Just a quick stop this evening, Janie - cup of mocha in a go cup will do me for now - thanks!
Jeff, how bad did the weeds look before the mower got to them? Looks like you did a good job of clearing out whatever was there. How long did that take to get it all cleared like that?
Paul, bet you're glad to have Daisy back. Does she sleep okay with the 'funnel' over her stiches? I take it that you've had her to the vet's before and gone through this.
Hey, Dick - I didn't have any of the blackberry pie. I like mine over vanilla ice cream, not in a pie. So it must have been Fergie or someone else that got into the rest of the pies. Heck, you should be able to get here early enough to grab you a slice - you're one of those ORF's, right? On the ground squirrels/chipmunk problem that you've been having, my parents (years ago when they lived in suburban south St. Louis County) had some tree squirrels (grey ones, I think) that would scamper down the tree trunk, steal one of their tomatoes off the bush, haul it back up to a branch and take a bite out of the tomato. To add insult to injury, the squirrels then would toss the tomato down(!). Dad was about to go buy some of those 'blue peanuts' for the squirrels at one point (but Mom talked him out of it). So, ground or tree squirrels, they do have a taste for 'maters!
Got the KD's and springs re-assembled today (with the help of our LHS owner/MRR club member), and put some more KD's on another half dozen cars (boxcars and flat cars). I need to start on some of my engines next - think I only have one or two that have KD's (or similar) on them now. So after running trains tomorrow afternoon with the other club members, I may start on an engine or two, or else see about those remaining hopper cars to be put together.
Sorry to hear about Zeke's setback, and will add mine to the rest of the prayers (for Zeke, Jenny, and for the doctors to quickly locate the problem and fix it).
Time for me to head off to bed. See you all tomorrow (possibly after church and running trains)!
Blessings, and continuing prayers for Zeke and Jenny and the doctors,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Heartland Division CBandQ wrote: Jeff........working outside with a birthday? ....working on the alyout or a KCS locomotive would most likely be nicer........... but outside work...........oh....Jeff..
Jeff........working outside with a birthday? ....working on the alyout or a KCS locomotive would most likely be nicer........... but outside work...........oh....Jeff..
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Hello everybody....
Of course we are all praying for Zeke's recovery.
Dick...please save a piece of my very favorite pie......blueberry.... these other moochers don't really need it....... Ground squirrels are basically chipmunks, but now I think deer are the guilty ones that ate the blueberries here. Small animals keep away from Charles and Camilla. C&C are a pair of mega-sized black snakes who petrol the property. They leave us alone and we leave them alone. C&C are very adept at keeping critters away. Other snakes stay away, too, including rattle snakes. So, we're glad C&C are here.
Anybody getting much mrr'ing accomplished this weekend?
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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Boy the place is deserted. Where is everyone? I see that dick was in for a minute. I guess if I had checked page 240 I'd see Jeff and JR.
Well Daisy is not happy right now. We put the "funnel" on her so she wouldn't mess with her stitches. She's asleep on a pile of my clothes.
Well I guess I'll head for bed.
Good Night All
Good Evening All,
I was hoping Zeke would make it home ok, but worried about the tumor which they hadn't done anything with. I pray it works out ok he and Jenny have really been through enough for now.
Happy Birthday Jeff - hope you had a goodun.
Getting ready to do some building construction after cleaning up a bit if I still feel ambitious enough. We had the full crew in the shop today trying to catch up so they can leave this Weds for Mt Tremblant. This years schedule is really taxing with one event after another and little time to catch up with big items.I guess it's better than not enough to do. CUL, J.R.
grayfox1119 wrote: JEFF: Cut those weeds Jeff!! Hey with all those pine trees, it is no wonder that I could not see your trailer with the satellite view on MS's Virtual Earth.
JEFF: Cut those weeds Jeff!! Hey with all those pine trees, it is no wonder that I could not see your trailer with the satellite view on MS's Virtual Earth.
Good evening to all, I hope everyone had a nice Saturday....WHAT? Zoe, don't tell me there is no more BLUEBERRY PIE left???? Who? Fergie and Cape Jim ate it all...none for Rayn, Garry, Paul and I??? Ok guys this is WAR !!!
GARRY: You mentioned that ground squirrels are eating your blueberries, are those also called Chipmunks up north? I have a real tough time with birds, they can clean you out before you get up to pick them in the morning. I have deer netting all around the bushes which are in double rows 100 feet long. Then I have some thinner gauge netting over the top which I have to remove each Fall because the winter snows would destroy it. The sides stay up because they are heavier gauge netting and don't carry any snow load.
BOBK: Headed for Tucker's on Tuesday for the locos. The A-B-A has the A units powered. Bob is headed for Altoona next Thursday for a 3 day trip and to ride some trains. It is a thank you gift for running the Train Show each year at the Big E. He sure deserves it. When I get ready for any mods on the diesels, I will contact you, I have mostly steamers, this is my first excursion into Diesels. I know very little about them.
RT: That is so sad about Zeke....the poor guy. We certainly have him and Jenny in our prayers for as long as it takes. Tell Zeke to keep his hand on the throttle.
PAUL: WHAT??? Your thirsty???? With all that water down there in Texas??? Do you have your own little island of sunshine where you are?
MIKE: How's the garden doing? You must have some red tomatoes by now.
SUE: Ya, I have a few tools, I like to do as much of my own repairs as I feel able to do. Some jobs are just too risky to do if you screw-up it will cost much more to correct, so I leave those to the pros, especially if you need specialized equipment to perform the repairs or mod.
Last night about 11pm, someone had some leftover fireworks in the neighborhood, and they set off a Bulldog or two, and several Cherry Bombs. I thought I would come out of my chair. It was dead quiet until these went off.
TIFN
Hi Gang:
Zeke and Jenny I'm praying for you.
Daisy is home and doing well. We picked her up this morning and Mary Ann said she has been good so far. She did mess with her stitches a couple of times. I guess tonight we'll have to put the "Funnel" on her while we are sleeping.
Happy Birthday Jeff. I hope that you have many more.
Not much else going on here. I went out to John's and helped him work on the road. It's really a job for some full blown road machines but that is way too expensive.
I'm going to cut out and get some water. I'm kind of thirsty from being out in the sun all day.
Here are pictures of the devastation wrought by the mower.
No weed patches left, except next to the trees. Those I don't care about. I just wanted to clear the walking areas out.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Well guys here we go again heres the latest quote from Zeke well Jenny you can always check us out on the clasic toy trains forum coffee shop.
zeke wrote: Hi this is jenny again i have some bad news He went back up to critical condition today, i was there picking him up. they said it was time for him to go home and well he started to convulse and blod came out his ear and his mouth. They rushed him away this was at 6 30 this evening and well I havent seen or heard anything since except that his brain is swelling and hemmoraging. They told me to be prepared for the worst. Im so sorry i didnt write you all earlier, I havent been able to stop crying for a few hrs. I will keep you all informed as best as i can. Please pray for him. I know he's tough but i cant lose him. Hes a very good man. He miss you all very much too.well im headed back to the hospital thanks for listening jenny
Hi this is jenny again i have some bad news
He went back up to critical condition today, i was there picking him up. they said it was time for him to go home and well he started to convulse and blod came out his ear and his mouth. They rushed him away this was at 6 30 this evening and well I havent seen or heard anything since except that his brain is swelling and hemmoraging. They told me to be prepared for the worst. Im so sorry i didnt write you all earlier, I havent been able to stop crying for a few hrs. I will keep you all informed as best as i can. Please pray for him. I know he's tough but i cant lose him. Hes a very good man. He miss you all very much too.
well im headed back to the hospital
thanks for listening jenny
JEFF, Hope you have a Happy Birthday!
So did you get anything train related or buy yourself a present at the LHS?
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
pcarrell wrote: Cox 47 wrote:PC you mentioned the Thunderbolt If I remeber right it was a Fairlane with the 427 but I thought they might have produced a few 427 FalconsYou might be right about that one.....
Cox 47 wrote:PC you mentioned the Thunderbolt If I remeber right it was a Fairlane with the 427 but I thought they might have produced a few 427 Falcons
You might be right about that one.....
I've never seen a 427 Falcon, but the Cyclone was a Comet chassis the same as the Falcon. So the 427 option built for racing could be a possibility. There were many more '64-5 427 Fairlanes though. I don't remember when the tunnel port 427 was discontinued in production. This early unibody chassis led to the advent of the Mustang- and the rest is history.
A machinist friend of mine was determined to have the tunnel port outperform the big block Chevys and the 440/ 426 hemi. He designed and altered intakes, flow benched and reworked the casting again. He worked at this for many years as he raced his Fairlane around 1970-71. The only other decent Ford contender was the 429. They really gained popularity from the Torino Cobra and the GTA Mustang. Now all along Shelby had run the GT350 small block and GT500 big block.
His all out race 427 still couldn't compete w/ even some of the so-so streetable versions of the L88 427 and the LS6 454 as I had. I believe the greatest problem was overall traction, would wheel spin and not hook up good no matter what was done to the suspension. Some of the Chevy big blocks were already under 10 sec 1/4 mile. My Chevelle although street (mild) still did 12.2 best with slicks, 13.0 with street tires. Quite the wild ride out of the showroom. Don't even need to talk about the 426 hemi, different class of it's own.
NMRA convention this year will be held at the site in this picture which I took back in 1976. The Re Cen is under construction of course. How do you like the GP38?
Garry, I am having trouble keeping up with the playful bantering.
We are having trouble downloading the NP museum photos from the phone. It seems to want expensive software. Does anyone know if we purchase a memory card if that will eliminate the software need? I was hoping that photoshop would let us download the photos.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Hello bobk....
I really like the B&O units. When I was young we traveld by train pre-Amtrak. I recall riding the B&O's Capital Limited and seeing freight trains with units like yours in your pictures. The Capital Limited had a neat dome car (I rode in it) with spot lights to shine on scenery as it made its overnight trip between Chicago and Washington, DC.
Bye for now
Good morning all,
It's turning out to be a nice day here south of Boston. Was supposed to go out fishing today out in Boston Harbor, but my youngest daughter will be stopping by this afternoon before the Spartans (Drum and Bugle Corps) hits the road for their tour. The tour will end up in Pasadena, CA for the finals. At least some of my family in CA will be able to see her there.
There's always time to do the fishing thing, but I won't see April Lynn for 5 weeks after today.
Guess I'll just hang around the house, errands and yard work to do anyway.
James: I didn't even know that Ford brought the Falcon back, very nice ride. Back when I was doing the Chevelle SS's and building VW dune buggies a friend had a falcon small block 289 and a Cyclone 427 tunnel port. What screamers they were. They were not streetable only trailered to the drags.
Dick: A such a great way to "have" to go to Tucker's. I imagine lunch will be at our favorite spot. The ABA for that $$ is quite the deal. They're not all powered though are they? If not I know that Bob can hook you up with the powered chassis for about $45-50 ea. Stewarts are great runners and decent detail and paint. Of course The Genesis Highliner shell and IM have better detail and already done. All my Stewarts are detailed w/ the DA DK701 (A) and DK 702 (B). I find that the Kadee #450 coupler conversion is awesome and the close coupling (3ft) option is great if your radius allows. The operating American LTD operating diaphams also work perfectly w/ the Kadee spacing, the diaphram faces actually touch @ 3ft spacing. Some added grabs such as nose ladder and anyrear drop step grabs are extra and not in the sets. I'm presently in the process of detailing 6 WM Circus Stewart Fs. I don't mind adding the details but to do 6 at a time is almost too much. Still have one B and finishes to the A's. WM used 2/ 5 chimes and I have to repaint the roof and add the cooling coils to the appropriate units. These were a special run in conjuction w/ WMHS and Bessimer Hobbies- actually the last run from Steve Stewart before the sale to Bowser.
I thought the crazy storms would have it your area, got lick I guess. Had only a quick passing thunder shower here.
Need to run to do errands, catch up later
Jeff
I don't think that it is right that you pay on your birthday, so I will pick up your tab. Is there something special that you would like? Huckleberry Cheesecake? Huckleberry pancakes?
Mark, Glad to hear that you are sensible with fireworks. We used to shoot them out over the water on Puget Sound, but it gets harder and harder to stay awake until dark. The thrill just is not there any more.
Dick, Garry, & Jim, You Tool Time Guys seem to be having way too much fun with hardware. Please be careful.
Dick, Around here, the good fireworks are sold on the reservations. The sheriff waits for unsuspecting purchasers to leave the res and pulls them over for having illegal fireworks in there possession. What a trap.
Well, Larry has pancakes cooking so I had better go. Later.
Good morning.
DICK! ! ! !.................. could you pick me up at Logan? I LOVE blueberries!!!! We have blueberries planted here and the ground squirrels enjoy them . Blackberries are doing okay, though; they grow wild next to the road.
Jeff... Happy birthday, youngster!
Ryan ... I'll be interested in your progress in the train room and with the loco servicing faccility.
James.......... nice car... glad you have a Ford!!!!. too many people here drive Japanese makes. Then they expect politicians to solve problems they contributed too. We drive US brands in our household. It's really hard to get a good model train made in USA anymore.
Hoople...... it's refreshing to me to see a young person saving money for what he wants. You should be encouraged to save. Beats the dummies who buy on credit. Also, reminds me of when I was teen saving my money to buy (yep, you guessed it) trains. I stiill have some of those trains. I could post a pix of some of my oldies if you're interested. ALso, I hope senior memebers of your family encourage you to build long term savings accounts for future non-train needs. you must be quite the young man.
Paul ........... Daisey okay now. I hope so!
Luc.... thanks for the TH coffee yesterday!
Sue ....... Perhaps, it's in Larry's best interested regarding your not using pliers. Dick started all that stuff with the tools unlike some waht was said by the &^*** guys (Jim!) here blaming innocent me! Sad to learn of the 8 year old. None of us knows when our number will be up. I'm interested in seeing Larry's NP museum photos.
Brandon..... thanks for the remarks about KY Ry Museum. The E6 was not in sight. With family there, I had little time to talk with museum guys about what's going on. Glad you liked the 4-6-2 pix. The CF7 is becoming a rarity as BNSF of course does not paint its engines in those colors. The ATSF engine has no historic signifocance to KY but it's worth seeing. Kids complained there were no clwns onboard as was the case last year. SO, now any future family get-togethers at KRM are in doubt. Kids!
Happy Model Railroading
Good morning, Janie - since Jeff is our gracious host (and paying) this morning, I'll have a glass of Ed's OJ,
cup of coffee and the breakfast bar.
Need that coffee...
james saunders wrote:It runs great! Mum has a very similar model to this one (mines newer) and it gets about 600km to a 70L tank on the highway or about 480 around town. It's got 117,600kms on it, so for a 7 year old car, its pretty low km's...As for the sound system... the last guy upgraded it from standard... it's got a panasonic MP3/WMA/FM/AM stereo with two 400watt sub woofers and 400watt amp in the boot... great sound I'm very pleased with it so far! OzJim, that's good mileage (or would that be kilometrage? ) - I think the figures you gave work out in U.S. measurements to 20+ mpg highway and over 18 mpg city, which for that size car and 17 years old, is definitely okay. Sound system sounds like you could really irritate the out of the neighbors, too. Careful on the stereo, if you're near home.
james saunders wrote:It runs great! Mum has a very similar model to this one (mines newer) and it gets about 600km to a 70L tank on the highway or about 480 around town. It's got 117,600kms on it, so for a 7 year old car, its pretty low km's...As for the sound system... the last guy upgraded it from standard... it's got a panasonic MP3/WMA/FM/AM stereo with two 400watt sub woofers and 400watt amp in the boot... great sound I'm very pleased with it so far!
It runs great! Mum has a very similar model to this one (mines newer) and it gets about 600km to a 70L tank on the highway or about 480 around town. It's got 117,600kms on it, so for a 7 year old car, its pretty low km's...
As for the sound system... the last guy upgraded it from standard... it's got a panasonic MP3/WMA/FM/AM stereo with two 400watt sub woofers and 400watt amp in the boot... great sound
I'm very pleased with it so far!
Yay - , Jeff - PC searched hard to find you that very special lump of coal from us. Anything special planned for your birthday? Hope it's a fun day for you.
Whew - TOP - glad you're covering this page too, Jeff. Thanks again!
Not a lot planned for my day. Laundry, trip by the bank (need to get a money order for sending off), stop by our LHS owner/MRR club member (parts and some help getting those little springs back into some KD couplers that I have). Then this afternoon I'll probably work on my remaining Accurail hoppers, and putting KD's on some more cars (flats and boxcars), and picking out which loco I want to take for our trains-running tomorrow afternoon (another MRR club member's layout).
Hope everyone has a fun and productive weekend (with some MRR'ing in it, of course).
Blessings and fair weather,
Happy birthday JEFF !!!!!!!!!!! !!!! I see that PC has dropped off the BD gift in the Diner..... I think you should treat yourself at your LHS today Jeff, spend some time there and pick up a few bargains for your BD. Maybe he will give you 20% off MSRP for your BD !!!!
Cloudy here this morning, but clearing is due later as well as the return of heat and humidity.
SUE: Massachusetts banned the sale and use of fireworks when I was 12 years old, that would be back in 1951. Connecticut sells fireworks, but you cannot use them there, and New Hampshire sells them AND you can fire them off. ( Live free or die state moto ). So people just go across the state lines, buy them, and bring them back. Occasionally we have an accident here, always kids getting hurt by not being supervised properly. Some adults are not the sharpest tools in the tool shed, being 10 cards short of a full deck, so kids suffer.
Thanks, Pc.
Good morning.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 7/7/2007 Heat Index: 77°FHumidity: 95%Dew Point: 70°F So Far TodayHigh: 74°FLow: 72°FRain: 0.07"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 8mph NNE ! Important Message ! Flash flood watch in effect through this evening.
Today High: 88 Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning... Then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunderstorms 60 percent. Tonight Low: 70 Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 70. Light and variable winds.
Being that it's my birthday today, I'm footing the bill for the next two pages.
Happy Birthday Jeff!
We all pitched in and got you something!