still choking on my own fluid, we will see what the pulmonologist says. the thing is I may sound clear until i cough and find out there is crap in the lungs I need to cough up and simply cannot. I have said for a long time pneumonia will do me in.
Still contemplating life as i know it. Such as it is, such as it will be.
so status quo.
we will see what we will see when we shall see it.
-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.
Chris.
Loco Guy - is a state of mind - not an affinity to locomotives.
Sit back and enjoy your track...
Well, this engine has turned out to be non-functional. I've tried it as both DC and DCC. It doesn't move or make noises, and it doesn't even seem to be trying. It appears to have full 12-wheel drive and pickup, but I can turn the wheels on one truck and it acts like it's not connected to the motor.
I should take it apart and see. It's a challenge now.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good Evening,
Had a good session at Tai Chi tonight. We really enjoy it. Afterwards we did a few laps, about a mile or so before heading home.
Going to be very chilly here later tonight and tomorrow with a windchill of -41C which is still -40F. Think I'll stay inside and see if I can get that Kato PA running. I'm losing my enthusiasm for N scale but will finish that layout eventually. I don't have anything to buy for it and have all the engines and rolling stock I want. Famous last words that I refuse to be held to.
Ray, I really admire your efforts to reduce energy use. The polar bears in northern Manitoba appreciate your efforts and I hope it isn't too late for them given the rate that the polar ice is melting.
Well I think we may watch an episode of Come Dine With Me on Youtube. It is a show from England that we find amusing. There have been versions in other countries including Canada but the Canadian one wasn't very good.
Galaxy , good luck tomorrow. Sure hope the x-ray results are ok.
I got the notice today that my MRI is set for May. My doc doesn't want it until then so I will just have to wait.
CN Charlie
Howdy all,
No coffee or food needed - just a quick drop in.
I have seen all the photos you post of your fantastic layouts, locos, scenery and I just wanted to share a photo of my less advanced MR layout - but I am still proud of it.
Here are my 2 BLI T1's with Bachmann Spectrum coaches and my freight train in the background.
Ignore the gubbins on the left side of the photo - its my test track and coupler height gauge track.
Yes - its life-like power loc track. And no - there aint any ballast. I invested so much in this track in my DC days I just couldn't let it go.
P.S. I forgot to mention to The Bear that the New Zealand lamb chops look FINE. I can taste the fat on the outside of those chops making my mouth water. I assume you use "proper" mint sauce. The last time I had decent lamb chops was in Kansas of all places in a rinky dink restuarant that prepared some excellent dishes.
Ray: love how the scenery is coming along.
Well, I'se be heading off to myself...g'night
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
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Evenin' folks!
Janie, just my usual decaf for the moment, please.
We are under a wind chill watch here in the Finger Lakes Region for Saturday and Sunday. Saturday the high will be 4°F and the -2°F with winds from 20 to 30 mph and wind chills reaching -35°F at times. Winter has finally arrived I guess.... Going to Canandaigua today to take care of the kitties I drove all of 300 yds. up the street before the ICE fired up. I left the car in EV mode and used the Electric to ease the burden on the gas engine while it warmed up. Once the car warmed up I put it in Hybred Vehicle Mode and ran the heater.... Outside of Canandaigua, I shut the heat off and returned to EV the rest of the way to my sister's house. Gas milage was all of 48mpg for that trip. Would normally be 70 or more. I gave the car a full charge while at her house, and on the way home did get 111mpg as I can go half of the way in EV mode. However normally I get 130mpg or more on the way home (It is downhill from Canandaigua to Geneva). That is the difference in driving in a 25mph headwind, and the fact that vehicles lose a lot of efficiency in cold weather.
I made some progress on the girder bridge scene over the past copuple of days. Looks like this now (most of the scenery on the far side of track has been finished).
Here it is with the girder bridge sitting where it will go when the rest of the scenery gets done under it.
Have a good night. My prayers for all of you in need!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Thanks Chris!
Brunhilde, a gottle of geer please and some crusty yorkies with gravy.
CNcharlie, I agree with you that yorkies cooked with beef drippings are extra flavourful. However, living in these united states its hard to get the old stlye roast beef we used to get from our butcher a the end of the street. So I just make them from scratch and cook them in vegetable oil (super hot of course).
In case anyone has not noticed I like to cook and have a kitchen full of gadgets (more than my power tools - YIKES). My wife once got me a KitchenAid food mixer for Christmas - and I loved it. Saves all that elbow work.
In case anyone was wondering what a gottle of geer was it was the inability of less skilled ventriloquists to pronounce "bottle of beer" - not the album by Fairport convention ;-)
I'm trying to type this from my tablet . I Don't care for the touch screen.
Chris, It seems we have different opinions regarding York shire pud. I don't care for the puffy, crusty type. My Grandmother made them more like those in Johns photo from the roast drippings. They were fairly flat and soft but dense and very flavourful. Let the Pud wars commence!
Time to get ready for Tai Chi.
for you Galaxy. Get it dealt with one way or the other.
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Good Evening
Lots of fine recipes and dishes for the viewing here, by the looks of things.
We just got rid of the latest batch of snowsqualls...ended up with 16" out here...le sigh. Back to plowing out for the 5th time now...and the plows just started to work their way here..so my plowing will be covered up...again.
Went to do the basic survival foods buying this morning and encountered a few people who were plainly not enjoying the cold crisp air...wait until Saturday...when our high will be 0F. Back to our classic deep winter temperatures for a couple of days.
Flo, I'll have chipotle chicken strips, lettuce, tomatoes and shredded chedder cheese in a wrap please..oh...and a glass of water as well. Thank you!
Have a good evening, folks!!
well, the way I have ben congested and coughing todya, I may very well be readmitted to the hospital. I see the pulmonologist tomorrow morning, he is in the towers attached to the hospital, and I may just wander on down to the ER and see whats what. i cannot get the phlem up and out of my lungs, hence the reason for the continuous [or near continuous] coughing.
I have had pneumonia 5 times seriously in my life nad have had walking pneumonia at least as many times. In fact I had walking oneumonia when I died at work due ot the allergic reaction to the sulfa antibiotic.
I siad long ago, I figured oneumonia was what woudl finally naturally do me in Not lookign for it to happen at this time { so stop worrying Derjohn, but thanks} but Like Glen Frey of the Eagles, I may succumb by age 67 If I ever suffer another bad bout liek this one, now on what 8 weeks of it?
Two cups of hot mint tea helped soothe the cough, but it only seems to rattle around in there, nto come up.
dunno, we will see what the night and tomorrow bring. If I do get admited I can limitedly use my cell phone on the hosital's network adn let y'all know. Or maye I will just get settled for a few days and see hwat happens next.
WEll, dinner will be eihter left over chicken or left over beef, so I don't really have to cook.I was gonna cook dead pig, but not now.
I'd just be happy to be able to breathe!
I know what you all will say..."get thee to the ER now"...I may jsut do thta, you never know.
Evening Dinners
Flo, Please.
Started my day off earlier than I would have liked. Had to be at Bob's (my mechanic) today by 9:30. I had a hub bearing go bad and had to have the Un-A-Hub replaced. The bearings are sealed in the Un-A-Hub so I could not just replaces the tappered wheel bearing like the old days. But it did last 225,000 miles, so I cannot complain. Still cost $123.00 where a old style bearing would have been $15.00 plus larbor.
While I was there my wife called and said it was a Emergency! She said the washing machine had puked water all over the floor and she said "I Can See A Rust Hole!" Well, I got home and did a load of laundry, guess what, no leaks?
Train Front, I need to stay away from K-10 Model Trains! Well I need to leave the credit card at home if I do go there.
Bought Yet Another B&O engine. This one is a PK 2000 B&O GP 7 for $65.00 in the Life Like Blue Box., It also looks new in the box, came from a estate sale Ken (Owner Of K-10) bought a few weeks ago. This is one sharp looking engine! Much better looking than the Bachmann B&O GP 7 I bought last month, and it looks good. I cannot say it was a steal like the last few engines I bought, it was $69.95. But, it is a Proto 2000 and in B&O colors so I had to have it!
YGW Need some N&W coal cars? K-10 has some from the same estate sale, looks around 50 or so and all diffrent road numbers. Let me know if you like details.
See you all later
Ken
PS Galaxy, glad to have you back.
I hate Rust
Greetings from Northern VA diners. Visiting my daughter's home to stay with the grandchildren why she is off to LA for meetings and to attend the Olypics marathon trials on Saturday. Went for a walk this afternoon and it was very chilly and breezy in Arlington.
Chris, your yorkshire pudding looks delicious.
YGW, wow, your inspection process sounds like government run amuck. When I was building in CT, the earlier inspections could be a real pain but the final walk throughs usually resulted in very few items.
I found another rescue airedale dog so I will have company on my daily walks. We pick her up in about a week.
Hope everyone is staying warm with the cold winter weather that has finally settled in the east.
Jim
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"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
yougottawanta Johnboy - Is that you in the picture ? Can a person actually eat the WHOLE THING ? Wow what a sandwich ! YGW
Johnboy - Is that you in the picture ? Can a person actually eat the WHOLE THING ? Wow what a sandwich !
YGW
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Afternoon Diners,
I went to the JCP to get new shoes since my old ones started to tear my socks and half too place cardboard slits inside.
I just read about the Egyptian train accident crashing into a concrete barrier. Caused by negligence and conductor was arrested. A common problem over there.
Der- I wish I could count undecorated ones.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
For me the idea would be some fresh baked full grain breads, Gouda and Stilton cheeses, roasts of various types with various dry rubs and marinades, Russet popatoes, Brown and Black Rice, Salads of all sorts, and maybe, just maybe, some superhuge burgers of all sorts...including portobello ...
Mr. Yougottawanta: no disrespect implied nor intended.
Flo, a cup-a-tea plus toast and marmalade please.
Ulrich,
Thank you for identifying the pork shoulder dish. I can now find recipes and try to cook it myself.
Yorkshire puddings should (if done correctly look more like this...
Getting them to rise to that height takes a lot of practice. Especially here in the south with so much humidity - but it can be done. I use muffin pans as they are deep and allow the batter to rise and overflow the top.
JohnDer: too late. I already did.
Just a polite warning on the lamingtons you won't be able to stop at just one
OOW a Tube Map havn't seen one of those for 42 years used to get from Liverpool St to Holbourn (spelling) twice a year and go to near Holloway twice a year to see late favorite Aunt who was Hospital Matron @ Holloway
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If you think Maryland, you must think of crab cake sandwiches.
What else should go on the menu?
we have something called "spedies",cubes of chicken, pork or beef
John will likely go for Haggis, Auld Reekie Cock-a-Leekie Soup, Toad-in-the-Hole and Dornoch Dreams!
but definitively no knuckles of pork!
Der - Really ? A British phone number ? I am surprised by that I thought it was a reference to teh locomative in your picture.
what is yorkshire pudding
Cambus267: Why should this light hearted post from "The Grand Poobah" cause such alarm and consternation!!!!!! Well SWMBO has taken the decision that I must sorry "we" must lose weight and are therefore going on a strict diet!!! No more full Scottish breakfast to start the day we are going to eat healthy things like muesli (wood chippings) crispbread(corrugated cardboard) and cereal! So as you post about your favourite food please spare a thought for one unhappy Scotsman (no whisky either). I can only hope that my good lady wife cracks first or this could be a long miserable spring. Maybe a quick cup of tea and a few chocolate digestive biscuits before she notices! Health and happiness to all who visit the diner!!! We feel your pain! Console yourself in the thought that there are many observing Lent as a Fast up to Easter, and so you are not totally alone! And who knows, SWMBO may crack first!
Why should this light hearted post from "The Grand Poobah" cause such alarm and consternation!!!!!! Well SWMBO has taken the decision that I must sorry "we" must lose weight and are therefore going on a strict diet!!! No more full Scottish breakfast to start the day we are going to eat healthy things like muesli (wood chippings) crispbread(corrugated cardboard) and cereal! So as you post about your favourite food please spare a thought for one unhappy Scotsman (no whisky either). I can only hope that my good lady wife cracks first or this could be a long miserable spring. Maybe a quick cup of tea and a few chocolate digestive biscuits before she notices! Health and happiness to all who visit the diner!!!
BobL609: For those unfamiliar, could you explain Hush Puppies. There are some in your readership who may think these are footwear!
CNCharlie: I have done a little on the RR. I bought a new decoder for a Kato PA as I thought I had fried the NCE unit I had installed. Turns out it wasn't so as the new one doesn't work either(TCS). I tested the motor on DC and it works fine so there is a pickup issue. It is driving me crazy so I may just save my sanity and put the whole thing away. I have one PA (N scale) that does work but it suffers from intermittent stall issues so it has a pickup problem too but not as bad as the other. Sometimes I find N scale very frustrating and if I had to do it all over I would have just left it DC as I find N scale DCC fairly tempermental compared to HO. As perhaps I should have, given the amount of actual running I got out of the last layout (overcomplicated) But I’m stuck with the equipment now and don’t fancy changing everything back to DC. Also, not having to bother with all those block switches has improved life….
I have done a little on the RR. I bought a new decoder for a Kato PA as I thought I had fried the NCE unit I had installed. Turns out it wasn't so as the new one doesn't work either(TCS). I tested the motor on DC and it works fine so there is a pickup issue. It is driving me crazy so I may just save my sanity and put the whole thing away. I have one PA (N scale) that does work but it suffers from intermittent stall issues so it has a pickup problem too but not as bad as the other. Sometimes I find N scale very frustrating and if I had to do it all over I would have just left it DC as I find N scale DCC fairly tempermental compared to HO.
B&O PK2 GP-30 Found out why it would not run. Seems when I cleaned the wheels using DC I some how cooked the decoder?
I've got one of those cheap Grass-Tech applicators and it works fine.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Lion:
ROAR
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Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a bowl of hot oatmeal with brownsugar and a pot of dark roast coffee (Café Justo) and a seat next to the kerosine stove in the back.
Winter has finally arrived here in the Finger lakes today! Currently 13°F (high might be 15°F) with a 20 mph wind. The wind chill is around -7°F. I have to drive to Canandaigua to take care of the kitties today and I bet the ICE fires before I get out of the driveway.... That should lower the 102mpg I'm getting on this tank of Dinasaur Dung. Yesterday I drove all over Geneva using only EV. Sun is trying to shine now and then so the white layer on everything is already dissapearing on the roads and hopefully my solar panels.
YGW, I guess the lemon juice gives a bit of tartness to it. Without it the pie would be really sicky sweet....
I best get myself away from the computer and get busy here. I forgot to do some laundry yesterday and will have to scounge to find clean clothes to wear today. Catch you later!
Good morning, everyone! It's a bit below freezing now, and we won't see much more melting until Tuesday, with the coldest weather of the season coming up this weekend. It will be the muscle machines and treadmill at the gym for me for a while longer, I guess.
Galaxy, it's good to see you back. Getting "doctored up" is never any fun, but I like to look at it as the first step on the road to recovery. My own diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes felt like a death sentence a year ago, but the exercise program I've been on has made me feel and look better than I have in years. It's a new experience when I sit down at my local tavern and catch ladies actually looking at me, instead of the other way around.
MrMickLater a stop by my local hobby shop to pick up some sceniking stuff, as I am just about at the point of sprinkle and glue time.
Are you going to use static grass? I started a few years ago, and I've found that it takes my scenery to another level. I've got one of those cheap Grass-Tech applicators and it works fine.
I wired up the City Classics company houses yesterday, and I'm ready to put them on to the layout and connect them to "city power." I'm still not sure about their exact placement, but a couple of extra holes in foamboard won't hurt anyone.
Oh, BTW...avoid anything from the Heart Attack Grill. My version of pentuplex and octoplex burgers are bad, bad, bad....
Good Morning
Coffee and a breakfast bagel for me this morning, please, Chloe.
We are currently socked in with snowsqualls again here...le sigh.
Today may end up being a getting some basic survival foodstuffs for the weekend of bitter cold and more snowsqualls...sheeesh.
Oh well, only 11F out there now, going to get up to 16F later on.
Have a good day, all!!!