Good morning. It's been above freezing all night, with a bit of rain. As predicted, the snow is gone from the roof and more and more of the deck work is showing through as well.
I'll still be heading up north to ski later in the day. I'm not sure if this will be the end of it. The wife says she'd like to get on the mountain after she gets back from her winter in Florida, but the long-range forecast is calling for rain up there. I think we'll have to just play it by ear. She thinks she wants to ski for a week, but with spring conditions, no crowds and Florida conditioning I doubt that she'd last 3 days.
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Good morning Railfans! Flo - its a bit chilly out there this AM so how about some hot chocolate?
In general - Nothing more than a sunrise going on here. I am suprised i am up this early. Very much not the norm. Just wanted to stop by and say howdy and hope every one is doing ok.
Happy BDay to V8Vega, and get well wishes to those in need.
Cheers!
Douglas
V8Vega Fri. 87 Sat. 81 Sun.73 I’ve only got a few hours of being 71 left.
Fri. 87 Sat. 81 Sun.73
I’ve only got a few hours of being 71 left.
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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.
well, the first of the furnace estimates is in.. not bad since it is about the same cost as the furnace was 4-5 years ago. Adding A/C of course about doubles it for a Trane. And duct cleaning will add $695. They do offer 3 years 0 interest financing, so that may be option we just have to take. If I pulled every penny we had, I might could pay for the furnace alone. We can always add air. The box will be there for it.
We will see what the other two come up with, but I am running out of "reputable" dealers who do residential in the area too. There are a few others, but really the do commerical. The Yelp phone book lists 29 but 20 of them are the same dealer, different ads!
ah well, IF we do it, we should do the central A/c this time too, and the 36 month 0 interest financing is under threat as the fed is looking to raise interest rates. It could mean about a car payment for us, but we can add money down to reduce the payment.
so that about it. Have a restful night.
Hello Railfans! Flo, my usaul in a togo cup please. And whats on the dessert cart tonight?
My first post from my temporary digs. I always look forward to the next month's Diner. Nice job on the open.
Sir Madog Douglas - there is no rule on who opens the month´s Diner. Any one can (and should) do it. Galaxy and I did most of the times in recent years, as we are the ones to be up first - Galaxy being a somewhat insomniac chap and I due to the time difference.
Douglas - there is no rule on who opens the month´s Diner. Any one can (and should) do it. Galaxy and I did most of the times in recent years, as we are the ones to be up first - Galaxy being a somewhat insomniac chap and I due to the time difference.
angelob6660 The last friday for lent or Good Friday for those who believe. (Nothing personal)
The last friday for lent or Good Friday for those who believe. (Nothing personal)
Actually, Wednesday was the last day of Lent. Thursday, Friday and Saturday constitute the "Tridium".
No matter how you count Lent, you will NEVER come up with 40 days.
ROAR
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angelob6660 The last friday for lent or Good Friday for those who believe.
The last friday for lent or Good Friday for those who believe.
Thanks. I believe I'll have another beer.
Ulrich, if her eyes were smiling that's a good sign, at least for now. A few years back, I directed the ambulance to the home of a neighbor. I saw him as they wheeled himout, and there was fear in his eyes. He knew his cancer had gotten the better of him. He died the next day, I think. May she pass with a smile in her eyes.
Afternoon folks!
Chloe, I'll have a tall glass of lemonade please. Yep, almost that warm here in the Finger lakes Region.... Currently 64°F outside. Sun is peeking out from behind some clouds as well.
I have been busy catching up on many things I needed to get done. Did my grocery shopping, picked up a couple Rxs at the Pharmacy, stopped at the Value Center for some ant bait and wasp spray. Gassed up the PiP so it can make it to Canandaigua and back without getting an electric charge while I'm there on Easter. Got home and my next door neighbor was wandering around our properties trying to find their cat again.... Yep, she made it through the night and since it is a nice day, they let her back outside figuring she would stay right by the house. The old girl always loved being outside. She wandered off again..... Several of us in the neighborhood have been keeping an eye out for her but we think she has wandered off to find a place to die...... She got held and cuddled for several hours last night and appeared not to be in pain, just very weak, but... Cats can cover up their not feeling good.
Ulrich, I will keep you and yours in my prayers!
Actually was able to dig some parsnips today! Will get a pailfull later this evening as well. Guess what I will be having for dinner!?!
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!
I'll join Richard and have a bowl of cream of wheat.
Has been about 24 hours now since the two wisdom teeth were extracted. Healing well I think. Still have to do farm chores, so will just need to be extra careful and take my time.
Healing thoughts for those in need. Take care all.
Cheers! Rob
I haven´t sunk my teeth into a juicy burger for along time. I will have to ask Petra to put that on the menue again!
Slowly getting ready for bed. It was a sad day today - Petra´s aunt is really in a bad shape. We stayed with her not more than 30 minutes. When we arrived, she was in bed, half asleep. She hardly could say hello, but her eyes smiled again. Both Petra and I had tears in our eyes when we left.
Well, I´d better go now - CU tomorrow and have a good night!
RideOnRoad Just another bowl of Cream of Wheat for me. Lousy soft food diet. First meal when it is over--Smashburger. The stitches come out today. Counting the minutes.
Just another bowl of Cream of Wheat for me. Lousy soft food diet. First meal when it is over--Smashburger.
The stitches come out today. Counting the minutes.
Hope you get better soonest!!!
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Good Afternoon.
Post Good Friday feasting here. We do this more for our convenience sake...Sunday will be very busy here...
Chloe...I'll just have a coffee black ....ummm...who put the pepper in my coffee?
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I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
Richard
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Happy Friday. I scarcely notice the day of the week anymore, and I have to glance at my ancient Casio to remind myself.
I'll be busy for a few days. My daughter is going to Florida just to say hi to her grandparents, so I'll be taking her to the airport on Saturday. She and my wife will be returning on Wednesday. So, I've got 10 weeks of my own mess all over the house to clean up before they get back. Mostly, it's just all the mail, so no big deal. I'm going north for a couple more days of skiing. It's Parrot Head Weekend, the traditional end-of-season party before they start shutting down the lifts. This year, with abundant snow they've promised to stay open until May 1st, but there's less terrain every day, fewer lifts and the mushy snow is tough to ski in. Maybe, maybe not.
I picked up some Tichy Bettendorf trucks and some detail parts at my LHS yesterday, so I've got projects when I come back. After all these years, I'm still occasionally converting old cars from my teenage years to Kadees and metal wheels.
Alas, the last of the snow will probably depart and the frost will come out of the ground, so I'll also be assigned to field work by the returning boss. At the same time, though, I should be able to get out on my bicycle and get back to the part of losing weight that involves more than just deprivation.
Galaxy, offer them 14K for the lot. You've got nothing to lose, and you'll at least find out where their real price point is.
Good Afternoon!
Just a short visit, as we will be heading for Petra´s aunt in a few moments.
Right now, the weather seems to be fair - it´s sunny, but cold. I hope it´ll stay that way until we return.
Galaxy - "Quod licet Jovis, non licet bovis", meaning "What Jupiter is allowed to do, is not permiited to oxen". That´s why the likes of you and I have no importance in the game of world politics
I´ll be back later!
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Hey diners,
I was researching the orange M&M trailers used by the New Haven. They were mostly around late 1940s to early 1951 or 1952. I also looked up the yellow NYC logo with silver trailer and only found in late 1950s early 1960s but would it be around in 1957? Before I get them.
The pressure of making this layout is taking it's toll. I'm starting to lose it. I been trying to model the New York Central for 15 years. This was before BNSF, Union Pacific and Conrail. I just can't believe I just can't start it without being disappointed.
Will catch up on posts soon. Had two wisdom teeth pulled today. Made the Dentist sweat with the lower one. It didn't want to leave me. Well, back to bed and an ice pack. Good Night! Rob
Evening Dinners
Flo, when you have time, I will have a If the Buick Guy shows up, give him a as well.
howmusKen, we always knew you were full of it.... Whistling Soap and hot water is good at geeting rid of STUFF you know.
Ray Never said I was not! My normal down load is a about 1 to 3 gigs. That one was 1 Terabite, sure cleaned out my pipes.
Gary Good luck with the snakes. Sparkie and my wife found a Garder Snake in the front yard last week. Sue just went nuts, I felt a bad about killing it, I know they do good. It was the only way to shut up the wife.
Ulrich Good to see you on the site again, but I bet you are happier being able to see the sight!
Work Front Fire Marshell came by today to inspect the store. Told me "I have never seen the store look this good"! Not a single violation, when Dave was in charge there where normally 1 to 3.
Our Wearhouse Manager stop by today as well. Rob also said he never seen the store look better. Not that it counts, he is at the same leve as me, but it makes a person feel better when something nice is said.
Store was slow but I was still busy all day. Big stuff is done till I rearange the floor layout. But there are so many small things that needs to be done. I am stiff finding stupid stuff, suffed under beds that are set up?
Listening to Acoustic Alchemy, it is Postive Thinking. Will be asking Ray (I think it is Ray) or others in the next few days on the best way to clean Audiophile gear. I lost the left channel last year and have just to plain felt like messing with it. Speaker still works when hooked to the Right channel. So it is either the Carver Pre Amp, Adcom GFS-6 or the Adcom 555 Amp. Pretty sure it a drity RCA plug.
Later, Ken
Before the Supercharger, just a little old 426.
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Galaxy ... I agree it is good to see so many people posting in the Diner !
As I have been saying we are getting ready for visitors for Easter weekend. Some of them are on the highway as I am typing now.
Today, we quickly got some Snake-Away and put it down next to the house. Evidently, there is a Copperhead nest nearby based on seeing baby snakes. The little snakes already have venom, and can poison if they bite. One was trying to strike, and we had nothing with us to try to kill it. It got away. ... Now we worry about visiting grandkids and their pets.
Not much model railroading planned for the next few days. I will run trains for guests, and hopefully Murphy's Law is not applicable this time.
I have Grandpa's Bunny Rabbit game for the little kids.
Happy Model Railroading
Evenin' folks!
Janie, a cup of hot decaf would really be nice right now.
My son came over late morning to give me a hand moving the aquarium. That went according to plan and I am now filling the tank with fresh treated and room temperature water. The two old fish I still have handled the disruption well. We then loaded the rest of the firewood from the driveway in the PiP and we headed to his house. Ended up staying the rest of gthe afternoon and had dinner there. The granddaughters were making paper maché Easter Eggs (And a big mess). It was good just to sit around and relax for the afternoon.
Lte this evening about at sunset I look out my kitchen window and see the old (23 year old) neighbors cat trying to walk by my house. She was obviously struggling. I thought at first maybe she had been hit by a car. But she was able to get up and walk a few feet then collapsed. I put on my coat and went out and knocked on the door over there. Nobody home, so I came back and picked up the poor old girl and cuddled her in my arms. She was wet (it has been lightly raining outside) and just about gone. I took her over to their house and found the back door into their kitchen was open. I carefully laid her down on the carpet and petted her for a couple minutes. By the time I got home I was asking myself what if the neighbors are gone for the weekend.... Their dog wasn't home. So I started looking for ways to get in contact. After several dead end calls to people who might be related, I finally called a teacher hoping she would have a listing of other teachers cell phone numbers. This teacher was a Scoutmaster of one of my Troops for many years and her husband is our County Treasurer. Bingo! He got her cell phone number and called her. Left a message for her to call me, then called me back to let me know. The neighbor called a minute later and said, "Did you put our cat inside the door?" She thanked me up and down. The old cat went outside yesterday and dissappeared. I guess she hasn't eaten anything in a week and is dying. They have been debating the call to the vet for her, but she doesn't appear to be in pain. Poor old girl. She was sitting on the husbands lap just snuggling in with him.... Hope she goes peacefully and soon.
OK, back to w*rk!
Nice to see some new, returning, rarely visiting or different faces in here!
Well dinner was excellent. dead pig, rotten potatoes, de-cobbed corn. A little salt {for MOH, i rarely use it}, lots or pepper {We both like it} and a meal was had. I have walnutted, choco fudge frosted browines for dessert.
I have been looking at a piece of property in the area that is vacant except for a brick single stall garage on it. It MIght be in the realm of affordability for us, though they are asking way to much, as borne out by the fact that it hasn't sold in a year and they have dropped it just $2k, They want $23k now for it, may seem like a deal where you are for a lot, but not here. The same price can get you a small lot in a toney deed-restricted underground utilities neighborhood on sale! It was $25k. but they did drop it to $23k, and we could probably get it for $20k, but I'd like it more at about $15-16K.
Here's the thing about that lot, It CAN have a double wide on it, I will have to find out if they allow single wides, even temporarily. WE COULD move this one if they will.
That garage would make A NICE train room if finished and with a proper sized small heat/ac unit!!
I have also been looking at "park model" smaller models... like this one:
https://www.parkmodelsdirect.com/rm/grayson.asp
it IS smaller, and MOH MIGHT have a hard time getting used to it, but I think we could Downsize, IF we had a basement or storage place {the garage!}
They might not allow something so small, and I would order the plan about 2 feet longer in the LR and kit area as they DO have longer ones.
OR we could finish off the inside of the 14x38 board and batten cabin shell one I want to get, but MOH "doesn't like the looks of"..oh we can finish it off to look "English tudor" {like MOH wants} with fake stones on the bottom stucco/w/ boards on top! I am more basic and practical, MOH is the expensive taste one.
The 14x38 CAN be put on a foundation, giving it a basement for storage and the *train room*! The shell is only $12k.
TO finish it off another $12k at least, doesn't have to be fancy, just basic....
I wonder if the town would approve the 14x38 with the "grayson" floor plan {stretched obviously} on a foundation on that lot?
Dunno, will have to look into it.
The First furnace/ac man will come tomorrow at about 2-3pm.
I have to fight with the CU tomorrow IF they are open,as I found a POTENTIAL ACCOUNT COMPROMISE in a $14.14 "electronic transfer" {to nowhere} that I have to find out WHERE And to WHOM it went,as I DIDN"T do a $14.14 odd amount transfer and it isn't showing up in our other accounts! JUSt what we need, another COMPROMISED ACCOUNT! I have one other check in there to clear, but I think i will close the account and open a new one to be safe. I check the phone teller at least once a week, and that is how I found out the account is off, then I asked for all transactions to be dictated, and BINGO there it was! $14.14! I would remember an amount like that! Being so "even" and all.and I don't bank online as our accounts online have also been compromised, Until I am forced to do everything online, I WON'T DO IT anymore. THIS HAS To be a compromised charge!
GRRRR.
Sir Madog Jecorbett - that´s called Murphy´s Law
Jecorbett - that´s called Murphy´s Law
What people forget is that Murphy was an optimist.
Well, Ulrich: Time flies! It seems liek your father just passed, but my MIL has been gone a few years now too. My mother over a decade, adn while it does seem farther away, it seems as if only aobut 5 years ago.
Thanks for all the responses, and concern over the furnace. cAn't live in NY without one!
The furnace DOES run a lot come the bitter cold temps {like below 20F which around here now seems to mean jan5th through march 15th!!!!}its a trailer, and though we put plastic in the windows, it still leaks. So normal cycling can be a thing for it too. I know for about at least 15 minutes after it stops running if you walk by it you can feel the heat coming off it.
If it IS oversized, a more fitting one would make sense. the thing is, can I squeeze a new car payment into the budget now with everything else, or do we try to wing it for another year or two?
Well, dinner will be pork roast tonight, so best to get it started in the oven! don't know yet what sides will be.
later!
On the furnace thing.... I used to be in the greenhouse business and we used a lot of furnace. If a furnace is too large for the job,it heats the area too quickly and shuts off quickly, The area then cools and the furnace turns on. This increases the number cyles of heat and cool and the furnace wears out from repeated off and ons. If the furnace is smaller and takes longer to heat the space the furnace cycles less.
cambus267 . . .In British hospitals you are not permit any sort of mobile device so I was unable to communicate with the outside world. . .
. . .In British hospitals you are not permit any sort of mobile device so I was unable to communicate with the outside world. . .
Things are a little different here, at least based on my recent stay. Not only did the hospital have free WiFi in the rooms, but I was even able to use my mobile device in the ICU.
Cambus - good to have you back! Take good care!
I´ll be slowly calling it a day now. I hope I can get a better rest this night than last night. We will be off tomorrow tp see Petra´s aunt in the nursing home. I am afraid this will be one of the last visits we will be able to do. She can hardly move at all, cannot eat alone and her speech is also impaired. But her eyes tell us how glad she is when we are with her! Each time we go there I feel sad. It was the place my Dad died just about two years ago.
Well, I am off - CU tomorrow!
Hi guys just a quick few words from "Bonnie Scotland". I apologise for being absent for some time but as some of you my know I had a majorish medical problem I thought everything was cleared up but unfortunately a secondary infection took hold I finished up back in hospital and only got out a few days a go. Hopefully fully recovered! In British hospitals you are not permit any sort of mobile device so I was unable to communicate with the outside world. I hope to be dropping into the diner on a regular basis. Well done Galaxy on raising the monies for Ulrich's glasses it was a truly great thing you achieved. Well I going to lie down(it's 9.00 pm here in UK). My wife says I still have to take it easy.
cudaken Evening Dinners Flo, a please. It has seemed more like Friday The 13th to me than April fools day. All most the first thing today it seems I clogged up the toilet. It took me a good 2 hours to get it to flush right. Went to U Tube and saw a few tricks to try and one did work. Dish Soap and hot water finally cleared the pipes after I had cleared mine. Sues Car Front. Her car needed front and rear pads and should have had rotors. Sue never drives over 50 mph and there just where no funds so I had to reuse the old rotors. Her car will all so need outer tie rod ends in the next month or so. Pads front and rear (I did use cermic pads) and was $187.26. Later, Ken
Flo, a please.
It has seemed more like Friday The 13th to me than April fools day. All most the first thing today it seems I clogged up the toilet. It took me a good 2 hours to get it to flush right. Went to U Tube and saw a few tricks to try and one did work. Dish Soap and hot water finally cleared the pipes after I had cleared mine.
Sues Car Front. Her car needed front and rear pads and should have had rotors. Sue never drives over 50 mph and there just where no funds so I had to reuse the old rotors. Her car will all so need outer tie rod ends in the next month or so. Pads front and rear (I did use cermic pads) and was $187.26.
Why does it seem things always breakdown in bunches. Just last month I had to replace my water heater. I went with a tankless so I think at least I'll save some in the long run. This week, I had to replace my well pressure tank because the bladder was leaking. It was short cycling because it couldn't hold pressure which was causing the well to switch off and on rapidly. The switch burned out while I had the dishwasher running so it wasn't able to draw water. This cause the intake valve switch to fail. This turned out to be good news because at first I thought I had burned out the pump which probably would have required a new dishwasher. Between the new pressure tank and the labor to install it, I took a hit just under five hundo.