MisterBeasley OKAY, a speedy recovery it shall be. I've got a heart stent and I am back out. Not much fun and it will restricted my diet for a while.
OKAY, a speedy recovery it shall be. I've got a heart stent and I am back out. Not much fun and it will restricted my diet for a while.
Mr. B .... Great to see you are out of the hospital. I hope you recover completely soon.
Ulrich ... I'm sorry to hear you also had problems. Glad you are out of the hospital. Sorry to hear about attempted theft.
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On the layout, I am working on scenery .... I am including a hidden access to the inside of a long tunnel in case I must retrieve a derailed train. ..... Derailed ??? Nah ... Never happens; right ?
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Afternoon, Folks!
I have been AWOL for a few days, as my heart decided to send me off to the ER, where they kept me a couple of days to stabilize BP and heart rate to something a little closer to normal. They have not fully achieved to fulfill this objective - just enough to send me home.
When Petra picked me up, she found out that some beep (expletive, deleted) son of a beep (expletive, deleted) had opened the car and tried to steal the left tail light. The thief must have been disturbed during his evil business, so he left with the tail light dangling from the car body, held only by the wiring. The garage has to replace the whole dang thing, which eats away the funds I had saved up to buy a new (used) engine. The people at the Volkswagen place told us the lost two sliding doors and a rear door of a $ 80.000 van last night. They say this is quite normal during this time of the year. [snip] Well, my insurance won´t pay, as the amount is within the deductible of my policy.
I am not at all happy!
Mr. B. - here is to a speedy and thorough recovery!
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Good morning everyone,
Today I have the day off, which is nice.
Yeah perhaps someone would do a diorama of them loading the plane onto railcars, DoD crews transferring the eggs to a secure transport. That'd be pretty cool.
Steve
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!
hon30critter NWP SWP all of the sudden a greatly underscale B-52 StratoFortress drops from under the second deck into the passenger yard Good thing the bomb wasn't armed!!! Dave
NWP SWP all of the sudden a greatly underscale B-52 StratoFortress drops from under the second deck into the passenger yard
Good thing the bomb wasn't armed!!!
Dave
- Adam
When all else fails, wing it!
NWP SWPall of the sudden a greatly underscale B-52 StratoFortress drops from under the second deck into the passenger yard
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Anyways, I forgot to mention at the club I was messing around near NOLA Union Station, when all of the sudden a greatly underscale B-52 StratoFortress drops from under the second deck into the passenger yard, seems someone tacked it up there and I managed to shake it loose!
I'll be sure to be frank with her and explain that I'd just like to hang out, if something romantic becomes of it wonderful, if not we can still be friends, just take it as it goes, ya know?
Eveing Diners
Flo, Give the gang and I a and Rick and Steven what they like.
Steven Good Luck but don't lose a friend in the quest for a girl friend.
Credit Score Wars! If I did not like before I was tracking my credit score I would be now! Ok, Ok, Ok, Credit Karma on 6-8-18 showed my credit score went up my 14 points! Tonight they had my total Credit Card blances was down by $148.00 but I lost 10 points? Then I tried there credit simulator and lowered my blances by $1.00 it shot up 11 points? I think it might have to do with the new Mortgage Company that bought my loan. It is showing now but with no payment record showing? But who really knows?
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Evening diners,
Day two of workin' fer'a livin'!
It is like a sauna here in the deep south! the humidity has to be awfully close to 100 percent!
I'm in a great mood this evening! I have now idea why, but I am.
Went to the club, me and Mike Jr. were doing photos to send into MR, we got a weathered locomotives and a cut of cars that were weathered pretty well and went to the different photo locations on the layout.
Dating, through the pushing of a friend/coworker I have decided to ask my friend Sarah on a date, just to go to frozen yogurt but its a start, wish me luck guys! Hopefully she'll say yes!
I'll stop by again in a little while.
Afternoon All!
Hobby Front: Had some very interesting: One of our local jewlers was nice enough to help me. In the second of the bulk packs I purchased, two of the couplers had lost their springs. I don't have the tools or the eyesight to put them back. That jeweler was nice enough to put the springs back on the couplers for no charge. (She could have charged for her time but she didn't.) I publicly thanked her on a local market page on Facebook. May not seem like much, but I still impressed me.
Edit: Top of page. I guess drinks are on me. (In that vein, could I get a virgin piña colada?)
Mr B, get out of jail soon. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
This is some MOW that passed Deshler OH a couple hours ago. It has a Rube Goldberg look to it.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Evening diners
I had a really smooth day today. Remove and install two exterior doors was on the list. That can be an all day job sometimes if you run into complications. Not today. They both came out and went in like butter with no problems. I was packing up around noon. If only every day could be like that.
Thank you for the well wishes and concern , much appreciated.
I'm doing all right, bouncing back really good here. Let's direct all that good karma and positive energy towards mr. B ....... get him back home and chatting on the Forum again in no time.
I live about 35mi North of Detroit and was in the station in about the mid 70's and couldn't believe the height of the ceiling,backs of the benches and just the grand look of everything. Good to see Ford is going to do some good things with it.
Best to all on sick call and those recovering
Duke
"Don't take a wooden nickel,because it isn't worth a dime" by my Dad
"There are only 3 things you need out of life:A gentle grade,the wind in your face,and cinders in your hair.....But keep an eye on the water glass!" Jack Evans
Howdy .... I'll have an RBF, please. .... Still praying for Mr. B.
Track Fiddler ..... Best wishes as you contionue recovering from an injury.
Regarding the Michigan Central Station in Detroit..... I worked in downtown Detroit for many years, and I often saw it. It is good to know it will be restored.
Dave .... Thanks for the information about the station near you being restored. Some of the forum members may have seen in the story it was orginally on the Grand Trumk Railway. They may not know the history. GT was a big railroad in Canada, and was a "fallen flag" that went into Canadian National when it was established (1919) . US lines of the GTW became Grand Trunk Western in Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois. Also there was Grand Trunk Eastern in New England. Other US lines were Central Vermont and Duluth Winnepeg & Pacific. Those US lines were 100% owned by CN. The GTW was often called Grand Trunk omitting the Western.
Ed .... Sorry to see the station you posted was demolished. Sadly, that was the fate of many stations including the origianl Penn Station.
Best wishes for quick and complete recoveries to both Mr. Beasley and Track Fiddler.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
In thought hopeful for Mr B over coffee this morning. Get well and go home soon.
It's back to work for me today. Time to start putting in those full days again.
Although an injury wasn't the best way to get time off, I did enjoy doing some modeling, chatting with you guys, gals and just getting some well-deserved R&R for a change.
Have a great day everyone
MisterBeasley My turn in the hospital. I'm in Virginia. My heart is misbehaving so they are trying to straighten it out.
Best wishes Mr. B. Be positive!
Get well soon, Mr. B
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
gmpullmanOn a sadder note, I just found out that a classic NYC/LS&MS depot near me in Ashtabula, Ohio, has fallen to the jaws of the excavator.
Hi Ed:
That is indeed a very sad loss of a beautiful depot.
The Allandale Station in Barrie, Ontario has also had its' challenges. The city of Barrie spent millions of dollars to restore it to its' former glory but then things got bogged down by complications with the surrounding land. The city of Barrie refused to spend any more money on the project, and at one point there was the suggestion that the station would be sold off to condominium developers and torn down! Now, thanks to the support from several Canadian First Nations the station looks to be safe.
Here are some details:
https://www.barrie.ca/Living/projects/Pages/AllandaleTrainStation.aspx
FRRYKidMentioning that fact, there is this little tidbit as well:
Those stories restore my faith in the "basic kindness" of some people. One of my dearly departed friends was an Amtrak sales rep. and had an office on one of the upper floors of Michigan Central Station in the early eighties.
One time he was busy and told me to go have a "look around" for a while and I got to explore some of the many abandoned offices.
RR_Postcards_0013 by Edmund, on Flickr
I'll never forget seeing some of the beautiful, oak office doors with gold-leaf lettering on the glass and several had railroad insignias painted on them. I'm sure they were trashed in short order. There were hundreds of file cabinets and storage cabinets. I can't imagine how much "treasure" was probably lost to the ravages of careless and thoughtless deeds.
On a sadder note, I just found out that a classic NYC/LS&MS depot near me in Ashtabula, Ohio, has fallen to the jaws of the excavator.
http://www.starbeacon.com/news/local_news/local-historians-saddened-by-loss-of-ashtabula-train-depot/article_f8b7606a-fbf6-5095-9f04-17c7dec81a3d.html
CR_Bula by Edmund, on Flickr
This depot's location was only a few-hundred yards west of where the great Ashtabula Bridge Disaster occurred:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashtabula_River_railroad_disaster
Cheers, everyone!
Ed
Mentioning that fact, there is this little tidbit as well: https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2018/06/18/thief-returns-detroit-train-station-stolen-clock/710459002/
Just read through the recent posts,
Mr. B, hope the docs get the ticker back in time, sorry for the pun, but really best wishes!
Track fiddler, hope your ribs heal up, congrats on possibly kicking the habit!
I'm in a good mood tonight, they say laughter is the best medicine!
Well I'm beat goodnight!
Mr. B: Here's to a rapid recovery. Hopefully you will be back on the bike in no time.
Richard
MisterBeasley Hi! My turn in the hospital. I'm in Virginia. My heart is misbehaving so they are trying to straighten it out.
Hi! My turn in the hospital. I'm in Virginia. My heart is misbehaving so they are trying to straighten it out.
Well that sure sucks, Mr. B!!
Get better soon , I'll get ya on the list at church.
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel
I just read this.
https://amp.freep.com/amp/710459002
I'm glad blue oval bought Michigan Central Station, hopefully they restore it to its former glory.
In our prayers at Fiddler's house Mr B.... Get better
Mr. B.... I am very sorry to hear about that. Praying for a speedy recovery.. Keep us informed. If you can't, have somebody else do it for you.
Odd job maintenence at the hotel's my dad runs. It's a precollege job.
I am a blue collar man for right now.
NWP SWPFirst day of work, my feet hurt, but otherwise it was a good day.
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Steven,
What line of work did you find employment? Is this a career beginning or just a Summer job prior to college?
-Kevin
Living the dream.