Paul W. Beverung wrote: Evening Gang: Cheese: You might want to think about changing your forum name. I've been listening to a report on the "new" heroin called cheese. That stuff is real bad. The problem is that even a little can be deadly. There have been 3 deaths in the Dallas Ft.Worth area in the last couple of months. According to the police the name is to make the kids think that it is something that will not hurt them.
Evening Gang:
Cheese: You might want to think about changing your forum name. I've been listening to a report on the "new" heroin called cheese. That stuff is real bad. The problem is that even a little can be deadly. There have been 3 deaths in the Dallas Ft.Worth area in the last couple of months. According to the police the name is to make the kids think that it is something that will not hurt them.
Heroin is heroin, cheese is cheese, and my username is cheese4432.
But most people just shorten it to cheese wich was first done @ www.airsoftrecon.com please don't become a member just to view the site we are currently having a slight problem and I thinks it's because of bandwith.
I'll have a hot fudge sundae with vanilla ice cream, nuts, strawberry sauce with strawberries, gummy bears, crushed oreos, and a scoop of postashio ice cream.
I finished the pad for the container. tomorrow we have to get the people that sell the things to come out and see if they can get into the location. Kind of sounds like putting the cart before the horse. I figure that it can be done without a problem. If not I can get a building put up there. I'd rather go that route any way but Mary Ann wants the container.
BobK: Let us know if you are able to contact Micheal.
Time to head for bed.
Good Night All
So what a day, just worked right through lunch. Lost a few hours on the truck repair. Had the control arm with a new ball joint installed but turned out to be the wrong part from the junkyard. The last step was to bolt the strut, the holes wouldn't line up. Called the dealer, found that there was a mid year change to the strut. Found one and started all over again. Now with all new parts, shocks and a brake job the truck drives great even without the alignment . That is scheduled for tomorrow.
I'm in fairly good shape for the work I usually do, but this crawling around the driveway wrenching on truck suspension parts has kicked my a** today. But it works perfectly and I'm happy. Boy, I need to stick to trains and wood.
Ryan: Once I finished that truck, I wasted no time grabbing a couple cold ones too.
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.
Jerry: Hope the test goes OK for Sallie.
Jeff: Good thing that the trailer is well grounded, You may have had to post on the "hot model railroad" thread.
Trent: Congrats to your daughter.
The tears seem to be getting fewer and fewer as time goes by. Each day seems to be a bit easier, but I know that there are going to be so many times that a thought, a song, a place may just trigger the sadness. Today as I drove to get some parts, I had to pass the medical facility where April spent her last 13 months receiving her Chemo and treatment. I needed to pull over for a minute for the tears to pass. Lately I have been thinking of her and even if it brings a tear, I feel happy and rejoice for the good memories. The first few days that I started to feel this way I almost felt guilt for what I thought was starting to loose feelings. I found that I was just going numb after days of feeling so horribly sad. If it is a trend, I do want it to continue. The deep pain and heartache was almost all I could bear. I hope that I am past that, I couldn't take it any longer. Now I find myself talking to her often and it gives me peace.
I still haven't done much with trains. I know the scenery at the club is waiting for me. I hope that I can get back into it shortly, other members at least need me there to work on projects.
Still no word from Michael. I'm going to send him an email.
Keep the prayers coming, it helps.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
Good Evening, All! Chloe, a hot fudge sundae and a cup of coffee, please, since Ryan's buying.
SilverSpike wrote: 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!
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!
Actually, Ryan, that laptop has had two newer OS installs, and is the third hard drive I've put into that laptop (started with Mac OS 9.2.2 on a 10 GB drive, went through a 20 GB and the current is a 60 GB drive (and it's had Mac OS X - 10.2 and now up to 10.3.9). I've reformatted and reinstalled multiple times as needed (not that often) on each drive. Problem is, I suspect the problem isn't in the drive, since it works fine in an external case hooked up via Firewire (IEEE 1394 for you Windows techies) to my desktop PowerMac. The problem, I think, is in possibly the wiring to/from the LCD screen and/or connecting to the logic board (motherboard). So it's a matter of tracking down where the difficulty is, and deciding whether I want to put the money into replacing the offending parts for a few more years, or saving up for a faster PowerBook (G4 vs. G3, 1.5 GHz vs. 400 MHz). Need to send off that email to my Mac place tonight...
...and just email me if you're coming this way, Ryan, so I can lead you to the custard (but I can't make you eat it, huh?).
Some good food you all have been serving today - loved the look of those muffins and - would I call that a Philly cheeseburger?
Sounds like Fergie's been as busy in the garden as Jeff has in the woodshop! Jeff, good thing you were inside the trailer and not outside! And Trent, good to see you in again - have fun seeing your 'little girl' graduate! David, welcome back to Louisiana-land. Hope you have a fun (and productive MRR'ing) summer.
Well, need to finish up for now. Want to just sit a spell before it's bedtime for me. Today was fairly busy at wk, but not bad. Still frustrated with the Windows POC in my office - called our alpha geek and asked him what could be done to help it. He chuckled and basically told me "not much - it's a dinosaur." I think he and I are in agreement about that.
Uh, Der, what's that last photo? Oh... (No cats were harmed in the staging of that photo, I understand...)
The storm front moved through this afternoon/evening, without much fuss here in town. Some places around had some wind damage, but no tornadoes that I heard about. (whew!) Thank the good LORD for that.
Everyone get a good night's rest and prayers for all of you, especially those missing dear ones.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Ryan:
Der, Say what?
So the bad news is that there won't be much in the way of fresh fruit or juice shipped to The Coffee Shop until the fall.
Okay, I guess the frozen orange juice will have to just do for now! We just have to make sure that Chloe and Flo keep the freezers running and that the back up generator is fixed too!
Ed: OK, Frozen Concentrate it is then, but from the sound of things, Ryan will want double esters added back!
Sue: Thanks for all the fence info.
If this totally confuses the answer, I will try to get some photos
Mike: You were thinking of using hair for fence wire too? From that test model I did, I’d find a brunette next time, the blonde hair is just too hard to see.
Colby:
well not much going on but school.
Dick: The snow should stay in New Brunswick, but we will be cold and rainy for the next 48 hours or so.
I hear that you are now using empty toilet paper rolls for smoke stacks on your buildings...neat idea!!! ( Fergie told me that )
Trent: Good to see you again! Glad that things are looking up with your daughter, what a relief that must be for you.
Fergie, thanks for the news of Teffie.
Got to go, so Goodnight all, an d God Bless, Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Sorry Dick! But I was working on my Tiny Tim routine for the last several days... Unfortunatly I slipped down the rock garden and landed on the Ukelale. Oh my what a disaster as I've lost my ability to sing falseto but! Sopranoes take note Inch old Boy, I'm going to clean your patooch next talent show!! Yaa baby shake what cha moma gave ya
Phil: That puppy could feed a family of six! Your dripp'n, Here's a drop sheet
Teffy calledthe other night and bids "ya'all" a good day!
As for the Musquodoboit 2-10-2, I'm still wiring and programming.
The sun room has 3 skylights and is now roof right
Half the beds are tilled and the Canna Lillies are planted and yes Dick I'll out till ya any day of the week barring any more Uke Incidents Some one pass the polysporin pls and thanx
Jays just scored (watch your backs boys!!!)
JP! Try e-dating, seriously I've got friends that tried it and it acctually worked, just be honest and stay clear of the "side shows".
If I have forgotten anyone, Sorry
You guys are far to prolific
Later ALL
Fergie
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=5959
If one could roll back the hands of time... They would be waiting for the next train into the future. A. H. Francey 1921-2007
Howdy all how's it goin'?
Been so busy but have managed to pop in and read the posts.
Bob K.- I'm so glad to hear/see you are to this point. The tears of missing April will turn to smiles and tears of rememberance as the time passes. When I remember My loved ones who impacted my life its with that soft smile and always I tear up. Hang in there and talk as much as you like cause then She will impact our lives as well. My Grandpa once said"Sounds like good people. Yup, She's good people!"
Nine more days til I go to Kansas and watch my daughter at her 8th grade recognition. We talk almost every day and she ALWAYS tells me how many days are left til I'm there. Big change from a couple of years ago.
OOOPPPS, Momma's call'n for supper!
Prayers to all and the Blesings of the LORD as well.
Trent
Train Master wrote:hello all. just popped in to tel everone that we are on the way back. jeff, lightnin agian? you need to get off that hill
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
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: 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.Ah ha! What'd I tell ya!
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.
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if Moxie was considered to be a cure-all at one time.
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.
So was Coca Cola though.
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!
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
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.
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!
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 !!!
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'll have grizzly bear with a glass of water.
It's not foggy anymore so it won't rain
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
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?
Eastern. It was a little after 11am when I posted that, but I've been in the office since 7am.
Aha! that's why over here in califonia it was only 8:00ish
cheese4432 wrote: ^lunch? what time zoneare you in?
^lunch? what time zoneare you in?
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 )
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.
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..
Gettin' about lunch time!
I'll have the small burger today Chloe. Yeah, with a Moxie. Thanks!
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:
der5997 wrote:Ryan will want double esters added back!
Ryan will want double esters added back!
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
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.
morning guys.
Model Railroading later today. running just passenger trains now, thought I give my freight cars a break.
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!
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.
Good morning ! from Indiana.
05-15-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...