Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
Oh my word!
I have never seen that kind of activity in these parts before.
Please let's lock the door before he tries to make an appearance in the Diner!
Nite all!
Duke, wake up over there....time to get out a Dodge.....
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
I came right here, so what's going on out there? Awful lot happened in a couple hours.
So Dave glad your here. Stay for a while until the fireworks are over. So did ShadowNix, welcome guys. I guess it's getting real bad out there.
Since we'll all be here for a spell, I should tell you about this evening.
My youngest daughter, April, yes same as my wife. She's not an April Jr, she's April Lynn. Well she is graduating from high school this year. Tonight was the scholarship presentations. Some already know that she has received a 4 year free ride (tuition) to UMass Amhearst. Tonight was the memorial and townwide scolarships. She did very well receiving 6 additional ones. I was so proud of her, knowing my dear wife is missing this did bring some tears. My wife, April Marie, never had a hobby, her joy was to wrap herself up in all the children's activities. She was soccer mom turned coach, brownies/ girl scouts, PTA, any other school activity, Band parent and countless more. What hit me tonight, is she is missing so many milestones for her children. Two weeks ago was my son's awards banquet for Mass Bay, last week was the 100 stars dinner for April (and 99 other kids), coming up is the 2 graduations and the parties. Of coarse what would have been our 23 anniversary is May 26th. So much that she is missing. I need to keep in mind that she is there for all this. Her spirit is here, with our children and in my heart.
So I haven't heard anything from, Michael. He may need the time, I know I did. Heck, it took Phillip to pull me out from the cold and sit for a cup of coffee. The rest is history. Mother's day must really taken a toll on him and his wife. Michael, if you see this, we are still praying for you.
I can say this and know it's not just crap, Time will heal, I heard this a hundred times (ya shure), but take it from me there is light at the end of the tunnel. It still hurts for me at times but does get better and easier to take.
I started to feel half decent about last week. the first time I did and even thinking of April made me smile. Friday was the first day that I felt this good in almost a year (even the truck fiasco wasn't going to ruin it). Knowing April having to deal w/ the cancer and all the treatment affected me more than I thought. Hell, how could I complain, I wasn't the one going through all that misery. At times I used to call April, "my little pin cushion" She'd get stuck with so many needles and I even had to do some too.
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
Dick asks .... "Home made strawberry shortcake bisquets , lots of strawberries, topped with cream, how does that sound?" ...
My response: Perfecto! I'm ready! .... Bring a batch to the diner tomorrow! ... No, make that 6 batches, one for me, four for Ryan, and one for everyone else!
G'nite.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
It's just getting surreal out there. Wow. A new MR Forum low point.
Well, I'm off to bed. Wishin' I had some pie ta' go...
Have a fine Pennsy night, all, and try to stay out of the brew-ha-ha on your way out!
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.
Evening Gang: I was woundeering what I had missed out in the main room. So I looked. Thank God for the diner.
Not much MRRing today as usual. I did get some brush cutting done on the UP right of way. I had to quite when the tractor had a flat on the left rear. That makes 2 tractors with left rear tire leaks. Tomorrow will be a good day for the guy that does the service call. I did get things cleaned up so we may be able to see trains coming from the east.
Cheese: Just kidding there young man. I was watching a news program about the stuff. It's real scarry.
Dave Vollmer: Have a cup or glass on me. Usually I miss all the brew ha ha out there since I get in so late. I'm sorry I went looking for it tonight. I have every confidence in Bergie. He'll torpedo that stuff for sure.
I need to look through my collection of business cards for the number of the local UP guy. I can't hear the trains coming over the noise of the tractor or pole trimmer. I really need to get with the UPs safety person for this area.
Well it's late so I'll say " Good Night All"
Last call for coffee on the east coast...fresh pot brewing for West coast and Australia buddies.
Hey, what is with that guy on the Gen forum....he is one sick puppy...but I am happy to see that no one ( so far) is replying to his childish prank, and fuel him on.
GARRY: Home made strawberry shortcake bisquets , lots of strawberries, topped with cream, how does that sound?
DAVEV: Welcome to the Diner, have a rootbeer float on me.....
Dave Vollmer wrote: Al's back, tearing up the board again. No respect for the rules of civilized discourse...
Al's back, tearing up the board again.
No respect for the rules of civilized discourse...
Ahh.... that's a mighty fine T1. I love a good duplex!
I think I'll have the shoofly pie, thanks!
Howdy everyone!
Dick, if the ruhbarb's not ready that's fine. I just love strawberry shortcake! ANybody have a favorite strawberry shortcake recipe?
Mr. Vollmer is here, a Pennsy guy! I'll have to operate my PRR T-1 in his honor.
That's some of my locomotives I've rebuilt in the past few years. The T-1 is an old Bowser that I rebuilt and added the super detail kit. The Pennsy E7 locos are Hobbytowns.
If those Texas guys are nice to me I'll take my Katy PA1 out too with my Texas Special.
Meanwhile, today, I've been working on CB&Q passenger trains. I just received four unlettered BLI Cal Zephyr cars that I've lettered just for Burlington that I can use on other Zephyrs. Also, I've added two Walthers Budd coaches. My "Heartland Zephyr" is now departing on Track 1 on the Everywhere Lost route!
Have fun everybody!
Chloe, evenin', and I'd like just a hot chocolate please. Had barbeque, cole slaw, baked beans and a little potato salad for dinner earlier. Yum!
bogp40 wrote:Jim: It was me that said that you could get the 3-4 engines for the $ of the Ibook. It sounds like the computer has a higher priority than trains.
Jim: It was me that said that you could get the 3-4 engines for the $ of the Ibook. It sounds like the computer has a higher priority than trains.
As for the computer/trains, Bob, one thing is, I never got into the brass stuff (out of my price range, and if I got one and liked it too much, that could get a bit pricey for my budget). Most of my computers I've had have been bought used (but in good shape), and I don't like being tethered down the way a desktop does (got spoiled by a laptop)... Plus, I only get a computer every few years, while it seems I'm buying MRR-related stuff every couple of weeks. Part of me might be a bit Scottish about brass engines, since I'm not a perfectionist about having to have every single rivet on the model look just like the prototype does. Probably a big part of why I chose a freelance railroad instead of following strictly a Class I line. If it works for others, that's fine - it's just not my way. Good to hear you got the truck (finally) fixed, and hopefully you were able to get most of your money back on the part that was the wrong model for your truck. Good to hear some of the pain is easing for you.
Hey, Colby, I don't see any "Maine Central" on that train - what gives?
Dick, I bet that Jersey fighter pilot got his "afterburners" toasted over that incident... Not good for their PR at all!
Yep, Vollmer, come in out of the heat out there in the flaming forums... Have a cold one and watch the trains from the corner booth - good view of them there.
Shadow Nix, sounds like your kid had a great time (if you can get him to go to sleep tonight...). Have a cup of your favorite beverage on me!
Today at work was a good paperw**k day - amazingly, no one came to walk-in and I was able to get a fair amount of catching up on my paperw**k, get a real lunchtime away, and actually leave on time! Wonderful day outside - probably just barely reached 70 F and the humidity was only about 30-35 percent, downright nice!
Ryan, actually a MB for the laptop isn't that bad - about $280 - and that would be about the most expensive part other than the LCD; anything else partwise would be much less to get. But I've been thinking that it might be not too far from time to get something quicker, since newer software expects faster processors, etc. We'll see when I hear back from the Mac place I emailed. I might replace the laptop, and later get my current one fixed for use as a backup. But one thing at a time...
Want to get back to the layout - I'm like one or two others in here, that I haven't been doing much on my layout for a while (and need to...). Especially with the eager beavers and hard workers among us.
Not much else to say tonight, so I'll grab a seat and finish off my hot chocolate before I head for home. Bill, take care of yourself and let us know how you're doing, okay?
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Dave Vollmer wrote:I don't know if I've ever been in here before, but it's gotten awfully hostile outside!
Hiya all!
First time here...mmmmmm... I am thinking Egg's Benedict....mmmmm.....
Anyways, for all those near Seattle, the 844 and 4449 have ARRIVED!!! They are in Fife and look so SWEEEEEEEETTTTTT!!!! My 4 y/o son was SOOOO Excited...he is still running around the house tooting the train whistle I got him! Dang, those Northerns are BEAUT's! Have a good day, folks... I will post my pics tomorrow morning!
Bri
The first storm passed by without any ill effects. We received 0.94" of rain, now we have yet another TS overhead now, and it is pouring again. Rumble, rumble, rumble, flash, flash, flash.
GARRY: No strawberry Rhubarb pie yet, the strawberries are here but the rhubarb needs another two weeks yet. No power loss yet. but I have my PC on a UPS ( Battery backup system) made by APC. They take over if I lose power, and allows me about 20 minutes of run time to shut-down the system properly. I highly recommend them to anyone with a PC.
Time for Supper.....I smell Chili concarne..
Hi All,
Lacrosse games cancelled and hatches battened so with luck it will all miss us. Alignments to do and some tidy up yet and we can start loading. CUL,J.R.
Ahh I shouldn't have jinxed myself. We had a near direct strike of lightening and lost one leg of our 220 3 phase. Half our lights and boh overhead doors are out along with all the machines. Shouldn't taunt Mother Nature.
Nice train Colby! I'll have a cold one soon.....
Garry, sorry to hear about the blackout conditions. We are supposed to get that storm later today or tonight.
Hey, this weekend we are going to visit the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. I will bring back plenty of photos and tell you all about it next week. Check out their website:
http://www.nctrans.org/
Hello everyone,
Dick, the big cold front came through yesterday evening and we had storms. Lost power for awhile. It was time to "watch TV in the dark"!
Any strawberry rhubbarb pie yet?
Good afternoon everyone, very warm and humid today, and now the Weather Channel has issued a Tornado watch until 6pm tonight, ohh joy !!! There is a wild front coming east from NY state, with a long line of TS reaching all the northeastward to Maine, so I guess I had better hurry up and get the outside work done pronto.
FERGIE: Somehow, I just can't seem to grasp you dancing through the tulips with a ukaleli singing " tiptoe, through the tulips...." Now there was a tourist add here on TV last night for Nova Scotia, and the highland games, and they showed a big strong bearded guy in a kilt tossing this steel bowling ball a country mile....not THAT is what I expect to see from you.
JEFF: I know JUST what you mean.......I get all the electrical house repairs, PC repairs, programming issues, etc, etc. Sooner or later, you will need to upgrade the MB or, get a whole new PC for mom and dad. BTW, have you seen the TV news about the forest fire in New Jersey? It was started by a fighter jet that fired a missile by mistake.
Better get moving, all the tools are outside and now more TS are starting to pop up just west of us, see you guys later,
Good day all -
Just a quick stop in today. I'll update eveyone on the women situation later.
TTFN!
//signed// John Powell President / CEO CNY Transportation Corp (fictional)
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Hunter - When we met in January of 2000, you were just a 6 week old pup who walked his way into this heart of mine as the only runt in the litter who would come over to me. And today, I sit here and tell you I am sorry we had to put you down. It was the best thing for you and also the right thing to do. May you now rest in peace and comfort. Love, Dad. 8 June 2010
I love you and miss you Mom. Say hi to everyone up there for me. Rest in peace and comfort. Love, John. 29 March 2017
Morning!
Coffee please!
Thanks!
Bill, thanks for the daily supply of the fried dough circles....err...donuts!
Hey Der, I thought my Aunt Ester was concocting some sort of scheme or something! You really know your juice there, I had no clue about that sort of thing, and so now I will be looking for my esters!
BTW, cute kitty in the corner pocket!
Jim, now I remember, you have the MAC OS, which I know nothing about! Motherboard might be the issue as you said, and being that old most likely not worth replacing, spend the same $$ on a new one. Not sure when we will be heading to the "Show Me State" but thanks for the invite!
Bob K., yea, a few cold ones are great after a hard day at work. But, please use water or a rated fire extinguisher the next time you are putting out fires, beer is for drinking! The prayers are still with you every day!
Cheers,
Good Morning All,
A regular and a donut please Zoe. 67F at 7am but it may be the high for the day. We're scheduled for thunderstorms later with it clearing overnight. the air is still just now and slightly humid, but there was a great fresh breeze when i first arose this morning.
No MRR work again and no museum last night. Went home and went to sleep early. These 12 hour days one after the other can kic your butt. Doctors appointment did go ok. BP is back to acceptable though he wants me to go to a kidney specialist to see if there are any issues there. So it goes.
With Cheese, Sue and Der moving ahead with their layouts I'll need to play catch up soon. One reason I haven't done much is the factory area and the proliferation of roads and track which was getting far too busy. I have decided to bring a turnout and siding head from another direction into the factories and lose the switch in the middle of the pavement. Just got too busy and this way I can gain a bit of room for more structures between the street level and elevated track. One of the issues on space is I keep seeing Bridgeport where there is a road each side of the elevated track, but in many urban areas some of the buildings seem to back right up to the railroad right of way. Next time I go to Milford it's time to take a side trip to Wampus Lane and refresh my memory (and maybe some pics this time?). It's down the street from where I grew up and has factories and businesses trackside still.
Time to get back to it. Hope you have a good time at the Grad ceremony Trent and good to see Bob got out from under his truck (of course there was a mid year change - you mean you didn't plan on that?). Two more cars to finish up and another trailer to load before we leave tomorrow afternoon - oh yeah and a backhoe to get running. CUL, J.R.
Good morning and top 'o' the day to all of ye.
First order of business today will be laying out the new cut pieces for 5 desks for staining. Also the already stained pieces for 6 others will be going through the poly booth and will have to be lightly sanded when they come out. All in all, it's going to be a busy day. After work I'll be going to the computer repair to pick up a new main board for my parents computer. A PC Chips board with a 3600+ AMD processor. It's getting hard to find boards with IDE ports these days. Everythings going over to Seta. Guess who gets to install the thing. They won't pay a tech to do it and neither of them know how to do it, so that only leaves one person. Like the line from the old song 'Charlie Brown' goes "Why does everybody keep pickin' on me?".
Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 5/16/2007
Sundown Fire Dept., Station 23 Wind Chill: 68°FHumidity: 93%Dew Point: 66°F So Far TodayHigh: 70°FLow: 68°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 6mph NNE Today High: 82 Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds up to 10 mph shifting to the north around 10 mph in the afternoon. Tonight Low: 55 Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cooler. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds around 10 mph. I'll be having the pancakes today.
Good morning ! from Indiana.
05-16-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...