Please give me some positive reinforcement if you will. Anyone?
This is only the third time I did a stucco patch. There used to be a in wall air conditioner there. It's not painted yet but I do believe this is my best stucco patch.
What do you think guys? I could use a pat on the back
TF
If I would have put one more little splotch in the upper left Stucco is a very hard act to follow, if you're not a stucco guy
Good evening.... Tired after my first day back to wxxk after 6 weeks off.
Haven't even had time to brush over the Forum here. I do know, I feel like I've been hit by a freight train. I'm out of shape.
Tending to do these little handyman one day jobs lately. I like it. They pay the bills.
If I feel this sore right now after 6 weeks, I can't imagine what I'll feel like in the morning.
I will have coffee with you kids...
We have arrived (outside of) Detroit. Saw a couple trains on the way, comp is tomorrow, but maybe some 'fannin' after. A Ford plant is right outside our window.
Harrison
Homeschooler living In upstate NY a.k.a Northern NY.
Modeling the D&H in 1978.
Route of the famous "Montreal Limited"
My YouTube
Good afternoon from the edge of the Pacific Rim where we have had two small tremors and there is not a cloud in the sky at 15c.
Just FB chatting with my cousin, she is sitting on a plane on Vancouver Island going to Calgary- Paris-Morroco. I am so jealous, I told her to say hi to Sam when she gets to Casablanca and to get him to play it again. We are very close and more like siblings than cousins. They spend 3 months in Hawaii every year and we will likely join them for a while this year.
Not hearing much from young Steven is a good thing as far as I am concerned, it means he is getting on with his life instead of sitting around here with us old geezers. I do hope he keeps us posted on his adventures though.
I have been putting a bunch of stuff for free in the local online ads and stuff is disappearing. I put a pair of 40-year-old skis on there that were used only once and even at free they are still here. Had two people say they want them, however, they have not shown up yet. They were very expensive when bought, built for speed. I had several different pairs of skis when my skiing days ended so that is why they weren't used more than once.
It was agony on the bike today as the muscles just would not loosen up, more protein required I think. I'll ask the boss. Last week I had a bottle of Red, some Rum and Pepsis and several bottles of Corona. It takes about a week after misbehaving to see what the damage will be. It was 5lbs added. No biggie it will go right back down again as I don't plan on any more booze for a while. Booze just puts weight on me in the flash of an eye. I do love having a good bottle of wine all to myself every once in a while though.
My wife came home with a massive chocolate egg she got on sale for 75% off, for the kid. I think he was feeling a little left out this year. I usually put a huge bag of Purdys chocolate eggs in his hockey bag when I send it to Calgary for the tournament, I forgot this year. He is home on Sunday, can't wait. He has already bought us tickets to some Whitecaps games this Summer. Only if his shooting schedule screws things up is that a problem.
Time to sell or give away more junk. I have a 10' slide from the kid's playhouse I took down. $150.00 seems to be what they are going for used, we will see.
Time to get out in the Sun.
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."
Howdy. Just checking in.
with my wife celebrating her birthday today .
John Boy ... Good to see you.
cheers, everybody .
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
joe323 Well I am back from my trip to Chicago I can tell you that Amtrak has cheapened the experience on the Lake Shore Limited by eliminating the dinning car. In fact there is no food service at all between NYC and Albany where the Cafe car comes from Boston.
Well I am back from my trip to Chicago I can tell you that Amtrak has cheapened the experience on the Lake Shore Limited by eliminating the dinning car. In fact there is no food service at all between NYC and Albany where the Cafe car comes from Boston.
I still fail to understand Anderson and the other guys at Amtrak’s thoughts when they cut diner service on those east coast trains. I mean they had just gotten new veiwliner II diners delivered and now they just use them as poor excuses for lounges. Amtrak’s current management just doesn‘t seem to understand that if you cut services like diners, you may save money today, but soon less people will ride your train and you’ll lose even more money!
I have ridden one Amtrak train, the empire builder, and the diner was always full. I bet two diners could have kept busy on that train. Also meals in the diner may not have been great in terms of food quality, but the staff are the friendliest people for miles, plus it sure beats airplane food. Not to mention the tradition of dining cars on trains that is dieing thanks to cost cutting centered Amtrak leadership.
Anyway that’s my rant for today. I really disagree too much with Amtrak’s current leadership. I miss Joe Boardman! Oh, and even Boardman criticized his predecessors, so I’m sure I not alone in my resentment of current Amtrak policy.
My apologies if this got a little opinionated, we each have our own opinions and I respect that, especially if they don’t necessarily line up with mine.
Regards, Isaac
I model my railroad and you model yours! I model my way and you model yours!
Joe Staten Island West
Eggs?
I don't want to be too fussy, well yes, I do...
Yolks must be soft or even runny, however broken and fully cooked yolks are ok.
Deviled eggs are ok, but boiled, hard or udderwise are not.
We get poache eddgs a lot, it depends on who is cooking on Sunday.
Skrambled egs are fine and so are omlets (so long as there is not cheese)
When we have hash, it is so dry that I like to add a raw egg to give it some jucyness. Katsoup helps, but we want not too much of that.
Oh yeah, the eggs gotta be from a Chicken, Aligator eggs are for the birds.
The neighbor's brown eggs are not as good as the white eggs from the truck.We get the neighbor's eggs so as to not hurt her feelings. Truck Eggs are cheaper.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Good morning. It's 38 degrees and clear this morning. Good weather to do yard work without getting hot.
I'm excited today to start work on something I've put off for a while -- building a gas station for the layout. I found some pictures of some that I like, and I'll give it a try.
Going through old pictures, I found this. My father took us kids out to the Grand Island, NE, airport, and this locomotive was parked there on an abandoned siding. Everytime we went to the airport, we loved climbing on it. We could get into the cab, but the passenger car was locked.
This was a Union Pacific Baldwin 2-8-0, built in 1901. It now sits at the Stuhr Museum in Grand Island.
This was in the 1950s sometime. My father's love of trains was passed down to us kids.
York1 John
Steven OtteOur Diner special this morning is hardboiled egg and carved ham breakfast wraps.
Oh no!! I can feel myself choking on the eggs as we speak!!
Sorry Steven, no offense intended. Your food offerings have always been really appetizing but not this time, at least for this character! Dry hard boiled eggs! UGH! I'd need half a gallon of mayo to choke that down! I guess I'm being really fussy. I love egg salad sandwiches! Go figure!
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Heartland Division CB&Q Howdy .... Has anybody heard from John Boy lately ?
Howdy ....
Has anybody heard from John Boy lately ?
G'd Evening Gang,
Thanks Garry, it is nice to be remembered. I have often thought when any of us croak, we might not ever find out about it except that we don't show up any longer in here.We know of some of the others because they were coresponding by email with others that makes it a little more personal and likely to get a notice from a wife or kid.
Well I am not dead yet, I have been down in the Billings are for a month helping my Son and DIL in getting ready to move to Spokane. He received a really good job offer there with increases in everything and the fact that he owns a house there doesn't hurt either. Lots of work really dressing his home he is leaving and we must have done a good job as he had four offers in 48 hours and they were all over his asking price. He settled on $6000.00 over, and then we moved one load to Spokane then back to load the trailer again. We left for home on Friday morning and he left for Spokane with the second load with his wife staying in Montana for a couple of weeks to finish her employment there.
We didn't get home as quick as we thought because as we were getting close to Glendive about 6:00 pm the alternator quit on the truck and it is the start of Easter week end. But, eventually found a wrecker who was still hanging around at that hour and he had a new unit for my truck. Pretty lucky, could have been there all the way to Monday.
Saw John at Jim's Junction in Billings and bought a baggage car and harriman style diner in NP colors to extend my NP local a little. I wish he had his store in our city, what a great Guy. That is about all the RR. news I have right now. But I missed all the fellas here while I was away and too busy and tired to play on the puter at days end there.
Glad to be back.
Ken, use those roasting pans to make yourself a small painting booth for the RR in the garage.
Johnboy out....................and still trying to catch up on sleep and energy, and missed yard work here.
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
maxmanThere is no little box.
If your using Chrome there is.
It was all about a post Steve O made, about the Easter egg thing, that apparently, no body could see unless your using Chrome.
I was answering York's post.
Never mind, it's over.
Mike.
My You Tube
mbinsewiGo back up to his original post, see the little box under the word "Your". Click on that.
It leads you here:
https://funnyjunk.com/Mm+gladiators/funny-pictures/4938228/#8a88ec_4937784
FWIW?
Good Luck, Ed
There is no little box. A moot point anyway. Probably just another display of food I'd probably find so full of carbs that I'd need a week's worth on insulin.
moelarrycurly4 TF, Oatman AZ with all the donkeys looks neat. and didn't you mean they "Burro" in the foot hills......
TF,
Oatman AZ with all the donkeys looks neat. and didn't you mean they "Burro" in the foot hills......
I think you're right. I ain't winning no spelling bee here If the donkeys rest in marl (a mixture of clay and limestone) wouldn't that make them Marlboro
Tis the last day of my Judy and my vacation. Back to reality tomorrow. Wxxk. After 6 weeks I forgot about that. I'm so far out of shape. I'll be feeling it tomorrow night.
Met our friends at Cowboys this evening. Again, of course we're always safe. We took the cab home.
Take care all. I'll catch you later in the week
York1I still don't see anything, either. I use Chrome.
Go back up to his original post, see the little box under the word "Your". Click on that.
I just tried it again, and it still works.
EDIT: OMG top of page again! diners over, so desert is on me.!
cudakenAnyone need a Turckey Roasting Pan? Found 4 of them up there and that not counting the one in the kitchen she does not use.
Hey, Ken. Just cut a hole in the ends and use them for tunnels on the layout? Armour plated tunnels.
I agree the raccoons are a mess. I've had them in my pole barn and they tried to get into the house once. No thanks!
I came across this little guy during my walk today:
Bittern-4 by Edmund, on Flickr
Pretty sure it is an American Bittern Green Heron! He was fishing by the shore of the pond.
Bittern-5 by Edmund, on Flickr
He's about the size of a large Blue Jay but he really can stick his neck out!
Bittern-2 by Edmund, on Flickr
I sort-of caught him in flight, too.
Bittern by Edmund, on Flickr
When he perches he's a compact, little guy but stretched out like that he looks almost two feet long!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_heron
Always something interesting to see in nature
Cheers, Ed
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the guys and I a please and leave a stein outside for Ulrich.
Finally made it into the Attic today, what a mess! Seems the Raccoon did not like Keff Speaker box's, styrofoam coolers or packing foam! Plus it liked to move things around! When I opned the attic trap door all sort of stuff fell on the the layout and made a mess! Could not believe all the Christmass stuff up? Reason is my wife is trying to fill up the garage with Chrismass stuff!
Anyone need a Turckey Roasting Pan? Found 4 of them up there and that not counting the one in the kitchen she does not use.
Want a Snoopy and Woodstock Phone? Yep, found that as well. Wife says it does not work, I have yet to test it. I know they can be worth a little money and it looks in pretty good shape.
Main Goal was to find some photos of my wife parents. Have not found them yet. That will be another day.
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Harrison I am heading of to Detroit for the FTC world robotics compitition tomorrow, anybody know of any good hobby shops in the area? I will be railfanning so look for pix soon.
I am heading of to Detroit for the FTC world robotics compitition tomorrow, anybody know of any good hobby shops in the area? I will be railfanning so look for pix soon.
Harriosn .... P&D Hobbies in Fraser and Great Lakes Hobbies in Utica ( or just south of Utica on Van *** Road) are good. What part of Detroit is your compatition. ?
maxmanThere is a trick to "winning" that we never learned, because we always lost.
Hold it very firmly and as close to the end as possible.
The prize, at least in Revolutionary War times, was the winner got both eggs. He claimed that whatever they used to dye the eggs red, made them stronger.
As a Boomer there were no prizes nor did I award my children trophies for their participation, nor do I remember a discussion of the award system until well afterwards.
According to Wiki a British POW in the Revolution described the practice. POW life was different than we would imagine these days. Officers were expected not to try to escape, as a point of honor. But there were also atrocities. For an interesting story of an American POW back then, look up the youtube video "Adventures of Captain Robert Stobo"
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
maxman Steven Otte I think you should be able to, as well Nope. I have firefox.
Steven Otte I think you should be able to, as well
Nope. I have firefox.
I still don't see anything, either. I use Chrome.
Heartland Division CB&QHas anybody heard from John Boy lately ?
Seems Young Steven has been AWOL lately, too.
Heartland Division CB&QEd ... ATSF F-units at Union Station instead of at Dearborn Station. I am thinking that is an AMtrak trian when Amtrak just started. Nice photo.
I can fix that!
ATSF_16-Chi by Edmund, on Flickr
Yes, Garry, good call! The previous Santa Fe Photo at Union Station was taken in October, 1971.
Steve O .... Thanks for the eggs and ham..... Yummy !
Henry ..... If I tried that egg game the yolk would be on me. LOL
Cheers !
Steven OtteI think you should be able to, as well
maxman Steven Otte Your egg tapping question reminds me of this... ??
Steven Otte Your egg tapping question reminds me of this...
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When you first replied, I had just posted. At first I used an image that turned out to be a dynamic link, which doesn't play well with the Forum. You posted your quote while I was editing the post to use a static link. I can see the image now, and I think you should be able to, as well.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
With Chrome, I click on the little picture box, which maybe you don't see.
A broken image link?
Steven OtteYour egg tapping question reminds me of this...
Your egg tapping question reminds me of this...