Good morning ! from Indiana.
02-11-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Soooooooooo...........Bill's buying......two days in a row! Careful Bill, that gets expensive! Ask me how I know!
Hey everyone!Just gettin' ready to head out for the day. Gotta go teach and then it's back to the house to clean. Wife's on her way back from vacation and I'd like to have the place looking nice, ya know?So what's on the adgenda for you guys today?
Good Morning Everyone
What's on the aggenda? Well ... Let's see. Breakfast with the neighbours at Dean Michaels for starters. Then a quick trip to Home depot to pick up some screws. Then we'll finish building and installing the balance of the shelves in the office. After that I'll have a nap, then dinner, then in all likely hood bed at 9:00.
Have a Great Day!
GUB
Good morning. Cool and damp here today.
More layout work for me. What else is there for me to do.
Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 2/11/2007
Sundown Fire Dept., Station 23 Wind Chill: 37°FHumidity: 69%Dew Point: 28°F So Far TodayHigh: 38°FLow: 36°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 5mph NNE High: 54 °FLow: 52 °F
Now through 10:00 AM CST February 11, 2007
High: 55 Through 10 AM...isolated showers will move east across southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana. Rainfall will be light.
Today High: 55 Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight Low: 52 Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Warmer. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Biscuits and gravy today.
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 morning everyone, I see GUP and JEFF are in the Diner, and Indiana Jones has been here too. PC and the rest of the guys are sleeping late this fine Sunday morning.
It is a balmy 23F here at 11am, it might even hit 30F!!!! That midwest storm that I saw brewing a week ago is now "fact". The conditions were all in line, so I couldn't see how it could miss. The people who will get it worse will be those on the mid Atlantic coast states, say hang on guys !!
Progress is continuing on CADRail, this is a powerful software program for doing our train layouts. After you get familiar with the tools and the icons, I am sure that it will be well worth the effort to learn this program. I can save a lot of trees also...LOL
DER JOHN: The big storm should miss us both again this coming week, as the jet streams should carry it out to sea. Some of these storms have made to England and London is getting hit with snow. Those folks don't know how to handle 1" never mind 3 or 4, they are having some fun over there this winter. I was watching some of the action on the Weather Channel. How is the ocean water scene coming along? Are you pleased with your foam spray yet? It looked very good to me in your photo shots.
JEFF: Do you use foam for your scenery, or do you use something else like cardboards strips and plaster cloth?
Later,
Morning y'all.
A cup of coffee would be fine; make it hot please...I need something to soothe my throat.
THE TWILIGHT ZONE was a hit; everyone (as far as I know) loved it. And I (and the other performers) had a blast doing it. I'm really disappointed that I haven't been able to audition for the school's shows before; because that was just awesome. And now that the Twilight Zone is over...It's time to begin the rehersal for the annual musical.
See y'all later.
Scott - Dispatcher, Norfolk Southern
everyone: Another bright sunny morning here. We were supposed to be the coldest place in theprovince today at -11 C, but last time I looked we were already up to – 3!
IngersolGUB TiptonBill is your host for this morning, so order what you’d like. …Later on, when it’s your turn (score Top of Page) you need to know the penalty for default on the mess bill is washing dishes. However they are pre-rinsed.
PC: Found you some help…
CapeJim:
Brrrr!! I know, that's the kind of weather where Fergie, DerJohn & Luc are still wearing short sleeve shirts...
I tend not to wear short sleeves, but I get your point. I once worked (sorry Paul) with a Ukrainian who had his shirt open in all weathers (Harriston, Ontario) We were in an ice cream plant, and often were making up loads in the freezer. This chap was amazing!
Here’s food for thought.
OZJim: Over in the CS you posted your track plan. …how does your expanded territory change this?
Hoople:
But I need to know if it can control sound in DC and DCC locomotives that have just a speaker in them, and how am I supposed to hook the speaker up? I thought maybe just solder it so it gets power from the engine or tender, but I don't think that's how it's done.
Dick:
How is the ocean water scene coming along? Are you pleased with your foam spray yet? It looked very good to me in your photo shots.
...I'm pleased enough to say it's done! Now I have tokeep it dusted and shiny. Actually the next timeI have thte gloss medium out, I'll go over the parts that are just Flex Paste, as they have dried matte, and I've yet to see matte water that wasn't ice!
More ideas for fun in the snow.
Lunch time looms, so I’ll say TTFN.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
grayfox1119 wrote: Good morning everyone, I see GUP and JEFF are in the Diner, and Indiana Jones has been here too. PC and the rest of the guys are sleeping late this fine Sunday morning.
Man, I beat you here by a long shot! I was already teaching class when you posted this. You're going to have to get up MUCH earlier if you're going to keep up with me man!
Oh, and der, thanks for the help!
HI ALL:
Kathy is sleeping and watching TV, normal for her . Got back from mass about and made Kathy's breakfast . Now its my turn Cloe please coffee w/choc milk ,a couple of long johns and some of your very good strawberry pandcakes Thank you
DER
I would hate to anywhere near that crazy penguin . But my question is ,What is that other bird carrying????
We are getting rain here again, finally , high of 51 and 1/2" of rain this afternoon with acculmuation{good spellin] .so far for february of about71/2 inches. Will go out to rrm later and sweep out the sand, change some lightbulbs and turn down the heater. We have one 'rug rat' coming for his breakfast french toast and choc milk when he gets up, which could be anytime between now [10:30 and noon].
I finally got a model from mantua 2-6-6-2 saddle tank, now to plan on what to do to make it look even close to the to the picture.Darn I can't fine the page but it is in vol 1 SP&S book byW.R.Grande called The Northwest's Own Railway,I think the photo was made by Warren Wing. Kathy is talking shower soooo I must go.
Thank you for breakfast, Prayers for all in need [everybody ]. I'll try to be back later.......Chuck
grayfox1119 wrote:JEFF: Do you use foam for your scenery, or do you use something else like cardboards strips and plaster cloth?
Grayfox: I use sheets of beaded polyboard, cut and shaped to form the rough shape for the scenery. I then apply a heavy coat of latex paint (the color depends on what scenery will be there) then while the paint is wet, apply a layer of thick paper towels. After that drys, I add a thin sprinkling of plaster dust and mist it with water. The result is a lightweight but tough surface.
Evening Gang: I'm early tonight. Mary Ann and I put out hay and got the other animals feed and have come in out of the cold. I did get some more cleaning up done in the shop. I had to sharpen the chain on one of the chain saws. I thought that I had a spare chain but it was for the 14in not the Stihle 16in. I'll have to go into the dealer and pick up a couple of spares.
I guess I'll go down to the basement for a bit. I did find a bunch of blue styrofoam that I had stached upstairs in the barn. My shop is in the main floor of the barn. I've also got a bunch of white bead styrofoam. All of that stuff is in thickness of 1in to 3in. Being a pack rat pays off sometimes.
Well I'm going to head to the basement. I'll see you all later.
Good Evening All,
If it's time for dinner, I'll have a helping of crow please and a nice glass of wine to wash it down. So I've been working diligently on my Central Valley four bazillion piece Pratt Truss Bridge and I've discovered the meaning behind the term prattfall. Seems I carefully read then followed the instructions (at least I thought I did) putting together the road then the stringers, cross bearers, etc - so far so good. I cut deflashed sanded and cemented all the pieces of girder together as instructed, made a fixture and built up the B-B girders into the lower beam. I then using the diagram as shown cut the angled beams for the ends removing lacing as shown again in the diagram being careful to make four matching assemblies. The problem first surfaced when the vertical beams wouldn't line up with the cross bearers properly. To end the suspense, the diagram was not to scale and not marked as such. The height and length of the vertical and end beams is incorrect and nothing lines up. No problem, I bodged the end bits and added a couple of bits and ended up with a bridge with a height more suitable for N scale. All I need to do now is to cut the top inch off all my engines and rolling stock - NOT! Thank heavens I don't run double stacks - what a mess that would make.
I went back to something I can do - casting wall sections for the museum layout parapet - while I contemplate my next move. At least I'm calmer in my advanced years. A while ago the offending piece would have been a crushed ruin on the floor or blown to smithereens in the back yard. Anyone need a 150' long Prratt Truss pedestrian bridge? J.R.
Good evening gents, just got back home from my latest grandson's 1st birthday....and wouldn't you know, he took his 1st steps for everyone to see.....to watch a child take their 1st steps is really special.
PC: Ahhhhhh, so you were the one in here early this morning and burned the coffee!!!
I found this site on the Layouts section, and the videos on foam construction are pretty good...take a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1D4KBB_GC4
I think I will watch a little TV and hit the sack early tonight... see you guys in the morning
Hi all.
Just in from Wo... oops... Sorry Tx Paul, I mean you know where for a quick visit.
Der John - the Sunday is fine too. you set the time.
The temps are getting a bit cool now, I'll have to find a pullover somewhere... Hey! has anyone seen Snoah around?
Well that is it for now.
Happy MRRing.
OHHH OH, just saw that the southern jet stream is moving further north!!! The big storm that will be forming in the midwest tomorrow is now going to move off the New Jersey coast on Wednesday and head up the coastline. New England is under the gun now for a big Nor'easter, as this storm will "explode" once it gets over the Atlantic and picks up all that moisture. DER JOHN, LUC, FERGIE, J.P. the party's over I fear, get the shovels out...Wednesday into Thursday for New England, Thursday into Friday for Nova Scotia.
Good Evening, everyone! I'll have a brownie a la mode, since Bill T.'s the lucky buyer. Thanks, Bill - but careful or PC will get jealous about you getting the TOP!
to the Diner, Gary (GUB) - I'm guessing you might be building a shelf layout, or are you actually going to be using them for books and stuff?
Scott, congrats on a successful run with your show. Now that the theater bug has bit you, there may not be much keeping you away, huh? Of course, you realize that practices could cut into your MRR'ing time, right?
Hey, PC, are you just talking big because the lake effect doesn't reach far enough to hit you guys like Oswego? Hope nobody gets it too bad. That was familiar about England not being sure what to do with 1" of snow. When I lived further south (in Caruthersville, MO - almost to the Missouri-Arkansas border - they got a little snow (it's totally flat down in that part of Missouri), and they just didn't know how to drive on the stuff. Myself (having driven in St. Louis when I was younger, where they actually get several inches and where there are hills), I found it amusing to watch the other drivers. But of course, I gave them a very wide berth... Hate to think what would've happened if they'd got the snow that Oswego got!
Got some track nailed down today - but as I was working, I noticed my two mainline tracks weren't aligned properly (converging instead of roughly parallel), so had to pull nails and shift things. I also need to re-cut one of the connecting tracks that run from the mainline tracks to the back industrial tracks. I shifted the placement of some tracks, and that meant the flextrack I had in that place was too short. Ah well, I have several pieces I can cut for it.
JR - on your bridge, can you be creative and flip it upside down to still use it as a train bridge? I remember on the Jerome & Southwestern layout, John Olson used an N scale bridge flipped upside down (and maybe added some styrene cross braces, not for sure on that) for part of a bridge span. If you want to do that, I can scan some photos and diagrams (not to scale... ) and send them to you for ideas to start from. Let me know (email would work best).
Maybe sNoah has been busy shoveling that fluffy white stuff? I'll bet he could make a lot of money if he went over to Oswego. I do recall earlier he'd said he was pretty busy with school (as has Scott, besides his theatrical activities...).
Well, 'bout time for me to head out for the evening. Hope everyone stays warm. Have a good w***week (how's that, Paul?).
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
grayfox1119 wrote: PC: Ahhhhhh, so you were the one in here early this morning and burned the coffee!!!
DOH!!!!!! Got me!
Derjohn: wow! you must have done some digging to get that The New Plan is a 'U' shape I used the existing benchwork and spliced a 5'8'' section between them to make the 'U', it aint going anywhere as for the plan, I have one done, it's all coloured in too i'll either take a pic or scan it tonight, and post it for you. the plan is to have a double track mainline, with three industries, cattle, fuel and a silo for wheat/grain. there will be a 3 (or 4) track staging yard near the grain/wheat silo to hold small trains etc. the train length cap'y will be approximately 12 cars with one locomotive a small 1720 class (1050hp) seen via this link, http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=131597 showing something I will be modelling. It is likely I will run 2 1720's and 10 cars as a standard train, as this is actually quite common in and around Brisbane. I will also have a couple of larger locomotives, ie: 2170 class shown here, http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=174550 to haul through freights and possibly the cattle trains, these normally operate as 2170cl+1720cl. I'm thinking of possibly adding more to the layout, to make it an 'O' and allow for continous running, the layout is set at 40'' off the ground, and while i'm young it's not a problem to duck under. I will work an an 'O' plan too, and post it later this week.
all for now,
oz
James, Brisbane Australia
Modelling AT&SF in the 90s
Looks like i'm buying! enjoy the trackplan!!
Oz
Good morning
Happy MRRing
02-12-07
Morning all!
Thanks for breakfast James!
Well, it looks as if old man winter is finally going to show up for real! About time!
A major winter storm will move into Indiana bringing heavy snow and ice accumulations. I am hoping that the bulk of the storm will hold off until after this evening's rush hour. However, tomorrow morning's rush hour should be a bigtime mess with heavy snow and probably freezing rain and sleet mixing in from I-70 southward (I-70 is halfway through the city and divides the north and the south). Right now, it appears that snowfall totals could exceed 12" where it remains all snow from I-70 northward (I live well north of I-70) by tomorrow evening. I do expect the snow to mix in with freezing rain and sleet from I-70 southward. Major icing could develop in a band especially south of Indy tonight into tomorrow morning. In the Metro area, snowfall totals could be up to 8" but if the precipitation stays all snow(one computer model says that it will) then even here in the city we could see a foot of snow or more! The snow should be a heavy and wet snowfall unlike last week's storm. Also, the wind will be increasing tomorrow and this could producing a lot of blowing and drifting snow. Roads should become snow covered and hazardous tonight through Tuesday.
Here's the projected snowfalls..........
Right now it's pretty nice though. Guess it's the calm before the storm, huh?
Looks like a fun night for me at the phone company!
Good morning. Rain on tap for today so it's going to be more layout work.
Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 2/12/2007 Sundown Fire Dept., Station 23
Wind Chill: 49°FHumidity: 80%Dew Point: 45°F So Far TodayHigh: 52°FLow: 48°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 6mph SE High: 68 °FLow: 55 °F
Today High: 68 Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Warmer. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Tonight Low: 55 Showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce large hail and damaging winds. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Good morning all!
Chloe, I'll have two eggs sunny side up, grits, sausage patties, hash browns, and biscuits with cream gravy. A tall OJ (Ed's fresh squeezed) and a hot up a Joe!
We had a relaxing weekend, the better half took Friday off with me and we spent the day in old downtown Wake Forest. We had a spot of tea and scones at the Olde English Tea Room. This was an early Valentines Day celebration since we both have to work on Wednesday.
What are you doing for your honey on Valentines Day?
Now, here's a question for all you wintered in folks who brave the cold dry winter every year. This is our first year dealing with continual cold temps, now I know we are in no comparison to those who brave the minus zero temps on a daily basis. You have to remember, we lived in Louisiana most our lives, and we only had below 32 degree temps maybe two or three times a year... It has been below 25 degrees every night for the past three weeks. Oh, and the humidity has stayed at around 20% the whole time.
Ok, the question. How do you keep your skin from itching all the time? My skin has gotten so dry and itchy the past few weeks, my whole body starts itching all of a sudden. I'll be watching TV in the evening and then all of a sudden my legs start to itch, then my neck, then my left arm, then behind my right ear...and on, and on, and on...What the heck is going on here?
I did just start using some hypoallergenic Aveeno skin wash and skin oil in the shower this weekend, and it has helped, but last night my left leg started itching like crazy. I rubbed some Blue Star ointment on it and the itching finally went away after about 10 minutes. There must be something else I can do to prevent all this dry itchy skin.
Itchingly yours,
Ryan
Now time to catch up from the past few days....
Oh, I forgot to mention. Me and the other half went shopping on Saturday, stopped by Sears and I picked up a Dremel set with 60+ accessories with a gift card I got for Christmas. Yea!
Dick, yes, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have given billions of dollars to organizations and all for great causes. I applaud them for doing so much for others; it really is a great cause. I am only poking fun at his operating system, and yes he is such a big target, it's hard not to miss either.Scott, sounds like the TZ plays are going well. So you can sing too?
Thanks RT for passing on the info about Elliot! Good to hear he is getting better.
Trent, here is to hoping you are feeling better soon.
Hoople wrote:I hate it when I post near the bottom of th page, then people go to the new page so they don't see my post....
Hoople, I know what ya mean! But I usually will go back to the last page I posted and read up to the latest page. It takes a few minutes, but I like to catch up on what was happening in here since my last post.
Der John, I like that pre-rinse option you have on the dish washer there! James, nice track plan drawing you got there!
PC, good luck with all that snow, I hear people in NY are trying to give it away for FREE, and unlimited quantities too!
Luc, now that was a great laugh! The farmer shouted, "Show him your card!" LOL that was a great one!
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
SilverSpike wrote: PC, good luck with all that snow, I hear people in NY are trying to give it away for FREE, and unlimited quantities too!
Yeah, they've been trying to corner the market on that stuff, but we're going to try to give them a run for their money it looks like. I hope we don't succeed!