Good Evening, Chloe - now that I got all the lunch and dinner dishes and the pots and pans washed up, I'd like a cup of coffee and a grilled cheese sandwich, please. Whew! Didn't realize what chowhounds you guys can be!
Now, so long as I can miss the TOP for a while (and let PC get it), I might be able to make it till payday intact...
Dick, ain't technology grand? Maybe that's a British-made Maytag - don't the Brits like their beer warmer than those of us in the U.S.? DerJohn - you've lived across the pond; is that right? I guess Dick could make 'beersicles'...
Now Garry, I'll have you know this is not a C-S outfit...
Hey, Inch, keep in mind that Duke's working in HO scale... Now, if he was in N scale, he'd have a really nice empire for his RR! But hey, do we ever have enough room for our layouts?
Duke, hope your Dad is doing okay. Don't need him taking a trip to the hospital like Fergie's Dad did. Thanks for the heads-up on the email - I'll look for it tonight or tomorrow (whenever you get the time to send it off).
JP, good luck with your work on the layout this weekend. Got a diagram of the trackplan for us to see? We'll be looking out for your pics once you get 'em posted.
Paul, good that you got some rain. We saw a little dab this afternoon, and are supposed to have a chance at more tomorrow (40 percent chance, anyway).
to the Diner, CNW-Dan! Since I was buying for the page when you came in, I trust that Zoe didn't charge you for your beverage, right? Nice touch on your engine roster there!
Hoople, the grades sound good - what's the cutoff for an A in your school? I know different ones have different grade scales (some 90-100 = A, others 95-100 =A, etc. Doesn't look like you've been sleeping in class, though.
Well, Paul, looks like your weather found its way up here - we're getting some rain now (no hail yet, though). Paul? Paul? Oh well, Chloe, you got a blanket there that I can toss over Paul until he wakes up and heads for home?
Since Paul's asleep, I can say that work today was pretty good - got lots of paperwork done. Did have one client who wanted to speak with me (I was with another client at the time) and left a note to call him back - 'cept, when I called him back (no more than 15 minutes after he'd called), I got his voicemail, telling me to leave a message - and then immediately it says the voice mailbox is full and I should call back later(!). Same thing later in the afternoon when I tried again. Guess he doesn't check very often.
Got my other colors of wire in that I'd ordered, so tomorrow I should be able to start stringing power/feeder lines under the layout. (FINALLY!) ( - was I yelling? Sorry, Chloe - hope I didn't wake up Paul. Nope? Oh, good.)
Well, about time to get going for now. I want to play with my layout design software and try out some ideas for other sections for my layout. May also work on designs for my logo decals too. See everyone tomorrow morning!
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Evening Gang: Lots of rain tonight. Right now it's coming down hard but beginning to taper off. I've got the TV going with the weather on. The radar is showing that we are in the red zone for rain fall. That's good since we need the water. Most of the lakes in the area are very low. I guess our pond will be filled up.
I got out to the barn for a bit. I actually got the w**k bench cleaned up to the point I could see patches of the top. Mary Ann came out and said that hail was on the way so I went out and took one of the tractors out of the shed and put the pick up in. Her tractor is still in the shed. Of course.After I had done that the bed called so I took a nap. Retirement is great.I guess that I'll stay inside for the rest of the night.
welcome Dan from Oshkosh by Gosh. I'm from Shorewood Wisc. just north side of Milwaukee. We lived by the C&NW main line nort for a few years. These were steam years.
I'm going to sign out
Good Night All
Dan
Evening all
JimCG What I have for the turntable is quite long so it would be best if I send an Email. I haven't been able to do much on the layout since Jan because of everything that was happening with my dad and Fergie knows what I mean. So,I still have a lllloooooonnnnggggg way to go.
Inch Most of it is on the South end of the basement and takes up just a little over a ¼ of it and as most of us know,it still isn't enough.
Ryan See my post to Jim,but things are starting to settle down more and maybe I can get back at it soon.
CNW6000(Dan) Welcome to the Diner and Inch has said most everything except we are nosey as to what scale and all of that sort of thing.
Fergie Good to hear that things are starting to settle down for you.
That's about it
Talk to you later
Duke
"Don't take a wooden nickel,because it isn't worth a dime" by my Dad
"There are only 3 things you need out of life:A gentle grade,the wind in your face,and cinders in your hair.....But keep an eye on the water glass!" Jack Evans
pcarrell wrote: Yup, headed your way inch! But it's not a big one.
Done been here and gone by the time you posted. When it gets to the state line, it's 15 mile east from me.
Didn't amount to anything, some lighting and thunder, a little rain. The heavy severe stuff coming in tomorrow afternoon or evening, heavy rain, wind and a chance of hail
CNW 6000, Dan welcome to the dinner, hope you enjoy your visits here. We talk bout most anything, some times trains even.
Dick, back before the ice boxes got real fancy. The problem sounds like a thermastate control. A simple fix $20 for parts, $20 or $25 labor, but that was many moons ago.
Need to get moving, got grandkids on their way here.
inch
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Evening all -
Rest assured that photos of my experiment will be forthcoming. Yesterday, I hit HD for the paint and adhesive, then Best Buy for the camera and back here for the assembly. I took photos of the base before I applied the foamboard, then one of a 'test fit' and then 2 of it after assembly. Currently, I have a few storage totes weighing it down so as to make sure it adheres completely.
Today, I took the camera on my journy to the LHS for 2 3' sections of cork roadbed, 2 3' sections of Code 100 flextrack, 2 Boley Utility Trucks, and a culvert kit. Also had them order me 2 Woodland Scenic Learing Kits.
I'm planning on painting Sunday, weather permitting. I have to take a day trip to Philly tomorrow w/ my parents to drop of my mom at my sister's for the week. My dad hates driving alone when possible. So, like a good son, I'm going to Philly for the day.
Well all, time to finish folding laundry and then to bed soon. I did not sleep well last night and tomorrow I'll be gone all day.
Enjoy the weekend!
//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
Evening all! Thought I'd pop in here and see how the food in this diner is. I usually post in the Railroads forum but this place sure seems nice too. Think maybe I'll sniff around and see what I can find!
Yup, headed your way inch! But it's not a big one.
Afternoon, Ill just have a strawberry shake, Zoe.
Paul W. Beverung wrote: Well this isn't getting anything done so I'd better head on out. The bad thing about having the puter in the bed room is the bed keeps beckoning. I'see you all later.
Our couch is about 15 ft. from here and I already found it after lunch, which I shouldn't have.
I sure I'm done outside now, heard thunder, checked radar, yep one's headed this way, need to get some tools put away.
Well this day is goning to "the birds" for some.
Jerry, can you save some of those droppings to weather the roof tops on the layout? It should look real. So how will be able to eat chicken after such an experience/
.......... and Paul.... he's cleaning up feathers today...... time to call "fowl"!
Ryan says he say lots of CO for 2 months on a bicycle. I admire that. It would take me two months just to get up the first grade in Colorado on a bicycle!
Luc........ Gloria still improving? Hope so.. .........and Trent, are you improving?. thinking of you.
All those students with the high grades............keep it up.........there are plenty of good jobs awaiting for those who continue improving themselves.
Happy Model Railroading..........
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good afternoon everyone, bad day today....we thought that one of us had left the refrigerator door opened two days ago when the refrig section got warm, but then this morning we had the same problem. We have a side by side Maytag ( you know, the make that never breaks down? ) Ya right, this will make the 3rd episode since 2001, guess which make we will NOT ever buy again. The freezer side is fine, 0F, but the beer side is 60F!! The evaporator coils are free of ice, we defrosted them anyways just to be sure. There is a PC board in the refrig section that I highly suspect as being faulty, as it failed the same way the last time.....unfortunately, with sealed components, there isn't much I can do to repair the .... thing. So a repair man will be here at the earliest on Monday.
So how is everyone else's day going? I know that PAUL is feeling better from his head cold, and the working crew is very happy that it's late on a Friday so the end is in sight, the school guys are happy that the weekend is finally here. Meanwhile, I drink warm beer ugghhhh! Maybe I'll make some popsicles, the freezer section is working, lol.
Later guys,
Hi Gang: I'm early today. It's been raining off and on for the last couple of days. We really need the water so I'm hoping that it keeps up. My cold is much better. The doctor said that it may be allergies. Since I'm better so soon he may be right. Anyway I have a coff but it's not bad.
Since the rain is on and off I'm going to find somethings to do inside. I shoild get back out to the barn and continue cleaning up. There are feathers all over the second floor from a feather mattress that the dogs tore up. I've been vacuming them up. I may also get to the basement but it's hard to get in the mood without first tidying up some.
Well this isn't getting anything done so I'd better head on out. The bad thing about having the puter in the bed room is the bed keeps beckoning. I'see you all later.
Good morning!
I'll have a toaster strudel, some of Ed's fresh squeezed OJ and a tall cup a Joe!
Thanks Chloe!
Speaking of Ed, I got a PM from him yesterday on the Trainboards.com forum and he is off on another vacation adventure to the Cooper Mountains for two weeks. He told me to send you his best to the "Ole Guard" in the MR Coffee Shop. He said the orange grove had a banner year and will probably have another great season next time around.
Duke, you really are making time on the benchwork there! Looking Good!
Fergie, glad to see that you are still with us! Thanks for the updates!
Garry, I can say without a doubt that my life has had its share of experiences and adventures. Oh, I also forgot to mention that for the year after I dropped out of LSU in the period from 1982-1983 and before I started the culinary apprenticeship I was a sub-contractor doing work on residential interior and exterior renovations, painting, carpentry, and electrical and such.
Also, in the summer of 1983 I took a two month solo bicycle touring trip to New Mexico and Colorado, crossed the Continental Divide 7 times and rode over 1,300 miles. I flew into Albuquerque, NM and assembled the bicycle and then rode for two months. And during the trip I saw the Durango and Silverton RR in Durango, CO and the Cumbres and Toltec RR in Chama, NM. I ended up in Denver, CO and flew back to New Orleans. It was a real culture shock when I returned to the "Big Easy".
I tried flaxseed and it gets stuck between my teeth too much! Good source of something good for you, cannot remember, oh, I think it was anti-oxidants to help with preventing cancer or something like that with the Omega-3 fatty acids.
Philip, new TO's delivered eh! I see track laying in your future!
Looks like it's getting close to lunch time now!
Cheers,
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Morning all!
Busy day today! Gotta solve my VPN issues, finish my schoolwork for the week, and wrap up all the projects that I've been working on all week (there's only about 2 bazillion of them). Piece of cake!
Hey, I finally got my turnouts delivered yesterday. I ordered them two weeks ago and I've been waiting ever since. Now maybe I can move forward on the layout! Still gotta get the backdrop painted on the backside though. It'll have to be done outside and the weather hasn't been cooperative lately. Oh well, what are ya gonna do, huh? It's springtime in Indiana! Monday looks like it might be the first good chance according to the weather guesser....................
Hey Chloe, like the new haircut there. Oh yeah, I'll have the biscuits and gravy, hash browns, and some scrambled eggs please. Yeah, Jim's got the bill for this one!
And thanks inch! I know what you mean though. My parents thought I could walk on water if I brought home a B in grade school!
So, what's going on in your neck of the woods?
Mornin, I'll have the farmers special n coffee Zoe,
Got a 40% chance of rain later today, with highs in the 70's, and I'm ready for a day off from yard w-k.. Thinking maybe a half day to finish cleaning up the leaves n such.
COLBY, HOOPLE, and even PC, congrads on the A's there fellers, get all the schooling you can. In today's world you need it, there's not many good paying laborers jobs around anymore. I never did take ta book learnin very well. If I got a B, then mom n dad were happy.
DUKE, that is a big layout, wish I had that much room.
Need ta gets moving on chores, as bad as I hate to, sooner go play with trains today n resting up. Ya'll have a gooden one
Good morning ! from Indiana.
03-30-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good evening, Chloe - cup of hot cocoa, please! And it looks like I'm covering dessert - and maybe breakfast, also!
Hoople, way to go on the grades! Patience is hard when a loco is on the way...
Colby, go after those A's & B's - they'll help you in school and down the road, too. And if they're in subjects you like, they'll likely come more easily, too.
Luc, give Gloria the TLC she needs and deserves as she's recuperating.
Duke, nice photos of your progress! Can you post more info on the turntable mod and how you do it (or is there a link online to the process)? You've been a very busy person on that benchwork - how much (if any) do you still have left to do on it?
Fergie, you do a pretty good amount of work on your engines, I'd say. (Wish I had your skills on locos! ) Didn't you have another engine you did some special work on back a while? Looking forward to seeing your progress soon, now that you are getting some MRR time in again. Good to hear Teffy's doing okay, even if we don't get to see him in much. Tell him Hi! for us.
Got to get to bed a bit earlier tonight to make up for the interruptions last night. I'll see everyone in the morning!
Blessings and prayers, and a good night's rest for all,
Ryan............ hmm........ life's not been too boring for you, right? .........impressive stuff!
Lee.......... I too wonder what the world is coming to...... although your experience sounds like a big "pane".
It's good to hear about those grades (A, A-) ........ terrific. but my grades are 1 1/2 % and 2%.
I'm still not eating flax seed, strawberry rubbarb pie, or jumbo dagwood sandwiches.
Happy Model Railroading!
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: Hoople wrote:Still waiting for that 2-8-0. Can't blame it, it has to come from New Jersey. I still don't know what to do after I get my 2-8-0.Man, that's a long trip! At a scale speed of 60 mph it's gonna take a while!
Hoople wrote:Still waiting for that 2-8-0. Can't blame it, it has to come from New Jersey. I still don't know what to do after I get my 2-8-0.
Evening Gang:
Luc it's good to hear that Glo is home. I'm sure that shee is getting the best of care.
I went to the doctor today and he gave me a list of over the counter meds to help me and I got a steroid shot. I'm feeling better now but tired.
Still nothing on the MRR front. Right now I don't have the get up and go.
Fergie good to hear from you.
I'm going to head for bed.
Lee thats a good dog you have.
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Hoople wrote: pcarrell wrote:Colby is hanging with the right group. Hoople and I both get straight A's! I think it's rubbing off on Colby!of course I don't get straight 100s, but I never gotten lower than an A-.
pcarrell wrote:Colby is hanging with the right group. Hoople and I both get straight A's! I think it's rubbing off on Colby!
Well, what do you say we help Colby out and get him there too? Lets get behind him and root him on! He's not far from it! He's doing great so far!
LUC, I take it Gloria is doing better? I saw the comment, but missed your post. I hope everything is going well with you and your family.
Duke, looks real good. Thanks for sharing the pictures.
J-W will be dropping off a check Friday afternoon for $375.00 to cover the glass replacement. That was the cheapest I could find to cover the repairs. My lawyer and my insurance said 3 things to protect you from lawsuits on your property: No Solicitor, no tresspassing, and beware of dog signs posted near your doors. They look tacky, but I went out and bought them for my house. What has this world come to? Next thing I'll need to have my family sign a waiver for Sunday dinner, LOL.
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Afternoon all
Luc Real good news about Gloria
Inch The North ,South and West walls are all about 16ft but I do have a section on the North wall that juts another 4ft to the North and the East wall is about 21ft. You can see the section on the North where it is open (no backdrop).
Ok,here are the rest of what I have
Jerry The turntable is my attempt to make a pit turntable from the Atlas. I found a thread a while back on the forum that a person did it this way and then made my own little adjustments.
It isn't a very good pic but I do have some others I can post later as I have enough on this post right now.
Dick I will try to get a pic of my Hi-Tech level in here along the way.
Dick My Hi-Tech level is in the first and second pics.
Chow time, I'll have a ham n cheese, ice tea, Zoe please,
Internets been down here, they got it fixed awhile ago, for how long ????
No kids today so I've been back outside again MOWING, mostly ,mulching leaves, but some of the grass needed it.
JP,, most the CSX main lines through here are purrty good shape. I know some of the secondary tracks need a lot of work. I know one of them N. of here has a 20 mph; limit on it, till some ties are replaced.
DER, I am running trains, several scale miles on the one main, when the kids are here, but that's bout it. I haven't gotten much of anything else done.
JERRY,, that lard kettle will hold bout 10# dry beans, 8 ham bones, and 8 big onions with no problem. Cooking time is 5 to 6 hours slow.
RYAN, we don't get up to Champagne/Urbana much, never really have a reason to it seems. And yes that's the ash beans.
DUKE,,, how big is that layout going to be?? Does looks good what progress you have made.
LUC,,, good to hear Gloria is home and doing betters.
Well the sandwich was good Zoe, but I need to get moving on yard w-k. Catch ya'll laters.