Jimmy you have a great book to read there. I like all of Ambrose's books that I have read. Der I'm planning something smaller. Cleaning my mom's house out this spring was an eye opener. I don't want to leave my wife and kids with 2 dumpsters full of stuff. That was on top of having an aortic valve replacement, a repair of the new leaky valve, a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy, which at its worst, made climbing stairs a huge effort.
The heart function is getting better but I have a much clearer idea of my own mortality. Everyday really is a blessing, though I do wish I could sleep later. If anyone has to pee in the middle of the night, I am up for hours if not the rest of the night.
I'm painting a wagon top box car. I wanted it more red, than boxcar red, but I was afraid I would end up with a purple boxcar. The enemy of good is better, so I am going to hit it with gloss today and decals tomorrow. Maybe the next one I'll try caboose red.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
My condolences to you and your friend about your friend's son's passing, Galaxy.
I spent yesterday helping Dad with stuff around his house. This afternoon, I cut down a bunch of plants I've wanted to get rid of for awhile. I figured that I may as well take advantage of the warm weather and get some yard work done. Then, I watched the NHL All Star Game. It was cool that the guy who was supposedly a protest vote against the New system won MVP honors, plus his team won so he'll get some extra money.
My bood sugar is all over the place. I've read you guy's advice, but don't have time to reply in detail right now. I wanted to thank you for your help.
Galaxy - sorry to hear about your friends son. That is always hard to endure. Here is a for them and you
Jimmy - pretty impressive haul there. Who is the manufacture of the NS ?
Galaxy I am not sure which I am impressed with more. The modeling or the video ! Great job !
DER when do you start construction ?
Henry, Lion, Garry, BO Cylinder, Mr. B....high all hope your weekend has been great.
TTYL
YGW
Galaxy ... I'm concerned about you, and so this is a "keep your chin up " comment. Of course this is a sad time because of Christian's death. I know you care about Train Nut and his wife a lot. This has got to be painful for you, too, and I just want to say you matter to me. Combining this with your health ordeals, has made 2016 a rough year so far. .. Keep your faith. ... Often, bad times are followed with good times.
Der John ... I like the CP post card.
Jimmy... You did very well at the train show.
Ken .... Nice photo. I like GP30's and the B&O had nice looking ones.
Jim ... Sounds like your roadbed project is coming along well.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
well, services are Wednesday for Christian.
We took the food out and they seemd in decent spirits, but mommy is now second guessing herself that she should have gone out there [ a long trip to where they used to live and C preferrred to live] Friday night as C had threatened to kill himself because he had no money for beer. He always drank to get drunk. HSe refused. so when they went in the morning, THEY found him hanging there in his apartment. When they called 911 tehy wanted her to start CPR, but she siad he was stiff,cold and blue, she knew it was too late.
She is now second guessing, but the EMTs said if he was in such a state, they might have stopped it, but would have missed it another time.
They did once catch him trying to jump off the second floor balconyof their old house with a rope around his neck, but he got his clothing caught and they cut him down.
Naturally they are beside themselves.
So are we, really.
They have family coming in form all over the state for wednesday.
Services will be simple and will be calling hours for the urn will be form 4-6, service at 7 pm wiht a minister, and then a dinner at at an inn there in town.
We will, naturally be there most of the time if not all of the time.
sad sad sad. but if he was nto meant to be here, so be it.
we are all still in shock.
Thanks for all hte condolences.
While we knew TN friend well, and mommy somewhat, and knew Christian some, it is like we lost a member of our family, of course, as train nut firend is "part of our family". We heard about ALL of Christian's antics form TN friend and did our best to advise him, so we knew of C all to well.
Again, thanks for the condolences.
-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, Beer Please
Boy Work Was Slow! I got there a few mintues before Jerry, so I got the first customer. I normally hate getting the first customer, they normally want to go to all the stores! That does not count when the First And Only Customer comes in at 3:00 PM! It was a OK deal for me, $690.00 and I made a extra $14.00. I left the store at 4:20 (we close at 5:00) so at this point I have no idea if Jerry ever had a customer.
If anyone has wondered if Jerry is getting any better, NO. Sorry to say he is close to the end of his treatments but he is still Dazed And Confuse. Or as I like to say He is DC only.
BBQ is done and so am I.
Ken
I hate Rust
First off Galaxy, I'm so sorry to hear that sad news. I can understand how it can get too much to deal with sometimes, but it still shouldn't happen. I'm so sorry for the loss.
On a happier note, I did fairly well at my club's train show today.
The gunderson boxcar was 20 bucks, the Switcher was 40-runs and has Kato trucks on it. The NS boxcars were 20 bucks for all three, Amtrak coach was 8, and the ballast cars were 15 for the 2 of them.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
I have a Santa Fe post card with that picture I got when our family rode the Super Chief in 1957.
In the train world, I am slowly making progress with my benchwork. What was looking like a 2x8' is going to grow into an 'L'.
I am reading Armstrong's book before I do anymore track planning. I am also reading up on DCC. That's like learning another language, maybe another computer language. Poor Arto is struggling in the DCC sub forum, you can feel his frustration as his engine operated in a seemingly random fashion.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Galaxy,
Condolences to you your Friend and families on the demise of Christian.
It is indeed a sad time and such a waste of a young man.
May he now rest in peace.
Johnboy out..................................
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Good afternoon. It feels like spring around here as it is Jan 31 and 63 F. Plan to get in a good walk this afternoon.
Train front, I finally finished with the joint compound and painted the road bed last night. Ready to lay ties for two more switches and the tracks into the planned yard. I have to stain up a bag of ties before I get very far along as I only have about fifty ties left from my last staining session.
Galaxy, condolences to your friends and you on the loss of their son. It seems like the medical profession has made great strides in treating physical illness but not as much progress in treating the problems with the mind. Our brains are amazingorgans but have all sorts of potential for going awry.
Uhlrich, you have made lots of progress on the layout. The foam bits do seem to spread around when working with it. I am using green foam so it is a little less noticible from the pink stuff.
Hope everyone has a good afternoon.
Jim
Train nut friend's favortie food is meatloaf, specifically my meatloaf {more than just hamburg and breadcrumbs..there is 10 ingredients}.
So, I made 4, 3 to take to the family and one for us, then I made two big things {a whole bag's worth} of potato salad to take. THey are now making the arrangements, and will call when home so we can deliver to them.
That way they dont have to cook,and family coming in will ahve somehting to eat.
we are still in SHOCK, even though I have beeen there, done that {failed}, I am still in shock, as his life was paralelling mine, but I chose a different path than he did.
I told trian nut friend aobut a month ago, I should sit and talk to Christian, tell him I am not there to judge, not to tell him what to do, but to tell him my story and how it is like his story.
I think it was a combo of things that lead to it. First, Momm in particular {he was her baby} enabled him, and paid all his bills as the kid spent his moeny on beer and pot. He lived on his own, but not wihtout mommy and daddy footing the bills. Well, mommy finally wised up and listened to train nut when he stated to put his foot down and said "NO MORE". He was cut off as the end of January, If he wanted his apartment and car, HE had to pay the bills, and not lie around drinking and smoking. He was told to get his old job back { he tol work he was depressed and going to the hospital {CPEP} and the would allow him that, but he couldn't miss one day of work for the next 90 days.
He was supposed to go out of town with mommy and said he wouldn't go, but train nut warned hiim he had No money to give him. He would beg off money for gas but used the cash to buy beer and pot. I told train nut if he wanted to give him gas, to TAKE him to the gas station and FILL his car with gas, NOT give him the cash. same wiht food, if they wnated to give him food {which he scarfed down as though starving always because he was} instead of cash for food!
He would work and use his pay for beer and pot and expect mommy to pay his bills, which mommy alwasy came through Now mommy was staarting to read him hte riot act and cut him off, told him to get his old job back and pay his own bills.
But anyway they enabled him by buying him beer when he was underage as they "thought" it "better" that he drink at home instead of going out and driving drunk.
He was just in CPEP at the hospital as he was ducking cops as his old GF had a restraining order on him which he broke. He was facing jail time. The cops showed up to verify he was indeed in te hospital, but failed to arest him hten because he was in the hospotal. They let him GO after 3 days as he claimed he would not hurt himself if they did, I told Train nut to talk directly to the psychiatrist and tell him the goings-on and toe KEEP him there. Insted he let moomy handle it, and mommy is SOOOOO afraid he'd have a "record" of psychiatric problems and didn't wnat that! so she siad if he wants to come home, let him!!!!!!
GRR. MOMMY wwas his biggest problem! So christian played games, and mommy played games to match him, and now mommy and daddy LOST the game.
SO his depression, his drinking and pot smoking or lack there of now with no money, his GF troubles, facing jail time for violation of restraining order, and having mommy and daddy cut him off of support casued him to end it.
Sad tale.
well, gotta get at teh potato salad.
later.
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll go to the breakfast buffet this morning, if you would just bring me a pot of Marrakesh Express Dark Roast and my R&GV RR Mug to use... Thanks!
Galaxy, I am keeping you, YOH, and all of Christian's family in my thoughts and prayers. I can't think of too much more horrifying than to have something like that happen to a family....
Henry, the more research you do as you start your layout, the more likely it will be pleasing to you! Yep they will probably still have pile of sn*w in that stadium parking lot in June.... They may be able to load it back up and find someplace else to dump it. They have done that around this part of NYS, particularly in Buffalo and Rochester...
I best get myself moving... 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!
Galaxy my condolances to you and Christian's family. A coworker had an argument with her addict son and he committed suicide right in front of her in the kitchen. She had to sell the house, she couldn't stand to live there anymore.
Hope your Xray turns out to be nothing.
In the train world, I am slowly making progress with my benchwork. What was looking like a 2x8' is going to grow into an 'L'. I am reading Armstrong's book before I do anymore track planning. I am also reading up on DCC. That's like learning another language, maybe another computer language. Poor Arto is struggling in the DCC sub forum, you can feel his frustration as his engine operated in a seemingly random fashion.
Sunny this am and supposed to be in the 40's and 50's all week. They are moving the snow from Baltimore city streets to the Ravens' stadium parking lots. They have mountains of snow there and they are afraid it will still be there on Orioles openning day.
Good Morning!
It´s bright and sunny outside - for a change. Nice Sunday weather!
Flo, I´ll have my big Sunday breakfast with all the works. You know, crisp fried bacon, sausages, scrambled eggs (the high cholesterol kind), a tall glass of OJ (just because it´s healthy), buttered toast, assorted jams and honey and gallons of coffee, if you please ...
Galaxy - what a desperate soul he must have been! And how terrible it must be for parents to lose a child this way! I feel so sorry!
I really have to give Petra a rest from being confronted with btiny bits of foam all over the place. These are just crumbs blown into the nooks and crannies of this household which take years to get rid off. There are clear signs of her turning into a somewhat sour mood
Have a rewarding day!
MOH and I are still in shock over Christian's death.
The kid threatened all hte tiem if he didn't get his way. He was jsut in the psych ward and checked himself out by saying he wasn't going to hurt himself, I told train nut and wife to NOT let tehm let him go home! Been there, DONE that, have the T shirt and the pic to prove it.
The arrangements will be to cremate the body and have Just ONE service instead of 3 days on end. I don't knwo yet what will happen wiht the ashes.
Don't feel up to posting a word of the day,with this going on.
but at $ 70 compared to $ 7 for a mast they are slightly out of my budget ...
Now I maybe risking you getting mad at me, but somehow I am not happy with your plan of the new layout. While Steven as already commented on the switchback access to the yard, i.e. time saver, my concern is that all of the track aside from the interchange and the return track is nicely lined up with the edges of the layout. If that´s intentional, I´ll keep my mouth shut, if not, my question would be how open are you towards other design ideas?
Flo, Beer and Nyquil Please.
Yep Under The Weather Again. I was sort of OK when I woke up. By the time Jerry got to work I started fading fast. By 3:00 PM I was ready to go but I had a customer come, so I hung in there. Got the sale and then it was time to go.
Galaxy Sorry to hear about Train Nut Son.
Trains just derailed, and I don't care, I am done for tonight.
Today was Train Show day - the big Amherst show in West Springfield, MA. The weather was totally pleasant and driving was easy. I got there at 10 AM, which is a bad time. The traffic was backed up all the way to Route 5, the main thoroughfare through town, and I was glad I printed a map so I could take the next exit and meander in the back way.
I spoke with maxman and Jim at City Classics, who are members here and vendors as well.
The only thing I specifically planned to buy was an interlocking tower, and I found the one I was looking for. Then I saw the same tower being used on an operating layout, so I asked one of that club's members if I could look at the back side of the tower, because I wanted to see if there were windows because I plan to detail the interior. Two windows, not a full wall, so as I passed by the Tichy Trains booth I bought some windows to bash into the tower, and also some picket fence for the new City Classics houses. "Ah," thought I, "I need a dog to put inside this fence." The B.E.S.T. booth, which features lots of nice detail castings, had cats and dogs. One stop shopping, even I was on my feet for 5 hours today.
More of us than just me will be happy with the revival of Scalecoat paint. It's now sold by Minuteman Scale Models of Hollis, NH. I was able to get a spray can of Scalecoat II (for plastics) in Milwaukee Orange, so I can now repaint my Erie and Lackawanna switchers to road-appropriate colors and re-decal them.
Not bad at all for a day when I didn't plan to buy much of anything.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Afternoon, Gentlemen..
I have been busier than a cat covering up poop. Yes, I believe it was Me Ray!
Galaxy. Sorry to hear about Your friends Son...that is truely sad...someone so young taking their own life and no one could help. Prayers for the family, along with the poor soul.
Garry, Thank You for Your kind words.....yeah it was a four handed project...but I cheated and make two jigs for holding and gluing...that actually took longer than making the porch. LOL. But now, with the jigs made, I can use them for similar projects. Check out WPF in awhile and You will see the plan unfolding......
Thoughts & Prayer's, for All.
Take Care!
Frank
Good afternoon
Galaxy, sorry to hear about your friends situation. Prayers, certainly, for the family.
Ulrich, nice photo on the progress of your layout - it's coming right along.
Well, I was unable to get that sound decoder to peep; it's back to the manufacturer, I think it's under warranty so maybe I will luck out, expense-wise. Although some regular decoders are not too pricy, sound decoders are a different story.
Weather here is getting warmer; I was able to skate a bit this morning (there is a small pond out back of our house) but now the ice is getting soft and wet. No freezing weather in sight for a while, very odd for this time of year in Maine.
Supper is on, see you all later...
der5997Ulrich: That is looking so good! Maybe Petra will find it in her heart to cut you some slack on the house cleaning front! Whistling Once your avatar loco is running, do you plan to model the catenaries? If so, in how much detail?
John - she is actually quite generous, but I don´t want to overspend that credit My plans for the catenary - as detailed and prototypical as possible. Sommerfeldt of Germany makes the appropriate catenary for the Rhaetian Railway, which is reasonably priced for the amount of detail you´ll get. Of course, there are much more detailed catenary systems offered, but at $ 70 compared to $ 7 for a mast they are silghtly out of my budget ...
I am just glad it´s such a small layout so I don´t need that much...
Morning diners,
Ulrich- The layout is coming along nicely, enjoying the photo.
Der5997- Thanks for the website, I might do that.
Galaxy/Trainnut- prayers for your son.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Ray ... As I said, I was just looking out for Galaxy. I've heard a lot of political stuff from all view points over the years. So I try not to let anything bother me.
Zoe, I'll have the #2 Special this morning! Haven't had that in a long time. Over easy on the eggs, Sausage links, Homefries, and a double order of the Sour Dough Toast! Yep bring over the grape jelly and I do need a large pot of Marrakesh Express Dark Roast coffee too. Thanks!
Well Dang, Galaxy and Garry, I get here late and I miss the offending stuff.... LOL Whatever it said, glad you got it up to the standars of the Diner. We don't want Vinnie to swinging that tire iron he carries with him, do we! Galaxy, how awful about your train nut friend's son. I remember you mentioning his difficulties before. Let them know that we are praying for peace for them here in the diner!
I will be driving to Canandaigua today to take care of the kitties for my sister. My SIL has been going some days. She told me this morning she actually got to pet Iilya (the cat that was recently taken in) yesterday. The poor little guy was dropped in the neighborhood and made foriends with my sister. He is terrified of the car carrier and anyone he doesn't know. I'm hoping we will become friends by the time my sister gets back from Asia. Iilya did walk by when I was there a couple days ago. Was very timid but didn't run off. Just gave me a very wide berth to get where he wanted to be. He is enjoying having a kittie friend in Claude as well.
I'm going to see what else I can get done in the train room before I head off to Canandaigua this afternoon.
Catch you all later!
Surfs up for all the surfers in the diner.
turkey painted to look like bacon.
Galaxy ... No problem. I was just looking out for you before Vinnie arrived. ... Train Nuit will need support from you and others. This tragedy will be very tough for him to deal with.
Ulrich ... Those are nice photos.
Thanks Garry for the prayers.
Thanks for the reminder, OBVIOUSLY I wasn't thinking in copying that usage quote. I couldnt find an acceptable usage quote to use, but I think everyone knows the siren song mthology, maybe not.
I had to go back and look at what you were complianing about as it didn't register with me.
Galaxy ... That is sad. Prayers for the Train Nut family. ... Also, please remove the political quote from the Guardian in you prior post.
Good Afternoon!
Galaxy- this is awful news! My sincere condolences to your train nut friend and his wife! You know my son´s name is also Christian ...
Photobucket is back so I was able to upload a picture of my layout I had taken yesterday.
It´s coming along - slowly. Well, I have to confess - I was bad. I had promised to stay away from carving the foam for a few days to keep the home nice and tidy, but I couldn´t resist to do at least some w*rk on the layout. OK, I cleaned up the mess, but Petra will still find a crumb of that foam stuff here and there.
Tomorrow I´ll be seeing my other train friend. I hope to get the loco you see in my avatar back into service.
CU later, folks!