I saw this picture on the internet.
It seems like something I should do.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Ray, that's nice your field house has a track over 300 m. Our field house track is 200 meters, so I have to circle a lot more to get the same effect. I don't like going there except in very bad weather -- going in circles gets tiresome for me.
MLC, it's good to hear from you again. That music festival in Mississippi sounds like fun! I used to love festivals like that when we were in Louisiana.
York1 John
Good afternoon all,
Just checking in to say I am still around, Been a bit busy, Was out our Southern Command last weekend for 4 days of Juke Joint Blues Festival. Lots of good music to be had.
Not much else going on these days, trying to un ury from the heap they are throwing our way at work. I moved back to the back cube in our office. I have bigger space to make my Christmas train layout on my desk this year.
That is about all for now.
Afternoon folks!
Loving the pet photos! Have to feel sorry for the Longhorn Cattle walking to their death though. I always felt bad when we had to send a cow to butcher on the farm. Of course, many of them were "pets" and show animals that I had spent hours and hours working with. A couple times I laid awake at night and cried! That was growing up on a dairy farm.....
Had a Whoa experience over running at the fieldhouse this morning. I was on my 13th (or so) lap where I start to actually run rather than jog, and a woman (cute woman I might add) who looked to be early to mid 50's and was running pulled up along side me and asked how far I go. I told her 16 laps which is a 5k. She gave me a huge smile and I said that is not too bad for a 75 year old. She then said "WOW!" Always nice to be noticed, and really nice when the person is surprised because she thought I was younger..... I finish off with a "sprint" (If you could call it that...LOL) and at that time there were several people at the sign in desk just talking. The new lady in charge of the fieldhouse saw me and when I stopped before crashing into the bench at the end made a sign saying "come on keep going!" I laughed and pointed to bench in my way.....
At least I have some fun while getting sore muscles....
Have a good one out there and stay safe! (Several of my friends and a lady I have just met are recovering from the Virus at the moment! So far I am healthy... Hope to stay that way and glad I haven't been too close to any of them lately!)
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
We have had two days with rain, and it is supposed to rain again this afternoon. Good, I hope this keeps up steady for the next several months, as it usually does.
-Photograph by my Pink-Haired Daughter
I have a lot of work to do today around the house.
Be back later...
hon30critterCan you recommend a supplier who sells decent quality bits?
I found a Canadian supplier who sells industrial quality bits (at least they should be for the price!). I have ordered a dozen each of #78s and #74s. I will let you know how well they work.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Track fiddlerI find this a bit disturbing. Apparently you're pretty brave Dave. This morning you're talking about a toothache and 40 minutes later you're talking about drill bits not drilling well into something soft
I think it is my brain that is soft, not my teeth!
maxmanMaybe the drill motor is turning in the incorrect direction?
Hi maxman,
I'm pretty sure that I had that part correct. It is funny that you ask though. A couple of weeks ago our son was mounting a decoration on one of our trees. It required that a hole be drilled first. I watched as he was having a heck of a time trying to get the bit to penetrate the tree. I knew that the bit was in good shape. After a few minutes I asked him if he had the drill in reverse. He gave me a funny look like it was a stupid question, and then he put the drill in forward and it worked just fine! He turns nuts and bolts the wrong way most of the time too. It's not for lack of me trying to teach him!
Cheers!!
Charlie, good luck with your basement windows.
After we bought our house, my wife said one of our basement windows was leaking. Stupid me opened the window. A virtual flood came in.
My problem was easily solved. The backyard partially sloped towards the house. I regraded the land to slope away and we never had the issue again.
Good luck!
Good Morning,
Getting ready for another rain weekend . A Colorado low is sending a substantial amount of rain our way starting tonight. I have been busy sealing up 2 problem basement windows. Will find out if that stuff advertised on TV works as claimed. Sure is expensive. I have a new pump and better hose at the ready. I will find out today if the old pump is burned out as the ice in the pond has finally melted. At least a lot of the snow has melted and that caused a lot of the problem, I think.
I finally purchaed a Hornby Princess Elizabeth Golden Jubilee loco. One came up at a fair price and not on a stupid auction. I have been looking at them for over a year and the proceeds from selling off other train stuff will cover the cost.
Have to get up on the roof to clean out a blocked evestrough.
TF, I did laugh at yor post about Dave and the drill bits. One of my wife's grandfathers did his own dentistry with pliers. Apparently he had very strong hands not to mention high pain tolerance. I shudder at the thought.
Time to do something.
CN Charlie
hon30critterThey just sit and spin without cutting into even soft materials like brass and copper.
Maybe the drill motor is turning in the incorrect direction?
Good morning, diners. It's another beautiful cool day outside, and we got a half-inch of rain last night, so it's even better.
Dave, I'll agree with you -- a toothache is not any fun. Toothaches, dentists, drills, -- this is not a nice topic.
SeeYou190My wife told me we were going to visit our pink-haired baby in Orlando today. I got up early, and of course it was worth it, but I am so tired now.
There's nothing better than getting to see one of the kids. That's a good kind of tired.
Lion, you could post about a hundred subway photos, and I would not be able to identify any of them, even though I've ridden the NYC subways. Every station and every train looked about the same to me.
I'm looking forward to a new month when the diner moves. I'm a little tired of stock car photos.
A very cool trip to Ft. Worth, Texas, involves a neat train ride and reenactments of a trail drive.
Post Hog!
I wonder where my buddy Ed's been hiding?
Sure! Ya come and tease me with two pumpkin orange Halloween treats that I responded to twice, and where did ya go?
TF
hon30critter I'm annoyed! I am apparently developing a toothache!
I'm annoyed! I am apparently developing a toothache!
hon30critter I need to restock my micro drill bit supply. In the past I have found that the majority of numbered bits that I have bought have been totally useless. They just sit and spin without cutting into even soft materials
I need to restock my micro drill bit supply. In the past I have found that the majority of numbered bits that I have bought have been totally useless. They just sit and spin without cutting into even soft materials
Hi again,
I need to restock my micro drill bit supply. In the past I have found that the majority of numbered bits that I have bought have been totally useless. They just sit and spin without cutting into even soft materials like brass and copper. I use #85 Nano oil as a cutting lubricant, and when the bits work, they work really well. Can you recommend a supplier who sells decent quality bits?
Please note that I do not want the bits with large shanks. I have a wonderful low speed cordless drill with a micro chuck that was recommended by Ed (I believe) and it works really well with a good bit.
Thanks,
Good morning
I hear ya Dave. Toothaches Really Suck! I subconsciously grind my teeth at night and get TMJ sometimes. I've had three molars pulled as they can't do anything for you but pull-em if they're cracked.
BroadwayLion Guess Where... Station and Line : )
Guess Where... Station and Line : )
I was participating in your Name That Sub game. I searched the world over and didn't find a single similar photo of him Lion's one
This was my favorite Subway picture looking through them though. I think I remember reading it's at City Hall.
They're giving free 10-minute HO train rides at the mall Kids.
https://youtu.be/vONcrChC9rI
Make it a great day gentleman
Hi gang,
I'm annoyed! I am apparently developing a toothache! I already have enough aches and pains so I really don't need this at all. I'll call the dentist this morning once they have opened. Maybe if I'm lucky all I will need is antibiotics.
I hate the prospect of having to have a tooth pulled. The last time I had a tooth pulled the dentist had to straddle me on the chair in order to get enough leverage to pull the tooth. The pain I experienced after that was nasty!
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
York1 They claim to be have the biggest selection of N and HO between Chicago and Denver. True or not, they have so much stuff to look at I could have spent all day.
I have been to hobby shops all over, and Spring Creek Trains has more than any hobby shop I have visited in Chicago or Denver.
I don't know where to go to find more inventory. Ready To Roll in Miami, maybe.
My wife told me we were going to visit our pink-haired baby in Orlando today. I got up early, and of course it was worth it, but I am so tired now.
It was great to see her.
The World Is A Beautiful Place.
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
Off to bed for me.
Subway Station at Avenue H