Afternoon, Folks!
10 days without anybody misbehavin´? That´s scary! I remember times it took me 6 to 8 hours of work as a moderator to scan all the forums and extinguish the little fires someone always started.
Is it a sign that we all get wiser with age?
I went to see my doc this morning as the pain was just unbearable again. He gave me a couple of shots to ease the pain and to help the healing process, but it does make me feel sick - just in time for the holiday weekend ahead of us.
YGW - any news from your daughter?
Richard - scared of what? It´s just another day, unless you suffer from a bad case of triskaidekaphobia. Can´t be me - I don´t even know how to pronounce this!
Janie, just a glass of chamomile tea, please. I can´t stand the stuff, but it is supposed to do you good when you fill sick in your stomach.
RideOnRoad I am flying home on Friday, the thirteenth. Should I be scared?
I am flying home on Friday, the thirteenth. Should I be scared?
Of what?
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a short stack of blueberry pancakes with real maple syrup this morning, a couple sausage links, and a pot of Marrakesh Express Dark Roast organic coffee to keep my R&GV RR Mug filled.
Rained most all night here in the Finger Lakes Region. We actaully needed it so overnight is always good. If only trhge skies would now clear so I could make some electricity I would be happy. Yesterday got up to 82° here and today will barely reach 70°F. Won't get to 70° again for over a week they say.
I will be spending most of today working on the photos for the MLK Slide Show. Have to look up what size they need to be to use on my ancient old MacBook. I will slow to a crawl if the photos are too large. This may be the last time I use the old girl as she is at least 15 years old ans is starting to show signes of her age....
Quotes for the day:
“It is bad luck to be superstitious.” – Andrew W. Mathis
“If you try and take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have on your hands is a non-working cat.” – Douglas Adams
“Hindsight is always twenty‑twenty.” – Oscar Wilde
Have a great day everyone!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Hello all
My wife and I are exhausted. They sent our daughter back home. They could not figure out what it is. The pain was so bad they gave her morphine. They recommended a specialist. On the way in my wife vehicle had a flat tire. She was in tears when she called. I will be taking her flowers and dinner tonight. She needs a break.
Howmus - D. Adams qoute about cats. I assume that is a kitty cat and not a Cat as in Caterpillar excavation equipment ? Either way the qoute hold true for both !
Ulrich - She is still in discomfurt. Not happy they sent her home. Triska...blghsw...oh excuse me my tongue got tied up on that word !
Lion - what is the light fixture itself made of ? Is that the christmas light also ?
Richard - Shouldnt be any dangerous than any other day. Depends on how you feel about flying at any time. For some like my Mom there is no such thing as a safe flight !
Steve - If you are feeling bored about no RAs I can start something up I am sure Thanks on the comment on my daughter
Ken - Which part of the movie did you hate ?
JaBear - Sure we like Kiwis
Herrinchoker - Thanks for the comments on my Daughter.
Garry - Hope your Mom is doing okay.
Hello to all of the rest: DER, Reinhard, V8
Yawn...Gotta git back to w**k
YGW
YGW,
In a previous post you stated that the owners of retail stores are spawned from satans loins. Quite frankly I find that comment to be highly offensive. My parents owned a retail store for many years and so by your definition they were spawn of satans loins. I understand that you are frustrated with one particular retailer but to tar all with the same brush isn't called for no matter what your current stress level may be.
CN Charlie
Charlie Maybe I spoke to generally and no offense was intended towards your parents, But let me give you a few examples of why I think some of the retail management I have run across are not so great people. I have a friend who on the way to work was TBoned at an intersection and in the accident her arm was broken. Giant foods FIRED her instead of finding light duty. Schmidt bread company decided to change their buisness model and to sell their routes to the delivery guys. For those who didnt want to buy the routes they promised several weeks of severance pay if they stayed on until they found new "owners", when the time came to pay they only paid 1/2 week. Wegmans grocery store will only allow two venders to check in their product at a time. They make the rest wait out in the snow/raining/blazing hot etc... weather, they treat their venders lower than dirt. Another company the driver was involved in an accident ( not sure whose fault ) the manager came to the hospital and while the guy is laid up in the hospital the company FIRED him in the hospital ! I could give you a dozens more examples of how badly retail treats its employees. I only know of a very few retail outlets that treat their people good. I am sure your parent were in the better group vs satans spawn.
Friday the 13th., one version I learned, started when the King of France rounded up the members of the Knights Templar on Friday the 13th. in an attempt to gain their wealth. Most escaped to parts unknown, three, Jaques DeMolay, Hudy Peralle, and Guy of Avernne not so luckey. Tortured, and burned at the stake, they never disclosed the whereabouts of the fortune.
Side note--within two years what was a band of mountain farmers forced to pay tribute, turned into a force that was never defeated, and became the financial center of the world--Switzerland.
Their battle prowess was so savage the Vatican negotiated a treaty whereby they would no longer fight as mercinaries, and became the Swiss Guard at the Vatican.
When I was trip fishing on offshore trawlers we never left on a trip on Friday.
To prove that this was just a superstition, in New York a ship was built, keel laid on Friday, launched on Friday, named Friday, set sail on her first voyage on Friday,
and was never heard from again-------!!??
herrinchoker
I decided to delete my post as I think it best just to ignore and move on.. so I'll be at the Rivet Counter.
Hello everybody ..No model railroading progress from me. ..... My Mom continues to suffer with severe pain in the hospital with her back injury of Wednesday morning.... Thanks for your thoughts and prayers. ....
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
yougottawantaLion - what is the light fixture itself made of ? Is that the christmas light also ?
The "fixture" *is* the LED. I poked a 3/16" hole in the ceiling material and poked the LED into it. On top of the ceiling material I bent the long leads one way, and the short leads the other way. I soldered all of the long wires together to a bare copper wire, and the short side was wired to a 1K ohm 1/4W resistor which in turn was wired to another bare wire.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
UHH! Excuse me, haven't been in for a while . Where has Cape Jim gone ??
Flip
Flip, Cape Jim doesn't stop by very often any more.
CN Charlie .... You are one of my favorite Diners to talk with .... My family tree includes a lot of retailers also. ... I used to email back and forthe with JimCG, but not much anymore. My email account has been screwed up, and I don't do much with emails now.
Now, I'm busy driving back and forth between KY where I live and AL whre my Mom is in the hospital
Sir Madog10 days without anybody misbehavin´? That´s scary! I remember times it took me 6 to 8 hours of work as a moderator to scan all the forums and extinguish the little fires someone always started. Is it a sign that we all get wiser with age?
I doubt it. You're married. You just learn when it's time to knuckle under, right?
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Evening Diners,
It's been to too hot for the past two days, to do anything. It frightens me that summergettoden is here at over 100 degrees.
We finally got a kiddie pool for the dog. It should be easier to give baths. But he's afraid of water. So I picked him up to feel the water with his feet. Then he looks around and starts drinking it. I'm teaching him slowly to not to be afraid, when bath time comes.
Not much railroading. I'm waiting for my BNSF Warbonnet to come so I can test out all the locomotives at the same time.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
V8VegaEdit: how do you work the quote thing? I did something wrong.
Highlight the words you want to quote and then click add quote to your post.... Just like Magic!
Angelob6660, If you ever need to give a cat a bath here are some suggestions: http://www.yuckles.com/catbath.htm
CNCharlie- Thankyou. Guess I'll have to 'E' him direct.
YGW- Look for an 'E'.
Evening Dinners
Flo, Barry Buger, and Chesse Cake!
Friday The 13th was pretty good to me till I got home. I have told my wife over and over not to talk to me when I am taking my meds! Does she listen? NO!@! While she was yapping at me about stepping on a rock by mistake I took Two Metformin! Feeling a tad light headed so that why I order the Chesse Cake.
Jerry The Ticket. Jerry had a good Wednesday that will bite the idiot in the caboose! He sold a $2000.00 power base (raise the head and feet) a Box Spring (they don't flex) and a King Koil Mattrees that does flex! Well the Mattress will flex onces, just won't go flat again! Plus it was the floor model so it should have been Sold As Is, was not marked that way on the ticket!
Pointed this out to the powers that be, and was told "Not Your Problem". In other words they are giving the the rope he needs to hang him self! This could be fun to watch!
YGW What I hated was when Brad Pitt shot the POW. While it was realistic I still hated it. Been going on from the time mankind learned to fight. All so having beening a Militray Policman part of my traning was handeling POW's, shoot them in the back was not part of my training.
By the way, I hope the daughter is feeling better!
Ken
I hate Rust
I am home, safe and sound, after my harrowing Friday, the Thirteenth flight. As we were flying, I looked out the window and saw a goblin on the wing. (Actually it looked more like a man in footie pajamas than a goblin.)
Richard
Good Evening,
Believe it or not it is 29F here with a windchill of 18F and it is supposed to be a little colder later. At least the sky is clear but there was some white stuff floating around this afternoon.
Garry, hope they are able to give your mother some comfort from her injuries. Thinking of you at this time.
I'm also thinking about Jerry. His funeral is tomorrow.
Not much new here. We didn't go to birding and breakfast this morning as it was just too cold to be out tramping around looking for birds at 7 a.m. I did get myself some new binoculars for that endevour though. I have some high end compact ones but they aren't the best for birdwatching so I bought a pair of Celestrons 8x42 that will fit the bill without breaking the bank.
I took the opportunity on this cold day to finally do some work on the Dairy Queen structure as in start assembling it. I painted it months ago so time to get it finished. I also did some site prep as I had to cut into a hill to make space for it.
Last night my wife and I went out to a Spanish restaurant here that is really good. Spanish food isn't anything like Mexican. I must admit I am with Ray in that I am not fond of Mexican food but Spanish is a whole different matter.
Time to say Good Night, so Good Night.
Morning all,
I'm surprised its empty. Ulrich is usually the first one here.
Just another hot day over the 90s. Stay cool.
Mornin' everyone...... Hmmmmm... Well Good Morning Angelo!
Zoe, I just need another pot of Dark Roast Coffee to keep me awake.
I just spent the last hour looking for the papers that have the amopunts of the scholarships and thye names of who got what on it. Saw it a few days ago and put it somewhere so I would not lose it. Have no idea where that is.... No, I have always had that problem. The slide show is done and ready to show after about 12 hours of work on it yesterday.
Cloudy and gray outside and only going up to 64°F here in the Finger Lakes Region today. Good day to get stuff done inside I think.
“I believe in kindness. Also in mischief.” ~ Mary Oliver
“Act without expectation.” ~ Lao Tzu
Flo - What ever CN Charlie wants today is on me. Didnt mean to offend you or Garry.
Daughter - is still not feeling well. She is seeing a specialist this coming week. Finished mowing the fields today. About a third of the weed eating done. Riding mowers quit - Again - so I still have to finish cutting in and doing the hills once those are fixed.
Herrinchoker - what was the ships name ? I watched a show on the templars they really got shafted! It was amazing how they went from being this amazing group of men to being hunted down and treated like criminals.
Garry - Continuing to pray for your Mom and safe travel for you
Lion - so that is actually the LED and not a plastic cover or shade ? Amazing. Looks great
Flip - LOL been reading your emails. Responded to several and sent some forward.
Mr. B. - Yep some times married people have to pick their battles some arent worth fighting
Angel - When the BNSF arrives I hope you share some photos. Its a 100 degrees there already ? We have been in the 60s and 70s. I'll bottle some and send it your way
V8 - Why are you scared to death about airport hassles ?
Richard - What in the world did the stewardess put in your ginger ale ? Did they fly over Colorado and some of that wacky weed get sucked in ?
Ken - That was a horrible scene. My BIL was in the military police he served in the first Desert storm. Look for a PM went to the USPS and got a qoute on shipping. Numbers will be in PM.
CN Charlie - you actually go out in 18 degree weather and there are birds out to watch ? I would have thought they all flew south ?
TTYL
Good Afternoon, ahem - Evening!
I am running late today - still not feeling well enough to do even the slightest thing. I seem to paralyzed, both physically and mentally. I guess it is time for a break, reload the batteries, have fun, enjoy myself - but how? We are stuck here and that´s it!
My Swiss friend Pascal has made a short video of his layout - you know the one I designed for him and helped him built by offering him advice on a number of issues. We must have excahnged thousands of emails over the last year. Would you belive I have never talked to him? I probably won´t be able to understand his strong Swiss accent
Here is the video:
I´ll be staying at the RC for a moment, sipping on my , waiting for someone to join me.
The name of the ship was Friday, launched on a Friday, keel laid on a Friday, left on her maden voyage on Friday, the captain's name was Friday, the ship left the dock, and was never heard from again. This was done to dispell the mariner's superstition about leaving on a voyage on Friday.
Appears I have the top, bar is open, tab is on me.
Afternoon Diners,
Since YGW asked about looking at my locomotive roster. I decided to look for a digital camera. I been researching for a while and found that I have to buy a SD card and a CD Rom to download software.
So does anybody know what camera you use for taking railroad photos. (My cellphone doesn't have a camera attachment.) I'm searching for something around 40-50 dollars.
Afternoon diners!
Chloe, just a RBF to tide me over to Dinnertime if you would.
angelob6660I decided to look for a digital camera. I been researching for a while and found that I have to buy a SD card and a CD Rom to download software. So does anybody know what camera you use for taking railroad photos. (My cellphone doesn't have a camera attachment.) I'm searching for something around 40-50 dollars.
Well.... You can take layout pictures with just about any camera. Now if you want to take good photos, it helps to have a "good" camera. SD Card.... Any camera that uses an SD Card will come with one. What are you using for a computer? You can download photo software directly from the internet. Not sure why you will need a CD Rom?
$40 to $50??? Even the cheapest decent point and shoot will run you over $100. A good EOS DSLR may run you $2,500 before you even look at lenses. So I guess the question is are you satisfiyed with out of focus, low resolution, distorted photos from an old used camera... You might get a cheapo at a garage sale. Maybe it will work, maybe not....
I use something in the mid range of what I mentioned above...LOL My go to camera for my photography (my second hobby, BTW) is a 5 or 6 year old Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xsi. That ran me about $400 without any lens. I also have about $4,000 in glass (lenses). For model photography I mostly use my 18-135mm lens. I can stop down the aperature very tight so I only use room or some added light for the exposure (never use a flash). That allows me to get excellent depth of field and the exposure may take 20 to 30 seconds to do. Here is a recent one:
That was a tough shot to get and it took about 50 tries to get what I wanted (it was a contest photo). Notice the depth of field. The tunnel portal is about 4 foot away from the camera. The only thing really out of focus is the rock on the right side that is only about an inch away from the lens.
The other lens I love for certain model pics is my 10-22mm close up lens. Here is a shot where the camera is right in the doorway of the enginehouse.
The front of the loco is about an inch away from the lens. Also notice the depth of field in that shot. The lens is stopped down to f-29 (basically a pinhole) so that the back of the enginehouse is still in pretty good focus. Again the shot is done in appurature priority mode on the camera and took 15 or so seconds to expose. Biggest drawback of this lens it that it is prone to fisheye (notice the curve in the doorway).
So, I doubt you want to drop a couple thousand into a DSLR camera so I would say to look at some good point and shoot cameras for hobby use. They can still take some great shots. That is going to be somewhere in the $200 to $500 dollar range....... If you don't really care about the quality of the photograph then just use a cell phone...... (Over across the street there are a couple of people that post cellphone pics to show us their work. I look at the photos, scratch my head, and think, "What the heck is that?")
Greetings All,
it's been a busy, but not a bad week for me. a mocha and pie please...
1) sold an ugly flatdeck trailer - solid deck, DOUBLED my investment after 2.5 yrs, just nice to get the room back on the property.
2) acquired another business client, for my home office (office is taking shape) - moving in in a week or two :)
3) helping an elderly model railroader friend with the sale of his S scale layout (occupies entire basement), a difficult move to assisted living for him. I am supporting some of his investment by purchasing some basic S scale rolling stock, track (I don't "need" it as I don't have any S), thinking a display or a point-to point might keep that going a bit.
4) getting to some of the yardwork
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 will have a bacon-cheeseburger and fries, and a coke.
Cold, wet day here today, 50's and rain. Chance of mix or wet s**w tonight....
First pic from Jamestown train day....
Due to weather, I left early, too cold and wet to stay....
Will have more pics later on. (They are still on my camera, but I shot this one with my cellphone, to show my boss I really was out of town...)
I also attended the model show, picked up a couple car kits, (cheap!) and got some paint @Craft world before returning home. (Acrylic's... Of course. Less fumes to bother asthma....) To put it into perspective: I spent more on paint and a tshirt than I did on the 3 railcars! (One boxcar, 2 covered hoppers.) One person brought part of his layout, a detachable diorama, of the Jamestown NY train station, in Erie Lackawanna days, in HO scale. (Really nice looking!) So, inside the station was a model of the station!
Workfront: They wanted us on a "accountability call" yesterday, my store manager said, in no uncertain terms, no way. (I will not use her words... But she was about to walk out.... While singing a Johnny Paycheck song, but the non-family friendly version, if you get the drift.) One manager is off for medical issues, so I went open to close on Friday, as that makes us short handed. (Surprised to not get called in today... As she was in the hospital Thursday night and most of the day on Friday.) And, an associate under me was off, bereavement leave yesterday, as her grandma died, showing is tomorrow afternoon, so after I leave my friends house after dinner tomorrow I will be heading to the showing. That only made us further short handed. And, local school prom is next Saturday, so cut off date is tonight @6pm for free shipping, Wednesday @6 for expedited shipping is absolute last day to rent a tux for that prom, so extremely busy with those. (Last one for local schools, but it is in the same town as our store, others so far are surrounding schools.) And, our hours are still cut back to winter payroll, as in after holidays, so less hours to go around. Needless to say, when I was asked to sit in on said call instead, my response was also no way.... I stand behind the store manager. If Mr. Scott is not happy with that, he can come to our store to help us and show us what we are allegedly doing wrong, and how it should be done.... (Frankly, I feel they place way too much importance on new acounts anyways...)
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.
RAY- Kodak Browny [sp] took great pictures. They still look good 70 years later.
{Wish I Did}
Phil