Ken:
I had to LOL at your wasp in the shorts comment. Because in the middle of taking out the old battery, my wife got stung by a yellowjacket. She's ok, but she wasn't very happy.
The VW is a TDI, what we save on diesel we pay in maintenance. And it gets much better mileage when I drive, she drives like the proverbial bat outta heck. Next vehicle will be a pickup, I hope. I need something to take modules to train shows and/or pull a trailer full of club modules.
Happy Lunch Hour Diners,
Flo, when you get a moment, I'll have my usual extra large coffee with lots of cream, please.
Oh, I'm a firm believer that life is too short for bad wine.
A quote for today:
"The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten."
Dont remember who said it.
Hey, has anyone heard or seen any Lions running around here? He'd said he was going on a trip toNYC, but I'd think he would've checked in by now. Maybe we'll have to get some wildebeest steaks to lure him back.
Hello to all.
I hope everyone is OK and safe.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
fec153Heck of a nice bunch ! Garry and Curt post there. Oh yeah, so does Ray. Ray- Life is too short to drink bad wine. Part of an "E" I was sent.
LOL, agreed.... I have started posting once in a great while when I feel I have something to add. I completely quit that forum about 7 years ago when there was no moderation going on and some very racist, disgusting, crap was being put in over there as part of "politics". All of the people who were part of that are long gone now, and the people are a much different crowd today, so I have gotten so I at least lurk over there to see what is going on. The two guys that I mentioned are newbies having a ball at the moment learning about the hobby.... I ended up over there when there was a major war going on over here (that Kalmbach was finally able to solve and end!) and the place was shut down a lot. Guy named Fergie told me about the place over there. Today I mostly put items in the WPF thread over there when I have anything new to share.
Good to see you Flip!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Flip ... Good to see you. ! ... Congrats on adding a year. Whe nwas the big day?
V8 Dennis ... It is not the Blue forum. It is modelrailroadforums.com. ... Jeffrey got me started there. ... Too bad your state is a pain to to you with vehicle inspections. ... Fortunately, KY does not have much of that. Some of the Redneck vehcles would never pass inspections. LOL
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Heck of a nice bunch ! Garry and Curt post there. Oh yeah, so does Ray.
Ray- Life is too short to drink bad wine. Part of an "E" I was sent.
Garry-Belated congrats on your seventh second birthday. Love seeing your layout posts.
Nothing new on MRRing. Added a year,now 79, lost a tooth and cancer still in remission.
Prayers and Blessing ,
Flip
Good morning everybody
Ulrich ... good to hear you are feeling better.
YGW .... How can you work on trains when your work is so busy? SOunds like you need some assistants. ...Hope the doctors find out what needs cirrecting. There is so much they can do these days to make people better.
Ken ... I have seen the burning bridge photo before. There is a story to it.
Ray ... The GE 45T looks great.
cudaken Work was really odd today. Did not get my frist customer till 5:30 PM and he was looking for a 6 pices bedroom set for $400.00? Must be looking for carboard with venear stuck on it. Had 2 customers after 7:00 which is uncomone, but they both bought. Latter, Ken
Work was really odd today. Did not get my frist customer till 5:30 PM and he was looking for a 6 pices bedroom set for $400.00? Must be looking for carboard with venear stuck on it. Had 2 customers after 7:00 which is uncomone, but they both bought.
Latter, Ken
Gee, Ken, You seem to attract people late in the day.
Those people were looking for carboard-NOT with veneer, but with WOODGRAIN CONTACT paper stuck on it!
But in all seriousness, HERE, where I live is one of those "$400 BR suites" or "$400 or $500 or $600 7 piece LR set {one couch, two love seat, three chair, four- the tables- 1-coffee table, 2- end tables, and five a lamp for one of the end tables}" Places!!!! They advertise heavily, and IF we get the house, we may just check them out for a thing or two.
I assume the better LR set is the $600 set, but maybe it just is that it is a "different" set.
Don't despair, Ken, people generally Don't buy BR furniture in the summer, when they'd rather be outdoors, is MY theory! soon, with the kiddies off to school, it may pick up for you!
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.
Evening Dinners
Flo, Please
John Boy Don't worry about me going nuts with the Credit Card. Unlike my wife, I know it is another bill to be paid. My wife on the other hand, well lets just say when I bought the house, the only way was if she was not on the title.
YGW Best wishes on the health problems, and what seems like a high pressure job.
Sir Madog Glad you are getting better, ear ach's can really make life heck.
[edited by moderator to remove Sir Madog's real name, at his request]
I hate Rust
I found a car about appropriate fro "G' scale!
http://binghamton.craigslist.org/cto/5174045691.html
V8Vega 6 hours since yougotta above, I guess you guys have to work. My new 98 Integra GS-R failed smog last Friday. You people in other states who don’t have to go through this expense and agony have no idea how lucky you are. So this morning I took it to a mechanic about 8 or 10 miles away and he fixed it and it passed. Cost $310 which included diagnosis, a new OX sensor installed and retest, I had already paid $50 for the 1st test so total was $360. I had to leave it and I am lucky that there is a bus that goes from Sunland to Sylmar, it was a long wait for the bus out in the hot sun with no bench. And another shorter bus ride to my house so counting going back the other 3 bus waits were relatively short. Some of the bus ride is kind of rural so the bus didn’t stop every block like it does in the town part or it would have been really a long ride. There were 2 mentally unstable characters during this experience frightening me, I’m a senor, one on the bus and one at the bus stop I’m retired, if I was working I would have had to take a whole day off..
6 hours since yougotta above, I guess you guys have to work.
My new 98 Integra GS-R failed smog last Friday. You people in other states who don’t have to go through this expense and agony have no idea how lucky you are.
So this morning I took it to a mechanic about 8 or 10 miles away and he fixed it and it passed.
Cost $310 which included diagnosis, a new OX sensor installed and retest, I had already paid $50 for the 1st test so total was $360.
I had to leave it and I am lucky that there is a bus that goes from Sunland to Sylmar, it was a long wait for the bus out in the hot sun with no bench. And another shorter bus ride to my house so counting going back the other 3 bus waits were relatively short.
Some of the bus ride is kind of rural so the bus didn’t stop every block like it does in the town part or it would have been really a long ride.
There were 2 mentally unstable characters during this experience frightening me, I’m a senor, one on the bus and one at the bus stop
I’m retired, if I was working I would have had to take a whole day off..
When I moved to Massachusettes, I was surprisded by the tailpipe test, but being a brand new not-yet-paid-for truck, I wasnt worried. If it failed, I would have sued the manufacturer!
Here , in NY we don't but I would not be surprised if we did.
YOU should consider yourself lucky that it WAS a repairable item, not a scrapped car!
At least you HAVE the option of bus service where you live, I don't!
Anyway, have a good night everyone!
Evenin' folks!
Janie a cup of decaf and a slice of that Sweet Potato Pie with a big gob of whipped cream would go good right now.
[color=red]YGW[/color, hope everything settles down for you and the health troubles get taken care of... Will keep you in my prayers!
The place has been pretty sparse here today. Over across the street they have added 4 pages of nothing and most of that was from two guys....
I got changed over to a new health insurance policy this afternoon. Should work out better than the one I was on (I hope). I was looking for something else and came across this old video from the Museum. The locomotive (FM H44-12) and the first caboose (Erie #C-254) constituted my train over the weekend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih3eEeylUYY
The FM was also leaking oil onto the tracks all day Sunday... Guess she will need a few things done over the winter this year. Next weekend we are open will feature our fleet of RG&E Locos, and our Two Kodak Diesels. The trains will be pulled by GE 45 tonner Beebee Station and histories of the other 3 locos will be told and displayed for the public.
Later!
Hey all
Gotta be quick very intense stuff going on in my life. Lots of doctors appointments. Just finished a sleep study ( more bad news there ) and to add more pressure to the cooker I ahve 16 houses (average size 3.5k to 5K sq. ft.) plus I have been instructed to start two more bringing teh total in different stages of construction to 18 plus site inspectors, qaulity control issues, building inspectors, State inspectors, City inspectors and some of the major venders are not keeping pace....creating havoc in the schedule.
Thanks everyone for the concern I will be popping in and out when I can, I have been lurking when I have a second or two but that is about it.
Garry Congrats on the heart alive annivesary
Ken - Feel free to email or call whenever the time allows
Galaxy thanks for touching base and shooting me an email
Ulrich - hang in there my friend...listen to your better half and teh saw bones...
Lion, Up831, Howmus...HELLO guys will talk to you later
YGW
Mr. Ulrich: good for you, you'll pull through then!
Yeah, we will all for YGW, as he joins the "heart issues" brigade.
Though we are working on it, I have run the #s 14 ways to sunday {on sunday} and we very well cannot afford the house, sad, i know, i have an option or two to check out, but not expecting much. not unless we find a spare $65-70K laying on the curb...
Good Afternoon!
It´s a rather damp day, spiced with a lot of thunderboomers passing over us. Where is the nice summer weather?
I am feeling much better today. The pain in my head is nearly all gone - it´s just down to a mere itch inside the ear. Breathing is also normal again, so I am on the mend!
I am worried about YGW - I hope we soon will here better news from him. for him!
Have a good one , y´ all!
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a breakfast muffin, egg and cheeze, this morning to go along with my large pot of Seneca Lake blend Dark Raost coffee. Huh? yes my R&GV RR mug would do nicely.
Morning and the sun is shining here in the Finger Lakes. I haven't even checked my on line place for how much the system made over the weekend yet. Today is going to be busy as well. Have an appointment over at school to meet with the lady who handles all the insurance for the district. I will be changing plans for my health insurance, just need to decide wich one that is offered will be the best protection for me. Also need to call the eye doctor. Think I have pink eye as my right eye has been matted shut the last two mornings...... Might have a stye forming... I dunno.
Johnboy, yes it was incredably high pressure most of the day on saturday. The guy in charge of "Museum Operations" (the guy I barked at) was under the most extreme pressure. Those of us on trains just had to do what we had to do.... I appologized to the guy first thing Sunday morning. He told me that he had already forgotten all about it and winked... When the Conductor spoke with him he immediatly agreed that train safety took precidence over all else. I just felt bad about the way I handled it. Just one of those days.... I do know that overall we had a great weekend in terms of visitors and the $$$ brought in. Point is when we are open we want each and every person who visits to have a wonderful and informative time. That didn't happen all the time on Saturday. It all comes down to always following the safest action at all times! (I tried to find the actual rule in the rule book but couldn't locate it quickly...) What I did, barking at the guy, is in itself a rules violation!
Prayers going out for all those who are in need. You know who you are....
I am also in touch with YGW:
He is not mad at anyone, or banned or anything.
He has this to say:
"Have been extremely busy. The doctors have sent me through a battery of tests and the news keeps getting worse,...
...Ask the guys to say a prayer for me, could use one right about now"
so let say prayers for him. his work is also stressing him, which is probably not good for his heart.
GM, MEN!
I am here, just not talkative today.
Good morning ...
JohnBoy .... Wow... You said you were tired, but you had energy to type that long post. Glad you did because it gives a good run down of what is going on with the Diners.
Grandkid duty has been suspended for the time being. We still had one grand daughter with us until yesterday. We met her Mom, Dad, and sister midway between here in Cincinnati. We met in Elizabethtown. for dinner.
Todd ... While they were here we went to an outstanding Asian restaurant in Murray.... I know you love Asian restaurants.
I hope this will be a great week for each of you.
G'd Evening Gang,
Jamie, a double RBF would be nice. Thin it down enough for my tube, Please.
It's been a busy week-end (three days) and I'm quite tired. So this will be fairly short tonight as I will be off to bed shortly.
Moon Boy, James, I hope you had a wonderful day for your 73rd Birth day. Hope you caught a fish or two.
V8 Vega, Dennis, I hope those flames stay far from you, I wouldn't want them breathing down my back either. We had a terrible time in the north of our province last month. There were thousands of people evacuated from all over the north as there were over 120 fires burning at one point and many out of control. But fortunatly the rain did come and cooled things off so that they could manage up there. Have fun with the new wheels. And glad you have good friends at Church.
Cuda Ken, Glad to hear your spiffs got bumped up, that should help a little this month. Don't get into a bind with that C.C.
S.L.O.W. Ray, Sounds like quite a taxing day on Saturday. Good for you to stand up for the correct chain of command, and keep everyone safe. Hope that other Chap got an adjustment, although his descion was a mistake, I'm sure he was feeling the pressure as well.
UP831, Good luck with that Plbg. job.. It is a bummer (pun) when the flooring is rotting and has to be repaired.
Ulrich, our German Buddy, You are always in our thoughts and prayers and our hope for you and Petra are that things will really start to improve for you soon.
Handy man Todd, I sure hope you and that good woman of yours had a great day at the Fair. You probably ate so many goodies there that there will be no room for Chinese Food this week.
Tin Can, Sometimes those electrical problems in vehicles can be more problematic that getting a wasp out of your shorts. Good luck with that.
Stagecoach CRHostler, Hope the pain has faded away for you and you feel much better this week.
Galaxy. I would hope that you find that pot at the end of the rainbow one of these days to help take the weight of those problems away for you and YOH.
YGW, We are concerned about you, hope everything is alright and you have been just too busy to check in..
To all our MIAs here, do come back and make an appearance, you are missed.
Have a great week everyone.
Well off to bed, I really need some ZZZzzzssss.
Johnboy out......................to dreamland (shades of the Honey Moon Tunnels and the Feather River Canyon.) Don'tcha know.
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Good Evening Diners,
Brunhilda, I'll have a glass of red wine, please.
Had a quiet day at home. Just worked around the house and took it easy in the heat. That means frequent breaks. For me it's not the heat so much, but he humidity. And not being so young anymore provides a convenient excuse to not push it.
Sometime this week, I'll replace the wax ring on one of the toilets. Not something I'm looking particularly forward to, but it needs to be done. I fear the possibility of the floor being rotted. I sure hope not, so we'll find out when he time comes.
Ken: I'm not sure I'd want to turn onto that street and have that locomotive staring at me.
Talk about the deer in the headlights look!
Dennis: in this day and age churches encourage come as you are. Didn't used to be that way. Why? What changed? Just a rhetorical question. Ok Vinnie?
Hello to everybody.
Evenin' Folks!
Janie, I could use a nice tall glass of lemomnade right now....
Been a couple long days out at the Museum. Yesterday was one disaster after another.... We were late getting the safety meeting going, and then by the time the diesels were fired up, brake pressure up to snuff, we should have been loading the first visitors onto the trains for the first trip to the Restoration Building. Unfortunately the PC caboose failed the brake test! The brakes wouldn't release. We have had the problem a few times this year, but after dumping the air pressure once or twice and making sure the hand breaks were released (have no idea why that should make any difference...) they have always released and worked properly for the rest of the day. Yesterday, nothing seemed to work. We ended up sliding the car with the brakes locked all the up to Midway station. We were push/pulling the consist of the two cabooses with both 1200hp locos so that was no strain at all... After another 45 minutes up at midway the system came on and worked properly. We tested everything several times and it passed the break tests... Who knows. We uncoupled the two trains and ran our regular runs (now an hour late).
The second trip down from the Restoration building we had a huge number of people who since they were already running late needed to get back down the line. I ended up with 47 people in my caboose for the trip. Back down at Industry the person in charge of everything down there wanted me to have everyone detrain before the other (following) train pulled up and stopped. I told him no and that I didn't take orders from him, I work for the Conductor and we can't detrain on a live track until everything (both trains) are secured. He was not happy with that at all! The conductor (Operations Superintendent) had words as soon as he found out and corrected that one, but I felt bad for yelling at the "boss" down there in front of the public. Next couple trips all seemd to even out and the numbers we were dealing with had come down to a sensible load for the run.
Then the old H44-12 Fairbanks-Morse managed to derail at switch #6..... Passengers got treated to an hour of demo on how to rerail a locomotive.... That took care of the program up at the restoration shop for the rest of the day. Everyone was in a foul mood by the end of the day, I might add! I tried to be cheerful and said, "Well, no one got hurt today..." I recieved several angry stares and a few growls back....
So today, the safety briefing was done on time, the locos and the brake tests were run before I showed up for crew call at 9:00AM, brake tests were repeated before we loaded, all passed today with flying colors. The switch, #6, was fully repaired and tested (some people were there rather late last night...) and today was a steady stream of visiters all day. Today was fun!
Hope you all had a great day too!
Flo, Beer Please
Work Was Real Slow, only 2 customers? Well to be honst, that was fine with me after all the Caboose Customers I had yesteday. Sometimes slow is good.
Next Paycheck. Much better than I thought it was going to be, but not great. I was thinking the next spiff was going to be around $150.00 with last night late sale, I was wrong. It is for $321.00 plus hourly wages so not bad.
Got the new Master Card Saturday. Boy I wish I could buy something fun, but I won't. Need some tires and fence supplies. Plus the wife needs new glasses and dential work so no toys for me.
James from I as well.
Tin Can Good to see you back! VW are very good car's, you said it is a TDI or was it a SDI? TDI's get great mileage with some effort from the driver. 50 Mpg is not hard if you drive right.
Tad worried about YGW. Are just lurking YGW?
Trains are running Great!
James MOON:
73 years!
and at least 25 more!
Good morning. Celebrating the big 73 today. Yesterday I did a little 1:1 building as I worked on a local Habitat build installing porch posts. This is the North of 53's first Habitat build. The house is almost finished. Also, yesterday my younger daughter and 14 yr old granddaughter ran the Parkersburg 1/2 marathon. It was my granddaughter's first long run. Really proud of her for her efforts.
V8-Vega, I am sure the Good Shepard does not care how we dress as long as we attend worship. Over the years, I have become much more accepting of people wearing jeans and shorts to church.
Uhlrich, hope your ear issue clears up in the next day or two.
Ken, good luck with the continuing fencing project.
Time to go to town to buy stuff for tonight's dinner celebration.
Jim
TMarshHope you feel better Ulrich.Angel
... unfortunately not! There is a nagging pain in my head, coming from that inflammation of the middle ear. The antibiotics seem to be doing their job, but a little slow, though. No wonder, they have a big job to do. Breathing is much better and there is 5 lbs. less of me than there was at the beginning of this week.
It´s a rather hot&humid day here - just enough to make me feel really uncomfortable.
Have a good one!
Todd
Central Illinoyz
In order to keep my position as Master and Supreme Ruler of the House, I don't argue with my wife.
I'm a small town boy. A product of two people from even smaller towns. I don’t talk on topic….. I just talk.
Today's word:
Sunday, August 16th,2015!
Good things come to those who wait. Glad your be back came in.
Ulrich:
Keep taking those antibiotics; you will get better.
My car started doing weird things yesterday; 2012 VW Passat TDI, turned over 100K this week (lots of trips to Indiana in it). Keyless entry started acting up yesterday. This morning it wouldn't start. Luckily, I was able to figure out what was going on with the help of an internet forum devoted to VWs. Dead battery. Of course, I didn't have the metric socket required to loosten the battery holder; so a trip to Lowes to purchase same. Then a trip to NAPA (where a train buddy works) for a new battery. Got it installed, and it starts! And the doors open via the key fob, like they are supposed too.
Mr. Ulrich: You once shared a pic of your parlor stove here, as I had commented on one or something, so when I saw this, I thought of you!:
http://binghamton.craigslist.org/atq/5172162704.html
just thought youd get a kick out of it, not make you home sick!