Track fiddlerI'm seriously contemplating it. One of my top three all-time favorite Muscle Machines. My second-favorite is the 1970 Cuda but those were way too expensive.
TF and Kevin, you've got me thinking about high school cars. I knew a kid who had one of these in blue. It was parked in our high school parking lot, and everyone who saw it thought the same thing: "I wish that was mine." I remember he had a string of beer pop tabs hanging from the rear seat coat hanger. The ultimate in cool.
I did not own a car until I graduated from college. While that sounds unusual, back then quite a few kids I knew in college did not own cars. We wanted to, but our money went to tuition and beer.
York1 John
MisterBeasleyI don't know what I did to log on, but it worked this time.
Afternoon Folks!
I sent an email to Customer Service at Kalmbach about the problem and got this back. "We are currently working to apply a fix to our sites. In the meantime, please delete cookies from within your internet Browser. You will then be able to log into the sites with your existing email and browser." I earlier deleted the cache and the cookies and that is how I got back online here this morning.
Just thought I would pass this on to you folks....
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good afternoon
I tried to beat the heat this morning when I went out around 11 to organize my truck and trailer. I dumped all the buckets and totes of product and hardware all over the parking lot. I organized everything so I can put the stuff to use, now that I know where everything is. I had a contractor bag almost full I threw in the dumpster, good riddance. I didn't beat the heat but at least I got that done.
I've been drying out in the air conditioning and resting my aching back that bent over about 300 times. For the last hour I've been surfing through eBay. I told Kevin a few days ago he was creating a monster when I found out there are cars there.
Why did I have to find this! The 1972 Gran Torino. These cars are a combination of muscle and luxury. A cruiser for comfort. She's going for 14,900, so they might consider 12 13.
I'm seriously contemplating it. One of my top three all-time favorite Muscle Machines. My second-favorite is the 1970 Cuda but those were way too expensive. I'll probably come to my senses as this is not like buying a CN N scale F7
That don't confront the fact that I want another big toy though
TF
I don't know what I did to log on, but it worked this time. Being on a cheap tablet, my usual bag of tricks is unavailable.
There's a low pressure area offshore and the media are making it sound like a big deal. It's not, but they never let even a mediocre crisis go to waste.
Hey, I just noticed that the annoying bottom-of-the-screen popups are gone. If that's permanent, thank you.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
York1The chainsaw is getting a good workout.
I looked at my Royal Ponciana this morning, and it looks like a big shaggy dog! I will be trimming it down this afternoon.
Going to need to break out my chainsaw... I hope it starts.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Good morning.
We have a bad storm about midnight last night. Several weeks ago we had a storm with wind gusts to over 80 mph. That took care of a lot of weak or old trees. Last night, the winds were around 60 mph, and some more trees suffered. I've spent the morning cleaning the yard and made two trips to the landfill. I'm going to start on the backyard after I cool off a bit.
My brother-in-law has a large boat at Lake Cumberland (I'm pretty sure that's the name of the lake, but I could be wrong). He lives in Bowling Green, but he spends weekends on the boat, kind of like if it was a cabin. I guess that's why it's called a cabin cruiser.
A few more minutes inside, then back out into the heat and humidity. The chainsaw is getting a good workout.
Heartland Division CB&QI had a dome car photo to post in the Show Me thread, but could not log in and post it. Now, it has another topic.
Garry: I just fixed it for you!
Post-hog
Man Kevin
In past photos you have always come across as this Burly Guy that someone would think twice about messing with. But I must admit you look like a little kid standing in front of that F7 though
Thanks for the pics
MLC
Thanks for the feedback. Your comment actually did ring a bell in my head. My brother is usually extremely busy during the week but I always talk to him on the weekends. I'm looking forward to discussing the tilt shift lens with him.
For the record, I don't know if you guys remember a while back, the discussion of his rope hair dread locks. I didn't see him much back then and always wondered if that was a wig. I guess that really was his own hair. He had it cut off carefully and saved it when he decided to get his act together.
He used to be quite the skateboarder so it all makes sense. He was a dude back then It's kind of funny, I guess he still puts it on sometimes when he's feeling a little Wanky
Mike
I hope your dogs okay. I've always been a dog man and looked at your dog's picture. I like him, How could you not like that happy face? I hope he's okay, Maybe he was just sick to his stomach. Sometimes my Nellie used to act like that and she'd go outside and eat some grass and throw up. Then she was just fine, I hope it's just something like that.
Heartland Division CB&Qou said you visited this lake as a kid in the 1970's. The lake would have been very new at the time. The dam on the Cumberland River was completed in 1966 which created Lake Barkley. With 90 square miles, it is a large man-made lake.
I do not have any crystal clear memories of the lake. I do remember my uncle talking about how it was the longest/skinniest man made lake in the world. My memories from my youth might not be all that clear, but I do remember having a lot of fun there when I was young.
My Uncle moved to Los Angeles in the late 1970s, and that fun ended too soon.
Kentucky Trainpark: This museum has a beautiful old depot and a restored E unit.
I found it interesting that the EMD data plate described the locomotive as an 0-6-6-0 instead of an A1A-A1A.
There is also a model train layout inside.
Track fiddler Nice farm Kevin, Welcome Home I can almost Imagine the country fresh air there just by looking at the photo and I'll take you up on that cold one. That does look like it would be a fun model to build. My brother used to be a professional photographer before he changed careers. He used to take photos of old barns and farmhouses and had some kind of lens technique he used that made them look like miniature models. They were very popular at his photo shows and he sold quite a few of them back in the day. I'll look forward to seeing your pictures you took on your road trip and I'm going to see if my brother can email me some of those unique pictures of his I'll post. TF
Nice farm Kevin, Welcome Home
I can almost Imagine the country fresh air there just by looking at the photo and I'll take you up on that cold one. That does look like it would be a fun model to build.
My brother used to be a professional photographer before he changed careers. He used to take photos of old barns and farmhouses and had some kind of lens technique he used that made them look like miniature models. They were very popular at his photo shows and he sold quite a few of them back in the day.
I'll look forward to seeing your pictures you took on your road trip and I'm going to see if my brother can email me some of those unique pictures of his I'll post.
TF your brother used a Tilt-Shift lens to make that look like models
really neat to see things shot with tilt-shift.
Howdy ..... I finally logged in. .... A pain, but here I am.
Thanks again for all the comments of grandkids visiting.
Bear ..... LOL at your Bear Toon ..... I am em-bear-essed .
Kevin .... You said you visited this lake as a kid in the 1970's. The lake would have been very new at the time. The dam on the Cumberland River was completed in 1966 which created Lake Barkley. With 90 square miles, it is a large man-made lake. ..... I agree much of Southeast Michigan is flat. We lived in Ann Arbor, MI prior to moving to Kentucky.
Bill T ....... Glad to see you. I miss seeing the historic photos you used to post.
Michael / Water Level Route .... I hope your dog is okay now. Nice looking dog.
I had a dome car photo to post in the Show Me thread, but could not log in and post it. Now, it has another topic.
Everybody: ..... Have a good day.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good morning all. Sign in issues here too. I'm borrowing Track Fiddler's disguise to get in right now. Got a pretty good scare from my dog this morning. He got up about 5 am and was acting bizarre. Disoriented, acting confused (if that makes sense), panting heavily, drooling, and occasionally stiffening/stretching out almost as if in pain. Was on the phone trying to get ahold of the vet when he finally came to enough to get up and he headed outside. Got out into the yard and vomitted, went #1 & #2, milled about for a minute, and came back inside like nothing was wrong. The wife was convinced he was having a heart attack. I thought he was having a reaction to something. Maybe he was just sick to his stomach? Never did get the vet on the phone. He's about 8 years old and attached to my hip when I'm home. Thought we were losing him. Not ready for that.Otis by Michael, on Flickr" alt="" />
Mornin' Bill!
Good to see you...
I too have been locked out for the last day or so. I even changed my password and sent a yet to be answered email to Kalmbach Trains.com, etc. Ulrich gave me the secret. Went back and cleared the cashe and it came back. Forget tricks like that I guess.
OK, got to go get my morning 1.6mile run in...
Later!
Just stopped by to say "hello!".
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Afternoon!
I finally made it into the forum, after fiddling arounf with my browsing history, clearing the cache and other things one actually should do frequently.
The weather is just dreadful! We are at 55F and drizzling rain. This is July - three weeks into summer!
Today, we visit the counties of Shropshire and Worcestershire ion our tour with the Severn Valley Rlwy. a preservation line that owes its existence to Dr. Beeching´s axe.
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Good morning
Rolled out of the rack at 5:30 this morning to have an early coffee and watch the sunrise.
Storms last night, some of them pretty wicked, there was a tornado in Fergus Falls that did some pretty serious damage.
Had a half day work yesterday, today it is elective, don't feel like it. I think I'm going to work on my bridge today.
Have a great day all.
Seeing we're in the UK, something for the Lion.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
A fine looking bunch!!
This is a very unremarkable photograph of a corn field in Michigan.
What amazed me about this scene was how corn when it is at this height, looks almost exctly like sugar cane. The terrain is also almost completely flat.
If I did not know I took this picture in Michigan, I would believe it was of a sugar cane field in South Florida. It is incredible how two scenes over 1,000 miles apart can look so much like duplicates.
Good Morning!
Just saying hello! I got bumped out of the forum and could not log in back via Firefox. I still can´t, so I tried Edge, which seems to work. I am not using Edge, so I will stay away until that´s being sorted out.
TOP OF THE PAGE at 11:00 PM. I think it is time for everyone to break open a cold one on my tab.
I am finally back home, safe and sound.
The pictures from the trip are on my computer, and I will work on posting the best ones in the upcoming days.
Here is a farm in Ohio that almost looks like a model:
Heartland Division CB&Q None of them lives close to us, and visits are a real treat
Garry: I think I told you that my Uncle used to live on the same lake you do. Back in the 1970s when I was still in grade school I would visit him for a week every Summer.
Visits to that lake were a real treat.
Somewhere there is a picture of me, about the same age as your grandson, with a fish I reeled in from that lake.
York1I now use the new Edge. I downloaded the new version that came out several weeks ago, and I like it.
I am also using the new Edge, and it is working really good, and much faster. It seems to work especially well with Bing as the search engine. I find myself using Google less and less now.
gmpullmanSame here. I switched over to MS Edge and logged in OK, after trying a new password. I'll have to play with Chrome later, clear the cache and all that. It was frustrating for a while.
I now use the new Edge. I downloaded the new version that came out several weeks ago, and I like it. I didn't like the old Edge. The new one works on the same principles as Chrome, looks just about exactly the same as Chrome, but faster. However, I couldn't sign in with Edge. I haven't tried to sign in with Chrome.
The other thing I like is I switched to DuckDuckGo as my browser. It doesn't allow any tracking on any site. It stops the personalized ads that Google is plagued with.
gmpullman York1 I have been logged out all day and couldn't sign it. Same here. I switched over to MS Edge and logged in OK, after trying a new password. I'll have to play with Chrome later, clear the cache and all that. It was frustrating for a while. Cheers, Ed
York1 I have been logged out all day and couldn't sign it.
Same here. I switched over to MS Edge and logged in OK, after trying a new password. I'll have to play with Chrome later, clear the cache and all that. It was frustrating for a while.
Cheers, Ed
Thanks for the idea, Ed. Edge worked for me, too. Didn't even have to change my password. Hopefully this little problem will go away later - I much prefer Chrome.
Oh, Flo? Do you have some butterscotch cream pie? Would a big tip help?
John
York1I have been logged out all day and couldn't sign it.
I'm glad that worked out for you too John.
Unfortunately I'm having to put my false mustache and sunglasses on every time I come back and have to sign in again. It's kind of a pain.
Then when I go to Imgur to fetch a picture it doesn't recognize me in my disguise and I have to do everything all over again What are you gonna do though?
Don't feel alone about the wife thing. I feel so bad for Judy and her recent loss. But I have become her punching bag lately. I just smile and say it's okay dear. Maybe give her a little hug to try to make her feel a little better.
What are you gonna do though?
I have been logged out all day and couldn't sign in.
Track fiddlerI exited the site and returned incognito mode. That worked right away, I was in. I'm going to have to remember that one.
That worked for me, too.
I'm kind of glad I missed the diner today. I come here to get away from virus news.
Great pictures of grandkids! I'm having trouble with my wife -- she hasn't seen our grandkids for six months. She takes it out on me.
Have a good evening, everyone.
Thanks Henry
I would love to give that a try but how do I do that?