BigDaddy. . .Richard how does heat deactivate bleach. . .
I am not sure how the hot water stops the sanitizing effects of bleach. Perhaps the agent in bleach that kills germs is ruined by heat. (Any biochemists in the diner?) As I mentioned, it is only the germ-killing asp ct of bleach that is affected by hot water. Bleach in hot water will still turn red things pink.
Richard
Here I sit, fat dumb and contemplating life....
Yesterday was WARM...we set a record for warmth...58F officially high on the hilltop at the aeroporta. Probably warmer here in the valley. It sure felt it as I was running around in shorts and T shirt.
VERY producive day yesterday too. Hung up 2 5-hook broome and mop holders,and one push-in the clip style broom holder. One was hung up in the stairwell, and two in the garage.
ALso put up a rather large plastic bag holder in the stairwell. Cleaned up/bagged the loose returnable bottles for the $0.06 each into bags to take to the redemption center. Cleaned up half the garage and brought in most of the kitchen stuff that was in the garage.
Swept it out and filled the fluids in the van, checked the oil, and added the new blind spot mirrors to the side mirrors. Cleaned the windows, emptied the trash out of it.
whew, it makes me tired loooking at it all I did, MOH only helped a little. typical.
SO in other words, took advantage of the warm spring-like day to get some stuff done!
today is more projects to get the house in sort of order. I will see what i can get into today! Only 38-40 today, but I am doe for now in the garage i think,b ut will bring int he foam-over-open-grid-work small 3.5'x5.1' layout base to the basement today with MOH's help. That will clear that out of the garage. since it was NOT finalized, the track was only pinned down and was taken up, so NOT as simple as set it up and run trains. I DO have a table down there though, kitchen table I COULD set up and lay some track on to run trains! MAYBE. I have to assemble the legs on the table and organze the crap in the basement for the ROOM to set up a table of any sort.
well, THat is about it for now.
Today's quotes:
To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.- Winston Churchill
Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.
Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labour is immense- Thomas A. Bennett
Here is what I told Train Nut friend and wifey at the funeral:
You will FEEL his spirit move through you, you will SEE his spirit in the rustling of the trees, you will SMELL his spirit in the fragrance of the flowers, you will HEAR his spirit in the pitter-patter of the rain, and you will KNOW he is with you.
-Galaxy made quote
-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.
After 2 weeks of non-stop working and trade show event, I finally got back into the train room. New Year's Day Harbor Freight had their sale where they have a 25% coupon, not the every day 20. I bought the Bunker Hill 2 camera & monitor systerm as I need to be able to view the staging tracks on the lower level. It's at 38" in heightm and theres's only less than a foot of space between each levels, and also 30" deep. For the value, this works great. Now I need to call them to make sure I can add a second unit in the room and they won't interfere with each other. Neal
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Good Afternoon, Gentlemen!
Lazy Sunday afternoonI've got no mind to worryI close my eyes and drift away-a
Not much going on at this end of the Big Pond! It´s a dull day for a dull mind! I did some work on the river scene, just some painting, sealing and pouring WS Realistic Water, which I still have left over from my Japanese N scale layout. That stuff had been stored in the attic for a few years and was subjected to some significant changes in temperature, so I hope it still cures well. Tomorrow will tell!
No pictures, yet.
I am waiting for a few odds and ends to arrive from the hobby shop. I am out of stuff to continue. I have a few trees on order, paint for the bridge and some scenic stuff. I hope my order will be delivered next week.
Zoe, only coffee for me, please and ask that new guy Neal what his poison is going to be. Put it on my tab!
Have a good one!
We had some of that nice weather here, too. Yesterday I got on my bicycle (the mountain bike) and took off down the trail of the old right-of-way from the long-defunct Billerica and Bedford Railroad. I got a couple of hundred feet in, realized there was still snow and ice all over the trail, and promptly retreated. I spent the next hour and a half on paved surfaces, which was very pleasant. Today is a bit cooler, so I may or may not take another ride.
I ran some trains yesterday, and discovered that my other powered subway car was not running well. It would not keep running, so I cleaned the wheels and gave it some run time, and it seems fine now. The other powered car has a burned-out decoder, which I'll have to replace.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good morning .
Galaxy ... Glad you accomplished so many thing around the house and with the van. That's good advice for Train Nut.
Neal .... The camera and moniter system is a great idea.
Ulrich ... I hope the WS water works well. I do not know how long a shelf life it has.
Lion ..... I can almost hear the subway noises when I see your photos.
Ken .... The Great Northern was like the B&O, and operated its ealry SD's and early GP's long end forward. CB&Q SD7's and SD9's had dual controls and were operated either way.
Edit: ... Good morning Mr. B
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have the breakfast buffett and a pot of Marrakesh Express Dark Roast Coffee for my R&GV RR Mug please.
I'm playing hookey from Church again this week... Was planning on going but overslept. That's my excuse and I'm sticking by it! I will do some work for the MLK Committee instead. At least that is hopefully doing some good works for the community... Have several items that have toi be done by Tuesday Night for the meeting.
Last night I did make it down to the train room and got some scenery started and did some wiring for the return loop where the new bridge is. Also took some measurements and finigled a bunch of stuff in my mind like what needs to get done in what order...
Galaxy, good to hear you have been busy. Hopefully that is a good sign for you. Look forward to seeing some model railroad building in the future!
Take care everyone! I'll catch youa later.
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
GM everyone
Made it to MB Klein (modeltrainstuff) where they did not impress me with organization. One customer wanted to buy a loco out of the display case and it took 3 guys to look for the box. When they found it, all had to inspect it like some sort of forensic investigation.
Only one of those guys is the guy who takes your order and goes back into the warehouse. The turnouts were on a rack too high to conveniently read the small labels and there were only one or two of each, and the flex track box was empty.
My turn came and I handed him my order and off he went, came back with a couple small things, looked at the empty track box, almost paralyzed by the fact that even though he stocked it last week, it was indeed empty. Finally he mustered the courage to open a 100 round case and hand me what I needed.
He emptied the display of a couple different turnouts then went back to the warehouse to get the rest of the turnouts I needed, but none for the empty display rack.
Their expert in DCC was off and they didn't have the loksound board I wanted. Stopped by the only specialty electronic store around expecting they would have cheap wire and led's. Neither was cheap. I bought some small heat shrink tubing, probably overpaid.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Heartland Division CB&QUlrich ... I hope the WS water works well. I do not know how long a shelf life it has.
From what I can tell by now, it looks if it´s OK. There is no hint on the bottle, but I bet the stuff is well over 5 years old.
Good Afternoon...
Still here in hospital...quiet day today so I am going to try to get some walking in...even if it is roundiround....
Yesterday we broke a daily high temperature here. Got to 64F. Today? Dull and 36F....
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/
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 !
Mr. B we used to put a 100 watt bulb near pipe that froze a lot. Once we did that we didn’t have any more frozen pipes. If the pipes are exposed there is "heat tape" that can also be used.
As my digital camera is giving up its ghost,
but I bet the stuff is well over 5 years old.
I shoveled and used the little snow blower for several hours today.
Is it my imagination or does the width of the forum keep getting narrower and narrower every few weeks or so????
Man, I wish they would turn the spell checker back on at this forum!
(By Richard) I am not sure how the hot water stops the sanitizing effects of bleach. Perhaps the agent in bleach that kills germs is ruined by heat. (Any biochemists in the diner?)
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
der5997 My page is getting narrower and narrower. I thought it was just me – it isn’t just the photos (thanks for that tip BTW) but the text too. Here’s what your question looks like in a “Snip” screen grab
My page is getting narrower and narrower. I thought it was just me – it isn’t just the photos (thanks for that tip BTW) but the text too. Here’s what your question looks like in a “Snip” screen grab
Oddly, I do not have this problem with anyone's posts, except for yours. I'm guessing that something you're doing with Word is resetting the internal margins on the page. Try just typing in a few lines without Word to see what happens.
Evening Dinners
Flo, and one for Tin Can Jeff if he ever shows up again?
Work Front Boy I wish Jerry would quite! I left a little early yesterday and again he sold something that is discontinued and we can no longer get! Plus he knew the guy box springs where 45 years old and new mattress use Foundations with no springs in them. I mean this is mattress 101. Yet again, he claims I never told him the mattress he sold could not be had and you can not use ture Box Springs on current mattress.
Not feeling great right now so later.
Ken
I hate Rust
Hey all
Hope your weekend has gine better than mine. Geez, what started out as a simple remodel of the laundry room has turned into a nightmare project. First the dryer line clogged completely shut. Installed incorrectly. Had to install a new line. Then there were two plumbing lines in the way. Got that fixed. Next part was to relocate a door that bumped another door every time it opened. In the process of that I cut a electric wire ! To fix that required removal of a lot of drywall. In my haste I didn't cover the floor or my wife's dryer and washer ( new ones ) so I guess me and the mutt will be keeping company the next few evenings. Momma ain't happy !
YGW: eeep!!! Sounds like a mess now! I have had something similar to what you are going through. Except the wire issue was on the ceiling!!
Good Evening.
T'was a quiet day today. I'll find out what is up here tomorrow, although I was already told I will be staying here for awhile yet.
I did find one thing though. My heart rate was down to 33 last night.
Good evenng
Barry ....... 33 ? .... That's not good. for you.
YGW ..... You remind me of my 15 minute projects. ...... I head out the the garage saying "Honey I'll be back in 15 minutes after I fix _____." ...... Hours later I come back into the house, nothing was repaired, and more things need to be repaired.
Welm....I am off to ....g'night...
Good Evening Diners,
Brunhilda, I'll have an Earl Grey tea with cream and honey, please.
Well, I finally was able to scan my old b+w RR pics and save them as jpegs, hence the new improved avatar. Now, if I can only find a way to economically convert my slides. The avatar is of a grain elevator taken either 1961-2or3. The structure is no longer there. However, it made a very brief cameo in opening scenes of the movie "Picnic."
YGW: best of luck with that laundry project from a guy who can turn an hour faucet install into an entire afternoon.
Ken: what ever happened to the "Buick Guy" you used to by a beer for?
Hello to everyone, and I hope everyone is OK, safe, and warm.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
V8Vega Mon. 87/52 Tue. 88/54 These temps are way above normal. was this way last week and also this week. I go to a big church Sat. at 5:00 and have been talking to this lady off and on for years. I 1st met her at Vintage, out Tue. morning seniors group but she has to work. I had forgot her name so for a couple of years I’ve been embarrassed to ask her her name. Last night she suggested we become Facebook friends, she’s good with computers and immediately set that up on her phone. Now I know her name. She volunteers for the media at church on Sat. and Sun. she drives a tram. Not overweight, face OK but doesn't really do anything for me, hair good, complexion good, dresses kind of sloppy.
Mon. 87/52 Tue. 88/54 These temps are way above normal. was this way last week and also this week.
I go to a big church Sat. at 5:00 and have been talking to this lady off and on for years. I 1st met her at Vintage, out Tue. morning seniors group but she has to work.
I had forgot her name so for a couple of years I’ve been embarrassed to ask her her name.
Last night she suggested we become Facebook friends, she’s good with computers and immediately set that up on her phone. Now I know her name.
She volunteers for the media at church on Sat. and Sun. she drives a tram.
Not overweight, face OK but doesn't really do anything for me, hair good, complexion good, dresses kind of sloppy.
Is there a hint of ROMANCE in the air????
Here I sit FAT, DUMB and contemplating life.....
Train Nut friend was over yesterday most of the afternoon. His wifey went to her aunt's funeral, he couldn't bear to go to. OS he is alone, which he admits is not good for him, os he came over. He still doesn't sleep well, as he says every time he closes his eyes, he sees Christian Hanging there dead. Wednesday Night, Hopefully I get him the "FOr those left behind" support group at General Hosptial, IF I can find out WHERE in the hospital it is. I think he will be over today and tomorrow too, as he will be alone both days.
FIL stopped by UNANNOUNCED {GRRR} while Train nut friend was here. He annoys the heck out of us whne he does that, but he is being NOSEY whe he does that.
Well, TOday's word:
Lunchtime in Germany!
Brunhilda, make that a big fat cheeseburger and greasy fries, please. Coffee to wash it down would be nice as well, thank you!
Galaxy - I know that life has been rough and tough for you lately, but please stop contemplating life, as you will miss it while doing so. Whatever your credo is, it is nowhere written that life shall be an easy one. I know that brighter days will come for you!
That said, back to MRRing!
The WS Realistic Water cured nicely over night, so it seems to be still fit for future use! There is one more water feature to do, but it will be similar to the one I did yesterday, which looks like this:
Sorry for the picture being a little too dark, but I didn´t want to use the flash. I think the river looks OK.
I used a mix of leftover latex paints to get a sort of grey which I used to paint the road and the platform. I don´t know yet whether I´ll leve it that way or re-do it. For the moment I am glad there is no plywood-look to the layout!
Painting the bridge must be next!
Have a great one!
Edit: I just found out that my "Realistic Water" shows some cracks! Guess I have to cover them up with WS Water Effects, which is nothing else than clear acrylic gel.
blownout cylinderI did find one thing though. My heart rate was down to 33 last night.
I'm not sure about that one. Are they giving you Atenolol for your blood pressure, by any chance? Atenolol is what's called a "beta blocker" and it controls your blood pressure by slowing your heart rate. Now, this may be entirely fine in whatever condition your condition is in, but when I was on that stuff for a few months it made me feel extremely lethargic.
Ulrich, how thick did you pour that Realistic Water? All of those products should be done in multiple thin pours rather than a single thick pour. Cracking can be a result of trying to do too much with a single pour.
I think I get my new tooth today. This was one of those "dental implant" things. An old broken tooth was removed, and once that healed up a bit a metal implant went in to replace it. That had "bone graft powder" around it to stimulate natural re-growth of bone around the implant. After allowing about 6 months, I was fitted for a new tooth which will attach to the implant, and the new tooth is now ready. The whole process was kind of an uncomfortable ordeal, and was incredibly expensive, pretty much using up all my dental coverage would pay for both last year and this year. Oddly enough, my wife is going through the same thing on the same tooth at the same time.
MisterBeasleyUlrich, how thick did you pour that Realistic Water?
About 1/8" - that´s what was recommended on the bottle...
Morning everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a bowl of Heritage Flakes Organic Cereal and a pot of Café Justo Dark Roasted coffee to start the day today...
According to the Weather Channel Online it is currently 36°F outside with a high today of 28°F. Yep! That is what it says. Oh, If I go to the hourly chart it says it is 27°F with a high of 28° this afternoon..... It also says it is cloudy outside which doesn't appear to jive with the shadows from the trees and the sunshine coming in my windows this morning.... Hmmmmmm....
Ulrich, bummer on the Realistic Water pour! I have gone to using Envirotex Lite for my water scenes after having some issues with the WS stuff not drying properly (stayed tacky, so I just used the Envirotex Lite over it)
Have to get moving... I have a long list of STUFF to get done by tomorrow night. Catch you all later!
The red train and the pair of tracks below it are on the helix, or is it a nolix, or maby a combilix. The loops are about 14' long. Above the red train is a pair of tracks going up which make another helix going up to the upper level.
This is the other helix. On the 'back-40' the 4 track main line is alread gone up four inches before it arrives at the 34th Street Station. This helix takes it up to almost the middle level and the Prospect Park station. There is a little more up grade between the Prospect station and the Parkside Avenue station on the middle level of the back 40.
ROAR
MisterBeasleyOddly, I do not have this problem with anyone's posts, except for yours. I'm guessing that something you're doing with Word is resetting the internal margins on the page. Try just typing in a few lines without Word to see what happens.
Roger that - I was wondering if the image size has anything to do with it. Let me post one that I've got on Photobucket after we see how this plain text post functions. I'm alos going to copy this text into WORD and repost it here, if you guys can bear with me - I would like to get this sorted.
Just re-posting from WORD to test the margins.
OK, so it's not apparently a WORD margin issue - so here's the photo I wanted to show with the lean-to greenhouse.