Good Evening Folks!
Today was a really slow day. We set our clocks back one hour last night and I am still not adjusted to the "new" time. The older I get, the more difficulties I seem to have with adjusting my biological inner clock to the time change.
There is one more item off my list of track - another pair of turnouts with motors. I have now spent $ 55 on 4 turnouts with motors vs. $ 160 when buying them new. A few length of flex track, some curved track, two more turnout motors, rail joiners - that´ll be it! Guess I will have to spend another $ 80 on that, whhich means I will then have spent the money I got for the old layout. I still have a gift voucher which will cover most of the lumber for the layout.
Jeff - you are making excellent progress, but take your time and don´t overdo it!
Dennis - it helps to step back once in a while, but as you know, whenever the bug has bitten, it´ll be for a lifetime!
Have a happy one!
CNCharlieI retired and I found that the time just continues to fly. I guess life is like a roll of toilet paper-- the closer to the end it gets the faster it goes around.
Oh I'm kind of checking in now and again. Not much rail roady stuff going on for quite some time however winter is just around the bend here so I suspect that I'll eventually get in the mood. I did do some background painting yesterday but I'm really unhappy about the way it turned out so today I'm going to paint over it with the sky blue I used and forget background for now. Lord knows I've enough other stuff to do on the layout. Actually I'm thinking of tearing it down ... don't know. Just not much intrested anymore.
My good wife keeps telling me I need to keep it just to have something to do other than photography. I think she may be right
Cheers
Dennis
CDN Dennis
Modeling the HO scale something or other RR in the shadow of the Canadian Rockies Alberta, Canada
Good Morning,
Well it is a balmy 40F here heading for 55!! That is well above normal for this time of year. In fact we have had a very mild October so far with temps often in the low '60s.
Not sure why the font is so large but I can't see how to get it small again.
I haven't been in for a few weeks as I don't have much to report. We have been doing a fair bit of gardening as it is a good time to plant shrubs. We had a paving stone pad laid and then had to put down some sod which is a very tiring job.
Nothing new on the RR front. I still haven't made it down to visit my friend and pick up the new DCC system so the HO layout has been dormant for 4 months.
It has now been a year since I retired and I found that the time just continues to fly. I guess life is like a roll of toilet paper-- the closer to the end it gets the faster it goes around.
I haven't seen Dennis from Alberta in here for some time, I hope he is ok.
Well time to get back outside and finish up on the sod before the TV marathon starts since it is Sunday.
CN Charlie
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Sill improving I'm lifting more weight and doing more push-ups. Physical therapy continues tomorrow. My goal is forty feet on the walker. I'll be happy when my prosthetic leg comes in.
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
Here is afew quotes:
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. –Mark Twain
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The best revenge is massive success. –Frank Sinatra
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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.
Evenin' folks!
Janie, a cup of hot decaf would suit me fine right about now... Thank you Ma'am!
Been a long but enjoyable day... The Division Meet went very well. Two excellent clinics, and a short histroy of the Model Railroad at Edgerton in Rochester, NY. The Division Elections took less than two minutes start to finish. Guess who got raliroaded once again to be the Suoerintendent of the Division...? Actually all the officers are staying in the same jobs, which is really a good thing since we are putting on the Region Convention next year. With information about the convention and some other business we only ran an hour late... Nobody complained and several said this was one of the best meets we have put on! By the time made the rounds of the Layouts open in the afternoon, got home and unloaded the car I was ready to sit and relax for a few minutes before heading down the layout to finish up a few things on the dairy before taking a few photos. I just posted 3 in the WPF thread.
Inch, I will keep your grandson in my prayers as well. Heck, I keep all of people being put in harm's way in my prayers!
I will be working train crew tomorrow. Last day of operations for the season. Hope it is a safe day and a fun day for all!
Have a great night!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Evening Dinners
Flo, a please!
What a nice day we had today! So it was not surprising today was sloooow. Well till it was 15 minutes from closing that is! Got out a tad late but not by much. Made a few sales and one with a good spiff! At one point he asked me"Do you give discounts too X Military?" My reply was "I am also a Vet, will you pay more"? Got a chuckel out of him and we started talking about our militay careers.
Galaxy Paul is not the owner, he is the GM. He would have nothing to gain by not paying the spiffs. If I had told him I need the funds he would advaced any of us the missing pay.
Have a odd pain in the left shoulder. It started around 2:00 PM Thursday at work. Only thing I lifted was a box of books that I am guessing weighted around 30 pounds. Pain went away Thursday night after a few beers. It was back Friday and was gone again. This morning it was back again before work? Took some pills my wife gave me and it was not as bad. Pain got worse while at work. Took some more pills and it did not hurt as badly. Found if I rested the arm up hight it was all most not there.
See you all Sunday, Ken
I hate Rust
inch53 GALAXY,, I have a prayer request, please light a candle for all our young men being sent across the pond to help fight Ebola. Our grandson is one of them along with some other boys we know. Thought n prayers for those in need, hope ya’ll has a gooden
Consider it done, and done.
I have a general candle for all those in need, and now have a special one...dedicated, not just to those young men, but for ALL who fight/deal/have/may have Ebola! It is a disease who does not know how to discriminate for race, color, creed, religion, country of origin, male/female, wealth, status, caste,or any other "statistic" out there! It is now in my state, so anyone who passes through here, I or calls this state "home", could be exposed!
MAKE IT a GReat day! You may never know when it is your last.
Good Evening!
It´s been a slow day here. The weather wqs rather dull, more like November already. I spent some time with my friend Lothar, discussing his plans for a new layout. His youngest son moved out a few weeks ago, and my friend is now preparing his son´s room for a layout. Basically, it will be an around the walls, shelf-type layout, depicting northern German landscape with a harbor scene, a lighthouse and all the works necessary to capture this atmosphere. The track plan is still in the making - guess by whom?
I won 1 bid for a pair of turnouts including motors, and I lost one. I need one more pair, a set of clip-on turnout motors, 1 Peco turnout and a few lengths of flex track to have all the track I need for my layout. It´ll take a few days to source all that at "The Bay", but the saving vs. buying new is tremendous. That pair of turnouts cost less than a single manual Minitrix turnout! Next week, I will start on the benchwork. It´ll be the old fashioned open-grid type for ease of construction. I think I will have the basic layout up and running in time for the holidays!
Alvie - congrats on the decision to come back to the world of model railroading. You know, once you are infested, you are hooked for a lifetime!
Time to go to bed - CU tomorrow!
Good morning. ... I'll have cider and doughnuts please.
Alvie .. Good to see you back in the Diner, and glad you are getting back into model rairloading.
Inch .. Great to see you. Prayers for your grandson. Is he in 101st Airborne? Some of them are going. They are at Ft Campbell close to where we live. ... Also, Is Jerry okay? I miss his "Have a good one" posts! ...Appreciate yours though.
Happy model railroading.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Finally the "nor'easter" of rain moves out of here and the sun moves in!
Here's a word lesson for you {we are all guilty of}:
Girn:(GURN) verb intr.: To snarl, grimace, or complain.
Quotable quotes:
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. -William Shakespeare, playwright and poet (1564-1616)
You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. –Christopher Columbus
Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. –Henry Ford
cudaken Galaxy ... Far as not bring{ing} up the missing comission, boy I wanted to! There was a couple of good reasons no to. First, I understand he is human and humans make mistakes. He was very busy Monday clearing up the aftermath of Sunday. Plus, all I would have done is making him mad, not what I needed. I all so did not need the extra money this week, all of the bills are paid this month.
Galaxy ...
Far as not bring{ing} up the missing comission, boy I wanted to! There was a couple of good reasons no to. First, I understand he is human and humans make mistakes. He was very busy Monday clearing up the aftermath of Sunday. Plus, all I would have done is making him mad, not what I needed. I all so did not need the extra money this week, all of the bills are paid this month.
Hi Ken!
I still think you should have muttered under your breath. I would have. Even if only a "gee another week without spiff pay".
Why?
I KNOW he is human, but this is BY FAR NOT the first time you have kevetched in this here diner about NOT getting your "SPiff" money! SO, while human, it is apparent that he does this to you often! THAT is why I would have muttered under my breath...
And as far as "clenaing up after Sunday"...as owner, that is his job, apparently by CHOICE since he owns the business....
I know this day in age one must be careful to not lose a job, but if an employer is illegallly NOT paying you, you owe it to *yourself* to report it. Indentured servitude is Not allowed,{LOL}, though most emplyers think they can...
WHat will you say when you lose your house over not getting your proper pay? You came very close once already...
I'd Think about it.. .
Evening everyone, I'll take a egg, bacon, and cheese on a croissant.
After about 2-years of thinking I am done with the hobby, and after selling off all of my train models back when, the train bug hath bitten again, and bitten hard. So I must respond to that! I've been interested in the Pennsylvania railroad post WWII lately, as I've always liked Don Ball's book Pennsylvania Railroad 1940s-1950s, and have had at one time or another numerous PRR models. Sadly, don't have them anymore, but it's not like reaquiring them will be difficult. I'm looking forward to getting back into the hobby! It'll be gradual and overtime, as I'm going back to school this spring to study Occupational Therapy.
Regards,
Alvie
Ulrich ... I am glad to hear you had so much fun with your guests. I bet Petra's cooking was outstanding.
Jeff .. Glad you had a good dinner and it is good to hear about your progress. I bet you are doing better than others in your situation.
Galaxy and Ken ... Good to see you here in the diner.
today was tree cutting day here. We had two tall trees that needed to come down, and we had neighbors wanting firewood who had the equipment to do the work.
Flo, Beer Pleases
Jeffery Great to hear you are making progress!
Galaxy I can see how it could be taken the wrong way. If you had been there, you would have felt the sameway I did! There is correcting a empyoess mistake, and then there being a Jerk. Today he was in jurk mode.
Far as not bring up the missing comission, boy I wanted to! There was a couple of good reasons no to. First, I understand he is human and humans make mistakes. He was very busy Monday clearing up the aftermath of Sunday. Plus, all I would have done is making him mad, not what I needed. I all so did not need the extra money this week, all of the bills are paid this month.
Ulrich Glad to hear you had a good dinner party!
Later, Ken
Sir Madog Our guests were my former comrade in arms of last year´s political quest and his Welsh wife, so our conversation was a hilarious mix of English and German. My tummy still hurts from laughing.
Our guests were my former comrade in arms of last year´s political quest and his Welsh wife, so our conversation was a hilarious mix of English and German. My tummy still hurts from laughing.
~Hmm...sounds familiar....MOH is a mix of Welsh and German. When around the MIL {may she rest in peace until I get there} The converstion was a hilarous mix of English and German!
~Jeffrey! I confirm the applause on the accomplishments! It takes true grit. I imagine your face to look a bit like this guy:
~Well, My father wants to go to GB to search out family tree...he shook it and out fell a bunch of nuts! I wish I could go with him....now to talk him into the "necessity" of "me having to go with him"...
~I went tothe madatory appt for the insurance company. It was so STUPID. I told him I told them I was DONE with the case....already...I am about back to as "normal" as i will be.
~ that is about it. waste of a brilliantly sunny/warm day to go out in the middle of nowhere in the center of the next county to the "palce the Dr called an Office" to get through MASSIVE consturtion details...
Jeff - for the progress you are making!
We spent a really enjoyable evening with our guests. Petra´s food was just and gave us a "solid foundation" for a few glasses of excellent white wine. Sorry, Ray, no Finger lakes wines available here! Our guests were my former comrade in arms of last year´s political quest and his Welsh wife, so our conversation was a hilarious mix of English and German. My tummy still hurts from laughing.
Heading to bed now - have a good night!
Excellent gumbo today. I had two plates. Made twenty feet on the walker today. Also lifted eighty pounds for seven minutes on the weight machine. Chair exercise, I did thirty wheelchair push-ups.
Ray .. Thanks for commenting. The pumpkins include vines (hard to see in my scene because of weeds). They are made by JTT which according to the package is part of MRC. .... My SIL gave them to me while were were in MI last weekend. She said she got them at the clearance shelf at Hobby Lobby.
Ulrich .... I have purchased many used turnouts in good working condition at reasonable prices as you are doing.
Good Afternoon!
Our guest will arrive in a couple of hours and Petra is busy in the kitchen ... There is awful nice smell coming from that room We´ll be having French onion cake, young wine and "Apfelgrütze" for desert - yummy. It´s a frugal meal, but typical for the season.
I placed my first bid on "The Bay" today - two pairs of Minitrix turnouts. If my bid is OK, I´ll be getting for used, but still good turnouts for the price of 1 new one. What I then need to complete the layout (in terms of track) is just 1 Peco code 80 medium turnout, and about 10 lengths of flex track, plus rail joiners and two more turnout motors.
Let´s see, how things turn out with that bid.
I was surprized to see how much used, but still good stuff is available on "The Bay" - new and hard to get items for about hald the regular price - suits me fine with my meagre budget.
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a short stack of buttermilk Pancakes with Maple Syrup (NYS if possible), A couple sausage links, and a couple over easy eggs on the side. To finish it off I need several cups of Seneca Lake Blend dark roast coffee... Huh? No one cup and keep it filled for me.... Sheesh!
Galaxy, sent you a reply....
Garry, very nice scene! Where did you get the pumpkins?
Sun is out in force here in the Finger Lakes Region of NYS today. May actually make a few kWhs today (I hope). Yesterday was better than two days ago, but I should make more this morning than I did yesterday.
Have a lot of stuff to get done today. keep thinking of thisng I need to have for the Fall Meet tomorrow... Best get myself to w*rk. Later!
Good morning.
Jeff .... I'm impressed with your prgress. 15' is remarkable.
Mark H ... Sorry to learn about the work problems. Is that a foreign owned company. I ask because my wife once worked for a US located plant owned by European company, and they were jerks. ... Return to PA if you can. I know its hard to get a good job anywhere these days. ... Of course yoiu always have friends in the Diner.
I posted my new pumpkin patch in the WPF thread. Here is another shot of it.
Good Morning!
Another gray and drab, but busy day. We will behaving guest for dinner and Petra and I are really looking forward to this. We do not have many social contacts these days.
Jeff - congrats on the 15 ft. achievement - a big step forward! Btw, we call those bone dry chicken meat "Gummi-Adler", which translates into rubber eagle... Is this going to be a permanent at the Rosepine facility? If so, I hope your room will be big enough to accomodate your hobbies as well!
I decided against setting up a temporary layout and invest the money in starting to build the permanent one. Made some changes so i can use most of the track and turnouts supplied with the starter set. None of those horrid switches with their surface mounted switch motors will be visible, so the visual impact is not as bad as I originally thought. After painting, ballasting and weathering, the track will look OK, even if it is code 80 track instead of the much nicer looking Peco code 55 track. This move saves a lot of money and time!
Here is the adapted plan:
The main line is now a single track line, but that won´t change operation only very little, as I will be controlling one train at a time. I hope to be able to start construction this year and have a train running by Christmas...
Mark H - not really a promising outlook, jobwise! If moving back to PA is your dream, make it happen! You know, there are only two kind of lives one can have - a life of chance used and a life of chances missed!
Galaxy - there is a PM for you!
Make it a happy day!
galaxy Jeffrey! Congrats on the 15 feet...where is this Rosepine, of which you speak? closer to home or further away? SOunds like the title for a Stephen King spooky novel...where guests check in, but don't check out! What type of facility is it? Now, see, that dinner, to me anyway, sounded very palatable! Depends on if the chix was dried out or not. Keep striving to reach the gold at the end of each walk, and you will surely win! Keep up the good work!
Jeffrey! Congrats on the 15 feet...where is this Rosepine, of which you speak? closer to home or further away? SOunds like the title for a Stephen King spooky novel...where guests check in, but don't check out! What type of facility is it?
Now, see, that dinner, to me anyway, sounded very palatable! Depends on if the chix was dried out or not.
Keep striving to reach the gold at the end of each walk, and you will surely win!
Keep up the good work!
well, it's 2:10 EDT, and ALL'S WELL!
Todays thoughts in quotes:
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover. –Mark Twain
An unexamined life is not worth living. –Socrates
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. –Steve Jobs
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. –Stephen Covey
RAY: sent you a PM
Ulrich: sending you a PM
Ken:
I have to say if you said what you wrote here {forgeting for a moment that the internet doesn't translate inflection or tone of voice}; I would have talken it as you wrote that Paul took it! I have to side with him!
Dated material is ALWAYS of paramount importace when making a sales receipt.It is the date the "warrantee of goods" starts, etc.
I know it may be a simple overlook, but 'yous gots to watches yers P's and Q's' when filing out the sales form.
ANd, NO I WOULD NOT "overlook the spiffs "mistake". I would have politely Muttered and said, "oh the labor board won't be happy with shorted paychecks this {or next} week", and walked away. That puts him on notice that you are aware he is shorting pay,and could report him, WITHOUT saying you will. If he retaliates and fires you, you appeal to the labor board, who also WON'T be happy to hear an employer is shorting commission pay.I would ALSO say it when I get my shorted paycheck!
Employers will tend to push you as far as they think you will let them. They don;'t like it when you force them to adhere to employment/pay laws! Otherewise, you may NEVER see your "spiff", as it could get "forgotten about"! ANOTHE THINGS IS they could claim to invalidate your sales slip with no date on it, whether the customer put it on it or not!
Now that could mean he may drop the whole "spiffs' program, but at least you won't feel cheated then, and the labor board would be very interested in knowing what he is up to. You can report anonymously to the labor board, should be able to anyway,what he is doing by shorting due pay.Search for the phone nuber on the "employe notices board" at work..every business should have them conspicously psoted...if not, look it up in phone book. They can get into more trouble for not having proper posting of important State/Federal Employment rules/regulations.
Just an idea...