Good afternoon to one and all...as you can see from JEFF's weather map, the east coast, and Nova Scotia is having very pleasant weather, 65.6F right now at 1pm, Rh is 30% and DP is 33F...very dry!!! And this clear weather is going to hold right through the weekend with a chance of late afternoon TS on Friday and maybe again on Sunday afternoon.
To all our good friends in Canada, a happy belated Victoria Day !!!!!!!!
To FERGIE, a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY...45 this year ?
DER JOHN: Very nice job on your landscaping, I really think you should send in an article to MRR, no kidding, your ideas for building and trees is a boon to people who have limited income, or even those who like the challenge of doing things themselves, which I think is GREAT !!!
Got to get back outside, this weather is terrific and there is so much to do ....see you guys at suppertime,
If I were gonna eat that burger, I'd wash it down with this!!!
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.
Good day folks!
Here are a few more photos (links for you dial-ups) from the NCTM old Southern Railway Spencer Locomotive Shops from our visit this past weekend.
http://piedmontdivision.rymocs.com/images/ACL.jpg
Atlantic Coast Line #501
http://piedmontdivision.rymocs.com/images/RHTT_01.jpg
Turntable and Roundhouse
http://piedmontdivision.rymocs.com/images/LL_01.jpg
Check out this Canadian Lumber Load! This one's for you Der!
http://piedmontdivision.rymocs.com/images/Safety.jpg
Safety Sign - makes a lot of sense
Garry, thanks for the Crescent Limited photo, I love that one! Norfolk and Western looking good too, so in your honor is another image from the museum visit!
Dave, that's one monster burger there, I might have to down a few Zantac before attempting that one! And down a few six packs of beer to wash it on down with too!
Paul, and Alco S-2 huh! I love those locos, and that ride from Dublin to De Leon must be at least a 12 mile run, nice!
Keep your chin up Bob K., thoughts and prayers! And great photos from the Middleton yard, keep us posted on the operations from last night!
Der, nice lift out section you got there!
You all have a great day!
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
as of This Thursday I will only have 2 weeks of shool left.
and I gess the diner is going to have a visit from the military.
and videos anyone?
and some of them may be a bit dark I'll get new ones later today and post em tamorrow
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Covering all the bases with that map, huh Jeff?Well, a half day of work for me today, but you probably won't hear a lot from me later on. My wife is having surgery later on, so I probably won't be around a lot. It's not major surgery, but she does have to have it done every few years. It's pretty uncomfortable for her, so I'll be attending to her later to make her feel better. It's uncomfortable enough that they break it up into several surgeries to make it a bit easier to take. This one should be the last in this series. She shouldn't have to have this done for a couple more years now. Later in the week, on Thursday, I have to take my son to the MDA for his yearly workup. I hate having to take him for those visits, but they're necessary. It usually puts him in a lot of pain. Poor kid has so much to go through, ya know?Wow! Listen to me! I sound like quite the downer this morning, don't I? I don't mean to though. Actually, I'm really quite happy. God has seen fit for my family to be alive here in this age when medicine can do so much to help them! Praise God!Seeing as Jeff already posted EVERYBODY'S weather, I guess I won't go there. I know that tonight should be perfect grilling weather and I have some boneless country style ribs that are just begging to inspect the inside of my new BBQ grill, and I wouldn't want to deprive them of that "privilage", now would I? So I guess it's bedside manners and BBQ tonight for me!
BTW, you guys with all the pics are probably killing the dial up guys. Might be better if you post links to your pics instead.
morning guys.
weather: Low is 39 High is 60 sunny.
well guys. I think it's time to.. umm how should I put this... ask the droids to leave or PC will use his nuke powers to make them leave. Right PC?
Good morning.
I might not be on again today. Due to problems I was experiencing with my modem last night, I'll be taking it in to the local office to exchange it for another.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 5/22/2007
Sundown Fire Dept., Station 23 Wind Chill: 67°FHumidity: 86%Dew Point: 63°F So Far TodayHigh: 68°FLow: 66°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 7mph NNE Today High: 82 Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight Low: 68 Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Now for some information for the rest of the nation.
Springtime thunderstorms will once again target areas of the central U.S. while warmer weather returns to the East.
A storm system over the Northern Plains will help to enhance the threat for thunderstorms, some of which could be severe with large hail, high winds and tornadoes.
Though the greatest threat will stretch from the panhandle of Texas northward through Nebraska, expect scattered thunderstorms anywhere from Minneapolis southward to Houston with temperatures ranging from the upper 60s north to the upper 80s south.
Further east, abundant sunshine and warmer temperatures will continue with a large area of high pressure centered to the north. Highs will once again reach well into the 70s and 80s east of the Mississippi. The exception will be northern New England where temperatures will struggle to get out of the 50s.
Typical afternoon showers and thunderstorms will be likely for southern Florida along with a slight chance of showers across the central Mid-Atlantic.
After several days in a row of oppressive heat in the Desert Southwest, some relief will occur with high temperatures only reaching into the 80s and low 90s.
The Pacific Coast will remain cool near Seattle but warming southward towards Los Angeles with mostly sunny skies.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Good Morning All,
39F and sunny out with the high today in the 70's and an outlook for clear weather til Friday.
Der - you're really making some good progress. 1500 trees seems a large task but I'll bet I have 300 or so already on my 1/3 done layout and that will include a large treeless urban area. I suppose that is a drawback to modelling in Nearly invisible scale.
Inch - the FA is indeed back on it's trucks and ready for more work to be done. I'm busy with the RS-11 and the other mechanical work this year so probably next season before it gets started.
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/500/Danbury_Railway_Museum_072.jpg
Still lots of catchup w..k to be done and I need to get after it. Hope yall have a goodun. CUL,J.R.
Good morning ! from Indiana.
05-22-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
der5997 wrote: DaveV. "The Interaction of Jet/Front Systems and Mountain Drag: Implications for Severe Upper Tropospheric and Lower Stratospheric Aviation Turbulence"…What amazes me is that the mountains are so (relatively) low compared to the upper atmosphere, but still cause such disruption to upper level flows. What’s up with that? (pun intended!)
DaveV.
"The Interaction of Jet/Front Systems and Mountain Drag: Implications for Severe Upper Tropospheric and Lower Stratospheric Aviation Turbulence"
I used to go wave soaring out at Black Forest in Colorado Springs and I can attest to the fact that those mountains really mess with the airflow patterns.
Dave V., congrats on a major accomplishment. I know that you've put a lot of sweat into that paper. I'm sure you'll do fine on the oral exams. You know your stuff. Those exams are just your opportunity to show off a little!
In that case I'll have a root beer float and a steak dinner - without the seafood.
Hmm.... I wonder if there'll be a battle outside the planets.....
Good evening Diners: A Holiday Monday here in Canada, and some of it spent on mrr, so Paul, I’ll have a green tea and a slice of banana bread with butter,thanks. See Ryan, no peanut butter sandwich here!
Planted a few more trees, having made some more yesterday, spured by CapeJim’s thoughts on how many I might need. Jim, you were off by a factor of about 10! Going by the density per square inch on the bit I’ve done, I’ll need at least 1500. Good thing they grow wild around here, and just need adapting. Here for instance is some Goldenrod I picked this evening. I like to get flowering plants and shrubs after the winter has knocked most of the fuzzy bits off. Those bent branches each make a small tree, and I need small stuff for the many rock ledges. So they get straightened out like this. (well, they are after all, counterfeit trees!)
I’m going to try doing my own sawdust for these weed trees. I’ve used some Herka Blue/Green for the goldenrod, and I don’t like the look too much. I think that if I sprinkle raw sawdust on the dilute-glue dipped stems, and then when they are dried paint then with the acrylics I use for the rest of the scenery, I may get a better result.
BobK, you were asking what the seams were I was trying to hide with the trees and shrubbery. Not joins in the foam layers, but the edges of the seven access hatches I have on the layout. Both my tunnels have hidden passing tracks, with the turnouts and occupancy sensors inside the scenery. There’s also access to various electrical connections, and LEDs for (eventually) signals, So, here’s what I’m hiding under the one I’m working on now. and how the cover up is going as of tonight. Sorry about the variations in colour values, but these are quick processed, and I had the camera set for fluorescent, but the flash went off as well on the first one (Then I switched it off).
Michael (and Kim): That is wonderful news amidst your sorrow, as Philip, BobK and many others have said. We are praying for all 3 of you.
Paul:
Der: That would be nice to swallow a pill and get it done. Actually the hard part was getting cleaned out. It took 3 days and by then my blood sugar was down to 40.
David: back. How’s the trailer?
Fergie:Belated Happy Anniversay! Hope you had a good day.
Anyone here from Luc as of late?
Garry:
It serve Hither, Thither, and Yon.
Time to seek the sack. Goodnight all, and God bless. Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.
Here you go Garry.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Evening Gang:
Dave V. Now I know that I'll pass on reading it. Actually I did pretty good in the weather classes in flight school. Later I left the weather predicting to the Air Force pros. Of course after I got there forcast I looked out the window.
OK, drinks on me and anything else.
Early night tonight. Take care everyone.
Good Night All
Paul W. Beverung wrote: Dave V. Congrats on turning in you dissertation. If you don't mind I'll skip reading it though.
Dave V. Congrats on turning in you dissertation. If you don't mind I'll skip reading it though.
I wish! No, today I handed in my dissertation prospectus. It's a long, wordy document saying "Here's what I found so far, here's what I plan to do, here's how I plan to do it, and here's my timetable."
I imagine my dissertation will be well past the 200-page mark.
Evening gents,
Not the greatest of days, I guess they'll come and go. Tonight is our regular operations night at the club. I think I'll go and do the Middleton yard switcher. Get into the train and I should feel better. Don't have too much time before going to the club. Get back to you later.
Middleton Yard
I'll leave the mainline trains for some others, don't feel like dealing with the fast clock and train orders tonight.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
Hello everyone.
Wow Dave, that burger is close to bing enough for Ryan. (The sandwich made me think you had another kind of oral exam!)
Ryan..... thanks for the FP-7 photos! Great! Photo below is in your honor. N&W 2-8-8-2 and SOU 4-6-2. The green Crescent loco is a Mantua that includes sound in the tender. The sound is crude by today's standards but it's in there. Perhaps the Crescent Limited will have passngers transferring in New Orleans to KCS's Southern Belle headed into Jeff's territory. BTW, Ryan, my wife likes carrot cake. It's a favorite of hers.
Thanks to those expressing interest in my old photos of my old layout. I'll be scanning them in a day or so.
Bye for now.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Afternoon Gang: I'm early today. It's been raining some so I came in and ordered the 2006 quarter set for Mary Ann. She has been collecting them.
Ryan: That must have been a great ride in the FP-7. I got to drive an Alco S-2 several years ago. I did a good bit of the run from Dublin TX. to Deleon TX.
Gary: I'd like to see a few more pictures of your early layout. I modeled in that time period for many years before going into the Army.
Fergie: I guess it's time to explain the railroads name again. We've had a bunch of new folks come in since the last time. I have the same problem with my son. He's 6ft and I'm about 5'9".
Well I think that I'll take a short nap, one of the perks of retirement.
thats a big burger
since jeff didnt do it this morning cause the stupid cable was out i will post some weather info
Tonight Low: 65 Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds becoming southeast around 10 mph after midnight. Tuesday High: 85 Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Tuesday Night Low: 65 Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
I just submitted my dissertation prospectus to my committee today, so I've got an appetite!
If you're interested, it's entitled:
Sorry, it's not as interesting as the title would lead you to believe...
My oral preliminary exams are two weeks from today. Oh, boy!
8500hp... Congratulations! Prayer works. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. We don't always get the answer we expect, but He's got our six.
Good afternoon folks!
Welcome to all the new folks who have found a quiet respite in the Diner the past few days!
Finally, yesterday we were able to tour the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. And we rode in the cab of the Southern #6133 EMD FP-7 for the 25 minute ride though the grounds. Here are a few photos:
Southern #6133 EMD FP-7
In the cab with Paul the Engineer
That's me at the controls
Engineer Paul let us walk through the engine room, 1600 hp with 16 cylinders
Okay, now to play catch up from page 179, only 8 pages....
Jim, $280 for a new MB is not too bad at all! You might be able to milk another couple of years out of it with that replacement MB.
Bob K., give April Lynn our congratulations! And those rock and scenery formations really looking good, also the Greenbush Branch images and video are great!
inch53 wrote: ????, on computors for you smart fellers. We're getting [I think] a new one and I wanted to know if theres a way to hook the 2 togather, to move stuff around. If there is, how, what ports to plug into and what kind of cord, or would I be better off to just let some-one else do it.
????, on computors for you smart fellers. We're getting [I think] a new one and I wanted to know if theres a way to hook the 2 togather, to move stuff around. If there is, how, what ports to plug into and what kind of cord, or would I be better off to just let some-one else do it.
Mike, there are several ways to transfer files. The crossover cable like Jeffery mentioned are available, but you may have to configure your network settings. Most crossover cables are CAT 5 and would also require that the PC's have an RJ45 network interface card (NIC). Another option Jeffery mentioned is to open up the case and connect the drive from the older PC as a slave drive to the drive cables of the other PC and copy from one drive to another. My suggestion and to use the easiest method would be to use a USB thumb/travel drive and copy files from one PC to the other, and no cables or opening of cases needed. You can get a 1 GB travel drive for under $30.00.
Dave, thanks for the carrot cake, looks like Garry saved me a slice too!
Jim, Garry, and Der John - You guys have all these big meals and stuff when I'm gone huh! And when I get back it's all about peanut butter sandwiches, what gives???
From the looks of things that troll was sniper attacked quite nicely and with a little help from the Kitty Patrol tool!
Dick, we had some rain Wednesday evening but buy Thursday morning and through today the weather here has been purrrrrfect!
Great news Chuck and Kathy!
Congratulations Fergie, 18 years is a wonderful achievement!
JC, nice rail fanning images, and no speeding tickets today either!
Garry, nice image of the Zephyr!
Michael and Kim - Congratulations! That surf and turf dinner is a real treat! And thanks for the advice; I need to do just that every single day! I'll life a mug and drink to that one too! Cheers!
Cheers,
Ryan
Ahhhhh lunchtime finally, I see FERGIE is still out in the garden planting, so I'll just eat his lunch too.
Well, all the outlets check out as being connected properly in the trailer when I have the power supplied via a non GFCI power source at the house. So, that means that somewhere in that trailer duplex outlet circuit, there is a leakage of more than 5 milliamps causing the GFCI to trip instantly. No circuit diagram with the owners manual that my son has, so makes it darn near impossible to trace as all the wiring is buried in the wall and ceiling panels...NUTS !!! Time to call the head office !!
I was reading an article last night regarding the mfgr with the best low speed locomotive operation, and it rated ATLAS as being tops. They could have the locomotive crawl from stop, and these are "out of the box" tests. And, this is based upon consistant testing of all the brands. As all the manufacturers are now having all the locomotives built in CHINA, the assumption was that Atlas was demanding higher quality ( and paying for it ) .
COX47: Yup, real busy today, planted 6 plants for the wife inbetween troubleshooting the trailer, now I have some pick up to do and about 3 acres to cut.
TIFN
Lunchtime!
Hi Zoe! I'll have the proa chicken (barbecued chicken guam style, with red rice and salad).
Jeff, I've got your lunch right here!
It's got a special suprise in it just for you!
I made sure it tasted OK. Hope you don't mind.
I'll have an egg sandwich to.
The clone army is getting more fire power to.......
Morning All....Sunny and warmer here today...We had to turn the A/C back on...I'll have coffee and one of Bill's rolls...please...Thank You.....Not much train time this week end with Tootie visiting....I did get the bed back last nite she slept on the floor..Right now she is running the LL FA and NYC caboose stopping them at the hot dog stand for a snack and the gas station to use the restroom...She takes good care of her train crews....
8500Gasturbine....Congrats...Sallie and I were married 13 years before our first came along and we ended up with 6! We lost 2 babys during those years and we thought that we would never have any but God in his Grand plan had 6 that he knew that would need a home and parents...
David.....Welcome back! Has Jeff got you helping with his layout yet?
Gary....I got a Email from Luc last night...
PC....Nice action shots....Thanks..
Bob...Thanks for the pictures...I think they rebuilt some old F3's at Mt. Vernon Illinois in that paint
Dick...Sounds like you got a lot going on right now
Well Tootie just had a derailment gotta go you all have a good day....Tootie and Paw Paw
Colby,
I'm not worried. I got your comando's covered.
Mornin, coffee and a short stack n sausage Zoe. Got sun and highs in the 80's, gonna be a warm one.
FERGIE, congrads to you n Lisa on 18 years. Hope ya get a whole lot more.
JIM CG,,glad ya liked the pic. Some of our travels are getting to be less n less, gas hit $3.44 round here this weekend. At those prices, trips are pick alittle more carefully.
PC,, enjoyed the pics from your train chase.
DAVID,, glad your trip back went ok. Now that your round, maybe you can keep JEFF out of trouble.
MICHEAL n KIM,, congrads on the news. We'll keep the prayers up that all goes well. Our kids are all growed up now, but I still hug them some time, just to embarris'em in public some times.
BOB K,, liked your pics from the test run, your daughter has a good eye. Was wondering how long before they start hauling passagers?
GARRY, you can scan an post some pics, if'en you amind to. I always enjoy seeing others work.
FERGIE,, ours boys are as tall or taller than me now, course they out growed my boots about 12 or 13 [thank god] and I ware size 10.
No kids today till the afternoon bus run. School ends Wed. here, don't know how many I'll have round every day then for sure. First thing on the do list is finish cleaning the camper, so it'll go to the camp ground, just wait n see on the rest. Hope ya'll has a gooden, stay safe.
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/4309
hey guys! DUCK!!! hey droid commander watch were your shooting!!
PC take cover!! time to get the camo out!
Michael- great to hear that you'll get a second chance at being a father. You must have good relations with the folks up stairs.
ok I have back up....
THAT'S IT DROID COMMANDER!! Cats get him (or her)