MisterBeasley NeO6874 noted: Point of interest -- saying it is "always" bad is kinda like saying "all teenagers are vandals". I seldom use the word "always," and I did consider it here. But, I've contacted companies like Bank of America and PayPal about this, and they claim that they never send this kind of e-mail, and never have a link to their site to "verify information."
NeO6874 noted: Point of interest -- saying it is "always" bad is kinda like saying "all teenagers are vandals".
I seldom use the word "always," and I did consider it here. But, I've contacted companies like Bank of America and PayPal about this, and they claim that they never send this kind of e-mail, and never have a link to their site to "verify information."
-Dan
Builder of Bowser steam! Railimages Site
Afternoon guys,
A beautful day out here today. I am off today so used the nice weather this morning to clean up the lawn and cut my parents grass. I have some laundry to do and thats about it.
Looking at the weather over the next week it looks like things may be on the cooler side, this time of year is my favorite with warm days and cool nights, plus football has started and soon hockey.
Jeff: Great pics of your local monuments.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
I don´t even open emails from sources I don´t know - I immediately delete them. My communication to the "outside world" is thankfully limited, so I know the people who I can trust.
I did a little more research on the narrow gauge lines in CO and NM, which resulted in a relocation of the planned layout to New Mexiko. The layout, with a few minor adjustments, is now loosely based on the town of Embudo on the "Chili Line" from Antonito to Santa Fe. The station sports a turntable, water and coal facilities, as well as the stock yard. Here ends the list of prototypical elements. The Chili Line was actually the home of my little T-12, where this class was pulling passenger trains until 1938. # 169 is on display in Alamosa since 1941.
I start to like this layout idea.
MisterBeasley TMarsh wisely said: I never respond to any request through a link in an e-mail. Never have. I go to the site as I normally would and attend to the request (if it is legit) through there. These are always "phishing" e-mails, designed to go to spoof sites where people blindly enter their account names and passwords. If you HOVER your mouse pointer over the link (don't click it) you will see the address where it will take you. Very often, it will have ".ru" where you would expect to see ".com" That tells you the site is in Russia, more likely PutinPal than PayPal.
TMarsh wisely said: I never respond to any request through a link in an e-mail. Never have. I go to the site as I normally would and attend to the request (if it is legit) through there.
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.
Good morning, all! I've been out of touch this weekend. We were camping in Freeport, Maine, and watching our daughter Annie compete in the Lobsterman Triathlon. This is an "intermediate" distance race, longer than the "sprint" triathlons she's done. As she crossed the finish line, she said "That's the hardest thing I've ever done in my life." She didn't do well in the standings, but we talked with her the next day at breakfast and she said her goal was just to finish, so she was actually very happy about it.
The next day, I saw a crowd hanging along the fence by the beach. I went over and they were running another triathlon, for younger athletes. I got there just in time to catch the 5 and 6 year olds. (Nobody in the adult race the day before used training wheels on their bikes.)
Friday night was way too hot for camping, and we slept very poorly. Saturday the rain came along about dinner time and cooled things off, and we slept much better. We only "camp cooked" one dinner because of the weather, but we had a couple of very nice brunches at local places, including some really nice blueberry waffles and strawberry-topped crepes outdoors on Sunday.
Did a bit of bike riding along the Eastern Trail in Maine. I hadn't been on this part of the trail before. Mostly, it follows a natural gas pipeline, straight as an arrow. They are trying to connect it all the way from Kittery on the New Hampshire border to Portland. As you can imagine, it's a challenge to get all the land, but what they've done so far is very pleasant.
My daughter and I have swapped cars for the week. Officially, I own her car because she wasn't old enough when we bought it, so it has to be registered in Massachusetts even though she lives in Maine. That means the annual pilgrimage to get the car inspected, which I'll get done this afternoon. It's a 1999 Toyota Corolla, still a fine and tight little car after 15 years. When I retire, I may swap cars with her, since I won't need to drive very much and this will be enough for me.
'morning everyone. I'll have coffee, black.
Had a busy weekend here -- got my re-certification as brakeman on the "club switching layout" (standard gauge RR, 12" to the foot scale). Man, you forget how much effort goes into moving a few covered hoppers around... granted, we didn't have a locomotive running for the task, just one of the trackmobiles. Hopefully we can finish work on our RS3 or one of the SW units, and then get people trained up through the ranks so we can start using them instead (4 fully loaded hoppers was a bit much for the trackmobile).
Today's gonna be another busy one -- have to get working on that half bath after work, so SWMBO stays happy ... still loads of work to do there :( -- finish getting all the old wallpaper glue off the walls, then skimcoat of plaster (plasterboard walls -- step up from plaster and lath, but definitely not drywall), then prime and paint, then new floor, and then finally re-install the fixtures. If all goes to plan, maybe I'll have it done before Halloween.
I see not much activity over the weekend? everyone must be busy.
Cool day, lucky to get to low 70s, and with the 80s just the other day, and barely 60 by Saturday, our "Automatic September 20 Degree temerature drop" seems to be coming. Next will be the palor of the ever-present lurking "gray cloud" that settles in over the valley for the winter months, sporadically broken into by a few rays of sunshine now and then.
I already put away the Hawaiian shirts and got out the "regular short sleeve" and a few long long sleeve shirts on the "current use rotation" hook.
with the new manic med I have I have gained a few pounds, the psychiatrist warmed me about, so I will have to shop for a new larger size of casual pants-long legged ones that is. I have one pair of plain blue "stretchy pants" that are the larger size, but they are really "sleep pants' in solid color. I WILL wear them out if I have to, but hate that! They are a size larger to be "comfy" at home in and "roomy" for easy comfort at home, but hey, they fit!. I DO have a nice pair of lightweight linen blend pants I'd really like to wear this time of year as opposed to hte heavy weight casual khaki pants I wear for winter. Unfortunately they are now about 2 sizes to small.
I certainly hope I don't gain much more. I actually even eat less while taking the pill, as I am usually not hungry, just eat "cause it is time to". The weight I gained, though could have also been due to the fact that I was taking the good strong muscle relaxer and the mania med and both together put me into deep sleep so I slept about 23 hours a day! That meant virtually NO excersize, not even house work and chores.
Well, I don't know yet what kind of trouble I will get into today, I have to go to the CU to deposit a re-imbursement medical Check for MOH, to replace the money we already paid out. Maybe go up to the Big and tall store and shop for pants a size or two bigger, so I have "room to grow" IF I do. Then I will have my "fat pants", and my "skinny pants"! Until I started the new med, I was actually successfully losing weight, and went down a size or two, depending on cut this srping while looking for the lightweight spring pants. I also have to find a new Khaki casual light jacket...
well, that will be about the extent of my day today so far.
-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.
Goo Morning!
Yoohoo! Anybody here? (Looks around and finds the place deserted. Janie and Flo are yawning, while Cousin Vinnie fiddles around with the coffee maker).
Took a day off yesterday to collect my thoughts on the future of my MRRing activities. There is no chance to get the option of continuous running in the premises we live in. We will move - that´s for sure, but the date is still written in the stars. So whatever I will do has to be portable, modular, expandable, should the day come with a little more space available for a layout.
This leaves me witch some kind of a scenicked switching puzzle, in the guise of a station. After sketching up a few ideas and dismissing them again, I looked at what the late Wolfgang Dudler took for a start and adapted it a little. Add a short length of track on both sides and it can be operated.
Nothing fancy, no spectacular scenery - that all has to to came later (after the move). Track will have to be handlaid. The money I get from selling the On30 layout will cover the lumber I need for the modules, and a set of tools from Fast Track to build the turnouts. It´ll be DC again, although I wish I had the financial means to go DCC. No Blackstone C-19, no rolling stock, other than that old combine I bought together with my T-12.
The idea is not yet cast in iron. I am sure the track plan needs to be worked on.
Jeff - how´s your neck? I hope you feel better today!
Flo, Maybe patronage will be up if you offer a free lunch for everybody coming in today - I´ll be picking up the tab!
Have a happy day!
Evenin' folks!
Janie, just a cup of decaf for me please.
Been a productive day around here. Got the entire lawn mowed. It had grown about 4 inches on average since the last time I mowed it a little over a week ago! I have never mowed lawn this much in late August and September.... Usually it is brown and dry and only has the blossom spikes of weeds sticking up. Not this year. Nice and green and lush. Took just under 3 batteries worth of electric to get it done.. Again normally by now I can mow the whole lawn without changing out a battery at all. I have two batteries for the mower, so one is charging while I am using the other... I also cut some limbs of the trees in the yard that were hanging low making it difficult to mow under them. Some bushes that got cut way back last year when the air conditioner unit was put in had some branches that had died, so I also cut them back while I was at it. I had one large branch that I had trimmed from something last year that was well cured and leaning against the back proch, so I cut that up while I had the little B & D battery powered saw out. Put those in the wood pile. Brought in some zuchini from the garden. I need to bring in the onions and store them. The tops have now died down so they should be done growing. That will give me some more space for a few fall crops (radishes and lettuce likely. Maybe some fall snow peas...).
Probably should place an order for my winter's supply of firewood soon. Maybe later this week....
Even spent some time figuring out the changes I am going to make on the layout. This is a large return loop area. My thoughts have changed and I think I will do less with the mountainside, Stream beds, and such and have one less bridge in favor of a couple more industries off the return loop. Will add more operation events for the layout. Still debating a few items. Did decide to put a short tunnel over the lower track to bring the upper fill where the new bridge is. That will let me continue the curve to meet up with the other end of the track. It will also be one less complex bridge I will need to build....
Jeffrey, is your neck red where you hurt it??? Never mind! I was just starting a bad joke. Hope it feels better tomorrow and the doc says it is alright! You have enough things to deal with.........
Prayers for all in need!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
cudaken Jeffery I must say you are right about using ATF for oiling motors! My B&O SD 7 and 9 where getting a little loud, it has been a year now since I lasted oiled them. Could not find my Woodland Oil so I bought some ATF on the way home. Good and quite now and seem a little faster! Yes Going to try it on the Rio Grand SD 7 and 9, I think it was the 9 that never got quite?
Ken: ATF is all I've used as bearing and gear lubricant for my locos. Specifically Dexron/Mercon. Any oil good for use with plastic will work.
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Neck is hurting tonight so I'm calling it a night. See y'all sometime tomorrow.Gotta go see doc Traina in the morning. See if I can get him to find out what's giving me this pain in the neck.
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Evening Dinners
Flo, Beer pleases.
Work Front Cary and I had two customers today, 1 good and 1 with no money! Want to guess which one I got?
Jeffery I must say you are right about using ATF for oiling motors! My B&O SD 7 and 9 where getting a little loud, it has been a year now since I lasted oiled them. Could not find my Woodland Oil so I bought some ATF on the way home. Good and quite now and seem a little faster! Going to try it on the Rio Grand SD 7 and 9, I think it was the 9 that never got quite?
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Looks like I'm gonna be staying home a few days. When I went to the Veterans Plaza this afternoon the strap on my wound vac got hung up when I slid off the seat of the truck to the ground. It only got hung up for a second. When it came loose the weight of the vac unit jerked the strap hard and I heard and felt something in my neck give. That hurt a lot. I have a doctor appointment in the morning so I'll get it checked then. It's still bugging me now. It's a dull ache though, not sharp.
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a cup of Seneca Lake Blend Dark Roast coffee and one of those sticky buns over there for breakfast this morning.
I slept in this morning.... Slept like a rock last night, didn't even roll over in bed until after 4AM and din't get out of bed until 9:30. I do feel more rested, so I guess I needed to sleep a bit. Finally getting caught up on the deep pile of things that had top get done. Now I can turn my attention to all the other past due items on my desk.... There is a nice bright yellow thing up in the sky here in the Finger Lakes this morning! Currently 67°F outside with a predicted high of 72° later this afternoon. I will be mowing lawn today, among other things. Haven't checked the garden in over a week so I probably will be throwing away some vegetables that are beyond the edible stage. LOL
Hope all of you have a great day!
Good morning. It's 74° with 98% humidity. The high will be 90° and cloudy with a fair chance of rain. with Looks like we have a 50/50 chance of getting wet today. I have no plans.
Janie, just a refill for my decaf please...
Company came and left... It was mostly a delivery of tickets for the Region Raffles at the Conventions, the convention laptop, and a CD with all the data they collected from last years conventions. I also gave them a tour of the SLOW while they were here. They are making a weekend of it here state side and will be crossing back over the border Sunday evening. He is looking forward to coming to next years convention and I hope we put on a great one for everyone! I checked out the Data CD and the new PC's are actuially playing nice with the Mac and using the extra 4 bytes of space to make the CD universally compatable..... 'Bout time! I downloaded all the data files to my computer this evening.
Also spent a few minutes doing more on the fill for the bridge scene, doing some measurments and seeing how the scene can be accomplished. Even though I planned the scene out using Empire Express for Mac, I am changing my mind as I go along on a few things. It should work out well in the end though there will be some close tolerances... one other thing that got done was my article for the division newsltter and a page for the upcoming Fall Meet.
Jeremy!!! No, no no!!! There will be no using the word SN°W in the diner in September!!! No! No! No!
We had cloudy, gray, and dull, all day long here. The solar panels churned out a whopping not quite 4 kWh today.... Enough to charge the car with a kWh left over. Whoopie! Yesterday it was 21 kWh just to show the difference. Tomorrow should be sunny. I will be taking the day off from the museum. Most likely will mow some lawn. It needs it!
Have a great night!
Dennis: I heard some parts of Alberat got snow the other day. We in Ontario had out warmest day of the year. It was close to 44c around 3pm. Everybody knew we were going to get hit with powerful storms and around 8:45 they rolled through with the biggest lightning show I have ever seen. We are back to seasonal temps today and by the end of the week it will be only around 15c.
Tomorrow it will be cleaning up the lawn and watching football
Got thunderstorms rolling in so I'm backing out. Here it's 77° with 88% humidity. A 30% chance of rain tonight and a 99% chance of noise. Hopefully there won't be any nearby lightning strikes.time to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
Flo Pleases.
All most did not go into work today, but talked my self into it. Pretty much a waste of time excpet for the houly wage. I worked with Cary today and in some ways I was glad. We only had 5 customers and did not sale a thing. While I like Cary the down sizes is He could talk paint off the wall so it could get away from him. Guy knows everybody and knows just about everything. Half of the day my eyes just glazed over while he was talking.
Time to walk Sparkie The Rocket Dog.
Ken
Hey! Guess who? Yah, I know that I'm sort of one of the missing this summer. It's just been way too great a summer for curzing in the convertible with the roof down and in the process taking 100's of pictures for two photo journals I'm working on.
Today is 75 F and not a cloud in the sky. That's about 15 F above normal for this time of the year in the great white north but we'd best enjoy it because come Monday, or high will be 38 F for the day with rain and sn*w in the forcast. That is one four letter word at this time of the year.
Tuesday brings eye surgery for yours truly. Not looking forward to it but if it improves my failing eysight it will be worth it. Right now, I don't dare drive after dark but hopefully the surgery will fix that. I'm more than a little worried about that.
Nothing done this summer in the way of model RR ing, nothing other than spending money on stuff I'll need once winter sets in.
That's about it for now
Cheers
Dennis
CDN Dennis
Modeling the HO scale something or other RR in the shadow of the Canadian Rockies Alberta, Canada
Evening all,
Got up yesterday & decided that I just didn't feel like doing any chores, house cleaning, laundry, etc. So we decided to go on a little field trip & do some railfanning. I had seen a photo taken about an hour's drive north of Pittsburgh, & it looked like a nice spot. So off we went. I knew going in that we probably wouldn't see much as it's on CSX. We did see 1 mixed freight, but after about an hour, we were chased off. Not by the police or anybody else, but by gnats. Man, they started to swarm around the car so bad you couldn't even get out if another train did show up. We then drove over to New Castle & had breakfast at a Bob Evans before returning home. Something different, & we will probably go bach when the weather gets a little too cool for the bugs.
Today we spent 3 hours at our usual spot on Norfolk Southern, & caught 12 trains. 4 mixed freights, 4 intermodals, 1 road railer, 1 crude oil, 1 slab train (empty) and the Amtrak Capitol Limited on its way from Chicago to Washington DC. This is 2 weeks in a row we have seen the Capitol Limited, but I don't know if that's due to a schedule change or it was just running late. I would like to get a video of it, but it showed up so fast I didn't have time to set the camera up for that.
The only foreign power today was a Canadian Pacific C4400CW. But one of the mixed freights had some interesting locomotives on it. Here's a photo of the 2 trailing units:
615 is a RP-M4C slug. Although it is a slug, it's also designed so that it can lead a consist. 4658 is a GP59E. Apparently, EMD only built 36 GP59s, & Norfolk Southern has them all & rebuilt them into GP59Es. This one happens to be painted for "Operation Lifesaver". Some think railfanning NS is boring, and maybe it is if your only looking at color scheme, but their rebuild programs sure produce a lot of interesting variations of standard locomotives.
Other than that, not much else is happening around here. We will probable be back out tomorrow, & hopefully see even more trains. Just can't get enough it seems.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
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howmus Jeffrey, good to see Leesville honors those who served! Hope you find all the bricks and such you are looking for.
Aftyernoon folks...
Janie, I'll have a cinnimon raison bagel with creme cheese and a refil on my coffee for lunch...
Just taking a break before I get back to cleaning before the company arrives. Amazing how filthy my house had gotten. Been a while since I really cleaned it. Will have to take time this fall to really give it good scrubbing. What I am doing now is just shoveling out the worse of the dirt and grime.
I also have to write my article as Superintendent for the Division Newsletter and get it to the editor sometime tonight. If the rain holds off I may try to get the yard mowed this evening after company leaves. Been very dark, gloomy and cloudy so far today. Yesterday the high was 89°F. Today it won't even reach 70°.
Jeffrey, good to see Leesville honors those who served! Hope you find all the bricks and such you are looking for.
Back to w*rk! Later...
More photos
Morning guys,
Had some really powerful storms move through last night,lots of lightining. I work from 10-6:30 today and then am off for a couple days. Tomorrow is going to be sunny and dry so will get out and cut the grass. I think are flowers are just about done for, I might pull them. It wont be long until a frost anyway. They were great flowers this year, nice and full looking.