Good evening gents, the storm is over except for the wind and the next cold wave moving in from Canada. We only received 8.5", and drive way and walk is already cleared.
JERRY & SALLIE: Congrats on your wedding anniversary, I guess you will never forget your date will you Jerry? !!!
RYAN: Just click on the web address at the botton of my reply, there are plenty of pics there of the ranch.
LUC: Your cut-off Luc, Cloe boo'd for 15 minutes after you left. That was a real groaner!! LOL
This is really BBBAAADDD!!!
A Babylonian General was declared a traitor for leading a revolt. He escaped the night before he was to be executed and hid in an old Babylonian ziggurat, or temple, where he expected to find some of his associates. Not finding them, he began to burn the papers they had left, and was immediately recaptured.
Now here it comes.... THE MORAL
WARNING
The searchin' general has determined that smoking ziggurats may be hazardous to your stealth...
Enjoy... (Exiting out and ducking....)
pcarrell wrote: MY WIFE IS HOME!!!!!!Later guys!
MY WIFE IS HOME!!!!!!
Later guys!
Now that is a great Valentines Day present....
Great news PC!
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Happy Valentines Day!
Good evening all ye land lubbers!
I hope all you snowed in folks are doing okay out there; our thoughts and prayers are with you all!
PC, thanks for lunch selections yesterday, and your timing was impeccable! LOL
Oh, and thanks Derrick for buying again!
Jeff, I bet they were on high alert all night! I typically get no sleep when that kind of weather is passing through in the middle of the night.
Sorry you lost power there Mike! Glad that you were not out for longer!
Paul, yea, but the oak is some hard wood too! It makes for great firewood, but it can dull a chainsaw blade in no time! I really like burning oak because it will take a long time to burn and makes for a good high heat too.
Chuck, thanks for the loggers URL link.
John, hope you are feeling better soon, and sorry to hear about the cat being put to sleep. Now answer me this, how do you get in a power walk in the snow?
Dick, now that we have your personal radar screen, how about posting some of those "I'm lovin' it" pics from your neck of the woods?
Jerry! Congratulations on 39 years anniversary, and on Valentines Day too!
Cheers,
Ryan
Good Afternoon, Chloe - a cup of hot cocoa sounds good to me, since we're trying to be kind to OzJim. I'll be over there in the corner booth watching JP polish off that steak.
Been kind of cold here today - not as much the temp (only 26 F currently), as it is the biting wind (around 16 mph, out of the North). When I went out to the car this a.m., I wasn't sure if the lock might be frozen, but it did open (had a little frozen stickiness around the door frame). Work's been not too bad today - this nasty cold weather cuts down on how many people come in. Actually got some paperwork caught up during the day, and just kicking back for now (30 minutes to leaving time).
OzJim - like the expanded plan! Of course, if I were doing it, I'd be sticking a few more turnouts and tracks in there for switching, but it's your RR, not mine! Like the curves and lack of straight mainlines (who cares if it's prototypical or not? Not me!) - they look nice and should make for some really nifty photos once you get the scenicking done. About the river, you could maybe raise the whole top level a bit to make a deeper river, right? If you can't lower the river bottom, raise the upper banks!
Looks like our snow (all the dozen snowflakes that stuck) is done for now, and the sun even came out today. Didn't warm things up any, but looked nice from inside... You folks north and east of me appear to have been clobbered (or are in process of still getting it)! The cold weather last night was pretty nice - I didn't get called out one time for my on-call.
Oh, yesterday I got in a couple of MRR orders - two Accurail boxcars (one 40' plug-door ATSF, and a 50' double door WP, plus some renumbering decals) and a KingMill pallets kit. KingMill's stuff is really nice - take a look at their website (not everything is on Walthers website, since they just started carrying KingMill):
http://www.kingmill.com/
I got their Nella depot (which I may make a general store - looks like a rural GS) and they also have a kit for some 'cardboard boxes' that is quite nice!
Well, need to start putting things away, finishing up the time sheet and get ready to head out. Everyone take care, and stay warm and out of that really nasty cold stuff, you Nor'easterners!
Congratulations to Jerry & Sallie - and to our other lovebirds on this Valentine's Day.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
grayfox1119 wrote: JP: You are going to get buried in upper NY state my friend. Time to feed the stove.
Time to feed the stove.
Dick -
I went out for a 'power' walk at 1050 this morning and since we've had so much already, the sidewalks were either impassable or had that feeling of walking on the beach (we've had sleet mixed in for the most part as well here) so I chose the streets which have been getting plowed every 3-4 hours now since 5am. I walked by some driveways that had yet to be cleared out and there was a good 4' in the ends of each of those. When I got home just before noon, I would have guessed a good 2+ feet. As of now, well give me about another 20 or so minutes as the news will be on in about 5 minutes with the updated totals as of then. The plow just did my street about a hour ago and there's now about another 2 inches of snow/sleet on it. Problem now is the winds have kicked into gear so I am sure some of it is just blowing off the tops of the snow banks back onto the street.
Speaking of feeding the stove, time to get some dinner and feed the stomach! Chloe - How about a nice juicy steak with some salt potatoes and a nice fresh salad? Thanks!
I'll be in the corner booth again, so if anyone comes in, send 'em on over. I can use the company!
Take care!
//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 afternoon everyone. I had a late lunch Chloe so just bring me a cup of hot chocolate to warm the innards before I go out to clear the driveway again.
The radio announced a two hour delayed start for work this morning so I got up at the usual time and cleared the driveway so I could get out for work. We had about 10 inches of snow then. Just as I was getting ready to leave the radio announced that all state offices were closed for the day so I had a day off without using vacation time. It's still snowing and we have a total of about 16 to 18 inches so far. I had a feeling we were going to pay for all that warm weather before spring.
Not much else going on. I used the unexpected time off to do some much needed cleaning and reorganizing around the house.
See you later.
JEFF: Ahhhh come on Jeff, where is your sense of adventure!!! You can watch people skid around on the highways, slid off the road into the woods sending the wildlife scurrying for cover......as their IPods fall to the floor, their coffee goes flying all over their cloths, their cell phone bounces off their heads a few times as they crash over stumps, logs and rocks... that beats Tornados and drenching, flooding rains doesn't it ? LOL
I am sitting at the PC, looking out the window with a nice cup of coffee, watching nature in full winter hostility. Warm as toast inside listening to the timbers creak in the roof as the winds gust to near 50 and snow slaps against the windows facing the Northeast.
MRR mag by my side, and a Micro-Mark tool catalog as backup...it just doesn't get any better then this!!!
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
Good afternoon everyone, the cold air is in a hellava battle with the warm moist air from the Atlantic. The colder air, being heavier air isn't budging from our area, so it changed over to heavy snow at 11:30am. We have 8" on the ground now and a mixure of snow and sleet at times. The winds are at a constant howl about 20 mph and gusting to over 40 at times. The snow and sleet is blowing all over the place, quite a scene outside. Love it!! Here is a shot of the latest radar image from our area. I live just west of Worcester, halfway into the white area on the map indicating snow.
pcarrell wrote: SilverSpike wrote: Oh, ah.... PC! What's on the lunch buffet for today?I don't know what Derrick is buying you guys, but he's buying my lunch and I'm hungry! I'm going to have the Italian Salmon Caesar Salad to start off............Shrimp Primavera for the main course..............I believe I'll follow that up with some mud pie I think............ Now, what about you guys?
SilverSpike wrote: Oh, ah.... PC! What's on the lunch buffet for today?
Oh, ah.... PC! What's on the lunch buffet for today?
I don't know what Derrick is buying you guys, but he's buying my lunch and I'm hungry! I'm going to have the Italian Salmon Caesar Salad to start off............
Shrimp Primavera for the main course..............
I believe I'll follow that up with some mud pie I think............
Now, what about you guys?
Good morning everyone......we received 2" of snow overnight, then it turned to sleet. The temp is only14F, so might say " how come no snow"? Well, being only 50 miles from the Atlantic which is at 47F, this big storm is bringing in copious amount of moisture at 47F at the mid-levels of the atmosphere. Near the ground it is only 14F, therefore we get sleet. It is supposed to turn back to snow as the storm pulls past Cape Cod. Areas west of us by say 40 miles are getting buried in snow, upwards to 3 feet.
The storm is really starting to gain strength, the Barometric Pressure here is now 29.67 and falling like a rock. It is rapidly approaching hurricane barometric pressure readings. The seacoast is going to get pummeled with hurricane force winds in the 1st quadrant ( NE quadrant ).
JP: You are going to get buried in upper NY state my friend.
Good morning, how's every little thing today.
Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 2/14/2007
Sundown Fire Dept., Station 23 Wind Chill: 29°FHumidity: 70%Dew Point: 27°F So Far TodayHigh: 38°FLow: 36°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 23mph NNE High: 44 °FLow: 30 °F
Today High: 45 Mostly cloudy. Colder. Highs in the mid 40s. North winds around 10 mph.
Tonight Low: 30 Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Light and variable winds becoming north around 10 mph after midnight.
My breakfast order is for a cheese and mushroom omelet.
Well, the snow storm has passed. Out at the house we ended up with 18" of snow and drifts 4 1/2' tall and ice on top of it all. Took me an hour to shovel my drive out, and my drive is only long enough to hold the cars (side by side) and have a sidewalk pass behind it.
Here's the "official" weather report.
All schools in Central Indiana are closed today.
Madison County has issued a SNOW EMERGENCY. The Emergency Operations Center has been activated. The Madison County Emergency Management Agency is working closely with the Madison County Highway Department to monitor the weather situation. At this time, the highway department is reporting all roads are snow covered and drifted due to the blowing winds. Madison County Government Center and Annex offices are closed Tuesday and Wednesday due to the weather conditions. This does not include the city of Anderson.
A SNOW EMERGENCY has been declared by the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners for all of Hamilton County north of S.R. 32. They have also placed a Snow Advisory, for necessary travel only, for the remainder of Hamilton County roadways. All Hamilton County Courts and Government offices, excluding public safety, are closed Wednesday. If any person is scheduled to appear in Hamilton County Night Court on Wednesday, February 14th - it has been canceled because of current road and weather conditions.
Hancock County has declared a SNOW EMERGENCY. All offices are closed.
Indianapolis is open, but just barely.
The bottom line is that travel is either not permitted, or not encouraged in the counties affected, and the link explains some of those issues.
I live & work in or next to all these areas.
Think I'll head home after a while as all businesses are closed today.
So, how'd the rest of you come out here in Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio?
Morning all -
The snow just keeps on falling here in Central NY. I'd guess we have had about 12-15 inches since it began at 7pm last night. Everything around here is mostly closed or delayed their openings. My unit even closed the base to all non-essential personnel (that's everyone but the police and fire dept and plow folks who need to be on duty today)
Anyways, Chloe - how about a nice cup o' joe since I'm here. I'll go sit over in the corner booth and see if there is any action today. I doubt it thought with all this snow and the storm.
James, Brisbane Australia
Modelling AT&SF in the 90s
DerJohn, CapeJim...
This is the layout plan updated, witthe extra piece spliced in to make a Rectangle. Thoughts?
Der:
I had remembered the the old cutting plywood out method, but i'd prefer not cut up the bench work, I think I might go with the old way, as I can't really afford the foam, as i'm buying the track tomorrow... (total) $555.50, however it could be a few dollars cheaper as i'm buying bulk. I'm going to grab some cork and start laying, it, if I can find the Jigsaw, I'll also cut the river out... Is there a way to make the river deeper than 1/2 an inch? as that's how thick my top is...as the bridge abutments and such won't look right sitting so low above the water... I guess I could say the creek is flooded I'll figure something out...
All for now,
Oz
Good morning ! from Indiana.
02-14-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good morning
Happy MRRing
der5997 wrote: OZJim: I don’t think you need foam to do a river below track grade. Wasn’t the way to simply cut out the river bank shape from the plywood, construct a bank of suitable depth from strips of ply, ceiling tile, or whatever gives a level surface on which to attach the river bottom, a sheet of ply wider than the river bank. Coat the whole thing with white glue to seal it (cover up any high grade flooring under the layout before this step), and when dry, pour plaster for the river bottom? Paint, add the water of your choice, and enjoy! I think our US friends are aghast at the price thing because of the exchange. Gang, the A$ is about US$ 0.78 as of tonight. That said, the price of foam is really steep for you, compared with North America.
OZJim: I don’t think you need foam to do a river below track grade. Wasn’t the way to simply cut out the river bank shape from the plywood, construct a bank of suitable depth from strips of ply, ceiling tile, or whatever gives a level surface on which to attach the river bottom, a sheet of ply wider than the river bank. Coat the whole thing with white glue to seal it (cover up any high grade flooring under the layout before this step), and when dry, pour plaster for the river bottom? Paint, add the water of your choice, and enjoy!
I think our US friends are aghast at the price thing because of the exchange. Gang, the A$ is about US$ 0.78 as of tonight. That said, the price of foam is really steep for you, compared with North America.
I suppose it's like Guys in Warmer states and cities in Nth America who have a hard time finding foam, As I live in a warm climate area, (much of QLD is warm all year round) foam products aren't terribly popular, This of course rises the prices of products. I'm sure it would be cheaper in southern (cooler) states but then i'd have to factor in shipping for bulk items.
The snow has begun here, it has been snowing since 10:30pm. This is only the 1st of the storm that moved in from the midwest. The big coastal Nor'easter is getting going down the coast near Virginia and will really let us have it tomorrow. We are expecting 12-16 inches here in central Mass, and 18 to 30 west of us all the way towards Albany, NY and north into the White Mountains of NH.
Boy, is it ever nice to be retired on mornings like tomorrow.......I had my share of driving in Blizzards in my working days, including the big Blizzard of '78 that closed this state for a week!! I drove home in the peak of the storm at 7pm, not a soul on the highway, in a real sucky car for snow, an over-powered 1969 Ford Mustang, V8, 302 engine. I made it almost home, could not get up the last two dead end streets to my home at the top of the hill.... I never saw the car for a week, the only thing sticking above the snow along the road was the tip of the antenna, as I drove it intentionally into the woods at the side of the road so that snowplows wouldn't kill it.
Time for bed, tomorrow will be a wild experience....drinking hot coffee by the wood stove and watching the Blizzard outside..LOVE IT !!!
der5997 wrote: Jeff: Der: Some I pour in place but most are poured separately and applied with Liquid Nails.…how do you handle joins between the glued on castings, and how does the liquid nails take paint / stain washes? I do a lot of casting joining, and haven’t done much painting / staining yet. I glue my castings on with white glue, but have used spackle too. In either case, I don’t think the plaster stains quite the same as the backing. As for roads, I use cut sheets of poster paper glued down and painted. This is then worked into the scenery.…do you use acrylic paints, and if so, how does the poster paper behave when wetted with the paint? I’ve tried thin card, and found that the road buckled up in the wet, and didn’t dry smooth.
Jeff:
Der: Some I pour in place but most are poured separately and applied with Liquid Nails.
As for roads, I use cut sheets of poster paper glued down and painted. This is then worked into the scenery.…do you use acrylic paints, and if so, how does the poster paper behave when wetted with the paint? I’ve tried thin card, and found that the road buckled up in the wet, and didn’t dry smooth.
As for roads, I use cut sheets of poster paper glued down and painted. This is then worked into the scenery.
Der: I fill in the joins with anything that's available and the liquid nails takes the latex and acrylic paints rather well. If you have a problem, coat it with a thin coat of white glue then paint it. On the poster paper for the road, as far as painting, use a very light coat. After it's dry apply another light coat. Afcter it's dry, seal it with shellac, let dry, then hit it with the heavy stuff.
Good evening Trackside Diners. Waiting for the storm to start some time tomorrow. Snow and then rain, ‘tis said.
The earth movers prepared the site for the office and lab down by the wharf, and now I have to be patient, as I tried to level the drying sawdust / glue mix with wood filler too early, and wrecked it. Have to let it set some, and go at it again tomorrow.
What was really encouraging was that the mix I had saved from days ago (at least 10) when I last worked on the rock wall was still fresh and hadn’t soured or grown mould. I’ve kept it in an ordinary margarine tub in the train room. All I had to do was add a little more glue, water and a dash more sawdust and stir it up.
Now I’ve got the walls of the building set, I’m fine tuning how the floors and roof fit inside without ripping out the window glazing. I’m using clear plastic sheet that was the protector from the computer monitor on Kris’ computer when we bought her a fresh one back in the Spring. (more waste not, want not)
Discovered today that adding crash bars behind double doors in N scale is tricky, but do-able!
Ryan:
I too remember that you were using wood filler for your roads a way back ago.
Better get this posted and make up the fire. It’s going to be chilly tonight.
Good night then, and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Well we are getting snow and lots of it. The counties to the west of me are under a Blizziard warning. So far we have about 6" on the grond and WX man is calling for a total of 24" by morning. Looks like he just might be right for once. GF left work at 9pm and said I-90 is snow covered and traffic is running about 35MPH. The back yard was drifted in to about 22" and yes believe it or not I had to snow blow part of the back yard so the smaller dog could go out and do her stuff. Cell phones are about useless since "the network is busy" and when I dial out with the house phone I get the wrong number every time even when I use a programed number.
How are the rest of your northerner's doing?
Jeff, how did you fair the bad WX down there in LA?
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Evening all -
Sorry I have not been in as of late, but I've been lying low (dang head cold / sinus infection?) Went to the dr's this afternoon and he said he was not concerned and perscribed me some nasal spray to help clear the sinus congestion and at the same time, said that I was in need of a FULL PHYSICAL!!!!!!!!! So, off I left with 2 appointments for the next month (1 for blood and lab work and the 2nd for the actual exam!). Oh well, ya can't win them all
Had to run to the ex's place and get rid of the cat things she had at their place. She had to have it put down Monday morning as late Friday night, she had to take it to the ER Vet for a eval and was told it had Congestive Heart Failure and lots of fluid in it's lungs. ER kept the cat overnight and on Sat afternoon, she picked it up from the ER Vet and brought it back home with 4 different meds to get it every 12 hours. Well, regular vet called her Sat morning from his cell phone and said to bring it in to his office on Monday for a checkup. Well, vet gave her the options and said the cat just had too much fluid in it's lungs and it was just a matter of time (hours, days, weeks, months, etc) before it would pass on. So, she made the most difficult decision and had the vet put it to sleep. Needless to say, Josh is not taking this well at all. But, in time, he'll be fine. I think she's already looking to get him another one. I've offered her the option of taking Chopper (the one we had before we split) back, but she did not want to go that route.
Anyway, while enroute to her place, I saw a CSX engine pulling a Spreader (Jordan type I think). CSX Engine # was 5906 which when I looked up the history it is a B36-7 formerly Seaboard. The Spreader was CR # 64609. I'm wondering if they were getting it in position to assist with snow removal from the Rights Of Way in the area after the snow we have had of late and what we're in now.
It has been snowing since about 7pm now and there's about 2 inches already on the road. Just had a fire call as well for a possible garage fire. I would have responded, but I have lost some of my qualifications since I have been out on a Military Leave of Absence since October. I will say this... it is down right COLD outside now and snowing moderately. We're under a Heavy Snow Warning till 7pm tomorrow for about 24-32 inches by Thursday morning (5-8 tonight, 10-15 during the day tomorrow and another 5-8 tomorrow night! Does not bother me thought as I am on vacation all week!
Well all, time for me to get some things done around the apartment and relax and watch some tv and drink a beer or 2.
Night, Take Care, and Drive Safely!