Afternoon Folks!
Well, I am a grouch today. I tripped over my own two feet early in the morning and fell down hard on my b.tt. As it it comfortably cushioned, it does not hurt that much, but I must have pulled a muscle in my right foot during the procedure and that hurts like mad. I am somewhat immobilzed due to that and for trhat, certainly not in the mood for MRRing - other than run the daily schedule of trains over my layout.
Chloe, I think I´ll have some hot chocolate and a slice of that cherry crumble cake, please.
I´ll be staying in the back booth, so if you´d like to join me for a chat, that´s where you´ll find me!
cudaken Evening Dinners Flo, please. Well Today Was A Ash Pitt! Sue Foot Front. Well the surgon took some more X-Rays and there no signs of the fracture healing. In fact the fracture is worst from Sue walking around with the Boot And Cane! Yet, he does not want to do surgery? He wants to give it another 4 months or so to heal on it's own! He also wants to to use a walker and keep all weight off the bad foot. Wants her use her arms to support the weight off the Left Foot and Keep it off the ground! I am soory to say it, but there is noway she will be able to do that! This part I do not feel sorry for her, it is her own fault! Even when she was in good shape as far as her back and knees she would never do anything hard. Even when I first meet her when she was 23 year old, she would not carry a 10 pound bag of patatos because it was to heavy? She all so would not take PE in school, she got her mon to write a note. To make matters worse, I am coming down with something. Feel like I am coming down with a fever and feel like Caboose. Told Sue she was on her own tonight, all I was going to do is walk Sparkie The Rocket Dog. Bought some Fried Chicken, Mashed Patatoe and Gravey and Green Beans from shop and save. Well, I am just done in. Ken I love all dogs, but big dogs are the best!
Evening Dinners
Flo, please.
Well Today Was A Ash Pitt!
Sue Foot Front. Well the surgon took some more X-Rays and there no signs of the fracture healing. In fact the fracture is worst from Sue walking around with the Boot And Cane! Yet, he does not want to do surgery? He wants to give it another 4 months or so to heal on it's own!
He also wants to to use a walker and keep all weight off the bad foot. Wants her use her arms to support the weight off the Left Foot and Keep it off the ground! I am soory to say it, but there is noway she will be able to do that! This part I do not feel sorry for her, it is her own fault! Even when she was in good shape as far as her back and knees she would never do anything hard. Even when I first meet her when she was 23 year old, she would not carry a 10 pound bag of patatos because it was to heavy? She all so would not take PE in school, she got her mon to write a note.
To make matters worse, I am coming down with something. Feel like I am coming down with a fever and feel like Caboose. Told Sue she was on her own tonight, all I was going to do is walk Sparkie The Rocket Dog. Bought some Fried Chicken, Mashed Patatoe and Gravey and Green Beans from shop and save.
Well, I am just done in.
Ken
I love all dogs, but big dogs are the best!
BIG CATS are nice too!
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I went to my new favorite bar tonight to hear some music, drink some beer and enjoy some companionship. I overheard a conversation between a woman and an old man. He said something like "It's terminal." I assumed that to mean that he had a bad diagnosis.
But y'know, I've seen this guy at the bar before. He's probably close to 80. He's doing the same as me - sitting at the bar, having some wine, listening to the band and talking with friends. No, he's not dying. He's doing more living than most people.
Get out there and live. All of you.
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Good Night All, catch ya all tomorrow.
Johnboy out.........................
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We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
YGW:
DER - LOL Rosie teh RR dog ! bI love it ! How did Rosie get that name ? I am gonna check that site.
Ulrich, DER - For some reason not understood by myself many Americans ( myself included ) have this deep interest in castles and all things related to castles such as Knights, moats, dungeons etc...We chaf under a king or queen but we love castles. Go figure...
…yes, and I’ve noticed a similarly inexplicable fixation on Paris! For the castle possibility, I think I’ll measure the footprint of the Caernarvon model and see if ther might be room. The thought has introduced itself that a Nn30 (think Z track) branch from the “tourist trains’ tot he “Castle Theme Park” might be wicked!
Henry:
Good morning everyone. Above freezing overnight but it will be in the teens tonight.
Ken: It seems that every good project demands a blood sacrifice! (Anyone else noticed that, or am I just accident prone? This is, for me, not just an mrr phenom. Sorry about Sue, and I know what you mean as we have a daughter who used to play the “I’m too little” card – and still thinks like that.
Mr.B: I hear you on the days merging thing.- but we generally have set things on a Mon (wife=Tai Chi), Tue wife=Bible study, me = prison visitation (well every 2nd. one, that is) Wed = Garbage every 2nd same as the 2nd Tues Thurs (wife swimming) Fri = groceries as often as not. Sat (every 2nd me = men’s prayer meeting) Sun church. So, there are reference points, but during any given day I’m finding times where I wonder, as do you.
I’ve gone over the castle book and now have basic shapes and dimensions for the various components (only 17 which affect the footprint.) So, with some scissors w*rk and a bit of patience, I should be able to see fairly soon just how big that puppy would be.
Time to call it a day tonight (OK, so March 17th is a bit away, but I thought I’d get in some Irish practice!)
Good night all for those in need.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
I hate Rust
Oh, it's Wednesday? A question for the rest of you who are retired - do you lose track of the day of the week? I sure do. With stores open 7 days a week, and an almost complete avoidance of the garbage on television, I have few things to synchronize my day-by-day schedule with.
I did play hockey last night. (Remember, this is pickup hockey with an age range that spans 50 years.) Halfway through, we were down 9-1, but we rallied and won 13-10. I slept very late this morning, which is usually a sign that I put in a very good and tiring effort, win or lose.
It's still unusually warm here, and the driveway is clear of the ice and snow and even starting to dry out. I see no bad or cold weather in the forecast, and it looks like my drive to Springfield for the big train show on Saturday will be easy.
Mornin' everyone!
Janie, I would like a pot of Marrakesh express Dark Roast Coffee and a couple of the Sour Cream Glazed Donuts to dunk in the coffee... Please and Thank You Ma'am!
Ulrich you appear to be having the same weather over there as I am having here in the Finger Lakes Region. I am getting some little white thingies falling out of the sky though. Lake Effect Fluries I guess. Current temperature is 31°F with a high of 32°F sometime .........
I have already been out and around this morning. Had to take a corrected certificatre over to the Middle School and then run over to the grocery store to get kittie litter for my sister's cats. She left one container with almost nothing in it for us to use... She still owes me dinner form the last trip to the very far... She is going to have to take me to a good restaurant now... LOL I also need to change a couple of shop light 40w florescents down celler at her house. She has no clue of how to do that. I have a bunch of them sitting down cellar her so I will give them to her. It looks like the tubes have been there about 30 years.... I checked them yesterday. I hope that is all that is wrong with them, and it doesn't need a new ballast. If that is the case she can have her electrician take care of it.
I see noon has just arrived, so I need to get ready to drive to Canandaigua to take care of her kitties...
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!
Good Afternoon!
In Barry-speak, today is a dull day - overcast and wet, but rather warm for January. I heard a flock of geese heading north, so that´s that for Winter!
I spent a couple of hours to integrate the right tunnel portal into the foam scenery. As with the left one, I had to take away a considerable amount of the scenery I had put in earlier. I´ve go most of it done today, but the tricky part has yet to be tackled. I need the glue to set properly before I can give it a go - time to run a train!
YGW - initially, I though using the city gate of mine as a kind of castle was a good idea, but my Swiss friends vetoed it. They are right - the few castles to be found look very much different - predating the year 1291 AD, when the Swiss outed their Habsburg king. With that curved backdrop now, there is no place for a castle left.
Zoe, time for some coffee and a slice of that apple crumble ... - thank you!
Good morning .
Catcing up on computer work here with the Trio with me. At the moment it is Sassy's yurn to walk in front of the monitor.
Galaxy .... Cuddles souns like he lives up to his name.
Ken ..... Of course, I like dogs too even though currently don't have any. I like the old photo with you and the "lap dog" and the other too.
Henry ... Your dog sounds like a great pet.
Penny .... A monitor blocker ? Cats do that, don't they?
I had time to operate trains yesterday. I am switching cars at the industry which takes a while.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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Sold a couple things on Ebay. They left Baltimore for CA at 8 pm on the 15th. One arrived on the 19th, the second vanished until this morning. 12 days for priority mail
Henry
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Shenandoah Valley
Good Morning
Little bit of snow overnight...crashes galore.
Going up to 32F later on in a mix of cloud/sun. Right now it is 28F.
Got a bunch of runnin' 'roun' doin' stuff to do...honey buy stuff, don't you know...
CYLTR!!!!
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Good morning all
V8 - What is Fiero forum. Is that a car forum ?
Ken - I am so glad I dont have to sneak stuff by MOH. She actually buys me stuff !
BO Cylinder, James, Henry, Lion, UP 831, Garry, Gary......Hello
Have to get back to earning my keep. - W**k
TTYL
YGW
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Flo, Please, boy this Dinner has turned in to a cat house! Even Steve has a cat in the fight!
BoS has funded the new home loan and the deal is done! But as they made me jumb throught a few hoops at the end that did not needed to be done as it turned out.
Work What started out to be a good month has turned to caboose! By the 15th of this month I had $15,000 in sales. As of today I have $16,500?
Der Boy my wife could use one of those Model Train Detectors! When I first got in the Hobby and buying off E-Bay I had the train stuffed shipped to the store I worked at! I have even gone as far as sneaking the train stuff in to the house in my garage / train room trash can!
V8VegaI diligently clean up after my dogs but this morning I found stuff on my slippers. I think I just discovered how to make spell check work on my Chromebook.
Dennis I guess that is one way to get spell check to work!
Train Front I was determed to get the next switch machine installed tonight! Had to trim some to get the turnout to move freely, cut my small finger on the right hand with a razor. Bleed badly but I kept going! I had solder two wires togeather and tried to tread the solder joint throght the hole, but was to tight. Made the hole bigger, still to tight and broke the solder joint when I tried to pull it through, but I kept going. Will fix the wire later! Installed the switch machine! But, I need to do more cutting so it would move freely! So I asked Flo for a !
Ulrich Layout is coming a long well!
Good Evening
Spent the evening relaying some track here and seeing to it that Lucy got fed and cuddled...she is now cuddledd beside on my other chair.
Got to go to ...have a good night.
John - only true Scotsmen eat Haggis and like it! You can´t pay me enough to even give it a try. I think it must be as bad as our "Saumagen" (a pig´s stomach filled with you really don´t want to know about it).
I spent all of my multitasked modeling and football-watching time, all 6 hours plus of it, installing varieties of window glazing with curtains, pull-down shades and Venetian blinds.
PS Her house has a heated bed pad and water dish.
Der John, seems like Canadians will make potato chips into about any flavor imaginable.
Galaxy...... Haggis and kilts..... ah.... Never mind! By the way, what clan are you? I be of the Dun Clan since I be an Howard (silent "H"). Actually when my earliest ancestors came here as indentured Servants the last name was Hayward. The English spelling. When the Revolutionary war was over, the next generation changed it (back) to Howard.
Him's name is Cuddles, and as such, has a masculine studded spiked collar that I won't tell you what it was in it's former life.He got that name by cuddling wiht his humans.
Ulrich - I like teh design you did a while back with the castle. Will yoiu be installing a catle anywhere ? It is so good to see you enjoy modeling again !
how did she decide tehir names ? By personality ? color ? or some other method ? For instance our cat is named "Tessy" it is a my daughters twisted form of the cats orginial name.
Toby is 6 y.o., part coonhound part beagle from a shelter east of Richmond. He has inflammatory bowel disease so he would fit right in our little sick bay here. He doesn't like guns or big guys with red beards. Gray beards are ok.
V8 I had a blue tick coonhound that would bark at the tree where a raccoon was 3 days ago. She would bark 50 x/ min x hours, which is not championship rate.
Bought a regulator and water trap for my airbrush on Amazon and went shopping, a second time, for fittings. Airbrush fitting are based on some archaic nomenclature back when pipes must have been made out of lead. So 1/4" NPT looks like 1/2' in diameter unless it's BPT. Amazon doesn't say what size the fitting any of them are the owners reviews are full of guesses, "I recall, I think". I expected the small end would fit in the regulator and it did not. There were no fittings for the small end so I bought 1/4 M/M connectors so I could connect to the compressor and airbrush hose. They seem to fit OK, but I have not tested them.
It was 50 degrees today and lots of melting. The main roads here are plowed down to asphalt except at 55 mph on a 4 lane divided highway, your lane is suddenly 3 feet wide. The county made a mistake and sent some guy with a tracked Bobcat at 5 am on Sunday. Instead of a cursory pass through the neighborhood, the guy plowed like he lived here....for 7-8 hours. We have no problem, but there are some old neighborhoods in Baltimore that have streets narrower than you would think could possible exist in 'merica. There was a fire on one of streets last night and the fire engines could't get down the street.
Went to 84 Lumbar, the only place that has 2"x4'x8' foam and they wanted $60 for a sheet. Home Depot had 2'x8' for $20. Went to Star Hobby and they still have 8 bottles of Floquil and maybe 4 dozen bottles of Polly S. I couldn't remember what shade orange the PNRR used so I didn't buy any.
Good Afternoon
Well, everything has been reinstalled and reauthorized in my new DAW so I am finito of that.
Everytime I come here to the laptop Lucy has to be cuddled...mmmm...she must be channeling Spring.
Garry: I managed to take that shot just as she pounced out of that box..she is funny in play mode.
Anyhow...off to the trainroom to relay some more handlaid tracks.
Have a good'un!!!
Heartland Division CB&Q Galaxy ... Cuddles sounds like a great companion. I bet he looks good too.
Galaxy ... Cuddles sounds like a great companion. I bet he looks good too.
He is curled up beside me again.
He has orange stripes down his forehead and when angry he furls them somehting fierce...
Him has a snubby nose but not too snubby.
When cold, he "fluffs out" hims furs.
Him is SOFT to pet, unless until he gets snarls. You just have to watch out when you pet his neck for those spikes on the former...ah never mind what his collar was in its former life.. it is a leather spiked collar, to make him look more he-man masciline. I have to order a new cat collar tag for him with new address /phone on it. Have to stop by hte vets.
COme spring we have him shaved to look like a LION {LION would be so proud}
If I posted pics {what a hassle} I might post a pic or two of him.
Garry wrote "The enighbor asked "Why is your dog barking?" Shelley's Dad answered "Because he can't talk." -- LOL that is funny ! Sounds like something my dad would say !, how did she decide tehir names ? By personality ? color ? or some other method ? For instance our cat is named "Tessy" it is a my daughters twisted form of the cats orginial name. Which I cannot even remeber what teh orginial name was all these years later. Then before Tessy we had "Groucho" who recieved her name because of the mustache under her nose which looked like Grouch Marx mustache.
V8 - You have Possums in California ? Man those things are ugly !
Ulrich - What a shame. I LOVED your castle castle design ! Nice present from your son. That is a nice looking bus. Can you take it aprart from teh bottom and then put people in it and reassemble it ? Was YOH excited when you returned from your luxurious hospital stay ?
Good morning
YGW ... Names for our trio. .... Well, I had a name for each one of them, but Shelley overode me. I can't tell you my name choices here because Vinnie would toss me out for sure if I did. My name choices would not be construed as politcally correct, and so Shelley thought of these names for them. She did not think certain other peopel would like my warped humor, and she is probably correct.
Barry (Blownout Cyl.) ... Lucy's eyes are penetrating.
V8 Dennis .... Your telling about your dog barking remnind me. We have had several dogs over the years. One of them belonged to Shelley's Dad when he was still living. A neighbor complained about the barking dog. The enighbor asked "Why is your dog barking?" Shelley's Dad answered "Because he can't talk."
Ulrich ... Nice work. Nice thing about foam is how quickly it can be shaped. Neat bus. ... JohnBoy loves buses.
yougottawantaUlrich - I like teh design you did a while back with the castle. Will yoiu be installing a catle anywhere ?
I am afraid the castle will be lost to the curved backdrop! It wasn´t really prototypical of what a castle in that area would look like.
Morning all.
No model railroading or any type of funm for me lately ! Nothing but w**k around teh house and snow plowing going on in my neck of the woods. We recieved somewhere between 30" and 40" of snow. Our subdivision roads are private so we all get our tractors out and plow the roads ourselves.
DER - Love the cartoon that is so funny - and true !
Garry - how did your kitties get their names ?
Ken - Hope Sues foot is getting better.
Galaxy - What a great word !" Herculean " We have had a herculan effort moving snow wityh our tractors. My tractor was BURIED in the snow in a drift !
Howmus - You have to pay ebay for the fees that someone hacked and used your account ? Time to hire a lawyer !
Jim - That is a LOT of drywall mud !
CN Charlie - I think someone sent your snow here !
Henry - That is a pile of snow ! How old is Tobi ?
Lion - Callista is a beautiful cat !
Steve - It si nice to see you in here with out Vinney ! Hope you can drop in more often with out the headaches
Gotta run and shovel more snow at w**k. Our snow removal contractor disapperared and I am having to get the job done with other resources. But it is now finally moving foraward - three days late !
Lucy in a picular moment....
Zoe, I'll have a pot of Marrakesh Express Dark Roast Coffee to keep my R&GV RR Mug full for a while,. and a couple of thos nice sour creame glazed donuts over there on the counter.
As always I have a long list of STUFF to get done today!
Current temperature is 45°F outside the door with a high around 48°F later in the afternoon when it starts to rain. In the meantime the sun is actually trying to shine out there...
Good Afternoon, Folks!
Janie, coffee, please and a handful of chocolate chippers to munch on, thank you!
I played with my trains all morning and forgo the time while I ran a train. That new throttle is a winner. I have so much fun running a train, as it really puts me in the engineer´s seat!
I deliberately chose the term "play" - I don´t operate my layout, as there is hardly anything to "operate". I play with my train set and I love it!
Today´s mail brought a surprise gift from my sun (a late Christmas present):
It´s a Swiss PTT bus of the 1960´s. There is a bag full of detail parts to be installed - I wish I knew how to open it and put some passengers into it!
A big "Meeow" to you all!
Weather here be dull and dribbly. Got to 40F and now going down to 30F this afternoon.
Spent all day yesterday reinstalling all my programs on the DAW and gettting everything reauthorized. I had loads of fun here....not
Got a bit more to do on it but it will be finished today....
I got Lucy coming up here to schmooze again...CYLTR!!!
Heartland Division CB&Q Good evening. I also have Scotish ancestors. Galaxy. Prayers continue. Also, I recall you said you have a cat too. Tell us about him or her if you want. What does he or she look like? Mr B. Tux looks like one we had when we lived in AnnArbor mi.
Good evening.
I also have Scotish ancestors.
Galaxy. Prayers continue. Also, I recall you said you have a cat too. Tell us about him or her if you want. What does he or she look like?
Mr B. Tux looks like one we had when we lived in AnnArbor mi.
Him is a long haired orange shaggy furball thingy. He is part persian and part mutt. He is 18 years old and has thyroid problems that with a med to squirt down his throat helps. He is indoor only cat, though he thinks he would like to go out!
If he curls up in a ball with his tail overhis head you can't tell which end is which.
He loves both parents, but sometimes favor POP POP {me} over MOH, bt is loyal to MOH as MOH brought him home too.
When I am lying down he likes to "hop on Pop Pop" and sit on top my fat belly. Apparently he finds it cushy.
Him is currently curled up beside me on the couch as I type this.
Him's name is Cuddles, and as such, has a masculine studded spiked collar that I won't tell you what it was in it's former life.He got that name by cuddling wiht his humans. One day I was yelling for hmand he didnt come..Soewhere "Cud Cuds' came out of my mouht and he came running. so We call him cuds or cud cuds as he comes hwne called. Usually. Sometimes he takes a message and wil get back to you.
Him loves pop pop especially if/when it means food!