Richard
cudakenEd Have you ever taken apart a BLI Heavy Pacific? Walther traction tire blew out that was used on it. So I am going to order some from BLI and hopefully the nut driver I need.
Yep.
Did you check the box? BLI usually includes the nut driver and a couple of spare tires. The one I sent you isn't the right one? Other than the one tire I replaced thinking it was causing wobbles I've never had a traction tire break, wear out or fall off. I don't know why you're having so much trouble with them?
Ulrich, the wheel ruts in that field behind the house sure make it look like a staging (fiddle) yard built on a big grass mat
Best wishes to all,
Ed
Afternoon Diners!
Flo, the gang and I will have a please.
Yard Wars. Got the rear yard cut and some weed wacking. Trying Ortho Ground Clear again. Bought some from a Nusery not remembering I all ready had some and did not like it. Well the weeds liked it?
Ed Have you ever taken apart a BLI Heavy Pacific? Walther traction tire blew out that was used on it. So I am going to order some from BLI and hopefully the nut driver I need.
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
So, forget the Berliner and bring us a danish ring.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Somebody put their train on the ground ???
See... If your loco gos on the ground, this is how you are supposed to put it back on. Gives you a taste of reel operations : )
Tinplate ToddlerDanish sounds like a mixture of German, English and a stuffed nose, not unlike Dutch, you only have to exchange the stuffed nose for a sore throat.
LOL!!! Das ist richtig.
Mornin'! been a few days since I posted, but I have been sitting in the back keeping track of the conversation.
Ulrich, I wish you good luck with the move.
I have been horrendously busy with a bunch of stuff for the past couple weeks. Hoping the remodeling will get finished in the next couple of weeks. I still need to purchase new carpet to be installed when the main job is finished. May try to get that started sometime this coming week in expectation of finishing. Fitbit tells me I have now walked (and run) over 2,060 miles since I bought the Fitbit. Weight is at a plateau of 187lbs. but hoping to get back losing soon. This is the third major plateau I have hit since I started losing, so it doesn't bother me. Hope to lose about 13 more lbs. and then hold the weight steady.
I best get to w*rk doing some needed stuff here and after lunch will be heading out to grocery shop. Actually spent a couple hours working on a background building for the layout yesterday. I have alot of things I need to get done before the layout is on display for the Northeast Region NMRA Convention (Syracuse NY) this fall....
Catch you all later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
York1Ulrich, I don't know how the European Union handles this -- are you able to move from one country to the other without any hassles?
Within the European Union, you are free to settle in any member country.
York1Will you have to change your citizenship or legal residence for tax purposes?
I will keep my German citizenship and remain taxable in Germany, which means no taxes for us. I will keep my health insurance, which also works without any issue in Denmark. It´s just like moving to another state within the US. There is a little bit of red tape involved in it, but that´s just a number of forms which have to be filled out.
I think the most difficult part is to learn the language. Most Danish people speak either German or English, but it is nice to be able to communicate with people in their native language. Danish sounds like a mixture of German, English and a stuffed nose, not unlike Dutch, you only have to exchange the stuffed nose for a sore throat.
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Ulrich,
Liked the film clip, looks like a place to live for mental health----was interested in some of the boat designs, simular to some of the older ones I remember being used here when I was a pup.
herrinchoker
Tinplate ToddlerEdit: Top of the page - breakfast is on me!
I'll have some boiled eggs and liverwurst on a roll. And a bloody mary after church.
Family that was here over the holiday are leaving today. Things will calm down a lot by afternoon.
cudaken Cleaned out the right front gutter today and it was a pain. Well the heat and humidity made it feel harder than it should.
That reminds me of my father. At the time he was 85 and lived about an hour away. I went to see him, and he had been on the roof of his fairly tall house, cleaning the gutters. I borrowed his extension ladder, took it home, and never took it back. He asked about it several times, but I always forgot(!) to bring it back to him.
Tinplate Toddleraccording to a number of studies, the Danish are the happiest people around. Txes are high, but they feel the get the value for it. They love their cigar smoking queen and they are proud of their country. That´s a lot more than I can say about my own country.
Ulrich, I don't know how the European Union handles this -- are you able to move from one country to the other without any hassles? Will you have to change your citizenship or legal residence for tax purposes? Is it difficult to do?
Hope everyone has a good Sunday.
York1 John
Hey! Look who is on top. I can't wait to see what he brings to the table!
ROARING
Good Morning!
It´s Sunday, but I won´t behaving my usual big Sunday breakfast. I gave up on it, so it´ll be just a small bowl of cereal and coffee for me, please!
BATMANUlrich, is that a garage on the right end of that house? It looks like a great place and far enough away from the neighbours to make me happy
Yes, it is - and a little shop next to it. I doubt that it has a heater in there, though, so I don´t know whether this could be used for a layout. I am a little reluctant to contact the seller as long as the money is not yet available to actually make a bid on the place and just going there to take a look is quite a long (5 hour) drive! The house is in a rather remote location with very few neighbors around - in fact only two. It is surrounded by fields and meadows, so there should be ample peace and quiet for us.
Here is a short video showing the island of Mors, where the house is located. NArration is in Danish, which will be quite a challenge to learn.
Edit: Top of the page - breakfast is on me!
Looks like the Horseshoe Curve train was a westbound, judging from the empty lumber flats (loaded, they'd be going east, down the hill).
Wonder if there were a bunch of loads somewhere down the hill, behind them? Looks like they "stringlined" towards the inside.
Seems like the RR's want longer and longer trains lately, but make them too long, and stuff like this is much more likely to happen.
Evening everyone. A bit rainy this eve. Not much going on here in the wilds of West Ky > I did get the popcorn popper fixed at the Cinema I do some part time maint work for. They called last weekend that part of the popper would not work, The lights would not , the kettle motor would and the kettle was not very hot. I told them the prob lost one leg of the 240v going to the popper. Sure enough I found a burned up leg on the plug to the popper. I replaced the plug and the lights came back. I started flipping siwtches and when I turned the kettle on it tripped the breaker immediatly. I opened the kettle and found a wire was too close to a bracket and created a dead short. This short had contributed to the burn up of the plug. I think the plug already had a loose wire in it causing high resitance and the burn up instead of it tripping the breaker.
It is popping now.
Afternoon Diners
Flo, give the gang and I a please and I will take a block of ice to sit on!
Cleaned out the right front gutter today and it was a pain. Well the heat and humidity made it feel harder than it should.
Steam Engine Train Front, been a odd day.
My BLI QSI Hudson had been on the RIP track a few years. Was not picking up power from the engine. I would sometimes help it around the layout by using a pusher engine. Last week it would not move, just made sounds. (forgot to she if it was in sleep mode)
Did a hard reset, changed the engine to its long address and took her for a spin. I be dang, no stalling!
Mighty Quite BLI PRR I1sa Yep the chuffing sound has stopped working. I swear I should for get about steam power! Depending if the chuffer starts working again or not, it will be heading back to Broken Limted Imports all so knowen as BLI.
I am not upset by the PRR I1sa tonight. Running it doubled head with the Hudson and I love the Hudson Whistle!
Ulrich I sure hope this will work out for you and Petra!
Later, none smoking Ken
Good afternoon all.
It is a nice day with a high O/C and I was just on the bike and need to stop sweating so I'll sit down and keep you all company, I'll try not to drip on you. Burned off a 1000 calories, got into the rum last night so had to pay the piper (not really). I'm down eight pounds this week so will be pigging out this weekend with all green on the eating signals. I love it when that happens.
Still no word from Rapido on sending my second Hudson back. I would really like to have it back by September as both kids will be gone for the first time (maybe) They will help fill the void.
Ulrich, is that a garage on the right end of that house? It looks like a great place and far enough away from the neighbours to make me happy.
Bacon and eggs and whatever else for lunch and then yard work.
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."
RideOnRoadFirst Saturday in July, you know what that means ...
Nascar at Daytona tonight and the Big One, which always happens.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
First Saturday in July, you know what that means ... Tour de France. Yeah, baby!
I just checked VR and I don't see the usual link to the camera at Horseshoe Curve. It would be interesting to watch some of the clean up.
Thanks for that, Henry. I do see see they have a new camera location in Waupaca, WI., on the CN line.
Ulrich's proposed new home looks excellent! I'm sure pullin' for him and hope it works out !
Nothing exciting here in SE WI. I've been driving back and forth between our home here in SE WI., and our small place in the North Woods, about 300 miles each way. We're on the Pike Lake Chain, about 20 miles W. of Minocqua, WI.
Plumbers done, and we now have a working bathroom. One step at a time.
Taking scaffolding down last Saturday, I twisted the heck out of my right wrist. Once that all heals, I'll be going back up.
Healing does take longer As Mel says in his signature, aging is not for the whimps. Added to it is Warfarin, which creates hematomas, and the healing of minor injuries drags on.
Anyway, just thought I'd stop in. I'm really excited for Ulrich and Petra, did I mention that?
Have a great day!
Mike.
EDIT: I just noticed that Virtual Railfan's Horseshoe Curve camera is up and running. You can watch the clean up.
My You Tube
Good morning. A slow morning with family and grandkids all here. I get up early, they all don't.
Ulrich, the house looks great. My wife painted our entire interior white several years ago, although our paintings and furniture are very colored. She, too, wanted it bright after years of darker colors.
The grandkids will swim today. We caught the spiderman movie last night - theater was crowded. We love having them, but it's nice to relax when we get back to normal.
Good morning .... Just briefly checking in...... We still have family members here visiting. ... It looks like I won't have a normal schedule until Tuesday. and I won't be here much before then. ....
I hope all of you are doing well !
Ulrich .... That looks like a beautiful home.
I'll try to catch up next week.
Cheers
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Ulrich great looking home!
This would have been a better video if the caught the cleanup or a derailment, but it's from Pennsylvania
hon30critterI'm in love with the place!!!
Me too! It sells for less than $90k, has a little over 2,000 sqft. and 3/4 of an acre land to it.
Some more pictures of the interior and the surroundings.
The floor plan.
I have to stop looking at it! I wish we could just move right into it!
Okay Ulrich!!
I'm in love with the place!!! Bright is good! Bright colours would add a lot! We just brightened the interior of our house last fall after years of darkish beiges. It is almost white but not quite. We also got rid of an old pump organ that had dominated my families' livingrooms for more than 100 years and added a couple of pieces of brighter furniture. So much more refreshing!
Please post more pics if you get the place.
My fingers are crossed too!!!
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Johnboy - good to see you gain! I am glad you had an enjoyable trip!
Dave - according to a number of studies, the Danish are the happiest people around. Txes are high, but they feel the get the value for it. They love their cigar smoking queen and they are proud of their country. That´s a lot more than I can say about my own country.
Just a couple of pictures of the interior of the house:
The Scandinavian folks like it bright inside - no wonder with those long, dark winter months up there! The house is at 56° 47′ N, which puts it on the same latitude as Saint Paul Island in the Bering Sea or the northern part of Kamchatka in Russia. Thanks to the gulf stream, it is much warmer in Denmark than in those two places!
I think we would add a little more color to the interior...
Johnboy!
Sounds like you had a great trip!!
What's all this stuff about "if we are interested?". Of course we are interested!! That's why we are all here! Tell us more!!
Hi Gang, I wonder if I have been missed, I sure have missed you guys.
We were gone the month of June on a trip to Spokane where my Billings Son has moved back to. Then I accomplished a few of my "Bucket List" items... So Good.
With all my driving all over North America, the one thing I missed seeing and wanted to badly was to drive through the Redwoods in northern California. Such magnificent trees. On the way there we stopped off in Toppenish Washington and took in the Northern Pacific Museum there. They are doing a great job for a small town. After leaving the Redwoods we toured the Feather River Canyon and all the various towns that the W.P. serviced there, ending up in Portola and checking out the W.P. museum there. It was great to walk through and around all that equipment and memoribilia there. A lady at the visitors center told us that we should go a little further to Loyalton and see their museum in which they have a layout and collection of W.P. locos and rolling stock and a layout of about 25' x 5-6' showing all the industries that it served there and a great replica of their town. 3 men built it in four years. They also won 2nd place in a MR. Contest for the model of their local Hotel using one front piece of a DPM kit and kitbashing from other kits and scratch building.We spent a wonderful morning there veiwing it in operation and touring the rest of their Museum. So, 2nd Bucket List item down for this trip.I have longed to see the Portola yards and museum for years and of course the wonderful bridges in the canyon.
So that is where I have been, if anyone is interested.
Sure glad to see German Buddy. Ulrich back amoung us. as well as others who had skipped out for awhile like JR.
Just finished mowing the back lawn this eve. It was about 12" to 16" high, so I mowed it on the highest setting and will have to do it a little lower in a day od two once it starts to stand straighter again.
Pleasureway Motorhome worked like a Champ on the trip, We put an about 6000 miles, trying to buy as little gas as possible in California. Darn near four dollars a gallon, a little worse than here at home. Great fuel prices in Idaho though.
Going to call it quits for tonight, Just wanted to let you all know that I am not ready for the R.I.P. Track yet, still a few miles left on this old bird.
Night all, sleep well, that is one thing I do real well, thank goodness.
Ulrich, I will keep you in my prayers that your health will remain strong and that you three will be able to pull off that move to Denmark. My wife toured there two years ago and loved it..
Johnboy out.......................til later
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
hon30critterIs that a flat roof that I see on the first building between the two wings?
Yes, indeed - that´s a flat roof, and I am also concerned about it. Flat roofs can be quite OK if made the right way, but hardly one is.
Thatched roofs are quite common in Denmark and I am surprized the building insurance premiums are still quite low. In Germany, they are extremely expensive.
Currently, I tend towards the option shown in the two middle pictures The roof does need a coat of paint, but I am not going to do that myself. That job has somehow to be factored into the purchase price.
Our friend already has a bid for the apartment she is selling. That would easoly cover buying the house and leave her with a nice nest egg. She has no relatives to consider and she is very happy with the rather remote locations of each of the options. Denmark has a wonderful efficient emergency system, which may come in handy, although I do not wish to give it a try.
The thought of making that dream come true is pushing up my spirit!
They all look very attractive, but from the prospective of a retired roofing salesperson, .....
The thatched roofs look neat but I suspect that they cost quite a bit to maintain, and replacing one with modern materials (if the local laws will allow you to) would probably cost a fortune! I'm not sure what a new thatched roof would cost. In my entire roofing career, I've never had the opportunity to quote one!
Is that a flat roof that I see on the first building between the two wings? Run away, run away!!!!
The metal roof does need a coat of paint though. Don't break your neck doing it yourself!
Good luck!!
Lunch was good, crab cakes, walleye fingers and coconut shrimp.