Slowly the day is coming to an end. Spent tghe afternoon running train(s). I noticed, that my beloved FO boxcab electric started to develop bad habits again, getting noisier lap by lap. Not another gearbox issue! No, it wasn´t that - just needed some careful lubrication of the motor bearings and the worm gear. Mind you, the loco is 20 + years old! I use a needle applicator to "administer" really tiny amounts of oil to the bearings! The loco runs like a charm again!
CU tomorrow!
Flo, I would like a Knickerbocker Glory and a glass of ice cold milk please.
John Busby, It took me 26 years to build that water tower - now that was 25 years and 29 days of thinking about it - then two days to actually do it. :-))
Galaxy, thanks for the feedback on the water tower - we too love Disney. We rent the electric scooters for $12 per day (per person) - that's cheap althought it may have gone up since our last visit (which was about a year ago). However, you do need $100 deposit - but you get that back at the end of the day.
The cool thing is that most people respect that you are older and have difficulty walking long distances and you get a better place in line. I love the scooters in Epcot as you can go around the worlds as many times as you like. When I was able to walk 5 or more miles per day - I could only do it once. The next day my legs would ache. I also suffer from diabetic foot pain so its not really an option to walk long distances now even if I wanted too.
Anyhooo, glad you liked the water tower and hope the anti-biotics and steroids are doing there job to help you feel better.
Now lets dig into that Knickerbocker glory - I need a longer spoon Flo.
Chris.
Loco Guy - is a state of mind - not an affinity to locomotives.
Sit back and enjoy your track...
Howdy ... Briefly posting With iPhone . Read your posts but don't have time to reply ..
Birthday party here in eastern Michigan for youngest granddaughter was fun for all ages of people. She is now 5.
Had a little mishap in a construction zone in Louisville on the way here. We were in the left of two crowded lanes. All vehicles at 50 mph. Careless workers left a heavy temporary sign on its side with metal legs extending into traffic lane. Cars in right lane were encroaching into my lane. The result is a broken left side rear view mirror on my Avalanche .
Its cold in Michigan
Cheers.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
God afternoon,, diners. Flo, I'll have a Ballantine ale, and some pretzels, please.
Eveing Dinners
Flo, for all that want one!
What a Great Day! It snowed a little and the roads where a bit of a mess! Jerry called 20 minutes after he should have been there and said he just got out of his drive way. Told him he did not have to come in, with the Holiday and snow we would be slow. He said he knew he would have a Be Back Customers (Something like beleving in the tooth fairy) for a $7,000.00 deal! (He screwed that deal big time Saturday) He got to the interstate and went home, it was a mess he said.
Worked out for me! It was slow and I got most of my store order done. Only 2 customers all day. First one was looking at Futon's and would have been my only customer if Jerry was there. They are still thinking about it. 2nd customer that would have been Jerry did buy a good one! I personaly think Jerry would not got the deal. They told me they where going to shop around before they bought.
Turns out Bob knows my best friend Allen and is a car guy like my self. Got Ann on a mattress that she liked on the first try. Plus Bob use to work in the buliding before we bought it. Talking about this and that (He is a Ford Guy but likes Mopar as well) they bought, spent $1900.00 and I made around $160.00 extra. Boy I love Snow!
Train Front I hope to get the long passing spur switch motor wired in Monday. That way I can park a 30 car freight train with out getting up. At this point it should take a max of 15 minutes. Which means in Cuda Ken time, a hour and a half!
Did a DC test run on the NOS Proto 2000 B&O GP7. Ran like Caboose! Will give it some fresh lube and see how it does. It may go back to K-10 trains after that if I am not happy with it.
Arttic BBQ is done, and it does take longer when it is 15 degrees out.
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Hi all
Its a cool 29c today so much better
Sir Madoc
Ah! The old beetles not to many bolts two body's and thats the engine out and on the bench.
Beach buggies and Baha bugs the odd std one those where the days.
Go all most anywhere who needs a 4WD miss spent years bonnet skiing and would have been fun in the snow if we got any in my neck of the woods.
Beats the modern rubbish any day of the week
Don't like landrovers much but they are very rugged and reliable, you forgot the fencing wire, electricians tape and cable ties on your repair kit list
Cars are far to complicated today if you break down you have to call the R.A.C or suitable national auto club and that's for the simplest of things, to scared to touch anything in case the computor chucks a wobbly.
Smoking is bad for you so my doctor keeps telling me.
not much happening model wise
But I just had to blow my top with the medical fraternaty for not doing paper work they where suposed to do.
So its my turn to sit in the corner and sulk.
Your good lady can give me a slap on the wrist for missing the birthday posts
so please wish her a belated from me
regards John
GM, MEN!
WEll, i hit a brick wall again yesterday so not so much got accomplished. I had been going going going for the past 3 or 4 days, so Not surprised!
John Busby: I know you are Aussie, but "the computer chucks a wobbly" made me 'split a gut' laughing so hard! {DOn't know if you have the "split a gut" phrase or if it is uniquely USA phrase! Such a colorful language we have! {I know it's "Colourful' to you}
WEll, this monring is warmer...it is -5 and dropping now.
WOW! HALF of February is already over! Time flies so fast the older one gets.
Hope all you gents got you Valentines something special,and DID NOT FORGET!..we each got chocolates and a card! The odd thing is the card I got for MOH, is the first one MOH was going to get me,, we often HAVE picked the exact same card at times! Must be we pick up on each other's brain waves! MOH was workign at the grocery store on SUnday,and SOOOO MANY MEN came throught the checekout line saying things like "I've got to get this right","I forgot", and the like! WOmen expect men to remember such things, while men don't care....if the next important day in her life is her Bday, YOU ARE NOW ON NOTICE! GET with it!
Yesterday was also world marriage day too!
I will post a word of the day soon, as I just haven't felt like posting them.
I am trying to get my words more susinctly written so y'all can read what I write. Doesn't mean I won't misss one or two, but such is life with dyslexia. I know KEN is making strides in correctly communicating.
well, I think I will get another nap, didn't sleep well at all last night, it is still early here.
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY! BRIGHTEN SOMEONE'S DAY! DO A GOOD DEED FOR SOMEONE!
-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.
Here we go, as promised:
Hi galaxy
Split a gut is a US one the Aussie one could not be used on this forum the moral checker program would junk it.
Being English by birth Limey to you and a Pom to the Aussies took me a while to get used to some of the Aussie expresions as they are colourfull to say the least,
And don't translate into the written word very well as with some the expression on the face and tone in the voice are as inportant as the words to get the right meaning.
One particular greeting any where else in the world would get you a smack in the mouth, unless delivered to an Aussie who picked up the expression on the face and tone.
Arriving in Australia as a child I picked up more of than my parents ever did.
The Aussies treat me as one of them I got naturalised when I was old enough by law to make up my own mind.
You sentiments are good in your post.
Shame I have had the kind of day where I wish Rule 303 was legal If you havn't seen the movie Breaker Morant you won't have a clue what I am on about.
Zoe bagel and coffee please
No wind 23 degrees, 1.5" of snow and freezing rain in the forecast late this afternoon. So far more snow south than north, which is opposite the forecast.
Got some wheels painted, trucks and kadees mounted on 3 cars, had to grind away two of the existing coupler boxes that didn't really match up with the Kd top box. Read up on DCC conversions, I have a Steward F3, 2 Atlas RS1's and an S something I would like to convert. It is confusing for the newbie, and the youtube videos concentrate on showing you how to shrink heat shrink tube and not how to get the engine out.
Gotta take wifey to the crotch doc this morning for her annual oil change. She's afraid to drive in the snow and is ready to cancel.
Railcams IL snow on the ground, Roanoke, VA they are plowing the street with ATV's ?
Cool pic on yesterdays Nat Geo Pic of the day http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/tadami-train/
PS they changed the website functionality here. You can access the next page from the bottom and you no longer have to type in bracketURL to make a link clickable. Just don't re-edit your post
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Learned an interesting trick from a dapper, middle-aged (assuming he was going to live to be over 100) gentleman who was buying a Valentine's Day card. He said to look for the ones with only one or two cards left. Let someone else read all of the cards and find the good ones.
Richard
Good Morning
Got the old snow be fallin' dull dull dull days are here again blues, mama thing going here. 15F going for a high of 28F...in the snowflurries...
The 4X4 I miss now would have to be my old 1972 Internation Scout with the kick out doors and roof. I had it loaded up to the teeth...roll cage, the whole 9 yards...that thing could could climb walls!!
Got some things to do then traintime for me!!
Make it a great day!!!
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/
Taking a pic of a pic does it no justice. Maybe I'll have to go look for my polarizing lens to kill the reflections.
We are waiting for the 1st egg!!
http://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/bald-eagle-live-camhttp://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/bald-eagle-live-cam
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a hot bowl of oatmeal with brown sugar and a pot of Seneca Lake Blend Dark Roast Coffee for my FGLK Mug this morning. Nice to see a crowd in here! Where they all from? Some of 'em talk funny.......
Well Barry we done gots the same kinda stuff here in the Finger Lakes Region of NYS at the moment. Dull, Gray, and a few little white thingies falling out there. Tomorrow the weather may get interesting.... Supposed to come down mostly as rain I guess (Hope!) as I have to feed my sister's kitties during the afternoon. Will be checking the forcast alot between now and then.
Currently 9°F or 18°F outside.... All depends where I check it on the weather place! Canandaigua is shown as 17°F so I figure they just haven't updated the page for Geneva today.....
I need to get over to the Fieldhouse to walk this morning and then have a huge pile of "to dos" I must get done today. Guess I better not spemnt mkuch time sitting here staring at the 'puter screen... Catch you this afternoon maybe.
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good Afternoon!
we got a fair amount of that wet & white stuff last night, but it´s not here to stay. The weather guessers predict rising temperatures into the two digit region by the weekend - and that´s Centigrade, not Fahrenheit.
Right now I am uploading a new video to the "tube", which I will post a link to once the upload is done. With the uploading speed of only 0.5 Mbit/s. it takes ages! My provider is not maintaining the old lines as they want us to change to the new highspeed lines of 100Mbit/s. download speed and 10Mbit/s. upload speed. Although the monthly rate is not much higher from what I have to pay now, I am not willing to change (yet), as I´d need to get a new telephone set to be compatible with the VDSL standard. Rates will eventually come down as competition increases, so I have a good reason to wait and save the expense.
Brunhilda, I´ll just go for some coffee, as I just had the last slice of Petra´s birthday cake.
Downunder John - if I had to nominate a "dream car" for me, It´ll be the old Landrover series IIa with the 88" wheelbase, a hardtop, spare tire mounted on the hood (or should I say bonnet, as the Landy is a British car?) and the rugged 2.25 litre Diesel. Second to that is a red Ford pick-up truck...
Edit: Seems as if Youtube has finished processing my upload, so here is the video:
Goody. It's already up to 12 degrees, warmer than it's been since Friday. The kitchen drain is still frozen, but it should warm up enough today for it to thaw.
Sir MadogRates will eventually come down
Good one, Ulrich. Had me laughing for a while. They replaced our cable modems a few months back to give us higher speeds. I still haven't noticed any difference, although the wireless that came with it seems better than my old one.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Mr.B. - rates are much more competitive over here - I pay a flat rate of "only" about $ 40 a month for unlimited Internet, all land-locked calls within Germany and calls to most mobile services. Also "going abroad", i.e. calling someone outside of Germany is much lower than in the States.
Yes, rates will eventually come down!
I am not really fond of "over-animated" layouts loaded with gimmicks and gadgets, but the following video shows some nicely done animated scenes:
Filmed at various model train shows in Europe!
Well, been doing stuff and things.
FOund two boxes of food stuffs I ahve been looking for for a while, in the garage burried. They don't seem to ahve frozen wiht the temps so low here,but one cna't tell. The garage is warmer than outside obviously, but not so warm as the basement, where I would not worry aobut it. I also sorta filled the panty cabinets full,s o now no room. I did so as I could not ffind the food stuffs. Was beginning to think I hadn't packd what I knew I packed!
Also foudn the wooden expandable peg hook thingies we use as a hat rack flat to the wall. There are two I found, a large one and a smaller one, and then there should be one more smaller wooden one, though I DO have some plastic ones! The plastic ones I MAY use, if there is room, but they are tacky compared to the wooden ones. They are getting mounted above the shoe cubicle racks. The big one is up, the small one has a stubborn screw in it that won't come out and it is a straight head so I dont wnat to slip and hit the hard shell palster ont he drywall. It will make a mess. There should be the one more wood one, and I THINK i know where it is, but not sure. Its just a matter of digging into the box i think its in.. The plastic ones are in there I know, I HOPE the other small wooden one is too, if not I don't know where it got off too.
SO then I put up my DIsney DOpey Cells and pins, and mY own hand done calligraphed Declaration oF Independence in the shape of the United States on the 30"x 40" mat board I did in 1983. I have to get behind the couch to do it. So those are my palns for today, after another nap!
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Hey all welcome from snowy VA.
Johnboy - Kelly is not doing well. Serious brain damage.
Garry - at least it was only a mirror. Could have been worse.
Mr. B. That is a lot precautions for cold weather. Geez.
BO Cylinder - that is a good neighber.
Der - LOL sometimes I would like to compost a few inspectors !
Phil - I have never owned Bowder before. I take it they are good quality ?
Ken - Jerry is that bad you prefer the drunk !
Henry - That is cool picture of the eagle !
Ulrich - great run by !!!! Watched the animation. Cannot figure out how they make the people move !
Lazy day. Watching Taken series with my girls.
TTYL
YGW
I know it will be far more exciting to y'all when I unpack and set up trains, that will come in good time, but for now, the LR is the order of the day.
I did get the hat racks up on the wall. Looks good, and functions well sorta. Not all hats/caps are the same size,and now I gotta find the darn Hats! I THINK I know what plastic tub MOST are in! I think.
Then I got the two Dopey art works up. Har to do wiht the furniture all in the way.
Now I only tell you all this as I need breaks between things and best to bide my tiem sharing with y'all.
Next I SHOULD tackle My calligraphy Declaration of Independence I Did in the shape of the United States... SHowed it to my old neihbors before I moved it here, and the guy, who is 94 and A WWII European theater veteran, siad he got "chills "when {he} first saw what it was". "YOu should put that in the Smithsonian"!!! I said maybe I'd lend it and donate it when i die. I doubt they'd be interested. what do you think?
got a snack of mozzaella sticks in the oven. yum!with some chunky marinara, yum. but my cardiologist mght have something to say about that,
well after hauling boxes, bending over digging in boxes, climbing over and on top of furniture, my back us saying enough!!!!
darn and i was hoping to get both mickey arts up too. tomorrow after mental health.or later tonight if the kink gets out of my back.
moh is due home shortly so a nap will ensue and my back could use the rest.
later y'all
It´s been a slow evening with nothing really important to do. Petra and I can´t even remember when we had turned on the idiot box to watch a movie.
I reworked my last video by adding ambient sounds to it. Saving it and then uploading it takes really ages, but here it is now:
Considering that I am still at the beginning of my learning curve of how to make nice videos, I am quite happy with the result.
YGW - I am sorry to hear about Kelly not improving! Continuing !
Heading for the hay in a few moments!
CU all tomorrow!
yougottawanta. . .Kelly is not doing well. Serious brain damage. . . .
Sorry to hear. How are her kids holding up?
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
der5997That whistle is sounding really authentic, with the echo and all! (and the bells and birds, now you’ve added those!) Do you trigger it manually, or is it automated (reed switches come to mind)
John - the whistle is added during postproduction of the video, as well as the church bells and the "birds and bees", i.e. ambient sounds. It´s a bit of an awkward process, as you can add only one sound at a time, save the video (which takes 30 minutes!) and then reload the file and add the next sound. I don´t have a semi-professional video editing software, so I have to make do with the Windows MovieMaker It´s still fun, though!
The first whistle will be put into a sound module and can be triggered by a push button on the control panel - I bet Petra will not like it !
Out now - bedtime!
RideOnRoad yougottawanta . . .Kelly is not doing well. Serious brain damage. . . . Sorry to hear. How are her kids holding up?
yougottawanta . . .Kelly is not doing well. Serious brain damage. . . .
Yes, YGW: PLEASE give us an indepth update on her and the boys!
FOr anyone else: I am STILL collecting donations For SIL KELLY THROUGH THE END OF FEBRUARY!
PM me if you wish to donate!
COllecting for everyday expenses for her and the boys,, not so much for medical bills.
FOr those who don;t know the story: SOme Thugs broke in, savagely beat her to within an inch of her life, set the condo on fire, severely burnign her in the process, resutling in a total loss of the house nad leaveing her and her two young boys homeless. SHe has brain damage,a nd apparently is not improving?
SO GIVE FROM YOUR HEART, and PM me if you wish to add to the funds collected already!
FOr her!
Evenin' folks!
Janie, just a decaf and a seat in the back so I can listen to the weather forcast....
Gloom and Doom!!!! The Finger Lakes Region is under a Winter Storm Warning for tonight and tomorrow. The forcast for right here has changed about 4 or 5 times today, so I really don't know what tomorrow will bring. The latest is:
* HAZARDS... HEAVY SNOW... SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATING 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT... 6 TO 12 INCHES TUESDAY... LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 18 INCHES OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL TAPER OFF QUICKLY SOUTH AND EAST OF ROCHESTER WHERE MORE RAIN... FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FALL ON TUESDAY.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS... STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH.
* WINDS... SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES... AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS... HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
With a quarter inch of ice on tree limbs there will be power outages! Not worried about my house as I have two heaters that do not need electric to run. One down cellar in the train rooms, and one out in the living room. They will keep the house livable without any problem. I planned for this type of thing when I did upgrades in the house. Boy Scout training you know.... My sister's house though. She does have a fireplace. If she was home she could light a nice fire and stay warm in front of it while the water pipes in the house all froze..... Then she would wonder what happened!!!????!!!!! With no-one in her house... Well! So my SIL and I have been making plans for "What If" to make sure that if power goes off someone will go over and make sure the water faucets have been set to a fast drip and the kitties are fed and such. Good likelyhood I will not be driving to Canandaigua tomorrow. SIL volunteers at the hospital on Tuesdays and if the driving is very bad she will call in absent for the day. She lives a lot closer to my sisters house and should be able to get to it to take care of the boys at least.
Of course I might end up having a bit more time to work on the layout instead of shoveling out and white knuckle driving to Canandaigua to take care of the kitties.... BTW, Ilya her new kittie is a wonderful sweet kittie. We have now become good friends and he comes over to get his head scratched and purr for me..... I can't imagine anyone just dropping him in the neighborhood! The little guy did get very lucky that my sister took him in. Both kitties were racing around the house wrestling, and playing on Saturday when I was there.
Catch you all later!
Evening Dinners
Flo, Beer Please.
Work Front Today stunk and Jerry sucking the life out of me!
yougottawanta Jerry is that bad you prefer the drunk !
YGW Yes it is to that point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When Drunk Dave was not on the he knew what he was talking about and could sale. Jerry on the other hand is painfull to listen to when talking with a customer. He just does not have a clue! Hum, maybe he can get a job where you live as a Buliding Inspector! Got a E-Mail addrees I can send his resume too?
Really soory to hear about Kelly YGW. Let us know about the boys.
YGW Train Front Have you started a layout or have a plan yet? Far as the Coal Cars I think they where $14.95 each and where 4 bay coal cars. If there was 50 which is a guess that would be $747.50 plus tax and shipping.
Cuda Ken's Train Front So far the PK 2000 B&O GP 7 seems DOA. Will move just a little and sits there and Hum's. (Yes it is off key) I am thinking all of the center gears are cracked. Thinking I may take it back for a refund. While I can do the repairs if the gears are cracked, do I really want a nother project?
Galaxy I have been trying to type / spell better and thank you for noticing.
KEN: SO have I been trying too, don't always succeed, though some things are looking right to others, some things look wrong to me.
Looks like you'd rather have a bibulous working partner, see below post!