JimRCGMO wrote: Sounds good there, Attaboy! You might start teaching her the finer points of railfanning - if things go well enough, you could have a railroading honeymoon. ( Did I say that out loud?)
Sounds good there, Attaboy! You might start teaching her the finer points of railfanning - if things go well enough, you could have a railroading honeymoon. ( Did I say that out loud?)
LOL, Jim, we've only been dating about six weeks, it's a little early for that kind of talk. Although at my age anyone that gets to the 3rd or 4th date is potential wife material
Good evening. A milestone day…the windows were cleaned outside, the snow tires were finally changed on the car (should have been last week…don’t ask), the snow shovel was put away in the garage, the “stop the mould in the winter dampness” electric heater unplugged from the trailer that serves as our summer guest room, and I found some white tube socks…can summer be far away?
BobK Good that you came through Mother’s Day OK, may I say with the help of both your Aprils, if you think about it! Your vehicle saga with AAA far outweighs our mild inconvenience with CAA last summer. We had to call for assistance, and after a long wait a truck came from way far away. 1) The dispatch hadn’t passed on to them the situation, and so he hadn’t in consequence packed a piece of equipment that would have got us going there and then; and 2) in the service truck, being driven to where the problem now had to be fixed “not at the scene”, we passed a CAA authorized service station not many miles from where we got into trouble. On checking back there once we were mobile again, (I had to back track to get Kris and the grandkids from the scene, since we couldn’t all fit in the service truck), we learned that they could have got the original call , but the cell phone service isn’t that good, and they probably missed it.
Sue: How far apart are the fence posts you put in, and how high are they? More technical stuff: at a corner, there are diagonal “posts” from the corner post to the next vertical post in each direction. Which way does that diagonal run? My guess is from the top of the corner post to the ground at the next posts, if the purpose is to take tension at the corner. Am I on the right track, or don’t you do things that way at all? While Zoe or Chloe are looking for munchies for Pearl, give her some of these…
JP: That’s quite a dilemma with your friend. This isn’t my business, but from the outside, looking in, if you have the time to wait, maybe letting her dump him is a way to go?
Attaboy: Definitely sounds like a keeper!
Ed: OK, Frozen Concentrate it is then, but from the sound of things, Ryan will want double esters added back! Glad you had a good trip.
Cheese:
I'll have a bananna cream pie
Goodnight all, and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
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Heartland,
A lot of the locals call it India-noplace. If you're in the center of town and you drive 20-30 minutes in any direction you want, you'll find out exactly where the middle of nowhere is located.
der,
So you are planning some fence building, huh?
My wood posts are 8 ft 6 x 6's that I put 3 ft in the ground. I place them every 10 ft. Some people use railroad ties. I have a bag of those that I thought I would use when I get around to doing fence on the layout.
Rail fence - 4 rows of 2 x 6's
Wire fence - corner's 2 6 x 6's placed 8 ft apart with a horizontal 4 x 6 supported at 1 ft down(making a H) crosswires for strength. If I use steel posts on 10 ft, I place a wood post every 6 posts. For modeling, the 6 x 6's will look great. Five strands of barbwire will do the job well. Four strands might be easier to model.
The arena or corral is 80 ft x `120'.
The chute is 4 rail with posts much closer together for strength. The rails are on the inside with about 30 in space between them.
Wood gates are 4 rail with a diagonal brace piece. I fashioned them after some gates that my Dad had on his place.
If this totally confuses the answer, I will try to get some photos.
Have fun, Sue
PS - I did work on fence outside today. I made a barb wire gate, too.
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Well I must say, today was some day. Wasn't sure if I'd even make it to the diner. So is there anything left for dinner? I'm starving, may be able to give that big guy a run for his money and chow that burger.
So at about 3pm the truck repair came to standstill. Couldn't go any further w/o the old gas wrench. The suspension parts were so twisted and bent only a cutting torch would get it apart. My son stopped by with some friends and their rig. In no time there were small fires to put out as all that nasty metal fell to the ground. I actually put some fires out with my Sam Adams. I tried my hand at a few burns, just like riding a bike, haven't torched apart a car in over 20 years. Well tomorrows reassembly should be straightforward.., then off for an alignment.
Although I kept myself busy today, I was thinking of April. Everytime I came in to wash up, I thought of her telling me to "Don't leave any of that grease in the sink", and then she would laugh. Her laugh was incredible and would fill a room. Everyone knew when April was here. That's one of the things that origionally got me hooked, with some it's love at first sight, with me it was love at first laugh. I am so glad that I am beginning to look upon loosing her in such a light.
Has anyone heard from Michael? They must have had a real bad time with Mother's Day. I've been holding off emailing him, maybe not up to it yet. Been there. I truely hope they can come to where I am now. I am still sad and cry at the drop of a hat, but that deep heartache, the almost incapacitating pain is gone for now.
Jim: So just where is Cape Girardeau, MO? You do know that the I Book will cost you 3-4 BLI engines?
Philip: I remember places like that. Once I stopped at a crossroads in the cornfields. If it weren't for the car still pointing away from where I came, I would have no clue where to go.
Pearl can eat in the gourmet section and have the Puper roni and Beggin Strips
Attaboy: Work on her a bit at a time, you'll know when you got her hooked when she asks for her first BLI steamer. You never know.
I guess it's time to kick back and relax (something else I haven't been able to do in a long while.
Have a good night.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
bogp40 wrote: Pearl can eat in the gourmet section and have the Puper roni and Beggin Strips
I am still laughing.
Has your daughter been back to the operating sessions to do more photos? The more that she takes, the more creative that she will become. I found that a tripod and using the A setting, allowed me to get a higher F-stop, but still did the auto focus. How does she like her Nikon?
Sue
Evening Gang:
Cheese: A snadwich is a sandwich spelled by an old codger with halfheimers. What can I say.
Attaboy: Your lady friend sounds like a good one.
We've had some rough weather here lately. There have been three persons hit by lightning.
Not much else going on. Mary Ann had a doctors appointment so we spent the afternoon there. She got a good report.
The visitors from Tenn got here this afternoon. They were running a 0-4-0 steamer and an EMD SW 1500.
BobK: I haven't worked on my trucks in a long time. I used to but now find that I'd rather let the pros take care of it and do things that I enjoy.
Time to go to bed.
Good Night All
Dou!!! I didn't go to bed early enough. Well have one or two on me.
Sue wrote:
Sue, she loves the D70. She learned to use the camera from the ones at Northeastern University's Photo lab. She is a photo/ art major there. Part of her co-op was working the lab. Last time she only had the camera and tripod and no other lenses etc.
I hope to get back with her shooting of the clubs' layout. We would have done more but forgot additional batteries and a charger.
My dog "Jack" goes nuts over the lamb/rice sausage from PetSmart. We call it PupaSausage, reminds me of Hickory Farms summer sausage smells so much like it I tried some-NOT...
Paul: I wanted to tow it to the Dodge dealer where my son works, but the damage was more for a body shop then do the front end repairs. The tow would have been real difficult. I used to do this work, so as much as I didn't really want to deal with the BS and a $2000.+ repair, I'm fixing it myself. That broken ball joint loaded as heavy as it was plus the towing damage really did it in. Besides the ball joint, the control arm, center link, tie rod, idler arm, rotor and backing plate, sway bar link were bent and of coarse have to replace the shocks and do a brake job. Quite a list.
Paul W. Beverung wrote: Evening Gang: Cheese: A snadwich is a sandwich spelled by an old codger with halfheimers. What can I say.
Thought so, but how were the sandwiches on buns?
I'll have a slice of strawberry pie with whipped cream and glass of water.
Good morning ! from Indiana.
05-15-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning All,
Sunny but brisk this morning. First truck is on its' way. I'll have a regular and a buttered hard roll please Zoe.
Bob K - I don't envy you the work especially without all the kit it's a real chore. I'm also struggling with the loader at the museum. It's a Ford 755 with diesel and it keeps fouling filters. Finally dumped the fuel and put degreaser in the fuel tank. I'll drain that out, dry and refill with fresh fuel and algae inhibitor and see how that goes.
Jeff - hope you made out all right. Looks like you had some more rough weather come through.
Between people living in fault zones, flood plains, and tornado prone areas, much of the land is at risk of some sort. While I wouldn't care to live in a higher risk area, it do think it proper for the government to help public works on a grand scale where at least there is a good chance of sucess. What bugs me are the drawn out processes and huge amount of waste that seem to be inherent. Too many people doing too much manuvering with no regard for the common good. I'll get off my soapbox now and go back to my table, promise.
Hope someone gets up to see the locos' up Hooples' and Sues' way. There were a bunch of photos on trainboard the other night and it looked really interesting. Time to go. CUL, J.R.
Morning, Everyone! Zoe, just a go cup of coffee for now. Thanks!
Just a quick stop for now. Didn't get that email off to my upgrade/repair place yet, so going to get that off today before I head for work.
Forgot who it was that mentioned that I could get 2-3 BLI engines for the price of a replacement laptop, but you need to keep in mind that 1) my layout is only about 8' wide by 2 to 2.5' deep, so not lots of room for any BigBoys or such, and 2) my laptop has been my primary computer for a bit of a while (plus, it gives me music of my choice at w**k when I'm getting caught up on the paperw**k). I also like being able to go online at our local Panera's (while I'm having lunch or dinner, say), check email, see if Hobby Lobby has a 40 percent off coupon on their site that week, see what the free iTunes download for the week is, etc.... (okay, I might be a little of an internet junkie...
Need to get going for now. Take care today!
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
morning guys.
well not much going on but school.
Model Railroading later today. running just passenger trains now, thought I give my freight cars a break.
Good morning and top 'o' the day to all of ye.
I wouldn't be surprised if my bacon is a bit extra crispy today. My trailer took a direct lightning strike last night from the storms that were passing through. No harm done. The charge passed through the metal skin of the trailer (1.5 mm thick aircraft aluminum and 28 gauge steel) to ground. The trailer has steel skirting which is bolted to the trailer and buried in the ground, secured with copper rods every 5 feet.
Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 5/15/2007 Sundown Fire Dept., Station 23
Wind Chill: 70°FHumidity: 88%Dew Point: 66°F So Far TodayHigh: 70°FLow: 69°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 11mph SE Today High: 85 Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe with heavy rainfall...large hail and damaging winds in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Tonight Low: 65 Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
Mornin' folks!
A tall coffee and some of those tasty fried dough portions that Bill dropped off looking good today!
Thanks Flo!
Umm, umm, good coffee this morning!
Now....how you all doing this morning?
How is the fresh squeezed OJ supply, and when do we switch to the frozen stuff?
Oh, I see some of those monster burgers made it all over your shirts last night! Oh....and Chloe is still cleaning up the spills I see!
Hey Dick! Is that vegetable casserole gonna be ready for lunch today?
Garry, yep, that frozen custard is sum good! I like the malted chocolate shake!
Here is the local Goodberry's Creamery:
Jim, looks like you have milked the laptop for all it's worth. I still run a laptop with W2K and it is 7 years old now. On its last leg, I keep running defrag, delete my temp Internet files. Maybe you should just format the hard drive and reinstall a fresh OS image on it! Sometimes that fixes it!
Yea Jim and Garry, Cape G is only 761 miles and 12.5 hours away. Gotta be some good custard!
der5997 wrote:Ryan will want double esters added back!
Ryan will want double esters added back!
Der, Say what?
Sue, thanks for the quick fence building measurements and placements.
Paul, glad to hear about the good report for Mary Ann!
Jeff, now that's striking!
Jerry, give Sallie our best on the stress test later in the week!
Thoughts and prayers to all in need!
Cheers,
Ryan
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Gettin' about lunch time!
I'll have the small burger today Chloe. Yeah, with a Moxie. Thanks!
^lunch? what time zoneare you in?
Anyways it's quite foggy this morning maybe it'll rain......
For breakfest I'll have one of those powdered doughnuts with one of them giant muffins I'll have blueberry.
Witha glass of water that'll make me thirsty..
Good morning everyone, it is showery this morning here, 60F, and some sneaking front came over the top from Canada, it was supposed to be sunny today, but now they say not until this afternoon....and get this, northern Maine is getting 4" of SNOW !!!
Very busy outside these days, so it has hard to get anything done in the Train room. I get to the LHS, and do some railfanning along the way, but that is about it until I get caught up.
The gardens are all rototilled, and we will be planting the Veggie garden next week if the weather stays warm, the flower gardens are all done, mulch all spread, grass all cut for the 1st time, and pool is uncovered, water is clear and water temp is up to 65F, so we are getting there.
JEFF: So what you have is a Faraday Cage. You are at the same potential as the shell of the trailer. This is the very same technique that the Power Companies use when flying repairmen onto high tension lines with helicopters. They cannot afford to shut these lines down, so the workers are in a suit that is in fact a Faraday cage, which places them at the same potential as the 300,000 volt lines. They can sit on the power lines and do their inspections / repairs.
RYAN: Yup, the Veggie Cassarole is for todays lunch, but you had better get there before Phil and Mike. Don't worry about Garry or BobK, they like the big boy hamburgers!!!!
DER JOHN: Snowing in northern Maine, same latitude as Sheet Harbour, but have no fear, I doubt if it will move East. I hear the you are now using empty toilet paper rolls for smoke stacks on your buildings...neat idea!!! ( Fergie told me that )
PC: Moxie ??? I have tried that twice in my lifetime, once as a 5 year old, and again several years ago. Each time I tried it, it tasted the same...Panthers . I guess you really have to aquire a taste for that drink. I can remember my uncle drinking that stuff all the time. Of course he chewed snuff too..yuuukkkk !!!
FERGIE: Ok young man, where is the progress report on the yard duties, the 2-10-2 , and the sunroom? You have been home for 4 days now, time enough to get all that done. BTW, how far away from your location, or Luc's, does the CAT dock?
COLBY: Hey...you are supposed to be studying Algebra, get off that PC in the lab!
Time to get the Casserole out of the oven, see you guys at the corner table.
cheese4432 wrote: ^lunch? what time zoneare you in?
Eastern. It was a little after 11am when I posted that, but I've been in the office since 7am.
grayfox1119 wrote: PC: Moxie ??? I have tried that twice in my lifetime, once as a 5 year old, and again several years ago. Each time I tried it, it tasted the same...Panthers . I guess you really have to aquire a taste for that drink. I can remember my uncle drinking that stuff all the time. Of course he chewed snuff too..yuuukkkk !!!
Ahhh, Moxie! My Dad likens it to Vicks Formula 44, but to me, it's the necter of life!
pcarrell wrote: cheese4432 wrote: ^lunch? what time zone are you in?Eastern. It was a little after 11am when I posted that, but I've been in the office since 7am.
cheese4432 wrote: ^lunch? what time zone are you in?
^lunch? what time zone are you in?
Aha! that's why over here in califonia it was only 8:00ish
Hello.......
Sorry I missed breakfast here. A blueberry muffin would have been good. Lunch? a bowl of chili would be good for me.
Speaking of time zones...... isn't California in the Twilight Zone....... opps, just kidding, Cheese!
Well Ryan, perhaps on your way to the Cape, you could sample some of that Kentucky Burgoo I mentioned before. Thanks for posting picture of Goodberry's. About two or three years ago, I stopped at Culvers in Illinois. It's a chain of semi-fast food places with frozen custard that's not too bad at all.
Jerry, take care of Sallie.
Worried abou Michael. Anybody hear from him? Keep your chin up bobk even though it's likely you'll be lonely for April as your years go by. Glad you have loving kids and other family to support you.
Bobk, sorry about all the truck problems. I've had the same Chevy pickup for five years and only had one experience with a mechaical problem. It was about a year ago. I had it parked outsdie overnight. In the morning, I started it, and quickly found out the hydraulics were out. No power steering or power brakes. I shut off the ignition and then checked under the hood.
As I opened the hood I exclaimed to Shelley: "Look at all the animal fur!". Shelley became a bit hysterical because it was identical to her cat's fur. Oops!. Shelley let her cat out the night before without letting her back in the house, and the cat found a warm place under the truck's hood. Soon we found the cat at the back door with blood all over and much fur gone. The cat recovered from the incident, but used up one of her nine lives in the process.
The truck needed a new surpentine belt. No problems with it again since then.
Time to hustle my caboose. Have fun everybody!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
I'll have grizzly bear with a glass of water.
It's not foggy anymore so it won't rain
pcarrell wrote: grayfox1119 wrote: PC: Moxie ??? I have tried that twice in my lifetime, once as a 5 year old, and again several years ago. Each time I tried it, it tasted the same...Panthers . I guess you really have to aquire a taste for that drink. I can remember my uncle drinking that stuff all the time. Of course he chewed snuff too..yuuukkkk !!!Ahhh, Moxie! My Dad likens it to Vicks Formula 44, but to me, it's the necter of life!
What world are you from??? Planet Moxie?
I wouldn't be surprised if Moxie was considered to be a cure-all at one time.
Just got off wirk a little while ago. Today involved a lot of cutting up plywood, sorting, banding and sanding. First order of business tomorrow is to set out the new pieces for staining and get a new batch of already stained pieces into the poly booth. There's two racks to be done withe about 40 to 50 pieces per rack.
Jeff,
Sounds like a full day of work ahead tomorrow!
Oh............it also sounds like..........did I hear........it's..............
..........I think I'll have a beer.......
YEP! Miller Time!
This rounds on me!
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if Moxie was considered to be a cure-all at one time.
Actually, it was originally patented as a medicine in 1871.
pcarrell wrote: jeffrey-wimberly wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if Moxie was considered to be a cure-all at one time.Actually, it was originally patented as a medicine in 1871.