Hey guys
just dropping in quick before work. Was off yesterday as I wasn't feeling good at all stomach was upset, my general anxiety and stress about my wife. tomorrow is my birthday, I don't really do much on my birthday though. I do remind her that its my birthday everyday for about two weeks leading up to it just to joke with her,lol
Plugging away at teh small stuff. Put out LOTS of recycle and tgrash this morning.
Trying to make some semblance of order atg hte house...boht of them.
The small stuff will get you in the end when you move!!!
Trains are NOW ALL Secure over there..I found I have LOTS mroe structures than I thought!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew I had MORE than enough rolling stock {and still would like MORE} But I didn't realize I bought about one of every structure I liked!!!!!
Got a load of laundry going here then I load some more schtuff nad off to the house. Gotta call the electrician we wnat about 11 things done.
Todays word:
In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
-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.
Good Morning
Kind of foggy out here, still, but supposedly we are going to see some sun this afternoon. High is going to be 44
Have some running around to do this afternoon and then I might get a chance of running some trains around.
Galaxy: Great on the train stuff!!
Have a good day peeps!!!
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
The physical Theripist cleared me for climbing up to the train room. She also cleared me for doing dishes on Sundays again. You win some you loose some. I'll go up to the train room this morning to check things out, I still need a 2/56 tap and a number 50 drill bit to mount some drawbars. Yes, yes, I *know* that I had the original screws(Probably 1/60 or 0/something, but once you drop one to the floor, it breaks up into the quarks and nono-particles that it was made of, never to be seen again in this lifetime. And the smallest I could buy in town was 2/56.
Oh well, maybe the originals were metric anyway.
Later this week or next, I'll talk to the Prior, since I *can* go up there, running up and down to sell whine is out of the question, that would be too much exercise, so I'll plan a morning or an afternoon up there, and let someone else deal with the wine.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Good morning ..
Lion .... Evidently, subway service will soon be resored in ND. The subway patrons can hardly wait
Barry.... That was some bed time snack last night !
Galaxy .... Good to hear about your train stuff. Sounds like you will have a lot of model railroading to do.
Happy model railroading !
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Garry: A little bedtime snack would be even more.
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe.... I see the breakfast bar is open on the weekdays now? Oh!!! That is just the stuff ready for Barry. I just need a pot of Marrakesh Express Dark roast coffee and a couple creme filled doughnuts to start my day...
Barry! Good to see you back in here my friend!
Lion, careful on the stairs! Don't want to hear you took a spill right off the bat... I look forward to seeing more progress on the subway.
I'm going to go over to the local college this morning and buy myself an early Christmas Present. Decided to get a walking pass for the winter over there for their indoor track complex. I had a pass for many years back when I was teaching, used to stop in on my way home from school. I really need to get some excercise and that is a ghood, safe way to get back in shape. should anything happen they would have folks to me in a matter of seconds. I have seen it done over there.
Also have a large stack of stuff to get done today, so I best get at it! 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!
Heartland Division CB&QLion .... Evidently, subway service will soon be resored in ND. The subway patrons can hardly wait
As a matter of fact, a hobby shop in Dickinson went out of business, and I bought a 130 pack of LPPs for $20.00. She said name your price and so I did, and she said OK. I never really boucht anything from her since my layout was far more progressed than anything she caried, but at least she was happy that the LPPs went to a layout where they will be appreciated.
I'm not quit sure where I will set up the Golf players, probably on the 79th Street platform.
Hey Galaxy - you're playing my tune with that prosopagnosia mention. I didn't know it was a, what's the word? Syndrome? until recently. I came across a survey by a Brit prof which I took (well, truth be told, am taking because the software is buggy and I may end up filling out his .pdf version and emailing that LOL) Anyway I now have a name for my life-long embarrasment.
JeremyB - Many Happy Returns - which is what we said to birthday people in the UK back when - I don't know if they still do. Peace and healing prayers in your behalf.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
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40 degrees and cloudy, but it's hockey night so I have no interest in a bike ride today, anyway. They are saying mid-50s again by the end of the week, though, so I'll have a few more of those "bonus" warm days this December to get out on the trail.
Lion, golfers should never go higher than 18th street, right, unless they are a bit tipsy on 19 street? Well, I guess if the trains are late, they could be teed off almost anywhere on the system.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Afternoon folks...
Found this from my sister while cleaning out my inbox today.....
How to Give a Cat a Pill in 15 easy stepsNote Especially Steps 10 & 11, Dog People can skip to #16
1. Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby.Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.3. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away. 4. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe.Call spouse in from the garden.6. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.7. Retrieve cat from curtain rail. Get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.8. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw9. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans and drink one beer to take taste away. Apply band-aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap. 10. Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed.Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard, and close door onto neck, to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw tee-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.12. Call fire department to retrieve the --------- cat from the top of the tree across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat.Take last pill from foil wrap.13. Using heavy-duty pruning gloves from shed, tie the little --------'s front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of filet steak. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour two pints of water down throat to wash pill down.14. Consume remainder of scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room. Sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table. 15. Arrange for ASPCA to collect mutant cat from hell and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters. 16. How To Give A Dog A Pill1. Wrap it in bacon.2. Toss it in the air. 3. All done!
Evening Dinners
Flo, please
John Boy Said
"Ken, Glad work is a little better now, but why don't they let you, the store manager, do the hire for the store?"
John, work is not better, it is worse! I have lost all of my over time, that is $135.00 a week. Plus I will lose spiffs because I will only get half of the coustmers! Far as why I cannot hire my own sales person? That would be to logical, besides I only did it for 25 years for a living so what do I know?
Remember when I said I did not turst Jerry to turn on the light? I'am off today but I stopped my the store to pick up my paycheck at 2:00 PM. Store was open for 3 hours. I will be darned, I was right! After 3 hours Jerry did not notices he had left 3 rows of lights off on the right side of the store?
YGW I sure hope your sister will be OK. You sure do need a few breaks of late. Good luck on the biopsy results!
Later Ken
I hate Rust
Good evening diners, If you please, I will have a cup of cocoa. Today was bridge day at the senior center and I had my usual run of rotten cards missing low by about 40 points. My wife, on the other hand, was second missing the high score by about 100 points.
On the layout front, I received a somewhat surprise package yesterday evening with my tie supplies from the manufacturer. Walthers has still not shipped the back order of ties. The decision to go direct to the manufacturer will allow me to lay some more track and build several more turnouts. Starting to layout the yard for my layout so I can get lots of practice scratch building turnouts.
The 25 lb steak was a little extreme but any kind of poutine is over the wall. Never have seen anything as unhealthy in terms of food. Hope it will not lead to are neighbors to the north all dying of early heart attacks.
Howmus, laughed a lot reading the cat pill thing. Been there, done that. Never had much of a problem giving dogs medication but cats are an althogether different story.
Ken, nice picture of the big B&O steamer.
Jeremy, happy birthday to you.
Time to head for the basement and break open the package of tie materials.
Jim
Good Evening
Today was something of a slow one here...until tonight when I had an operating session. 6 guys showed up and we had triple the amount of things go worgn I am not a happy camper....
I'm going to the back booth and sulk....
Evenin' folks...
Janie, I could use a hot cup of decaf, please.
blownout cylinderwe had triple the amount of things go worgn I am not a happy camper....
Fetridge's Law, Barry? That is: "Nothing ever happens until it is no longer favorable for it to happen." Go back down there by yourself tomorrow, I garrantee everything will be running the way it should......
I finally have enough rivets on the Girder Bridge to put the two halves together.
Test fitted it where it will ultimately do service to see if it actually might do the job:
Have a few more things to add before it gets the first coat of paint.... The next "fun" part is figuring how to build the center support right over where the trackage it goes over is. The middle of the bridge is directly above the track..... The track below is in a cut, so there are several possible solutions.
Have a good night. Prayers for all in need!
December 9:
The quotes and word of the day.
I believe in living today. Not in yesterday, nor in tomorrow.
-Loretta Young
If you count all your assets you always show a profit.
-Wilson Mizner
Love is when you meet someone who tells you something new about yourself.
-Andre Breton
Objet Trouvé (noun) \AWB-zhay-troo-VAY\
1: a natural or discarded object found by chance and held to have aesthetic value
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Morning guys
today is my birthday. I have to work today but that's ok, just another day right.
was back in the workshop on Sunday putting together a kit and the model railroading spark just wasn't there as I thought it may have been. Maybe just need some more off time from the railroad. Sometimes too many hobbies can be a pain also,lol well at least I cannot say I'm bored at any time,lol
i may drop back in tonight at some point
Jeremy B!
Well, I finally slept 7 hours last night...not all at once, but 4 hours then 3 hours some 2 horus later. Still trying to make some sense of the new house order.
Today's Word:
Thanks galaxy I appreciate the kind words
Jeremy B.!!!!!
Good Morning.
There is sun out there...real sun....but that is OK...it will dull right back up later and become a raining kind of day here. High of 47 expected.
A do nothing sort of day here...getting a few things checked out on the layout will be the biggest thing here.
welm....mmmm...not much to say right now, so I be just sittin' with my coffee here.
Good morning ........ Coffee and a piece of birthday cake, please.
Jeremy ....... ... Hope it is a great day !
Ray .... The cat pill adventure is funny. We've had some real adventures with previous cats and pills. Dogs have been easier. ... Your bridge is looking good.
Barry .... I've had similar experiences. Layout works great if I am by myself, but if others are with me everything goes wrong.
Ulrich ... Where are you ?
News in our neck of the woods.... The main arch of the new brdge over Kentucky Lake was lifted onto its piers. The arch was built on barges near the shore, and then floated over to its location.
The 80-year old bridge will be removed. Here is how it looked about three years ago after a river cargo ship went under the wrong span.
The bridge was closed for six months while a replacement span was constructed.
Meanwhile, the new bridge for the other lake ( the one we live next to) is still in early stages of construction. Work started a few months ago. We can hear the work from here.
Also, the main highway is being upgrade to a 4-lane dvided highway instead of an old 2-lane road.
The work continues on my MRR extension. The track is down and the switch motors are installed. The current activity is wiring. A tedious activity, but necessary none the less.
Years ago we had a motivational speaker come to a w*rk conference. (I am usually not a fan of motivational speakers, but this one resonated with me.) He told how he had tickets for an event one evening. The day of the event was a particularly difficult day. Whenever he started to get discouraged, he would think, "I can make it through this--I have tickets." He then went on to say that we need to find tickets in our lives. Sometimes they will be to an actual event, but sometimes they will be the simple events, like spending time with the kids (or grandkids). Since then, "I have tickets" has become part of my vocabulary.
Tonight I have tickets. I received a call last night telling me our new piano is ready to be played. It arrived in Arizona last week, was removed from the create and allowed to acclimate for a few days. Next the technician took it apart, re-regulated the piano, re-aligned all of the keys, and got it ready to be played. This is necessary as the piano as been on its side in the crate, and gravity has worked its magic. The piano is in the climate-controlled warehouse and this is where I will play it. We are waiting until after Christmas to have it delivered to our house. Mrs. ROR wants as much room as possible in the living room for opening presents with the grandkids. It needs to be delivered by 12/31 so the piano store can recognize the revenue in 2015. At 6:45 MST tonight, I will be smiling a big smile. I have tickets.
Richard
Johnboy wrote "YGW, How are you feeling today?, hope each day is getting better for you."
I want to say THANKS everyone for their well wishes and prayers ( because of these beseeching Jehovah has heard and is healing ) for myself and SIL. I recieved some good news so far. They have ruled out cancer and some other eqaully awful ailments and think it may be related to low testosterone.
SIL still in ICU. Yesterday they installed a metal plate in her arm and her right eye is still swollen shut. She is still under and has not come to and is still in ICU, Brain bleed has gotten beter ( if a brain bleed can be described as getting better ) . She has a long road ahead of her
Jeremy - HAPPY Birthday
Galaxy - Love the Abe L qoutes on the fool and the tree
Angel - AWB...i THINK i BROKE MY TONGUE TRYING TO SAY THAT ONE.
Ken - Howdy and thanks
Lion - glad that you can make it to the train room - what a blessing
Derjohn - glad to see you here
Ulrich - hope you are okay ....
UP831 - Havent seen you in a while hope you stop in to say high !
Ray - Man I needed that cat story - I was rolling on the floor laughing, humor is a great medicine.
W**k front - Have to deliver two houses worth about three million this week ( read intense pressure ) and then was stold I have to deliver another unit that we have NOT punched out yet by Dec 18th that they do not even have a ratified contract on ( meaning I cannot start changes ) and I do not have any paperwork on ! oh and try getting drywall people , painters, etc.. at the end of the year. You call the contractors up and say send someone anyone...and they reply "from where ? I already have a million more project than I have people !!" Its going to be a tough couple of weeks
TTYL
YGW
Garry The Haifax, Nova Scotia Bridge Commission is well under way on a "Big Lift" for the older of the two bridges across the harbour. I'ts a re-decking to allow for larger container ships to access the Bedford Basin and the container terminal there. https://www.hdbc.ca/redecking/.
They put in a new section each weekend they can - the very first try was a boondogle as you might expect - but they are getting better at it...
Folks, if I go for a double track N Scale dogbone layout, and hide the ends of the "bone" in city buildings or artfully arranged removable hills, how tight a turning radius would you consider wise for that inside track? I'm thinking of passenger cars and possibly steam locos...I know it won't look pretty, hence the hiding - but I do want it to run reliably...
Thanks in advance for you thoughts.
YGW On both your SIL and Workfront situations, ...as to the
Now, why won't that show as an image? I did the [ ] and [/ ] "img" code thing....
der5997Now, why won't that show as an image? I did the [ ] and [/ ] "img" code thing....
You don't need to use the brackets with Your photobucket. Just copy and Ctrl V on site, press enter. When You click on Submit Your Reply...image will show.
Take Care!
Frank
BTW: This as You know...is Your image.....
For posting pictures from Photobucket, I copy the "direct" code which is the second of four choices for each of my photobucket images.
Next, I click on the icon above the posting body which looks like a mountain and a sun.
I paste the code in the source box. I ignore the other two boxes. Then click "OK". The image then appears in the posting body.
It is easy once you are used to doing it.
mmm...good evening
Still not much to say here. Did find a few bugs in my layout though...ballast coming apart, that sort of thiing..
Have a good night all!!
The pagination seems borked here. I got the last page then when I clicked back a page I found I was back 2 pages..then click the next page and posted...just to see this page....mmmm