drug pusher's marketing model.
galaxyWent to Wally WOrld. Got a few things, danged if I try, but I can spen $100 easily in that store for getting nothing expensive. The cashier says "I call it the Hundred dollar store for that reason".
C*stco is our hundred-dollar store. (As is H*me Dep*t.)
Richard
Mornin'!
Zoe, I'll have the #2 special, over easy eggs, bacon, home fries, and a double order of sour dough toast to go along with more of the dark roast Seneca Lake Blend Organic coffee. Please and Thank You!
Hold it! Something called sunshine was out and about here in the Finger Lakes for a bit this morning..... It is now gone, but the weather peoples are warning that WINTER STORM Sunny Time could come back for a while this afternoon!!! BEWARE!!! Roads could be dry and not be slippery! BE AFRAID!!! BE VERY AFRAID!!!
Galaxy just remember your odds were 1 in 879,574,625,000 that you would win the Mega rip off Lottery... I just keep the $ in my wallet and figure I am one $ richer for it...
Got a long list of stuff to get done today. Grocery shopping, Christmas Present buying (then I shall be almost done), wrap some presents, and get to Scout District Committee meeting tonight... May skip the last and just do mor stuff on the Blacksmith's Shop.
Jeffrey hope the Doc gets the fitting problem taken care of for you. Sounds like all told for this early in the game you are doing great!
Looks like HTML no longer even works at this messed up degraded site!
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
galaxyWell, I got a big red nasty screen alerting me to 2, TWO, 2 days left on my antivirus. I think they give away free then try to sap you money... so I am even skeptical of the other freebies offered here, no one does anything for free...
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Good morning. It's 50° with 84% humidity. The high will be 67°.Nothing special going on today. I may do some work on Oliver's adventure later. I need to work out what he's going to find and where he's going to find it. I also need to work out what and when whatever is going to find him.Tomorrow I'll be going to see the doc about my prosthesis. He has to make an alteration on it as it's very uncomfortable on the left side. I've got a red spot on the side of my knee from it. There are times I have to take it off because I can't stand it anymore.
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
Well, I got a big red nasty screen alerting me to 2, TWO, 2 days left on my antivirus. I think they give away free then try to sap you money... so I am even skeptical of the other freebies offered here, no one does anything for free...
Went to Wally WOrld. Got a few things, danged if I try, but I can spen $100 easily in that store for getting nothing expensive. The cashier says "I call it the Hundred dollar store for that reason". I DID stock up on things though may not have to shop there until spring!
Went grocery shopping and except for bread and milk-type stuff, I should be set til the end of the year! WOO HOO!
Got a spiral ham and yams for Xmas dinner, and shoot, I forgot the blended fancy frozen veggies. Oh well, maybeI go back? Apple pie and whipped topping and that is IT. for the 4 of us. I am not going to the lengths I go to at TG day. GEtting too old to do "big" for essentially one couple and two "bachelors".
Gotta keep the 'puter running til MOH gets the new tables from work, I guess. WILL try tomorrow one of the other freebies to see I F I can get it installed.
dunno. SHould have gone to see if I could get my hairs cut, the ones left, oh well.
what else? dunno was gonna share something, but gone from my feeble mind now. OH! I know! I obviously did NOT win the Mega Millions lottery last night. My"dollar and a dream" didn't win me nuttin'!
well, later,
Prayers for all as listed this Morning.
-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 to all. Bright and sunny here in the Burbs of Boston.
Think that online shopping is nothing more than clicking a few keys? Think again. We've got a package coming from Amazon, "out for delivery" as they say in the package tracking world, and I've got to go out and shovel snow so the FedEx driver can get the package to the house! We had another 6 inches or so last night. In all my years of playing hockey, which started back when Bobby Orr was winning the Stanley Cup for the Bruins, this was the first time I've ever had to call and say I just couldn't make it. I couldn't get out of my driveway, which is on a slight slope. Bah. Humbug.
Instead, it was a time for "finding things." The water tower I'm building comes with a package of pre-cut wires to use as braces, and I'd misplaced them. Turns out, they were just buried in the huge box that the Empire Leather Tanning Company comes in, but I'd already searched there and didn't find them the first time. Anyway, the braces are all installed now. Next, it was time to find the "station platform lights" that will adorn the tannery grounds. Again, I knew I had them somewhere. They were still in the workroom, in the bag they came home in. One of them, though, has a short at the base. I have a jar of paint-on insulation that should do the job, but, where was it? I have literally been looking for this for a year, but when I went to the workroom I looked in a drawer and said "What's this unmarked black bottle top?" Sure enough, that was it, so now I'm waiting for it to harden up so I can test it.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
TMarshI’m hoping it was Angina or Gerd. Both can mimic a heart attack.
Liba .... Good to see you! ... I suggest your New Year's Resolution should be for you to visit the Diner more often. Several of us can relate to your thought of having a good hobby to see us out.
Galaxy .... I don't like crowded places either.
Dennis Blank ..... I like your custom painted green caboose very much.
Todd .... Reagrding viruses, we have Macafee on the old Dell computer and are satisfied with it. The Apple Imac is imune to viruses.
Like I said last night, today is our oldest daughter's birthday. I feel old having a kid in her 40's. The other 4 kids will be there soon also.
Merry Christmas. Here is a photo from under our tree last year with Sassy the cat. She enjoys playing a game of chicken when the train is running. The Lionel trains include railroads with which I worked before retirement. (GTW, DT&I, ARR).
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
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.
Hi. Merry Christmas, or as the big fella would have said kiss my a-- . Yep, model trains are the bees knees. I'm glad that I found a hobby that will see me out, good stuff. its my layout and I'll run what I want to.
morning coffee in the diner...
Descant:
noun: 1. A comment on a subject. 2. An ornamental melody sung or played above a basic melody
From: Latin discantus (refrain), from dis- (apart, away) + cantus (song), from canere (to sing). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kan- (sing), which also gave us hen, chant, accent, enchant, incentive, recant, cantor, and charm. Earliest documented use: 1380
Usage: "These disappointments were descanted on, bitterly and frequently."
John Gross; Lessons of an Immoderate Master; The New York Review of Books; Jun 26, 1997
Hebetate:
Everything is 50% what happens, 50% how YOU react to it!
V8Vega Wed. 70/47 Thur. 58/43Los Angeles city council settled with 11 police officers who were punished by no overtime or lousy assignments for not meeting ticket quotas. Us taxpayers have to pay 10 million to them. Its against state law to have traffic ticket quotas but that dosn't seem to matter somehow.Loa Angeles County has hit 10 million. It would be the 8th most populous state or the 88th most populous country. More people than 43 states.
Wed. 70/47 Thur. 58/43Los Angeles city council settled with 11 police officers who were punished by no overtime or lousy assignments for not meeting ticket quotas. Us taxpayers have to pay 10 million to them. Its against state law to have traffic ticket quotas but that dosn't seem to matter somehow.Loa Angeles County has hit 10 million. It would be the 8th most populous state or the 88th most populous country. More people than 43 states.
When I was young and foolish, and did not know better, My dreams were to: Move to Southern California {LA area}; and to do a few characters in the movies {supporting background stuff with maybe a line or two}; and to retire to Hawaii. Now I am SO PLEASED I never set foot in LA {except LAX on the way back from Hawaii}; am shy and can't remember things like lines to say; and MIGHT get to retire to Hawaii.
I am agoraphobic, and don't like people around me period. I go grocery shopping at 7:30 AM to avoid crowds, so LA is NOT the place for me!
AS far as the fine, I haven't heard the details. But I know of cops having "quotas", that: while bringing in needed revenue; I think also makes the officers DO THEIR JOBS and issue tickets to violators!.
Good evening ...
V8 Dennis ... That's a lot of people in LA County. I was just reading what could result from a San Andreas Fault earth quake. It could be a massive tragedy.
Jeremy .... I would suggest you keep seeing the doctors until they know what happened. You might not be so lucky if their is another incident.
We're getting ready for Chrismas. Lots of stuff to do. We have birthdays for our five adult children in the next few weeks too. ...... Our oldest daughter who lives in Grand Rapids, MI with her family has her bithday tomorrow. ... Some grand kids birthdays are coming up soon too.
Happy Model Railroading, everybody.
I'd move. With that many people, it could just break off the continent and go floating off for Indonesia any time now!
Karl
NCE über alles!
Jeremy
Did a bit of work on Oliver's adventure. He's out of the coach and into the baggage car. I've drawn up a rough map of it to use use as a guide while I construct it in the computer. There will be bags, boxes and crates to open, guys with bad attitudes to avoid and deadly perils to survive.Well I did some walking around today. Getting better at it. Steps are still being somewhat of a problem. I wore the leg most of the day but finally had to take it off at 6:45 this evening. That problem piece at the top of the socket was making a red spot on the side of my knee.Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
Evening all!
I did manage to chase a few electrical Gremlins out of the layout today, and centralized the control for the 110v feed. So now its easier to turn the power on & off. Also repaired 3 UTP panels I had one failing at times, so I pulled it out of the layout, along with 2 other problem children that were stashed in a drawer. Cleaned the contacts, rebent them and tested, all A OK. Started on a P2K Geep 9 sound install. Its apart, new axle gears done, the weight is removed and areas to be removed are marked clearly. I've also got a Kato NW2 to get milled. I'll try to get to my buddies machine shop tomorrow to get them milled. But i have to run to Grainger and get parts for an alek-trickle repair at SWMBO's office 1st. I have to install a lockabe on/off switch for the furnace. Seems code has changed and the county is requireing it in all the public buildings now. Oh, and I did mail off another article to MR. This one actually has a picture of me in it!!
JeremyB I never thought I might have a heart attack at age 32 ( again, they arent even sure if it was that ).
I never thought I might have a heart attack at age 32 ( again, they arent even sure if it was that ).
Jeremy. I never thought I would have had a stroke at 51, but I did. Call 911 at the next sign!
Dennis, Don't take this the wrong way but,,, nice caboose!
On anti-virus (since this is becoming a group project of sorts) here's my 2. My 64 bit Win7 PC is running Norton anti virus along with Advanced System Care Ultimate. My 32 bit XP PC is running Microsoft Security Essentials along with ASC, and SWMBO's 64 bit Win7 PC is running Microsoft Sec. Essentials with ASC. Norton is free because of our Comcast cable, Microsoft Security Essentials is free. The only thing that costs is the Advanced System Care, which is $19.95 per year for 3 machines. The only reason the 2 64 bit machines are running 2 different sets of programs is purely a matter of taste. I like Norton, SWMBO likes Microsoft. I'm not going to argue, they both seem to work fine.
I think I'll park my tail over at the RC, might have a bowl of ice cream!
Thanks Galaxy,
I admit I should have called for a ambulance at the first sign. And your right they probably can get me in faster. I never thought I might have a heart attack at age 32 ( again, they arent even sure if it was that ).
DO you have a 911 emergency system up there? or at least an AMBULANCE service?
YES, you should have CALLED 911 OR THE AMBULANCE AT the FIRST sign of problems!
3 reasons {at least in the USA}:
1} They can get you in the ER faster IF there is something really wrong
2} Often They CAn start treatment onboard for things serious,
3] THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE THERE FOR.
If not, then YES, you should have gone right away. better to be safe than sorry!
They can often tell things like heart attack via an EKG. AN EKG allerted an ER doc to a problem {actually an anomaly} I have heart wise while i was in the ER for a totally different matter!
When in question, especially when alone, CALL FOR AN AMBULANCE!
Hi Guys
Had a very scary night last night in fact I dont think I have ever been so scared.
Was lying on the couch after midnight and all of a sudden in a blink I cant breathe,my heart is pounding harder then I have eve felt, my hands and feet were cold sweaty and numb. I went to stand up and my leggs were so wobbly I couldnt stand.
I go to the window to try to breathe some cold winter air and it helped a bit. I had this until about 3am and it went away only to come back at 5:30am. I should have gone to the hosiptal the first time at midsnight but I definatley went this time. I go there and they tell me it would be 8 hours until I would be seen?? I told them I thought I was having a heart attck, or there was something wrong for sure.
I sat there until 9am and then decided to calll family doc and he said come now. I went and saw him and explanied what happen. He said that what I described was very much hear attack syptoms. He sent me for a EKG???? they will get back to me if there is something serious but for the time being there is not much that can be done as the symptoms have gone away a bit. I still have a sore chest ( around heart area ) but dont feel to bad other wise.
As I said I have never been more scared in my life, the not being able to breathe is horryfying. I might stay off the PC for a few days guys and just try to do things that keep me "calm", I will check back on the diner.
82 degrees this afternoon. Seriously?!
SInce you are saving for a trip to Africa{hopefully faster than us saving for our next rip back to HAwaii.}{did I mention we want to go back to HAwaii?}
How about giving YOH a "coupon booklet" for things like a free day of vacuuming done by you, a free day of a bath with scented candles without you interrupting; a free day of a cooked meal by you; a free day off from something normally you don't do; a free day off from dishes; a free m"assage therapy" with you as the masseur{a little warmed mineral oil and you know the rest-just do your best}; etc. little things like that that take more of your time and energy than $$$.
That way, you can still save for Africa {Or HAWAII, did I mention us and Hawaii??} and yet give YOH something YOH may enjoy!
Have HAppy holidays!
Howdy all,
I`ve been a little busy with a recently completed project.
Dennis Blank Jr.
CEO,COO,CFO,CMO,Bossman,Slavedriver,Engineer,Trackforeman,Grunt. Birdsboro & Reading Railroad
WEll,
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four people three opinons on antivirrus software alone.
See, now that is a problem.
Being barely computer litterate { I know how turn on/off, find google earth, find MS word starter and get online in either Chrome or AOL, MOH slightly more and usually does the defragging} I don't know an agg for a computer from a peanut butter cup for a computer!
We had Avast as it was installed free by the computer repair company as "the best". It was re-upped for free. Then we have to pay, naturally. Problem IS, that it is on there, and may not allow other programs to install A-V software! We supposedly had no problems until now having to pay for it either, if it had the free version still, we'd be "set"? Maybe not. WHo knows. Doing ANYHTING online is risky these days.
I aslo don't like the windows7 works things either! I want my XP! Oh well, times, they are ah-chang-in'.
ALSO: some "good Sites" sites apparently have "things" attached to them. MOH came home with a Business card form the neice fo a store owner of celtic stuff in the Steamtown MAll in Scranton {next door to Steamtown} and the card's website, is apparently infected with something our software security system did NOT like. I cannot imagine that a good business site has "alterior motives" to put unkown things on computers when customers contact them!!! Hmm Unless a competitor has had thier way with the site!
NUTZ! COOKIES! GUMDROPS! PEANUT BRITTLE!
Grr...
Good Afternoon,
We had one of Ray's tropical heat waves here yesterday and it got all the way up to -2C! It was short lived though as it is -18C now but it is sunny.
Galaxy, I use Microsoft Security Essentials on my computer on the recommendation of the person who sold me this computer a couple of years ago. It is free and supposedly very good. Just do a search on it and download.
Not much new here. I sure wish MOH would give me a few hints about her Christmas list. I can think of lots of expensive things but we are saving for our next adventure to Africa so it needs to be something relatively low cost. I may just have to put some vouchers in a card. I did get the special cherry chocolates from Bernard Callebaut.
Mr.B, Is Milwaukee the road you model? I am just curious.
CN Charlie
LION cannot use free AV solutions but needs something that is network savy. I can control the AV of all of our computers from my LAN console, including loalding, updating, and monitoring from the console. Him uses e-Set and is happy with it. Him used others but this is better.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
MisterBeasleyI use AVG FREE antivirus, and I've never had a problem.
Good afternoon! Well, maybe not, as SWMBO has me painting the bathroom ceiling, but right now I'm eating lunch and doing computer things.
I use AVG FREE antivirus, and I've never had a problem. It was recommended by a very knowledgable PC guy at work. Not only is it free and effective, it's also not terribly intrusive. Some of this heavy-duty antivirus stuff uses a lot of your computer's resources all the time, as if you just want your computer protected to the max, but don't really plan to use it for anything else.
A few weeks back, I found an older Athearn Baldwin S-12 switcher in Milwaukee colors at a train show. It's old-school, with the motor mounted to the frame which provides the left side of the power. This week I've been installing DCC and LEDs in it, along with giving it some weathering. I got the decoder in yesterday, and gave it some running time. I was thinking of sound, but it's quite noisy already and I'm not sure sound would have the effect I want.
Hmm
i was doing somethings online and re-upping for computer programs had to do a charge. I use only one card for online stuff, and so it GOT DECLINED. Nothing wrong with the card that I know of, They wanted another card {i was talking to a guy on the phone too as I worked online helping me } and I SAID NO. He kept pushing, I said NOpe. and I explained why {the card is on deny for possible fraud charges} . EITHER: 1} my card has been compromised or 2} it is denying the charge as an unknown entity!!
I got off the phone with them and called the card company. AS I suspected, they thought it was a compromised unauthorized purchase attempt. I verified it was me ordering the program, and they restored the charge card to normal status. TG! So I will consider the info carefully and maybe i shall seek out another program! I hate this "digital" "online" stuff.. I like to order a program and install off a disc! Gimme hardware for my software!
Bottom line also we have to take the computer in for a servicing too!
It may leave us without a antivirus protection though!
MOH is supposed to get new tablets for work as soon as MOH has the tablet this computer can go in for servicing, but MOH needs it for work! All data must go in via computer or tablet! {ANOTHER HAZZARD Of the COmputer world!!}
ANd certain people wonder why oh why we don't go do our bill paying and such online!
Oh well, we have 3 days of antivirus protection left. THen I don't know what to do.Thing is I already paid for an update to it. I guess maybe i take off the dunno...
GRR. The tech world is nice, but fraught with problems!
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a bowl of hot oatmeal with raisins and brown sugar and a cup of your finest organic dark roast coffee, please. I'll be in my seat in the back by the wood stove.
"We're havin' a Heat Wave, Tropical Heat Wave...." 21°F outside this morning under very cloudy skies. Had about an inch of new sn*w last night, and yes Galaxy I have the wood stove going already today... Still had coals from last night when I got up this morning, so I just opened the vent and added more wood. Temps will moderate later in the week with several days of above freezing temps and liquid sunshine. Whooopie!
This Saturday I will be performing my imitation of the patron saint of Mall-Wart out at the museum for the evergreen train event... Ho, Ho, Ho! Should be fun even though I am violating some personal ethics. But.... It will help the museum pay the bills.
Found out we don't have an MLK Committee meeting tonight so I can spend the day doing some other needed items and even pay a visit to the train room and finish up a door or two on the Blacksmith's Shop.
Have a good one!