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Posted by rrebell on Friday, April 3, 2020 8:21 PM

York1

I'm the opposite.

My wife and I are TV-aholics.

I think it started when I started a job after college in a strange city and knew no one.  The TV became my friend in my small apartment.  No matter what I was doing, the TV on made the apartment seem full.

Nothing has changed.  When I wake up, the TV goes on.  It stays on until I go to bed.  It doesn't matter much what's on, it's just the company I keep.

I know that some think this is idiocy.  I don't really listen to music, so TV programs are basically my friends.

Right now, I'm watching James Bond riding the train in "From Russia With Love".  Great movie!

 

I wouldn't say TV is my freind but have always provided background noise for me, I turn it on low when I go to sleep.

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Friday, April 3, 2020 7:59 PM

York1

I'm the opposite.

My wife and I are TV-aholics.

I think it started when I started a job after college in a strange city and knew no one.  The TV became my friend in my small apartment.  No matter what I was doing, the TV on made the apartment seem full.

Nothing has changed.  When I wake up, the TV goes on.  It stays on until I go to bed.  It doesn't matter much what's on, it's just the company I keep.

I know that some think this is idiocy.  I don't really listen to music, so TV programs are basically my friends.

Right now, I'm watching James Bond riding the train in "From Russia With Love".  Great movie!

 

John, I understand, my wife has become that way as a result of Rhematoid Arthritis. I watch TV with her some, but really I can only stand so much. I really dislike the themes of most of the shows.

Unlike many people, I like the quiet. I don't generally play the radio in the car, I don't turn a TV on unless I am going to actually watch and listen, I have a hard time listening to others talk with that kind of noise in the background.

I love music, BUT, even with that, I don't like it playing constantly while I am trying to do other things, or have a conversation.

I also don't want to hear music played out of crappy speakers, boom boxes, smart phones, etc. It gives me a headache fast.

Designing and building HiFi speakers is one of my other hobbies. I want music to sound good and be played at a proper listening volume, like a live preformance.

So, I can go in the HiFi room (sun room) and put on a record (yes a record, I have about 1700 of them) and simply sit, listen and enjoy.

My new layout room, the 1500 sq ft basement of our new to us house, will also be a listening room with full access to the 1700 albums and about 700 music CD's.

Sheldon

 

 

 

    

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Friday, April 3, 2020 7:44 PM

Mike, sorry to hear about your mom.

I lost my father many years ago and as fate worked out, none of us were with him.

He had just had bypass surgery 23 days prior, and while in recovery it was discovered he had a dormant GI ulser that started bleeding.

They had already operated on the ulser twice, and he seemed stable. After driving from Maryland to Florida to see him, we visited with him in the hospital just hours before his death. My sister and I took my mother home for the night, about 40 minutes from the hospital, at the recommendation of the doctor who felt he was stable.

An hour after we got to moms house, we got the call. The ulser hemorrhaged again and he was gone before they could do anything.

Glad you were able to be connected, you and your family are in my prayers.

Sheldon 

    

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Posted by York1 on Friday, April 3, 2020 6:34 PM

I'm the opposite.

My wife and I are TV-aholics.

I think it started when I started a job after college in a strange city and knew no one.  The TV became my friend in my small apartment.  No matter what I was doing, the TV on made the apartment seem full.

Nothing has changed.  When I wake up, the TV goes on.  It stays on until I go to bed.  It doesn't matter much what's on, it's just the company I keep.

I know that some think this is idiocy.  I don't really listen to music, so TV programs are basically my friends.

Right now, I'm watching James Bond riding the train in "From Russia With Love".  Great movie!

York1 John       

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Posted by drgwcs on Friday, April 3, 2020 6:31 PM

Mike so sorry for your loss. How very difficult to not be there in person. Will be praying for you and the family.

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Posted by Track fiddler on Friday, April 3, 2020 6:23 PM

Another way the virus has affected me is I can't go to the dam restaurant.  I love going out to eat.

I've been told about this new restaurant off the Mississippi River right next to the dam.  I've been wanting to try it out for quite a while now. 

A month or two I suppose.  I'll waitDinner

 

P.S.   I don't believe I've ever seen a soap in my life.  I rarely watch TV either,  there always seems to be something to do.

 

 

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Friday, April 3, 2020 5:59 PM

SeeYou190

This virus is effecting me badly now... The Young And The Restless has started showing reruns!

Today they showed Victor and Nikki's first wedding.

-Kevin

 

I have never even seen an episode of "The Young and the Restless"........

In fact, in the 1980's, I virtually did not watch any TV at all, and I watch very little now.

Many, many hit shows have come and gone without me seeing one episode. 

My favorite example, I have also never watched a complete episode of "Friends".

Sheldon

    

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Posted by Track fiddler on Friday, April 3, 2020 5:39 PM

riogrande5761

 

Anything folks can do to counteract that would probably be appreciated since a break from all of the negatives waves caused by COVID19 would sure make Oddball happy, and many others too!  

 

 

 

" Don't hit me so early in the morning with those negative waves "

" There you go with those negative waves again, have a little faith baby, have a little faith "

And then there was two.  Two Donald's the house.

Sutherland,  Ain't no better! 

I just watched that movie the other night.  No matter how many times I've watched it, I never get sick of it.

 

Good one RioYes   We all have a big enough sack of sad,  no more will fitSmile

 

 

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Posted by moelarrycurly4 on Friday, April 3, 2020 5:34 PM

Garry, sorry for the loss of your neighbor. 

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Posted by rrinker on Friday, April 3, 2020 4:08 PM

 I still say he was better in Rat Patrol.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, April 3, 2020 4:03 PM

This virus is effecting me badly now... The Young And The Restless has started showing reruns!

Today they showed Victor and Nikki's first wedding.

-Kevin

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Posted by riogrande5761 on Friday, April 3, 2020 3:42 PM

Track fiddler
Two posts in a row,  rrebell's a Post Hog!

He's got plenty of competition for the past year or two.  Just sayin ...

My condolenses to Mike

I think I can say it's true for a great many that this Corona thing has a lot of very depessing and stressful news every day.  Black Eye

Anything folks can do to counteract that would probably be appreciated since a break from all of the negatives waves caused by COVID19 would sure make Oddball happy, and many others too!  Yes

Speaking of pastors, what ever happened to Pastor Bob who modeled the Santa Fe in 1989?

 

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Posted by Billwiz on Friday, April 3, 2020 11:48 AM

Mike,  so sorry for your loss.  As a pastor, I conducted a funeral a few Saturday's ago, the day before our last live, in person worship service.  Now if a member passes, I can possibly do a graveside with few people present, or we wait until "later".  Makes it quite difficult to provide care to people.  

This time has been stressful for my wife (chaplain and therapist) and I.  She still goes to work, then does online therapy with her clients.  I'm rapidly learning how to provide online worship and pastoral care, as well as telephone calls to members.  

I did find some time to convert an older Atlas locomotive to DCC/Sound.  It was a nice little project to take my mind away from other things.  

Stay safe everyone,

 

Bill

 

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Posted by wjstix on Friday, April 3, 2020 11:19 AM

We're very fortunate that my wife and I both work jobs (for our state) that allow us to work from home. Our oldest works in a hospital in southern California and recently found out she was exposed to a patient who has died of Coronavirus. She's fine so far, but it's always in the back of your mind. Good to have a hobby to take your mind off things.

A good thing is I've been using the 30-45 minutes I'd usually be commuting in the evening to work on the layout, so I'm actually getting some stuff done. Plus I used the money I would have spent at all the closed RR trainshows / flea markets to buy a 'big boy' digital camera that should greatly improve my layout pics (once I learn how to use it.)

Embarrassed

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Posted by rrebell on Friday, April 3, 2020 11:01 AM

You don't have to use square 1/4" styrene like I did, I used that size because it got the track far enough off the surface to counteract any sag and being square, I didn't have to worry about which side to place down. I have found that that little bit of loss of adheasive means nothing to the adhearance of the track. On another note, the caulked long section I did came out as well as could be hoped and I ran a train on it to make sure. I have a small section to test next. Building a small layout means lots of percise curves.

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Posted by Track fiddler on Thursday, April 2, 2020 7:04 PM

Hey, ... That is a great idea rrebell.  I appreciate you sharing that one.

I could get my track preped with the connectors on a couple sections of flex and feed the wires through the cork before even applying the caulk.  Then use your trick to drop it down and pin it from the connection onward.

Sweet, I like that idea!  Thanks rrebell

 

 

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Posted by rrebell on Thursday, April 2, 2020 6:35 PM

Track fiddler

 

 
rrebell

 

I laid the hardest peice of track to lay today, a peice  that was over 8' long, mostly a curve with a foot of straight and a turnout on the end. I use caulk to glue so you have to be fairly fast and accurate.

 

 

 

 

Two posts in a row,  rrebell's a Post Hog!  LaughLaugh Smile, Wink & Grin

An 8-foot length of track glued with caulkBow  I don't know how you did it.  I have a hard enough time with one piece of flex at a time with my eyesight and those little N scale connectors.

I haven't got very far along yet.  I had to take sections back up at first and re-do them before I got the hang of it.

I'm using Alex plus but I think I'm going to look for a slower drying caulk.

I'm using wire feeds soldered to every track connector and putting No Ox especial ID continuity greece in the track connectors with a tooth pick, ... Tedious

I never did have good results soldering track,  I melt tiesNo

 

 

TF

 

I learned a neet trick, I use 1/4" styrene strips to hold it up off the caulk and then start at one end and pull them out as i get near them as I pin the track down. I space them out at about 18", nearer if their is complex trackwork.

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Posted by mlehman on Thursday, April 2, 2020 5:16 PM

Thanks to everyone for your thoughts in support of our family in this time of loss. I appreciate that. Yes, technology brought us together when nothing else could (an adjustment many may need to make in life as well as death.) The funeral can have no more than 4 in attendance (this is in Indiana.) I suspect a video of it will have to suffice for the rest of us for now, with a larger rememberance event when we are able to do it.

I'm doing OK, but need to step away to work on a draft of Mom's obituary. It will ask that those who can support a first responder in some way during this pandemic to do it in her memory if they'd like to memorialize her.

Mike Lehman

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Posted by BigDaddy on Thursday, April 2, 2020 5:10 PM

Mike my condolances.  I can't quite fathom keeping family members away at a time like this.   I suppose multiple deaths in a family would be worse.

SeeYou190
1) Golf will be allowed in groups of 4 or less.

I assume, given the demographics, they will be close in golf carts.  In MD the tennis courts have keep out tape on them,  You don't get that close in tennis.

All I can say about churches is that my wife's church has a 27 yo who attended services 2 weeks ago and is now on a ventilator. 

While we are supposed to shelter in place, in my residential neighborhood there are a lot of people walking, giving wide berth to others.  The local marina was putting boats in the water today, so I guess that is essential.

I've never had a fence, but I have had dogs for 30 years, and they won't do their business at home, so walking is essential.

Henry

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, April 2, 2020 4:53 PM

The news just reported that the Governor of Florida has made some amendments the the executive order, which has not gone into effect yet.

1) Golf will be allowed in groups of 4 or less.

2) Church services will be business as usual.

-Kevin

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Posted by mbinsewi on Thursday, April 2, 2020 3:50 PM

Mike, my condolences on your loss.

Listening to the rush hour traffic reports for Milwaukee on early morning radio, the wife and I both agreed that highway construction projects should be double downed, and expedited as quickly as possible, since the traffic is so sparse.

Maybe we could even shorten "Orange Barrel Season" !    Nahhh, that won't happen, they'll just recruit more orange barrels.  I bet making, and working for a company that makes, orange barrels is a secure job!

I wonder if they qualify for the now esteemed position of "essential employee" and "essential business" ? Indifferent

Mike.

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Posted by York1 on Thursday, April 2, 2020 2:57 PM

Mike, sorry to hear of your mother's death.  I'm glad that technology allowed your family to be together, even if it was not physically.

York1 John       

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Posted by maxman on Thursday, April 2, 2020 2:55 PM

Track fiddler
Windex. I remember the commercials, it has ammonia D.

Only if it says ammonia D on the label.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, April 2, 2020 2:25 PM

Doughless
I would think that toilet plungers and shut off valves could be deemed a necessity at some point, so maybe Home Depot and other hardware stores will be able to stay open too. Is a plumber an essential service? Electrician?

Georgia and Florida usually go hand-in-hand for laws and such. 

<--Although you guys have that GREAT hands-free law, and we do not. Crying-->  

In Florida, under our new executive order (which I have been told has been postponed to Midnight Friday), electricians, rooders, and plumbers are considered essential, but not for remodel work, only repair.

All Home Depots and Lowes will be open, but at reduced hours. All grocery stores, Targets, Wal-Marts, Sams Clubs, and Costcos will be open.

All people working in Waste Collection, Grocery/Hardware/Big Box, Water/Sewer, Law Enforcement, Corrections, Power Generation, and Health Care are REQUIRED to be at work unless they have a fever.

Construction projects that are outdoors will be Business As Usual.

The widening of County Road 951 has been approved to get people back to work!

Construction work on Interstate 4 in Orlando will be doubled.

Fresh water fishing, hiking, bicycling, and hunting are all approved in groups no larger than 2. Ocean fishing is only allowed from vessels in groups no larger than 3. Swimming and sunbathing are banned.

It would surprise me Georgia is not very similar.

-Kevin

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Posted by Track fiddler on Thursday, April 2, 2020 12:24 PM

rrebell

 

I laid the hardest peice of track to lay today, a peice  that was over 8' long, mostly a curve with a foot of straight and a turnout on the end. I use caulk to glue so you have to be fairly fast and accurate.

 

 

Two posts in a row,  rrebell's a Post Hog!  LaughLaugh Smile, Wink & Grin

An 8-foot length of track glued with caulkBow  I don't know how you did it.  I have a hard enough time with one piece of flex at a time with my eyesight and those little N scale connectors.

I haven't got very far along yet.  I had to take sections back up at first and re-do them before I got the hang of it.

I'm using Alex plus but I think I'm going to look for a slower drying caulk.

I'm using wire feeds soldered to every track connector and putting No Ox especial ID continuity greece in the track connectors with a tooth pick, ... Tedious

I never did have good results soldering track,  I melt tiesNo

 

 

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Posted by rrebell on Thursday, April 2, 2020 11:49 AM

Now on to more plesant subjects, my soldering has improved (it might have been great but the fact that my eyesite not being able to zoom in and out is an issue). I laid the hardest peice of track to lay today, a peice  that was over 8' long, mostly a curve with a foot of straight and a turnout on the end. I use caulk to glue so you have to be fairly fast and accurate.

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Posted by rrebell on Thursday, April 2, 2020 11:16 AM

Mike, I know how you feel even though my mother is still here (but she has been in and out of hospitals for two years with strock stuff), she is 98. 

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, April 2, 2020 11:15 AM

Mike L.  ..... Sincere condolences to you for loss of your mother. There is no right time to lose a loved one, but now is certainly a very difficult time. Thank you fo sharing your situation with us. 

 

Moe Larry Curley .... Our good friend and neighbor passed away a few days ago in Paducah. I think he was in the hospital where you work. 

Sadly, there are no funerals with groups of people during this time. 

 

 

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Posted by Track fiddler on Thursday, April 2, 2020 11:09 AM

I just got back from my ceiling repair to find this saddening news.

Mike I am so sorry for your loss.  

 

 

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Posted by Tinplate Toddler on Thursday, April 2, 2020 11:06 AM

Mike - I am sorry to hear about your loss! Please accept my sincere condolences! I have lost my mother at the very beginning of this year, before the corona virus started to paralyze the world. I hope you will be able to bid her a proper farewell. In my country, funerals cannot be attended by more than 2 persons.

Happy times!

Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)

"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"

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