Bump.
Jim, Thirty-three years with the same woman? Wow. And you hiding in the trainroom?
MrB, Have you been doing any more creative black and whites? I assume that you are photoshopping to get the effect.
George, Are you working this weekend at a car show?
Lisa, We are keeping the thread alive, waiting for you to get back online. We all miss you and hope that all is well.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
gear-jammer wrote: Bump.Jim, Thirty-three years with the same woman? Wow. And you hiding in the trainroom?
Yea, well, I have a weakness for redheaded women of Irish descent....well really just one. In '99 we celebrated our 25th by renewing our wedding vows on Galway Bay - I bring that up to her when I want to buy a new loco - we certainly have learned which buttons to push!
MrB - one of my past hobbies was darkroom stuff - strictly B & W. Your shots really have a nostalgic look to them - very classy.
Yes, the black-and-white photo was originally color, and I modified it in post-processing. I don't remember which of the editing programs I used, but all I did was a "Save As" and I got the option of Grayscale in the dialog box.
The camera has a black-and-white option, also, but, as a wise man once said, "It's all in knowing which buttons to push." In the case of the camera, I don't know which buttons to push. That's one of those secrets only my teenage daughter knows!
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
MisterBeasley wrote: Yes, the black-and-white photo was originally color, and I modified it in post-processing. I don't remember which of the editing programs I used, but all I did was a "Save As" and I got the option of Grayscale in the dialog box.The camera has a black-and-white option, also, but, as a wise man once said, "It's all in knowing which buttons to push." In the case of the camera, I don't know which buttons to push. That's one of those secrets only my teenage daughter knows!
It is sure great to edit as we go. Keep sharing your creations.
No, just went camping. We are not making the trip to Washington State due to the P&L factor for that distance. If gas stays at these prices we can not justify the expense for the amount of business that we wpuld gain by us being there as opposed to a rep from the West Coast.
Started back on the layout since I decided to take the balance of 2007 off. We will go boating, camping and work on the 50+ acers we just bought.
Take Care
George P.
George,
If you are back to the layout, that means we will be getting more photos.
Gas prices are crazy. Washington state has some of the highest taxes on gas. I have a climbing field trip to teach in Leavenworth this weekend that should take 2 tanks to get there and back. Is my donated time worth that? We will see.
Glad to have you back.
We went to Florida with the camper (560 roundtrip) cost us a little under $325.00. for fuel. Layout pictures are few at this point. I have been running and testing what we have. Other than the standard Atlas problems all is well.
Take CAre
Sue,
I was in Leavenworth 2 years ago, driving from Wenatchee to Seattle - what a beautiful little town. Had dinner with some business associates.
I keep promising my wife we'll vacation in the Northwest sometime - Lake Chelan was really impressive.
I'd say it's worth the gas prices - go for it.
George, I guess if you have to think about it, you shouldn't go, but teaching leading rock climbing keeps me from loosing those skills. I am pretty much committed.
Jim, There are lots of things to do at Lake Chelan. The water sure helps in the summer heat. When you drove hwy 2 did you stop to see the Cascade Tunnel?
No, I didn't see Cascade Tunnel, but did manage to find Deception Falls. I'll keep the Tunnel in mind next time I'm out there - hopefully not in the winter.
One of the things that surprised me about Lake Chelan is the fact that the bottom of the lake is below sea level - that's hard to imagine considering how much "up" there was to get there!
Hey Everyone!
I'm back!!! Went through everything know to man to try and find the problem with my Internet, finally had to reinstall windows it turned out to be an error in my computer, a lot of work but at least everything is back to normal.
Updates: It turns out that we won't be moving any time soon, the job change fell through and Tom had second thoughts about buying his mom's place.
My Dr put me on Lipitor my numbers are back up, so the diet alone isn't doing it.
My trains are moving along I still have to do some more landscaping but otherwise my New England line is finished, definetly not based on a real line but I like it.
I wish I had more room to start my WP & Y line but that needs to stay in the planning stage for a bit longer, I'm afraid I don't have enough room for anything as involved as that.
Well I'll be checking in.
Hey, welcome back! Glad to see that your absence was caused by nothing more serious than a computer glitch.
I've been on Lipitor for years. I think it's one of those genetic things, not much I can do about it. I did the diet and excercise things, but in the end it wouldn't stay down by itself unless I gave up too much of life. I'd rather take a pill in the morning and drink a beer at night than do neither.
And sometimes it's good just to stay where you are, rather than uprooting yourself and leaving all your friends behind.
LISA!! Great to see you back on line.....and I see you are staying in NH now. Sue has been asking me if I had heard from you, she was quite concerned, as was all of us.
Ahh the Cholesterol battle...my wife is on 10mg of Lipitor. My total CH was 295 back in 2000 just before I retired. I told my Doc, once I get away from the stress of the job, and that doggone cafeteria with all that great food, I wanted to see what I could do on my own. Sure enough, it dropped like a rock once I improved my eating habits, and got off my a.. from a desk job, and started working around the house and yard and on my FEET most of the day MOVING. I made a few other changes too which are:
Breakfast: Cheerios, skimmed milk and fruit ( bananas, strawberries or blueberries ) every day, once in a while eggs and bacon ( maybe twice a month at most )
Lunch: Columbo low fat Yogurt ( many different fruit kinds ), low fat soup, or a salad if too hot for soup, and more fresh fruit.
Supper: Very little red meat, and only lean. Chicken, and fish ( mainly salmon ), salads, sweet potato, or red (baked), lots of fresh veggies, steamed.
Desert: Low fat anything, like low fat ice cream, puddings, jello, etc.
My Ch came down to 215, LDL was 128, HDL is 75, TRI is 165 ( still have to work on this ) TRI is mainly from fat content in what we eat, like when we eat at Mc Donald's, etc..
And I am very busy all day around the house and yard, at 5'-9" and 185# , I can keep Total Ch at bay without pills, if I am a good boy. It "can" be done.
It was a bit of a pain but, hey it was a good learning experience(don't let hubby call tec support) as for the train pics I'll see what I can do about getting then on.
Grayfox, yea been trying the old diet and exercise thing but my body seems to love hanging on to that Cholesterol( what do you know even my body is a pack rat, AAAAAAA!). so hopefully all I need is that little extra push from the meds.
Ya Lisa, my wife has the same problem, she has to take 10 mg every day for last two years, so I guess this will be from now on.
Tech support can be a maddening experience when you work over the phone with someone who has a dialect that is hard to understand. It is bad enough for normal conversation, but when you are talking "technical" issues, it can really cause one to stress out.
Lisa, Great to have you back. Computer problems can be a hassle. However, I learned a lot from tech support. On my last computer, I installed some software that was supposed to transfer files easily. It didn't work; then I couldn't get it out; and it crashed a bunch of other things. I ended up taking the computer to 0 ( with the help of tech support ) and then reinstalling what I wanted in there. I went places in the computer that I did not want to know existed. To make a long story short, I am glad to have you back. What landscape projects are you working on now?
Sorry about the cholesterol, Lisa. I have been lucky so far in that I seem to have very high HDL. My biggest downfall is cheese and ice cream. Thanks for the gentle reminder, Dick.
Well, Larry took off for California on Saturday while I was in Leavenworth teaching leading rock climbing. I think that I should check to see if he did anything on the layout. More that likely, he just exercised the locos.
gear-jammer wrote: I think that I should check to see if he did anything on the layout. More that likely, he just exercised the locos. Sue
I think that I should check to see if he did anything on the layout. More that likely, he just exercised the locos. Sue
But it's good to exercise locos. Keeps their cholesterol down.
MisterBeasley wrote: gear-jammer wrote: I think that I should check to see if he did anything on the layout. More that likely, he just exercised the locos. SueBut it's good to exercise locos. Keeps their cholesterol down.
Yes, and it helps you recognize which track needs cleaning. Sometimes I think Larry is tickled that I spend more time on the layout than he does. It is fun because we do it together.
Dick,
In the early 80's I cut back on fat. I was mosty motivated by a book that I read. It was written by a man who was headed to med school and found that he had serious heart disease at an early age. With interest in correcting his life style through diet, he ended up with a PhD in Nutrition. I still use most of the cooking methods, and I have added back some of things that I originally cut out. Yes, I do weigh more but somehow the cholesterol stays ok.
I eat red meat at least once per week, but since we raise the cattle on a hillside, they seem to stay lean. I have considered raising our own chickens, but it is way too time intensive to care for them.
I went bowling today while was in town running errands. Larry got a new ball and my learning curve put me into a setback. He got me a Hammer Doom. I keep moving left, left, left. When it is right, it is cool.
It is sure great to have Lisa back.
Thanks everyone it's great to be back I've missed all the talk, my Tom was surrprised to see all the concern and advise that you all gave me but I know that friendship doesn't depend on our proximity. So thanks again, I've been trying to get out and walk more, the Dr says it's good for my joints as well as for the Chol. I just need to pace myself so that I don't upset my buddy (Arthritis) too badly. After the last couple of weeks I find I can walk much further with out pain so I guess I need to just keep going. The boys and I walked to our town library on Friday I needed to take a small break when we got there but I made it up and back (5.6 miles round trip).
As for my landscaping I working on my little rural town it sits at the foot of the mountain next to my lake, I'm making dirt roads for this section and all the houses have a slightly shabby look to them, I used a lot of the aging tips I read on this forumn. Most all of my houses are "wood" but I do have a couple of "brick" buildings as well. The buildings are all ready I just need to finish the towns ground cover area and roads then I can place the buildings and trees.
Lisa,
Sounds like you are getting into the swing of walking. Has your weather improved? We still have the option of a rain shower or two.
We are anxious to see how your layout is going. Are you scratch building any of your houses? It definately would be easier to do shabby when scratch building.
Well, I see that it is after 9:00 and I am turning into a pumpkin.
gear-jammer wrote: I eat red meat at least once per week, but since we raise the cattle on a hillside, they seem to stay lean. It is sure great to have Lisa back. Sue
Sue - which way do they lean? Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
As previously mentioned, I took my wife to NYC last week for her birthday/wedding anniversary. Came out of our hotel on Times Square at 5PM on Wednesday trying to hail a cab - yeah, right. So we started walking toward our destination which was somewhere around 12th & 1st Ave. on the lower East Side, periodically trying to wave down a cab and not looking like a tourist. My son manages a little bistro there and we were determined to make it, so we ended up walking the whole way. 47 blocks converts to somewhere between 2 & 3 miles - not really that far but my bride wasn't exactly wearing walking shoes, and it got a little tense (all was well in the end).
Well, that was our walk for the day. My son asked why we didn't try the subway - I considered that but didn't want to end up in Queens for the evening. I know, I know, I missed a great opportunity to experience a train. I did check out Manhattan Trains on 45th but didn't buy anything.
She promises a big surprise for my birthday - I'm not sure I'm looking forward to that.
jblackwelljr wrote: gear-jammer wrote: I eat red meat at least once per week, but since we raise the cattle on a hillside, they seem to stay lean. It is sure great to have Lisa back. SueSue - which way do they lean? Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
They lean toward grain of course.
Glad you had a great time in NY, Jim. I am no longer a slave to fashion. I do not buy shoes that I could not walk in all day. But of course, we are much more casual out here on the west coast. If I was back there, my look would probably scream tourist.
When is your B'day?
My B'day is in early August, so I have about 7 weeks to think about it. I leave train magazines lying around opened to ads for stuff I want - maybe she'll take the hint.
It's funny - after 33 years of marriage, we're mostly honest and upfront about things, but we still play these little games sometimes. I think it helps keep things fresh.
Lisa - great to have you back!
Hey that's cool mine's on the 7th of Aug. and my aniversary is Fri and if my husband makes me walk further that from the car to the threater I'll kill him (just joking: about the walking that is)
We will have to have a birthday party for both of you in August.
Sorry that I have been missing for a few days. I sometimes do not even get the computer turned on if I am working. I have a staff meeting only today so I should be around.
I have not done anything on the layout for over a week. I think that withdrawal is setting in. Maybe I will get some tree planting done.
Lisa, How are you doing with your walking? Right now, I am looking out at the rain. Walking is not on my high priority list at this point. Has it been warm enough to work on the layout?