Evening Diners
Flo, Ed, Tom and I will have a please.
Work Front Spent 4 hours with a Nancy (owners wife) and she is a Ding Bat! Edith Bunker has nothing on Nancy! Just to give you a idea, most bunk beds are for kids and from the bottom bunk to the bottom of the top bunk is about 29". She made me put a 14" thick mattress on the bottom, so there was only 15" clearnces from the top bunk? Yea, that will be tried out a lot!
At one point she said "I know I am being a Witch (she use a B not a W) and I don't want to be a Witch but I knowing I am being one. Does that sound right?
She kept pushing my buttons and Hit the arm button a few times! But I kept on smiling (close as I could get that is). Then she finally hit the Relase Button and I Mushroom Cloud the Witch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The reaase button was "You only sell high spiff mattress." I think the worse I said is "I am sicking hearing this Bull Pop" (did not say pop), then she said "Well that is what I am told but I don't know". Told her "Well if you don't know it as a fact, maybe you should not repeat it".
In a way it is a sad thing,I am not worried about lossing my job. This company is so screwed they cannot hire a new sales person and they have been trying for a year now. So they can dump Jerry the
herrinchokerKen, Is any type of ATF OK to use, or does it have to be a certain type?, when you put it on the tracks- do you just place a drop on each rail, or do you spread it with a Q-tip, or rag. ?? Thanks, herrinchoker
Herrinchoker Being a Mopar Guy I am using Dextron III because it is what I had. I used a paper towel that had ATF it. Shot line is about 60 feet. Touched the Left rail with the paper towel, moved about 12" and touched the Right rail. Did this 3 times in the 60 foot span. Don't use close to a grade! When I test ran my PCM Y6-b on the short line I gave the track a extra dap heading into a grade. Only time I seen this Monster spin the drive wheels which was kind of cool I will add. It was easy fix, just wiped the grade rails down with alcholo and no more spinng.
Reason I have not done the main line? I read at a club layout they had crude bulid up on the rolling stock wheels. Started causing derailments. So far I have not seen any crude bulid up. And I sure have not to had to clean any engines wheels on the short line for a month! Every 2 days was the norm. Cleaning 100 rolling stock wheels would bit if I have to, 300 cars, well a bigger bite! I am going to waite a few more weeks before I do the whole layout. But for now it looks like a to me!
Later Ken
I hate Rust
Good night to all. It was a really nice day here. I decided it was time to start scapeing and priming the house. It has been seven years since I last painted and an old house seems to need painting about every seven years. Some of the dutch milled clapboards are starting to look pretty rough. I don't know whether I will go much higher that I can reach off a seven ft. step ladder as age is finally starting to make me less sure footed. The wife will probably pitch a fit if I start working off an extention ladder. Will probably get what I can reach and pay to have the rest scraped and painted.
I finally finished my modeling work bench. I actually worked on an old Ulrich
Frisco box car kit that I started about 40 years ago and put away unfinished. It needed trucks and couplers installed and I think I put it up a I had no small screws at the time. I managed to install one Kadee No.5 coupler pocket and coupler and one truck tonight. Hope to get the other end done tomorrow night.
YGW, your discription of your work day with the elevator problem and getting inspections done reminded me why I decided to retire. I miss the work but not the hassles with customers or building departments.
Time to head for bed. Best wishes to all.
Jim
Good afternoon all.
Just a quick stop while on break from w**k.
Zoe - I will take a BBQ ham sandwich, with fries, and a coke please. Thanks.
Ken - I beat your commission check in one sale yesterday... By quite a bit. (Sorry man... But not sorry for myself.)
Weather - Warm and sunny! Right now, 76F and blue skies. T-Storms possible later tonight.
W**k - I have had the sale of the weekend in the 9 stores that the owner has. (My supervisor might have something to say on that before the end of the day though...) Our sale runs through tonight, we are leading the sale contest by a large margin. (I have almost single-handedly gotten the store goal by myself... And I have single-handedly outsold some of the other stores total sales.)
We advanced in the region contest, eliminating Alma Mi, and are now going against Goshen, IN. We were ahead of them as of this afternoon.
Well, Hope all are well, and have a good day!
Back to w**k for me.
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.
Whoever happens to be handy, could I please get a French dip with swiss cheese on the roast beef, cottage fries (with more swiss melted onto them) and some raspberry ice tea with a piece of carrot cake for dessert if possible. Thank you so much.
Hobby Front: It is so annoying waiting for the mail to come especially when there is a new hobby item in the mail. In my case, it is a new retaining wall set for the hill that I have built on the layout. I want to get it to get it painted so that it can go out to the layout tomorrow. I also should be getting a new (to me) caboose here shortly. GN blue which will eventually get a new BN number. I have decided that, for the number of BN and BN-sub lettered engines, 4 cabooses don't seem like enough. (I will have to get a BN caboose decal set to further accompllish that, but the budget at the moment precludes getting that right now.) Projects alsways seem to build up: Get one done, three seem to be created.
Sir Madog yougottawanta Ulrich Do not understand "let five be an even number" not sure I understand that one. Can you enlighten me ? It´s a saying for having a relaxed attitude or approach to things, like "The kitchen is a mess? Who cares! Eventually I´ll clean it up!" Does that explain it?
yougottawanta Ulrich Do not understand "let five be an even number" not sure I understand that one. Can you enlighten me ?
It´s a saying for having a relaxed attitude or approach to things, like "The kitchen is a mess? Who cares! Eventually I´ll clean it up!"
Does that explain it?
Here's another one for you: you "will give it a lick and a promise'! It literally means "lick" your finger wipe the biggest smudge {like mother used to do to dirt on little boy's faces} and 'promise" to give it a more thorough cleaning later!
Seriously Ulrich, Petra may have been a"neurotic cleaner" who cleaned everything every day. You physically aren't able to, so let a lot of it go. My MIL was like that....and I used to be as a child, but now I don't need to vacuum every day for instance, when once a week will do!
There was a poem:
by Ruth Hulburt Hamilton
Oh, I’ve grown shiftless as Little Boy Blue(Lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo).Dishes are waiting and bills are past due(Pat-a-cake, darling, and peek, peekaboo).The shopping’s not done and there’s nothing for stewAnd out in the yard there’s a hullabalooBut I’m playing Kanga and this is my Roo.Look! Aren’t her eyes the most wonderful hue?(Lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo).
The cleaning and scrubbing will wait till tomorrow,For children grow up, as I’ve learned to my sorrow.So quiet down, cobwebs. Dust go to sleep.I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep.
so read it's last line, and comprehend: quiet down the cobwebs....cause us old folks won't keep!!!
Just my take, as I said before the dust will be there tomorrow..whether you leave it or you take care of it, it will come back and STILL be tehre tomorrow!
Well, the yeard front and back is DONE! Ta DA! It is a balmy 75f. the sun is shining I feel...on top of the world finally, and very very tired...I think a nap is in order! Though I hate to waste the sunshine...so quiet down the nap, cause sunshine doesn't keep!
The crocus are in bloom, I'm going to cut some daffies and bring them in before the frost in a few nihgts.....
Prayers for all who need htem...
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
yougottawantaUlrich Do not understand "let five be an even number" not sure I understand that one. Can you enlighten me ?
Petra and I are coupled up since November 21st, 1983 and are married since July 26th, 1984, so we will be concluding our 33rd year soon. In today´s world, that´s already an achievement! We had our rough times and battles, but we fought them fair and square.
But how do I tell Petra that I have fallen in love with another girl? When you see her, you will understand why I have a crush on that beauty:
She would make a nice addition to my roster of Swiss NG engines. For a hand-crafted, limited edition, the price Bemo is asking is reasonable, but out of reach for me in this life. So it will remain a dream to cling to, which is also nice to have.
Come to think of it, I may have too many dreams, so I should start reducing my list.
Ulrich Do not understand "let five be an even number" not sure I understand that one. Can you enlighten me ? Things like this is why I like this forum. Between Ulrich, JaBear and some of our other friends here I get to learn things I never knew existed ! Pretty neat.
Tom - I looked up Hagerstown. You are almost due North of me. I am out in teh boon docks the nearest town to me is Marshall. How long would it take you to get to Leesburg area ? By traveling country roads I am about 45 minutes south west of Lessburg.
Lion - Where have you been Not stuck up in a tree are you ?
Henry, Herrinchoker, Howmus, Aliva etc....Good morning hope all is well in you depot this morning...
History qoute of the day :
Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican Government.
George Washington, Farewell Address, September 19, 1796
All see, and most admire, the glare which hovers round the external trappings of elevated office. To me there is nothing in it, beyond the lustre which may be reflected from its connection with a power of promoting human felicity.
George Washington, letter to Catherine Macaulay Graham, January 9, 1790
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
George Washington, Circular to the States, May 9, 1753
Can you then consent to be the only sufferers by this revolution, and retiring from the field, grow old in poverty, wretchedness and contempt? Can you consent to wade through the vile mire of dependency, and owe the miserable remnant of that life to charity, which has hitherto been spent in honor? If you can — GO — and carry with you the jest of tories and scorn of whigs — the ridicule, and what is worse, the pity of the world. Go, starve, and be forgotten!
George Washington, letter to the Officers of the Army, March 12, 1783
I very much admire George Washington who held great power in his hands and walked away from it desiring home and the life of a farmer. Rare thing in deed. Hope you enjoy his qoutes too.
TTYL
YGW
It´s a little late for it, as supper time is approaching, but I still like to go for some coffee and a slice of that delicious apple pie Janie hides beneath the RC, please.
Steven OtteA maid will come to your house for a lot less money than a paramedic will!
Steven, theoretically, you are absolutely right. Unfortunately, domestic help is as rare as hen´s teeth and those offering their services go for long term contracts. So for the moment, the burden is on me, but I will certainly go at a slower pace in the coming days, or as we say here "let five be an even number"!
Tomorrow is grocery day - not one of my favorite events. Actually, the least desirable way to spend time is to go shopping, unless it is a visit to hobby shop
It seems like winter is finally over here in Wisconsin. It got into the 70s yesterday, and the same is expected today. I'm actually considering putting the screens in a few windows tonight.
So anyway, Ulrich: I realize hindsight is 20/20, but if I may offer some advice: A maid will come to your house for a lot less money than a paramedic will! Even if the paramedic was covered by national health, a maid will cause a lot less stress on Petra than having to call the ambulance for you! Take some of the load off your shoulders, you have to take care of yourself if you're going to be able to take care of her!
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
Had a freind in college, she had a German Sheppard that was part wolf. That dog was huge. It's name was "wolf" , I was the only person that she had met that the dog liked. It was very protective of her and would growl and bark at poeple. The first time I met it at a party at her beach house, it came and basically fell over on my lap to be petted. Nothing like having a huge "wolf" come lay on you. She could not belive it. I told her all animals like me. If they are afraid of other poeple or what not, they seek me out and will lay on me or climb up in my lap.
Morning all
Only a few minutes. Have yet another meeting to prepare for. Hauling off again. New operator and things are going smoother ! What a relief ! Sounds like a symphony of misic around here, Hammers, heavy equipment beeping, banging from whos knows what, sound of diesal engines roaring....Ahhhh music to my ears !
Ulrich Wolves are rather big arent they ! Thanks for sharing the video. That is soooo neat ! I thought they look like a shepard a bit. How are you feeling today ? Petra is so fortunate to have you as her husband.
MoeLarry - That thing is beautiful ! Very nice ! Thanks for posting.
Garry - Not in laws. My Moms side of the family. We have family in Orlando, St Pete, Tampa and God only knows where else ! Work died in the Roanoke area in the late 50s and my father went to Florida looking for work. He found that and my Mom ! He worked during the day building and in the evening he helped a friend who had a gas station and she pulled up for gas and I suspect him too. When my father was young he had movie star good looks.
Gotta run will TTYL.
Good Morning!
The nice days seem to be over, it´s rather grey and dull now, with an icy cold "norreasterner" blowing!
Being able to oserve that happy pair of wolves was certainly the day´s highlight yesterday. According to the latest reports, there only 70 wolfpacks in all of Germany. One of them must have settled close by, then.
Here is a video proof of wolf roaming in our neighborhood. The place, where the video was made a year ago, is only a couple of miles from our house.
Apparently, the herd of deer does not seem to be overly concerned about the presence of wolves - they came for breakfast this morning, as usual!
Took Petra to our doc for a check on the 4 holes in her belly. Everything is healing nicely and the stitches will be pulled on Thursday (so the doc can enjoy his Easter holiday break).
Have a good one!
Good Morning gentlemen!
Ah yesterday was a balmy 70 sunny degrees, so I was outside most of the day.
First I repoted some plants needing it, adn then started some seeds and branches of flowering plants-plumeria and bird of paradise {hope they actually grow!}.
Then I attacked the MONSTER. Half the leaves fell after the last mowing last year so i had to mow/mulch them. MOH picked up the dead fallen branches while i trudged along slowly to mulch the leaves and tiny branches with the mower,. Raked the leaves away form the fences and out of the bushes raise beds leaving the red bark mulch in tact. The neighbors on either side did the smae on their sides of the fences, seeing as how neihter one has any trees so almost all leaves are from my nine trees, 10 if you count the half dead pine tree. It will cost $1700 to take out the front 3 trees, so they will simply be trimmed up this year. Maybe if we don't go to hawai'i or I can figure out another way we will get them taken down. they are too much a pain, and I want fruit bearing dwarf trees in their place.
There is still one seciton to be done and the back yard is done, but to use a railroad term, I ran out of steam. Enjoyed thoroughly the day, took it slow so the back pain is less than usual and the radio frequency ablation certainly helped!
Today another shiner of a day...74-76 and I will work on the yard and the front yard, then all summer cleanup will be done save the dethatching, if I can get teh MANTIS form my FIL. I don't think he uses it and has probably forgotten he has it.
I will rake some of the leaf mulch into the raised beds, not to much, but to help fertilize the soil. the best soil here is under the trees, bu tthe trees won't allow much to grow.
well, hope you all are well, and prayers for those in need.....
It's another manic Monday!
Ken,
Is any type of ATF OK to use, or does it have to be a certain type?, when you put it on the tracks- do you just place a drop on each rail, or do you spread it with a Q-tip, or rag. ??
Thanks, herrinchoker
moelarrycurly4:
That is such a beautiful piece of antiquity! You do us all a great service by helping to preserve these jems from the past.
I have vivid memories of having a big floor model radio in one corner of our dining room when I was a kid. My grandfather also had a big radio, and I remember him setting his watch every day with the 1 oclock time signal from CBC radio in Canada. The time signal followed 'Country Calander' which was a very important show focused on farming in the late 50s and early 60s.
Great memories!
Thanks,
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Ok since YGW asked I will post a photo of a radio I just finished.
1931 Philco model 70
i did not redo the cabinet it was already in good shape and someone had changed out the grill cloth
"innards"
Radio is from Philadelphia originally since I found a brass plate from the Bluebird Music Shop in Philly tacked on the cabinet. It found its way some how to Nashville and then to it's current owners and then to me for repair. works good now I could pick up all kinds of stations tonight. not bad for an 86 year old radio. Owners will prob rush to come get it.
Hello all ---
Just something to tide me over for the night. How about a slice of peach pie? At my age, I guess it'll have to be with decaf. Before I retired from the railroad, my tolerance and need for caffein was almost limitless. Times change.
Today Samson the dog and I drove down to Baltimore to see the 7-1/2" gauge live steamers running on the Chesapeake & Allegheny Live Steamers track at Leakin Park. There was only one steamer out, B&O P-7 4-6-2 number 5301 "President Adams". She ran for a while, but then had to go in for maintenance. A WM SD and a Chessie SD took over. The kids loved it, no matter what power was up front. We didn't ride, but I dropped a few bucks into the box to support the organization. There was also a big model railroad show at Timonium. I usually go to those things, but not this time. I couldn't leave Sam alone in the car. Besides, at my age, how much more stuff do I need?
YGW: I have lived at a number of locations near Washington DC, but moved out to Washington County, MD in the 1990's and bought my house in Hagerstown about 16 years ago.
Ed: I saw Paul a few months ago. He's changed a lot since then (haven't we all!) The 1970's hair in the picture took me back in time.
Ken: Love those old B&O engine service facilities. The road almost always built their roundhouses out of solid, substantial brick. Wooden ones were rare on the B&O. Their engine termnals tended to have a very old school look and feel. The line east from Saint Louis was almost exclusively the domain of Q-3 USRA 2-8-2's and P-5 USRA 4-6-2's. I looked up Cone Yard's turntable. It was 115 feet long and could turn anything the B&O owned. That's 16" in HO.
Tom
Flo, Ed, Tom and I will have a please. We all so will have some deep fat fried Chicken Livers.
Ed thanks for posting the Video of the old B&O round house and yes Tom that is the one. Many of times I wanted to pull off the interstate and take a look. But I am not young anymore and as a rule of thumb you don't go into East St Louis unless you are armed. I have meet many nice people that live in E St Louis, but it only takes one bad one to pull a trigger.
Far as running the engine Ed I was very pleased with the results. Guess I need to run some of the other engines more. By the way, yours are getting the Lion share of work.
Train Front It has been a month scene I treated the shot line with ATF and it has been working like a charm! I have a few passing spurs on the short line I have not used in years. Drop of ATF before the unused spur, threw the turnout and let them roll. No track cleaning and when I ran Ed's Pen SD 7 that had sat for 4 months did not clean the wheels! Heck even my Mono F3A that sat for a year it ran smoooth with no light flickering!
Time to walk Sparkie The Rocket Dog.
Ken
Howdy.
Greetings from St. Augustine, FL, America's 500 year old city. Very nice place to visit. The Fountain of Youth is in town, and I wonder if it would do me any good. LOL !
YGW. The Hobby barn is looking good. Your in-laws are here ?
Der .. sorry to hear about your problem with Varsitan (Diovan). that happens to be one of the drugs I take daily for treating my heart failure condition .
I hope everybody had a good Sunday .
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good evening all.
Saturdays work on the back roof was NO FUN ! It doesn't look like it but just above the bottom row of roofing it is 24 feet to the ground and I didn't have a harness or rope ! Man glad that is done with !
Ed - thanks again. Actually it is therapy to get out to work with my hands and not be stressed by bad things and ornary folks.I wish roundhouses could be saved. Such a treasure is being lost !
DER - that could have turned out badly ! Glad you are okay and yes thank God we live where there is good health care.
Ulrich - well if you wanna leave there I will soon have room enough for you ! Wolves ! How exciting ! I watched part of the videos. Almost felt like I was back home in Roanoke.
What in the world please take care of yourself and slow down a bit thank God you woke up to a smiling medic vs. the pearly Gates !!!!
Tom - you are from MD ? East west south North ? Wondering if you are not to far from me ?
Howmus - when you redo your bsmt make sure you have them install " drain board" on the outside of the fdn. I have seen this installed over a cracked fdn and it didn't leak ! Well that is good at least your wheels haven't grown rust !
JaBear - It takes a great deal of restraint not to choke the living day lights out of someone who desperataly needs it ! Funny thing I misread your banjos for Banos which I think is the Spanish word for bathroom
Ricky W - congrats. That's not bad out of that many stores ! Hope you guys win the competition !
Paul - so glad you joined us. Please pull up a chair and stay a while.
Garry - say hello to my family while you are their ( mom's side of the family ) hope you have a great visit.
Sir MadogI got my video camera to zoom in on the "object", which turned out to be a pair of grey wolves!
That's really cool Ulrich!
I have made it a custom to look out of our dining area window to see whether our "deer" visitors are calling on us. Well, this evening I could not spot our friendly neighborhood herd, but there was some movement. I got my video camera to zoom in on the "object", which turned out to be a pair of grey wolves! Before I could turn the camera on, they disappeared into the woods.
Now I shall be looking out for little Red Riding Hood ...
If this throws us onto Page 5, "sup up lads!" it's on my tab.
I don't tend to hang out here routinely, though I check the forum each day. Just haven't made it a habit (yet). So, hello again. An observation, if not already commented upon. Today I opened 3 threads that caught my interest to generate a reply. I noted that 3 were first time posters, same day. That's a nice sign. It's interesting to see in each case how positive the existing members are and how pleased they are to help out regarding the introduction and/or inquiry of the OP. Have a great tomorrow (today's close to shot here, and it's tomorrow already in Australia).
I’d suggest that by March 1940 that meal would have been considered a luxury by ordinary folks both sides of the English Channel.
banjo is ANZAC slang for shovel. And yes, it was clean before steaming those mussels.
Ulrich:Glad you are taking it easy, and that you have some sun! That will dry out the rusty people! Please give our best wishes to Petra for a speedy recovery – and keep some for yourself, for the same!
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
It´s Sun-day and the sun is shining! Makes me feel a little happier! I have decided to make it a s-l-o-w day today, no house cleaning, no chores, only a light meal to prepare, and relax, relax, and relax!
YGW´s hobby barn is coming along nicely. It looks as if it will be ready for me to move in soon - just in time, as things turn rather unpleasant in my country. I can´t say more, as this is not the place to discuss the circumstances making life rather miserable for us, but most of you know what´s moving me.
Turning to some more pleasant issues. You folks know I am an aficionado of Swiss narrow gauge railroads, out of which the Rhaetian Railway network is my favorite.
Each winter, the RhB runs a steam special to say goodbye to Winter and hello to Spring. This year, they employed the two remaining, diminuitive class G 4/5 consolidations to head the train from Landquart to Samedan, assisted by the even smaller class G 3/4 tank engine. The two Consolidation will turn 111 years old this year, while the tank engine will celebrate 115 years of roaming the rail in Engiadina! It´s a surprise that these locos are still around, as their life as regular motive power ended already in 1922. Following WW I, the Swiss government decided to break the dependancy on imported coal and pushed a legislation forward to electrify all railway lines of strategic importance, which, in effect, were nearly all. Swiss railways are very proud of their heritage, and so a number of steamers survived until today, well-kept and groomed - but see for yourself!
Winter Steam in Engiadina - part 1:
Winter Steam in Engiadina - part 2:
Winter Steam in Engiadina - part 3:
I wish I could have been there!
Have a great Sunday!
YGW'S HOBBY BARN UPDATE!
9 April, 2017
I know YGW has had a stressful week and he must have super-human determination to still have the fortitude to manage any progress on his Hobby Barn! Isn't Model Railroading FUN?
Hat's off to you, YGW!
ED
Time for Ibuprofen
cudakenAfter a hour I had to back out of the power so it would not catch the Monon freight train it was chassing? It all so seems to be quiter?
Just like automobiles, Ken, our HO engines like to be run! Glad things are working out. Master??? That would be a pretty far stretch! Some of those engines were my FIRST decoder installs. I have learned a lot since then!
ACYWhere is that overgrown B&O roundhouse you mentioned?
I believe he's talking about Cone Yard, Tom. Must have been a busy place in it's day!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwdavidson/4203680954
Looks like this in recent years!
{You should click the "Watch On YouTube" button, lower right, to see it in full-screen}
Speaking of mutual friends, Tom, here's a photo of our friend Paul—from many years ago! This is a frame from an old 8mm movie I shot while working on the 4070 on the C.T. & V.
Well, time to turn in soon, hope there's a lower left in your sleeper, Ken!
Now I'm going to get YGW's Hobby Barn update posted...
Chat Later,
to those in need...
Ed
Thanks for the RC, Ken. I think I'll have a burger to go with it. Medium, with lettuce, tomato & onion. No cheese. Toast the bun if you can.
Where is that overgrown B&O roundhouse you mentioned?
Ed and I met on the forums, but never in person. We discovered that we grew up about 30-35 miles from each other, about 10 years apart, and have many of the same interests and know several of the same people. Through my nephew, who still lives in Ed's general area, I've met some others of Ed's generation. Nowadays I live in Maryland, about 300 miles from Ed, which is why we've never met in person.
der5997: When folks here have medical problems, that's NOT your cue to follow suit! Hope you get that medicine allergy issue resolved quickly.
Ulrich, how about taking it easy and not pushing yourself so hard? Are you concerned about full employment for medical personnel? Don't be. They have plenty to keep them busy. You don't need to make a point of giving something to do!
Today's NMRA South Mountain Division meet was fun. There were several clinics. including a hefty dose of good information on steel mills. Andrew Dodge gave a clinic on scratchbuilding freight cars, and you can't do better than that! There was a small switching module that presented me with an embarrassing challenge, but I managed to eventually get everything in its proper place after a number of false starts.
More important than anything else was the chance to see old friends. In particular, there was one old friend who lives about 70 miles away. His wife passed away some time ago, and I hadn't heard anything from him for a while. She was a wonderful, gracious person, and I know the loss affected him deeply. I was glad to see him there, reconnecting with me and other old friends. I guess it just took him some time to work through it.
Flo, Ed, Tom and I will have a Royal Crown with a chaser.
Ulrich Well I guess it was good you woke up the smilling paramedic's.
Tom, to the dinner! Are you and Ed face to face friends or internet friends? While I really love B&O, my uncle was a engineer for them. What realy got me hooked was when I found out I was driving past a old B&O Round House for 20 years heading it to Staint Louis with out even knowing it was there. To covred with bushes and trees. When I found out it was there I looked. How could have missed it?
Ed Just a little up date on the Pennsylvania SD 7 you sent. It had been making some racket and did not want to hurt so I let it sit. To night I said what the cbaoose, oliled it up again and giving it heck! Any idea how long it had been sitting? While it was still making a racket when I first stated running it and took a lot of power to get up to speed funny thing happned!
After a hour I had to back out of the power so it would not catch the Monon freight train it was chassing? It all so seems to be quiter? Now with the Might CB&Q and Might Strange (sound working again) B&O F7's I do not hear the Pennsylvania SD 7! I still maravil at it's decoder install!
Ed you are a master!
Later Folks, Ken looking for the sleeping car again.
WEll,
Went shopping aat the garden center. Came home with an Easter Lilly, a Grape Hyacinth, a primrose, a tea rose, another lilly, vermiculite {or is it perlite?}, a good couple of clay pots to replace thae plastic ones that some plants would prefer on Monday when it is TA DA! 74Degrees!!!! but by friday will only be 51, bummer, but that is spring here!
Also did some digging and more plannig for the Hawai'i trip next fall. Added a Trip to Molokai to the itinerary. That, plus Road to Hana trip, up thousands of feet for the Haleakala sunrise, Old Lahina Luau, a half day roaming Lahina on foot, the Banyan tree park-the one that is a city block size and covers an acre for one Banyan tree, A trip to the chocolate plantation, I think that will about cover Maui for this trip! But I am sure we can do a little more. Thta covers a bit of moana side and Mauka side of the Island....Now if we can get the 3 other couples who wnat to go on the same page , we'll be fine. Assuming everyone has the money required to book in January. If not the trip will be delayed to fall 2019...WOW! ttha sounds wierd! Twenty nine-teen! Already. My official year of retirement according to one long ago disbanded plan is...2025. That is not so far away!
TRAINS: will definitely wait at least until next winter. Then, I may get to LQQK at them. Gotta order some track..22r"...maybe 24r"..if it still exists. Track seems to be the hard part, can't find it anywhere, and I'll be monkey's uncle if I'm going to try to build switches/turnouts!
The reason trains wil now take a back seat is that the garden will take a lot of time, so I'll only be in the basement for laundry, LOL. It be close to plantin' time! gotta start some seeds. Heck, I have a 6x8 greenhouse to build too!
Prayers for all who need them!
Ulrich: Jsut because Petra is to rest a bit, doesn't mean you have to take on ALL the chores, just you rest and cook for her, we DON'T need YOU in the hospital too! The dust will still be there later when the two of you are ready to take care of it! Trust me!
have a great night's rest everyone.
Good night, Mrs. Clabash, whereever you are...