Cederstrand wrote: ***Jeffrey, does having the extra lights on that diesel light up the track when the lites are out? Looks cool!
***Jeffrey, does having the extra lights on that diesel light up the track when the lites are out? Looks cool!
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[I planted a few trees last night, two of which fell over and were laying on the track this morning.]
***Sue, sure you don't have a stray lumberjack hiding in there? Rob
Good eye, Inch. There are actually 3 deer, but the doe and fawn are laying down, so they do not show very well.
I planted a few trees last night, two of which fell over and were laying on the track this morning. Oops. My goal is to put trees on the hillside with the trail still showing. I want to leave a meadow where the campers are. I may put one of the hikers on the trail. A clear cut and log landing will be to the right of the hillside.
Thanks for the input, guys. I will check in later.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Morning all.
Yesterday we won our last soccer game. Today, we have the playoffs starting game at 1PM.
Other than that, nothing really new over here.
Mark
andplease.
***Dick, do you know which manufacture made your solar panels? Also, would love to see plans for the water heating set up you are using!
***Philip, my wife often resembles that remark (snoring).
***Jerry, if you lose any more days, may I have them please? I'll take a look next time I'm at Tractor Supply for one of those JD-key rings. TS usually has stuff like that near the register. The wife has picked up stuff from there for her HO.
***Sue, I hadn't noticed the deer until inch commented on it. Nice addition to the scene. Any other critters hiding in there?
Rob
Mornin' all!
Man, I've got a big day full of nothing planned! How am I ever going to get it all done? It might even be possible that, if I can manage to not be on some unknown hunny do list (Guys, you know what I'm talking about, right? It's that list of things to do that she doesn't tell you about until the moment you sit down and get comfortable.), I might even get to work in the trainroom!
Chiily one out there right now at 36 degrees, but they're talking about 70 degrees for Wednesday. Yup, thats how it is in Indiana! We either get stuck on a weather pattern like this summer when it was like a bazzilion degrees with no rain the whole summer, or we're like now, all over the map!
Well, I think I'll start off this day of nothing with a cup of coffee.
And for all of you interested in my nocternal doings last night, well, I heard someone mention pie! No actually, the wife was snoring......loud, so I got up to do some maintinance work on one computer and while those programs were running I got on the other computer and stumbled in here.
So what's up with you all?
Morning, Janie - I think I'll have some waffles and a bit of that bacon like Mike has, please. Thank you!
PC - you got me curious along with Mike. What were you up so late/early for? It's too early to be wrapping your family's Christmas presents, right? Good to hear your son's team won and that he got to be involved in it.
Mike, hope you have some good railfanning on the trip to your daughter's place. Tell Deb to drive safe while you're chasing those trains on the way.
RT, good to hear from you. I didn't know you were in the witness protection program! Did you hear any more on that job yet (or some new prospects)?
I'll be in the corner booth, finishing up before I head out for church. See y'all later!
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Hey RT, glad your still alive anyway. i've tried to call you a couple times couldn't reach ya.
Did you get that job you were trying for?
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Fergmiester wrote: I have to ask "Where is RT these days?" Fergie
I have to ask "Where is RT these days?"
Fergie
Hiding in TN.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Mornin,, biscuits n gravy, coffee please Janie
Some of the weather guessers were a talking frost this morning; its 38 now so may have missed it. Looking for a high of 58 and sunny, which will be nice after the rain we've had.
PC,,, what were you doing up at 2 in the morning. To bad bout your son not getting any floor time, but I'm sure he will. Glad he had a good time anyway.
DICK, a friend of ours has one of those tracvac's, sure seems a quick job on leaves. Wish I could afford one. Good deal on the cholesterol too, without a pill.
SUE,, the landscape is looking good, liked the deer hiding there in the woods.
PAUL,, those C-IH are good tractors. My cousin has one, they bale with and like it better than the JD they had.
Got some more time wiring switches yesterday and ran out of wire for the last two. I've got most the bugs worked out on the rest. I'll sure be glad to finish the job, so I can get on to more enjoyable things.
We going over to Girard, [#3 daughters], it'll be our first trip that way, so new area to rail fan, hoping to get some pics along the way.
Good morning ! from Indiana.
10-28-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
JimRCGMO wrote: PC, how'd your boy's game go? Hope he got to play some.
PC, how'd your boy's game go? Hope he got to play some.
My son didn't get any court time today, but his team won so he's happy. He did warm up with them and he got to help with statagy planning, so he contributed. Maybe court time next time...........
Oh, wait - wrong kind of pumpkin! (Luckily, PC is likely in bed by now...)
*zzzzzz*Uuuu, huh? Wha? Did someone say pie?
RED SOX WON 10-5......I can hear Ed celebrating in Mexico City!!!!!!! One more to go !!!!
ROB: The solar panels were part of a program that our local utility sponsored about 5 years ago. We could purchase the panles for $1200 which is 50% of the total cost, and the installation was free. I have registered about 5000KW from the sun so far, about 250w per panel per day, I have two panels.
The real saver is the 3 solar hot water producing panels that I have on the roof of the house facing south. Those were installed in 1984, and bayback was just 4 years. The entire cost for parts and labor to install was $4400, of which the State and Federal tax credits gave me $2500, so out of pocket was $1900. The Feds still give tax credit for solar and many states do also, check this out online.
I have not had to use my oil fired furnace to produce domestic hot water since last March. Usually it takes 3 to 4 days of bad weather before I run out of 120 gallons of hot water ( just the wife and I now, we had 4 teenagers back in 1984 ).
I am thinking of windmill now as electric rates continue to rise. All you need is an average wind speed of 5mph for the newer more efficient windmills.
Hope this answers your question......and great idea to save water with rain barrels....that is catching on big time up here also.
Evenin', Janie - is Jeff still buying, or has PC reclaimed the TOP honors again? Ah, I see Rob's got the tab. I'll have a cup of decaf, one of those little steaks, please, and some veggies with it.
Rob, that's a couple of good sized water tanks in your setup there!
Jerry, nice job on the DPM building there and the weathering - as well as on the transfer caboose.
Sue, that hillside looks like they've been logging on it already - will you have to put very many trees on it?
I got a late start this morning (fiddlin' around with the computer), and then after laundry ended up taking a while getting an older version of Mac OS installed on one drive (it's needed by a few older games I play every so often). Then went to 5:30 p.m. service (which was awesome), and made some chili after that. Got two more batches - one in the freezer and one in the fridge compartment. Now, we'll see how 'musical' I may or may not be tomorrow morning...
Supposed to be cooler tonight - in the mid 40's (F), and tomorrow or Monday night we're even supposed to have some frost on the pumpkins.
Oh, wait - wrong kind of pumpkin! (Luckily, PC is likely in bed by now...) I meant this kind of pumpkin with frost on it!
And the temp's supposed to reach 70 F by Halloween Day. Now, it's predicted to drop back into the mid 40's that night, so the trick-or-treaters had better have a warm costume on!
Time for me to finish up on my steak and head for my own bedtime.
Blessings and prayers,
All coffee'd out tonight...a tall glass of cool water please.
Will save the Diner from "page 2" with a couple photos of our water storage tanks and then calling it a night here. Rob
Evening Gang: Not much going on today. Mary Ann and I went over and checked the hay. It will bale tomorrow.
Inch: The tractor is a Case-International. We have an International 574 that we bought new 31 years ago and it is still doing great. Of course that was when they were actually made by International. Now they are made by Fiat, as is New Holland.
Mary Ann and I did some ORF thing this afternoon and took a nap. It felt good.
Sue: That hill side looks pretty good. Now you need to add a cat with a logging arch and mabe a dozer working on the road.
PC: Sorry to hear about the delay. You two hang in there.
Jerry: The transfere caboose looks good and I'll second Rob's comment on the building.
Well I think I'll head for bed.
Good Night All.
Thanks, Rob.
The glue is still wet. Larry is stuck out on the road this weekend, and by posting the scene, he can help me with hints. It was hard to get some of the underbrush to stick on the hillside. The next layer should go down easier. I knew that it would be tough and I have been dragging my feet.
What did you get done?
Sue, I don't know if it's just the photo or the actual work, but I really like what looks like wet surfaces on some of the rocks near the tracks. Nice scene.
Cederstrand wrote: ***Jeffrey, are you now going to plug the upper light holes or leave both sets as options?
***Jeffrey, are you now going to plug the upper light holes or leave both sets as options?
GMTRacing wrote: Wowser half way down page two. Must mean we're all working on the layouts... oh wait it's saturday night.
Wowser half way down page two. Must mean we're all working on the layouts... oh wait it's saturday night.
I think that we all must be working on our layouts. I decided to put down the underbrush and branches prior to planting trees.
Well, I should go out to feed the calves.
Later, Sue
OK, where is everyone and why is the Diner back on page two? Guess I'll fix my own coffee this evening.
***Jerry, after seeing your transfer caboose and concluding "I will need one", I just picked up 4 caboose including shipping for $10. Will keep the cute one (see bottom caboose in pic below) to use as is or maybe kitbash into something more substancial. Will sell the other three off since they are not needed and I can probably make the $10 back.
Made a hay run today and did water rounds this evening. All is well on the ol' farm. Hope everyone is doing well. Rob
Good Evening All,
Wowser half way down page two. Must mean we're all working on the layouts... oh wait it's saturday night. Well I'm home making Inpossible houses anyway. The shop stuff got done enough for me to leave so i did - post haste. Need to stop in tomorrow and do a bit more after the sealant has dried on the gearbox i'm doing. Right now I'm working on my first scratchbuilt house for the museum display. Wish me luck.
Jerry - nice work - the caboose is great, but I think the building behind is spot on. All that hard work is really paying off.
CUL, J.R.
Coffee in a Southern mug, please & thank you.
***Dick, what kind of solar panels do you have & how do they prodcue for you? We've been looking at a windmill plus solar to more or less get off the grid...just need to make a bunch of $$$$ first. Interesting about your lowered cholesterol.
***Jerry, nice caboose and good work on the building behind it. (Would love to have a lifesize version of that JD tractor in the background)
Have a great day all. Rob
CPRail modeler wrote: jeffrey-wimberly wrote: CPRail modeler wrote: jeffrey-wimberly wrote: Anybody notice anything unusual about this GP50?Is it...the GP50 has handrails? Nice try, but no. It's something more obvious.Headlight?
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: CPRail modeler wrote: jeffrey-wimberly wrote: Anybody notice anything unusual about this GP50?Is it...the GP50 has handrails? Nice try, but no. It's something more obvious.
CPRail modeler wrote: jeffrey-wimberly wrote: Anybody notice anything unusual about this GP50?Is it...the GP50 has handrails?
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: Anybody notice anything unusual about this GP50?
Anybody notice anything unusual about this GP50?
Is it...the GP50 has handrails?
Headlight?
It has a nose mounted headlight, something that the low-nose Athearn offering doesn't have.
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: Good morning.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 10/27/2007 Wind Chill: 47°FHumidity: 92%Dew Point: 47°F So Far TodayHigh: 52°FLow: 48°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 6mph ENEToday High: 75 Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight Low: 50 Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Northeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Anybody notice anything unusual about this GP50?Looks like I'm buying. Kill the credit card boys!
Good morning.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 10/27/2007 Wind Chill: 47°FHumidity: 92%Dew Point: 47°F So Far TodayHigh: 52°FLow: 48°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 6mph ENE
Today High: 75 Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight Low: 50 Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Northeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Anybody notice anything unusual about this GP50?
Looks like I'm buying. Kill the credit card boys!
1)The forehead lights and or the Numberboards aren't lit?
2)the horn is bigger?
Also, got an e-mail from Athearn, Thought I tell ya Jeffrey, There doing the KCS Exec f7s.
*Hands PC a screwdriver* Your gonna need it to tighten yours here soon.
To all others, here's my best.
Bye everyone, I tink I'm gonna pick up my Laywayed George Washington and run her at Naptown!!
-Morgan
Jerry,
I like the blackening on the brick. Very natural.