Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a pot of Marrakesh Express Dark Raost coffee for my FGLK Mug and a Bavarian Creme filled Doughnut for breakfast this morning.
Ulrich, hope you get feeling better quickly. You sure have a lot to deal with.
So Galaxy, how mush water did you folks get down your way from the front that came through Monday night?
I need to take my shower and then run the vacuum cleaner and get some things put away before my Granddaughters arrive early this afternoon. I best get moving!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Ulrich: answered.
Ray not a lot, why>?
-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.
galaxyRay not a lot, why>?
Just wondering. The weather map showed a really nasty orange and red area heading towards you... I know that if you get any flooding your electric goes off. Clyde, NY not far from where I am got 2.5" in 20 minutes and had a total of 4" in just about 90 minutes... They had some real problems there! Here in Geneva we had 3/4" total for the storm. No problems.
Good afternoon !
Last month I read an article about using 3M Transfer Tape for modeling.
So, I bought some, and I just tried it out. .... Dang! That stuff is really sticky ! ... I used to to hold roofing material on aa building I am making. ... It will take a while to get used to handling the sticky stuff, but it has a lot of possibilities.
Happy Model Railroading !
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Evening Dinners
Flo, Beer Please
Work Front another caboose day! After 4:00 PM I had the store to my self. At 7:45 I has started closing and I had a guy come in and wanted a cheap full. He did buy and was out with in 10 minutes. As I was helping him carry out the mattress a another couple came in. I gave it a honst effort but the would not buy, they where looking for a futon to sleep on a collage.
Did anyone watch the viedo I posted? Was hoping for some input.
UP 831 I was thinking about sand, main thing is I would like to drive some rebar in the ground, then use either concrete or cement so the block would not move.
YGW I did not no if you where busy the last two days, that is why I did not call you.
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Good evening diners. Really hot day in the great north. Spent the last two days fishing with a father and two sons from Regina. Really fun watching them use top water plastic frogs fishing for Northern Pike. Caught some really nice fish.
Ken, watched about half of film clip. Couple of things, first, check with local building department to find out how tall they allow for laid up retaining walls before you have to get an engineer to provide the design and specs. When I was building in Connecticut, anything over four feet high in a retaining wall required an engineering design. Second, I would look into blocks that have a back lip that drops below the top of the block below. They stack with about a one to two inch stagger and are very good at preventing shifting. I had a friend who did an extensive wall about three feet tall by himself. He is a carpenter and not a mason. So, this is something you could do if you want to take it on. I have also relaid a limestone retaining wall when i was a lot younger. It was hard work but not to hard to layout and construct.
Uhlrich, get well soon. We are pulling for you.
Jim
howmus galaxy Ray not a lot, why>? Just wondering. The weather map showed a really nasty orange and red area heading towards you... I know that if you get any flooding your electric goes off. Clyde, NY not far from where I am got 2.5" in 20 minutes and had a total of 4" in just about 90 minutes... They had some real problems there! Here in Geneva we had 3/4" total for the storm. No problems. 73
galaxy Ray not a lot, why>?
We got 1.33" in the total time.
not enough to flood apparently
GM< MEN!
I am off early to see a man about a horse. Actually about a job at access VR and 'community options'. It will be only part part time.
It's quiet here this morning.
Today, I am celebrating 7 years of extra life. It was on August 13, 2008 when I had my emergency helecopter flight to Nashville, TN. My heart stopped several times. I am thankful doctors have been able to control the situation, and my life has been close to normal since then. Prasie the Lord. It seven years and counting of extra model railroading and other things.
Zoe, I just need a refil for my coffee. Thank you Ma'am.
Yep Garry, this place has been pretty much empty the last couple days. Hope all those who are missing are OK and will show up for coffee and chat soon.
With the exception of a random cloud or two, today is and will be sunny. Currently 71°F with a high around 79° later this afternoon. Should be a good day for making electricity.
Turns out my son had the wrong day for me watching the girls. I will be having them here for about an hour or so today, not yesterday. While my son is here we will carry the table out to the covered back porch and remove the old huge Jad plant to the deck for the rest of the summer and fall. Will decide it's fate before frost occures.... Most likely I will despose of the old thing if the cuttings root well and are disease free.
Galaxy, good luck with the job interview. I'm sure being able to do some part time work would be a great thing for your life.
Have a good day out there!
Heartland Division CB&Q It's quiet here this morning. Today, I am celebrating 7 years of extra life. It was on August 13, 2008 when I had my emergency helecopter flight to Nashville, TN. My heart stopped several times. I am thankful doctors have been able to control the situation, and my life has been close to normal since then. Prasie the Lord. It seven years and counting of extra model railroading and other things. Happy Model Railroading !
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Congrats Garry.
I, too, am "living on borrowed time".
I had a full anaphylactic shock reaction to a Sulfa antibiotic resulting in my death. I was clinically dead for 6 mins, 37 secs. and was then brought back via external defibrilator{?}in other words they shocked me back to life.
One thing I WILL NOT do, is to encouage, or disencourage anyone's "after life beliefs" by telling what I went through then. That is for me to know and everyone else to find out in their own good time. SO DON'T ASK.
And, so, yes, I am deathly allergic to SUlfa drugs.!!!
so congrats Gar!
Well!
We switched gear, and went and looked at a wonderful little 990 sf house w/ MRRIng space in the basement!
#br/1b CLEAN DATED house, but I can deal with the dated PINK kitchen counter tops! And the dated intercom won't be much to take out, {only goes from kitchen to MBR anyway.
New roof in '11, newer boiler 2000{oil though, but oil tank is in basment}, newer electric H2o heater {about ''12-'13}. There is a w/d hookup in kitchen, smallish, but dealable {with PINK counter tops!}
here, This one:
http://www.realtyusa.com/property/321-CLIFFORD-DRIVE-VESTAL-NY-13850/BinghamtonNY/199429/
The taxes are about double what is posted, she didnt list all taxes, and hte couple previously had SR discount on taxes {over 65}.
There are a few foundation settling hairlie cracks, but none show weepage of water, adn no musty smell to basement... CLEAN, DRY basement.
CLEan little house!
onlyest problem, nto quite sure we'd be approved for mortgage, and only have 30% to put down, if we offered $75,100.00.
It hasn't sold in 100 days, most probably because she didn't list directions correctly so probably cannot find it! we know where it is, though,,
WILL need radon abatement system. No sump.and new carpet in LR and hall, newer vinyl in bath...
WISH we had enought o pay for it, as building smaller willl be at least a $100k + proposition.
We may, just hold on to the cash, into a 6 mo CD for the winter months and regroup in spring?
dunno, wish we were in better position to buy!
Galaxy,
I know you have some issues there, but if it was me, I would do every thing in my power to get that home. That is a fine straight structure that looks great from the street. The interior likes/dislikes can all be addressed over time. They even have a great primer out now that can be put over ceramic tile before painting, so that could get rid of the "pink" for awhile. I know I just sought it out and used it on some vinyl wrapped baseboards and painted them white. The primer is called "STIX, Waterbourne Bonding Primer. You can put any finish you want over it. I got it at a Benjamin Moore paint store.
I would be talking to a real good Mortgage Broker and get him working on getting you what you need under your terms. I mean this, don't let that one slip by you. The money that you will have to dump into your trailer you will not recover, better it go to something long term. Call on some family or whaatever you have to do and make this happen.
This of course is just my opinion. But I would be working like a bear to seal that deal.
Johnboy out.........................
Flo, a and a back brace please
Gary So did they Remotor you or just cleaning the brushes and lube the gears? Either way, glad you are still with us!
Galaxy Good luck on that house, little small for my wife junk but for a normal two people it would be fine with the basement.
Fence Front I have finally got the fill gravel that slid in to Dwights yard to where the post where orginally and have came to a conclusion! I do not have room for a proper retraning wall. I finally got one of the current post close to 90 degrees (It was at about 65 degrees) and I had to move the fill gravel back about a foot to get 3 inches behine where the post where orginally so I could see where the new ones need to be! For me to install a retaing wall I would need to move another foot of fill gravel and that would only leave about a foot of fill gravel to support the side concrete decking around the pool! I have some ideas and will post about them latter.
BBQ is done and my back hurts so latter!
Ken
Johnboy: it is a great little house, and I can deal with even the pink tile and pink counter top in the kitchen if I had to.
I will send you an PM later as soon as I finish this!
Ken: If you saw what all crap we have in this trailer, you woulnd't call us "normal people" we are PACK rats! and "collectors" of stuff. plus as you probably know, we have moudns of paperwork, cause wiht someof the programs we get/are on? require mounds of paperwork, I try to keep filed in file cabinet, but too much papers/to little file cabinet. needabout 3 4 drawer file cabinets!
later all.
Ulrich:
I sent you a reply to the answer you sent to me the other day! did you get it?
How are you , "old man"?
Galaxy, we needed to get a radon abatement system put in. The exhaust pipe is in the cellar, in the centerline of our house. I don't remember what we paid, but it was done by a company from Bingo. (We're on the opposite side of the Susquie from you.) Good luck with the house hunt!
Evenin' folks!
Janie, a cup of hot decaf would hit the spot right now...
Heh, heh, heh...... Everybodies evening snacks are on me tonight! I have as of this evening hit the "Holy Grail" of owning and driving a PiP. I had to fill up the car with fossilized dinosaur dung as I will be driving to Ithaca tomorrow and then to the Museum (Rochester) on Saturday and Sunday and I had a bit less than a quarter tank left. The odometer in the car said I had driven 710 miles on this tank of gas. I filled the tank with 7.1 gal. of the fossel fuel. The computer in the car was off by one mpg if the other items were on the money. The car said I had done 101mpg on this tank. The fill up was 100mpg....
My son helped me move the overgrown Jade Plant out on the deck and the Table I use for plants to the back porch before his Unemployment Ins. check in today. The girls and I played Wii, first bowling, then Super Mario Bros. I was a good grandpa and lost every time we played.....
Galaxy, I like the house. If you can, go for it! It feels good here to be finally weeding out all the crap I have kept for about 30 years.... I had to put out the trash and recycling bins tonight and both are filled right to the brim once again. I will have a full carload to take to the County household hazardous waste day as well.
Took the boys to the vet today for their annual exam and booster shots. Manét was first as Blackie saw me bring out the car carrier and promptly ran through the dining room around through the kitchen down the hall, jumped on the bed then onto the floor on the other side of the bed, and then hid under the bed..... Manét was in sleeping on the bed and awoke as Blackie jumped on the bed. Looked at him as if to say, "what the heck is wrong with you?" So.... I quickly petted Manét for a second and then gathered him into my arms and stuffed him into the carrier. He protested the whole way (only a block away) and had to be dragged out of the carrier when he was in the exam room. His weight is the same and appears to be in good health. She did find a small spot on his chin that she said to watch, but thinks it is benign. Blackie had reappeared when I brought Manét back home so he was gathered up for his trip there. He was not pleased! Vet got his blood sugar read and gave him a thorough exam. His blood sugar was 178. Right where she wants it! His weight is 19lbs. 8oz. and is a healthy cat for having diabetes. He has lost his other lower fang though.
The boys are now officially Senior citizens at the age of 14. I hope they stay healthy for several more years. They are sweet kitties.
Prayers for all in need! Have a great night...
Ray, I've tried PM'ing you a couple times, but they keep getting eaten, so here goes. I'm originally from Elmira, went to college in "10 square miles surrounded by reality" (Ithaca), and currently live on the outskirts of Endicott. My brother used to live outside DC, so several times a year I drove down to see him. I also took day trips beyond number to wander around Gettysburg. Despite going by the Rockville Bridge, I never tried to take pics there because I don't know a safe spot to park (though there must be one -- otherwise, we'd have no pics of it or Enola Yard). Since my mom's dad worked for the PRR and PC, it's not surprising that I like the Pennsy. However, my N scale layout is planned to be Lackawanna/EL and LV, loosely based on the area between Bingo and Elmira.
Sorry for my verbosity.
Uncle_BobRay, I've tried PM'ing you a couple times, but they keep getting eaten, so here goes. I'm originally from Elmira, went to college in "10 square miles surrounded by reality" (Ithaca), and currently live on the outskirts of Endicott.
Hi Bob! Interesting, I got my Masters Degree from Elmira College back in 1975 while teaching music in Waverly, NY. My father was the first oboist to ever get his Bachelors Degree from Ithaca College. You go to college at Cornell or Ithaca?
Uncle Bob,
Many houses around here {we live 3 blocks away} have radon mitigations system. so we are sure we will need one.
What really surprised me is: the basemet, even with settling cracks was DRY as BONE adn NO EVIdence of leakage! amny homes aroudn here have sumps in the basement, and after flood of 2011 had plled all crap out of basements, either cause sump failed, or due to flooding of seepage of water, this one showed NO SIGNS of ANY mosutre at all! adn there wasold dry wall in the "bonus room down stairs, but the carpet there had been torn up, so we couls see hte dry floor. NO MOISTURE on hte old drywall, was in great shape for being in abasment!
well, we shall probably ahve to let this dream pass, we are ALWAYS a day late and a dollar short!
JOHNBOY: I sent you a PM!
later
GM, MEN!
Today's word:
howmus Uncle_Bob Ray, I've tried PM'ing you a couple times, but they keep getting eaten, so here goes. I'm originally from Elmira, went to college in "10 square miles surrounded by reality" (Ithaca), and currently live on the outskirts of Endicott. Hi Bob! Interesting, I got my Masters Degree from Elmira College back in 1975 while teaching music in Waverly, NY. My father was the first oboist to ever get his Bachelors Degree from Ithaca College. You go to college at Cornell or Ithaca? 73
Uncle_Bob Ray, I've tried PM'ing you a couple times, but they keep getting eaten, so here goes. I'm originally from Elmira, went to college in "10 square miles surrounded by reality" (Ithaca), and currently live on the outskirts of Endicott.
galaxy GM, MEN! Today's word: meteoric PRONUNCIATION: (mee-tee-OR-ik) MEANING: adjective:1. Relating to a meteor or a meteorite.2. Resembling a meteor in speed, brilliance, suddenness, or transience.3. Coming from the atmosphere (used to describe water); meteorological. ETYMOLOGY: From Old French meteore, from Latin meteorum, from Greek meteoron (raised in the air), from meta- (among) + aeirein (to raise). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wer- (to raise), which also gave us air, aura, aorta, artery, and arterious. Earliest documented use: 1612. USAGE: “Despite his meteoric climb up the corporate ladder, there was something missing for Anderson.”Brad Davidson; Gamble of His Life; The Gold Coast Bulletin (Southport, Australia); Jul 11, 2015. NOTES: In the above mixed metaphor, visualize the image of a meteor climbing a ladder, one rung a time. At any rate, ever wondered why we talk about a ‘meteoric rise’ when meteors always come down? Today's quotes: In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds. -Robert Green Ingersoll, lawyer and orator (11 Aug 1833-1899) I bought a car, but not just any car; I bought a Volvo, which was the safest on the road at the time. It's not any more, so I upgraded to the Mercedes. Holland Roden
Good morning.
Uncle Bob ... That is funny.
We still have one grand daughter with us. The older of the two Cincinnati grand daughhters went home with our DIL. .... We took the younger one horse riding yesterday.
I only had a few minutes to work on the building for my a layout. It will be a plumbing supply house whenever I complete it.
Morning Galaxy,
If PM. was sent, it didn't get here. The Last PM. we had on my list was in July.
Please try again.
Johnboy out.......................
Johnboy: I added it as a reply to our previous PM entitled
Let me know if you still have that one, it's one reason I NEVER delete all PMs from/to someone, I ALWAYS save at least ONE!
I STILL have PM's from our dear departed Jeffrey....
Let me check someting you siad July..let me look and see when that one was last used..I may have to correct the PM I sent you, but YOU let me know if you got the one above!
Please!
-G
Good Evening, Folks!
just a short stop here to say I am still around. I feel really miserable - adding to the pneumonia, I have now developed otitis of the middle ear, which is a rather painful affair. My dosis of antibiotics has been tripled to cope with that and the pneumonia.
I just wonder what will be coming up next?
Blessings to you!
Galaxy, I got the PM.
Don't know why it didn't come through last evening but it was here this morning.
Cheers and Good luck.
Johnboy out...............
Johnboy, now you see what we are up against....always "a day late and a dollar short"!!!
Herr Ulrich: glad to see you, when i late had pnuemonia, I had: a viral infection,and a bacterial infection and a fugal infection all at once, I had two oppotunistic infections set in while I had the pnuemonia. I was hospitalized for 3 weeks! good luck ot you.
Ulrich: i will send you a PM later, OK, you can read it on your tomorrow!