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Posted by BroadwayLion on Sunday, January 8, 2017 2:36 PM

CNCharlie
Lion, yes please to the sticky buns. I like mine with lots of cinammon too. We're at -4F right now, so much the same as you. Must be hard to keep your paws warm at that temp. Do you wear boots? How about a woolly jacket?

 

How about I stay Indoors!

ROAR

 

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Posted by howmus on Sunday, January 8, 2017 1:45 PM

Afternoon Folks!

Chloe, Glad you made it in to wait on us today....  Rather icky and raw outside at the moment here in the Finger Lakes Region of NYS.  Certainly not as bad as what some of you down in the South have though... (I'll take snow any day before Ice!)  I'll have one of those "Sticky Buns" that Lion brought in to share.  Huh?  Yes, I know that it is in the middle of the afternoon....  I eat what I want when I want!  Sheesh!

Had about half the usual number of people at church today.  Either the road conditions kept them from coming or they heard I was doing the Moment for Mission this morning.....  Actually I got rave reviews for it from many people.  It is my once a year time to put on my theatrical hat and do my thing.  Turns out the sermon said a lot of the same things that I did.  I mentioned that to Pastor Deb, she grinned and said she remembers what I have done in the past and decided to build on it as she supports the same life goals and it was very appropriate for this time.

We are getting bands of "Lake Effect" here today.  A couple minutes ago it was sn*wing so hard I couldn't see the house across the street and now the sun is back out.....

Need to get back to doing some cleaning and bridge work in the train room...  catch you later!

73

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Posted by CNCharlie on Sunday, January 8, 2017 11:52 AM

Good Morning,

Lion, yes please to the sticky buns. I like mine with lots of cinammon too. We're at -4F right now, so much the same as you. Must be hard to keep your paws warm at that temp. Do you wear boots?  How about a woolly jacket? 

Quite a few birds at the feeders, especially the suet.  We have had 80 species of birds in our back yard since we started this 'bird watching' thing 3 years ago. We really enjoy it and luckily our friends who retired about the same time have taken it up too so we compare notes and sightings. We've met some very interesting people too as there is quite a community of like minded people involved it it. 

Nothing to report on the RR front. I have the latest MRR magazine to read and the latest book from Ian Wilson. It is only about 60 pages, more of a magazine really, but still I am glad to have it. If you like steam in Ontario, especially CN, they are a must read. I have a couple of Red Caboose kits to assemble but I'm not in the mood yet to tackle them. I have a CN boxcar and a PGE reefer to assemble.

Dave, I can relate to the weather you have as I did live in Barrie many moons ago. I also was in London, and Sarnia when I worked for Sunoco. That was back in the '70s.  I travelled all over the area in the '90s with my job with the supplier to Stedmans stores. I was in charge of the commercial credit department and worked with store owners who got into financial difficulty. There were many of those as the pressure on small store owners was significant. 

Well time to do more walking. I just go around and around the house but it does help build up my strength. 

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Sunday, January 8, 2017 11:26 AM

-1 degree outside.

 

Anybody want Sticky Buns with ICING on them?

 

ROAR

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 8, 2017 8:58 AM

The icy fog has not lifted up until now and it won´t for the rest of the day, as we have less than 30 minutes of daylight left. The blanket of ice is still around, covering nearly all of Germany except the Northsea coastal reion and islands. Countless accidents have happened and quite a number of people got killed and injured.

The "facility manager" better known as janitor, who usually takes care of the buildings here, did not show up to clear the walk way. Let´s assume he just could not get here by car ... (he lives around the corner)!

Garry, German cars are not what they used to be. Aside from cheating emission control systems, their quality suffers from having become over complex systems that no one really is in command anymore. Mechanical failures happen rarely, but with the number of systems having to interact these days, it´s the lack of complete system inegration testing leading to breakdowns. Of course, squeezing the last cent out of part suppliers led to badly engineered and built components.

As I said in my previous post, we´d be better of looking back at what we already had, but lost in our endeavor of ever bigger, faster, greater but not necessarily better.

I still wish we would have a simple yet efficient electric vehicle instead of that gas powered, high maintenace requiring car. The cars available are too expensive and loaded with unnecessary gimmicks!

I wouln´t mind having a remake of a Stanley Steamer as well!

 

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, January 8, 2017 8:18 AM

Good morning .... I'll have panckes like Ulriach has, please. 

Dave:.... Your senior moment caused you to make a spectacle of yourself. Geeked

Herrinchoker... Interesting your grandmother had an electric car. 

Speaking of cars, ..... I still recall my grandfather complaining the new cars no longer had running boards when he acquired his new Plymouth about in 1950. It replaced an oldcar with running boards.

The first car I drove was a 1955 Chevy wagon which later my parents gave to me. Eventually, I decided I needed something more appropriate for a young guy, and saved up for my 1962 Impala convertible. It would be nice if I still had that car if it was not for rust. .... I have had various cars of different makes since then. Mostly GM of Ford products. 

Ken ... I have never owned any Chrysler product. Sorry. 

Ulrich ... I have owned 3 German built cars of different makers. I still have that old Porsche, but it remains in the garage most of the time. 

ATSF .... Most of the time, I don't listen to the radio. Glad you like it though. 

I like having a variety of 1/87 vehicles on the layout. The newest model year for them is 1962. 

Have a nice Sunday, everybody. 

 

 

 

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Posted by hon30critter on Sunday, January 8, 2017 3:35 AM

Sir Madog
Rain fell on frozen ground yesterday evening, immediately covering all of northern Germany under a thick blanket of ice.

I really don't mind winter except for two situations that we get every once in a while. One is freezing rain. The other is white-outs. You are pretty much at the mercy of the gods in either case.

We live just south of a 'snow belt' that regularly provides the nastiest conditions that winter can offer. The weather can be nice here in Bradford but all you have to do is drive 10km north and you might as well be at the North Pole!

We get freezing rain a few times each winter. Usually it doesn't get too thick but every few years we get enough to pull down power lines and ruin a bunch of trees. I think I'd rather have white-outs.

On another topic, I seem to be having more than my usual share of senior's moments recently. Two days ago I woke up and I could not find my glasses. I looked high and low and repeated the process several times, and my beautiful wife even pulled all the garbage bags apart, bless her soul! Nada!! Today I climbed out of bed and found my glasses!! Unfortunately I found them with my foot!AngryBang HeadGrumpy However I did it, I managed to drop them on to a small carpet beside our bed and the carpet pattern camouflaged them perfectly. There was no missing the sound of the 'crunch' however when I stepped on them.AngryBang HeadIck!Dead

OK, that was senior's moment #1. My next adventure was trying to find the details from my partially constructed Atlas Roundhouse which I intend to sell. I spent several very frustrating hours trying to find the windows and doors without luck. Finally, I looked into some storage drawers that I am using for wiring supplies. Lo and behold, the roundhouse parts were in the bottom of the drawer! What possessed me to put them there for safe keeping is beyond me, but at least I found them!

To sum it all up, I think I have spent about 8 hours in the past three days trying to find things that were right in front of me, or at least one of which was right in front of my feet. I sincerely hope this doesn't indicate how I will spend my future time!!!!LaughLaughLaughDunce

Best wishes to all, and let us all agree to try to keep the senior's moments to a minimum!Smile, Wink & GrinLaughLaughLaugh

Dave

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 8, 2017 2:25 AM

Good Morning, Folks!

Rain fell on frozen ground yesterday evening, immediately covering all of northern Germany under a thick blanket of ice. Our parking lot has been transformed into an ice rink, "decorated" by ice sculptures looking very much like the cars that are parked there. No end to that in sight, it is quite foggy outside and the fog seems to freeze, Better to stay put until the side walk, the parking lot and the roads are cleared. No idea when that will happen - we need to get our food supplies restocked not later than Wednesday.

herrinchoker - I once read that there were more electric cars registered around 1900 in New york than there were gas powered cars. Ladies preferred the ease of handling and Macy´s had battery charging station in their parking lot.

The Ford Model T change the situation, as cars became more relieable, easier to handle and foremost, cheaper! Unfortunately, battery development also stopped pretty much around that time. We may have lost 100 years in developing high energy density batteries. Just imagine where the world would be today? Independency from oil imports from Arab countries and all subsequent political inclinations coming from the imports would be just one aspect of many!

Sometimes, looking back to what we once had and rediscovering old values is not at bad thing at all!

I am not sure what I will make of the day. My mind is still focussed on finding ways to move my family out of the mess threatening us. The more I look into the matter, the less I see a realistic chance for an "orderly retreat", which makes me sad and nearly paralyzes me.

What really makes me mad ist that my American foster parents wanted me to stay in the US. They even would have put me through college, but I felt I could not accept their generosity at that time. It was a big mistake, when seen from today´s angle.

Zoe, it´s Sunday and I have not had my big Sunday breakfast for a while. So, please make it a serving of pancakes and maple syrup, fried, crisp bacon, scrambled eggs, buttered toat and jams, a tall glass of OJ and lots of coffee - thank you!

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Posted by ATSFGuy on Saturday, January 7, 2017 11:45 PM

I've had Siruis XM on my phone since June 2016,

Here are my channels I currently have under favorites;

1. Pop2k (Pop hits from 2000-2009) 

2. The Pulse (2000's and Today)

3. 80's/90's Pop

4. 70's/80's Pop

5. 90's on 9

6. 80's on 8

7. 70's on 7

8. 60's on 6

9. 50's on 5

10. Soul Town

11. Deep Tracks

12. Classic Vinyl

13. The Bridge 

14. Yacht Rock Radio

15. Oldies Party

16. Poptropolis

17. The Groove

18. Road Trip Radio

19. Siriusly Sinatra

20. Underground Garage 

21. 1st Wave (Hard Rock from the 80's.)

I mostly stick with the decade channels. When I see something that looks familiar or interesting, I hit that button. It all depends on the mood I'm in.

The 1st Wave channel I'm currently playing around with that one.

With a few exceptions, you can custom mix/match the channels to fit your mood. You can even change the style, popularly, variety, and tempo.

Sometimes I'll pause a song to read the extremely long biographies. Some are three paragraphs while others are twenty paragraphs.

You can also repeat tracks or fast forward to the next song.

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Posted by ATSFGuy on Saturday, January 7, 2017 11:28 PM

I currently drive a Dark Blue 2010 Toyota Corolla, want to get a 2016 Corolla at some point so I can have Sirius XM in my car. All the local stations overlap each other. I want music discovery, not the same damn songs over and over. 

Still, it's good on gas.

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Posted by herrinchoker on Saturday, January 7, 2017 9:11 PM

Cars--

My first car was a 2dr. 1935 Chevrolet roadster w/rumble seat, sorry to this day I sold it.--$25.00

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Posted by herrinchoker on Saturday, January 7, 2017 8:43 PM

Cars--

The first car Mother drove was a 1914 Detroit Electric, in the year 1916. It had a range of 80 miles, and a top speed of 22 mph. Streets in Brownsville Texas were mostly 3 inches of dust, dry, or 3 inches of mud, wet. Gas cars of that time were referred to as "explosion" cars by the electric car salesmen. Gasoline "exploded" in the pistons to make the power, and one would hope that nothing went wrong.

The Detroit Electric sold for $2650.00 in 1912. If you wanted Edison Nickle Iron Batteries, that was an extra $600.00. Two Model T Fords could be bought for $600.00.

I believe it was Nissan that came out just a few years ago with "regenerative braking" That was first used on Kreger electric cars in 1898.

When we first moved to the farm here on the Island the house was wired for 12V. The 12V system was strung with the post and spool system. There was a windmill behind the house on top of a ledge, and we had 8 large rectangular glass,(about 1" thick) containers on a cement slab in the basement filled with battery acid, and a supply of replacement plates on a shelf under the main sill. We also had 110 AC,  (The Island did not get electricity until 1936) that was in the old galvanized tin spiral wrapped "rat wire" (used to discourage rodents from chewing the insulation, as is their want.) The main fuse pannel was 30 amp.

Interesting to see how society has come full circle in more than one respect. What many think is new---isn't.

herrinchoker

 

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Posted by cudaken on Saturday, January 7, 2017 8:43 PM

 Evening Diners

 Flo, Ed will have a Crown Royal, SS Rich will have a Boston Cream Pie? I will have a Beer please.

 Ray Now that did put a Big Smile on my faces! Laugh

 Home and Work was sort of a Caboose day. Started last night, Sparkie The Rocket Dog (American Eskimo) started blowing chunks, felt really bad and would not eat. This morning it was only 5 degrees and wife wanted me to walk him. Told her "I want you to take him to the Vet" and had to de-ice her car and get it warmed up. It was a bit of a pain, wiper where frozen to the wind sheid and took some time to get them free.

 Vet said he just has a stomach bug and he should be fine. Yes

 Work was sort of slow till around 3:00 then it all so turned in to a bit of a pain! Why does every time I have a customer want to do a Well's Fargo Deal (Takes about 20 minutes) do other customer come in? Whistling

 Rich Have any phots you care to show? When my 68 Road Runner was stock the only 396 I would look out for was the 396 375 HP motor. I listen for the soild tappet cam ticking. Now 427's and 454's, was not till I up grade the Road Runner that I would mess with them.

 Later, Ken getting the big hook out again! Bang Head Getting ready to say how great the trains where running. Whistling

 

 

 

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Saturday, January 7, 2017 8:28 PM

Howdy ..

14 F here now..... Too cold. ... In roughly 10 days, we will get away from the cold winter weather and go see our daughter who lives in Arizona. 

Ricky ..... Abreviates may save time for the person entering data, but do no good for the person who needs to use the data. I wonder about companies that allow sloppy data entry like that. 

Our new water heater is working very well. It's good to have hot water at both ends of the house again. 

Happy model railroading, everybody. 

 

GARRY

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Posted by SS Express on Saturday, January 7, 2017 5:26 PM

Good evening gents, I'll have two boston creams and a large hi-octane!! Well, the weatherman once again blew the forecast. What was to be a dusting of snow seems to be about 4 inches laying on my grill right now. The more technology they get......well, you guys know where I am going with this subject. Anyways, all quiet on the basement lines as snow removal is now a priority. Last call from dispatch was a string of 40 foot empties headed back to the yard and a pennsy scrap train on the main.

Ken, my buddy bought his GTX when he was 15. It was a roller. It was an original automatic with 8 3/4 rear with a 3.23 if I remember. He picked up a 383, added a purple shaft and had some head work done way back when. I know he swapped out the rear gear to either a 4.10 or 4.56. Having trouble recalling the early 80's for some reason, lol. It ran consistent high 12's last time he had it to the track.

My camaro is a factory 375hp car, M-22 box with 12 bolt posi with factory 4.10's. It does have power brakes, but no other options, not even a console. I have slowly transformed it back to the showroom look. It still has the hooker super comps on it though. I love the sound!! Some things I just can't give up. Ahh, the thought of those boston creams is sending me back to the kitchen for some sweets. Back shortly........

Rich

 

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Posted by angelob6660 on Saturday, January 7, 2017 3:01 PM

Afternoon Diners,

Rey- That was a good joke. It's been a while since I read one.

I laid some track to make a small yard. It was fun adding and subtracting freight cars. Since I don't know the width of yard, I thought of a 8 or 5 car length if it was more operational for small local and middle size trains. (12-14 cars)

Modeling the G.N.O. Railway, The Diamond Route.

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Posted by howmus on Saturday, January 7, 2017 2:07 PM

Afternoon Folks!

Chloe, can I get a cup of hot chocolate please.  It is chilly outside today....

Friend of mine just emailed me this...  I think Cuda Ken and some others here will understand this one:

"Husband: (making call to Police station)
My wife is missing.
She went shopping yesterday and has not come home!
Sheriff: Height?                           
Husband:  I'm not sure.   A little over five-feet tall.
Sheriff: Weight?
Husband:  Don't know.  Not slim, not really fat.
Sheriff: Color of eyes?
Husband: Sort of brown I think.  Never really noticed.
Sheriff: Color of hair?  Husband: Changes a couple times a year.  Maybe dark brown now. I can’t remember.
Sheriff:   What was she wearing?
Husband:  Could have been pants, or maybe a skirt or shorts.  I don't know exactly.
Sheriff: What kind of car did she go in?
Husband:  She went in my truck.
Sheriff:   What kind of truck was it?
Husband : A 2016 pearl white Ram Limited 4X4 with 6.4l Hemi V8 engine ordered with the Ram Box bar and fridge option, led lighting, back up and front camera, Moose hide leather heated and cooled seats, climate controlled air conditioning.    It has a custom matching white cover for the bed, Weather Tech floor mats. Trailing package with gold hitch, sunroof, DVD with full GPS navigation, satellite radio, Cobra 75 WX ST 40-channel CB radio, six cup holders, 3 USB port, and 4 power outlets.    I added special alloy wheels and off-road Toyo tires.    It has custom retracting running boards and under-glow wheel well lighting.
 
At this point the husband started choking up. 

 
Sheriff:   Take it easy sir,
we'll find your truck!!!"

73

Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO

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Posted by ricktrains4824 on Saturday, January 7, 2017 12:03 PM

Garry - It was on the truck report, but the description was very poorly done, and even though I knew what the item was called, the truck report had it abbreviated so badly, I had no idea it was the same item until I found it. 

Oh well.

I will check back later on,  off to w**k now.

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Posted by CNCharlie on Saturday, January 7, 2017 12:01 PM

Good Morning,

A sunny -5F here but it will go up to 1F today. 

YGW, we manage fine in the cold as we are equiped for it. Houses have triple pane windows, etc. In fact they never stop construction for the cold and just keep on going. Once framed, houses are wrapped in plastic and sometimes they use heaters but not often. 

Every day I'm feeling a little stronger which is great but I have to be careful not to push too fast and cause a problem. My wife is worried that I will 'do something silly'. I have resolved to be very careful as it takes many weeks for everything to heal up fully internally.  Next week I should get the biopsy results and hope that the surgeon managed to get everything. If not I will be in for radiation therapy.

Sure will be glad when we can get Robbie back from our friends in Thief River Falls. Friends here will drive to the border with my wife and will pick him up there.  

Seems like there is a lot of bad weather in the south and east. 

Keep warm,

CN Charlie

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Saturday, January 7, 2017 8:50 AM

Good morning ...... At 7F here, I think today is a day to stay indoors. 

Ken ... Evidently, the decoder should be sent to QSI for repair. ... I use the MRC "drop in" sound decoder for E-8's, and I am happy with it. Of course, it reuires work to install it. It does not simply drop in. 

Dave .... You resemble that, eh .... Actually, I use my middle name, but my first name is David. I do sometimes answer to my first name when people use it not knowing that. .... Henry .... Your last paragraph makes one wonder how decision-makers make their choices. 

Ricky .... Regarding OOS... I would think the company would know what is on the truck before it arrives and is unloaded.... When I tried to get the new water heater all of the plumbing supply places were OOS It was frustrating. I began looking before Christmas, and finally was able to buy one this week. 

FRRY ... Glad you have MRR projects to do. 

I think I will work on trains today.... 

 

 

GARRY

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Posted by BigDaddy on Saturday, January 7, 2017 8:24 AM

Good morning, coffee and a chocolate donut please Flo.

Flurries in the mid Atlantic and cold and cloudy.Frrykid, I once replaced the monitor cable in my HP laptop.  It was entirely doable with a part from HP and directions on the web.  Processors don't like to get too hot.

Had lunch with some former colleagues.  Our hospital just got permission for open heart surgery.  Currently they ship 350 patients a year somewhere else.  If they ship you via helicopter, it's not covered by insurance and $9,000 to $20,000.  If you wreck your car, the state will fly you for free from the accident site to Shock Trauma.  Somebody has their charges wrong.

Henry

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Posted by FRRYKid on Saturday, January 7, 2017 1:19 AM

Morning all (given it is just after midnight as I post this). Ms. Flo could I get my standard late night snack? Thank you so much.

As I had feared, the fan on my laptop has finally completely quit working. I have a gaming pad on order (5 fans in the unit. One large one in the middle and four smaller ones at the corners.) Hopefully that is powerful enough to compensate for the dead fan. As a temp solution, I have an old clip fan that was purchased, ironically enough, for my first laptop when its fan quit. It is powerful enough even on low setting that my hand gets cold typing!

Hobby Front:  Hope to get a couple of the many projects on the list worked on this weekend. The two primary ones are the engine house and the SD45. We shall see how far I get.

Edit: Top of page. I guess food's on me.

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Posted by hon30critter on Saturday, January 7, 2017 1:10 AM

ricktrains4824
And then we had the problem one.... "Dave", as a certain radio commercial likes to say... (Same disclosure as said radio commercial - "We are only using the name "Dave" as it is a common name. So, if your name really is Dave, Please do not write us to say that you were offended, as that would be a very "Dave" move, Dave." )

Hey Ricky! I resemble that! (At least in so far as my name IS Dave). I promise you that I am a nice guy! I hate people who try to take unfair advantage of warranties or good will, and believe me I know all about what you are speaking of. I spent almost all of my career in retail so I have run up against too many 'Daves' to remember.

Boy am I glad that I am retired!

Dave

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Posted by ricktrains4824 on Friday, January 6, 2017 11:42 PM

Good evening all.

Zoe -Mexican Hot cocoa please. Thanks.

RideOnRoad

 

 
howmus
. . .Of course I am a Bass myself, meaning Debauched or a kind of Fish. . .

 

I, myself, am a tenor, which means I sing ten-or-twelve notes off. Big Smile

 

ROR - ten-or-twelve notes off.... Higher, or lower? Mischief

Well, I guess that is better than the other kind of tenor - The kind that should only sing ten-or-twelve miles away! Big Smile 

Myself, I sing solo - so lo(w) you can't hear me! Smile, Wink & Grin

Sorry all, I just couldn't resist it! Smile

Weather - Well, it's cold... And I mean cold! Right now, as I type this, it is -5F, before wind-chill. YIKES! No

At least most of the snow stayed along the lakeshore area, so it (mostly) missed me! They were forecasting 8-12"+, with the bullseye for the 12"+ right over my area, but, while I got around 8", the I-90 area between Erie PA and the NY state line near North East PA (the town, not physically Northeastern PA) got 20"! Indifferent

W**k - Well, had a so-so day. One issue of the day, we had a customer with a certain item, that needed to be exchanged. Trouble is, we were OOS. (Out Of Stock.) Next store nearby was also OOS. As was the next one after that distance wise... And so I checked online, hoping we could order the item and exchange it that way.... And they were also OOS. Sigh So, I called my district manager, (who just took over my store yesterday mind you) and asked if we could change to a different, but similar, item. (Different price point, hense the needing permission.) He did grant it. Next, we had to figure out how to get the item, as he is several miles away... Over an hours drive in good weather, let alone snowy conditions! Well, after about 45 minutes of figuring everything out, it was agreed on how we would handle everything. (Next weekend was agreed upon.) Then our truck came.... Sigh

Yep, you guessed right, there was that item on the truck. Dots - Sign (2 of them actually!)  So.... Now we (meaning me) had to call said customer back and find out if we could change how it was being handled... Bang Head Mr. Customer started laughing when I told him what we found on the truck... So, it all worked out, but still.... Someone could have been nice and said we were getting one on the truck!

And then we had the problem one.... "Dave", as a certain radio commercial likes to say... (Same disclosure as said radio commercial - "We are only using the name "Dave" as it is a common name. So, if your name really is Dave, Please do not write us to say that you were offended, as that would be a very "Dave" move, Dave." Whistling) Anyways, "Dave" Called the store (for about the one-billionth time) about a item that is not to his liking... Trouble is, my boss (the store manager), her boss (the store owner), and his boss, the DM (District Manager) as well as the manufacturer, all said that there was nothing that we (again, meaning me.... Good grief, I must have a mouse pocket tonight!) could (or would) be doing about it. (The tools "smell funny"......... Who sniff tests their tools anyways?!? Tongue Tied)

Well, during the 100-billion phone calls, it started out as one item, then it became another, then another, and so-on... (Yep, that is a "Dave" move alright!) By the time he called today, we were on our 6th or 7th different item! (I actually have lost count... It is somewhere around 6-7 though....)

The owner was there for this today, so, he called our new DM, (old DM was the one involved prior during the other trillion phone calls) and explained the situation, including the now one-zillion phone calls, and the new DM said that, just to get "Dave" to leave us alone, we can exchange, but as a one-time-only deal. 

Now, don't get me wrong, I don't mind taking care of a customer... Even if they really are named Dave. Big Smile

But, what do we do when (not if, but when) the replacements have the same problem? (NO! I am absolutely not giving them the sniff test first!) Go through another gazillion phone calls? (Just like the proverbial fish story, the number is getting bigger! Whistling)

I think, This is one time where "Dave" just needs to be informed to leave us alone, not us acquiescing (ooh.... This is how you can tell I'm irritated..... I'm breaking out the big words... It means, to give in reluctantly too someone or something) too what he wants done... I've done retail for a long time, and "Dave" just doesn't go away once he wins like this... He keeps coming back even more....

Is it just me, or does this whole thing seem really wacko? (I promise, I am not making this up!)

Just bugs me that people like "Dave" will wear you down like that until you give-up, just to get him (or her) to shut-up. Grumpy

Well, I suppose, the hot cocoa is gone, so, I should get going. Have to go to the funeral for my uncle tomorrow, then to w**k again. (Just so long as "Dave" doesn't show up, at either place!)

Good night all. Hope all are well, and enjoy the weekend!

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.

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Posted by cudaken on Friday, January 6, 2017 10:39 PM

 Moment of slinces for the one's shoot in Fld. Angel

 Evening Diners

 Flo, Ed will have a Crown Royal and SS Rich and I will have a Beer

 Work Front It was cold in the store, 58 degrees when I got in side. 2 furances out of 4 are dead. So far no one can find the old out of date parts.

 

Heartland Division CB&Q
Several days ago, I read your comment about P2K E-units being "paper weights".... What was that about? ... I have several P2K E-units which I have used for many years, and they still run quite well.

 Gary The PK 2000 E-8 in question has a POS QSI decoder that will not move! Makes all the sounds, engine ramps up, lights work and horn blows! Bang Head It seems stuck between shut down and wake up! Even a hard reset does not work!

 Hot Water Heater With A Blower? Does it have a GMC 6-71 Blower on it? (Bet Tim The Tool Man Taylors Does) What does the blower do besides blow? My water heater is gas and has no blower?

 ROR 67 Dart, any idea what a rust free 318 Dart is worth today? I seen a 68 AZ Rust Free Dart Quater Panel fetch $1800.00. 69 Charger Rust Free Quater Panel bring $2900.00!

 YGW My main bench looks like it was built by a 10 year old! When it comes to me and wood and I am all thumbs! Main problem is the layout started as a HO slot car track. I was using scrap wood from old pallets and did not take in account the garage floor grade so water would drain out! But HO Slot Cars don't care! HO trains do!

 Worst ploblem? Three sides are against walls and is 43" wide. Hard to make good curve laying on your stomach!

 

 

 

 

I hate Rust

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Friday, January 6, 2017 9:24 PM

BroadwayLion

I guess the name was already taken, but I would have called that an "electric chair."

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

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Posted by howmus on Friday, January 6, 2017 9:12 PM

Evenin'Folks!

Janie, just a refill fo the decaf to warm me up, please....  Still full from supper over at my son's house.  Pulled pork was delicious!  Finished off with a fresh baked slice of cake my DIL made for dessert....

Currently 16°F outside on its way down to about 12°F overnight.  Coldest weather we have had so far this winter.  Today was quite sunny so the cold din't really bother me when I was outside, but coming home from dinner I couldn't wait for the seat and the steering wheel to get warm!  The car thermometer said it was 15° so I thought the ICE would fire up to help provide cabin heat but it was just on the edge so I made it home on electric only.  The car had gotten comfortable by the time I was about 2/3rds the way home which wasn't bad.

 YGW said: "Howmus - I have been think about some energy generating methods for instance - what if one could put a generater on each axle of a vehicle ? Or since water has been used to generate water what if some one came up with a system to use the flow of the "brown water" in the house piping ? Or a series of wind devices on the ridge of a roof ? Thereare all kinds of ways one could generate power from their own vehicles or from their own house !"

OK....  LOL!  Well.... Deep subject....  Some of these are interesting to say the least, but I wouldn't want to use 3kWh of fuel to generate 1 kWh of fuel, myself.  To generate electricity on the axels of a car while you are driving is what it would amount to as the generators would cause major drag (kind of like driving with your brakes on...) Basically on the Diesel Electric Locomotive that is what Dynamic Braking is all about.  The electric motors on the axel become generators and the forward motion is turned into electricity which in most lines here in America is run through resistors which turns it into heat energy that is blown off into the air...  In many countries that have electrified lines the electricity is just put into the RR Grid and reused for another train.  In one of the French RR's in the Alps they claim to achieve 94% efficiency from the power by doing that.  In other words the electricity generated by braking going down the mountain is used to run another train up the mountain with only a 6% loss.  That is phenominal!  Both the PiP and the Volt (actually all Hybred Vehicles) also do the same thing as the diesels but instead of wasting the braking power generated, it is used to charge the battery for later use.  In the PiP, braking going down the hill by the Museum would give me about .7 mile of electric increase.  I could go about 2/3rds of the way back up the hill when I left using that electricity from braking.

Now, using "brown Water" to generate electricity could be hardly considered "Clean" power now could it??? Whistling LOL

Actually, who knows what new ideas will be forthcoming.  We live in interesting times for technology.  I just hope that we will continue to find ways to be more and more efficient in our use and generation of power.

73

Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO

We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, January 6, 2017 7:49 PM

YGW ... This was $1200 plus tax. ... That made it a do it yourself project because there was no money left for a plumber.... It took all day for the three of us. The new one had its electric blower postioned differently and a different shape compared to the old one. ... Had to rearrange the cold water pipe, the hot water pipe, and the exahust pipe. ... The power vent water heater was hard to locate. 

Rob .... You were talking about eye surgery. I hope you had it done at a place with a good reputation. ... 

 

GARRY

HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR

EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU

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Posted by Cederstrand on Friday, January 6, 2017 7:02 PM

Hot Chocolate, please.

***YGW, no real thought went into my choice beyond my preference for Italian Roast coffee. And the Apache Railway reminds me of the desert, which I have fond memories of. BTW, I always enjoyed, "Home Improvement", too. Fun show! Big Smile 

Weather guessers are saying 3-5" of snow here. So far, only sleet building up. Wish my railroad was usable right now, as this would be a nice opportunity to run trains.

Cheers! Cowboy Rob

 

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Posted by BigDaddy on Friday, January 6, 2017 4:55 PM

Lion is all set to go to Walmart to stock up on junk food for the Abbey Cool 

Henry

COB Potomac & Northern

Shenandoah Valley

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