gmpullmanHas anyone tried to make horchata de chufa? It is made with tiger nuts! Anyone ever try to harvest tiger nuts? You gotta be quick!
Bad!!! Very, very, BAD!!!!! ROFLMAO!
72° outside currently with a low tonight of 52°F. Very nice day for running today... Got my 5k in easily (did it 2 halves).
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Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
gmpullman. . .Much cooler here in NE Ohio, low 70s. . .
You're killing me. We are headed back over 110 for the weekend. (It is currently 113 outside.)
Richard
gmpullman Much cooler here in NE Ohio, low 70s. Time to go out and split and stack firewood Cheers, Ed
Much cooler here in NE Ohio, low 70s. Time to go out and split and stack firewood
Cheers, Ed
About the same her in NE Illinois. Beautiful days like today make me wish I wasn't at work! And tiger nuts!? Well I googled it and apperently you can buy tiger droppings online. I do not think thats what they are though
RideOnRoad (Even better, it is the top of Page 5! Quick! Post early; post often so we can get off of this broken page.)
OK, I'll try
How about we pop in to the depot in Tucumcari? Not much activity to speak of...
SP_Tucumcari-NM_4-83 by Edmund, on Flickr
Thanks for the update, Rob. Hang in there
Thanks for the horchata. Has anyone tried to make horchata de chufa? It is made with tiger nuts! Anyone ever try to harvest tiger nuts? You gotta be quick!
CederstrandStill a very long ways to go here with much room for improvement. Doing what I can when up to it.
Hopefully you will get through the difficult times and have a lot of railroad work waiting for you when you feel better. Praying.
York1 John
Cederstrand Patti is excited about starting on the new HO scale layout. We will get to that eventually. We're watching lots of how to vids for added inspiration. Cheers! Rob
Patti is excited about starting on the new HO scale layout. We will get to that eventually. We're watching lots of how to vids for added inspiration.
Cheers! Rob
Good luck with the layout! And cheese enchiladas sound great!
Cheese enchiladas with rice and beans, please.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Still a very long ways to go here with much room for improvement. Doing what I can when up to it. Patti is excited about starting on the new HO scale layout. We will get to that eventually. We're watching lots of how to vids for added inspiration.
RideOnRoad Another hidden gem in New Mexico, the Very Large Array (VLA). It does have a railroad link in that all of the radio telescopes are on a pair of railroad tracks so they can be moved in and out depending on how deep into space they are observing. If you have watched the movie, "Contact," starring Jody Foster, you have seen the VLA. They do have tours and, if you wander out, be sure to take the time to watch the movie in the visitor center--amazing.
Another hidden gem in New Mexico, the Very Large Array (VLA). It does have a railroad link in that all of the radio telescopes are on a pair of railroad tracks so they can be moved in and out depending on how deep into space they are observing. If you have watched the movie, "Contact," starring Jody Foster, you have seen the VLA. They do have tours and, if you wander out, be sure to take the time to watch the movie in the visitor center--amazing.
I used to do radio astronomy professionally at Haystack Observatory in Massachusetts. The VLA is an interferometer, so the orientation and spacing of the telescopes actually controls the spatial resolution of the resulting images.
The movie had nothing to do with the way the VLA actually operates, but it made a good scenic backdrop.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
SeeYou190 York1 Richard, thanks for the horchata. I didn't know what they were, so I looked them up. I don't think I would like them, but I'll try it: Horchata is wonderful. I absolutely love it. There must be at least 1,000 calories in a big glass. My wife, and all my daughters think it is gross. -Kevin
York1 Richard, thanks for the horchata. I didn't know what they were, so I looked them up. I don't think I would like them, but I'll try it:
Horchata is wonderful. I absolutely love it.
There must be at least 1,000 calories in a big glass.
My wife, and all my daughters think it is gross.
-Kevin
When I was a bus boy at the mexican place in town, I loved their horchata! Didn't love it so much when I forgot to put the valve back in the tank and dumped 5 gallons into it... that sucked to mop up lol.
York1Richard, thanks for the horchata. I didn't know what they were, so I looked them up. I don't think I would like them, but I'll try it:
Living the dream.
Hi, everyone. Just checking and getting a quick bite, then back to basement to work on the bathroom. I'm at the painting stage, which means I paint, wait, paint, wait.
Lion, I hope you're prepared. I heard you will be getting some frosty weather next week.
Richard, thanks for the horchata. I didn't know what they were, so I looked them up. I don't think I would like them, but I'll try it:
Have a good day, everyone.
Edit: Top of the page. The Horchatas are on me. (Even better, it is the top of Page 5! Quick! Post early; post often so we can get off of this broken page.)
BroadwayLionLION found this on internet.
I love the background music and the laugh. The wave is perfect too, what a great hand gesture.
I want to learn how to laugh in Russian.
LION found this on internet.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Good morning everyone. Chloe, I think I will eat a light breakfast today. How about some whole wheat toast and a glass of orange juice?
Today I hope to get a lot of Kilz-2 primer on the walls as I move forward.
Everyone be safe.
Howdy .....
Thanks to Ken, Chip, Ray, those I already mentioned, and anybody I missed for the birthday wishes yesterday.
Next, our anniversary is tomorrow, and we will leave shortly for Nashville where we will celebrate it this evening.
Everybody, have a good day.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Thanks Ed, those are great pictures! We Canadians owe a great deal to those who have worked so hard and given so much to keep our heritage alive!
Here is a video about the huge repair shops that were located in Albuquerque, NM. It is a bit slow at times but well worth watching to understand the people who worked in the shops:
Double click on the video to get the full screen. I don't know what I've done wrong.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Yes, I realize we're in New Mexico but I just couldn't help not sharing these two photos I just came across on Flickr:
CP #2816 passes a Royal Canadian Mountie at Banff Depot May 2006 by Keith Schmidt, on Flickr
RCMP watches CP #2816 at Banff Depot by Keith Schmidt, on Flickr
May 1, 2006, Banff, Alberta.
You fellas' up North sure have something to be proud of, there!
up831Dave: nice hill. I'd never heard of step blocks before, but it makes sense.
Hi up831,
Actually I'm not sure I would use the same method again. It was an interesting experiment.
The main reason that I might not use it again is that there are gaps between the foam ribs under the Shaper Sheet. Trying to install a tree in those gaps will be a PITA because it will only have the Shaper Sheet to support it. I doubt that trees mounted in those voids would stay upright over time. You would have to use Sculptamold or similar to provide a firm base.
In that case, why bother with the Shaper Sheets? Spend a bit more on foam to make a solid hill and save yourself a bunch by not having to spend money on the sheets.
https://www.walthers.com/shaper-sheet-tm-roll-18-x-72-quot-45-7-x-183cm
Having said that, they are a quick way to add texture to the surface of a solid foam hill. There would be a lot less carving.
Hi Everyone,
Dave: nice hill. I'd never heard of step blocks before, but it makes sense.
Ken: I hope your situation proves to not be as serious as it sounds. I wish you the best.
For anyone who might visit New Mexico, Taos is a nice place to visit especially if you're a skier. It's like Santa Fe, but on a smaller scale. Nearby is the Taos Pueblo. It is a functioning Pueblo and the residents are friendly. It gives one a glimpse of how a Pueblo works. Then a few miles north is the Rio Grande river gorge. When we visited some years ago, I took pictures, but they're all prints and none of them have been scanned to digital. Pity! I'd love to share some of them. You can visit all of these sites and still go up to Antonito, CO for the Chama and Cumbres Railway.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
Ringo58As I struggle with how to shape the shapper sheets, Jack came to give me a hand.
I take it that Jack didn't have much to offer!
I used Shaper Sheets at my old club. To get a rough, 'rocky appearance I simply crumpled the sheets after they were cut. I learned to not crumple too tightly. The smoother you want the terrain, the less they should be crumpled.
Note that the smooth sheets need to be cut oversize because the crumples actually cause the area they will cover to be reduced. I learned that the hard way! I would add a couple of inches all the way around.
I also discovered that I could force the sheets to form desired features like a logging road going down a mountain. All I had to do has cut the road into the foam forms and then push the Shaper Sheet until it formed the surface of the road.
Here are my first attempts:
SeeYou190 SpaceMouse Kevin--Happy Birthday Not my birthday for a few months yet, but thank you.
I meant Garry!
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
hon30critterKevin, you sent me a PM exactly one month ago and I totally missed it. My sincere apologies!! I just responded. Sorry it took so long.
Dave: I have it. I will respond this evening when I am relaxed.
cudakenDeep down in the dump today. I am getting close to looking for a studio apartment that will take dogs, but No Wifes!
My wife has been angry at me all day for absolutely no reason. She has been upset ever since her Eye Doctor visit yesterday. She got angry with me on the way home and has stayed that way.
SpaceMouseKevin--Happy Birthday
Not my birthday for a few months yet, but thank you.
The drywall was textured today in the bathroom and the lanai ceiling. Tomorrow it is on to paint and tile.
Kevin--Happy Birthday
Randy-- You'll get the hang of it soon enough.
Ray--Salsa not my favorite, but I don't dislike it. But I'll take a breakfast like that any day. I eat a lot of Mexican Food, and I like the heat turned up a might. But not to the point of igniting dragon breath. I got nothing to prove.
Didn't finish my livery stable. I thought I'd be done by noon.
Fine work makes my back hurt.
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the gang and I a please and Dirk a dog treat.
Garry or am I a day late? What are you now, 62? I wish I was 50 again.
Deep down in the dump today. I am getting close to looking for a studio apartment that will take dogs, but No Wifes!
Later, Ken and Dirk say's Woof, Woof.
I hate Rust
What kind of cake is it? I'm always game for a good cake!
As I struggle with how to shape the shapper sheets, Jack came to give me a hand. Well that lasted 20 seconds before he got tired and decided to watch instead. For a 3 month old, hes very well behaved around the trains.
Is this a cat friendly diner?
Heartland Division CB&QEverybody .... There is plenty of good birthday cake remaining; so chow down on some of it.
Thanks Garry! It was delicious... No dessert for me tonight at supper (and for the next week! You forgot to shake the calories out of it for me... LOL)
Good afternoon ....
Randy .... Thank you for sharing pictures of your interurban cars. Very nice ! When I was a kid, I rode on interurbans as well as street cars. I have always liked them. One of the interurbans I rode was the North Shore. I rode it between Chicago and Milwaukee. (I grew up near Chicago.) .... My current layout includes a streetcar line.
Everybody .... There is plenty of good birthday cake remaining; so chow down on some of it.
Ringo58 Randy Stahl This is a car from the Milwaukee rapid transit and Speedrail. They took over operation of the interurban lines to Hales Corners and Waukesha. The system was removed in 1953. Were those connected to the East Troy Railroad?
Randy Stahl This is a car from the Milwaukee rapid transit and Speedrail. They took over operation of the interurban lines to Hales Corners and Waukesha. The system was removed in 1953.
This is a car from the Milwaukee rapid transit and Speedrail. They took over operation of the interurban lines to Hales Corners and Waukesha. The system was removed in 1953.
Yes it was. The railine between Mukwonago and Hales Corners was torn out in 1939.
RR_MelThat’s Salsa, remember we’re in New Mexico.
Salsa is yucky no matter where. Barf!!!!! I hate Salsa! LOL....
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Hmmmm.... A small slice of Birthday cake would be good. Just have to run an extra mile to work it off...