Howdy, Folks!
Just dropping by to say hello and enjoy a good cup o´ coffee in here. Nothing to report from my side - life is rather dull and boring these days. I have not yet touched the kit my son gave me for my birthday - I still don´t dare to take up the challenge.
Today´s mail also has a surprise gift for me from my Swiss friend:
... and this one:
The loco and the railcar make up a considerable value, but in the accompanying card he wrote it´s a thank you for the many times I helped him with his layout. I feel ashamed
I will have to get some 12 mm gauge track to get them running!
Galaxy - when you are about to buy a house, patience is a virtue that literally pays off. Remember, it´s still a buyer´s market! Be prepared to walk off if the seller does not accept your bid - he´ll be coming back soon. If not - there are plenty of opportunities in the Binghamton area!
Just take your time!
CUL, Folks!
Morning everyone,
I did yardwork this morning in the cloud with no sun but that didn't stop the sweat flowing down my face.
I did some research on my NYC boxcars for my layout. One was converted into a feed car in 1961. The other one surprised me, I have a early bird xm that was made in 1957 and the website that mostly all of them were converted in 1957 to carry auto parts. (doors, engines, etc).
Am I digging to deep for information that suppose to be a small switching layout?
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have the #2 special, over easy on the eggs, bacon, homefries, and a double order of sour dough toast to go along with a large pot of Seneca Lake Blend Dark Raost Coffee this morning.
Had a busy day yesterday.... I know, so what else is new! Seems like every time I finish up one job needing to get done around here it leads to 3 more that need to get done. Finished the lawn mowing, set up my step ladder where I could remove the small air vent that goes to the "attic" in the shed. Had a long question and answer meeting about the Health Insurance goings on for us retired teachers from the local district in the evening. Got home, waited untill after dark and emptied a large can of wasp spray into the attic, then waited outside and finished off a few as they tried to escape out the openings they had been using. Haven't been out to check yet, but hoping I finally have gotten rid of the nest.
I got a call back last night from the painter. Says he will stop over and give a look see on the painting I want done. Also told me not to expect it to get done right away as he is (as always) over booked for jobs to get done. Now I just need to hear from the plumber....
So Galaxy, just keep playing the waiting game.... Hope it turns out good for you folks. You are absolutely right about not moving in with FIL! That would not be good at all...
Hope you all have a great day! I need to get out and use the string trimmer around the property. 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!
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
YGW: I sent you a PM!
Hmm.no in this morning besides me...interesting.
How Ulrich is these days?
Wonder how many are
later
-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.
Today's word:
Good Mornin', Feller's,
Well, the seller came down a bit more, so we are now just $3500 apart, we really cannot go much more than our offer without seller concessions, and they don't want to pay sellers concessions, so if that is the case, we cannot go higher as we pay all $6500 cosing costs. Plus we have 10% down and then have to retire a Credit Union loan of $5k at closing.
FIL WAS going to help with it, then turncoated on us and really has been trying to get us to move in with him since before MIL died. WE DON'T Want his hous {multi level-5 levels}, and MOH will sell it when FIL is gone. So why would we move in when 1} MOH and FIL do NOT get along, 2} we DON'T want the house why move in, and 3}we'd be at FIL's beck and call! I would be the "house slave' and he'd expect gormet dinners all day long,and me to wait on him hand and foot, and We'd have NO privacy if you know what i mean. {not quite that, but ,...}, he is always {when he can},IN OUR business, and would be every day if we lived with him!! He has no life of his own, and we'd be his direct target....then.
So that is wherethe house hunt goes. We DID look at a house priced hte same, with an extra half bath, and 500 more sf, but the finished basement had had animals urine and *** in the rug and the walls were damaged. walk out finished basement woud have to be totally gutted, redesinged and treated for the animal gunk. Not our idea of fun. Th colors of the house were garish and needing a total paint job as well as new windows too, and updated electric.We aslo looked ONLY at a house in the 100 and 500 flood zones, so we only LOOKED for comparison.New carpet, new wood vinyl in kit, COMPLETE NEW KIT. Liked the kitchen nice job on it. but not in a flood zone, We will look at another house above the flood zone alter on this week. But it also had cheap windows, all seals cracked.
Ah well, we will see whats what.
have a great day.
Evening Dinners
Flo, Beer please.
Boy I will be glad when I am done with this fence project! As soon as I think I have a plan I find something on the internet that says it a bad idea! Guess that is no surprise. In the body shop business there is a old saying. Ask 10 driffrent body repair people how to fix a dent, you will get 10 driffrent answers.
YGW Glad to see you here in the dinner.
It is late, so latter.
Ken
I hate Rust
yougottawanta Ken wrote "YGW Miss seeing you here at the site! Spoke with your wife (is she really from Cuba) and said she would have you call me" Yes Ken she really is Cuban. Born in Cuba on her families plantation which Castro stole when the commies took over ( that jerk has the audacity to say America owes him money ! Grrrrrr! What about every thing the commies stole from its citzens and Americans ) She was very little when they came here with just the shirts on their backs and lucky to have that. They worked in garment sweat shops in NY and eventually she grew up and put herself through school and has done well for herself and family - very proud of her - Ken I will shoot you an email later. Uncle Bob - what year was Agnes ? Dont remember. Was it mid 60s ? Garry - The test are all done. Tomorrow I go in for the results. I assume it is not to severe or they would have called me in right away. I do know they found some "issues" just not sure of teh results. Lion - glad you made it back Galaxy - be very careful about choices of house. If you have any questions send me an email and I will help you out. All the rest Hello !!!!!!!!!! Been laid up since last Thursday. had a fight with the tractor - it won - beat me up pretty badly fortunatly the doctors said no broken bones...just severe brucing and strains. Eating a lot of IBP daily so I can still move. Jeez like someone said growing old isnt for the faint of heart. My daughters dislocated arm is healing well. Positive report from the doctors on Friday for her. Other than that life is GREAT. TTYL YGW
Ken wrote "YGW Miss seeing you here at the site! Spoke with your wife (is she really from Cuba) and said she would have you call me"
Yes Ken she really is Cuban. Born in Cuba on her families plantation which Castro stole when the commies took over ( that jerk has the audacity to say America owes him money ! Grrrrrr! What about every thing the commies stole from its citzens and Americans ) She was very little when they came here with just the shirts on their backs and lucky to have that. They worked in garment sweat shops in NY and eventually she grew up and put herself through school and has done well for herself and family - very proud of her - Ken I will shoot you an email later.
Uncle Bob - what year was Agnes ? Dont remember. Was it mid 60s ?
Garry - The test are all done. Tomorrow I go in for the results. I assume it is not to severe or they would have called me in right away. I do know they found some "issues" just not sure of teh results.
Lion - glad you made it back
Galaxy - be very careful about choices of house. If you have any questions send me an email and I will help you out.
All the rest Hello !!!!!!!!!!
Been laid up since last Thursday. had a fight with the tractor - it won - beat me up pretty badly fortunatly the doctors said no broken bones...just severe brucing and strains. Eating a lot of IBP daily so I can still move. Jeez like someone said growing old isnt for the faint of heart. My daughters dislocated arm is healing well. Positive report from the doctors on Friday for her. Other than that life is GREAT.
TTYL
YGW
Edit: I found a poo ink to a video on WENY-TV (note the railroad viaduct):
http://www.weny.com/local-news/local-news/floodof1972part1-06-21-2012
well, we went up $500, the seller went down $500 is all the movement today, and seller wants US to install the radon mitigation system. EPA says it must be installed. We won't do it, it was on the sellers inspection they tried to hide {actually HAVE hidden from us} We WILL do our own, but they insisted.
MAY not happen as if it gets too late in the year we won't buy and wait till springt o look again.
We did look at another house down the road, paint would help, but: the basement is sturated with animal urine! [and probably fecal too} They had a whirlpool tub inthe walkout basement, and plugged it into a 110 out let, it fried the outlet too! no wonder it was empty...It was listed at $2k above our current listing...but worth only half ourr lsiting...
I had to fix my glasses yesterday for almost a full day but I couldn't fix them. Somehow the screw was loose and tried screwing back in. That didn't work so I took it apart and found that it was placed in diagonally sideways and forced to fit. So I went to the frame fixer to fix them and he managed to fix it.
G"d Morning Gang,
Chloe, when you get a moment, could I please have a Double Denver with Home Fries and a large chocolate milk. Thanks...
Our Buddy Flip was asking a little about the LM&E and I tried to send him a picture by e-mail, but I couldn't get it to go through. So I though I would put it here and let you all have a look see.
I can't seem to get to the point where I can drag and drop into Photobucket. It's really starting to annoy me.
Ya all have a better day.
Johnboy out...........................Whew..
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Hay guys! I just got back from a trip to maumee, OH to pick up my new go kart.
We also caught a single NS unit that backed up to somewhere. But other than that not much going going on right now. I havent hade time to work on my model railroad other than takeing this picture
We also caught a single NS unit that backed up to somewhere.
But other than that not much going going on right now. I havent hade time to work on my model railroad other than takeing this picture
GM, MEN!
Off early to the therapists... then off to see the FIL and the house again, he wanted to see it. He may help us to get to a higher offer IF NEED BE or help with expenses.
So we will see,
later men!
Chamomile tea, please.
Hope everyone is doing well. Finally have a couple progress pics on the future layout additions. Have two tables and 8 legs made so far. It's a start.
Cheers! Rob
I was a little kid at the time of Agnes. I just remember it raining an raining for days on end, and evacuating our house (which had barely gotten any water in the 1946 floKipod), going to my grandmother's house, getting evacuated again, going to Southside HS (the building where Chemung County DSS currently is located), and watching the Chemung's flood waters pour down Penn Ave and South Main, forming a brown whirlpool in front of SHS -- and being told we'd have to evacuate to Pine City by walking through the flood waters and boarding buses that stood in the torrent. Memory tells me the flood waters were far deeper than they must have been in reality -- I was only 5 -- but after we evaced, the waters deepened and gutted Elmira, just as they trashed Corning, Athens, Wilkes-Barre, etc. After the flood, I was packed off to stay with family in Athens, where one of my cousins took me to see the LV's bridge over the Chemung, which had been undermined and was in danger of collapse. I don't remember seeing any damage to the, EL's bridges and viaducts in and around Elmira, and I've never seen any pictures of the damage, but I've heard one fell in just outside town. Again, something nobody sane would ever want to go through again.
Good luck with that house, Galaxy.
(Edited to remove something that made no sense, even to me!)
Uncle_Bob Johnboy, believe me when I say, I don't want more floods, either! We live on a hill, but we still got enough water in our cellar from the 2011 flood to get a few things wet, including all of the lumber I'd stored down there. (I didn't live here in '06, so I missed that flood.) The '11 flood was a pain for us, but compared with what happened in the valley proper, it was nothing (entire neighborhoods were condemned because they were inundated with flood water mixed with raw sewage after a flood wall failed, for example). My MIL lives across the river from us, and like Galaxy said, they had no gas or electric for about a week over there. Two so-called 500-year old floods are enough for one 10-year period!! So, how did the open house go, Galaxy?
Johnboy, believe me when I say, I don't want more floods, either! We live on a hill, but we still got enough water in our cellar from the 2011 flood to get a few things wet, including all of the lumber I'd stored down there. (I didn't live here in '06, so I missed that flood.) The '11 flood was a pain for us, but compared with what happened in the valley proper, it was nothing (entire neighborhoods were condemned because they were inundated with flood water mixed with raw sewage after a flood wall failed, for example). My MIL lives across the river from us, and like Galaxy said, they had no gas or electric for about a week over there. Two so-called 500-year old floods are enough for one 10-year period!!
So, how did the open house go, Galaxy?
We were lucky in all floods of 05,06,11. BUT we lose power for at least 5 days due to the fact that th sub station is in Castle Gardens, anf that neighborhood takes on water at first floor levels, just like twin orchards of vestal.
We are high and dry in this trailer park, but no power gets stale after about 2 days. Especially since in '11 I had FILLED the fridge freezer and the little stand alone freezer FULL of BEEF that Price Chopper had on sale as at that time there was a surplus of beef on the market. threw waay about $500 of beef and food alone. {The dry ice wouldn't hold the food cold in the freezer, nor fridge, and the Girl Scouts came around With more than I could get at the fire station. Fortuantely with city water/swer, and a gas water heater, we had hot water for showers! and COuld flush the toilet!
We can get to town up over the hills on this side of the susquie, fortnately. At least to Vestal Pkwy, when we went to eat out the restaurants at Town Square Mall were all packed! many people out of home or power.
We had a friend loan us the $$to buy a generator {gas} so that we would havee power, but as we were setting it up and sitting taking a break in the HOT LR, i suddenly said" no need for the generator now, the power is on!". MOH and fried said "how can you tell?" I said "Lok at the fan, its running!!!!" it was the only way to know the power was back on, what a relief!!!
Now: the open house: we got there earlier, and there was a family with small childeren who barely stayed, must have been too small for them. Then a young man with mommyand daddy in tow came in and did spend a time ther, we were there an hour, until my back hurt, and I was sweaty as the house waswarm. will definitely NEED to replace at least 3 windows with double hungs {it has awning windws} to accomodate the window a/cs!!!!
New carpet onthe floor in hte hall/LR was covered with more paper and such...t o prtect it.
The comps, some as far as I am concerned are not really comps, seem to show that all the houses of the 12 listed onthe report all sold in the same $10's of thousands it was listed in, so in other words if it was listed @$29,900, it sold about $22k. So we'd better ome up over our offer, and see if the FIL helps. I asked the FIL and he siad he did't know, he'd have to see what he'd be contributing to. He wants to see it tomorrow. We will see what he says, but I don't see how he couldn't like it! We may need a few grands from him too... to help seal the deal.
We stayed at the open house monopolizing it for about an hour, and bugged the h-*-*-* out of the listing agent! She didn't know us as the people as we used our middle names.
There was at one time a leak in the one room, and the ceiling had been patched with "goop". Only a FEW grounded outlets, and I wonder if they really were grounded or just a 3 pronger plugged into a wall box!!! they sometimes do that you know, maybe even you have done that. Inspector will let us know.
We shall see what we shall see.
our counter to them is not in yet, pending FIL seeing it.
Work Front John Boy, I cannot say he is drinking just because he is going out to his Van all the time, but you have to wonder? Maybe it is just a habit, maybe not but who knows?
We where busy for a Sunday, 10 customers in 5 hours. That is more people today than the last 3 Sundays total. Like it did me any good, I caught all the junk customers and Dave had a fair day.
Fence Front Retaing Wall Plan. I had hope to install a cement block retaing wall, but don't have the room. So here is my plan.
1 Lowes has order me 2" X 10" X 8' foot ground contact lumber. These will be the faces of the wall. I will brace with pressure treated 2"X 4" lumber.
2 I will use 2 and 5/8 corner post for a chain link fence has braces. 3 of them every 8 feet.
3 Rent post auger with 6" and 8" bit.
4 Retaining wall post holes will be between 3 foot and 4 foot deep depending on how well the auger diging goes.
Well, what do you folks think?
Latter, Ken
Evenin' folks,
Janie, a tall glass of lemonade would be great tonight. I go sit over at the Rivet Counter and chat with the guys for a bit....
Weeelllll.... I was about ready to go out and mow lawn later this afternoon when the phone rang. It was my son telling me the family was going to a chinese food place near my house and would I like to join them? I bet you all know what the answer to that was. After stuffing myself with all the stuff I shouldn't be eating, I waited about an hour after I got home to start the lawn again. Made about three passes when the neighbor across the street (guy I have worked with in local theater) came over to let me know he had to have one of his 4 kitties put to sleep. By the time I got back to work the sun was setting. I ran out of battery while I could see (lawn is very overgrown right now) so I put it back in the shed and hooked the cord from the charger to it. Will finish tomorrow.
I have been in the middle (luckily on high ground) of a major flood during the Agnes Flood of '72. I was teaching in Waverly at the time. School was cancelled for the whole last week when the flood hit. Athens, PA just a couple miles South of Wavery was devistated. The week before it hit I sang a solo in the Presbyterian Church in Athens. The church is at the Southern end of the community right where the Chemung and Susquahanna Rivers come together. The following weekend there was 28' of water right where I was standing. Most of Athens was under water. Corning, about 30 miles to the West was devestated. They got 22 inches of rain in a couple days I think. There is a line on the second floor of the Corning Glass Museum about a foot from the ceiling. That is the waterlevel at the worst of the flood!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6TPTl4yBs
The trailer park where we lived was an island of sorts. In fact our trailer was one of the few that actually was above the water level of most of the park. The deepest in the park was about 2 foot of water. The trailers were all above the water but you had to wade to get anywhere else. Electric was only out for a couple of days for us, but Athens was out for weeks. They said that was only a 100 year flood so evidentally the place to the East of there must be a lot worse....
There is a lot to be said for avoiding building or buying on a flood plain!
Have a good one!
BroadwayLion ROAR
Br. Elias, Where are we ???? Is Spock still with you ??? I think we have overshot the Diner !!!
I think you will have fun when the build starts on the Gowanus Canal.
Mr.B.Sure glad you got that puter problem solved. I really hate it when those things happen.
Ray, You did a fine job on that Living room, now if you can only keep the wasps out of your shorts. Glad you get to have good times with your Grand Daughters and get invited out for so many great meals and goodies. Tough to keep the weight down though >>>??
JeremyB. So what is the scoop on that new job you mentioned ? Your Jays although doing well, have lost a couple I see.
Ulrich, Glad Christian got down for a visit. Too bad it was so short. Looking forward to see how that new Kit build goes.
Garry, Great looking build on the Plbg. Supply. I like it a lot.
Uncle Bob. Say it isn't so........ 500 year flood... Nobody, no matter where you are want to deal with that.
Ken, From what you say he (Dave) is doing, I suspect he is still drinking in his car, if he is making that many trips out to it. If you can tell for sure, I definatley would let his Wife know.
Galaxy, Good luck to you and YBH, on the house offer. I, as well, have my fingers crossed for you.
I've had a busy week. I had to get re-certified for First Aid as I had accidently let mine expire. So that was all day sessions on Thursday and Friday. It rained all day yesterday and very cool overnight. Got down to 5 degrees Celcius, but the forecast for the rest of the week is for back up into the mid-twenties.
I got started on an Athearn, (Bev Bel), Western Pacific caboose last evening, so I guess I'll put in a little time on it again now. No, I'm not putting an interior in it, at least not right now. But I did get the windows glazed last evening. Also must get back to the Elevated Station project soon.
Where is CRHostler and YGW and the chap from Findley, Nevada that worked at Scheels Outfitting in Reno? For the life of me I can't remember his name. By chance was it Paul ? I think he was starting to have a health issue.
A Big Howdy to Flip, Terry, Jerry, Fergie, Cajun Ryan, Chuck,and all others who I believe still do a little peeking through the windows here. Guys, we would sure like to hear from you.
Hope you all have a great week.
Johnboy out.......................... for a bit.
Good Evening!
It was a nice day today - having the little one with us. When we met him at the train station I had to look twice before recognizing him - he has grown a beard, which makes him look even more like me in my younger days. I bet he does not like that
He gave me a craftsman kit for a nice building - Swiss style - knowing that I like that type of architecture. He also knows I can´t assemble it, but he wants me to take up the challenge and try. Well, let´s see ...
Lunch was great and I ate way too much, so the next days will mean tightening the belt again.
I used the time since Christian left to fiddle around with that track plan once more, tweaking it to get the max out of those roughly 4 by 3 1/2 ft. of real estate.
galaxyHow did you enjoy Northern territory Upstate NY? Which routes did you take?
We took I-81 north to the Canadian border, then turned right onto 12 then 37 until Malone, which is where we were staying.
Then we took I-87 south to 287, and then 80 to bring us back to Stroudsburg. My brother, Chuck, convinced us that 87/281 was fastet, but it has hills, tolls and traffic that the other route did not have, so I suggest it is a push.
Zoe, I'll have a pot of Seneca Lake Organic Fair Traded Dark Roast Coffee to keep my R&GV RR Mug filled for a while. Ah... How about a couple thick slices of the brown zucchini bread my DIL baked for me with a lot of butter on it.... Yum!
Heartland Division CB&QGalaxy ... You asked if people were busy.... Yes ! ... Also, we have a lot of stuff lined up for when summer starts....... What ? ... Is it already August ? .... Holy cow !... Where did the time go ?
Yep, Garry you are right on the money. I am hoping to get done this week some garden stuff I was going to do last April. At least it will be ready for next year. Today I need to finish mowing the lawn, if I can get the mower out of the shed without getting a bunch of yellowjackets mad at me....
Last night while doing some laundry I actually did a little work on the girder bridge I started last January. Spent most of the time refreshing my memory on the specs needed for it.
Galaxy, hope all goes well for you folks today. Be careful what you say at the openhouse......
Catch everyone later!
Good morning........ What's on today's menu ? ... Waffles. perhaps ?
Galaxy ... You asked if people were busy.... Yes ! ... Also, we have a lot of stuff lined up for when summer starts....... What ? ... Is it already August ? .... Holy cow !... Where did the time go ?
Ulrich ... In your case, good afternoon.
Mr B. .... I was beginning to wonder where you were. Glad you are back.
YGW ... Hope the appointments are going well.
Happy Model Railroading !
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Lion:
How did you enjoy Northern territory Upstate NY?
Which routes did you take?
obvioulsy it was a safe trip,or you wouldn't be back on here.
Later
GM, MEn!
Well, we have prepared our counter offer,
It also seems the seller had an inspecition done, and has hid certain results, liek required radon mitigation system REQUIRED, as it is over the EPA allowable limit.
We also CANNOT get a copy of it in any form or write it down, but ONLY to read it with the seller's agent present at our buyers agent's office BEFORE THE openhouse.
Part of our counter is to read it after MOH gets out of work at Noon today. We want to be able to fully read it, AND have time to go to the house to inspect the issues, WITHOUT time constriants and WITHOUT the OH in session. It may thwart the OH. may not, but at least it is there.
They are stubborn and say "it is to pay her {seller's} bills", well WE have bills to pay for the house too!
so we will see what happens.
Ulrich: {Or ANYONE}: this is going to be the deal on ANY house we buy...there is going to be a game to play, regardless,....so we ahve to play, unless we give a "full price offer" or "above full price"...and even Then one is not guaranteed to "win" the deal.
So we shall see what we shall see...