switch7frg Bakelite for sure Quentin. I was a wee lad of 7 at that time. How ever through the years I found the real meaning of Dec. 7 This was brought home to me in 2005 when we went to Pearl Harbor. My dad had a nephew that was kind of a black sheep . He could not find a job with the WPA so he left home to Cal. in 1939. He hardly wrote home to uncle Ed . There he joined the Navy in 1940. No one ever heard from him again. Ifyou ever get to Pearl Harbor look for the name of R.E. Kline on the memorial wall . No one in our family has been able to find out if it is Raymond Eugene There is no list of kinfolk for him. So it makes what is left of the family wonder~~ The navy won't tell his name. Respectfully, Cannonball
Bakelite for sure Quentin. I was a wee lad of 7 at that time. How ever through the years I found the real meaning of Dec. 7 This was brought home to me in 2005 when we went to Pearl Harbor. My dad had a nephew that was kind of a black sheep . He could not find a job with the WPA so he left home to Cal. in 1939. He hardly wrote home to uncle Ed . There he joined the Navy in 1940. No one ever heard from him again. Ifyou ever get to Pearl Harbor look for the name of R.E. Kline on the memorial wall . No one in our family has been able to find out if it is Raymond Eugene There is no list of kinfolk for him. So it makes what is left of the family wonder~~ The navy won't tell his name.
Respectfully, Cannonball
Cannonball...........That's an unusual story, and a sad one. I was within 400 mi. of Hawaii, when crossing the Pacific, but never have been there. That memorial constructed on top of the battleship has to be a somber place....
Quentin
switch7frg GREAT ZOTT !! my mouse got stuck on the click side . The spring broke in the thing. I turned it upside down and beat on it~~ it works for now I hope Jim
GREAT ZOTT !! my mouse got stuck on the click side . The spring broke in the thing. I turned it upside down and beat on it~~ it works for now I hope
Jim
We are geniuses!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
Jen ( Mookie )
Cannonball
Sorry to be late, Miss Mookie. A very happy birthday be unto ye and many more to come.
Tom
COAST LINE FOREVER
It is better to dwell in the corner of a roof than to share a house with a contentious woman! (Solomon)
A contentious woman is like a constant dripping! (Solomon)
Quentin, I found info on the net about the radio. Schematics and other documentation, although I have never seen a photo of this particular model. I should look later, it has been at least five years since I was on the net about it. It has always been the case that when I have had the money, I never met anyone I was willing to trust the work to. The case is in very good condition, and the fabric on the front over the speaker has never been torn, so I've never been in a rush to go out and "risk" a repair.
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
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"O. S. Irricana"
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Bruce, that's quite a story on the Stromberg-Carlson radio. I'm certainly familiar with that brand name. You might be able to find "it" on the internet here...in some web site of antique radios & TVs. Maybe some info on restoring, etc....
It sure would be a worthy item to restore, and if possible to have an adaptor to allow it to run on 110 AC.
The radio I heard that "news" on has long ago disappeared. And the family sold the service station....and...all the direct family have passed on too. In Fact, that former Esso Station has been added to and renovated to a 24 hr. EMS station.
Modelcar .....I will say, I am one of us on here that has a memory of hearing the news of the Pearl Harbor attact back 70 years ago....The audio came out of a small light colored plastic radio located on the desk in my family's Esso Service Station....In Pennsylvania.
.....I will say, I am one of us on here that has a memory of hearing the news of the Pearl Harbor attact back 70 years ago....The audio came out of a small light colored plastic radio located on the desk in my family's Esso Service Station....In Pennsylvania.
I am too young to have heard the Pearl Harbor news, BUT sitting about six feet away from the computer I am typing this on, is the ACTUAL radio my Mother heard the news of the Pearl Harbor attack on. A Stromberg-Carlson floor model. The radio was battery powered, using lead-acid batteries in glass jars, and there was the local radio service man out to do a repair on it. He finished the job, turned on the radio, and that was the very first thing they heard. This would have been mid-afternoon Mountain Standard Time. The radio is no longer serviceable although the innards are complete. It is something I have always had on my to-do list, but it never made it on to my budget list. Not only is there the issue of getting the radio to work, but converting it to run on AC current.
Happy Birthday Mookie. I always enjoy your posts. I wish i could get out and do as much train watching as you do.
Bakelite: I saw a documentary on it once with a fact that just astounded me. Western Electric built phones with Bakelite cases, and there is documented evidence of more than one incident where a person was beaten to death with the phone headset, and the same phone then being used to report the murder to the police. Now that is durable.
15°F and overcast now.
Happy Birthday Mookie!!! Here's hoping for many happy returns.
Dan
happy birthday Mookie!!
enjoyed the christmas concert last night.Were surprised to see matt's cousins.they were surprised to see grandpa.Everyone got back home ok.Going to get things ready for work.tonight is our Christmas dinner at work.need to see what homework Matt has.
stay safe
Joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mookie!!!
Hope You Got To See Some Trains Today!!
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
No! No! No! - I don't need a new birthday - I wasn't done with the old one! Still has lots of good left in it!
The ashtrays weren't even dirty!
Q - I was 2 years too late and probably about 10 years too late to even understand what Pearl Harbor was. We studied it in grade school and when questioned about what was the significance of Dec 7th, one girl said it is Jenny's BD. (back then I had a formal name!)
CW -Staying home today - Playing Xmas carols and not doing much of anything. Isn't that what you should do on holidays?
Tree - now that you are the engineer, you should be able to "drive" that cab all over and head southwest!
Thank you to all for the good wishes. Sunny day - cold, but sunny. Warm and sunny would take 2 wishes! Must save what I can.
Mook
L.H.Baekeland. Belgian born chemist.
His major contribution in plastics was to produce a polymer that did not explode!
By the by I could use some chili. It's been 30-40 deegrees here in Ar and that marvelous drizzle/ lite rain that just chills you to the bone.
Thx IGN
Quentin, speaking of bakelite, I read on Arcamax History & Quotes this morning, that today is the anniversary of the birth of the inventor/man who discovered bakelite. But now, I can't remember what his name was, except that his last name started with a B.
For the rest of the afternoon and evening, here is the menu choices you have:
1. Tacos, burritos, Spanish rice, enchiladas, quesadillas, chimichangas, fajitas; or,
2. Hamburgers or cheeseburgers w/garden salad and fries (regular or curly)
Desserts:
1. Chocolate cake w/raspberry filling
2. Yellow cake w/chocolate frosting
3. Peach cobbler
4. Strawberry dumplings
Everyone have a good afternoon, keep warm, and take care.
Mookie, hope enjoying your b-day.
Probably not too many of us on here in that catigory.
Edit: Not sure about the correct word being "plastic"...Bakelite...???
And a very happy birthday to Madam LaMook! Unfortunately, distance prevents my being able to grant you a cab ride. Someday.
Misty today - you can't see the rain, but you can feel it. Working on a shopping list for a trip to town.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
...Dry and overcast this morning. 31 degrees earlier.
Birthday for Jen....Well, let me wish a sunny, mild day of train watching....Then make it back home in time to let the maid in as she arrives. {Forgot the butler}.
Good Morning Fellow Railfans!
Been working on getting all my old Trip Videos on Tape converted to AVI files before I don't have access to a camcorder that can still read the tapes. Man talk about chewing up disk space quickly but I will later get these burned off to multiple DVD's and/or BR's disks and stored in different locations. You got to protect these digital copies like negatives in case things get damaged and have another copy in a safe place!
Darren (BLHS & CRRM Lifetime Member)
Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum (DHVM), Railroad Adventures (RRAdventures)
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Good Wednesday morning everyone. 36, cold and cloudy here in Louisville this morning. Projected high today: 42degrees, so not much improvement today. Changes of seeing snow flurries later this morning, or afternoon, pretty good, they say. It looks like we were semi busy in here yesterday. Good, glad to see that.
Christmas cards are ready to go out in today's mail. Might divide it up: send out of town cards out today, instate tomorrow, and local Friday. That way, the mail carrier won't be overloaded all at once.
Mookie: Happy Birthday, girlfriend!! Hope you have a Very Happy One today, staying inside, where you can be nice,warm and comfortable!! May you have many happy returns today, and here's a nice, large piece of chocolate cake w/raspberry filling. [bday]
Coffee, juices, hot chocolate, hot cider, hot water for hot tea are fresh and ready to go. On the warmer/serving bar this morning: bacon, sausage, eggs, toast, oatmeal, cream of wheat & grits.
Everyone have a good morning, keep warm, safe and take care. See you all later.
Nothing remarkable going on around here today. 26°F and a few snow flakes are starting to fall. It is supposed to pick up over the next few hours.
No new local RR news around here. Just the CP stuff on today's Newswire.
Joe - the Driver suggest that, but I still have to go down and make it, so might as well carry it back up. Have a little basket that I use just for that.
Going to win the lottery and then hire a maid and butler to take care of that for me.
Ouch - I laughed so hard I think I hurt something!
Mookie,maybe the landlord can install a pulley system where you can pull your beverage and kibble up to the 2nd floor.matt should be home soon.going to our local band concert.
joe
......High and dry here, cool, but no snow. That I can handle. So according to the 5 days of forecast in the morning paper, not too bad going forward.....Still mostly dry.
Wow - looks like everyone is going on different directions.
Joe - the economy looks a lot better when I hear you are busy!
Tree - aren't you glad you retired so you could relax and take things easy?
We are housebound for most of the week. After the ice/snow storm - there isn't much reason to go out until Thursday, so we are staying in and watching the thermometer drop. It isn't too bad since we have our separate floors. The sports is on downstairs and the bathroom is up here. Problem is, the fridge/microwave is down there....Santa? I need the upstairs rewired for more outlets.....
Wet here, but we'll see the cold stuff soon enough - hopefully after things get a chance to dry out a bit. Temps are still forecast to be above freezing during the day for the rest of the week.
Busy week - FD function Wednesday night, railroad Thursday and Friday, Quilt Auction on Saturday at our PBS station (camera duty), and our fire department Holiday Breakfast on Sunday. The snow is forecast to hold off on Sunday, so hopefully lots of people will be hungry!
Good Morning fellow Railfans! It got down to 1F last night and it's a balmy 3F as I left for work today.
good morning
good night
going to be a busy day
Good Tuesday morning everyone. Rain is out of here for the most part. The current temp is 39 degrees. When I awoke at 5 a.m., it was 40 degrees. Our high today is only to get up to about 44 degrees.
Coffee, juices, hot chocolate, hot cider and hot water for hot tea are all ready to go. On the warmer/serving bar this morning: Food. Okay, I'm trying to be funny this morning. Bacon, sausage, eggs, bagels, bear claws, oatmeal, toast.
Got most of the Christmas cards addressed last night. Worked until about 9 p.m., then decided to quit for the night, and get myself something to eat. Walt had already heated up his supper and ate around 6:30 or so.
Today is really going to be a busy day for me: Produce, then come home, and go to post office for stamps, library to pick up reserved book(s), then to the grocery store for major food shopping for the month. Then home, to continue addressing Christmas cards, and put stamps on them, getting them ready to mail tomorrow.
So, just in case I don't make it back in here, I've got the Crock Pots going with the soup/stew/chilis from last night. Everyone have a good day, take care and keep safe and sound.
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