Seems as though you guys are in search of an "Uptown Girl"
I have top of page, drinks on me...
Steve
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!
Good (frosty) afternoon all.
Janie - I will take the largest mug you have filled to the brim with hot cocoa. Thanks.
JaBear - Yep, them omissions is dangerous! I'm glad you have "perfected grumpy" also.
SteveO - Hope your not frozen to a Popsicle yet! I heard that you are a bit colder than my area.
Ken - Does it make someone a good salesman if they can talk you into a bigger lawn mower, in a snowstorm, with wind chills below zero?
And, could Nancy learn something from that?
Not too sure if it was a good salesman job, or just a one off sale. Either way, I will take it! (I just won't like loading it during said snowstorm!)
Steven (SWP) - While the diner is in a warm spot, all of our sleeper berths aren't. (Nor is the MOW train we young ones seem to be volunteered for.) So, we are only warm while in the diner.
W*^k - I go in shortly, so will be catching the fast train back from the loop.
Weather - Well, it's no longer snowing... (today....) Yay for little things I guess. Although, our "feels like" temp is "way to stinkin' cold!"
Erie Snow Record Front - They now sit just shy of 26" under the record snowfall for the season. Yes, I did say the season.... Can we break another record? (At least 3 more months it can snow, so there is a good chance.)
Another snow clipper is lined up for Thursday.
And they smashed the record for a month in December, with over 120" in the month. (Old record was 97")
Hope all are well, and all enjoy the day!
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.
I have loaded up on Kero now during our "heatwave" of 14
In case we have power outages, there were a few this week.
Afternoon Diners,
I remember reading about someone gets sick around this time of year, on the previous page.
The Flu season has hit to 36 states.
Steven- She's only 5 years younger than me.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
I wasn't speaking of age I was referencing the Billy Joel song "Uptown Girl" which is about an average guy liking a rich girl...
NWP SWP about an average guy liking a rich girl...
about an average guy liking a rich girl...
There's more to it than that especially if you know about how he met Elle and Christie while on vacation, our how his previous separations left him with women throwing themselves at him. His perception of his own appearance had much to do with the lyrics in the song...
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I think you're reading too far into it, and yes I've heard the stories...
Afternoon diners, it's cold outside, I'll have a glass of sparkling grape juice, and give the rest of the gang whatever they want, it's quiet here in the diner, where is everybody???
I wasn't trying to insult anyone just poking fun at you guys talking about female popstars being future exes... which is quite funny, but anythings possible!
In other news I'm heading back to good ole Louisiana tommorow...
Modeling front, Project Big Bad John is still in progress, and I am weighing whether to give a diorama a go not fully decided yet, just kinda thinking out loud...
Evenin' folks!
Janie, I would just like a refill for my decaf before bedtime, if you would....
A lot of nasty weather to be out driving in to the west of me here in NYS today. Over in Lancaster, East of Buffalo there was a pile up involving 75+ vehicles on the NYS Thruway this morning. One person dead and traffic stopped for hours. I was on the Thruway between Geneva and Victor myself. Thruway was fine but the North South roads getting to the thruway were very tricky in places. I took a different route coming back home off the Thruway and it was almost as bad as the one I took getting to the Thruway....
So why was I out at all, you ask. My new suit, I bought a few weeks back, was finally ready for me to pick up at the Men's Wearhouse in Victor, NY. Have to go out tomorrow as well. Doctor's Appointment pre getting the "Roto-router" job done.
Got the next to last section of hand laid track finished this evening. Well, it still needs to be painted and ballasted, but it is in place.
Quote for the day: "Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence." - Robert Frost
Have a good one and stay warm out there....
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Ken stomps into dinner and looks
Eveing Diners
Flo, Inch, Ed, Gary, Brent, Jan, Anglob, Galaxy and I will have a please. Give SteveO, Steven and Super Sales Man a Hot Cider and leave a mug outside for Ulrich.
Why am I mad? Well.
1 Worked sucked rail spikes. Only 2 customers all day and one was dumber than a box of rocks!
2 Out of toner for the fax machine. Warehouse guy forgot to bring them with my store order! He could not find toner in my area or a refill kit for Fax Machine so I get to drive to St Charles Mo before work to pick it up at the Warehouse! That is a 85 mile round trip drive.
3 After work I had to come home, pick up the Wifes car to put in gas for her. Reason why you ask? Becuse she cannot get the gas cap off? It is because she won't try! Told her tonight this is the last time I do it! If you cannot put gas in your car, YOU DON'T NEED TO DRIVE! Give me a break, we have owned the car for over a year now!
ricktrains4824Ken - Does it make someone a good salesman if they can talk you into a bigger lawn mower, in a snowstorm, with wind chills below zero? And, could Nancy learn something from that? Smile, Wink & Grin
Rick it depends. If your customer came into buying a snow shovel and you sold him a lawn mower as well great job! If the cutomer came in as was looking for a bigger lawn mower it was a lucky sale. Either way good for you!
Could Nancy learn anything from you? No, I don't think she can learn a thing!
Train Engine Question? Anyone here have a new BLI Pargon 3, RSD-15 or SD 7 engine and what do you think of it?
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Morning diners!
Quick stop for a 5 AM coffee while on the plow route. Temps are up to about 10* so it's time to scrape and salt. Should get some good melting action and get our "critical list" dwindled down quickly.
Cheers!
Hey Bear!
Was that music video filmed in Montreal?
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Good morning .
I returned home late last night from frigid Michigan and bitter cold Ohio to cold Kentucky. .... Must be winter.
I hope each of you had a great Christmas, New Years Day, etc.
I've not read all your posts. I see some are about music. There are others here who are more musically incined than I am. So I'll skip that part of the conversation.
Does anybody have New Years Resolutions pertaining to yopur model railroads ?
I plan to continue with my layoiut expansion. Currently, I'm working on a corner scene which has my old 1900 era as I have been talking about.
While I was gone, USPS delivered repair parts for a locomotive I am fixing. Also, I plan to install more DCC decoders.
Feel free to show progress with your model railroading in the Diner.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
I see Inch posted this in the "Show Me" thread .... I guess he wanted to post here in the Diner. .............
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/4309
Kevin, you grew up in Cape Coral? You missed me by a few years. I worked for the Daily Breeze newspaper there from 1989-1991, and left when I got married. I moved back to town in 1994, just in time for my divorce.
Ricky W., it's supposed to hit a balmy 17° today. Since I last complained about the cold weather when it was -7°, I couldn't complain again unless it got colder than that, or we had a stretch of nicer weather. So now that it's been in the double digits for a few days (a 20-degree swing!), next time the temperature drops, I can complain again. It's a self-imposed rule to spare my friends from the incessant whining. As a former Floridian, I have very little cold tolerance.
As for music, I grew up with '70s classic rock, and my wife with '80s new wave. Neither of us are fond of popular music from the late '90s on. But since we got an Alexa that lets us listen to Amazon music, we find we quite like modern indie music. Imagine Dragons, Vampire Weekend, The Killers, Florence + The Machine, Chvrches, The National, Arctic Monkeys. There's a lot of good stuff coming out these days, it's just not being played on top-40 radio.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
Steven O, weather isn't much better here in Flo-Rida, ice has got I-10 closed between I-75 and Tallahassee so looks like we may not make it back to Louisiana till tommorow, oh well...
Steven Otte Ricky W., it's supposed to hit a balmy 17° today. Since I last complained about the cold weather when it was -7°, I couldn't complain again unless it got colder than that, or we had a stretch of nicer weather. So now that it's been in the double digits for a few days (a 20-degree swing!), next time the temperature drops, I can complain again. It's a self-imposed rule to spare my friends from the incessant whining. As a former Floridian, I have very little cold tolerance.
I had a similar experience, although it was because I am a former Californian due to the military moves, from age 7 through about early college. My first wife was from Syracuse New York (land of Lake Effect snow and cold winters). When we first got married and I complained about the cold weather. She imposed a rule on me after less than a year that I could only complain once a week because she got tired of my whining about it. My job was as a field geolgist so I worked outside to my chagrin. I wore TWO pairs of long-johns, jeans and insulated cover-alls, and a balaclava. I'm remarried but my daughter told me when I visited recently that her mother keeps the house thermastat at 55 degree's at night and 58 during the day! And I thought I was cheap with the heating bill at 64 (night) and 67 (day) which my 2nd wife isn't happy with!
My wife bought an Alexa a year ago for Christmas and but we mostly ask her to play 70's and 80's music with the Music Unlimited subscription. Her 23 year old son listens to the Artic Monkeys and other groups I've never heard of. My wife, who is from England just tells her son it's a load of ... BTW, she found she could make Alexa speak with a British accent using the Alexa app on her phone!
Rio Grande. The Action Road - Focus 1977-1983
Afterrnoon folks!
Ah.... Emerson, Lake, and Palmer!!! Now your getting to my kind of music! Love their works. Just doesn't sound right on the little itty bitty computer speakers though. I'll have to turn on the nearfield monitors down in the train room and get out my copy and crank it up.... YES!
Sun is trying to shine here in the Finger Lakes today. Now up to 22°F outside. Looks like I'll be able to drive over to the Doc appt. on electrons....
Yesterday this is what it looked like on the NY Thruway over near Buffalo, NY: https://weather.com/news/news/2018-01-02-buffalo-new-york-interstate-90-pileup
Have a good one!
howmus Afterrnoon folks! Ah.... Emerson, Lake, and Palmer!!! Now your getting to my kind of music! Love their works. Just doesn't sound right on the little itty bitty computer speakers though. I'll have to turn on the nearfield monitors down in the train room and get out my copy and crank it up.... YES! Sun is trying to shine here in the Finger Lakes today. Now up to 22°F outside. Looks like I'll be able to drive over to the Doc appt. on electrons.... Yesterday this is what it looked like on the NY Thruway over near Buffalo, NY: https://weather.com/news/news/2018-01-02-buffalo-new-york-interstate-90-pileup Have a good one! 73
Yep, I ask Alexa to play Lucky Man by Emerson Lake and Palmer, along with Crosby Stills and Nash, America, Chicago, Boston, Pink Floyd, Doobie Bros.
I was up from northern Virginia to Owego NY (west of Binghamton) last weekend for a visit. It was Baltic as my wife would say. Finger Lakes aren't far from there. I must say, I don't miss NY State for a number of reasons, the winters being one of them!
My daughter suggested while I was up, to visit Steam Town. Though it was cold, we there was enough to see inside that it was a fun visit - and though I've known about Steam Town for a long time, I never visited until last week. I didn't realize there were so many Big Boys still in existance - one of them parked outside and paint badly peeling off.
howmus Afterrnoon folks! Ah.... Emerson, Lake, and Palmer!!! Now your getting to my kind of music! Love their works. Just doesn't sound right on the little itty bitty computer speakers though. I'll have to turn on the nearfield monitors down in the train room and get out my copy and crank it up.... YES!
I don't stop by the Diner often, but I was passing by and heard ELP on the juke box.
My top 3?
3. Lucky Man
2. Still You Turn Me On
1. Karn Evil 9
Drinks are on me !
Rich
Alton Junction
Speaking of cold weather....
Garry we had a heat wvae today. got up to 30.....
Hello, Everyone!
Yes, agreed, sure is chilly. Glad we have a good stock of firewood and an excellent airtight stove. 0°F last night and no improvement in sight. Some kind of "Bombogenesis" coming. Don't remember ever having to deal with one of those before I was just recovering from the "Arctic Drool". Meterologists must have a big book of confusing terminology they can pick from to describe weather phenominon.
I keep some minimum heat going in the basement layout room. Electric baseboard. I figure the heat from the basement "percolates" up through the floor to heat upstairs so I'm justified in keeping it warm while I run trains
cudakenTrain Engine Question? Anyone here have a new BLI Pargon 3, RSD-15 or SD 7 engine and what do you think of it?
I have one Paragon 3 Diesel, Ken:
BLE_SD7_802 by Edmund, on Flickr
I use it for occasional switching around the coal mine yard. I tried the Rolling Thunder® sub-woofer and, honestly, you can do just as well by putting two tennis balls into a large cardboard box and tape it shut.
Turn the throttle up and then hold up the box and shake it with the tennis balls rattling around. There's your Rolling Thunder. Just my 2¢
The engine runs smooth but I'm not too big of a fan of BLI sound files. I like Loksound much better. Details are pretty decent and for a sound engine (reduced weight for the speaker/PC board) it pulls pretty well.
BLE_SD7_802b by Edmund, on Flickr
I bought it at the Broadway Refurbished Outlet so it was pretty much a good deal.
Keep WARM everyone!
Check in later, Ed
Hey everyone, hope all is well. Sorry I've been away, just had some pressing issues in the world.
The open house for the club was canceled last Saturday due to this snowy weather, but we made up for it on Sunday. In fact, one of the forum members showed up...Mr Ken Mason, all the way from Sunny New Orleans. Sadly I was at work, so I missed meeting him.
I caved, and finally decided to do one of the green ex FURX Wheeling and Lake Erie units, afterall it was only a matter of time before I had to.
The work issues are still the same, but I'm taking steps to solve them. Wish me luck in this area.
There's a train show in the New Eagle area at the end of the month, put on by the Mid Mon Valley Model Railroad Club and the New Eagle VFD. We drew about 204 through the doors last year, so we can only hope to break it this year...feel free to pm me for more information.
I am honestly happy to announce, as of the NMRA page- Pittsburgh got the reigonal NMRA convention for 2020.
Ugh, this single digit weather and my asthma will be the death of me, I swear.
I found some free plywood, so hopefully I can start on my small temporary layout soon...
See ya later guys and girls.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
Good Afternoon,
I just got back from the gym so I'm feeling a little tired. It is part of my plan for the new year.
All this talk of music so I thought I had better put in my 2 cents worth. For many years I was a big fan of ELO. I still listen to them but only rarely now. I seem to mostly listen to '50s rock now and also classical. For quite a few year my wife and I were 'into' opera. I have a couple dozen recordings but haven't listened to them for a few years. I still enjoy it but not as much as before. Opera is best live but our local company just isn't as good as it was in the '90s. As far as music to study by, I just never could stand to hear any sort of music when studying or indeed at work.
Keep warm,
CN Charlie
up831The remaining type of "music" I flat will not listen to is "Rap" and it's brother "hip hop." My Pandora stations are classical, classical piano, classical guitar, Flamenco, which I love. Can't play it, but I love it. Then Hawaiian and Celtic. I've since added British Invasion and surf Music. Those are most enjoyed in shuffle mode.
My Pandora stations are classical, classical piano, classical guitar, Flamenco, which I love. Can't play it, but I love it. Then Hawaiian and Celtic. I've since added British Invasion and surf Music. Those are most enjoyed in shuffle mode.
First off, "Should Auld Acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind, Should Auld acquitance be forgot and days of auld lang syne....we'll tak a cup o cheer my friend for days of auld lang syne......"
HAPPY 2018! May it be healthy, prosperous, happy in that order.....
Up: you and I share teh same taste in some music. I too, cannot tollerate Rap or Hip Hop rebop {as I call it}, ofgten too much swearing in a lot of new music.
Second, UP, I have Hawaiian Music {Love love Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu, and Keali'i Reichel} and Celtic on my pandora..that includes Irish tunes, Celtic and Scottish Bagpipe music on my Pandora. Also oldies but goodies.
I also listen a lot to YouTube music. I like I can select and save it to groups provately, for listening to later. I guess yhou ahve to pay to listen to your groups exclusively and Im Not about to pay for free music.
I like Elvis Duran in the Mornign, but he may be too risque for some of you, there isn't a topic he won't touch. He's syndicated all over the coutnry on I Heart Radio from the city. After he is off, I go to PBS clasical music and news.
On to other things...yes I am at work, adn it sucks KENS rail spikes. It really burns my coal that I got cut back to just 8 hours from my desired 24. I have put in applications for jobs all over, and hope i get a bite. I even applied at ALdIs, as their starting pay is well above minimum, which is what I'm at now.
My van is in need of new brake lines, to the tune of $400, whcih I ahve, but won't have any money to pay other bills. . I'll have to tell you of the comedy of errors on New Yeras Eve. We took my FIL out to dinner at the Tavern. MY OH put the breaks on, and they froze with broken lines {thats what I need, new brake lines}. Called my repair shop/towing service who operates "24/7". Bah on that!"it's new years eve, my guys have gone home, you;ll have to call someone else"...Meh. Called the KiA roadside service. They called for towing IF I ahd a card to charge it to. I have cash I said {just sold the old washer adn had $150 in my pocket, tow was $83.00}. They said I'd have to call someone and wouldn't give me any numbers to call...I have no idea, I don't have a phone book in the van. My FIL gave me his card to use....We got a tow truck. I asked the tow truck driver who for a cab? with 3 of us he had no room in his truck.....He looked up a cab and called, explained he had a broken down vehicle,no heat, and an elderly getn in the vehicl, he needed a cab right away. They said "we don't have any available its New yEars Eve, finally got a cab. Took the cab to FIls house for him to drive us home. MY OH had his auto garage door opener, but it wouldn't work!!! AND FIl didn't have hsi house key!!!! I held the cab until we decided to go to our house. My Oh and I and FIl get out, MY OH asks "Do you have my keys"? I siad of course not, adn the outside battery operated key pad to our auto garage opener wouldn't work. WE tried to stop the cab, but he left. I unleoked MY OHs car with my key adn used My OHs auto garage door button. We ddin';t knwo but hoped MY Oh left keys {dropped} in the cab other wise no idea where THEY went..... To addinsult to injury the next morniing I go to the repair place...I had given the only set we ahd for my van to the tow truck guy....The repair shop had no idea where the keys were. The tow guy LOCKED THEM inside teh van!!!! WIth no keys now, the repair shop called for a locksmith to come unlock the vehicle. I tols MY OH to call the cab company adn see if the keys were turned in. YES they were! {thank god}. then they can't repair replace the brake lines until the parts come in,,, 2 days, unless I wanted to pay $29 extra for expidited shipping, I siad I DON'T have it..... SO now FRiday, MAYBE I get my van back. whew.
FIL drove me to work. I'll never do that again. AT 89, he drives at 30 on a busy parkway where the speed is 45, he starts braking 5 miles before teh red light or stop sign. He stutters his braking, jerking you. He doesn't know his way around, you have to give him constant directions. He uses his GPS a lot, but I guess it doens't work now, aND HIS car doesn't have it built in.
Well, on;u 10 check ins {C/I} tonight. Thats partly why I got cut back to just 8 hours, this week the 40 hour day girl gave me an extra shift so I'd have 16 hours, Thank you Becky!
Ohter than that, not much to write, got pleasure out of the new staked washer/dryer in the kitchen. i didn't know I was buying a music box when I bought it. It sings songs and plays a tune when done wahshing and when you open the door, same with the dryer!!! Its aobut a 45 second tune it plays.....
KEEP WARM in these bitter cold temps.....It is warmer in your freezer than outdoors....
-G
-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.
Steven Otte we find we quite like modern indie music. Imagine Dragons
we find we quite like modern indie music. Imagine Dragons
I happen to like quite a bit of Imagine Dragons myself. I recorded ABC's New Year's Eve program specifically to see Imagine Dragons' peformance.
Hobby Front: Got all the items that I was expecting on Tuesday. However, I found that the two overhead crane kits are not long enough to span the needed distance. I think I will need to do some planning on how to build the overhead crane to the right size. (In any event, I think some styrene will be on the order list.)
Additionally, a trip to the hardware store is in order to get some electrical pieces: connectors for the Peco switch machines and spades for the control boxes. They will be needed in order to wire up the machines. (And I will get to tell the store employees that I am looking for things for my railroad. If I am looking for something strange, they presume it's for my railroad.)
Steven Otte . . .There's a lot of good stuff coming out these days, it's just not being played on top-40 radio.
. . .There's a lot of good stuff coming out these days, it's just not being played on top-40 radio.
Agreed. I love Florence + The Machine (along with every other band you listed). I think there are always talented musicians, sometimes you just have to look a little. I am listening to Birdy right now, another great artist. Do you also listen to the “Folk Pop” genre, e.g. Mumford and Sons, The Avett Brothers?
Richard
galaxyOhter than that, not much to write, got pleasure out of the new staked washer/dryer in the kitchen. i didn't know I was buying a music box when I bought it. It sings songs and plays a tune when done wahshing and when you open the door, same with the dryer!!! Its aobut a 45 second tune it plays.....
Ha! Glad it's not only you, Galaxy! Some of you remember my dryer escapades from a few weeks ago. I had to make some repairs on a Samsung dryer that we "inherited".
My hobby work room is near the laundry room and one night I thought the angels were coming for me
It took a while but I finally figured out that it was the new dryer playing a tune like some of those fancy Hallmark greeting cards play!
I believe the tune it plays is "March of the Volunteers"
Speaking of YouTube music... I got hooked on this little ditty a while back.
I Love the Hammond B3.
Cheers, Everybody! Ed