Evening Dinners
Flo Barry Buger (I am gaining weight) and a Please.
Got one side of the boards painted before work! I will say the $19.99 air less sparyer I bought from Harbour Freight did a fine job! If you need to paint something it is money well spent! Wished I could have stayed at home, I was feeling good and felt like working. To bad I went to work, no one bought a thing and they where looking for stupid stuff we did not have.
yougottawantaHey ! Very busy today.
YGW I could tell, sorry I called when you where trying to get the heck out of Dodge. Thanks for the advices as well, I would more than likely blew off the Rental Insurances.
Yard Wars Need so advice here, the ingound pool has a gravel surounding it. Well it has weeds and stuff going in it and I want to kill it all! While the Round Up Posion Ivy killer works great, my pump action sparyer covers a very small area and would take for ever to cover the 500 sq feet. Any Ideas? I would like to get it from Lowes or Home Depot.
Ulrich Glad to see you back on the site! Soory to hear about the problems at home. Lask of money add's strees to the realation ship.
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Good Evening Diners,
Brunhilda, I'll have a glass of your finest Pinot Noir, please. Oh! Well then, I'll have a glass of what's in the red box, please.
Today was beautiful here, nice and warm. May have gotten to the low 80s. Don't know for sure.
YGW: Yes, I'm a big fan of Bauhaus. Evidenced by mentioning Mies Van Der Rohe in my quotes box. However, I must confess I like a lot of architectural styles. I too, like the Williamsburg style architecture. The symmetry of colonial architecture is very appealing.
Ulrich: Glad to see you're at least semi- OK.
Garry: My condolences for your family's loss.
i was able to get my train rolling stock including the N scale stuff. Don't know exactly when I'll get to start on that layout, though.
Hello to everyone and I hope everyone is OK and safe.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
Good late evening. Finally had a sunny day today. Mowed the yard this afternoon. Hope to get more yard work done tomorrow as it is supposed to be sunny and warm tomorrow, also. Friend came by this morning and picked up her dining room chair I had repaired. Three of four dowel pins and broken in half where the side rails met the back legs. Drilled out the broken dowels using a battery powered drill and an engineers square to help guide my drilling. Would have been a lot easier with a drill press but since I dont own one or have room for one I made do with my hand tools and a good set of pipe clamps. She was most appreciative of the repair as she had been unsuccessful in finding anyone around town willing to do this type repair work. She has several more chairs to fix. So I guess I will stay busy fixing furniture for the next couple of weeks. Should pick up enough money to pay for NMRA convention registration.
Garry, sincere condolences to you and your family for the passing of your mother. 96 years is a wonderful accomplishment for any of us.
YGW, my Arlington daughter posted a picture of the sun this afternoon so maybe some of your mud is drying up.
Ken, do you have a two gallon tank sprayer? It should do a fairly quick job of spraying Roundup around the pool. I am planning on spraying most of my backyard tomorrow with a small tank sprayer as the violets and swedish ivy are taking over the grass once again.
Uhlrich, good to see you back and posting again.
Time for some z's.
Jim
cudaken Yard Wars Need so advice here, the ingound pool has a gravel surounding it. Well it has weeds and stuff going in it and I want to kill it all! While the Round Up Posion Ivy killer works great, my pump action sparyer covers a very small area and would take for ever to cover the 500 sq feet. Any Ideas? I would like to get it from Lowes or Home Depot.
Ken, they make a weed killer concentrate that comes in a sprayer you attach to your garden hose, so you can spray large areas at once. The only drawback is it's made to kill weeds in lawns, so it doesn't kill grass. But it should kill most other stuff. Then when only grass is left, you can hit that with the Roundup or Spectracide.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ortho-Weed-B-Gon-32-oz-Max-Plus-Ready-to-Spray-Crabgrass-Control-999411015/203132407
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
I'll have a turkey club on rye with bacon and Swiss, please. And a glass of milk. Hockey game tonight.
V8VegaMy Wi Fi didn’t work again this morning. I changed the oil on my lawn mower yesterday.
You've got to be careful when buying lawn mower oil. Some hardware stores are still selling Windows XP oil, which used to be fine but if your computer is running Windows 10, wifi problems will be almost inevitable with XP oil.
Ken, I'd also recommend getting a 2-gallon tank sprayer. 22 dollars at Lowes. It's easy to use, low pressure and you can adjust the spray easily. The ones that go on the end of the hose will not give you good control, and you don't want to accidentally spray Round-Up anywhere but on its target. You can also spray anywhere without having to drag a hose around.
I suppose I should go set up the new printer. The wife is back from Ireland and once again assuming I'm her personal servant.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
V8VegaBowling traces its ancestry to 3200 BC in Egypt according to an anthropologist.
King Tut was a big fan of "The Big Lewbowski," too.
MisterBeasley . . . V8Vega My Wi Fi didn’t work again this morning. I changed the oil on my lawn mower yesterday.
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V8Vega My Wi Fi didn’t work again this morning. I changed the oil on my lawn mower yesterday.
It took me reading this three times to understand, then .
(I have a good friend who says, "I may be old, but I'm slow.")
Richard
Funny how things come out.
Now we know Br. Otte is highly invested in Home Depot.
Johnboy out..........
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Good Evening!
A slow day, but aren´t all my days slow, lately? No news from the eastern front,still in the dumps. Would someone please provide a ladder for me to climb out of this mess?
Richard - your not the only one being a little slow to grasp thze meaning of Mr. B.´s statement - I had to read it a couple of times. But then, I am just a foreigner with a limited knowledge of the language
I´ll be staying at the RC for a moment before heading for the hay ...
Evenin'.....
Janie, who is that snoring in the back? Oh Ulrich is still here. Place looks to empty here tonight except for Ulrich and I... How about a nice hot cup of decaf?
Twas a hot one today here in the Finger Lakes. High was 83°F, tomorrow and Thursday they are predicing 86°, Friday 89°, and Saturday 91°! Guess we went directly from early Spring to mid summer..... I got some Green Peppers and some Broccoli planted. The place was already out of Califlower. I will see what I can find tomorrow in the area... Rototilled the last of the raised beds this evening. Would be nice to have everything planted by tomorrow late afternoon. I think I have District Committee for Scouts tomorrow evening.........
A few Quotes for the evening to ponder:
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear." - Mark Twain
"Do the right thing. It will gratify some people, and astonish the rest." - Mark Twain
"When in doubt, tell the truth." - Mark Twain
Have a great night!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Hey all
Sorry didn't pop in earlier today. Crazy busy now that the sun is shining. Exhausted. Will try to respond to the comments tomorrow.
TTYL
YGW
Flo, a and a LAW Round Please!
Work War Front! Why am I so you ask? If you folks remember Jerry The and I no longer work together. Today I got a call from Paul the GM and said Jerry to meet with Marvin the owner because I am Intimidating him! I said "Hum Paul, I have not worked with Jerry for over a month, how am I intimidating him?" Paul had no answer for that question. Every one in the company knows that Jerry is not right in the head. I never have got a follow up call about the meeting, so maybe they blew it off?
Yard Wars Steve and others thank you for your answers! . I do have a 2 gallon spayer and it works fine on small areas, but spraying 500 Sq foot it will take a while. I did find this as Lowes.
http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay?partNumber=91970-446-0430510&langId=-1&storeId=10151&productId=3047321&catalogId=10051&cmRelshp=req&rel=nofollow&cId=PDIO1
It sounds like the ticket to me.
Hello ..... Just want to thank everyone who expressed sympathy regarding my mother passing away. .... It was a beautiful funeral. .... I'll be busy taking care of many things for a while. There will not be much time for the model railroad for now. I do hope to get back to it soon because our hobby is good maintaining sanity.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
LION has been in hiding for a while, what with so many trips to Dickinson and Bismarck. Now is home with lots of work to catch up with. Here is a photo four ewe.
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Morning all
The sun is shining brightly in this part of Va. The scare over the great ball of yellow in the sky has now turned to smiles and - sun shades ! May have to get out some sun block as we will be approaching the 90s. Looking forward to that for a change. Watched a youtube video of this incredible outdoor G scale last night before nodding off. What struck me were two things. The guy said if you do not turn and walk flat you can walk the tracks ! And the amount of maintenance involved due to weeding, frost heave, tree trimming etc... Makes me glad I am indoors with my RR !
Garry - Hope you can pop in and the rest of us crazies will be glad to help you keep your sanity . I am also extending more for you.
Howmus - Good qoute on courage and very true too !
Ulrich - My friend here is a ladder and a helpng hand
Richard - like the old and slow qoute : )
Mr B - LOL XP oil !
V8 - Ant hro pologist ? What is that !? An ant that carted off the picnic and is pologetic about it ?
James - What glue did you use on the dowels ? Mud ! I think it will take the entire month of June to dry us out
UP831 - I kinda of thought you like that style. One of the things i love about teh Williamsburg style is teh hand made bricks and the molded bricks. VERY nice and expensive too !
Ken - Jerrys is Nuts !? hey I talked to my landscaper this morning he recommends round up ( spray only on teh plant you want gone and premergence to tackle the weed before it germinates.
Well I have been interupted about fifteen times while tryoing to type this out. Need to go and settle the natives down. Couple of neighbers have seen a "rat rodent" leaving our site and they are getting out there pitch forks and torches and planning a friendly neighberhood roasting with me as the main guest How some old fat rat that is twenty yeatrs old is suddenly my problem I just do not understand !
Hi Rienhard, Lion, Jeremy, Jabear, DER ( WHERE ARE YOU ) ....
Gotta run ouch ouch hey watch that pitch fork ! Yike!!! that torch is HOT Yeawwwwwwww !
Afternoon, Folks!
Still in the dumps - my attempts to grab YGW´s ladder and helping hand failed. I must try harder, but with that little amount of energy I have left that´s not going to happen for a while. So, please bear with me if I am not a good sport and a happy camper.
Mr. B. - sent you a PM!
Chloe, mind serving me a mug of hot chocolate, please. That´s supposed to cheer one up!
Morning all.
Flo, breakfast platter with scrambled eggs, bacon, whole wheat toast, and home fries please. And a tall OJ to go with it, thanks. Calling it brunch time.... And, if the asthma issues continue, a coffee will be next! Why asthma issues you ask? Well....
Weather front: Hot and humid here, 80's today and tomorrow, 90's Fri Sat, chance of "pop-up's" during the afternoon each day, from all the heat and humidity. We also have an "air quality alert" in effect, so really not good weather for those who have asthma, like me.... Heavy humid air with lots of ozone and other pollution... Not a good cocktail! Cancelled my AM plans due to that, but have w**k this afternoon... We already removed all the fragrance testers from the counter, as the store manager has issues as well with allergies and breathing, so she totally understands. Looks like my nebulizer will be going with me this week back and forth to w**k...
Speaking of w**k, that is getting interesting... All tux's came back on time, minus a few small parts, one kid couldn't find his tie till yesterday am, one kid lost a cuff link. The poor kid with the tie issue, he was really worked up about, felt bad for him, but he got it found and back to us just before the shipment went out, (by only about 10 mins... Close!) The cuff link kid, never brought it yet, so, looks like an additional charge in his near future. He was very flippant about it, and was a jerk to our staff, so, IMO that extra charge is deserved. (Left us a nasty surprise in his tux too! Stupid moron... I can say that right?) The tux company had sent us, on accident, an extra set of cuff links, but, they were used for a kid who was nicer to us, as one of his broke... All of us were in agreement that they would not be going to the jerk in question... Maybe if he was nicer....
It is getting interesting, as, one manager is back in the hospital, having some major issues with side-effects from meds she is on for something else... And she really can't come off the meds as that would be bad. (No, not that kind of "off your meds!" ) The store manager is also having some issues, family related... So, myself and the assistant manager have been the go-to's lately. My scheduled 26 hours last week turned into 36, and so far this week I am on track to hit 34, so I will most likely be cut back next few weeks to stay under the 30 hour 6 week average... Seriously dislike that rule... I was told a full-time spot would be opening soon, but I would have to give up a Sunday morning for it, I declined that offer. My meetings come first. Then anything else. So, as "punishment" I was given Sunday off, and am working on Memorial Day Monday, as the opener. So, my "punishment" is getting the INDY 500/Coke 600 off, and getting time plus holiday time on Monday, for just shy of 8 hours each? Something tells me that is not much of a punishment! 1100 miles of racing on TV, and extra pay the next day... Yeah, I am being severely chastised here! (Based on INDY practice, it should be a very exciting race!)
Train front: Got a single car "dull coated" the other day, then my airbrush decided to not like me... Found a clump of something, stuck to the needle. (Strained the paint, so really unsure how that one happened...) Cleaned it, then lube with "needle-juice" and reassembled, then tested with a water-Isopryopyl mixture, worked just fine. Then I had to go to w**k, and haven't gone back to it yet. Used my monthly incentive bonus to order the cheaper spray booth from Micro-Mark, so that I can still airbrush on days like this one, where there is too much "junk" airborne to do anything outside. (Thanks to MRR for the bonus coupon, made the price just right!) Have just about got the BB cars ready to be clear-flat sprayed next, and am assembling the Accurail car now. (Upgrading to metal wheelsets, and Kadee couplers, of course!)
Well, I'm off now, going to try a cold shower and neb treatment before getting ready for w**k this afternoon... Hopefully avoid further asthma issues today. If needed, coffee will be drank. (The only time you catch me drinking coffee is for asthma issues, as the heat and caffeine help open up your airways more. So, you come here and see me in the corner with a cup-o-Joe, now you know what's up... Redbull will work in a pinch, but I dislike it more than coffee!) Just really makes me look like I have had too much caffeine, as the nebulizer will make me shaky, so don't ask me to hold a sheet of instructions for you while you work on anything! It will be a little blurry for you.....
Hope all is well, and all have a good day!
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
My Railroad rules:
1: It's my railroad, my rules.
2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.
3: Any objections, consult above rules.
Today is an anniversary, of sorts, for me. Twenty-four years ago today, I started recording my bike rides in a spreadsheet. Twenty-four years later I have logged every ride--miles, time, speed, and more recently, weather conditions and heart rate. In twenty four years I have--
On a separate topic, I seem to have some sort of an electronic jinx going on. First, as described in the "Electronics and DCC" forum, my trains have just stopped. It may be a transformer, it may be something else. Next, my cyclecomputer, the speedometer(+) for my bike is no longer showing my speed. I am hoping it is just a battery. The say bad things come in threes--I am waiting to see what fails next.
Mornin'..... Ah... Hmmmmmmm... Ok Afternoon everyone!
Chloe, I just need a lot more coffee, Marrakesh Express, to keep me awake.
I spent about 35 minutes out in the back yard getting some sunshine on my torso to help control my psoriasis. Good thing I got out there when I did as the sunshine has now turned into cloudyness. Currently 86°F with a high of 89° later this afternoon. Is supposed to be "Partly Cloudy" all day but I think that should get changed soon....
This afternoon I will be over at my son's house to be the designated "adult" to meet my Grandaughters when they get off the bus. About a half hour after that their mom will be getting home. I will have to take off soon after she arrives as I have a District Committee meeting tonight for Boy Scouts.
RideOnRoad, that sounds impressive. I rather wish I had kept my bike I used to ride to school on days I was not over in Chemung when I first started teaching. It did help me stay in shape, and was fun. The other days I drove my souped up VW...
Quotes for today:
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started" - Mark Twain
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see" - Mark Twain
"I ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to." - W. C. Fields
Have a great day out there!
Hey guys. I don't usually post on these threads, but I am celebrating. I have been a train buff and a lover of train toys for as long as I remember, but I discovered the hobby of scale model railroading at a shop in a permanent "flea market" in Orlando, FL 20 years ago this week. I immediately traded in all my other hobbies--golf included--for this one and never looked back. I wouldn't trade this hobby for the world.
Owner and superintendant of the N scale Texas Colorado & Western Railway, a protolanced representaion of the BNSF from Fort Worth, TX through Wichita Falls TX and into Colorado.
Check out the TC&WRy on at https://www.facebook.com/TCWRy
Check out my MRR How-To YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/RonsTrainsNThings
Checking in during a small break (working till 23:00 today). Sun is out in full force at IAD and, it so seems, that summer is now upon us. I hope that this trend will continue through the weekend since I wish to try out the new power washer purchased two weeks ago. Cut the lawn this morning before going to work, but still, have work to do in the yard and on the house with the power washer.
Hope everybody is doing well; needed back on the field.
All the best.
Joe F
Afternoon Dinners
Flo, When the Going Gets Tuff, I will have a .
Yard Wars. Felt pretty good today, I think one of my down falls has not been eating early. Started feeling a little bad around 9:00 AM so I had a Bagel and felt better. I did some work on the fences line, then got some what side track with clearing sapplings, weeds and bush on the side of my house. On the fenceing deal when I pick someone I will have to have the fence cleared of brush.
Sad thing about yard wars today. I saw a 3 foot snake sunning it self on the pool cover, I think it was a black snake. Well, if my Wife saw it she would be in the hosptial and given all sorts of meds! So I had to kill it, and I hated to. I know they eat mices, bugs and in this case the frogs in the pool cover. I caught it in the pool net while it was making a swim for it, flipped the net up side down so it could not get out and beat it with a shovel while I was thinking of Jerry the
Work Wars At this point looks like things have blowen over. But I do have to work with Jerry the this coming Monday! Hum, think I will take my Machete to work and see if he is Intimidated by me? Right now I am not kidding, but more than likely I will change my mind. Well maybe not.
Evening Diners,
I been busy this week. No train news lately, I bought my mom a scrub top for work tomorrow, don't worry it's tax adjustable.
Just waiting patiently for the Kato SDP40s coming out.
My sister planning to come back home in July, since over years living in other state is starting to crumble beneath her for the past two years. Now we have some planning to do when the time approaches.
Ulrich- If you need that ladder I have 10' one if you're in that deep dark hole that your in to get you out.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
N2 Welcome to the diner.Richard That's a ton of miles. I guess that many car encounters are the norm. My son was hit by a red light runner in New Orleans. He only had minor injuries, but I still worry about him. A guy got killed in a nice part of Baltimore a couple years ago by a hit and run. Turned out the driver was drunk, texting and an female, Episcopal Priest.Ken Eating snakes and killing beagles, my two favorite pets. (insert head shaking emoticon)On the train front I realized my new Lifelike GP7 has a light board that doesn't look anything like the LL specific DCC boards for sale.My Atlas RS3 has insane fluctuating power draw just running down the track. The Blue Angels flew at the Naval Academy today. On Sunday's practice, my dog seemed interested, today it was too much like thunder.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
RideOnRoadToday is an anniversary, of sorts, for me. Twenty-four years ago today, I started recording my bike rides in a spreadsheet. Twenty-four years later I have logged every ride--miles, time, speed, and more recently, weather conditions and heart rate. In twenty four years I have-- Riden 106,000 miles Spent the equivalent of 274 days on a bike Recorded rides on seven different bikes Had four car-related accidents Had a dozen more self-inflicted accidents that drew blood Loved almost every minute
Wow, you are Mister Organization! A spread sheet. I rode a bike to work for over twenty years. Wore out two bikes, dozens of tires, had only two or three accidents, never with an automobile, numerous flat tires, rode about fifteen miles a day rain or shine. I probably should have kept records like you did, mostly so I'd know how many times I changed tires! Good times.
Good Afternoon!
I have been battling a bad headache since I got up this morning. It´s a humid and grey day, so that must be the cause. I took a nap after lunch and I am feeling better after that.
I did some minor work on my layout - just changing the tune in my sound system. I got rid of the loco whistle and have church bells instead. Improves the atmosphere of the layout and annoys Petra
It´s not only Galaxy who is missing - the list is again a mile long! Time for a role call?
I´ll be staying at the RC, watching the entrance closely. Who´s joining me in a ?
Morning Dinners
Flo, big cup of and a Bagel please.
Woke up at 3:30 Am and could not fall a sleep again. So I spent 2 hours on the computer and went back to bed arond 5:30 just as dawn started to break.
Weather Forcast is for rain today so I may not get any yard work done. Guess only time will tell.
Ken
Mornin' everyone!
Ah! I see Ulrich has stopped by. Zoe I'll be at the Rivet Counter keeping him company for a while. You can bring me a pot of Marrakesh Express Organic Dark Roast Coffee and a couple eggs over easy (huh? Oh yes use the organic ones from free range hens.) and a double order of sour dough toast. I think Ulrich could use a refill as well. Put his breakfast on my tab please.
Yesterday and this morning I dispatched 3 huge Yellowjackets here in the house..... Have no idea how they got inside the house! They must have just come out of wherever they spent the winter and found a way into the house. Ended up having to use wasp spray on two of them, which I don't like to do, but I cleaned up real good after use (washed the windows it got used on. The other one I nailed with a fly swatter. These things are not terribly aggresive unless you bother their nest but I sure didn't want them inside. They are the big ones (a little over an inch long) not the smaller ones that nest in the ground commonly that are real nasty! Got nailed 21 times a few years back after I ran the lawn mower over a nest in a RR tie in the garden!
Hope to finish planting the garden today. May get a couple showers this afternoon and the temp is supposed to get up to 83°F. I also want to spend another half hour or so getting some sun treatment on my back and sides for my psoriasis. the sun seems to be helping already.
Only thing i have been doing model railroadwise is to get some research done on old (late 1800's) water towers. I finally found a blueprint for the old PRR Standard types for branchline use. That is what I want to duplicate and it shows a good diagram of the tighteners used on the metal bands. The one photo I have found of the origonal tower at Olean (pronounced "oh-lee-ann"), NY clearly shows it had metal bands not iron rod around the tower.
Quote for the day:
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong!" - Mahatma Gandhi
I see my breakfast is coming, so I will catch you all later!
Howmus - Howdy , I have a question about the Ghandi qoute. I assume that he is saying that it takes a strong person to forgive and not on the strong as in powerful/strength to forgive. Did you know that he looked into becoming a Christian and said he could not become one because the way Christians acted ? Terrible missed opportunity I think. He was a great man in many ways.
Ken - Here have a cup of French Roast with N&W anthracite coal dust and a sprinkle of Va honey bee honey in it to take the edge off. Hey you know after you "hatchet" Jerry you could bury the pieces in the fence post holes - just kidding -
Ulrich - I emailed you some photos yesterday I hope they cheered you up : ). I think a roll call is in order !
Flip - Keep the emails coming. Where do you get such good ones ?
V8 - Everyone needs junk room. Train junk rooms are even better !!!
Ouibejamn - Hi there is this your first time here ? If so Welcome !
Henry - Man that is sad. I hate it when I here about Christ children messing up.
Angel - Would that be California where the ground is breaking up under her ?
Chessie - Got you email will respond today. By the way. Some view the 4 letter word "work" here worse than an expletive. To sooth their concerns we use - "w**k" its kinda of a joke for the retired ones : )
Garry - praying for your continued healing.
Lion, Jeremy, JaBear, DER.....Hope to see you in here soon. Hi !
Gotta git back to w**k
Howmus They sound like cicada killers not yellow jackets. They sting their prey, they don't go around stinging for the fun of it like yellow jackets.
I rotated my own tires this morning so I wouldn't have to wait at the tire store. I thought I could jack up the whole side of my car using my sears jack. Apparently not. I didn't save much time and now I need a shower.