Brent... It looks very nice. I’m glad you are pleased with it.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Smooth as silk. Speed step 1 and you can hardly tell she is moving at all.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
I don't think I've heard a P-38. Charles Lindberg, who made some controversial political comments before the war, that would have put him in moderation in the forum, went to the Pacific theater as an observer and did some unauthorized combat missions.
He figured out how to adjust fuel mix to substantially increase their range.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
BATMANThe second one should be in my hands next week.
Mine just shipped from Brooklyn, NY, this morning
Cheers! Ed
Adam,
That sound was caused by air passing through the oil cooler, the F4-U had the same sound. The P-38 Lightning had turbo-chargers for the engines for high altitude performance, and in a power dive, with the turbochargers cut in, made an ungodly wail. The week following V-J Day, Dad took us to the flightline where there were 12 P-38s. When they came back across the field full bore, it was a sound never to be forgotten.
herrinchoker
YIPPEE!
The second one should be in my hands next week.
York1 Lonehawk For that, we must look to Arthurian Legend according to John Cleese. I would refer you to the Book of Armaments, Chapter 2, verses 9-21... I knew that holy hand grenades worked on killer rabbits, but I wasn't sure if they worked on raccoons.
Lonehawk For that, we must look to Arthurian Legend according to John Cleese. I would refer you to the Book of Armaments, Chapter 2, verses 9-21...
I knew that holy hand grenades worked on killer rabbits, but I wasn't sure if they worked on raccoons.
Do not underestimate the power of the Holy Hand Grenade! (Just be sure to counteth to three. Unto four thou shall not count, nor shall thou counteth to two!)
Nei!
Regards, Isaac
I model my railroad and you model yours! I model my way and you model yours!
LonehawkFor that, we must look to Arthurian Legend according to John Cleese. I would refer you to the Book of Armaments, Chapter 2, verses 9-21...
York1 John
York1 The site does not suggest humane ways to kill the raccoon.
The site does not suggest humane ways to kill the raccoon.
For that, we must look to Arthurian Legend according to John Cleese. I would refer you to the Book of Armaments, Chapter 2, verses 9-21...
- Adam
When all else fails, wing it!
I wondered why raccoons were allowed to be killed, but not moved.
Nebraska's wildlife site says there are several reasons, and they apply to almost all wildlife, not just raccoons.
1. There is worry that moving an animal can also move diseases and spread things like rabies to different areas.
2. Most animals are territorial, and newly introduced animals will usually either starve to death or will be painfully killed by the animals in that area.
Afternoon all,
Garry,
nice photo of P&L and Cadiz boxcar. ( I have that box car and a home brew P&L GE , I know P&L does not have GEs but hey, modeler's liscense. )
Today I am grateful for the influence of my children, specifically my middle daughter. As I have mentioned before, at 30-something she joined the National Guard as a PFC (she had her associates degree). Not only did she drive her first Humvee this week, but she was promoted to Specialist five months before the normal eligibility date. Last year, while she was struggling in basic training to get her PT scores up to where they needed to be, I started to support her from afar with my own regimine of pushups and sit-ups. This morning, as I do three times a week, I did three sets of 20 pushups and three sets of 30 sit-ups. I tell people that my stomach is now a firm mattress with a pillow-top cover.
Richard
Heartland Division CB&QDave ..... Regarding your back pains. Prayers for you. Hopefully doctors will correct it. .... I can relate to back pain. As I have said sometimes before, a drunl driver seriously injured my back a number of years ago. Back surgery repaired broken vertebrae, but my back still bothers me at times.
Hi Garry,
Thanks for your thoughts. It would be life changing for me if the doctors were able to eliminate the pain! I do have to admit that I am part of the problem. I need to lose about 50 lbs. All that excess weight is not helping.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Hey Zoe. Just a glass of juice today. Busy one ahead.
On the topic of jets... I remember I was at the Niagara Falls ANG base for their airshow one year when I was younger. Me, Mom and my sibs. An F-14 came zorching by at 50 feet off the deck, wings back, zone 5 (full afterburner) and drops a sonic boom that shook the ground under you. Righteous.
But I still prefer the pounding bass and banshee wail of the Packard-Merlin V-1650 in the P-51.
Good morning ....
Honoring veterans on D-Day 75th Anniversary.
Flyovers of fighters jets...... Terry metioned F-15's he saw, and others have chimed in on that topic. ... I mentioned several days ago, part of the Golden Spike celebration in Utah included a flyover of 4 fighters in formation. Impressive ! ...
I took this photo a few years ago on a boat in Lake St. Claire, Michigan as we watched a performance of the Blue Angels at Selfridge Air base .
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Racoons and other critters..... I agree with TF that feeding bread crumbs to critters is a very bad idea. .....
Ed .... We don't kill trapped critters. We take them across the bridge and release them in the Land Between the Lakes.
JR .... I am not familiar with round bright boys, and I will be intersted in what you say about them.
John (York) ..... Thanks for commenting on my photos.
Dave ..... Regarding your back pains. Prayers for you. Hopefully doctors will correct it. .... I can relate to back pain. As I have said sometimes before, a drunl driver seriously injured my back a number of years ago. Back surgery repaired broken vertebrae, but my back still bothers me at times.
Ray !!! ... I'm happy to hear about the lunch date you are planning. ... Any of us Diners will gladly attest to your good qualities. You are a very good man !
MLC ..... A photo for you.
Montana...... Here is a photo of the North Coast Limited in northwestern Illinois on its way to Montana. The Burlington RR hauled it daily from Chicago to St Paul.
Here is the Empire Builder from Montana (and farther west ) headed towards Chicago on the Burlington. .... Note: CB&Q E-units hauled the EB and the NCL between Chicago and St Paul.
Good Morning Everyone!
My second day in the US for the summer and I feel like I should be messed up from time change and jet lag, but I'm not!
Currently working on some summer homework for my AP Chemistry class next year! It is work! I have to calculate the wavelenght and frequencies and energy of various waves and it's killing me!
After this though I've got some of my HO scale trains out of storage and am thinking of doing some work on them. Currently staying 2 min walk from my LHS so I'll have to get over there in the next few days!
Have a great morning everyone!
Good morning.
Looks like we are in for a few rainy days here in the wilds of West KY.
Ken What you do with the coon is take it somewhere and release it at night when no one is looking.
My Father caught some and took them across the Ohio into IL and let them go.
(prob ended up in your attic )
TF those "high govenment planes" that leave a trail are most likely commecrail aircraft. The " trail" is conensation from the exhaust. Not to say some are not AWACS radar planes. You can watch a flight tracker on the internet and they line up with your "high govt planes"
Anyway, not much else going on in the world of MLC. Got the yard mowed before the monsoons hit.
I never was an Omlette fan. Just give me eggs not with all that other stuff.
time to pretend like I am working.
My dad, who was a navigator/bomber with the RCAF during the war, brought home his service issue flight gloves. They would more properly be called gauntlets because they came half way up your arms. They were leather with a wool lining. He offered them to me when I was driving my MGB in the winter. The B's heater performance was less than spectacular. In fact, I think it had trouble keeping itself warm let alone the occupants of the car. The gloves were wonderful!
Top of the page! We frequent the local Wimpy's restaurant. Their food and service are excellent!! If you are hungry I particularly recommend the Wimpy's omelette. It is made with five eggs and covers the whole plate. There has to be a full cup of cheddar cheese, plus copious mushrooms, chopped tomatoes and peppers, and chopped bacon! It is served with home fries that are nice and crispy but not burned.
I can only get through about half of one, but that's okay - I have breakfast for tomorrow too!
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
cudakenEd Can I call you Thursday when I get home, say around 10:30 PM your time?
Sure, that's fine. Anytime is OK with me. Sometimes I'll watch a few minutes of the opening act of Steven Colbert. That's the extent of my TV time.
cudaken36 day's and counting Ken snoke free again!
Cheers, Ed
Eveing Diners
Flo, give that gang and I a please and leave a stein outside for Ulrich.
What to do with a Raccoon after I catch it? Well that is giving some problems! I am 99% sure in ILL I can not catch and release a Rccoon. While I have a way to drown it or them just does not feel right to me. If I where to be killed I rather be shoot than drown, but that would mean buying a firearm. I have fired many weapons from 22 longs, 45's, 357 magnum's, 44 magnum's, M-16, M-60's and LAW Rounds so I am not afraid of them. I was ranked as a Expert on the 45, M-16, M-60 Machine Gun, Grenade Launcher and LAW Round when I was in the Army. Just don't want to spend the money, better places to spend the funds.
Ed Can I call you Thursday when I get home, say around 10:30 PM your time? I don't want to keep you and the MRS from your TV time. It is train related.
Lot things on my mind and none of them good.
36 day's and counting Ken snoke free again!
I hate Rust
I know it sounds kind of funny but the Queen Ant just strolled across my stoop. I let her stroll by, I, don't have the heart to kill her. I wouldn't even think about it. I don't know what she's doing out of her nest but she's just apparently enjoying her four days of summer just like I am.
TF
gmpullman I remember in the 1960s the jets would fly over populated areas at super-sonic speeds. The accompanying sonic BOOM would scare my mother and rattle the windows. I don't know when they quit doing that. Maybe it was a reminder for us citizens that our tax dollars were at work?
I remember in the 1960s the jets would fly over populated areas at super-sonic speeds. The accompanying sonic BOOM would scare my mother and rattle the windows. I don't know when they quit doing that. Maybe it was a reminder for us citizens that our tax dollars were at work?
We had a house near Eglin AFB in NW Florida for 14 years. Daily we would get fly-overs of many types of aircraft. No sonic booms but plenty of afterburners. We also experienced bombing runs over the reservation. About 15 years ago the AF detonated a huge explosive which shook houses and created a huge plume which could be seen for miles.
Despite the racket, it was comforting to see our armed forces maintaining their skills.
Ya Know, I didn't even remember the Sonic Boom till now Ed. I remember vacationing for the whole summer at my parent's cabin on Big Sandy Lake, McGregor Minnesota. Same thing, those high altitude government planes, the only ones that leave a trail. The Sonic Booms. Yes I remember that.
Oh Brother Where Art Thou. One of my favorite movies cuz it's so retarded. I can't believe George Clooney took part acting in this film. But I do have to say I admire him for that because the film was my kind of humor.
In constant sorrow all through his days
God, when they ran over the cow and the cow mooed my kind of humor.
Track fiddlerEd..... You had the fork and the knife guy displayed right after the picture of the raccoon in the Trap. Can you eat those things or were you just being funny? I think you were just being funny
Personally I don't have an appetite for anything gamey. Sure, some folks will eat opossum, squirrel and all sorts of rodent-like animals. Lots of Asians eat rats.
Remember the line from "O Brother Where Art Thou"? "Gopher, Everett?"
I cremate the animals I trap and when I have a raccoon on the "barbie" it sure smells like a tasty treat (once the hair burns off).
Well — you asked
Track fiddlerBy the time I heard them and looked up, I had to look ahead of what I heard, it was seconds until they disappeared into the horizon.
maxman saronaterry It was pretty awesome. They are very fast. And VERY loud at speed. We heard them , then saw them. For less then 3 seconds. I asked Hollywood "where did they go?" Hollywood said "where did who go?"
saronaterry It was pretty awesome. They are very fast. And VERY loud at speed. We heard them , then saw them. For less then 3 seconds.
I asked Hollywood "where did they go?"
Hollywood said "where did who go?"
Right.... I get the gist of that. When I was in Nevada a month or so ago, a couple of those Jets flew over. By the time I heard them and looked up, I had to look ahead of what I heard, it was seconds until they disappeared into the horizon.
They fly over before a big football game at a slow speed by God.
What about those high altitude flying government planes that cut the sky. You know the ones, the only ones that leave a trail. My friend and I, Roofer Rod have had a few conversations about those ones while fishing, watching them go over and wondering what the heck they are doing.
Things that make you go hmmm.
saronaterryIt was pretty awesome. They are very fast. And VERY loud at speed. We heard them , then saw them. For less then 3 seconds.
Evenin' Folks!
Charlie, John, and J.R. thanks for your kind words... The lady and I have been talking on site, email and by phone for a month now. I am very much looking forward to meeting her in person. Both of us are way too busy with our lives at the moment, but we are both looking for ways to make some time for each other. We shall see what happens!
I am absolutely zonked tonight. Need about 10 hours of sleep to get caught up I think. Not going to happen tonight as I will be on the phone (for probably an hour or more) and have to be at a meeting with some church people here in Geneva about the possibility of starting a couple new Scout units here tomorrow at 9am. Did I mention that I am still way too busy.........?
Tomorrow the main driveway at my house will get sealed and the remodeler will be parking ikn the driveway on the side street to get in the house. I am going to be so happy to get this part of the project done and moved back into my bedroom! Of course, then I have to clean out everything from my office/dining room and put it somewhere so they can do some major remodeling in that room. I will be moving the office out to the living room for the time being and probably have to store the dingroom table and chairs out on the back portch along with the hanging and other plants that I have in here.
And in the midst of all that I hope to start dating a certain lady, I hope fairly often.... Who knows.
Haven't had much of any time to work on the layout which supposedly will be on tour at the NER Region Convention next September (NMRA). Summer has been booked!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
York1Flyover country -- when I was a kid, everyday at a little after 5:00 p.m., you could watch the contrails of the SAC bombers as they flew west from Omaha (Bellevue), with, we were told, nuclear weapons on board. They don't do that anymore.
Afternoon, everybody!
Hot and muggy.
Today as my crew and I were setting trusses, 2 F-15's flew over. I'm guessing from the Duluth ANG.
"Merica!!
It was pretty awesome. They are very fast. And VERY loud at speed. We heard them , then saw them. For less then 3 seconds. They turned south and I lost sight.Absoulutley amazing.
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel
York1 CNCharlie The new water heater is being installed right now. Had to put in an electric as the chimney venting wouldn't pass current code so I would have had to put in a new chimney for a gas heater. Luckily we had a 220 line right there that was used for an electric baseboard heater that we disconnected when we installed the gas fireplace. We will also be set up for the replacement of the furnace to a high efficiency, the only type that now meets code here. Charlie, When I moved back to Nebraska, the house we bought was all electric. I was not thrilled, because I thought we needed a gas water heater and a gas furnace. I have been pleasantly surprised. The electric water heater gives us as much hot water as we want, even when all the kids and grandkids visit for Christmas.
CNCharlie The new water heater is being installed right now. Had to put in an electric as the chimney venting wouldn't pass current code so I would have had to put in a new chimney for a gas heater. Luckily we had a 220 line right there that was used for an electric baseboard heater that we disconnected when we installed the gas fireplace. We will also be set up for the replacement of the furnace to a high efficiency, the only type that now meets code here.
Charlie,
When I moved back to Nebraska, the house we bought was all electric. I was not thrilled, because I thought we needed a gas water heater and a gas furnace.
I have been pleasantly surprised. The electric water heater gives us as much hot water as we want, even when all the kids and grandkids visit for Christmas.
Those in line electric water heaters for hot water on demand are really something else these days. I've never had one but I heard they work really well. They aren't that big either.