…trainheartedguy: Looking at your profile photo I see what looks like a pretty elaborate N guage display…but what is behind the blue sky…Can’t quite tell as it is too dark. Is that more of the display…? And is it really N guage.
First of all, its HO. The layout wraps around, making a big loop, and their are photos on the wall around the layout. This is actually a photo I took of the layout at the museum I work at. Oh, there is also a stage to the left that has more photos and exhibits.
No - they looked just like the really old wooden boxcars - very square. All were marked BNSF, but no doors. They didn’t look as long as say a coal car - more squared off. Is this making any sense? [xx(]
…You can’t stay out of the office can you…Isn’t this vacation time to enjoy…
Have my driver on one puter looking up the Hobson Yard info for here in Lincoln and I am at the other one - had to send some e-mail, do my banking, check my hotmail (in case anyone might have accidently used it) and of course, check the forums. I am going nuts! We had 14 days off this time and both of us are hating it. There just isn’t that much you can do! I have watched trains almost every day - but haven’t seen much that is different. I gag when I think we may eat out again - cleaned house twice - petted the fur right off Mookie and attended a wedding reception!
Please let me come back to work early! [xx(]
Mookie
Man
I could find enough trains for 14 days.want to come to my house?Matt would like to meet auntie mookie!
stay safe
Joe
I’ll argue part of what you said about the B30-7A(B)s , we had the 4011 sitting in Sacramento near I-80 for a long time [dinner] Is it time for cake yet ?? I’ve got the milk!!! [:-,][:D]
Mookie is back and yes - “got milk”.
I kissed the puter the first thing this morning - ! It is so nice to be back in the real world!
Guess the world went on as usual - we attended a wedding reception for my girlfriend who is also my age (as is Mick Jagger folks - think about it!), had beautiful weather until Sat - watched lots of trains, lots and lots - will have questions as time goes by - College football is over and Nebraska won their bowl game and Oklahoma lost [:D] - sorry Sooners! And Nebraska is still making an *** out of their fb program by hunting for anyone that will take the head football coach’s job! Sigh!
Life goes on and having said that - anyone east of Nebraska - UGH! We got about 5 inches of really cold snow out of the weather and you are all in for a really horrible first part of January! And looks like Marty from California is sending more from the left coast!
It is -17 wind chill here this morning - typical January - so hang on to your snow shovel and your ear muffs!
To borrow from Ed B - you
You too, huh? We got about five inches of snow yesterday, but the cold is coming in today, tonight, and tomorrow. Our yard had one derailment due to switch failure yesterday while it was still relatively warm; I’m not looking forward to today (and I’ll be off tomorrow for the worst of it). Yes, the switches are heated, but a good wind blowing into the points makes it rough to keep up.
Brother Carl - it will be a mess, plus super-cold and not a lot of fun to be outside! Not even going to train watch for several days - that’s severe!
…I can see you [Jen}, are happy now being back in front of the keyboard…My, those nasty vacations. There is one thing I care little about over the holidays…The TV programing is all messed up and lots of re runs. So now we’re back on schedule with all that stuff.
We got the cool down here in central Indiana but just 2 or 3 flakes of snow over night and that’s all…Day before though, lots of rain and rivers are very high.
Sun is actually peeking through some today but the ground is bare. Last week I thought I’d have to get to lawn mowing again if it stayed warm as it was…63 in Indy Saturday.
Have fun being back to the good old work routine Jen…
Sports: Our Indiana Pacer’s play again tonight…and we’re interested in that.
New Trains Mag. today…Great photos of Western Maryland RR in times past and in areas I’m familiar with…and the 2nd part of Cajon Pass is great…incl. great photos.
I am like the proverbial Southern Californian - I know little past the border of Nebraska (no life beyond I-5). So I could start a whole new education with everything east of Nebraska train-wise. I am still working on my high school geography, which wasn’t the best in trying to figure out where everyone lives! There just aren’t enough hours in the day to do the work I love, write on the forums, check out the trains, do geography and still make it to bed by 8:30pm. Leaves no tv life and no social life - and that ain’t all bad! [^]
Jen