Good morning ! from Indiana.
10-08-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good morning
Happy MRRing
Good Morning, Zoe - since I see Luc has already brought the TH in, I'd like a cup of coffee and one of Bill T.'s donuts, please.
Thanks!
And is today Thanksgiving Day for our Canadian friends, or was it actually celebrated on Saturday or Sunday? My calendar had today down, but sounded from Luc's comments like it was a weekend day.
Heartland Division CB&Q wrote:Jim CG ... You may have been out of shape for hiking, but not for eating based upon observing you in the Diner!!!!
Jim CG ... You may have been out of shape for hiking, but not for eating based upon observing you in the Diner!!!!
Hey, hey, Garry - I resemble that remark! On the ride back yesterday evening, it sounded like the others in our van enjoyed the trip, too. Next weekend, we're having a hayride - though if the weather doesn't cool down some, it'll be hard to decide ("Long sleeves to protect the arms from the hay, or stay fairly cool...?"). Hoping it'll cool off by Saturday.
Well, I'd better get going for now. Hope everyone has a great week!
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good morning. Coffee please.
I am going to try to work outside today, so I have started laundry already.
Later, Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Morning all!
Another hot one today! I love my air conditioned office!
Prayers for all (yeah, thats you!).
Good morning.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 10/8/2007 Heat Index: 78°FHumidity: 94%Dew Point: 72°F So Far TodayHigh: 74°FLow: 72°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 5mph NNE Today High: 88 Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
Tonight Low: 70 Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 70. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
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Happy Thanksgiving/Columbus Day.
Jim in Cape - For some the celebration was yesterday, mainly because they have to work today, and for others it is today. Gloe and I will be joining our oldest daughter (the grand-mother) for dinner tonight. Looking forward to it and also spending time with some of the grand kids and our great grand daughter.
Have a great day all
pcarrell wrote: Another hot one today! I love my air conditioned office!
Philip,
Now who has the nice weather. We have had the wettest fall in a long time. Instead of 70's, we have been having 50's. I am so jealous.
Sue
gear-jammer wrote: pcarrell wrote: Another hot one today! I love my air conditioned office!Philip,Now who has the nice weather. We have had the wettest fall in a long time. Instead of 70's, we have been having 50's. I am so jealous.Sue
I know the feeling. I prefer the mid 60's myself. Right now, it's maybe like 55* or so out. Coldest was last wednesday (Perfectly on time when we had to run the mile in P.E, not fun) where it was below 50* by a couple degrees.
It's definatly Seattle over here.
Yes, It's hot here too. Currently 88 degrees under mostly sunny skies, relative humidity = 65%, barometric pressure = 29.89inhg and rising, winds = ENE @ 13mph w/ gusts to 30 mph.
Todays forcast: High = 94 degrees, 30% chance of late afternoon isolated t-storms along the coast, 20% inland.
Tonight: Chance of a stray shower along the coast. Low= 79 degrees, dewpoint = 72 degrees
Ted M.
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Sue, Hoople,
Be careful what you wish for! You just might get it!
ANOTHER RECORD HIGH! The temperature in Indianapolis reached 90 Sunday afternoon...marking a record for this date (old record 87, 1916) & tying the warmest October high ever. This is only the 3rd 90-degree day in the month of October (and latest ever) since record keeping began in 1871!!! That means, of the more than 4200 days in October in the last 136 years...hitting 90 in the month has happened less than 1% of the time!!!
TODAY: More record heat is possible on today, when highs again will approach 90. I think it should stay dry for the most part. Rain chances won't arrive until later this evening.
Should start to look more normal later in the week though.
Hello everybody!
It'll be sunny and in the 90's here. The root beer float season has been extended.
The Ham Festival will be this weekend here.
Trigg County Country Ham Festival A Local Legacy Where can you go to eat the world's largest country ham and biscuit and to kiss a pig, all in the same day?
The Trigg County Country Ham Festival! Trigg County, Kentucky, has been holding the festival every year since 1977. Each October, tens of thousands of people from all over the country come to sample the county's famous country cured hams, see arts and crafts, listen to music performances, and of course watch the parade to see "Ms. Triggy."
The world's largest country ham and biscuit is made here each year as part of the festivities, and many contests are held, including the pig derby, a greased-pig catching contest, and a kiss a pig contest. Just hope it doesn't kiss back!
Please don't squeel on me.
So thanks Luc for the Columbus Day greeting and happy Thanksgiving, eh.
One good thing about the mess on the forum was we can all see that at least 99% of the forum thinks highly of our favorite KCS fan. Always a pleasure when Jeff's in the diner.
If Jim's group changes its mind on the hay ride, they can come to Trigg County and kiss pigs instead.
Ham, anybody?
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Cox 47 wrote:Jeff...Those decals look good..Were you able to use solvaset or anything on them?
Jeff,
I second that; Solvaset is a great product. Just make absolutely sure you don't poke or prod the decal while the Solvaset is working; also be sure to apply it sparingly. No puddles. Ask me how I know...! I use a very fine brush to apply it and I keep a tissue rolled to a point to absorb an extra. You have a few seconds to soak up the extra before the decal film starts dissolving.
Also, what does GWWR stand for again? I know your freelanced line is called "Midland Gulf." I really like that name, by the way... very railroady!
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.
in a Union Pacific mug, please & thank you!
***Sue, I'll take your wet weather and anybody elses here who wants to send it to North Georgia. Our pastures are on the way to becomeing dust bowls and our well can't maintain the critters indefinitely. This is scary...Gulp!
***Jerry, the only BD present received was the Kato EMD SD90/43MAC I bought myself. That was more than enough though.
Late start here...time to feed the critters. Have a great day all. Rob
Dave Vollmer wrote: Jeff,I second that; Solvaset is a great product. Just make absolutely sure you don't poke or prod the decal while the Solvaset is working; also be sure to apply it sparingly. No puddles. Ask me how I know...! I use a very fine brush to apply it and I keep a tissue rolled to a point to absorb an extra. You have a few seconds to soak up the extra before the decal film starts dissolving.Also, what does GWWR stand for again? I know your freelanced line is called "Midland Gulf." I really like that name, by the way... very railroady!
Thanks, guys for consoling me. Mark and I would gladly E-mail you some of the moisture.
Rob, The moisture hasn't helped the pasture because it is not warm enough. The sun is trying to peek out as we speak. I thought that I would do some canning before I head outside.
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: Bump back to page one again.I've been working on getting my HO GP50 ready for my fictional road, the Midland Gulf Railway (MGRy).First was the preparation. I removed all window glass, lenses and number boards.The next step was to lay the cab and body out for painting.After two light coats, I allowed it to dry thoroughly.While the paint was drying, I was printing the decals out on airmail paper.The decals are cut out and set aside.The roadname decals are applied first.Followed by the cab numbers and number boards.The body and cab are finally reunited with the chassis.That's it for now.
Bump back to page one again.
I've been working on getting my HO GP50 ready for my fictional road, the Midland Gulf Railway (MGRy).
First was the preparation. I removed all window glass, lenses and number boards.
The next step was to lay the cab and body out for painting.
After two light coats, I allowed it to dry thoroughly.
While the paint was drying, I was printing the decals out on airmail paper.
The decals are cut out and set aside.
The roadname decals are applied first.
Followed by the cab numbers and number boards.
The body and cab are finally reunited with the chassis.
That's it for now.
Jeff- could you stop showing off. Your making my attempts at weathering my boxcars look pittiful.
jeff which rust color should I used:
Ironoxide red or brown?
Good afternoon.......
If Mr. B or any of the mods stops in. put their coffee on my tab. Thanks.
Hi,
I missed the lastest troll attack but looks like the diner was spared.
Hope you you had/have a great day
Coffee in a Southern mug tonight, please & thank you.
I didn't have my camera : Wife & I were heading into Cartersville (big town for us) today when I caught a glimps of an all deisel consist behind some trees, heading in the same direction we were. IF I had brought my camera, I would have pulled over a mile down the road and taken pics of them. Looked like between 7 and 10 locos, moving along slowly. As seldom as I get near tracks these days, all I can say is Darn Darn Darn!
While watering critters today, the water "stopped". I went up to the well, zero pressure. Tried to prime it, nothing. My heart dropped. Went into the house only to discover the power was out. Reprieve! When the power returned, the pump did prime (after hitting the lever about 50 times) and there was still water. Such a scare though, we are buying two 1500 gal water tanks tomorrow & lots of gutters. Will be busy for a couple days getting all that set up. IF the well holds up, perhaps I can at least catch every drop possible when it does finally rain again. Todays scare was a big time reminder.
A friend of my wife is taking two horses this weekend. They will be very well cared for, and that is all that matters to us at this point.
Rob
Evening Gang: When I went out the front door this morning I imediately was soaked in sweat. It was not so hot but very humid. I saw on one of the weather reports that the Humidity was 69%. I spent a couple of hours removing the weeds and tall grass along the UP track. If I don't we can't see if a train is coming. I still have to do the nort side of the track but it isn't as bad. I had to quit when my eyes were giving me a lot of trouble from the pollen. A shower and a nap fixed me up.
I think that I'll hit the sack.
Jerry give Sallie my best.
Good Night All
Good evening folks: I’m all country music-ed out! The only station that would come in well as I drove the grandkids back home to Truro having dropped Kris off to work with her writing partner Pat in New Glasgow, was CAT Country 99.5 FM from Truro. That’s more CM than I’m used to at one time. I’m of a more classical bent, left to my normal choices.…
I ordered October MR from the library, they rang to say it was in, but when Kris picked it up the other day, lo and behold, September all over again! Maybe there is an article in there I’m meant to photo copy!
I’m with Dave V. on the Solvaset thing. Great stuff, and the decal border just disappears, as if the thing were printed. Can’t say I’ve noticed a difficulty with pooling, Dave, but now you’ve warned us I’ll be careful, thanks.
Jeff: Great looking decals…are the cab and number board numbers white? If so, do you have a special printer? (Alps, I seem to remember from similar threads over in the old Coffee Shop) Or has technology in inkjets improved while I wasn’t looking?
Rob: Hope your well does hold up for you.
& lots of gutters
Time to get to bed. It was an early start today, and we can’t linger tomorrow either. Goodnight all, and God Bless. Prayers continuing for all in need of healing, comfort, and peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
der5997 wrote: Jeff: Great looking decals…are the cab and number board numbers white? If so, do you have a special printer? (Alps, I seem to remember from similar threads over in the old Coffee Shop) Or has technology in inkjets improved while I wasn’t looking?
Hello everyone:
I posted these pictures on another thread, and I thought the diners would be interested in seeing them.
Our favorite KCS fan is quite the celebrity now. A real hero, too. I think we'll have to have a celebration. A parade will be just the thing. I'll call the marching band. They can play "When Jeff Comes Marching Home". How about some fireworks, too? Jim CG ...could you arange for frozen custard? I can hardly wait! Perhaps, a special train can operate, too.
Happy Model Railroading!