Hi CORWIN- Did you ever use those Turtle Creek decals I sent you ?
Phil
fec153RAY- Kodak Browny [sp] took great pictures. They still look good 70 years later.
Well, yes they did at the right time and place... But.... It all depends on what you are taking a picture of and what you want to do with it. For just going outside or standing in a room and taking "a picture" most any camera is OK. That was what they were made for!
However you couldn't take something like this with a Brownie (at least I wouldn't think you could easily. This was taken with a 100mm fixed lens that I have. It got published by the local paper during an almost year long weekly photo contest they had (the winner got the photo published in the paper. Whoopie!).
It was called "the predator" (see the wasp?). Notice it has a very shallow depth of field so the entire background is blurred out. Also shot very fast (ISO 400?) as the wasp is flying through the scene....
How about a honeybee in the Oregano?
You aren't going to get that with a Brownie either. LOL
This is probably my favorite photo, not my best, but one I just like of my Night Blooming Cereus:
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Evening Dinners
Flo, a Barry Buger and please
What a day. I was busy, hardly got any rest between customers. I really have no ideas how many people came in the store. Soon as someone came in to pick up, 3 people would walk in. I help the pick up customer to get there stuff to the rear door. By the time I turn around 2 of the new customer would have left the store!
I had to Nickel and Dime my self to a decent day, total sales was $2100.00. By the current standerds of this POS company, not bad.
Bob I would love a new camera, but $50.00 is kind of low. Now in that range I would look at use. I have a old, old, old HP 720 that still takes good photos. Not too Ray standerds, but for me it does just fine. While it is only 3.2 Mega Pixles you can blow it up to a descent sizes on the computer screen.
YGW I may give you a call Sunday depending on how busy I am.
Well I am beat, going to stare at U Tube and work on getting a Tyco Old Duch Hopper back on the rails.
Guda Ken
Photo that is on top, well I was trying to put it on the bottom? Anyway Bob, that is with my old HP 720 camera
I hate Rust
V8VegaMy normal day at church, I turn off the computer in 45 minutes and get dressed and go. It's 7 AM here.
Yess, It is timme for church. All I have to do is put my habit on and go into the church.
But today is Penticost... Supposed to wear the Grand Chior Robe, but it is to hot for that. Was too hot at morning prayer already. I am going to go up there now with a simple tunic and read scripture until Mass starts.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Morning diners,
Howmus- I just assumed a CD Rom because of having a computer. But I forgot about internet download.
It appears to me I will get a 200 dollar camera. So YGW you would have to wait till a few months. I will also open photobucket around that time when it comes.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Good (late) Afternoon!
Our weather was riding a roller coaster today - from beautiful sunshine (but quite cold) to a hail storm - whatever you can imagine, we had it today!
The weather sort of reflects the mood I am in, lots of up and downs, but lately more downs than ups. Something is utterly going wrong in my life. I wish I could change that, but I don´t think I have the means to do it. I won´t go into details, but it has a lot to do with health, partnership, financial situation, lost dreams and the like.
Pretty sobering! MRRing had helped in the past to get over all those issues, but I am afraid it won´t do it this time. I don´t know how to cope with the situation which will eventually, but inevitably arise.
I guess the best for the moment is to drown my sorrow in a cup of hot chocolate!
The door bell chimes as we enter the dinner, the aromas are wonderful and I look forward to a late breakfast with my beautiful bride. Our comfort food arrives and we dig in...She asks about my progress and I tell her of the number of models I still need to assemble while I still continue my bench work. I guess she is chomping at the bit to get started on the scenery with me. She has been very supportive of me and this hobby so I feel lucky. It is slow going by choice after many false starts and rebuilds I don't want to speed through.
These home style potatoes are out of this world, infused with onions, peppers and sweet dill, I dunk the last of my toast into my hot cup of coffee and enjoy the sweet tang of butter as it plays against the acidic after taste of the coffee. Life is good...
Freelancing MCRR/NYC Northern Division - Angelo
Good afternoon, diners. We are having another grey moist day in the mid-Ohio River valley.
We sang a fun Pentecost song for choir this morning. Our congregation must have enjoyed it as we got lots of applause for our efforts.
Layout scene - finished painting a section of homesote roadbed. In fact, used up the last of my latex porch and deck paint that I have been using to paint the road bed. Hope Lowe's still carries Valspar premixed porch and deck grey so I can keep a consistent undercoat on the road bed. Also need more caulk to glue down road bed. Have been using latex caulk for projects and paneling to glue down both styrofoam and homesote. I like this stuff as it is possible to pry up stuff glued down with it without doing too much damage.
Camera scene, I too use a Canon Rebel SLR camera with the lens it came with. I paid about $400 for it 8 years ago. Bought a Canon on recommendation from my cousin who is a professional wildlife photographer. I had a small Nikon point and shot with a supposed telephoto arrangement that worked for about the first year I had the camera. Carried this little camera backpacking for a couple of years and probably did it no go as that can be pretty rough going. Miss the backpacking days but don't think my knees or hips would allow packpacking anymore. The last time I tried walking with a full pack was a mile long portage and it just about did me in. I had no problem paddling all day long but the portages and carrying heavy weight was a struggle.
Time to get outside and mow the back yard. With all the rain, it is growing fast.
Have a great Pentecost Sunday.
Jim
Sawbones, there are great ones, average ones and bad ones. It's hard to tell the difference just by talking to them. In fact the bad ones seem to have better social skills. The spine doctors in particular, over estimate their ability to cure with one operation, the degeneration of the spine that occurs at multiple levels over time.
One of the good ones, a colleague and friend died mowing his lawn last week at age 72. I just found today when his common law wife of 37 years stopped by to tell me. He left no will nor did he put her name on his properties. His domestic situation was real complicated and there was another woman for decades, with whom he had a planned daughter. The two women knew about each other but I don't think they liked the situation.
Recently he was always was to busy to get together. He never shared what else was going on in his life that made it so complicated. We were going to rent the caboose at Cass Railway and it never got scheduled.
My own father's estate planning was poor and it cost us tens of thousands of dollars back when that was real money. I have my affairs in order. I strongly you put aside your fears of being mortal and draft a will.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Flo, Barry Buger and a Please.
Work was busier than I thought it would be. Once again nickel and dime stuff but still a fair day. I sure was not bored!
Looking for a contractor front. I have made a few calls and have one company is sending a guy over Wednesday to see if he can do the need work on the fence. If they send a forman like person, I will listen to what he says. If they send a Salesman more than likely I will not beable to afford the company.
YGW You have better idea of the mess I have to deal with. Would you call a fence company, land scaping or general contractor? Main thing is to get the gravel moved so new fence post can be installed. Idealy I can buy the post and fences my self.
Ulrich sorry to hear you are down in the dumps. Here, I will make you a spot next to me. I hope when you said Partership problems you where not speaking about Petera. If you are, I can relate. With the current Money cruch it does cause stress between couples and it is here. With my never ending health issues rather real or in her mind it has taken a toll on me.
I would love just one day with out hearing what hurts, what she cannot do or is worried about what could happen that is bad. Before you folks think I am a jerk, I meet her when she was 23 and not a thing wrong with her! But even then I heard the samething as I am now, just less often.
Nickel Plated Sure glad someone had a Great Day!
Later, Ken
Oooch ouch oooch
Flo some water and aspirin please. Sun finally came out and I have spent two days doing yard work. Ohhh I really dislike weed eating....
Ken - I would call a fence company, handi man and get three to five bids. In order to get that many real bids unfortunately you will have to contact ten to twenty companies.
Last night, I made myself a dinner of pasta ala carbonara and a nice garden salad. Then I settled down and watched "The Martian" on pay-per-view. I loved it, and it was nice to watch a techie movie without having to explain things to my wife constantly, as she's still in Ireland.
Ulrich, check your PMs.
Ken, I've got a first-rate contractor I use for big stuff like roof repair, but for smaller jobs I've got a friend at hockey who's a carpenter. He works for a construction company, but he free-lances stuff on weekends. If you can find someone like that, through personal referrals or maybe something like Angie's List, that might be a better choice. Places like Home Depot contract out work when someone buys fence and wants it installed. You might see if they can give you some names, and then use secondary sources to get references.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Morning all
Flo - Please set everyone up today for what ever they want including Steaks, Barry Burgers, Jeffries specialities ( sure miss him ), that fruit that JaBear is so found of etc... Give me the bill I will take care of the lunches today since I cannot hang out today.
Really busy day. Have a meeting with the owners of the company that the VP scheduled to start at 3:15 ! Drats. Gotta run. Wish everyone the best, prayer for those in need, request forgivness to those that have been offended and will TTYL
YGW
Good Afternoon!
A grey day - inside and outside!
Just saying hello to my friends - I´ll stay in the corner booth for a short snooze!
Mr. B. - answer is sent!
Mornin'.... Uh.... Ahem! Afternoon folks!
Chloe, I could use another pto of Marrakesh Express Dark Roast Coffee please. Bring me a couple sour cream galsed doiniuts as well. I'll go and see what all that noise is in the back booth.... Huh? Oh! Ulrich is taking a nap....
I slept in until a few minutes after 9AM this morning. guess io needed a bit of extra sleep.... Turned off the computer around Midnight. The ink jet on the main black feed clogged yesterday. I think it happened when my next door neighbor stopped over to let me know he was having the huge apple tree in his back yard (next to my property line) taken down later this week along with a mostly dead old sugar maple. He told the guy taking the tree down to save the wood for me. i reminded him i no longer heat with wood. He got a puzzled look on his face and said, "Oh, that's right..." I told him I was sure my sone would love to get the wood! Went over to Son's house for supper and asked him if he wanted the wood... He grined and said, "YES!" He will be off on Thursday, so depending when the trees come down we will be getting some excersize hauling wood over to his house. He should be all set for next year with what he has left from this year and the smaller wood from these trees and will have a good start on the following winter.
Printer..... I took apart and thoroughly cleaned the print head witha 50/50 mix of distilled water and Alcohal. It now works fine. It is giving me a message that the ink diaper (absorber) where the excess ink goes when it does the cleaning cycle is almost full and to contact maintenance.... Right that will cost more than a new printer. I will do some online research to see what that entails and see if it is something I want to tackle. Of course my other printer, an HP wide format one is out of ink, so I couldn't just switch printers. Should be done printing the programs shortly
Later! Got to go fold programs for a but.
With the temperature rising, I have been getting out earlier for my rides. (When I say early, I mean on the road at 5:45am.) On Saturday it was already 80 at 5:45, but this morning it was a perfect 70. What's more, I am getting my legs back. Today's average speed was the fastest in nearly two years.
On the rail front, I am once again engaged in working on my layout. I was so discouraged by the problems with the shorts, I had lost all interest. Now that I have fixed the problem, I am back to thinking about what to get next. I have a whole bunch of blank space that needs to be filled. The challenge is variety in the N-Scale world. I will have to be happy with using the same buildings, but getting variety through different paint schemes. I don't have the skills and confidence to do any bashing or scratch building.
Richard
Afternoon guys,
For the past four days the air conditioning isn't doing so well. The hot air is making the house hotter, but I'm blaming the hot arizona sun.
I'm thinking of a buying a new DC power pack. I been using a train set one from Bachmann or Life Like, it's basically the same instead of the color. My old one has been acting up, it wouldn't start the locomotive (its new) later on the locomotive started running a little bit.
I was thinking of a MRC Tech II, IV, or VII. But the past forum posts on them made the decision difficult. My model railroading play time if I'm lucky one hour. Sometimes I do get bored with it.
G'd Evening to whoever is in here.
Brunhilda, I see you are on the night shift again. It sucks to be the Junior staff member here doesn't it ? Well you are not too busy anyway so might you rustle me up some home fries, gravy on the side and a large Root Beer with no ice tonight. I'm a tad chilly right now.
Must be good weather everywhere as the diner count has gone way down and especially this evening. It is 10:25 here and nobody again since Dennis, and I imagine he is in bed recovering from that dental work.
Not much new here. I did manage to scoop up a California Zephyr slumbercoach made by Con-Cor. It is the one with the staggarded windows which belonged to the PRR. As far as I have found, I think there was only 2 or possibly 4 of these coaches that were put into the pool with CB&Q, D&RGW, and WP. so that they could have coast to coast service for folks who didn't want to change cars in Chi-town to continue on to either coast. I think it only gave them two choices a week to go through on, but it was not without a wait in Chiicago to put the car onto the other train The car is named "Silver Aspen". So I have spent the evening putting on body mounted Kaydees and blinds on the windows, and Intermountain 36" wheels, after tuning up the trucks.... Thanks Micro Mark. Will give it a trial run tomorrow evening after work.
Hope you are all having a better week and getting your outside work caught up so you can enjoy the A/C in your train rooms this summer.
YGW, How is your Daughter, SIL and wife doing ?. Hope they are all overcoming their trials.
Garry, hope your Mother is progressing well in the recovery mode.
Really like you leds Br. Elias, I would like to put some in the floor of my elevated station to light up the three tracks below it. Any other pointers. Do you put them in parallel with only one resitor or do you use one resistor for each parallel crossing of two leds ?
Ulrich, I pray that you can overcome the blues, thats not a great way to go through the rest of your life. You really have to make a effort even if it is only to accept your place in life and pray for continued help to make things better. When you have done all you can do , turn it over to God.
Prayers and blessings to all in need. Galaxy, where are you ????
Johnboy out.............4 now
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Morning Gang,
Chloe, you've had your hair done and it looks great, I like that Page Boy cut on you.. A little cooler for summer too. It is getting close to lunch but I didn't have much for Breaky so how about a double Denver, on sour dough, home fries, gravy on the side, cole slaw with dill pickles, and a Dr.P. to chase, Please and Thanks.
Well what I was talking about last evening I can carify a bit for you non-WP fans or I guess that should be non-CZ fans. so here goes >>>
The equipment used in the operation of the California Zephyr was as unique as it was beautiful. The participating railroads kept the equipment in high state of cleanliness and repair during the train's heyday. While by design, consists were made up to include only the stainless steel Budd cars for a completely matching train set, there were occasions, due to equipment damage or breakdown, which necessitated inserting a non-California Zephyr car as an emergency replacement. The service agreement with the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads for continuing sleeper service to New York City from Chicago also was a factor.
While the PRR owned one of the CZ cars for this service, it was not unusual for there to be a splash of color and variety in the consists when one of their other cars was included.
This came from http://calzephyr.railfan.net/ One of our Members recommended this site a couple of years ago and I guess I missed it. Thanks D. Schmidt. and BTW, love your modelling and WP hints.
So I guess I was wrong, there was only one Budd stainless steel car owned by the Pennsy.
Hope this clarifies this better.
At work now, so I will check back in later.
Have a great day all.
Johnboy out...........
Hello all
Hope you all filled up on lunch yesterday on my account. Flo where is that bill ? Hmmm wow that is a lot of Barry burgers and JaBear fruit ! Glad you all enjoyed !
Meetings went well. Got through quicker than I thought I would. still late. Yard wars and yard machine wars continue. Broke the weed eater this week end, Both riding mowers are down - again - soon this place will have grass up to my waste . Hopefully have all of the parts and running by Friday. Oh and it is raining AGAIN. Day 18 of rain out of 21 days !
V8 - Wow I think either you are one tough dude or you way understate the discomfort. I had one installed last year and I tell you for a while I thought a good knock to the head to knock me out sounded like a good option vs being awake with the pain !
Johnboy - Daughter is going to see another specialist today. Still they do not know what is going on. My wife is not feeling great. She needs to get back in the gym I think she would feel better if she did.
Angel - What was said in the other post about the MRC ?
Richard - Glad you are excited about MRR again. It can be frustrating !
Howmus - I think soon they will have throw away printers. It will be cheaper to replace the machine vs. buying the ink !
Ulrich - Your email made me smile. Sorcerer ? I still contend for the other description !
Mr. B - Sound like you are getting a vacation at home
Henry - I agree on the estate statement.
Jim - What is a pentecast song ? I wonder if I know it by another description ?
Nickel Plate - You are BLESSED ! With a bride like that !!!!
Phil - Your emails keep me chuckling ! Loved the Redneck one. That was one that I shared and got a few responses back. All enjoyed it !
Hello to everyone else - Garry Jeremy ( where have you been ? ) Ricky W. Reinhard, JaBear .........
Gotta git back to w**k
TTYL
Just stopping by for a nightcap! It+s nearing 9pm, a little too early to hit the hay, but I won´t be staying up much longer. Got another injection today, which made me feel ill again. Good thing is I am losing weight, much too quick, though.
This was another drab, do nothing day, so nothing to report.
CU tomorrow!
Evening Diners,
YGW- Well the other posts were 8-10 years old on MRC controls. The differences of Tech II between Tech IV. The complaints of Tech VII because of power outrage being 30. Basically the same electronic headache.
Hello. I'm in Alabama with my mother and other family members. My Mother was moved to ICU Saturday morning because of major problems in addition to her back injury.. Things have gone very badly and they will not be able to save her . I probably will not be posting for a while . Hope each of you is doing well
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Garry, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time. May your Mother go peacefully!
Been a busy day around here today getting all the details done for tomorrows MLK Scholarship Dinner. I think I finally have all the i's dotted and the t's crossed. I got most of the lawn mowed and got my hair cut.
Have a doctors appt. tomorrow at 2pm and then have to get home change into my Sunday Go To Meeting clothes and get down to the College by 4:30 to meet with athe AV guy to make sure all is up and running for the Dinner Program. Will be packing the car tomorrow before I go the the Doc's.
We had some excitement here in my neighborhood this evening. Looked out the window and saw just a few house down the street two Ammmmule-ances, three Poleeeece cars, two fahr trucks, and at least a dozen or so Voooolunteeeers from the Fahr Depatment all standing around in the street and blocking traffic. This went on for about 15 or so minutes when they all moved their Vee-hicles outta the road so the ammule-ances could drahve away back down the street. But when they did that they turned off all the flashing lights that had been going around and around all the time they were setting there. That tells me one of two things. 1. it was maybe a false alarm... or 2. whatever was the reason for the call got carried off not in living form....... Guess it might be in tomorrows Finger Lakes Crimes....
Stay safe and have a good night, and my prayers for those who are in need!
Good evening all!
Flo, I will have a hot fudge sundae please. And a glass of ice water, thanks.
YGW, really hope the daughter gets to feeling well soon.
Ulrich, You get yourself feeling better, and dump these blues!
Work front: While I was off today, I was told about an possible position in another nearby company that would bring a decent sized pay raise, and every Sunday off. (Farther from home, but nothing impossible to do.) Hopefully it will work out... We shall see. I now sit in second in the district, average per hour on acoounts activated, after yesterday when I left for the day. Sales were off, as @4pm we had sold $570. (Normally, by 4pm we would be @950ish.) Total numbers wise, I sit second in store on acoounts, and second in sales for the month.
Modelling side: Have a couple of projects ongoing, between weathering and the cars I picked up over the weekend. I will be breaking out the airbrush after work tomorrow afternoon, giving a few cars some flat clear coats, to prepare for, or seal, weathering projects. Tomorrow I only work till 3, and the forecast is sunny with a high in the mid to upper 60's, almost perfect painting weather. (In May in NW PA anyways!)
Hello to others I have missed, hope all is well.
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.
I'm sorry to hear about your mom, Garry. My thoughts are with you and your family.
Flo, Beer please and keep them coming!
Today was a Ash Pit day. Very few things went right! Things really went down hill when a lady came in to pick up her King Sizes Mattress in a Dodge Caliber? Started crying when I told her "If we stuff it in there, it will not come out!" She finally rented a U Haul small truck and it was still hard to get it in it but we did.
Gary I am so sorry to hear about your Mother.
Ulrich Did they ever figuer out what is causing the pain? God Speed My Friend.
YGW Same question for you, do they have a idea what is going on with the daughter? I will try to find time to PM you in the next few days about the B&O coal cars.
I am beat, so later. Ken
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Garry - this is sad news! May your Mom have a peaceful passage.