Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a bowl of Vanilla Almond Organic Granola this morning and a large pot of Marrakesh Express Dark Roast coffee to start the day.
Currently 35°F outside the door with a predicted high of 65°F later today. Got some major warming up to do I think.... Sun is trying to peek through some morning haze out there.
I will have a busy day getting all kinds of stuff done, I hope. Have to call the dentist about the crown that came off, call the roofer as the main contractor can't schedule when he can start the project until the roof is done, go check on carpeting for the living room, contact the RIT Train Club guys to see if we can visit on Tuesday, and a lot of other STUFF as well...
Galaxy, no quotes today???? Your just not doing your job out there! I happen to like all those little definitions and words of wisdom you put here..... Hope there are no bad floods down your way and your power stays on!
Catch you all later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good Morning Diners,
Flo, I'll have my usual gigante cup of coffee with boo coo cream, please.
I had a terrific weekend. Went back out to So Cal to visit family. During this visit, we had the pleasure of going through Cajon Pass (pronounced Ka hon' long o, accent second syllable for those few who might not know) several times. For rail fanning, Cajon rarely disappoints. There's usually a UP or BNSF train going up or down somewhere in the pass. There are usually something like 40 trains per day that make the trip. Many trains have helpers and sometimes the helpers are in the middle of the train. Lots of double stacks, but also tank cars and covered hoppers. It's always one of my highlights.
Didn't get to do anything else train wise. Well, got to head off to work.
i hope everyone is OK, safe, and warm.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
I ma taking a break from the word of the day, and the quotes, most probably don't read them anyway.
-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.
Happy Easter to everyone. Hope you have had a peaceful, joyous day. Taking a break from the UConn - Maryland women's semifinals game.
I served my daughter's family Easter dinner. My 12 yr old granddaughter absolutely loves pork roast wellington, a recipe I obtained from Elton Brown's old cooking show.
What if the Easter Bunny wears a hat?
You have a covered hopper.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Evening and happy Easter everyone
well after taking a few months off of working on the railroad I got the bug again last night to straighten up the workshop and layout room this morning. I also cleaned track and ran some trains before going to my parents for dinner. I am now getting ready to watch the first ballgame of the year. I plan on going to the hobby shop on Tuesday to pick up a few things. I am also thinking about getting the mr archive added to my subscription, does that allow to me view all model railroader magazine?
Happy Easter to everyone!
I have just gotten home from the first feast of the day and will be going to my son's house for the next one in a few minutes!
Catch you all later.... (maybe even tomorrow depending when I gety home tonight.)
Happy Easter to one and all---
herrinchoker
Well,
It was sn*wing earlier! Always a disappointment on/after Easter Sunday! Cold and Sn*wy! even when Easter is Early!
Easter dinner is a cookin'.
Ham {of course}{schinken for Ulrich, or hind legicus porkus maximus for us in the US}, twice baked three-cheese potatoes {Solanum tuberosum} and asparagus {Asparagus officinalis}. Dessert will be Chocolate covered Eclairs {originally "pain à la duchesse"}.
Deee-licious!
On a side note: I shed some tears this mornign. I hid the DVDs form MOH that were fro Easter adn MOH's B-day in 2 weeks, and In uncovering it I found an unopened package to me, from guess who? None other than our own Jeffrey Wimberly! I never opened it at the time as I knew what was in in, now I don't know/remember. I decided to let it be a "treat" somewhere in the future! I wonder if that was his way of saying "I'm looking down on y'all on this Holiest of days"?? If so, I am passing the message along to y'all.
We will eat dinner adn take one to FIL and if time allows to my father as well, I told my father I would bring it by tomorrow if not today. My mental Health appt is close to him {10 miles away} so I may do it tomorrow.
Good Evening Folks!
It´s been a quiet day here, nice and bright, but the daytime high did not climb much above freezing. Petra and I went for a short walk, but instead of basking in the sunshine, our noses turned red and started to run . So that´s what we also did - run home.
I spend some time leafing through old layout projects. I must have prepared more than 50 plans in the past three years! I found one which may be worth reviving. I have still some of the N scale track I bought last year, which I could use for a small narrow gauge layout. I don´t want anything big, just nice and small, which I can built step by step, without leaving an utter mess in the room. I came across the "layout in boxes" idea which I prepared 2 or three years ago and adapted it to HOn30. Did not take much time, as the track plan is rather simple and the scenic features and views were just ba cut & paste job.
Here is the plan:
The scenic part of the layout will consist of three "boxes", each with a different scene. I just calculated the cost for the lumber - ouch! I guess it´ll be a 2016 project...
Something to look forward to!
I will drop by later again - for a night cap!
Hello Railfans! Happy Easter to you. Flo, my usual in a togo cup please. Just stopping by folks....
We have a very nice day on hand here. Perfect Railfan weather thats for sure. Hope everyone is doing ok today and in good health. Nothing much going on at the temp digs today. A laxidasical day you might say.
Check in with you folks later.
Douglas
Happy Easter everyone!
When I saw the snow outside, it made me burst into song:1
I'm dreaming of a white Easter
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
And children listen
To hear rabbits in the snow
Good thing you couldnt hear me -- I can't sing!
well,
went to the grocery store EARLY{6:30 AM} and found the Easter bunny 1/2 off! didn't get a lot, but still I rang up $204!! of course Easter dinner was $35, and meat eas $40, but still I only came home with 7 bags and two 24-packs of water just in case!
The Easter bunny has dropped some DVDs for MOH and me. A few on {WHat else?} Hawaii, and a few good movies, too. DOn't knwo whcih ones really, as I got some for Easter and some for MOH's B-day in 2 weeks, so I just kinda divided them up.
Well, MOH is now home!
later
After a week's delay, I was finally able to move my layout from the garage into my home office. My desk will go right in front of the yard, with a little bit of the window to see the outside world. The loop back that sets out from the wall a little is a generic piece that will move as the layout grows. It was moved in two sections, the big, long piece that fits against the window wall, and the little loop back section. The best news is that everything still works.
Richard
Good Morning
Well, Spring (our little Spring, not the seasonal kind) is snuggled up between my arms so I get to type chicken wing stylee.
Going to be kinda rainy here for the morning and afternoon...maybe some sun later on...
Today is going to be a slow day instead, for me. I have a bit of ye olde scratchy throat so it is going to be dosing with vitamin C and all kindsa hot chili later on...got the 2 quilts laid out as well....
I'll just have an IV bag of rawcaffeine please...thank you...
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/
Easter duck and Easter chick, Easter eggs with chocolate thick.
Easter hats for one and all, Easter Bunny makes a call!
Happy Easter always brings Such a lot of pleasant things.
A bright and sunny day, but bitterly cold! Where is Spring?
There is an awfully nice smell coming from the kitchen. Petra is making Hungarian Gulyas (goulash) for us - one of my favorite dishes - yummy! I think I will go for a nap after lunch - didn´t catch much sleep last night.
Have a great day!
Well. local areas of the Susquehanna river have started flooding!
So Iff'en I "disappear" for awhile, it may be because I am out of power! {If our substation floods}
That will SUCK bigtime!
Herrinchoker: I sent you back a PM!
Today's Limerick:
She wonders how he can be jovialwhile suff’ring from illness microbial.“I surely don’t love it,but just rise above it.Perhaps the whole thing’s only phobial!”
A fellow enjoyed delights earthyIn a lavish expression of mirth, heWould say, “Drinks on me!”Oh, so generouslyBut the bars found him not creditworthy.
Evenin' folks!
Janie, a refill for my decaf would be nice....
A blessed Passover to those of the Hebrew faith and a Happy Easter to those of us who celebrate that! I shall have a very full and busy day tomorrow with family. My sister who loves customs like the Eastyer Bunny will have us all going out to eat in a most fancy (and not that great) restaurant mid afternoon tomorrow so I will have a couple hours to get some things done after church. Then I will head out to my son's house for another Easter Dinner put on by his MIL. That is the one with the great food and company! I have a couple small baskets of goodies for my granddaughters!
I had fried parsnips again for supper along with some sweet Itailian Sausage and mixed friut. Been waiting a long time to be able to dig parsnips from the garden, and it was worth the wait!
The roofer didn't show today. Possibly too windy to work up there. He said he would call me before he comes over, but I know he was hoping to get it done for me today. Need to get the old chimney removed before the contractor can remove all the ceiling. That is supposed to happen sometime next week.
I did spend some time in the train rooms today and did some work on the area of Keuka Creek. Darkened the color of the "stone" and added some pieces of real local stone to it. Also got the hillside plastered and painted earth color.
I'll pop in sometime tomorrow between activities... Have a good night and my prayers to all in need!
Happy Easter, everybody.
We are enjoying the weekend with kids and grandkids who are visiting here.
Dennis, another from me! I saw it this morning, but forgot after my normal morning greeting.
JOHNBOY: LOoks good to see you in the diner, even if you can't enjoy the taste of our food, but sounds like you are doing fine on that {getting some solid food}. I once was in the hospital on "soft diet" {i never did know why?}, which meant "puree'd everything. It was horrible, and later When my mother had her first stroke, and lost her speach, I was there and when dinner came..."salisbury steak''-puree'd- for her, I fed her the first bite and her face grimaced. I said "I know, it doesn't taste the same puree'd, does it?" she shook her head furiously. I said "well, try some some more.". The strange thing is when I had a cardio-cath done, i had to lay for 5 hours flat on my back with the weight pressing against the incision in my leg and they brought me a dinner tray. I couldn't see it, but they couldn't have brought me a burger or chicken fingers that i could eat finger style, now could they? NO, it had to be something mushy with MASHED taters N gravy on the side! HOW was I to eat that laying flat on my back with no one there at the time to "feed" it to me? So I DO KINDA FULLY under stand your trials and tribulations with food! Not fun, but sounds like you are getting 'variety' in your diet.
I haven't decided what to do about the furnace. Gotta get 2 more estimates, but since his price is only $75 above what we paid for this furnace 4-5 years ago, so I dont' think he is off the mark! We can't really do the C A/C now, so I think that is OUT. I've played the finance budget game 14 ways to sunday, and can't really work out what will be a car payment's worth of money... so i don't know.There IS room for "extra contingency" in the budget..not much, but its there...but if I add in the furnace/a/c payment it disappears totally and makes it too tight if not negative. I'll figure it out, we have until august really to do it, so MAYBE i can save more money if no more other problems come up in the 4 months in between? Have to do something, we discovered the sheet metal around the firebox is warping in the excess heat of the unit!
It is RAW outside, I'd have thought it was fall again, what with the flurries out there ,the nasty cut-through-you wind, and no sun day. This furance is still keeping us warm adnd toasty,but doesn't run every 15 minutes like it does in the bitter cold of Feb., so it has a chance to cool down in between runs.'
Dinner is nothing fancy, just 'comfort food'- Hamburger helper, cheap, easy and quick.
see ya later...
Hi Gang,
Chloe, nothing for me today unless it will go down my stomach tube. Yeah, that's it Garry. There is no swallowing happening, and although I am not supposed to be thinking about this right now, my thoughts are that I had better just get real used to the fact that this is where it is at.
I do a lot of blending / emulsifying with a new Blendtec blender I bought . It all has to be watered or mixed with milk or soup etc. But I have done Chinese food ( Todd I was thinking of you ) pulled pork, BBQd brisket, lots of soups and stews, fruits and veggies. And my stomach has sure started to feel better getting real food into it rather than just the Ensure and Two-Cal.
I am slowly gaining some stength back after my ordeal up north and I am not sleeping as much although when I feel a tired coming on I don't fight it, I go and have a snooze.
Thanks again for all the thoughts and considerations, very much appreciated.
Happy Birthday to Dennis, and hope everyone has an enjoyable Easter. Again, remember the reason for the Season.
Not much news on the LM&E front right now. Did go to Micheals and picked up a good Foamcore cutter at 40% off. Hope to start on the Hydrocal, Downtown Deco Buildings this afternoon. Looking forward to it so much that I ordered another one for that down trodden scene and that is the "Metals Bank" building.
Boy, there is some really great scratchbuilding going on, Guys, I am really impressed with your skills and abilities, and that alone spurrs me on.
Sorry, to hear of some of the Family troubles and health issues that some are having. That is always troubling and an added weight to bear.
Prayers and healing thoughts to all those in need.
ROB, Really keep a close eye on your health and any of those aches and pains. I relly worry about you and some others being alone and nobody there to watch over you except the Big Guy up above.
Johnboy out............................for a spell
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Cederstrand Italian Roast coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please. I shot a vid of a CSX train in town last week, but have been unable to upload it to photo-bucket. The file size is 557MB, which is 57MB over the maximum. I have no idea how to edit it down, because the clip starts with the locomotives and end with the end of the train passing by. Any ideas? Have a great day, all. Cheers! Rob
Italian Roast coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please.
I shot a vid of a CSX train in town last week, but have been unable to upload it to photo-bucket. The file size is 557MB, which is 57MB over the maximum. I have no idea how to edit it down, because the clip starts with the locomotives and end with the end of the train passing by. Any ideas?
Have a great day, all.
Cheers! Rob
Rob,
You might try converting the video to a lesser degree of display. For instance, say your original is recorded in 1024x768 (which is a computer display, not cv), you could convert it down to 800x600. That would make your file smaller.
OR, you can change its format. However! The new format must be one that PB accepts and uses. For instance, say they accept .avi types and .mp4 types. If you convert from avi to mp4 you definately will drop the file in size.
You can actually do both and drop your file size a pinch more than either alone. Do know though that when you make you output a smaller display, you lose detail. This isnt the case as much when just changing format.
Changing format is the preffered method.
- Dennis!
Afternoon Folks!
I spent an entertaining couple of hours at my friend´s place, where I was able to run a train over his new layout. We also discussed some scenic features he wants the layout to have. It felt nice to be asked for some ideas and advice!
He has an old HOn30 loco bought years ago which he is going to let me have. With some of the extra N scale track I bought (and have not yet sold) I may be able to build a small, micro-sized layout later this year. Nothing fancy, but enough to have a train up and running.
Nice prospect!
Out for the moment!
P.S. Any news from Johnboy?
Zoe, I'll have a large bowl of raisin Bran Cereal and a pot of Seneca Lake Blend Dark Roast Coffee this morning.
A bit cooler than yeaterday here in the Finger Lakes. Yesterday was the first day it has been at all comfrotable to be outside without a coat on this year. Currently 35°F outside with a predicted high of 42° later this afternoon. Partly Cloudy and windy today. Wonder if the roofer will show up today with the wind....? Was down cellar starting the sump siphon (lots of water down there this morning) and checked out the solar reading. It was fluctuating between a couple hundred watts and 4065 watts withing a few seconds of each other! The air is nice and clean out there in order for the system to put out that much. 100% of rated power would 4,200 watts.
The neighbors did finally find their cat last night. They took the dog for a walk and found her over at a neighbors house as they got back home. So the old girl is hanging in there for the moment. If she lasts the weekend I hope they take her to the vet on Monday and help the old girl make the transition...... She can't be feeling good... even if she is not in terrible pain.
Vincent, you seem to have a lot of problems with the ladies..... The best advise I ever got, although it was originally intended for Classroom Management but also works very well with other areas of life was, " When things go wrong, cast thine eyes unto the heavens and ask, Lord is it I? And sure enough...."! There was usually something I could change to make things better......
Ah.... Hippo Birdie V8!
I'm still trying to figure out where to store my ancient old Cathod Ray Tuibe TV set while the rebuilding takes place.... I'm out of space in the rest of the house!
Back to w*rk! Later!
Morning diners,
Happy birthday Dennis, Galaxy enjoy the furnace.
I went to Michaels last night and found that they were selling on clearance Woodland Scenics Ready grass (summer) and soil. It must be a sign to model the NYC industrial branch. So I bought a roll of grass and three bags of dirt costing under $6.
Since I bought scenery now I have to get the NYC rolling stock, but I be careful to not... I'm still trying to finish my Union Pacific/BNSF and Conrail. I got to stop talking about it, its giving me a headache.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Packer Of course the later got mad and isn't talking to me now when work forced me to stay 4 hours late because a manager didn't feel like working
Ahh....
The Joys of Celibacy!
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Morning Guys
Haven't been in in a bit due to work and deciding to give some more time to my girlfriend. Of course the later got mad and isn't talking to me now when work forced me to stay 4 hours late because a manager didn't feel like working (left 4 hours early, and was in the office watching youtube on her smartphone, but barking at everyone else to work).
Athearn announced an NP/SP&S Z-8 Challenger. I figure if I save 55 bucks a month for the next year I can afford it. Now would I want the coal or oil version?
Of course this axes my free budget, as I do need to start saving for some heads and an intake for the motor I am building (The ones I bought before the stroker kit are gonna be too small to use with it).
V8Vega, Happy birthday.
Ken, in that last picture of the Charger, what is with all the smoke?
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.