Ulrich , sorry for the loss of your foster mom.
After I read your latest post I could see you both in sitting and laughing in my mind's eye.
I am currently down at our Mississippi house ( the one that was broken into) No more intruders and the deputies have checked on the property many times ( left hang tags on the door) Did have clogged toilet drain pipe last night. Luckilly when I pulled the outside cleanout it caused it to break free as there was a vacuum caused by the issue the burgler left behind. I am just glad I don't have to snake the line. This was the first night we had stayed in the House since we had a new metal roof put on it and the first time since the break in. So every acorn hitting the roof has been "what was that?"
We are heading to an international conference on the blues. Sunday-Tuesday, Mrs. MLC is presenting a paper there. Her book will come out in May 2019.
I was going to bring some MRR items to work on while here but did not have enough room in the car as we brought all the linens back to the house that we had taken home and washed.
At the Paducah Railroad Museum we are building a model layout. It is an O scale layout and the puny MRC powerpack is not strong enough to run the trains, it over heats after a while and the circuit breaker trips on it. So I bought a big Lionel ZW, it works good but I need to replace the carbon rollers in it as they have gotten worn. I was going to do that while here but alas no room.
I keep having to rewire the layout there as the guy building it has chnaged the track plan after he put it down and I had already wired the track bus and feeders. One museum member was complaining that the trains would not run. I went and looked and one half of the layout track that had feeders hooked to the bus were gone and it was relying on rail joiners to pass current. I told them to stop tearing out the track and leave it alone.
moelarrycurly4That was not fun it was about 12 degrees out and about 2 inches of snow in places on that trail. I climbed down under that tressle with a camera and tripod. We had to ride about a mile to the tressle . Like trying to ride on soft beach sand.
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Good Morning!
A nice Autumn day again, sunny, but with cold and crisp air - just the way I like it!
Didn´t catch much sleep last night. I was indulged into a triple feature of memories, living once again through so many great moments I had when I lived on Bainbridge Island. With Marjorie´s passing, I feel as if a lifeline has been cut.
BigDaddyUlrich I missed the passing of your step mom, so sorry.
Technically, she wasn´t my step mom, but my part time foster mom while I stayed in her family. It´s crazy, but now that she is gone, I miss her more than ever. Whenever I think of her, I have that picture on my mind with her playing Schubert´s "Trout Quintet" while I tried to teach the correct pronunciation of the German lyrics. That exercise ended with the two of us bursting out laughing.
Good times, then!
Quote of the day:
"The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise."
Doesn´t that sound familiar?
It is Socrates contemplation of the youth, which he made nearly 2,500 years ago!
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Brent, so Canada beat us to it. This is a model of the Bramble.
Ah to be 17 again. Youth is wasted on the young.
Ulrich I missed the passing of your step mom, so sorry.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Morning diners, it's almost midnight which is 12 AM so morning.
Bigdaddy, that's a good story, the one about Jan.
Ulrich, my condolences and prayers.
Mr. Otte, to clarify something, the "friend zone" does exist, it is much like the "twilight zone", basically you are such a great friend you'll never be datable, or the girl just doesn't like you that way. It's similar to the "Bro zone" as in you're thought of as a brother, as in part of La Famiglia, again not datable or not thought of in that way.
One of the advantages of having many female friends is that they have friends, so no matter what it's a win.
Ken and ed, some of the kits youse sent me might meet with my razor saw, I'm considering converting my kcs coal gondola to a hopper bottom gon. I don't know for sure, I'm still thinking it through.
Zachary got swamped, 49-27 U High.
I saw a bunch of people I know, my pediatrician, my old soccer coach, amd I sat next to the pastor and youth pastor from my church.
I said hello to all of them, I'm working on being more outgoing.
It was hilarious these two little kids were sitting a row down from us, when a U high player took off running with the ball they started cheering, so the guy is running, at the 50, the 40, 30, 20, 10, touchdown, all the while these little kids are yelling GO, GO! At the top of their lungs, the preacher looks down at them and just has this look on his face, it was hilarious, after the play he said to the kids, youre on the wrong side of the stadium!
Well that's about all the pertinent information from me.
Steve
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!
BigDaddyHe is building 1:87 model of the first ice breaker to travel the Northwest Passage
https://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/resources/infosheets/northwestpassage.pdf
1954 4 HMCS Labrador (icebreaker) Canada3 Owen Connor Struan Robertson West 2 First continuous circumnavigation of North America
1957 5 USCGC Bramble (buoy tender) United States1 Henry Hart Carter East 6 6 USCGC Spar (buoy tender) United States2 Charles Vinal Cowing East 6 7 USCGC Storis (icebreaker) United States3 Harold Lambert Wood East 6 Travelled in convoy, Storis escorted Bramble and Spar, accompanied by HMCS Labrador from Bellot Strait
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Evening diners,
I'm at the big ZHS vs U High game.
Mr. Otte, I don't play video games so I don't get the reference, but I don't look at friendship with girls as second best, sorry if it came across that way.
Went to Rods house, learned some scenery tricks.
Well I'll be back later.
Eveing Diners
Flo, the gang and I will have a please and give Ulrich, Rick and Steven what they like.
Ulrich sorry about your loss.
Ken
I hate Rust
My friend from the Severna Park MR club is helping me reconstruct the lost vents on my Roundhouse Harriman car. He is building 1:87 model of the first ice breaker to travel the Northwest Passage for a friend who was the captain.
Only the chain is store bought. Everything else is scratchbuilt styrene, except for some brass railing. He bought a couple 4"x4" balsa pieces 50 years ago, one of which is part of the hull. After 50 years, he calls it pertrified and it does not carve like balsa. Note the detail of the compressed gas tanks.
It did not have the red stripe on that cruise:
I’m not fussed as to where the Diner ends up, but I’ll reiterate my thanks to Garry, Edand MLC for their “hosting” of this month’s visit. It’s been interesting and informative. That said I’m not that sure that bicycling along on a snow covered rail trail is my idea of fun!
That was not fun it was about 12 degrees out and about 2 inches of snow in places on that trail. I climbed down under that tressle with a camera and tripod.
We had to ride about a mile to the tressle . Like trying to ride on soft beach sand.
NWP SWPPerhaps we take this month off to allow some of the stale air to clear.
hon30critter Hi Ulrich: I am sorry for your loss. Obviously she meant a great deal to you even if you hadn't seen her for a while. Dave
Hi Ulrich:
I am sorry for your loss. Obviously she meant a great deal to you even if you hadn't seen her for a while.
Dave
Thanks, Dave!
Yes, both Marjorie and her husband George meant very much to me. They made me feel at home - a feeling which I did not have in my own family, as my parents were not the loving parents children not only deserve, but also need. Both my mom and my dad went through bad things during the final days of WW II and the months following, which are beyond description. That made them unable to give love. As a child, I did not know better - only when I came to the States I found out what parental love is.
Mentioning roads, I use roofing shingles for mine. (Of course, the shingles in question are over 20 years old.) I liked the color as they reminded me of gravel roads and they are rough like gravel roads.
I use a utility knife with a blade designed for cutting shingles to cut them. I have an old piece of paneling for the width. I use tube construction adhesive to glue the pieces down.
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Steven Otte Last month, there was discussion that in October we would go watch the autumn leaves change in Vermont or New Hampshire.
Last month, there was discussion that in October we would go watch the autumn leaves change in Vermont or New Hampshire.
Okay with me. I can taste the maple syrup already.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Steven NWP SWP... Admittedly it's been a long time since I've been on the dating scene, and young people may do things differently. But I would imagine that asking a girl for her phone number might feel like a commitment to her. After all, if she does that, you have her number and can keep calling or texting her anytime even if she decides she doesn't want to be with you. So instead of asking for her number, just come straight out and ask her to have lunch with you. If she's intrigued she can say yes to that without worrying that you can harass her if she says no.
Also... there's no such thing as the "friend zone." Either you're the type of guy she can see herself dating or you're not. Real life is not like a video game where if you click the right conversation options you're rewarded with a romance. Nobody owes you anything in the romance department. Stop looking at friendship with girls as a second-best prize.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
moelarrycurly4 Garry, is that a Burma Shave ad along that one road?
Garry,
is that a Burma Shave ad along that one road?
MLC ..... Yes. 6 signs in sequence: "Car in Ditch. Man in Tree. Moon was Full. And So. Was He. Burma Shave." ...
Younger people are probably unfamiliar with the Burma Shave ad campaign in the 1950's. They were red signs lined up along the road in the country. There were many different messages, and some encouraged safe driving. ... I recall famliy road trips in the country and saw a lot of them. Before the Interstates, we had many trips in the Midwest (IL, IA, MO, KS, etc.) on hot summer days with no air conditioning. All windows were open including the little vent windows. Every time we passed a smelly barn yard we held our noses.
Henry .... I'm glad you like the roads. ... Funny story. The name "Jan" is for either gender such as here in the Diner Herrinchoker is Jan.
Ulrich ... I usually don't volunteer to ope the DIner because I don't always have tiem available for the computer early in the month. .... The Pacific Northwest idea is a good one. .... Possibly we could do British Columbia and also Alberta in October. Next, do Northwest US in November.
Everybody ... Any other suggestions on where to vist? ... Ulrich's idea is fine wih me.
Regarding so-called pie fights, don't feed the trolls. Don't acknowldge in any way. Don't talk about them..... Steve O does a great job of patrolling. Wait for him to get to the Diner, and let him handle the matter.
Morning folks,
Perhaps we take this month off to allow some of the stale air to clear.
Big Daddy, I agree 100%, not to get religious, but we all do wrong no matter what.
Well I'll be around.
Garry great roads, I would not have guessed they were cardboard.
Howard Zane got me in trouble last night. My wife demanded to know who was Jan Smith (fictitous last name) and why did she find a note paper with her name and number on it.
The writing was not mine and the name was not familiar. I could have been a patient I was supposed to call 10 years ago, but the paper looked brand new, not a wrinkle or a mark on it.
I looked up Jan Smith on the internet and she was 72 and lived in Mt Airy, a good hour away. Still didn't ring a bell.
Then it dawned on my, I am waffling over having a decoder installed in my Bachmann Shay and this was a name Howard Zane gave to me and I stuck the paper in his book, and the book is on the nightstand. Jan is a guy.
I'm off the hook.
Henry ... Thanks for your wisdom. ... I hope everybody continues to share there model railroading experiences here along with other stuff as appropriate. ..
My roads are ordinary cardboard secured firmly with construction adhesive. I paint them with concrete color latex paint. Draw black lines and add stripes and weathering. Shoulders sometines are of fine ballast.
This road is also painted in the backdrop immediately behind the truck. ( No stripes on this road.)
I force the perspective making roads wider near the aisle and narrower as they get closer to the background. Bridge trusses are closer together at the far end of the bridge. (Bridge deck is thin plywood. )
Garry - you have been mostly hosting this month´s Diner in Kentucky, so may I suggest you doing the honors of moving it to its October location?
As for the location, how about the Pacific Northwest, including British Columbia? We can ride the streetcars of Portland and Seattle, visit the remnants of the once extensive network of logging railroads in Washington State, ride the train to Vancouver and probably lots more interesting things! As far as I remember, October can still be pretty in that neck of the woods.
Pie fights are not gun fights. Hurt feelings? Turn on the TV and you will see people who have serious hurt and will have for the rest of my life. We are all sinners and some of us fail more that others. That's no reason to quit, just a reason to do better and to forgive.
On the MR front, I am thinking about roads. My first module is a yard with some flats in the background to represent the city. I didn't leave much room for a road. The other module is the turntable engine house, flanked by a grade to a bridge over a small gorge, not much room there either.
I don't remember what I used for roads on my layout in the 80's but I do remember I was not satisfied. It could well have been spackle.
Good morning .... I'll have coffee and a donut, please.
Everybody .... Time to decide about October.
Who will open the October Diner ? .... When will he do it ? ..... Where will we be ? ...
Track fiddlerI will post updates to my modeling. I will see you......Weekend Photo fun will be my thing here on out.
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Me too.
I have only made a handful of posts in the diner this month. The atmosphere is just not enjoyable right now.
On the other hand, Show Me Something and Weekend Photo Fun are always fun.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
gmpullmanI share your sadness, Ulrich. When was the last time you were able to be with Marjorie and George?
Thank so much, Ed!
40 years ago, I had the opportunity to again travel to the other side of the world and spent a couple of weeks with them. During that time, George invited me to come to the US for good. He offered to pay for my post-graduate studies. I don´t know what made me decline his offer. 10 years later, we met again in London. They were on a nostalgic trip back to their roots and I was on a business trip. Someone must have made us stay in the same hotel...
That was the last time I saw them. We exchanged letters and later emails, but a chance to meet again never arose.
I am no good today. I can hardly see with my watery eyes.
I share your sadness, Ulrich. When was the last time you were able to be with Marjorie and George? I hope you find comfort in recalling the good years you had with them. I'm also at the age where most of my friends and co-workers are now passed away. There's plenty of times I wish they were here to share a story or two.
We had our quiche today, too. A spinach, mushroom, swiss and bacon for me and shrimp and crab for Mrs. Pullman. Duck eggs made it light and fluffy. Like a duck!
Drayage by Edmund, on Flickr
The old man and the drays...
Here it is Friday already!
Cheers, Ed
Lunchtime!
Petra and I just finished off yesterday´s Quiche Lorraine, which was still a delight!
I am sad!
Just by chance, I found out that my American foster mom passed away a month ago, aged 93. Her obituary was published in the Seattle Times just yesterday. I don´t know what me me check the web - just at this time.
Marjorie and her husband George coined me more than my own parents. I spent the best time of my life in their home and I owe them so much.
I miss them!