Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
hon30critterI’m considering getting my name tattooed on the inside of my left arm, in case I forget who I am!! Don't bother Bear. You will forget which arm it is on! Dave
Don't bother Bear. You will forget which arm it is on! Dave
Ummmm! Wots an arm????
Cheers, the ........????
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Tinplate ToddlerI learned to drive on a 1970 Ford F 100 2WD in boxwood green.
Another beautiful classic Ford truck!
I learned to drive in a totally clapped out Jaguar XK150S that my brother owned. It was rusting and the tires were bald, but it still went like a cat out of hell, that is if the roads were dry!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Tinplate ToddlerDave - I like GL´s music, but I never dug into his or anybody else´s "vital statistics". I am just not interested in such kind of information. Sorry for being such an ignoramus
Ulrich, no need to apologise. I wasn't trying to be critical. Sorry if it came off that way.
I don't follow those sorts of details either, and I have to admit that I had to search for Lightfoot's information for my post. I know what music I like and I listen to it, but there are very few songs that I can remember all the lyrics to or remember who wrote and performed them.
Sorry to hear about the backdrop problem. I'm glad that it should be a simple fix.
All the best!
NWP SWPMy truck is a 93 f150 it's an OBS F Series (Old Body Style)
Handsome truck Steven! Much better looking than the newer models IMHO.
We just got back from Prince Edward Island. We had a great trip except for two things. One was the mosquitos! About the worst I have ever experienced!! Fortunately they only lasted a couple of days.
The other was the rental car! We were informed by the very friendly and polite rental company representative that we were being given a complimentary upgrade to an SUV because they didn't have any of the full sized Chevy sedans that we had asked for. OK, so far so good, or so we thought. The upgraded SUV was a Volkswagen Tiguan with 3000 kms on it.
Let me first explain that I have never been a Volkswagen fan. I won't get into why, but this rental proved to me that my opinion was correct.
The first weakness, again IMHO, was that it shut off the engine every time you came to a full stop. OK, I'm in favour of reducing greenhouse gases, but the problem was that when you wanted to go again the throttle response from a dead start was very feeble and the power increase as the car accelerated was very uneven. If you did want to accelerate faster, the engine jumped to insanely high revs but the acceleration was still poor. I learned that I could beat the system by stopping a little further back from the car in front and then slightly letting up on the brake before the light turned green. That started the engine before there was a need to accelerate so the throttle response was much more linear.
Keeping the thing at a constant speed was also nearly impossible. The feedback between throttle position and speed was non-existent. It was hard to keep the car within 5 kph without constantly watching the speedometer, that is if you could find the speedometer. The Tiguan has both analogue and digital speed readouts. Unfortunately the analogue speedometer is positioned such that the normal highway speed range is blocked by the steering wheel, at least for me. Read on about the digital speedometer.
The other criticism is that the IT systems are way, way, way too complicated!!!! There are so many options that figuring them out is like trying to learn a new CAD program or other similarly complicated software. As an example, I wanted to simply have the speed shown in the central digital display. What I got was anything from who the Bluetooth phone was trying to connect to, to what my gas consumption was over the last period (with no indication of the length of the period I might add). It took me four days to figure out how to get the information that I wanted on the central display. Part of the problem was that if you made the slightest contact with the readout control buttons on the steering wheel spokes the readout would change. Then, to add insult to injury, there was no choice that simply said 'speed', and deciding which option would actually show the speed was a crap shoot!
Another example is the multiple drive train setting options. There is a knob on the console that offers 5 or 6 different driving settings from normal road driving to four wheel drive mountain climbing. OK, I wanted normal road driving so I selected it. That should be it, right? Not so. The 'Normal Driving' setting gives you four more options like 'Sport" setting. I can't remember the rest. Who needs all of this?!?! If they were smart they would offer a simple setting for stupid people like me so we could tell the car to just drive down the road, PLEASE! Just select 'Stupid Driver' and go!
I might add that the driver's manual was pretty much useless too. The rear interior dome lights stayed on when we were driving. We never did figure out how to turn them off.
Enough ranting!
I guess the bottom line Steven is that I envy your old and simple Ford F150 that doesn't require multiple degrees in IT and engineering to figure it out. I dread the next new vehicle that I have to buy. I don't want to have to go through the learning curve figuring out how to operate it.
Sorry for the long post.
Tinplate Toddlerthe postman brought the backdrop print. It is printed on vinyl canvass with a cloth backing, which makes it easy to glue on a üiece of hardboard. A trip to our local DIY store resulted in a board and a length of lumber, cut to size - all for less than € 5. Two hours and quite a number of 4-letter words later, everything is on its designated place and the layout now looks like this:
WOW Ulrich!!
Once again you have worked miracles with your backdrops. It looks fantastic! It totally brings the layout to life IMHO.
Based partly on your inspiring work I'm going to suggest to the club that we invest in some decent quality backdrops for the new layout. Right now all we have is blue walls with some clouds spray painted on them. We will have to invest in some lighting as well or the backdrop will not stand out.
Thanks,
Tinplate ToddlerDiner to the Appalachians, so I understand we will be hearing some good old country music in this month! Johnny Cash (my all time favorite), Gordon Lightfoot,
Uh, sorry Ulrich. Gordon Lightfoot is one of my favourite artists too but he sure as heck isn't from the Appalachians! He was born in Orillia, Ontario, Canada in 1938, and made his first recording at the age of 10 years on a recording machine in his school principal's office. The recording was subsequently played over the PA system on Parent's Day. One of the early places he played in his 'solo' professional career was at the Riverboat Coffee House in Toronto. My brother saw one of his appearances there and was hooked forever. He introduced me to Lightfoot's incredible music. I used to put a stack of Lightfoot's LPs on my old record player when I was in university and listen to them all night while I wrote my papers. I rolled a few papers to his tunes too!!
I’m considering getting my name tattooed on the inside of my left arm, in case I forget who I am!!
Don't bother Bear. You will forget which arm it is on!
My truck is a 93 f150 it's an OBS F Series (Old Body Style)
Basically between 79 and 98 Ford reused the same basic truck design and updated certain things.
For example 79-86 you have the "Bullnose"
87-91 you have the "Bricknose"
Then 92-96 you have the OBS
Now that's for the F-150s, the F-250 and larger trucks stayed OBS 97-98
Steve
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!
Late evening Diners
I Thank all Canadian members for the Cool Front hitting my work environment here in Minnesota.
Much Obliged!... It's always welcomed this time of year, Thank You.... Much Appreciated
Please keep pushing it down this way, "I like it" I Hate the Heat!
TF
PS Welcoming Winter!..... I'm sick of the heat...Hay how about Johnny Cash Ya'll
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the gang a , Ulrich, Rick, Steven what they want and I take a bottle of Crow Royal for my self! Yep another one of those days.
Dyamic Dual Dunce's Strick Again! I am not sure what happened this time, but a couple was sold one mattress in king sizes that was a old floor model only mattress that was stopped being made in 2016 but was told it would be a new one. But ticket had the correct name and sku for a driffrent current mattress? The customer saw it was not the same mattress (by the same company) and I got the deal done with out lying! I guess she does not realize not every one is as stupid as she is and remebers what things look like!
Ulrich That is a great looking back drop!
Ray First time I smiled all day!
Thank God I am off the next 4 days!
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Evening all, it was another 23c sunny day in paradise today.
Garry, Happy Anniversary. That was a nice gift from your wife. We are two lucky guys as my wife has surprised me on more than one occasion with stuff for the layout.
A friend sent me this video, he is a Parks Canada Ranger up in Banff and gives courses on dealing with Grizzly bear encounters. These visitors handled the situation reasonably well, though they should have slowly moved to the right up the hill in case Mr. Bear said you are on my trail.
I have only had Grizzly encounters when I was in my truck off the beaten track and I always have my bear spray when hiking. I have come nose to nose with a cougar once she was a real babe. The cougar was on top of a pile of lumber looking down at me, I noticed it out of the corner of my eye when it moved, We both froze noses about 5' apart. I spoke softly and took a couple of slow steps, then it turned and ran off. The real kicker is, I saw the thing about five hours earlier as it ran across the highway right in front of me.
MLC, lovin the pics. I like it when we get lots of input on the area we are visiting.
Hope your wife gets over her health issues.
I think I may need another shoulder surgery, however, I will procrastinate as usual. Though it would be nice to be all healed up by early Spring so we'll see. Last time I went in, the whole thing just totally took over my life before I knew what hit me. Saw my DR.on a Tuesday, the surgeon on thursday, had an MRI on Monday, went in for a test procedure on Wednesday where they froze my shoulder and moved it around to test motion. Booked me for surgery two weeks later, however, I had them postpone that until the summer was over. If I had to sit in front of the idiot box recuperating, it sure wasn't going to be in the summer. I was up and around in a couple of days, way ahead of schedule. A lot faster than what they told me it would be.
Ulrich, the backdrop is .
Steven, what year is your truck? It looks to be around a 1990.
I have been watching Ken Burns "Vietnam War", I have seen three of his other series and have enjoyed them all. He touches on some sensitive things just enough and in a way that sends up red flags and I end up having to read all about it the next day.
Time for the tube.
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."
Nice looking MR pictures Ulrich. Compared to my modeling speed your definitely quicker getting things done than I am... impressive photos
Nice Tennessee/Kentucky pictures moecurlylarry. I must say I enjoyed them. Nice contributions to the thread! Appreciated
I always liked Johnny's song with June I'm Going to Jackson
Howdy folks,
Went to O'Reillys auto parts, it's going to run me about 300 in parts alone, a good part of the stuff I can get done but three things are going to wait till October when I can get it into the shop.
Those things are a metal shift tube, new fully insulated shift cable, and motor mounts.
And I also have a cylinder missing when the throttle is almost wide open.
When I was gassing up earlier I saw a phone charger in the bed of my truck, seems Nate aka the club horses patoot was goofing around in the bed of my truck and forgot his charger back there, I have contacted Casey about it and he's forwarded it to Nate, I guess I'll have to make a run to Central to get it to him.
I'll be around later.
Them don't look like the cats in my neck of the woods.
howmusIn keeping with our placement of this month's diner, I offer:
Here " Kitty, Kitty , Kitty...
Rust...... It's a good thing !
This was an OOPS at the Ohio River in Paducah in 1905.
Another shot of the TN river Bridge contruction.
And the Dam Downstream of the bridge we saw under contruction in the previous photo.
This is an IC crew caller in Jackson TN
Another look at the Metropolis Bridge contruction from the KY side.
An Early engine house in Hopkinsville kY
Depot in Hopkinsville KY. I don't know if it still stands or which railroad it was, I think IC.
Afternoon folks!
Ulrich, Lookin' NICE!!!!!!!
In keeping with our placement of this month's diner, I offer:
Not a train but you might like this local houseboat...
Meanwhile since fall is just starting North of the Border:
I've spent most of the morning over at the fieldhouse putting in my 4 miles. Today the lady who runs the place stopped me just as I was starting my last lap and warned me that the heat index was well above the danger point and to be very careful! I told her I rest several times while doing the 4 miles and only had one lap left to do and I keep myself very hydrated. Not to worry! Good they are keeping a watch on us though....
Will be spending much of the afternoon getting some NMRA stuff acomplished after I go get a new pair of bifocals at the eye docs and after lunch...
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Tinplate Toddlerthe layout now looks like this:
Mike
Yep Garry Downstream. And the tracks and highway both were removed from the Dam.
Good morning .
MLC ... Thanks for the historic photos. I did see the one of Casey Jones on the 2-8-0 at the Casey Jones Museum. I recall his nickname is based on his home town, Cayce, KY. ... The new bridge at the dam actually is downstream on the Tennessee River as it flows north to the Ohio River. I recall dring acorss the dam when the railroad also was on the dam. There was a coal train on the dam at the same time. ...
Bear, and again to everybody else, thanks for the birthday wishes.
Today is our anniversary. Many years ago, my wife gave me "Skookum" as a gift. I currently have a thread about it in the main forum.
This relates to our present conversations in the Diner because Skookum was built by Baldwin for a logging railroad in eastern TN. It did not stay there long because the small locomotive was still too big for the poor trackage in the TN forests. Later it was moved to a logging railroad in the Pacifc Northwest where it received its Native American name.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good morning. Here is some more touring of Western KY.
Here is a picture of Casey Jones , He was from Cayce Kentucky (hence the nickname.)
The IC Paucah shops under contruction in 1925
cleaning a locomotive at the roundhouse at Paducah in 1955
Building of a center pivot swing bridge over the TN river at Gilbertsville KY in 1905.
This Bridge would be replaced by Ky Dam upstream of the location . The railroad crossed the dam until recently when a new bridge replaced the dam crossing up stream of the dam.
Bear , here is another car ferry at Paducah. It traveled between Paducah and Brookport IL across the Ohio river.
Ken,
Mrs MLC story is a long one, She has excercised every day for 25 years. Last May she hurt her ab muscles. (but continued to excesicse) She hurt them some more in June. Then things got really bad by mid July and she seeks treatment, They put her on pain meds and muscle relaxer and she has reaction to both. Pain meds cause pancratitis and muscle relaxer turns her into a lobster with a bad rash and made her "nutty".
we get her off those meds, ( which also cause severe gastritis) she has to have an upper GI scope to see if ulcers. ( no ulcers just inflamtion)
She has been in rehab for 6 weeks and everytime they have her do some Ab muscle excesise it injures again. The pain got so bad Sunday night we went to ER to get a CAT scan to see if there is something else going on. CT scan came back clear. We suspect a rare type of hernia that they usually only find with exploratory surgery. She has appointment with surgeon tomorrow. This has mainly been mentally tiring on her because she can't work out. She started a new job and is afriad she will lose it so she streeses and can't get rid of stress because she can't work out. So that adds to the "pain" Since we had ER visit and found there were no cancers etc we have been in a better frame of mind.
So moral to the story is "excersise is bad for you"
Flo, the gang will have a and I take a keg with a straw, give Ulrich, Rick and Steven what they like.
My Brain Hurts Work Front. The more I dug into what Nancy and Jerry sold Staurday and Sunday the more I got behinde! By the close of the day I was finnaly to where I started when I got there this morning!
LMC Whats was wrong with the wife and is she OK?
Steve O I am more of a Duffer than a Old Cute. I still have 70% of my hair. I don't think, well in my case I know the problem is not Steven's age but the time he moves the dinner!
Start the new Dinner, post a waring the dinner is being moved and add a link to the new dinner. Is that asking to much?
My brain hurts, so later.
Ken
Good Evening everyone—
I hope this finds you well...
Recorded in Ohio — but headed for Kentucky!
Kudos to the photographer, for using a tripod! I would have liked a pan-shot now and then, though. Great sound, horn echo in second scene, too.
At least the format isn't that crazy vertical video style
Looks like NS forgot to get out the DullCote. All railroad equipment is a dull, flat finish, right?
Cheers, Ed