Good Monday Morning —
Happy Thanksgiving, Canada!
Canada by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
Good morning! Flo, please bring me a cup of hot coffee, black.
I was woke up this morning by the sound of a tree falling over in my neighbor's yard. It took down the power line into the street lamp.
Not a good way to wake up.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Dave:
That would be a very honorable thing to do. If I sell something on ebay that goes for more than I expect; I will rebate the shipping cost, and add extra stuff, to make value.
Good morning.
This discussion reminds me that years ago, when my in-laws died, we had a very limited time to clean out their house. We held a garage sale.
In the morning, a woman bought several items. Later in the day, she came back and said she felt guilty. It was obvious we did not know the true value of the item, and she gave us $50 more. Even at that, she felt she was cheating us.
My wife continues to believe that one day we will watch "Antiques Roadshow" and see that the item we sold for $55 is worth several million.
York1 John
Good morning from the left side of the continent. The wind storm must have not got the memo as it was quiet all night. Right now it is dead calm so we will see. We live in an area that seems to have its own micro-climate and most of the time we are spared the weather that is happening all around us.
Dave, good on you for your action on the RDC front, the world should have more people like you in it. Being a little bit honest is like being a little bit pregnant, you are either honest or you are not. I am really enjoying the RDC I got last month and will be getting the RDC2 pretty soon as it is in transit from China apparently.
Ed, I like the light pics you are posting, I think I will incorporate pullies in future efforts. When I was at Central Hobbies they had a good selection of pullies on hand and I had taken some to buy thinking I would use them for other things. I put them back as I was getting carried away on all the little things I was buying, as it was I spent $400.00 that day including my RDC.
Henry, sounds like a great time with the family. I am happy my kids are doing University from home now as I miss them terribly when they are gone. The fact we get along so well makes it easy to have them home.
I have an old Apple iMac Indigo sitting behind me that still works, it was in with the Estate stuff I am dealing with. I will throw an add on FB marketplace and see what happens, likely someone from the movie industry will grab it as it is right up their alley for staging. I visited some of the massive warehouses where they store all this stuff for the movie industry and they reminded me of the end of the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie where they end up storing the arch of the covenant. You need it for a scene, they got it.
Pooch is scheduled for a C-Section at 1500hrs so hopefully, my daughter will go along to help and I can stay home. I may get conscripted anyway as when they start pulling those babies out the more hands the better. The sire lived in Europe and died some 30 years ago, the wife had the sperm stored frozen since then. Pupsycles we call them.
All of a sudden it is a cloudless blue sky, a window of opportunity to hop on the Deere.
Get the crop to the elevator and celebrate Thanksgiving.
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."
Happy Thanksgiving to all Canadians assembled!
Stepping aside from the topic, if I may, I've a question. I'm about to attempt my first Ditch Light install on an Altas GP-15 N Scale. The decoder in play is a TCS ASD4. I have micro-mini LEDs (and yes, the decoder has internal resistors to handle LEDs) pre-wired with black and red wires. There are two soldering pads on the decoder for these periferals, one labled Green and the other Violet. There is also a Ground pad. My question is (since the LED will only pass current one way, "Do the black wires go to ground?" That would be my immediat choice, but if some-one knows differently, please let me know. Thanks, John.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
York1However, after several bouts with skin cancer, the doctor told me to not go out again without one.
BATMAN I have never been a hat wearer at all, only in the worst weather.
I didn't wear one for many years. However, after several bouts with skin cancer, the doctor told me to not go out again without one. I think it was years of New Orleans sun while coaching football and softball.
Now that I'm used to wearing one, I don't feel quite right being outside without one.
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York1 BATMAN I have never been a hat wearer at all, only in the worst weather. I didn't wear one for many years. However, after several bouts with skin cancer, the doctor told me to not go out again without one. I think it was years of New Orleans sun while coaching football and softball. Now that I'm used to wearing one, I don't feel quite right being outside without one.
SeeYou190I was woke up this morning by the sound of a tree falling over in my neighbor's yard.
Kevin, was it a dead tree that fell on its own? The neighbor was cutting it down and the tree didn't fall as planned? High winds blew the tree over? A beaver infestation?
Just curious.
BATMAN I think I will incorporate pullies in future efforts. When I was at Central Hobbies they had a good selection of pullies on hand and I had taken some to buy thinking I would use them for other things.
I like to keep lots of the detail parts that Tichy has to offer on hand. He sells parts from the coaling tower separately and there are some pulleys and odds & ends that are handy for kitbash projects.
Three girls and five boys.
BATMAN Three girls and five boys.
Evenin' Folks!
Congrats! How's Mama doing
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
I've seen at least a 1000 births, always amazing, but never an animal, much less a dog C-section.
It has to be cool
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
BATMANThree girls and five boys.
Congratulations all round!
I hope they and mom are all healthy, although I suspect that mom has a bit of a sore tummy.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
BigDaddy I've seen at least a 1000 births, always amazing, but never an animal, much less a dog C-section. It has to be cool
I have participated in quite a few emergency and non-emergency C-Sections. I did not have to go today as there were plenty of Vets and staff on duty. One of the Vets said this must be a special litter and the head of the hospital said no, this is an extra special litter. I have had calls from France and Spain and India already wanting to talk to the wife about them but they are still at the hospital.
Henry, Both my kids were delivered by C-Section and I was in there watching the whole thing and taking pictures over the curtain (I asked first) Had them all in stitches and when we went in for kid # 2 a couple of years later I did the same thing and my wife was chuckling as they were up to their elbows in her and one of the nurses says "I remember you!" and the other nurse said "so do I" I wasn't sure how to take that.
With the dog, they are on their back intubated and the uterus is pulled out through the incision and laid on the abdomen and looks like a big V. With any luck the puppies can be squeezed out through one incision but sometimes multiple incisions are required. Once the process is started they come fast so having many hands to take the handoff is a good idea. My kids were put to work a few times in the middle of the night from a very young age. We would have to wake them up and they got dressed fast and into the car. They would take very gooey puppies and clean them up quickly and grab another one. They went right to school from the hospital sometimes and had a great story to tell.
Thanks for the interest and congrats, it will be nice to hear the pitter-patter of little feet around the house again.
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the gang and I a please, Dirk and Robbie a dog treat and the puppies some milk.
Brent Happy to the puppies!
Work Front new hours. It was a tad hard to to work today. For the last 4 years we opned at 11:00 AM. I uslally get in 20 to 30 minutes before the store opens. Today I only got in 10 minutes before opening. Did enjoy getting off at 7:00 PM insted of 8:00 PM.
Richard Yes I know it is called the collar of shame. We will have the new one Tuesday, hopefully he will not need it long.
Trains are running well and I am beat.
Later Ken and Dirk says "can I see the puppies daddy, me licks them Woof, Woof!"
I hate Rust
gmpullmanKevin, was it a dead tree that fell on its own? The neighbor was cutting it down and the tree didn't fall as planned? High winds blew the tree over? A beaver infestation?
It was a poinciana that was partially uprooted during Hurricane Irma three years ago. It has been falling over in ultra-slow-motion for all that time.
Today it just split in half. Half of it was still upright and pulling on the wire to the street light. I called the electric company and they disconnected and reconnected the street lamp so it is not in the tree anymore.
There is still a portion standing, and these things grow like weeds, so it is still a hazard. I hope he finally has it removed.
der5997Speaking of hats, Garry, I still do - it's a warmth in winter, skin cancer prevention in summer thing.
Der John ! Good to see you here. It has been a long time since I saw you posting in the Diner. I think you had trouble logging in.
Hats. ... I don't wear them often. I still have plenty of hair on my head. ...
Baseball hats are popular but they don't protect ears from too much sun. Cowboy hats are probably better for sun protection.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Heartland Division CB&QBaseball hats are popular but they don't protect ears from too much sun. Cowboy hats are probably better for sun protection.
I frequently wear fedoras (cowboy hats with narrower brims). I have a regular felt hat and a light weight Tilley hat for the summer and a warmer Tilley hat with ear covers (if I choose) for the winter. Wearing a 'cowboy hat' in the rain or the snow only makes sense to me. I have a couple of baseball caps but the only one that I wear occasionally is a worn out denim cap with my family name on it.
I am at high risk for skin cancer so I don't fool around. I can't stand long sleeves, but I wear SPF 50 arm sleeves in the summer when I am driving to keep the sun off my arms.
Randy,
I just replied to your PM of Sept. 23rd. I totally apologize for the slow response!
Capn Crunch,
I just replied to your PM of Sept. 27. I totally apologize for taking so long to respond. Hopefully Kalmbach can reinstate the message notification system at some point. They need to make that a priority!
I've always prefered a chapeau of distinction rather than an ordinary ball cap.
4070_derby by Edmund, on Flickr
Back in my "steam" days I wore a rather dapper bowler as did my friend Cliff:
Cuyahoga-Valley_ET-Sun-paper-10-16-1975 by Edmund, on Flickr
The folks who rode the train enjoyed seeing the "period" garb. These days the steam crews are all decked out in neon and Scotchlite®
Today I much prefer a Fedora, a wider brim in summer and a "stingy" brim in the winter. I have a few Panama hats as well as some light-colored "FDR" cotton summer hats.
Tom-n-Ed-CVSR by Edmund, on Flickr
GE_fini by Edmund, on Flickr
I hope everyone is getting along OK. Thanks for the story about the tree, Kevin
Regards, Ed
My internet connection is wonky this morning, so no long post from me. I am racing the loss in service.
The new camera batteries and charger arrived, and all seems OK!
Good morning. I'll have a large black coffee.
Cool and dry on the Great Plains. Harvest continues and keeps everyone busy.
My wife saw our first Juncos of autumn on the ground around the feeders -- a sure sign that winter is coming.
Kevin, I just paid a deposit to DisneyWorld for next March, so it looks like we will be visiting your state. My wife and I with the daughters and families will spend some days there. Hopefully the virus will have run its course by then. We've been to Florida many times, but have not done DisneyWorld since the mid 1990s. Our first of many Disney trips was in 1978 -- we spent our honeymoon there. One of my all-time favorite places. Disneyland in CA is no comparison. I'm looking forward to it.
Geckos!
My internet connection seems to have stabilized, so I will try to post this again.
I found these eggs in my walls during the remodel, and Ed correctly identified them as Gecko eggs.
Well, I have since found out the house is infested with these guys.
I put cardboard all over the floors last week to protect them during painting, ceiling retexture, and the upcoming window/door project.
Problem: we can now hear the previously silent Geckos running across the cardboard. The first time I heard one I thought it was a mouse or rat and freaked out.
I chased the noise down, and found a 3 inch long Gecko. I caught it and moved it outside.
That was futile.
We hear them several times a day. They sound like miniature Alex Van Halens playing drum solos as they run across the cardboard, and they leave the funniest looking trails in the dust.
I had no idea I was living with this many tiny lizards in my house. My wife is losing it. She jumps every time she hears one.
The cardboard makes them so loud!
We have a Gecko, named Gordon of course, that lives in the rock edging of our planting bed. Either he or his relative made his way into our house a few years ago, dropped from a vent and landed on my head. Not funny.
I've seen several around the house....they like the stucco I think.....but none inside the house except that one gecko that one time.
- Douglas
When living in New Orleans, we had green anoles living in our house. I tried not to disturb them since someone told us they would eat roaches.
In my early years of teaching, after recesses I had to tell kids to get the lizards out of their desks and take them back outside. The kids would catch them on the playground and bring them inside to play with them in their desks.
York1When living in New Orleans, we had green anoles living in our house.
My middle daughter, and her best friend would catch the green anoles. When held gently and stroked, the lizards would open their mouths. Then they would get the anoles to clamp onto each other's ear lobes. They would walk around with lizards hanging from their ears all day sometimes.
I really wish I had a picture of that. They were so cute, but we seemed to always have green anoles in the house because of them.
Dave I appreciate your honesty
Ed I like the bowler. Never had one. Having had my balding head sunburn once, I have no trouble wearing hats.
Brent 30 year old sperm, either there is a lot of it or it must be very expensive. Ron White has a story about breeding his dog, but it can't be repeated here.
Now that you mention it, I don't think I remember any picture taking during a C-section. I did have one husband who passed out and remained standing. I did a spinal and he was in front of his wife, so he didn't actually see anything. As the spinal started to work, her leg fell off the table (she was sitting and I asked him to pick it up. He just stood there staring into space.I had his wife lie down and then went behind him, got him in a bear hug and laid him down on the floor.
Been away for a couple of days or four
Went to Stone Lake Wisc. and I hope that will look better
Wisconsin has it's stray Shay visits to confront me but I always love talking to you guys!
Sometimes a guys just better to turn the page when one gets older but sometimes you can't
Things are not so good at Stone Lake Wisconsin but I don't want to put a damper here in the Diner because things are looking so good reading here and believe me I would much rather chat
It's Nancy! Just say a prayer for her and carry on please
Nancy
She's is all the symbols above you should know I just know she will ride through this!
We call her Fancy Nancy although she's not and she's Barbie's best friend! She's a union welder!: We have all spent too much time through the years with her to let her go yet
She just turned 50 a year ago or so So this can't be
TF