Good Afternoon All,
Well, now we are not going to Sebring the end of the month or Long Beach after that. Sebring is still on but all the drivers cancelled and anyway the folks here were getting nervous about going on planes even half empty ones to get there. We still have to get our trucks back from where we parked them in Fla but that at least is doable.
Good to Steven O. back and well. Good to hear the rest of you are doing well also. Nothing much to report here though we are getting one employee tested so we may all be quaranteened soon but right now none of us have symptoms. We have adequate work here to keep everyone going and enough space between people to satisfy the social distance thing. All the schools and public places are shut down now along with resturaunts and bars as well. We shall see.
Been picking away at the train station and platform on the layout and if I can transfer some pics I will do so.
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station 2 by J.R. Mitchell, on Flickr" alt="station progress 2" />
Ciao, J.R.
Steven OtteSo, what did I miss?
Someone threatened to put Spam on the diner menu, you are back not a moment too soon.
You timed your surgery just right, they are stopping elective surgery at some hospitals. The governor closed bars, restaurants, gyms and theaters. He wants to open 6000 hospital beds. Some are probably existing unused spaces in hospitals, but to get to 6000 would mean opening the now long shuttered state mental health hospitals.
I'll bet they are full of lead paint and asbestos. They certainly don't have supplies, ventilators, staff. The police departments use them for tactical training. I can't imagine this dragging out through July, expecially when it seem to be controlled in South Korea and China.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Spam is good Henry, but only if you are out of the little cans of hot dogs and beans.
Could be the healthy over populated anthill eventually it chokes itself out Theory
Many years ago at the science museum I seen the growth chart of the world population and the exploding rate of growth. It basically said mother earth will not be able to sustain its inhabitants in the near future
I will put my tinfoil hat on just in case though
TF
And here I thought all this time that TF stood for Track Fiddler. Tin Foil hat indeed.
Well, we knew about catching it from someone coughing, or getting it from a doorknob or railing.
The headline seems to say there's another way to get sick:
York1 John
GMTRacing And here I thought all this time that TF stood for Track Fiddler. Tin Foil hat indeed.
Tinfoil hat indeed
My life is now complete. Thank you for that one GMT
Water Level RouteI can't understand some of the stuff people are buying up.
Neither can I.
Just got back from the local ack-a-me and there is a limit of 5 on the purchase of Drano. What the heck are people hoarding that for?
York1 Well, we knew about catching it from someone coughing, or getting it from a doorknob or railing. The headline seems to say there's another way to get sick:
Since I don't live in a nudist colony I guess I'm safe.
But if I do happen to visit one I'll be sure not to slide down a bannister unclothed.
I've never been to a nudist colony
I'm very interested in the idea of it if the population is just female and me
I could definitely slide down the banister clothed or unclothed I have a cup from my hockey days for the knob on the end of the banister
GMTRacingSpam is good Henry, but only if you are out of the little cans of hot dogs and beans.
Spam_55 by Edmund, on Flickr
Yum — Yum!
maxmanJust got back from the local ack-a-me and there is a limit of 5 on the purchase of Drano. What the heck are people hoarding that for?
I've still got boxes of duct tape and Visqueen from the last stockpile
I'll be self-quarantining in the basement, thank you.
Cheers, Ed
mbinsewi It's a little early....but, yea, I'll have one! I mean, you put'em on ice! Great!. I better grab one before TF sees this!
It's a little early....but, yea, I'll have one! I mean, you put'em on ice! Great!.
I better grab one before TF sees this!
I saw that!
Sometimes it pays not to advertise Mike
I bet you wondered why you didn't have that Icy drink before you went to Menards because I already had it
SPAM!!!!! Did somebody say........ SPAM?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBcY3W5WgNU
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
maxman Water Level Route I can't understand some of the stuff people are buying up. Neither can I. Just got back from the local ack-a-me and there is a limit of 5 on the purchase of Drano. What the heck are people hoarding that for?
Water Level Route I can't understand some of the stuff people are buying up.
Meth?
Lord I would hate to run out of Drano, but it's much more serious than that.
Pennsylvania has closed the state liquor stores. This is a Prohibition that no one wants. Tom Hanks is out of the hospital. We just hit bottom of the fear factor.
We went out to a brewpub for dinner, only to discover they were closing at the end of the night.
We left a huge tip for our friends who work there. They don't know where their next paycheck is coming from.
The real crisis is not in the hospitals, not in the stock market, but right in front of us, where honest, hardworking Americans are already having trouble making ends meet.
If you can at least go to a semi-closed bar or restaurant in your neighborhood, do it for some takeout. They will appreciate your business more than ever, and will deserve it.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Shout out to Facebook
I follow someone who I went to school with for 12 years. I wasn't particularly close to her but I talked to her at our 25th reunion (25 years ago) and she said there were some classmates who wouldn't give her the time of day.
One of her friends posted and her middle name was unusual and the name of a former colleague and next door neighbor. I contacted her and her father was the twin brother of my neighbor. Her uncle was possibly one of the best surgeons in the world. That is no exageration. Every move was purposeful and exact and he was fast. Everyone of his collegues held him in awe.
When people run out of TP, they start using paper towels. When they run out of paper towels, they start using newspaper. It pretty much goes south in a hurry from there. Hence, Drano.
That's why the little old ladies elbowed their way into hoarding all the TP at Wally World and Target.
Happy days.
Robert
LINK to SNSR Blog
My wife and I have not left the house in three days now.
Mail that came today is quarantined in a box for four days.
Watching a lot of movies together on DVD. Not too bad really.
I made a huge pot of chili that should last us five days easily. Then I will thaw out a batch of Italian Sausage and make red sauce for pasta.
The neighborhood is very quiet. There has hardly been a bass-thumping drive-by in three days. No one is having loud parties. Usually on a Friday or Saturday you can hear a party in the distance outside... nothing.
Hardly any cars are driving by.
I could get used to this.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the gang and I a please, can of Spam and Dirk half a dog treat.
I like Spam, what can I say? I eat about 2 can's a week. That and Prok Rin's, a main stay for while I am at work. And my is Choleserol is only 131 strange but ture.
Later, Ken and Dirk say's Woof, can I have spam daddy, Woof?
I hate Rust
moelarrycurley,
You get the prize for your knowledge of Recreational Drug chemistry----What better time to buy, without causing questons to be asked---
Used corncobs can be re-used, after cleaning with a bleach solution and a stiff bristle brush, I would recommend rinsing at least once before using again.
Spam?? ever hear of Treet? No way could that be disguised as edible--That was the absolute last thing ever eaten on a fish boat. When we were reduced to eating that, the boat "headed to the Westard' with the bone in her teeth" no matter how much fuel and ice we had left.
Hoarding
In June of 1950 at the outbreak of the Korean War, my Mother hit the local PigglyWiggley, and HEB in Corpus Christi Texas, and cleaned out the sugar, flour, cocoa, bread yeast, lard, butter, and Crisco. Strong memories of what the family had just come through. Dad was impressed when he got home from the Navy Base that night. When he transferred to NAS Brunswick Me. in Nov. of 51 a fair amount of the leftovers came North as well.
Hooch/Food
No worries about either. Good for at least 8 months on the frozen stuff, and at least 5+ months for the smoked/dried fish/meats. At present working on another batch of silver rum. Fairly good idea as to what the fumes will do to any type of virus.
I believe I will refrain from licking any door knobs for awhile. Remember--single file, 3 yards between each man, keep moving, don't volunteer for anything, wash often, think it over first.
Hope all are staying in good health, prayers for those in need.
herrinchoker
I went outside on the back porch, and nursed a beer for about a half hour.
There was not any noise except for the buzz from the transformer and a few bugs outside for 20 minutes or so. Then I heard a lone Harley-Davidson off in the distance, and then quiet again.
I don't know why Covid-19 made everyone be so quiet, but it sure did.
Good Morning!
I woke up and had a strange sensation. It was so unusually quiet outside, not a car on the road, no one to be seen. As if the world has come to a standstill!
Although not by law, we are effectively under a curfew, as there is hardly a place open we could go to. Train and mail services are drastically reduced. Petra went grocery shopping and the shelves are nearly empty. Dry goods, canned or frozen food as well as TP are not available. I can´t say we have plenty, but enough to keep us going for a week or so.
Stay safe!
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Yeah the neighborhood has been quiet around here as well, and it is a self thing not a curfew. They have closed the bars and restaurants but most have pick up service still.
Treet was a knock off of Spam made by Armor meats. I don't think I ever had Treet.
Stay safe all.
Good Morning All,
Same deal here in Connecticut. Quiet and only a third of the traffic on the highway. All restaurants and bars closed and the local Stop and Shop will open an hour and a half early so we "over 60's" can shop before normal opening time. I will probably take advantage of that only because they normally do the major restocking then so I might find everything I need.
Didn't do much last night on the layout but did start to reroute the road into the yard so I can use the circuit board as a track crossing road (not sure what I'll do with the other end - I'll leave that for later). This is the first layer of dirt and rock.
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Back to the shop. Ciao, J.R.
Good morning.
Well, with 6 confirmed cases, all in Omaha, our state has officially gone nuts.
Yesterday our governor put in a ten-person ban -- no gatherings of over ten people. No church services, no weddings, no funerals, no restaurants, etc. Exceptions are grocery stores, pharmacies, etc.
Not a lot of people happy over this. I will probably miss church the most. Restaurants are closed today except for drive-thrus.
Legally, the governor (or president for that matter) can't stop gatherings like church, but I imagine no one will disobey.
Yesterday I started a major cleanup and reorganization of the layout room. I wish I had several more of the plastic photo storage boxes. When they go on sale at Michaels Crafts again, I will buy two more.
A lot of the weekend's snow melted, but we are supposed to get more tonight. We are getting close to the bottom of our firewood. Even after a long winter, I still love the smell and atmosphere from the fireplace. Daisy the Dachshund is ready for no snow. Her body is so low she doesn't appreciate squatting in the snow to go.
Have a good, quiet day today.
The Toronto Catholic Archdiocise cancelled Sunday Mass in all churches last weekend. Before the government banned gatherings of 250+ people. Other churches have not been on the news, but at least on local church has gone online service only. Perhaps in your area as well.
BroadwayLion90 people die in car crashes every day and they do notyhing about that!
I beg to differ. Have you seen the rules and regs with regard to how you may drive and what standards auto manufacturers must follow? This is what the Government does to try and lower the death rate on the roads. Unfortunately, you can't legislate against "stupid".
We maintain readiness with our militaries to fend off an attack from an aggressor that would cause death and destruction to our countrymen yet I find the ones that would be so ready to jump to the defense of the country militarily are the ones that are scoffing at the biological attack presented to us by mother nature.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Fully loaded scrambled eggs with an extra strong coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please and thank you!
Only change at the hospital I get radiation therapy at is Patti can't come into the waiting room now. No biggie, I get in and out of there very quickly and we're on our way. I cannot drive because of the meds they have me on. So far, so good.
Waiting on a nice sunny day to pick up some additional lumber for the train tables. Currently in a rain cycle here.
Have a fantastic day everyone. Cheers! Rob
BATMANyet I find the ones that would be so ready to jump to the defense of the country militarily are the ones that are scoffing at the biological attack presented to us by mother nature.
2 (important business)
Many "thumbs up"! I for one take this virus threat very seriously. I have a son who is in quarentine over in England at the moment. He likely has just a cold as his fever is gone but he and his partner are taking this treat very seriously. 27 (priority, very important) 12 (Do you understand?) People seem to be either panicked or somehow think it is a prank of some sort.
I am taking the regulations and directives for the State of New York very seriously. May even find some time to play with my trains...... The life you save may be your own and your family and friends!!!!!!!!
73 (Best or highest regards)