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Elliot´s Trackside Diner - June 2014 Edition

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Posted by galaxy on Saturday, June 21, 2014 9:32 PM

cudaken

 Galaxy, good shooting there buddy! Yes Far as Ulrich can you tell us if he is home or in the Hospital?

 

All i am at liberty to say is that he is "improving" and sill needs our prayers {but i have had him on the list for awhile}!

You all will get a bigger update soon. It may or maynot be pretty.

Keep all our ailing friends in our healing energies, thoughts, and prayers.

Geeked

-G .

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, June 21, 2014 9:46 PM

Good evening. It's 81° here with a very damp feeling 79% humidity with a 5mph southwest wind. Looks like we got storms moving in overnight and may have a shot at a somewhat fair chance of showers and thunderstorms tomorrow.

Well I reported on everything of note earlier that I did today so there's little point in repeating it. Here's a quick rundown anyway:

Got foot tended to.
Got some laundry done.
Spent quite a bit of time watching TV. It didn't try to run away.
Changed out a disk drive for the heck of it.

Still watching the Star Trek original series episodes. Up to episode 10 now, 'What Are Little Girls Made Of', featuring Michael Strong, Sherry Jackson, Ted Cassidy and Harry Basch.

Hopefully I'll be able to get some good sleep tonight.

Time to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.





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Posted by galaxy on Sunday, June 22, 2014 2:18 AM

morning coffee in the diner...

GOOD SUNDAY MORNING!

Today is SUnday,

June 22, 2014!

Today is the FIRST FULL

DAY OF SUMMER!

YEAH!

Healing energies, thoughts, and

prayers for those 

in need.....

 

Quotable Quote:

Since when do we have to agree with people to defend them from injustice? -Lillian Hellman, playwright

(1905-1984) 

MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!

Geeked

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Posted by galaxy on Sunday, June 22, 2014 2:24 AM

Hi guys!

Once again, I have news to pass on from Ulrich:

He says he should be in here by Wednesday or Thursday!

In the mentime he said I could post the following sentence{S} {Not sure which one he meant}

so here goes:

"I still dream of that little cabinb by a lake, with that red pick up truck parked in the driveway...-Ulrich

Please post that sentence in the Diner - I miss you all very much!"  -Ulrich

{I think he meant "please post THIS sentence in the diner..."}

I think he wants not to worry anybody here, so accept his greeting graciously!

ALL will be revealed to y'all soon enough!

later

Geeked

-G .

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:20 AM

Good morning. It's 77° with 93% humidity. The high will be 92°, cloudy with a small chance of rain.
 with

Nothing in particular planned for today but I'm sure something will turn up. There's lots to be done here but I can't do lots of it.





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Posted by MisterBeasley on Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:42 AM

Good morning all!  It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, and in the rest of New England as well.  We had some friiends over for dinner last night.  I made swordfish kabobs with peppers, onions and cherry tomatoes.  The trick with the little onions is to microwave them for just a minute or two first.  It makes them both easier to peel and easier to cook, as they end up soft and juicy after a few minutes on the grill.  I put the tomatoes on a skewer of their own, so they don't get overcooked.  Yum.

I'm about to put the Pearl Drops engine back in service.  I'll keep you posted.

Johnboy, I for one am happy about your surgery.  You've been suffering from this swallowing problem for too long, and now you've finally got a diagnosis and a plan forward.  I try to put a positive spin on surgery.  First of all, I know I'll be better in the long run, and second, it's an interesting experience, even if you're the victim...er... patient.

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Posted by zstripe on Sunday, June 22, 2014 10:17 AM

Hey! RB,

I don't see any Lightening in the sky in your last pic.....but sure see a lot in that house. Smile, Wink & Grin

Take Care! Big Smile

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, June 22, 2014 11:26 AM

zstripe
Hey! RB, I don't see any Lightening in the sky in your last pic.....but sure see a lot in that house. Smile, Wink & Grin

Yeah, that was before I put the 'drapes' up in the windows.

 

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Posted by CNCharlie on Sunday, June 22, 2014 12:16 PM

Good Afternoon,

We are expecting showers or thunderstorms here later this afternoon which is becoming a regular occurence. With all this rain the mosquitoes are very numerous and very large. 

Johnboy, please send some warm dry weather! Glad to hear they have figured out your swallowing problem and hope that it can be acted on soon.

As far as acid reflux goes, my wife has a fairly bad case of GERD and has to take meds at least once a day. She has been sleeping on an adjustable bed for the past 6 years. She was using a wedge pillow before we got the bed but she got a burned larnyx from the reflux so now has to sleep with a fairly large elevation. Those beds are really tough on mattresses and we have to replace hers after only 6 years. It is a latex mattress but now has developed a crater at the bend point. Not surprising considering all her weight is concentrated on that spot with the bed elevated. She has been sleeping very poorly lately so we need to get one very soon. I suggested looking for one today but she is too tired so it has become a vicous circle. For the past couple of weeks she has only been getting 3-4 hours sleep and I am getting concerned. 

We were down in Minnesota visiting our friends this week and had a nice but short visit. This was the first visit in some time where I didn't pick up a RR order. Oh wait, I did buy a Revell Harbour Tug kit from Amazon so I guess that is a RR item. The kit is a little smaller than HO scale but that is OK as my harbour is small. I will also have to cut off the bottom of the hull as it is a full hull model but it didn't cost much so I won't complain too much if I mess it up. 

I actually ran trains a couple of times this week. Just watched it go round and round, kind of hypnotic. As my wife was out, I used the whistle a lot as it was the U2g. I also pulled out the rotary snow plow. It is one of the Athearn plows but I put in a decoder to run the rotary and also I installed a light. A snowplow doesn't quite fit my layout set in June but it looks good sitting in my service yard. Mind you it does take up lot of track space as it is quite long with the tender. It was a gift from my friends so I won't part with it for anything. 

Well the car needs a wash so I best get at it. Speaking of cars, I was pleased with the mileage I got going down to MN. I got 32 mpg to the US gallon or 38 for those of us raised on Imperial. Not too bad for a 3.2 litre 6. I did fill up down there as I paid $3.64 for mid-grade which is far better than $4.60 I would have paid here. 

CN Charlie

 

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Posted by Train Master on Sunday, June 22, 2014 12:41 PM

Hi guys. I was at Jeff's trailer last week and I played some games on his A2e computer and got hooked - BIG TIME! I told him I want one and he said look in the closet, choose 1 and it is yours. I have picked out what I want and I can see I will have to make more than one trip to get it home. I picked a computer with a numbers keypad. He says it is a model a2s2128. He gave me two of his better disc drive units. Unit 1 is a Lobo. Unit 2 is a 4th dimension. They come with a control board. Here is a pic.

Not in the pic is a joystick.

The main software is a pair of system discs for applesoft and prodos. He said they are different languages and cannot run each others programs. I am getting programs in both so he says I need both of them. Included are discs for Applewriter 2, Computer inspector, Copy 2 plus, Disk muncher.

I have picked some games; They are:

Lode runner
Pacman - I got hooked it when I was a kid.
Championship lode runner
Castle wolfenstien
Star fleet 1
Defender
Stargate - Jeff says I will get my butt kicked into last week.
Revenge of lode runner
Burgertime - much harder than it looks.
Hell house - he says I will never win!
Star wars
Zork 1,2 and 3.
Moonmist - another  game he says I will not win.
D-day
Native fury - 3 disc set and very hard to win.
Jungle hunt
Mario brothers.
Marble madness
Frogger.

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Posted by cudaken on Sunday, June 22, 2014 7:30 PM

 Evening Dinners

 Flo, Protein Shake and a Beer Hmm

 Work Front Sigh That cover work today!

 I have been threating to do this for all most a month now! I finally had the engery and the time to go layout out diving and pulled out some of my Weight Traing Gear! Yes, Cuda Ken is working out!Yes

 I was disappointed in the fact all I could find is one 25 pound plate, curling bar with two 10, two 5 and two 2.5 pound plates and two Bench Press bars with no collars? I know there is around 450 pounds of Yorks Plates around here Whistling but where?

 My plan is to do Bench Press, Military Press and Tricepts 1 day.(God I Wish We Had Spell Check) Then Shurgs, Arm Curles, Wrist Curles and Hand the next. All so want to start doing some set ups as a warm up. Pretty Sure that will kill me!Big Smile Hard to believe I use to do 100 of them!

 Today I started with the Shurgs, Arm Curles, Wrist Curles and my hands. Went easy on everything just to give the old parts sometime to get use to working again. I think the only thing that might hurt Monday is my shoulders from the Shurgs.

 Main thing that has inspired me has been my Forearms from working the hands. I can see the Veins starting to stand out and the forearms ripple when I move my fingers. With My Low Body Fat (All The Fat Is Down Low) Smile, Wink & Grin I think I will see results some what quickly.

I am all so hoping this will help with my next A1C test.

  See you all later, Ken

 

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Posted by chochowillie on Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:28 PM

HOWDY YA ALL, yup buckeroos, it's almost time for the Calgary Stamped once again so I'm just getting in the sprit since MOH and I went down to Calgary for the day to see our Daughter, Grandson and Son in Law. Beautiful day, no wind so we spent the whole day on the deck. 

Traffic wise, going down wasn't bad but comming home was 4 lanes bumper to bumper both ways. I hate driving in that plus most of the drivers are traveling about 90 mph or more. Speed limit is 70 but even in the slow lane you'd best be going 75 or more just to keep from getting pushed into the ditch. One lousy police car all the way down and back. Don't know why the police don't start clamping down??? Probably afraid to stop anybody for fear of getting run down. No kidding it's hapened more than once on that road.

At any rate, we had a great visit and are home safe and somewhat sound so all is well!

Looks like I'll be driveing MOH up to visit her sister for 5 days over the Canada Day long weekend on Friday. I'll drop her off and come home, then go pick her up on Tuesday or Wed. Two hours on the road each way but I need a few ME days really bad right now so it will be worth the extra hours on the road.

Not much else to report today so you folks all have a good night.

Over and Out for now

Dennis

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:13 PM

Good evening. It's 75° here and with 93% humidity it feels real wet. There's a fair chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight so I have the emergency light back in the bedroom on It won't start running on the battery until the power goes. I also have an Energizer LED headlight up here next to the //e right where I can grab it if needed.

Well today I didn't get much done. I got one of the //e computer systems out of the house. It's new owner is quite happy with it. I didn't do anything else other than watch movies and give some computer related advice.

Well that's it. Time to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.





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Posted by howmus on Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:37 PM

Evenin' folks!

Janie, just my decaf for the moment...

Been a very busy day around these parts.  Spent most of the day working an "extra" train today at the museum as our track cars were not able to be operated.  Fairly slow but enjoyable day out there.

Had a short but hopefully productive meeting with the District Executive tonight about the program for the new pack we are trying to get up and running! 

I also got an email from a lady from my high School class tonight.  She reminded all of us that 50 years ago today, we all graduated from High School.  We were the first class to graduate from the new building back then.  Turns out her daughter was in the last graduating class from that building before it was turned into a Middle School....  Been a long 50 years!

Hope you all have a great night.  Prayers for Ulrich and many others here in the forum!

73

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We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by galaxy on Monday, June 23, 2014 1:21 AM

I am a bit early this morning...

GOOD MONDAY MORNING!

Today is Monday,

June 23rd, 2014!

Healing energies, thoughts, 

and prayers for

those in need of them

 

Quotable Quote:

Language is a skin: I rub my language against the other. It is as if I had words instead of fingers, or fingers at the tip of my words. My language trembles with desire. -Roland Barthes, literary critic and philosopher (1915-1980) 

{ok, Ok my language doesn't tremble with desire..it barely wakes us up in the mornning!}

 

A punk who was drunk stole a skunk
From the junk in the trunk of a monk.
He was soon in bad odor,
So he rightly bestowed her
On the monk in a funk, whom she stunk. 

 

There once was a lady from china
who went for a trip on a liner.
she slipped on the deck,
and twisted her neck.
and now she can see right behind her.

- Sarah Jane 

 

MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!

Geeked

-G .

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, June 23, 2014 4:32 AM

Good morning. It's 75° with 99% humidity. The high will be 92° and cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
 with

Today is Monday and I'll be waiting on the Home Health nurse to call. This dressing did all right most of the time since Saturday but early this morning it started becoming what I call a real problem child. Low pressure alerts, blockage alarms and each time none such existed. It's amazing how much havoc a tiny vacuum leak can cause. As for the rest of the day, I have no idea what I'll be doing. Most likely watch TV and play some computer games. Why don't I play my favorite games on my PC? Because Windows stinking eight won't run any of them! I tell you, I hate Windows eight.





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Posted by MisterBeasley on Monday, June 23, 2014 7:43 AM

I've got a preference for the older games, too, Jeff.  I had to have rotator cuff surgery about 20 years ago, and I knew I'd be down a while, so I bought Civilization II.  I've actually tried some of the more recent versions of the game, but I find them unplayable and slowed down by useless graphics and videos.  It's the same with Harpoon, where every "upgrade" since the original game on 5 1/4 inch floppies has been a dog.  I'm still flying Flight Simulator 2004 as well, and I run my computer on XP.

Y'know what I hate?  The old Cardfile program, which I've been using since Windows 3.1, no longer works on anything past XP, and there is really no newer version.  Nothing will import it, either, unless I want to go out and spend perfectly good money for someone else's fix to what Microsoft broke.  Bah.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, June 23, 2014 8:02 AM

MisterBeasley
I'm still flying Flight Simulator 2004 as well, and I run my computer on XP.

That's an old one all right. I still have Flight Simulator one and two and Flight Simulator Lunar Explorer, all from 1982, 83 for the Apple II series. Maybe someday I'll dust them off and see if they still work.

EDIT: Looks like I got the TOP. Go easy on the card folks. I only have like $5 in my bank account.

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Posted by galaxy on Monday, June 23, 2014 8:19 AM

since its on Jeffrey, I'll have the $0.49 coffee and toast special..hold the jelly if it costs extra!

I have a few errands to run. 

Went back to bed and slept in late so to speak, so now either I go for errrands or go back to bed  as I am not one sleeping as I didn't sleep well last night!

SO I hear bed calling my name...

Geeked

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Posted by zstripe on Monday, June 23, 2014 9:35 AM

JEFF,

Is that why, you're called RB also? Oops That's spelled different. Smile, Wink & Grin

Take Care All!

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, June 23, 2014 9:55 AM

zstripe
Is that why, you're called RB also? Oops That's spelled different. Smile, Wink & Grin

RB for Running Bear. That's no joke.

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Posted by zstripe on Monday, June 23, 2014 10:03 AM

Jeff, 

My attempt at a little Humor. Hope You weren't offended. 

Take Care! Big Smile

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Posted by howmus on Monday, June 23, 2014 10:05 AM

Mornin' everyone!

Zoe, I'll have a bowl of the Organic All-Bran Cereal with a bunch of blueberries on top along with a cup of Dark Roast coffee in my R&GV RR mug please...

I will be playing catch up today.  Have to go grocery shopping, start to get the mulch I bought 3 weeks ago put out along the fence, bring in the batteries from the back of the PiP and get them charging (the ones for the string trimmer and my little chain saw), format and print several things for the new Cub Pack, and do the laundry.....

 Jeffrey, you are making me very glad I stayed using the Mac.  For the most part it just works!!!  About the only program I used that is no longer runable on the newish iMac is Appleworks.  I can still open it on my old laptop if I need to get at any old that old info (that I didn't convert way back when to Excel/Word/etc.).

I am finding my old body is responding well to the change in the amount of excerise I am getting now that Sprig/Summer is here.  I was very, very out of shape from last Winter I guess.  Need to not let that happen this year!  probably should renew my old walking pass over at the colleges.....

Catch you all later!

73

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, June 23, 2014 10:24 AM

zstripe
Jeff, My attempt at a little Humor. Hope You weren't offended.

Not at all.

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Posted by galaxy on Monday, June 23, 2014 1:49 PM

Well,

Ran my errands.

Then took another nap.

It is amazing how missing a litttle sleep can offset your whole day!

Dinner is cooked and will be boeufs.

Need to go se teh dentist about my lower partial. They fixed a tooth which threw it off whack on that side, now on the other it is rubbing the gums.

Geeked

-G .

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 HO and N Scale.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, June 23, 2014 3:55 PM

Met the nurse at my fathers place and got my wound vac dressing changed. I stayed for lunch which was chili dogs. Tried some Heinz Hot and Saucy ketchup. It has Tabasco in it. I'll have to get some next time I go grocery shopping.

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Posted by chochowillie on Monday, June 23, 2014 5:49 PM

jeffrey-wimberly
Tried some Heinz Hot and Saucy ketchup. It has Tabasco in it. I'll have to get some next time I go grocery shopping.

Jeffrey that's pretty tame stuff for you. Even I don't find it all that hot and I'm a northerner Stick out tongue

On other matters, just finished mowing the lawn before it gets all wet from the thunder boomers that are forming up to the SW of us.. Got pretty warm today which is really nice. Of course it would be even nicer if I had the convertable to drive. Short topless season up here so you have to take advantage of every good day you can.

Just about time to have supper so best run.

Cheers

Dennis

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Posted by kbkchooch on Monday, June 23, 2014 6:00 PM

Hi all Cowboy

Flo, Can I get a quarter pound bacon cheeseburger, fries and a Beer . Id like to try some of that spicy Ketchup on that too.  Went to an auction Sunday, scored big time! Here's a shot of it all on the layout!

The 3 steamers at the far end are a Spectrum 2-10-0, a Mantua Classics 4-6-0 and a Max Gray brass 4-6-0, and yes, they all run!!    

Mr B, how did the pearl drops work??

Gotta run,,,,be back later! 

Karl

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, June 23, 2014 6:02 PM

chochowillie
chochowillie wrote the following post 8 minutes ago: jeffrey-wimberly Tried some Heinz Hot and Saucy ketchup. It has Tabasco in it. I'll have to get some next time I go grocery shopping. Jeffrey that's pretty tame stuff for you. Even I don't find it all that hot and I'm a northerner Stick out tongue

In this case I'm not getting it for the heat but for the taste. I like it.

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Monday, June 23, 2014 6:11 PM

kbchooch inquired:

Mr B, how did the pearl drops work??

I don't think they did much good at all, but I haven't run the engine in enough yet.  This engine, perhaps, is more "whiney" than "growly," so the gears aren't the primary problem.  Maybe it's a bit better.  When running at "space normal" or "switcher speed," it's not bad, but then again it never was.  I think I over-oiled the engine bearings and that's having an effect on its slow-speed performance, or maybe I need to give the track and wheels another cleaning.  Just like me.  Is it the meds?  Is it the pollen?  Is it the heat?  Is it the wheels?  Is it pollen on the track?  Too many variables to make the call.  If I can get it to run well at switcher speed, then I can put in a sound decoder.

My other project is those streamliner passenger cars.  They seem fine, but I sometimes get a short when running the bunch around one curve.  I think I've isolated it to the coach named C. Montgomery Burns, which is "excellent," but I don't see what's wrong with it.  In the process of this, Gigi the GG-1 has shown me that crummy OEM couplers on her are in need of an upgrade.  Ah, women.  Always needing another bauble...

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

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