JeremyB Power is out in different parts of the city. At the moment winds are gusting to 70mph. At least the driving rain has stopped. I better get the flashlights out now as darkness falls ( two LED maglites )
Power is out in different parts of the city. At the moment winds are gusting to 70mph. At least the driving rain has stopped. I better get the flashlights out now as darkness falls ( two LED maglites )
Our anemometer read 85mph at one point. Our area still has power, natch...
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
Yeah Barry ours is still on ( fingers crossed ) there are some trees down in town also. Hopefully it calms down a bit overnight.
Hi All,
High winds here in PA (no I do not eat beans, cabbage, or pickled eggs).
Had to have my truck towed into the garage I do business with this morning........went to an open house down the road from me Saturday afternoon...... stopped home for something.......went back out to the truck.......engine turned over but no ignition.
Turns out I needed a new rotor and cap for my distributor.
I seam to burn thru a distibutor or parts for one every year.
Dennis Blank Jr.
CEO,COO,CFO,CMO,Bossman,Slavedriver,Engineer,Trackforeman,Grunt. Birdsboro & Reading Railroad
Evening guys
Been out of town for a train show the past few, and have been in the dumps about the job situation...
Apparently I'm getting good at selling stuff, without trying to sell it; and terrible at selling stuff I want to sell. At the show my club didn't have a sale table, but I sold 2 pieces of rolling stock... An Atlas SAL cylindrical hopper I started to weather (just painted the wheels and trucks), and a McKean KCS 50' boxcar I assembled. They were running in a train, and a visitor asked about the hopper. Then a vendor actually asked about the KCS box (a pretty accomplised modler in th club said I did a really good job). Unfortunately the money I made from selling those cars was my entire train show budget... I picked up 3 20' containers, an athearn RTR SP 60' Flatcar, an Atlas Ford Fairmont and an 80's suburban (who made those in HO, I think busch?). Also a first at a train show for me, the power went out thanks to a thunder storm.
I stayed with a fellow club member to get over there. When I left their house, I discovered how bad my car is in mud (or whatever wet clay with a dusting of sand is called)
There was a rather funny incident at the show. There was a G-scale set up on the stage, and a kid (probably in his teens) borrowed one of the stools we set out to lean over the tracks of the G-scale set up. One of the trains was running on mute, and then the guy controlling the train fired up the sound (that G-scale RS3 is loud) right under the kid. The kid jumped back and yelled "Oh Jesus!". There was a lady with a camera, but it was only a photo camera
The weekend before last my father took me to dyno my mustang (along with a bunch of other guys with mustangs; the outcasts were a 67 cougar and my father's 85 LTD LX [we had to go back home and grab his 2 other cars to test them too]). Made a little less power than we though it had. So low, my number got bested by a newer V-6 car. We assumed it was around 285-305 hp because of it's times in the 1/8th mile. In reality the dyno rated it at 252 rwhp and 301 ft/lbs of torque. Factory rating was 210 hp and 300 ft/lbs of torque to the flywheel... So figure the original engine with 250k+ miles gained a decent bit with only minor modifications. Just changed the entire exhaust (half was missing when I bought the car), intake, bigger injectors, bigger fuel pump, MSD distributor, an Accel iginiton module (don't actually know what it's called; it goes between the distributor and the distrbutor module) , and a computer chip.
For the car guys; My car posted a rather low dyno number; but then beats a bunch of newer cars that are supposed to be above 400 hp (2011 and later mustang GTs, newer Camaros, Challengers, Audi S4s, etc) in the 1/8. How does that work out? I know my car is ligther than all of the aforementioned cars; about 300-400 pounds over the newer Mustang GTs, and over 600 pounds lighter over the others. I think I am missing something (probably something with the torque), as it doesn't seem to me that the 300 pounds would make up for around 175 horses; even with slicks. In the case of the Audi S4, I actually somehow end up catching them towards the end of the 1/8th because they have 4wd. To throw another wrench in the equation, I've also somehow came out on top of 700+ hp hondas (how the heck an integra or civic gets that much power, I will probably never understand; but they got those numbers on the same dyno I used). I'm guessing against those, my can can get going before they get their RPMs and boost built up; that or they had driver error (like the 1 GT-R I beat).
Barry, Good to see you.
Dennis, What brand distributor do you use? I assk cause I've learned my lesson with "store brand" parts... I've had a distributor fail and cause the air/fuel mixture to burn in the exhaust instead of the engine (turned my stainless pipes orange), and a water pump fail, by having it's pulley hub fall off...
anyways, I'm off to fill out more job apps. I may break down and try seeing if CSX has something around here (the suggestion of a female friend of mine)...
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
Packer: nice to see you as well!!
As for the car I suspect that your car's weight plus torque would be your answer. Also how fast it hooks up.
Mister B. - I had a charger and you know I spent a LOT of time under the hood working on that electric system. That scene looks familiar !
Cuda - is that really all that is left of a charger ? How could you let it go to rust like that ?
FUNNY Story - One of the reasons I havent been in for a while is I have been prepping for a proto type walk through on the model home. LOT of w**k etc. Well today was the day. We do not have any roads inside the site but there is an area that is a public street and and all of the office foks were parking there today in "no parking" area. An hour into the meeting my labor comes up and ask for my keys. I ask him why and he responded that the parking cops are out there and said that in five minutes if the mercedes, lexus etc... werent moved he was writing tickets . I gave him the keys to my beat up ole chevy and then I turned to the high dollar office folks and told them they might want to move because an officer was about to write parking tickets - you talk about funny I have NEVER seen suites move out so fast in my life !!! Man I am telling you that place CLEARED out FAST !
Welp - need some prayer - tomorrow I take my two oldest daughters to get there hurts looked at. The one fell on ice last winter and her back has not been right ever since and the other tripped on her cat going down the stairs and messed her foot up good. Torn tendens, fractured bones etc... We are hoping she gets her cast off tomorrow.
Anyone heard from Jeff ? How is Ulrich doing ?
Prayers to those in need.
TTYL
YGW
Evening Dinners
Flo, and where is that Buick guy?
Got out of work early becuase of the Fugerson's Shooting Riots. Grand Jury found Officer Darren Wilson not chargerable is the shooting death of Michael Brown, so the riots have started again. Here is a link for folks that may not know about the shooting.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/grand-jury-wont-indict-ferguson-cop-in-shooting/ar-BBfxHNc
While the company does not have a stores in Fugerson, I have to drive though it to get home. So I got off a half hour before the verdic was realesed.
Douglas I think I understand the Dual Core answer. Lets say you need to move 100 boxes and one person can move the 100 boxes in 1 hour. Now you add a 2nd person working at the same speed as the 1st person you can move the 100 boxes in a half hour? Is that the idea?
I had been looking at a Zeon Quad 4 Computer but Paul told me it would not be as fast for what I am wanting to do. Guess it is like buy a Semi to pull a single car trailer?
YGW That was what I cut out of my 69 Charger. Scary thing about it was around 2 months before the rear frame broke from rust I got into it with a newer Z-28 on the interstatate. He ran out of brass something at 120 MPH and I kept going. Here is what I replaced it with.
http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/Mopar/Newass11_zps12b29cc3.jpg.html] I am a the big blue thing with my back facing the front. I am smaller now. With all the talk about Music of late thought a throw in this pictuer. http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/12-97.jpg.html] That is what I looked like around 1988 with my Les Paul. I all so have a Gibson ES 335 (I like it way better than the Les) and played through a Custom 250 watt head stack. Mopar on the layout. I have a few. http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/WPFun/WPF05071.jpg.html] http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/WPFun/Cars.jpg.html] http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/WPFun/70Runnerand442.jpg.html] Seems Fugerson Mo is in full flame. I just don't get it, why burn down where you live? Confused again Cuda Ken
I am a the big blue thing with my back facing the front. I am smaller now.
With all the talk about Music of late thought a throw in this pictuer.
http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/12-97.jpg.html] That is what I looked like around 1988 with my Les Paul. I all so have a Gibson ES 335 (I like it way better than the Les) and played through a Custom 250 watt head stack. Mopar on the layout. I have a few. http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/WPFun/WPF05071.jpg.html] http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/WPFun/Cars.jpg.html] http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/WPFun/70Runnerand442.jpg.html] Seems Fugerson Mo is in full flame. I just don't get it, why burn down where you live? Confused again Cuda Ken
That is what I looked like around 1988 with my Les Paul. I all so have a Gibson ES 335 (I like it way better than the Les) and played through a Custom 250 watt head stack.
Mopar on the layout. I have a few.
http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/WPFun/WPF05071.jpg.html] http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/WPFun/Cars.jpg.html] http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/WPFun/70Runnerand442.jpg.html] Seems Fugerson Mo is in full flame. I just don't get it, why burn down where you live? Confused again Cuda Ken
http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/WPFun/Cars.jpg.html] http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/WPFun/70Runnerand442.jpg.html] Seems Fugerson Mo is in full flame. I just don't get it, why burn down where you live? Confused again Cuda Ken
http://s83.photobucket.com/user/cudaken/media/WPFun/70Runnerand442.jpg.html] Seems Fugerson Mo is in full flame. I just don't get it, why burn down where you live? Confused again Cuda Ken
Seems Fugerson Mo is in full flame. I just don't get it, why burn down where you live?
Confused again Cuda Ken
I hate Rust
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30188737
Link to the riot
Ken ... We saw some of the story in the news. Glad you stayed off of politics.
Caution everybody. ... Let's not get political about the sitution mentioned by Ken.
Vencent .... Great to See you .
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Yes. Please no politics.
~Apparently I must be careful with something as mundane as Vaseline Hand lotion...the "sensitive, fragrance free" kind! I used it last night on my hands and they blew up to at least twice their normal size at least!!! To be sure, I will have to pick another night to do so after the swelling goes down and see...I already know the scented laundry stuff is a no-no, so I buy only the "free and clear" stuff...
~I slept on it so my left shoulder is very bothersome, 3 to 4 months after the right shoulder is done, the left one gets surgery too...Cannot wait til the 17th to get the right one done!
~Ken:The les paul guitar is FINE {Rick Harrison would be proud}, BUT THOSE SHORTS ARE NOT!!!That was 1988, you were still wearing those? Oh the things we wore as "hot fashion"! I forget when I stopped wearing such things{short shorts}, but I thought it was earlier than the late 80s! Those were clearly 70s shorts. Though, Have you seen the TV commericial for the 14 year old prius {RAY would be so proud} where the kid has on those type of shorts in front of the prius 14 years ago, and again, has to wear them now with the brand new prius? I don't HOW he is supposed to fit in them all grown up!
well,
-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,
And here I was...biting my tongue not to say anything...about the trucker lingo shorts. LOL,LOL..
Take Care, All.
Btw: Got a guy on Jeff's site, checking to see if He is OK.
Frank
zstripe Galaxy, And here I was...biting my tongue not to say anything...about the trucker lingo shorts. LOL,LOL.. Take Care, All. Btw: Got a guy on Jeff's site, checking to see if He is OK. Frank
I typed it, removed , typed it again after checking out the pic again, could NOT resist!
KEN: That was not a slight, it was all HUMOR!
Remember the tune: Who wears short shorts, we wear short shorts, they're such short shorts...
oh, the power of laughter!
Ken; we are laughing near you, not at you....
Good Afternoon!
The prodigal son is back!
Quite serious respiratory problems kept me away from life in the past two weeks, but there are signs of improvement now. It´ll be a long way to full recovery, though.
Good to see, that a number of our former regulars are "regulars" again. I hope to hear from Jeff soon, his absence makes me worrying about his well being again.
There has been a lot of car talk here lately - at least I got the impression from just skimming over the last weeks´ contributions. I used to be car-crazy myself in younger days, but I am over that for a long time now.
My firts car was a 1971 French Renault 6, a car which is probably unknown in the US. It was a terrible car, bad design and even worse built quality. I bought it cheap, but every cent I invested was a waste of money. It was not at all a reliable car, each day, some part would fall off. "Weld it while u drive it". After about a year, it failed the road test and met the wrecker.
It was succeded by a 1971 VW Bug, which I dearly loved. It never failed on me and took me through my student years. The next one was a big step upward - a Mercedes 250 with a straight 6 engine. It was a gas hog and I was glad to have it off my back when I got my first company car - a Baby Benz Diesel. Later years saw a number of different Mercedes Benz or BMW company cars, mainly S-class Mercedes or 7 series BMW. In 2005, I decided to celebrate my midlife crisis by buying a two year old Porsche 911 Turbo S. It was fun to drive, but way too fast to feel comfortable. I never drove it faster than 175 mph and that only for a few minutes - I am no race car driver. I sold it after a year, making good money on the sale.
Right now, my dream car is a Volkwagen up! - the smallest VW available. It´s quite nice and gives us a good service - what more to ask for?
I have not been doing much in terms of model railroading lately. I therefore won´t be meeiting my goal of having all track laid by Christmas. I still have that loop of track put up, so I can run a train now and then. The loco I bought is now "chipped", with was done in less than 5 minutes. Just lifting the body off the loco, taking the DC plug out and insert the decoder - that was all I had to do. Programming the CV´s took much longer, but now the loco runs like a charm. I really like watching it accelerating slowly, simulating a heavy load.
Time for my inhalations now - CU later!
Have a happy one!
Frank - please let us know as soon as you hear about Jeff.
Galaxy - what is the latest on Ulrich
Now to start a few days off !
Good morning all.. I've got stories and pics to share. But mostly.. Ken.. I love those cars you've got on your layout.
Ken and maybe a few others might remember the Detective show called Mannix. Joe Mannix was his name.. Korean vet hardened street detective. But every year it I would follow the types of cars. Maybe some of you remember the TV series.. considered very violent for 60s TV. But the cars that man drove. The 67 Plymouth (Oldsmobile ? 455 V8 'Rocket' engine) Toranado.. well its a great car today to be seen in even today. I loved it then as I do now.
In the 1970 show Joe drove a Plymouth Cuda.. don't know if you remember it.. but talking about cars brought up some old memories.
I loved watching that show.. and always enjoyed the cars.
Now you guys remember that yellow house I was building and I said to forget about?
Well here it is.
And one other in which I am quite proud of mixing and matching colors.
Enjoy
.. Take care all..
Ulrich and Jeff especially.
Keith
jeffrey-wimberly Had a visit from one of the reps at the Hanger clinic today. They're in the process of making not one but two prosthetic legs for me. Anew one for the left leg and a re-sized replacement for the right leg. I learned today that I will have a new TV to watch by Monday. Most of my time consists of boredom. It would be better if I had something to on. If anybody has a project to contribute you can send it to Jeffrey Wimberly, C\O Rosepine Retirement & Rehabilitation Center18364 Johnny B Hall Memorial Hwy, Rosepine, LA 70659
Had a visit from one of the reps at the Hanger clinic today. They're in the process of making not one but two prosthetic legs for me. Anew one for the left leg and a re-sized replacement for the right leg. I learned today that I will have a new TV to watch by Monday. Most of my time consists of boredom. It would be better if I had something to on. If anybody has a project to contribute you can send it to Jeffrey Wimberly, C\O Rosepine Retirement & Rehabilitation Center18364 Johnny B Hall Memorial Hwy, Rosepine, LA 70659
heres the # 337-463-8778
Mornin'.... Ah! Is that Ulrich sitting at the Rivet Counter?
Zoe, put Ulrich's lunch on my tab. I'll have a short stack of buttermilk pancakes, couple sausage links, and a pot of Seneca Lake Blend Dark Roast to start the day. What? yes I know it's lunch time but I am running late today.
Good to have you back in the Diner Ulrich and hope the lungs clear up soon... I had pneumonia back when I was in my early 30's. If it wasn't for antibiotics, it would have done me in. I was a hurting puppy for over a months. GHad to use up almost all my sick leave from school before I could go back to teaching.
Sun has been out of and on this morning here in the Finger Lakes. A bit cooler than yesterday though. Currently 42°F outside with a high of 45°F later this afternoon. I have a dentists appointment at 1PM today to get the permanent crown installed. I will also be making an appointment to get the other needed crown done in a week or so. Then I will be done with dental stuff (until next time). Last Thursday the Drug Store I use called in an Rx for one of my blood pressure meds. I called this morning and the Doctors office had still not sent the prescription to them. I called the Doctors office and let them know I am not happy. The Rx, should be at the Pharmacy by now!!! I'll stop later this afternoon and get it. With all the waiting for things that need to get done here my BP is already high and that is with the Rx!
I have to find one of the old photos of my first car, a 1960 VW bug. Maybe later.
Take care out there and stay safe!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Hmm
~First cars? well, my first "car" was a truck! A pick-em-up truck to be exact! a GMC S15 of the earliest years design, a "cool" truck before they went changing the designs just 3 years after its initial release.
~My second car was a truck, too...then a full sized chevy 4x4 loaded to the max with all the "luxury" options on it before trucks started soming with them. This was stilla botu the time they charge for the glovebox door on trucks...
~then I had 2 "throw away cars" the kind you know are used well, you pay very little for, and never put any extra $$ into because it isn't worth it anymore.You drive it into the ground and don't expect much.
~Since then I've had an 88 Dodge Caravan, a 1991 Dodge Grand caravan, a '98 Gr Caravan and an 06 KIA Sedona minvan. Obviously I am on a string of minivans now!
~ so I am obviously a "truck and van person"!
~I had my fling with a Porsche 944 as I mentioned earlier...in this posting.
~Now , I am off shortly to the Drs office {GP} to get "clearance" from him for the shoudler surgery! WIsh me luck!
~MOH is home nad may stillb be when I get home form the Drs. as has a headache and may cancel afternoon's client, Oh goodie, just what I need, MOH underfoot as I try to get the turkey ready!
ULRICH! Welcome back!
Gentlemen of Elliot's Trackside Diner, I'd like to say thanks to the prayers and kind thoughts you had sent my grandmothers way on that day we learned she had cancer. She Passed sometime last night, I hope she is at peace and is having coffee in Heaven with Opa and Adele.
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTDUPREY?feature=guide
Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
Eveing Dinners
Flo, Beer Please.
Ulrich Your Back! So glad you are still kicking! Now if Jeffery would just pop up from the wood work.
Keith Yes I remember Mannix. Sure do not remember any Olds. I do remember a 69 Dodge Dart 340 Swinger and his 1970 Challanger Convertable R/T painted Plum Crazy!
Galaxy So you did not like my shorts. Well my Gril Friend love them for reason, I will just shut up now.
Gary What gets me mad is has been made political. If anyone has heard about this other than the link that I posted all you should have read was that a 18 young man was shot and killed by a police officer, races should have never came into the head lines.
What has made real mad is a Protest should not be made into a reason to steal and burn other people proptery! I support people rigths to protest and there freedom of speach. Heck I even join the Military to support the rights of the youth that hated the Military I was apart of. It was there right.
Well I will get off of the Soap Box now. But it is just a shame, in the long run only people they are hurting is the people that call Fugerson Mo home. I have read before the shooting the Avg Home in Fugerson was worth $135,000.00. After the frist round of riots it had dropped to $95,000.00. After this latest round? Who is going to want to move there now?
See you all later, Ken
Good Evening everyone! Flo, a plate of 'feel better' for those of us under the weather, and a round of suds to wash it down with. I will take my usual. And straighten that picture of 2716 as you go by, shes leaning a little bit.
Two nice days in the weather books just passed. 72 and 65 degrees respectfully. And not a dadgum cloud in the sky. Pitiful i tell ya! Pitiful! I tell ya folks, I just gotta get away from this beach weather.
I spose the best place to start is where i left off. Bare with meh now.....
Blown Cylinder - Best system im using is a quad core @ 5gb ram. I havent heard of Cubase, rather i am using "Fruit Loops" a local DJ friend turned me onto. I get that crackle and pop sound if I hammer it real good. I think I ve got one song out there thats close to 5 minutes. But it is far from Orchestral type music. No pops n cracks in it. When that happens I just restart program, clears right up. Im sure I could break it if i really wanted too.
And if Barry Burgers are any good, Maybe I will try one. I aint never met a burger I didnt like, cept for Mushroom and Swiss. Hold the pickles to the side though.
TMarsh - No i didnt notice the Super Tuner (rather, couldnt make it out thats what it was) but i did get a chuckle out of "limited range cell phone of my youth". Hey, I had a super tuner too. Pumped through 2 6x9 JVC triaxials rear, and 2 Sony 5" up front. I had an EQ in there too. Back when you could get those as a seprerate unit. Ahhhh yes, music from under the hood, out the exhaust, and the windows too! those were the days aye? (!!)
Howmus - I think your tropical heat wave has stalled over my house. Still not a flake of snow forecast around these parts atleast until next year - so far. BUMMER!
V8Vega - Your right, if you buy a new system.... no matter what it is (exception crApple or Chrome) your gonna get Win8 on it. I highly recommend you DO NOT but anything with Win8 on it unless your going to wipe it and reload Win7 on it. Or - you like having an Apple interface on your Windows machine and dont mind pulling your hair out on a regular basis.
Win8 is the 'Vista' of the modern software era. All Win8 is, is a blooming POS IPhone gui stapled onto a proven operating system - Microsoft blew it on this one! And they know it. This is why you wont find copies of Win7 for sale. Microsoft is floundering trying to push Win8 on a public who already know its not worth a hill of limas! And also why they are pushing Win10 up in testing (beta versions) and possibly release date.
Chrome book will do just nicely for what you are trying to do. If your not a 'geek' or 'tech' person, then you dont need all the extra frills, bells and whistles, of a tower or regular laptop. Chromebooks are pretty much just a browser run on a stripped down operating system (Linux - open source). Very limited in its abilities. So no tech degree needed (except to fix them!). It wont do much more than you already want, so you shouldnt be inundated with all the features and problems a regular computer will give you. Basicaly, its comparable to your IPhone in its abilitites, not a real computer.
Do know that you will have to get some form of WiFi in your house if you dont have it already. The Chromebooks ive seen dont do wired communications (PITYFUL!). This means your going to have to get a Router, or wireless cable modem, or some WIFI way of connecting to the net. Id have to know more about your home network to give definate answers.
DO NOT be fooled by someone telling you "no security problems" and "virus safe". If anything, the Chromebooks are more vulnerable than regular puters. Their operating system is open source code (meaning a two year old can hack you!). A chromebook only boots fast because it is a stripped down computer to begin with. It doesnt/isnt capable of running alot of things.... so, that means it will boot faster as it has hardly anything to load and run.
BTW, ANY computer can update itself - Chromebook or regular puter.
A user should have the option to either automatically dload updates, or no update at all. Its YOUR computer, not the maker of the software's. You get this option with Windows products. Possibly crApple too but who cares about crApples. I highly DO NOT recommend crApples either.
If your asking my recommendation, I would do a tower or laptop. Just my personal preference. For just surfing the net or watching video from the web which youve stated, the Chromebook will suffice (plus Wifi). Hope this helps. If more ques, you know which booth im sitting at, just ask! Be glad to help more.
And now for Cuda Ken - After that blinding shot of short shorts i fianlly did notice the Les Paul once my eyes returned to normal. Loved the 'sunburst' finish but always thought the LP was heavy as an anvil. Same with their Flying V, and try to play that one sitting down too!
Best Guitar Gibson ever made (IMHO) was the SG. OMG! Super light, durable, and had great fingerability (called action, but i like my word better). I ordered one in the early 80's when Gibson re-issued the SG. Got one in, yep you guessed it, cherry red. Woulda made Angus Young proud! Best guitar i ever played! And when plugged into the Marshalls.... it was like they were made for each other!
**Side note- the same time i bought the SG, i came across a guitar (hanging on the wall in back of the music store i patronized) that had thee most awesome paint job on it. It was a that time paint manufacturers had figured out how to do 'crackle' type paint jobs. I bought the guitar on sight, not playability ($1600 for eye candy!). It looked that good. The SG was only $700. Who said there wasnt no stoopid 'round here?
Turned out to be an all one piece, extended fret Washburn. First time i played it i was lost. "Whered all these extra frets come from???". Also had a Floyd Rose bar on it. Its a beast! Didnt play as good as the SG (fingrability!), but was almost as light for being one piece. To this day it is still my #1 ear drum puncturer. Hard to go back to playing a 'regular' guitar. Now i find myself wondering when i do play a normal guitar.... "where are the extra frets? im missing some!!!". Ive had it 30 years now and wouldnt give it up for anything! **
Puters - 1 peep moves 100 boxes in 1 hr.. 2 peeps at same speed would move it in 45 minutes, not 30. You see, even though you increased the workers, you didnt increase that amount of floor they are walking on. In puters, we increased the core count, but not resources. So you dont really get the full amount of work youd think youd get. You do get an increase. It appears you do get the idea though of how they work. Good example.
I would have to ask what your doing that a Quad core couldnt handle? I have 2 quad core PC's, and have yet to find anything that really puts them to task. I wont be upgrading puters for another decade (unless i break one). Even to higher core count.
Seeing your hot rods on the layout reminded me somewhere I have half a dozen HO scale GN's. Ironic - the Pere Marquette did alot of switching/servicing of Buick plants. Albeit in the steam era when the PM existed. Never knew this until 'after' i became a fan of Buick and the PM. Shame i wont be able to place my GNs on the layout though. An 87 GN looks nice against a Berkshire, but soooo doesnt belong there.
Well folks, i think Ive covered about most all that i can remember too. My appologies if I missed anyone. I would like to mention i am travelling to NC for the next few days so I wont be able to post.
In that event, let me wish you all, your families, and railroaders everywhere a safe, festive, bountiful, and Happy Thanksgiving holiday!!
With any luck, I will get some railfan time in Canton. Last I was there was one week before NS gave up the line to the new owners. Now its 6 months later. Cant wait to see ex-UP SD45's doing what Southern GP38's used to do. PEACE!!!!!
PM Railfan
Well,
~Gary Duprey- you are welcome for any past help I may have offered. SInce I {and WE} are NOT ALLOWED to discuss religous things in the diner anymore, I can only hope you know my routine for such things will be privately held...
~being bombarded with Emails selling me everything and this or that or something else at some imaginable low price! Already done shopped out, and what I THOUGHT was good deal, that MIGHT make me want to buy something "extra" turns out to NOT be what is really as "advertised"... TG for the 'net and searching about products!
~KEN: I have to agree with PMRailfan's Quote: "After that blinding shot of short shorts i fianlly did notice the Les Paul once my eyes returned to normal. "
All in JEST, KEN, as I wore them too, back then we all did, and I know why {I think, pretty sure} Your GF liked them so much,,,so did my love at the time.
I also saw a cake pan just for you KEN: a Guitar shaped one! I had to pick up some cake baking supplies at AC Moores for MOH.
~I sure wish Jeffrey had a way to get us a message, maybe he doesn't like us anymore!
~DOctor says I have a very high White blood cell count, if it doesn't come down, then surgery may have to be delayed. I DONT know what is causing it, my ear just finished healing after having precancerous something burned off,and I had 6 toenails removed {it was like pulling toenails!} and one is growing back and is growing ingrown. SOurces? we don't know?So:. Antibiotics for 10 days, then new Blood work! If I don't pass, Then I CANNOT have any surgery Until I do!!
NOT liking the no-surgery part.
Well, i had best get on...
Have a great nights rest!
Gary - sorry to here about your grandmother. Will lift up your family in prayers.
Howmus - You had a bug ? My father had a bug and I learned to drive that sloppy stick shift. I was SO NERVOUS that my feet got stuck between the pedals and I almost hit a HUGE Oak tree- phew it was close ! I havent driven one since !
Mike GTW - What kind of Project is he looking for ?
Well took the kids to the ortho saw bones. One starts physical therapy and the other will get an MRI. sOME REAL BAD NEWS - My brother had another heart attck. Only by "I am" Grace is he alive. One artery completely collapased ! Need special prayers for him !
PackerDennis, What brand distributor do you use? I assk cause I've learned my lesson with "store brand" parts... I've had a distributor fail and cause the air/fuel mixture to burn in the exhaust instead of the engine (turned my stainless pipes orange), and a water pump fail, by having it's pulley hub fall off...
Tell ya the truth.....I`m not sure.......my truck is a 1997 GMC Sierra 4 x 4, 5.7 V8........87,000 on the odometer when I bought it used in August 2004......now it has 258,000 (give or take a few).
Howdy.
Busy here getting ready for Thanksgiving visitors.
Gary BN 24 ... My sincere condolences for your loss of your grandmother. I know she is in a better place. I can assure you there is a Heaven. My near death experiences leave me with no doubts about that.
Mike GTW... Thanks for the info about Jeff. I figured that was what was happening with him. ... As info., I have done a little GTW modeling when I was in MI working for GTW.
Ken .. Again I commend you for avoiding getting political about a situation that has been made political elsewhere.
Happy Model Railroading
Evenin' folks,
Janie, just a decaf for me at the moment...
Got home from a meeting about an hour ago. Got busy with a couple things I said I would do for them and got it done ahead of time..... Yep just had to sit down here on my Mac and create a PDF of an InDesign document (layout) I made for the committee to send to the Lay Leader of the local Council of Churches for distribution and send another copy to a former student of mine who will translate it into Spanish for a few other local churches. She will send the translation to me (she teaches ESL at the local Middle School) and then I will sit back down here in front of my Mac and redo the Flyer and resend it from my Mac to her as a different PDF for printing....
Yep done right here on my iMac! Been using the Mac for about 28 years now. I like 'em. They just seem to work. Notice how often I come in hear begging for help because my MAC doesn't want to work??? Oh, thanks for the insult Douglas!
Ken, best you do as some others have said and leave a certain subject alone. I will only say that it is a lot more complicated than you think and has been building for many, many years.... Not the right place to discuss the issue my friend. Enough said!
OK, trains... I did get to spend a few minutes in the train room and tried to relax by doing some ballasting. I bet you all can figure out how relaxing that was!
I will need to put some guard rails on the little Plate Girder Bridge I built a while back before I finish the area with the ballast.... May get to it this weekend.
Have a good night and stay safe!
Filled out a few more job apps today. Then helped my MR club set up the modular layout at a Christmas display in Niceville. We just got done with a train show 2 days ago, and we get thrown for another one, lol. Starting Friday, that display is going to have to be manned 6-9pm every day; until the 26th of December. Then there is another setting up the in the first week in january in DeFuniak. I might be "trained out" after all this, lol.
I also worked on some trains today. Worked on my ATSF SD40-2, just re-doing the electronics as my old method of converting athearn RTRs to LEDs was messy. I still have to put a new bulb for the beacon in my SD7 and replace the mirror/wind deflector thing on one of my F45. I have parts for all of those, just haven't had the time today.
One of the kids in the club wants to run at the display; but all of his engines are either broken, or don't have decoders. Strangely enough he wanted a steam engine with no sound to run with his Bachmann heavyweights (all NYC). I decided to let him borrow my AHM CNW 4-6-2. I was thinking it wouldn't handle the cars, but it does. Wish I could find a set of about 4-5 CNW heavyweights in pullman green now that I know the extra weight I added helped out a lot in that pacific.
Gary, sorry to hear about your grandmother. But she's in a better place.
Ken, I'm not gonna discuss that one town in Missouri out in the open. I'll just say people on both sides of the aisle don't seem to like my view on it.
Dennis, I had gone through store brand (mostly O'riellies) distributors about as often as you had. I actually put a motocraft unit it (Not an MSD, I checked it today when checking fluids) with an MSD rotor and cap a few years back. 0 issues. I figure for your truck you could try for a GM part, may cost more, but will probably last a lot longer. Looks like I'm not alone in the 250K+ mile vehicle club, lol
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good Morning!
I did not catch much sleep last night. Breathing is still a problem - especially when laying down. I hope this improves soon.
Gary - my sincere condolescence for the passing of your grandmother.
Any news from Jeff?
I was a bad boy yesterday - I ordered a Faller kit of the platform I want to use on my layout. It´s not in this year´s budget, but I´d rather have it to be able to check the width to get the proper track spacing. It´s an island platform, so thge correct track spacing is critical.
I won´t be using the sloped ends.
No plans for the day.