Jim - Good to hear from you again. Hope all is well.
Real nice weather, Wed. 75/39 Thur.77/40
I won a car cover on eBay for the opening bid of $5 + $10 shipping, there were no other bids.
My del Sols wheels are spoked and the spokes aren’t close together so you can see the brake calipers and rotors more than most cars so I decided to paint them while I have a wheel off painting it.
All three of my Hondas are the same red, that just happened, when your buying fairly rare cars you don’t get to be too choosey. This is fine with me I like the red, anyhow today I found some new touch up spray can the correct color of red. A while ago they didn’t have that correct color. My Prelude has a spot on the bumper I can fix now.
Konbanwa,
I woke up to a gray, rainy day; however, it was sunny by the time the workday ended. I am not doing any physical training this week to ensure my body receives adequate rest although I feel fine. I may go for a short run with the two older kids this Saturday. I just found out about a 5K Zombie mud run taking place on one of the Navy bases in April. That should be fun.
Thanks again for the marathon congrats. I know running a marathon may seem like a daunting task to most people (it did to me once too), but it is surprising how many people could actually run one with proper training and effort. I saw people finish this marathon who were mentally challenged, blind, and even wearing a prosthetic leg. Seeing those folks during the race was very inspirational for me. Maybe we can get the TCA to hold a marathon during York. [:O]
Jack – The Bronx Bombers don’t have to move too fast to beat those bums from Boston. And I’m feeling fine and have no more soreness. I appreciate your lack of concern. [;)]
Ryan – Fortunately, the Japanese enjoy McDonald’s very much and there are plenty of them here. I think McDonald’s is great in the States, but somehow the Japanese make it even better. I just found out there is a Krispy Kreme closer to where I live – that is going to kill my waistline.
Laz – Yeah, it took me over 20 minutes to cross the starting line so I know how she felt. The plus side to all those people being there is you never feel alone. I think I will try to run all the major marathons in the world; that means I have five left to do: Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London, and New York.
John – [(-D] I was hoping it would have.
Ray – I’m happy we’re not picking up Damon again. We don&r
Morning all from the lake. Was not going to do this but CBS nrws just showed a place in IL with a guy blowing snow in his drive. I thought of KEV and felt a lot of joy. Especially since he lives so far from.the mainroad. Well, sunny and 60 here today.
Good Morning, No snow here, just rain, rain and some more rain
This dampness plays rough on my elbow (shattered and artificial replacement 10 years ago)
Hard to say what today holds…
every one out west get dug out? seems “western” posts have dwindled in the last 24 hours
have a good day
Ryan
Chief…we N’awtheners are a resilient and hearty bunch who relish in the beauty and serenity of each season. KEV probably made quick work of the snow with his plow and snowblower, built a fire, cracked open a beer or 6, played with his trains, and took occasional breaks to shoot at varmints, clean up motor oil off his garage floor, peruse grandbaby name books, and just plain goof off.
S’utheners WISH they had the weather variability we have and take sunny 60 degree weather for granted, whining and moaning every time they get only a tad of foul weather, at which point they fall apart. [:-^][(-D]
Jack
Hi GUYZ,
Rainy here in Pa. tis morning. Gotta doo some more scenery work today on layout also do the grocery shopping and pay the bills, balance check book and walks with the pup.
WRCONSTRUCTION, I just saw you are from Mt HOLLY SPRINGs, not to far from me. I bet you know SID BREAM? I’m about an hour north of you, on the river in Millersburg. Might have to team up at YORK?
JOEY D. Thats alot of running. Don’t forget ANTARTICA. They just did an atricle on a kid about 11 thats going to run the race down there then go and run a marathone on every continent, to raise money for something.
HUDSONJOHN, hows JERSEY doing since you are retired? Another month and a half then YORK.
Stay frosty my friends,
laz57
Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR…
It is a partly cloudy 38 degrees. Going up to 44 today with no more rain.
Today is a busy day. I have a few business calls to make and the usual errands. Then, a project to start working on. Busy until lunch. Then, a nice nap.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y’all have a great Wednesday.
Chuck
Good morning all,
Dry this morning in SE Indiana. What I did last night. Slept in chair untl 6:30 when I came home. Had leftovers. Watched 2 episodes of MASH. Listened to daughter talk on phone. Discusse bathroom remodel with wife. Watched “The New Normal”. Got ready for bed and went to bed. Excitement plus. TBIL after Arrow tonight. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
**JimSP…**we have all missed you and are glad that all is good with you and yours. Did you ever finish up your much needed house addition?
Jack.
Good morning.
Got bottom section of the front of the P-38 glued on. 2 hour delay today because of the weather, had some time to do some work on it.
Good morning. It’s 41° with 94% humidity. Mostly cloudy now clearing to partly cloudy later. The high will be 65°.
Today I’m working on the FP7’s. The work is easy but a bit time consuming. I’m cutting factory coupler mount off the rear of the shell and removing a predetermined amount of plastic along with it. I’m then mounting a Kadee #242 draft gear box with a #148 coupler in that location. I’ve already done two this morning. That leaves two more yet to be done. Below are before and after photos from the same loco. The top one is before the conversion, the bottom one obviously is after.
The only tricky part is cutting the right amount off the Kadee coupler box so it clears the rear truck. A self tapping screw is then used to hold the box and coupler in place. And yes, I know Kadee calls for a #34 coupler for the rear of the Atlas/Roco FP7 but doesn’t tell you how to get rid of the flop. I’m putting a center shank coupler at the proper height and doing away with the flop.
The only other plans for today are to clean up the layout a bit more.
Aloha. Well, I survived last night. Ended class early and was able to dig out the van - keeping a shovel in the back helps… then clear most of the driveway - well, just enough to get the usual 2 foot wall’o snow at the end by the plows. Wasn’t too bad. I could even catch the TARDIS last night!
Jack, thanks for the headlamp cover cleaning link. Even if it fades, it’s better than it is now. I love that I can access everything in this old van. I enjoy following Maximus’ achievements on FB
Nice shout-out to our Mike C on another thread by Roger Carp about his ‘Cheap Classics’ articles. I’ve saved a few of them before getting to ‘know’ Mike on the Pot.
JimFish, Great to hear from you. Hope the grands are doing well.
Joe, I think one of McD’s gifts is to make everything taste the same no matter where in the world you happen to visit one. I enjoyed the world’s busiest which was allegedly in Hong Kong. Other francises like KFC and Pizza Hut can have some really weird and wonderful local variants on their offerings. I recall salad-dressing-pizza and not-quite-chicken…
Temp is 35
I’m happy to report the guesser’s were wrong for a change. Temp stayed above freezing all night so I have about an inch of white slush to remove. Joe congrats on making the finish line. I finished OGR yesterday so am caught up on my train reading for a little while. Schools did not close so granny is home, means I will eat good food today. Happy hump Day to the working folk…S.J.
Laz, Good morning. I get up your way to East Earl to the Shady Maple Buffet once a month or so, been to Barry’s a good bit. Actually, I think I am confusing you with Millersville.
I have to do my registration for York. Never been there yet. been meaning to.
assuming I get it done, we’ll meet up there.
Ryan
And BTW, I have never met Sid. but I have a funny story about his mother and Aunt. I own a scrap yard. its PA law, that you must provide valid photo ID to sell scrap metal. His mother and Aunt came in and didn’t have there ID with them.
So she says to me, well I’m Sid Breams Mother… do I really need ID?
and not even thinking (they are a very religous family) I said I don’t give a ------------- who you are you need ID! And the word I used wasnt the one that sounds like the things beaver s make.
Good Mornin’ Y’all From Rainy Cape Ann Taxachusetts,
Folks in the colder locales West and North of me today will see another significant snow event (up to 12") while the Atlantic coastline (me) will only see rain, continuing 40 degree temps, and a lot of snow melt.
I read about the drought conditions Roy and Jon continue to struggle with into 2013 and wish we (up my way) could loan them some of our precipitation. Our reservoirs are full and at the rate we have been going the ground water aquifers are probably loaded as well. Excess freshwater from snow and rain just runs off into the brooks, rivers, and streams and eventually winds up wasted when it all reaches the ocean.
Maybe I am expecting too much. But the local “care and rehabilitation” center my son-in-law’s terminally ill Aunt was moved to this past Monday (from home) disappoints me. The family had no choice. Their home was no longer a viable option moving forward. Family members were overwhelmed. And even with daily home health care offerings and social services assistance, Auntie needed 24/7 care, something they simply could not provide.
The “care and rehabilitation” center’s (sales and marketing) web site covers all of the bases: extensive health care and social services offered, awards, the results of mandatory oversight reviews, and the like. What one reads does not necessarily match up with what one observes first hand during a visit. This is not the place I would want to reside.
You guys with long term health care insurance policies…hang on to them. Auntie didn’t have any. Please say a prayer for my SIL’s Aunt. Her world just got a little bit darker for the moment. [angel]
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Hi Guys,
Beautiful day on the North Bluff.
Yikes! White stuff! I hope that stays up north.
The coupler conversions on all the FP7’s are done. The front and rear couplers (all center shank Kadee’s) are spot-on with the Kadee coupler height gauge. Now I can relax for a while.
We are being hammered again this morning with the storm that was predicted 1-3", when I got up this morning we were at 9" and the snow has picked up again! Supposed to be done in about one more hour, this really has been a blessing as we desperately need the precip plus this snow is very wet and heavy. Thank goodness for an ATV w/blade. May try for pics later, time to go push snow … again [tup]