Rob - is that the one you sent me a PM about?
We came back to the vet and it turned out his eyes were fine. I'm also going to the quilt show today at the TTC in downtown.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Italian roast coffee in a BURLINGTON NORTHERN mug, please.
Have been starting my mornings with some train vids on the big screen via youtube. Being committed to building a new layout with broad curves, I finally pulled the trigger on a loco I have wanted for a long time. It will arrive one day next week.
Healing thoughts to those in need.
Cheers! Rob
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a bowl of hot oatmeal with brown sugar and a pot of Seneca Lake Blend Dark Roast coffee in my R&GV RR Mug please and thank you!
Bear, always glad to sit and chat with friends from all over the world! Oh, yes! There are many, many fine award winning red wines produced in the Finger Lakes region. There are many Cabernets, Merlot, and Pinot Noir to choose from. I am always glad to hear folks have visited my Photobucket account to check out my photos of the SLOW. I am currently working on the NMRA AP Structures Certificate. For that I have to build 12 structures, 6 of which need to earn a Merit Award (have two so far and a 3rd. ready for evaluation), 6 need to qualify as Scratch Build, the other 6 can be kits that have been detailed beyond just building the kit. I have a couple of those already done as well. Wood stove does feel good when it is 26°F outside!
Sun is trying to peek out from behind clouds here in the Finger Lakes this morning. Yesterday was a good day for solar for this time of year. Made 10.2 kWh of electric power. Would be more if the neighbor behind me over on the next street would remove an overgrown and leaning huge pine tree as a pre-emptive strike. It is around 5' in circumference and is growing on the side of a hill. You can see several places in the trunk where the tree has straightened itself out as it grew. When that tree comes down in a wind storm it will take out the next door neighbors house, big time if the wind is right. It also blocks my roof from getting sunshine this time of year. A few weeks more and the angle will at least improve that situation.
Oh thumb report.... My thumb appears to be healing up well with no problems. Stitches will come out late next week. Amazing how many things we do every day that you need to use your thumb for.......
Got to go do another wash, have lunch, and head to my sister's house to feed Claude!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
It's just after 10 AM and the plowman has made his first pass. No, I'm not tilling my yard with oxen. The snow started sometime overnight and we already have 5 or 6 inches on the ground, with the heavier snow yet to come.
This means no train show. as the snowfall predictions pretty much put the epicenter between my house and Springfield. Bah.
Seriously, I have at least enough kits and materials already to keep me going for a year or two, so I'll just dive into the inventory. I would like to get a nice, decent sized interlocking tower. This will be for the staging yard throat, and it's close to the aisle. I want big windows all around so I can detail the interior. If anyone can suggest one, please do.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Whirled Peas is someting served at supper time. You certainly shall not see it anyplace else.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Good morning,
Taking Murray to the vet today to check his eyes. A cost of 120 dollars for a test if he has allergies. I was going to write is two weeks ago but it wasn't that important.
Rich - sent you a PM!
Sir Madog Bear - it´s the tragedy of mankind - the inability to learn from history. Right now, we experience a strong limitation in the freedom of speech in my country. The press seems to be "in line" with the governement and anyone voicing a different opinion is called a Nazi. We had that over 80 years ago. I could go on, but that´s drifting into politics and I see Cousin Vinnie has already reason from his chair ... Anyway, I feel most uncomfortable in my country. I wish I were younger - I sure would leave this place.
Bear - it´s the tragedy of mankind - the inability to learn from history. Right now, we experience a strong limitation in the freedom of speech in my country. The press seems to be "in line" with the governement and anyone voicing a different opinion is called a Nazi. We had that over 80 years ago. I could go on, but that´s drifting into politics and I see Cousin Vinnie has already reason from his chair ... Anyway, I feel most uncomfortable in my country. I wish I were younger - I sure would leave this place.
Rich
Alton Junction
Lunchtime in Germany!
Zoe, I´ll go for a bowl of Galaxy´s Polish Verde Chili soup and a 7-up, please.
I made a mistake - I made the drawing of that little layout my desktop wallpaper. Now I see it every time I start my old `puter. I wish I could build it, but aside from the fact I don´t get the track here and code 55 doesn´t fit, I don´t have the funds to do it, even if I sell of all my other N scale stuff I just recently have purchased. When I close my eyes, I can see that Alco RS1 switching the grain elevator ...
It´s snowing lightly, but consequently. The land is covered with a still rather thin blanket of that white stuff, and there is more to come. For once, our weather guessers were right with their forecast!
Have a happy day!
Goodnight and Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Today's Word of the Day:
Todays' Quotable Quote:
If you don't love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us. -Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle), novelist (23 Jan 1783-1842)
-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.
Evening all. Can't stay long either- work in the morning. Started a rewatch of the TV series LOST. I also have a train show to attend on Sunday. HVe a good weekend all.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
good evening Galaxy
I understand about smoke stinking car and house up. My husband is a smoker I am an x smoker we are worse than a non smoker when it comes to the smoke smell. I found an odor sansizer at the T/A truck stop. It is called ozium its works in the car. You spray inside front rear lose the door for a couple of hours car smells good. But first make sure no cigs butts or ashes in car ash tray.
lael
BATMAN galaxy Today's Quote: “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” Mark Twain Galaxy, this is the best quote you have posted to date in my opinion. I often find myself biting my tongue with some of the things I read on the forum and find it better to not participate and keep my mouth/keyboard shut. Regardless of economic, political or religious circumstances, if one actually takes the time and gets to know people from any country or region of the world one soon realizes that everyone is the same despite cultural differences that exist. Love, hate, laugh, cry, we all do it. It is easy to pick out those of us that have never wandered far from home. Keep up with the quotes and definitions, I do enjoy them.
galaxy Today's Quote: “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” Mark Twain
Galaxy, this is the best quote you have posted to date in my opinion. I often find myself biting my tongue with some of the things I read on the forum and find it better to not participate and keep my mouth/keyboard shut. Regardless of economic, political or religious circumstances, if one actually takes the time and gets to know people from any country or region of the world one soon realizes that everyone is the same despite cultural differences that exist. Love, hate, laugh, cry, we all do it. It is easy to pick out those of us that have never wandered far from home.
Keep up with the quotes and definitions, I do enjoy them.
Batman Brent, Geman Ulrich, NY Ray: I cannot claim credit for finding it, I watch nearly, if not all, the travel shows on PBS. I believe it is Joseph Rosendo's Travel Scope on which he follows every program in closing with the quote credited to MT and shortened to: "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness". I looked it up and I like the whole quote version better. As I think it needs some "further explanation" for a few who may read it to actually "get it".
There are some people in certain states here who need to read/learn that quote for when visitors come-a-callin'! Just sayin'!
I have even lived in areas where some people's opinions are formed solely on what they "know" from their COUNTY only, as they have NEVER left that county, IS they even left their own city/town.
I am not exactly a well-travelled man, having lived in only 4 states and visited extensively only a few more, travelled through *many* states with stops to "get there", and only been in 2 countries, but I know when I get to an area-especially one that relies mostly on tourism-and find them rather "inhospitable" to tourists, I am amazed! I consider myself fortunate enough to have travelled as much as I have.
Ah, well, whatcha gonna do?
Brent: I am glad you and YGW enjoy the daily words and quotes. I get them in my email or *search them* {or is that research} on the web and in dicitonaries. It makes it worth it put them up to know someone enjoys them.
Garry: will put up a candle for you and wish you speedy recovery. I heard it is nasty. I am hoping WE avoid it ..especially since MY surgery is coming up, and it was postponed once due to me having another infection.
have a great night...
Afternoon Dinners
Flo a JSTL and a please. Hum, a tap from the Buick guy? He got is Buick started?
Down in the dumps today due to lack of funds. By the time I bought Sparkie food, paid Charter, Electric bill, my Meds, little food and gas I had to take $11.00 out of savings. Only thing I have going for me right now is the current gas price. Iam so broke I could not spend $9.00 on the two packs of Kadee # 5 couplers I could use.
Gary Hope you get over quicker than I did!
Train Front Had a PK1 F7A go belly up last night. Not sure what the deal is yet, it just wants to sit on the track with the headlight flashing? Hope just a simple decoder reset will take care of the problem.
Found the cause of the 2 (did not post about the second one) Old Dutch Hopper derailments. Found a Old Dutch Hopper toward the rear was picking something, and the truck is shot! Luickly one of the folks here from the site just sent me 5 fresh trucks. Hope to have it back on the rails tonight.
Jeffrey Last Box Car. I got it on the rails just today and so far it seems to be pulling easily. I am not a big fan of Round House rollig stock but with a little work I like it. Installing PK2 33" wheels and cleaing the trucks have made it a free wheeler. I still need to patch the road name.
I have about 5 more rolling stock to get off the RIP track, then on to the engines! I sure hope I can get the PK2 E-6 B unit going!
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Evening Railfans! Flo - put my usual in a togo cup. Cant stay but a moment.
I really just stopped by to tag a message on the community board -
Ken - sent you a PM bout your puter.
In General - Nadda. Except it is a gorgeous day finally! A Virginia Grey Day and they say with a smidgeon of rain - maybe. OH HAPPY DAY! (dancing a jig). Wish it were snow BUT, beggers cant be chosey. Be lucky to see a rain drop or two i bet.
RR - Mommy dearest has been on a cleaning binge of late. A little spring cleaning to aim against the doldrums of winter.... and having to talk to dad. In this course she has come off of a few of those medium sized parts boxes. Of which i scarfed right up!
So of late, my RR'ing endeavors have been to finally go through my kadee collection and organize it into some kind of reasonable assemblance. Thanks mom.
Now if i could get off my lazy caboose and do those loco storage boxes! I think the reason i dont is that i would be taking them off the shelves. Putting them away. I like looking at them. It is a project that DOES need to get done.
Best wishes to those on the sick call list. Keep up the quotes - love Mark Twain.
Douglas
howmusMany of the finest human beings I have met and been honored to become friends with in this life are people who are very different from me....
I always get a kick out of the photo's/videos that Jason Shron (of Rapido) has on his website of him rolling up his sleeves and getting in there with the people that are building his products. It reminds me of times spent of sharing a meal or ceremony and other interactions with people I have met in the few third world (and first world) countries I have visited.
I am extremely fortunate for the friendships I have and I do have a large circle of friends. The vast majority are from countries other than Canada. I was shocked when two people came in from overseas for my surprise 50th birthday party. They stayed 1 night and we talked well into the night and they went home the next day. We have different views on many things, however we accept those differences as it is the things we have in common that is what makes our relationship special.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Garry - this flu must go around the world. My son is down with it as well.
Get well soon!
yougottawanta Garry - what is eating you ? YGW
Garry - what is eating you ?
YGW
As I said, the worst flu I have had in years. The good news is the worst is behind me now.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Rob - the Trix version is unfortunately no longer sold and I doubt you will find one on the "Bay". You should be safe with Roco. Roco is all DC or DCC, but you may have to install a ESU decoder (or Lenz, or Uhlenbrock), as most of the locos have an NEM interface. Makes installing a decoder really into a plug-and-play business. Take off the shell, get the jumper plug out and put the decoder in - presto! You are safe with Roco on code 83 rail, but code 70 might not work, as the wheels have a slightly bigger flange (NEM standards are a tad bigger than NMRA RP´s).
Afternoon diners.
On the train front my Conrail freight car fleet is almost done. I only need 12 cars left and no diesels yet. I'm not counting on pre-order CR and must little CR Quality. I haven't counted auto racks, coil cars and Bethgon coalporters. (By my standards.)
It's still a work in progress, I hope I finish it to the end.
Ahhhhh.... Afternoon folks!
Chloe, I'll have a rueben sandwich with all the trimmings and a cup of dark roast coffee for lunch. Thank you Ma'am!
BATMANGalaxy, this is the best quote you have posted to date in my opinion.
Amen to both Brent and Galaxy on that. My sister has that quote posted on her refrigerator. She has visited most every corner of the world in her quest to learn more about the arts from cultures around the world. I like to say that Good people come in all shapes, sizes, colors, religions, and ethnic groups, from all over the world, just like bad people! Many of the finest human beings I have met and been honored to become friends with in this life are people who are very different from me....
Already gotten a whole bunch of items checked off the absolutely must get done today list. Dropped off Certificates, $$$, and permission to use sheets at 4 school buildings (would have been 5 but I got the secretary at the Middle School to agree to send the High School stuff down the hall to that office for me). Was easy until I got the the Middle School. Pushed the button to have the office unlock the door for me to get in, Didn't see the sign at "Check Point Charlie" just inside the door, so when I walked into the office (where Check Point Charlie is, BTW) I got yelled at for not properly identifying myself and going past the perimeter boundary. Wonder I wasn't greeted by the Local Police and carted off to jail for the offense I guess. I duly appologised and asked which shoe I needed to leave at the check point (that went over like a lead balloon) and asked to see the Secretary whom I mentioned by name. I was then quized as to what my business was in the building and why I needed to see the Secretary. The person at the counter went around the corner of the office and mentioned my name at which point I was allowed to be in the presence of the official Middle School Secretary (who has known me for over 20 years). Gave her the materials, chatted for a minute, and left. On the way out I politely mentioned that It might be good to put up signs that mention one has to be frisked and ID'd properly before entering the office.... That too went over like a lead balloon. I also mentioned I taught in the Middle School for 19 years. Then went over to the LHS to drop off a bunch of flyers for the Rochester Model Railroad Club advertising their Open House coming up in March, and then spent some $$$ on scenery supplies. Then stopped in across the street at the Mother Earth Store to buy a lb. of Seneca Lake Dark Roast Coffee beans (yep it really does exist). Last stop was to replentish my supply of pictures of dead presidents at the Credit Union. Now I'm sitting here after eating lunch typing a reply for the forum... Such an interesting life I lead......
We are under an official warning here in the Finger Lakes today about a major Solar Radiation Spill going on until sunset!!! Huh? Yep that means it is a nice day outside.... Little wheels down cellar near the inverter should be spinning around and around at the moment.
Have to take off to Canandaigua to feed my sister's kittie claude. Catch you all later!
***Ulrich, too bad about the snow. I couldn't find any of the Trix 0-8-8-0 versions with DCC/Sound. Oh well. What's the story on Roco HO models (type of current)?
It just started to sn*w here - no way I am going to leave the house tomorrow - .
Extra strong Italian roast coffee in a STORMY SOUTHERN mug, please.
***Ulrich, THANK YOU for the info. Neat old pic, too.
Cold and very gusty with lots of rain here today. After a dizzy spell last night, needed a day off anyway. Will be in the corner booth near the stove.
Brent - out of own experience, I can only agree to this quote. You may say I am a well-travelled man. I have been to Canada, the US, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Brazil in the Americas, to Egypt and South Africa in Africa, to Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and China in Asia, to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Russia and Switzerland, as well as Turkey and Israel. I never did go to the Arab countries, though. Wherever I went, I met good people and bad people, but I was never ill-received in any country. The funny thing is that the mix of good and bad people seems to be the same in any of the countries I visited.
Garry -
There's nothing wrong with code 55 track other than the height of the rail. Code 55 is more realistic. If you're planning on moving/ traveling a lot then code 80 is fine. Unless you already bought the track a head of time.
galaxyToday's Quote: “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” Mark Twain
Mr. B - I have a suggestion and you can get to the show and ski ! Ski to the train show !!
Galaxy - I wish I was a little bit homunculus !
Ken - Looked at the Foc Valley eb site this morning and they have a B&O caboose listed
Jimmy - Pain an engine in Jeffs colors not rolling stock !
Went to the sawbones this morning and teh vampires drew a LOT of blood ! Seems something in my blood is at extremely low levels causing me to be tired a lot ??? Well now that they have drained me I am even more tired !
Calling for bad weather here this week end sounds like a great excuse to ignore work and stay home and model !
TTYL