Ulrich: It is no different here. They want everyone there at 6am. The one time I had a procedure-a test-, we were told to be there at 6 am, and nothing to eat or drink after 9 pm the day before. We were there at 5:30 am, a little early. By 10:30, {over 12 hours without food} like you, I went and asked what was going on. I was then told my procedure was at 1pm! WHy be there at 6 am then?? By 1pm...I again asked what was {not} going on, that I was told my procedure was at 1. Finally, then they decided to take me back to prep. The procedure would be at 2:30. {17.5 hours without food, and like Petra, feeling it}. The procedure was supposed to be at 3:30, but the case ahead of me had a "complication". I was not only dizzy but absolutely starving! I told them I wanted Steak, lobster and Eggs when done. i was told that was a no-go. Then I wanted a hamburger and fries I said, as I had to lie flat and still while I recovered, and I once had mashed taters and gravy served to me for a procedure once that I could in no way eat lying flat down!. "we'll be sure and get that for you". At 4:15 {over 19 hours without food, adn only a minimal IV for fluids} I was VERY EDGY to say the least! Finally I was wheeled in for what turned out to be a simple 10 minute actual procedure!!!!!! I was AGITATED is putting it mildly! But then, back in the early recovery room, I was told to wait a half hour then they'd order the food for me. Finally, 20.75 hours later I got my burger and fries. SO I feel your anguish!!!
I guess they have most everyone show up at 6 am, in case someone doesn't show up, or they can take you out of order, or make SURE you are there in time or SOMETHING like that they say. I'd have been much happier starving at home until Noon, then gone right in for presetup.
Now, for my radio frequency ablation or injections, a 10-12 minute doctor's office preocedure, now that the doctor and his practice have been absorbed by the hospital it now takes 2 hours with complete hospital admission! instead of the half-in-and-out it USED to be. Only a way to bill the insurance FOR HIGHER COST, I guarantee you! AND there is NO "PREP" for it, no starving, no nohting..in my case I go in to the table, hike up my shirt, lower my pants, and climb on. Biff Bam Boom, he's done! It IS highly uncomfortable...about a 20 large needle sticks, even with the "anestetic" injected, you still feel all the needle sticks for contrast and the actual procedre too. BUT: point is, it's over in 10 minutes! I MAY be switching from that hospital to our regular hospital's pain center. Unless it's just as agrivating!
ANyway, ULRICH: I hope all goes WELL for you and Petra today.....
RAY: I thought maybe it's a regional thing...like one man's penny is anohter man's Copper! It still could be. Unless I am told by a Dr who has examined hte "evidence" to call it contractions, I will continue to call it was I was diagnosed with....complexes.... MAYO, John's Hopkins, etc...just an expensive way to charge a lot more for the things done here at Wilson or Lourdes! I don't take them to be the end-all to be-all, I'll go by the doctors actually looking at my test results. Just sayin'.
Now, even though we are in BALTIMORE, I will go hunting for what all we want to do oN MAUI next September for my birthday.
Prayers and have a great day, everyone!
-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.
Evenin' folks!
Janie just a refill for my Decaf, please....
galaxyRAY: The MAYO may call them contractions, but MY doctors call them complexes. ALL them here seem to know exactically what it is, and none yet has corrected my listing of it as a medical condition that way...maybe because it's a complex issue???? Or is that perplexing?Whistling
It isn't just the Mayo clinic that calls a contraction a contraction..... Some other places you might look up would be: WebMD, American Heart Association, Cleveland Clinic, St. Jude Medical, CardiacHealth.org, and a many, many more..... You can call it whatever you want, but the technical medical term is usually Premature Ventricular Contractions. Look it up...... However, there is also the use of Premature Ventricular Complex, which evidently covers several slightly different meanings as described here: https://lifeinthefastlane.com/ecg-library/basics/pvc/
So.... Maybe we both learned something today?
Ulrich, how terrible to wait all day and have her surgery postponed. Will keep both of you in my prayers!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good Morning!
It´s 4.30am as I start to type this post. I am up for half an hour, probabyl got woken up by the missing little snore usually coming from next to me.
It´s been a dreadful day yesterday.
We arrived at the hospital on 6.30am sharp, just as we were requested to. Registered with the nurse and were asked to wait in the waiting area until we were being called. There we sat and waited, and waited. At 10.30 am, I got slightly angry and went to see the nurse again, asking for what time Petra´s surgery was scheduled. The answer I got was 1pm. My question why the h.ll we were asked to come in by 6.30am when the surgery was scheduled at 6 1/2 hours later was answered with "organisational issues", which is just a foul excuse for not being organised at all. So, patiently we waited again - until 1pm. And waited. Until 1.30pm. I again went to see the nurse and demanded politely, but strongly to be informed when or even if the surgery were to take place. By that time my BP was exceeding 180 and I wasn´t called Old Fog Horn for nothing in my younger days! The answer was that Petra is next. So we waited. And waited. At 2.30pm We were given the info "within the next 30 minutes". But when that time had passed, a doctor finally got around to calling the surgery off for the day. Believe me, I had a few choice words for them, still very polite, but much stronger than before.
Petra was in tears, it was just too much for her. Completely dehydrated and hungry she just collapsed. Things start moving rapidly then. They got her into a bed, hooked up on an IV bag of glucosis and when she was feeling better, also got her a meal and something to drink.
I stayed with her until 6pm, went home, sat down on the sofa, and woke up at 10pm. I must have passed out proper! Got my self a bite to eat and went to bed.
Petra´s surgery will now be performed this morning and I will be on my way to her in a couple of hours.
Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers!
Thats the way it was explained to me, contractions. Three different cardiologist, said the same. Call it what you want.
Still raining here in WI. At least it's not snowing!
Mike.
My You Tube
WEll.
Douglas: thanks for all the pics of the B&O museum. Maybe this summer OH and train nut friend and I will go again. there seem to be no riots this year.
RAY: The MAYO may call them contractions, but MY doctors call them complexes. ALL them here seem to know exactically what it is, and none yet has corrected my listing of it as a medical condition that way...maybe because it's a complex issue???? Or is that perplexing?
Well, I should be in bed, but thought I'd check one more time after roaming MAUI on google earth...such a wonderful invention. I can see it all before I get there so I know where it all is!
HOPE PETRA IS ALRIGHT! Prayers for them!
Prayers for others who need them...
Evening all,
Sitting in the back of the ambulance listening to the rain on the roof. Partner isn't feeling well, so she's sprawled across the front seat sleeping. Don't know how she can sleep in that position, but then at 6'2", I'm 8" taller than her. Also helps that she's only 23. At 23 I could do a lot of things I can't do now.
After over 4 years, I'm finally getting my automated weather station back in operation. Lightening struck the electrical pole on the street and fried the weather station (along with my freezer, microwave, burglar alarm, etc). Powered up the computer that does the data logging, and was shocked how old it was. BIOS date of May 2004, running Windows 95. I had two computers the squad had tossed out, so I figured I'd use the newest of the two. Took it with me when I was on 911 duty Saturday, figuring that I would get all the software installed and configured. Turned it on, only to find that I grabbed the wrong computer. Many 4-lettered words were uttered. I'm off tomorrow night, so I'll make a second attempt then.
Was brought up 30 minutes from Baltimore, but never visited the B&O museum. Last time I spent any time in Baltimore was in high school when I played trombone in the All-State orchestra. Someone decided that it would be a good idea to play a Christmas concert inside one of the cathedrals. The 3 trombones were stuck in some pulpit in the back that barely fit two people. Ended up "you aim that to the left so your slide bops the second trumpet in the back of the head, I'll aim straight up, and you aim right so you hit one of the basses."
Lion - that steak is so rare, the other end is still swatting flies with it's tail.
YGW - heart issues are never good, but PVCs are pretty benign. We all get them to an extent as we get older and the pump starts to wear out. As long as the frequency is low and they don't happen all together, they're not a problem. If the medicine doesn't work, worse case is you'll need an ICD (implanted cardiac defibrillator) which will shock the heart back into a normal rhythm if things get too out of hand. Wouldn't be surprised if 20% of the people here in the diner have either an ICD or a pacemaker (or a combo unit), so you'll have plenty of support if things eventually go that way.
Hoping things went well with Ulrich and Petra.
DC Jim
Janie I'll have Sweet Italian Sausage on a hard roll, fruit cup, and trip to the salad bar.... Oh, a pot of decaf would be good as well. What? No! Regular this time of night can give me PVCs. Huh? Oh those are Premature Ventricular Contractions...
"Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are extra, abnormal heartbeats that begin in one of your heart's two lower pumping chambers (ventricles). These extra beats disrupt your regular heart rhythm, sometimes causing you to feel a flip-flop or skipped beat in your chest." (Mayo Clinic)
Yep, one of the only times I really had any surgery, I was under a spinal block and I threw 18 of them in a row. Man, doctors and nurses were running around all over the place getting all kinds of stuff to stop them.... My heart started beating back properly all on it's own by the time they had the stuff drawn up to hit me with. They did insist that I make an appointment before I left the Horsepiddle the next day to see my regular doc. He looked at the strip they sent him and then at the EKG he had in his file, listened to my heart, then looked at everything again several times. He finally said, "I refuse to think there is anything wrong with your heart! This Horse Hockey happens often when you have been nailed with the pre-op stuff they give you. Now back when I was 40, too much coffee did give some PVCs every once in a while, but I would get one followed by several regular beats. Doc. said that is actually very common and not to worry about it.... Unless I feel them often. And to cut down on the coffee! I told him I only have one in the morning. He said, "Oh, one cup won't bother you." I told him I meant one pot.... Thought he was gonna have a heart attack on the spot. LOL
Spent part of the day looking up the scale size (actual) for the measurements that I will need to do on the bridge. Will build it from the closest materials I can get for each size. The bridge will be a lot of work, but should be fairly straight forward. Need to figure out the best sequence to build it to be able to get everything in place.
Mheetu, So...., where are you from and what are you driving with a 60gal tank? That would be about 1.6 years worth of Fossilized Dinasaur Dung in my car..... (I've owned the car for 5 months and driven 3200 miles so far and have used about 18 gallons of that stuff!)
Catch you all later!
Good Evening, Diners!
Flo, I'll have a tall cool Natty Boh and a side of crab cakes, thank you...
I hope April finds you all well! Thanks for opening the diner in Baltimore, Galaxy, and covering ALL the rules of the diner so explicitly. No room for ambiguity there!
Great B&O photos there, Ken! Sorry to hear about your cooked decoder. Hopefully you will figure out what went wrong.
Congrats on "being published" Garry Nice going!
Glad to hear your ticker is getting deserved attention, YGW. These things can be scary, for sure! Prayers for you for a good outcome!
CN Charlie, I've had my share of experiences with those pesky BLI chuff sensors. They're as fragile as glass! I broke a new one installing it. Fortunately I had bought a half dozen, just to be sure I'd have some for future needs.
Things are going well, here. Waiting for a goat to give birth at any time now, a Spring-time ritual around here
Ulrich— you and Petra are in my thoughts and prayers as well as anyone else who may be in need. I hope Jimmy is doing better, too. I was pretty concerned for him when I read his post a few days ago.
How 'ya doing, Jimmy?
Yep, I've had some good visits to Baltimore, the "Charm City". Rode my first PRR Metroliner from there to Penn Station NYC in 1969! Now the Metroliners are in museums! I have read discussions about what the max speed was for them back then, however I CAN testify that I was looking over the engineer's (motorman's?) shoulder and saw the nixie tube readout at 117 MPH.
Of all the railroads I have visited in the past, the B&O folks were the frendliest I've ever encountered!
Here's a view of the "Capitol Limited" with the flood-lights lit on the dome!
Stay safe, healthy and warm, everyone!
Regards, Ed
This kind of happen over the weekend .... 500 dollar hamburger (the burger was that tasty no wonder they call it a galaxy burger it 1 1/2 pound burger patty , bacon swiss cheese, pickles, tomatos, lettuce, etc.
Weather was fair at best but fuel prices is cough highway robbery* 1.98 a liter ... damn 60 gallon gas tanks.
Thank you for the invite YGW. I could go into a long dissertation about myself but I would run out of the maximum allowable words. So if you want to know anything about me, just ask! I will answer truthfully.
"If you can dream it, you can do it"
Walt Disney
yougottawanta Hello all As you can see I made it back! There was good news and bad news from the procedure. NO BLOCKAGES BUT they found another electric problem in the bottom of my heart called "PVCs" Hmmm we use that product in in plumbing in our houses ??? It is being controlled for now by Meds. Thanks everyone for the well wishhes and prayers ( the latter is especially coveted ) Garry, Alvie, Galaxy, Henry, Howmus.... Galaxy - excellent chioce in the diner location. I know Ken will be happy
Hello all
As you can see I made it back! There was good news and bad news from the procedure. NO BLOCKAGES BUT they found another electric problem in the bottom of my heart called "PVCs" Hmmm we use that product in in plumbing in our houses ??? It is being controlled for now by Meds.
Thanks everyone for the well wishhes and prayers ( the latter is especially coveted ) Garry, Alvie, Galaxy, Henry, Howmus....
Galaxy - excellent chioce in the diner location. I know Ken will be happy
YOu got them too? I had to wear a Holter Monitor for 24 hours for them to find out what was going on with my heart.
Premature Ventricular Complexes---Hence PVC...appropriate cause it IS a problem with your "blood plumbing"!
It can be controlled by meds...which is great.
I also have tachycardia, and an infarct anomoly in my EKG.
But as long as it kinda beats and keeps me running and not feeling woozie....
Basically, if that's all they found, YOUR FINE! That's the good news!
In other news planning trip to Maui in 2018. There are three other couples interested in going, lets see who actually shows up when it comes booking time next january!
well, I guess pasketti for dinner
prayers for all who need them!
Baltimore looks like a great stop for the diner. Railroad history wherever you look. After all, it was here first before headin' west to the Mississippi.
YGW, I've had that for 25+ years. Didn't know I had it. Showed up on a stress test, about 1990 ? Hasn't slowed me down yet.
Afternoon all!. Flo, could I get a club sandwhich, cottage fries with white cheese on them and a glass of water? Thank you so much.
Hobby Front: As usual, juggling a bunch of projects. Five coal hoppers, 3 various boxcars, an engine house, an engine and a sand tower (and that's just what's in town!). I also have a list for the layout for tomorrow as well. A majority of those town projects are waiting on parts or paints. (The hoppers are the current active project. Just lots of decal pieces with those.)
Mentioning weather, as I type this it is all of 47 out today.
I am also watching my favorite baseball team play its opening day game. (Atlanta Braves for those wondering.)
yougottawantaROR - How did the kid ride go ? Did you all raise a bunch of money for the kids ? Is this for sick kids ? Kids in need ?
The Fun Ride is part of a bigger event with a 62-mile and 34-mile ride. The money raised goes to community outreach progams in the area. The weather was perfect and the ride was sloooow but enjoyable. I had the responsibility of following the last/slowest rider which was a 4-year-old for the first part of the ride and a 7-year-old for the rest of the ride.
Richard
Good Afternoon, Gang,
Chloe Dear, When the moment is right, I would like a double Denver with home fries, onions and a RBF, Please and Thanks.
Galaxy, Seems like old times with you opening the Diner this month. Glad to see you back more often. Maybe with some encouragement from here, you will get motivated and open up some of those stored trains and get a nice little layout started in that Sun Room of yours.
Garry, You travel so much you must never empty your suitcase. Have a great time in Floryda.. Also A belated April fool's Day to you too.
Ulrich & Petra. My Wife and I send our Prayers and Best Wishes to you folks and hope all goes as well or even better than expected.
YGW. Our Prayers and Wishes go out to you as well. Hope you are back in that new train room real soon.
This first quarter of this year has not been very great for many of us, but we are a tough Group and will survive, especially if we stick together.
We spent the last 10 days down in the Billings area, helping plan the upcoming Wedding of our Youngest Son (39) and his soul mate of 6 years. He and She are a good fit and think they will really support each other through this life. While there my Wife had a cold that she generously shared with me and I came down with a dooozzey. Had to get some antibiotics and even though the worst is past, the darn thing just won't leave. Lots of coughing and nasal drainage so don't get too close to this post.
Helped my Son with some home improvements that he is doing, all new plumbing and gas lines, new basement windows, etc. So was fairly busy until I had to rest a couple of days to get over the worst of this cold. It was almost like a Flu.
After taking a little rest from the LM&E, last evening I finally located an electrical problem that I have battled with for some time. It was pretty simple but it was not in a place where I had ever considered looking before as one would have thought the two were quite unrelated. ONE NEVER KNOWS.. But feels good to have found it and then get rid of the problem. It had to do with powering out of a reverse loop.
Glad to see a lot of the bikes getting out already and look forward to a few miles of my own this spring and summer.
Cody, my resscue dog, is doing great. He is just finishing up a long treatment of Chemo Therapy for a strange form of Cancer that only occurs in dogs from around the Gulf Coast. It is a viral venerial cancer. So at some point he must have had a fling with a young lass from down that way. Anyway, he is such a wonderful Guy and now, after all the vet bills and Chemo and xrays and ultra sound and trips to the Veterinary School at the U of Sask. in Saskatoon, is the most expensive dog I have ever owned.
Coming Home from Billings, in the dark, we hit a young deer, doing some damage to the air damn below the front bumper and tore out the right driving light. Thank goodness there was no other body damage and no mechanical damage. Can do this work myself here at home. So, another job on the ol' list.
I have only been through Maryland once, and that was early in the morning on a bus going to Richmond Va. Didn't get to see much. So I am looking forward to the diner being there for a month.
I have rambled on enough for now. Would like to welcome the new members in the diner and also several of the old ones that had been gone but not forgotten for awhile.
Happy Rails to you all.
Johnboy out..................for a bit.
Thanks for lunch. ......... Keep the change
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Hello Railfans!
In Baltimore this month? Ahaa, a place that I can contribute to the discussion. Was last there in 2010. Only a one day visit at that. B&O Museum needs atleast three days to really see and study it all. Ive been here multiple times. Mainly because its 1 of the only 3 places where PERE MARQUETTE equipment can be found. Plus, its the ONLY place on the right coast (as opposed to the left coast), being where I live, of the three.
Ofcourse there are other reasons aswell. Such as its a great place to see C&O equipment (my 2nd fav road) and they have a rather large collection from the 1800's.
As the icing on the cake, there are volunteers everywhere (retirees mostly) around the museum that offer an abundance of knowledge for the patron. There is access to pretty much all the equipment giving you the ability to photog to your hearts delight.
There are even a couple of operating layouts on the property if you didnt already know that. So without further adieu, lets have a little pictoral review of March 11th, 2010....
Before she left Baltimore, 1309 was not in her best trim. Get a good look, hopefully she will never look like this again!
I dont care whatcha say, this is one dog gone fine locomotive design.
The Briggs and Stratton of locomotives... (no Ken, that is not a still on a flat car that we roll around from town to town with the diner )
The Golden Age...
I said a few years ago that the 150th anniversary of Promontory was approaching. We should have the two largest locos alive meet face to face. Low and behold a couple years later 4014 wins the lucky lotto of loco restoration. Thats one down as 3985 would suffice, she aint the biggest. For the east side of the country it would only be fitting an Allegheny was restored. We have two after all, come on! Fate would have it 1309 gets the nod. Not the east sides biggest, but alas, will suffice.
But is anyone even thinking along these lines, or is it just my wishful thinking?
This one would make a great alternate to 611, and excellent companion to 614 and 2716 and now -1309...
Here's a main attraction for me - and its restored to boot! 2 down, one to go!
Dont think Id leave you B&O fans out...
And as the way all good things should end.... a red caboose!
Wanna see more? I took close to 500 pics that day. 1 day trips just dont work here, way too much to see and do. Two thumbs up for the B&O Museum.
Douglas
Good Morning,
A nice day here with a high of about 55F and sunny! We have been invaded by Juncos but they usually just stay for a week or so before continuing on there northward trek. Sure are cute little birds but they do manage to consume a lot of bird seed. They only eat seed that is on the ground so it is a good thing we have a stone patio.
YGW, thanks for the offer. We have been to Kenya a couple of times so have a good idea of what we want to do.
Dave, there will be a delay in sending photos as our internet provider is having problems with Microsoft e-mail. Supposedly a fix is being worked on.
I put the light mike on the track and again no chuff sound so I decided it was time to fix it. BLI sent me a new chuff sensor last year. Getting the shell off was very easy but installing the new sensor not so as it is quite small and has to be soldered to a little board on top of the engine. I did get it done and I have sound again. Now I just have to re-set all the CV's.
Hope Ulrich's wife is doing fine after her surgery. Never fun as I can personally attest but here it is just 3 months since mine and I feel fine. As they say every day afterwards gets better.
Well time to get going. I have a fitness class today and then a few errands to get done.
CN Charlie
yougottawantaAs you can see I made it back! There was good news and bad news from the procedure. NO BLOCKAGES Thumbs Up BUT they found another electric problem in the bottom of my heart called "PVCs" Hmmm we use that product in in plumbing in our houses ??? Whistling It is being controlled for now by Meds.
YUP... When I was in nursing school we had a rotation in the ICU. Of course we saw PVCs on the monitors, and so one studen asks me "What is a PVC?"
And so I tell her it stands for Poly Vinal Chloride.
She said no it doesnt, and so she grabbed a medical abbrivations dictionary and read
"Poly Vinal Chloride.
Go Figure.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Alvie - That is awesome a T1 ?! I am excited for you. Please share a photo with us when it arrives.
wojosa31 - Why next month ? Home float away with the 4" of rain ??? Traveling ?Hope you can make it in sooner...
Mr. B - L0L Pilgrims ?? Plymouth Rocks
LION - LOL let them blow into Minnesota ! Love your humor..
Angel - Morning Conrail day ? Didnt know there was such a thing
ROR - How did the kid ride go ? Did you all raise a bunch of money for the kids ? Is this for sick kids ? Kids in need ?
Kevin - Yes I agree it is beautiful and I can understand why you would feel the need to add it to your RR !
CN Charlie - When you get ready to go to Kenya let me know we have a few missionaries there and I can get some tourist info if you want...Make any progress on the kit builds ?
Ken - No kidding you joined the army of Aprils fool day ? How do you like the new diner location ??? Great isnt it ! Ken I have one of teh very early versions of that ladder. They are okay. They do not stand up well to commercial use BUT for the average HO they are pretty great. Yes thank you I do have some incredible back up !
Ulrich - Prayers for good outcome for you and Petra today.
Howmus - Sounds like you will be having fun building that !
Garry - Well I be ! How did Nessi get all the way over in Kentucky !
History qoute of the day :
"Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding, and softens the heart" — John Adams
"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain." — John Adams
"The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands, that is, to give them the power at all times to defend it in the legislature and in the courts of justice" — John Adams
TTYL
YGW
Evenin'!
Janie, I could sure use a cup of decaf about now.... please and thank you Ma'am....
Well.... (Deep Subject!), I had a great weekend operating trains at 3 different model raoilroads over in the Syracuse, NY area. All of them were excellent and I had fun hanging around and working "crew" with everyone. One of them is in a brand new house (so new it doesn't appear except in the very latest GPS directions. (even Googe didn't know where the house was.) The owner has the trackage in built not much more. He has gotten enough scenery done to know this will be an outstanding pike! It is going to be HUGE! Probably around 1200 square feet not counting the crew room. Basically is the entire basement area. I worked with another guy for most of the trains I was assigned.
This morning I had the privilege to operate on one of the finest layouts anywhere!!! The owner is an MMR and his work is just plain incredible. He will take a bunch of photos of the prototype and then create a scene that is stone by stone identicle to the protoype. If fact he has (during a clinic) put up on the screen a photo of the prototype and a photo of his layout and ask us which is which. Half of us got it wrong!!!!!! Absolutely amazing rock work and other scenery (Colorado). His layout is also huge and very complex, but very easy to learn how to run so I was very comfortable and had a great time.
I can tell you, I have come home with a renewed interest in getting back down and make some temporary items (Like a bridge) to be able to get my SLOW up and operating soon. I have been so busy trying get everything else done, I haven't run a train in about 2 years down there. Gotta get the track up and running and start having opp sessions.
I also found when I got home today, in yesterday's mail, a CD from an old friend who has had a lot of drawings published. In it are a couple hundred photos of the last bridge I need to build. All I can say is, "What have I gotten myself into?" Talk about intricate. At least it is different from the run of the mill truss bridges. this one is a type that was used in the late 1800's up to about 1930 so it will fit nicely with my era.
Been catching up on your posts tonight. Prayers for all who need them and for a bunch who may not right at the moment as well..... Especially keeping Petra and Ulrich in my thoughts right now! Stay warm and safe!
Evening Diners
Wake up Flo! I will have a and if Ed makes it in give him a Royal Crown on the rocks please.
See the Dinner was as slow as work today. Only had three customers and all of them at 4:00 PM, I close at 5. Did not spend much, like $450.00. Only good news is I got out on time!
Gary Hum, if by chance you don't need that B&O Bag? Well I am kidding, I have no need of it but I do find it quit fetching.
Ulrich and Petra Hope all goes well Monday which is 2:23 AM as I post. God bless both of you!
YGW Well I hope all is well with you as well! I know you have a powerfull backer and don't have to use the VA health care.
Ed Guess you are busy on the layout. Do miss seeing you in the Dinner.
Anyone has this kind of Ladder?
http://www.harborfreight.com/17-ft-type-1a-multi-task-ladder-67646.html?ccdenc=eyJjb2RlIjoiMjgwOTA5NTQiLCJza3UiOiI2NzY0NiIsImlzIjoiMTA5Ljk5IiwicHJvZHVjdF9p%0D%0AZCI6IjY2NDcifQ%3D%3D%0D%0A
If so what do you think of it? I need a new ladder so I can clean the gutters.
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Afternoon Diners,
It's going to be a very long week. Charles medication is barely working. He's acting like his normal self. It's very hard for him to laid still and rest his leg.
Best wishes for recoveries for anyone who needs it.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Give Petra our best. I hope the food at the hospital is better than what I got the last time I was in one.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good Evening!
Just dropping by for a night cap. It´s been a slow day, mainly occupied with getting ready for the coming days. We´ll be heading for the hay soon, as we have to get an early start tomorrow morning. The alarm is set for 4.30am and we will leave for the hospital an hour later.
Both of us a rather edgy now, just hoping that everything wiill turn out just fine and Petra will recover quickly. I will stay with her until she wakes up and i can see that everything is OK with her.
CU tomorrow afternoon!
Tom .... Thanks much.
we are in Orlando and I'm posting with iPhone.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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Garry - The latest issue was delivered on Saturday and the first thing I did was look for your photo. Very, very nice. Congratulations.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Flo, Ed and I will have a in a frosted B&O mug please!
Work Front Or should I call it Reading Front? Found a new to me writter I like better than Lee Childs, it is Daved Baldacci. Way better writter than Childs, but I am still a Jack Reacher Fan. Love the Camle Club series and John Carr / Oliver Stone.
April Fools Day Yep the day I joined the US Army? I wonder who the joke was on? I found out! I found some photo's of my self while is basic traning, company Alpha-15-4. Boy I looked and a Lean Mean Fighting Doork! Broke my wire rim glass after like 4 days so I was wearing the Army Issue Dork Glasses! Need to scan the photo so you folk and get a chuckle.
Train Front Made to Harbor Freight today and bought a new Multimeter for $6.48 with tax, I spare no expense on the CK Railroad! Seems the old one had spit the bite and readings where off. The Mighty Bessener SD 7 that Ed sent that BBQ a DH123 decoder with out a load was pulling a 0.43 amps and stalled at 0.86 amps? Ran it for a good 5 minutes before I stalled the engine. So how did it BBQ the decoder?
cats think well of me I'm glad to see Baltimore is this month's locale. I live in Lancaster PA, so I'm only 90-minutes away. Alvie
I'm glad to see Baltimore is this month's locale. I live in Lancaster PA, so I'm only 90-minutes away.
Alvie
We often jaunt down to Lancaster to go to Strasburg RR. We just love it down there, although Lincoln Hiway is getting a bit too much overbuilt, I think, ruining the "Lancaster CHarm" of the Amish farming countryside.
In another time, we might have liked living down there.
For those uninitiated: https://www.strasburgrailroad.com/
Good Evening,
I have never been to Maryland before so this will be an interesting journey for me.
Dave, if you send me your e-mail address by PM I will send you a photo of hte Martial Eagle and a few other interesting birds we saw in Botswana and South Africa. One was Pels Fishing Owl, a large brown owl that, you guessed it, feeds on fish. They are quite rare and we were lucky to see them on all 3 trips to the Okovango Delta. In our own yard, a large flock of Juncos has arrived. Always nice to see them on their way up north.
We are looking into doing another Africa trip next year but it is unlikely it will be back to Botswana. They have jacked up the prices substanially and as it is in US dollars, that adds close to 40% on the cost for us. We are now looking at Kenya. We were there in 2011 and 2007 but weren't into birding at the time so there is a whole new dimension to any return trip there.
Ran the 0-8-0 again today. I will make up a train with it and see if the light Mike is behaving. The chuff sound cuts out on it. BLI sent me a new chuff sensor that they said would cause the problem but I haven't installed it yet. I have a few small kits to assemble and think I will put together an Atlas platform kit that I plan on putting by the harbour spur for the tourist train.
Time to go down and watch more skating. The World Figure Skating championships are on right now. We recorded them so we can skip all the commercials.
Laste week I stayed in a hotel in Americus, Georgia that was 125 years old! It is beautiful. For some reason I feel the need to include a compressed version of this building on my layout.
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-Kevin
Living the dream.