Everyone who stayed up last night is pooped. I think I'm too old to stay up until 4 a.m. I used to to so professionally and it was no fun then either. Took me a couple days to recover.
The only thing I accomplished was a nap after lunch. Tomorrow I see the podiatrist. My toenail reduction surgery has not healed, but I'm not sure it was exected to in 2 weeks. They put phenol on the nail bed, so it is really a burn. The phenol also kills the nerves so it not painful.
Wish I had a convenient place to do some railfanning. This area is a good hour and half away and I have no idea how frequently the train runs.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Evening Diners,
Well I didn't stay up all night. I waited for the results in the morning.
For a few days I thought of adding a other town to my thought of 1950s layout. The added town well be the end of the line for the branch. It will handle the 50' freight cars than the 40'.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Janie, can I get a Hot Apple cider... Hard cider please and put a shot of whisky in it for me..... I'll be in the back by the stove getting warm and easing the pain.
Quote for the day:
"Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; the band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; but there is no joy in Mudville — mighty Casey has struck out." - Ernest Thayer
Ok, time to go back to the train room!
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(very dark and gloomy all day.....)
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good Evening Diners,
Brunhilda, I'll have a cup of Earl Grey tea with cream and honey, please.
YGW: perhaps gooey isn't the best adjective. Maybe messy would be more appropriate. Anyway, the way Tommy's made them was bun, two beef patties and the cheese with the more viscous than usual chili in between. The messiness occurred when the chili and cheese would overflow into the wrapper. They were a treat.
Nothing to report MRR wise.
Hello to everyone, and I hope everyone OK, safe, and warm.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
Evening folks,
Ed; Yep I have see the neat AK shorpy photos, as I was working on that set i wondered " could this be one in a shorpy photo?"
YGW: Not all that often do other things go bad. One I finished last night I has put too small of watted resitor in it and it started stinking as it was burning up. So I changed that and it has been wokring fine tonight for over 3 hours. Parts are easier to get now than 15-20 years ago becuse of ebay and the internet. I have had someone elses radio in my shop continuosly since 2006.
The local paper wrote an article about me in 2006 and I am still having people call. I have a wating list. Some I can get done quick, some take time, I have a local radio station that is making a museum of radios and wants a working model year radio for every year since the station started up to the 1960's. ( from the 20's to the 60's) Prob about 40 to 50 radios they want repaired. That will take a while they also have to find that many as they are just starting this endevour.
Evening Diners
Flo, Ed and I will have a and if the Buick Guy shows up again given him one as well in a 426 Hemi Mug.
Stayed up way to late and woke up disapointed. To be honest I knew I was not going to be happy either way when I woke up for many reasons.
Dwight next door fell of his ladder yesterday cleaning of all things his Tool Shed. Dwight is 89, why did he need to clean a shed? Today my wife Nagged him to go to the ER, he could hardly walk. (She is a Top Notch Nagger) Luckly he did not break anything. It was dark when they called and said he could go home. Wife says she cannot drive at night for some reason so I picked him up to bring him home. Sue made him supper and took it over to him.
Order The Need Rotors And Cermic Pads for my Town Car from Rock Auto when I got home. Total with shipping was $91.25 with 3 day Express Mail. Some where around 40% off and I ordered the good ones not the cheapest they had listed. Cheapst with shipping would be $60.00. Local for the same parts $140.00 plus tax.
ricktrains4824Slow day again, not even @$500 in sales yet.
Rick Boy I know how you feel! Can make for a long day. Now with the truck backing into the store, that would make the day move a little quicker!
YGW Yes there is more to be done, like the 12'6" foot gap in the fences! That is because of the tree I could not anyone to cut down. I have a construion fence filling the gap for now. Have not felt like messing with it, plus with the new feet problems just have not messed with it.
Ed Thanks for the video! Are the engines battery power or pick up current from the track? Do you throw the turnouts by hand, electrial or air? Far as the inside layout. Is it in the basment or the Potting Caboose? Either way it is a good looking layout. I am guessing you are around 325 to 350 miles from me. Yours and Garys layouts are two I would see and run in person. Gary is around 325 miles.
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
So today is my birthday. Big 2-5. I'm planning to hope for a wheeling train movement today so I can spend my birthday railfanning favorite road.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
Good morning, Diners.
Yesterday, our out-of-town guests departed. We had several days of fun.
Now, I have a lot of stuff to catch up on. ..... Scrolling through the Diner, I see several interesting convesations. .... Maybe later today, I can get back to the computer and comment more.
Jimmy ! .... Happy Birthday !
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Jimmy! Enjoy some walnut or chocolate on me. Or even some grilled calf's sweetbreads on toast, if that's more your thing. Here's today's Harvey House menu.
And remember, Jeffrey's Trackside Diner is not responsible for loss of wearing apparel or personal effects.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
BigDaddyEveryone who stayed up last night is pooped. I think I'm too old to stay up until 4 a.m. I used to to so professionally and it was no fun then either. Took me a couple days to recover.
LION stayed up until about 9pm mst and saw how things were going and then decided to go to bed.Google's election map was top rate, I did not need to listen to the talking heads, it made everything quite clear, including the measures in North Dakota. LION did listen to WOR radio in NYC via the internet for the comentary.
All is well etc.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Yours Truly was the big winner on Election Day, with a 15-14 victory in Tuesday Night Hockey. No protests, just guys from both teams drinking beer in the healthy fellowship that is part of the game.
I awoke naturally this morning at 8:30. For the last month, they have been using mechanized rock hammers every morning starting at 7 AM, cutting a driveway through a lot of ledge. Today? Silence. I hope they're done.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Hello all
Another day of frustration. Had to walk away from the carpenter super this morning. I walked his units and discovered that they are a long way away from being ready for trades to start ( after reminding him every day for two weeks about the upcoming date ) which is tomorrow. There are walls incomplete, some not built, bulkheads not finished, safety rails not in place...he had the nerve to start yelling at me that the units were ready. I just held up my hand and told him I wasnt even going to argue the point, it would be obvious to a green horn that the units are not ready. I walked away, typed up a report and sent out to him, his boss, our contract manager...he came by a little later and told me carpenters were on their way. I think I am beginning to look forward to retiring... I used to LOVE what I do. Not as much anymore.
Train front - still waiting on the engineers letter so I can resubmit the plans
Lion - I did not stay up either. I figure I have done my part by voting and the rest is up to my fellow Americans and the almighty. I can do nothing further except get a good nights sleep and see who came out best in the morning.
Steve - What is "calfs sweet bread" is that a northern thing ?
Garry - Glad you had a good visit and glad you are back ! Cant wait to see your post in here again
Jimmy B. - Happy birthday here is a for you. It is full of sweet dreams of your favorite rolling stock and the sounds of locomatives pounding the rails
V8 - Thats not a bad return ! Having a party now ?
Ken - How big is the tree ? I have never had a problem finding someone to take down a tree. Sometimes it just cost a LOT more. I applaud your help of your neighber we need more of that in this country.
MoeLarry - I find what you do very fascinating. What do you do when a part isnt available ? Can some be made ? Are there modern alternatives that will do when it cannot be found old style ?? Are there manufactures who specialize in manufacture of old parts like in old cars ?
UP831 - Sound like one should wear a bib when eating one of those. I am going to start looking around here and see if I can find one and try it !
Howmus - Yes it was a sad day in mudville when casey struck out ! Hope your pain feels better soon.
Angel - What will you put in the town ? Any industries ?
Henry - I went to bed too !
Ricky W - Is the commission enough to pay for the work ? I used to work commission. When I added up the hours I could have made more working at McDonalds.
CG - I am not sure it is safe yet. I hear reports of rioting in some places !
Ed - LOL That ran through my mind too about Adams. As a kid that was my FAVORITE part of that show ! I tried to recrate that scene !
Robert P. - Wyoming ? Do they have trains out there ? I thought it was all cattle, horses and lots of wide open acreage !
History qoute of the day:
All men are created equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; among which are the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing the obtaining of happiness and safety.
No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.
George Mason
TTYL
YGW
Jimmy. I hope you get all that you desire.
Hobby Front: Got a couple of boxes this morning. One of them was more Walthers Modulars boxes. A fairly good deal: 5 boxes (3 single wall packages, 1 flat roof package, and 1 peaked roof package) for $24 w/shipping. Needed a peaked roof and a few single walls. The rest I think will be handy later. The other one was a small box but important. Windows to replace the unavailable windows for the Walthers Modulars, a package of couplers for the newest boxcar, and a package of turf for trees. Yes, you did read correctly. I am starting a forestry project. A bit time consuming so I only have small grove but it getting late enough in the year that I don't think I will have more trees this year. Switching into winter mode. Lots of projects that will keep me busy. Two boxcars (cleaner car and an old Bowser car that I need to change the doors [on order, should be here this weekend] and add some additional decals to match the prototype), two buildings (another engine house for an S-4 and a sand tower), a hopper car needing weathering, and an engine needed the cab and handrails reworked to match the prototype properly. I won't be bored this winter.
Jimmy: Welcome to the Quarter-Century Club.
We have a Samsung top-loading washing machine that has been recalled. I selected the option to have a certified repair person come to my house to fix it. I received an email from the clearing house contracted by Samsung to manage the repairs indicating that my case had been assigned to Protro Max for service. I tried calling the phone number in the email and received a "mailbox full" message for "602-nnn-nnnn".
I thought it didn't seem professional so I googled Protro Max and the only hit was for a fictitious business name registration with the Arizona Corporation Commission. I looked at the registration, which was created a year ago, found the registered address, plugged into Google maps, went to the street view, and found the attached as the location for Protro Max.
There is no way this repair company is coming into my house. It appears that anyone can get themselves registered as a repair facility with these recall clearing houses. Bottom line--do your own background check.
Richard
ROR- That's why I don't trust the company who recalls appliances. Especially the white card that comes thru the mail.
Jimmy- Happy birthday, I hope you enjoy your railfanning.
My DDS person called me but she didn't wanted me. She wanted my mom. To sit a date about visiting the house. If I didn't call my guy to see what happened. This wouldn't have happened. Apparently he didn't tell anybody about the appointment on November 28. Now I don't know we're going to clean the house. So she can observe me.
yougottawanta Steve - What is "calfs sweet bread" is that a northern thing ?
I'll put this as delicately as I can... if you remove the sweetbreads from the calf, he'll grow up to be a steer rather than a bull.
Steven OtteI'll put this as delicately as I can... if you remove the sweetbreads from the calf, he'll grow up to be a steer rather than a bull.
They are both "offal" but no Steve, sweet breads come from the other end, it's the thymus in the neck or though sometimes it could be the pancreas.
Calf fries, prairie oysters, Montana tendergroin, swinging beef or Rocky Mountain oysters make the bull. There is a "Mountain Oyster Club" in Tuscon. It is a private club and I don't know what goes on behind closed doors.
I've seen sweet breads in French restaurants, they taste ok, hard to describe the texture, a bit chewy. I ate calf fries in a little town in Tejas. Also chewy and they taste mostly fried. Fried twinkies, fried pickles, fried catfish, hush puppies and calf fries are much the same. breading cooked in grease.
I think organ meat was more popular when we all lived on farms and Europe was poor and recovering from WW 2.
There is a cooking/reality show called Chopped. The contestants have to cook 3 courses an appetizer, main course and desert using obscure and sometimes off putting ingredients. They frequently throw in offal, stomachs, intestines, kidneys, bone marrow, calf fries, eye balls.
The celebrity chef judges have to eat the food. They do get squeemish with the eye balls.
Speaking of eye balls, Uncle Bob how did your cataract surgery go?
BigDaddy Steven Otte I'll put this as delicately as I can... if you remove the sweetbreads from the calf, he'll grow up to be a steer rather than a bull. They are both "offal" but no Steve, sweet breads come from the other end, it's the thymus in the neck or though sometimes it could be the pancreas. Calf fries, prairie oysters, Montana tendergroin, swinging beef or Rocky Mountain oysters make the bull. There is a "Mountain Oyster Club" in Tuscon. It is a private club and I don't know what goes on behind closed doors. I've seen sweet breads in French restaurants, they taste ok, hard to describe the texture, a bit chewy. I ate calf fries in a little town in Tejas. Also chewy and they taste mostly fried. Fried twinkies, fried pickles, fried catfish, hush puppies and calf fries are much the same. breading cooked in grease. I think organ meat was more popular when we all lived on farms and Europe was poor and recovering from WW 2. There is a cooking/reality show called Chopped. The contestants have to cook 3 courses an appetizer, main course and desert using obscure and sometimes off putting ingredients. They frequently throw in offal, stomachs, intestines, kidneys, bone marrow, calf fries, eye balls. The celebrity chef judges have to eat the food. They do get squeemish with the eye balls. Speaking of eye balls, Uncle Bob how did your cataract surgery go?
Steven Otte I'll put this as delicately as I can... if you remove the sweetbreads from the calf, he'll grow up to be a steer rather than a bull.
I dont eat Mountian Oysters on principle.
Evening Diners!
Flo, Sharon Surgen, Ed and I will have a and a round of Golf for the Doctor!
Daughter Surgery went great! He (Dr) thought there was a small chance like 5% that he could do the surgery none invasive he was able to get it done! She only has 7 small holes and not the 7"inch incision we thought was going to happen! He all so thinks she should be able to eat some solid food for Thanks Giving! She was not going to come over for Thanks Giving because she would not be able to eat solid food. It would be the first time in her life she would not have been with Sue and I.
Jimmy Man I wish I was 25! No, waite, I wish my wife was 25!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
YGW When I need the tree cut down, it was right after we had a vevy bad wind storm! Not one tree triming company called me back. Now I can not afford it! Comission is in the tank for the last 4 months and $1200.00 in car repairs in the last 6 week.
Steve Hum, so it not nuts? Nuts!
Ed Again that is a great looking layout! Is that a M1A I spotted?
Evenin' folks,
Janie I'll have a glass of eggnog (sneak a shot of dark rum into it) and a seat in the back by the stove to keep warm....
Sun came out today.... Too bad the Maple tree next door still hasn't lost its leaves! They have now turned yellow so sometime in the next week the day will come when they all go, Whoosh" and fall of the tree at once..... Like this:
Uh, yes, this old farmboy will tell you there is a difference between Sweatbreads and ........ uh.... ahem.... Prairie Oysters. When I was growing up on the farm, every time we had to send a young cow to slaughter (if she couldn'r be bred successfully), two things happened. Half of the carcass was sold to pay for the butchering. The other half went into the freezer for some good meals for the next year or so. Dad always went over to the slaughterhouse (when it was nearby) and came home with the heart, liver, and tongue (he wouldn't eat kidneys! Had too much of that as a kid himself and hated steak and kidney pie with a passion!). We generally would would have the Heart stuffed and baked (like a chicken only better), and the tongue was boiled in salt water. Delicious! Any leftovers from the heart and tongue were pickled for sandwiches and snacking. The liver was divided up into meal sized portions and went into the freezer with the rest of the cow. One of my jobs as a kid was to catch and hold the old hens that became Sunday dinner while dad chopped off it's head. I hated having to do that! At least I grew up knowing where food came from, and at least our animals were humanly treated unlike the factory farms of today.
Ken, very good to hear your daughter's surgery went well! Hope she will be feeling great by Thanksgiving.
I forget who asked a couple days ago.... Yes, the Boy Scout Motto is "Be Prepared" and the slogan is "Do a Good Turn Daily" just like it has been since the beginning of the movement. Oh, and yes, Boy Scouting and Venturing do very much prepare a person for life!
Quotes for the day:
“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” - George Carlin
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain
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Good evening all.
Janie - Can I get a slice of that apple pie please? Of course, a generous scoop of ice cream would be great with it, thanks.
Cudaken - A good successful surgery is reason to celebrate! Glad everything went well.
YGW - With the commission being above the base pay, so even on a slow day I get paid per hour, plus any sales gain commission, so far I have made more this week than I did at the old job doing 40 hours a week as assistant manager, and I went down to just salesman now. So, with less responsibility, and same (or better) pay, I feel it was worth it.
Speaking of w**k - Well, the hydraulic lift is totally out of commission now. Today we had a truck, and needed to offload a snow thrower, among other things, so, had no choice but to use the lift to do so. It shifted, while said snow thrower, and myself, were on it! And not in a good way. Bonus points if you can guess what moved further, and faster, the lift, the snow thrower, or me... And, no idea how to move a multi-ton hunk of metal, that is laying across the hydraulic line that controls it.... Sliding it across the concrete back to the pedestal is out of the question, as that will push it directly back across the hydraulic line, most likely severing it in the process. (Let alone the fact the pedestal sits on top of said concrete, and there is zero power equipment available to move said hunk of metal.....) Will be taking something to keep me busy tomorrow, as I am opener, and closer.... A 10&1/2 hour shift. (Get paid 10, as there is a half hour lunch somewhere in there.) Today we were under $600 when I left @4. That is not enough to stay busy for 10 hours...
Weather - The weather gurus are now claiming that the lake-effect s**w forecasted for the next two days will be much lighter than anticipated, with little accumulation, if any. As usual, we shall see.
Hope all are well, and all 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.
Good evening ..
Ken ... That is good news about your daughter's surgery. I hope she recovers quickly. .... I bet your wife also wishes you were 25. LOL ..
Ray ... I like reading about your work with Boy Scouts.
Good news about Sharon.
If you remember the head on passenger train wreck in Germany earlier this year, the signal operator threw the wrong switch, he is on trial and it is alleged he was playing a video game on his cell phone at the time.
The bus wreck in Baltimore, where a school bus rammed a Metro bus a couple weeks ago is also in the news. The school bus driver "passed" a physical in June, but had an expired health certificate to drive a school bus. He had a prior accident while having a seizure so should have been disqualified from driving a commercial vehicle.
I need to go buy some india ink this morning for my weathering.
Good morning everybody ....
Honoring Veterans today ...... We will attend the parade in town.
Henry ... Interesting about the German train collision. I wonder who many deaths are attributed to cell phones. .... Also interesting about the bus collision.
Hey all, hope everyone is well.
I had a nice birthday. It was quiet with pizza from my favorite pizzeria and ice cream cake. Got a nice last light shot of a wheel train- with 5 units, all I've never seen before. I got Springsteen's autobiography from my mom and have been spending this week working on another custom decaled Wheeling hopper- up to ike 18 now.
Hope everyone has a nice day.
YGW: we sometimes call those parts are made from "unobtainium"
It depends on what the part is. There are now makers of reproduction knobs, dials and escutheons and trim parts.
sometimes you have to find a "parts set" to get a part.
there is a finite set of tubes in the world but most are still plentiful, there are some rare ones the are $$$$
Morning diners,
For the past few months of the constitution of new houses. I decided to get wood out of those dumpsters. (Their going throw it away anyway, pieces are too small and slightly bent.) I had enough courage to do that plan. I know I need more to make frame.
Later on I would buy some materials like wood, nails etc.
So I'm going to build a diorama for the time being and later on it will be an expansion.
Hey all !
Another sad day at the ole mail box. No engineer drawings for the hobby room
I think half of the men stayed home and are celebrating veterans day - which 90% of companies in the construction industry do not get off. No carpenters, no drywall finishers, no plumbers, no masons. Think I will leave a bit early today.
Angel - Why not build a section that can be added to the layout ?
V8 - Cold blood seems to have been produced three plus times. Which version did you watch ?
MoeLarry - How much do the rare parts cost ?
Jimmy B. - Yummy ! Ice cream cake !! oh how I LOVE ice cream. cake. Sounds like you had a great BD
Henry - Geez that is bad. I thought once that a commercial driver had a seizure they could no longer drive commercially.
Ricky W - Thats good ! More money. Loosing that job was a blessing is disguise !
Howmus - Never liek George Carlin that much. Mark Twain I enjoyed reading a "Connecticut Yankee" fun read.
Ken - What do you think it would cost ? Here a tree of about 24" to 30" calibre would be between $1500 to $3000 depending on proximity to buildings haul off etc...So glad to hear Sharons surgery went well
CG - I agree NO mtn oysters - yuck !
Steve, Henry - Okay I know what mtn oysters are. We had an old farmer who would perform "surgery" on our pigs and pop the mtn oysters right then and there in his mouth I couldnt stand top watch it !
Richard - I am with you that is a shady looking buisness place. We used to sell GE Profile with our houses. They have their own appliance repair people. Very well groomed, decent looking, professional etc...I like them.
FRRYKid - Wow sounds like Christmas came early to your home ! You are starting a forest ? How many trees do you estimate you have to make ?
Todays history qoute :
James Madison letter to William Cogswell
Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit.
James Madison Federalist papers #51
Have a great weekend
I went out for my third bike ride since the whole neck fiasco. When I was younger, the conditioning loss from time off of the bike was about like the dripping of a faucet. These days it is more like class 5 rapids in the grand canyon.
Argh! I have tried four times to post and keep deleting text before finishing. I am not sure what keys cause and instant delete of a yet to be text message. Anyone have any clues as to what not to accidently hit?
It's been a busy week. I am doing physical therapy for a hamstring strain that was not getting better. After two sessions and several new stretching exercises the amount of discomfort when walking has deminished considerably. I was sold on physical therapy after neck problems six years ago and I did physical therapy for neck pain. I still do daily neck stretches and have had virtual no neck pain since therapy. ROR, I empathize with you on your recent neck problems.
Had a vision check yesterday and got the news that nothing had changes in the last two years. Nice to walk out with only the expense of the examination. I do have a slight catarac in the right lense but it is still where I don't have to have eye surgery yet.
Managed to about finish cutting out pieces to assemble a decent work bench for doing model building. I plan on doing a write up when I get it done and painted. Looking forward to lots of kit building this winter. First up is the completion of an old Uhlrich box car kit started in about 1972 and never finished. I have one tank car kit to complete that I picked up at the Cleveland NMRA convention two years ago. Also have several old building kits needing repairs from several household moves and lengthy storage.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Jim
p.s. The photo is a Hudson Bay Railroad switcher that obviously burned up. Occasionally a you tube video is posted of a diesel engine fire. This is probably the aftermath of such a fire.