Good evening all.
I need a "Stiff" belt of something to make me forget today. The dumptruck that I sometimes use at work had a bit of a problem today...... The frame cracked and the driver's side (just under the seat where I was sitting ) folded up !
The frame dropped 11 inches and the truck , being fully loaded ( 20 tons of gravel ) shifted it's weight to the front passenger side axle which snapped the spring and pushed the axle 4 inches forward. Lucky for me, I had come almost to a complete stop when it happened, so I'm fine ( Had to change my pant's tho ...)
Had this happened at highway speed's I would have "Scattered" it all over the road. ( The maintenance guy's now call me "Timmy, Slayer of truck's! )
JaBear: Is that a picture of a SJN Texan ?
Hope all of you had a better day than I did...... I'm going to sit in the corner for a while .......
Rust...... It's a good thing !
Evening diners,
Ken, if you wanted you sure do have grounds for a harassment suit...
ThreeStooges, manuals last longer than autos? Hmm, learn something new everyday...
Steve
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!
Evenin' diners,
Well after 18 years I retired the wife's 21 year old car @ 267,000 miles.
The boot had come off the CV joint and the drive shaft nut had come loose, ruining the bearing and the seals in the transmission. She wanted to " drive it until the wheels came off." They almost did. Even though I have done all my car work, the cost of transmission work was more than the car would be worth.
We got a new to her car at the same used car dealer we bought the 21 year old car . They were amazed that some one had kept a car that long. we got our money's worth out of it.
I am still driving my 21 year old Saturn. It is still in great shape. It helps that it is a stick shift or it would have been retired a long time ago.
Got a 2014 Avenger with only 35K miles on it. Paid cash for it.
Got it for what we wanted to pay for it. The dealer owner said " well anyone that drove one of my cars for 18 years can have a good deal."
Stopped by for a slice of apple pie and cup of coffee. Is that Stephen Hawking at the third table down by the window? He's talking to a military guy - must be General Relativity.
Finally finished Jessica's Cape Cod home. She brought her dog Koko along to inspect.
Afternoon Diners!
Flo, get the gang a and give Rick and Steven a RBF.
Nancy Asking If I Cheated On My Wife Question! Boy there is way more to the storie! Before she asked that question she told me "I think the whole sexual harassment stuff is bull stuff!" Has told me "You are Handsome man". Plus your paints are baggy (I have lost weigh) you need tighter paints! Then she told me she would pay for tighter paints!
Plus, when she goes to the restroom she leaves the door open? Now it all could be incent and Nancy is not good at putting 2+2 togather = Lawsuite. But, I do lock the door when I go to the restroom!
Train Front It has has been my head kind of day! Hudson derailed and shut down the layout, not a big deal. Well untill the Mighty CB&Q A units shut down and would not move! And of course they where dargging a 45 car mixed freight on the back straight away! Finally figured out the A units had whent into sleep mode! For some reason the B unit had not so it took a while to get them going!
Called BLI today and order the repacment theader wires for the BLI Hudson and BLI Heavy Mike. The lady that placed the order told me "the theader parts are the only thing we stock for the first Pargon engine is theaders. When there wheels have wore off all there plating the engines louse power pick up". Well the Hudsons plating is gone! Heavy Mike the plating is still there. Spent $20.00 for the wires, hope she is wrong!
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
MisterBeasley I've been to Nova Scotia a couple of time, both very enjoyable. Yes, I drove my sports car to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun, back in 1972. While driving back, the clutch blew out. There were only 2 Triumph dealers in Nova Scotia at the time, and I coasted to a stop within 2 miles of one of them that day. Unfortunately, there was only 1 clutch in Nova Scotia, and it was at the other dealer, so we were stranded in Truro for a day, but, well, we got to walk through the lovely Victoria Park and catch the tidal bore, so it turned into a plus.
I've been to Nova Scotia a couple of time, both very enjoyable. Yes, I drove my sports car to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun, back in 1972. While driving back, the clutch blew out. There were only 2 Triumph dealers in Nova Scotia at the time, and I coasted to a stop within 2 miles of one of them that day. Unfortunately, there was only 1 clutch in Nova Scotia, and it was at the other dealer, so we were stranded in Truro for a day, but, well, we got to walk through the lovely Victoria Park and catch the tidal bore, so it turned into a plus.
Great story. Carly would approve!
cudakenShe's even aked me "Have you cheated on your wife?"
I tell friends, "I cheat on my wife, but I don't cheat on my girlfriend." Not sure how I could cheat on a wife who left my bedroom a decade ago and never came back.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Another thing I like to do for some displays is to apply a few coats of urethane to bring out the two-colour patterns.
Sandstone is easy to carve, cut, and sand. A couple of passes on my belt sander and the bottom of the piece in my case was flattened to sit nicely on the wood.
OldSchoolScratchbuilder Up831: Definitely worth visiting Peggy's Cove and the Lunenburg areas on the South Shore. Hope you had a chance to visit the Swissair 111 memorial near Peggy's Cove. Very sad for the families of the 229 that were on board. My lab assisted in recovery efforts with ROV technology. My longtime friend and bass player was an ROV specialist at the lab. We used to jam at lunchtimes in his ROV lab.
Up831: Definitely worth visiting Peggy's Cove and the Lunenburg areas on the South Shore. Hope you had a chance to visit the Swissair 111 memorial near Peggy's Cove. Very sad for the families of the 229 that were on board. My lab assisted in recovery efforts with ROV technology. My longtime friend and bass player was an ROV specialist at the lab. We used to jam at lunchtimes in his ROV lab.
We visited Peggy's Cove and Lunenburg.. At Peggy's Cove, they discussed the Swissair disaster. We found out Peggy's Cove was named after a girl who was the only survivor of a shipwreck there. ... The tour buss we rode passed an old cemetary where some of the Titanic victims are buried.... We also learned about the WW1 munitions ship fire that wiped out downtown Halifax killing 3,000 people. .... Our tour was on September 10, 2001. The next day, we watched TV and saw the horrors in New York City.... Dozens of trans-Atlantic planes were diverted to Halifax and were stranded there. ... I can say, if you get stranded, do it in Nova Scotia. The people of NS were very good to us. They all went out of their way to accomodate thousands of stranded people. .... We did not fly back. We rode VIA to Montreal. then VIA to Toronto. Next, Amtrak to Flint, MI. Then we rented a car to drive home.
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Morgan (Flashwave) ! ... Good to see you. Please come back more often. The Diner is always open. .... I think Duke has been sleeping in the back corner booth for several months now.
Bear ... Must have been a thrill riding in that plane.
I am continuing with my 1900 era scene. I posted photos in Weekend Photo Fun.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
“There is an art … to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss”. — Douglas Adams
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Welcome to the diner Morgan,
The diner is sometimes a trackside building or is a dining car, it's really up to the person that opens it, this month we're at the Loop on a temporary stub track inside the loop courtesy of an MOW crew...
I actually plan to someday make a Jeffery's Trackside Diner car and place it in various locations on my layout...
-Morgan
Evening diners, I'll take a bowl of mint ice cream...
Ken, I look forward to that package arriving, if I was the owner and my wife wasn't a good salesperson I would ask her to cease and desist, also she sounds like she's looking for some trouble! Better watch out!
Batman, sad to hear a young girl tried to off herself, glad she failed so many young people have depression issues now, net nuetrality might be the culprit, seems some websites are a little finicky lately...
Modeling front, I intended to start a building kit this afternoon but got sidetracked once again, I will definitely start it tomorrow...
Good afternoon from the West Coast. It is 4c and soggy.
Well, the kid and his floor mates are still a little shaken by the events of last night, the young lady will be fine and is going to return to school. She will get lots of support from that group so hopefully, it is a one off for her.
Their group is considered the super students of the University and come with perfect or near perfect GPA's. The drop out rate is very high as it demands a lot of the students. Some kids go from a life of straight "A"s to lower marks that would still make me proud, however, they think themselves failures.
Bear, thanks for the pic of the New Zealand Venture. I wonder how many times she got to Vancouver. I noticed she had a bit of a rub with a wharf on her bow. Had a good long service life though. Looked a whole lot better than her previous visit.
Old school, there are lots of stories in those rocks, you probably know more about it than most which would make a day out exploring even more enjoyable. The East coast is still on our hit list for a visit.
It is my 61st Birthday on the 29th. The wife, like she usually does, brought me home a case of some pretty good wines from different parts of the world. Helps me drown my sorrows.
Ken, you better keep an eye on Nancy, that old gal sounds like she is looking for a little action on the side. You better let me buy you a couple of doubles to help you cope.
Got a good amount of time in working on the roundhouse today. I always feel great when I make progress on a project.
The internet connection to the U.S. sites I visit was so slow today, I was wondering if that "net neutrality" thing was rearing its ugly head. You-Tube was fine, but MRR and a few others that are not big players were really slow, I just gave up. European ones were also still good.
The puppies are 25 days old today. The wife is being pestered from all over the world as to where they will be going. Wife says we will keep two and grow them out, then she will place the other one and probably co-own it. There are two boys and a girl.
Well, I am on dinner tonight as the wife is still on sick call going on three weeks after getting this nasty flu that is going around. Daughter is babysitting as well, so best get at it. All the best to all.
Well, I am on dinner tonight as the wife is still on sick call going on three weeks after getting this nasty flu that is going around. Daughter is babysitting as well, so best get at it.
All the best to all.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Good evening Diners,
Brunhilda, I'll have a glass of 2015 Russian River Pinot Noir, please. For the gang, their usual , and for Ken, a can of Lucky Lager or Brew 102, his choice for being a smaht guy, (said in James Cagney voice). Or, maybe he would like a bottle of Ripple, vintage 9:15 AM.
As for the Chateau Lafite 1787, I don't think a 200 year old bottle of wine is really drinkable. One would definitely need a chaser, or maybe a stomach pump.
(Edit): Ken: Any woman asking if you've cheated is not a good thing. I would be wary. Just sayin'.
Well, the seasonal warehouse thing ran its course. But, I lost some weight and I feel pretty good, so there were some real positives that came of it.
Old School: Nova Scotia IS beautiful, especially in the Peggy's Cove and Lunenburg area. We didn't make it up to Cape Bretton, though. When we were in Dartmouth, we stayed at a little B&B called Stearn's Mansion. It was fun.
Nothing MRR wise to report.
Hello to everyone, and I hope everyone is OK, safe, and warm.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
Finally, one of the beautiful frozen falls. I was going to the pub to play with the band tonight but these old muscles and bones are too sore to move. It was a great cardio workout carrying over 50 pounds on my back for a few kilometres on a very rocky shoreline. Will bring my backpack in from the Cherokee tomorrow.
The third mineral/rock I was after was magnetite like this one. This piece has magnetite on both sides of the brown stone - some of these exhibit electrical capacitance.
Flo, give the gang a Crown Royal with a chaser and Steven and Rick a Root Beer Float. Yes, leave a stein outside for Ulrich.
Gary Yes work is like a Soap Opera thanks to Nancy. She loves drama and if there is none, she will make it! She's even aked me "Have you cheated on your wife?" Like I would tell her if I had!
Train Front Decide to give a go with my BLI Monon Heavy Mike. This engine has sat on a bridge in RIP state for 3 years. Same problem the BLI Hudson has, no power pick up from the Engine. Well the ATF on the rails helped the Hudson so I gave her a spin. It was a no go, even with a B&O GP 7 as a helper. Tender is just to darn short when hitting a thrown turnout Plus the tender was picking turnouts.
K-10 Model Trains Dropped by today and exchanged the car bridge for 2 more kits for Steven. All so picked up a new NMRA Gauge. See if I can clear a few engines from the RIP Track.
Hum, Steven seems I need a bigger box?
BigDaddy Ever since I can remember, we passed a limestone quarry that you could just barely see from a highway. I would be a spectacular model subject Modeltrainstuff is probably visible from the drone.
Ever since I can remember, we passed a limestone quarry that you could just barely see from a highway. I would be a spectacular model subject Modeltrainstuff is probably visible from the drone.
Wow that is one big quarry! Nice.
Old School, I used to scuba dive and went to a quarry at an old shale mine. You would love it.
My wife and I stayed in a motel in Staunton VA, pronounce Stan' ton and there was a big outcropping of shale across from our room.
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Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
A 2-inch-thick vein of satin spar gypsum. I collected pieces of this as well.
Selected several hand-sized pieces for my studio work.
Fresh rockfall. This is the special sandstone that I was after.
Tough hike today at Cape Blomidon. The windchill was huge despite the sunshine. Very successful though. Here is a view of typical sandstone cliffs - I was standing on the ocean floor when I took this picture - the tide was way out.
Good afternoon diners.
Brunhilda - I will take a nice slice of cheesecake, with a glass of milk please. Thanks.
Brent - How is your boy doing after that? Could not have been easy to see... I know a few who have "succeeded", if you can call it that, and a few that are still here after attempting it.
Weather - The roller coaster of temps continues, as we will be up and down and then back up over the next week. Rain on Saturday will give way to snow on Sunday and Monday, only to be back near 50 next Thursday. It is currently 29F here now.
W*^k - Day off today, but I have heard that we had a nice fire today! Seems that a vacuum cleaner shorted out today, and lit itself on fire. I guess that is one way to avoid cleaning the carpets!
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.
Howdy ...
Brent .... Sorry to hear about your "kid" having such an experience. You said there was an attempted suicide, and I hope that person can recover both physically and mentally.
People in this area are still in shock regarding the tragedy in a high school near here on Tuesday morning.
Ken .... Your work sounds like a soap opera.
Old School ... Enjoy the hike. Nova Scotia is beautiful.
NCE decoders ..... I just recieved 5 new NCE decoders from NCE using theor replavement program. You send them a defective decoder (any manufacturer) along with $10.00 and they send you a new decoder. I sent them 5 defective Digitrax decoders with $50.00 plus $3.00 shipping and handling. They sent me five NCE decoders.
I am continuing to work on my 1900 era scene. I have begun adding trees and other details.
Almost 7 am and gearing up for a full day's winter hike. Slept well last night so I should be ok for 3 hours driving and 4 or 5 hours hiking. The temperature is perfect at -4C by noon and sunshine will allow me to take a few hundred great photos. The impressive tides of the Bay of Fundy are about to go out so I'll be able to hike on the ocean floor! Love Nova Scotia!
One for Batman.