Good Morning!
Hey - I am early today!
Galaxy - congrats on you being a house owner now! Gee, that basement sure looks tempting! No more ideas of building a tiny (yet expensive) Z scale layout. With a basement of that size you can go all the way up to O scale (not the tinplate stuff) Come to think of it, It´s about the size Norm Charbonneau´s great Hi-Rail layout filled.
I had a very enjoyable afternoon vesterday! I am a member of a Swiss model railroading forum specializing in Swiss narrow gauge lines. A couple of weeks ago I posted a question there, asking for advice how to "calm down" one of my locos, which is rather noisy. One of the answers was from a guy who had the same issue with his loco and he found a way to reduce the noise level. It turned out he lives in the same community as I do! Yesterday, he came to pick me up and he took me to his home, where I got a special tour of his new layout still under construction.
Here is a pic of the track plan, showing the upper deck of his layout:
My new acquaintance is a nice and friendly guy and it´s good to have someone nearby sharing my interest. The job he did on my loco did the trick!
Have a great start into the new week and a pleasant last couple of days of Summer 2015!
Good Morning Diners,
I bought a Atlas RS1 bodyshell for $27 decorated in Illinois Terminal. When I have materials I'll strip the name and add the GNOR name. I'm keeping the black and white paint and the logo with very little changes.
Before I got it I was thinking about the pros and cons of buying a bodyshell. The feelings are mixed but I do feel disappointed and sad. I say to myself that it will change.
Building my railroad is difficult challenge since having nothing except fictional history, paint schemes, railway equipment. All painted in paint shop on the computer using railroad paint shop drawings. I hope Kato makes undecorated F7 single headlight version.
I was on here yesterday but I didn't have internet connection; when I clicked on submit which lost my post. It's been acting strange the past few days I hope it will help soon.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Ulrich ... Your telling us of your new acquaintance reminds me model railroaders tend to be among the most friendly and nice anywhere in the world. .... Tell your new friend "Hello" from North America ! ... The track plan looks great.
We begin our busy 2 weeks today. We are eaving for out of town later this morning. Don't expect to see me posting much.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
leaving to go sign the ammended contract for the house. NOw comes pins and needles for inspection, appraisal, and financing!
Nerve racking!
Stomach in knots!
now comes the hard part...
-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.
Afternoon, Folks!
Not much going on in here today!
Zoe, a slice of that cherry crumble pie and coffee in my Rhaetian Railway mug, please!
Garry - Sven´s layout is one of those projects taking more than a decade to come to a point, when all track is done and a train can be run over the layout. No scenery, no catenary yet. It´s way too big for my taste and the plan already shows some major flaws. Not in the track arrangement, but the general layout of the "layout" - aisles too narrow, no fire escape! Personally, I am missing some of the signature scenic features of this railroad. I am sure it´ll be a fine layout, once it´s close to being finished. I won´t be around to see it, though.
I´ll be adding finishing touches to my layout cabinet coming Wednesday, which means I have to give some thoughts to the construction of the actual benchwork.
A couple of pictures from my ride this morning.
Although, the old sailor's saying is, "Red skies at night, sailor's delight; Red skies in the morning, sailors take warning." Apparently we have a huge storm blowing in. The news this morning told people in the lower-lying areas to go to the closest firestation and get sand bags. We shall see--I don't have a whole lot of confidence in the talkings heads on TV.
This will probably be my last visit to the diner before I go under the knife tomorrow morning. The surgery (hernia repair) is scheduled for 7:30am, which means I need to be up, showered, and at the hospital by 5:30. It is going to be an early morning.
Richard
Well, we done did it. Done and gone signed them papers! We is done made ourselfs broked. {said incorreclty on purpose}.
Now comes the harder part, the fiancing, It will be tight! We know that, and MOH finally has another client to fill in MOndays,and will on SAt.s again too. That will increase the old paycheck. We WIL have to wathc pennies carefully, there aren't to many builders going on here to dumpster dive for supplies to build a bigger layout, so it may be a while befoer I can. We will also buy like one 2x4 per pay period and one 2'x2' flooring block per pay period to finish off the basement, it will take a coupel of years to get all the suppplies to do it.!
The flooring base:
http://www.lowes.com/pd_173869-99899-ODRICORE000000___
that is what we will use to finish the floor. It will stay dry on top even if there is water flowing underneath,...which right now is not an issue,
We will buy one and a stud per pay period! $10/pay period onthe "payment plan"...the loooooooong payment plan....to finish the basement.
we will see...
And now for something completely different...
This was in our back yard, that is to say in our barnyard, 100 bales of hay went up in flame and smoke. The fire department was here all night. It is not our hay even if it is on our land, we rent out the farm to a neighbor. That is $100,000 of hay that burned, because some kid touched a lighter to it to see if it would burn.
The answer is yes, it would indded burn. The kids fessed up to it right away, even before the sheriff pulled into the yard, which I guess speaks well of the kids and of their parents after a fashion of course.
But one of these kids has a history. Parents are separated, neither are any good, the kid has been removed from parental custody, has spen time in a juvinile setting. Of course it goes without saying that he is a "good" kid. Really has had hard breaks, and he has no clue about boundries, which does worry us here in the monastery, what with and all... I suppose now he will get to see what the Youth Correctional Center looks like. It will be different from Home on the Range. He can go there even without further adjucation, but further adjucation there will be. Especially if some insurance company has to pick up on the lost hay.
LION never knew that hay was so costly, but what the heck, LIONS do not eat hay. Roasted Wildebeest, any one.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Evenin' folks!
Janie, just a refill for the decaf please....
I spent most of the afternoon in Hammondsport today. When I arrived at my friends house (One of the NMRA Members of my Division) who is helping me put together the Fall Meet he was getting online help for his new computer. Seems like the sound card which is part of the Mother Board was not working right. The company was working on it online and correcting the problem. Unfortunately that took another hour to complete after I arrived. No problem as the event I thought I was going to be at tonight didn't happen (it will on Wednesday). I also dropped off my Projector for the guy to use for a presentation he is doing Thursday evening. We then went down to the Curtice Airplane Museum to finallize the plans to have the Meet there in November. It is a fantastic place to hold a meet. Only fee to attend will be the discounted fee for the museum. We also have the afternoon planned now as well. Only need to put together the program for the morning session.
Managed to get my weeks grocery shopping done late this afternoon, but dinner was an hour late. I was about to sit down to eat when the doorbell rang and it was the gent across the street who was out walking and just stopped to see how Manét was doing with his treatment. He is a cat guy and has three left at his house.
Wow! Lion, that is quite a bonfire you had at the monastary! Do hope the farmer has insurance to cover the loss. Kids (and too many so called adults) seldom think through the consequences of actions. Nothing new, just part of the fral=ilty of being human I think.
Tomorrow I need to get the lawn mowed. Should be a good day to get it done. High of 75°F and lots of sun. May even find some time to do some train staring at dowbn cellar. Maybe even do some work on a project for a change. I do plan to move the old Clown Loach to the 55 gal. aquarium as well.
Hope you all have a great night!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Evening Dinners
Flo, Beer please.
Work was all most a waste of time today. I had 3 customers in a one hour period then it was dead. Seems work was dead after I left Sunday, no one after I left at 1:00 PM.
Nancy called and wanted to know how Dave was this weekend? Well I told her he came in buzzed and after I asked if he had been he calmed down and was fine after he took a nap. What struck me as funny was when she said "but I told Dave if he drank at work again I fire him?" Guess she does not understand most company don't have to tell the employees not to at work?
Plumber Front, well there is none. Called 3 of them today, not a one seemed to want to fix what I need fixed? My guess it is to small of a job and I do get it. Guess it is like what I do, if I have 2 coustmer's at the same time. One wants a cheap twin and the other one wants a good queen sizes mattress I am going to spend more time with the one wanting the queen. Not that I would not help both.
YGW Good speaking with you today and I hope I was of some help. If you read this before you and your plumber call Tuesday, waite till Wednesday. I need to get the shower handle and neck off first so I see what I am dealing with.
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
morning all
we haven't gotten the house haven't made the first payment, and yet I feel broker all ready! that is probably because of all the stuff we want to do, need to do that will cost money!
trying to keep puddyoff the bed whie we get it changed/washed...MOH through the mattress cover {a $100 "must have" or else we don't service your waranty"} cover in the wash,..it shouldn't bewashed, and certianly not dired in dryer...as it Has plastic in it!!! Is it any wonder I do the laundry? MOH is being helpful, but sometimes is not...
Garbage day today, should go through more of the pantry area in the kit, enough went out. Could fill anohter garbagecan.
well, my back is paying for the kitchen work I did hte other day!
Well, Later,,
Today's word:
What power has love but forgiveness? -William Carlos Williams, poet (17 Sep 1883-1963)
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!
The (J) train emerges from the Jamacia Center Tunnel.
Ken wrote "YGW Good speaking with you today and I hope I was of some help. If you read this before you and your plumber call Tuesday, waite till Wednesday. I need to get the shower handle and neck off first so I see what I am dealing with."
Ken you were a tremendous help. I went to mattress discounters and all of the info you gave me enabled me to ask the right questions, find tHE right mattress ( $399 memory foam w/cooling jell and the right warranty) I am going to check one more place but I think this one will be hard to beat. Hope my plumber was able to get you going in the right direction. Oh I almost forgot that is a sad photo below with a J in tow for the scrap yard
Galaxy - Congrats on the home purchase
Lion - Are you sure a John deere tractor or two didnt get burned up for 100k ? The average round bale goes for $40 to $60 a roll a hundred rolls would be around $6k
Richard - good luck on surgery for ya.
Garry - Hope you have a safe trip and here is a travel that you get where you are going with out incident
Howmus - Phew THAT WAS CLOSE I bet you were shaking ! That was one lucky little boy !
Gary - sorry for your loss.
UP831,Jim, Jeremy....Hello hope all is fine.
Well I have decide NOT to build the YGW RR empire in the home but in a barn outside where i can dedicate a 24'x24' room for it. I have drawn up the plans for the barn, sent the drawings to the engineer and recieved the drawings back, recieved estimates on material trusses and framing material, concrete prices and I will soon be ready for the permit process. Also train wise I kinda of went nuts this wekend on EBAY Bought several packages of woodland people, vehicles (3) , moter cycle,mail boxes, chicken coop,fuel stand, cats &dog, outhouse,vending machine,wind vane, children playing, hobos 4 - N&W covered hoppers, 2 - tank cars ....Boy I gonna hate it wihen next months bill comes in.
TTYL
YGW
Ken wrote . Ken ooops I used teh banged head thing further down didnt realize it posted up here also. Please ignore that symbol in this location
I am home from the hospital with a piece of mesh in my groin. I am still pumped full of drugs, so there is virtually no pain. Tomorrow is supposed to be the worst day. We shall see.
RideOnRoad I am home from the hospital with a piece of mesh in my groin. I am still pumped full of drugs, so there is virtually no pain. Tomorrow is supposed to be the worst day. We shall see.
RIde on orad: I have TWO pieces of plastic mesh in my groin{s}...so I knwo where you are coming from...
I didn't have that mcuh discomfort, no more htan any other surgery I've had..where morphine was given...after until it wore off.
Well we go see the finance guy tomorrow.
we will s ee, then comes the apraisal..
galaxyI have TWO pieces of plastic mesh in my groin
As do I. The first one was installed on the right side over 20 years ago. The second one on the left as of this morning. I am just surprised it took the left side this long to get jealous of the right side and bust its own move.
RideOnRoad galaxy I have TWO pieces of plastic mesh in my groin As do I. The first one was installed on the right side over 20 years ago. The second one on the left as of this morning. I am just surprised it took the left side this long to get jealous of the right side and bust its own move.
galaxy I have TWO pieces of plastic mesh in my groin
Mine decides to do both sides equally, always. If it can be done bi-laterally, I will have to have to have it done! No getting aroudn it, though we have a wait and see attitude about doing to the L shoulder what was done to the right. The rihgt shoulder is not showing much promise.
Now the closing has my stomach in knots! MOH is feeling knotty too..
we wills ee
Have a lot on my mind tonight. I may be making some life altering changes. Some of them may impact when I show up at the dinner.
Credit Score Checked mine tonight and my score is 664. Well I am average, hate to guess what my score would have been 15 months ago. When I bought the house my score was 800 , but that was 25 years ago.
YGW If you have a chances, call me Wednesday, I have some questions abiut the mattress.
Mornin'...........
Yawn...! So, where is everyone? Zoe? You here? Well...... Guess I'll just sit here and read the newspaper for a bit.
OH NO! One of my heros died last night. Yogi Berra passed away at the age of 90. He was sure one of a kind. Since Galaxy hasn't been in yet with any quotes how about these:
"It ain't over 'till it's over!" - Yogi Berra
"When you come to a fork in the road, take it!" - Yogi Berra.
RIP Lawrence Peter Berra!
BMT 9th Avenue Station in Brooklyn look toward the west. The old 5th Avenue (Brooklyn) elevated uset to be at the top of those ramps, now it is the 36th Street yards. The 9th Avenue station used to have an upper and a lower level, the upper level to Coney Island via the West End is still in operation the lower level used to connect to the Culver line, it later became the Culver Shuttle, but now it is completely out of service and the ROW has veen surplanted by housing. It is not going to come back.
Hello all
First shipment of ebay stuff came in. An N&W gondola with load and two mini metals work trucks - Sweeetttt !
Richard - OUCH Oh my gosh that just makes me cringe thinking about it !!!!
Galaxy - Moved in yet to the new to you home ?
Ken - What life changing things are you considering ?
Lion - Is that aderailler in the forground ? Red on tracks in lower section
Garry, Ulrich, UP831, Gary, Howmus....Hello all
Good Evening!
I had a rather bad day yesterday, but today I am fine. My friend Claus came quite early to get me. so we could finish the cabinet/table for my little layout. It was a busy day, but we were able to finish it - with the exception of the casters - they have not yet arrived in the mail!
Both of us are really tired, but proud of our achievement!
Claus (the one on the right) will bring the cabinet to my place tomorrow or Friday - he has got a big car, a Mercedes E class station wagon.
Next is the real benchwork, but for that I have to wait for a building kit (the bridge on the lower left corner) to arrive so I have the correct measurements.
Have a great one, Folks!
Good afternoon. We returned from our short trip to Ohio last night. .. ... Tomorrow afternoon we leave for a week in Arizona
Ulrich ... The cabinet looks very good !
YGW ... At present, I have a track on my new section which is isolated from the rest of the layout. I'm running my old DC engines on it, and one of them is an old Rivarossi N&W 2-8-8-2 which still runs fine... I thought you would be interested because you like N&W. I also have a nicely made N&W caboose made by Life Like. I have some N&W coal hoppers too... So I currently am doing a litte N&W.
After tomorrow morning, I might not post again for a week.
Happy Model Railroading
yougottawantaLion - Is that aderailler in the forground ? Red on tracks in lower section
Thats just a pair of red flags. Even thought the lower station is not in use, there are work trains down there all of the time. The track must be closed, I have heard that they are doing work on that platform. Trains can use the other track. Mostly those are the trash-trains pass through there to the trash transfer platforms.
Evening all!
Sorry I didn't get int this mornign but I had LOTS to do today.Amongst things was to meet wiht the finance guy. he wants paperwork form the bank for september, so I will have to quick, like a bunny, scurry them over when they come...next month.
THings SO FAR look good there, or we wouldn't be proceeding.
So The ducks in a row now are: gettingour offer accepted; getting the finaning qualifying done, now I paid for the appraisal, and the appraisal MAY reduce the price we apy, we are kinda hoping so! that duck is STARTED. We get $200 off closing wiht a coupon he gave us for off the closing costs, as we don't wnat to pay higher than what we think is worth we are paying closing, here it seems most sellers wont accept offer if theyhave to come up wiht or help wiht closing, especially at the lower prices. So, we COULd have put more down but we won't pay over 70 just to get them to pay closing help. So we are stubbing our toes, perhaps, but...
so now we wait for the appraisal...then that duck will hopefully be in a row.
have a gret nights rest, I surely will be sleepign rough, we are still nervous!
Ray, I too am saddened by the passing of Yogi Berra. I wonder if Joe Garagiola is in any condition to attend the funeral, given that I think he's older than Yogi.
We just got in about an hour ago from our annual trip to Pennsylvania Dutch country, so I haven't really gone through the diner yet. I hope everyone is doing okay.
I see the Yanks are doing their best to tank the game. Way to go, guys. Watching them and Toronto reminds me of Boston and the Yanks in 1978, only the Jays are in the role of the Yanks while the Yankees are the Red Sox. (How's THAT for blasphemy!?!)
Time for a shower and some sleep. Later.
Flo, please.
It was dead at work and I was sort of glad. Today was my 7th day in a row, I am getting to old for this Coal Cinders! Can I say that?
Have a retired plumber coming over Thursday. While YGW plumber helped me understand what I need to do and was ready to give it a try this guy called. My daughter had used him before and gave him my work number. He said all the right things and mainly he rather fix (if cheaper) than replace. He all so charges less now that he is retired so I am hopefull.
YGW at this point I am not ready to talk about the changes yet. They are personal and will be hard to do.
By the way YGW, why havn't you posted any photos of the cool stuff you are getting? I like to look! It is easy to start a Photo Bucket account, and if you like I could help you with it. On your E Bay quest, if you can find a PCM N&W Y6b jump on it! Best dang engine I have, tracks great, sounds great, great slow speed and pulls harder than a mule! It is what all other steam engines want to be! Never had a BLI version so not sure about them.
Ken
morning all:
I see NY and 3 ohter states are going to start requiring passports for travel inout of hte state, starting wiht air travel. I have one that expire this year {probably already did} and MOH's is some 20 years old. I got mine not for travel but because 10 years ago, I could "see the writing on the wall" about "needing papers" to prove you belong here. I have an upstate NY accent, you;d think that would suffice, but a baby brought here illegally would have the same type of accent if schooled here. SO, GEt YOUR PAPERS IN ORDER!
Well, I see the hosue again tomorrow, so I can take pics, measurements and plan the layout once we get it.
Paid for the appraisal yesterday, it will help ensure that if it appraises for less then we can go o the sellers and say: we need you to redue the selling price In someways I hope it DOES appriase for lower, to do hat, but: if hte sellers DONT want to hte can refuse! We shall see.
The more I payout now the less will come due at closing!
Now to get a roll-off dumpster to unload crap into to NOT have to move.
Thats about it here form Lake woe-is-us.
Later
Busyday for me today.