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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
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?
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!
***Jeffrey, does having the extra lights on that diesel light up the track when the lites are out? Looks cool!
***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
Cederstrand wrote: ***Jeffrey, does having the extra lights on that diesel light up the track when the lites are out? Looks cool!
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
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.
[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
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: Cederstrand wrote: ***Jeffrey, does having the extra lights on that diesel light up the track when the lites are out? Looks cool!You think that looks cool, check this out. This is seven feet away and it's blinding!
WHOA!!! Looks like you set it on fire!
***Jeffrey, looks just like the REAL THING to me...blinding. What kind of bulbs are in there (specifics please)? Impressive!
***Mark, Congrats on the WIN!
Just spent the last 1 1/2 hours working to get two frozen ball bearing sets off the manure spreader. Most of that time was spent pulling a gear that was in the way (without a puller). Half a can of WD40 & a couple squished fingers later, it came flying off. The company we bought it from doesn't make this model anymore, so hopefully they still supply parts. If not, I'll search for a large bearing company. Will need the spreader for winter when our two oldest mares will be hanging out in the barn more often.
OK, how do I keep finding my way to the top! Well, for you coffee fanatics, the capuchino/espresso/exotic coffee bar is now OPEN. The regular brew is naturally still available as well.
Hi Group!-Hey Rob, I like my coffee , women , and vodka straight.
Well nothing much has happened. F1 tornado about 1 mile from my home. Many homes damaged one women hurt by flying glass and a man taken to hospital because of possible heart attack. Got a BLI SD-40-2 with sound but it is NOT dcc. Cannot run it with my dc locos as it takes more voltage to get it started. However it runs great and pulls a ton. Oh, its FEC and I have it pulling 18 Walthers Ortner hoppers. Getting ready to add more cars to the consist and see how the loco does.
Duke- You know why bikers don't ride at night? Roos.
Flip
Good Afternoon All,
Just an unsweetened ice tea please. Don't want to spoil dinner you know. Watched the Giants game between/during chores. A little too close for my comfort but at least we didn't have a complete collapse like last year would have brought.
Rob - the bearings should have numbers etched/stamped on them. If you don't have any joy with the manufacture, get back to here and I can try to help. We go through this ll the time with old cars especially Italian ones as most of the O.E. bearings are now out of production and the numbers often don't cross reference.
Flip - glad the twister missed you. What do think of the wackos chasing the funnels in an armored van as on tv?
Tried something new to day to clamp up my iNpossible scale building. Scraps of aircraft square tubing and clothesline clips. Long as the CFO doesn't miss the clips I'm home free, no?
and another view of the clamp up - the two pieces of tube are not attached to each other
Cul, J.R.
J.R.- They are NUTS!!!. Hurricanes are bad enough. Still have bad memories from Andrew.
Cederstrand wrote: ***Jeffrey, looks just like the REAL THING to me...blinding. What kind of bulbs are in there (specifics please)? Impressive!
Hi all.
Won the first playoff game, which means we're going to play tommorow at 3:30, which means I get out of school at 1:45. I can live with that!
Flip I thought Roos were only from down there where Oz Jim is at but knowing me I missed it someplace.
JR The CFO will never know if there isn't any glue or weathering on them and that is a good idea.
Talk to you later
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, Diners! I'll have some beef Stroganoff and orange carrot jello, please, with a cup of coffee, please.
Thanks, Rob! By the way, did you put a new pic of yourself in your profile?
Jeff, will you be putting a resistor in to tone that headlight down, or do you like it that bright? Maybe I'm used to seeing headlights not quite as bright, but haven't run my own locos for a while (way too long...), so I'm just guessing there. You sure get your MRR'ing done more quickly than I do (well, comparing to me might not be a good comparison - we should compare you to someone actually making progress, like Jerry or Rob or Ryan or Sue or...).
Well, I suppose I'm guessing wrong, Jeff, since more experienced heads than mine don't think it looks that bright. My ...
All right, Red Sox fans - do you think they'll sweep the Series? They've been doing all right so far, from what I've noticed.
I haven't returned that bulldozer yet - think I will need it some more. Sometimes it wears me down a bit when I look at the clutter here. But I just need to start somewhere (anywhere), if it's gonna get done. Think I'll tackle the dining room table tonight and put away stuff from it.
But first, dessert!
Oh yeah, Janie, a refill on the coffee, please. Thanks!
Blessings and a good night's peace,
Duke- have to clarify my post. Aussie bikers were on vacation in Oregon and invited on an evening/night run. they were amazed at the thought of riding at night. Because they don't down under.
Hey all not sure what job I was talking about last time but what I did end up with was I'm at a grocery store in the deli/bakery seeing thats where I have the most experiance its kinda fitting just wish the pay was. oh well time will tell. Not really interested in looking for another job but need more pay and this whole area doesn't pay well so it would mean I would have to travel to get decent job not interested in that either so guess I'm stuck right where I'm at lol.
It seems every time I come its to let you know more bad news so I'm staying away from that a coulple of you know and if it get told I'll let them.
other than that I'm doing okay heres some picks of some of my trainds on the shelves on the wall I put up hope to do one loop layout at the ceiling as it will be kinda small in O gauge but it will be fine it will be about 7' X 8' X 4' X 4' basicly my room is 7'X8' and the door into it is right up to the ceiling. So have to turn prior to it and give enough room for it to swing lol.
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refill, please & thanks.
***Flip, glad you didn't have to dance with the F1. Congrats on the BLI SD-40-2. Curious, how long does it take to safely "break-in" a loco before loading it up with lots of cars?
***Cul, J.R., thanks for the offer. I'll post the numbers & a photo of the bearings if I have no luck with the manufacture.
***Jeffrey, thanks for the info. Added it to my "notes".
I've decided to designate the Concor 4-8-4 S2 Northern to the Union Pacific passenger train, instead of the old Concor E8's. Was breaking in the S2 today and it runs quite nicely. This brings up yet more mental wrestling in the ol' noggin: Considering how beautiful some of the new E8 offerings are, and how toyish my old Concors look by comparison (molded on horns...yuck), I'm once again looking at selling off even more vintage stuff to put towards purchasing new. And then there is my old Concor SW1500 cow/calf set. That cow runs superbly, but doesn't begin to have the fine details of modern offerings. What would YOU guys do in my shoes?
JimRCGMO wrote: Jeff, will you be putting a resistor in to tone that headlight down, or do you like it that bright? Maybe I'm used to seeing headlights not quite as bright, but haven't run my own locos for a while (way too long...), so I'm just guessing there. You sure get your MRR'ing done more quickly than I do (well, comparing to me might not be a good comparison - we should compare you to someone actually making progress, like Jerry or Rob or Ryan or Sue or...).Well, I suppose I'm guessing wrong, Jeff, since more experienced heads than mine don't think it looks that bright. My ...
Here's acouple more shots, just to stun you again.
Good evening.......two of my sons came over today to give me a hand taking down the last two maple trees against the house that were dying due to "global warming?" or some other fungi due to excessive warm winters up here. The biggest was 70 feet tall, 32" in girth and 10 feet from the SW corner of the house. Tree guys wanted $1200 to take it down. I figured that could buy a lot of MRR equipment, so son #1 climbed up the tree from a 20 foot ladder and tied off a 2" dia rope which we ran back to son #3's tractor 100 feet away. One hinge cut and one back cut along with two steel wedges and 5 minutes later we had a perfect fall directly inline with the tractor.....now we can relax, and we have two years supply of wood from these three trees.
ROB: The name on the info that they gave me was "SUNSINE" solar panels, they AC photovoltaic panel, the inverters are up on the panels, so AC is fed directly down to the house wiring via a meter that registers the amount of power that the panels are providing. As long as the sun is out, or, cloud cover is not too thick. the panels are making power. And, more panels can be added easily by just chaining them together at the plug-in connectors.
JIM: Stroganoff, one of my favorites !!!! Yum !!!
Later,
Rob,
You probably answered your own question. The newer stuff is so much better in so many ways you almost have to upgrade. I keep scrambling around when New Haven stuff comes out and have retired most of my Athearns and all my Tyco stuff. Still have it in boxes and the Athearns will be used when I try my hand at detailing/weathering locomotives. Same with structure kits too. I keep looking at the better laser cut wood and more expensive stuff and have retired all my old kits one by one to the point that I was gripeing to Jerry the other day about the clunky window frames on the DPM kits and I only got those last year. The hobby is changing so much I suppose the only real question is how far do each of us want to go? J.R.
Just finishing up my dish of orange sherbet. Yum!
Jeff, thanks for the additional pics. I guess the downside of not having any current jobs for you is it limits your LHS purchases. So hopefully something else will turn up before long.
Dick, excellent job on the tree - you sure you don't sideline as a tree trimmer, or do you just have a lot of experience with other trees on your property? Good job, anyway. Oh, and Janie said there's more of that Stroganoff in the kitchen that she can get you.
Time for me to head out tonight. Tomorrow I have to go to work and earn the money for Dick and Paul and the rest of the ORF's.
Evening peeples. Got back from a full day of trainclub. Have a question for ya'll.
I have a Tomar Drumhead Kit for te C&O George Washington. It comes with that Ballast bulb to shift current off. But seeing as how the Spectrum car it's going into is already lighted, do I need the BigFrikken' light and or the resistors?
(I am sendignn them an e-mail, but I expect it to take a while)
Nice lights on that loco, may need to sell Sunglasses though. heehee
-Morgan
Evening Gang: The field north of the creek is baled. we only got 40 bales but for this time of year it's gravy. The quality of the hay is real good. That new baler does a great job. The bales are tight and heavy. I ws talking to a MRR budy and he said that he and a friend were going to be working on his layout tomorrow all day. He is rebuilding it to remove a duck under and get a hidden track out to where he can get at it. He is also going to add a paninsula for more running room. I'll try and get over there and see what's going on.
Flip good to hear from you. Good thing that you missed the F-1. They really mess up a layout. If that happened you'd owe Fergie royalties.
RT. We've wondering about you. Drop in more often.
JimCG: Thanks for going to wooooo. You know that place that some of us don't go to anymore. We need a raise in our SS to buy for more MRR stuff.
We had a bit of a frost here a couple of days ago. I looked out over the neighbors field and it was white. As we were driving into Ft Worth I could see a fog bank way off in the distance. It looked really neat. I haven't seen that in a long time. I used to see that on Lake Michagan all the time.
Well I guess I'll say good night all