HOOPLE: STRAIGHT "A's" ?????? You "are'....."the" man !!!!!!!!!!! The best QPA I could ever reach was 3.4, and that was when I was 52 ( slow learner )
COLBY: Are you listening to HOOPLE ???
I was just watching the Weather Channel at noontime, more deadly Tornados down South, several deaths also. Texas, Oklahoma, SE Colorado, and more due this afternoon AND tomorrow. Wyoming is getting 58" of snow, so I neighbors in the NW are getting hammered also. I guess I'll take the sunny , chilly, 44F of Central NE.
Back to work over at son #3's house, see you guys at supper.
grayfox1119 wrote:COLBY: What was your grade on your report? We accept nothing less that a "B" in the Diner, otherwise "you" pay for the next MONTH!!!
COLBY: What was your grade on your report? We accept nothing less that a "B" in the Diner, otherwise "you" pay for the next MONTH!!!
oh geee thanks for the pressure! I'll need help with the tips hmmm who could possibly help me? (grayfox)
Colby
Good morning folks!
How about a grapefruit half, a tall glass of Ed's Special Fresh Squeezed and an English muffin... Chloe?
Okay! Now it's close to lunch time....so how about some Red Beans and Rice with smoked sausage!!!
Thanks for breakfast!
Had a bit of rain last night and poured again this morning on the work drive, we need the rain too!
We are planning on doing some flower gardening this weekend, and hitting the grass again too. Yard work is in full swing again!
Hey Lee, good luck with that one! LOL
Garry, actually the food here in WF is not that bad. There is just not enough fresh seafood around here that we were used to getting back in the Gulf region.
And as to your comment on the resume, that's just for the restaurant industry! I started work during summer months in between high school and college years for a tree service and lawn maintenance company. I started out in 1977 as a ground man on various tree crews, and worked my way up to a crew chief the next year. Then worked for a lawn maintenance company as a push mower operator, and then worked up to tractor mower operator the next year. I did this type of work through 1981. In college (LSU) I was in the Forestry and Wildlife program and I stopped working for a year and concentrated on studies, then I dropped out of LSU started back working again in 1983 with the culinary apprenticeship. Fast forward through the restaurant stuff..... And now in IT: in July 2000 to December 2001 I was a Technical Support Technician for Entergy Power Company with the SAIC contract. I worked at various nuclear power plants in Louisiana and Mississippi in the IT departments. Then I was offered the position as Technology Support with Emeril's Homebase. I supported all aspects of technology for the restaurants and home office of Emeril's empire. Hurricane Katrina resulted in my layoff from that dream job. I then worked for EDS with the Bell South contract for a few months in desk side support, and then we moved to North Carolina. Now I work as an Apprentice IT Analyst with the US-EPA located in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) in the Client Communications and Support group at the US-EPA's National Computer Center (NCC).
Duke, ORF huh! Well, I have a few more years left before I can say that about myself, I might be able to say OF for now, but not the "R" part for a long time....
Look forward to seeing you again weather it's in the spring, summer, or fall!
der5997 wrote: Ryan: Thanks for the Hank Williams url.
Ryan: Thanks for the Hank Williams url.
Any time John!
...jambalaya, a crawfish pie a, a file gumbo....
Congrats Luc and to Gloria! Glad to here that she is feeling better now! The power of prayer and collaborative thoughts is an amazing thing.
Hey, does anyone know where I can find a Norfolk Southern Piedmont Division employee timetable? I am doing research on the NS Piedmont Division and have posted a topic in the Prototype Forum, here is the link: http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/1078024/ShowPost.aspx
Cheers,
Ryan
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Diners: Snow this morning, and a bleak wind from the northwest. We have the woodstove back on. The weather may warm a bit tomorrow, but colder again for Saturday. At least some sun is forecast by then.
Luc: That’s great news about Gloria. PTL.
Der John - Are you still planning on going to the show on Sunday?
Fergie: Good to know Bob’s OK, and also that you’ve been able to get a bit of mrr amidst all the reno work. Would you say your dad’s conducting “sea trials” on the new apartment?
Garry:
Okay......... which is taller.......... der's mountain, gearjammer's mountain, or Jeff's sandwich ?
Time for coffee in the real world, and maybe some more ballasting today…that I couldn’t get at yesterday.
…later, good thing I had that coffee as my Netscape crashed 3 times while I had two sites opening at the same time (here, and photobucket)..it’s been doing that quite a bit recently, probably the war between MS and Netscape.
JP:
Actually Mr Wood,
Jerry:
Der...Soidering with a mirror? I can't soilder that well looking at what I am trying to do!
Hope that medical thing with Sallie today goes well.
Fergie:
The Oil Tender will have the deck cut open for the sound system and then built up with styrene and filled in with shiny large black ballast.
Dick:
DER JOHN: WHAT????????? You didn't sterilize the soil??? That's it ....I'm calling OSHA, GREENPEACE, SAVE THE OWLS, SAVE THE WHALES, did I miss any? LOL
TTFN.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Good morning everyone, colder here today as yet another Canadian cold air mass visited us last night, blew over the table on the deck with the umbrella in it of course...violent gusts of wind up here on the hilltop. I was going to burn brush today, but the scanner just announced that the fire danger is RED ZONE today due to dryness and especially the high winds. In fact, yesterday just north of us, on the former B&M tracks, a train set off a brush fire in Leominster, Ma.
Only 37F right now under dark blue skies, so when the winds aren't blowing, the late March sun will be warm in the sun.
I have been experimenting with "Glo in the dark" paint. I have a tripping hazard in the lower level of the house where you come up two steps from the former garage into the lower level rooms. This paint is supposed to "charge" from any light source, and glow in the dark. I painted the edges of the cement stairs to check it out. When I was stirring the paint, it was weird, the paint glowed a florescent green where the stick met the paint in the can...I hope it works.
LUC: That is real good news on Gloria, very happy to see her back home. It is amasing how even the little animals ( family cat in this instance) can sense human emotions and even their well being or sickness.
FERGIE: Glad to hear that things are finally settling down for you, a far cry from a months ago when not even the addition looked promising. Hopefully you will enjoy ( and your family) a great year of sun and no problems.
SCOTT: Watch out!!! She nearly hit you again in the parking lot !!!
DUKE: Mums the word (where is that darn laser level , hmmmmmmm, maybe under the bench )
Well, time to get moving, see you guys later
user="Heartland Division CB&Q"]fergie ........... the CN 2-10-2 must be quite a challenge......... I'll be interested in your progress.
fergie ........... the CN 2-10-2 must be quite a challenge......... I'll be interested in your progress.
Not really as I am just doing a reasonable facsimile as it will be marked in MESS markings and be called the "Musquodoboit 500 Class" btw it's pronounced muscadobut
The Oil Tender will have the deck cut open for the sound system and then built up with styrene and filled in with shiny large black ballast. The trailing truck has already been replaced with a more prototypical one (Bachmann K-4 type, bought 6 from Bachmann for $20!) and the cab has been replaced by a Kempton enclosed vestibule type. The CN version for this engine is a vertical front but the Kempton is slanted. Oh well it will just mean less wind resistance and more speed
Later All
Fergie
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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
Good Morning All...Its cloudy and cooler here this morning...It was a great night for sleeping with windows open...I'll have one of Jeff's Dagwoods and a diet Coke please..Thank You....Finnished up bay windows on DPM building yesterday and got the rest of it ready to paint I use cheap $ Store rattle can primmer makes a pretty good brick color...Also worked on a couple of coal loads.....
Duke...Bench work looks good...Keep us updated....Is that a scratch built turntable? how about a picture?
Lee...I laughed till I cryed at your JW story...They stopped coming here after I argued with them
Colby...Amazing what you can get done when you have too..Hope you get a good grade...
Paul...Take care of the cold..Sounds like your retirment is busy...
Luc....Thats great news about Gloria!Take good care of her now she is home...
Fergie...How about some pictures of this loco when you get it done?
Well Sallie has a Dr. apointment this morning they are removing temp port in her chest they say she has a little infection...You all have a good day.....Jerry
der5997 wrote: JP: Have any of you tried mixing dirt with paint or using dirt on top of wet paint? If so, which method did you use? How were the results? What color paint did you use?…Both, but the mixing in the paint was a total failure as the paint overwhelms the dirt. (well, nothing’s a total failure, I guess, since the mess did have texture, but it wasn’t what I had in mind.)However, dirt sifted onto wet paint (I was using a general brownish latex on that layout) worked out not too badly. Dick will get on our case about sterilizing the dirt first, but I didn’t bother, and no harm resulted. I’d be careful not to gather dirt from an obviously toxic area however…and I didn’t try with white paint, but expect the water soluble material in any dirt would bleed off into the white. Looking forward to your photos.
Have any of you tried mixing dirt with paint or using dirt on top of wet paint? If so, which method did you use? How were the results? What color paint did you use?
However, dirt sifted onto wet paint (I was using a general brownish latex on that layout) worked out not too badly. Dick will get on our case about sterilizing the dirt first, but I didn’t bother, and no harm resulted. I’d be careful not to gather dirt from an obviously toxic area however…and I didn’t try with white paint, but expect the water soluble material in any dirt would bleed off into the white.
Looking forward to your photos.
Actually Mr Wood, I had read somewhere's a few years back about 'baking' the dirt to kill off any organisms, etc. So, one day back in 2004, I 'baked' myself some dirt for use on the layout. And since that is what I currently have sitting here in the apartment, that is what I will use. I'm going to experiment with 'Flat' Brown and a 'Flat' White, since it will get the dirt anyway.
Well all, off to Home Depot!
//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
Good morning and top 'o' the day to all of ye.
Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 3/29/2007 Live Conditions 8:27 AM
Sundown Fire Dept., Station 23
Wind Chill: 69°FHumidity: 84%Dew Point: 64°F So Far TodayHigh: 70°FLow: 66°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 9mph SSE Your Local Forecast Today High: 82 Patchy dense fog in the morning...becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 mph. Tonight Low: 62 Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Da Duke die Ehren heute hat, werde ich seine Kreditkarte heute benutzen.
Töten Sie die Kreditkarte, Jungen!
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Good morning ! from Indiana.
03-29-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
hello...
LUC ! GREAT NEWS ....... cheers to Gloria .......purrs to the cat
Paul ............ good you had a visit from daughter and grandkids. ... nothin' better, right?
G'nite all..........
GARRY
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Good Evening, Chloe - just stopping by briefly for now. On-call tonight and can't stay long.
Duke - the benchwork looks good; you've been busy!
Luc - good news, and now keep an eye on Gloria and don't hesitate to have the doctor's number on your speed-dial. Will be continuing to keep her (and you and Bre'r Cat there) in my prayers.
Trent, good to hear on your progress, too (and will keep you in my prayers, also).
Colby, congrats on getting the slide show done!
Hoople, hang in there - that Consolidation will (finally) arrive.
Time to head for bed in case I get a late night call out.
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
der5997 wrote:[IMG] BTW, Fergie’s tip of adding black to the wetting water does work very well indeed to instantly weather the ballast.
[IMG] BTW, Fergie’s tip of adding black to the wetting water does work very well indeed to instantly weather the ballast.
Why Thank you...Thank you very much
PC: Dick - It would not surprise me one bit if they are PINK!…Lest we forget, the pink isn’t Fergie’s idea, the pink loco was sent him by Teffy. Anyone heard how Bob’s doing BTW?
Dick - It would not surprise me one bit if they are PINK!
Bob is Bob no matter which way you spell it! He's fine as I talked to him about a week ago.
Luct: I really was out of touch as I wasn't aware of Gloria's condition but am happy she is on the mend.
Well still working out the bugs on dad's place but I will make it to the MR show Saturday morning... I hope! I'm slowly turning my President's Choice (aka Mehano) into a CN T1-a Santa Fe as I rec'd the SP Vanderbilt Hicken Tenders this week. So yes things are looking up and would you know i, The sky isn't falling! A pleasant change Knock on wood
Hi,
BIG HUGS BACK TO ALL FROM GLORIA
She is home, her lungs appear to be cleared, her blood O2 level is back to nomal and the pinch never has worked itself out but she has bronchitus which will likely remain. She has to get xrayed and blood tested every week for the next few months. I feel better that she is home but I keep wondering if it is too soon... The cat has not left her side since she got back in the house. I think he missed as much as I have...
Again we thank you so much for your kind words.
Hope you all had a great day.
Happy MRRing
I have not heard from Teffy in a while, I hope his wife is OK.
This afternoon should have been more ballasting, but I thought I’d fix a problem in the track where the next ballast would go before I sealed it “forever”. One thing led to another, and while the fix is done, it wasn’t pretty, and since it was on the outside of the curve below the upper level, you can see the spot here..…it involved using a mirror to see where to solder!
Time for bed.
Good night all, and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort, and peace.
JPowell wrote: Have any of you tried mixing dirt with paint or using dirt on top of wet paint? If so, which method did you use? How were the results? What color paint did you use? If you used white paint, did the dirt change the color?
Have any of you tried mixing dirt with paint or using dirt on top of wet paint? If so, which method did you use? How were the results? What color paint did you use? If you used white paint, did the dirt change the color?
I sometimes help to paint home interiors. One method of getting a low cost textured finish for the paint is to mix sand with the paint and just brush it on. Sometimes the sand would change the color a little but only if too much sand was used. It makes a dynamite textured surface. I used it in my own home.
You know what? I'm hungry! And since Trent's buying - Töten Sie die Kreditkarte, Jungen!
I'll have a Dagwood Special!
Dick
but where is the hi-tech level, I don't see it on the bench?
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
Evening gang: We took the daughter and grand daughters to the airport.They are at home and we are trying to get back to normal. I have a rip roaring cold. I had a ripping head ach last night and on the way home I really started to feel bad. My nose is running lke a fauset. I went to Wally World and got some night quil. I hope that I'll have a good nights sleep.
Trent: I'm happy to hear that you now know the problem. Now the doctors can get to the cure.
Well I'm pooped so I'll say Good Night.
Ok guys, here's what I have planned (am thinking...) -
Home Depot for some adhesive to secure the 2" pink foamboard to the plywood base; Best Buy for the Digital Camera for tomorrow's project; Mom and dad's for the 2 2'x4' pink foamboards I have stored there; then back here to work on the 1st part of the experiment.
I am thinking I will do 2 different one's since I have 'scrap' table tops - 1 will have white paint mixed with dirt and sprinkle more dirt on top while still wet. The 2nd will be w/ brown paint and sprinkled w/ dirt while still wet. Then from there, I'll let you all know when I get to that point.
Well time for some beers and bed.
Take care!
Good evening everyone....sh opping with the wife today and then we went to see the movie WILD HOGS. That was one funny movie....people were roaring. The ending was quite a surprise too.
LEE: JW's visit us a couple of times a year. I used to be upset because they seemed to come when I was right in the middle of a project that I just could not stop to talk ( like sealing the asphalt driveway). The last few years I tried a new tactic, I try to convert them!! I have a ball with that one...we get going into heavy religious background and history.
DER JOHN: Ahhhh, so that's where the infamous pink locomotive came from!!! TEFFY the tiger!! I have not heard from Teffy in a while, I hope his wife is OK.
DUKE: Nice progress, but where is the hi-tech level, I don't see it on the bench?
JP: That is quite a rundown on the big CSX accident. I hope they address the safety issues expeditiously, it could sink their ship financially if they don't get their act together.
Later, guys,
So Apex spring meet is just around the corner eh! Are you going to be making your way to the event for April?
Thanks Garry and I still have a long way to go.
LSWrr wrote: Never a dull moment here. A Jehovah's witness walked through my glass window on my side porch today.Jehovah's Witness opened sliding glass door. Jehovah's Witness entered side porch. Jehovah's Witness closes sliding glass door. Dog barked at Jehovah's Witness. Jehovah's Witness ran through 1/4 plate glass. Dog: FreeGlass replacement: $375.00Having the police arrive and laugh at Jehovah's Witness: Priceless!Will be submitting claim to Churches Insurance this week!Jehovah's Witness: These doors are required to be PlexiglasPolice Officer: That only applies to businesses.Jehovah's Witness: That pit bull scared me!Police Officer: That's a Labrador Retriever there in the house barking through the window and over there is a Boxer on a leash tied in the back yard, both have proper tags.Jehovah's Witness: It's my fault I'll pay for everything.Church woman: We have really good insurance.
Never a dull moment here. A Jehovah's witness walked through my glass window on my side porch today.
Jehovah's Witness opened sliding glass door. Jehovah's Witness entered side porch. Jehovah's Witness closes sliding glass door. Dog barked at Jehovah's Witness. Jehovah's Witness ran through 1/4 plate glass.
Dog: Free
Glass replacement: $375.00
Having the police arrive and laugh at Jehovah's Witness: Priceless!
Will be submitting claim to Churches Insurance this week!
Jehovah's Witness: These doors are required to be Plexiglas
Police Officer: That only applies to businesses.
Jehovah's Witness: That pit bull scared me!
Police Officer: That's a Labrador Retriever there in the house barking through the window and over there is a Boxer on a leash tied in the back yard, both have proper tags.
Jehovah's Witness: It's my fault I'll pay for everything.
Church woman: We have really good insurance.
Reminds me of a time when i was younger my brother 4 years older than I worked nights and one came knocking on the door till brother answered (very mad at this point) they started speel brother went to shut door in face they put foot in door brother put barrel of 357 in face they haven't stopped at that house in 30 yearas about talked to present owners about a year ago told me they hit every house in neighborhood except theres didn't know why till I told them story.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Hello everybody
Well, lee, you just don't know what to expect, right? Hope the J W was not hurt, though.
Duke ......... that's sturdy benchwork ! Congrats!
Colby...good the slide show is okay.
RYAN .................. WOW what a resume! It no doubt puts anything I cook to shame! .... but......... now you're in IT......... uh oh!.............. I'll not find any good food at any eatery in wake forrest, I suppose.........
TRENT ......... you're still on the prayer list......... keep us informed!
Everybody ............. sounds like many of you have interesting backgrouns as does ryan........I'd be interested if others share theirs......
Worked on locos and cars in the train room today for awhile
bye
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Hey Duke, the benchwork is coming along nicely I see! Looking forward to the continued updates too.
the only track you can see is on a turn table even then I not sure if there even IS track on it. well at least it looks like the main bean work is done. (no offence)
Afternoon all
Trent Good the hear you are getting things worked out.
Thought I would let you see some of the progress on my layout but be warned, it is still a construction zone and it has been stalled since about January due to the situation with my dad. I will only put up about 4 at a time because of those on dial-up.
Ryan I haven't received the schedule for Apex,but I think the spring meet is the last full weekend of April.
That's about it
Talk to you later
Well now would you look at this,TOTP,so belly up all.