Lunch time !
Hello all, another great day to be alive! At w**k calm today. Doing safety checks, qaulity control, getting and giving info...
Hobby barn - Havent installed any more siding but I have brought home 4 pick up loads of #57 gravel for the entrance to the garage area, picked up stones around the hobby barn so we can mow and I have cut six pieces of garage door trim I hope to install this evening. This week end we will not get a lick done on the hobby barn, we have the James river NMRA division meet this weekend so I will be traveling down to Charlottesville to attend that.
Larry - How wonderful to see you in here again ! How in the world did you go to a hobby store and spend only $70 ! You must be very disciplined with $ ! I think the last time I went it cost me a number of Benjamin Franklins.
Has anyone heard from Ulirch ? I sent him an email and have not heard from him..
Ricky - Why would they not admit that a tornado touch down ?
Garry - Nice work! Did you paint the back drop by hand ? Spray with stencils ???Thanks for the encourging words on prgress.
JaBear - Owww ...deferred work...That is the only thing about taking off is the mountain of work created when one returns! Congrats on your daughters graduation. What now for her ? Entering the work force ?
Herrinchoker - You were airborne ? Tough guys ! Friend of mine was in the airborne. I think he said the 83rd??. Did you see my question earlier ? About how did the commercial fishermen get the name herrinchokers ?
Yannis - Sure glad you have stayed a while. Hope you choose to become a regular ! Did you say espresso ? I would love to have one ! Is it hard to get american train stuff there ? Is it very expensive ?
Ken - Oh man I would not want to be under your roof when the engines come in !
Howmus - Thats not mowing ! Thats cutting hay when its that tall ! Maybe you could bail some and stick it on some flat cars on the layout ?
Henry - I take it you dont like jello ? When I was a kid I LOVED jello. Especially with fruit pieces in it.
Ed - I am not familiar with Mr. Pullmans thinking on 1st class service. What did he believe ?
FRRYKid - Geez it sounds like christmas at your house ! Bet you will be enjoyingh your RR this week !
ROR - What is up with carrots in jello ? What is that all about ? First time I have ever heard of that.
ACY - Thanks will keep them coming. You dont have any tornaodos in MD ? Why dont you buy an H10 now ?
mbinsewi - For now I plan to leave the concrete as is. I might paint it in the future?? What is LP Smart side ? Never heard of it ?
Histroy qoute of the day:
The Executive is charged officially in the Departments under it with the disbursement of the public money, and is responsible for the faithful application of it to the purposes for which it is raised. The Legislature is the watchful guardian over the public purse. It is its duty to see that the disbursement has been honestly made.
Republics demanded virtue. Monarchies could rely on coercion and "dazzling splendor" to suppress self-interest or factions; republics relied on the goodness of the people to put aside private interest for public good. The imperatives of virtue attached all sorts of desiderata to the republican citizen: simplicity, frugality, sobriety, simple manners, Christian benevolence, duty to the polity. Republics called on other virtues--spiritedness, courage--to protect the polity from external threats. Tyrants kept standing armies; republics relied on free yeomen, defending their own land.
It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty.
TTYL
YGW
yougottawantaLarry - How wonderful to see you in here again ! How in the world did you go to a hobby store and spend only $70 ! You must be very disciplined with $ ! I think the last time I went it cost me a number of Benjamin Franklins.
Well,at $70.00 I was pushing my hobby budget and I always like to have some dineros left for e-Bay in case something nice comes up. Any left over hobby money is carried forward to next months hobby budget.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
YGW, it's a Louisiana-Pacific product.
http://lpcorp.com/products/siding/lp-smartside-trim-siding/
Were're using the lap. You can get it prefinished, or factory primed. I have an open soffit (truss tails, sheating exposed) so I'am also painted that has I go. I get the soffit area primed and painted, then do the siding, working my way around the 24'x24' garage. The back side (gable end)is an extra 3' off ground level, because of the excisting grade. So, not the same situation as your's, but it's a challange, scaffolding and all, and doing it myself, with siding pieces being 16' long. The front went good, as I could use wheels on the scolding. On the backside I'll use the screw jacks.
Don't have any pictures handy. I'll have to add some later this spring when I'm back up there working.
Mike.
My You Tube
YGW: I liked it a lot here, i ll try to become a regular :). I can get tracks and DCC locally since they are European brands. Rolling stock i mostly mail order though. Prices in the US (for rolling stock) are usually better.
Hi, Diners!
It is a cool and rainy day here in NE Ohio. Great "Training" weather!
Yesterday's Black Bean Soup left me a little, um, effervescent. Maybe today I'll opt for the chicken noodle soup. Good comfort food!
yougottawantaEd - I am not familiar with Mr. Pullmans thinking on 1st class service. What did he believe ?
YGW—
George Mortimer Pullman (1831-1897) wrote the book on first-class luxury travel by rail and built and operated sleeping cars around the world.
In its prime, Pullman operated what was essentially the largest hotel on wheels with about 9,800 cars. Pullman carried about 39 million passengers a year.
My interest in Pullman began with my fascination in New York Central's premier train, The Twentieth Century Limited, where a passenger was a pampered guest. There were quite a few "All-Pullman" trains then, The Broadway Limited, Super Chief, Panama Limited, and a few others. Entire books have been written describing the ameneties provided by Pullman travel. Quite a fascinating history and what a contrast to today's "cattle-car" mentality of treating the travelling public no matter what the mode.
angelob6660Ed- Did Amtrak really paint leased private passenger coaches in Phase I paint? (Or is that half truth).
Hi, Angelob. In the beginning, Amtrak (Railpax!) was trying to establish a "Corporate Identity" and also trying to eliminate the "Rainbow Era" of colorful trains. So they mandated that private owners, even the railroad companys own business cars, had to be painted to match their own equipment in order to be carried in an Amtrak train.
Penn Central No. 15 in Amtrak paint:
This really caused a stink among private car owners. A re-paint could easily run around $10K and up! Another example, here's ICG #1 in the "pointless arrow" scheme.
http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=910291
Egads, they even did the bright orange in the vestibule! Finally some influential car owners pressured Amtrak to back down but for a while they still required cars to carry the red/blue and white window striping! Finally when Paul Reistrup became Amtrak president in 1974 the requirement was phased out, thankfully!
Well, here's my zoup... gotta eat & run!
See you good folks later,
Ed
Good afternoon.
YGW - I can only guess, that they don't want to admit they missed it by not having any warnings issued prior.
Wow... It's afternoon and no one has said....
Happy Star Wars Day!
Therefore, in view of it being Star Wars day,
Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
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.
Hello All:
Just a quick bowl of chili and a cup of black coffee before I take Samson to the off-leash park for an hour or so to meet his four footed buddies.
YGW: Finding that Central Loco Works PRR H10s is a bit of a problem, since it's been out of production for about 50 years or more. Last time I saw one was about 3 years ago. My buddy bought it. If I found one today, It would blow up the budget. That's why I said I'd have to liquidate some HO equipment if I made the jump to O Scale. That said, it would sure look nice on top of the bookcase, even if I never had a place to run it.
Tom
A quick update!
I just returned from the goat barn after welcoming this pair into the world!
That's ME in the middle, if there was any confusion! There is the family resemblence
ricktrains4824Happy Star Wars Day!
And in honor of Star Wars, meet Obi-Wan on the left and Princess Leia on the right!
Here's a picture of Mom, Gloria.
Fun day here on the farm!
Ken...
I forgot to answer your question about the 'puter. I DID have JMRI installed but don't remember if I left it on when I sent it to you or not? Still, you probably want the latest production version anyway. It only takes a few minutes to download it, right? Besides, it is probably easier to set up a fresh copy since my com-port settings would be different anyway.
Good Luck!
Regards, Ed
Afternoon Dinners
Flo, Ed, Jan and I will have a All so a glass of Ouzo for Yannis.
Wet Caboose day off! It is all so my only day off this week.
yougottawantaKen - Oh man I would not want to be under your roof when the engines come in !
YGW I am not nearly as dumb as I spell! I am having the engines sent to where I work, not the house! Just hope they show up while I am working and Not Jerry!
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
YGW Love the Hobby Barn. Why does the concrete base not meet the ground on the right side of the pic?
Ed Goats are cute. The is a bit about goats in the book Master and Commander, but I don't think Vinnie will let me go there.
I discovered my new Bowser VO-1000 had dirty wheels. The headlight would flicker and cleaning the track did not help. This loco didn't have 20 feet on it so it must come that way or maybe they ship it with oily wheels.
There are some strange threads going on in the Electronics side. I don't have anything good to say so I will shut my mouth.
Mostly I stopped in to share this Shorpy photo. Opps it's tricky to share a Shorpy photo. Google Shorpy Hall of Dinosaurs
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
BigDaddyEd Goats are cute. The is a bit about goats in the book Master and Commander, but I don't think Vinnie will let me go there.
Goats and the Navy go way back!
https://news.usni.org/2014/12/12/brief-illustrated-history-navy-goat
Hey, even the railroad has "Yard Goats"
Speaking of Shorpy, I just posted my first photo in the Shorpy Member Gallery. It is called Mazda Mack and is a photo of a GE chain drive Mack!
http://www.shorpy.com/gallery/shared
*RE: Hall Of Dinosaurs. Look at all that asbestos dust on the floor and in the air! From the locomotive lagging. Amazing!
YGW,
I was not Airbourne, I worked with the loadmaster, ( the guy who makes sure everything is placed to keep the aircraft balanced, and tied down.)I was Air Force, so REALLY wanted to stay inside the airplane. I have made a few recreational jumps--young and dumb. The 82ond. was at Ft. Bragg, NC. the 101st. was at Ft. Campbell Ky, never heard of the 83 rd. There was another group in the Pacific during WWII, I know they jumped into the Phillipines, and Burma, on special operations.
Have to ask the Nova Scotians where the name herrinchoker came from. Perhaps the sene fishermen who caught herring would "choke off a cove full of herring" with a net to catch them. Saiors who worked the square rig ships were called " Jack Tarrs", and the men who worked the two mast schooners on Grand Bank, Brown Bank, and George's Bank were called "Cow Yard Tarrs-skinnin around the edge of the alders" Probably had to do with the length of time away from home at sea. The ships in the Far East Trade were gone from home upwards to two years. Bankermen were gone 3-4 months. My documented time at sea is 5 years 7 months and 14 days, on file with the Coast Guard in Boston. My longest fishing trip was 22 days, most of the time we averaged 7-9 days. Having certain supersitions, we never left on a trip on a Friday. There was a vessel whose keel was laid on a Friday, launched on a Friday, had a captain by the name of Friday, sailed on a Friday, and was never heard from again. google it--
herrinchoker
Evenin' folks!
Janie, i could use a hot cup of decaf righ now. It is cold and rainny outside tonight after a cool and sprinkly day here in the Finger Lakes.
Herrin choker, the ship probably sank on a Friday.........???
Nice kids Ed! We usually get some goats when the petting zoo is out at the museum. They sure are cute little things. My favorites though are the miniature cattle they have......
Oh, how about a Mack Chain Drive that picked a fight with some RR Track back in 1927. He got himself stuck on the tracks right in front of the hoiuse now owned by a friend of mine here in Geneva. The photo was taken with a pin hole camera a day or so after the accident. The truck was delivering coal to the house and thought the driveway went back across the racks on that side of the house. He got stuck on the tracks just as the....... Are you ready for this? Not train, but just a Rochester and Eastern Trolly. The driver was killed in the accident, BTW.
The R&E is long gone, but there still a few railroad ties in the ground right near the house, and a concrete catinary wire pole up the road.
I tooik the Volt over to the dealer today as I found out it was recvalled to do a computer software update. Two of them actually, and that is likely why I was sent all the "Overdue for Service". There really isn't anything needed normally with 4,000 miles on an electric car..... I mentioned a problem I had last Friday though. The car couldn't find the key fob that was in my pocket and kept telling to restart the car. I spent about 15 minutes trying to get it co-operate and even went in the house and got the other fob.... It finally located the fob and was able to shut down. Only happened the once. Told the service manager about it, and he came in to the waiting room and read me the message from the car... Said yep, we are ordering a whole new unit for you. That will be in stock in a couple of days and he will call to set up time to replace it.
As soon as I left the dealers, I headed up the road to a Menonite/Amish stone and garden store to get my yearly supply of "Moo Poo" (Organic Cow Manure) for the garden. As I was paying for the 6 bags of the cow ----- (ah, Stuff) the manager of the store saw my Volt Hat and had just noticed the car sitting out front and put two and two together. He had a lot of questions about it and wanted to know how I liked it...... We had a good conversation. He has waited on me many times over the years and we both like to shoot the bull, should I say.
Did some work on the grade crossing over the tracks at Milo Mills tonight. Also had a lot of emails to send and read... trying to get the program donbe for the NMRA eet a month from now. This one may not fly. So far I have basically no program for the day and have found out a lot of the regulars can't be there.
Have a great night! Quote for the evening:
"A Fool thinks himself wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool." - William Shakespeare
"Oh, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!" - William Shakespeare
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Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Green Jello is the unofficial state food in Utah. Not sure where it started but it is a staple in Utah. As a matter of fact, one of the most sought after Olympic pins at the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Games was the green Jello pin. I kid you not.
The other favorite food/condiment is Fry Sauce. (I have many relatives in Utah.)
Richard
Ed:
Cute kids! Just curious - what is momma's temperment like? Is she like a pet or just a farm animal? Do you have a male? If so, what is he like?
Yannis:
My Greek friend Frank (Fotis) wants to know where in Greece you live. He comes from Lesbos. I had coffee with him this morning. He said it has been almost 50 years since he left Greece. I can tell you that Greece hasn't left him!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Howmus,
Or Saturday----
Here is the Shorpy photo with the asbestos debris everywhere that Ed referred to. What a place to work! I'll bet the workers died young.
http://www.shorpy.com/node/50?size=_original#caption
hon30critter,
Resembles the shop at Hyde Windlass in Bath Maine, we were building fresh water distillers for fast attack subs. At the end of shift we would pound the asbestos from out clothes, and dig the clumps out of our noses while we walked across the parking lot. Jim Oliver, his daughter Jane, Russell Fitch, Bernie Lewis, and Dan Harkins, people I worked/went to school with were all taken by asbastosis. The next demon out of the box will be fiberglass insulation, and the by-products from n-cad batteries.
gmpullman--
How many kids per year do you end up with? My wife is into a mini-goat website where they dress them up in sweaters--they are kinda cunnin'. Goat is the only meat where by you start off chewing a 1/4" cube, and after chewing for 15 minutes, becomes a 3/4" inch cube.
yougottawanta FRRYKid - Geez it sounds like christmas at your house ! Bet you will be enjoyingh your RR this week !
Christmas and a yardmaster's nightmare! A very full RIP track - 8 sitting on the floor (all in their boxes. The five coal cars I have been working on; the NP combo boxcar, which has has a rare decal set ordered for it; an NP 40' green car waiting for me to get the proper color mixed to match some changes that were made to it and it will become my cleaner car; and a St. Lawerence Railroad boxcar.) and 4 sitting on the couch (the two new CS/BN bulkheads waiting for me to finish the striping, the new NP 60' boxcar which has requests for assistance in another forum post and on a social media site, and the new NP caboose.) and I'm planning on 4 more caboose eventually. I think my railroad shopping bug is getting rather chronic! If anyone has a cure for that, please let me know!
herrinchokerJim Oliver, his daughter Jane, Russell Fitch, Bernie Lewis, and Dan Harkins, people I worked/went to school with were all taken by asbastosis.
I'm sorry for your loss. Some people may think our current work safety rules go too far, but at least not too many people are dying from their careers anymore. There is still work to do though. Our firefighters, for example, are still not sufficiently protected from the chemical hazards of their jobs IMHO.
I am glad to hear that you are still going strong! Keep it up!!
Dave (hon30critter):
I live in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece. Say kalimera to your friend from me.
Ed: Great goats!!!!
YannisEd: Great goats!!!!
Yannis! Stop salivating over Ed's goats!! You Greeks and your goats!!! Ed's goats are pets (I think), not souvlaki. Put the BBQ spit away!
I will say "kalimera" to Fotis for you. He will be thrilled.
Cheers!
hon30critter Yannis Ed: Great goats!!!! Yannis! Stop salivating over Ed's goats!! You Greeks and your goats!!! Ed's goats are pets (I think), not souvlaki. Put the BBQ spit away! I will say "kalimera" to Fotis for you. He will be thrilled. Cheers! Dave
Yannis Ed: Great goats!!!!
I actually have a strong preference for them being pets, on top of being adorable i prefer pork and beef much more. Weekend is coming though, pork souvlakia anyone? i got a new barbeque here which i bought last week.
Good Morning!
Reporting back to life, after a total system failure on May 1st. My BP and heart rate went from the roof down into the basement and vice versa, finally resulting in an accumulation of fluids in my lung and my legs, both of which sent me to the floor and Petra flying to the telephone to call our 911. Minutes later the paramedics showed up and while they somehow got me off cloud 7 back to earth, the helicopter landed in the meadow behind our house - the place where we watch the deer play. The paramedics could not get me down the narrow and winding staircase on a stretcher, so the fire fighters came and moved me through the kitchen window and into the heli. The flight was a short one, so within 20 minutes, counting from Petra calling 911, I was in the ICU, all wired up, intubated and flooded with oxygen.
Both BP and heart rate are fine now, nearly all of the fluids have left the body, but I am still feeble and traumatized.
From what I was told it must have been a nearly fatal allergic reaction caused by the new medication. Lesson learned - never change a medication at the beginning of a weekend!
At least I provided some unexpected entertainment to my not so beloved neighbors.
I will walk in the slow lane for the next couple of weeks, but try to figure out, how we can change our way of life (basically it is only the question of where) to give the rest of my days a touch more quality.
Changing the subject - I see we have a new face!
A big and hearty to you, Yannis! Good to have another European joining in! Let´s settle down at the bar, which we call the Rivet Counter or, in short, RC, in this place, for some small talk, some καφές and ούζο!
στην υγειά μας!
hon30critterEd's goats are pets (I think), not souvlaki.
Two years ago we had three goats born on Easter Sunday. Two of the three were named Easter Lunch and Easter Dinner. The third was Easter Lily, and she is the mom of the two kids born yesterday! Yes, they're pets but when their time comes, well...
I know a gyro is supposed to be lamb or beef, but goat meat makes a pretty tasty gyro, too! Especially with a cold Mythos Come to think about it, we grow our own tomato, cucumber and onion and I bake flat bread (purchased flour, though) and we make our own goat cheese. So that gyro is about 95% "home-grown"!
Ulrich! We were concerned about you, several folks inquired about your well being. I'm glad to hear you are recuperating. Please rest and try to recover your strength.
for you and Petra.
Howdy do from the land of wet Buckeyes.Yup more rain today and in the low 50s. I goof off yesterday by reading my latest Western novel.Today I plan on moving forward in planing the new Slate Creek. The 77/78 SSRy will have two Alcos a S-1 and a S-4 I'm thinking one lettered for SSRy and the other as a heritage locomotive maybe a PRR or NYC. I got that idea from SMS.
Ed,I don't care much for goat meat but, I sure enough like goat milk..
Ulrich,Just take it easy and recover your strength.
Good morning ...
Wow, Ulrich ! .... I'm sorry to hear about your emergency. Glad you were treated promptly. .... Prayers for you.
Ed .... Thanks for the gyro. My sister in Michigan has goats.
Ray ... Interesting old photo.
Larry ... Have fun with your Alcos.
We're leaving shortly for Ohio. Looks like we will be in rain all of the way. Also, we will have to deal with Derby traffic going through Louisville. .... Have a nice weekend, everybody.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Thank goodness you made it through, Ulrich. We hope to keep you around here a long time. So we'll make sure today's special is something healthy...
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
Heartland Division CB&QLarry ... Have fun with your Alcos.
Garry,Actually I'm waiting on a 70 degree day so I can paint the SSRy engine and buy either a PRR or NYC S-1.
Thanks, Steven!
Yes, I am quite happy not to have to stay and sing the eternal song yet. After all, my "Engiadina" layout needs to get finished!
The salad you brought along looks not only healthy, but delicious - very Greek, with fresh lettuce, tomatoes, goat´s cheese, yellow and red sweet peppers. Reminds me of a little restaurant we used to go to on our honeymoon trip to the beautiful island of Kos. Some fresh bread and a glass of Δεμέστιχα with it and I am a happy man!