Good Afternoon!
I haven´t been doing much today. I am (again) not feeling really well, it may be just the oidd weather we are having right now. Or it is the sleep deficit I keep on accumulating ... .
Laid the track on the right part of the layout. I did not do it earlier, as I had to figure out how to build the bridge over the troubled water there. It was a little bit tricky, as I had to attach another length of flex track in a curve, but soldering the joints prior to bending the track helped to avoid kinks. You know how much I love soldering
In the afternoon, I cut the timber for the bridge and weathered it. I´ll be assembling the bridge tomorrow. It´s going to be a trestle-type bridge.
Wiring will be done some time this week - I am getting itchy to see my locos run over the layout.
Garry - sorry to hear about your classmates passing. Out of a class of 11, only three of us are left.
Have a good one!
TMarshJeff- They aren’t talking insulin at least yet. Just a pill. The son is on insulin but they think Brenda’s can be ok’d with a pill. She has brought it down by 100 points just stopping Lipitor and going back to Crestor (not a plug or a putdown for either one, just what worked and it’s apparent effect on her. As you well know, each med affects each person different). She is in the mid to lower 200’s and once in a while gets a 300. Before the switch, she was pretty much in the 300-350’s. Before her heart attack and the switch to Lipitor, she had no blood sugar issues at all.
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Mornin' folks,
Zoe, I'll have a short stack of buttermilk Pancakes witb real NYS maple asyrup this morning... What, No, no bacon or other meat.... My gout is really bad this morning! I do want a pot of dark roast coffee to wash things done with... Thank you Ma'am!
I wish all of you a reflective day of Rememberance! I have again avoided going to any parades this year. I decided, way back in High School, I didn't find the parades doing much to remember those who served and lost their lives due to human greed and hatred (and protecting our lives), but rather a big platform for the Politicians..... My distaste for big "Celebrations" on this day doesn't go well around here since Waterloo, NY is recognized as the "official" birthplace of Memorial Day. http://www.waterloony.com/memday.html
After one day where my big toe felt pretty good, the Gout is back in full force! I can barely walk today. I shall spend the late afternoon/evening at my son's house sitting I think. Have a bunch of plants I need to get in the ground... I guess they will have to wait until tomorrow and hope I can hobble around to get the ground rototilled and items planted.
Garry, I is always difficult to hear of a classmate passing. I have lost several who were good friends in High School...
Todd & Ken, there is a good chance that they will never have to take insulin. They say that over 80% of people with type 2 diabetes can manage it for life with pills now. A lot of new stuff has come out now. Much of it is very, very expensive though, and will be until the cost of research is paid off and the ..... (I won't go there..). I take Janumet twice a day, and so far it is doing well for me. My Mother had insulin shots twice a day, and used to start yelping when the nurse wiped her arm with the alcohal swab. "Ah, Mom, she hasn't given you the shot yet...", "She hasn't? Are you sure? OOOOOOwwwwwwww!!!"
"Where have all the Flowers Gone.... Long Time Passing." That has been running through my head all morning. I dunno? When will we ever learn.... All humankiind that is!
Have a great one and remember what today represents!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
TMarsh Galaxy- You need aNOTHER water heater? Didn’t you just get one a year or two ago? Maybe I’m corn-fusing that with the furnace and you just mentioned the future need for a water heater. As for the faucet, I was asking myself why you don’t just not turn the faucet on so much…., but you answered THAT question as if you read my mind. Ain’t it the….poopy, that everything seems to wear out at the same time? Almost makes you think renting is the way to go. Let the landlord fix the stuff. (as long as you have a good one that is.) Garry- Sorry to hear of your classmate’s passing.
Todd Of Toddland {of which you ARE King}: Let the LandLord fix it?....Land lord??? What landlord? I/We ARE the "landlord" of this here castle! WE DO rent the lot...but they=that landlord is ONLY responsible for the ground we sit atop-what is in/under it and: taxes on siad ground, snow removal on the common roads, the water, the sewer and the garbage collections! THAT is IT! WE are the responsible party for the dwelling on top of the ground we lease! Iff'en we don't pay up, they have the right to Pull the trailer off'en their land at our expense!!!! WE even get a surcharge for "the lights on the common roads, and for "excess water usage" park-wide!!
And YES, I have been mentioning the H2O heater for about 2 years now, it has held out that long at least! Then there is the porch repairs, the skirting, the...the...the...etc. etc, etc...something always needs money thrown at it!!!
GARRY: I too, am sorry to hear of the passing of classmates. I believe I am younger than you{?} and have not only had classmates of mine pass away, but the class under me, and a very good close friend from that class too, of a heart attack at the ripe old age of 40. I did lihgt an extra candle for your classmate!
Well, other news: Nice warm sunny day here, no mail and nohting to do. Good day to relax my back, though there are chores I could be doing. After yesterday, trying to keep up with the "kid" next door, I think rest is a good idea!
MOH has the day off,,,,near as we can figure!!! Got a jumbled mixed message from the supervisor...and really? the Q is DOES MOH HAVE THE DAY OFF with PAY? YES or NO answer. WE GET a message:: "well, you get 6 hours of holiday if you work a 30 hour week{Yes}, and iff'en you work for 1 hour on Monday, you will get 5 hours holiday pay.. iff'en you work 2 hours then you get 4 hours holiday pay, {and etc}...." REALLY? Is it PAID HOLIDAY OR NOT?
The previous "holiday's" have been "floating holidays", except GOOD FRiday, which MOH worked on and got no special treatment?? SO, MOH put in for today off as a holiday..I will certainly see in the next paycheck!!!
MOH is mowing the lawn now. We assume the day is off with pay. SO, indirectly, MOH is geting paid to mow the lawn!
So, I will chat with you all later!
Have a good holiday! for those celebrating!
-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.
galaxy I/We ARE the "landlord" of this here castle! WE DO rent the lot...but they=that landlord is ONLY responsible for the ground we sit atop-what is in/under it and: taxes on siad ground, snow removal on the common roads, the water, the sewer and the garbage collections!
jeffrey-wimberly galaxy I/We ARE the "landlord" of this here castle! WE DO rent the lot...but they=that landlord is ONLY responsible for the ground we sit atop-what is in/under it and: taxes on siad ground, snow removal on the common roads, the water, the sewer and the garbage collections! Same here. I own the trailer and lease the land. I can't complain though. The lease is only $1 a year.
Same here. I own the trailer and lease the land. I can't complain though. The lease is only $1 a year.
I wish. Ours is a nice "convenient" $350/m {up from $325/m} or a cool $4,200 a year!
That amount is about what the tax bill on many homes around here is.There are cheaper taxed homes ,but you know what they say...
Evening all- ham hock I can use as a punching bag. Utterly fustrated after today. Lawnmower wouldn't start, even with new oil and gasoline, and just general stuff. I think I may go work on scenery at the train club I belong to for a little while tonight to let off some steam.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
I'm hoping everyone had a nice Memorial Day weekend. We threw some hamburgers on the grill for the first time this year. Also threw on a couple of pieces of kielbasa. Add some potato salad and iced tea and you got a nice dinner.
I did make up my mind and stopped at the Apple Store today. Got an IPhone 5S. They helped me set it up, and gave me a very quick review of some features. But it wasn't enough. So I enrolled in a little class they will host on Wednesday evening for people like me. I'm headed for the bookstore in the morning to see if they have one of those books for Idiots. I need it. Wow, this is very confusing. I had to laugh though. They couldn't find a cable to transfer my phone numbers from my old flip phone because it was so old. They did suggest I try the AT&T store, but I don't have that many numbers on there that would preclude just entering them manually. I never dreamed it was going to be this complicated.
The wife couldn't find any outfits for the weddings today, so guess what I will probably be doing for the rest of the week. Oh well, I really don't mind.
Ray- Hope your gout clears up very soon. My brother-in-law has episodes with it and really suffers.
Garry - Glad you are enjoying the locomotive photos. I'm sure enjoying spotting them. Now that I think about it, as well as needing a class for the phone, I also need to find one for the new camera. See what happens when you get old and don't have any kids around to teach you about stuff like this. I wonder where it all passed me by.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
I just had to post this low-quality photo of the very small scene I spent most of the weekend on.
One of those weekends for me, too. I'm down to my cell phone camera, because my venerable Sony had died, to the point where my computer pops up the Blue Screen of Death as soon as I connect the camera. My new car, which I picked up last September, now has a non-functioning driver's side window. I spent 6 hours on Saturday replacing the bathroom faucets. (I've never had to remove the counter top and take a hacksaw to the faucets to get them out before.)
It's dinner time. Time to make tacos. Off to see the Wizard....
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
I learned one of the first Decoration Day observances was held in Columbus Mississippi, April 25th. of 1866. Graves of the Confederates killed at Shiloh had flowers placed on them, and when the women noticed the Union graves had none,placed flowers on them as well.
The victor controlls history, he who controlls history, controlls the past.
herrinchoker
...and when the women noticed the Union graves had none,placed flowers on them as well.
But in the end, the goodness of the human spirit triumphs.
MisterBeasley ...and when the women noticed the Union graves had none,placed flowers on them as well. But in the end, the goodness of the human spirit triumphs.
Thankfully, it often does!
Evening Dinners and Good Evening Herr Ulrich.
Flo, I will take a and a 20 pound Dum Bell Pleases.
Work Front, don't want to go there! Covers that subject!
Good luck with the toning up. As we get older everything gets harder except our muscles.
Todd, never heard that one before. Think I will use it. I hope to have the engery to dig out the weights and not have a stroke while doing it!
This sucks, how do you change the Font sizes? Now I have a stupid line under everything I type!
What ever happen to customer services?
Got a E Mail from my car insurances the other day. My policy was just renewed and now They Want Me to pirint out the Insuraces card? They had been mailing them for 10 years now. OK, Not that big of deal, or is it?
Stupid line gone, thank goodness. Not If I can get the stock font? Anyway I opened the E Mail, but there is no ID Cards, but I have to log into there site? Never been on there site, but I did apply on line. So I should remember the pass word from 10 years ago. Going to call them Tuesday and rasie a little heck on to what I am sure will be deaf and none caring ears!
Gary, before I forget again,
See you all Tuesday!
Ken
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I hate Rust
tcwright973I also need to find one for the new camera.
Tom, I have the same camera as you bought and have had it since last summer. I know what you mean about the learning curve. It was and still is pretty steep. The problem I'm having is that I learn how to do something and then when I go to use the knowledge, it's gone. Memory isn't what it used to be and it drives me around the bend.
Anyway just go to Youtube and do a search for Nikon 5300 DSLR and you'll find tons of "How to's" from the basics to the more complecated.
Those video's have been a lifesaver for me.
Cheers
Dennis
CDN Dennis
Modeling the HO scale something or other RR in the shadow of the Canadian Rockies Alberta, Canada
Im hoping all our neighbours to the south have been enjoying the memorial day weekend. Its it warm here today, cant believe I had to put the central air on. The temps were 32 c and the house was getting quite warm. I did alot of yard work this morning before it got too warm out. Its so nice to have the heat back, only reason I put the A/C on was to make it comfy to sleep.
Good evening. It's a pleasant 78° outside but it's clouding up. We have a small chance of rain tonight and it's looking like we may get soaked tomorrow.The Home Health nurse didn't show up til almost noon. She was one of the better ones and did a very good on the wound vac dressing. I only had to seal off one leak and that one wasn't her fault. It was mine.Been watching some old James Bond movies today. Never say never again, Moonraker, Live and let die, From Russia with love. I like the old ones better than the newer ones. Gonna watch some original Star Trek tonight.My friend came by and picked up the Apple IIc. I tested the unit for him so he could see it's working like it's supposed to then copied some diagnostic software and a DOS pack to run on it. I told him any time he wants to get rid of it he knows where I am. That's not likely to happen. It has a lot of sentimental value to him.
Evenin' folks!
Janie, just a decaf please...
Spent much of the afternoon and evening at my son's house. We had a picnic supper. Nice to sit outside and enjoy the mild temperature and some sun. Got home to find the lady next door had planted some hostas and other plants on their side of the fence, but had also planted some small plant right at the end of the fence where I have a large flowering plant with bell like flowers ready to be planted..... I'll have a chat with her tomorrow night and we will see what ends up being planted there. Technically the fence is over a foot onto my property, but I like to keep the neighbors happy.
Today and tonight, my foot is throbbing!!! Toe is swollen and very sore. I am forcing water which is one of the few things to stop and help Gout they say. I have a lot of outside stuff to do and I really have to be careful with the foot until the swelling goes down. Not much fun to be working in the garden with it.
Time to call it a night I think. Prayers to all of you for a safe and healing night!
morning...
A genious who once did aspire To invent an aereal flyer When asked does it go, He replied "I ddon't know" "I'm waiting for some dumb fool to try her".
To invent an aereal flyer
When asked does it go,
He replied "I ddon't know"
"I'm waiting for some dumb fool to try her".
Quotable Quotes:
I cannot stress often enough that what science is all about is not proving things to be true but proving them to be false. -Lawrence M. Krauss, theoretical physicist (b. 1954)
Good morning! It looks like another one of those "unsettled" days. But, it's a work day and a hockey night, so I won't be outside much. It's been almost 3 weeks since I put down grass seed, and I'm starting to see positive results. I know the rain and cool temperatures have been good for it.
I did get the bathroom faucets replaced. That was quite the chore. They were really corroded, and there was no way they were coming off the way they went on. Fortunately, my hacksaw made short work of them. I had the new ones all installed and they worked fine, but when I replaced the aerator, the final step, all of a sudden they leaked all over the place. I guess it was easy to get the aerator on wrong, and I suspect the gasket got twisted and blocked the opening. Once I got it right, it was fine.
I got in a bicycle ride Sunday. I'm trying to do more of that. My long, slow path to losing weight stalls out every summer, and I suspect that it's the lack of exercise. Hopefully, we won't get another brutally hot summer that keeps me inside. I don't deal well with heat.
MisterBeasley I did get the bathroom faucets replaced. That was quite the chore. They were really corroded, and there was no way they were coming off the way they went on. Fortunately, my hacksaw made short work of them. I had the new ones all installed and they worked fine, but when I replaced the aerator, the final step, all of a sudden they leaked all over the place. I guess it was easy to get the aerator on wrong, and I suspect the gasket got twisted and blocked the opening. Once I got it right, it was fine. ... Hopefully, we won't get another brutally hot summer that keeps me inside. I don't deal well with heat.
... Hopefully, we won't get another brutally hot summer that keeps me inside. I don't deal well with heat.
Hence, the reason I have NOT replaced the kitchen pesky faucet! And it is all metal, has to be to run the dishwasher off it.
... I don't deal well with heat either, it affectrs my asthma, and so A/C is a NEED for me rather than a want.
Of course, COLD is just as bad, especially cold damp wet-air days!
Well, I don't know what trouble I will get into today?
It is garbage day so I SHOULD get out to the shed to clean it out some most of my old stuff can go CURBSIDE! I don't even know what is out there, really! Maybe later after a nap..i have now been up and going at shredding/clenaing up paper documentations not needed any more for teh recycle. I have been up since 3:30, so now is 5 hours after, so a nap is in order! especially since I haven't been sleeping well!
Later!
Morning all, nothing for me I amnot hungry. Today consists of making my parts list for my Wheeling project, waiting for my model railroader mag to come in. and waiting on a call saying that the Erie heritage unit is heading my way. Hopefully it comes before it is supposed to rain. If it rains today, I may get around to doing puffball trees for the club layout instead. I hope everyone is well here.
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a bowl of Oatmeal Crunch Cereal and alots od Seneca Lake Blend Dark Roast Coffee please.
Sun is trying to shine outside at the moment. Currently 79°F on its way up to the low m80's later this afternoon. There may be a few thunderboomers this afternoon and this evening.
My big toe is feeling better this morning. Still swollen but not aching like it did yesterday. I hope to be able to get some of the plants I bought and the ones my sister gave me planted today... Time will tell.
Good morning. It's 73° with 100% humidity and rain. The high will be 78° and there's a major chance of rain and thunderstorms, happening now in fact.Nothing much happening here except trying to stay dry. Weather outside is getting considerably ugly and is bound to get worse. It looks like it's going to continue for a couple of days.I wouldn't be at all surprised if the power goes out before it's said and done. Until then I'll pass the time watching some movies. Yesterday I dropped Cinemax and picked up Blockbuster@home. It's cheaper ($10 vs $14) and has more movie channels than Cinemax. So that gives me HBO, EPIX and Blockbuster@home. If I can't find something to watch in all of that something's seriously wrong or I'm being way too picky. If the satellite dish gets blacked out (likely to happen) I have a bunch of movies and such stored on the DVR. And I can keep myself busy servicing locos or working on some freight cars. In the event of a power failure I'll have some light from the emergency lights and the two LED headlights I have and I can do a bit of reading to keep my mind occupied.
Good Afternoon Dinners
Flo, may I have a BLT and a Diet Dew Pleases.
Well I am off today and the wife has been a Bottom Less To Do Pit today! So far I have gone on a thrash run, gone to Post Offices, got gas, and went to St Louis. Next I have to take Sue and Sparkie to the Libary, then the Park so Sparkie can have something fun to do? I wounder if Sparkie really cares if he goes to the park? I think he be just as happy to walk around the block my self. Next, take Sparkie to the Vet for his shoots. This week check has just about had it.
Ulrich, you rail spikes are on the way! I have no idea when you will get them, I sent them the cheapest way I could. Sure get some funny looks when they read what is in the package.
Well, Sue just told me Sparkie is ready to go By By.
Later, Ken
Well, I may have to put off the wheeling project until I get this tv bill sorted out...Comcast wants 200 dollars a month for their internet/phone/tv...when last month it was 176 total bill. They didn't even mention any rate hike or anything... It's starting to honestly look like I am going to be ditching comcast asap for something else. Then again, perhaps they had a mistake on my bill. Regardless, IF it stays at 200 dollars a month...hello somethign else.
Jimmy: If you read back a bit to the beginning of the month, I just fought with Time Warner Cable over TV/net/phone bill and the end of a 2 year contract we had. Now, mind you, this applies as if it is approved, Comcast and TWC will "merge". Yeah right. And our servcie will cost more and we will get less.
We now have a new "deal" for the next year for the same pacakage we had "at just a slight increase" of a "mere $18/month". I would NOT be surprised that your bill went up by the $25. WHat I don't get is we are NOW paying half what you have to pay, and unless you have pay channels, use ON DEMAND services {did You??? OR someone in your home??} OR WIFI or lots of units on your cabel connection, why are you paying so much??? Or are you "City-fied"?? whereby your rates are "city rates"?
Anyway.
I was going out to do some shed stuff, but then, just then, downpour happened! SO I went off to paln #2 and did the bedding. I didn't do it SUnday or monday as MOH was home we just "hung out together", something we rarely get to domuch, when either one of us is not running somewhere, or MOH isn't worn out tired nad sleeping!
Warning: FIL coming up!:
Well, The FIL is being a ROYAL pain. Again. Can't say the real thing as I'd get banned! See, 1st of all, he wants a call EVERY morning to "be sure he is alright". If he goes out, he leaves answering machine on. If he answers he's obviously OK. If the phone is busy It COULD be he has it off the hook, which the last time I drove over there after 2.5 hours of calling a busy phone, and found him OK with the phone off the hook, MOH read him the riot act and said we'd not come anymore if the phone was busy as w'ed assume he was on the phone. Even all day and all night long.
Well, now he DOES get slightly upset when it is ME calling all the time, but fails to understand that his desire for a phone call "between 8:30 AM and 10:00 AM" is when MOH is off to work or AT work already! SO I have to call then. I have told MOH "he wants to hear from his darling, not me"! So this morning FIL got snippy when I called , so MOH went over to see him and "clear the air". Well, MOH called and said I am not to call as FIL wants his little darling to call, and now "wants a call several times a Day!" NOT!
FIL is also on this kick about going to sell his big old 5 level home and get a smaller home with the idea WE WILL MOVE IN WITH HIM!!! OH, NO WE WON'T!!! MOH says SO! I REPEAT that sentiment! See, he says he "saw a show about elderly "alone people" and now I am scared" at 86 that is. Now, SINCE HE BOUGHT MOH the car, He NOW has the idea MOH {and me as a tag-a-long,but not really desired} that MOH should DO MORE for him and wait on him hand and foot!!!!
{MY father is SENSIBLE, and has already said he won't live with us and he didn't think living together he'd tolerate us! SMART MAN! I have told My fhater, I will do my best to keep him at home as long as possible, even if it menas coming over there several times a day to do things for him. He seems agreeable to that, but will only be 80 this year, FIL is 86 already and scared now??!!.}
Now, When MOH comes home form work, I will suggest we go out and get a new vehicle of OUR OWN and take the new car to FIL and sign title over to him! that gets MOH off the hook. Now to scrounge money for downpayment...
Meanwhile...FIL is concerned adn wnats to know HOW TO make sure everything transfers to MOH {only-not me, not as an "US"} upon his death....we have been telling him OVER AND OVER to set up a Trust! IT will do just that fine! He things a Will "is just fine".!!!
{ see I have never been "good enough" for his precious little only-child darling.}
MY father has a trust set up since 1995.
GRR. Double GRR. that is "Guh" with a Double "ERR"!!!
We Have no children to foist such things upon, but we'd not pull this on ours...I hope.
Over!
Grr
Galaxy, that sounds familiar. My own parents are long gone, but my in-laws are in their 90s. My wife goes and visits them in Florida a couple of times a year. They drive her nuts. (Actually, my MIL drives her nuts. My FIL, who is 97, is pretty reasonable. I also hear that my MIL drives my FIL nuts, too.) I don't get to go because the MIL is too "sensitive" and easily irritated. Fine with me. They have a small condo in Florida and won't leave, certainly not for the Frozen North, and we're not moving there, so at least those discusions don't happen.
Depending on the size of the estate, a will might suffice. Trusts have advantages for tax purposes, though. After our daughter came along, we set up a few trusts, purely to reduce tax exposure. I suspect, also, that trusts are a bit harder to contest if, for example, there was a neer-do-well son or a gold-digging sugar plum your FIL wanted to cut out completely.
At one time, they had a significant amount of money, but they've been around so long that they must be dipping into their assets pretty heavily by now. We are fortunate enough that we can still be comfortable with no inheritance, but my two brothers-in-law are counting on it, and doing very little to prepare for the eventuality if the financial windfall fall short of their needs for retirement. At one time, the parents were so upset with their sons that they made their will totally generation-skipping, cutting out their children and leaving it all to the grandchildren. I don't know what the will looks like now, and I'm not likely to find out.
Jimmy_BraumWell, I may have to put off the wheeling project until I get this tv bill sorted out...Comcast wants 200 dollars a month for their internet/phone/tv...when last month it was 176 total bill. They didn't even mention any rate hike or anything... It's starting to honestly look like I am going to be ditching comcast asap for something else. Then again, perhaps they had a mistake on my bill. Regardless, IF it stays at 200 dollars a month...hello somethign else.
Evening Dinners
Flo Beer Pleases.
Been a busy day! Just got back from the Park and Vet visit with Sparkie The Rocket Dog! Sparkie did enjoy the park, saw some Fish, Swans and got to meet some kids at play ground. What he like the best? Guy that was BBQ at the park!
Spent a lot of money today, but only over ran my budget by $10.00. That I can live with. Plus I did buy Sue and my self some steaks and some pork steaks so that where the budget got blowen.
Timme to BBQ my self.
See you all later. Ken
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