Good evening all
TGIF ! Just finished my weekly three hour production meeting. Gobbling some cardboard with out seasoning for lunch But since I started about a month or so ago eating differenly ( if you call that eating !!! ) I have dropped twenty pounds
Mr. B - why watch sports in a bar ? I have never understood that. Its noisy, dirty public bathrooms ( yuck ) , strangers you dont really know, cops tyhat wait down the street ( at least in Va ) to pull you over for a costly DUI....What is the fun in that ? Not knocking you I really just dont understand. What is the upside ?
Howmus - What is Quinc ? Are they really getting drunk ? Like falling over wobbly ?
Ulrich - The O gauge was impressive ! Like the steam - sounded beautiful, to my ears. How fast why was that Norway train going ?
Reinhard - Can you believe that ! Snow this weekend ! Its spring dang it ! That was nice that you didnt have to go out in that weather it would have been miserable.
Dave - Why did they blockade the rail ?
Ken - I have heard but not tried it if you drive a copper nail in a stump that it will kill it and not drive up shoots. They didnt hand dig a test pit first to locate the gas line ????? That is std procedure here. I think every married man thinks that sometimes !!! Its the old testament saying "it is better to dwell in the wilderness...." Keep the B&O picyure coming. Never get tired !
Jim - these are not inventory. All but two are sold !
Henry - Oh geez that is a nightmare. I am surprised the guy survived. What happend to aspirin when it gets old ?
Garry - I thought that boat was in a river not a lake ? What is a boat that size doing in a lake ? I could understand it if it was Lake erie or something like that. How big is the lake ?
Well gotta run.
TTYL
YGW
Good morning, everybody.
Reinhard ... Good of you to adopt the cat. As I said this one was rescued in OH. Our ou=ther two cats were rescued in KY and TN. We think it is good to contribute to organizations that rescue and care for animals.
Lion ... I hope you are recovering okay. We can be thankful for medical proceedures which imporve our health.
Ulrich. .... I hope you are recovering from you latest health problem.
I had errand in Murray which means I crossed the lakes.
It was the final day for driving over the 80 year old bridge over Kentucky Lake. Two of the four lanes of the new bridge are open for traffic today. Soon, cranes will dismantle the old bridge. .. (It was the old bridge which was hit by a ship four years ago causing one of its spans to fall into the lake. )
I took this picture yesterday just before my final crossing over the old bridge.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good morning all! And happy Friday!
It will only be a bit above 50 here today, with some wind. I hope it's nice enough to take a long walk rather than go to the gym and deal with the treadmill. It's kind of cold for April, but yesterday's rain took care of the last of the snow piles from Monday.
Thanks for the church pictures. I really wanted to build a wood craftsman kit church, but, like I said, they're all too large. I thought of an N-scale one, but it's right at the front edge of the layout and it wouldn't look right. Besides, well, scratchbuilding is fun, and I'm looking forward to the project.
I went to one of my favorite bars last night, and had to leave. Why? Because it was 7 PM, the Boston Bruins game was on, it was a critical game to make the playoffs, and the bartender told me he couldn't change the channel until the golf was over. Really? No one was watching the TV anyway. So, I went to my other favorite bar where the game was on, and watched my Bruins win convincingly.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Flo Bagel and coffee please.
to all who are dealing with medical and family issues.
Ken sometime in the 70's I swung through Cumberland. They had rows and rows of B&O GP's lined up in the yard. I don't know that I still have that pic, but I have this one:
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll hvae a bowl of Vanilla Almond Crunch Granola and a large pot of Marrakesh Express Dark Roast Coffee to keep my R&GV RR mug filled for a while.
Steven, I checked the weather at the Geneva in Switzerland and it was about the same as over here... LOL For wjhat ever reason if I change pages at the weather channell site about 5 or 6 times, it finally decides to catch up with the calendar... The hourly forecast and the 5 day forecast, etc. are all on the right day, but the home page for where I live??? Wierd!
Brother Elias, hope you are recovering well and you can go with the flow so to speak.....
Ulrich, I pray you can get feeling better very soon...
[edit] While eating breakfgast at the Rivit Counter this morning, I was watching birds on the lawn eating the fallen berries from the quince... There were two large, beautiful Blue Jays, a dozen robins, and at least 60 starlings. Starlings left and now there only about 8 Robins still getting drunk on the fermented berries.
Currently icky here in the Finger Lakes! All the roofs in the area are covered in white stuff. 31°F with sn*w showers and lots of clouds. I have about 3 days worth of STUFF to get done. Best get started.....
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 Morning!
Well, the night has been a little better than the one before. The pain has lessened, but now I feel sick in my stomach. What a trade!
We are enjoying perfect April weather. Within half an hour, you can have anything from heavy snowfall to hail to rain to storm to nice & bright! I could use a little more sunshine to lighten up my spirits!
No plans for the day, just trying to relax and not think about all those beep (expletive, deleted) illnesses and ailments.
If you have nothing better to do, here is a video of a cab ride along the Bergensbana in Norway, the country which is hosting the diner this month:
Warning - the video shows the entire train ride, everyx single minute of it, so this is 7hrs. 14min.!
Dennis - this one is only for you:
Janie, I´ll be in the backbooth, enjoying my
Br Elias:
I'v had a turp before. It's not so much that it's na invasive process, BUT WHERE it's invasive! once you get over THAT, you'll be fine, and er um ah, things should flow freely.
Busy days haven't been in. TO busy for me that couple wiht insomnia at night and not sleeping much if at all is wearing me down. DID sleep a few hours today but not last night and probably not tonight its alreay WAY past our bed time nad not a bit sleepy.
MOHs clients have been shorting hours of work, which means a low paycheck, not to healthy for the mortgage! Dunno how we will manage if it keeps up.
-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.
BroadwayLion LION have TUR-P tomorrow morning. I did not know that they performed TUR-Ps on LIONS, but I suppose there is always a first time for everything. I'll drop in again when they let me out of the cage. ROAR
LION have TUR-P tomorrow morning. I did not know that they performed TUR-Ps on LIONS, but I suppose there is always a first time for everything. I'll drop in again when they let me out of the cage.
ROAR
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Good evening to All.
My after work coffee please. Another wonderful day with heavy rain in the Northern Virginia Area.
Garry - I hope and pray that your family situation gets better for the sake of the children and for all. Alcohol is bad, however, a cocktail of drugs and alcohol is leathal not only for the individual but for the entire family.
Our cat was a stray who, my wife and I think, was dumped by somebody. This happened in 2008 when many folks lost their jobs. He was in our yard looking for food, I called to him and he came right over, stayed on our patio overnight and would not budge. Thats when we took him in. He was neutered and well behaved and about 5 years old at that time (thats why we think he was dumped). I can't understand somebody doing that to a member of the family. We have been best buddies since.
YGW - got lucky today, stayed in the office all day looking out at the heavy rain. They say possible snow for us on Saturday.
All the best.
Joe F
Flo: Maxwell Dark Roast please.
On the topic of shorting the rails, a set of booster cables, clipped to each rail works nicely.
That is/was the preferred system for native Canadians setting up a rail blockade a few years ago.
Dave
Evening Dinners
Flo, Beer Please.
Yard Wars Had to work in Rodger's yard to day to cut the stuff down. Cutting the stuff down was easy. Throwing the stuff in to my yard as a bite. Mainly because it was a tangled mess, I hate wild grape vines! Some of the trees are trying to grow back, not this time. Used some Round Up Poison Ivy Killer on them.
Last Photo I posted.
And After Today Efffort.
Most of the fence post can be reused for now.
While it may not look like I have done much (some of the stuff I cut down is still blocked by the junk still on my side)
yougottawantaKen - A ten inch gas line ? That is a HUGE amount of gas. Consider this. Our "main" for an entire subdivision of 50 homes with gas furnaces, gas FP, Gas HWH, Gas cook tops, opt gas grills etc....is only 2".
YGW Yes, even I knew that was big. Just heard on the news that the Construction Company knew it was there? And you thought it was bad when the Plumber cut your power line.
yougottawantaIt was orginially a poem written by Joseph Scriven. Apperently he lost two Fiances. The first the day before he was to marry, she was thrown from her horse and she drowned, the second of pneumonia. He wrote the poem after the loss of the second.
Hum? Was he thanking Jesus that he stayed single? I am sure I am not the only man that as felt that way sometimes!
Speaking Of Being Single!
V8 Vega You The Man!
While I am not a fan of 3 rail O Gauge, to have it in your living room! I am slowly lossing the battle to keep the wifes junk out of the Garage / Train Room. I would love to see some pictures from you.
Time for Fried Chicken!
Ken
I am really hooked on B&O, sure you sick of seeing this photo.
I hate Rust
Flo got any chocolate chip cookies?
70% burns, pretty grim. I took care of an engineer who had every engineers worst nightmare....he hit a 18 wheel truck hauling gas. Poor guy had a gazillion operations.
Expiration dates exist so you will buy another one. Aspirin is one of the things that truly do go bad.
More rain today and still chilly. I accidently threw away the tip of my airbrush that was sitting in solvent. Waiting on Badger to send me a new one.
Amtrak fell out of the national news, but there were multiple rule violations, including a change of shift that may have contributed. Apparently workers can "short" the rails and trigger a red signal. A posted lookout is required as Lion said. The loco was traveling within the speed limit, but at 106 mph and braked 5 sec before the wreck. It was on a 2 mile straight away. The supervisor is said to have died trying to save the guy in the front end loader.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/after-amtrak-workers-killed-in-crash-federal-regulators-order-safety-review/2016/04/07/c076eea6-fce5-11e5-9140-e61d062438bb_story.html
Good afternoon. It is rainy and chilly in the mid-Ohio valley today. Took the dog for an abbreviated walk as it started to rain on us before finishing are normal mile loop.
Krump, the tardis sounds like a great idea. You could not only switch back and forth between N and HO but go anywhere from John Bull to the latest diesel monsters.
Uhlrich, prayers headed your way for healing. Hope you get to feeling better soon.
YGW, 13 houses is a lot of inventory. Here's hoping the economy cooperates so you can get them sold.
Spent part of the rainy afternoon kerfing out more homosote to lay out the forth lead into my planned yard. I pin nail the curve sections with 16 gauge 1 inch nails with a trim gun. Still getting lots of use from all my construction tools. Plan to stain up another batch of ties tonight.
Looking forward to real spring weather.
Jim
Hello all from Stormy cold Va. Crazy weather. Last week 70s, Daffodils are up and they are calling for snow this weekend !
UP831 - Great to see you in here ! We are doing well. Overworked is about all I have to complain about. How are you ?
Garry - Is the kitties eyes pink ? Did the deacons take the wheels off of teh cars so they couldnt leave before the offering plate was passed around in your church photo ?
Ulrich - Hope you feel better soon. That is a bad place to be. No sleep and in pain!
Ken - A ten inch gas line ? That is a HUGE amount of gas. Consider this. Our "main" for an entire subdivision of 50 homes with gas furnaces, gas FP, Gas HWH, Gas cook tops, opt gas grills etc....is only 2".
DO - Sorry to hear your health is not 100%. Here is a for you.
Reinhard - Me too on the work front I am insode and thankfully I get top work outside.
Lion - I looked up TURP. Geez ! Here are a couple of for you.
For you old time gospel Hymn lovers I just heard the most interesting story on the song "What a friend we have in Jesus" It was orginially a poem written by Joseph Scriven. Apperently he lost two Fiances. The first the day before he was to marry, she was thrown from her horse and she drowned, the second of pneumonia. He wrote the poem after the loss of the second. Aperently it was sent in to a paper ? and was turned into a song. It was sung ten years before he revealed he was the author.
W**K Front just got worse. Sales sold two more houses. Now have 13 homes, was 14 but one settled this week. Someone throw a life line !
Regarding churches. ..... My background church is a Hallmark Christmas tree ornament. I sprayed it with matte spray because it had a glossy finish. It is undersized for my HO layout, and that is consistant with nearby background buildings to force perspective. Being in the background of the layout, it does not get much attention.
UP831 .... thanks for commenting about our situation.
Krump .... Mmmmmm .... The TH donut was tasty.
howmus For the past couple months every morning when I check the Weather Channel Page it tells me it is still the day before.... So right now the main page for Geneva, NY says it is 6:25pm yesterday here in town, but over in Waterloo right next door it is 10:25am the next day.... Go figure. The hourly forecast says it is now 35°F outside but the main page says it is 27°F.......???? I guess I will just add it to the list of things I just don't understand.
For the past couple months every morning when I check the Weather Channel Page it tells me it is still the day before.... So right now the main page for Geneva, NY says it is 6:25pm yesterday here in town, but over in Waterloo right next door it is 10:25am the next day.... Go figure. The hourly forecast says it is now 35°F outside but the main page says it is 27°F.......???? I guess I will just add it to the list of things I just don't understand.
Sure you aren't looking at the weather in Geneva, Switzerland?
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
All the HO scale models I've seen are either too big, too expensive or too plastic for my taste, so I decided to scratchbuild one.
Der: I like your latest version of the plan. Not too many parallel lines. My thought is that angled lines always add interest.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
[quote user= I'm glad Canadians are here; so I may have a Tim Hortons coffee with a T H Old Fashion Donut. .... Yum.. [/quote]
Heartland - That is precisely where I'm headed in the next 10 minutes ... I'll pick up your order also
Mr B - that is hilarious, have you seen that Mantis monster on the other thread?
take care all
cheers, krump
"TRAIN up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it" ... Proverbs 22:6
Good Afternoon Diners,
Flo, I'll have an extra large coffe with lots of cream, please.
Weve been having winter still linger a little. Right now there's snow or sleet flurries, but it's not that cold that it was a month ago. Can't wait until it warms up for good.
I saw some post that said the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan 49 years ago today. If my memory serves it was February 1964, just a few months after President Kennedy was assassinated. This April 2016. Hmmmmm! Obviously, that was an old post that was resurrected for some reason or other. However, I do remember that momentous event. It was a long time ago.
Garry: hope your family situation works out.
Ulrich: hope you get to feeling better, soon.
YGW: thank you for the update on SIL. Very glad to hear that she is getting some functions back. It's important for her children. Hope all else is well for you.
Dennis: Not a thing wrong with 3-rail. They're really a lot of fun.
Lion: i don't want to find out what a TURP is, but hope you're OK.
Hello to all, and I hope everyone is OK, safe, and warm.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
Afternoon Diners,
After seeing free shipping on the Micro Mark shop I decided to get my DCC system. It will be a Digitrax Zephyr Xtra Set.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
krump I'm putting a Tardis ph booth on my layout - that way I can travel between N and HO
I put a phone booth on my layout, too....
Some clown in a funny costume mistook it for a changing booth!
I was productive, too. I made a cardstock mockup of the small church I plan to put on the latest section of my layout. All the HO scale models I've seen are either too big, too expensive or too plastic for my taste, so I decided to scratchbuild one. Northeast Scale Lumber is a short drive from home, so I will go there one of these days and personally select the necessary materials. For now, the mockup helps me visualize the church so that I can plan the pink foam terrain around it.
Zoe, I'll have my usual pot of Seneca Lake Blend Dark Roast Organic Coffee and a couple of those Dougnuts that Garry brought in...
Ulrich, hope you get to feeling better quickly, my friend! Keeping you in my prayers. Prayers also going out to Garry and his family for a good resolution kin his family!
Today is dark and gloomy outside. Currently 45°F out there with some drizzle and lots of heavy thick clouds. This is supposed to continue all day.
I will be starting to get everything ready for the Batavia Train Show this Sunday. I know I need to print a supply of materials for the table. We usually give out information on the NMRA and the Division. I always have a pile of old newsletters to hand out. this time I will proint up a bunch of extra ones from last month announcing our Spring Meet the end of this month.
Want to get a few laps in over at the fieldhouse too, so I best get moving... Later!
Good morning ...... I'm glad Canadians are here; so I may have a Tim Hortons coffee with a T H Old Fashion Donut. .... Yum..
Uncle Bob ... Thanks for your thoughts. The court just decided the kids' father may see the kids only in a neutral location with a social worker present for only 1 1/2 hours per week. (If he is sober enough to go) . That is much less than he was seeking in his motion, and he is angry at the court now.
Ulrich ... Thanks for your prayers. Praying your health improves.
Der John ..... Happy birthday to your daughter a day late . Your track plan looks like a fun layout. Keep us posted about your progress.
Reinhard .... All 3 of our cats are neutered females. The white one was rescued from Cincinnati, OH. Here she is at Christmas time.
V8 Vega.... You might like the Lionel trains we have.
Morning!
The night was awful! Just when I found some sleep, the pain meds wore off and the ones I took did not kick in until early morning. But now I have traded joint pain for stomachache.
Needless to say I feel pretty miserable!
Garry - family situations like yours are not easy to bear for an adult, but for children they are traumatic experience which may show effects decades later! My prayers go out to them!
I´ll be staying at the RC for a moment, listening to what the pain tries to tell me.
Not happy today.
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
My thoughts are with you and your family, Garry, especially the kids. I'm sorry to hear about the situation. I'm just wondering whether it's good for them to be around a dirtbag, I mean bad influence like their seed donor/biological father. Can they terminate his parental rights in Michigan, and is your daughter considering doing so? Regardless, I hope this turns out well.
Hi All.
A nice hot coffee would hit the spot now. Nothing like that coffee after work.
Ulrich - hope you are feeling better and hope the pain is going away.
Garry - the cat is my best buddy and he loves the railroad (he never jumped on the railroad but enjoys watching from the engineers chair).
Expecting rain this evening and tomorrow with possible rain mixed with snow on Saturday; crazy.
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I just need someone to give me a "crazy" idea and then I can go for it.
Howdy
Alvie and Krump ... Thanks for your thoughts and prayers regarding our situtation.
Ken ..... That's exciting. I hope the worker can recover okay for those burns.
Barry (Blownout cylinder) ... Good to see you. I hope your health has much more "ups" than "downs" .
Chris .... There is a PRR modelers association which might have ideas you could use. If you Google Pennsylvania Railroad Models, you might find some images with ideas too.
Mr. B ... I don't play hockey. My skating is awful. Everytime I fall down, even the ice makes a few cracks.
Reinhardt .... We have a white cat similar to the one in your avatar.