Good news and bad news...
Bad news: I fear I may have a cracked rib. It sears with pain at almost any movement, whhich means whatever I want to do with my trains, I can't.
Good news: Because movement is painful, I can't go to school today.
I just hope it ends soon...
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
Afternoon folks-just a quick bowl of chicken noodle soup & I'm off to work in a few.
Jeff-glad you made it thru the storm ok-I noticed yesterday your area was under a tornado watch (as quite a few others)
Some showers moved thru earlier & our cable was out for a bit for some reason, but all is good now (& I did a bit of train work in the meantime) We might get t-storms late, but hopefully not severe.
Blah-gotta go!
refill, please & thanks!
***Sue, you're right about the critters enjoying the rain. Ducks & geese were quacking/honking for joy, even though their pond is presently a bunch of blue tubs. Mini horses sometime seem to enjoy playing in the rain. Big horses care less unless it is coming down hard, then they run into their sheds. Exceptions to enjoying the rain are the pygmy goats & miniature Zebu cows, who always run for cover. Hoping for more of the wet stuff soon.
***CPRail, If it is a cracked rib, sure hope it heals fast for you. Never had one but they do sound rough. Does breathing hurt?
***Jerry, good luck with the GP30. Also with the camera/computer stuff.
Rob
Cederstrand wrote: Does breathing hurt?
Does breathing hurt?
Had me some Crawfish Etoufee for lunch. It was quite tasty!
Some ponderings............................A stitch in time saves nine what? After eating, do amphibians have to wait one hour before getting out of the water? After they make Styrofoam, what do they ship it in?Are you breaking the law if you drive past those road signs that say "Do Not Pass"? Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to? Crime doesn't pay... does that mean my job is a crime? Do clowns wear really big socks? Do crematoriums give discounts to burn victims? Do fish get thirsty? Do people in Australia call the rest of the world 'up over'?Do pilots take crash-courses? Do Roman paramedics refer to IV's as "4's"? Do vampires get AIDS? Do vegetarians eat animal crackers? Do you need a silencer if you are going to shoot a mime? Do you think that when they asked George Washington for ID that he just whipped out a quarter?Does a man-eating shark eat women, too? Does killing time damage eternity? Ever notice how irons have a setting for "permanent" press? I don't get it.Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations? How can someone "draw a blank"? How come wrong numbers are never busy? How did the man who invented cottage cheese know he was done? How do you throw away a garbage can? How do you write zero in Roman numerals? How does a person with a lisp pronounce that word? How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work in the mornings? If a jogger runs at the speed of sound, can he still hear his Walkman? If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know? If all the nations in the world are in debt, where did all the money go? If Barbie's so popular, why do you have to buy all her friends? If corn oil is made from corn, what is baby oil made from? If crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? If I melt dry ice, can I take a bath without getting wet? If man evolved from apes why do we still have apes? If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest have to drown too? If our knees were on the backs of our legs, what would chairs look like? If the product says "Do not use if seal is broken", how are you supposed to open it and use it? If white wine goes with fish, do white grapes go with sushi? If work is so terrific, how come they have to pay you to do it? If you ate pasta and antipasta, would you still be hungry? If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? If you tied buttered toast to the back of a cat and dropped it from a height, what would happen? If you're in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights? Now that Microsoft is so big, should it be called Macrosoft? You know that little indestructible black box that is used on planes? Why can't they make the whole plane out of the same substance? Why is the third hand on the watch called a second hand?Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker? Why is the alphabet in that order? Is it because of that song? Why is it that bullets ricochet off of Superman's chest, but he ducks when the gun is thrown at him? Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin? Why is "abbreviated" such a long word? Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"? Why does Donald Duck wear a towel when he comes out of the shower, when he doesn't usually wear any pants? Why do you need an appointment to see a psychic? Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat? Why do tourists go to the top of tall buildings and then put money in telescopes so they can see things on the ground in close-up? Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections? Why do they call it life insurance? Why do the signs that say "Slow Children" have a picture of a running child? Why can't you make another word using all the letters in "anagram"? Who opened that first 'oyster' and said "My, my, my. Now doesn't 'this' look yummy!" Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here and drink whatever comes out?" Who was the first person to see an egg come from a chicken's butt and think, "I'll bet that would be good to eat? When they first invented the clock, how did they know what time it was to set it to? When cows laugh, does milk come out of their noses? What was the best thing before sliced bread?
Can fat people go skinny dipping, or do they just go chunky dunk?And most important of all....................What happens if you get scared half to death, ...twice?Maybe I've had too much coffee?
pcarrell wrote: Some ponderings............................A stitch in time saves nine what? After eating, do amphibians have to wait one hour before getting out of the water? After they make Styrofoam, what do they ship it in?Are you breaking the law if you drive past those road signs that say "Do Not Pass"? Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to? Crime doesn't pay... does that mean my job is a crime? Do clowns wear really big socks? Do crematoriums give discounts to burn victims? Do fish get thirsty? Do people in Australia call the rest of the world 'up over'?Do pilots take crash-courses? Do Roman paramedics refer to IV's as "4's"? Do vampires get AIDS? Do vegetarians eat animal crackers? Do you need a silencer if you are going to shoot a mime? Do you think that when they asked George Washington for ID that he just whipped out a quarter?Does a man-eating shark eat women, too? Does killing time damage eternity? Ever notice how irons have a setting for "permanent" press? I don't get it.Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations? How can someone "draw a blank"? How come wrong numbers are never busy? How did the man who invented cottage cheese know he was done? How do you throw away a garbage can? How do you write zero in Roman numerals? How does a person with a lisp pronounce that word? How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work in the mornings? If a jogger runs at the speed of sound, can he still hear his Walkman? If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know? If all the nations in the world are in debt, where did all the money go? If Barbie's so popular, why do you have to buy all her friends? If corn oil is made from corn, what is baby oil made from? If crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? If I melt dry ice, can I take a bath without getting wet? If man evolved from apes why do we still have apes? If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest have to drown too? If our knees were on the backs of our legs, what would chairs look like? If the product says "Do not use if seal is broken", how are you supposed to open it and use it? If white wine goes with fish, do white grapes go with sushi? If work is so terrific, how come they have to pay you to do it? If you ate pasta and antipasta, would you still be hungry? If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? If you tied buttered toast to the back of a cat and dropped it from a height, what would happen? If you're in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights? Now that Microsoft is so big, should it be called Macrosoft? You know that little indestructible black box that is used on planes? Why can't they make the whole plane out of the same substance? Why is the third hand on the watch called a second hand?Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker? Why is the alphabet in that order? Is it because of that song? Why is it that bullets ricochet off of Superman's chest, but he ducks when the gun is thrown at him? Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin? Why is "abbreviated" such a long word? Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"? Why does Donald Duck wear a towel when he comes out of the shower, when he doesn't usually wear any pants? Why do you need an appointment to see a psychic? Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat? Why do tourists go to the top of tall buildings and then put money in telescopes so they can see things on the ground in close-up? Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections? Why do they call it life insurance? Why do the signs that say "Slow Children" have a picture of a running child? Why can't you make another word using all the letters in "anagram"? Who opened that first 'oyster' and said "My, my, my. Now doesn't 'this' look yummy!" Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here and drink whatever comes out?" Who was the first person to see an egg come from a chicken's butt and think, "I'll bet that would be good to eat? When they first invented the clock, how did they know what time it was to set it to? When cows laugh, does milk come out of their noses? What was the best thing before sliced bread? Can fat people go skinny dipping, or do they just go chunky dunk?And most important of all....................What happens if you get scared half to death, ...twice?Maybe I've had too much coffee?
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CPRail modeler wrote: Backing away slowly...Turns out my so called cracked rib is really a sprain. Still hurts though, but I took advil so that should help.BUT what is up with this entire nonsense attacking the diner??? Is it a different type of trolling??? I sure hope not...
Backing away slowly...
Turns out my so called cracked rib is really a sprain. Still hurts though, but I took advil so that should help.
BUT what is up with this entire nonsense attacking the diner??? Is it a different type of trolling??? I sure hope not...
Buncha bored new people aren't sure how to have fun.
*Ties the new people to a railroad track and fires up a Big Boy* THIS is how you have fun.
Hope all goes well for you. Online Freind of mine was recentyly in an accident, damaged his rib, so what do we do? we try to cheer him up with humor...
Also, he says to never drive a Ford Focus
-Morgan
Another refill on, please & thank you!
***Philip, there is no such thing as too much coffee...until one's heart bursts out of their chest.
***Flashwave, I would like to stand on the front of that BigBoy with my camera and take a few quick pics of "terror" before the inevitable SPLAT?
***CPRail, glad it was only a sprain. May be a nusance for a long time, so give yourself plenty of healing time. Good Luck!
QUESTION: Anyone know if there is a best "Time Of Year" for buying model RR'ing stuff (ie: SALES)? Before OR after Christmas??
Might be some thunderstorms tonight...sure hope so! Rob
Cederstrand wrote: QUESTION: Anyone know if there is a best "Time Of Year" for buying model RR'ing stuff (ie: SALES)? Before OR after Christmas??
Cederstrand wrote: Another refill on, please & thank you!***Philip, there is no such thing as too much coffee...until one's heart bursts out of their chest. ***Flashwave, I would like to stand on the front of that BigBoy with my camera and take a few quick pics of "terror" before the inevitable SPLAT?***CPRail, glad it was only a sprain. May be a nusance for a long time, so give yourself plenty of healing time. Good Luck!QUESTION: Anyone know if there is a best "Time Of Year" for buying model RR'ing stuff (ie: SALES)? Before OR after Christmas?? Might be some thunderstorms tonight...sure hope so! Rob
You probably missed it. Walthers had a HUGE sale online last few weeks. I'd say late Sept. Pre Christmas rush. Since *most* Hobby stores don't naccecarily apply to seasonal stock changes, there isn't a good pre/post Christmas sale.
Go to train show on last day. Some places will do sales, as they don't wanna have to haul it back.
to PC:
1)There's a Tirnado watch out for us.
2)Is you going to the Show Saturday?
CP:
Feel free. I'll getcha a padded chair so you don;t get shaken to hard. Could use a spotter anyway, as I wouldn't know If i hit em or not.
Gotta admit I'm more partial to Cab Forwards myself though.
Cederstrand wrote:QUESTION: Anyone know if there is a best "Time Of Year" for buying model RR'ing stuff (ie: SALES)? Before OR after Christmas??
Depends, Rob - if you want Woodland Scenics scenery stuff/figures, Model Power accessories, or WS's Modurail modular sections, check your local Hobby Lobby - they usually run a sale on MRR'ing stuff right after Christmas. Of course, every couple of weeks, their website:
www.hobbylobby.com
has a printable coupon - that gives you 40 percent off any one item(!), and this year they've been running those every other weekend pretty consistently.
Otherwise, if your LHS does their inventory Jan. 1st (which a lot of businesses do for local tax reports), you might catch a sale between Christmas and New Year's Eve.
Anyone else can chime in here... Hope that helps some.
Cederstrand wrote:Might be some thunderstorms tonight...sure hope so! Rob Careful what you wish for - you might get some of the nasty thunderstorms/high winds/tornadoes that have been around our area (but luckily for us, not in the Cape G. area).
Cederstrand wrote:Might be some thunderstorms tonight...sure hope so! Rob
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Hi all.
Power was out due to 60-70 MPH winds until 5:30, so me and my sis played chess.
Flashwave, Do you mind if I drive?
CPRail, I hope you get better soon.
Chloe, go fetch PC his 46th pie of the week.
Sue: Did your power go out also?
Time to go,
Mark
Good evening all. If I over looked mentioning anyone please forgive me().
I heard today that the new Star Trek movie will be coming out in December of 2008 for those of you that are interested. As far as I can tell, it will begin with Spock looking back to the early days when he, Kirk, Bones and the rest of the original crew first met.
I've got a new pet here in a jar on my desk. It's a Black Widow spider I found living on the curtain in the guest room. It had to have come in when it was real small because there's screen covering all of the vents on the outside and the window is well sealed... Anyways, she's made herself at home and I've been feeding her a bug or two every couple of days.
I just came in from mowing my pasture and doing yard work. I think I'll eat and shower, then head out to the old train room for a couple of hours. I've got a big box of parts and so forth a friend of mine gave me to sort through and put in individual containers.
I finally broke down and bought a Mintrix wheel cleaner. Not sure how well it works yet but am about to find out. It's the type you sit on the tracks with the power on then sit the wheels of you loco on the brushes and they're cleaned as they turn.
Take care.
Tracklayer
Evening Gang: Kind of slow here tonight. I got another couple hundred feet of my RR right of way burned today. I also went over to my friends track and ran my diesel for one trip. It ran well but is still having problems cutting out when I go to idel. I'm going to clean the old gas out of the tank and refill with good clean fuel. That is of course if I can get good clean gas in this day and age. I'll add Stabil and some Berryman B-12 to this tank and run it through the carb. Hopefully that will clean out the water and any other gunk.
JR: Thanks for the pictures. That is a good looking depot. I'm happy that it is being taken care of. The 4-6-4 does need some TLC. I guess it is in the process of getting it. Good Luck at Watkins Glen.
Fergie: I see where a barge was lost of the Newfoundland coast. Are they getting you and the Hudson involved? from the photos that I've seen there isn't much left of it.
Rob: Good to hear that you are getting some rain.
Well I think that I'll head for bed.
Good Night All
Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,
Another beautiful day down here in Paradise. Beautiful, but very warm and humid. Got up to 35º (95º) around the time we headed out to the orange grove. Hot, humid, and hardly a breath of air. I'll tell you guys, those were a few tough hours of work. I'm glad you all appreciate the OJ. I'm wiped.
Crop continues to come along fine. We brought back a few papayas, a couple of grapefruit, lots of chile pequin, and a bunch of oranges that we recovered from broken branches.
Jerry: I got good news Sallie is going to get to come home this evening and stay till friday morning I can hardly wait...She did just great yesterday she got in and out of the van with no problem....
Well I got my Camera yesterday at Wally World I just kinda shut my eyes and splurged I got a Canon Power Shot 460... My brother-in-law is gonna come over set it up and show me how to use it.
By the way, that photo of your layout that you sent got me sufficiently energized that I finally got out my weathering powders and finished up that boxcar that I had painted and decaled last weekend. Turned out fine (by my low standards). I really like those Bragdon Weathering Powders. They probably won't work for all weathering needs, but they are real easy to use and give me the results I am looking for.
Ryan: Oh the swing gate! Yes that has already been built back in March of this year.
Paul - belated congrats to you and Mary Ann on your anniversary. That's a long time. We won't be making it up as far as DFW this trip, but there's an outside chance that we could swing up that way on our trip at the end of April next year. We'll see.
That's about it for tonight. Going to concentrate on the Red Sox game.
Hasta mañana,
Ed
Flashwave wrote: to PC:1)There's a Tirnado watch out for us.
I know, but it's pretty quiet around here right now. I know those things can whip up fast though!
Show? Where? I have a few things I was going to do, but maybe I can rearrange some things? Need info though!
Evening folks-a grilled pepperjack cheese sandwich & Pepsi please.
Keeping an eye on the weather here & an eye on the Indians game (4-1 Boston-middle of the 7th-c'mon TRIBE!)
Weather's quiet here for now but tornado watches just to the southwest of us have recently been issued. Hopefully by the time it gets here the storm part of it will have dissapated & we just get rain (we need it here-we've only cut the grass once since we moved in here last month (hmm-maybe that's not a bad thing) But currently listening to WSM Nashville online, & they just said there was some damage around Hopkinsville Ky, about an hr or so ago-hopefully everyone's ok there.
Phillip-Those are great-I want to say those are George Carlin's-I've used the "Up Over" phrase to my friends in Australia-they get a kick out of it! (he comes up with some good ones-"You can't arrest me ossifer-I'm "legally" drunk."
Tracklayer-I bet that BW spider is beautiful-hard to believe the male is smaller & looks completely different (not to mention non-poisonous) But glad it's in a jar! We have a slight problem with large (but harmless) house spiders making their presence known around here-going to have to do something about that before I do any layout work in the basement. (I always give the weathering workbench a quick scan before I sit down & start reaching for stuff). One was napping after dark a week or so ago on our address # on the front of the house, which is 1408-should have gotten a pic-those that follow new movies will get it-yikes!
Hopefully everything's well & good with all-tomorrow's my early day at work-Nite!
HEY! WHO DELETED MY POST?
Its not like I was badmouthing or anything...was it something I said?
One last, please & thanks!
***Ed, how about bringing some of those papayas into the Diner? I love those things...
***Mitch, I checked out your gallery. WOW, that is some seriously NICE weathering you do. How long does it take you to do a typical box car?
For those in the path of severe weather, stay safe. Better yet, send them all my way...as long as it rains and doesn't hurt any of our animals. BTW, our valley is part of the most tornadic zone in GA. Haven't seen any severe weather in a long time. Rob
Yeah, that storm is pretty scarry but the Southeast really needs a lot of rain; we all know that. But at what cost? Gotta take some bad with the good, right?
Nobody wants tornadoes, hail and lightning but if enough rain falls in the process it would probably be worth it since it doesn't look like any tropical storms will be making their usual trip through the interior Southeast. A dip in the jet stream could push the storm toward the East, closer to Atlanta, but no sign of that happening. For now most of the rain associated with this storm is falling in the Mississippi River Valley.
Can I get some liver and onions over here and a V8?
Ted M.
got trains?™
See my photos at: http://tedmarshall.rrpicturearchives.net/
Mornin, just coffee Zoe, got to feed the vampire later.
Suppose to have an ok day and weekend, now that the rain and high winds over for a few days.
Nothin been going on here, but did get some more wiring done on the layout. Still got the turnouts to finish up and then the main lines wiring will be done.
PC,,, there is a show up your way this weekend. Here's a link to what was in MR,,
http://www.trains.com/trc/community/events/event-info.asp?eventid=10760
Like to come up, but the CFO said we don't really have the money right now. Besides I'll be raking leaves most the weekend.
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/4309
Good morning ! from Indiana.
10-19-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Today
Sunny High 86°FPrecip 20% Wind: NNW 10 mph Max. Humidity: 37% UV Index: 7 High
Sunrise: 7:19 AM CT Avg. High: 79°F Record High: 92°F (1947)
Tonight
Clear Overnight Low 51°FPrecip 0% Wind: NNW 3 mph Max. Humidity: 67% Sunset: 6:37 PM CT Avg. Low: 51°F Record Low: 28°F (1948)
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
Morning, all!
On my first cup of coffee, and it's good, as usual. Today is Friday and my office closes Friday afternoons, so it will be a short day. Brief court hearing this morning then back to the office to return phone calls. No complaints, it would not be good if the phone did not ring.
Does anyone know anything about the train show in Houston on Nov. 3rd? I thought it was a regular train show but then one of the gang thought it was mainly tinplate and kiddie stuff. I guess I'll have to check out its web site.
Well,m I hope that everyone has a great weekend! Happy trains.
Steve Barkley
Morning, Zoe! I'll just have a cup of the joe and one of Bill T.'s chocolate donuts, please.
Thanks!
Mike, hope your trip goes well and quickly. Regular checkup, or something new?
I'm hoping to get one of my RDA kits put together this weekend. The singles group is supposed to go on Saturday for a corn maze outing/dinner thing. Glad the weather appears to be moved out of here.
Got to get moving and catch up the paperwk. See everyone later.
Blessings and Prayers,