yougottawantaEd - Putsch ??? What is Putsch ? Is that foreign for push ?
Hi, YGW
I enjoy listening to audio books and just finished one on the rise and fall of the Third Reich. One of the chapters detailed the "Beer Hall Putsch".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Hall_Putsch
When I heard the word putsch, I had to look it up
noun
Had a late lunch with a bunch of retired docs from my hospital. In a room with 14 guys talking, no one could hear much of anything. People were comparing their hearing aids. and recent operations. One of the guys had a hemi-pelvictomy. I'm not sure what they take out for that, but 2 years later he is still using crutches.
Found out 2 of my peer group have Parkinsons, bringing the total to 6 of only a couple hundred doctors that I worked with. The incidence should be 4 per 10,000.
I figured out how to post Flickr pics. I posted how in the weekend photo thread.
There are at least 3 deer in this pic
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Evening all.
Zoe, I will have a hot fudge sundae please.
Weather - Cooler, but sunny today.
W**k - Someone quit, effective immediately today, so... Getting more hours now. Not sure how I feel about that one... Got called in for the weekend now because of that. I guess it could be a good thing... More money means more trains, right?
Cudaken - That bonus is for the type of sale I did. The next sale of that type this month will bring a $5 bonus. The first one earns $20, then $5 each additional one. According to the store manager, I can expect a bonus of $20 (approx) each month for that one. Other bonuses are dependent on other types of sales and credit usage. Each are monthly. I can easily hit $80+ each month, if the right sales are done. Then commission is added on top of that.
Trains - While at a LHS today, I scored the deal of the month. (Possibly the year!) He had two Shinohara bridge tracks (HO Scale) that are slightly flawed. (Somehow when the ties were molded, one on each was slightly off, so it appears skewed, but just barely. Not an issue for me, as the bridge won't be front and center anyways.) I scored each, for way cheaper than normal. And by way cheaper than normal, I mean way, way, WAY cheaper!
How cheap?
They were.......
Drum roll please..........
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0.25 each!
Now... For bad news of the day....
My uncle is in the hospital, with heart issues. Surgery is most likely not an option, due to other complications, and they are giving him roughly 6 months.... The hospital mentioned that Pittsburgh might possibly do the surgery, but that is not likely either...
Not really what we wanted to hear, but we have been expecting something like this for a while now. He hasn't been very healthy for a long time. A couple of years ago he had a lung collapse, and has never really recovered from it.
Whole reason I was at the LHS is because it is 5-10 minutes from that hospital, while my house is about 50 minutes away. They were doing some tests today, and those take a while, and up until they found the complications surgery was possible this afternoon. So, while being in the area, it was time to check the LHS.
Back to the regularly scheduled discussion now......
Then it was time to stop at my grandmothers, to see how she was doing, and to help get the house ready for winter. (She lives just a few blocks from the LHS.) So I spent the afternoon and early evening there. Got some things done, and the house is winterized.
Well, hope all are well, and everyone have a good night.
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.
Ricky:
Congratulations on the cheap bridges!
Sorry to hear about your uncle. You are a good family man!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
yougottawantaHowmus - What is court of honor ?
"On my honor, I will do my best, to do my duty to God and My Country, and to obey the Scout Law......." - from the Scout Oath. The Scout Oath is basically the same wherever Scouting is used all over the world. A few words may differ (in Canada it is ..... "to do my duty to God and the Queen." for instance). We teach the concept of honor and do that (in part) by demonstrating the concept when we recognise the achievements of the young men (and women) in the Scouting Movement. For instance, the Court of Honor: "In addition to recognition ceremonies during troop meetings, a troop holds a court of honor every three months. This is a formal recognition with families, friends, and the public in attendance. All Scouts who have moved up to any rank except Eagle Scout, or who have earned merit badges since the last court of honor, should be recognized."
Every Job Description for Scouts in the troop have as the final duty for the position: "Live by the Scout Oath and Law." If you do, you will be an honorable person....
Evenin' folks!
Janie, I could use a nice hot cup of decaf right now. Thank you Ma'am!
Had to visit the vampire (Phlobotomist) first thing this morning. Have a Dr. appt. in about a week and a half. I have the large bruiise I often get to oprove I was there. The young lady who drew my blood did a great job, found the vein the first time and no pain at all. I usually go have a large breafast over at Water Street Cafe when I leave the Hospital. Today there were no parking spots anywhere near the place. After a couple drives around the block I found one open around the corner fromj the Cafe and grabbed it. Walked over to the cafe, went in, and then understood why there were no parking places nearby.... Every table was filled. I'll go back down early next week to have my big breakfast of the month..... (#2 special...)
Made the final corrections to the mailing list for the Scholarship Fund Raiser for the MLK committee and printed envelopes. Ran out of envelopes about 2/3rds through the job, so I drove over to STAPLES and got more envelopes. Went over to the grocery store while I was right there and got a $50 gift certificate for a clothing store to out in the card for my DIL's Birthday this next weekend. They are running a special between now and Christmas where you can buy a $50 Gift Certificate from some stores for $40 every time you buy $50 worth of groceries. I had one from last Monday when I bought groceries so used that for the card.... Also got a dozen clams for supper while I was there.
Even got to do some work on the layout tonight.... Took a bunjch of photos and found that Photo Bouquet is still down.... (Somebody else mention it was offline this morning.) I'll share the work as soon as I can get the photos up at the site...
Have a great evening out there! Prayers for all in need....
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Evening Diners
Flo, Ed and I will have a please.
Dang I am sleep. I woke up at 5:30 AM and could not fall back to sleep. Had a early appointment at Hanger Clinic for the new shoe inserts. 8:30 AM is early to me now, when I was in the Body Shop Bussiness I was at work at 7:30 AM.
Shoe Front I wore the new ones today and saw no ill effect's on the left foot that had been the problem. On the other foot, well tonight I could see a impression on my left instep. So I will be going back again, this will be trip 7!
Train Front There is a very lucky PK 2000 E-7 With QSI Sound tonight! Could not find my 2 Pound Hammer so it still in one piece. Wasted more time tonight to try to get the darn thing to move, yet it just sits there making sounds.
Ed, I will read the PM's Saturday after work, I am beat right now.
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Flo, could I get my standard late night order of breaded mushrooms and blue cheese dressing? Thank you so much.
Hobby Front: I managed to do it again. I did a search on eBay and ended up getting the item located here. I first saw information on these cars in September when I was attending the NPRHA convention. I really didn't need anymore freight cars, but this is has a unique scheme for the NP. Seemed like a good idea and not that expensive. With a little bit of weathering and a few decals, it will fit perfectly. At least it's not another engine. (I definitely don't need any more of those. Four in the last year is a bit much.)
Howdy, everybopdy.
I'm stopping in briefly. We have visiters from Illinois (model train friend and his wife). ....
Yesterday, the two ladies played cards with women who live nearby. My friend and I (along with 3 model train guys who live near me here) went of Paducah. We went to the two model train shops there.
I have not had a chance to read all of your posts, and I hope you understand. We have busy plans for the next few days.
Cheers !
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
BigDaddy Rail Webcams The Chama site now requires $ to watch. Too bad I enjoyed watching the deer as much as the trains.
Rail Webcams The Chama site now requires $ to watch. Too bad I enjoyed watching the deer as much as the trains.
If I'm reading the site correctly, only the depot camera will require $$$$. Is there another source that says they will all be only for paying customers.?
CG
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have the #2 special this morning. Over easy on the eggs, bacon, homefries, and a double order of that wonderful in house baked sourdough bread toast. Please and Thank You Ma'am!
Hey! The sun has decided to peek through the dark gloomy clouds outside..... Oh... Ok, it left again. Not making an awful lot from the solar panels at the moment although yesterday was the bst day this month. I got 10.21kWh. Mid summer it would have been a little over 30kWh just for comparison. Biggest problem right at the moment is waiting for the silver maple in the yard next door decide to let its leaves turn yellow and drop off the tree.... The locust trees across the street have been bare for over a week. My two little berry trees are almost devoid of leaves already, the other big trees around the neighborhood have lost most of their leaves. But the blasted silver maple next door will hold onto its leaves until around thanksgiving just to keep the sun off my solar panels!!!!
Ok, sorry for the rant.... Sun is back out for a few seconds now, but not shining on the roof of my house. We are under a small craft advisory here in the Finger lakes region of NYS at the moment. My son is at w*rk so he is not out on Seneca Lake today anyway. Have to get in touch with the lady who folds, stuffs, and mails out the fund raising materials for the MLK Committee. Hope we have as good a year this year as last. We gave out $12,000 in Scholarships last Spring!
My qoute for the day:
"I raise up my voice – not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard." - Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Laureate
Hey guys,
I noticed that Fox Valley is making a limited run of GP60 Cotton Belt (early) and Norfolk Southern (late w/ ditch lights and horn replacement) n scale units coming in late this month.
I'm a little disappointed that I didn't have extra money to get at least two of them.
Charles got a hold of my 14 year old Coca Cola bottle. It was planned to become a huge advertising campaign. Fill it with unreal water and colored it dark brown like soda.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Chama Webcam I was wrong it is still free. For some reason I cannot watch it in Firefox in the 2 over 1 camera version. I tried restoring Firefox and happened to note I can watch it in the vertical option. Deleted cookies, cache etc and I don't understand it.
Tower. Spent most of the afternoon fiddling with the stairs on my interlocking tower. The platforms seemed too big to fit and gluing it together without it falling apart was a challenge. The instructions could have been better. There is a train store in Gettysburg I wanted to go to but I knew if I did the tower wouldn't get any attention.
Hello, everybody.
The chili burger sounds good. Give me onion rings and a Coke with that.
For me modelrailroad season begins when golf season ends but it has been so warm here in central Ohio that I figured I better not wait for cold weather. Just a few days ago I resumed work on my branchline peninsula. Right now I'm connecting the backdrop and benchwork with the existing layout. It's slow going right now but once I make the connection I think it will pick up.
The New Mexico diner reminds me of a trip I took a few years ago. I had always wanted to drive the old Route 66 highway and when my niece and nephew were graduating from college and high school in Scottsdale, AZ I thought it would be a good time to cross that one off my bucket list. I picked up the old highway just west of St. Louis. Once you get west of Oklahoma City it pretty much parallels the interstate except for going through the cities and towns. Right before I left Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives ran a show about old Route 66 diners and I wrote down several places to try. Naturally I left that list at home. On day two I got to Albequerque around dinner time and I knew one of the featured places was there so I drove through town hoping to find it. I couldn't remember the name so I just looked for a retro looking diner and came across this place:
http://www.bing.com/mapspreview?lvl=17&style=x&mo=om.1~z.2.06&v=2&sV=1&cp=35.083574~-106.643623&where1=35.083574,-106.643623&dir=187.4&signedup=1&locsearch=1&form=RIMGSS&name=&q=320%20Central%20Ave%20SE%2c%20Albuquerque%2c%20NM%2087102&ss=ypid.YN594x10254725
I walked in an BINGO!!! There was a poster on the wall indicating they had been featured on DDD. I had their Bourbon Burger which was one of their specialties. Excellent choice.
In addition to driving Route 66, I checked 3 more items off the bucket list on that trip. The Grand Canyon, Four Corners, and The Durango and Silverton RR.
Good evening. Got back from my vacation last night. We were on the coast of Delaware and visited Richmond, VA. The historic Jamestown settlement was fun. We stopped at a number of brewpubs, most notably the Sone Brewery in Richmond. It sits right next to a river and an elevated trestle. We saw a couple of CSX trains, a coal drag and a mixed freight, while sitting inside drinking some very interesting ales.
Other states have brewpub customs we don't have in the People's Republic of Massachusetts. First, there are "flights," sets of different beers served in small glasses, samples of many different options. Then, there are "growlers." These are larger bottles with airtight seals. You fill them with draft beer and take them home. I'm guessing we have nanny-state rules against that kind of enjoyment here. Do you guys have flights and growlers where you live?
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Ricky my prayers for your uncle.
I don't know if there was such a thing as a whale oil tank car, but I have been looking for a pic. I stumbled on a site of "railcar owners", speeders. Like a sports car group, they get together and take them for excursions. Who knew?
http://www.railspeeders.com/Setoff/Setoff,%20V.%2016,%20No.%205,%20Nov-Dec,%202002.pdf
Evening Diners.
Work Stunk! 2 main reasons?
1 Folks came in with there 2 year old boy. (never a good idea to take a 2 year old mattress shopping) As soon as the kid got in the door The Kid Bomb went off! Yelling, screaming, jump on beds and made me wish they would leave! But Noooooooo, they stuck around for a whole hour! Only quite time was when the kid filled his ash pitt and Mom took him out to change it. I tried to close the deal, but that was when I was told there credit sucks and they where going to buy when they get there tax refund!
2 Couple came in looking for a power base and memory foam matters, split king. They seemed to know a lot about them and was impressed with our prices! They all so looked like buyers. Spent a hour and a half with them. Made some calls to make sure how soon I could get what they wanted. When I had them at the counter ready to write up a $3000.00 deal, they dropped there bomb shell!
He lost his good job and not making what he use to. They just went Bankrupt so no finance would touch them. Plus, they need to get there layaway money back from a comany based is Kansas? Yea, good luck there folks!
Well, I am done for so stick a fork in me.
Ken
EggMcMuffin and a coffee.
Mr B The nanny state of MD allows growlers and flights. Growlers are bar specific. Bar A will not refill the growler you bought at Bar B.
I was talking to the homebrew store owner. If he opened a brewpub in VA he would need a low wall between diners and the brewery. In MD he needs fireproof glass, or an automatic drop down firewall. He got a price and it would be cheaper to create a video wall with stadium type multiple big video screens than either of those options.
The federal Brewers Notice takes a year to get and you need a signed lease, architectural plans, etc before you apply.
Steven Otte
I didn't know Old Fashions were called Old Fashions in 1943. I thought they'd be called something like, you know, whiskey with sugar.
Robert
LINK to SNSR Blog
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Chama webcam It turned out to be Adblock Plus. Why Adblock suddenly had an issue after ignoring it for weeks or why it permited the veritcal views and blocked the horizontal is beyond me. All is good now.
All they are running now is work trains, until their Christmas runs. That has to be one cold trip. Looks like they had a little snow in the mountains Friday or Saturday.
I use Pale Moon (derived from Firefox) and Adblock Latitude on Linux. I have no problem with the cams.
Not too bad a weekend for railfanning. 11 trains on Saturday, & 7 in 3 hours today. The only foreign power all weekend though was a Citirail ES44AC today. I saw on the internet this week that Norfolk Southern has picked up some more SD90MACs. A couple of them are former Indiana Railroad in their red & white paint scheme. It seems they have been patched & are out & about. I'm hoping to catch one of them before they go into the rebuild program & are repainted.
The weather has been pretty nice here, so I'm hoping to get the Christmas lights up that go around the gutter. The lights on the front railings can go up later. I just hate dragging the ladder out and messing with them when it's really cold out. They won't get turned on until Thanksgiving at any rate.
Tomorrow we will start the day with breakfast at a diner we like, them grocery shopping followed by any errands or other shopping that needs done. Do believe the list is short this week, so maybe I can get some chores done inside. We haven't had a frost yet, so it's a little too early to cut back & dig up the cannas. I store mine in the attic where it's cool. Some of the annuals are done & could be pulled up now, but I'll wait do all the yard work at one time.
Nothing else new here, so every have a good week & enjoy yourselves...
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Evening Diners!
Work Front Only one customer and they where Fact Finders. Had around 10 pages of notes they had all ready made. My store was page 11, so no sale.
howmus"On my honor, I will do my best, to do my duty to God and My Country, and to obey the Scout Law......."
Ray Soory I missed that when you first posted it. I was a scout for 2.5 years, troop 109 from Fisher Ind. Dad was a Eagle Scout but I only made it to First Class because I found C.A.P. The Civil Air Patrol had camping (search and rescue) Planes and Females. Hard to pass up as a 13 year old! My faviriot Merit Badge I earned was the 100 Mile A Foot And A Float. The first 25 mile hike just about kicked my butt, my feet where killing me by the time I was done. But I made it and that is what counted!
Train / Ed Front Highlight of the day is I got to speak to Ed on the phone! Ed you sound younger than 60 to me! Just to bad the time change has my butt kicked. Looking forward to speaking to again!
Well that is it for tonight so later, Ken
Evening all,
Not much going on here today, had a massive sinus headache that I could not shake all day. It finally stopped so i basically got nothing done. Spent yesterday doing a burn in of a 1929 Atwater Kent radio, it is ready to go out the door back to its home after the rebuild ( nice that something that was built 87 years ago will work) . Not much on the train front. We are interviewing for 2 positions at work have 10 or candidates. whew...
About time for bed..
Mornin' Diners!
Monday again!
I think a grilled, breaded chicken breast sandwich with melted provolone cheese, lettuce and tomato, fries on the side and Ken's free beer to wash it all down would be just the ticket, Chloe...
De LuxeI LOVE it so much when animals from different species get into non violent / friendly contact with each other!
CentralGulfMaybe Wilson is just appraising a future meal. Have you been feeding him lately? Cats like to sniff their food before chowing down.
I certainly agree, De Luxe! I guess that's why YouTube is loaded with all the "cute" pet tricks!
Central Gulf, Wilson doesn't miss too many meals, he's one BIG fellow!
Here he is a few years ago sharing a snack with Fiona while the chickens wait around to get their turn...
It's a regular Doctor Doolittle atmosphere here at the little farm with the goats, ducks, chickens and cats all playing their roles. The one downside is when the occasional fox comes around. Well, that's nature... at least I don't have to deal with the LION!
I feel badly that you are having a tough time with the building department, YGW.
I recall the raised eyebrows when I first brought plans for my "cabin-in-the-woods" to the zoning department. Well, I had bunks, a galley, running water (I didn't mention the toilet!) and they about ran me out of there! Only ONE residence allowed on the property! That's FINAL! You already have a house on the property. NO cabins or anything like that!
So, I innocently ask, can I have a potting shed? Oh! Sure! A potting shed, no worries. I told them don't go away, I'll be right back. I took the drawings home and deleted any sign of a "Residence". The bunks became planter shelves, took the faucet off the "dry" sink and made the galley counter a potting table. Brought the plans back and got approved!
When I took the same plans to the building department for approval they said, "Did you know this almost looks like a train caboose?" Oh, really? I reply. Yeah, I guess from the right angle, maybe it does... a little bit.
The lady from the zoning department visited the site three times and MEASURED the distance to the property boundary EACH time (as if I was trying to pull a fast one by moving the foundation) it was over 200 feet to the closest property line. I never could figure out why she had to measure three times?
I hope you have better luck soon!
My highlight today—as well—was to chat with Ken for a little while. We have a lot in common and I think he would make a great neighbor! Hope to chat again soon, my friend...
I have continued work on the northside of the layout which has been on the back-burner long enough! I got some wiring updated and frogs powered. I ripped out a whole yard ladder and replaced the turnouts with "DCC Friendly" Shinohara's, painted the rail and ties on about a hundred feet of track and as I write this, I'm taking a break from ballasting.
I got bummed out when I opened my new tub of Scenic Express ballast. Somehow, they changed the formula and it acts and looks more like the Woodland Scenics stuff. I don't like it. Formerly they used Smith and Son's ballast. Maybe they just can't get it anymore? Since two of the main-line tracks are about four feet from the viewer I'll go ahead and use it but now I'll have to look for a new source. Maybe Arizona Minerals?
Well, I hope you are all doing well and I offer my thoughts and prayers to those in need...
Happy Monday to all...
Regards, Ed
ROBERT PETRICK I didn't know Old Fashions were called Old Fashions in 1943. I thought they'd be called something like, you know, whiskey with sugar.
If an Old Fashion was an Old Fashion back then, maybe it should be called a Really Old Fashion now. Or an Antique Fashion.
Anyway, here's today's Harvey House lunch menu. May we recommend the King Sized Martini for $1.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
Today I am flying to Seattle for w*%k. Hopefully, the world as we know it will not end tomorrow, and I will return on Wednesday. (Vinnie: This is entirely tongue in cheek; please don't toss me.)
Look at that; I am on the top of the page. Lunch is on me!
Richard
Bah. They are still working with that rock-hammer a few houses down. They're cutting a road behind an existing house for another house. It's all ledge, and every morning M-F they start at 7:30 AM with so much noise it's not worth trying to sleep. This has been going on for 3-4 weeks. It must be costing somebody a fortune for all that equipment. I'd hoped they'd be done by the time I got back from vacation.
Flo, could I get a clubhouse sandwhich, american fries with white cheese, and some cold borshch? Thank you so much.
Hobby Front: Got the new boxcar this morning (much earlier than I was expecting). Unfortunately, it has a minor problem. For the prototype, it has the wrong kind of door. That issue is being worked on in another post.
7 hours since last post it says, so without further ado, and guessing not many are going to see this any time soon...
Modeling on the cheap
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.