Good Monday afternoon, Diners.
47f, mostly sunny and windy. Rained into this morning.
How 'bout those Packers!!!!
Jeff: Great paint job on the new wheels!
Last July 5th we had to put down the black lab. 14 yrs. old and full of cancer. first time in 16 years with no dog. The border collie died last fall. Anyway, the deal was to go six months dogless. That changed last week when I found out we'll be babysitting( read, it's gonna be ours. that's how we got the lab!!) a golden retriever for a friend of MOH's. She says just for three weeks(!!!!!!!!) or so. Uh-huh. Suuuuure.
Ordered the new Polaroid Cube from that site with the same name as the river in South America. Inch and a quarter cube, size of an ice cube for video taping the layout. figure I'll put it on a flat car and see what we see.
That's all for now.
Terry in NW Wisconsin
Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel
Good evening. It's a cool 72° with 95% humidity. Went down to my fathers place today to do some computer work for him. Got that done then he, my step mother and myself all went to Wagon Master for dinner. I had a garden salad with French dressing, fried catfish and sweet potato fries. I still have some of the catfish left for lunch tomorrow. Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
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Tom ... it is good to see more of your railfan phtos.
Jeremy .... I know what you mean about your team not being in post season games. When I was kid living near chicago, I went to the Cubs games. They still lose games. ALso went to the White Sox who did better over the years.
Ray .... I think it is nice you work at the RR Museum.
Mr. B ... I hope Penny's cold improves, and I hope the germs stay up there.
Todd ... I wa skimming through your post too fast. You said the docs took Benda off Metformin, but I read it wrong and wondered why they took her off of Maidenform. ... Uh oh.
YGW ... Don't you just love modern technology?
JohnBoy ... Good to see you. I was begining to wonder where you were.
Ulrich. .... If I were you I would make a model just for fun. You are a great modeler, and you don't need a layout just to build a model. ... I miss Wolfgang as others do.
Terry ... I hope the golden retreiver works out well for you. It's been several years since we had dogs. We enjoyed them very much. Now we have cats which are easier to care for as we get older.
Jeff ... The billboard of LS&W reminds me of Lee. have you heard from him recently. I miss seeing him in the Diner.
Speaking of insurance, our premiums are getting rediculous for homeowners, vehicles, and the Seadoo. We just received a bill from them. I hope the agent can find ways to cut the cost. Otherwise, we will shop aound.
Has anybody heard from barry lately?
Happy Model Rairlaoding
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Well, I see the Orthopedist today to find out what we do about my shoulders.
Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. -Elie Wiesel, writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1928)
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
-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.
Heartland Division CB&QJeff ... The billboard of LS&W reminds me of Lee. have you heard from him recently. I miss seeing him in the Diner.
Morning guys,
Been up since about 5am, couldnt sleep anymore with being all stuffed up. I work today so maybe I can sweat some of this out. Colds are such a pain in the butt,lol
Not really done much this morning so might just continue that until I leave in a hour,lol
Talk to you guys tonight sometime, with any luck today will be quiet and go qucik
well,
The doctor said there was not as much calcium as he expected in the tendon, so he gave me the ol'e "shot in the arm" and said to call for PT. PT had better only be on the rihgt arm until 6 weeks form now when he does the ole "shot in the arm" on the left one, as I am NOT going to put up with injuring it further, as happened before while at PT when she suggested excersizes for the shoulders!
Made another rather large phone payment to reduce that bill so as to not acrue any more interest on that, and paid extra on the principle of a loan at the CU. Love seeing that balance go down!
I think I have to reset the cable modem again, computer getting slow, and I just made a phone call out on the computer phone to my father, who said I was breaking up, so the modem is messing up. Maybe it needs to be replaced? It's TWC's, so they have to replace it, not me! It seems to need a lot of resetting lately. Slowing down my internet connections!
That about it. MOH has the morning off as the client was sick again, seriously, apparently. I definitely have the cold going around, probably got it from MOH, who got it from a client or at second job, it is going around.
I will go lie down now for a nap now. That darn cat {remember that movie?} woke me this AM earlier than the alarm so he is not in our favor at the moment. he decides when he wants breakfast, and has learned the sooner he jumps all over uis and scratches the headboard or wall over our heads, the sooner he gets his canned food breakfast. Woke us boht up too early! we were NOT happy!
later.
Good morning. It's 80° with 78% humidity. Yeah, that sounds somewhat backward so I checked it twice. The high will be 88°, somewhat cloudy with a a slight chance of rain. with No plans for today. Still have fried catfish on the menu for lunch.
Bachmann GP40 body and Bachmann GP38-2 chassis with Digitrax DZ125 decoder.
Bachmann GP40 trainset body on Bachmann DCC OnBoard GP38-2 chassis. Decoder was replaced with a Digitrax DZ125. Railings are also from the 38-2.
YGW quote:"Kieth - just dive in. How do you eat an elephant ? One bite at a time. Pick a spot and start wiring."
LOL .. after I read that I said .."Now ain't that a kick in the head~"
I wish .. I wish I could .. well maybe I'll just explain..'Why I choose not to do much'
1. The Train Yard in question is on the very top of the layout. Which means .. If I glue it down.. before I wire.. well lol.. I'd be working on top .. on my hands and knees.
2. So that leaves me with wiring it before I glue it down.. and see if its solid. Bullet proof and the track part.. solid in many ways.. electrical as well as good solid soldering... that is.. being able to pick it up and place it on the cork.. on the very top of the layout.
3. That is.. before or after I drill the holes for the wiring to go through the very top.
4. Just pick a spot and start to wire. Where to wire? How about 'Where to NOT wire?'
* I am more concerned about the Peco's (insulated) switches .. all lined up end to end.. times 2 .. (on both sides) .. of .. well do I even wire up those? And if I don't what then? Do I start with wiring the flexi track in the middle. And go from there. Testing the track on the kitchen table.. running some loco.
5. Re railers.. do I need them.. and the only location is in the middle.. where the flexi track lies.
* I've read before .. if you laid your track down correctly.. there is really no need for them.
So anyways.. thats about what is going on in my head.. concerning the wiring... of the Train yard.
I'd rather be working on mountains.. in which I have been.. while I think about the wiring.
Any suggestions.. warnings.. pitfalls you'd care to give.. I'd appreciate it.
Good Afternoon,
Well our week of summer in September is now over but it sure was nice. We had 80F for close to 10 days and so far no frost which is unusual.
Johnboy, nice to hear you had a good trip to Montana. I have only been there once and that was in 1955. We drove down there in Dad's 1951 Morris Oxford all the way to Milk River to visit a Great Aunt. It was a long trip in a Morris as Dad rarely pushed it more than 55 mph. I don't think they sold Oxfords in the U.S. at least not in the early '50s. They were larger than a VW but smaller than a Ford. For power it had a 1500 cc four with about 40 h.p. Not exactly a rocket. It had a 4 speed with a column shift and lots of leather inside including the door panels. That leather sure was hot but at least it was a light green. Whenever we stopped in a small town several men would ask Dad to lift the hood and some even got underneath to see the torsion bar suspension. It also liked to vapour lock and so Dad had one of those canvas water bags hanging off the front bumper. Turned out it was the electric fuel pump that caused the problem and dumping cold water on it solved it. After the Morris he had a 6 cylinder Chev for a couple of years and then he really went for power as he bought a '58 Meteor Rideau ( Canadian version of a Ford Fairlane) with the 300 hp Thunderbird engine unhampered by any power assists. That car was sold when I was 15 as I think Da was afraid of me driving it as it was quick for its day. It held first to 60 mph and second to 85 with the 3 speed Cruise-o-matic.
Well that was a lot of nostalgia for which I do apologize.
On the RR front I went to our local train show this past weekend and picked up a couple of PK2 box car kits for $4 each in CN livery of course. I also bought a couple of Red Caboose box car kits for $5 each. One CN and the other CP. An Athearn heavyweight coach turned out to not be a great deal. It was in a recent box for that car but turned out to be an old one with a round roof that someone had decorated themselves. They did a nice job though it would have been nice if they did both sides of the car. I guess I will have to run it only in one direction. Oh well it was only ten bucks.
That is about it from here.
CN Charlie
Evening Dinners
Flo, Beer Please.
Jeffery On the refresh button, I do not know where it is? I was all so talking about programs in the background when I am not on line. I am talking about programs like Word's and other ones like it. They are all wise on even when not being used.
Work I had had a pretty long dry spell this month. That ended Monday Big Time! Had an older lady that seemed a little out of it come in with a guy that worked for her. She was going from Bed to Bed and was on her cell phone most of the time. At one point I told Paul Either this going to be a big sale or guys with a straight jacket are going to come get her. When I heard the guy that worked for her talking on his cell phone about filiming a TV commercial I thought this might not a lost cause. After 2 hours she bought 2 Inner Spring Mattress, 2 Memory Foam Mattress, 2 Power bases and a real Wood Bed! She spent $7,000.00 and paid with a debit card?
Turns out she owens OL Henry Resturant and a St Louis largest Nursing Home.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/OlHenry-Restaurant/180007455380852
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Exit to your Desktop screen then right-click your mouse. A menu will appear. At the top you will see View, Sort by and Refresh. Click Refresh. That's all there is to it. The programs you describe are TSR's. Terminate and Stay Resident. I run plenty of those. Magicjack is one I run every day.
Good evening. It's 72°. Humidity is 78% and it's cloudy.My nephew was working on the Chevy van today. The alternator and the brake booster have been replaced. Tomorrow he's going to see if everything's tight then start it and see if he can get off the trailer without any major problems. That sounds good to me as I want to see it moving under it's own power. The sooner it's road ready the sooner the old RAM can be retired.Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
Evenin' folks!
Janie, a cup of hot decaf would do nicely at the moment...
I was just sitting down to dinner tonight around 7PM. Bought a nice roast of Beef today and decided to have that. Knew dinner would be late... Also had mashed potatoes and gravy and a couple ears of fresh local sweet corn... Anyway, just as I sat down I saw a flash of lightning outside, so I decided to at least unplug the PiP before I ate. Sat down again and there was a much closer flash and a rumble, so I decided I better shut down the computer as well before dinner. Sat down at the computer and flash even closer! All the lights went out except for the one on the shelf plugged into the battery backup for the comuter system. House was pitch dark except for those. I got the computer shut down and grabbed the flashlight I keep on the shelf next to the computer and went to collect the lanterns and candles I have around the place. Finally had a nice roast beef dinner by candlelight. Delicious if I do say so. Electric was out for about an hour and 45 minutes.
I did find out after the lights came back on that the repair on the railroad lantern I did was good when I decided to fill it with lantern oil. One small lantern that I have was out of oil so I filled that one. lights go out again I now have 4 working oil lamps/lanterns and lots and lots of candles. I also have a couple propane lanterns down cellar in storage. Three propane stoves and the wood stove round out my emergency supplies. Oh I should add I can hook up my 1000 watt inverter to the PiP to run the refirgerator, sump pump, and a few electric lights also. I like to be prepared, so to speak. I am getting a new/used oil burner unit for another RR Lantern (NYC) I bought a few weeks back.
Jeffrey, good to hear progress is being made on the newer wheels! Hope your nephew continues to get it ready for you.
Got a large tooth repaired/filled today to the tune of $195. This is one that was pretty much all filling to start with and I got another cavity under the filling. Still have two extensive crowns to get done. Tomorrow I have an appointment with the hearing place to clean and reset the hearimng aids... Next week it is the Dermatologist... If it weren't for doctor's appointments I wouldn't have any social life at all!
Have a good night, stay safe, and be blessed!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
howmus Got a large tooth repaired/filled today to the tune of $195. This is one that was pretty much all filling to start with and I got another cavity under the filling. Still have two extensive crowns to get done. Tomorrow I have an appointment with the hearing place to clean and reset the hearimng aids... Next week it is the Dermatologist... If it weren't for doctor's appointments I wouldn't have any social life at all!
Ray: I have FIVE Doctor's appts. THIS WEEK alone to attend to. ONly one is for MOH! Then the orthopedst wants me to start PT on my shoulder.That is of course, many visits. I say shoulder because, while they will want me to work both arms, I am sorry, I won't do the left until he does a shot in it like the right arm! WHile I was going in for PT with my back exacerbation after the car accident, I happened to mention to the therapist that I had pains in my shoulders. SHe had me for two days doing simple exercises {like lifitng my cane above my head} and then I SCREAMED foul! I was in such agony, and that was before we knew about the calcific tendonitis. I can greatly understand PT AFTER surgery, but "just because" as a cheap alternative to anything else, they throw PT at you! Like to have an MRI these days you havet o of course have xrays first. So PT is the "first thing we do"....
Problem is they are naturally finding arthritis everywhere. Including in the shoulder too, along with the calcium deposits.
I am off my now, vinnie...
What am I doing up so late? dunno. I went to bed at 8:30 and woke up wide awake at 10 and haven't slept a wink since. SO I got up to take a sleep med, waiting for it to kick in now. So I thought I'd pop in here! Back to a no sleep schedual I am and being sick is not helping. I took some nyquil at 10, and usually it knocks me out on the first 3 doses for awhile, but not tonight, but it is last years leftover preparation, maybe lost its *Umph*.
oh wish i may, oh wish i might,
that I could sleep through the night...
jeffrey-wimberly My nephew was working on the Chevy van today. The alternator and the brake booster have been replaced. Tomorrow he's going to see if everything's tight then start it and see if he can get off the trailer without any major problems. That sounds good to me as I want to see it moving under it's own power. The sooner it's road ready the sooner the old RAM can be retired.
My nephew was working on the Chevy van today. The alternator and the brake booster have been replaced. Tomorrow he's going to see if everything's tight then start it and see if he can get off the trailer without any major problems. That sounds good to me as I want to see it moving under it's own power. The sooner it's road ready the sooner the old RAM can be retired.
Jeffrey: good to hear he's at least doing SOMETHING to help, finally. Maybe that "give the truck to Jeffrey" thing worked!
Do you have anual inspections for "road worthiness" down there? You gonna drive it to the shop to do it or trailer it there?
Now, the Q will still remain, though, as to when daddy/granddaddy is gone, WHO gets the TRUCK? {beside step mother/step G-ma}?
Have a great night's rest!
I'm not so far....